What games are like The Witness?

indielist matches 12 indie games to The Witness by shared genre and Steam tags, led by GRIS (83,290 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.

How are "games like The Witness" chosen?

By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with The Witness, 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 The Witness

Looking for games like The Witness? indielist surfaces 12 similar indie games by shared genre and Steam tags, ranked by review count. The Witness is a adventure game from 2016; the closest matches share its tags and audience. The top match by reviews is GRIS with 83,290 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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GRIS

2018 · Adventure

83,290 reviews · 96% positive

BeautifulAtmosphericGreat Soundtrack

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

2016 · Adventure

93,069 reviews · 91% positive

AdventureAtmosphericStory Rich

Same: shares Adventure and Atmospheric. Different: leans more into short.
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ABZU

2016 · Adventure

21,892 reviews · 93% positive

RelaxingAtmosphericExploration

Same: shares Relaxing and Atmospheric. Different: leans more into underwater.
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Call of the Sea

2020 · Adventure

6,273 reviews · 88% positive

AdventurePuzzleStory Rich

Same: shares Adventure and Puzzle. Different: leans more into female protagonist.
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Journey

2020 · Adventure

38,120 reviews · 94% positive

BeautifulAtmosphericAdventure

Same: shares Beautiful and Atmospheric. Different: leans more into co-op.
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Chants of Sennaar

2023 · Adventure

29,011 reviews · 98% positive

PuzzleAdventureSingleplayer

Same: shares Puzzle and Adventure. Different: leans more into point & click.
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Gorogoa

2017 · Adventure

18,933 reviews · 98% positive

PuzzleIndieBeautiful

Same: shares Puzzle and Indie. Different: leans more into hand-drawn.
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Spirit of the North

2020 · Adventure

5,513 reviews · 84% positive

AdventureIndieCasual

Same: shares Adventure and Indie. Different: leans more into fox.
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What Remains of Edith Finch

2017 · Adventure

46,288 reviews · 96% positive

Story RichAtmosphericWalking Simulator

Same: shares Story Rich and Atmospheric. Different: leans more into female protagonist.
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The Stanley Parable

2013 · Adventure

40,164 reviews · 92% positive

IndieWalking SimulatorFirst-Person

Same: shares Indie and Walking Simulator. Different: leans more into comedy.
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Return of the Obra Dinn

2018 · Adventure

34,743 reviews · 97% positive

MysteryPuzzleStory Rich

Same: shares Mystery and Puzzle. Different: leans more into detective.
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The Beginner's Guide

2015 · Adventure

19,643 reviews · 88% positive

Story RichWalking SimulatorIndie

Same: shares Story Rich and Walking Simulator. Different: leans more into narration.

Frequently asked questions

What games are like The Witness?: indielist matches 12 indie games to The Witness by shared genre and Steam tags, led by GRIS (83,290 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.
How are "games like The Witness" chosen?: By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with The Witness, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.