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

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For Desktop or VR! In this 3 chapter story, you play as a modern day legend, Detective Thomas Moore. He has solved more cases than one can count, where others hit dead-ends, he gets to work.

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 70% — of 388 reviews
Released: 2019-04-04
Developer: OnSkull Games
Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 1.8 hrs
Mean playtime: 2.4 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 72%

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    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%

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    90% matchVery Positive87% of 95 reviews2021
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    89% matchVery Positive83% of 2,656 reviews2023
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    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%

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    Windows
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    Dev: Vertical Robot
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    Red Matter is a story-driven VR puzzle adventure game set during a dystopian sci-fi Cold War. Take on the role of Agent Epsilon, an astronaut of the Atlantic Union dispatched to an abandoned Volgravian moon base on a faraway planet. Your mission: to investigate a shady top secret research project.

    Why similar: VR 23.2%, Mystery 16.5%, Horror 12.5%, Puzzle 11.3%, Exploration 8.9%

  59. #59 Mystery Manor: hidden objects
    68% matchMixed46% of 61 reviews2024
    Dev: Game Insight UAB
    Windows

    A mysterious adventure at the old manor begins. Become a detective and solve the vanishing of the elusive Mister X. Uncover the secrets of the manor and its inhabitants. Find hidden objects, solve challenging puzzles and explore all the corners of the estate.

    Why similar: Investigation 25.2%, Detective 22.6%, Puzzle 16.3%, Mystery 13.6%, Casual 11.4%

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