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Games like picking at the socket

Looking for games like picking at the socket? Here are top puzzle recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Find Hidden Objects - Spot It!, Machinarium or skin a gentle blue.

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  3. 53%Game Brain Score
    53% User Score Based on 4 reviews

    skin a gentle blue  This is my first game of any sort, it is a horror puzzle game where you explore the pages of a religious tome, solving puzzles while slowly altering your body and mind. Analyze passages, gather relics, and find what lies beyond.  Synopsis :You've found a strange tome, filled to the brim with cryptic writing and ancient methods of physical ascension. There is a certain life to … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to skin a gentle blue.

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  8. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability
    81% User Score Based on 994 reviews

    Color by number to create a pixel town. Color to enjoy pixel fun. Easy & relax! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pixel.Fun.

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  11. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    76% User Score Based on 148 reviews

    You continue your journey in worlds of Abandoned. Welcome to the Forest, the sacral place in the Ordered. Solve puzzles, find items and a way to use them. Try to reach your brother and have fun. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Through Abandoned: The Forest.

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  12. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    90% User Score Based on 81 reviews

    The Game The Initiate 2: The First Interviews is a first person mystery puzzle game set in a secret remote location, and tells the story of three individuals as they try to escape their mysterious captors. The Story With little memory of how they got there, three people awake in adjacent cells. A voice bellows from a wall speaker. "Welcome to your trial - Your goal is simple, escape or die". Thi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Initiate: The First Interviews.

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    63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    63% User Score Based on 88 reviews

    Orpheus’s Dream is an 3D isometric-inspired puzzle game with storytelling elements. Explore an amnesiac’s family house and recover lost memories of him and his cat. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Orpheus's Dream.

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    73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    73% User Score Based on 124 reviews

    Look Inside is a 2.5D narrative game based on the palpable interactions that the player makes in a book summarizing in images and texts the life of a French family at different times and periods of their members' lives. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Look Inside.

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  15. 39%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    40% User Score Based on 42 reviews
    Critic Score 42%Based on 9 reviews

    Red Goddess is an action adventure platformer. Explore an epic magical world. Unlock new powers, and fight deadly enemies in action brawl red & blue combat system. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Red Goddess: Inner World.

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  16. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    89% User Score Based on 338 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Ovivo is mesmerizing platformer with unusual mechanics where everything is as simple as black and white. The journey in the metaphoric world filled with illusions and hidden messages awaits you! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to OVIVO.

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    99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    99% User Score Based on 88 reviews

    the World of Daymare Daymare Town is a hand-drawn puzzle adventure game. You find yourself in a heart of a strange city populated by peculiar Metamorph creatures. This town is full of nooks and crannies, puzzles, secrets and items to collect to help you along the way. Can you escape the nightmare of a day? Story You are not alone here. You will meet peculiar daymare inhabitants. Some of them … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Daymare Town.

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  18. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    68% User Score Based on 123 reviews

    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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Siege and the Sandfox.

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  19. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    94% User Score Based on 3,060 reviews
    Critic Score 86%Based on 12 reviews

    The 1997 Riven: The Sequel to Myst remade from the ground up. The remake features a fully traversable 3D space in both Standard First-Person or in VR. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Riven.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    83% User Score Based on 606 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 2 reviews

    In the dark and mysterious world of Closure, only what you see exists. Manipulate lights to phase objects in and out of reality in this multiple-award-winning puzzle game. Play as a strange spider-like demon who explores the stories of three human characters through beautiful, eerie environments such as a decrepit factory, a murky forest, an abandoned carnival, and the strange, surreal realm that … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Closure.

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  24. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    78% User Score Based on 100 reviews

    The indie rhythm game Rina RhythmError is now here, lighting up the retro electronic trend! Bring a unique BOSS Fight experience with the "ERROR Girls"! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RINA RhythmERROR.

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  25. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    74% User Score Based on 1,232 reviews

    Victor Frankenstein, an old friend and a brilliant scientist has managed to resurrect the dead! However the border between life and death is fragile and Victor has learned the hard way that this balance should not be tempered with... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Frankenstein Master of Death.

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  26. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    70% User Score Based on 103 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 2 reviews

    Immerse yourself into Path to Mnemosyne, a hypnotic adventure created within an infinite zoom! Walk the path, explore your mind and recover all lost memories by solving dozens of imaginative puzzles. A mysterious story, a minimalist script and disturbing sounds and graphics, will make Path to Mnemosyne a bizarre and memorable gameplay experience for any player. Will you be able to reach the end … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Path to Mnemosyne.

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  27. 43%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    37% User Score Based on 120 reviews
    Critic Score 49%Based on 10 reviews

    XEL is an epic 3D sci-fi fantasy action-adventure. Explore the mysterious world of XEL and help protagonist Reid to uncover her enigmatic past. Make new friends and foes along the way and collect exciting gadgets to master challenging dungeons and solve time bending puzzles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to XEL.

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  28. 52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    71% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    "The Far Kingdom: Elements" is a mixture between Match3 and hidden object game. Find the essential elements and stop the evil enchantress Morgana by helping princess Arianna to remove the curse from her kingdom! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Far Kingdoms: Elements.

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  29. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    76% User Score Based on 348 reviews
    Critic Score 29%Based on 4 reviews

    Four Sided Fantasy is a wordless, seamless experience where you use screen wrap to solve puzzles in ways you never thought about before. Remember in Pac-Man how you can go off one side of the screen and "wrap" to the other? In Four Sided Fantasy, the player has the ability to toggle this screen wrap on and off at any time. Each new season in the game brings a new twist to screen wrap. Just as you … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Four Sided Fantasy.

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  30. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    82% User Score Based on 492 reviews

    Travel to the mystic lands of Mononino and help the Treefruities to recover the lost leaves of their home tree. Search for clues to master the many puzzles and challenges on your journey. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Leaves: The Journey.

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  32. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    85% User Score Based on 1,022 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 3 reviews

    Imagine waking up after a powerful storm as the sun goes down. You find yourself just outside a small town on the side of the road. A shiver runs down your spine as your body remembers the recent dramatic events that your mind cannot or will not recall… Will you dare to solve the ages-old mystery of Maple Creek? What ancient evil lurks in the seemingly peaceful, pastoral lands of Vermont? Find a m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Enigmatis: The Ghosts of Maple Creek.

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  34. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    69% User Score Based on 64 reviews

    Help boy Sam to save Princess Aurora and stop the villain, who intended to seize power in the Kingdom of Aurelia. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kingdom of Aurelia: Mystery of the Poisoned Dagger.

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  35. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    83% User Score Based on 1,263 reviews

    Environmental Station Alpha is an action adventure platformer with a retro aesthetic and heavy emphasis on exploration. In the game the player controls a robot sent to investigate a mysterious, abandoned space station with the mission to find out what exactly took place there. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Environmental Station Alpha.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 458 reviews

    This is not the best day in the life of Seaweed. One might even say he's out of his element. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Slice of Sea.

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  38. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    69% User Score Based on 715 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 2 reviews

    Awakened from his slumber, Beatbuddy journeys through lush hand-painted environments on a quest to save his companions and his own immortality. Beatbuddy interacts with the living breathing environment that pulses to the beat of an original soundtrack, aiding him as he unlocks new paths and solves puzzles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians.

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  40. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    65% User Score Based on 92 reviews
    Critic Score 59%Based on 12 reviews

    Schrödinger’s Cat is a fun, frantic, wacky and colourful puzzle-laden platform game. Following an emergency, the Particle Zoo is overrun with hungry leptons, sticky-fingered gluons and massive bosons. Schrödinger’s Cat must sort out this chaos! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Schrodinger’s Cat And The Raiders Of The Lost Quark.

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  41. 45%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music
    67% User Score Based on 18 reviews

    A post-apocalyptic adventure/visual novel hybrid inspired by Ace Attorney and Zero Escape games set in Japan. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Exogenesis: Perils of Rebirth.

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  42. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    78% User Score Based on 4,522 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 20 reviews

    From Cyan, the indie studio that brought you Myst and Riven comes a whole new adventure that will become your world. The new worlds of Obduction reveal their secrets only as you explore, coax, and consider them. And as you bask in the otherworldly beauty and explore through the enigmatic landscapes, remember that the choices you make will have substantial consequences. This is your story now. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Obduction.

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  43. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    71% User Score Based on 277 reviews

    Amerzone is a first person adventure, similar to Myst, using 360º vision, movement and point & click interface. It's the first adventure game from the author of Syberia and Syberia 2, Benoît Sokal, presenting very rich scenarios and more than 50 puzzles to solve and 200 locations to visit. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy.

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  44. Dinoku is a logic game where you must help the Dinos to eat all the leaves on the way. There are different kinds of plants with special ability, making levels more challenging and exciting. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dinoku.

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    52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay
    73% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    The Hunsa magic is a first person puzzle-adventure game where you take control of a mage with the ability of possessing golems. Through the story, you will need to discover and learn about the plans of the cult of mages that are causing disturbances while performing their research. During the game, mastering the synergies between the mage and the golem will be the key to overcome puzzles that p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Hunsa Magic.

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  49. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability
    66% User Score Based on 648 reviews

    Guide Anna through fantastic dream world in this challenging puzzle runner game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dream Walker.

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  50. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 118 reviews

    Konichi-meow, recruit! Tokyo needs your help—cats across the city are transforming into monsters! Spot cats, people, items, and other things to fill the world with colour and progress the story! The cats of Tokyo are counting on you! Features: - 1700+ hidden objects to find! - Collectible cards! - 15 vibrant levels to colour in! - A cartoony, expressive twist on the Hidden Cats artstyle... - .… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hidden Cats in Tokyo.

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