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2019PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified96 % positive22.99 €

Explore a solar system caught in a 22-minute time loop and unravel a cosmic mystery.

  • Open world
  • Lots to discover
  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Sci-fi setting

The closest matches for Outer Wilds are The Solus Project, Obduction and In Other Waters. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Outer Wilds special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Obduction

Lots to discover

A puzzle adventure from the makers of Myst: you are whisked to an alien world and solve intricate environmental puzzles across surreal, interlinked landscapes to uncover the mystery behind it.

In Other Waters

Strong, story-driven narrative

You guide biologist Ellery Vas's diving suit across an alien ocean planet entirely through a minimalist map interface. Calm exploration, sample collecting and light puzzles drive an atmospheric story about loss and ecology.

Desolus

Lots to discover

A first-person puzzle game set in a Gothic-styled city caught between past and future. Exploration and puzzle solving are the core of the experience.

Myst

Strong, story-driven narrative

A landmark adventure where you wander a mysterious island alone and solve intricate logic puzzles woven into the environment to uncover the fate of two trapped brothers. With no combat or hand-holding, it is a quiet, observation-driven journey of discovery.

Riven: The Sequel to Myst

Strong, story-driven narrative

Riven sends you alone through a decaying, lovingly crafted island world where you must decipher interlocking mechanical puzzles with almost no guidance. Its dense atmosphere and coherent world design make it a classic of the adventure genre.

Myst V: End of Ages

Strong, story-driven narrative

The finale of the Myst series sends you through strange, freely explorable worlds in first person, solving environmental puzzles and piecing together the history of the D'ni from journals and clues. Your final choice decides the fate of that ancient civilization.

Ether One

Strong, story-driven narrative

A first-person adventure in which you enter the fading memories of a dementia patient as a memory-therapy worker. Tricky puzzles and a moving story about losing the mind drive the experience.

Echo Weaver

Lots to discover

A time-loop Metroidvania where knowledge, not traditional upgrades, drives your progress. As the last Weaver you exploit time anomalies, uncover secrets and try to break the cycle.

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