What games are like Outer Wilds?

indielist matches 12 indie games to Outer Wilds by shared genre and Steam tags, led by SOMA (52,031 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.

How are "games like Outer Wilds" chosen?

By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with Outer Wilds, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.

Games like Outer Wilds

Looking for games like Outer Wilds? indielist surfaces 12 similar indie games by shared genre and Steam tags, ranked by review count. Outer Wilds is a action game from 2020; the closest matches share its tags and audience. The top match by reviews is SOMA with 52,031 Steam reviews. Each game links to a white-box sales estimate you can audit. Matches are computed from tracked Steam data, not editorial opinion.

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SOMA

2015 · Action

52,031 reviews · 96% positive

HorrorPsychological HorrorAtmospheric

Same: shares Horror and Psychological Horror. Different: leans more into dark.
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The Talos Principle

2014 · Action

32,940 reviews · 95% positive

PuzzleFirst-PersonSci-fi

Same: shares Puzzle and First-Person. Different: leans more into philosophical.
D

Deliver Us The Moon

2019 · Action

7,426 reviews · 88% positive

AdventureIndieAction

Same: shares Adventure and Indie. Different: leans more into space sim.
B

Bendy and the Ink Machine

2017 · Action

36,393 reviews · 89% positive

HorrorFirst-PersonSingleplayer

Same: shares Horror and First-Person. Different: leans more into cartoony.
T

The Beast Inside

2019 · Action

10,448 reviews

HorrorAdventureFirst-Person

Same: shares Horror and Adventure. Different: leans more into survival horror.
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No Man's Sky

2016 · Action

310,268 reviews · 85% positive

Open WorldSpaceExploration

Same: shares Open World and Space. Different: leans more into open world survival craft.
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Amnesia: The Dark Descent

2010 · Action

35,529 reviews · 95% positive

HorrorPsychological HorrorAtmospheric

Same: shares Horror and Psychological Horror. Different: leans more into gore.
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Breathedge

2021 · Action

14,366 reviews · 82% positive

SpaceSingleplayerIndie

Same: shares Space and Singleplayer. Different: leans more into open world survival craft.
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We Happy Few

2018 · Action

11,176 reviews · 77% positive

AdventureOpen WorldAction

Same: shares Adventure and Open World. Different: leans more into survival.
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Visage

2020 · Action

8,675 reviews · 84% positive

HorrorPsychological HorrorFirst-Person

Same: shares Horror and Psychological Horror. Different: leans more into survival horror.
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Stray

2022 · Adventure

155,602 reviews · 97% positive

AdventureAtmosphericSingleplayer

Same: shares Adventure and Atmospheric. Different: leans more into cats.
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DREDGE

2023 · Adventure

46,565 reviews · 96% positive

ExplorationAdventureOpen World

Same: shares Exploration and Adventure. Different: leans more into fishing.

Frequently asked questions

What games are like Outer Wilds?: indielist matches 12 indie games to Outer Wilds by shared genre and Steam tags, led by SOMA (52,031 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.
How are "games like Outer Wilds" chosen?: By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with Outer Wilds, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.