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Games like Outer Wilds

by Mobius Digital

Outer Wilds is a first-person 3D sci-fi open world mystery adventure: exploration, solving mysteries and deciphering ancient writing. MirrorMoon EP and Obduction play most like Outer Wilds. Of the 12 closest games below, most share its exploration, puzzle and mystery.

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Ranked by how similar the games actually are, not by sales. Released and Price are remembered for next time.

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MirrorMoon EP
Sep 4, 2013 · Santa Ragione
Both: Exploration · Puzzle · Space
Navigate through space to solve navigation-based puzzles and uncover cosmic mysteries.
IndieExplorationPuzzleAbstractAdventureSpaceFirst-PersonOpen WorldSci-fiWalking Simulator👍 330
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Obduction
Aug 24, 2016 · Cyan, Inc.
Both: Puzzle · Exploration · Mystery
Explore lush, alien environments to piece together secrets through environmental storytelling.
AdventurePuzzleExplorationIndieFirst-PersonMysterySurrealVRWalking SimulatorAtmospheric👍 3,033
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The Witness
Jan 26, 2016 · Thekla, Inc.
Both: Puzzle · Exploration · Open World
Uncover the truth of a strange island by solving intricate, visual puzzles.
PuzzleExplorationFirst-PersonOpen WorldSingleplayerColorfulIndieAtmosphericDifficultWalking Simulator👍 17,218
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Earth Analog
Feb 10, 2021 · Funcraft Games
Both: Space · Exploration · Mystery
Fly a science vessel through deep space to find a new home for humanity.
SpaceExplorationAdventureSimulationMysterySpace SimSci-fiPuzzle3DFlight👍 101
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Call of the Sea
Dec 8, 2020 · Out of the Blue Games
Both: Puzzle · Mystery · Exploration
Investigate a lost civilization on a tropical island through environmental clues.
AdventurePuzzleStory RichLovecraftianFirst-PersonFemale ProtagonistIndieAtmosphericMysteryExploration👍 4,546
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The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Sep 25, 2014 · The Astronauts
Both: Mystery · Exploration
Walk through beautiful landscapes to piece together a tragic, unfolding mystery.
MysteryAtmosphericDetectiveWalking SimulatorExplorationFirst-PersonAdventureHorrorStory RichSingleplayer👍 6,863
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Deliver Us The Moon
Oct 10, 2019 · KeokeN Interactive
Both: Space · Puzzle · Mystery
Investigate lunar facilities to solve a high-stakes sci-fi thriller.
AdventureIndieActionSpaceSci-fiAtmosphericSingleplayerStory RichPuzzleMystery👍 7,515
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Riven
Jun 25, 2024 · Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Both: Puzzle · Exploration · Mystery
Unravel the secrets of a beautiful, dying world through deep exploration.
PuzzleAdventureExplorationFirst-PersonSingleplayerStory RichAtmosphericMystery3DWalking Simulator👍 2,772
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Firmament
May 18, 2023 · Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Both: Puzzle · Exploration · Mystery
Explore a steampunk world to uncover its history through complex puzzles.
PuzzleAdventureExplorationMysteryStory RichSingleplayerWalking Simulator3DVRAtmospheric👍 907
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Quern - Undying Thoughts
Nov 28, 2016 · Zadbox Entertainment
Both: Puzzle · Mystery · Exploration
Solve challenging puzzles to escape a mysterious, isolated world.
AdventurePuzzleMysteryAtmosphericExplorationWalking SimulatorSingleplayerFirst-PersonStory Rich3D👍 3,822
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Sensorium
Aug 28, 2020 · Tad Cordle
Both: Puzzle · Open World · Exploration
Use your senses to navigate an abandoned world and find your way home.
IndieAdventurePuzzleFirst-PersonOpen WorldExplorationRelaxingSingleplayer👍 263
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petrichor
Mar 20, 2025 · cumulet collective
Both: Puzzle · Exploration
Solve a cabin-based mystery with a similar focus on atmospheric dread.
AdventurePuzzleExploration3DFirst-PersonPsychedelicStylizedAtmosphericConspiracyDetective
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