Master Reboot similar games & best alternatives

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Master Reboot

PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U • 2013

Should you play it?

Imagine a world where death is no longer final, where precious memories are saved to enjoy forever, where your soul is immortal. Master Reboot is a haunting first-person sci-fi adventure.

What works

  • Unique and immersive atmosphere
  • Engaging and mysterious story
  • Varied and creative puzzles
  • Diverse surreal environments
  • Balanced horror and exploration

Things to keep in mind

  • Some clunky controls and platforming
  • Short game length
  • Lack of save points within levels
  • Occasional frustrating puzzles
  • Limited graphical fidelity and polish

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Enigma of Fear

  • Soul Axiom

  • Grunn

  • Conarium

  • Monolith

  • Outer Wilds

Less survival-focused

Games that feels like Master Reboot but with less survival pressure

  • Ether One

  • Omno

  • Down the Rabbit Hole

  • COCOON

  • Down the Rabbit Hole Flattened

  • Milkmaid of the Milky Way

More violent

Games that feels like Master Reboot but with more combat and destruction

  • INSIDE

  • Into The Gloom

  • Homebody

  • Magrunner: Dark Pulse

  • Spirits of Xanadu

  • Venge

Less continuation-driven

Games that feels like Master Reboot but with less of a pull toward endless continuation

  • The Savior From Above

  • Planet of the Eyes

  • Numbra

  • Hello Neighbor: Hide and Seek

  • Aspire: Ina's Tale

  • Conductor

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Soul Axiom

  • Don't Knock Twice

  • The Complex

  • Dead Reset

  • Five Dates

Similarity map

How to compare these games

Compare nearby games

Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with Master Reboot. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

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 Master Reboot. These titles are not in What to play next.

Master Reboot: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Exploration, Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence.

Last update: 21/08/2026