Games like The Talos Principle
by Croteam
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).
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$29.99INFRA
Jan 15 · Loiste Interactive
Both: Exploration · Puzzle · First-Person
INFRA puts you into the boots of a structural analyst on a routine mission. Quickly though, your task turns into a fight for survival, all caused by deep-rooted schemes of the past. Your tools are simple: your camera and the wits to navigate a labyrinth of debris.
ExplorationPuzzleAtmosphericFirst-PersonWalking SimulatorAdventureMysteryStory RichIndieSingleplayer👍 3,469
-70%$1.79Riven (1997)
Aug 4 · Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Both: Puzzle · Exploration · First-Person
Released in 1997 as the original sequel to Myst, one of the best-selling puzzle adventure games of all time. Prepare to enter a world "torn asunder" by timeless, unresolved conflicts -- a world of incomparable beauty, intrigue, and betrayal.
AdventurePuzzlePoint & ClickExplorationClassicStory RichDifficultFirst-PersonCasualAtmospheric👍 1,317
$7.99Machinika: Museum
Mar 23 · Littlefield Studio
Both: Puzzle · Sci-fi · First-Person
Welcome to the Museum! Machinika Museum is a mystery game where you discover beautiful and mysterious machines of extra-terrestrial origins in an atmospheric galaxy-spanning 3D puzzle game. Will you be able to understand their stories and discover what happened to their previous owner?
PuzzleMysteryPoint & ClickSci-fiAtmosphericIndieHidden ObjectFirst-PersonAdventureInvestigation👍 1,183
$4.99Dream Stone
Mar 8 · QuickSave
Both: Puzzle · Exploration · First-Person
You wake up and find yourself trapped in a dream. Only thing in your mind is to wake up. The key to wake up lies within 3 Dream Stones which are awaiting at the end of puzzles you encounter through the game in different dream chapters.
AdventureIndiePuzzleWalking SimulatorExplorationFirst-PersonSimulationPhilosophicalGreat SoundtrackMystery
$9.99The Uncertain: Last Quiet Day
Sep 22 · ComonGames
Both: Robots · Sci-fi · Puzzle
The Uncertain is an story-driven adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Experience the mysterious vibe of each of carefully explored locations, solve diverse puzzles, make fateful decisions and discuss intriguing matters to find out the whole truth being kept from you.
AdventureIndieRobotsAtmosphericSci-fiPuzzlePoint & ClickStory RichSingleplayerCyberpunk👍 1,680
$19.99Denbora
Apr 11 · Bionic Ape
Both: Puzzle · First-Person · Sci-fi
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
-40%$5.99OneShot
Dec 8 · Future Cat LLC
Both: Puzzle
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
Story RichPixel GraphicsIndieGreat SoundtrackCuteAtmosphericPuzzleSingleplayerChoices MatterAdventure👍 59,257
$4.99The Station: Escape Room
Apr 26 · Exscape
Both: Sci-fi · Puzzle · First-Person
Escape the confinement of the space station and restart the systems to gain freedom. Cooperative Escape Room style game to challenge yourself and your friends. Seven rooms to solve the amazing and challenging mysteries before the timer runs out!
Sci-fiMysteryPuzzleAtmosphericSpaceFirst-PersonOnline Co-OpAdventureFuturisticTime Management
$14.99Epitasis
May 1 · Epitasis Games
Both: Puzzle · Exploration · Sci-fi
After discovering an ancient portal, you suddenly find yourself among the remnants of an ancient alien civilization. Technological relics, sprawling ruins, and cryptic puzzles are all that remain. If you are to learn their secrets, you must unearth the fate of the race that called this world home.
IndieNaturePuzzleOpen WorldExplorationSpaceAtmosphericSurrealPsychedelicSci-fi👍 130
$4.99Room of Pandora
Apr 24 · SHEN JIAWEI, ZHANG FAN
Both: Puzzle · Philosophical
The Room of Pandora is a third-person interactive puzzle game. The little man is trapped in a strange room, you need to escape the room. Discover multiple endings, secret rooms, and Easter eggs. There are seven endings, corresponding to seven achievements. Some puzzles may totally blow your mind.
PuzzleInvestigationPoint & ClickHidden ObjectMinimalistPhilosophicalMultiple EndingsPhysicsAdventureCasual
$19.99The House of Da Vinci 2
May 28 · Blue Brain Games
Both: Puzzle · Exploration
Become an apprentice of the famous Leonardo da Vinci. Solve handcrafted mechanical 3D puzzles and discover hidden secrets. Navigate through mesmerizing environments of the Italian Renaissance. Travel through time to influence your surroundings.
Hidden ObjectMysteryPuzzleExplorationStory RichHistoricalImmersiveEscape RoomIndieMedieval👍 2,054
$6.99CAVE VR
Jun 3 · XJennyo, Tooth Lee, Yue, Nari
Both: Puzzle · Exploration · First-Person
CAVE is the original VR puzzle game, looking for a journey of exploration in the ancient mysterious cave ruins, the ruins of the ancient inhabitants are from the exit ruins in layers, and the horse-hunting treasure hunt on the road seems to imply on.
CasualAdventurePuzzle3D PlatformerPuzzle PlatformerExploration3DRealisticFirst-PersonVR
$14.99Still There
Nov 20 · GhostShark
Both: Sci-fi · Puzzle
Every day is the same on the faraway Bento space-lighthouse - until a mysterious radio message breaks through. Evade the past, welcome oblivion, make the perfect Italian coffee. Still There is a psychological adventure game about grief, technical puzzles, wacky AIs and dark humour. How far is far enough?
Point & ClickAdventureEmotionalStory RichSpacePsychologicalSci-fiAtmosphericPuzzleSingleplayer👍 771
-50%$4.49Q REMASTERED
May 1 · liica, Inc.
Both: Puzzle
Over 13M downloads! The pinnacle of physics puzzles. A challenge to humanity: Can you get the ball out of the cup? What to do is simple: Just draw on screen. Yet, it is surprisingly hard. Infinite solutions—even devs can't solve every Q. Sound confusing? Try it out! How will you solve it?
PuzzleDifficultPhysicsCasualHand-drawnSingleplayerIndie2DAbstractEducation👍 423
$7.99SolarGun
Jul 28 · Mechanical Boss
Both: Sci-fi · First-Person · Puzzle
Discover SolarGun, a first-person puzzle game set in a aseptic factory. Use energy orbs, dodge lasers, and activate mechanisms to escape. With over 20 puzzles, hidden minigames, and a speedrun mode, every decision counts on your path to freedom.
IndieCasualPuzzle PlatformerSci-fiShortFirst-PersonPuzzle
-60%$3.99DEUS EX MACHINA: Episode 1
Nov 24 · Looksten Inc.
Both: Puzzle · First-Person
Deus ex Machina is a VR room escape game where you solve puzzles in the lab of a crazy scientist. Become a member of DEM ( Deus Ex Machina ) and save the world in danger.
PuzzleAction-Adventure3DFirst-PersonCyberpunkDetectiveNoirVRActionRealistic
$9.99HOST
Jul 1 · Garrett Fuselier
Both: Exploration · Puzzle · First-Person
When your spacecraft crashes on an unknown planet, you navigate your way through its dark and puzzling corridors. Using only your hands and your wits, will you discover your parasitic power before it's too late?
Early AccessExplorationPuzzleWalking Simulator3DFirst-PersonVRSurrealUndergroundLinear
