Games Like A Guidebook of Babel

A bombastic puzzle platformer about worlds turned inside out. Shift dimensions at the push of a button, solve brain-twisting logistical riddles, and race through the wilds of the multiverse in a bleakly hilarious (and hilariously bleak) story where everything you know can turn on a dime.

Why similar: Time Manipulation 37.6% ★, Time Travel 29.8% ★, Story Rich 7.9%, Comedy 7.9%, Puzzle 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Features dimension-shifting time manipulation paired with a narrative that expertly balances dark humor and emotional weight.

Eternal Threads is a single-player, first-person story-driven puzzle game of time manipulation, choice and consequence.

Why similar: Time Manipulation 29.4% ★, Time Travel 21.4% ★, Investigation 15%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%, Emotional 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the butterfly effect where you manipulate timelines to alter the outcomes of characters' lives.

The Rewinder is an adventure puzzle game based on Chinese mythology. You play as Yun, the last known Rewinder, who can communicate with spirits and explore other people's memories to alter the past.

Why similar: Drama 24.7%, Point & Click 21.5%, Puzzle 14.3%, Comedy 13.3%, Story Rich 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-adventure game centered on rewinding time to change the past, heavily inspired by folklore and afterlife themes.

Fate of Kai is a new kind of adventure. Explore different storylines, solve complex puzzles, travel through time and manipulate characters ideas to help Kai reach the castle. The game is set in a magical illustrated book, which you will have to master to reach the end of the story.

Why similar: Time Manipulation 23.9% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Point & Click 18%, Puzzle 12.1%, Hand-drawn 12%

Why You'll Like It: A unique puzzle game where you change the narrative outcomes of a story by manipulating the thoughts and actions of characters.

Make friends, free spirits and make sure that the world doesn’t end! Welcome to Kraken Academy, a technicolor fever dream that for legal reasons can only be described as "technically a school." Join forces with a magical kraken to save the world!

Why similar: Time Travel 46.3% ★, Comedy 16.6%, Funny 16%, Story Rich 10.4%, Adventure 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: Combines a time-loop mechanic with a surreal, funny, and colorful adventure set in a bizarre school.

The Sexy Brutale — a never-ending masked ball featuring intrigue, murder and the (quite possibly) occult! Relive the same mysterious day where the guests at the casino mansion are being murdered by the staff over and over again...

Why similar: Time Manipulation 44.4% ★, Time Travel 30% ★, Puzzle 10.9%, Story Rich 6.6%, Adventure 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: A time-loop investigation game where you must observe and manipulate events to prevent murders at a mysterious masquerade.

A bonkers time-loop tragicomedy murder mystery thriller featuring multiple casualties and a suspicious cat, from the creator of To the Moon & Finding Paradise.

Why similar: Emotional 31%, Comedy 19.6%, Story Rich 18.2%, Funny 14.5%, 2D 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply emotional narrative adventure that utilizes time-bending mechanics to explore complex themes of life and regret.

Kelvin and the Infamous Machine is a hilarious point-and-click adventure in which you stumble irresponsibly through history to help legendary geniuses complete their masterworks!

Why similar: Time Travel 32.1% ★, Point & Click 15.5%, Comedy 11.9%, Hand-drawn 10.7%, Puzzle 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A hilarious point-and-click adventure focused on time travel and fixing historical mishaps.

Beacon Pines is a cute and creepy adventure set within a mysterious book. Sneak out late, make new friends, uncover hidden truths, and collect words that will change the course of fate!

Why similar: Emotional 26.9%, Narration 22%, Point & Click 16.3%, Story Rich 15.3%, Hand-drawn 14.8%

Why You'll Like It: Allows you to rewrite the past using 'charms' to alter the story's outcome in a charming, narrative-driven mystery.

In this award-winning puzzle adventure game, play as the Traveler on a quest to reunite the Peoples of the Tower. Observe, listen, and decipher ancient languages in a fascinating universe inspired by the Myth of Babel.

Why similar: Puzzle 41.3%, Point & Click 35.2%, Adventure 14.9%, Story Rich 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A brilliant puzzle-adventure game that requires deep observation and logical deduction to navigate a mysterious world.

Can you change Deponia's fate? Do you have what it takes to change Rufus' past, present and future without accidently destroying the whole planet? Fight time itself in this action-packed, platypus-tastic and insanely hilarious story.

Why similar: Point & Click 25.8%, Time Travel 24.8% ★, Comedy 14.9%, Adventure 8.8%, Story Rich 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: Features a complex time-travel plotline wrapped in the signature humor and point-and-click style of the Deponia series.

Experience a brand new adventure game set amongst a world of weird and wonderful fish planets. Explore beautiful environments, solve intricate puzzles and discover the truth about a mysterious little girl and her mechanical alter-ego, Cubus.

Why similar: Time Travel 22.2% ★, Point & Click 15.3%, Surreal 15.1%, Hand-drawn 10.8%, Emotional 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A whimsical, visually stunning point-and-click adventure that captures the same sense of wonder and puzzle-solving as the seed game.

The Bookwalker is a narrative adventure in which you play as Etienne Quist, a writer-turned-thief with the ability to dive into books. Use your powers to journey between reality and book worlds, and steal legendary items like Thor's Hammer and Excalibur to restore your ability to write.

Why similar: Narration 21.5%, Surreal 21.2%, Point & Click 17.2%, Drama 15.2%, Story Rich 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A meta-narrative adventure where you jump between different fictional worlds to solve puzzles and change stories.

Crime O'Clock is a hidden objects investigation and time exploration game with a deep storyline. Investigate cases through time and evolving maps by unveiling a multi-eras linked story. Will you be observant enough to solve the mysteries? Crime waits for no man!

Why similar: Investigation 19.1%, Comic Book 14%, Narration 12.1%, Point & Click 11.2%, Hand-drawn 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: An investigation game that tasks you with solving crimes across different time periods in a detailed, 2D world.

Revisit and repeat the final moments of China's turn of the century in this narrative puzzle adventure. Play a 6th-grade student and greet classmates, explore secrets, play mini-4WD, or just wander around town. Make your choices to create a perfect day for everyone!

Why similar: Time Travel 22.4% ★, Narration 17.9%, Investigation 15.8%, Emotional 10.6%, Drama 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A nostalgic narrative adventure that utilizes a time-loop mechanic to explore the complexities of childhood.

The Forgotten City is a narrative-driven time loop adventure in ancient Rome. Discover the ruins of an ancient underground city, travel 2000 years into the past, and unravel the mystery of who destroyed it by cleverly exploiting the power to wind back time. The fate of the city is in your hands.

Why similar: Time Travel 47.9% ★, Investigation 28.6%, Story Rich 10.6%, Fantasy 6.6%, Adventure 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: An investigation-heavy game built around a time loop where your choices significantly impact the fate of a trapped society.

Embark on an emotional journey of losing the love of one's life. Manipulate time, solve puzzles, reshape surroundings as you push forward into the bittersweet recollections of a past life. This is a story about happiness and hardship, joy and sorrow. A story that all of us will one day experience.

Why similar: Time Manipulation 36.9% ★, Surreal 14.1%, Emotional 14%, Narration 13.2%, Drama 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: A beautiful, emotional journey that uses time manipulation as a core mechanic to navigate through memories.

A time travel adventure spanning two hundred years! Dive into the past with time agent Fia Quinn as she embarks on seven trips through time. History is up for grabs, from the speakeasies of Prohibition to the vicious gangs of the Gilded Age to the World Trade Center on September 10, 2001.

Why similar: Time Travel 22.9% ★, Investigation 18.7%, Point & Click 18.1%, Emotional 14.1%, Fantasy 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A classic-style point-and-click adventure centered on time travel and solving mysteries across history.

Embark on an interplanetary adventure as the first robo reporter for the Times & Galaxy, the solar system’s most trusted holopaper. You’re just an intern, but if you can get the scoop, write great stories, and impress your colleagues, maybe you'll get to keep your job!

Why similar: Comic Book 17.6%, Investigation 17.5%, Point & Click 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Hand-drawn 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven detective game that blends point-and-click mechanics with a quirky sci-fi setting.

Rue Valley is a narrative adventure about a man trapped in a time loop, surrounded by a colorful cast with complex emotional stories, each hiding unexpected secrets. Dealing with mental challenges, the main character must delve into the anomaly to uncover its enigmatic origins.

Why similar: Time Travel 21.8% ★, Narration 13.8%, Surreal 12%, Point & Click 11.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%

Why You'll Like It: An isometric, story-rich adventure that focuses on psychological exploration and point-and-click investigation.

It begins with a kidnapped captain and a stolen ship. Where it leads next? That’s up to you… In this story-driven adventure game you will explore strange and wonderful communities, uncover a deep conspiracy, and chart a journey through twists and turns, difficulties and delights.

Why similar: Investigation 19.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Emotional 13%, Drama 12.6%, Point & Click 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-rich, choose-your-own-adventure game that focuses on character interaction and world-building.

Unravel a thrilling mystery by exploring a strange and twisted mansion, discovering curious clues, interrogating peculiar suspects and solving unique puzzles. Will you be able to uncover the secrets of Tangle Tower?

Why similar: Point & Click 24.5%, Investigation 14.5%, Funny 11.9%, Puzzle 11.3%, Comedy 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A quirky, character-driven investigation game with excellent point-and-click puzzle mechanics.

Gorogoa is an elegant evolution of the puzzle genre, told through a beautifully hand-drawn story designed and illustrated by Jason Roberts. Winner of Debut Game at the 2018 BAFTA Games Awards, as well as Best Mobile Game and the Innovation Award at the GDC 2018 Choice Awards.

Why similar: Puzzle 29.1%, Hand-drawn 28.4%, Point & Click 18.6%, Story Rich 8.1%, Surreal 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A unique puzzle game where you manipulate panels to change the narrative and visual flow of the story.

What do you do if you are the only one left aboard a spaceship? Your team has embarked on a mysterious expedition a few years ago, the ship’s machinery has started acting up and it seems there are ghosts wandering about. Luckily, the black hole above you doesn’t pose any problems…yet.

Why similar: Time Travel 22.9% ★, Point & Click 17.9%, Investigation 15.3%, Hand-drawn 9.1%, Comedy 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A charming point-and-click adventure set in space with a focus on puzzle-solving and atmospheric storytelling.

Paradigm is a surreal adventure game set in the strange and post apocalyptic Eastern European country of Krusz. Play as the handsome mutant, Paradigm, whose past comes back to haunt him in the form of a genetically engineered sloth that vomits candy.

Why similar: Point & Click 29.8%, Surreal 24.8%, Comedy 17.3%, Funny 12.5%, Adventure 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal and hilarious point-and-click adventure that shares the offbeat, creative spirit of the seed game.

Enjoy an adventurous vacation to a 1960's parallel universe! A Sci-Fi-Mystery Adventure Game with handmade scenery.

Why similar: Point & Click 36.4%, Adventure 18.2%, Time Travel 14.6% ★, Story Rich 11.5%, Puzzle 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A beautifully crafted point-and-click adventure with a mysterious, sci-fi-infused narrative.

Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.

Why similar: Story Rich 44.7%, Puzzle 35.3%, Adventure 20%

Why You'll Like It: An exploration-heavy mystery game where a time loop is the central mechanic for uncovering the secrets of a dying solar system.

Originally released by LucasArts in 1993 as a sequel to Ron Gilbert’s ground breaking Maniac Mansion, Day of the Tentacle is back in a remastered edition that features all new hand-drawn, high resolution artwork, with remastered audio, music and sound effects.

Why similar: Time Travel 30.5% ★, Point & Click 29.2%, Comedy 11.1%, Funny 7.6%, Adventure 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: The quintessential time-travel point-and-click adventure that defined the genre's humor and puzzle design.

Donut County is a story-based physics puzzle game where you play as an ever-growing hole in the ground. Meet cute characters, steal their trash, and throw them in a hole.

Why similar: Funny 32.4%, Puzzle 23.9%, Comedy 14.3%, Story Rich 12.9%, Adventure 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A funny, physics-based puzzle game with a whimsical tone and a focus on causing chaos to progress the story.

An interactive thriller about a man trapped in a time loop. Featuring James McAvoy, Daisy Ridley, and Willem Dafoe.

Why similar: Time Travel 29.7% ★, Time Manipulation 28.2% ★, Point & Click 11.7%, Drama 9%, Puzzle 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A tense, top-down interactive thriller centered entirely on a repeating time loop and narrative deduction.

McPixel 3 is a mind-blowing save-the-day adventure that sees the titular wanna-be hero avert one disaster after another at every turn using unconventional yet entertaining methods of mayhem.

Why similar: Point & Click 25.4%, Funny 16.1%, Comedy 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%, Puzzle 9.2%

Play as a witch living in secret among villagers in this hand-drawn narrative puzzle adventure. An attempt to change fate traps her in a time loop. Help the witch and her cat escape without getting caught by the inquisition. Your choices shape the outcome.

Why similar: Time Manipulation 34.3% ★, Time Travel 16.2% ★, Nonlinear 14.7%, Point & Click 13.6%, Puzzle 7.9%

A Better World Company is hiring! We’re looking for a skilled new recruit to alter the past and reshape the future! Use our Computer to travel back in time, and make game-changing choices to make the world a better place! You decide what to do… as long as you follow our internal policies.

Why similar: Time Manipulation 40% ★, Time Travel 30.8% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Funny 8%, Story Rich 7.1%

This is a puzzle game that combines text and images. Players use visual illusions to piece together fragments of memories from Alzheimer's patients, in order to reconstruct the truth of the story and witness the passage of time for three generations.

Why similar: Drama 16.9%, Emotional 16.5%, Comic Book 16.2%, Hand-drawn 16.1%, Point & Click 15.3%

Quirky, top-down puzzle adventure game. You’re trapped in a 12-minute time loop. Try to save yourself and a small town from destruction from a meteorite. Solve intuitive puzzles, interact with the people of the town, and discover the secrets of the town. Discover the 15 different endings!

Why similar: Time Travel 38.9% ★, Time Manipulation 14.8% ★, Investigation 9.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.1%, Funny 8.8%

A non-linear first-person action adventure in a pirate setting. A single player time travel simulation game. Unusual gaming experience.Moving in space and time, the player must understand what is happening on the island and how the main character can move away from there.

Why similar: Time Manipulation 32.3% ★, Parody 19.2% ★, Narration 16.2%, Hand-drawn 9.4%, Comedy 7.5%

Guard Duty is a comedy adventure about love, loss and the end of the world. Experience an unforgettable story spanning across two radically different time periods.

Why similar: Time Travel 27% ★, Point & Click 22.2%, Surreal 21.1%, Fantasy 9.8%, Adventure 8.4%

It’s the first game of Through Abandoned series, classical point and click game. You try to find your twin-brother who disappeared in a huge and mysterious place called Abandoned.

Why similar: Time Travel 21.5% ★, Point & Click 15.6%, Narration 11.4%, Hand-drawn 10.7%, Drama 10.4%

A relaxing puzzle escape game! Make your way through a variety of hand-crafted 3D dioramas, look for useful objects, find hidden clues and solve fun puzzles! Unravel this mysterious adventure about chaos, order and the surreal.

Why similar: Time Travel 41.5% ★, Point & Click 27.1%, Puzzle 16.2%, Fantasy 8%, Adventure 7.3%

A narrative puzzle game with themes of love, fate and time. Follow the life stories of the two main characters and influence their destinies through interactions and choices. The game combines hand-drawn style and an immersive interactive experience to explore a profound journey of love and choice.

Why similar: Comic Book 27.3%, Hand-drawn 21.8%, Emotional 19.1%, Puzzle 12.5%, Story Rich 10.2%

Help Cummerbund Bandersnatch in this quintessentially British point & click comedy adventure as he explores the darker side of Victorian England, oblivious to its perils. Manipulate time, talk to a host of dubious characters and solve puzzles to get Bandersnatch out of a fix before it's too late.

Why similar: Time Manipulation 37.1% ★, Point & Click 15.6%, Comedy 11.7%, Narration 10.7%, Funny 9.2%

Reunite with your best friends, unravel the secrets of a haunted house, and assist a cute little ghost in this heartwarming adventure where every puzzle brings you closer to the mysteries within.

Why similar: Investigation 17.3%, Narration 16.7%, Point & Click 15%, Emotional 9.5%, Drama 9.3%

A space station nestled in the clouds of Jupiter. A bizarre bazaar where a young, worried woman crafts entire universes in the palm of her hand. A mysterious cultist who's stripped the flesh from his bones in order to reach enlightenment. Here, there's a universe for sale. You buying?

Why similar: Time Travel 23.8% ★, Point & Click 19.9%, Comic Book 17.1%, Hand-drawn 16.8%, Narration 10.6%

You continue your journey in worlds of Abandoned.

Why similar: Time Travel 31.1% ★, Narration 14%, Point & Click 11.5%, Drama 10.7%, Hand-drawn 7.3%

Solve puzzles, riddles, and embark on an exciting journey of discovery! Join Toto and Gal as they explore dreamscapes and befriend magical creatures. Lost in their imagination, the brother and sister must stick together and solve puzzles to find their way home.

Why similar: Point & Click 19.7%, Hand-drawn 14.9%, Surreal 14.7%, Puzzle 11.1%, Comedy 10.1%

It is an adventure game with multiple endings. An original script written by a well-known light novelist with a total of 400,000 words. With reasoning, suspense, love, and science fiction elements, it allows players to embark on a highly immersive journey of salvation on the submarine train.

Why similar: Time Travel 39.7% ★, Investigation 21.9%, Drama 15.2%, Story Rich 9.8%, Puzzle 9.2%

Help the cursed souls of Limbo escape their endless time loop in the afterlife. As Kulebra, a newly-deceased snake, witness their grief and guide them toward closure through point-and-click puzzles, light stealth, and empathy-driven boss encounters.

Why similar: Time Manipulation 52.1% ★, Emotional 20.4%, Story Rich 11.3%, Puzzle 10.6%, Adventure 5.6%

Shanghai Summer is an adventure game set in the millennium. Our protagonist, Baichuan, goes through a series of "anomalies" over the length of twelve days. In his pursuit of the truth, he found that his hopes and regrets from the past finally seem to converge. Will he be able to "fix" it for good?

Why similar: Time Travel 30% ★, Investigation 19.5%, Narration 13.9%, Hand-drawn 10.7%, Drama 9.5%

Craft spells by combining floating fragments of words in Leximan, a whimsical adventure that uses creative wordplay to summon countless weird and wonderful solutions to puzzles. Alongside an awkward assembly of basement-wizards, save Academy Elementinia and become the hero nobody asked for!

Why similar: Parody 28.6% ★, Narration 13.5%, Surreal 12.6%, Comedy 8.4%, Funny 8.3%

Control the flow of time to solve puzzles in this new version of the indie classic, featuring fully repainted artwork, a new world of puzzles, and seriously in-depth commentary.

Why similar: Time Manipulation 36.6% ★, Narration 17.7%, Time Travel 17.5% ★, Hand-drawn 8.9%, Puzzle 8.6%

Join Ludovik in a 2D Stealth Platformer and Graphic Adventure, as he explores the jungles of a futuristic Babylon to discover the secret behind the Library of Babel’s sudden lockdown and the mysteries behind their mythical creators.

Why similar: Surreal 42.2%, Hand-drawn 29.6%, 2D 11.9%, Puzzle 10.4%, Adventure 6%

The Gardens Between is a surreal puzzle adventure that follows best friends, Arina and Frendt, as they fall into a mysterious world of beautiful garden islands. Manipulate time to solve puzzles and discover the secrets of each island.

Why similar: Time Manipulation 37.3% ★, Time Travel 20.7% ★, Surreal 14.8%, Emotional 13.7%, Story Rich 7.4%

Two doctors traverse backwards through a dying man's memories to fulfill his last wish. This is To the Moon's standalone sequel, but can also be played first.

Why similar: Emotional 24.2%, Drama 19.7%, Comedy 15.2%, Funny 14%, Story Rich 13.7%

Welcome to a world of intrigue and suspicion. Where humans and robots contend with escalating tensions and mutual distrust. And where gangster felines scheme their way to the top of the food chain. Welcome to the Tales of the Neon Sea!

Why similar: Parody 22.9% ★, Investigation 17.3%, Surreal 12.4%, Point & Click 11.8%, Narration 11.5%

Escape a time loop as an overworked office employee by solving cryptic puzzles with alternate reality game elements.

Why similar: Time Travel 26.8% ★, Nonlinear 23.3%, Investigation 16.9%, Puzzle 10.7%, Story Rich 8.8%

It’s the new game of Through Abandoned series, classical point and click game. You try to find your twin-brother who disappeared in a huge and mysterious place called Abandoned.

Why similar: Time Travel 24.8% ★, Point & Click 16.7%, Narration 12.3%, Hand-drawn 11.6%, Drama 10%

Elsinore is a time-looping adventure game set in the world of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Elsinore combines strong social simulation elements, a dynamic story that reacts immediately to player decisions, and a world full of diverse characters with secrets to uncover.

Why similar: Time Travel 32.4% ★, Time Manipulation 15.1% ★, Point & Click 14.7%, Investigation 13.5%, Adventure 9%

Presented by the team behind critically acclaimed "Moncage", this is a transformative adventure exploring the art of waiting. Clear the game by doing nothing, but discover the power of acceptance and patience in numerous situations from birth to death. Learn to embrace life as you wait.

Why similar: Comic Book 27.5%, Comedy 19.6%, Drama 17.5%, Funny 14.6%, Puzzle 13.5%

Catie in MeowmeowLand is a classical humorous point-and-click adventure game. Help little Catie get back home from the bizarre cat world of MeowmeowLand!

Why similar: Surreal 19.9%, Point & Click 17.9%, Hand-drawn 11.8%, Comedy 10.2%, Funny 10.2%

Become a ghostwriter and write on the behalf of others--everything from love letters to apologies! There's just one catch in this crazy adventure game: the most important words in your writings are decided by roulette.

Why similar: Point & Click 21.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.7%, Funny 15.4%, Drama 14.6%, Comedy 12.1%