Outer Wilds
Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.
Looking for games like Outer Wilds? Explore its Gameplay DNA below to see what makes it tick, then browse similar games matched by mechanics, feel, and progression.
Outer Wilds is defined by its tense, exploration, open world, puzzle solving, linear story, and solo contemplative. Games similar to Outer Wilds share these core gameplay traits — browse the matches below to find your next play.
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Games Like Outer Wilds
Stray shares Exploration, Open world and Tense with Outer Wilds.
The Talos Principle shares Exploration, Puzzle solving and Linear story with Outer Wilds.
SOMA shares Exploration, Tense and Puzzle solving with Outer Wilds.
Seen shares Exploration, Tense and Puzzle solving with Outer Wilds.
INDIKA shares Exploration, Tense and Puzzle solving with Outer Wilds.
SIGNALIS shares Exploration, Tense and Puzzle solving with Outer Wilds.
Stray
The Talos Principle
SOMA
Seen
INDIKA
SIGNALIS
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