Games like Dear Esther: Landmark Edition

The closest matches to Dear Esther: Landmark Edition: Dear Esther, What Remains of Edith Finch, Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs, Firewatch, and Kholat. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Dear Esther: Landmark Edition is your kind of game, the closest matches are Dear Esther, What Remains of Edith Finch and Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, hypnotic and immersive, and single out its environmental storytelling and narrative fragmentation. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

Dear Esther: Landmark Edition is a first-person narrative walking experience developed by The Chinese Room and Robert Briscoe. Set on a remote island, the game presents a fragmented story told through environmental storytelling and voiceover-triggering, where players piece together a non-linear narrative that shifts across playthroughs. Players describe it as atmospheric and melancholic, with reviewers noting that environmental details hint at deeper meaning and that the music amplifies emotional impact. Multiple playthroughs reveal new details, and the open-ended interpretation invites personal reflection. Released in 2017 and priced at $9.99 USD, the game runs verified on Steam Deck. The experience is chill, short, and designed for solo play, holding a 76% positive rating from 1402 Steam reviews.

About Dear Esther: Landmark Edition: Dear Esther immerses you in a stunningly realised world, a remote and desolate island somewhere in the outer Hebrides. As you step forwards, a voice begins to read fragments of a letter: 'Dear Esther...' - and so begins a journey through one of the most original first-person games of recent years.