Games like Backwards
Games like Backwards include Firewatch, What Remains of Edith Finch, Quern - Undying Thoughts, Outer Wilds, and Riven. We matched them by the tags players give Backwards on Steam (Adventure, Puzzle, Walking Simulator, Choose Your Own Adventure, and Exploration): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.
Firewatch
Shared: Adventure · Walking Simulator · Exploration
What Remains of Edith Finch
Shared: Walking Simulator · Adventure · Exploration
Quern - Undying Thoughts
Shared: Adventure · Puzzle · Walking Simulator
Outer Wilds
Shared: Adventure · Exploration · Puzzle
Riven
Shared: Adventure · Puzzle · Exploration
The Witness
Shared: Puzzle · Exploration · First-Person
COCOON
Shared: Adventure · Puzzle · Exploration
INFRA
Shared: Puzzle · Exploration · Adventure
Blue Prince
Shared: Puzzle · Exploration · Adventure
PEAK
Shared: Adventure · Exploration · 3D
Chants of Sennaar
Shared: Adventure · Puzzle · Singleplayer
DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT
Shared: Walking Simulator · Adventure · Cinematic
The Exit 8
Shared: Puzzle · Walking Simulator · Exploration
Scanner Sombre
Shared: Walking Simulator · Adventure · Exploration
FAR: Lone Sails
Shared: Adventure · Exploration · Puzzle
Stray
Shared: Adventure · Exploration · Puzzle
ROUTINE
Shared: Adventure · Puzzle · Cinematic
The Talos Principle
Shared: Puzzle · First-Person · Adventure
Obduction
Shared: Adventure · Puzzle · Exploration
Spirit of the North
Shared: Adventure · Puzzle · Exploration
Cairn
Shared: Adventure · Exploration · Stylized
Call of the Sea
Shared: Adventure · Puzzle · First-Person
Layers of Fear (2016)
Shared: Walking Simulator · Adventure · First-Person
The Beginner's Guide
Shared: Walking Simulator · Adventure · First-Person