Games, even remotely, resembling Eastshade

This guide is an attempt to point to games which, even remotely, resemble Eastshade, as far as possible. Thanks to Athhar for compiling the startup list from the discussion thread.

Intro

This list will not contain any games with any mature content. Some of the games may be specifically tagged with Family Friendly.

Some games are just too beautiful to ignore, like Tengami (added 30 August 2020).

There will be a limited number of tags: Adventure, Exploration, Family Friendly, First-Person, Hidden Object, Open World, Platformer, Point & Click, Puzzle, Quests, Third-Person.

As I have not played all games in this list, tags may not (always) be accurate. Tags are based on the developer's description of the game and user's reviews (pros & cons). Feel free to correct me when I'm wrong.

If you want to add a game to this guide, provide a link to the game in Steam's Store in your comment.

Latest update: February 20, 2023

NEW: Berry Madness, Logicality, The Unluckiest Man, Wilderless

Games containing some degree of mature content can be found in https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2216543550

Listing of games in this guide

ABZÛ Adera AER Memories of Old After Life: Story of a Father (Free to play) Alba: A Wildlife Adventure All That Remains: A story about a child's future Archaica: The Path of Light Areia: Pathway to Dawn Arise: A Simple Story Aurora: A Child's Journey AWAY: The Survival Series	Beasts of Maravilla Island Before Nightfall: Summertime Berry Madness Beyond Blue Beyond Eyes Blackwood Crossing Blind Souls	Call of the Sea Castle Rock Beach, West Australia Chionophile Cutish
The Dead Tree of Ranchiuna Dear Esther: Landmark Edition Dinosaur Fossil Hunter Draugen Dream Stone DYSTOA	Ecosystem Epitasis ESSENCE The Eyes of Ara	The First Tree Flower Forgotten Hope
Ghost on the Shore GRIS Grow: Song of the Evertree	Haven Moon Heaven's Vault Home is Where One Starts The Hunting God	Inner Space Island of the Lost Islands of Insight
Journey	The Kalalau Trail Kari (Free to play) The Kind Camomille Kinoko (Free to play) Koral Krystopia: Nova's Journey	Lake Lake Ridden Land of Ngoto The Last Campfire Leaving Lyndow Life on the hook The Long Gate Logicality Lost Ember Lost Words: Beyond the Page Loverowind Lumina LUNA The Shadow Dust
Manalith Memorrha Mike goes on hike Morels: The Hunt Mushroom Challenge Mutazione Myha: Return to the Lost Island Myst (realMyst) Myst III: Exile Myst IV: Revelation Myst V: End of Ages Mystic Escape: Diary of a Prisoner Mýrdalssandur	Natural Instinct Naturalist Stories Nemezis: Mysterious Journey III NIGHTWALK	Obduction Omno Oracle Ourea
Palladium: Adventure in Greece Pallas of Vines Paperbark Papetura Pastel: Blind Karma Pattern Paws and Soul Pictura The Pillar The Place I Called Home Pluviophile Proteus	Quern: Undying Thoughts	Reaching for Petals Reliefs Remedy Rest Riven: The Sequel to Myst Röki Runo
Save The Forest SCARF The Search Secrets of a Campfire A Short Hike Snake Pass The Sojourn Soul Valley Spirit of the North Spiritfarer A Story About My Uncle Submerged Summer in Mara Sunlight	Tasomachi: Behind the Twilight Tengami There The Light TIMEframe Treasure Hunter Simulator	The Unluckiest Man Unravel Unravel Two URU: Complete Chronicles
	Walden, a game Was it worth it? Weakless What never was: Chapter II Wilderless The Witness	XING: The Land Beyond
Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles Your Way	Zeph	9.03m (Free to play)

Games A (1)

ABZÛ

https://store.steampowered.com/app/384190/ABZU/
Released: August 2016
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, Family Friendly, Open World, Third-Person
Note: Controller recommended

Adera

This game seems to have been removed from the Steam Store; see official website[www.hitpointstudios.com]
Released: August 2012
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, Hidden Object, Point & Click, Puzzle

AER Memories of Old

https://store.steampowered.com/app/331870/AER_Memories_of_Old/
Released: October 2017
Tags:Adventure, Exploration, Open World, Puzzle, Third-Person

After Life - Story of a Father

https://store.steampowered.com/app/550240/After_Life__Story_of_a_Father/
Released: November 2016
Tags: Adventure, First-Person

Alba: A Wildlife Adventure

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1337010/Alba_A_Wildlife_Adventure/
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, Family Friendly, Open World, Third-Person
Released: December 2020

All That Remains: A story about a child's future

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1111610/All_That_Remains_A_story_about_a_childs_future/
Released: August 2019
Tags: Adventure, Exploration

Archaica: The Path of Light

https://store.steampowered.com/app/550590/Archaica_The_Path_of_Light/
Released: September 2017
Tags: Adventure, Family Friendly, Hidden Object, Puzzle, Top-Down

Areia: Pathway to Dawn

https://store.steampowered.com/app/768460/Areia_Pathway_to_Dawn/
Released: January 2020
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, Platformer, Puzzle

Arise: A Simple Story

https://store.steampowered.com/app/866140/Arise_A_Simple_Story/
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, Family Friendly, Platformer, Puzzle
Note: local co-op support

Games A (2)

Aurora: A Child's Journey

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1438440/Aurora_A_Childs_Journey/
Tags: Action, Adventure, Family Friendly, Platformer, Puzzle, Third-Person
Released: November 2020

AWAY: The Survival Series

https://store.steampowered.com/app/750200/AWAY_The_Survival_Series/
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, Open World, Third-Person
Note: tagged as Family Friendly by the developers

Games B

Beasts of Maravilla Island

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1378020/Beasts_of_Maravilla_Island/
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, Family Friendly, Third-Person
Released: June 2021

Before Nightfall: Summertime

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1362860/Before_Nightfall_Summertime/
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, Family Friendly, First-Person, Open World
Released: July 2020

Berry Madness

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2288580/Berry_Madness/
Released: February 6, 2023
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, First Person, Open World, Puzzle, Walking Simulator

Beyond Blue

https://store.steampowered.com/app/883360/Beyond_Blue/
Released: June 2020
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, Third-Person
Note: includes mini-documentaries

Beyond Eyes

This game seems to have been removed from the Steam Store
Released: August 2015
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, Third-Person

Blackwood Crossing

https://store.steampowered.com/app/453310/Blackwood_Crossing/
Released: April 2017
Tags: Adventure, First-Person

Blind Souls

https://store.steampowered.com/app/872490/Blind_Souls/
Released: April 2019
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, Open World

Games C

Call of the Sea

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1042490/Call_of_the_Sea/
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, First-Person

Castle Rock Beach, West Australia

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1400510/Castle_Rock_Beach_West_Australia/
Tags: Exploration, Family Friendly, First-Person
Released: September 2020
Note: VR supported

Chionophile

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1432750/Chionophile/
Tags: Exploration, Family Friendly, First-Person
Released: October 2020

Cutish

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1222170/Cutish/
Released: January 2020
Tags: Adventure, First-Person, Puzzle

Games D (1)

The Dead Tree of Ranchiuna

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1015430/The_Dead_Tree_of_Ranchiuna/
Released: February 2019
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, First-Person, Third-Person

Dear Esther - Landmark Edition

https://store.steampowered.com/app/520720/Dear_Esther_Landmark_Edition/
Released: February 2017
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, First-Person

Dinosaur Fossil Hunter

https://store.steampowered.com/app/864700/Dinosaur_Fossil_Hunter/
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, First-Person, Open World

Draugen

https://store.steampowered.com/app/770390/Draugen/
Released: May 2019
Tags: Adventure, First-Person, Point & Click, Puzzle

Dream Stone

https://store.steampowered.com/app/603090/Dream_Stone/
Released: March 2017
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, First-Person, Puzzle

Games D (2)

DYSTOA

Removed from the Steam Store. Info can be found on the website of One Vision Games[www.onevisiongames.com]
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, First-Person, Puzzle

Games E

Ecosystem

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1133120/Ecosystem/
Tags: Life Sim, Management
Released: March 2021

Empathy: Path of whispers

https://store.steampowered.com/app/291690/Empathy_Path_of_Whispers/
Released: May 2017
Tags: Adventure, First-Person, Puzzle

Epitasis

https://store.steampowered.com/app/662240/Epitasis/
Released: May 2019
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, First-Person, Open World, Puzzle

ESSENCE

Removed from the Steam Store. Info can be found the website of One Vision Games[www.onevisiongames.com]
Released: April 2017
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, First-Person, Open World, Puzzle

The Eyes of Ara

https://store.steampowered.com/app/454250/The_Eyes_of_Ara/
Released: July 2016
Tags: Adventure, First-Person, Hidden Object, Point & Click, Puzzle

Games F

The First Tree

https://store.steampowered.com/app/555150/The_First_Tree/
Released: September 2017
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, Open World, Third-Person

Flower

https://store.steampowered.com/app/966330/Flower/
Released: February 2019
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, Family Friendly

Forgotten Hope

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1552130/Forgotten_Hope/
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, First-Person, Open World
Released: May 2021

Games G

Ghost on the Shore

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1211930/Ghost_on_the_Shore/
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, First-Person, Point & Click

GRIS

https://store.steampowered.com/app/683320/GRIS/
Released: December 2018
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, Platformer, Puzzle
Note: 2D handdrawn platformer

Grow: Song of the Evertree

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1380420/Grow_Song_of_the_Evertree/
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, Family Friendly, Open World, Third-Person
Released: November 2021

Games H

Haven Moon

https://store.steampowered.com/app/493720/Haven_Moon/
Released: July 2016
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, First-Person, Point & Click, Puzzle

Heaven's Vault

https://store.steampowered.com/app/774201/Heavens_Vault/
Released: April 2019
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, Point & Click, Puzzle

Home is Where One Starts

https://store.steampowered.com/app/355970/Home_is_Where_One_Starts/
Released: May 2015
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, First-Person, Open World

The Hunting God

https://store.steampowered.com/app/679190/The_Hunting_God/
Released: July 2017
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, First-Person

Games I-J

Inner Space

https://store.steampowered.com/app/347000/InnerSpace/
Released: January 2018
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, Family Friendly, Open World

Island of the Lost

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1387000/Island_of_the_Lost/
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, Family Friendly, First-Person, Hidden Object, Platformer

Islands of Insight

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2071500/Islands_of_Insight/
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, Multiplayer, Puzzle-platformer, Nonlinear

Journey

https://store.steampowered.com/app/638230/Journey/
Released: June 2020
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, Family Friendly,

Games K

The Kalalau Trail

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1364280/The_Kalalau_Trail/
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, Open World, Platformer
Released: August 2020

Kari

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201760/Kari/
Released: June 2020 (Early access)
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, Puzzle, Third Person

The Kind Camomille

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1335680/The_Kind_Camomille/
Tags: Adventure, Third-Person

Kinoko

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1059120/Kinoko/
Released: July 2020
Tags: Adventure, Family Friendly, Hidden Object, Puzzle, Third-Person
Note: Controller, insufficient keyboard/mouse support

Koral

https://store.steampowered.com/app/896750/Koral/
Released: May 2019
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, Platformer, Puzzle

Krystopia: Nova’s Journey

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1225120/Krystopia_Novas_Journey/
Released: July 2020
Tags: Adventure, Point & Click, Puzzle, Third-Person

Games L (1)

Lake

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1118240/Lake/
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, Open World, Third-Person

Lake Ridden

https://store.steampowered.com/app/696530/Lake_Ridden/
Released: May 2018
Tags: Adventure, First-Person, Puzzle

Land of Ngoto

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1186510/Land_of_Ngoto/
Released: November 2019
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, First-Person, Puzzle

The Last Campfire

https://store.steampowered.com/app/990630/The_Last_Campfire/
Tags: Adventure, Puzzle, Third-Person

The Last Show of Mr. Chardish

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1164060/The_Last_Show_of_Mr_Chardish/
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, Platformer, Puzzle
Released: November 2020
Notes: Hand-drawn

Leaving Lyndow

https://store.steampowered.com/app/585840/Leaving_Lyndow/
Released: February 2017
Tags: Adventure, First-Person

Life on the hook

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1148100/Life_on_the_hook/
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, Family Friendly, First-Person, Open World

The Long Gate

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1147110/The_Long_Gate/
Tags: Adventure, First-Person, Puzzle

Games L (2)

Logicality

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2013650/Logicality/
Released: June 14, 2022
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, First-Person, Open World

Lost Words: Beyond the Page

https://store.steampowered.com/app/599610/Lost_Words_Beyond_the_Page/
Tags: Adventure, Family Friendly, Platformer, Puzzle, Side Scroller
Released: April 2021

LOST EMBER

https://store.steampowered.com/app/563840/LOST_EMBER/
Released: November 2019
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, Family Friendly, Third-Person

Loverowind

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1625960/Loverowind/
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, Family Friendly, First-Person, Open World
Released: May 2021

Lumina

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1063050/Lumina/
Released: October 2019
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, Family Friendly, First-Person, Puzzle

LUNA The Shadow Dust

https://store.steampowered.com/app/465100/LUNA_The_Shadow_Dust/
Released: February 2020
Tags: Adventure, Point & Click, Puzzle

Games M (1)

Manalith

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1408810/Manalith/
Tags: Exploration, First-Person, Open World, Platformer

Memorrha

https://store.steampowered.com/app/954080/Memorrha/
Released: September 2019
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, Family Friendly, First-Person, Puzzle

Mike goes on hike

https://store.steampowered.com/app/912000/Mike_goes_on_hike/
Released: September 2019
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, Family Friendly, First-Person, Puzzle

Morels: The hunt

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1156590/Morels_The_Hunt/
Released: October 2019
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, Family Friendly, First-Person, Hidden Object

Mushroom Challenge

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1345150/Mushroom_Challenge/
Released: June 2020
Tags: Advanture, First-Person?, Open World?

Mutazione

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1080750/Mutazione/
Released: September 2019
Tags: Adventure, Family Friendly, Point & Click

Myha: Return to the lost island

https://store.steampowered.com/app/890280/Myha_Return_to_the_Lost_Island/
Released: April 2019
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, First-Person, Puzzle

Myst (realMyst)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/244430/realMyst_Masterpiece_Edition/
Released: February 2014
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, First-Person, Point & Click, Puzzle
Note: realMyst is a remake of Myst, the first game in the Myst/Riven series

Games M (2)

Myst III: Exile

https://store.steampowered.com/app/925930/Myst_III_Exile/
Released: May 2001
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, Point & Click, Puzzle

Myst IV: Revelation

https://store.steampowered.com/app/925940/Myst_IV_Revelation/
Released: September 2004
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, First-Person, Point & Click, Puzzle

Myst V: End of Ages

https://store.steampowered.com/app/208110/Myst_V_End_of_Ages/
Released: July 2005
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, First-Person, Point & Click, Puzzle

Mystic Escape - Diary of a Prisoner

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1251520/Mystic_Escape__Diary_of_a_Prisoner/
Released: March 2020
Tags: Adventure, First-Person, Puzzle

Mýrdalssandur

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1248990/Mrdalssandur_Iceland/
Tags: Exploration, Family Friendly, First-Person
Released: March 2020
Note: VR supported

Games N

Natural Instincts

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1168610/Natural_Instincts/
Tags: Exploration, Family Friendly, Open World

Naturalist Stories

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1260340/Naturalist_Stories/
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, First-Person
Released: August 2020

Nemezis: Mysterious Journey III

https://store.steampowered.com/app/986350/Nemezis_Mysterious_Journey_III/
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, Point & Click, Puzzle

NIGHTWALK

Removed from the Steam Store. Info can be found on the website of One Vision Games[www.onevisiongames.com]
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, First-Person, Open World

Games O

Obduction

https://store.steampowered.com/app/306760/Obduction/
Released: August 2016
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, First-Person, Open World, Point & Click, Puzzle

Omno

https://store.steampowered.com/app/969760/Omno/
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, Platformer, Puzzle, Third-Person

Oracle

https://store.steampowered.com/app/576310/Oracle/
Released: February 2017
Tags: Exploration, First-Person, Open World

Ourea

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1250030/Ourea/
Released: July 2020
Tags: Adventure, Puzzle, Third-Person

Games P (1)

Palladium: Adventure in Greece

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1137270/Palladium_Adventure_in_Greece/
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, Family Friendly, First-Person

Pallas of Vines

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1239720/Pallas_of_Vines/
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, Puzzle, Third-Person
Note: local 2-player support

Paperbark

https://store.steampowered.com/app/916900/Paperbark/
Released: June 2018
Tags: Adventure, Family Friendly, Point & Click, Third-Person

Papetura

https://store.steampowered.com/app/593640/Papetura/
Tags: Adventure, Point & Click, Puzzle
Note: handcrafted entirely out of paper

Pastel: Blind Karma

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1219000/Pastel_Blind_Karma/
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, Family Friendly, Open World, Puzzle, Third-Person

Pattern

https://store.steampowered.com/app/969540/Pattern/
Released: April 2020
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, First-Person, Open World

Paws and Soul

https://store.steampowered.com/app/911510/Paws_and_Soul/
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, Family Friendly, Third-Person

Pictura

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1302610/Pictura/
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, First-Person, Puzzle

The Pillar

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1126130/The_Pillar/
Released: June 2020
Tags: Adventure, First-Person, Puzzle

The Place I Called Home

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1359820/The_Place_I_Called_Home/
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, First-Person

Games P (2)

Pluviophile

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1322170/Pluviophile/
Released: June 2020
Tags: Exploration, First-Person

Proteus

https://store.steampowered.com/app/219680/Proteus/
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, First-Person, Open World
Released: January 2013

Games Q

Quern: Undying Thoughts

https://store.steampowered.com/app/512790/Quern__Undying_Thoughts/
Released: November 2016
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, First-Person, Open World, Point & Click, Puzzle

Games R

Reaching for Petals

https://store.steampowered.com/app/636170/Reaching_for_Petals/
Released: September 2017
Tags: Adventure, First-Person

Reliefs

https://store.steampowered.com/app/821180/Reliefs/
Released: September 2018
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, First-Person, Open World, Platformer, Puzzle

Remedy

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1305660/Remedy/
Tags: Adventure, First-Person, Platformer, Puzzle

Rest

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1100320/Rest/
Tags: Exploration, First-Person

Riven: The Sequel to Myst

https://store.steampowered.com/app/63610/Riven_The_Sequel_to_MYST/
Released: October 1997
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, First-Person, Point & Click, Puzzle

Röki

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1067540/Rki/
Tags: Adventure, Family Friendly, Third-Person

Runo

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1642130/Runo/
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, First-Person
Released: July 2021

Games S (1)

Save The Forest

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1185780/Save_The_Forest/
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, Family Friendly, First-Person, Open World

SCARF

https://store.steampowered.com/app/645320/SCARF/
Tags: Adventure, Platformer, Third-Person

The Search

https://store.steampowered.com/app/566190/The_Search/
Released: April 2017
Tags: Adventure, First-Person, Point & Click, Puzzle

Secrets of a Campfire

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1423480/Secrets_of_a_Campfire/
Tags: Exploration, First-Person, Open World

A Short Hike

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1055540/A_Short_Hike/
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, Family Friendly, Open World, Platformer, Third-Person
Released: July 2019

Snake Pass

https://store.steampowered.com/app/544330/Snake_Pass/
Released: March 2017
Tags: Adventure, Family Friendly, Platformer, Puzzle

The Sojourn

https://store.steampowered.com/app/794960/The_Sojourn/
Tags: Adventure, First-Person, Puzzle

Soul Valley

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1041780/Soul_Valley/
Released: April 2019
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, First-Person, Open World, Puzzle
Note: Survival

Spirit of the North

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1213700/Spirit_of_the_North/
Released: May 2020
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, Puzzle, Third-Person

Games S (2)

Spiritfarer

https://store.steampowered.com/app/972660/Spiritfarer/
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, Platformer
Released: August 2020
Note: hand-drawn 2D game

A Story About My Uncle

https://store.steampowered.com/app/278360/A_Story_About_My_Uncle/
Released: May 2014
Tags: Adventure, Family Friendly, First-Person, Platformer, Puzzle

Submerged

https://store.steampowered.com/app/301860/Submerged/
Released: August 2015
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, Family Friendly, Open World, Third-Person

Summer in Mara

https://store.steampowered.com/app/962580/Summer_in_Mara/
Released: June 2020
Tags: Adventure, Family Friendly, Open World, Third-Person

Sunlight

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1451120/Sunlight/
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, First-Person, Open World
Released: January 2021
Notes: Hand-drawn

Games T

TASOMACHI: Behind the Twilight

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1015890/TASOMACHI_Behind_the_Twilight/
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, Platformer, Puzzle, Third-Person
Released: April 2021

Tengami

https://store.steampowered.com/app/299680/Tengami/
Tags: Adventure, Point & Click, Puzzle, Third-Person
Released: January 2015

There The Light

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1054110/There_The_Light/
Released: May 2019
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, First-Person, Puzzle

TIMEframe

https://store.steampowered.com/app/340270/TIMEframe/
Released: July 2015
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, First-Person

Treasure Hunter Simulator

https://store.steampowered.com/app/748300/Treasure_Hunter_Simulator/
Released: December 2018
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, Family Friendly, First-Person, Open World

Games U-V

The Unluckiest Man

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2140900/The_Unluckiest_Man/
Released: October 27, 2022
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, First-Person, Investigation, Walking Simulator

Unravel

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1225560/Unravel/
Released: June 2020
Tags: Adventure, Family Friendly, Puzzle, Third-Person

Unravel Two

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1225570/Unravel_Two/
Released: June 2020
Tags: Adventure, Family Friendly, Puzzle, Third-Person
Note: (local) co-op supported

URU: Complete chronicles

https://store.steampowered.com/app/63650/URU_Complete_Chronicles/
Released: July 2004
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, First-Person, Puzzle, Third-Person

Games W

Walden, a game

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1011700/Walden_a_game/
Released: July 2017
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, First-Person, Open World

Was It Worth It?

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1600840/Was_It_Worth_It/
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, First-Person
Released: June 2021

Weakless

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1072620/Weakless/
Released: March 2020
Tags: Adventure, Family Friendly, Platformer, Puzzle, Third-Person

What Never Was: Chapter II

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1506730/What_Never_Was_Chapter_II/
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, Family Friendly, First-Person, Puzzle

Wilderless

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2230220/Wilderless/
Released: January 10, 2023
Tags: Exploration, Open World, Procedural Generation, Simulation, Walking Simulator

The Witness

https://store.steampowered.com/app/210970/The_Witness/
Released: January 2016
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, First-Person, Open World

Games X-Z

XING: The land beyond

https://store.steampowered.com/app/299400/XING_The_Land_Beyond/
Released: September 2017
Tags: Adventure, First-Person, Puzzle

Yonder: The cloud catcher chronicles

https://store.steampowered.com/app/580200/Yonder_The_Cloud_Catcher_Chronicles/
Released: July 2017
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, Family Friendly, Open World, Third-Person

Your Way

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1462740/Your_way/
Tags: Exploration, First-Person, Open World
Released: November 2020

Zeph

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1279810/Zeph/
Released: June 2020
Tags: Exploration, Puzzle, Third-Person

Games 0-9

9.03m

https://store.steampowered.com/app/263100/903m/
Released: September 2013
Tags: Exploration, First-Person

[Once Upon a Die]

Umurangi Generation is all about taking photographs. Could be a good one to add to this list.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1223500/Umurangi_Generation/

[Altbert]

Done!

[The Sojourner]

Now Islands of Insight can be added to this list.

[TheBarbaryGhost]

I came here to suggest Wilderless, glad to see someone already added it :)

[Altbert]

Added: Berry Madness, Logicality, The Unluckiest Man & Wilderless

[Altbert]

@Apterous:

Morrowind is one the other list (Elder Scrolls series)

[apterous]

add morrowind to the list

[Altbert]

Valley is in the other guide: Games, even remotely, resembling Eastshade Too

[WOLFGANG]

i think valley is kind of similar, but its a horror (?) exploration game. its fun and kinda calming like this

[Altbert]

As of today both guides are completely updated. All games of which I knew or suspected any form of mature content have been moved to the other guide. Please, correct me when I'm wrong.