Games Like What Remains of Edith Finch

June 7th, 1995. 1:15 AM. You arrive home after a year abroad. You expect your family to greet you, but the house is empty. Something's not right. Where is everyone? And what's happened here? Unravel the mystery for yourself in Gone Home, a story exploration game from The Fullbright Company.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 54.3%, Story Rich 10%, Atmospheric 7.5%, Exploration 6.2%, First-Person 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: Like Edith Finch, it uses first-person exploration of a family home to gradually uncover a deeply personal story through environmental details and found objects.

Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.2%, Story Rich 17.8%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Mystery 11.3%, Great Soundtrack 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers the same kind of intimate, atmospheric first-person storytelling, pairing quiet exploration with an emotional mystery.

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: Walking Simulator 23.9%, Exploration 13.8%, Mystery 13%, Story Rich 12.3%, First-Person 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: From the same studio as Edith Finch, it shares a similarly imaginative first-person style, blending wonder, melancholy, and storybook-like vignettes.

Tacoma is a sci-fi narrative adventure from the creators of Gone Home. Set aboard a high-tech space station in the year 2088, explore every detail of how the station’s crew lived and worked, finding the clues that add up to a gripping story of trust, fear, and resolve in the face of disaster.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.4%, Story Rich 18.8%, Female Protagonist 8.9%, Mystery 8.6%, Atmospheric 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its strength is environmental narrative and reconstructing layered human stories in a contained space, much like piecing together the Finch family history.

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery. Purchase this game to get both the original and the Unreal Engine 4 remaster called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.9%, Mystery 15.9%, Atmospheric 12.5%, Story Rich 11%, First-Person 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a haunting first-person mystery centered on exploring a beautiful, eerie place and uncovering tragic stories left behind.

Featuring a beautiful, detailed open-world and a haunting soundtrack, Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture is non-linear storytelling at its best.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 44.6%, Great Soundtrack 14.6%, Story Rich 11.1%, Atmospheric 10.9%, First-Person 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: This is another slow, atmospheric narrative exploration game where you piece together what happened to a community through fragmented scenes.

Embark on an emotional first-person narrative adventure where you control the story—and affect its outcomes—with your real-life blinks. With this innovative technique you will fully immerse yourself in a world of memories, both joyous and heartbreaking, as your whole life flashes before your eyes.

Why similar: Story Rich 31.2%, Walking Simulator 25.1%, First-Person 11.2%, Emotional 9.8%, Mystery 9%

Why You'll Like It: It captures a similar emotional power through brief, inventive playable memories centered on loss, family, and the passage of life.

Dear Esther immerses you in a stunningly realised world, a remote and desolate island somewhere in the outer Hebrides. As you step forwards, a voice begins to read fragments of a letter: 'Dear Esther...' - and so begins a journey through one of the most original first-person games of recent years.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.8%, Story Rich 11.2%, Narration 10.5%, Exploration 8.8%, Mystery 8%

Why You'll Like It: It is one of the clearest parallels in tone and structure: solitary first-person wandering, poetic narration, and grief revealed through place.

Coming back to the family hotel after years, a young woman finds herself trapped with the ghosts from her past and an old cellular telephone as the only way to unveil a terrible truth.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.3%, Story Rich 14.4%, Mystery 12.7%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Female Protagonist 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: It also centers on exploring an isolated house and uncovering painful family history through atmosphere, objects, and quiet investigation.

The Beginner's Guide is a narrative video game from Davey Wreden, the creator of The Stanley Parable. It lasts about an hour and a half and has no traditional mechanics, no goals or objectives. Instead, it tells the story of a person struggling to deal with something they do not understand.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.2%, Story Rich 19.6%, Narration 15.2%, Atmospheric 9.4%, First-Person 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its narration-led, vignette-like structure and reflective storytelling experimentation will appeal if you loved Edith Finch's unusual ways of telling a story.

Long-lost family secrets. Hints of a hidden fortune. And miles to go before they sleep. Tess Devine’s relationship with her mom has never been easy, but they’re about to set out together on a journey into the past that they’ll never forget.

Why similar: Story Rich 29.2%, Exploration 14.5%, Atmospheric 12.8%, First-Person 12.4%, Mystery 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its mother-daughter road trip and focus on family secrets, memory, and intimate spaces make it a very natural follow-up to Edith Finch.

Virginia is a single-player first-person thriller set in a small town with a secret. Experience a missing person investigation through the eyes of graduate FBI agent Anne Tarver.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.7%, Story Rich 14.3%, Mystery 13.1%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Atmospheric 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its fragmented, cinematic mystery prioritizes mood, symbolism, and narrative flow over traditional gameplay in a way Edith Finch fans often appreciate.

Tell Me Why is the multi-award winning episodic adventure game from Dontnod Entertainment in which twins use their supernatural bond to discover the truth of their troubled past.

Why similar: Story Rich 28.9%, Walking Simulator 26.3%, Mystery 10.4%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Exploration 7%

Why You'll Like It: It similarly revolves around revisiting childhood, unpacking family trauma, and solving a mystery shaped by memory and perspective.

What Never Was is a short, story-driven first-person game focused on exploration and puzzle-solving about Sarah, having to shoulder the arduous task of clearing out her grandfathers attic, and soon finds that not everything about the attic is what it seems.

Why similar: Story Rich 21.4%, Walking Simulator 16.3%, Mystery 13.8%, First-Person 9.2%, Female Protagonist 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: This short first-person story about exploring an attic and uncovering family secrets feels especially close to Edith Finch's intimate, memory-driven design.

Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. You are Alex, and you’ve just brought your new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight island party gone horribly wrong.

Why similar: Story Rich 27.1%, Mystery 13.5%, Atmospheric 12.7%, Great Soundtrack 12.1%, Walking Simulator 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: Though more dialogue-driven, it shares the same mix of supernatural mystery, strong character writing, and emotionally charged discovery.

Marie's Room is a short story exploration game about an unconventional friendship between two classmates. You play as Kelsey, remembering Marie's room as it was twenty years ago. But something’s off. What happened to Marie?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.8%, Story Rich 21.7%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Great Soundtrack 10.3%, Mystery 7%

Why You'll Like It: This short environmental story is built around revisiting a space and reconstructing a relationship through meaningful objects and memories.

Join Norah, a woman plagued by a mysterious illness, in her search for her missing husband in this adventure puzzle game set on a lush island paradise. Immerse yourself in stunning visuals and unlock forbidden secrets in a moving tale of mystery and love.

Why similar: Story Rich 17.3%, Walking Simulator 16.4%, Mystery 10.8%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, First-Person 9%

Why You'll Like It: It matches the sense of first-person discovery and narrative mystery, though it leans more heavily into puzzles than Edith Finch does.

Draugen is a single-player, first-person Fjord Noir mystery set in 1920s Norway. Explore a forgotten coastal village in your search for your missing sister, accompanied by your independent and enigmatic young ward. Norwegian Game of the Year 2019.

Why similar: Story Rich 21.4%, Mystery 17.1%, Atmospheric 13.3%, First-Person 10.7%, Psychological Horror 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: It offers scenic first-person wandering and an unsettling mystery with a psychological, story-first focus similar to Edith Finch's moodier stretches.

Have you ever dreamt of being a superhero? Meet Chris, a creative and imaginative 9 year old boy who escapes reality with fantastical adventures as his alter ego, the Awesome Captain Spirit! Captain Spirit is a free demo set in the Life is Strange universe. Contains links to Life is Strange 2

Why similar: Story Rich 35%, Great Soundtrack 19.9%, Atmospheric 15%, Walking Simulator 12.7%, Adventure 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: It explores family pain and childhood imagination through small-scale interactive storytelling that feels tender, sad, and personal.

Alex Chen hides her 'curse': the psychic power of Empathy, the ability to absorb the emotions of others. When her brother dies in a so-called accident, Alex must embrace her power to find the truth.

Why similar: Story Rich 33.7%, Female Protagonist 19%, Mystery 13.5%, Atmospheric 13.1%, Drama 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its emotional mystery, focus on personal loss, and slow exploration of intimate spaces make it a strong thematic match.

Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.

Why similar: Story Rich 20.1%, Great Soundtrack 17.3%, Mystery 16.7%, Exploration 12.3%, Atmospheric 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: It is more systems-driven than Edith Finch, but its sense of wonder, environmental discovery, and mystery-solving make it a rewarding adjacent pick.

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 37.5%, Story Rich 14.1%, First-Person 12.7%, Exploration 10.7%, Adventure 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its first-person journey through fragmented memories and symbolic spaces echoes Edith Finch's interest in subjective, emotionally charged storytelling.

The Station is a first-person sci-fi mystery set on a space station sent to study a sentient alien civilization. Assuming the role of a recon specialist, players must unravel a mystery which will decide the fate of two civilizations.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.2%, Story Rich 24.4%, Atmospheric 13.5%, First-Person 8.5%, Mystery 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: This is another first-person narrative mystery where you reconstruct what happened by exploring a deserted location and following environmental clues.

Home is Where One Starts... is a short, first-person exploration game in the same vein as Dear Esther or Gone Home. It’s a story about childhood, hope, and the miracle of memory. You play as a little girl from a broken home somewhere in the American South.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.9%, Atmospheric 9%, First-Person 8.4%, Story Rich 8.2%, Female Protagonist 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: This very short first-person memoir-like experience similarly uses exploration and narration to reflect on childhood, family, and memory.

Leave home for the first time to collect memories before a mysterious cataclysm washes everything away. Ride, record, meet people, and unravel the strange world around you in this third-person meditative exploration game.

Why similar: Mystery 18.7%, Story Rich 15.3%, Narration 12.9%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Female Protagonist 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its reflective exploration and focus on preserving memories give it a similarly contemplative, human-centered storytelling feel.

Rethink human’s dominion in The Invincible: a story-driven adventure set in a hard sci-fi world by Stanisław Lem. Discover planet Regis III as scientist Yasna, use atompunk tools looking for a missing crew and face unforeseen threats. Make choices in a philosophical story that’s driven by science.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.7%, Story Rich 15.8%, Mystery 13.1%, Narration 11.6%, Female Protagonist 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its lonely first-person exploration and atmospheric narrative mystery should appeal if you want Edith Finch's mood in a sci-fi setting.

A deep, interactive adventure about love and loss, beautifully depicted and offering an intense cinematic experience. What would you do to save the one you love?

Why similar: Story Rich 26.1%, Atmospheric 17.6%, Great Soundtrack 17.1%, Walking Simulator 16.8%, Drama 8%

Why You'll Like It: It is another emotionally driven narrative about grief and revisiting key moments, with a strong emphasis on how play expresses loss.

A first-person narrative adventure game about exploring a cult compound in the remote New Mexico desert. Discover the lives of the former inhabitants -- what brought them together, what they believed, and why they ended it all.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.3%, Story Rich 20.9%, First-Person 12.3%, Psychological Horror 10%, Adventure 9%

Why You'll Like It: It uses abandoned-space exploration and environmental storytelling to uncover a tragic past, emphasizing mood and personal discovery over action.

Lake Ridden is a story-driven, first-person puzzle game! A cozy supernatural adventure where you unravel a mysterious past, trying to find your sister. Luckily, you are not alone...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.6%, Mystery 16.8%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Atmospheric 14.9%, Adventure 13.5%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers a first-person mystery built around exploring a strange place, solving light puzzles, and uncovering a personal story.

A song from years ago triggers a flood of memories for champion swimmer Miriam. Embark on an evocative journey through her turbulent childhood and the complicated relationship she shared with her devoted mother.

Why similar: Story Rich 27%, Atmospheric 21.5%, Female Protagonist 19.5%, Adventure 16%, Emotional 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its fragmented interactive memories and emotionally focused vignettes echo the most experimental, personal storytelling moments in Edith Finch.

Follow the grim tale of young Amicia and her little brother Hugo, in a heartrending journey through the darkest hours of history.

Why similar: Story Rich 35.3%, Female Protagonist 14%, Atmospheric 13.6%, Great Soundtrack 11.7%, Adventure 6.2%

The Haunting of Joni Evers is a dark supernatural mystery about a broken family from small-town Oklahoma. Haunted by a specter that's hunted her family for generations, Joni must uncover the mysteries of the Cunningham House, dig through lost memories, and face the past to break the curse.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.8%, Story Rich 12.6%, Mystery 10.1%, Narration 9.7%, Atmospheric 8.3%

Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 27.7%, Atmospheric 22.2%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Story Rich 13.3%, Walking Simulator 8.5%

As a young soldier returning to an eerily deserted home, you'll explore enigmatic rooms and uncover a haunting, tragic story. Experience an atmospheric journey filled with suspense, mysterious encounters, and a deep narrative.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.9%, Story Rich 15.4%, Mystery 10.6%, Narration 9.9%, Atmospheric 9.4%

Explore the ancient, mysterious world of Journey as you soar above ruins and glide across sands to discover its secrets.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.7%, Great Soundtrack 20.1%, Atmospheric 18.4%, Exploration 10.8%, Story Rich 9.4%

Gorogoa is an elegant evolution of the puzzle genre, told through a beautifully hand-drawn story designed and illustrated by Jason Roberts. Winner of Debut Game at the 2018 BAFTA Games Awards, as well as Best Mobile Game and the Innovation Award at the GDC 2018 Choice Awards.

Why similar: Story Rich 19.7%, Atmospheric 19.4%, Mystery 14.8%, Great Soundtrack 14.4%, Puzzle 12.9%

Explore an abandoned building, encountering puzzles and clues to discover what happened, as you try to escape in both your nightmares and the waking world. Be immersed in the hauntingly beautiful 3D atmosphere in this puzzle exploration mystery game.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.5%, Atmospheric 15%, Great Soundtrack 12.3%, Mystery 11.6%, First-Person 8.9%

The Last Campfire is an adventure, a story of a lost ember trapped in a puzzling place, searching for meaning and a way home.

Why similar: Story Rich 27.2%, Narration 19.8%, Atmospheric 18.6%, Emotional 7.9%, Adventure 7.2%

Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.

Why similar: Mystery 25.7%, Story Rich 22.1%, Atmospheric 13.5%, Great Soundtrack 13%, Walking Simulator 7.6%

Florence Yeoh feels a little... stuck. Her life is an endless routine of work, sleep, and spending too much time on social media. Then one day, she meets a cello player named Krish who changes everything about how she sees the world and herself.

Why similar: Story Rich 38.9%, Female Protagonist 19.1%, Drama 13.8%, Adventure 9.8%, Indie 7.7%

An exploration game about emotional ties that transcend even death. Riley is faced with a headstrong ghost, urging her on an adventure across atmospheric shores, uncovering the island's tragic secret. Choices in dialogue shape the bond between the two, ultimately deciding Riley's fate.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.3%, Story Rich 14.6%, Atmospheric 10%, Great Soundtrack 9.3%, Mystery 9%

You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26%, First-Person 15%, Exploration 14.6%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Puzzle 9.6%

A third‑person psychological horror game where you explore both the real world and the spirit realm. As a medium drawn to a deserted resort, you’ll uncover dark secrets, confront echoes of trauma, and face the consequences of seeing more than one truth.

Why similar: Story Rich 16.2%, Walking Simulator 16.2%, Female Protagonist 13%, Atmospheric 12.4%, Great Soundtrack 10.8%

A story-driven experience about two doctors traversing backwards through a dying man's memories to artificially fulfill his last wish.

Why similar: Story Rich 45.9%, Great Soundtrack 35.6%, Emotional 6.8%, Indie 4.5%, Adventure 3.7%

A first-person psychological horror with a strong emphasis on atmosphere and storytelling. Explore an ever-shifting Victorian mansion as a painter seeking to complete his masterpiece, even at the cost of his own sanity.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23%, Horror 22.1%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Story Rich 9.6%, Psychological Horror 9.1%

Luto is a psychological horror experience where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. Every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.7%, Story Rich 14.5%, Narration 10.7%, Mystery 9.2%, Atmospheric 7.7%

In the wake of catastrophe find the means to make your family whole again.

Why similar: Story Rich 28.2%, Atmospheric 20.8%, Walking Simulator 10.9%, Dark 8.1%, Emotional 8.1%

It Happened At Night is a short horror game where the player must complete basic objectives to advance the story and immerse themselves through the eyes of the protagonist.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.4%, Mystery 13%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Story Rich 11.1%, Female Protagonist 8.8%

INFRA puts you into the boots of a structural analyst on a routine mission. Quickly though, your task turns into a fight for survival, all caused by deep-rooted schemes of the past. Your tools are simple: your camera and the wits to navigate a labyrinth of debris.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.3%, Story Rich 12%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Mystery 10.5%, Great Soundtrack 9.1%

Hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project. INSIDE is a dark, narrative-driven platformer combining intense action with challenging puzzles. It has been critically acclaimed for its moody art style, ambient soundtrack and unsettling atmosphere.

Why similar: Story Rich 35.3%, Atmospheric 23.5%, Dark 12%, Horror 7.4%, Adventure 7.2%

Donut County is a story-based physics puzzle game where you play as an ever-growing hole in the ground. Meet cute characters, steal their trash, and throw them in a hole.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 33.6%, Story Rich 25.9%, Puzzle 8.8%, Adventure 8.5%, Indie 8.2%

What if you lost all your memories? An emotional family drama seen through the eyes of a woman with Alzheimer's disease. As Annie’s life slowly unravels, uncover memories of her deceased brother as her past bleeds into the present.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.3%, Story Rich 18.6%, Mystery 11.2%, First-Person 8.9%, Female Protagonist 8.7%

A short find it game that helps you make sense of a tragic accident as you uncover a piece of the story with each item found.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.6%, Story Rich 16.3%, Narration 10.9%, Female Protagonist 9.1%, Atmospheric 7.7%

It's Clara's last day on the island where she grew up. She needs to complete preparations, visit her favorite places, and say her goodbyes before leaving on a journey she may not return from.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 42.1%, Atmospheric 13%, Great Soundtrack 12.8%, First-Person 10.4%, Female Protagonist 10.3%

Get lost beneath the fog in The Wild Eternal, a reflective first-person exploration game. Embark on a meditative journey to heal the scars of your past. Can you escape the cycle of reincarnation?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.5%, Story Rich 13%, Great Soundtrack 11.2%, Mystery 9.5%, Atmospheric 9.5%

Empathy: Path of Whispers is an atmospheric and story-driven adventure game where you explore a seemingly abandoned world through the emotions and memories of the people who once inhabited it, trying to restore the world’s lost balance by journeying through its past.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.7%, Story Rich 21.2%, Great Soundtrack 17.3%, Atmospheric 12.4%, Adventure 7.5%

Never Again - Horror/first-person Quest. The main essence of the game is research locations and puzzles, plunging in the dramatic story of a little girl suffering from asthma.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.8%, Story Rich 10.4%, Mystery 9.7%, Female Protagonist 8.2%, Atmospheric 7.1%

Observation is a sci-fi thriller uncovering what happened to Dr. Emma Fisher, and the crew of her mission, through the lens of the station’s artificial intelligence S.A.M.

Why similar: Story Rich 18.1%, Adventure 15.5%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Walking Simulator 10.4%, Indie 10.1%

A woman alone in a house. A mystery and a love story. Explore the present to uncover the past, in a short story of love and loss and a life well-lived. A narrative exploration game that examines a world where memories are constantly fading and jumbled.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.1%, Mystery 14.4%, Atmospheric 13.4%, Exploration 10.6%, First-Person 8.9%