I don't have any recommendations of my own, but that's sort of why I love Outer Wilds so much; it's an experience quite unlike any other I've had. I mean, the same could be said for most media — it's always wise to try not to project expectations from another game stop you from engaging with a new game on its terms, and that's especially true for a game that is personally impactful.

It reminds me of the quote: "a man can never walk through the same river twice, because it is not the same river and he is not the same man". There are so many games that I wish I could play for the first time again, but I wouldn't really want that even if it were possible, because it would surely mean reverting back to the person I was before playing those games (given that they impacted me enough that I feel changed for the experience). Perhaps it's a cheesy way to look at things, but I like being overly poetic in my old age (that is a joke — I am only 28.)