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Looking for games like The Past Within? Here are top casual puzzle recommendations with a horror, mystery and thriller focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Tick Tock: A Tale for Two, Unsolved Case or Cube Escape: Paradox.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 6,242 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 2 reviews

    You and your friend find yourselves trapped in two magical clockworlds where you have to solve puzzles to escape. Neither of you have the whole picture so the only way to get out is to communicate what you see to the other player. Play on two devices, local or remotely, all you need is a voice connection. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tick Tock: A Tale for Two.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    89% User Score Based on 3,267 reviews

    A co-op puzzle game that will test your communication skills If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unsolved Case.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 10,000 reviews

    Detective Dale Vandermeer needs to escape the Cube Escape room in Rusty Lake If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cube Escape: Paradox.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    91% User Score Based on 1,510 reviews

    Two-player co-op puzzle mystery; team up, solve puzzles, outwit the killer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unboxing The Cryptic Killer.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 978 reviews

    Solve all plagues in the exciting point-and-click adventure Rusty Lake Paradise If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rusty Lake Paradise.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    97% User Score Based on 9,996 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 2 reviews

    A time-spanning journey If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Room Two.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 1,437 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 1 reviews

    The White Door is a new adventure game by the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape creators! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The White Door.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    93% User Score Based on 1,516 reviews

    Start your own family tree in the point and click adventure Rusty Lake: Roots If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rusty Lake: Roots.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability
    95% User Score Based on 8,234 reviews

    Samsara Room is a new atmospheric escape room game by Rusty Lake! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Samsara Room.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 24,944 reviews
    Critic Score 56%Based on 10 reviews

    The definitive puzzle experience If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Room.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    90% User Score Based on 15,393 reviews

    Lost and separated in an abandoned castle set in a frozen wasteland. Your only possession left is a walkie-talkie, with a familiar voice on the other end. Can the both of you find your way out in time? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to We Were Here.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability
    92% User Score Based on 3,218 reviews

    Unlock the Cube Escape Collection and the mysteries of the Rusty Lake universe! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cube Escape Collection.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    94% User Score Based on 2,832 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Solve all the puzzles in the eerie point-and-click adventure Rusty Lake Hotel! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rusty Lake Hotel.

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    98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization
    98% User Score Based on 2,174 reviews

    Unlock memories one metro station at a time in Rusty Lake's: Underground Blossom If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Underground Blossom.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 5,897 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 3 reviews

    We Were Here Too is an online only, first-person cooperative adventure set in a fictional medieval castle. The survivors find themselves in a drastically different scenario. One is trapped in what seems like a royal court, while the other finds themselves in an abandoned tomb. Once again, all they have is a walkie-talkie, with a familiar voice on the other end. Do you have what it takes to surviv… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to We Were Here Too.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 9,971 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Follow Joe on his journey between past and future in this funky 70's adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Silent Age.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    99% User Score Based on 8,749 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    The disappearance of an ambitious engineer and his high-society wife provokes a hunt for a precious artefact. The trail leads you to the attic of their home, and the discovery of an old, peculiar dollhouse. What secrets lie within these walls? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Room: Old Sins.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability
    91% User Score Based on 10,000 reviews

    Find the answers of town mystery in the game with escape the room mechanics If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tiny Room Stories Town Mystery.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    97% User Score Based on 9,999 reviews

    A journey of discovery awaits If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Room Three.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    94% User Score Based on 3,201 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 2 reviews

    You and your fellow prisoner are trapped in the realm of Castle Rock - were you betrayed, or simply not that clever? To escape, you must explore the sinister castle for puzzles and plot your escape together. Secrets and riddles are hidden in the shadows. Just be aware that nothing is what it seems in this mysterious Antarctic adventure. Can you two escape together, or will you be trapped… forever? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to We Were Here Forever.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability
    93% User Score Based on 6,199 reviews

    Escape from the laboratory before being part of a macabre experiment. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unwanted Experiment.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 4,484 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 7 reviews

    The British Institute of Archaeology, London, 1908: The disappearance of an esteemed Egyptologist prompts a Police investigation into the unknown. Explore cryptic locations, examine fantastic gadgets and uncover an otherworldly discovery which blurs the line between reality and illusion. Designed from the ground up for the unique capabilities of virtual reality, players can inhabit the spine-tingl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Room VR: A Dark Matter.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    98% User Score Based on 10,000 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    The 4th entry in the multi-award winning ‘The Room’ puzzle game series If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Room: Old Sins.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    92% User Score Based on 3,841 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 6 reviews

    Buy Operation: Tango on PS4. Team up to bring a hi-tech global menace to its knees and save the world in this cooperative spy adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Operation:Tango.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 5,512 reviews

    BOKURA is a two-player puzzle adventure game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BOKURA.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 980 reviews

    Escape a mystery mansion full of mechanical puzzle boxes and hidden objects If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Boxes: Lost Fragments.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability
    97% User Score Based on 8,006 reviews

    Escape an ancient dark curse in this game full of suspense If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Another Shadow.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 6,680 reviews

    Digging through your attic you found a box set of an old children's TV show, Amanda the Adventurer, starring a brave girl named Amanda and a cowardly sheep named Wooly. You don't recall any... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Amanda the Adventurer.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability
    95% User Score Based on 660 reviews

    Solve the mystery of the abandoned building in this escape game If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beyond the Room.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability
    95% User Score Based on 8,602 reviews

    You have been trapped in a scary house. Solve the puzzles to escape. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Girl in the Window.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability
    92% User Score Based on 1,540 reviews

    Try to escape from the mysterious house of the witch in this magical adventure If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nowhere House.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, atmosphere
    88% User Score Based on 316 reviews

    Two detectives, one deadly experiment. Only together you can survive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Parallel Experiment.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 1,008 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    The Dream Machine is an award-winning adventure game about dreams and voyeurism. It's built by hand using materials such as clay, cardboard and broccoli. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Dream Machine.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    94% User Score Based on 1,981 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 8 reviews

    DARQ tells the story of Lloyd, a boy who finds himself in the middle of a lucid nightmare. Unable to wake up, Lloyd has to face his fears and decipher the meaning of the dream. The Complete Edition includes the base game + 2 DLCs + Graphic novel + Artbook + Soundtrack + Stickers If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DARQ.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    92% User Score Based on 9,362 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 9 reviews

    A secret agent escape room. Stop enemy spy Ruby La Rouge before she escapes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Agent A: A puzzle in disguise.

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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    77% User Score Based on 2,470 reviews

    Devil, sacrifice, recovery. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Life Gallery.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 4,349 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 14 reviews

    I can see the signs in my sleep, guiding me closer. Will this really work If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Pedestrian.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 2,358 reviews

    The story of a family whose peaceful life was destroyed. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Legendary Tales 1.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability
    94% User Score Based on 2,817 reviews

    Change the past! Save your Birthday in this point and click Cube Escape game! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cube Escape: Birthday.

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    73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    73% User Score Based on 1,826 reviews

    JOIN OUR DISCORD About the GameThe Timeless Child is a 2-player puzzle-adventure coop game with first-person view. Start an exciting and engaging adventure, a tale about family, bonds and secrets. You will explore Wells Manor, an ancient 16th century villa full of history and secrets, living the experience from two different temporal perspectives. Whether you decide to take on the role of Chri… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Timeless Child - Prologue.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 11,345 reviews

    Your estranged father, a theme park engineer riddled with lawsuits dubbed "the Escape Artist", has died.  You inherit his decrepit shack in the middle of the woods.  The shack, and the objects within it, distort reality and break the laws of physics. A game made in collaboration between the University of California, Irvine and the Laguna College of Art & Design, The Escape Artist is a single-play… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Escape Artist.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    94% User Score Based on 4,100 reviews
    Critic Score 69%Based on 4 reviews

    A realistic horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SIMULACRA.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 4,119 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 1 reviews

    Storyteller lets you build stories using a visual language. The goal on each level is to make a story that fits the given title by placing settings and characters that react to each other, creating a narrative through their relationships.Storyteller's comic-panel design and charming animations allow for experimentation within the framing of its many stories: just drag and drop characters to see ho… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Storyteller.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    90% User Score Based on 1,032 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 3 reviews

    Welcome in Bad Dream: Coma. A point&click game where unique minimalistic art style creates an unforgettable and atmospheric experience. Travel through the surreal and disturbing dreamland where everything depends on your actions. You can't die but you can suffer greatly... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bad Dream: Coma.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 16,880 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 31 reviews

    Mind-bending Optical Puzzles If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Superliminal.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability
    86% User Score Based on 10,000 reviews

    Find the clue in mystery puzzles. Join an adventure, solve crimes & escape rooms If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Adventure Escape Mysteries.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 5,450 reviews

    Partner up with your friend online and test your friendship by solving puzzles together in an abandoned amusement park. Work together to overcome brain-teasing challenges in this standalone We Were Here experience. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability
    84% User Score Based on 1,060 reviews

    Horror escape room adventure game. Find clues, items & solve puzzles to escape If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escape Room: Strange Case.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 1,213 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 10 reviews

    Solve puzzles, riddles, and embark on an exciting journey of discovery! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lost in Play.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    97% User Score Based on 9,663 reviews
    Critic Score 88%Based on 5 reviews

    "There is no game: Wrong dimension" is a Point&Click comedy adventure (and Point&Click only!) that will take you on a journey you never asked to go on, through silly and unexpected video game universes. Will you be able to play along with the "Game" to find your way home? We sincerely think NOT. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension.

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