Close To The Sun similar games & best alternatives

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Close To The Sun

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2020

Should you play it?

Deep in international waters, Tesla’s Helios stands still. An unbound utopia for scientific research, Rose Archer steps aboard in search of her sister, quickly to discover not all is as it seems. A single word covers the entrance… QUARANTINE!

What works

  • Stunning art deco visuals
  • Immersive atmosphere
  • Engaging story and characters
  • Well-crafted environments
  • Good voice acting and sound design

Things to keep in mind

  • Slow and clunky movement
  • Trial-and-error chase sequences
  • Short length and limited replayability
  • Linear and scripted gameplay
  • Some technical issues and lack of customization

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • The Alien Cube

  • The Scourge | Tai Ương

  • You Deserve

  • ARAYA

  • 港詭實錄ParanormalHK

  • SUFFOCATE

Less violent

Games that feels like Close To The Sun but with less combat and destruction

  • Metamorphosis

  • Conarium

  • Gray Matter

  • Syberia - Remastered

  • Out of Sight

  • Born Into Fear

More intense

Games that feels like Close To The Sun but with a more intense feel

  • Infliction

  • Paper Dolls 2 纸人贰

  • Don't Be Afraid

  • Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic

  • The Story of Henry Bishop

  • Welcome to Kowloon

Less survival-focused

Games that feels like Close To The Sun but with less survival pressure

  • Rise of Insanity

  • Layers of Fear VR

  • Satellite Odyssey: Prologue

  • ASYLUM

  • Belladonna

  • File Destined

More experimental

Games that feels like Close To The Sun but with more room to experiment and tinker

  • The Walking Fish 2: Final Frontier

  • Layers of Fear 2 (2019)

  • Mists of Aiden

  • GYLT

  • Observer: System Redux

  • Indigo Park: Chapter 1

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  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Close To The Sun. These titles are not in What to play next.

Close To The Sun: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Competition. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Experimenting, Strategy, Expression.

Last update: 21/08/2026