Games like Northwood Legacy
Looking for games like Northwood Legacy? Here are top puzzle recommendations with a mystery focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Gone Home, Gray Skies, Dark Waters or TR-49.
1 View Game82%Game Brain Scorestory, emotionalreplayability, optimization77% User Score 20,826 reviewsCritic Score 82%14 reviews"Gone Home: Console Edition" is a story exploration game set in 1995 where you return home to an empty house and must discover what happened to your family. It's a critically acclaimed and award-winning game, known for its realistic portrayal of characters and emotional depth, with over 90 minutes of behind-the-scenes commentary available. The game has been praised for being a defining indie game of its generation and a unique love story.
View Game2 View Game73%Game Brain Scorestory, musicatmosphere, gameplay93% User Score 29 reviews"Gray Skies, Dark Waters" is a first-person adventure game set in a moody, atmospheric world. Players uncover a mystery while exploring a seemingly abandoned town and sailing the surrounding waters. The game features puzzle-solving, sailing mechanics, and a focus on narrative and exploration.
View Game3 View Game91%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaygrinding, stability95% User Score 632 reviewsCritic Score 70%1 reviewsTR-49 is a single-player mystery visual novel featuring an intriguing story set around a WWII-era machine housing a vast archive of obscure texts. Navigate its library, uncover hidden connections, and communicate with a mysterious voice to unravel secrets and prevent a looming catastrophe. The game offers atmospheric visuals, compelling mechanics, and a captivating soundtrack.
View Game4 View Game89%Game Brain Scoregameplay, storyoptimization, stability90% User Score 15,154 reviewsCritic Score 80%1 reviews"Shadows of Doubt" is a detective stealth game set in a fully simulated neo-noir city where players must catch a serial killer. The game features a living, breathing metropolis with crime, gossip, and various characters to interact with. Players must use stealth, investigation, and interrogation techniques to gather evidence and solve the case.
View Game5 View Game75%Game Brain Scorestory, graphicsgrinding, replayability77% User Score 550 reviewsCritic Score 71%13 reviewsA dying reality, a universe that’s fading away. A merciless world that gets sick and vanishes. No past, no present, no future; only the impending moment of “dead synchronicity” ahead. Will you be able to stop it? Because, otherwise... what will you do when Time dissolves itself?
View Game6 View Game80%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplayreplayability, grinding88% User Score 6,189 reviewsCritic Score 73%17 reviews"Her Story" is a crime fiction promising a unique experience, where you search through a database of live-action police interviews from 1994. The narrative unfolds as you piece together a woman's story about her missing husband, using search terms to find clips and uncover the truth. This game stands out with its non-linear storytelling and intriguing format, relying on your attentiveness to the woman's testimony.
View Game7 View Game86%Game Brain Scorestory, atmospherereplayability, grinding93% User Score 1,785 reviewsCritic Score 74%7 reviews"Year Walk" is a first-person adventure game set in 19th century Sweden, where you venture into the dark woods on a vision quest to foresee your future. Solve puzzles, discover cryptic folklore creatures, and delve into the game's built-in encyclopedia to understand the supernatural phenomena. This edition includes new locations, updated art, additional puzzles, and an integrated encyclopedia.
View Game8 View Game65%Game Brain Scorestory, graphicsoptimization, grinding63% User Score 1,786 reviewsCritic Score 80%1 reviews"Cradle" is a single-player Science Fiction Action game that offers an intriguing story and stunning visuals in a robotized Mongolia setting. Players will explore an open world, interact with living characters, and solve mysteries while repairing their companion's mechanical body. Despite having a deep story, the game is marred by optimization issues, bugs, and grinding, but its atmospheric music and setting create a wholesome experience.
View Game9 View Game89%Game Brain Scorestory, musicgrinding, optimization93% User Score 984 reviewsCritic Score 84%8 reviews"Lacuna is a single-player Mystery Action game with sensational graphics, exceptional music, and a unique atmosphere. The game features intriguing storylines, wonderful mechanics, and highly emotional moments. Wishlist now and support Go Give One, a WHO initiative providing COVID-19 vaccines to those in need."
View Game10 View Game79%Game Brain Scorestory, atmospherereplayability, grinding79% User Score 1,462 reviews"The Moon Sliver" is a first-person adventure game that takes place in a surreal, abandoned moonbase. Players must uncover the mystery of what happened to the moonbase and its inhabitants, while navigating through challenging puzzles and a haunting atmosphere. With a focus on exploration and discovery, players will encounter strange machines, cryptic messages, and a striking, minimalist art style.
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