What games are like Journey?

indielist matches 12 indie games to Journey by shared genre and Steam tags, led by The Witness (16,694 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.

How are "games like Journey" chosen?

By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with Journey, 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 Journey

Looking for games like Journey? indielist surfaces 12 similar indie games by shared genre and Steam tags, ranked by review count. Journey is a adventure game from 2020; the closest matches share its tags and audience. The top match by reviews is The Witness with 16,694 Steam reviews. Each game links to a white-box sales estimate you can audit. Matches are computed from tracked Steam data, not editorial opinion.

The Witness

2016 · Adventure

16,694 reviews · 84% positive

ExplorationSingleplayerIndie

Same: shares Exploration and Singleplayer. Different: leans more into puzzle.
Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition

2013 · Adventure

4,406 reviews · 80% positive

AdventureAtmosphericIndie

Same: shares Adventure and Atmospheric. Different: leans more into point & click.
GRIS

2018 · Adventure

82,436 reviews · 96% positive

BeautifulAtmosphericGreat Soundtrack

Same: shares Beautiful and Atmospheric. Different: leans more into female protagonist.
Myst

2021 · Adventure

2,139 reviews · 89% positive

AdventureExplorationStory Rich

Same: shares Adventure and Exploration. Different: leans more into puzzle.
Firewatch

2016 · Adventure

91,732 reviews · 91% positive

AdventureAtmosphericStory Rich

Same: shares Adventure and Atmospheric. Different: leans more into first-person.
Chants of Sennaar

2023 · Adventure

27,634 reviews · 98% positive

AdventureSingleplayerIndie

Same: shares Adventure and Singleplayer. Different: leans more into puzzle.
A Short Hike

2019 · Adventure

18,683 reviews · 99% positive

ExplorationRelaxingAdventure

Same: shares Exploration and Relaxing. Different: leans more into cute.
The Room 4: Old Sins

2021 · Adventure

17,987 reviews · 98% positive

MysteryAdventureSingleplayer

Same: shares Mystery and Adventure. Different: leans more into puzzle.
Escape Simulator

2021 · Adventure

16,259 reviews · 94% positive

Co-opMultiplayerAdventure

Same: shares Co-op and Multiplayer. Different: leans more into puzzle.
POOLS

2024 · Adventure

6,261 reviews · 95% positive

Walking SimulatorAtmosphericExploration

Same: shares Walking Simulator and Atmospheric. Different: leans more into psychological horror.
Call of the Sea

2020 · Adventure

6,105 reviews · 88% positive

AdventureStory RichIndie

Same: shares Adventure and Story Rich. Different: leans more into puzzle.
Farewell North

2024 · Adventure

620 reviews · 95% positive

AdventureAtmosphericStory Rich

Same: shares Adventure and Atmospheric. Different: leans more into dog.

Frequently asked questions

What games are like Journey?: indielist matches 12 indie games to Journey by shared genre and Steam tags, led by The Witness (16,694 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.
How are "games like Journey" chosen?: By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with Journey, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.