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Games Like Crown of Thorns

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Exploration, Adventure, Indie, Singleplayer.

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An atmospheric, top-down mystery/adventure game. Explore parallel versions of an old castle: one pristine, one ruined. Study scripture and lore, solve riddles, unearth secrets, dispel magic barriers. Find, confront, and defeat what lurks beyond the seal in the throne room.

Reviews: 4 user reviews — 100% — of 4 reviews
Released: 2022-12-31
Developer: Tangled Web Games
Genres: Adventure, Indie, RPG
Platforms: Windows

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    93% matchNo user reviews
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    This world's time is inexorably running out, and with each day it grows more unstable. Thus, the Keeper of Time decides to take extreme measures and summon a savior from another world. However... Things didn't go entirely according to plan...

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    91% matchNo user reviews2025
    Dev: Cheet_Ah
    Windows

    Vasilisa a young beautiful girl, abused by her step-mother and step-sisters is forced to face Baba Yaga the human eating evil witch living in the woods. Could she get back home safely? collect items to solve puzzles you face along the journey and find the solution of textual based puzzles.

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    90% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    87% matchPositive91% of 34 reviews2025
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    74% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
    Dev: Desperia
    Windows

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    76% matchNo user reviews2022
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    Windows

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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    71% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2024
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    Windows

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    71% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    72% matchNo user reviews2025
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    70% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
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    70% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    70% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    69% matchNo user reviews2026
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    69% matchNo user reviews2026
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    Windows

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    Windows

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    68% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
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    69% matchVery Positive89% of 3,154 reviews2020
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    67% matchVery Positive94% of 649 reviews2024
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    66% matchPositive96% of 46 reviews2024
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