Games Like Heaven's Vault

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 25.5%, Point & Click 22.7%, Adventure 10.3%, Mystery 8.2%, Atmospheric 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Like Heaven's Vault, this game centers on the rewarding process of deciphering an ancient, unknown language to understand the world around you.

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: Mystery 20.9%, Exploration 12.7%, Space 12.6%, Sci-fi 11%, Great Soundtrack 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the same sense of archaeological wonder and non-linear discovery as you piece together the history of a lost civilization in space.

Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.

Why similar: Mystery 38.2%, Puzzle 16.1%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Story Rich 8.6%, Great Soundtrack 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the core appeal of being a detective-style puzzle game where you must use observation and deduction to reconstruct past events.

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: Mystery 27.4%, Choices Matter 21.7%, Exploration 12.5%, Adventure 9.5%, Atmospheric 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: This narrative-driven adventure blends archaeology, time-travel, and moral choices in a way that feels very similar to the exploration of the Nebula.

1872, with a steampunk twist. Phileas Fogg has wagered he can circumnavigate the world in just 80 days. Travel by airship, submarine, mechanical camel, steam-train and more. Race other players and a clock that never stops in TIME Magazine's Game of 2014.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.4%, Choices Matter 20%, Adventure 10%, Story Rich 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Created by the same developers, this game features the same high-quality writing, branching narrative, and focus on travel and discovery.

A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.

Why similar: Narrative 22.2% ★, Mystery 15.1%, Point & Click 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Choices Matter 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: This title offers a brilliant, methodical approach to investigation and narrative reconstruction that will appeal to fans of complex mystery solving.

Play as an Artificial Intelligence guiding a stranded xenobiologist through a beautiful and mysterious alien ocean. A non-violent sci-fi story, enter a world of wonder, fear and vulnerability, unraveling the history and ecology of an impossible planet. What will you discover together?

Why similar: Point & Click 12.2%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Mystery 10.7%, Adventure 10.2%, Exploration 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: You play as an AI guiding a scientist, using a unique interface to explore an alien ocean, mirroring the technical and observational focus of deciphering ancient texts.

Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.

Why similar: Point & Click 20%, Mystery 18.9%, Female Protagonist 17.9%, Choices Matter 16.4%, Exploration 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: This open-world investigation game rewards curiosity and thorough exploration, allowing you to piece together a complex mystery at your own pace.

Embark on an unique and unforgettable journey and guide Sable through her Gliding; a rite of passage that will take her across vast deserts and mesmerizing landscapes, capped by the remains of spaceships and ancient wonders.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Female Protagonist 16.4%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Exploration 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Focusing on exploration and discovery in a vast, beautiful world, this game captures the quiet, meditative feeling of traveling through ancient ruins.

The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a folk horror narrative-driven adventure. Explore the isolated moors of rural Victorian England as you uncover the mysteries of Hob's Barrow. The answers lie in the soil...

Why similar: Point & Click 24.8%, Female Protagonist 17%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Mystery 12.4%, Puzzle 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A folk-horror adventure that leans heavily into the archaeological theme, requiring you to investigate ancient sites and dark histories.

KENTUCKY ROUTE ZERO is a magical realist adventure game about a secret highway running through the caves beneath Kentucky, and the mysterious folks who travel it.

Why similar: Narrative 28.1% ★, Point & Click 24.5%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Adventure 9.7%, Mystery 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a surreal, atmospheric, and highly literary narrative experience that mirrors the contemplative tone of Heaven's Vault.

Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism. Live the life of an escaped worker, washed-up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of TTRPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future.

Why similar: Narrative 42.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Sci-fi 12.4%, Space 7.1%, Exploration 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply atmospheric sci-fi narrative that emphasizes character-driven storytelling and the impact of your choices on a fragile society.

Tacoma is a sci-fi narrative adventure from the creators of Gone Home. Set aboard a high-tech space station in the year 2088, explore every detail of how the station’s crew lived and worked, finding the clues that add up to a gripping story of trust, fear, and resolve in the face of disaster.

Why similar: Sci-fi 17.3%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Narrative 13% ★, Mystery 12%, Space 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: This sci-fi narrative game uses augmented reality recordings to help you piece together the story of a deserted space station.

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: Female Protagonist 20.4%, Mystery 17.8%, Puzzle 14.3%, Adventure 8.7%, Atmospheric 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Set in the 1930s, this first-person adventure focuses on solving environmental puzzles to uncover the truth behind a mysterious disappearance.

Immerse yourself in an enchanting narrative experience as Fortuna, a fortune-teller Witch condemned to exile on her asteroid home. Craft your own Tarot deck, regain your freedom, and shape the fate of the cosmic Witch society.

Why similar: Narrative 24% ★, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Female Protagonist 17.6%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Mystery 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy game where your choices in crafting and dialogue significantly alter the branching story and the fate of the characters.

Whispers of a Machine is a Sci-Fi Nordic Noir that tells the story of Vera, a cybernetically augmented detective in a post-AI world, who investigates a string of murders and unravels a dark conflict over forbidden technology.

Why similar: Point & Click 21.9%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Sci-fi 13.9%, Mystery 11.8%, Choices Matter 10%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi point-and-click adventure that features a strong female protagonist and a detective-style mystery with multiple ways to solve problems.

Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.

Why similar: Choices Matter 33.9%, Point & Click 22.3%, Story Rich 14%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Exploration 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game sets the gold standard for branching narratives and deep, philosophical choices that shape the protagonist's identity and the world.

The Turing Test is a challenging first-person puzzle game set on Jupiter’s moon, Europa. You are Ava Turing, an engineer for the International Space Agency (ISA) sent to discover the cause behind the disappearance of the ground crew stationed there.

Why similar: Sci-fi 21.6%, Female Protagonist 21.3%, Puzzle 18.6%, Space 12.5%, Atmospheric 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: This sci-fi puzzle game explores deep philosophical questions about human consciousness and morality while navigating a space facility.

J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars is an innovative narrative driven adventure game. The story centers on Rachel Manners, a 35 year old astrobiologist. She is a member of an elite group of scientists, chosen to embark on one of the most critical missions ever conceived on Earth. Now Rachel is alone, orbiting an unknown planet.

Why similar: Point & Click 26.5%, Sci-fi 18.8%, Female Protagonist 17.8%, Space 10.2%, Adventure 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi adventure game that focuses on exploration, puzzle-solving, and interacting with an AI to uncover the secrets of a dead planet.

Between Horizons is a narrative 2.5D sci-fi detective adventure. 33 years into the Zephyr's journey, its mission is suddenly jeopardized. Can you find the culprit before it's too late? Experience an enthralling story set in a semi-open world that branches and ends based on your choices.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Point & Click 16.7%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Sci-fi 13.2%, Choices Matter 13.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game combines a sci-fi setting with a detective investigation, requiring you to gather evidence and make choices that impact the narrative.

Dive into the boundless galaxy and embark on an emotional adventure! Help little robot Emeth to fulfill a century-old promise by finding Earth in order to save Mankind—so step into the spaceship, operate a deep space telescope, and find out what’s out there in the unknown.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Point & Click 12.7%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Mystery 9%, Puzzle 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: This narrative-focused game captures the loneliness and wonder of space exploration as you search for a lost home.

Solve challenging cable-based puzzles and uncover what really happened to the crew of The Alabaster. Now with Hint System (for those ultra tricky puzzles).

Why similar: Sci-fi 32.4%, Puzzle 23.3%, Story Rich 12.5%, Space 8.7%, Great Soundtrack 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging puzzle game set on a mysterious, abandoned space station that requires careful observation and logical deduction.

The award-winning point-and-click adventure returns in the Director's Cut with an extended story, additional puzzles, and new areas to explore. Witness the rise of an iconic detective as you uncover a dark and sinister truth hiding behind the calm exterior of a small rural town.

Why similar: Narrative 22.9% ★, Point & Click 18.1%, Mystery 14.9%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Puzzle 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A classic-style point-and-click mystery that features a strong female lead and a compelling, dark narrative to unravel.

A noir adventure spanning time and space. When a love triangle between cosmic beings becomes a bitter confrontation, you'll witness a gunshot fired by a jealous god—otherwise known as The Big Bang. Jump into the expanding universe and search for a way to destroy creation and save your love.

Why similar: Point & Click 25.6%, Puzzle 12.2%, Space 11.5%, Exploration 11%, Atmospheric 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A highly stylized, atmospheric puzzle-adventure that explores cosmic themes through surreal, narrative-driven gameplay.

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: Mystery 22.1%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Story Rich 14.5%, Atmospheric 14.4%, Exploration 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game masterfully weaves together multiple short, distinct narrative threads to uncover the history of a family, much like uncovering the history of the Nebula.

Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.

Why similar: Mystery 29%, Atmospheric 17%, Exploration 12.5%, Adventure 12.3%, Story Rich 12%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, character-driven mystery that excels at building a sense of place and telling a compelling story through environmental interaction.

A World War II computer. An archive of lost books. A world-changing secret. Narrative deduction meets audio drama, from the creators of Overboard!, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.

Why similar: Narrative 22.2% ★, Mystery 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Sci-fi 10.5%

A demon has possessed you and used your body to tear a swath of bloodshed through New York. You are now free, but life as you knew it is over. Your only path forward is joining the Unavowed - an ancient society dedicated to stopping evil. No matter what the cost.

Why similar: Point & Click 31.3%, Mystery 16.2%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Adventure 10.2%, Female Protagonist 10%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-rich adventure game where your choices and the companions you choose significantly impact how the story unfolds.

A woman is interviewed seven times by the police. Search the video database and explore hundreds of authentic clips to discover her story in this groundbreaking and award winning narrative game.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Point & Click 18.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Puzzle 10%

Why You'll Like It: An innovative investigation game that requires you to search through video clips to piece together a complex, non-linear mystery.

Intruder In Antiquonia is a narrative mystery adventure that will immerse you in the Internet-hostile town of Antiquonia. Sarah does not remember who she is and how she got there. Help her solve the mysteries of her past while exploring beautiful hand-drawn environments.

Why similar: Narrative 26.1% ★, Point & Click 12.8%, Mystery 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Female Protagonist 9.7%

A classical science fiction point and click adventure which takes you into a deep story and murky atmosphere, while solving logical puzzles. Accompany Tessa Carter and her talking robot as she finds out about herself and searches for a way to survive.

Why similar: Point & Click 22.5%, Female Protagonist 17.3%, Sci-fi 14.6%, Mystery 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 8.3%

Milkmaid of the Milky Way is an award-winning point-and-click adventure game in rhyme that combines a gripping story with puzzles and exploration. What happens when a young milkmaid sees an alien craft in a fjord in 1920's Norway?

Why similar: Point & Click 24.8%, Female Protagonist 19.7%, Sci-fi 14%, Adventure 8.1%, Puzzle 7.7%

Four private lives. One big lie. Search through secretly recorded video conversations to discover the truth. The successor to the acclaimed Her Story.

Why similar: Mystery 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Point & Click 16.2%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Puzzle 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Similar to Her Story, this game tasks you with analyzing footage to uncover the truth behind a series of interconnected events.

A hand-drawn adventure blending visual novel storytelling with point-and-click puzzles. Explore the corrupt oasis city of Shirin as an apocalyptic prophecy looms. Meet unforgettable characters, craft solutions with your Tool Belt, and unravel intricate puzzle-dungeons.

Why similar: Narrative 28% ★, Point & Click 16%, Mystery 12.4%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Puzzle 8.2%

An adventure about a robot saving her home from a dark crystalline force. Set upon a biopunk space station bursting with fantastic plants and aliens.

Why similar: Point & Click 24.9%, Adventure 14.7%, Puzzle 9.8%, Female Protagonist 8.6%, Great Soundtrack 8.1%

Legends of the past come back to life in this charming point-and-click adventure. Pack your bags and journey with Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit through modern day Europe to uncover the conspiracy behind a cursed relic and the secrets of the King who was never crowned.

Why similar: Point & Click 21.1%, Mystery 17.1%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Puzzle 8.9%

Experience the surreal story of Elea. In this first-person Sci-Fi adventure you play as a space scientist recovering your lost husband. Venture out on a curious interstellar journey, full of devastating memories and startling secrets.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 17.4%, Sci-fi 15.1%, Mystery 13.2%, Adventure 12.4%, Space 7.2%

A throw-back, retro-inspired, point and click adventure with chunky and beautiful pixel art

Why similar: Point & Click 22.6%, Female Protagonist 18.6%, Sci-fi 12.8%, Puzzle 11.5%, Exploration 10.8%

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: Interactive Fiction 23.1%, Point & Click 22.3%, Mystery 13.9%, Sci-fi 10.7%, Female Protagonist 9.3%

A hand-drawn adventure blending visual novel storytelling with point-and-click puzzles. Explore a vibrant yet dangerous oasis city where humans and animals live side by side. Meet unforgettable characters, trade and combine quirky items, and solve challenging puzzle-dungeons filled with mystery.

Why similar: Point & Click 21.2%, Female Protagonist 16.9%, Mystery 16.4%, Puzzle 10.9%, Exploration 8.7%

The Fall of Lazarus is first person exploration and puzzle game. A deeply narrative scifi mystery game based on the exploration of an abandoned cargo spaceship about redemption and second chances.

Why similar: Mystery 17.7%, Sci-fi 17.5%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Space 10.1%, Exploration 8.8%

Join Kate Walker as she travels to remote locations and time periods in this timeless voyage to discover her true destiny.

Why similar: Point & Click 29.8%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Adventure 14.1%, Mystery 12%, Puzzle 11%

A new sci-fi adventure from Cyan, the creators of Myst. Abducted far across the universe, you find yourself on a broken alien landscape with odd pieces of Earth. Explore, uncover, solve, and find a way to make it home.

Why similar: Mystery 22%, Puzzle 17.4%, Adventure 14.2%, Exploration 13.7%, Point & Click 9.1%

Place your faith and embrace the Void.

Why similar: Mystery 34.3%, Puzzle 18.1%, Great Soundtrack 11.4%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Adventure 8.3%

Solo is an introspective puzzler set on a gorgeous and surreal archipelago. Reflect on your loving relationships by exploring contemplative, dream-like islands.

Why similar: Narrative 41.4% ★, Choices Matter 11.4%, Female Protagonist 11%, Puzzle 7.9%, Exploration 6.8%

Follow Nova Dune, a space explorer in her quest to find out about the unfamiliar distress signal she received aboard her ship. Determined to investigate it, she finds herself on a desolated planet where all civilization has vanished.

Why similar: Mystery 27.8%, Sci-fi 22.5%, Puzzle 15.7%, Adventure 11.4%, Space 9.6%

An exploration game about emotional ties that transcend even death. Riley is faced with a headstrong ghost, urging her on an adventure across atmospheric shores, uncovering the island's tragic secret. Choices in dialogue shape the bond between the two, ultimately deciding Riley's fate.

Why similar: Mystery 15.8%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Point & Click 11.9%, Exploration 10.2%, Atmospheric 10%

Relicta is a first-person physics-based puzzle game where you need to creatively combine magnetism and gravity to unravel the secrets of Chandra Base.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 25.1%, Sci-fi 22.4%, Puzzle 14.2%, Exploration 13.5%, Space 9.4%

Rocket of Whispers is an award-winning post-apocalyptic adventure that follows two survivors on a journey to launch a space burial for the lost souls of their desolate world. Help them search the snowy wasteland for supplies and the courage to say goodbye.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Female Protagonist 16.9%, Sci-fi 11.3%, Puzzle 8.7%, Exploration 7.6%

Slope City, 1993. Talking robots, ancient alien secrets, and a mysterious message from the past. Follow Elroy and Peggie through a portal to find Elroy's father, missing for 18 years. A heartfelt point & click adventure where the puzzles make sense and the story stays with you.

Why similar: Point & Click 20%, Mystery 17.8%, Sci-fi 15.2%, Female Protagonist 13%, Puzzle 9.9%

Röki is a stunning adventure set in the snowcapped wilderness. As Tove, you must explore an uncharted world of hidden legends and forgotten monsters. Solve puzzles, collect curiosities, and uncover a tale of tragic loss, as you chart your path to redemption.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 26.9%, Puzzle 17.3%, Atmospheric 14.4%, Adventure 10.7%, Story Rich 10.5%

Echo of Starsong is a visual novel style adventure game. Eda, a girl who can hear mysterious sound waves known as starsong, crosses paths with a young man in search of their source. Together, they venture out to the heart of space to unravel an ancient myth.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.5%, Female Protagonist 19.2%, Sci-fi 11.2%, Space 9.3%, Exploration 7.8%

Princess Love is set to assume the throne of a powerful galactic empire. But when conspirators try to thwart her ascension, Love and her best friend Kel become stranded on an interstellar lighthouse. Prove Love worthy of rule in this thrilling point and click adventure game.

Why similar: Point & Click 22.2%, Female Protagonist 18.4%, Sci-fi 10.7%, Mystery 9.7%, Puzzle 8%

Rethink human’s dominion in The Invincible: a story-driven adventure set in a hard sci-fi world by Stanisław Lem. Discover planet Regis III as scientist Yasna, use atompunk tools looking for a missing crew and face unforeseen threats. Make choices in a philosophical story that’s driven by science.

Why similar: Sci-fi 14.9%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Mystery 14.6%, Choices Matter 14.3%

When the interstellar mission to colonize a new world goes terribly awry, the fate of the Letarri people falls into the hands of a lone adventurer. Now it's up to you to unravel the mystery of what happened. Can you save them and their mission, or is it already too late?

Why similar: Point & Click 17.1%, Sci-fi 15.2%, Mystery 13.8%, Adventure 9.5%, Puzzle 8%

The next generation in adventure games, Syberia 3 takes you inside an enchanting, mysterious universe full of life for you to explore in 3D. Plunged into the heart of a world inhabited by a cast of interesting characters, you'll discover and experience a fabulous tale as imagined by Benoit Sokal.

Why similar: Point & Click 24%, Female Protagonist 17.7%, Puzzle 14.4%, Adventure 10.9%, Atmospheric 8.6%

Wayward Strand is a heartfelt story told in a curious way. Hop aboard an airborne hospital and meet its fully-voiced cast of eclectic characters. As time passes for everyone on board, explore the interwoven lives of the patients and staff; discover something new on each and every playthrough.

Why similar: Narrative 31.5% ★, Mystery 12.4%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.2%

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: Point & Click 31%, Sci-fi 20%, Atmospheric 13.8%, Exploration 11.7%, Female Protagonist 8.6%

Welcome to the Museum! Machinika Museum is a mystery game where you discover beautiful and mysterious machines of extra-terrestrial origins in an atmospheric galaxy-spanning 3D puzzle game. Will you be able to understand their stories and discover what happened to their previous owner?

Why similar: Point & Click 21.8%, Mystery 20.9%, Sci-fi 16.3%, Puzzle 12.2%, Atmospheric 8.6%