looking for a book with a very specific vibe attached to it

I’m looking for books with a very specific feeling. I’m not sure how to put it into words, so I’ll try to be as descriptive/synesthetic as possible.

I’m a huge fan of Patrick Rothfuss’s narrative style in The Name of the Wind and The Wise Man’s Fear. I love the way he describes settings, situations, and characters, with a mix of poetic and straightforward writing that’s neither overly flowery nor too minimalistic.

But I don’t want to read just medieval fantasy anymore. I’ve already gone through Mistborn (first era), The Lord of the Rings, and so on.

I want something that captures the same vibe as Shinsekai Yori by Yusuke Kishi, or something like Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni, or even with the ubi sunt / mystery of Made in Abyss, Shadow of the Colossus, and ICO.

Something that evokes the feeling of these tracks:

"Protect and Provide" from Nuketan

"Message" from Nuketan

"まほろば「さざらし」" fom Mahoroba

I’m not necessarily looking for something Japanese, just something with an exploration-driven tone that gives me the sense of discovery these works did. But not in a dark massacrated way like in Dark Souls, Bloodborne, Blood Meridian, Roadside Picnic, but more like a "oh, that's dark", let's keep going…

I’m open to any kind of work: novels, literary fiction, or even something like “I’m writing a story like this, check out my book and support my Kickstarter!”