Games like When the Embers Wake
Games like When the Embers Wake include Endling - Extinction is Forever, Shelter 2, Shelter, The Long Dark, and Firewatch. We matched them by the tags players give When the Embers Wake on Steam (Emotional, Walking Simulator, Adventure, Nature, and Atmospheric): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

Endling - Extinction is Forever
Shared: Emotional · Adventure · Atmospheric

Shelter 2
Shared: Adventure · Emotional · Atmospheric

Shelter
Shared: Adventure · Nature · Survival

The Long Dark
Shared: Survival · Atmospheric · Adventure

Firewatch
Shared: Adventure · Walking Simulator · Atmospheric

Before Your Eyes
Shared: Emotional · Narrative · Walking Simulator

Gone Home
Shared: Walking Simulator · Atmospheric · Indie

What Remains of Edith Finch
Shared: Walking Simulator · Atmospheric · Adventure

Journey
Shared: Adventure · Atmospheric · Walking Simulator

Copycat
Shared: Emotional · Adventure · Walking Simulator

The Last Campfire
Shared: Adventure · Emotional · Atmospheric

My Little Puppy
Shared: Emotional · Adventure · Atmospheric

Slime Rancher
Shared: Adventure · Cute · Exploration

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

Stray
Shared: Adventure · Atmospheric · Cute

Cairn
Shared: Adventure · Atmospheric · Indie

A Short Hike
Shared: Adventure · Exploration · Cute

Neva
Shared: Adventure · Emotional · Atmospheric

The Beginner's Guide
Shared: Walking Simulator · Atmospheric · Adventure

LOST EMBER
Shared: Atmospheric · Emotional · Nature

Rain World
Shared: Atmospheric · Survival · Indie

Paws - A Shelter 2 Game
Shared: Adventure · Indie · Atmospheric

This War of Mine
Shared: Atmospheric · Survival · Singleplayer

Mixtape
Shared: Walking Simulator · Adventure · Narrative