Games like Essence
Looking for games like Essence? Here are top puzzle recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Dream, Lifeless Planet or The Solus Project.
1 54%Game Brain Scorestory, graphicsstability, grinding54% User Score 1,172 reviewsDream’s gameplay is strongly based around exploration with games such as Yume Nikki and LSD being the initial inspiration for the concept. On top of this we have been inspired by the narrative elements in Dear Esther and Deus Ex’s non-linear story telling and environments, the resulting gameplay maintains aspects of all 4 games. There will be many puzzles to solve, horror sections and some more na…
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69%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaystability, grinding73% User Score 2,174 reviewsCritic Score 60%4 reviewsLifeless Planet was inspired by Cold War era science fiction stories, posing questions about humankind's desire for space travel. What if you journeyed across the galaxy to another planet, only to find humans had already been there? What kind of person would sign up for a one-way mission, leaving behind planet Earth and everyone they've ever known and love... to go in search of an Earth-like plane…
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71%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaystability, grinding78% User Score 3,038 reviewsCritic Score 60%14 reviewsA single player exploration and survival experience, played in first person and developed in Unreal Engine 4. Set on a mysterious and uninhabited alien planet. With Earth on the brink of destruction, as mankind's last hope, and stranded on a deserted alien planet, the player has to survive the harsh environment and find a way to send a signal back home. Confronted with merciless weather, and dan…
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78%Game Brain Scorestory, musicstability, grinding86% User Score 3,488 reviewsCritic Score 70%7 reviewsSpirit of the North is a single-player 3rd-person adventure game inspired by the breathtaking and mysterious landscapes of Iceland. The story takes root from various pieces of Nordic folklore. The game is unique in that it purposefully has no dialog or narrative. Players must breathe in their surroundings to solve various puzzles and speculate the meaning of a lost ancient civilization. Play as an…
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54%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaystability, grinding56% User Score 379 reviewsCritic Score 48%4 reviewsVane is an atmospheric adventure about unraveling the secrets of an unknown land, finding your place in it, and pulling at the threads of the world to make a change. The shifting sands glimmer with meaning, ancient ruins resonate with power, but in the distance a billowing threat looms. Find your way.
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82%Game Brain Scorestory, graphicsoptimization, stability83% User Score 510 reviewsCritic Score 77%2 reviewsAporia: Beyond The Valley brings a unique approach to the art of storytelling, by not using text or dialogue. It offers new, interesting puzzle mechanics, and elaborate environmental storytelling within an immersive world. Aporia: Beyond The Valley is a first-person puzzle game set in the world of Ez’rat Qin. Explore a world filled with strange nature, ancient technology, and haunted by a spirit …
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90%Game Brain Scoregraphics, storyoptimization, stability94% User Score 3,060 reviewsCritic Score 86%12 reviews“I know what he’s doing… He’s watching you.” Travel to Riven, a beautiful and mysterious world on the verge of collapse. Explore this mysterious place, solve its puzzles, reveal its mysteries, make a daring rescue, and escape. VISIT A MYSTERIOUS WORLD “I am Gehn. I assume you’ve heard of me.” Riven takes you on a journey through dense jungles, awe-inspiring caverns, and monolithic structures. …
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62%Game Brain Scorestory, graphicsstability, grinding60% User Score 916 reviewsCritic Score 35%2 reviewsMIND: Path to Thalamus is a First Person Puzzler that throws you into a fantastic and surreal environment. You will bend the natural elements to your will in order to progress in this emotive, mind-bending tale.
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68%Game Brain Scorestory, graphicsgrinding, replayability70% User Score 800 reviewsCritic Score 65%6 reviewsThe Old City: Leviathan is an experiment in first person exploration that focuses entirely on story. All that exists is you and the world. Set in a decaying city from a civilization long past, The Old City: Leviathan puts the player in the shoes of a sewer dwelling isolationist.
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75%Game Brain Scoreatmosphere, graphicsstory, grinding75% User Score 2,018 reviewsCritic Score 80%1 reviewsEnter the lost world of Kairo. Explore vast abandoned monuments. Bring strange and ancient machinery back to life. Slowly uncover the true purpose of Kairo and fulfil a great destiny. Kairo is an atmospheric 3D exploration and puzzle solving game. Developed by Richard Perrin the creator of the white chamber with music by Wounds (Bartosz Szturgiewicz).
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