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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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$19.99The Solus Project
Jun 7 · Hourences, Grip Games
Both: Exploration · Sci-fi · VR
The Solus Project is a single player exploration adventure with survival elements. The adventure is set on a mysterious planet and is the spiritual successor to The Ball - 2010 PC Gamer Action/Adventure Game Of The Year...
SurvivalAdventureExplorationSci-fiVRSurvival HorrorSingleplayerFirst-PersonAtmosphericSpace👍 2,471
FreeInMind VR
Jan 19 · Luden.io
Both: VR · Science · Sci-fi
Shrink down for a brief, free arcade journey inside the human brain. Follow a guided route through glowing neural landscapes, aim with your gaze, and clear targets to improve your score. Play in VR or on a regular screen.
VREducationScienceFree to PlaySci-fiFirst-PersonExplorationCasualPhysicsSingleplayer
$29.99Obduction
Aug 24 · Cyan, Inc.
Both: Exploration · First-Person · VR
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
$9.99OVERVIEW (A Walk Through The Universe)
Mar 1 · Orbital Views
Both: Exploration · Science · VR
Overview is a mind-changing experience about our position in the Universe. With a narrative and an interactive mode, it features realistic imagery and accurate data to leave you in awe and wonder at the vastness of the Cosmos.
EducationCasualExplorationMarsScienceSpacePhysicsNatureSpace SimVR👍 114
$3.99Solar System VR
Sep 5 · Split Light Studio
Both: VR · Exploration · First-Person
An educational virtual reality journey through space. Be the first space tourist in history and explore planets and moons in our Solar System like never before. You can experience a journey to the Earth's moon, explore Mars, and even see the surface of Enceladus, one of Saturn's moons.
AdventureSimulationVRSpaceEducation360 VideoExplorationSingleplayerFirst-PersonIndie👍 321
$6.99Fractal Block World
Oct 18 · Dan Hathaway
Both: Exploration · Psychedelic · First-Person
This is a surreal exploration game. Explore a massive fractal with great complexities. You can shrink infinitely to go deeper into the fractal. Or you can become larger by growing. Inner space awaits you in this infinite world.
ExplorationOpen WorldSurrealFPSVoxelIndiePsychedelicFirst-PersonAdventureNonlinear👍 1,490
-70%$7.49Moons of Madness
Oct 22 · Rock Pocket Games
Both: Sci-fi · First-Person · Exploration
Moons of Madness is a first-person, story-driven cosmic horror game where the scientific exploration of Mars meets the supernatural dread of Lovecraft.
AdventureHorrorLovecraftianSci-fiSpaceFirst-PersonExplorationMarsPsychological HorrorPuzzle👍 2,190
FreeIce Caves of Europa
Jul 9 · Io Normal
Both: Sci-fi · Science · Exploration
Ice Caves of Europa will challenge your reflexes and your mind, blending free-flowing precision flight with confronting science fiction ideas about the nature of humanity. An inquisitive flying robot exploring the hazardous caves beneath Europa stumbles upon a sinister interplanetary conspiracy.
ActionAdventureIndieSimulationSci-fiScienceExplorationTime AttackSpace SimPhysics
$16.99Space Accident VR
Jan 21 · VR-WRG
Both: Exploration · VR
Step into the future with our groundbreaking VR game set in the year 2119, where humanity embarks on a historic journey into space. Join the "CCM-1" (Callisto Colonization Mission) expedition, aimed at the enigmatic moon of Jupiter - Callisto.
AdventureActionPuzzleAction-AdventureExplorationPrecision PlatformerHidden ObjectCreature CollectorVRStylized👍 231
$29.99Prey
May 4 · Arkane Studios
Both: Sci-fi · First-Person · Exploration
In Prey, you awaken aboard Talos I, a space station orbiting the moon in the year 2032. You are the key subject of an experiment meant to alter humanity forever – but things have gone terribly wrong. The space station has been overrun by hostile aliens and you are now being hunted.
Sci-fiImmersive SimSpaceSingleplayerHorrorAtmosphericFPSFirst-PersonStory RichExploration👍 37,766
$4.990°N 0°W
Mar 1 · Colorfiction
Both: Exploration · Psychedelic · 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
$34.99Myst
Aug 26 · Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Both: Exploration · First-Person · VR
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
$49.99Kerbal Space Program 2
Feb 24 · Intercept Games
Both: Exploration · Science
Kerbal Space Program 2 is the sequel to the acclaimed space-flight simulation game Kerbal Space Program. Enter the next generation of space adventure with exciting new parts, stunning visuals, fully revamped UI and Map View, and rich new environments to explore.
SpaceSandboxExplorationBuildingPhysicsScienceDifficultSimulationOpen WorldFunny👍 27,940
$19.99Robinson: The Journey
Feb 9 · Crytek
Both: VR · Sci-fi · Exploration
When the Esmeralda crashes on Tyson III, Robin is left stranded. He must rely on his wits – and HIGS, an AI unit from the ship – to survive. As he searches for the lost crew and comes face-to-face with dinosaurs, Robin discovers that Tyson III is not the paradise once promised.
VRDinosaursSci-fiAdventurePuzzleExplorationStory RichSingleplayerFirst-PersonWalking Simulator👍 523
$19.99Rocket Science
Feb 20 · unbeGames
Both: Exploration · Science
Take part in a space program. Design spacecrafts and send them off to explore the vast expanses of space. Experience the real scale of the Solar system and the size of its celestial bodies.
SpaceExplorationSandboxBuildingPhysicsScienceSimulationSpace SimFlightRealistic👍 165
$29.99The Talos Principle
Dec 11 · Croteam
Both: First-Person · Sci-fi · 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
$14.99Spaceflight Simulator
Feb 17 · Team Curiosity ✦
Both: Exploration · Science
In Spaceflight Simulator, you will get to build your rockets, plan launches and flights, attempt landings, deploy payloads and explore new worlds.
SandboxSpace SimSpaceSimulation2DExplorationSingleplayerScienceCraftingSpaceships👍 9,440
$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.
Interactive FictionStory RichExplorationSingleplayerSci-fiMultiple EndingsPuzzleArtificial IntelligenceFirst-PersonWalking Simulator👍 1,450
$19.99Paper Beast
Jul 24 · Pixel Reef
Both: Exploration · VR
An exploration and adventure game about wildlife sprung from the depths of the internet. An unknown power seems to upset its balance. Join forces with exotic creatures to unravel the mysteries of this universe.
AdventureExplorationVRNaturePhysicsPuzzleSandboxSurrealAtmosphericColorful👍 529
$9.99ΔV: Rings of Saturn
Jul 21 · Kodera Software
Both: Sci-fi · Exploration
A physics-based mining sim, set in the thickest debris field in Sol. Every action has a reaction, lasers are invisible without a medium, and your thrust is a potent weapon. Find trade, adapt your equipment to your playstyle, hire a crew to help. Unravel the mysteries of the rings, or just get rich.
SpaceSci-fiPhysicsSingleplayerExplorationTop-DownSpace SimImmersive SimVehicular CombatOpen World👍 2,883
$29.99The Talos Principle 2
Nov 2 · Croteam
Both: First-Person · Sci-fi · Exploration
The Talos Principle 2 is a thought-provoking first-person puzzle experience that greatly expands on the first game's philosophical themes and stunning environments with increasingly mind-bending challenges.
PuzzleStory RichPhilosophicalFirst-PersonSci-fiPuzzle PlatformerExplorationWalking Simulator3D PlatformerLore-Rich👍 12,481
$9.69Apollo 11 VR
Apr 1 · Immersive VR Education Ltd.
Both: VR
Apollo 11 VR is the story of the greatest journey ever taken by humankind. This VR experience is a recreation of the events which took place between July 16th and July 24th 1969. Now for the first time ever you get to experience this historic event through the eyes of those who lived through it.
SimulationAdventureVRSpace👍 564
$39.99Prey: Typhon Hunter
Dec 11 · Arkane Studios
Both: VR · Sci-fi · First-Person
Fight overwhelming odds to escape a secret TranStar moon base where the enemies you encounter, the hazards you face, the goals you complete, and the loot you collect are different each time you play. With changing environments as dangerous as they are dynamic, the Mooncrash campaign for Prey will offer a fun, infinitely replayable...
ActionVRMultiplayerFPSSci-fiShooterFirst-PersonSingleplayer👍 699
$14.99DOOM VFR
Nov 30 · id Software
Both: VR · Sci-fi · First-Person
DOOM® VFR brings the fast-paced, brutal gameplay fans of the series love to virtual reality. Play as a cybernetic survivor who is activated by the UAC to fight the demon invasion, maintain order, and prevent catastrophic failure at the Mars facility.
VRActionGoreFPSViolentShooterSingleplayerHorrorSci-fiFirst-Person👍 2,353
$9.99Waking Mars
Dec 13 · Tiger Style
Both: Sci-fi · Exploration
In 2097, life is discovered on Mars. When your mission of first contact becomes trapped by a cave-in, you must master the alien ecosystem to survive. Soon you stumble upon more than anyone expected, and with time running out, you will make a decision that determines the fate of a lost planet.
Sci-fiAdventureIndieExplorationPlatformerPuzzleSingleplayerActionAtmosphericMetroidvania👍 651
-80%$3.99ADR1FT
Mar 28 · THREE ONE ZERO
Both: VR · First-Person
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
$9.99Take On Mars
Feb 9 · Bohemia Interactive
Both: Exploration · Science
Take On Mars places you right in the middle of mankind’s most exciting undertaking. Start out in the seat of a rover operator, finish as the first human to have ever set foot on the Red Planet.
SimulationSpaceMarsExplorationSurvivalScienceBuildingMultiplayerSpace SimSandbox👍 1,750
$14.99Epitasis
May 1 · Epitasis Games
Both: Exploration · Psychedelic · 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
$1.99Satellite Odyssey: Prologue
Aug 30 · Antifreeze Games
Both: Sci-fi · First-Person
Satellite Odyssey: Prologue is a short first-person story-driven adventure with horror elements. Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of classic science fiction and retro-futurism inspired by Soviet sci-fi films. Your partner is Zarya, the artificial intelligence.
SpaceWalking SimulatorAdventureSci-fiAtmospheric1980sFirst-PersonStory RichRetroRealistic👍 988
$9.99ALONE IN SPACE
Feb 22 · Butterflyware
Both: Exploration · First-Person · Sci-fi
Experience an immersive sci-fi adventure. Walk in the footsteps of the ill-fated crew members of the Miranda station. Explore a world cloaked in mystery and danger, solve clever puzzles to help discover the questions that...
AdventureSpaceExplorationFirst-PersonSci-fiPuzzleSurvivalAtmosphericHorrorIndie👍 126
-85%$2.99Tacoma
Aug 1 · Fullbright
Both: Sci-fi · Exploration · First-Person
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.
Walking SimulatorStory RichAdventureSci-fiIndieSpaceFemale ProtagonistExplorationFirst-PersonAtmospheric👍 3,101
FreeInCell VR
Sep 3 · Luden.io
Both: VR · Science · Sci-fi
Race inside a human cell in this free arcade adventure. Dodge obstacles, collect proteins and speed boosts, and choose your route between organelles to reach the nucleus before a virus does. Steer with your head in VR, or play on a regular screen.
VRRacingScienceEducationArcadeFree to PlayActionSci-fiFirst-PersonFast-Paced
$19.99Moon Mystery
Oct 28 · Cosmoscouts
Both: Sci-fi
The Moon's haunted - and when an astronaut loses contact with Earth, the adventure begins in full. Fill up your oxygen, load up the guns, and set out on an interstellar FPS adventure across the stars, filled with puzzles, fights, exploration, and strange secrets of the universe.
AdventureSingleplayerSci-fiFPSSpaceMysteryPuzzleRobotsActionAction RPG👍 551
$19.99Mars Horizon
Nov 17 · Auroch Digital
Both: Science
Lead a major space agency as you guide humanity to Mars in this strategy simulation game. Construct a base, design and build rockets, conduct missions throughout the Solar System, and write your own history of Space exploration. Created with support from the European Space Agency.
ManagementSpaceStrategyEducationMarsSpace SimScienceHistoricalChoices MatterBuilding👍 2,757
$6.99TEMPUS
Mar 2 · k148 Game Studio
Both: Exploration · First-Person · VR
TEMPUS is a puzzle adventure game with time travel. Each time you advance, you will see the island where you live change over thousands of years. You can only travel forward so it is a one way trip, how far will you go?
ExplorationHidden ObjectPoint & ClickFirst-PersonVRPost-apocalypticCyberpunkDetectiveStory RichController
-60%$7.99Terraformers
Mar 9 · Asteroid Lab
Both: Sci-fi · Science
Terraform Mars in this turn-based colony builder and resource management game with roguelike elements. Explore the planet, develop spectacular cities, spread life and turn the Red Planet into a green one!
SimulationProcedural GenerationSurvivalAtmosphericRoguelikeSci-fiSingleplayerSpaceChoices MatterScience👍 3,031
-50%$7.49Gone Home
Aug 15 · Fullbright
Both: 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.
Walking SimulatorShortIndieExplorationAtmosphericFirst-PersonStory RichNarrativeLGBTQ+Female Protagonist👍 13,621
$9.99HOST
Jul 1 · Garrett Fuselier
Both: Exploration · First-Person · VR
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
$4.99Planetary Settlers
May 30 · Leveler Games
Both: Exploration · Science · Sci-fi
Planetary Settlers is a family friendly game with real benefits! Learn about the solar system as you play. Experience realistic gravity as you control Blue 42 on each planet, completing mini games, uncovering secrets, solving puzzles, and completing quizzes to enhance your abilities!
SpaceEducationExplorationScienceAdventureEarly AccessIndieMarsRobotsSci-fi
$4.99Spirits of Xanadu
Mar 26 · Good Morning, Commander, allen trivette, Lee Williams
Both: Sci-fi · Exploration
At the farthest edge of the explored universe, the research ship Xanadu slumbers in orbit around a mysterious planet. Her systems remain active but there has been no message from her crew for months. Now a lone operative has been sent to wake the Xanadu and bring her home to Earth.
AtmosphericSci-fiAdventureSpaceImmersive SimFPSExplorationIndieSingleplayerAction👍 356
-30%$10.49Europa
Oct 11 · Helder Pinto, Chozabu (Alex PB), Novadust Entertainment
Both: Exploration
On the moon Europa, a lush terraformed paradise in Jupiter’s shadow, an android named Zee sets out in search of answers. Run, glide and fly across the landscape, solve mysteries in the ruins of a fallen utopia, and discover the story of the last human alive.
AdventureExplorationAction3D Platformer3DAtmosphericPlatformerCreature CollectorRobotsPuzzle👍 778
$5.99The Old City: Leviathan
Dec 3 · PostMod Softworks
Both: 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
$9.99Synthesis Universe -Episode 00-
Nov 12 · OlivierJT
Both: VR · Psychedelic · Sci-fi
Welcome to Synthesis Universe, the host of a musical civilization, their technology is music. -Story- mixes harmonics and aesthetics Every notes, every beat is alive and surrounds you.
VRMusicAtmosphericCinematicPsychedelicRhythmExperimentalAdventureRobotsSci-fi
$14.99Signal Simulator
Apr 29 · Blagovest Penev
Both: Science · First-Person
Game inspired by SETI. Take the role of a scientist to find an extraterrestrial signal .Control massive Radio Antennas by using interactive control in your Observatory. Detect , download and decode unknown or story telling signals. Manage and Maintain an electrical system to improve your systems and make it more efficient.
SimulationIndiePsychological HorrorSpaceAliensHorrorScienceSandboxAtmosphericFirst-Person👍 967
-50%$6.49Lifeless Moon
Aug 10 · Serenity Forge
Both: Exploration · Sci-fi
During an expedition to the Moon, two astronauts find themselves in a familiar town back on Earth. They soon discover the town is the beginning of a strange and mysterious journey...
CinematicExplorationStory RichSci-fiSpaceAtmospheric3D PlatformerActionAdventureWalking Simulator👍 256
-50%$7.49The Gallery - Episode 1: Call of the Starseed
Apr 5 · Cloudhead Games Ltd.
Both: VR · First-Person
Embark on the sci-fi epic that started it all at the dawn of modern VR, setting standards for roomscale movement and interaction for years to come. Winner of over 30 awards including "VR Game of the Year", The Gallery is VR's premier adventure series.
AdventureIndieVRCasualFirst-PersonGreat Soundtrack1980sEpisodicStory RichAtmospheric👍 1,020
FreeToran
Apr 18 · Really Interactive
Both: VR · Sci-fi
In this sci-fi puzzle adventure "short game" you are a scientist, stranded on a distant moon during an expedition to investigate alien remains. After finding a strange platform, what seemed to be a one way trip might turn into an intergalactic odyssey.
IndieAdventureFree to PlayVRShortSingleplayerSci-fiAtmosphericFuturisticPuzzle
$6.99Vangers
Apr 24 · K-D Lab
Both: Psychedelic
Mind-altering sandbox game that can be described as a racing role-playing adventure game with a complicated storyline. You’ll find a unique atmosphere, complete freedom and lots of gameplay hours to figure out what’s the game is all about.
RacingAdventurePsychedelicActionAtmosphericClassicIndieVoxelSurrealStory Rich👍 1,168
$11.99Machinika: Atlas
Sep 17 · Littlefield Studio
Both: Sci-fi · First-Person
Machinika: Atlas is an indie puzzle game and is the direct sequel to Machinika: Museum, you play as a museum researcher who just land on Atlas. Will you unravel the mysteries of the alien vessel? Solve cryptic puzzles to find out what happened!
CasualPuzzleAdventurePoint & ClickHidden ObjectSci-fiFirst-PersonMysterySpace3D👍 575
$11.99Cosmic Awakening VR
Aug 25 · 3D Generation
Both: Exploration · VR · Sci-fi
Cosmic Awakening VR is a first person VR survival exploration horror game. A game about immersion, exploration, and terror. It is a collection of horror scenarios set on a sci-fi stage. Explore the mysteries in a short linear experience, or try to survive as long as you can against unknown horrors.
HorrorExplorationVRSci-fiPsychological HorrorAtmosphericAliensDarkSpaceDemons
$14.99A-Tech Cybernetic VR
Mar 27 · XREAL Games
Both: VR · Sci-fi
Built exclusively for VR, A-Tech Cybernetic's Story Mode will offer hours of explosive fun, while Swarm Mode will test your grit in a sci-fi nightmare scenario. Stop the mutant invasion at a futuristic megacorp, controlling an arsenal of weapons with real life movements!
VRSci-fiActionIndieGoreViolentShooterFPSHorrorAtmospheric👍 552


