
Into the Sands is a mystery game set in a desert. As a scrapper, explore the dunes and find interesting treasures. As you explore you may uncover new and interesting secrets!
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Mystery, Puzzle, Indie.

Into the Sands is a mystery game set in a desert. As a scrapper, explore the dunes and find interesting treasures. As you explore you may uncover new and interesting secrets!

Escape from Blackwood
Trapped in the dungeons of the castle, search for clues and solve puzzles to escape!

Trust
Explore a small open world in first-person, solving environmental puzzles across five distinct biomes. Observe, experiment, and uncover secrets at your own pace in this calm, discovery-focused indie experience.
Trapped in the dungeons of the castle, search for clues and solve puzzles to escape!
Why similar: Puzzle 23.1%, Mystery 22.5%, 3D Platformer 16.8%, Adventure 14.9%, First-Person 9.4%
Explore a small open world in first-person, solving environmental puzzles across five distinct biomes. Observe, experiment, and uncover secrets at your own pace in this calm, discovery-focused indie experience.
Why similar: Mystery 28.4%, Story Rich 15.2%, Puzzle 12.6%, Adventure 11.2%, 3D Platformer 6.5%
Identify how every participant in the death game died, and submit your report.
Why similar: Mystery 39%, Puzzle 21%, Story Rich 18.8%, Adventure 14.1%, Indie 5.2%
Shadows of Elsewhen is an alchemy-inspired, murder mystery-themed 1st-person puzzle game. Explore the cryptic Temple Elsewhen and solve your way through the many ancient machinations, arcane devices, and puzzles which hold the secret to the ghost of young Arriel's mysterious and untimely demise.
Why similar: Puzzle 22%, Mystery 21.8%, Adventure 20.2%, Story Rich 16.2%, First-Person 9.8%
The Magnificent Trufflepigs is a first-person, metal-detecting narrative game. It combines laid-back detecting and exploration with a dramatic story, all set in a beautiful English countryside. It’s a game about trying to find something.
Why similar: Mystery 34.5%, Story Rich 22.6%, Adventure 14.2%, First-Person 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 6.8%
DEAD SECRET CIRCLE is a horror mystery set in Chicago in 1971. In this sequel to the critically acclaimed DEAD SECRET, reality and dreams collide as investigative reporter Patricia Gable sees beyond the flesh to chase a killer with a grisly M.O. Track the killer, narrow the suspects, and above all, stay alive.
Why similar: Mystery 39.6%, Adventure 20.5%, Story Rich 19.3%, First-Person 10.7%, Indie 9.8%
Faraway is an adventure game, a modern tribute to Myst. In Faraway you're an adventurer exploring ruins of ancient temples full of challenges and mysterious riddles.
Why similar: Mystery 33.3%, Puzzle 26.6%, Adventure 18.2%, First-Person 11.1%, Story Rich 6.2%
A knowledge-based progression game. Explore and solve the strange misteries of the interconnected fantasy worlds trapped inside an esoteric book and discover the roots of a terrible evil. No stats, no log, no savefiles. Only pure knowledge is your progress.
Why similar: Mystery 33.2%, Story Rich 17.8%, Puzzle 16.8%, Adventure 12.7%, 3D 4.8%
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 39.3%, Puzzle 24.6%, Adventure 16.6%, Sci-fi 12.9%, Indie 6.6%
Embark on a first-person adventure to a mysterious café in Cairo. Adopt a new perspective and shape reality to your will as you unravel an occult conspiracy hidden in plain sight.
Why similar: Mystery 30.3%, Puzzle 18.5%, Story Rich 16.2%, Adventure 12.1%, First-Person 7%
There is a 'presence' haunting the long forgotten church of 'Northfield'. Angry spirits seek revenge for an ancient crime, from the terrible time of The Black Death. Ghost-hunter, Nigel Danvers, has been sent to investigate the case, using his kitbag of ghost-hunting gadgets, on the loneliest night of the year.
Why similar: Mystery 27.1%, Adventure 26.4%, Puzzle 14.9%, Indie 14.4%, Story Rich 13.1%
In the role of space explorer Nova Dune, the player needs to observe the environment and navigate in a typical point and click-fashion to solve puzzles and progress through the game and figure out the mystery on the mesmerizing planet of Krystopia.
Why similar: Mystery 28.9%, Adventure 26.4%, Puzzle 17.1%, Story Rich 14.8%, Indie 12.9%
Photograph your way through High Pines Summer Camp and uncover the mystery of the campers’ disappearance.
Why similar: Story Rich 20.2%, Puzzle 19.9%, Mystery 16.8%, Adventure 10.9%, Sci-fi 10.5%
Vinnie' Diary is a FPP Puzzle Solving Game. The player will be the child psychologist Edward Shawn and explore what happened inside the inner world of a 6-year-old boy, Vinson Gogh. In the game, you will face puzzles in Vinson's fantasy worlds while analyzing the case as a professional psychologist.
Why similar: Adventure 26.1%, Story Rich 24.7%, Puzzle 24.2%, First-Person 12.7%, Indie 12.4%
Ivan Poe is a third person find-your-way puzzle adventure following this cuboid character as they keep truckin' on through the Cosmic Soup.
Why similar: Mystery 33.2%, Adventure 31.1%, Puzzle 19.6%, Indie 16.2%
Where is Grandpa? and why has his beach bar been closed for more than 2 years? An adventure full of puzzles and mystery begins! Explore, discover all the clues and read them correctly in order to advance. Let yourself be enveloped by a story of intrigue set on a beach.
Why similar: Mystery 32%, Puzzle 23.9%, Adventure 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, First-Person 5.2%
There Is a Way is a cyclic maze adventure game in which you create the story of your character and solve the main puzzle of the game. You play as an unknown person, whose story is formed depending on the puzzles you solve and the path you choose, leading them to the exit.
Why similar: Mystery 31.8%, Adventure 31.7%, Puzzle 20.5%, Indie 16%
In this realistic first person puzzle game, you truly created Artificial Consciousness. Why it disappears just after creation with a simple goodbye is your obsessing mystery. Will you solve it within your shattered memories, even if they are altered by something not quite human?
Why similar: Mystery 22.7%, Puzzle 22%, Story Rich 16.1%, Adventure 15.1%, First-Person 10.2%
A exploratory based game in where you find a key to be able to leave the room. Avoid that monster and see clearly.
Why similar: Mystery 26.8%, Story Rich 16.3%, Adventure 16.2%, First-Person 13.2%, 3D 9.8%
Lured to a remote island, you find yourself confined within the rooms of an ominous mansion. You must draw upon all your puzzle-solving ability to navigate a series of trials devised by a mysterious figure known only as “The Craftsman”. Do you have what it takes to escape?
Why similar: Mystery 39.9%, Puzzle 38.5%, Adventure 8.2%, Story Rich 5.2%, Indie 3.3%
A first-person puzzle mystery game with 3D controls and a focus on atmosphere and immersion
Why similar: Adventure 32.6%, Mystery 31.7%, Puzzle 18.7%, Indie 17%
Explore the ruins of an ancient city. Solve puzzles to unlock new paths, abilities, and forgotten lore. Read the lost stories you uncover to gain insight into a tangled web of mysteries. Using only your wits and your trusty torch to guide you, you must find a way to return light to a starless sky.
Why similar: Mystery 25.3%, Metroidvania 20.9%, Puzzle 16.7%, Lore-Rich 13.1%, Story Rich 11.4%
A first-person story puzzle game. Go deep into the digital world and discover the secret behind your AI lover Eve's anomaly.
Why similar: Story Rich 22.2%, Puzzle 21.8%, Adventure 17.6%, Mystery 14.2%, Singleplayer 6.8%
The "Meiqi" series is a plot-oriented puzzle game. This collection is the beginning of the Meiqi Series, including all 6 episodes of the first season, namely Meiqi/Tingting/Sifeng/Aiguo/Cuilan/Jasmine, This is the entrance to the little universe of Sun Meiqi's mysterious case.
Why similar: Mystery 27.5%, Puzzle 16.6%, Story Rich 13.2%, Adventure 9.5%, 3D Platformer 8.1%
Explore a mysterious world where every melody can reveal a forgotten passage. Use your beak, your song and your knowledge to progress and uncover the many secrets buried deep within the Metroidvania Puzzle-Platformer that is TOUKAN.
Why similar: Mystery 31.1%, Metroidvania 25%, Story Rich 12.9%, Adventure 9.8%, Puzzle 9.3%
A short story-driven psychological horror game. No visual jumpscares; only mentally disturbing.
Why similar: Mystery 37.2%, Story Rich 21.7%, Puzzle 20.9%, Adventure 11.1%, Indie 4.8%
Explore a forgotten valley filled with ancient mechanisms and mysteries. Solve intricate 3D puzzles and uncover the story of the four sages who once lived there.
Why similar: Mystery 23.2%, Puzzle 22.8%, Story Rich 15.7%, Adventure 11.3%, First-Person 10.1%
Unravels an ancient tale where you are destined to reconnect two worlds by recovering lost crystals, hidden across time in ruins and jungles, guarded by riddles and rivals. Unveil secrets, bridge realms, and restore the ancient portal's power in this enthralling adventure puzzle game.
Why similar: Mystery 31.4%, Puzzle 24.3%, Adventure 23%, Story Rich 13.9%, Indie 3.9%
Welcome to Inuyo Academy, an all-ages school once filled with joy. Something terrible happened after the school’s mascot staff was revealed to the public, and it’s your job as an officer to investigate the abandoned building, in search of evidence to figure out the truth.
Why similar: Mystery 26.8%, Puzzle 21.5%, Adventure 10.7%, First-Person 10.7%, Story Rich 8.1%
What Never Was is a short, story-driven first-person game focused on exploration and puzzle-solving about Sarah, having to shoulder the arduous task of clearing out her grandfathers attic, and soon finds that not everything about the attic is what it seems.
Why similar: Mystery 26.6%, Puzzle 23%, Story Rich 18.8%, Adventure 12.9%, First-Person 8.3%
Almarti: Trade in the Woods is a point-and-click puzzle game. In the woods by the lake, a female who calls herself Almarti hopes for your help. Please follow her guide, do sort of things, and finally achieve that ulterior purpose……
Why similar: Puzzle 50.5%, Mystery 19.9%, Adventure 19.8%, Indie 6.9%, Singleplayer 3%
Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.
Why similar: Mystery 36.1%, Puzzle 20%, Story Rich 17.9%, Lore-Rich 6.2%, First-Person 5.1%
Perpetual Dream is a FPV puzzle game telling the story of a dream hiding a lot of secrets... Discover several environnements to seek your past !
Why similar: Adventure 32.5%, Mystery 18.9%, Indie 16.6%, Puzzle 12.2%, Story Rich 10.5%
Recover Fred's memory completely. Solve puzzles, explore the floors, and uncover secrets. Gather intriguing clues and help Fred understand his past. Discover a surprising truth at the end of this journey!
Why similar: Puzzle 20.2%, Adventure 20%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Lore-Rich 9.9%, Story Rich 9%
Following a mysterious blast aboard a shuttle on its way to Mars, communicate naturally with autonomous AI characters that observe, reason, remember, make independent decisions, and interact with the world around them as you work together to find a way forward.
Why similar: Mystery 31.4%, Puzzle 22.8%, Story Rich 16.2%, Adventure 12%, Sci-fi 9%
In this third installment of the popular RHEM series of intricate pure-puzzle first-person adventure games, the adventures of brothers Kales and Zetais continue in the mysterious land of RHEM.
Why similar: Mystery 32.8%, Puzzle 23.6%, Adventure 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, First-Person 6.8%
Gear’s Life is a single-player adventure game featuring platforming and puzzle-solving which shows you the world inside your computer. Explore these lands, master the necessary skills and prove yourself worthy of becoming the king who’ll bring back glory and prosperity to the realm… Ha-ha-ha…
Why similar: Mystery 29.2%, Puzzle 18.6%, Adventure 17.4%, Story Rich 13.7%, 3D Platformer 7.9%
ECH8 is a single-player narrative puzzle game about the mystery behind the disappearance of an entire species. Communicate with their past, decide their future. Will you find the truth in time, or are you doomed to repeat the same mistakes? The current release is Chapter 0, a free standalone demo.
Why similar: Mystery 30.8%, Story Rich 19.2%, Puzzle 14.7%, Adventure 12.2%, Sci-fi 10.1%
Lapso is a single player first-person exploration game, with particular attention paid to the environmental narrative and sound. It develops through the figure of a scientific illustrator camping near a lake, documenting a special assignment.
Why similar: Mystery 37.6%, Puzzle 23.7%, Sci-fi 14.2%, Adventure 10.2%, Indie 6.2%
A woman mysteriously disappears. The cops find nothing. Sam struggles to wrap his head around the tragedy of his lost wife.
Why similar: Adventure 33.1%, Mystery 31.7%, Puzzle 18.7%, Story Rich 16.4%
'The Guest' is a gloomy adventure full of enigmas where the exploration of your surroundings comes to prominence; puzzles, secrets and riddles will help you discover who has locked you in this somber hotel room and most importantly, why.
Why similar: Mystery 35.8%, Puzzle 31.4%, Adventure 15.6%, Indie 9%, First-Person 8.2%
In the Middle Of is a narrative adventure of mystery and fantasy. Isolated in a cabin next to an ancient forest, Shafer will discover that the world is not as banal and logical as he believes and he will be surrounded by enigmatic characters, creatures and extraordinary events.
Why similar: Mystery 31.1%, Adventure 16.6%, Story Rich 16.2%, Puzzle 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%
Set in a desolate forest in rural Shreveport Louisiana, a 16 year old teenager and experienced abandoned building explorer "Riley" finds himself exploring a school with a darker history than meets the eye
Why similar: Mystery 39.9%, Puzzle 21.4%, First-Person 13.5%, Adventure 8.7%, Singleplayer 7.1%
"Sunflower Code", which uses more than 50 paintings by Van Gogh, is a first-person perspective mystery-solving horror. Cryptography based on the basics of modern cryptography hinders the progress of the main character. You may be able to experience Van Gogh's paintings and their worldview.
Why similar: Mystery 41.4%, Puzzle 20.9%, Adventure 19.4%, First-Person 6.6%, 3D 5.4%
You're locked in a diner! But for a good reason. Someone chopped down the Grand Spruce, and the collateral damage is Big News. Figure out which of the many suspicious characters murdered the town's journalist by essentially bugging everybody.
Why similar: Mystery 35.6%, Story Rich 16.7%, Adventure 14%, Puzzle 13.6%, 3D Platformer 7%
Kaori is a first-person puzzle and adventure game. Explore ancient ruins on a sun-drenched archipelago and uncover the many mysteries of a lost civilization.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.8%, Puzzle 19.7%, Mystery 19.2%, Adventure 17.4%, First-Person 8.2%
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 27.7%, Puzzle 24.2%, Adventure 18.3%, First-Person 8.6%, Story Rich 8.5%
Noah lives with his eccentric father, who’s obsessed with Dictator X. When he joins a strange auction at a castle, he must work to solve mysteries hidden in the exhibits and uncover his father’s secrets. Risk everything to win—but what truth awaits? Story by Rika Suzuki!
Why similar: Mystery 48.7%, Adventure 21%, Story Rich 18.5%, 3D 8.6%, Singleplayer 3.3%
Explore the floating islands of a ruined alien world, unearthing the secrets of its lost civilization in a fast-paced time loop.
Why similar: Puzzle 20.9%, Mystery 16.9%, Story Rich 16%, Adventure 15.9%, First-Person 7.1%
Last Stop is a single-player third-person adventure set in present day London, where you play as three separate characters whose worlds collide in the midst of a supernatural crisis.
Why similar: Adventure 24.6%, Mystery 21.5%, Story Rich 19.1%, Indie 11.3%, Sci-fi 11.3%
Where We Went is a narrative driven puzzle game. Step into the role of a mysterious character that can control ancient guardians to solve puzzles. Uncover the story behind your visit to the tomb and the reason for its existence!
Why similar: Mystery 30.5%, Puzzle 22.1%, Adventure 15%, Story Rich 14.9%, Lore-Rich 10.8%
Wield your Balearic sling in a first-person puzzle narrative adventure through ancient ruins. Uncover a lost civilization and reactivate forgotten machines to reveal the secrets buried beneath Ciudadela.
Why similar: Puzzle 24.4%, Mystery 23.2%, Adventure 17.1%, Story Rich 17%, First-Person 10.1%
Investigate the murder of a famous streamer and find out who the killer is, but beware of people who don't like you meddling.
Why similar: Mystery 39%, Puzzle 17.9%, Adventure 12.6%, Story Rich 12.5%, First-Person 10.3%
In an abandoned medical university, test your intellectual might as you unravel a 20-year-old mystery in this depraved first-person puzzle adventure, doing what it takes to escape your fate as a macabre scientist's human experiment. The ends justify the means in The Crow’s Eye.
Why similar: Mystery 20.9%, Puzzle 14.6%, Story Rich 12.5%, 3D Platformer 11.1%, Lore-Rich 9%
A point & click mystery adventure game set in 1920s Southeast England. Assume the role of Dr. Doyle, gather clues, interrogate witnesses, make assumptions, reach conclusions, decide the guilty party and solve the mystery of the cloche hat.
Why similar: Mystery 33.7%, Adventure 19.6%, Story Rich 18.8%, Puzzle 18.2%, Indie 9.7%
In a dusty, dilapidated town on the former Soviet steppe, a young traveller finds himself embroiled in a strange and surreal plot that threatens the very existence of Reality Falls itself. A story-driven indie adventure, with classic point-and-click puzzles and a retro JRPG-style look and feel.
Why similar: Adventure 26.3%, Mystery 24.8%, Story Rich 16.6%, Puzzle 14.6%, Indie 13.7%
Sometimes you encounter anomalies. Find them or none and react correctly to go back to normal days.
Why similar: Mystery 33.3%, Puzzle 24.3%, Adventure 15.1%, 3D Platformer 7.3%, First-Person 7.3%