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 24.9%, Point & Click 23.5%, Adventure 10.5%, Mystery 7.7%, Atmospheric 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Like Heaven's Vault, this game centers entirely on the rewarding process of deciphering an ancient, unknown language through context and observation.

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 27.5%, Choices Matter 22%, Exploration 12.5%, Adventure 9.3%, Atmospheric 9%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the archaeological mystery and historical investigation themes perfectly within a compelling time-loop narrative.

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 23.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.7%, Choices Matter 20.2%, Adventure 9.7%, Story Rich 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: Created by the same developers, this game shares the same high-quality narrative branching and sense of discovery found in Heaven's Vault.

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 21.3%, Exploration 12.8%, Space 12.5%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Great Soundtrack 9%

Why You'll Like It: It offers the same sense of wonder as you explore a solar system to piece together the history of an extinct civilization.

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%, Mystery 10.9%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Adventure 10.1%, Exploration 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: It features a unique, interface-heavy approach to exploration and scientific discovery that feels very similar to the linguistic study in Heaven's Vault.

Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.

Why similar: Mystery 38.6%, Puzzle 15.9%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Story Rich 8.4%, Great Soundtrack 8%

Why You'll Like It: This title excels at the kind of logical deduction and investigative work required to piece together a complex, non-linear mystery.

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 20.3%, Mystery 19%, Female Protagonist 17.7%, Choices Matter 16.5%, Exploration 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: This open-world investigation game allows you to piece together a complex mystery at your own pace, much like the exploration in the Nebula.

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 28.6% ★, Point & Click 24.8%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Adventure 9.5%, Mystery 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, highly atmospheric narrative adventure that focuses on the journey and the weight of the stories you encounter.

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 22.4% ★, Mystery 15.1%, Point & Click 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Choices Matter 8%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a deeply satisfying detective experience that relies on analyzing visual clues and text to solve intricate, multi-layered puzzles.

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 12.9% ★, Mystery 12.1%, Space 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: This sci-fi narrative game focuses on reconstructing past events through digital recordings, mirroring the archaeological reconstruction of the past.

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 16.7%, Female Protagonist 16.4%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Exploration 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes quiet, contemplative exploration and the discovery of ancient ruins in a beautifully stylized world.

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 42.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Sci-fi 12.3%, Space 6.9%, Exploration 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: This sci-fi narrative RPG features deep, choice-driven storytelling that mirrors the emotional weight and world-building of Heaven's Vault.

Step into a living illustrated world in a time when Europe is at a crossroads of great religious and political change. Walk in the footsteps of Andreas Maler, a master artist who finds himself in the middle of murders, scandals, and intrigue in the Bavarian Alps.

Why similar: Narrative 22.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Mystery 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%, Point & Click 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A historical mystery that emphasizes the importance of research, dialogue, and uncovering hidden truths within a rich, atmospheric setting.

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 21.1%, Female Protagonist 17.3%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Mystery 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy game that uses a unique crafting and dialogue system to influence the fate of its characters and world.

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 25%, Female Protagonist 17%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Mystery 12.5%, Puzzle 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A folk-horror adventure that leans heavily into the themes of archaeology, excavation, and uncovering dark secrets.

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 20.5%, Mystery 18%, Puzzle 14.1%, Adventure 8.6%, Atmospheric 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person adventure that blends puzzle-solving with a strong, character-driven mystery set in an exotic, ancient location.

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 12.9%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Mystery 9.1%, Puzzle 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A story-rich sci-fi adventure that captures the loneliness and wonder of searching for a lost home among the stars.

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 22.3%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Sci-fi 13.9%, Mystery 11.8%, Choices Matter 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi point-and-click adventure that focuses on investigation and character-driven choices in a compelling future setting.

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 27%, Sci-fi 18.7%, Female Protagonist 17.8%, Space 10%, Adventure 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A classic-style sci-fi adventure that features a female protagonist exploring mysterious planets and solving complex puzzles.

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 16.9%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Sci-fi 13.2%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi mystery that requires you to investigate a conspiracy on a generation ship, focusing on deduction and narrative choices.

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: Female Protagonist 21.7%, Sci-fi 21.6%, Puzzle 18.6%, Space 12.3%, Atmospheric 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi puzzle game that explores deep philosophical questions while maintaining a strong, narrative-driven atmosphere.

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 26%, Puzzle 12.1%, Space 11.4%, Exploration 11%, Atmospheric 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: An incredibly atmospheric, puzzle-filled narrative game that explores the creation of the universe through a unique, artistic lens.

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 34.3%, Point & Click 22.5%, Story Rich 13.6%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Exploration 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: An unparalleled narrative experience where your choices and investigative skills define the world and the history you uncover.

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 23.1% ★, Point & Click 18.3%, Mystery 14.9%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Puzzle 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A detective-focused point-and-click game that features a strong female lead and a compelling, mystery-driven plot.

Explore a vast, mysterious castle riddled with secret rooms and challenging puzzles in this award-winning puzzle adventure.

Why similar: Point & Click 19.9%, Mystery 19.3%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Sci-fi 11.3%, Puzzle 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy exploration game that rewards players for observing their environment and uncovering the history of a mysterious castle.

NORCO is a dialogue-focused point & click adventure that immerses the player in the sinking suburbs and industrial swamplands of an increasingly surreal and distorted South Louisiana.

Why similar: Point & Click 31.7%, Mystery 29%, Atmospheric 13.2%, Story Rich 9.1%, Adventure 7%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, Southern Gothic narrative adventure that rewards players for exploring its dense, atmospheric world.

Observation is a sci-fi thriller uncovering what happened to Dr. Emma Fisher, and the crew of her mission, through the lens of the station’s artificial intelligence S.A.M.

Why similar: Sci-fi 20.7%, Adventure 19%, Space 13.7%, Indie 10.1%, Mystery 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A unique sci-fi thriller where you play as the station's AI, piecing together the mystery of what happened to the crew.

Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.

Why similar: Sci-fi 30.4%, Exploration 30%, Atmospheric 14.3%, Adventure 13.7%, Singleplayer 7%

Why You'll Like It: While more survival-focused, it excels at the slow, rewarding discovery of an alien civilization's history through environmental storytelling.

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 18.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Puzzle 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A groundbreaking investigative game that forces you to piece together a narrative by searching through a database of video clips.

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

Why similar: Point & Click 23.1%, Female Protagonist 18.6%, Sci-fi 12.8%, Puzzle 11.4%, Exploration 10.8%

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 31.6%, Mystery 16.3%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Adventure 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven urban fantasy adventure that focuses on team dynamics and meaningful choices throughout a complex mystery.

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 22.7% ★, Mystery 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Sci-fi 10.5%, Female Protagonist 10.5%

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 26.3% ★, Point & Click 12.9%, Mystery 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, 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 22.9%, Female Protagonist 17.3%, Sci-fi 14.6%, Mystery 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 8.1%

Authentic Star Trek adventure from former members of Telltale Games. Engage in diplomacy, pilot shuttlecraft, and use your tricorder and phaser to overcome challenging puzzles and deadly threats. Tough decisions will impact relationships, your story, and the fate of the galaxy. What will YOU do?

Why similar: Narrative 22.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Point & Click 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Female Protagonist 9.3%

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 25.4%, Adventure 14.4%, Puzzle 9.7%, Female Protagonist 8.6%, Great Soundtrack 7.9%

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 32.6%, Puzzle 23.3%, Story Rich 12.3%, Space 8.6%, Great Soundtrack 7.3%

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 21.5%, Mystery 17.2%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Puzzle 8.7%

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 17.5%, Sci-fi 15.1%, Mystery 13.4%, Adventure 12.2%, Space 7.1%

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 22.6%, Mystery 14%, Sci-fi 10.7%, Female Protagonist 9.3%

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 30.3%, Female Protagonist 16.4%, Adventure 13.8%, Mystery 12.1%, Puzzle 10.9%

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 17.9%, Sci-fi 17.5%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Space 10%, Exploration 8.8%

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 28.1%, Sci-fi 22.5%, Puzzle 15.5%, Adventure 11.2%, Space 9.5%

Place your faith and embrace the Void.

Why similar: Mystery 34.4%, Puzzle 17.9%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Great Soundtrack 11%, Adventure 8.4%

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 27.1%, Female Protagonist 21.1%, Sci-fi 15%, Adventure 8.5%, Puzzle 8.2%

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 27.9%, Sci-fi 24.8%, Puzzle 15.5%, Exploration 14.9%, Story Rich 9.3%

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 41.9% ★, Choices Matter 11.5%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Puzzle 7.8%, Exploration 6.7%

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 31.4%, Sci-fi 19.9%, Atmospheric 13.8%, Exploration 11.6%, 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 23.4%, Mystery 22.2%, Sci-fi 17.2%, Puzzle 12.7%, Atmospheric 9.2%

Travel to northern Norway, solve puzzles using a mysterious, magical bracelet and make new friends on your journey to discover the past - and yourself!

Why similar: Point & Click 14.6%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Puzzle 10.3%, Adventure 8.8%

Seers Isle is a narrative game, set in a fantasy version of medieval northern Europe, where your choices impact the fate of a group of characters.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Mystery 14.9%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%

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 22.5%, Female Protagonist 18.4%, Sci-fi 10.6%, Mystery 9.8%, Puzzle 8%

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 23.7%, Female Protagonist 19.2%, Sci-fi 11.3%, Space 9.2%, Exploration 7.8%

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: Female Protagonist 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Mystery 15.6%, Sci-fi 15.5%, Choices Matter 15.3%

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 17.4%, Sci-fi 15.2%, Mystery 14%, Adventure 9.3%, Puzzle 8%

Experience the intricate dioramas and connections of your life, and the ripples we all make, in this award-winning narrative puzzle game about death, loss, and mental health.

Why similar: Point & Click 23.3%, Mystery 21.3%, Puzzle 12.8%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Atmospheric 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 24.4%, Female Protagonist 17.9%, Puzzle 14.3%, Adventure 10.7%, Atmospheric 8.7%

GET AWAY WITH MURDER. Highly replayable detective game where you're the one whodunnit. From the creators of 80 Days and Heaven's Vault.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Mystery 11.4%

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 22.2%, Puzzle 17.2%, Adventure 13.9%, Exploration 13.7%, Point & Click 9.2%

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 27%, Puzzle 17.3%, Atmospheric 14.7%, Adventure 10.5%, Story Rich 10.3%