Games like The End of the Sun
What to play if you like The End of the Sun
Start with Outer Wilds, DREDGE, Firewatch. These games share the strongest Game DNA signals with The End of the Sun, then show where the experience changes.
Alternatives, with the trade-offs visible
These are anonymous game-to-game comparisons, not personal recommendations or player-behaviour claims.
78% shared experienceOuter Wilds
Preserves: Exploration and Mystery
78% shared experienceDREDGE
Preserves: Exploration and Discovery-driven
Changes: Progression
71% shared experienceFirewatch
Preserves: Exploration and Discovery-driven
71% shared experienceCrimson Desert Enhanced
Preserves: Exploration and Discovery-driven
Changes: Mystery
69% shared experienceSubnautica
Preserves: Exploration and Mystery
69% shared experienceOneShot
Preserves: Narrative density and Exploration
Changes: Mystery
68% shared experienceLittle Nightmares
Preserves: Exploration and Discovery-driven
68% shared experienceHollow Knight: Silksong
Preserves: Exploration and Discovery-driven
67% shared experienceLittle Nightmares II
Preserves: Exploration and Narrative density
Changes: Isolation
67% shared experienceHITMAN World of Assassination
Preserves: Exploration and Discovery-driven
66% shared experienceDead Space
Preserves: Exploration and Discovery-driven
Changes: Isolation
65% shared experienceOutlast 2
Preserves: Exploration and Discovery-driven
Changes: Isolation
64% shared experienceFive Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach
Preserves: Exploration and Discovery-driven
64% shared experienceHogwarts Legacy
Preserves: Exploration and Narrative density
Changes: Mystery and Progression
64% shared experienceDEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT
Preserves: Exploration and Stress intensity
Changes: Discovery-driven and Mystery
64% shared experienceStray
Preserves: Mystery and Exploration
Changes: Isolation
62% shared experienceThe Sims™ 4
Preserves: Exploration and Discovery-driven
62% shared experienceBlasphemous
Preserves: Exploration and Discovery-driven