4 Games like Proteus on PS5 that you should try

It shares the essentials of what Proteus does: strong narrative focus, procedural generation and single-player focus. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a first-person view. They part company on tone: this one brings puzzle design and melee combat.

It comes from the same genre as Proteus and shares strong narrative focus, procedural generation and single-player focus. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a first-person view. They part company on tone and visuals: this one brings 3D presentation.

Same family as Proteus: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and single-player focus. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a first-person view. They part company on setting and tone: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting.

The genre is the same as Proteus’s, and with it strong narrative focus, open world exploration and single-player focus. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a first-person view. The distance is in setting and tone — its own ground is a space setting and 3D presentation.