Games like Dear Esther
by The Chinese Room, Robert Briscoe
Begin a journey through one of the most original first-person games of recent years.
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Ranked by how similar the games actually are, not by sales. Released and Price are remembered for next time.
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$9.99Dear Esther: Landmark Edition
Feb 14 · The Chinese Room, Robert Briscoe
Both: Walking Simulator · Exploration · First-Person
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.
Walking SimulatorExplorationInteractive FictionPuzzleFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorRelaxingHorrorLinearAtmospheric👍 2,457
-80%$3.99Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
Sep 10 · The Chinese Room
Both: Walking Simulator · First-Person · Exploration
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Dear Esther comes a new first-person horrorgame that will drag you to the depths of greed, power and madness. It will bury its snout into your ribs and it will eat your heart.
HorrorWalking SimulatorStory RichAtmosphericFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorExplorationMysteryInteractive FictionSingleplayer👍 7,240
$2.99Home is Where One Starts...
May 12 · David Wehle
Both: Walking Simulator · First-Person · Short
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.
AdventureIndieWalking SimulatorFirst-PersonShortAtmosphericFemale ProtagonistExplorationStory RichCasual👍 583
$5.99TIMEframe
Jul 7 · Random Seed Games
Both: Walking Simulator · Exploration · First-Person
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
$0.99Wooden House
Sep 5 · GDNomaD
Both: Walking Simulator · Short · First-Person
What could be better than relaxing in nature? Taking a break from the hustle and bustle of the city in a small cottage. Spending time reading books by the fireplace. But one night, strange voices began to echo from deep within the basement.
Walking SimulatorShortIndieDarkSurvival HorrorAdventureFirst-PersonSingleplayerPvENature👍 158
$9.99Proteus
Jan 30 · Ed Key and David Kanaga
Both: Exploration · Walking Simulator · First-Person
Proteus is a game about exploration and immersion in a dream-like island world where the soundtrack to your play is created by your surroundings. Played in first-person, the primary means of interaction is simply your presence in the world and how you observe it.
ExplorationWalking SimulatorRelaxingIndieCasualProcedural GenerationExperimentalFirst-PersonBeautifulAdventure👍 1,420
$0.99The Lost Souls
Apr 11 · GDNomaD
Both: First-Person · Short · Walking Simulator
What does it feel like to find yourself in hell? You don't feel the wind, you don't see the sun. No more hearing child's laughter. No memory of those who once were your friends and family.
IndieHorrorFirst-PersonGothicStory RichPuzzleShortWalking SimulatorExploration3D👍 203
$19.99The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Sep 25 · The Astronauts
Both: Walking Simulator · Exploration · First-Person
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.
MysteryAtmosphericDetectiveWalking SimulatorExplorationFirst-PersonAdventureHorrorStory RichSingleplayer👍 6,860
$4.99The Light Remake
Jun 4 · Носков Сергей
Both: Walking Simulator · First-Person
There is only you, the abandoned remains of a former life and the flourishing nature that feels great in the absence of man. This world is both gloomy and empty, but so incredibly beautiful.
Walking SimulatorSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonPost-apocalypticScienceMystery DungeonWargameSurrealPsychological HorrorHorror👍 1,464
$9.99Escape From Lavender Island
Aug 31 · Jeremy Couillard, Chris Parrello
Both: Exploration · Walking Simulator · First-Person
Explore a dream that refuses to end. As Zede Aksis, wander a surreal city that feels both alive and liminal, filled with digital citizens and absurd infrastructure. Can you find an escape? A way out of a world that remembers you better than you remember it?
ExplorationHidden ObjectWalking SimulatorAction-Adventure3DFirst-PersonThird PersonAlternate HistoryDark ComedyFunny👍 197
$4.99Oracle
Feb 28 · Watercolor Games
Both: Walking Simulator · First-Person
ORACLE is a single player, open world experience with dozens of locations to explore, great soundtrack and an awesome story ready to be unraveled.
AdventureIndieWalking SimulatorCasualSimulationOpen WorldAtmosphericSingleplayerStory RichFirst-Person👍 236
$14.99Journey
Jun 11 · thatgamecompany
Both: Exploration · Walking Simulator
Explore the ancient, mysterious world of Journey as you soar above ruins and glide across sands to discover its secrets.
BeautifulAtmosphericAdventureIndieExplorationRelaxingGreat SoundtrackWalking SimulatorCo-opMultiplayer👍 34,817
FreeSummerland
Dec 1 · FYRE Games, Conner Rush
Both: Walking Simulator · First-Person · Exploration
Summerland is a first-person narrative game about morality and the afterlife. You take control of Matthew, a detective reliving the events of his past, being questioned on his morals along the way. In every door lies another memory, and every memory unlocks another door.
AdventureStory RichWalking SimulatorAtmosphericFirst-PersonPoint & ClickExplorationInteractive FictionPhilosophicalCinematic
$4.990°N 0°W
Mar 1 · Colorfiction
Both: Exploration · Walking Simulator · First-Person
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
$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
Explore Fushimi Inari
Oct 11 · Matt Newell
Both: Walking Simulator · Exploration
A short exploration/photography experience set in a realistically designed recreation of the renowned Japanese shrine, Fushimi Inari Taisha. *The game has been removed because it will be available as part of "Lushfoil Photography Sim", coming soon
Walking SimulatorFree to PlaySimulationExplorationAtmosphericCasualAdventureIndieVRRelaxing

