Games like The Witness
by Thekla, Inc.
You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.
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$4.99Writer. Chapter 1
Jan 6 · Beshbarmak games
Both: Exploration · Puzzle · Walking Simulator
You, the legendary writer, the “King of Horror,” find yourself at the center of a nightmare. A mysterious place, frighteningly familiar, hides sinister secrets. Explore locations, solve riddles, escape from the monster, collect a story that will become a new masterpiece... if you survive.
ExplorationPuzzleDetectiveWalking SimulatorFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorHorrorSimulationControllerLinear
$2.99Tempter
Jul 31 · Blue Pixel Games
Both: Exploration · Puzzle · Walking Simulator
"Tempter" is a suspenseful first-person horror game that shows how humans can be even more dangerous than demons when they gain power. It centers on the struggle to save one's soul against a demon after breaking a pact.
ExplorationHidden ObjectPuzzleVisual NovelWalking Simulator3DFirst-PersonSurrealHorrorAction
$19.99Isles of Sea and Sky
May 22 · Cicada Games
Both: Puzzle · Open World · Exploration
A fantastic, oceanic, open world puzzle adventure. Solve innovative block puzzles while unearthing a mystifying story, gaining new friends that change the puzzle landscape, and unlocking powers that provide more options for how you choose to progress through the enigmatic Isles of Sea and Sky.
AdventurePuzzleCollectathonMetroidvaniaOpen WorldSokobanPixel GraphicsAtmosphericExplorationRetro👍 1,541
-20%$7.99OneShot: World Machine Edition
Sep 30 · Future Cat LLC
Both: Puzzle · Exploration
A completely self-contained portable version of one of the highest user-rated games. Built on an entirely new engine with new UI, support for Steam Deck, & more. Features world-bending puzzles, intriguing denizens, surreal environments, and a captivating story about the truth of the game's reality.
PuzzleStory RichIndiePixel GraphicsChoices MatterMultiple EndingsCuteExploration2DAdventure👍 5,353
$24.99Submachine: Legacy
Oct 13 · Mateusz Skutnik
Both: Puzzle · Exploration
Submachine is a hand-drawn puzzle adventure game. You find yourself in a vast network of desolate locations containing puzzles, secrets, notes and items to collect to help you along the way. Follow the story of a banished lighthouse keeper to discover his descent into ruins.
PuzzlePoint & ClickAdventureHand-drawnExploration2DIndieAtmosphericColorfulDystopian 👍 1,281
$0.99Village
Sep 25 · STuNT
Both: Exploration · Puzzle · Walking Simulator
A young boy has come to a distant village to visit his grandmother. Arriving at the final station, in some wilderness, we find newspaper clippings on the platform. This is where our tangled story begins.
ExplorationHidden ObjectPuzzleDetectiveInvestigationNatureWalking SimulatorFirst-Person3DPsychological Horror
-80%$0.99Eyes: The Horror Game
May 20 · Fearless Games
Both: Exploration · Puzzle · First-Person
You break into the mansion at night. It’s huge and built like a maze. You're trying to escape, but the monster is after you! The chase begins. RUN!!
AdventureHorrorSurvival HorrorExplorationDarkPuzzleSimulationDemonsInteractive FictionFirst-Person👍 932
$10.99Lazaret
Feb 20 · Aegon Games
Both: Exploration · Puzzle · Walking Simulator
Lazaret is an atmospheric first-person horror game. You play as a member of a rescue team called out to investigate a distress signal coming from a ship that disappeared 4 years ago.
HorrorPsychological HorrorAtmosphericExplorationMysteryPuzzleHidden ObjectWalking SimulatorControllerSailing👍 263
$24.99Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
May 16 · Simogo
Both: Puzzle · Exploration
The stage is set. Imagine an old baroque manor, perhaps a hotel or a museum, somewhere in central Europe. A woman wanders in search of answers.
PuzzleAdventureExplorationHorrorActionMysteryStylizedAction-AdventureIndiePsychological👍 3,110
$3.99Kiosk
Jan 29 · Vivi
Both: First-Person · Walking Simulator
Kiosk is a horror cooking game where you prepare orders for late-night customers who visit your cozy, rain-soaked kiosk. The eerie atmosphere clashes with the mounting tension as you serve your mysterious visitors.
HorrorCookingPsychological HorrorImmersive SimPixel GraphicsFirst-PersonAction-Adventure3DAtmosphericWalking Simulator👍 2,555
$3.99Fork Road
Jun 11 · Simon Au Yeung
Both: Walking Simulator · First-Person · Puzzle
Fork Road is a first-person immersive atmospheric game with new gameplay , Be prepared to face fears you've never faced before
IndieHorrorJump ScareWalking SimulatorSingleplayerFirst-PersonSurvival HorrorZombiesPuzzleAdventure👍 902
$19.99Braid, Anniversary Edition
May 14 · Thekla, Inc.
Both: Puzzle
Control the flow of time to solve puzzles in this new version of the indie classic, featuring fully repainted artwork, a new world of puzzles, and seriously in-depth commentary.
Puzzle Platformer2D PlatformerPuzzlePlatformerAction-Adventure2DTime ManipulationActionCasualCartoony👍 1,766
$19.99Denbora
Apr 11 · Bionic Ape
Both: Puzzle · First-Person · Walking Simulator
Break the laws of entropy in Denbora and jump through time to solve complex temporal puzzles. Can you defeat Dirua and the challenges it will put you through?
PuzzleFirst-PersonTime TravelSci-fiWalking SimulatorCapitalismSimulationArtificial IntelligenceSatireDynamic Narration
$1.99petrichor
Mar 20 · cumulet collective
Both: Puzzle · Exploration · First-Person
Petrichor is a first person horror game inspired by Outer Wilds. Other older games inspired us for the graphics. You are in a cabin in the woods, some strange things are happening here.
AdventurePuzzleExploration3DFirst-PersonPsychedelicStylizedAtmosphericConspiracyDetective
$14.99Orten Was The Case
Nov 29 · Woodhill Interactive
Both: Open World · Exploration · Puzzle
Orten Was The Case - A free movement puzzle/adventure game where you play as a youngster stuck in a time loop with the simple task of saving the world from literal destruction.
MysteryAdventureTime ManipulationOpen WorldHorrorExplorationTime ManagementPuzzleConspiracyStory Rich👍 126
$9.99Noch
Oct 1 · Fair Games Studio, Noostyche
Both: Exploration · First-Person · Puzzle
Go alone (or with a friend) to find the girl who destroyed the world. An ominous surreal first-person adventure full of dangerous monsters and secrets of the deceased world
AtmosphericExplorationPost-apocalypticStory RichSurvival HorrorGothicAdventureActionFirst-PersonPuzzle👍 253
FreeThe Path to Memento Mori
Oct 26 · Necropolis Studios
Both: Puzzle · Exploration · First-Person
In The Path to Memento Mori, players navigate eerie mazes in a co-op multiplayer horror puzzle game, solving complex puzzles and evading relentless monsters. Work together to uncover buried family secrets and unravel the chilling mystery that lies at the heart of the estate.
PuzzleExplorationHidden ObjectPvEAction-Adventure3DFirst-PersonHorrorThird PersonPsychological Horror
