Games like Thereafter
Games like Thereafter include Stray, The Last Campfire, Spirit of the North, Slime Rancher, and Carto. We matched them by the tags players give Thereafter on Steam (Adventure, Puzzle, Exploration, Cute, and Atmospheric): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

Stray
Shared: Adventure · Atmospheric · Exploration

The Last Campfire
Shared: Adventure · Puzzle · Cute

Spirit of the North
Shared: Adventure · Exploration · Puzzle

Slime Rancher
Shared: Adventure · Exploration · Cute

Carto
Shared: Puzzle · Cute · Exploration

TOEM: A Photo Adventure
Shared: Puzzle · Adventure · Exploration

FAR: Lone Sails
Shared: Adventure · Atmospheric · Exploration

ABZU
Shared: Exploration · Atmospheric · Adventure

OneShot
Shared: Cute · Puzzle · Atmospheric

The Room
Shared: Puzzle · Adventure · Atmospheric

COCOON
Shared: Adventure · Puzzle · Exploration

Chants of Sennaar
Shared: Adventure · Puzzle · Singleplayer

Outer Wilds
Shared: Exploration · Adventure · Puzzle

A Short Hike
Shared: Adventure · Exploration · Cute

Little Nightmares
Shared: Adventure · Atmospheric · Puzzle

Little Nightmares II
Shared: Adventure · Puzzle · Singleplayer

Monument Valley
Shared: Puzzle · Adventure · Exploration

RiME
Shared: Adventure · Puzzle · Exploration

Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Shared: Adventure · Singleplayer · Atmospheric

The House of Da Vinci
Shared: Puzzle · Exploration · Adventure

Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons
Shared: Adventure · Atmospheric · Puzzle

Hogwarts Legacy
Shared: Adventure · Singleplayer · Exploration

LIMBO
Shared: Puzzle · Adventure · Atmospheric

The Witness
Shared: Puzzle · Exploration · Singleplayer