- #1 Obduction
97% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,942 reviews2016
Dev: Cyan, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A new sci-fi adventure from Cyan, the creators of Myst. Abducted far across the universe, you find yourself on a broken alien landscape with odd pieces of Earth. Explore, uncover, solve, and find a way to make it home.
Why similar: VR 18.4%, Walking Simulator 15.4%, Surreal 15%, Puzzle 12.8%, Exploration 11.6%
- #2 'n Verlore Verstand
96% matchMixed50% of 182 reviews2016
Dev: Skobbejak GamesPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Be prepared to be transported to a reality of dreams and nightmares. What will you discover about yourself in this journey through the subconscious?
Why similar: VR 24.4%, Walking Simulator 14.9%, Adventure 11.3%, First-Person 8.6%, Puzzle 7.9%
- #3 MIND: Path to Thalamus Enhanced Edition
96% matchMixed65% of 1,417 reviews2014
Dev: Pantumaca BarcelonaPub: Talking About Media
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
MIND: Path to Thalamus is a First Person Puzzler that throws you into a fantastic and surreal environment. You will bend the natural elements to your will in order to progress in this emotive, mindbending tale. Now also in Virtual Reality!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.5%, Surreal 22.3%, Puzzle 12.9%, VR 10.1%, First-Person 8.2%
- #4 Dream
95% matchMixed56% of 992 reviews2015
Dev: HyperSloth
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Dream is an exploration game that takes place within the subconscious mind of Howard Phillips, a young man whose waking hours are tedious and dull, but whose dreams are lucid and powerful.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.2%, VR 21.6%, Exploration 13%, Adventure 8.2%, First-Person 7.8%
- #5 Boiling Steel
94% matchVery Positive82% of 380 reviews2020
Dev: MIROWIN
Windows
"Boiling Steel" - is a sci-fi story-based FPS VR shooter. You are one of many who set off in search of a better life in the distant bastion of scientific progress. Immerse yourself in the thick of events and witness the inexplicable global cataclysm.
Why similar: VR 35.3%, Sci-fi 16.5%, Realistic 12%, Adventure 8.9%, First-Person 8.8%
- #6 Sans Logique
94% matchVery Positive88% of 64 reviews2023
Dev: Gamagora ICOM
Windows
Sans Logique is a first-person game that blends puzzle and adventure gameplay. You'll explore different dreamlike worlds, discover the story of your character, and solve some original puzzles.
Why similar: Surreal 19.5%, Walking Simulator 18.2%, Hidden Object 15.6%, Puzzle 11.1%, Exploration 9.9%
- #7 FORM
93% matchVery Positive91% of 979 reviews2017
Dev: Charm Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Enter a surreal adventure where puzzles are built from dreams and memories. Solve the mystery behind an ancient artifact. Advance through a world that transforms around you. Transcend this existence.
Why similar: VR 40.3%, Adventure 17.3%, Casual 14.1%, Puzzle 9.4%, Sci-fi 8%
- #8 Museum of Monoliths
92% matchVery Positive92% of 90 reviews2023
Dev: Podoba InteractivePub: Marevo Collective
Windows
A slow burn walking sim with an interactive soundtrack and horror vibes. You explore abstract locations and create your own unique sound for each of them by moving around and using Monoliths.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.8%, Surreal 23.4%, Sci-fi 14.7%, First-Person 7.5%, Exploration 7.4%
- #9 Slinger VR
91% matchMixed69% of 83 reviews2020
Dev: Empyrean
Windows
Slinger VR is an action adventure game, where you climb, fly and leap through vast spaces and abstract twisted structures formed inside your mind. Defeat enemies and activate transmitters to unlock portals that lead on and on.
Why similar: VR 32.4%, Casual 16.5%, Action 13.8%, Sci-fi 12.7%, First-Person 7.9%
- #10 Journey For Elysium
91% matchVery Positive82% of 101 reviews2019
Dev: MantisPub: Cronos Interactive
Windows
Journey for Elysium is a story-driven VR game that will immerse you in a fictional setting inspired by Ancient Mythology. Use your wit & skills to overcome a series of increasingly elaborate challenges to reach Elysium and obtain redemption.
Why similar: VR 23.7%, Adventure 16%, Casual 13%, Immersive Sim 13%, Fantasy 6.5%
- #11 Red Matter
90% matchVery Positive90% of 1,161 reviews2018
Dev: Vertical Robot
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Red Matter is a story-driven VR puzzle adventure game set during a dystopian sci-fi Cold War. Take on the role of Agent Epsilon, an astronaut of the Atlantic Union dispatched to an abandoned Volgravian moon base on a faraway planet. Your mission: to investigate a shady top secret research project.
Why similar: VR 23.6%, Walking Simulator 14%, Immersive Sim 12.9%, Sci-fi 12%, Puzzle 8.2%
- #12 FRACT OSC
89% matchVery Positive86% of 610 reviews2014
Dev: Phosfiend Systems
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 52%
FRACT is a musical exploration game. You arrive in a forgotten place and explore the vast and unfamiliar landscape to discover the secrets of a world built on sound. You rebuild its machinery by solving puzzles and bring the world back to life by shaping sound and creating music in the game.
Why similar: Puzzle 23%, Exploration 20.6%, First-Person 17.8%, Walking Simulator 11.6%, Adventure 8%
- #13 Cylne
89% matchMixed48% of 73 reviews2015
Dev: Cylne
Windows
Cylne is a first person surreal exploration game having a poetic and philosophical side. Explore and feel unreal worlds filled with environmental enigmas to try to achieve the chapter called "The Choice"...
Why similar: Exploration 15%, Puzzle 13.7%, First-Person 13.4%, Fantasy 11.8%, Adventure 11.7%
- #14 Dofamine VR
86% matchVery Positive85% of 214 reviews2025
Dev: VR-WRGPub: Whale Rock Games
Windows
An atmospheric first-person VR puzzle game: explore a science facility, solve mysteries, uncover the cause of catastrophe. Single-player experience.
Why similar: VR 25.8%, Hidden Object 21.3%, Puzzle 12.4%, Exploration 11.8%, Stylized 8.8%
- #15 Annie Amber
88% matchMixed62% of 100 reviews2016
Dev: Pantumaca BarcelonaPub: Talking About Media
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
[VR Only] Annie Amber is a VR Puzzle Game that leads you on an intense and dreamy journey through the life of a person condensed in a surreal and poetic experience. Annie Amber makes you explore this strange and beautiful scenery that is life itself through her memories.
Why similar: VR 45.3%, Walking Simulator 29.1%, Adventure 13.4%, Casual 12.1%
- #16 .T.E.S.T: Expected Behaviour — Sci-Fi 3D Puzzle Quest
87% matchMostly Positive75% of 91 reviews2018
Dev: Veslo Games
Windows · Mac
.T.E.S.T: Expected Behavior is a first-person brain twister with a sci-fi plot. On top of logic, you'll need a fast reaction speed, "outside the box" reasoning, and the skill to adapt to unfamiliar situations.
Why similar: Puzzle 23.5%, Sci-fi 22.8%, Surreal 22.8%, First-Person 10.2%, Adventure 7.9%
- #17 PROZE: Enlightenment
86% matchMixed68% of 120 reviews2019
Dev: SignSine
Windows
PROZE is a VR puzzle adventure set in both past and present. It’s a story of friendship and duty, fear and dignity of the people facing the Soviet government and its echoes. Explore a Cold-War era military research facility, deal with the anomalies, solve the puzzles, and find out the answers.
Why similar: VR 35.7%, Sci-fi 13.6%, Walking Simulator 9.9%, Adventure 9.3%, Exploration 8.9%
- #18 With Shining Eyes
84% matchVery Positive95% of 96 reviews2024
Dev: Lucas Fisher
Windows
Uncover secrets, experience history, solve puzzles and understand one another. Immerse yourself and explore a surreal and colorful world in this short, first-person adventure.
Why similar: Surreal 25.8%, Walking Simulator 22.3%, Puzzle 11.1%, Exploration 10.4%, First-Person 7.4%
- #19 Emergence
85% matchVery Positive84% of 98 reviews2020
Dev: Universal Everything
Windows
An awe-inspiring open-world VR art experience exploring human behaviour, the individual and the collective. Immerse yourself among thousands of strangers. Watch from above as your movements influence the crowd in changing environments that are both wondrous and intimidating.
Why similar: VR 23.6%, Walking Simulator 21%, Surreal 14.9%, Adventure 11.4%, Exploration 11.2%
- #20 ENDLESS BECOMING - APARTMENT
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 96 reviews2021
Dev: Jonathan TurnerPub: Chameleon Gallery
Windows · Mac
It is an interactive virtual art installation. Utilizing Virtual Reality or First Person modes, users are encouraged to explore at their own pace. Users will experience an unfolding landscape of architecture, spatialized sound and digital phenomena.
Why similar: VR 41.2%, Walking Simulator 39.7%, Atmospheric 9.1%, 3D 7.9%, Singleplayer 2%
- #21 Lushfoil Photography Sim
80% matchVery Positive92% of 1,511 reviews2025
Dev: Matt NewellPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 47%
A tranquil exploration and photography experience set across a vast selection of faithfully detailed landscapes.
Why similar: VR 18.2%, Walking Simulator 16.1%, Hidden Object 14.1%, Immersive Sim 14%, Realistic 10.8%
- #22 Nevrosa: Prelude
83% matchVery Positive87% of 223 reviews2017
Dev: GexagonVR
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 27%
You wake up in a strange, but yet familiar place. You feel like you are supposed to be here for something.VR roomscale puzzle-horror game with redirect walking locomotion.
Why similar: VR 44.7%, Puzzle 14.5%, Adventure 12.7%, Casual 11%, Action 8.8%
- #23 Quern - Undying Thoughts
81% matchVery Positive91% of 3,924 reviews2016
Dev: Zadbox EntertainmentPub: Blue Brain Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Discover the truth about Quern’s past, unfold the mysteries of its present, and be the explorer who shapes its future. Quern introduces reusable puzzle mechanics to the classic genre, making the player think about the game as a whole, and not just as a series of individual challenges.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24%, Surreal 18.1%, Puzzle 13.2%, Exploration 11.2%, First-Person 10.1%
- #24 Fugue in Void
82% matchMixed66% of 255 reviews2018
Dev: Moshe LinkePub: Sedoc LLC
Windows · Mac
A walking sim in which you can explore all kinds of mysterious places and dive into a world full of atmosphere. Let this experience unfold in your head. Let it inspire you.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 50.4%, Sci-fi 17.2%, Casual 13%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Adventure 5.3%
- #25 Memorrha
82% matchMixed66% of 151 reviews2019
Dev: StickyStoneStudio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Go on a voyage of discovery following the traces of a mysterious culture. Discover diverse landscapes, investigate abandoned artifacts, and wake strange machines from their slumber.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25%, Puzzle 12.9%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Exploration 11.2%, First-Person 9.7%
- #26 The Puzzle Room VR ( Escape The Room )
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 53 reviews2017
Dev: Bellcat Game
Windows
It is a VR Experience where you need to find clues to solve puzzles and find your way out of the Room. There are some items that can be grabbed and carried around. With some items you can interact (such as switches,piano and numpads).
Why similar: VR 55.7%, Puzzle 16.6%, Adventure 11%, Action 7.8%, Casual 5.8%
- #27 Tomb Explorer VR
78% matchVery Positive82% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: Celeritas Games
Windows
Tomb Explorer VR is an Experimental Physics VR Adventure game where you explore ancient ruins, solve intricate puzzles, and embark on a quest for historical treasures, relics, and artifacts.
Why similar: VR 47.3%, Exploration 16.5%, Puzzle 14.1%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Adventure 7.2%
- #28 SenS
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 52 reviews2022
Dev: Limasse Five
Windows
In the Beginning was the Nothingness... Enter the Unknown, explore the Infinite, find your own SenS.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Realistic 15.7%, Exploration 12%, Puzzle 11.4%, First-Person 10.9%
- #29 Unknown Fate
79% matchMixed68% of 69 reviews2018
Dev: Marslit GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Unknown Fate is an enigmatic story-driven action adventure set in a surreal world full of mind-twisting puzzles and bizarre creatures
Why similar: VR 70.8%, Adventure 29.2%
- #30 NeuraGun
77% matchMostly Positive72% of 244 reviews2022
Dev: Whale Rock Games
Windows
NeuraGun is a third-person science fiction puzzle game. The player will have to go through a maze of mysteries that will lead him out of the tangled scientific complex.
Why similar: Hidden Object 29.3%, Interactive Fiction 24%, Puzzle 14.9%, Sci-fi 13.8%, Adventure 9.8%
- #31 The New Flesh
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,761 reviews2025
Dev: Freshly Baked Games LLC
Windows
Explore the strange world within the screen in this ambient exploration experience featuring the music of Red Vox.
Why similar: Surreal 33.9%, Walking Simulator 30.7%, First-Person 12.3%, Atmospheric 7%, Casual 6.7%
- #32 Myst
75% matchVery Positive89% of 2,089 reviews2021
Dev: Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Welcome to Myst: a starkly beautiful island, eerily tinged with mystery and shrouded in intrigue. Built from the ground up to play in 2D & VR, explore Myst in a whole new dimension! Journey to the Ages, unravel puzzles, and be a part of the surrealistic adventure that will become your own.
Why similar: VR 25.8%, Puzzle 17.2%, Exploration 16.5%, Adventure 10.5%, First-Person 9.6%
- #33 Trackless
77% matchVery Positive95% of 73 reviews2017
Dev: 12 East Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Trackless is an atmospheric first-person exploration and puzzle game set in the distant future. Trackless uses text input that allows you to interact with characters and objects. Using your in-game phone will help you find clues and give you special abilities.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Puzzle 13.6%, Adventure 13.2%, Casual 11.4%
- #34 Nightmares to be
76% matchMixed67% of 60 reviews2021
Dev: WolfAndOthers
Windows
A scientific research and development facility based in Norilsk, Flow Crop. is attempting to investigate crimes through people's nightmares. The player gets to walk into a virtual world, and investigate the reason for such nightmares. solve puzzles and face enemies.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.6%, Hidden Object 24.4%, Puzzle 12.6%, First-Person 10.2%, Stylized 9.6%
- #35 Riven
71% matchVery Positive93% of 2,718 reviews2024
Dev: Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Uncover a story of intrigue, betrayal, and a civilization teetering on the brink of collapse as you solve intricate puzzles to unlock the secrets of Riven. Built from the ground-up and expanded from the award-winning original game released in 1997.
Why similar: VR 16.5%, Walking Simulator 14.8%, Surreal 11.2%, Puzzle 10.2%, Exploration 9.8%
- #36 Transcender
75% matchVery Positive85% of 86 reviews2020
Dev: Aldo Jeffrey
Windows
Transcender is a brief interactive experience that takes place in a surreal sci-fi setting. Figuring out how to play and what to do is the main attraction of the experience. It will hopefully leave you thinking "Hmm, that was interesting"
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.9%, Surreal 22.3%, Exploration 17.4%, Sci-fi 15.3%, 3D 7.2%
- #37 Time Lock VR 1
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 807 reviews2017
Dev: WR-VRGPub: Whale Rock Games
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 20.0 hrs≥1hr: 36%
A VR puzzle game with sci-fi and escape room elements: control time, solve challenges, fight enemies, and explore worlds across different timelines.
Why similar: VR 30.6%, Hidden Object 27.3%, Puzzle 15.4%, 3D 6.1%, Adventure 5.4%
- #38 Hyperbolica
73% matchVery Positive83% of 1,301 reviews2022
Dev: CodeParade
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Hyperbolica is a whimsical Non-Euclidean adventure with mind-bending worlds full of games, puzzles, mazes, and secrets! Immerse yourself in reality-warping geometries where lines can never be parallel, horizons are curved, and space grows exponentially.
Why similar: Surreal 23.3%, VR 21.6%, Sci-fi 13.3%, Exploration 10.9%, First-Person 10.2%
- #39 TEMPUS
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 79 reviews2022
Dev: k148 Game Studio
Windows
TEMPUS is a puzzle adventure game with time travel. Each time you advance, you will see the island where you live change over thousands of years. You can only travel forward so it is a one way trip, how far will you go?
Why similar: VR 27.1%, Hidden Object 22.4%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Exploration 11.8%, First-Person 10.3%
- #40 BONEWORKS
71% matchVery Positive92% of 36,263 reviews2019
Dev: Stress Level Zero
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
BONEWORKS is an Experimental Physics VR Adventure. Use found physics weapons, tools, and objects to fight across dangerous playscapes and mysterious architecture.
Why similar: VR 50.2%, Realistic 13.2%, Puzzle 9.6%, First-Person 8.6%, Sci-fi 6.4%
- #41 Paper Beast
72% matchVery Positive94% of 685 reviews2020
Dev: Pixel Reef
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
An exploration and adventure game about wildlife sprung from the depths of the internet. An unknown power seems to upset its balance. Join forces with exotic creatures to unravel the mysteries of this universe.
Why similar: VR 28.8%, Surreal 22.7%, Exploration 11.5%, Puzzle 10.6%, Stylized 8.2%
- #42 One True Path - Part 1
70% matchVery Positive99% of 84 reviews2025
Dev: InnerspaceVR
Windows
A genre-bending VR adventure combining shooter, swordfighting and puzzle gameplay. YOU, ADVENTURER are drawn into the imaginary worlds of renowned gamebook author Jack Stevenson on a fantastical dimension-hopping journey to uncover the dark secrets behind his last masterpiece…
Why similar: VR 47.3%, Puzzle 16.4%, First-Person 15.2%, Adventure 9.8%, Action 7.1%
- #43 The Assembly
74% matchMostly Positive71% of 167 reviews2016
Dev: nDreams
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
A first-person interactive story inspired by real-world anxieties, The Assembly is a long-form game designed for VR. Explore a morally ambiguous organization as two individuals and face tough decisions from contrasting perspectives, that culminate in one of multiple thrilling conclusions.
Why similar: VR 34.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Realistic 9.7%, Sci-fi 9.6%, Adventure 8.7%
- #44 Kairo
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,741 reviews2013
Dev: Locked Door PuzzlePub: Lupus Studios Limited
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Enter the lost world of Kairo. Explore vast abandoned monuments. Bring strange and ancient machinery back to life. Slowly uncover the true purpose of Kairo and fulfil a great destiny.Kairo is an atmospheric 3D exploration and puzzle solving game.
Why similar: Surreal 21.5%, Puzzle 17.1%, Exploration 14.6%, Walking Simulator 11%, VR 11%
- #45 BLACKSHARD
69% matchVery Positive93% of 402 reviews2025
Dev: Redlock Studio
Windows
BLACKSHARD is a first-person exploration game. Wander through a strange megastructure, the Labyrinth, to unravel its mysteries... Your behavior within the Labyrinth will define the outcome of your journey. What path will you choose to take?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.5%, Surreal 14.9%, Hidden Object 13.8%, Realistic 10.2%, Sci-fi 10%
- #46 Project Silverfish
67% matchVery Positive94% of 2,854 reviews2025
Dev: Siris Pendrake
Windows
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Explore a hostile, living world: Uncover forgotten horrors, both man-made and supernatural, as you hunt for powerful weapons and exotic artifacts.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 31.1%, Sci-fi 17.1%, Exploration 14%, First-Person 8.9%, Stylized 8.3%
- #47 Ether One
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 447 reviews2014
Dev: White Paper Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Ether One is a first person adventure that deals with the fragility of the human mind. There are two paths in the world you can choose from. At its core is a story exploration path free from puzzles where you can unfold the story at your own pace.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31%, Exploration 13.7%, Puzzle 13.6%, First-Person 13.6%, VR 11.6%
- #48 OUTBRK
67% matchVery Positive81% of 2,940 reviews2024
Dev: Sublime
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 19.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Storm Chasing Simulator
Why similar: Immersive Sim 27.3%, Realistic 22.8%, Exploration 9.8%, First-Person 9.2%, Atmospheric 8.6%
- #49 Through The Fragmentation
69% matchVery Positive96% of 223 reviews2021
Dev: Máté PribelszkyPub: Crow Bar
Windows
Atmospheric first person adventure game focusing on immersion and exploration. Meet strange characters, discover secrets and try to unfold the mystery of the Fragmentation.
Why similar: Exploration 22.2%, First-Person 20%, Stylized 16.2%, Atmospheric 13.8%, Adventure 12.4%
- #50 Lucid Trips
71% matchVery Positive82% of 78 reviews2017
Dev: Nico Uthe, Sara Lisa Vogl, Julian HeinkenPub: Sara Lisa Vogl
Windows
[!] Windows MR headsets & Index controllers are NOT supported atm! Rift & Vive only! Lucid Trips is a Virtual Reality experience which takes places in planetary dream worlds. You explore an artistically designed surrounding with a completely new concept, defining and navigating your avatar in a distinctive way, using hand motion...
Why similar: VR 71.7%, Adventure 28.3%
- #51 Increment
68% matchVery Positive95% of 81 reviews2023
Dev: Mark Pil
Windows
Press buttons, pull levers, and use your body to discover a strange world in this numerical escape room. There’s nothing “idle” about this game. Immerse yourself in weird, colorful, reactive environments in this short, experimental, thought-provoking incremental adventure.
Why similar: VR 36.1%, Surreal 15.3%, Stylized 12.8%, Puzzle 12.7%, Adventure 7.7%
- #52 XING: The Land Beyond
69% matchVery Positive90% of 325 reviews2017
Dev: White Lotus Interactive
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
You died. Welcome to XING: The Land Beyond, an atmospheric first-person puzzle adventure for desktops and virtual reality. Enjoy your peaceful escape from the chaotic world of the living, and travel the lands of the dead.
Why similar: VR 60.9%, Puzzle 14.2%, Adventure 14%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #53 A Liminal Place Remastered
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 103 reviews2024
Dev: Mirage Entertainment
Windows
A Liminal Place RMSTER is a solitary game, and relaxing on some levels. ALPR Uses Body-Cam, Analog Horror and Found Footage style. Including realistic Liminal Spaces, and "Backrooms" levels.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 35.1%, Exploration 17.3%, Puzzle 15.5%, First-Person 12.5%, 3D 6.4%
- #54 Fantastic Contraption
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 272 reviews2016
Dev: Northway Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 51%
A surreal building game for VR. Create life-sized contraptions as tall as you can reach, then send them whirling, flinging, and trundling off to solve puzzles on the other side of a floating island. There are no right or wrong solutions, so bring your creativity.
Why similar: VR 33%, Immersive Sim 23.4%, Sci-fi 14.6%, Puzzle 12%, First-Person 9.8%
- #55 Aesop Rock's Black Hole Superette Experience
65% matchVery Positive94% of 125 reviews2025
Dev: Rhymesayers Entertainment
Windows · Mac
A surreal first-person exploration game where you roam a fictional convenience store, collect hidden audio fragments, and unlock cryptic wisdom. Sample the full Black Hole Superette album, discover hidden easter eggs, and dive into a twisted soundscape of interactive hip-hop absurdity.
Why similar: Surreal 24.5%, Puzzle 18.5%, First-Person 15.8%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Casual 10.2%
- #56 LIMSCAPE : THE LIMINAL SPACE EXPLORER
65% matchVery Positive87% of 132 reviews2025
Dev: SMOOTHEA
Windows
A first-person exploration game where you walk through eerie and realistic spaces, searching for an exit. Powered by Unreal Engine's Lumen, it's perfect for those who enjoy quiet walks or simple games. Use the sandbox feature to create your own space! Requires a DirectX12-compatible GPU.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 76.6%, 3D 11.1%, Adventure 8.1%, Singleplayer 4.1%
- #57 Chroma Zero
64% matchVery Positive96% of 313 reviews2024
Dev: ekorzPub: ZeroXP
Windows
Explore a unique and connected world. Understand its fragile balance, uncover its deepest questions, and find more than just the answers.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.2%, Puzzle 12.8%, Surreal 12.5%, First-Person 11.2%, Sci-fi 10.9%
- #58 P·O·L·L·E·N
70% matchMixed65% of 204 reviews2016
Dev: Mindfield Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
P·O·L·L·E·N is an atmospheric, suspenseful and highly interactive first person sci-fi exploration game set on Saturn’s moon Titan. Delve into the richly detailed Station M, and try everything you can get your hands on to uncover the mysteries that lie beneath the moon’s crust.
Why similar: Sci-fi 24.1%, Exploration 16.3%, First-Person 15%, VR 14.6%, Atmospheric 11.1%
- #59 The Sojourn
68% matchMostly Positive72% of 217 reviews2020
Dev: Shifting TidesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The Sojourn is a first-person puzzle game set in an immersive colour-drenched world of light and darkness. Think your way through dozens of puzzles as you traverse parallel worlds, awaken mysterious artifacts and overcome challenging obstacles on an unforgettable journey.
Why similar: Surreal 20.1%, Walking Simulator 18.1%, Puzzle 11.8%, First-Person 10.9%, Stylized 10%