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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Mystery, Adventure, Story Rich, Singleplayer.

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You are the Ashter – a Slavic fire mage and tracker of mythical beings. Following a legendary creature, you reach a village caught in a time rift. Embark on a magical investigation – travel through time, explore the ancient land, and bond with fire to shape villagers’ fate and uncover the mystery.

Reviews: Very Positive — 98% — of 257 reviews
Released: 2025-01-29
Developer: The End of the Sun Team
Publisher: The End of the Sun Forge
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

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    97% matchVery Positive94% of 54 reviews2025
    Dev: The End of the Sun TeamPub: The End of the Sun Forge
    Windows

    The End of the Sun: Prologue is a first-person, story-driven mystery adventure set in a Slavic fantasy world. As the ashter, a sage sorcerer gifted with the ability to travel in time, you come to a mysterious village where the line between myth and reality begins to fade perilously.

    Why similar: Detective 15.7%, Narrative 13.4%, Mythology 10.4%, Mystery 9.4%, Thriller 8.3%

  2. #2 The Last Case of John Morley
    96% matchVery Positive85% of 261 reviews2025
    Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive StoriesPub: JanduSoft
    Windows

    Step into the mind of John Morley, a 1940s detective on his final case. Explore shadowed places long forgotten by time, and piece together crime scenes in a narrative adventure steeped in mystery, unexpected twists, and a truth buried for decades.

    Why similar: Detective 21.5%, Narrative 18.5%, Walking Simulator 12.1%, Mystery 11%, Exploration 7%

  3. #3 Once Alive
    96% matchVery Positive85% of 441 reviews2024
    Dev: Cem Boray YıldırımPub: GameDev.ist
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%

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  4. #4 Syberia: The World Before
    95% matchVery Positive90% of 4,837 reviews2022
    Dev: Microids Studio ParisPub: Microids
    Windows
    Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Embark on a quest for identity through time, as you piece together the puzzle of two lives.

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  5. #5 The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
    94% matchVery Positive92% of 3,008 reviews2022
    Dev: Cloak and Dagger GamesPub: Wadjet Eye Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    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 23.5%, Thriller 13.1%, Mystery 12.5%, Investigation 11.6%, Emotional 11.1%

  6. #6 Draugen
    94% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,109 reviews2019
    Dev: Red Thread Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%

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  7. #7 Mystery of the Malign
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    Windows

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    91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,243 reviews2021
    Dev: MistyMountainStudioPub: Gamirror Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    The Rewinder is an adventure puzzle game based on Chinese mythology. You play as Yun, the last known Rewinder, who can communicate with spirits and explore other people's memories to alter the past.

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  9. #9 Intruder In Antiquonia
    92% matchVery Positive90% of 112 reviews2022
    Dev: Aruma Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    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.

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  10. #10 Tatari: The Arrival
    91% matchMixed67% of 305 reviews2023
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    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 23%

    Take the role of a detective from Tokyo who tries to solve the mysterious case of the disappearance of a young camper. You will try to follow the trail of evidence to guide you through an enigmatic and paranormal case connected with a Japanese urban legend. Can you help until the end?

    Why similar: Investigation 17.7%, Point & Click 17%, Walking Simulator 15.8%, Mystery 12.6%, Puzzle 9.2%

  11. #11 Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit
    90% matchVery Positive81% of 472 reviews2022
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    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.

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  12. #12 Radiolight
    89% matchVery Positive92% of 368 reviews2025
    Dev: Krystof KneslPub: Iceberg Interactive
    Windows

    Ashwood Creek, 1985. A child disappears without a trace. A local policeman is drawn into a national park, seeking the truth. Mysterious radio signals beckon him further and further. Investigate, survive and face the unknown in Radiolight— an '80s thriller by solo dev Krystof Knesl.

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  13. #13 The Séance of Blake Manor
    88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,784 reviews2025
    Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Raw Fury
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery, set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote hotel full of secrets and other-worldly occurrences.

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  14. #14 The World After
    89% matchMostly Positive75% of 72 reviews2021
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    Set during a pandemic lockdown in France, The World After is a FMV adventure game experience that tells the story of a man who tries to uncover the truth behind his strange nightmares and the mystery of the village he's living in.

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    Windows
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  18. #18 Myths Of Orion: Books of Power
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    Windows · Linux

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    Windows

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  22. #22 Eternal Threads
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    Windows
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    80% matchVery Positive98% of 435 reviews2025
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    Windows · Mac

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  24. #24 Quern - Undying Thoughts
    82% matchVery Positive91% of 3,924 reviews2016
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    81% matchVery Positive83% of 491 reviews2023
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  26. #26 The Last Campfire
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    Windows
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  27. #27 The Wild Case
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
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  28. #28 The Mildew Children
    78% matchVery Positive93% of 451 reviews2024
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    Why similar: Detective 28.2%, Mystery 12.6%, Point & Click 11.3%, Magic 10.4%, Emotional 9.4%

  29. #29 Legends of Savvarah: Children of the Sun
    78% matchVery Positive91% of 77 reviews2025
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    77% matchVery Positive83% of 3,588 reviews2017
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    Windows · Mac
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    75% matchVery Positive87% of 6,938 reviews2017
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    Windows · Mac
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    74% matchVery Positive89% of 146 reviews2022
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    74% matchVery Positive93% of 82 reviews2023
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    76% matchMostly Positive79% of 108 reviews2019
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    72% matchVery Positive91% of 221 reviews2025
    Dev: Stuck In Attic
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Windows
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    71% matchMostly Positive74% of 511 reviews2022
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  51. #51 Year Walk
    70% matchVery Positive90% of 2,014 reviews2014
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    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 51%

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    69% matchVery Positive93% of 7,165 reviews2015
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    Windows · Mac
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  54. #54 Eventide 2: The Sorcerers Mirror
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    Why similar: Magic 28.6%, Mystery 19.2%, Story Rich 14.9%, Fantasy 11.6%, Atmospheric 11.3%

  56. #56 Children of Silentown
    67% matchVery Positive87% of 1,485 reviews2023
    Dev: Elf GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Children of Silentown is a dark adventure game that tells the story of Lucy, a girl growing up in a village deep in a forest inhabited by monsters. People disappearing is nothing uncommon here, but this time, Lucy is old enough to investigate on her own. Or so she thinks.

    Why similar: Point & Click 27.2%, Mystery 24.7%, Puzzle 14.4%, Story Rich 14.1%, Atmospheric 11.9%

  57. #57 Midvinter
    70% matchVery Positive86% of 99 reviews2016
    Dev: Talecore Studios
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Midvinter is a cozy little point-and-click game, which invites you to explore Swedish folklore using puzzles and riddles as well as compelling music and voice over. In it, you as a player take on the role of gnome - the guardian of the farm - and get to interact with various dark and fantastical creatures.

    Why similar: Mythology 29.2%, Point & Click 18%, Walking Simulator 16.3%, Puzzle 11.4%, Emotional 8.6%

  58. #58 Summerland
    67% matchVery Positive91% of 1,752 reviews2020
    Dev: FYRE Games
    Windows

    Summerland is a first-person narrative game about morality and the afterlife. You take control of Matthew, a detective reliving the events of his past, being questioned on his morals along the way. In every door lies another memory, and every memory unlocks another door.

    Why similar: Detective 16.1%, Walking Simulator 14.7%, Investigation 12.6%, Point & Click 12.3%, Story Rich 7.9%

  59. #59 Enigma of Fear
    62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 10,058 reviews2024
    Dev: Dumativa
    Windows
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Become Mia, a paranormal detective searching for her missing father inside the Perimeter - a place that doesn't exist. Investigate clues like a real detective and unravel the mysteries behind the Enigma of Fear, defeating the terrible monsters who'll try to stop you.

    Why similar: Detective 30.3%, Investigation 26.2%, Mystery 19.6%, Puzzle 9%, Story Rich 7.6%

  60. #60 Agatha Christie - Murder on the Orient Express
    65% matchVery Positive84% of 1,148 reviews2023
    Dev: Microids Studio LyonPub: Microids
    Windows
    Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Step on board the legendary Orient Express and immerse yourself in the most famous detective suit in a race against the clock to unmask the murderer.

    Why similar: Detective 19.5%, Thriller 15.3%, Investigation 13.1%, Point & Click 12%, Mystery 8.7%

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