Games like Dear Diary
by NightinGames
Dear Diary is a first-person 3D modern-day atmospheric walking simulator: exploration, puzzles and finding hidden objects. Gone Home and What Remains of Edith Finch play most like Dear Diary. Of the 12 closest games below, most share its walking simulator, exploration and first-person.
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Closest matches
Gone Home
Aug 15, 2013 · Fullbright
Both: Walking Simulator · Exploration · First-Person
First-person 3D modern-day exploration walking simulator, realistic 3D. Exploring a house, examining objects and uncovering a story.
Walking SimulatorShortIndieExplorationAtmosphericFirst-PersonStory RichNarrativeLGBTQ+Female Protagonist👍 13,631What Remains of Edith Finch
Apr 24, 2017 · Giant Sparrow
Both: Walking Simulator · First-Person · Exploration
First-person 3D modern-day walking simulator adventure, stylized and atmospheric. Exploring, searching for stories and experiencing family history.
Story RichAtmosphericWalking SimulatorFirst-PersonMysteryExplorationAdventureSingleplayerFemale ProtagonistIndie👍 47,113Home is Where One Starts...
May 12, 2015 · David Wehle
Both: Walking Simulator · First-Person · Exploration
First-person 3D modern-day walking simulator, atmospheric and detailed. Exploration and story discovery.
AdventureIndieWalking SimulatorFirst-PersonShortAtmosphericFemale ProtagonistExplorationCasualStory Rich👍 583As Long As You're Here
Oct 28, 2025 · Autoscopia
Both: Emotional · First-Person · Walking Simulator
First-person 3D modern-day walking simulator adventure, stylized cartoony. Exploring, reading mementos and interacting with dialogue.
AdventureEmotionalStory RichFirst-PersonLinearFemale ProtagonistWalking SimulatorMysteryExplorationCartoony👍 503Summerland
Dec 1, 2020 · FYRE Games, Conner Rush
Both: Walking Simulator · First-Person · Exploration
3D first-person narrative adventure, cinematic 3D. Reliving memories, answering questions and exploration.
AdventureStory RichWalking SimulatorAtmosphericFirst-PersonPoint & ClickExplorationInteractive FictionPhilosophicalCinematicDear Esther: Landmark Edition
Feb 14, 2017 · The Chinese Room, Robert Briscoe
Both: Walking Simulator · Exploration · Puzzle
First-person 3D modern-day walking simulator, stunningly realised. Exploration and listening to story.
Walking SimulatorExplorationInteractive FictionPuzzleFirst-PersonRelaxingPsychological HorrorHorrorLinearAtmospheric👍 2,463Forgotten Hope
May 12, 2021 · Black Hammer Studios
Both: Exploration · First-Person · Walking Simulator
First-person 3D modern-day narrative walking simulator, low poly minimalist. Exploration and recovering memories.
Story RichExplorationAtmosphericFirst-Person3DCasualFemale ProtagonistLinearWalking SimulatorAdventureThe Suicide of Rachel Foster
Feb 19, 2020 · ONE-O-ONE GAMES
Both: Walking Simulator · Exploration · Dark
First-person 3D modern-day mystery thriller adventure, atmospheric and dark. Exploration, investigating mystery and unravelling secrets.
Walking SimulatorMysteryAtmosphericAdventureThrillerExplorationStory RichDarkFemale ProtagonistSingleplayer👍 5,326The Guest
Mar 10, 2016 · Team Gotham
Both: Puzzle · First-Person · Walking Simulator
First-person 3D historical adventure horror mystery, gloomy and atmospheric. Exploration, solving puzzles and uncovering secrets.
PuzzleIndieAdventureHorrorMysteryAtmosphericFirst-PersonWalking SimulatorPsychological HorrorShort👍 854Summer of '58
Jul 21, 2021 · EMIKA_GAMES
Both: Walking Simulator · First-Person · Cinematic
First-person 3D historical psychological thriller walking simulator, realistic and dark. Walking, exploring and finding hidden objects.
HorrorThrillerAtmosphericPsychological HorrorWalking SimulatorFirst-PersonCinematicPsychologicalRealisticDark👍 4,543Never Again
May 9, 2019 · Primary Games
Both: Puzzle · Exploration · Walking Simulator
First-person 3D modern-day survival horror, dark and moody. Research locations, solve puzzles and experience story.
HorrorSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorPuzzleFemale ProtagonistAdventureSingleplayerExplorationWalking SimulatorFirst-Person👍 888The Moon Sliver
Oct 28, 2014 · David Szymanski
Both: Walking Simulator · First-Person · Exploration
First-person 3D narrative exploration horror, atmospheric and poetic. Exploration, piecing together story fragments and surviving.
Walking SimulatorPsychological HorrorAdventureFirst-PersonExplorationIndieStory RichHorrorShortAtmospheric👍 995