Games like Elegy for a Dead World
by Dejobaan Games, LLC, Popcannibal
Explore dead civilizations, write about what you find, and share your stories with the universe: a game about writing fiction.
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$9.99Journal
Feb 17 · Locked Door Puzzle
Both: Walking Simulator · Interactive Fiction
Enter the pages of the hand painted world of Journal. A journey through the life of a young and troubled girl as she tries to face up to the choices and responsibilities that come with childhood. An experience that questions the reliability of how we choose to remember events and explores the truths hidden within our dreams.
IndieAdventureFemale ProtagonistHand-drawnWalking SimulatorInteractive FictionCasualVisual NovelSingleplayerShort👍 316
$5.99The Old City: Leviathan
Dec 3 · PostMod Softworks
Both: Walking Simulator · Exploration
The Old City: Leviathan is an experiment in first person exploration that focuses entirely on story. All that exists is you and the world. Set in a decaying city from a civilization long past, The Old City: Leviathan puts the player in the shoes of a sewer dwelling isolationist.
Walking SimulatorAdventureAtmosphericExplorationIndieFirst-PersonSurrealStory RichGreat SoundtrackHorror👍 528
FreeAnswer Knot
May 31 · Naraven
Both: Interactive Fiction · Walking Simulator
A short narrative and exploration game about Zach, June, and a strange phenomenon. You're Zach and, stuck in your home, you will do everything to keep hearing June's voice messages. What is happening out there?
IndieFirst-PersonShortInteractive FictionWalking SimulatorFree to PlayHorrorSurrealEmotionalSingleplayer
$1.99The Moon Sliver
Oct 28 · David Szymanski
Both: Walking Simulator · Exploration
You are on a bleak, cold, windy island. And you seem to be alone... but fires and candles still burn. As you explore, a story of guilt, loneliness, and faith begins to take shape. And it becomes obvious that something is hunting you...
Walking SimulatorPsychological HorrorAdventureFirst-PersonExplorationIndieStory RichHorrorShortAtmospheric👍 995
FreeObreno: Chapter One
Aug 3 · Out Of Time Interactive
Both: Interactive Fiction · Experimental · Sci-fi
An interactive novel. In the distant future, a search for a missing brother leads to a journey through an intergalactic civilization that may have reached the limits of progress.
Interactive FictionExperimentalPhilosophicalSci-fiStory RichVisual NovelChoose Your Own AdventureTranshumanismFuturisticSpace
$9.99Debris
Oct 23 · Moonray Studios
Both: Walking Simulator · Interactive Fiction
An atmospheric first-person narrative adventure set in a surreal seascape locked between ice and rock. Following an incident, you and a friend must find power, defeat strange and deadly creatures, and decipher what mysterious forces are attempting to prevent your escape. Escape together or die alone.
Walking SimulatorStory RichInteractive FictionUnderwaterAdventureAtmosphericInvestigationPhilosophicalPsychologicalNature
$15.00Eidolon
Aug 1 · Kevin Maxon, Michael Bell, Zoe Vartanian, Adam Murgittroyd, Meagan Malone, Jeffrey Klinicke, Shadie Hijazi, Jacob Leach, Aron Miller, Isa Hutchinson
Both: Exploration · Walking Simulator
Narrative exploration game located in a massive, post-human Western Washington. Navigate an open world that has been reclaimed by nature. Use journals, letters, zines, and other documents to learn the interconnected stories of the people who lived here once.
ExplorationOpen WorldWalking SimulatorSurvivalAdventureIndieAtmosphericNaturePost-apocalypticFirst-Person👍 206
$14.99THE LONGING
Mar 5 · Studio Seufz
Both: Walking Simulator · Exploration
An unusual mix of adventure and idle game. In utter loneliness deep below the surface, it's your task to wait for the awakening of your king... for 400 days.
Point & ClickWalking SimulatorChoose Your Own AdventureIdler2DUndergroundMultiple EndingsExplorationAtmosphericChoices Matter👍 6,979
$29.99The Talos Principle
Dec 11 · Croteam
Both: Sci-fi · Exploration
The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).
PuzzlePhilosophicalFirst-PersonSci-fiStory RichAtmosphericSingleplayerGreat SoundtrackRobotsExploration👍 29,240
$5.99TIMEframe
Jul 7 · Random Seed Games
Both: Walking Simulator · Exploration
Time is relative. Sometimes 10 seconds can feel like an eternity... In TIMEframe you will discover a world in slow motion. Explore the remnants of a mysterious civilization on the brink of destruction.
IndieCasualWalking SimulatorAtmosphericGreat SoundtrackExplorationFirst-PersonAdventureStylizedShort👍 269
$24.99Eastshade
Feb 13 · Eastshade Studios
Both: Exploration
You are a traveling painter, exploring the island of Eastshade. Capture the world on canvas using your artist’s easel. Talk to the inhabitants to learn about their lives. Make friends and help those in need. Visit cities, scale summits, unearth mysteries, and discover forgotten places!
AdventureFantasyOpen WorldExplorationRPGAtmosphericRelaxingFirst-PersonStory RichColorful👍 5,184
$14.99Verne: The Shape of Fantasy
Aug 14 · Gametopia
Both: Interactive Fiction · Exploration
Become Jules Verne and adventure into the dangers that hide in Hemera, a fantastic parallel world built from his own imagination. Explore, solve puzzles and unlock the most coveted secret of the mighty Atlantis.
Interactive FictionSteampunkDystopian NarrativePixel GraphicsAtmosphericAdventureExplorationPuzzleOld School👍 221
$4.990°N 0°W
Mar 1 · Colorfiction
Both: Exploration · Walking Simulator
Ready for a wild trip of psychedelic sights and sounds? 0°N 0°W is a chill, first-person walking sim for everyone, where each run is a fresh adventure!
ColorfulSurrealExplorationPsychedelicOpen WorldPlatformerWalking SimulatorFirst-Person3DRelaxing👍 363
$4.99ISLANDS: Non-Places
Nov 17 · Carl Burton
Both: Experimental
The familiar becomes magical in this critically acclaimed interactive artscape. Explore ten scenes inspired by the everyday and let your expectations of reality be transformed. Carl Burton's other work has been featured in the New York Times, Serial, Colossal, and Medium.
IndieCasualSurrealAtmosphericExperimentalAbstractRelaxing👍 325



