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Games like Secrets of the Dark: Mystery of the Ancestral Estate

Games like Secrets of the Dark: Mystery of the Ancestral Estate

Games like Secrets of the Dark: Mystery of the Ancestral Estate

Looking for games like Secrets of the Dark: Mystery of the Ancestral Estate? Here are top puzzle recommendations with a fantasy focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with House of 1000 Doors: Family Secrets, Gordian Rooms: A Curious Heritage or Drawn: The Painted Tower.

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  1. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 98 reviews

    What secrets do these souls share with Kate Reed, a struggling writer hoping to recapture her past success? These lost souls cannot move on. To save them, you must guide Kate between these mind-bending worlds as you explore the House of 1000 Doors. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to House of 1000 Doors: Family Secrets.

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  2. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 286 reviews

    Gordian Rooms: A Curious Heritage is a Victorian escape game, where the players solve various puzzles in their late uncle’s mansion in the hope of obtaining his legacy. During the game players will have to solve puzzles, collect and combine items and activate hidden mechanisms. As they progress, they will uncover the secret behind their uncle’s legacy and unveil the mysterious organization pulling… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gordian Rooms: A Curious Heritage.

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  3. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    87% User Score Based on 198 reviews

    Enter the world of Drawn, and unravel the secrets of the Painted Tower. Overcome challenging puzzles on your quest to save Iris. A curse has locked each floor of the tower, and only the most creative adventurer can find a way through. Enter lush painted worlds and meet fantastic characters who will help you…and sometimes try to stop you, on your quest through the dream world of The Painted Tower. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Drawn: The Painted Tower.

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  4. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    90% User Score Based on 148 reviews

    There are dark secrets that have an annoying tendency to crawl back into the light, escaping oblivion. But there is also Sarah Pennington, the most skilled agent of the ever-watching Secret Order, who is there to face them. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Secret Order 7: Shadow Breach.

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  5. Have you ever dreamed of the ultimate American road trip? Forget airports, hotel bookings, and strict schedules — set off on a journey in a cozy motorhome where every day brings a new adventure. A grand journey across the USA awaits you: from Portland to Key West, through snowy mountains, picturesque lakes, and sunny coastlines. Wake up among the mountains, have lunch by a quiet lake, and fall asl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Motorhome: Traveling North America 3.

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  6. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    79% User Score Based on 28 reviews

    Play the second part of the thrilling hidden object adventure "Greed"! Help Julia save her sister Sophia, who was abducted many years ago. Find out the sinister plans of the secret cult of the Oracles and stop their forbidden experiments. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Greed 2: Forbidden Experiments.

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  9. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 58 reviews

    For years now, the sailors and pirates of the Lost Lands have been talking about a ghostly ship sailing in the heart of a storm. This vision disappears as soon as it comes to life, yet witnesses still spread rumors... About a huge octopus traveling with the ship. About its owner, the captain. About the earl's rage and his curse. And the sorceress they believe is responsible. Meanwhile, somewhere … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lost Lands: The Wanderer.

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  11. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, monetization
    91% User Score Based on 676 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 3 reviews

    Find your missing fiancé in the deepest parts of the ocean in a forgotten underwater city that hides many spine-chilling secrets and an ancient evil that is hiding in the deepest chambers of the once idyllic city of Eden. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Abyss: The Wraiths of Eden.

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  12. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, character development
    94% User Score Based on 486 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Don the mantle of a relentless monster huntress in a crumbling city in need of redemption! When the powerful artifact that binds Koshmaar – a horrifying creature from another world – is stolen, you embark on a quest that will lead you to the gothic city of Lichtenheim, which is inhabited by Maskwraiths – demonic creatures corrupted by a power from another dimension. Answer the call of the Dark Cit… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grim Legends 3: The Dark City.

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  13. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    56% User Score Based on 108 reviews

    The small town is a very important town indeed. Here, a unique industrial complex is located. Rumor has it that it does not require energy for production, because that is exactly what it produces! How is this possible? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Big Secret of a Small Town.

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  14. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    78% User Score Based on 166 reviews

    Stormhill Mystery: Family Shadows is a fantastic casual puzzle adventure game. This is an excellent family story with a paranormal twist! Your family’s past is more interesting than any story. And it's not over yet... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stormhill Mystery: Family Shadows.

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  17. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:emotional, optimization
    81% User Score Based on 106 reviews

    In Queen's Quest 3: The End of Dawn you will follow Eliana as she tries to become a true alchemist. You will need to help her solve riddles, explore kingdoms and much more. Follow Eliana on her mission to save her hometown and help her to save the people she loves. Tackle the evil forces behind a deadly betrayal and prove yourself to be a true alchemist. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Queen's Quest 3: The End of Dawn.

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  18. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    81% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    Welcome to the sequel to 3D Escape Room: Mystic Manor—3D Escape Room: Cursed Legacy ! This is a 3D realistic puzzle escape game. In the game, you inherit your grandfather’s legacy—a manor—only to find yourself trapped in danger within a place filled with secrets. As you resolve the crisis, you gradually uncover the past of your grandfather and the manor. When the danger finally passes and you st… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 3D Escape Room: Cursed Legacy.

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  19. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    82% User Score Based on 66 reviews

    3D Escape Game: Chinese Room is a Chinese-style escape room game. You’ll find yourself in a variety of mysterious, challenging rooms inspired by Chinese culture, where you’ll uncover secrets and solve puzzles. The Beauty of Eastern Zen Each scene pays homage to traditional Chinese Zen aesthetics, with serene lighting, minimalist lines, and gentle colors. This design enhances the puzzle-solving pr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 3D Escape: Chinese Room.

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  20. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    78% User Score Based on 60 reviews

    Welcome to 3D Escape Room: Mystic Manor! This is a 3D realistic puzzle escape game. In the game, you inherit your grandfather's legacy - a manor. While exploring this manor, you discover unspeakable secrets hidden within. Driven by curiosity, you open door after door in the ancient mansion, follow clues, solve magnificent puzzles and mechanisms, and attempt to uncover the truth buried beneath th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 3D Escape Room: Mystic Manor.

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  21. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    66% User Score Based on 59 reviews

    3D Escape Room: Detective Story is a puzzle game combining realistic art, 3D models, and intricate puzzles. We hope the meticulously designed rooms and mechanisms provide you with a challenging journey of exploration. Unique Mechanism DesignsFrom spy suitcases to piano-playing automatons and intricate mechanical globes, the game features many unique contraptions blending art and logic, inviting y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 3D Escape Room: Detective Story.

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  22. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    91% User Score Based on 690 reviews

    Haunted 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! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Darkarta: A Broken Heart's Quest.

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  23. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    What seemed like a typical evening with a bit of hangover after a successful party gradually turned into one of the greatest mysteries Viktor had ever faced. With the help of the artificial intelligence ARNEAS (Artificial Neural Assistant), he traces the trail of unusual artifacts that suddenly captured the attention of the local treasure hunting community. And when he discovers that his own grand… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Whispers of Prague: The Executioner's Last Cut.

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  24. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    96% User Score Based on 286 reviews

    Steamで購入する↓ Purchase on Steam "HER TREES : The Puzzle House" is an unusual escape game. There are no items to acquire,You have to move and combine objects to solve the password.Solve the mystery of this strange room."HER TREES : The Puzzle House" is the second game in the "HER TREES" series, but it's fine to start playing from this one.ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー「ハーツリーズ:ザ・パズルハウス」は変わった脱出ゲームです。アイテム取得は… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HER TREES : THE PUZZLE HOUSE.

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  25. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    96% User Score Based on 57 reviews

    You awaken in a damp cell, located in the deepest basement of the mysterious Waterfall Tower. In making your way out, you discover you weren't the first in this predicament, someone preceded you - and they left behind hints that might help you abscond before the night is over. A compact videogame experience that aims to evoke the classic, puzzle-centered adventure games of the past. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Waterfall Prisoner.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    82% User Score Based on 292 reviews
    Critic Score 64%Based on 4 reviews

    FIRE is a puzzleventure with intuitive puzzle design. Without losing many words it tells a savagely hilarious story. Journey into the Stone Age and face the most challenging task of this era: The search for fire! This story's hero is the lovably chaotic Neanderthal Ungh who dozes off during his very first night watch. The next morning, the catastrophe ensues: the fire's gone out and Ungh is banis… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fire.

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  28. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    92% User Score Based on 141 reviews

    The recently acquired diary of Emma Ravenhearst may hold the key to unraveling the tale behind Ravenhearst Manor, yet pages are missing. Locate and assemble diary pages to unlock the mystery. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mystery Case Files: Ravenhearst.

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  29. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, monetization
    96% User Score Based on 912 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Enigmatis: The Mists of Ravenwood is a critically-acclaimed, beautifully crafted casual adventure game rich with horror, plot twists and shadowy intrigue. Follow the trail of a demonic preacher and unravel the secrets shrouded in the mists of Ravenwood Park! What happened to the abandoned camper covered by enormous claw marks? What lurks in the park’s shadows? Will you be able to solve the mystery… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Enigmatis 2: The Mists of Ravenwood.

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  30. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    91% User Score Based on 736 reviews
    Critic Score 88%Based on 2 reviews

    True Fear: Forsaken Souls takes the best of the psychological thriller, blending in fun and intuitive gameplay mechanics. Episode 1, the first in a trilogy, will long be remembered. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 1.

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  31. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    68% User Score Based on 186 reviews

    Anna wakes up in a vast and mysterious undersea temple with amnesia. By unlocking the enchanted Imperial Relics she must rediscover her own lost identity and the forbidden secrets of Dark Empress before it’s too late. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Empress Of The Deep.

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  33. 48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    70% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    You are Jenny Hopkins a brilliant archaeologist on a magical and perilous adventure to discover the dark secrets of Egypt’s past and banish the long forgotten evil from this world forever.Your fiancé William finds a strange ancient artifact with old writings on it in Egypt. You manage to translate it and travel to Egypt.Only to find the city of Alexandria plagued with monsters and William very sic… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arcana Sands of Destiny.

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  34. 35%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    46% User Score Based on 26 reviews

    As a student at the Magic Academy, Katrina has learned some amazing things, but nothing has prepared her for what she will discover during her new adventure. Join Katrina and her brother as they travel across the world and through time to save their professor from the curse of the werewolf. Find the hidden pieces of important items and reassemble the objects to solve challenging puzzles. And enjoy… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Magic Encyclopedia: Moon Light.

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  35. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 760 reviews

    The Inheritance of Crimson Manor is a narrative horror puzzle game set in a beautiful and enigmatic #victorian era manor with a dark secret. Unravel The #Mystery After working for more than ten... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to THE INHERITANCE OF CRIMSON MANOR.

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  37. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    77% User Score Based on 84 reviews

    Take on a role of a famous scientist drawn into a dangerous game, where the goal is to save the mankind and uncover family secret. Get ready for a pulse-pounding adventure in the world of experiments, mysteries and espionage! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Family Mysteries 3: Criminal Mindset.

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  38. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 500 reviews
    Critic Score 38%Based on 1 reviews

    Acting as Adam Wolfe, an investigator of the paranormal, you will discover a hidden world under the modern San Francisco. In this city, ghosts, artifacts, secret orders and curses are just some of the things that Adam will come across working on his most important case. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Adam Wolfe.

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  39. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    66% User Score Based on 118 reviews

    Tibetan Quest: Beyond the Worlds End is a captivating hidden object game that blends together the elements of the thriller and adventure genres with oriental esotericism and lore. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tibetan Quest: Beyond the World's End.

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  41. 49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay
    61% User Score Based on 31 reviews

    Discover the secret of the mysterious woman in white in this hidden-object game. Based on the 1860 novel by Wilkie Collins, the game takes you into the pompous world of ancient British nobility! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Victorian Mysteries: Woman in White.

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  46. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, optimization
    96% User Score Based on 45 reviews

    Birmingham, England: 1993. A shocking ritual murder compels a world-weary forensic investigator to discover a hidden realm of witchcraft, gods and demons. Follow clues and use magic to solve the case, with moral choices leading to multiple possible endings. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Sceptic's Guide to Magic.

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  50. 54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    86% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    In a remote, secluded location where no human foot has set foot, there is a laboratory conducting secret research. What purpose and what kind of research is being conducted in this laboratory is unknown, but it is clear that strange things are happening. Help with the research being conducted in this laboratory and complete the research, unraveling the mysterious events happening within. [The Par… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Paradixion: Laboratory.

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