
Murky is a zany narrative adventure where you cast spells, solve microgames, and alter time to create parallel realities and rediscover your past while escaping a world on the brink of destruction.
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Murky is a zany narrative adventure where you cast spells, solve microgames, and alter time to create parallel realities and rediscover your past while escaping a world on the brink of destruction.

Hexed Time
Play as a witch living in secret among villagers in this hand-drawn narrative puzzle adventure. An attempt to change fate traps her in a time loop. Help the witch and her cat escape without getting caught by the inquisition. Your choices shape the outcome.

Clocker
The world has been swallowed into the grey void of time and space. The only key to the winding puzzle - a time-controling pocket-watch - lies in the hands of a clockmaker Father. The watch creates a mysterious barrier between the Father and his estranged Daughter.
Play as a witch living in secret among villagers in this hand-drawn narrative puzzle adventure. An attempt to change fate traps her in a time loop. Help the witch and her cat escape without getting caught by the inquisition. Your choices shape the outcome.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 33.1% ★, Narrative 26.8% ★, Magic 9.6%, Time Travel 8.1% ★, Puzzle 7.3%
The world has been swallowed into the grey void of time and space. The only key to the winding puzzle - a time-controling pocket-watch - lies in the hands of a clockmaker Father. The watch creates a mysterious barrier between the Father and his estranged Daughter.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 40.6% ★, Hand-drawn 14%, Emotional 12.8%, Cartoony 9.2%, Time Travel 8.2% ★
A hand‑drawn, story‑rich puzzle adventure following Dylan through the final seconds of his exam day—filled with memory, emotion, and discovery.
Why similar: Narrative 29.2% ★, Hand-drawn 14%, Puzzle 10.3%, Stylized 9.9%, Point & Click 8.5%
Embark on a narrative puzzle-adventure in a world made of blocks. Play as a block on a quest to find your place, meet other blocks on their journeys, and help them shape their stories. Explore hidden areas, discover treasures, and unlock abilities that open new paths in every level!
Why similar: Narrative 46.5% ★, Wholesome 18% ★, Emotional 9.1%, Puzzle 8.9%, Stylized 3.9%
A narrative-driven puzzle adventure game with the butterfly effect at its core. Board the Babel, a mysterious cruise ship that takes you on a whimsical journey to the afterlife. Use a special pen to help fellow travelers fulfill their wishes by rewriting the past, changing how the future unfolds.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 31.6% ★, Time Travel 10.7% ★, Hand-drawn 9.6%, Emotional 8.8%, Narration 8.4%
A bombastic puzzle platformer about worlds turned inside out. Shift dimensions at the push of a button, solve brain-twisting logistical riddles, and race through the wilds of the multiverse in a bleakly hilarious (and hilariously bleak) story where everything you know can turn on a dime.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 32.3% ★, Narrative 29.2% ★, Time Travel 13.3% ★, Comedy 7.2%, Puzzle 5.4%
Haifa is a hidden object puzzle experience that tells a story about the emotional struggles of trying to maintain hopefulness in times of war. Help your characters keep their head up by finding small objects in their environment to lift their spirits, as they look for their lost friend.
Why similar: Narrative 42% ★, Hand-drawn 18.7%, Emotional 16.2%, Puzzle 7%, Point & Click 5.5%
Time backtracking secret room decryption game, analyze the character dialogue, find the key to decryption, complete the needs to leave the room. In the end all regret, go back to the past, looking for clues to make up for regret.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 36.2% ★, Time Travel 16.1% ★, Emotional 12.5%, Hand-drawn 11.5%, Puzzle 6.1%
Summoned to a strange magical world, Simon must complete an ancient prophecy to return home. Solve crazy puzzles, cast spells, brew odd potions and uncover the origins of a legendary saga!
Why similar: Narrative 29.8% ★, Hand-drawn 13.9%, Comedy 12.2%, Magic 10.1%, Puzzle 8.2%
Manipulate time to your whim! Use your powers of time manipulation to advance in this 2D Puzzle Adventure!
Why similar: Time Manipulation 48.9% ★, Hand-drawn 13.8%, Magic 11.1%, Puzzle 9%, Fantasy 6.7%
Anxiety Arcade is a short, surreal narrative game about living with anxiety — and how it feels when your own thoughts turn into puzzles.
Why similar: Narrative 44.5% ★, Wholesome 24.2% ★, Emotional 15.2%, Cartoony 5%, Exploration 4%
A collection of surreal tales, each connected to a stored-away object from childhood. Pick one to follow the moon, feed a hungry lizard or build a peculiar cabinet.
Why similar: Narrative 25.7% ★, Hand-drawn 13.8%, Emotional 11.9%, Stylized 8.9%, Magic 8.5%
An accessible point and click adventure that joins Clara as she brings to life three short tales told by her nurturing grandfather. Explore storybook illustrations, become friends with cute creatures found in odd situations, and help solve their problems.
Why similar: Narrative 27.4% ★, Wholesome 17.6% ★, Hand-drawn 12.3%, Narration 11.2%, Puzzle 8.3%
Immerse yourself in a unique narrative experience and explore the thousand summer colors of Dordogne as you revisit your childhood to uncover lost family secrets in this touching formative journey.
Why similar: Narrative 39.6% ★, Wholesome 18.2% ★, Emotional 13%, Hand-drawn 10.7%, Stylized 6.2%
Funded on Kickstarter with backers including legend of the genre Ron Gilbert, The Mystery of Woolley Mountain is an otherworldly point-and-click adventure - filled with strange beasts, evil witches, confused automatons and wacky ropemen.
Why similar: Narrative 33.8% ★, Time Travel 12.1% ★, Comedy 11.7%, Hand-drawn 10.3%, Cartoony 9%
Mr Wolf is up to no good and Lil Red might be in trouble! It's up to Captain Corgi to investigate and figure out what's really going on.
Why similar: Narrative 37.5% ★, Wholesome 21.2% ★, Comedy 11.5%, Puzzle 8.6%, Cartoony 7.3%
After the dungeons have been plundered and the monsters all killed, an elderly witch quietly gets to work. In this emotionally-rich, stylized, single-player adventure - Gert will need to build a bond with a peculiar creature if she’s to fulfill a coven’s oath.
Why similar: Narrative 25.5% ★, Emotional 18.1%, Hand-drawn 17.4%, Magic 10.3%, Stylized 8.4%
Sayonara Okaasan is an interactive abstract poem about saying goodbye to a mother and exploring life and death.
Why similar: Narrative 47.7% ★, Emotional 16.6%, Hand-drawn 11.3%, Point & Click 8%, Puzzle 7.8%
Control the flow of time to solve puzzles in this new version of the indie classic, featuring fully repainted artwork, a new world of puzzles, and seriously in-depth commentary.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 38.7% ★, Narration 11.9%, Hand-drawn 10.2%, Time Travel 9.6% ★, Puzzle 8.8%
An interactive thriller about a man trapped in a time loop. Featuring James McAvoy, Daisy Ridley, and Willem Dafoe.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 33.5% ★, Narrative 22.7% ★, Time Travel 18.2% ★, Puzzle 9.9%, Point & Click 5.7%
Embark on an emotional first-person narrative adventure where you control the story—and affect its outcomes—with your real-life blinks. With this innovative technique you will fully immerse yourself in a world of memories, both joyous and heartbreaking, as your whole life flashes before your eyes.
Why similar: Narrative 53.5% ★, Emotional 21.4%, Hand-drawn 7.6%, Cartoony 6.7%, Story Rich 4.9%
Craft spells by combining floating fragments of words in Leximan, a whimsical adventure that uses creative wordplay to summon countless weird and wonderful solutions to puzzles. Alongside an awkward assembly of basement-wizards, save Academy Elementinia and become the hero nobody asked for!
Why similar: Narrative 34% ★, Wholesome 16% ★, Magic 9.5%, Comedy 9.4%, Narration 9%
Leila is a heartfelt, hand-animated narrative game about the small yet significant struggles we all face. Solve story-driven puzzles, relive fragile memories, and discover a deeply personal journey that may feel more familiar than you expect.
Why similar: Narrative 34.9% ★, Hand-drawn 16.6%, Emotional 13%, Puzzle 8.2%, Stylized 6.7%
Guide Froggo through a world on sticky notes and relax while solving the puzzle of his journey home to find his best friend Buddy. Meet quirky animal friends, solve satisfying puzzles, help one another and relax in this cozy and heartwarming adventure with an intuitive drag-and-drop puzzle style.
Why similar: Narrative 31.6% ★, Wholesome 17.7% ★, Hand-drawn 11.3%, Puzzle 8.3%, Point & Click 6.9%
Solve puzzles and uncover the secrets of Brentwood in this mysterious point-and-click adventure. The unique powers you hold will lead to moral choices that directly influence the story, the fate of the town, and which of the multiple endings you unlock. Will you follow destiny or fight against it?
Why similar: Time Travel 20.6% ★, Emotional 16%, Time Manipulation 15.3% ★, Hand-drawn 12.9%, Point & Click 8.1%
Time stands still in this fantasy puzzle adventure game. Venture as a ghostly wraith through an idle world, in search of answers for Death herself. The only help is your ability to possess living or once-living beings.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 38% ★, Narration 12.9%, Puzzle 12.4%, Stylized 9.3%, Fantasy 9.2%
The Gardens Between is a surreal puzzle adventure that follows best friends, Arina and Frendt, as they fall into a mysterious world of beautiful garden islands. Manipulate time to solve puzzles and discover the secrets of each island.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 36.6% ★, Narrative 26.5% ★, Emotional 12.6%, Time Travel 10.5% ★, Puzzle 5.7%
Grayton the Detective is a narrative adventure game about a homeless man who once lived in wealth and comfort, now showers with a kettle, and solves petty mysteries on the streets of Cleveland. However, with the disappearance of mysterious Golden Spoon, everything may change.
Why similar: Narrative 25.6% ★, Hand-drawn 18%, Comedy 9.3%, Cartoony 9.3%, Puzzle 8.7%
Stylized 3D platformer with puzzles and traps. The game tells about the adventures of a little girl who got into an unknown world. Help Monica unravel the mysteries of these ancient lands. Solve puzzles, explore the worlds, defeat enemies, and find your way home!
Why similar: Time Manipulation 42.9% ★, Magic 13.9%, Puzzle 11.8%, Stylized 11.5%, Narration 8%
Lose yourself in a dreamlike journey through memory, time, and friendship. Step into the story of Arina and Frendt as you guide them across surreal islands built from cherished childhood moments. With time in your hands and wonder at your feet, explore an evocative world reimagined for VR.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 48.4% ★, Emotional 13.7%, Puzzle 10.5%, Time Travel 8.6% ★, Stylized 5.1%
Eternal Threads is a single-player, first-person story-driven puzzle game of time manipulation, choice and consequence.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 36% ★, Narrative 25.5% ★, Time Travel 13.5% ★, Emotional 10.1%, Puzzle 6.9%
Experience the first hour What Lies in The Multiverse. A bombastic puzzle platformer about worlds turned inside out. Shift dimensions at the push of a button, solve brain-twisting logistical riddles, and race through the wilds of the multiverse in a bleakly & hilarious story.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 34.7% ★, Narrative 30.1% ★, Time Travel 14.4% ★, Puzzle 6.3%, Stylized 6.2%
ROLL CAMERA!Julius Brown is desperate for a big break in the movie industry - and YOU can help him enter the Californian film-maker competition.In this modern point-and-click, Julius will negotiate puzzles, time travel and heavy sarcasm to try and win his ultimate prize.
Why similar: Time Travel 19.7% ★, Comedy 16.3%, Time Manipulation 15.1% ★, Hand-drawn 14.3%, Point & Click 8.8%
Run, jump, rewind, and avoid a time paradox? A time-traveling gal changes the past where she drank tapioca to prevent the extinction of humanity in this time-loop action puzzle game!
Why similar: Time Manipulation 58.4% ★, Time Travel 29.2% ★, Puzzle 10%, Singleplayer 1.4%, Adventure 1%
A game born from memes, featuring the “World’s Richest Person” sending you $50, a chaotic skewer vendor, and a quirky dog-shaped backpack. Dive into a whimsical yet heartfelt dating adventure full of unexpected twists and pure hilarity!
Why similar: Narrative 54.5% ★, Comedy 17%, Hand-drawn 10.5%, Casual 7.1%, Point & Click 4.7%
The Honours Project is an autobiographical walking simulator. Enjoy a narrative experience, adventuring through dream-like levels, solving an occasional puzzle and listening to the dark and sometimes comical dialogue that acts as a commentary about being a student and game development.
Why similar: Narrative 48.2% ★, Narration 16.6%, Comedy 8.2%, Stylized 6.9%, Emotional 6%
In this puzzle adventure game, you awaken as a ghost after your mysterious death, drawn to the relics of a forgotten war between thieves and pirates. Shift between timelines to uncover the truth behind the war and your demise.
Why similar: Narrative 43.5% ★, Time Travel 16.9% ★, Puzzle 11.1%, Stylized 7.5%, Fantasy 6.4%
"My Life with You" is a STORY DRIVEN experience that follows the journey of a young SINGLE MOM who must BALANCE life's challenges while raising her child. An emotional journey focused on the BOND BETWEEN MOTHER AND CHILD, marked by obstacles, growth, and love.
Why similar: Narrative 49.7% ★, Emotional 14.6%, Hand-drawn 12.1%, Casual 7.9%, Point & Click 6.7%
Fight against the evil King's poltergeists and propaganda in Palace Perils, a hand-drawn narrative-driven platformer with roguelite elements. You'll play as Ser Sideshow, a knight whose true story has never been told.
Why similar: Narrative 52.5% ★, Hand-drawn 13%, Narration 8.3%, Cartoony 8.1%, 2D 3.9%
Life Codex is a journey of solitude within the pages of a book. Solve intricate puzzles to uncover the narrative. Step inside my temple, find opus on the table. To understand it all, I’ll leave you just a label. Undress your bones - dance skeleton. And then you will know, what’s the Point of it all.
Why similar: Narrative 40.1% ★, Time Manipulation 36.1% ★, Narration 10.1%, Puzzle 7.9%, Adventure 2.7%
A short narrative point-and-click about living with limited energy — and how even the smallest tasks can feel impossible.
Why similar: Narrative 52.2% ★, Emotional 15.3%, Stylized 9.1%, Point & Click 8.9%, Casual 5%
Valley of Shadow is a narrative puzzle game that tells a poignant true story of loss and grief through the discovery of real-life home videos and photographs. Harness mysterious abilities to solve puzzles and heal a broken family.
Why similar: Narrative 36.3% ★, Narration 13.1%, Emotional 12.5%, Magic 10.1%, Puzzle 9.7%
Hidden object puzzler about time-traveling detective. Somebody really messed up with time-travel machine..
Why similar: Time Manipulation 26.7% ★, Hand-drawn 12.4%, Point & Click 10.4%, Narration 8.5%, Time Travel 8.5% ★
Enter a surreal adventure that delves deep into the subconscious mind of a young boy. Guided by a dream spirit, solve puzzles and explore a realm of eerie wonder, as you find your way back into the waking world. An illusory adventure redreamed!
Why similar: Narrative 35.5% ★, Hand-drawn 14.2%, Narration 11.3%, Puzzle 9.2%, Stylized 6.4%
Tukoni: Forest Keepers is a cute & cozy puzzle adventure. Play as the forest spirit Tukoni as you meet unique characters, solve captivating puzzles, brew fragrant tea and explore a magical world filled with kindness.
Why similar: Wholesome 22.7% ★, Hand-drawn 16.7%, Comedy 11.8%, Puzzle 10.7%, Stylized 8.7%
Boxville 2 continues the adventure of cans living in a box city. Two friends were setting up fireworks for the city celebration, but a mistake caused chaos and one friend went missing. Now our hero must explore Boxville and beyond to fix everything and find his friend.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 17.2%, Emotional 14.4%, Cartoony 13.9%, Comedy 13.6%, Puzzle 11.2%
You are a child in the machine.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 54.1% ★, Time Travel 13.6% ★, Cartoony 11.8%, Puzzle 10.3%, Exploration 4.5%
IVRI is a space-station exploration game in which you navigate an eerie, abandoned space station, piecing together the puzzle of the missing crew and uncovering the secrets hidden within the ship's walls.
Why similar: Narrative 47.5% ★, Time Manipulation 23% ★, Time Travel 20.3% ★, Puzzle 5.3%, Adventure 1.9%
A five-chapter adventure about a Japanese girl and her grandmother living with Alzheimer's. In this comedic-yet-bittersweet story, explore your hometown, befriend quirky neighbors young and old, and surf their Y2K-inspired homepages!
Why similar: Narrative 38.5% ★, Emotional 15.9%, Wholesome 15.6% ★, Comedy 14.1%, Cartoony 7%
Five days is a fully open world, no limits time travel puzzle adventure. This game isn't just a time loop of the same day on repeat, this game lets you travel between five different days. Use your knowledge of the future and ability to travel to the past to assassinate a heavily defended king.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 47.8% ★, Time Travel 21.1% ★, Puzzle 9.1%, Comedy 4.3%, Exploration 4.2%
In this moving and whimsical adventure game, explore Asfalia, a magical world threatened by a volcano. Join Charlie as you meet amazing characters, solve fun puzzles, and collect beautiful stickers along the way! A captivating story-driven game suitable for all ages.
Why similar: Narrative 35.6% ★, Hand-drawn 16.2%, Emotional 14.2%, Wholesome 11.4% ★, Point & Click 6.6%
An apprentice. A healer. A warrior. Breathe, pull, and choose your way through their stories in this dark yet comforting narrative game about healing the worlds inside us.
Why similar: Narrative 42.4% ★, Emotional 18.7%, Stylized 10.4%, Hand-drawn 8.5%, Magic 4.6%
Discover the classic tale of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland in a whole new way. A gaming experience where you get to feel what it's like to dive inside a novel as a small dot. Roll left and right, rewind time, and venture deeper through the story as you try to find your way back home.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 52% ★, Hand-drawn 17.2%, Emotional 12.7%, Puzzle 7.4%, Casual 3.8%
Explore the ruins of an abandoned government building, collect items, learn a multitude of skills, interact with a variety of objects and enjoy individual and absurd dialogues, engage in Undertale inspired battles of persuasions with ghostly politicians and clerks and try to request a treasure.
Why similar: Narrative 39.7% ★, Hand-drawn 15.3%, Comedy 13.3%, Puzzle 8.4%, Point & Click 6.3%
Alone in the forest glade he shared with his wife, a woodworker struggles to accept her passing. Help him hold on to cherished memories of their life together as he struggles to care for himself and his now empty home. Pine is a single-serving game focused on telling a beautiful, emotional tale.
Why similar: Narrative 27.1% ★, Emotional 21.8%, Hand-drawn 19.7%, Stylized 8.3%, Point & Click 7.1%
A story-rich, dark fantasy, single-player, 2d point and click adventure, where a witch's curse means it's Groundhog Day in a forgotten wonderland. Cast spells, build a flying bathtub, talk to inanimate objects, find missing socks and much more!
Why similar: Narrative 33% ★, Time Travel 17.6% ★, Hand-drawn 15.5%, Emotional 9.8%, Puzzle 7.5%
Time retrograde puzzle game
Why similar: Time Manipulation 79% ★, Puzzle 16.9%, Casual 3.4%, Singleplayer 0.7%
A single player adventure game where you take the role of a witch. Explore the world, solve puzzles and restore your shattered cauldron.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 18.9%, Magic 16.9%, Cartoony 14.8%, Narration 13.7%, Fantasy 10.1%
Discover a once-thriving ocean, now tainted by enigmatic dark entities. Your quest: decipher the mystery and rekindle the ocean's radiant light.
Why similar: Narrative 50.3% ★, Emotional 16.7%, Puzzle 8.6%, Fantasy 6.5%, Story Rich 4.6%
Piece by piece, you pour your soul into the monster. This is your burden and you bear it willingly. Your friends think that this is unhealthy.
Why similar: Narrative 32.4% ★, Hand-drawn 15.4%, Emotional 12.8%, Stylized 9.2%, Narration 8.7%