Games like Route Nowhere
Looking for games like Route Nowhere? Here are top action recommendations with a mystery focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Kentucky Route Zero, Darkarta: A Broken Heart's Quest or Strange Telephone / ストレンジテレフォン.
1 85%Game Brain Scorestory, musicgrinding, optimization83% User Score 1,988 reviewsCritic Score 87%7 reviewsKentucky Route Zero is a magical realist adventure game about a secret highway in the caves beneath Kentucky, and the mysterious folks who travel it. Gameplay is inspired by point-and-click adventure games (like the classic Monkey Island or King's Quest series, or more recently Telltale's Walking Dead series), but focused on characterization, atmosphere and storytelling rather than clever puzzles …
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91%Game Brain Scorestory, graphicsreplayability, stability91% User Score 690 reviewsHaunted by strange curses from her orphanage days, Mary never knew the story of her dark past until that day. Enter the enchanted 'Netherworld' where your destiny was written in blood and which whispers of true love. A multi-award winner epic adventure game! Rated by many as their all time favorite!
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84%Game Brain Scoregraphics, atmospheregameplay, story84% User Score 175 reviewsStrange Telephone is a 2D adventure game in which the player explores strange worlds created with merely 6 digits, and has multiple endings. The protagonist Jill is trapped in a dark world with a large door floating before her. She is aided by Graham, who takes on the form of a telephone. Making phone calls with Graham creates various worlds that can be explored. In each of these worlds are items…
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91%Game Brain Scorestory, graphicsatmosphere, character development94% User Score 306 reviewsCritic Score 75%1 reviewsA thrilling Western adventure in the alternate 19th century world of Lamplight City! Embark on a harrowing journey across the frontier with Harley Leger and her ragtag posse, encountering bandits, rebels, visionaries, eccentrics, and many more friends and foes on your quest for fame and riches.
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84%Game Brain Scoregameplay, storymusic, character development84% User Score 74 reviewsA non-linear first-person action adventure in a pirate setting. A single player time travel simulation game. Unusual gaming experience.Moving in space and time, the player must understand what is happening on the island and how the main character can move away from there.
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77%Game Brain Scorestory, graphicsgrinding, optimization86% User Score 227 reviewsCritic Score 68%11 reviewsThird-person adventure game, set in a fantasy pirate-themed world with a modern touch. Combining the traditional point-and-click genre gameplay with a unique cartoon 3D graphics, Willy Morgan has the dreamy atmosphere, the humor and the freedom to explore typical of timeless classics such as Monkey Island.
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87%Game Brain Scorestory, musicstability, grinding94% User Score 1,391 reviewsCritic Score 80%11 reviewsAfter a deadly circus fire shatters his world and tarnishes his name, Dropsy the Clown finds himself on a journey of self-discovery through a story that harnesses powerful themes of love and unmerited kindness. With his father gravely ill and the world turning its back on the once celebrated clown, Dropsy will need to help those in need, hug total strangers, and unearth dark secrets on the winding…
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84%Game Brain Scoregraphics, atmospherestory, gameplay84% User Score 148 reviewsStrange Telephone is a 2D adventure game in which the player explores strange worlds created with merely 6 digits, and has multiple endings.
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91%Game Brain Scorestory, humorgameplay, stability91% User Score 644 reviewsThe game's play is done through a point and click interface. Players must visit various locations within the game's fictional town of Harvest, which can be done via an overhead map. By speaking to various townspeople and clicking on special "hotspots", players can learn information and collect items that progress the game's story and play. Harvester also features a fighting system where players ca…
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69%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplayreplayability, grinding68% User Score 510 reviewsCritic Score 70%1 reviewsTRAUMA tells a story of a young woman who survives a car accident. Recovering at the hospital, she has dreams that shed light on different aspects of her identity - such as the way she deals with the loss of her parents. TRAUMA lets you experience those dreams in an interactive way, reminiscent of Point-and-Click Adventure Games. It builds upon this established formula by introducing a gesture-ba…
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