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Odyssey is an enchanting and innovative science adventure game. Help Kai and her family escape their captors on the Wretched Islands - and learn the history of astronomy, mechanics, and scientific reasoning as you read Kai's journal and solve puzzles along the way!

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 75% — of 305 reviews
Released: 2017-04-19
Developer: The Young Socratics
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows, Mac
Median playtime: 1.5 hrs
Mean playtime: 9.1 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 62%

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    Sonority is an innovative music puzzle adventure set in a lovingly designed, fascinating world. Play as Esther and discover the rockery, a place full of music and unique puzzle mechanics.

    Why similar: Puzzle 43.5%, Story Rich 25%, Adventure 22.3%, Indie 9.2%

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    66% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,059 reviews2021
    Dev: Timeless Tale
    Windows

    The Timeless Child is a 2-player puzzle-adventure coop game with first-person view. Embark on a journey, through time and space, to save Emily Wells from her endless temporal jail.

    Why similar: Puzzle 31.7%, Realistic 30.6%, Story Rich 19%, Adventure 18.7%

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