Games like Tacoma
by Fullbright
Tacoma is a sci-fi narrative adventure from the creators of Gone Home. Set aboard a high-tech space station in the year 2088, explore every detail of how the station’s crew lived and worked, finding the clues that add up to a gripping story of trust, fear, and resolve in the face of disaster.
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-50%$7.49Gone Home
Aug 15 · Fullbright
Both: Walking Simulator · Exploration · First-Person
June 7th, 1995. 1:15 AM. You arrive home after a year abroad. You expect your family to greet you, but the house is empty. Something's not right. Where is everyone? And what's happened here? Unravel the mystery for yourself in Gone Home, a story exploration game from The Fullbright Company.
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$14.99The Station
Feb 19 · The Station Game ltd
Both: Sci-fi · Walking Simulator · Space
The Station is a first-person sci-fi mystery set on a space station sent to study a sentient alien civilization. Assuming the role of a recon specialist, players must unravel a mystery which will decide the fate of two civilizations.
IndieAdventureStory RichSci-fiAtmosphericWalking SimulatorSpaceFirst-PersonShortPuzzle👍 986
$1.99The Moon Sliver
Oct 28 · David Szymanski
Both: Walking Simulator · First-Person · Exploration
You are on a bleak, cold, windy island. And you seem to be alone... but fires and candles still burn. As you explore, a story of guilt, loneliness, and faith begins to take shape. And it becomes obvious that something is hunting you...
Walking SimulatorPsychological HorrorAdventureFirst-PersonExplorationIndieStory RichHorrorShortAtmospheric👍 995
FreeVerde Station
Dec 18 · Duelboot
Both: Walking Simulator · Sci-fi · Space
What do you trust most — what you see, what you're told, or your instincts? On a year long solo mission aboard Verde Station, you will test your wits and question everything, but you may not find answers. Welcome to solitude.
AdventureIndieCasualWalking SimulatorSci-fiSpacePsychological HorrorFirst-Person👍 208
$29.99The Invincible
Nov 6 · Starward Industries
Both: Walking Simulator · Sci-fi · Female Protagonist
Rethink human’s dominion in The Invincible: a story-driven adventure set in a hard sci-fi world by Stanisław Lem. Discover planet Regis III as scientist Yasna, use atompunk tools looking for a missing crew and face unforeseen threats. Make choices in a philosophical story that’s driven by science.
Dialogue HeavyAdventureRobotsWalking SimulatorFuturisticSci-fiChoices MatterFemale ProtagonistSpaceMultiple Endings👍 10,083
FreeThe Fall of Lazarus
Oct 4 · No Wand Studios
Both: Sci-fi · Space · Exploration
The Fall of Lazarus is first person exploration and puzzle game. A deeply narrative scifi mystery game based on the exploration of an abandoned cargo spaceship about redemption and second chances.
AdventureSci-fiIndieSpaceExplorationMysteryFemale ProtagonistStory RichFirst-PersonSingleplayer
$7.99Near Death
Aug 2 · Orthogonal Games
Both: First-Person · Exploration · Female Protagonist
Stranded at an abandoned Antarctic research base with no hope of rescue, you must battle a deadly blizzard in a desperate fight to find your way home.
First-PersonAtmosphericSurvivalExplorationFemale ProtagonistWalking SimulatorSnowIndieSoundtrackAction-Adventure👍 1,010
$19.99Event[0]
Sep 14 · Ocelot Society
Both: Exploration · Sci-fi · First-Person
Event[0] is a sci-fi narrative exploration game where you build a relationship with a lonely spaceship computer to get home to Earth.
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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.
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$29.99Prey
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Both: Sci-fi · Space · First-Person
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$24.99The Expanse: A Telltale Series
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Both: Exploration · Sci-fi · Space
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$19.99J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars
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Both: Sci-fi · Female Protagonist · Space
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$19.99The Solus Project
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Both: Exploration · Sci-fi · First-Person
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Both: Exploration · Walking Simulator · First-Person
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$12.99Cradle
Jul 24 · Flying Cafe for Semianimals
Both: Sci-fi · First-Person · Exploration
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Both: Sci-fi · Female Protagonist · Exploration
A neon-noir story in a rain-drenched cyberpunk metropolis. It’s your first night on the job working for the Cloudpunk delivery service. Two rules: Don’t miss a delivery and don’t ask what’s in the package.
CyberpunkOpen WorldAtmosphericSci-fiFuturisticStory RichDrivingFemale ProtagonistExplorationSingleplayer👍 13,794
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Both: First-Person · Space · Exploration
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$24.99OPUS: Echo of Starsong - Full Bloom Edition
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Both: Female Protagonist · Space
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Visual NovelEmotionalStory RichFemale ProtagonistAnimeInteractive FictionIndie2DSpaceSingleplayer👍 8,723
$24.99ECHO
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Both: Sci-fi · Female Protagonist
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Both: Sci-fi · Space · Exploration
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Both: Exploration · Walking Simulator · First-Person
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ColorfulSurrealExplorationPsychedelicOpen WorldPlatformerWalking SimulatorFirst-Person3DRelaxing👍 363
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Both: Space · Female Protagonist · Sci-fi
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ActionAdventureIndieSpaceFemale ProtagonistSpaceshipsShooterSci-fiSingleplayerFlight👍 3,879
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Both: Space · Sci-fi · Female Protagonist
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AdventureIndieSpaceSci-fiFemale ProtagonistStory RichPixel Graphics2DSingleplayerCasual👍 355
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Both: Sci-fi · Female Protagonist · Space
Deliver Us Mars is an atmospheric sci-fi adventure taking you on a suspense-fuelled, high-stakes mission to recover the ARK colony ships stolen by the mysterious Outward.
Story RichSci-fiMarsSingleplayerFemale ProtagonistSpacePuzzle PlatformerCinematicRealisticAction-Adventure👍 2,271
Mýrdalssandur, Iceland
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Both: Walking Simulator · Exploration
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Both: Exploration · Female Protagonist
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Both: Space · Sci-fi
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Both: Exploration · First-Person
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$14.99In Other Waters
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Both: Exploration · Female Protagonist
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$8.99REPUNK
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Both: Walking Simulator · Exploration
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$9.99P·O·L·L·E·N
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Both: Sci-fi · Exploration · First-Person
P·O·L·L·E·N is an atmospheric, suspenseful and highly interactive first person sci-fi exploration game set on Saturn’s moon Titan. Delve into the richly detailed Station M, and try everything you can get your hands on to uncover the mysteries that lie beneath the moon’s crust.
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