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20 games like Desktop Explorer
Games that share Desktop Explorer's genres, themes and feel — upcoming and already out.
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No One Lives Under the Lighthouse
A retro horror game, in which you arrive at the old lighthouse on a small island near the coast of the United States. After the previous keeper has gone missing, you need to take over his duties and watch after the…
PuzzleAdventureIndie- PC
- PS5
- Xbox
- +5
- 2
The Mortuary Assistant
Having completed your degree in mortuary sciences, you have taken on an apprenticeship at River Fields Mortuary. Over the past several months you have logged many hours aiding the Mortician in daily tasks along with…
PuzzleSimulatorAdventure- PC
- Switch
- 3
Observation
Observation is a sci-fi thriller uncovering what happened to Dr. Emma Fisher, and the crew of her mission, through the lens of the station’s artificial intelligence S.A.M.
PuzzleSimulatorAdventure- PC
- PS4
- XB1
- 4
Inmates
Inmates is a story-driven, atmospheric, interactive exploration simulator with horror elements and puzzles. Investigate every detail of the prison to discover the story of the people who are locked there. Pick up and…
PuzzleSimulatorAdventure- PC
- 5
Animal Well
What lurks beneath the surface of this deceptively minimalistic adventure? In Animal Well there is more than what you see. Explore a dense interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to…
PuzzleAdventureIndie- PC
- PS5
- Xbox
- +1
- 6
Hypnospace Outlaw
Hypnospace Outlaw is a '90s internet simulator in which players act as Enforcers, volunteer moderators who scour Hypnospace's surreal network of weird and wonderful websites to hunt down wrongdoers while also keeping…
PuzzleSimulatorAdventure- PC
- Switch
- PS4
- +5
- 7
Outer Wilds
Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop. The newest member of the space program in a small village on the planet Timber Hearth…
PuzzleSimulatorAdventure- PC
- PS5
- Xbox
- +3
- 8
The Forest
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person…
PuzzleSimulatorAdventure- PC
- PS4
- SteamVR
- 9
Deltarune
Dive into the parallel story to UNDERTALE! Fight or spare your way through action-packed battles as you explore a mysterious world alongside an endearing cast of new and familiar characters.
PuzzleAdventureIndie- PC
- PS5
- Switch 2
- +3
- 10
Life Is Strange
Life Is Strange is a five part episodic game that sets out to revolutionize story based choice and consequence games by allowing the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
PuzzleAdventureIndie- PC
- PS4
- XB1
- +6
- 11
DayZ
DayZ is a hardcore open-world survival game with only one rule: stay alive, no matter what. How long can you survive a post-apocalyptic world? A land overrun with an infected "zombie" population, where you compete with…
SimulatorAdventureIndie- PC
- PS5
- Xbox
- +3
- 12
Blue Prince
Welcome to Mt. Holly, where every dawn unveils a new mystery. Navigate through shifting corridors and ever-changing chambers in this genre-defying strategy puzzle adventure. But will the unpredictable path you create…
PuzzleAdventureIndie- PC
- PS5
- Xbox
- +2
- 13
Star Citizen
Star Citizen is a sandbox open-world MMO "SpaceSim" by Cloud Imperium Games. Explore the 'verse, fight, trade, and more when you play Star Citizen!
SimulatorAdventureIndie- PC
- 14
No Man's Sky
No Man's Sky is an action-adventure survival game set in a procedurally generated universe containing over 18 quintillion planets. Players explore star systems, gather resources, trade with alien species, and upgrade…
SimulatorAdventureIndie- PC
- PS5
- Xbox
- +6
- 15
Stardew Valley
Stardew Valley is an open-ended country-life RPG! You’ve inherited your grandfather’s old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to…
SimulatorAdventureIndie- PC
- Switch 2
- Switch
- +8
- 16
Disco Elysium
Disco Elysium is a role-playing game developed and published by ZA/UM. It is set in the fictional city of Revachol, where players assume the role of an amnesic detective investigating a murder. The game emphasizes…
AdventureIndieThriller- PC
- Mac
- 17
Undertale
A small child falls into the Underground, where monsters have long been banished by humans and are hunting every human that they find. The player controls the child as they try to make it back to the Surface through…
PuzzleAdventureIndie- PC
- Switch
- PS4
- +4
- 18
Terraria
Terraria is a 2D sandbox action-adventure game with platforming and role-playing elements. Players create a character and are placed in a procedurally generated world where they mine resources, craft equipment, build…
SimulatorAdventureIndie- PC
- Switch
- PS4
- +10
- 19
Tunic
Tunic is an action adventure about a tiny fox in a big world. Explore the wilderness, discover spooky ruins, and fight terrible creatures from long ago.
PuzzleAdventureIndie- PC
- PS5
- Xbox
- +5
- 20
Hytale
Hytale combines the scope of a sandbox with the depth of a roleplaying game, immersing players in a procedurally generated world where teetering towers and deep dungeons promise rich rewards throughout their…
SimulatorAdventureIndie- PC
- Mac
- Linux