Games like Home is Where One Starts...
by David Wehle
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.
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-15%$2.54下校怪奇譚
3 days ago · THE FOOL CREATE
Both: Walking Simulator · Exploration · First-Person
Walk home from school — and step into a different story every time. Talk to the people you pass in town, or take a closer look at the things around you, and a new tale begins.
AdventureCasualWalking SimulatorExploration3DFirst-Person1990'sRetroAtmosphericMultiple Endings
$24.99Botany Manor
Apr 9 · Balloon Studios
Both: Exploration · Walking Simulator · Female Protagonist
Welcome to Botany Manor, a stately home in 19th century England. You play as inhabitant Arabella Greene, a retired botanist. Explore your house and gardens, filled with research, to figure out the ideal habitat of forgotten flora. Grow each plant to discover the mysterious qualities they hold…
ExplorationPuzzleWalking SimulatorImmersive SimFemale ProtagonistFirst-Person3DRelaxingHistoricalStory Rich👍 1,028
$5.99Dreamcore: Rabbit Hole
Apr 24 · Ankoku
Both: Exploration · Walking Simulator · First-Person
Walking simulator. Explore cozy liminal spaces that feel unsettlingly familiar and spark your imagination, like a dream you’ve been in before.
ExplorationWalking SimulatorPsychological HorrorFirst-Person3DAdventureSurrealNonlinearHorrorRelaxing👍 398
$17.99Dreamcore
Jan 23 · Montraluz
Both: Exploration · Walking Simulator · First-Person
Experience backrooms like never before. Dreamcore is the ultimate psychological exploration game, set in the largest liminal world ever made. No guides, no path—only intuition. Will you keep your bearings in a world designed to make you lose them?
ExplorationWalking SimulatorPsychological HorrorFirst-PersonSurreal3DHorrorNonlinearRelaxingAtmospheric👍 1,881
$34.99Riven
Jun 25 · Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Both: Exploration · First-Person · Walking Simulator
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.
PuzzleAdventureExplorationFirst-PersonSingleplayerStory RichAtmosphericMystery3DWalking Simulator👍 2,766
-30%$2.79Platform 8
May 31 · KOTAKE CREATE
Both: Walking Simulator · Exploration · First-Person
You are trapped on a train that runs forever. Keep an eye out for anomalies and find a way out.
Psychological HorrorAdventureWalking SimulatorSimulationPuzzleHidden ObjectExplorationImmersive SimFirst-Person3D👍 2,724
$9.99Fears to Fathom - Woodbury Getaway
Sep 12 · Rayll Studios
Both: First-Person · Walking Simulator · Exploration
Sydney Harper, a 23-year-old working at a consulting firm plans a weekend getaway to a Woodbury rental with her college friends. Little did she know what was about to unfold during their stay.
Psychological HorrorAdventureHorrorFirst-PersonCasualAtmospheric1990'sWalking SimulatorExplorationCrime👍 3,472
$7.99No Return
Aug 2 · BlameTech
Both: First-Person · Exploration · Walking Simulator
No Return is a first-person psychological horror game set in modern-day China. With a focus on family tragedy, the story unfolds as our protagonist is mysteriously prevented from returning home by an unseen force. Can he navigate a nightmarish maze of hallways and uncover the disturbing truth?
HorrorPsychological HorrorFirst-PersonThrillerAtmosphericSupernaturalPuzzleExplorationWalking SimulatorImmersive👍 412
-10%$2.69Take Care of My Heifer
5 days ago · REVVALUTION Studio
Both: Walking Simulator · Exploration · First-Person
“Take Care of My Heifer” is a short horror game packed with terror and dark humor. You’ve been asked to look after a heifer until morning and follow the owner’s instructions. Just make sure you don’t miss anything.
Walking SimulatorIndieHorrorDarkAtmosphericPsychological HorrorSimulationExplorationThrillerFirst-Person
$0.99The Attic
Sep 17 · IchiMakes
Both: Walking Simulator · First-Person
Visual Novel and Walking Simulator style game with multiple endings. A love letter to the classical horror stories about old haunted houses, basements and ofcourse attics. Psychological horror inspired by author's experience with OCD-like symptoms and intrusive thoughts.
RPGWalking SimulatorChoose Your Own Adventure2DComic BookFirst-PersonPsychedelicHand-drawnHorrorPsychological Horror
$4.99Writer. Chapter 1
Jan 6 · Beshbarmak games
Both: Exploration · Walking Simulator · First-Person
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
-30%$6.99Undusted: Letters from the Past
Oct 13 · 5minlab Corp.
Both: Short
Undusted: Letters from the Past is a casual game in which you clean and restore dirty items. What is her story as she returns to a long-neglected house? Enjoy the satisfying audiovisuals featuring sensually designed sounds and graphics.
CozyRelaxingShortStory RichFamily FriendlyVisual NovelWholesomePuzzleCleaningSimulation👍 1,738
$6.99The Backrooms: Escape
Nov 1 · QuixM Interactive
Both: Exploration · Walking Simulator · First-Person
The Backrooms: Escape is an experience in the liminal world of backrooms. Move freely, explore the secrets of the corporation, but remember - you are not alone.
ExplorationWalking SimulatorSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorRealisticFirst-PersonAtmosphericMysteryRetroAdventure
$0.99Village
Sep 25 · STuNT
Both: Exploration · Walking Simulator · First-Person
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
$5.99Vault
Jan 3 · ItllBeFunTheySaid
Both: Short
Vault is a spooky, atmospheric exploration game. Uncover the story of a mysterious island through the lens of a primitive drone as you search for the artifact concealed within it, and avoid the guardian of the island.
AtmosphericPsychological HorrorIndieTypingRogueliteShortPixel GraphicsOpen WorldMinimalistAdventure
$2.99Unknown Host
May 9 · Redsroll
Both: Exploration · Walking Simulator · First-Person
It's a short indie horror game where we step into the shoes of Alex, a student who, in search of more comfort, rents an apartment in the city that, at first glance, seems pretty decent — but upon arrival, he realizes something is not right.
HorrorAtmosphericPsychological HorrorExplorationWalking SimulatorFirst-PersonDarkIndieRealisticGore
$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
$29.99Blue Prince
Apr 10 · Dogubomb
Both: Exploration · First-Person
Welcome to Mt. Holly, where every dawn unveils a new mystery. Navigate through shifting corridors and ever-changing chambers in this genre-defying strategy puzzle adventure. But will your unpredictable path lead you to the rumored Room 46?
PuzzleMysteryExplorationInvestigationRogueliteSingleplayerStory RichFirst-PersonIndieAdventure👍 17,523