What games are like Outer Wilds?

The best games like Outer Wilds on Steam right now include SOMA, Bendy and the Ink Machine, Halo: The Master Chief Collection. They share Outer Wilds's genre and gameplay (Exploration, Space, Mystery) and are ranked using live Steam similarity and current follower momentum, updated daily.

How are these similar games chosen?

Each game is scored by how many Steam genres and gameplay modes it shares with Outer Wilds, plus a bonus for the same developer, then tie-broken by how fast it is gaining Steam followers right now.

Games Like Outer Wilds (2026)

The best similar games on Steam — matched by shared genre and gameplay, with a reason for every pick.

Updated daily · July 17, 2026

Looking for games like Outer Wilds? The closest matches on Steam right now are SOMA, Bendy and the Ink Machine, Halo: The Master Chief Collection — chosen by shared genre and gameplay (Exploration, Space, Mystery) and ranked by how fast each is currently gaining followers. Full ranked list of 12 below, each with why it's a match.

Best games similar to Outer Wilds

#	Game	Genre	Shared with Outer Wilds
1	SOMA	Action	Sci-fi, Atmospheric, Story Rich, Horror
2	Bendy and the Ink Machine	Action	Atmospheric, Story Rich, Horror, Puzzle
3	Halo: The Master Chief Collection	Action	Sci-fi, Atmospheric, Story Rich, Space
4	Stray	Adventure	Sci-fi, Atmospheric, Open World, Horror
5	DREDGE	Adventure	Atmospheric, Story Rich, Open World, Horror
6	No Man's Sky	Action	Sci-fi, Atmospheric, Space, Open World
7	Half-Life: Alyx	Action	Sci-fi, Atmospheric, Story Rich, Horror
8	Backrooms: Escape Together	Action	Sci-fi, Atmospheric, Horror, Exploration
9	Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora™	Action	Sci-fi, Atmospheric, Story Rich, Open World
10	Ori and the Will of the Wisps	Action	Atmospheric, Story Rich, Open World, Exploration
11	Metro Exodus	Action	Atmospheric, Story Rich, Open World, Horror
12	The Forest	Action	Atmospheric, Open World, Horror, Exploration

Why these are like Outer Wilds

1. SOMA

Both are tagged sci-fi, atmospheric, story rich; both offer single-player. From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean.

2. Bendy and the Ink Machine

Both are tagged atmospheric, story rich, horror; both offer single-player. Bendy and the Ink Machine® is the first person puzzle action horror game that will forever ruin your childhood love of cartoons.

3. Halo: The Master Chief Collection

Both are tagged sci-fi, atmospheric, story rich; both offer single-player. The Master Chief’s iconic journey includes six games, built for PC and collected in a single integrated experience.

4. Stray

Both are tagged sci-fi, atmospheric, open world; both offer single-player. Lost, alone and separated from family, a stray cat must untangle an ancient mystery to escape a long-forgotten cybercity and find their way home.

5. DREDGE

Both are tagged atmospheric, story rich, open world; both offer single-player. DREDGE is a single-player fishing adventure with a sinister undercurrent.

6. No Man's Sky

Both are tagged sci-fi, atmospheric, space; both offer single-player. No Man's Sky is a game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated universe.

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