Games like Solbrand
by Dead People Dreaming
Outer Wilds and The Forgotten City play most like Solbrand. Of the 18 closest games below, most share its exploration, mystery and puzzle.
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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
Outer Wilds
Jun 18, 2020 · Mobius Digital
Both: Exploration · Mystery · Puzzle
First-person 3D sci-fi open world mystery adventure, stylized low poly. Exploration, solving mysteries and deciphering ancient writing.
ExplorationSpaceMysteryStory RichAdventureGreat SoundtrackAtmosphericPuzzleOpen WorldSingleplayer👍 89,833The Forgotten City
Jul 28, 2021 · Modern Storyteller
Both: Mystery · Exploration · Choices Matter
First-person 3D historical mystery adventure RPG. Investigating a mystery, exploring an ancient city and making moral choices.
AdventureTime TravelMysteryExplorationChoices MatterInvestigationStory RichIndieFirst-PersonRPG👍 11,176Hardland
Sep 17, 2019 · Mountain Sheep
Both: Choices Matter · Mystery · Dialogue Heavy
Third-person 3D surreal fantasy adventure, stylized 3D. Exploring, solving mysteries and interacting with NPCs.
SingleplayerFantasyAdventureStory RichChoices MatterAtmosphericMultiple EndingsMysteryDialogue HeavyExploration👍 522The Rise of the Golden Idol
Nov 12, 2024 · Color Gray Games
Both: Mystery · Investigation · Puzzle
2D detective mystery puzzle adventure, stylized 2D illustration. Investigating crime scenes, collecting clues and solving puzzles.
MysteryInvestigationDetectiveConspiracyPuzzleAdventure2DAtmosphericCrimeChoices Matter👍 3,797WILL: A Wonderful World / WILL:美好世界
Jun 6, 2017 · WMY Studio
Both: Puzzle · Exploration · Choices Matter
2D modern-day story-driven puzzle adventure, illustrated text-collage. Reading letters, rearranging text and rewriting fate.
RPGStory RichPuzzleAdventureExplorationChoices MatterIndieFemale ProtagonistEmotionalWord Game👍 4,591Inspector Schmidt - The Ebbing
Apr 7, 2025 · Active Fungus Studios
Both: Mystery · Exploration · Investigation
First-person 3D historical detective RPG, realistic 3D. Investigate clues, lead dialogues and solve puzzles.
3DDetectiveMysteryExplorationStory RichInvestigationChoices MatterHistoricalDarkDynamic NarrationCARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs
Oct 6, 2025 · Bastinus Rex
Both: Mystery · Exploration · Choices Matter
First-person 3D fantasy horror walking simulator, stylized, painterly, dark. Exploration, solving riddles and interacting with objects.
Story RichMysteryExplorationAdventureHorror3DAtmosphericIndieWalking SimulatorChoices Matter👍 2,864Subsurface Circular
Aug 17, 2017 · Bithell Games
Both: Investigation · Choices Matter · Dialogue Heavy
First-person 3D sci-fi detective adventure, stylized low-poly. Investigating disappearances, solving dialogue puzzles and collecting vocabulary.
Visual NovelInvestigationDetectiveChoices MatterText-BasedDialogue HeavyMysteryRobotsSci-fiStory Rich👍 1,495Strange Antiquities
Sep 17, 2025 · Bad Viking
Both: Mystery · Puzzle · Investigation
2D fantasy point & click adventure, hand-drawn illustration. Identify artefacts, help or hinder customers, explore and discover.
MysteryPuzzleCozyDarkDetectiveAtmosphericPoint & ClickAdventureSimulationInvestigation👍 3,372The Painscreek Killings
Sep 27, 2017 · EQ Studios
Both: Investigation · Mystery · Exploration
First-person 3D modern-day murder mystery investigation, realistic and atmospheric. Investigate, explore and solve puzzles.
InvestigationMysteryDetectiveExplorationPuzzleStory RichHorrorAtmosphericWalking SimulatorOpen World👍 5,824The Talos Principle
Dec 11, 2014 · Croteam
Both: Puzzle · Exploration
First-person 3D sci-fi philosophical puzzle adventure, realistic and atmospheric. Solving puzzles, exploring and uncovering clues.
PuzzlePhilosophicalFirst-PersonSci-fiStory RichAtmosphericSingleplayerGreat SoundtrackRobotsExploration👍 29,254Below, Rusted Gods
Jul 29 · FromSouthGames
Both: Puzzle · Exploration · Lore-Rich
First-person 3D sci-fi psychological horror puzzle, retro VHS aesthetic. Monitoring soldiers, collecting data and operating equipment.
Psychological HorrorHorrorPuzzleMultiple EndingsLovecraftianExplorationLore-RichFirst-PersonAlternate HistoryChoices Matter👍 376BURIED STARS
Nov 29, 2021 · LINE Games Corporation
Both: Mystery · Choices Matter · Dialogue Heavy
3D modern-day mystery adventure visual novel, 2D characters, 3D environments. Investigation, dialogue choices and social media tracking.
Visual NovelMysteryThrillerInteractive FictionEmotionalStory RichChoices MatterDialogue HeavyInvestigationPsychological👍 2,123Sub-Verge
May 1, 2025 · Interactive Tragedy, Limited
Both: Puzzle · Choices Matter
Conversation is a dangerous game. Manipulate a fractured band of renegade divers to reach the depths of this short narrative puzzle. Uncover alliances and expose betrayals — before something horrific from the dark abyss silences you all. Don’t let the conversation get too deep.
AtmosphericPuzzleNarrativeStory RichLovecraftianSci-fiRPGChoices MatterSurvivalInteractive Fiction