Openish-world, Mystery, Walking Simulator recommendations?

Douglas
2020-02-08T15:52:59Z

My wife and I enjoy playing mystery walking simulators together and have been looking for more-- Steam's recommendation engine is pretty terrible in finding others or lesser-known titles, so I thought I'd ask around for what others play! They don't have to be full-on walking simulators, just games where dying is rare/not a big component of the experience (looking at you, Visage!), and the rest of the game is all about solving a mystery/thriller of some sort. Preferably first-person games with realistic-enough graphics.

Ones we've played so far and have loved are:

Dead Secret

Gone Home (loose fit)

The Painscreek Killings (really loved this one)

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter

Ones I've got in my queue:

Anna

Bohemian Killing

Dead Secret 2

Return of Obra Dinn

I've also played What Remains of Edith Finch, Dear Esther, Firewatch, and some others-- but those didn't really have a big enough mystery component to them (to be clear I liked them, they just didn’t have a dark/thriller vibe to em).

Any other suggestions?

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