Games like First Steps

Step inside the dreams of a mind coming undone. LSD Dream Emulator: Brutalismus is a short, first-person experience inspired by David Lynch and LSD Dream Emulator, where you’ll explore the decaying remains of the mind of a brutalist architect fractured by his own obsessions. In this psychological walking simulator, vast empty plazas, towering monolithic structures, and impossible corridors reflect… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LSD Dream Emulator: BRUTALISMUS.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

87% User Score Based on 125 reviews

The last scenery you faced was a quite unfamiliar hotel office. Leaving all the uncertainties behind, you have to perform significant or insignificant tasks from here on out. -256 is a pixel graphics first-person mystery hotel walking simulator. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to -256.

57%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

56% User Score Based on 268 reviews

Critic Score 62%Based on 3 reviews

The Franz Kafka Videogame is an original puzzle/adventure game inspired by the writings of Franz Kafka. The protagonist named K., gets a sudden offer of employment and this event changes his life forcing him to make a distant voyage. To his surprise, the world beyond his homeland appears to be not as normal as he would think. Together with K., you will experience an atmosphere of absurdity, surrea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Franz Kafka Videogame.

5 stories of students in a dying dorm CW: flashing images. Takes an hour to complete. Massive thanks to Klemen Herman for editing and additional writing and to Ilya Rapkouskis for the in-game drawings :) Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/houselnmotion/ If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ZAMOK.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

93% User Score Based on 2,121 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 22 reviews

A narrative-centric cozy game about change and tea If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wanderstop.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

94% User Score Based on 133 reviews

12 Memory Lane is a first-person narrative mystery game. Step inside the manor of the elusive Henry Villemaine and piece together the slices of life leading up to the sudden disappearance of his family. EXPLORE AN EVER-SHIFTING MANSIONHenry Villemaine’s mansion is constantly shifting : faces change in photographs, furniture moves when you’re not looking... Use post-it notes to mark objects and k… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 12 Memory Lane.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

96% User Score Based on 227 reviews

Explore a unique and connected world. Understand its fragile balance, uncover its deepest questions, and find more than just the answers. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chroma Zero.

50%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

79% User Score Based on 14 reviews

Aleph is a short experimental creation, featuring four surreal vignettes, anchored by two elements: [Screen] and [Cube], illustrating a journey of future humans who gather fragmented relics of knowledge from bygone eras. Immerse yourself in a first-person cozy exploration journey with collecting elements User-friendly operating tips with game controller supported, could make it an ideal st… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aleph.

"But Walter won't be here this summer..." Slumberer's Universe is a psychological horror 2D RPG that tells a story of dealing with loss. Alph's best friend Walter died in a car accident a few months ago. Alph's been trying to overcome his death, but there's always something that reminds him of the horror and sadness of it. One day, though, something peculiar happened. Everything started to feel we… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Slumberer's Universe.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, monetization

80% User Score Based on 150 reviews

Critic Score 69%Based on 8 reviews

The Shattering is a first-person, story-driven, psychological thriller that takes place in the pristine white aesthetic of protagonist John Evans' own dream. Players must piece together the fragments of the past and present, following the voice of the 'Doctor' as he guides them deeper into John’s mind. Players will experience the key moments of John's life that have defined and shaped him - they w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Shattering.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

69% User Score Based on 320 reviews

Critic Score 30%Based on 1 reviews

Explore the worlds of Californium, a first person exploration game where you are a writer trapped into shifting realities. Will you find what’s behind the simulacra ? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Californium.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

75% User Score Based on 64 reviews

A Game Called Paako is a pixel-art 2D platformer metagame that tells the story of a game major grad student named Chaoran making his thesis game project A Game Called Paako. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Game Called Paako.

54%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

55% User Score Based on 225 reviews

Critic Score 53%Based on 3 reviews

Rememoried is an independent video game, a virtual place where memories change to dreams and the only possible way is forgetting, which becomes a mechanism for proceeding to the next layer of dreams. The Surrealist explorative first-person adventure game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rememoried.

41%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization

41% User Score Based on 150 reviews

Dream Dealer is a first person exploration game were you take your dream and start a long journey between worlds. You'll never know if what you see is real, or if you are in trance. An experimental game made to delight your sensory system. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dream Dealer.

45%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

65% User Score Based on 26 reviews

Critic Score 35%Based on 2 reviews

Unknown Fate is an enigmatic story-driven action adventure set in a surreal world full of mind-twisting puzzles and bizarre creatures. Set off on an amazing journey through Unknown Fate, a strongly story-driven first-person adventure with many puzzles to solve and enemies to beat. Become Richard, who suddenly passes seamlessly from the real world into a surreal universe. You’ll encounter strange … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unknown Fate.

54%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

62% User Score Based on 39 reviews

"The Vigilant Villa" is a plot-to-text AVG reasoning adventure game, the classic Blizzard Mountain Villa mode, the game progress is driven by your reasoning and choice. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Vigilant Villa.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

88% User Score Based on 18,116 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

The Beginner's Guide is a narrative video game from Davey Wreden, the creator of The Stanley Parable. It lasts about an hour and a half and has no traditional mechanics, no goals or objectives. Instead, it tells the story of a person struggling to deal with something they do not understand. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Beginner's Guide.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

89% User Score Based on 56 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

The Last Show of Mr.Chardish on socials: Steam | Facebook | Twitter [Media 4261416] Decades have passed and the Actress, Ella, returns to the abandoned theatre to uncover a preserved collection... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Show of Mr. Chardish.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

91% User Score Based on 220 reviews

A giant cathedral of flesh has appeared in the middle of the ocean on a dying world. A small group of scientists are secretly investigating it when a mysterious woman appears, facing an impossible task. Stars Die is a non-linear, sci-fi mystery game with branching dialogues. FEATURES - Completely non-linear story. Have long debates with people or ignore them the entire game. - Five parallel, bu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stars Die.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:music

69% User Score Based on 75 reviews

Ilamentia is a first-person actiony puzzler, featuring 96 challenging mind-bender levels. Some rooms focus on brain-melting logic, others rely on sharp reactions, but many more will test the limits of every facet of your cognitive faculties. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ilamentia.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

75% User Score Based on 48 reviews

Critic Score 25%Based on 1 reviews

Finding the Soul Orb is a medieval fantasy game. In it, you use your crossbow both as a weapon against werewolves as well as a tool to solve puzzles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Finding the Soul Orb.

43%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

62% User Score Based on 21 reviews

Gil use lucid dreams to get away from his unsatisfacting life. He will lose the control of his dreams, becoming completely succubus of his nightmares. A dark thing will join in his life growing thanks to gil's negativity, painfull feelings and loneliness. Will Gil be able to face his Alter Ego? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gil's Lucid Dreams.

64%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

65% User Score Based on 60 reviews

Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

The second chapter in the "Chronicle of Innsmouth" saga. A team of scientists are attempting to be the first to reach a previously unknown chain of mountains higher than the Himalayas. Within a huge cavern they discover the alien bodies of hithertofore unknown creatures frozen in the ice walls. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chronicle of Innsmouth: Mountains of Madness.

808 explores the memories that define us and what happens when they're taken away. It's a surreal game about love, loss, and a difficult choice: the pain of authenticity, or the peace of self forgetfulness. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 808.

Project Overview Class: Immersive Storytelling Timeline: 2 months Softwares: Unity, Generative AI, Adobe Creative Suite Designers: Victoria, Esin, Iman, Aaron, Karina Game Description In "Rebecca's Legacy," Rebecca's tranquil life takes a dark turn when her seemingly healthy grandfather passed away. Driven by suspicion, Rebecca embarks on a journey to uncover the truth behind his s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rebecca's Legacy.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

93% User Score Based on 174 reviews

Master creative puzzles and find your way home! Tobla - Divine Path offers creative puzzle gameplay, a story inspired by classics like Portal™, and enchanting visual design. As Mort, the mortal chosen by the cunning goddess Tobla, you solve physics-based puzzles, face condescending remarks, and try to stop Tobla's plans. Features Solve exciting, physics-based puzzles by swapping cubes, rolling sph… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tobla - Divine Path.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay

90% User Score Based on 29 reviews

On the night of the comet, you unexpectedly enter a dating game, where three characters—Mona, Feifei, and Jiayi—are real. Mistaken for a criminal by policewoman Andy, you must find true love before the server shuts down, while a conspiracy quietly unfolds. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dating 4 Girls.

51%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music

83% User Score Based on 12 reviews

«Lost Infinity» is a non-linear visual novel with thriller elements. Heavy, oppressive atmosphere, bleak landscapes of the future, a sense of longing and alienation, with a small and false ray of hope. The world of dystopia: what is it like, and why did it become this way? It doesn’t matter much. What matters is who we remain within it: biological machines or humans. Here, there is no plac… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lost Infinity.

51%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

83% User Score Based on 12 reviews

WEEPING ANGELS CARVED INTO STONE CRY OUT FOR THEIR MAKERS, NOT KNOWING IT IS TOO LATE. Count yourself lucky, Son of Drop. Count yourself lucky that the breath of Aphantasia has yet to discover your presence. Play as the Son of Drop, Roudert, on a questionable quest to rescue your good acquaintance, The Mouse. Meet friends and foes alike as you travel the island of Mollagit, featuring sub-par wo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aphantasia.

A turn-based RPG where every battle is a puzzle, and every choice carries weight. Guide Paul Kimbel, a troubled author trapped between life and death, through a haunting world built from his own imagination. No grinding—just pure strategy, exploration, and high-stakes combat. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Second Chances.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

100% User Score Based on 22 reviews

You are being imprisoned. Nouschóra is a short, narrative-driven semi-horror game about exploring a strange land full of twists, turns, monsters and the past. Don't let them notice you. There are... other things here with you. You'll need to be slow, methodical, and constantly on edge in order to evade them. This place doesn't take kindly to recklessness. Something is trying to contact you. T… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nouschóra.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

73% User Score Based on 48 reviews

Relive the nostalgia with Oyasumii, a horror and exploration game inspired by PSX and N64 classics. Enter liminal spaces and face surreal terrors in an adventure that challenges your skills and sanity. Are you ready to relive the golden age of video games with Oyasumii? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to OYASUMII.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

83% User Score Based on 42 reviews

SayoA walking simulator game themed around memory. Explore a snow-covered town where the snow falls silently. Gameplay: You can climb and walk around various places.StorySayo, while playing with her dog Pun, gets separated and finds herself in an unfamiliar place... Two endings Autosave (Starts from the initial position even after saving)ControlsMove : WASD Run : SHIFT Jump : SPACE Camera : C I… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sayo.

49%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

67% User Score Based on 24 reviews

Delve into a first person adventure game world where augmented reality extends your gameplay, seamlessly blurring the lines between reality and fantasy. AR HYBRID GAMEPLAY Here's a small overview on how the AR companion "hint" app works. The AR is based on native smartphone WebAR technology (Android/Apple AR quicklook technolgy) - no extra app download needed. STORY INTRODUCTION In the murky haze … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Waking Tides.

55%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor

87% User Score Based on 15 reviews

PsychShift is a unique take on the fast and frenetic First-Person Shooter/Parkour formula. With one core mechanic at its center, the ability to instantaneously swap minds with nearly any enemy you choose. Taking on both their current position and also their characteristics. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PsychShift.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

93% User Score Based on 27 reviews

-Sail with the wind: The direction of the wind dictates the speed of your airship. If u try to go against the wind the ship will slow down. -Sharpen your skills: Use the recoil of your shots and the speed of the wind to evade enemy bullets. Along the way you will find plenty of different threats to challenge your piloting abilities. -Explore the seven skies: With each sky comes a new challeng… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Seven Skies to Paradise.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

90% User Score Based on 30 reviews

Loren's on a journey through an urban dreamscape, in search for a way to reunite with her long lost friend, Violet. Explore a story in the fray of space and time, where a heightened sense of adventure will lead to many curiosities. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Going Nowhere: The Dream.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

72% User Score Based on 1,090 reviews

Critic Score 74%Based on 2 reviews

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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Draugen.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

62% User Score Based on 4,542 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

Only If is a surreal first person adventure-puzzle game. You play as Anthony Clyde, who, after a heavy night of partying, wakes up to find himself in an unfamiliar bed with no memory of the previous night's events. Unfortunately, escaping these unfamiliar, opulent surroundings will prove to be no easy task, as an unseen, menacing, radio-bound antagonist will stop at nothing to block Anthony's path… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Only If.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding

82% User Score Based on 102 reviews

With his sister Kaori held hostage, Yuuto must fight as an Etranger, a warrior of power, and take up the sword to fight alongside the beautiful female Spirits who protect the land from an evil that threatens to consume it. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aselia the Eternal: The Spirit of Eternity Sword.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

94% User Score Based on 758 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 2 reviews

In Season 2 of The Last Door, the search for his missing client will bring psychiatrist John Wakefield deeper into a conspiracy of darkness and closer to the heart of madness than ever before. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Door: Season 2 - Collector's Edition.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

93% User Score Based on 46 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 3 reviews

A flying ▓▓▓▓▓ crash-lands in a distant Russian village, turning a rundown kolkhoz into the first, thin bridge between ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓. As the first point of contact, you must dictate how this encounter unfolds and ultimately determine history’s outcome. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kujlevka.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

73% User Score Based on 62 reviews

Death is a dream If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Where They Cremate The Roadkill.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability

69% User Score Based on 98 reviews

Possessed is a fast-paced story driven survival first person shooter spread across 3 action-packed regions. It features witty characters, terrifying creatures and a strong focus on physics and world interaction. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Possessed.

53%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

57% User Score Based on 44 reviews

You are a customer of a virtual world company Dartom Inc. You are one of the many people who wants to test themselves in one of the many worlds created by the company. On your test, a ghost in the system will change your experience. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hollow Steps.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

95% User Score Based on 1,104 reviews

Critic Score 40%Based on 4 reviews

In this sequel to Anodyne, traverse a moody, 3D world and surreal 2D spaces, with PSX and 16-bit-influenced art styles. Play as Nova, the Nano Cleaner, and collect dangerous Nano Dust for the mysterious entity, "The Center". If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

93% User Score Based on 296 reviews

"I'll tell you a scary story. It's so scary you might not be able to take it. It's the story of the Sand Man..." This is the second title in the Strange Man series. Unable to sleep and exhausted, Sophie wanders into a town where everything sleeps. That is where the terror begins... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Sand Man.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

94% User Score Based on 36 reviews

SMIB is a small robot with a big problem. Humankind can’t smile anymore and sent SMIB to space to find the cure. It needs YOU to remotely program its routes in its biggest mission: an adventure through the most exotic planets in the Universe. Solve puzzles, find the cure, and get SMIB back to Earth! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SMIB: Mission Cure.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, optimization

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

85% User Score Based on 66 reviews

DEVIOUSLY SIMPLE - Zof is a different kind of puzzle game. The solutions are always simple, just more and more carefully hidden. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zof.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere

89% User Score Based on 522 reviews

The Cubicle is a short VR experience about your regular everyday job in an office, or is it? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Cubicle..