STASIS similar games & best alternatives

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STASIS

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2015

Should you play it?

STASIS The isometric, point-and-click, sci-fi horror adventure game! In the distant future aboard a seemingly abandoned spacecraft, John Maracheck awakes from stasis. He must push himself to new physical and emotional limits and unravel the mysteries around him.

What works

  • Strong atmospheric horror and immersive story
  • Well-written narrative and character logs
  • Logical and engaging puzzles
  • Detailed isometric graphics and sound design
  • Responsive developer support

Things to keep in mind

  • Linear gameplay with no replayability
  • Some puzzles rely on trial and error or pixel hunting
  • Technical issues and lack of in-game settings
  • Clunky animations and interface
  • No multiplayer or social features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • CAYNE

  • The Story of Henry Bishop

  • ROUTINE

  • Mists of Aiden

  • Paper Dolls 2 纸人贰

  • Observer: System Redux

Less violent

Games that feels like STASIS but with less combat and destruction

  • Observation

  • J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars

  • Scauage

  • Yomawari: Midnight Shadows

  • Timelie

  • The Swapper

More expressive

Games that feels like STASIS but with more self-expression and customization

  • Deep Sleep: Labyrinth of the Forsaken

  • Yomawari: Lost in the Dark

  • Heaven Dust 2

  • Yomawari: Night Alone

  • Someday You'll Return: Director's Cut

  • Fausts Alptraum

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with STASIS. 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 STASIS. These titles are not in What to play next.

STASIS: 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 Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression, Relaxation.

Last update: 21/08/2026