Space Pilgrim Episode IV: Sol similar games & best alternatives

Space Pilgrim Episode IV: Sol

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2016

Should you play it?

Locked away in the most secure prison in the galaxy, with little hope of escape, Gail Pilgrim faces the most difficult ordeals of her life. Her only hope lies in trusting those who she has come to regard as her friends.

What works

  • Engaging sci-fi story and characters
  • Logical and enjoyable puzzles
  • Good value especially as a bundle
  • Multiple endings and player choices
  • Pleasant retro visuals and music

Things to keep in mind

  • Linear gameplay with limited player freedom
  • Some puzzles can be confusing
  • Lack of skip or fast-forward for dialogue
  • Short game length per episode
  • Minimal replay value beyond achievements

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Alicemare

  • The Lar

  • My Big Sister

  • Space Pilgrim Episode III: Delta Pavonis

  • Buy a Croquette!

  • The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark

More violent

Games that feels like Space Pilgrim Episode IV: Sol but with more combat and destruction

  • Corpse Party

  • The Boogie Man

  • Misao - 2024 HD Remaster

  • Angels of Death

  • Just Ignore Them

  • Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King

More survival-focused

Games that feels like Space Pilgrim Episode IV: Sol but with a stronger survival pressure

  • Richard & Alice

  • The Count Lucanor

  • Yuppie Psycho: Executive Edition

  • The Crooked Man

  • Neglected

  • Tales of the Black Forest

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Space Pilgrim Episode III: Delta Pavonis

  • Space Pilgrim Episode II: Epsilon Indi

  • Space Pilgrim Episode I: Alpha Centauri

  • Sentience: The Android's Tale

  • The Deed: Dynasty

Similarity map

How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Space Pilgrim Episode IV: Sol: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Continuation, Thrill. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression.

Last update: 03/08/2026