Games like The Journey Back

Kairo is a single-player Horror Adventure game with striking visuals and a hauntingly beautiful soundtrack. It offers exploration of vast, abstract monuments and puzzle-solving to bring ancient machinery back to life. The environmental storytelling and atmospheric soundtrack convey the mysterious purpose of this forgotten world, creating a highly emotional experience.

"Small Radios Big Televisions" is a first-person puzzle adventure game. The player explores surreal, abandoned industrial landscapes and encounters mysterious cassette tapes that transport them to strange, colorful realms. The goal is to uncover the story behind these tapes and the vanished workers who once inhabited the factories. The game features a nostalgic, retro-futuristic aesthetic and a hauntingly beautiful soundtrack.

"Vane is a single-player, historical open-world game with wonderful visuals and a perfect soundtrack. As a bird transformed into a child, players explore a ruined desert, shifting between forms to unravel the world's mysteries. The minimalistic environment evolves alongside the player, creating a unique and personal journey set to a haunting synth score."

"Aporia: Beyond The Valley" is a first-person adventure game set in a mystical, ancient world. Players explore this beautiful but ruined land, solving puzzles to uncover the story of its lost civilization. With no combat or dialogue, the game emphasizes exploration and discovery in a serene, atmospheric setting.

Between Me and The Night is a surreal action-adventure game with a striking aesthetic. Players explore a dreamlike world as a young boy on the verge of adulthood, facing challenges and making choices that impact the narrative. The game masterfully blends atmospheric exploration with rhythm-based combat, offering a unique and immersive experience.

"Call of the Sea" is a first-person adventure game set in the 1930s. Play as Norah, a woman searching for her missing husband in the uncharted islands of the South Pacific. Uncover the secrets of a lost civilization and solve intricate puzzles to advance the narrative-driven story. The game features stunning art deco-inspired visuals and a captivating original soundtrack.

"Scrap Garden" is an adventure puzzle game featuring Canny, a small rusty robot. Canny awakens in a post-human world and sets off on a journey to find the meaning of his existence. Along the way, he explores beautiful landscapes, solves puzzles, and meets other robots in this heartwarming story. The game offers a charming world with a variety of challenges for players to discover.

Rituals is a 3D puzzle-exploration-adventure about the relation between civilisation and nature. It aims to be a gripping, memorable and meaningful experience with story told through gameplay and interaction.

In Spirit of the North, you play as a fox on a spiritual journey, exploring a beautifully realized version of Norway's landscapes and uncovering the secrets of ancient Norse mythology. Through intuitive exploration and puzzle-solving, you'll discover a world filled with beauty, mystery, and magic, all while working to restore balance to the environment. With its striking visuals and engrossing atmosphere, Spirit of the North is a unique adventure that's not to be missed.

"PRICE is a single-player Visual Novel game with an intriguing story, pretty visuals, and a good soundtrack. As Ivry, a popular musician, you wake up in a strange room and must search for your sister Iva, who has become calm and quiet after a family misfortune. The game features a storyboard performance and requires players to find clues and integrate them to solve puzzles, creating a rich and engaging experience."