Games like What Remains of Edith Finch
by Giant Sparrow
What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.
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$14.99The Unfinished Swan
Sep 10 · Giant Sparrow
Both: Exploration · First-Person · Mystery
From the creators of What Remains of Edith Finch. Enter the surreal world of The Unfinished Swan and explore a mysterious, hidden kingdom by splatting paint to reveal the world around you.
AdventurePuzzleExplorationIndiePuzzle PlatformerSurrealMinimalistFirst-PersonCasualMystery👍 1,889
$2.99Home is Where One Starts...
May 12 · David Wehle
Both: Walking Simulator · First-Person · Female Protagonist
Home is Where One Starts... is a short, first-person exploration game in the same vein as Dear Esther or Gone Home. It’s a story about childhood, hope, and the miracle of memory. You play as a little girl from a broken home somewhere in the American South.
AdventureIndieWalking SimulatorFirst-PersonShortAtmosphericFemale ProtagonistExplorationStory RichCasual👍 583
$19.99Everybody's Gone to the Rapture
Apr 14 · The Chinese Room
Both: Walking Simulator · Exploration · First-Person
Featuring a beautiful, detailed open-world and a haunting soundtrack, Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture is non-linear storytelling at its best.
Walking SimulatorAtmosphericIndieGreat SoundtrackAdventureStory RichExplorationFirst-PersonCasualOpen World👍 1,852
$14.99Homesick
May 28 · Lucky Pause
Both: Exploration · First-Person · Walking Simulator
Explore an abandoned building, encountering puzzles and clues to discover what happened, as you try to escape in both your nightmares and the waking world. Be immersed in the hauntingly beautiful 3D atmosphere in this puzzle exploration mystery game.
AtmosphericPuzzleExplorationFirst-PersonIndieWalking SimulatorAdventureHorrorMysteryGreat Soundtrack👍 1,282
$9.99Dear Esther: Landmark Edition
Feb 14 · The Chinese Room, Robert Briscoe
Both: Walking Simulator · Exploration · First-Person
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
$14.99Paradise Lost
Mar 24 · PolyAmorous
Both: Walking Simulator · Exploration · First-Person
It's winter, 1980. Szymon, a boy raised in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, finds an abandoned Nazi bunker. Will he find what he’s looking for? Play Paradise Lost and explore an underground world, where Slavic mythology mixes with retrofuturistic technology. Discover the last story on Earth.
UndergroundWalking SimulatorExplorationAlternate HistoryFirst-PersonPost-apocalypticAdventureChoices MatterTranshumanismStory Rich👍 1,470
$19.99Call of the Sea
Dec 8 · Out of the Blue Games
Both: First-Person · Female Protagonist · Mystery
Join Norah, a woman plagued by a mysterious illness, in her search for her missing husband in this adventure puzzle game set on a lush island paradise. Immerse yourself in stunning visuals and unlock forbidden secrets in a moving tale of mystery and love.
AdventurePuzzleStory RichLovecraftianFirst-PersonFemale ProtagonistIndieAtmosphericMysteryExploration👍 4,536
$2.99The Quiet Apocalypse
Nov 11 · Little Denis Games
Both: Walking Simulator · Exploration · First-Person
'The Quiet Apocalypse' is a first-person story adventure set in a beautiful open world. Join your father on a dangerous trek through 400 km² of pristine wilderness, as you race to save the life of a very special child.
AdventureWalking SimulatorOpen WorldExplorationFirst-PersonPost-apocalypticStory RichMysteryPsychologicalSingleplayer
$9.99Whispering Willows
Jul 9 · Night Light Interactive
Both: Female Protagonist · Mystery · Exploration
Interact with the spirits of the dead, solve the puzzles of the mysterious mansion and help Elena find her missing father in the horror/adventure puzzle game: Whispering Willows.
Story RichAtmosphericAdventureGreat SoundtrackFemale ProtagonistIndieSingleplayerHorrorMysteryExploration👍 1,250
$4.99Gray Skies, Dark Waters
Jun 9 · Green Willow Games, LLC
Both: Female Protagonist · Walking Simulator · Exploration
What does it mean to truly disappear without a trace? This modern interpretation of centuries-old folktales drops you into a world of secrets, unanswered questions, and (just maybe) the supernatural. Search to reveal the truth—or, at least, your version of it.
Female ProtagonistWalking SimulatorMythologyMultiple EndingsChoices Matter2.5DChoose Your Own AdventurePoint & ClickExplorationThird Person
$0.99The Lost Souls
Apr 11 · GDNomaD
Both: First-Person · Walking Simulator · Exploration
What does it feel like to find yourself in hell? You don't feel the wind, you don't see the sun. No more hearing child's laughter. No memory of those who once were your friends and family.
IndieHorrorFirst-PersonGothicStory RichPuzzleShortWalking SimulatorExploration3D👍 203
FreeWardwell House
Jan 14 · Moolion
Both: Exploration · Walking Simulator · First-Person
A storm washed you upon the shore of a mysterious island with a horrific past. A terrifying first-person atmospheric horror game.
HorrorAtmosphericExplorationWalking SimulatorPoint & ClickStory RichPsychological HorrorRealisticFPSFirst-Person
$24.99The Forgotten City
Jul 28 · Modern Storyteller
Both: Mystery · Exploration · First-Person
The Forgotten City is a narrative-driven time loop adventure in ancient Rome. Discover the ruins of an ancient underground city, travel 2000 years into the past, and unravel the mystery of who destroyed it by cleverly exploiting the power to wind back time. The fate of the city is in your hands.
AdventureTime TravelMysteryExplorationChoices MatterInvestigationStory RichIndieFirst-PersonRPG👍 11,160
Elegy for a Dead World
Dec 10 · Dejobaan Games, LLC, Popcannibal
Both: Exploration · Walking Simulator
Explore dead civilizations, write about what you find, and share your stories with the universe: a game about writing fiction.
IndieAdventureStory RichAtmosphericInteractive FictionExplorationWalking SimulatorExperimentalSingleplayerSci-fi👍 121
$19.99Draugen
May 29 · Red Thread Games
Both: Mystery · First-Person
Draugen is a single-player, first-person Fjord Noir mystery set in 1920s Norway. Explore a forgotten coastal village in your search for your missing sister, accompanied by your independent and enigmatic young ward. Norwegian Game of the Year 2019.
Story RichMysteryAtmosphericFirst-PersonSingleplayerIndieAdventureDetectiveShortPuzzle👍 1,866
$4.99Darkness Ahead
Nov 2 · Useless Machines
Both: First-Person · Walking Simulator · Exploration
Darkness Ahead is an adventure game about a man searching for his little brother. A plateau between mountains holds a dark secret about its past. You have to stay alive and collect everything you need to complete your quest.
IndieAdventureHorrorDarkFirst-PersonAtmosphericSingleplayerWalking SimulatorStory RichExploration
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$19.99Silence
Nov 15 · Daedalic Entertainment
Both: Female Protagonist · Exploration
Can you save Silence, the grim, but also serene world between life and death? Can you help Noah find his little sister Renie in this suffering world? Can you bring her home? Explore Silence and join the siblings on their adventurous journey.
AdventurePoint & ClickStory RichGreat SoundtrackIndiePuzzleSingleplayerFemale ProtagonistExplorationShort👍 1,846
