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  1. #1 Retro Machina
    97% matchVery Positive87% of 252 reviews2021
    Dev: Orbit StudioPub: SuperGG.com
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 55%

    Retro Machina is a single-player action and exploration game set in a retro-futuristic universe. Experience the journey of a little robot as it solves intricate puzzles and begins unraveling the mysteries of a world long forgotten.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.8%, Post-apocalyptic 19.6%, Robots 14.5%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Platformer 12.7%

  2. #2 Calvino Noir
    96% matchMixed65% of 386 reviews2015
    Dev: Calvino Noir
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    The film noir stealth game. Calvino Noir is the exploratory, sneaking adventure through the 1930s European criminal underworld. Architecture meets Noir as you become unwillingly entangled in a revolutionist plot.

    Why similar: Noir 55.8%, Stealth 37.8%, Adventure 6.4%

  3. #3 Teslagrad
    96% matchVery Positive84% of 2,460 reviews2013
    Dev: Rain Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    A journey begins... A treacherous tower... Unravel its mysteries!Discover the secrets kept in the long abandoned Tesla Tower!Magnetism and other electromagnetic powers will help you explore a non-linear world of beautiful hand-drawn environments, in a steampunk-inspired vision of old Europe.

    Why similar: Platformer 44.4%, Puzzle Platformer 28.5%, Puzzle 10.2%, 2D 9%, Atmospheric 3.6%

  4. #4 Whispers of a Machine
    95% matchVery Positive93% of 1,957 reviews2019
    Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    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: Detective 28.3%, Noir 23.7%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Post-apocalyptic 10.8%, Choices Matter 9.6%

  5. #5 Bionic Bay
    94% matchVery Positive86% of 657 reviews2025
    Dev: Psychoflow StudioPub: Kepler Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    A scientist uses a unique teleportation instrument to escape an ancient biomechanical world filled with imaginative technology, deadly traps, and hidden secrets.

    Why similar: Platformer 24.4%, Sci-fi 19.4%, Hand-drawn 17.9%, Dark 13.9%, Atmospheric 9.9%

  6. #6 Vesper: Zero Light Edition
    94% matchVery Positive84% of 89 reviews2021
    Dev: Cordens Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Thousands of years after the activation of the Vesper Protocol, a small android crosses a fallen world, hunted by merciless machines, to control the power of Light and decide the fate of his race.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.3%, Post-apocalyptic 22.3%, Platformer 15.3%, Sci-fi 13.6%, Choices Matter 11.4%

  7. #7 ANIMAL WELL
    92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,519 reviews2024
    Dev: Billy BassoPub: Bigmode
    Windows
    Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 35.6%, Surreal 20%, Platformer 19.5%, Puzzle 7.4%, Atmospheric 6.9%

  8. #8 Noir Punk
    93% matchVery Positive89% of 70 reviews2021
    Dev: Milpitians
    Windows

    2D sidescrolling adventure narrative game with puzzle solving and platforming elements.

    Why similar: Detective 75.6%, Puzzle 12.2%, Atmospheric 6.5%, Adventure 3%, 2D 2.3%

  9. #9 Haiku, the Robot
    91% matchVery Positive90% of 3,390 reviews2022
    Dev: Mister Morris Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Delve into the depths of a mechanical world in this cute, adventure-exploration game. Explore and fight in a land full of corrupt robots and machinery. All while seeking answers to the mysteries around you.

    Why similar: Robots 36.7%, Platformer 32.1%, Atmospheric 12.9%, 2D 10%, Adventure 6.4%

  10. #10 SELINI
    89% matchVery Positive96% of 55 reviews2026
    Dev: Cymban
    Windows

    A wordless metroidvania through fog-covered ruins and the remnants of a lost world. Explore, gain new abilities and uncover meaning without guidance or dialogue.

    Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 22.3%, Puzzle Platformer 19.5%, Robots 15.8%, Platformer 14.8%, Sci-fi 10.2%

  11. #11 SILT
    90% matchMostly Positive79% of 875 reviews2022
    Dev: Spiral Circus GamesPub: Fireshine Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    Dive into a surreal ocean abyss in an atmospheric puzzle-adventure. Explore dangerous waters, possess sea creatures and solve environmental puzzles to discover what lies deep below the surface…

    Why similar: Surreal 25.2%, Puzzle Platformer 24.2%, Hand-drawn 17.5%, Dark 10.7%, Atmospheric 7.7%

  12. #12 Planet of the Eyes
    91% matchVery Positive84% of 589 reviews2015
    Dev: Cococucumber
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    An atmospheric narrative-platformer about a service robot stranded on a mysterious planet, Planet of the Eyes features a stunning visual mix of puzzle and platforming challenges, an original musical score, and fully voiced audio logs left by another survivor. Explore the mystery of an unknown world.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.1%, Platformer 22.7%, Robots 17.2%, Sci-fi 14.3%, Puzzle 7.4%

  13. #13 Shadow Alchemist
    87% matchVery Positive96% of 100 reviews2024
    Dev: PostHuman Interactive
    Windows

    Explore a mystical, ever-changing dungeon in this isometric puzzle-adventure game. Master self-transmutation abilities and solve increasingly complex challenges as you uncover the secrets of your past.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 40.5%, Surreal 33.7%, 2D 9.5%, Puzzle 8.1%, Atmospheric 4.7%

  14. #14 Follow the meaning
    86% matchVery Positive94% of 980 reviews2024
    Dev: HiKing Mind StudioPub: Second Maze
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Follow the meaning is a surreal point-and-click puzzle adventure. Join detective Paul Trilby as he works to unravel the mysteries of a peculiar town, seemingly ruled by the local Hospital. Over the wall and behind tightly shut gates, a dark secret lies in wait…

    Why similar: Detective 28.4%, Surreal 21.7%, Hand-drawn 18.9%, 2D 7.8%, Puzzle 7.2%

  15. #15 Anoxemia
    89% matchMixed63% of 433 reviews2015
    Dev: BSK GamesPub: Mandragora
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    Anoxemia is a story-driven exploration game that puts you in control of the scientist Dr. Bailey and his operations drone, ATMA. Search the ocean floor as you discover and extract samples from the bowels of the underwater caves. Danger lurks in each passageway.

    Why similar: Noir 34.6%, Puzzle Platformer 24.6%, Platformer 14.2%, Dark 8.7%, Atmospheric 5.7%

  16. #16 BREAKER: INITIATING
    86% matchMixed68% of 73 reviews2024
    Dev: Moloko Games
    Windows

    A post-apocalyptic 3D platformer combining puzzles with intense action. You play as El, a robot escaping from a dreadful facility and exploring the ruins of civilization.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.5%, Post-apocalyptic 27.5%, Platformer 16.2%, Dark 10.3%, Atmospheric 6.5%

  17. #17 Renoir
    88% matchMixed52% of 150 reviews2016
    Dev: Black Wing FoundationPub: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Renoir is a story-driven puzzle platformer that draws inspiration from classic 1940s film noir. Detective James Renoir has but a single shot to crack one hell of a case: his own murder!

    Why similar: Noir 49.3%, Puzzle Platformer 22.4%, Platformer 14.6%, Adventure 9.2%, Puzzle 4.5%

  18. #18 Unleaving
    85% matchVery Positive90% of 58 reviews2024
    Dev: orangutan matter
    Windows · Mac

    When everything seems hopeless a child is awakened by the whispers of the last leaf, drawn into an imaginary world. Unleaving invites the player into a narrative-driven puzzle platformer where each challenge unfolds within a hand-painted landscape, exploring perception and meaning

    Why similar: Surreal 24.8%, Hand-drawn 18.4%, Platformer 14%, Puzzle Platformer 13.8%, Dark 9.6%

  19. #19 Submachine: Legacy
    84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,405 reviews2023
    Dev: Mateusz Skutnik
    Windows
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    Submachine is a hand-drawn puzzle adventure game. You find yourself in a vast network of desolate locations containing puzzles, secrets, notes and items to collect to help you along the way. Follow the story of a banished lighthouse keeper to discover his descent into ruins.

    Why similar: Hand-drawn 47.5%, 2D 14.8%, Puzzle 14.7%, Atmospheric 13%, Adventure 7.8%

  20. #20 Exographer
    83% matchVery Positive95% of 130 reviews2024
    Dev: SciFunGamesPub: Abylight Studios
    Windows · Mac

    Exographer is an exploration game based on science. Become an explorer, stranded in an alien planet, and discover the secrets of an extinct civilization. Gain new powers to avoid dangers and obstacles in your journey, and use your camera to reveal particles and hidden clues.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 36.7%, Platformer 22.3%, Sci-fi 12.7%, Puzzle 8%, 2D 7.9%

  21. #21 Stealth Inc 2: A Game of Clones
    84% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,041 reviews2015
    Dev: CarbonPub: Curve Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    In Stealth Inc 2, you play the role of a clone escaping a sinister and high-tech testing facility. Stealth Inc 2 tests both your brain and your reflexes over 60 varied levels linked together in a sprawling overworld.

    Why similar: Stealth 38.3%, Platformer 26.9%, Puzzle Platformer 20.2%, Puzzle 6.3%, Adventure 4.4%

  22. #22 Overloop
    82% matchVery Positive94% of 244 reviews2022
    Dev: Charge GamesPub: Digerati
    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    A puzzle-platformer set in a dystopian world where the invention of a cloning device has messed things up, big time. Armed with a clone gun and a mighty fine mustache, the chore of saving THE WHOLE OF CIVILIZATION rests on your shoulders. Don’t blow it.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 33.3%, Platformer 20.7%, Sci-fi 16.7%, 2D 8.6%, Puzzle 7.8%

  23. #23 A Void Hope
    81% matchVery Positive94% of 63 reviews2024
    Dev: Elden Pixels
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A Void Hope takes you on an atmospheric narrative adventure to find a cure for a collapsed city. Follow the story of a tormented couple as they try to decipher reality from nightmares and evade the shadowy threats lurking in the dark.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 35.8%, Platformer 18.1%, Atmospheric 15.7%, Dark 12%, Adventure 6.4%

  24. #24 The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales
    79% matchVery Positive92% of 2,635 reviews2023
    Dev: DO MY BESTPub: tinyBuild
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    The Bookwalker is a narrative adventure in which you play as Etienne Quist, a writer-turned-thief with the ability to dive into books. Use your powers to journey between reality and book worlds, and steal legendary items like Thor's Hammer and Excalibur to restore your ability to write.

    Why similar: Noir 39%, Detective 25.3%, Surreal 21.2%, Atmospheric 6.1%, Puzzle 4%

  25. #25 The Librarian
    82% matchVery Positive83% of 155 reviews2020
    Dev: White Blanket GamesPub: Octavi Navarro
    Windows · Mac

    Liz's library is threatened by the unknown. She must go investigate. She's the librarian, after all.

    Why similar: Detective 41.4%, Surreal 16.8%, Dark 13.7%, 2D 11.9%, Atmospheric 10.2%

  26. #26 The Mensional
    80% matchVery Positive92% of 62 reviews2022
    Dev: Delil Timurtaş
    Windows · Mac

    Adventures of different characters with their unique atmosphere and puzzles.

    Why similar: Platformer 26.2%, Surreal 24.9%, Atmospheric 10.4%, 2D 9.4%, Dark 8.8%

  27. #27 Black The Fall
    81% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,805 reviews2017
    Dev: Sand Sailor StudioPub: Square Enix
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    After decades of toil, an old machinist plots his escape from Communism, through manipulation and scheming. Along the road, he befriends the most unlikely creature, an abandoned robot. Could they solve the puzzles and flee this bleak world together?

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.5%, Stealth 19.5%, Platformer 17.5%, Sci-fi 10.5%, Dark 8.6%

  28. #28 LIMBO
    79% matchVery Positive92% of 60,454 reviews2011
    Dev: Playdead
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 44.8%, Platformer 18%, Dark 9.6%, Surreal 8.1%, Atmospheric 6.1%

  29. #29 In His Time
    78% matchVery Positive86% of 51 reviews2023
    Dev: TearyHand StudioPub: Kodansha
    Windows · Mac

    Enter the hauntingly beautiful shadow world of In His Time, a 2D puzzle-solving adventure game. There you will meet Olly and join him to solve puzzles throughout each step of his emotional journey of growth and self-discovery.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 39.9%, Platformer 20.6%, Dark 11.4%, 2D 9%, Atmospheric 8.2%

  30. #30 LumineNight
    76% matchVery Positive90% of 479 reviews2024
    Dev: Spickasoft
    Windows

    LumineNight is a story-driven detective adventure. Play as Detective Foster and his daughter to solve a series of murders spanning a decade. Interrogate suspects, infiltrate locations, solve puzzles, and gather evidence from crime scenes. Uncover the dark truth behind these killings.

    Why similar: Detective 35.5%, Noir 34.8%, Stealth 11.8%, Atmospheric 7.3%, Puzzle 3.8%

  31. #31 Tangle Tower
    76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 5,973 reviews2019
    Dev: SFB Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Unravel a thrilling mystery by exploring a strange and twisted mansion, discovering curious clues, interrogating peculiar suspects and solving unique puzzles. Will you be able to uncover the secrets of Tangle Tower?

    Why similar: Detective 40.4%, Noir 34.6%, Hand-drawn 6.7%, 2D 5.3%, Puzzle 5.2%

  32. #32 Au Revoir
    75% matchVery Positive96% of 106 reviews2025
    Dev: Invisible StudioPub: Nuntius Games
    Windows

    Play as Tristan and solve puzzles to recover human consciousnesses in the year 2071. Investigate environments, uncover secrets, and make choices that affect the ending. Explore a neon-noir world with a low poly aesthetic inspired by the 90s.

    Why similar: Noir 49.4%, Detective 20.4%, Sci-fi 13.4%, Atmospheric 6.8%, Puzzle 5.3%

  33. #33 Primordia
    77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,387 reviews2012
    Dev: Wormwood StudiosPub: Wadjet Eye Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Life has ceased. Man is but a myth. And now, even the machines have begun to fail. Lead Horatio Nullbuilt and his sarcastic sidekick Crispin on a journey through the crumbling world of Primordia, facing malfunctioning robots, ancient secrets, and an implacable, power-hungry foe.

    Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 31.9%, Noir 19.5%, Robots 17.1%, Sci-fi 15%, Atmospheric 4.3%

  34. #34 Entangled
    77% matchVery Positive93% of 57 reviews2022
    Dev: P² Studios
    Windows

    Complete physics-based platformer puzzles as you venture deeper into an abandoned research facility responsible for developing ominously powerful quantum entanglement technology.

    Why similar: Sci-fi 26%, Platformer 22.8%, Post-apocalyptic 12.7%, Puzzle 11%, Atmospheric 10.3%

  35. #35 NODE: The Last Favor of the Antarii
    74% matchVery Positive96% of 182 reviews2025
    Dev: Lapsus Games
    Windows · Linux

    NODE is a 2.5D puzzle platformer with Timeline-based navigation set in a Cold War era nuclear complex. Plan a route for your robot, strategize, sequence commands and execute them to navigate between checkpoints. Try again. And again. Influence the story with your choices and solve the mystery.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.7%, Robots 16.5%, Platformer 15.2%, Sci-fi 12.3%, Dark 10.6%

  36. #36 Chants of Sennaar
    72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 29,231 reviews2023
    Dev: RundiscPub: Focus Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    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: Detective 32.6%, Puzzle 18.1%, Stealth 16.2%, Puzzle Platformer 14.9%, Atmospheric 7.8%

  37. #37 The Ball
    78% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,140 reviews2010
    Dev: Teotl StudiosPub: Tripwire Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 44%

    As a swashbuckling archaeologist, unlock the mystery of the ancient ruins that have been hidden for centuries and discover a mysterious artifact, a gold and metal shelled Ball.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 58.5%, Sci-fi 20.8%, Puzzle 11.2%, Adventure 4.5%, Atmospheric 3.6%

  38. #38 The Last Case of John Morley
    73% 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: Noir 44.1%, Detective 31.9%, Dark 8.1%, Atmospheric 5.9%, Puzzle 5.3%

  39. #39 DE-EXIT - Eternal Matters
    75% matchVery Positive83% of 58 reviews2023
    Dev: SandBloom StudioPub: HandyGames
    Windows

    Embark on a surrealistic afterlife journey to discover the secrets of the broken and mysterious Plane of Memory in this cinematic adventure with a hint of stealth. Dive into a wonderful voxel world with an intense atmosphere and save the day!

    Why similar: Stealth 39.9%, Platformer 31.8%, Atmospheric 11%, Puzzle 9.9%, Adventure 4.8%

  40. #40 Tron: Identity
    74% matchMostly Positive79% of 290 reviews2023
    Dev: Bithell Games
    Windows · Mac

    Something has been taken. Enter a new Grid and forge alliances via visual novel gameplay, uncovering truths through Identity Disc puzzles. Make critical decisions and plot your own course in a world without a creator.

    Why similar: Detective 29.3%, Noir 28.4%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Sci-fi 10.2%, Hand-drawn 10.1%

  41. #41 Hypogea
    70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 687 reviews2025
    Dev: Charlie Wagner
    Windows

    Escape from a mysterious underground megastructure in this short atmospheric 3d-platformer.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30%, Robots 29.4%, Platformer 17.7%, Atmospheric 12.6%, Adventure 8.2%

  42. #42 Guayota
    73% matchVery Positive95% of 57 reviews2024
    Dev: Team DelusionPub: Dear Villagers
    Windows

    Unveil the darkest secrets of Saint Brendan’s Island, the paradise on Earth, in this 3D Puzzle-Adventure game. Only equipped with a torch, walk through ancient gods’ temples and solve their enigmas.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 67.6%, Atmospheric 13.3%, Puzzle 13.1%, Adventure 4.6%, Singleplayer 1.4%

  43. #43 The Occult Detective
    72% matchMostly Positive72% of 323 reviews2025
    Dev: Battlecry Studio
    Windows

    A narrative detective game blended with supernatural elements. Play as a rookie investigator, discover vital clues in every case, dive into unscripted interrogations and uncover truths that break minds. But with each revelation, the world feels... less human.

    Why similar: Detective 68.9%, Puzzle 12.9%, 2D 9.8%, Adventure 5.5%, Singleplayer 2.9%

  44. #44 Creaks
    71% matchVery Positive95% of 5,721 reviews2020
    Dev: Amanita Design
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    The ground starts shaking, light bulbs are breaking - and something rather unusual is happening right behind the walls of your very room. Equipped with nothing but wit and courage, you slowly descend into a world inhabited by avian folk and seemingly deadly furniture monsters.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25%, Surreal 23.5%, Hand-drawn 18%, Platformer 11.6%, Atmospheric 6.6%

  45. #45 The House of Da Vinci 2
    70% matchVery Positive91% of 2,158 reviews2020
    Dev: Blue Brain Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Become an apprentice of the famous Leonardo da Vinci. Solve handcrafted mechanical 3D puzzles and discover hidden secrets. Navigate through mesmerizing environments of the Italian Renaissance. Travel through time to influence your surroundings.

    Why similar: Detective 72.5%, Puzzle 14.6%, Adventure 6.5%, Atmospheric 5.3%, Singleplayer 1.1%

  46. #46 Full Void
    69% matchVery Positive91% of 268 reviews2023
    Dev: OutOfTheBit Ltd
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A gripping, retro-inspired 2D cinematic puzzle-platformer set in a dystopian future where AI has taken over humanity. A short game in handcrafted pixel art, to experience in a film-like journey. Play as a young teenager, alone in a run-down world, relying only on your hacking skills to survive.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 48%, Platformer 18.4%, Post-apocalyptic 13.8%, 2D 8.9%, Puzzle 4.7%

  47. #47 Machinika: Museum
    68% matchVery Positive93% of 6,121 reviews2021
    Dev: Littlefield StudioPub: Dear Villagers
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%

    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: Sci-fi 44.6%, Atmospheric 21.9%, Puzzle 21.1%, Adventure 8.7%, Singleplayer 3.6%

  48. #48 BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION
    71% matchMostly Positive77% of 684 reviews2020
    Dev: THE BROTHERHOOD
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION is an isometric, point & click adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic future. Explore an unscene landscape, solve puzzles, meet new friends and make powerful enemies, mediate conflicts and fight for your life as you unravel the secrets of the desolate world around you.

    Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 40.6%, Sci-fi 17.5%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Atmospheric 9%, 2D 7.6%

  49. #49 7th Sector
    71% matchMostly Positive74% of 688 reviews2019
    Dev: Носков Сергей
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Welcome to the 7th Sector, set in a mysterious cyberpunk world. Immerse yourself on this intricate path, solving different puzzles, facing its dangers and collecting scattered information to discover the story of this world.

    Why similar: Noir 44%, Puzzle Platformer 31.8%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Sci-fi 8.9%, Adventure 1.7%

  50. #50 Inspector Schmidt - The Ebbing
    67% matchVery Positive90% of 90 reviews2025
    Dev: Active Fungus Studios
    Windows · Linux

    In this detective RPG, you untangle a thick web of intrigues, lies, and secrets that surround a mysterious death. Find the origin of eerie telegraph signals, question the villagers, decipher the strange symbols that are suddenly appearing all over town - and hide from the danger lurking in the moor.

    Why similar: Dynamic Narration 34.1%, Detective 26.5%, Stealth 16.7%, Choices Matter 12%, Dark 7.4%

  51. #51 The Devilry Reservation
    68% matchVery Positive93% of 82 reviews2023
    Dev: GentFish
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Step into the role of a faceless detective investigating creatures from Slavic folklore. Explore dialogue-driven mysteries, solve puzzles, and uncover post-Soviet occult secrets in a pixel art housing block full of bizarre residents and hidden truths

    Why similar: Detective 35.6%, Dark 15.4%, Platformer 15%, Atmospheric 11%, 2D 9.5%

  52. #52 The Uncertain: Last Quiet Day
    69% matchMostly Positive76% of 5,880 reviews2016
    Dev: ComonGames
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    The Uncertain is an story-driven adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Experience the mysterious vibe of each of carefully explored locations, solve diverse puzzles, make fateful decisions and discuss intriguing matters to find out the whole truth being kept from you.

    Why similar: Robots 29.2%, Post-apocalyptic 22.8%, Sci-fi 18.4%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Puzzle 6.8%

  53. #53 默途 Monobot
    68% matchVery Positive91% of 116 reviews2021
    Dev: DreamSmith StudioPub: 3DM Games
    Windows

    Coming online, Mono finds himself alone in a dark, dystopian world overrun with other hostile robots. Guide Mono through his solo journey, unravelling puzzles to uncover the buried secrets of this desolate world. Can you break the infinite cycle and find your true self?

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.4%, Post-apocalyptic 24.5%, Platformer 16.5%, Sci-fi 12.2%, Atmospheric 6.3%

  54. #54 The Way
    69% matchVery Positive83% of 1,295 reviews2016
    Dev: Puzzling DreamPub: PlayWay S.A.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Journey to another planet and discover its secrets in order to bring your loved one back to life. Experience an adventure, inspired by old school classics like Another World, Heart of Darkness and Flashback.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 37.1%, Platformer 24.7%, Sci-fi 14.9%, Adventure 7.3%, 2D 6.8%

  55. #55 BLACKSHARD
    64% matchVery Positive93% of 402 reviews2025
    Dev: Redlock Studio
    Windows

    BLACKSHARD is a first-person exploration game. Wander through a strange megastructure, the Labyrinth, to unravel its mysteries... Your behavior within the Labyrinth will define the outcome of your journey. What path will you choose to take?

    Why similar: Surreal 39.9%, Platformer 22%, Sci-fi 20.7%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Adventure 4.3%

  56. #56 Toby: The Secret Mine
    70% matchMostly Positive70% of 725 reviews2015
    Dev: Lukas Navratil
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    A challenging puzzle platformer inspired by games like Limbo and Badland.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.6%, Surreal 22.4%, Platformer 21.3%, Dark 9.3%, Atmospheric 6.9%

  57. #57 The Siege and the Sandfox
    66% matchMixed65% of 183 reviews2025
    Dev: Cardboard SwordPub: PLAION
    Windows

    A 2D stealth Metroidvania with parkour platforming. Explore the majestic palace and ancient prisons of a kingdom under siege. Don the mantle of the legendary Sandfox as you venture into the ruins below, and discover the true threat from a sand-borne evil.

    Why similar: Stealth 44.9%, Platformer 20.7%, 2D 10.1%, Choices Matter 9.1%, Atmospheric 7.2%

  58. #58 Through The Fragmentation
    66% matchVery Positive96% of 223 reviews2021
    Dev: Máté PribelszkyPub: Crow Bar
    Windows

    Atmospheric first person adventure game focusing on immersion and exploration. Meet strange characters, discover secrets and try to unfold the mystery of the Fragmentation.

    Why similar: Choices Matter 52.1%, Atmospheric 30.4%, Adventure 15.6%, Singleplayer 1.9%

  59. #59 Trust No One
    67% matchMixed61% of 57 reviews2024
    Dev: Triomatica Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You'll need to think outside more than just the box. In "Trust No One,” a point-and-click detective adventure, you play as a journalist who tries to unravel a web of secrets about a mysterious AI-company. Explore the nooks and alleyways of Kyiv to discover the identity of your informant.

    Why similar: Detective 41.8%, Hand-drawn 24.4%, Sci-fi 16.7%, Puzzle 7.7%, Atmospheric 5%

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