8 Games like Outer Wilds on Mobile that you should try

If Outer Wilds worked for you because of strong narrative focus, open world exploration and horror setting, the same is here. Both also lean on a first-person view and single-player focus. The distance is in setting and world — its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere and linear, story-driven structure.

If Outer Wilds worked for you because of strong narrative focus, open world exploration and single-player focus, the same is here. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a first-person view. The distance is in tone — its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere.

The genre is the same as Outer Wilds’s, and with it strong narrative focus, open world exploration and horror setting. The common ground extends to a first-person view and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is setting and tone: a casual, approachable feel and linear, story-driven structure.

What brings it close to Outer Wilds is strong narrative focus, open world exploration and a sci-fi setting, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and world. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is setting: fantasy world.

It comes from the same genre as Outer Wilds and shares strong narrative focus, open world exploration and a sci-fi setting. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is setting and tone: punishing difficulty and procedural generation.

If Outer Wilds worked for you because of strong narrative focus, open world exploration and single-player focus, the same is here. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery. Where the two diverge is setting and visuals: a relaxing pace and fantasy world.

It shares the essentials of what Outer Wilds does: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and single-player focus. To that it adds exploration and discovery. They part company on setting and visuals: this one brings a relaxing pace and a cartoon aesthetic.

The genre is the same as Outer Wilds’s, and with it open world exploration, melee combat and single-player focus. Both also lean on exploration and discovery. The distance is in visuals and game mode — its own ground is a sandbox world and multiplayer gameplay.