Games like Dear Esther
by The Chinese Room, Robert Briscoe
Dear Esther is a first-person 3D walking simulator adventure: exploration and listening to story. Dear Esther: Landmark Edition and Everybody's Gone to the Rapture play most like Dear Esther. Of the 12 closest games below, most share its walking simulator, exploration and first-person.
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Ranked by how similar the games actually are, not by sales. Released and Price are remembered for next time.
Closest matches
Dear Esther: Landmark Edition
Feb 14, 2017 · The Chinese Room, Robert Briscoe
Both: Walking Simulator · Exploration · First-Person
First-person 3D modern-day walking simulator, stunningly realised. Exploration and listening to story.
Walking SimulatorExplorationInteractive FictionPuzzleFirst-PersonRelaxingPsychological HorrorHorrorLinearAtmospheric👍 2,463Everybody's Gone to the Rapture
Apr 14, 2016 · The Chinese Room
Both: Walking Simulator · Exploration · First-Person
First-person 3D post-apocalyptic walking simulator adventure, beautiful, detailed, atmospheric. Exploration, investigating mystery and uncovering memories.
Walking SimulatorAtmosphericIndieGreat SoundtrackAdventureStory RichExplorationFirst-PersonCasualOpen World👍 1,853Gone Home
Aug 15, 2013 · Fullbright
Both: Walking Simulator · Short · Exploration
First-person 3D modern-day exploration walking simulator, realistic 3D. Exploring a house, examining objects and uncovering a story.
Walking SimulatorShortIndieExplorationAtmosphericFirst-PersonStory RichNarrativeLGBTQ+Female Protagonist👍 13,631What Remains of Edith Finch
Apr 24, 2017 · Giant Sparrow
Both: Walking Simulator · First-Person · Exploration
First-person 3D modern-day walking simulator adventure, stylized and atmospheric. Exploring, searching for stories and experiencing family history.
Story RichAtmosphericWalking SimulatorFirst-PersonMysteryExplorationAdventureSingleplayerFemale ProtagonistIndie👍 47,113The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Sep 25, 2014 · The Astronauts
Both: Walking Simulator · Exploration · First-Person
First-person 3D story-driven mystery adventure, photorealistic environments. Exploration, discovery and communicating with the dead.
MysteryAtmosphericDetectiveWalking SimulatorExplorationFirst-PersonAdventureHorrorStory RichSingleplayer👍 6,863Home is Where One Starts...
May 12, 2015 · David Wehle
Both: Walking Simulator · First-Person · Short
First-person 3D modern-day walking simulator, atmospheric and detailed. Exploration and story discovery.
AdventureIndieWalking SimulatorFirst-PersonShortAtmosphericFemale ProtagonistExplorationCasualStory Rich👍 583Proteus
Jan 30, 2013 · Ed Key and David Kanaga
Both: Exploration · Walking Simulator · First-Person
First-person 3D fantasy walking simulator adventure, 2D-but-3D modernist painting. Exploration and observation.
ExplorationWalking SimulatorRelaxingIndieCasualProcedural GenerationExperimentalFirst-PersonBeautifulAdventure👍 1,422Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
Sep 10, 2013 · The Chinese Room
Both: Walking Simulator · First-Person · Exploration
First-person 3D historical psychological horror adventure, dark and atmospheric. Exploration and storytelling.
HorrorWalking SimulatorStory RichAtmosphericFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorExplorationMysteryInteractive FictionSingleplayer👍 7,252The Path
Mar 18, 2009 · Tale of Tales
Both: Walking Simulator · Exploration
Third-person 3D modern-day horror walking simulator, multi-layered stylized graphics. Exploration, discovery and introspection.
Walking SimulatorIndieHorrorFemale ProtagonistExplorationAdventureSurrealExperimentalAtmosphericGothic👍 882The Graveyard
Mar 9, 2009 · Tale of Tales
Both: Walking Simulator · Short
Third-person 3D walking simulator, psychological horror, black and white painting. Walking, sitting on a bench and listening to music.
Walking SimulatorIndieShortFemale ProtagonistAtmosphericSimulationMemesHorrorPsychological HorrorSingleplayer👍 369