
Surf the dunes of a strange desert, discover secrets hidden in plain sight, and unravel the story behind the sudden disappearance of your boyfriend in this surreal, open world mystery.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Exploration, Adventure, Mystery, Singleplayer.

Surf the dunes of a strange desert, discover secrets hidden in plain sight, and unravel the story behind the sudden disappearance of your boyfriend in this surreal, open world mystery.

Amatsuko
A knowledge-based progression game. Explore and solve the strange misteries of the interconnected fantasy worlds trapped inside an esoteric book and discover the roots of a terrible evil. No stats, no log, no savefiles. Only pure knowledge is your progress.

Obduction
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.
A knowledge-based progression game. Explore and solve the strange misteries of the interconnected fantasy worlds trapped inside an esoteric book and discover the roots of a terrible evil. No stats, no log, no savefiles. Only pure knowledge is your progress.
Why similar: Mystery 23.4%, Exploration 16.4%, Nonlinear 16%, Story Rich 12.8%, Adventure 10.5%
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: Mystery 18.9%, Surreal 18.4%, Exploration 16.3%, Adventure 14.6%, Nonlinear 8.2%
House of Wisdom is a first person puzzle game where the protagonist, one of the many creations of a deity, attempts to find out what happened to its creator who recently disappeared, helping the main character’s kins to deal with their distress along the way.
Why similar: Nonlinear 20.2%, Mystery 19.5%, Exploration 15.8%, Story Rich 13.3%, Atmospheric 9.2%
The House Dreams Along With Them is a first person puzzle adventure with an emphasis on interactivity and logic. Sleep and dream in the rooms of a mysterious house. Solve the puzzles to make the dreams real and take a step towards the enigmatic reification of night.
Why similar: Mystery 21.6%, Surreal 16.8%, Exploration 15.2%, Adventure 14.7%, Nonlinear 8.5%
You searching for secret treasure.You being confronted by mysterious creatures, guards and gods.The only way to get away is to destroy everything stands against you.A forest in darkness which had been kept secret, protected and laid the in middle of internal conflict. You ready for the adventure?
Why similar: Surreal 25%, Exploration 17.5%, Mystery 11.1%, Story Rich 8.6%, Action-Adventure 8.4%
Have you ever dreamed of being inside the paintings of great artists? Change them? Illusionary Manor is waiting for you. Explore a mysterious manor where every painting leads to a new world. Solve puzzles, uncover secrets, and discover the story behind the art.
Why similar: Surreal 17.4%, Mystery 16.7%, Exploration 16.2%, Adventure 12.7%, Story Rich 8.8%
DreadOut 3 is a third-person horror adventure inspired by Asian - Indonesian urban legend. Follow Linda’s journey as a Keeper of the Dark into an interdimensional rabbit hole to find the source of unseen power threatening the balance of light and darkness.
Why similar: Surreal 16.2%, Mystery 15.9%, Exploration 13.3%, Nonlinear 11.1%, Adventure 9.3%
The workday is over. The building disagrees. Trapped on the 32nd floor of a Tokyo office tower, you must escape a hostile AI that seals exits, shifts corridors, and hunts you through the building.
Why similar: Mystery 25.1%, Exploration 20.3%, Adventure 11.1%, Realistic 10%, Surreal 8.5%
An Interactive first-person puzzle game. Help Elures navigate through the labyrinth of dreams and uncover the secret of extraneous memories.
Why similar: Surreal 15.2%, Mystery 14.4%, Story Rich 11.7%, Exploration 11.2%, Adventure 8.7%
Explore a small open world in first-person, solving environmental puzzles across five distinct biomes. Observe, experiment, and uncover secrets at your own pace in this calm, discovery-focused indie experience.
Why similar: Mystery 24.2%, Exploration 17.1%, Story Rich 13.1%, Adventure 11.1%, Nonlinear 9.5%
What would it be like if a mysterious force called you while you were going to end your life? Welcome to Yusuf's exciting journey.Finding the mysteries and signs of true history, assemble the pieces and solve the mystery. Only you can solve this mystery by bypassing traps and being caught by enemies
Why similar: Adventure 18.8%, Exploration 16.5%, Mystery 15.4%, Action 15.3%, Action-Adventure 11.4%
You have entered a foreign land in the course of an expedition and become involved in an otherworldly mystery. Tuldenorrea is a deceptively simple world, balanced delicately between the extreme forces of a magical universe.
Why similar: Surreal 23%, Mystery 14.3%, Exploration 13%, Story Rich 10.2%, Action-Adventure 7.3%
Shadows of Elsewhen is an alchemy-inspired, murder mystery-themed 1st-person puzzle game. Explore the cryptic Temple Elsewhen and solve your way through the many ancient machinations, arcane devices, and puzzles which hold the secret to the ghost of young Arriel's mysterious and untimely demise.
Why similar: Adventure 20.2%, Exploration 19.4%, Mystery 18.7%, Story Rich 14.1%, Puzzle 9.1%
Foxlore is a surreal puzzle-adventure game following Filo, a fox who discovers an ancient relic shrouded in mystery and imbued with immeasurable power. Navigate through a world in decay, solve intricate puzzles, and unravel the story that binds the fate of Filo to the powerful relic.
Why similar: Surreal 29.9%, Exploration 20.5%, Adventure 13.7%, Story Rich 13.5%, Mystery 12.6%
Embark on a one-of-a-kind journey of exploration in "Elevator Experience". Step into the elevator and prepare to be transported to a world of mysteries, where every floor holds a new adventure waiting to be unlocked.
Why similar: Surreal 26%, Mystery 13.8%, Exploration 13.3%, Action-Adventure 8.7%, Atmospheric 8.1%
This is CALME, a peaceful haven on a precipitous cliff. With a rod in your right hand and a dumpling on the other… This is an adventure exploration game set in the town on the cliff, which is more than just a "warm and cozy" place.
Why similar: Nonlinear 22.3%, Exploration 18.4%, Mystery 18.2%, Adventure 14.3%, Story Rich 8.5%
Investigate the disappearance of Violet Blackthorne as a detective trapped in the endless Backrooms—survive, gather resources, and uncover clues while evading deadly entities.
Why similar: Exploration 15.3%, Adventure 14%, Surreal 13.2%, Mystery 12.9%, Action 11.2%
Navigate a mysterious world with painting as your guide. Unlock abilities, grow plants, meet characters, discover new worlds, and confront the mad mage to free yourself.
Why similar: Surreal 19%, Mystery 16%, Nonlinear 14.6%, Exploration 12.4%, Story Rich 10.5%
Step inside picture frames, films, and other imagery that connect a variety of dreamscapes in this surreal first-person exploration game.
Why similar: Surreal 31.8%, Nonlinear 21.8%, Exploration 20.4%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Puzzle 8.2%
LARGE Little is a story-driven, dreamlike exploration game where you embark on an adventure in your old garden from a tiny perspective.
Why similar: Surreal 23.9%, Exploration 18.1%, Story Rich 13.9%, Action-Adventure 9.7%, Nature 8%
Land of Infinite Dreams is a single-player, story-driven action-adventure about Princess Luna, a young girl who escapes into Lunaria — a dreamworld shaped by loss, loneliness, and imagination. She harnesses the power of moonlight to overcome challenges and defeat enemies.
Why similar: Surreal 19.1%, Mystery 16.8%, Story Rich 13.8%, Exploration 10%, Action-Adventure 8.4%
20 Doors is an exploration, action and puzzle solving adventure where strange events and environments make you question your sanity.
Why similar: Surreal 25.5%, Mystery 16.2%, Exploration 11.1%, Adventure 7.5%, Action-Adventure 7.3%
Immerse yourself in poolcore-inspired vibes as you explore a vast complex of mind-bending liminal architecture straight out of your dreams. Navigate through a facility filled with obstacles and puzzles, venturing into depths that descend far below the rippling, chlorinated waters.
Why similar: Adventure 16.6%, Exploration 15.7%, Mystery 13.7%, Surreal 13.7%, Nonlinear 11.2%
An adventure of exploration, intrigue and psychological terror of great originality.
Why similar: Mystery 25.6%, Exploration 18.3%, Story Rich 13.2%, Action-Adventure 10.1%, Realistic 7.1%
A Deer and Fawn must embark on a journey through an abandoned world of the unknown to get home. A third person adventure game solo developed by ant tan. Featuring soundtrack from aivi & surasshu, composers for the show Steven Universe.
Why similar: Mystery 16.8%, Exploration 16.4%, Surreal 15.5%, Adventure 11.7%, Action-Adventure 10%
Survive, Thrive, and Escape from a mysterious island! Explore ancient Sci-Fi temples, navigate deadly traps and mechanisms, uncover an engaging narrative, unlock new abilities, collect artifacts, and discover all of Insula Mystica's secrets!
Why similar: Mystery 19.5%, Exploration 15.7%, Nonlinear 15.3%, Story Rich 12.5%, Adventure 10.4%
Soar through an alien world as a flying android. Dominate the environment with thunderous shouts —or surrender to the strange rhythms of wildlife. This planet does not obey humans. And maybe, neither should you.
Why similar: Mystery 24.6%, Nonlinear 13%, Surreal 12.3%, Exploration 12.2%, Atmospheric 8.4%
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 26.5%, Exploration 15.5%, Adventure 11.4%, Mystery 9.4%, Story Rich 9.1%
Welcome to Vysions, a world made of dreams, where puzzles are truth and you must bring meaning to their madness.
Why similar: Adventure 18.9%, Exploration 18.8%, Mystery 16.1%, Surreal 16.1%, Puzzle 8.8%
Explore a broken world. Fight with a silent machine. Solve puzzles that break the rules. The game has already begun, even on this page.
Why similar: Mystery 26.4%, Nonlinear 19.3%, Exploration 18%, Action-Adventure 9.6%, Atmospheric 7.5%
Embark on a surreal journey through a world of living paintings in this first-person puzzle game. Draw symbols on canvases to uncover secrets and solve challenging puzzles. Use your wit and creativity to progress!
Why similar: Surreal 28.6%, Mystery 22.7%, Exploration 13%, Puzzle 7.8%, Atmospheric 7.6%
Lost in a massive surreal labyrinth, you must explore, solve puzzles, and collect three keys to unlock the gate at its center. Wander freely through a minimalist world where every path may lead you deeper into the labyrinth or closer to escape.
Why similar: Surreal 25%, Nonlinear 21.8%, Mystery 14.6%, Exploration 14.1%, Puzzle 6.9%
Close your eyes, explore your imagination, and make your own fun using the toys scattered around your room. Find solutions and secrets that can help you on your quest to crack the door's five locks and be free of your confinement in this simple, adventure, puzzle solver.
Why similar: Mystery 30.2%, Adventure 12.2%, Exploration 11.4%, Surreal 10.9%, Nonlinear 8.5%
Prague, July 1945. An artist has made a deal with the devil and he is now trapped inside one of his canvases. He has to find the way back to the real world or his soul will be stuck forever in the painting.
Why similar: Surreal 26.7%, Exploration 13.8%, Mystery 11.7%, Story Rich 10.3%, Atmospheric 7.3%
Deep Into Darkness is a horror game about a guy living in an average city, with dark secrets hiding beneath. Explore the town and its surroundings, do whatever you want, while keeping in mind that every action leads to different paths, each one unique and strange.
Why similar: Surreal 20.2%, Nonlinear 17.4%, Exploration 13.9%, Story Rich 8%, Action-Adventure 7.5%
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: Mystery 18.5%, Exploration 15.2%, Surreal 15.1%, Story Rich 11%, Adventure 9.3%
As night falls, a galago — also known as a bush baby — ventures into suburbia, searching for elusive golden fireflies. But the world is perilous for one so small… Galago is an exploration-platformer, blending puzzle-solving, survival, and mystery.
Why similar: Mystery 19.8%, Exploration 15.8%, Nonlinear 15.5%, Story Rich 10.1%, Adventure 9.3%
Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.
Why similar: Mystery 29.5%, Exploration 15.5%, Story Rich 14.9%, Nonlinear 10.4%, Atmospheric 9.4%
A liminal psychological experience powered by Steam audio. Navigate the levels. And don´t get scared.
Why similar: Exploration 21%, Adventure 17.1%, Mystery 15.7%, Surreal 12.1%, Puzzle 7.9%
踏上《河神:沉溺之流》的旅程,在那里一个古老的村庄与深入其骨髓的诅咒斗争。揭开一个邪恶祭司的秘密,他的黑暗仪式将村庄与生死界限之外的领域连接在一起。
Why similar: Exploration 17.9%, Adventure 17.8%, Mystery 15.1%, Action 14.4%, Puzzle 8.4%
A mysterious puzzle game with crossword inspired gameplay. Use your brain, keyboard, and mouse to unravel the secrets beneath a remote island.
Why similar: Mystery 27.8%, Nonlinear 19.3%, Exploration 17%, Story Rich 9.2%, Puzzle 8.9%
Explore an oppressive and terrifying environment where you play as a young man who infiltrates the old and abandoned Ravenmoore Psychiatric Hospital in search of the harsh reality hidden behind this place. Every sound can be a sign of danger... Don't let them find you, and especially not HER......
Why similar: Exploration 18.1%, Adventure 12%, Story Rich 11.5%, Mystery 11.4%, Surreal 11.1%
An exploration-driven mystery set on quarantined Scottish islands, where you investigate abandoned settlements, uncover hidden clues, and reveal the truth behind a decades-old government seal.
Why similar: Mystery 27.8%, Exploration 17.1%, Adventure 16.7%, Story Rich 13.7%, Puzzle 6.4%
The plane crashed, bringing an abrupt end to your journey. You regain consciousness in a strange lucid dream filled with interactive cube puzzles, where a mysterious voice guides you through the changing landscape. What is happening? Who are you? Do you have what it takes to wake up?
Why similar: Surreal 17.5%, Mystery 17.3%, Nonlinear 15.7%, Adventure 13.1%, Exploration 11%
Gatto Rei, Every choice the player makes directly affects the fragments of the simulation, reshaping the world and uncovering hidden truths. Awakening Gatto may be the last hope to restore balance—or it might open a path to something unknown and irreversible.
Why similar: Mystery 27.5%, Story Rich 15.1%, Exploration 14.7%, Adventure 12.8%, Action-Adventure 10.7%
The Charity Shop is an atmospheric, surreal, first-person puzzle game where you use your camera to capture the essence of a life lived. To this end, you have been delivered to The Charity Shop, the place where people donate unwanted belongings—each carrying an imprint of the time they once shared.
Why similar: Surreal 43.6%, Exploration 13.1%, Adventure 11.3%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Puzzle 9%
Play as a tiny matchstick character in this third-person solo adventure, and set out to find ancient mirrors hidden throughout the world—then repair them using gathered resources. Your fire is your key to progress, helping you overcome the environment and face your enemies.
Why similar: Exploration 31.6%, Nonlinear 24.3%, Adventure 20.6%, Atmospheric 10.9%, Action-Adventure 6.5%
Immerse yourself in horror in first person: you play as Joe and face the horror. Your wife has disappeared, the house is not safe anymore and something is stalking you. Explore, solve puzzles and escape before it's too late. You are not alone... and time is running out.
Why similar: Adventure 18.5%, Mystery 18.3%, Exploration 17%, Action 15%, Action-Adventure 11.5%
Lones is a single-player adventure. Leave stress behind and live off-grid in the Canadian woods. Investigate and uncover the truth behind a mysterious and peculiar shadow.
Why similar: Mystery 23.3%, Exploration 16.4%, Story Rich 14.5%, Adventure 11.4%, Nature 10.6%
A horrifying experience in a strange and timeless universe. Explore, solve puzzles, fight for your survival and try to escape this nightmare.
Why similar: Nonlinear 21.4%, Surreal 20.9%, Mystery 15.7%, Exploration 13.6%, Action-Adventure 7.7%
"Cross the C" is a top-down 3D ice-sliding puzzle game. Control your ship and navigate across the frozen sea to reach the islands. Some stages feature special items called "Pieces" that can be placed onto the board from above. Use them strategically to solve the puzzles.
Why similar: Exploration 18.7%, Adventure 18.7%, Mystery 18.4%, Puzzle 8.9%, Realistic 7.5%
Explore a forgotten valley filled with ancient mechanisms and mysteries. Solve intricate 3D puzzles and uncover the story of the four sages who once lived there.
Why similar: Exploration 19.7%, Mystery 19.7%, Story Rich 13.5%, Adventure 11.2%, Atmospheric 9.7%
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Why similar: Surreal 20.8%, Nonlinear 18%, Exploration 10.7%, Story Rich 9.4%, Realistic 6.1%
Embark on a first-person adventure to a mysterious café in Cairo. Adopt a new perspective and shape reality to your will as you unravel an occult conspiracy hidden in plain sight.
Why similar: Mystery 27.1%, Story Rich 14.7%, Adventure 12.7%, Puzzle 8%, Exploration 6.8%
From the creators of What Remains of Edith Finch. Enter the surreal world of The Unfinished Swan and explore a mysterious, hidden kingdom by splatting paint to reveal the world around you.
Why similar: Surreal 29%, Exploration 18.9%, Mystery 15.5%, Adventure 11.5%, Puzzle 8.3%
A first-person psychological puzzle horror where you escape control using a TV remote. Explore surreal rooms filled with CRT televisions, switch channels to solve logic-based puzzles, and uncover a haunted smart home system that constantly observes you.
Why similar: Surreal 24.8%, Adventure 19.6%, Mystery 14.7%, Exploration 11.5%, Atmospheric 10%
Sanguis Luna is a first person Horror video game that catapults you into a frightening Mansion. Your main objective is to escape the infested Mansion, finding objects and challenging riddles while exploring incredible scenarios.
Why similar: Exploration 17.5%, Mystery 16.9%, Adventure 12.4%, Surreal 12%, Action-Adventure 10.4%
A chilling psychological horror set in 1980s Kerala. After weeks of silence, you arrive on a remote island to search for your missing wife. Explore an abandoned house, uncover local folklore, survive haunting encounters, and unravel the island’s buried secrets.
Why similar: Exploration 27.2%, Mystery 16.2%, Adventure 13.9%, 3D 10.5%, Story Rich 10.5%
Restore your home planet to be the thriving wasteland it once was, in order to reboot everyone you know. Venture out into space, gather resources to fix your home, and piece together the mystery of how (and why) the plants have taken over.
Why similar: Mystery 20.3%, Surreal 19.4%, Exploration 16.2%, Story Rich 13.4%, Adventure 9.8%