Games like Backward poiesis
Games like Backward poiesis include What Remains of Edith Finch, SOMA, MiSide, Layers of Fear (2016), and Firewatch. We matched them by the tags players give Backward poiesis on Steam (Exploration, Simulation, Walking Simulator, 3D, and First-Person): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

What Remains of Edith Finch
Shared: Walking Simulator · Exploration · Story Rich

SOMA
Shared: Horror · Psychological Horror · Exploration

MiSide
Shared: Psychological Horror · First-Person · Horror

Layers of Fear (2016)
Shared: Walking Simulator · Horror · Psychological Horror

Firewatch
Shared: Walking Simulator · Exploration · First-Person

Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs
Shared: Walking Simulator · Horror · Exploration

September 7th
Shared: Exploration · Walking Simulator · Horror

Mouthwashing
Shared: Horror · Psychological Horror · Story Rich

Summer of '58
Shared: Horror · Walking Simulator · First-Person

Still Wakes the Deep
Shared: Horror · Walking Simulator · Psychological Horror

The Exit 8
Shared: Exploration · Walking Simulator · Horror

Visage
Shared: Horror · Psychological Horror · First-Person

Scanner Sombre
Shared: Exploration · Walking Simulator · Horror

POOLS
Shared: Walking Simulator · Exploration · Psychological Horror

No, I'm not a Human
Shared: Horror · Psychological Horror · Story Rich

Zoochosis
Shared: 3D · Simulation · Horror

Psalm 5:9-13
Shared: Exploration · Horror · Psychological Horror

DON'T SCREAM
Shared: Walking Simulator · Horror · Psychological Horror

Lethal Company
Shared: First-Person · Horror · Exploration

The Cabin Factory
Shared: Walking Simulator · Horror · Psychological Horror

Fears to Fathom - Ironbark Lookout
Shared: Exploration · Horror · Psychological Horror

Garten of Banban
Shared: Horror · First-Person · Psychological Horror

Platform 8
Shared: Walking Simulator · Simulation · Exploration

Escape the Backrooms
Shared: Horror · Exploration · Psychological Horror