Games like Ether One
by White Paper Games
Ether One is a first person adventure that deals with the fragility of the human mind. There are two paths in the world you can choose from. At its core is a story exploration path free from puzzles where you can unfold the story at your own pace.
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$14.99MIND: Path to Thalamus Enhanced Edition
Aug 5 · Pantumaca Barcelona, @CarlosGameDev, Dani Navarro, Luka Nieto
Both: Puzzle · Walking Simulator · First-Person
MIND: Path to Thalamus is a First Person Puzzler that throws you into a fantastic and surreal environment. You will bend the natural elements to your will in order to progress in this emotive, mindbending tale. Now also in Virtual Reality!
AdventurePuzzleWalking SimulatorIndieSurrealAtmosphericFirst-PersonStrategyExplorationVR👍 855
$9.99HOST
Jul 1 · Garrett Fuselier
Both: Exploration · Puzzle · Walking Simulator
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
$29.99Obduction
Aug 24 · Cyan, Inc.
Both: Puzzle · Exploration · First-Person
A new sci-fi adventure from Cyan, the creators of Myst. Abducted far across the universe, you find yourself on a broken alien landscape with odd pieces of Earth. Explore, uncover, solve, and find a way to make it home.
AdventurePuzzleExplorationIndieFirst-PersonMysterySurrealVRWalking SimulatorAtmospheric👍 3,032
$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
$34.99Riven
Jun 25 · Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Both: Puzzle · Exploration · First-Person
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
$6.99Left Alone
Apr 28 · SpeedTutor
Both: Exploration · Puzzle · Walking Simulator
Left Alone plunges you into a first-person psychological horror journey, where darkness and memories intertwine. As secrets emerge from shadows, use your wits to solve puzzles and explore haunting, forgotten locations. Every step echoes with the past; can you face the truths that await?
ExplorationPuzzleWalking SimulatorFirst-Person3DHorrorStory RichPsychological HorrorActionLogic👍 592
$9.99Dear Esther: Landmark Edition
Feb 14 · The Chinese Room, Robert Briscoe
Both: Walking Simulator · Exploration · Puzzle
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
$34.99Myst
Aug 26 · Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Both: Puzzle · Exploration · First-Person
Welcome to Myst: a starkly beautiful island, eerily tinged with mystery and shrouded in intrigue. Built from the ground up to play in 2D & VR, explore Myst in a whole new dimension! Journey to the Ages, unravel puzzles, and be a part of the surrealistic adventure that will become your own.
AdventurePuzzleExplorationFirst-PersonVRStory RichSingleplayerMultiple EndingsPoint & ClickIndie👍 2,003
$0.99One Wish
Jun 6 · GDNomaD
Both: Horror · Walking Simulator · Puzzle
Сlassic indie horror for one evening. The game has no tips, you need to solve all the puzzles yourself and avoid the monster that wants to devour your soul. Therefore, you need to be very careful and attentive to escape from the nightmare.
AdventureIndieHorrorPsychological HorrorWalking SimulatorPuzzleExplorationFirst-PersonMinimalistPsychological👍 162
$9.99Qbeh-1: The Atlas Cube
May 15 · Liquid Flower
Both: Puzzle · First-Person · Exploration
A serene first-person puzzle platformer set across strikingly beautiful worlds. Place and remove cubes to solve handcrafted puzzles, discover hidden secrets, and lose yourself in an atmosphere unlike anything else. Includes a full level editor and Steam Workshop support.
PuzzleFirst-PersonAtmosphericRelaxingPuzzle PlatformerPlatformerExplorationCozyWalking SimulatorLevel Editor👍 608
$5.99The Old City: Leviathan
Dec 3 · PostMod Softworks
Both: Walking Simulator · Exploration · First-Person
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
-50%$2.99Escape First 2
Jun 20 · OnSkull Games
Both: Puzzle · Horror · VR
"Escape First 2" is the second installment of a multiplayer escape room puzzle game for virtual reality or desktop PC! It includes 3 different escape rooms to choose from and can be played competitively, co-op or solo.
AdventurePuzzleCasualCo-opHorrorVRExplorationHidden ObjectFirst-Person3D👍 259
-80%$3.99ADR1FT
Mar 28 · THREE ONE ZERO
Both: VR · First-Person · Walking Simulator
ADR1FT is the story of an astronaut who wakes up floating silently in space amongst the debris of destroyed space station…the only survivor of a catastrophic event, left with no memory, a critically damaged EVA suit leaking oxygen and no way home.
SpaceAdventureVRIndieFirst-PersonWalking SimulatorSurvivalSingleplayerAtmosphericSimulation👍 1,139
$4.99Writer. Chapter 1
Jan 6 · Beshbarmak games
Both: Exploration · Puzzle · Walking Simulator
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
-75%$4.99XING: The Land Beyond
Sep 21 · White Lotus Interactive
Both: VR · Puzzle · First-Person
You died. Welcome to XING: The Land Beyond, an atmospheric first-person puzzle adventure for desktops and virtual reality. Enjoy your peaceful escape from the chaotic world of the living, and travel the lands of the dead.
AdventureIndieVRPuzzleRelaxingAtmosphericSingleplayerStory RichGreat SoundtrackFirst-Person👍 272
$29.99The Talos Principle
Dec 11 · Croteam
Both: Puzzle · First-Person · 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
$9.99Whispers in the Void
May 7 · Anri Khachaturov, Artur Manukyan, Arman Petrosyan
Both: Horror · Puzzle · Walking Simulator
The main hero John Eikts wakes up in a mysterious room for supernatural creatures. Anomalies escape, wreaking havoc. Eikts must navigate the chaos while uncovering his dark past. As he approaches freedom, a shocking twist reveals that he is not a victim, but one of them.
AdventureHorrorSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorPuzzleWalking SimulatorExplorationHidden ObjectFirst-PersonRealistic
$12.99Shape of the World
Jun 5 · Hollow Tree Games
Both: Walking Simulator · Exploration · First-Person
A serene first person exploration game in a surreal, organic world that reacts to your presence. Journey through a psychedelically colorful ecosystem of flourishing flora, rambling waterfalls, burgeoning mountains, glowing monoliths and graceful creatures. A 1-3 hour escape from work, anxiety and stress.
CasualNatureIndieAtmosphericSurrealWalking SimulatorExplorationFirst-PersonRelaxingAdventure👍 263