Games like Ionia
Games like Ionia include The Exit 8, Slime Rancher, Obduction, Myst, and Riven. We matched them by the tags players give Ionia on Steam (Casual, Immersive Sim, Exploration, Interactive Fiction, and Tutorial): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

The Exit 8
Shared: Exploration · Immersive Sim · 3D

Slime Rancher
Shared: Exploration · Casual · First-Person

Obduction
Shared: Exploration · VR · First-Person

Myst
Shared: Exploration · VR · First-Person

Riven
Shared: Exploration · First-Person · VR

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Shared: Action-Adventure · Exploration · First-Person

Breakout 13
Shared: Interactive Fiction · Exploration · Immersive Sim

Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic
Shared: VR · Exploration · First-Person

Moss VR
Shared: VR · Casual · Action-Adventure

CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs
Shared: Exploration · Story Rich · 3D

Big Walk
Shared: Exploration · Casual · Puzzle

Road 96: Mile 0
Shared: Exploration · Interactive Fiction · Casual

PowerWash Simulator
Shared: Casual · 3D · First-Person

Moncage
Shared: Casual · Exploration · Surreal

X-Plane 12
Shared: VR · Immersive Sim · 3D

Road 96
Shared: First-Person · Exploration · Choices Matter

The Witness
Shared: Exploration · First-Person · Puzzle

Call of the Sea
Shared: First-Person · Casual · Exploration

Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
Shared: Casual · Exploration · 3D

The Unfinished Swan
Shared: Exploration · Casual · Surreal

Amnesia: Rebirth
Shared: Action-Adventure · First-Person · Exploration

Far Cry® 5
Shared: Action-Adventure · Exploration · First-Person

Hogwarts Legacy
Shared: Exploration · Action-Adventure · Adventure

Outer Wilds
Shared: Exploration · Story Rich · Adventure