Games like Outer Wilds
Looking for games like Outer Wilds? Here are top open world racing recommendations with a mystery and science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Void Stranger, INSIDE or Return of the Obra Dinn.
1 91%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaygrinding91% User Score 2,794 reviewsVoid Stranger is a 2D sokoban-style puzzle game where every step counts. Descend into the forgotten labyrinth teeming with fiendish foes and traps that defy reason. A swift defeat lurks at every corner for those who neither study their surroundings nor think their moves through with care. Trust you wits and slowly, surely, you will conquer the mysteries before you. You do remember why you are he…
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97%Game Brain Scorestory, atmospherereplayability, grinding96% User Score 25,819 reviewsCritic Score 100%1 reviewsHunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project.
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92%Game Brain Scorestory, graphicsreplayability, grinding97% User Score 18,211 reviewsCritic Score 88%22 reviewsIn this 1-bit first-person mystery game, a merchant ship called the Obra Dinn has appeared at a London harbor, years after being declared lost at sea. As an insurance adjuster, the player must examine the ship for clues.
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91%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaygrinding, stability96% User Score 18,971 reviewsCritic Score 86%27 reviewsThe Talos Principle is a philosophical first-person puzzle game from Croteam, the creators of the legendary Serious Sam series, written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).
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84%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsstory, grinding84% User Score 7,282 reviewsSpoiler Warning: This game contains major spoilers for The Witness. The game assumes that you have previously played and learned every mechanic (excluding the hidden ones) in The Witness. The 12th WitCup took place on May 14, 2022. The problem was given by @Leaving Leaves. The goal of the puzzle is to understand the structure of a seemingly complicated configuration of elements from The Witness, a…
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94%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplayreplayability, grinding94% User Score 18,415 reviewsCritic Score 90%1 reviewsWhat Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of short stories about a cursed family in Washington State. Each story offers a chance to experience the life of a different family member with stories ranging from the early 1900s to the present day. The gameplay and tone of the stories are as varied as the family members themselves. The only constants are that each is played from a first-person perspe…
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84%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsstory, grinding83% User Score 15,440 reviewsCritic Score 85%37 reviewsThe Witness is an exploration-puzzle game. The game is being developed by a small, independent team, a mix of full-timers and contractors.
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92%Game Brain Scoremusic, storyoptimization, grinding93% User Score 20,916 reviewsCritic Score 91%20 reviewsFeaturing stunning visuals and a Grammy-nominated musical score, Journey delivers a breathtaking experience like no other. Originally released on PlayStation.
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90%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplayoptimization, grinding97% User Score 5,549 reviewsCritic Score 84%40 reviewsThe fate of the city is in your hands.
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88%Game Brain Scorestory, atmospheregrinding, replayability96% User Score 38,078 reviewsCritic Score 81%35 reviewsSOMA is a sci-fi horror game from Frictional Games, the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent. It is an unsettling story about identity, consciousness, and what it means to be human.
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