Games Like Discolored

Discover the truth about Quern’s past, unfold the mysteries of its present, and be the explorer who shapes its future. Quern introduces reusable puzzle mechanics to the classic genre, making the player think about the game as a whole, and not just as a series of individual challenges.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.7%, Surreal 12%, Point & Click 10.1%, Mystery 9.9%, Hidden Object 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A deep first-person exploration game that features complex environmental puzzles in a mysterious, isolated setting.

A mysterious invitation leads to the attic of an abandoned house. In the room is a cast-iron safe laced with strange carvings and on top, a note from your distant companion. It promises something ancient and astonishing concealed in the iron chamber - you need only find a way in.

Why similar: Puzzle 25.4%, Point & Click 19.8%, Mystery 14.6%, Escape Room 13.3% ★, Hidden Object 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for tactile, first-person escape room puzzles that reward close observation and interaction.

Challenge perception, redefine reality, and reshape the world around you with an instant camera. Viewfinder is a new single player game offering gamers hours of interesting and fun experiences while uncovering the mysteries left behind.

Why similar: Surreal 29%, Puzzle 16.1%, First-Person 15%, Exploration 11.9%, Atmospheric 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Surreal, perspective-based puzzles that mirror the reality-bending nature of the color-restoration mechanics in Discolored.

All the colors have gone missing from the world. While on a mission to bring them back you discover you are being hunted by those who would see the colors banished. Your only hope is a woman in red who may be holding the key to preventing the world from becoming discolored.

Why similar: Surreal 19.7%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Horror 11.2%, Puzzle 11.1%, Exploration 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: The direct sequel that continues the color-restoration puzzle mechanics and surreal atmosphere of the original.

Are you ready to serve the guests in the Rusty Lake Hotel? Solve all mysteries in this dark and eerie puzzle game. Rusty Lake Hotel is a point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.

Why similar: Point & Click 24%, Puzzle 15.9%, Surreal 14.4%, Horror 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the surreal, unsettling atmosphere and point-and-click puzzle mechanics perfectly through a series of cryptic rooms.

Perception is reality. In this mind-bending first-person puzzler, you escape a surreal dream world through solving impossible puzzles using the ambiguity of depth and perspective.

Why similar: Surreal 24.2%, Puzzle 15.3%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, First-Person 11.2%, Minimalist 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal first-person puzzle game that plays with perception and environment to create a dreamlike experience.

Everybody are missing in a town. Find the answers of town mystery in a point and click adventure game with escape the room mechanics

Why similar: Detective 21.3%, Point & Click 17.3%, Hidden Object 14.4%, Mystery 11.2%, Puzzle 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: Isometric puzzle-solving that captures the hidden object and investigative feel of a small-town mystery.

You wake up in a spaceship with no memories. In this escape room with a sci-fi setting you will have to investigate your past solving different puzzles. Will you be able to discover what happened to you and how did you get there?

Why similar: Escape Room 35.4% ★, Hidden Object 13.1%, Point & Click 12.4%, Mystery 7.1%, Puzzle 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A focused, first-person escape room experience with a mysterious, isolated vibe and logical puzzle progression.

Join Norah, a woman plagued by a mysterious illness, in her search for her missing husband in this adventure puzzle game set on a lush island paradise. Immerse yourself in stunning visuals and unlock forbidden secrets in a moving tale of mystery and love.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.4%, Puzzle 14.3%, Surreal 13.4%, First-Person 11.3%, Mystery 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person narrative adventure with beautiful, isolated environments and satisfying environmental puzzles.

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery. Purchase this game to get both the original and the Unreal Engine 4 remaster called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux.

Why similar: Detective 24.3%, Walking Simulator 20.9%, Mystery 12.2%, Horror 7.4%, Exploration 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on atmospheric exploration and investigative puzzle-solving within a hauntingly beautiful, surreal landscape.

Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.

Why similar: Detective 40.7%, Mystery 18.2%, Puzzle 12.3%, Story Rich 8.2%, Atmospheric 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in deduction and investigation that shares the detective-like curiosity and unique visual style of the seed game.

Follow the meaning is a surreal point-and-click puzzle adventure. Join detective Paul Trilby as he works to unravel the mysteries of a peculiar town, seemingly ruled by the local Hospital. Over the wall and behind tightly shut gates, a dark secret lies in wait…

Why similar: Point & Click 18.3%, Detective 17.4%, Surreal 14.3%, Puzzle 10.9%, Hidden Object 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, hand-drawn adventure that emphasizes atmosphere and cryptic, logic-based puzzle-solving.

Go on a voyage of discovery following the traces of a mysterious culture. Discover diverse landscapes, investigate abandoned artifacts, and wake strange machines from their slumber.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22%, Puzzle 12.3%, Mystery 10%, Exploration 9.4%, First-Person 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person puzzle game centered on exploring ancient, mysterious ruins and deciphering complex mechanisms.

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 35.3%, Point & Click 21.8%, Mystery 10.5%, Atmospheric 9%, Story Rich 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A highly surreal, visually striking puzzle game that relies on shifting perspectives and layered storytelling.

Rediscover gravity and explore an Escher-esque world of impossible architecture. Witness infinity in first-person and master its rules to solve physics-defying puzzles. Cultivate a garden to open new paths forward, where an eternal expanse awaits.

Why similar: Surreal 23.7%, Puzzle 13.1%, Minimalist 12.8%, First-Person 10.3%, Exploration 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Surreal, physics-defying exploration with a strong emphasis on spatial puzzles and infinite geometry.

Atmospheric first person adventure game focusing on immersion and exploration. Meet strange characters, discover secrets and try to unfold the mystery of the Fragmentation.

Why similar: Mystery 22%, Exploration 20%, First-Person 19.5%, Atmospheric 12.3%, Adventure 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: An immersive, first-person exploration game with a dreamlike, surreal quality that rewards curiosity.

You are alone in a deserted station. Or are you? Take pictures of strange anomalies around the station and you might find a way out.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.1%, Hidden Object 19.3%, Horror 13%, Psychological Horror 12%, Exploration 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, atmospheric exploration game that leans into the unsettling, 'off' feeling of a world that doesn't quite make sense.

You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.

Why similar: Puzzle 25.8%, Walking Simulator 16.4%, Exploration 13.8%, First-Person 12.5%, Colorful 7%

Why You'll Like It: Open-world exploration combined with intricate, logic-based environmental puzzles that require keen observation.

You don't work in a regular assembly line. In this escape room, you will investigate what is really being manufactured in a secret factory, explore mysterious places and solve puzzles. Will you discover the truth?

Why similar: Escape Room 34.6% ★, Hidden Object 12.1%, Point & Click 11.7%, Walking Simulator 10.9%, Mystery 7%

Why You'll Like It: A straightforward, puzzle-heavy escape room experience with a distinct, industrial aesthetic.

Your memory is fading. Things around your home keep changing; they are not what they appear to be. Find what is wrong, take pictures to restore your memory. Try to remember. Learn what you have forgotten, learn what has happened. It is not what it seems to be.

Why similar: Surreal 16.3%, Hidden Object 16.3%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Horror 11.9%, Mystery 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological, first-person puzzle game that emphasizes investigation and environmental storytelling in a confined space.

You are the test subject. In this dark environment escape room, you have to solve various puzzles to escape from the research center where you are trapped. Can you find out how you got there and escape???

Why similar: Escape Room 44% ★, Point & Click 14.2%, Hidden Object 13.4%, Walking Simulator 9.5%, Puzzle 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A solid, first-person escape room experience that focuses on logic and environmental interaction in a mysterious facility.

A slow burn walking sim with an interactive soundtrack and horror vibes. You explore abstract locations and create your own unique sound for each of them by moving around and using Monoliths.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.2%, Surreal 20.5%, Psychological Horror 14%, Sci-fi 9.2%, First-Person 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, atmospheric walking simulator that prioritizes visual storytelling and quiet, contemplative exploration.

What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.7%, Story Rich 15.4%, Mystery 11.7%, First-Person 9.3%, Exploration 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the atmospheric, first-person exploration and surreal storytelling that makes Discolored so memorable.

Machinarium is the award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of Samorost series, Botanicula and CHUCHEL. Help Josef the robot save his girlfriend Berta kidnapped by the Black Cap Brotherhood gang!

Why similar: Point & Click 24.6%, Surreal 20.8%, Puzzle 14%, Linear 11.7%, Sci-fi 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A classic point-and-click adventure with a unique, surreal art style and clever, non-verbal puzzle design.

wandering into the uncanny concept of liminality, captured in DV tape format you explore what seems to be another dimension, lost in an endless space that looks human-made but isn't.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 52.4%, First-Person 21.7%, Atmospheric 13.7%, Exploration 9.5%, Adventure 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: A moody, atmospheric walking simulator that shares the isolated, investigative tone of the seed game.

Your task today: Memorize your environment and report any anomalies. Good luck with your shift! "Shift 87" is an observation horror game with subtle anomalies and unsettling occurrences.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.2%, Hidden Object 19.7%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, First-Person 9.8%, Mystery 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: An observational, first-person puzzle game that requires keen attention to detail in a shifting, uncanny environment.

Rummage through the abandoned profiles of an old PC to unravel an inherited mystery. What secrets hide in this eerie adventure of cryptic games and outdated software? Who was using this computer? And what happened to them?

Why similar: Detective 23.7%, Point & Click 18.3%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Mystery 11%, Puzzle 10.4%

The Elision Effect is a short surreal puzzle game. The last person finds themselves in an empty office. The place seems off, like it shouldn’t exist. Not knowing what made everyone abandon these liminal spaces, they look for an exit.

Why similar: Surreal 23.8%, Walking Simulator 23.6%, Puzzle 11.9%, Minimalist 11.3%, Exploration 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric puzzle game that captures the surreal, dreamlike quality of Discolored's world.

CoRoT is a first-person psychological meta-horror game. Search for cassettes in a transforming house, unraveling its macabre past. A sinister atmosphere surrounds you as you try to understand what's happening and where you really are. Can you discover the truth hidden in its walls?

Why similar: Surreal 19.1%, Walking Simulator 15.9%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Horror 10%, Puzzle 9%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, psychological-horror puzzle game that emphasizes atmosphere and environmental mystery.

The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).

Why similar: Puzzle 31.8%, Sci-fi 15.9%, First-Person 15.5%, Story Rich 11.5%, Atmospheric 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A philosophical, first-person puzzle game with deep environmental exploration and surreal, thought-provoking undertones.

A short, unconventional escape room experience. You are the candidate. You must find a way out of this room. Things are not as they seem.

Why similar: Escape Room 31.7% ★, Surreal 13.7%, Detective 10.9%, Walking Simulator 8.9%, Point & Click 8.4%

A short find it game that helps you make sense of a tragic accident as you uncover a piece of the story with each item found.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.4%, Hidden Object 19.2%, Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 9.6%, Story Rich 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-focused, psychological walking simulator that deals with memory and atmosphere in a minimalist setting.

LiDAR Exploration Program is a relaxing atmospheric game with light horror elements, where you explore in complete darkness using a scanner to reveal the world around you.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.5%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Horror 12.9%, Exploration 10.1%, First-Person 8.7%

You've received a strange letter, and inside, a chilling black and white photograph – the people in the picture are eerily faceless! A powerful intuition compels you to journey to the location in the photo: Greenwater Town...

Why similar: Point & Click 24%, Hidden Object 19.5%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Puzzle 14.2%, Exploration 11.7%

An emotional point-and-click hard sci-fi adventure game about exploring an abandoned space station. Follow messages left by the long-gone staff to learn the outcome of the research team and the secrets they left behind.

Why similar: Escape Room 31.8% ★, Hidden Object 11.8%, Point & Click 10.9%, Mystery 8%, Linear 7.2%

A different kind of liminal experience. Explore surreal spaces inspired by nostalgia, discover hidden paths, and unravel a mystery that is shaped by your own mind. No monsters, no combat. Just atmosphere, discovery, and dread.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.1%, Surreal 13.7%, Psychological Horror 13%, Horror 10.6%, Relaxing 8.3%

Hitchhiker is a mystery game set along lost highways, where your goal is to solve the puzzle of your own backstory.

Why similar: Surreal 19.2%, Mystery 18.8%, First-Person 14.4%, Story Rich 13%, Walking Simulator 12.9%

You have arrived in a forest where people are rumored to disappear and strange things happen... Locals often see bright flashes and hear strange sounds...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.6%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Horror 14.6%, Mystery 11.5%, Linear 9.6%

"DINNERDINNNER" is a horror adventure game set in the modern era. You become a diner staff member and encounter strange events – customers with bizarre stories, engaging in trivial conversations, and discussing incomprehensible matters.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.3%, Exploration 14.9%, First-Person 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Relaxing 10.8%

Charlotte is missing. Decode an ancient language, investigate a mystery, and stay away from ancient monsters in this compact puzzle thriller.

Why similar: Point & Click 20.4%, Horror 15.7%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Mystery 13.4%, Puzzle 12.6%

Are you ready to investigate a mysterious occurrence at a remote lighthouse? Solve all mysteries in this dark and eerie puzzle game.

Why similar: Escape Room 36.6% ★, Point & Click 20.8%, Puzzle 13.8%, Horror 10.6%, Mystery 8.1%

What Happened to Lily? Is a real-time first-person horror game. Discover the secrets and spooky truths behind the mysterious event at Miller Farm.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.6%, Hidden Object 15.2%, Surreal 14.2%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Horror 8.4%

Enter a house where every clue feels wrong. Investigate a brutal crime scene, uncover hidden evidence, and use your detective tools to piece together a disturbing truth buried beneath the silence.

Why similar: Detective 19.1%, Walking Simulator 15.9%, Hidden Object 13.2%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Horror 9.3%

You are wetware, working a mysterious job.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.4%, Surreal 18.4%, Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 11.2%, First-Person 9.1%

In 1936, something terrible happened at Galley House. Decades later, with a strange contraption that reveals echoes of the past, you must uncover the truth behind this grisly mystery. A new puzzle from the creators of The Roottrees are Dead.

Why similar: Detective 32.5%, Mystery 21.7%, Puzzle 15.7%, Story Rich 9.5%, Horror 8.5%

Welcome to Liminal Lane. A short, single player, first person, atmospheric walking simulator. A nostalgic, surreal experience exploring Liminal Spaces. Uncover the secrets of Liminal Lane and escape the Lucid Dreams and Haunting Nightmares.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.7%, Puzzle 16.2%, Exploration 14.2%, First-Person 12.8%, Colorful 10.1%

A small, lonely boy on a hopeful quest navigates through a dark and dreary motel. Dive into its mysterious, eerie atmosphere and find your way through the motel's strange puzzles, as it becomes increasingly clear that reality is not as it seems.

Why similar: Point & Click 37.3%, Puzzle 20.8%, Exploration 17.5%, Mystery 9.3%, Surreal 9%

Dive into a realistic experience of the Backrooms, without jumpscares, getting lost in impossible spaces and feeling like something is watching you. The uncertainty of not knowing where you're going will make you want to quit… Will you be able to make it to the end?

Why similar: Escape Room 25.7% ★, Walking Simulator 18.5%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Minimalist 9.3%, First-Person 7.4%

You play as Dylan Miller, a night security guard assigned to watch over the nearly abandoned Northgate Mall. What starts as a quiet shift of cameras and radio calls slowly turns into a night where something inside the mall doesn’t want to stay hidden.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.9%, Exploration 13.4%, First-Person 11.1%, Mystery 10.2%, Horror 9.2%

You're working overtime again in your dead-end job, whilst your boss is on vacation. However, strange things are happening throughout the office. Complete your daily work tasks, explore your office, report any anomalies you may find, and you may just find yourself getting a promotion...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19%, Surreal 15.5%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Mystery 11.5%, Exploration 7.7%

Experience the reversed escape room game. Solve many different types of puzzles and venture deeper and deeper into the mansion's heart. Investigate what lies behind the mysterious letter from your dearest friend.

Why similar: Escape Room 35.7% ★, Detective 16.6%, Walking Simulator 9.2%, Puzzle 7.1%, Mystery 6.8%

Unique events transport you to the halls of a long-forgotten crypt. The only means of escape lies locked within a stone pedestal, along with a note from your mysterious ally. His words promise assistance, but only serve to entice you into a compelling world of mystery and exploration.

Why similar: Puzzle 20.5%, Point & Click 17.2%, Hidden Object 14.3%, Mystery 13.7%, Escape Room 10.6% ★

A psychological horror game where you enter the Greenhouse at your own risk to uncover the truth behind the friendly façade. Change the environment and weather to progress, hoping to get out. Switch off the entities to enjoy eerie serenity.

Why similar: Escape Room 22.9% ★, Walking Simulator 17%, Psychological Horror 11%, Horror 9.7%, Surreal 9.2%

Explore a beautiful and Enigmatic Victorian Manor with a dark secret, In this gothic horror story first person exploration puzzle game filled with fine art, secret passages and mysterious mechanical puzzles playing as the executor of the last will from the enigmatic Railroad Magnate Hadley Strange.

Why similar: Escape Room 37.1% ★, Walking Simulator 15%, Mystery 8%, Puzzle 7.8%, Horror 7.7%

You're a detective. Investigate the haunting events surrounding the murder of Ann Peterson and her boyfriend. Explore an old safehouse for clues, deduce keywords and reveal redacted words as you search Ann's digital journal, and piece together your case report as this unfortunate story unfolds.

Why similar: Detective 40.4%, Walking Simulator 24.7%, Story Rich 11.3%, First-Person 9%, Mystery 8.1%

Alex is a blogger who explores places with paranormal phenomena. At the request of his subscribers, he goes to an abandoned place where, according to rumors, some creepy things were noticed. What is happening there? You have to find it out.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.1%, Hidden Object 17.5%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Horror 14.9%, Exploration 8.3%

The year is 1998. Step into the shoes of a real estate agent, tasked with photographing a seemingly ordinary house for an upcoming sale. Explore the environment, use your camera to take pictur-- wait, what’s that in the last photo?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.4%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Mystery 13.4%, Horror 12.2%, Linear 11.6%

On the corner of July Avenue and Yam Street, all is not what it seems. What role will you play in a city's fate?

Why similar: Surreal 22.7%, Walking Simulator 19.4%, First-Person 10.8%, Mystery 9.6%, Exploration 9.6%

🔍 Solve the mystery behind a shocking murder at Hotel Noir! 🕵️‍♂️ Search for hidden objects, uncover clues, and piece together the truth. But remember... trust no one!

Why similar: Detective 19.4%, Hidden Object 18.7%, Point & Click 16.1%, Exploration 8.9%, Linear 8.7%

Explore an unknown and abandoned world. Each step, each puzzle, brings you closer to discovering the history and secrets of a lost civilization. Can you find the light?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.6%, Mystery 15.4%, Relaxing 11.4%, Puzzle 9.3%, Linear 9%