Question 1

What games are similar to Outer Wilds?

Accepted Answer

Games similar to Outer Wilds include Stray, Telling Lies, The Talos Principle, Ghostwire: Tokyo, and L.A. Noire. These games share core gameplay traits like exploration, open world, tense, puzzle solving. Browse all 24+ similar games on the Outer Wilds page at GameLegend.

Question 2

What kind of game is Outer Wilds?

Accepted Answer

Outer Wilds is defined by its tense, exploration, open world, puzzle solving, and linear story. It is available on Windows. GameLegend uses a 69-dimension Gameplay DNA system to profile games beyond simple genre labels.

Question 3

What makes Outer Wilds unique?

Accepted Answer

Outer Wilds stands out for its combination of tense, exploration, open world. While games like Stray share some of these traits, Outer Wilds's specific blend of gameplay dimensions gives it a distinct feel. Explore its full Gameplay DNA profile on GameLegend to see exactly how it compares.

Outer Wilds

Gameplay DNA

Core Mechanics

Feel / Pacing

Progression

Social Mode

Aesthetic

Themes

Complexity

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Stray

Telling Lies

The Talos Principle

Ghostwire: Tokyo

L.A. Noire

SOMA

IMMORTALITY

The Witness

Life is Strange: Before the Storm

Seen

SIGNALIS

Half-Life: Alyx

Zero Escape: The Nonary Games

Her Story

Max Payne

Max Payne 3

Mafia II: Definitive Edition

Visage

INDIKA

DEATH STRANDING

Obduction

ANIMAL WELL

Half-Life 2: Episode Two

Dear Esther: Landmark Edition