Games like The Samaritan Paradox
Looking for games like The Samaritan Paradox? Here are top action recommendations with a drama and thriller focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with The Blackwell Legacy, Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller or The Testament of Sherlock Holmes.
1 82%Game Brain Scorestory, graphicsstability, grinding88% User Score 1,772 reviewsCritic Score 60%2 reviewsWhen Rosa Blackwell's only relative dies after twenty years in a coma, she thinks the worst is over. This all changes when Joey Mallone, a sardonic ghost from the 1930s, blows into her life and tells her that she is a medium. Whether they like it or not, it is up to them to cure the supernatural ills of New York in this critically-acclaimed series of point-and-click adventure games. When three NYU…
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80%Game Brain Scorestory, graphicsstability, grinding80% User Score 550 reviewsFBI agent Erica Reed has an uncanny talent: she can see the past and piece together how a crime unfolded. But not even this sixth sense could save her younger brother, Scott, from a brutal serial killer. Three years later, the investigation into Scott’s murder has gone cold -- but Erica’s work has only just begun. Jump into Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller, the exciting four-part series that bri…
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77%Game Brain Scorestory, graphicsgrinding, stability76% User Score 2,124 reviewsCritic Score 80%2 reviewsBuzz About the GameYOU ARE SHERLOCK HOLMES, AND THIS IS YOUR INVESTIGATION! Become the greatest detective of all time in The Testament of Sherlock Holmes, a twisting, turning investigation game set in a faithfully-reproduced London of 1898. Suspected in a case involving theft, fraud and double-crossing, Sherlock Holmes will undergo a descent into hell in what will doubtlessly become one of his …
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85%Game Brain Scorestory, graphicsstability, grinding87% User Score 1,106 reviewsCritic Score 81%11 reviewsUnforeseen Incidents is a classical style interactive mystery set in a beautifully hand-painted world. Join Harper Pendrell and experience a challenging investigation, smart dialog and a rich cast of characters in this thrilling new adventure game.
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85%Game Brain Scorestory, musicoptimization, grinding90% User Score 461 reviewsCritic Score 60%1 reviewsPlayers control both Dr. David Styles and Samantha Everett in their bid to uncover the secrets and find out the truth. Gray Matter tackles questions concerning the nature of reality and the power of the human mind in constructing the world we take for granted.
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67%Game Brain Scorestory, graphicsstability, grinding64% User Score 563 reviewsCritic Score 80%1 reviewsA New Beginning is a cinematic adventure-thriller done graphic novel-style.
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87%Game Brain Scorestory, graphicsgrinding, stability87% User Score 1,736 reviewsCritic Score 90%1 reviewsGemini Rue is a neo-noir classic adventure game from the creator of acclaimed Blackwell Series, Wadjet Eye Games. The game features: - Over 60 hand-drawn backgrounds - A moody, film noir atmosphere - Control both Azriel and Delta-Six - An innovative investigation system - A gripping sci-fi mystery
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53%Game Brain Scorestory, graphicsgameplay, stability53% User Score 542 reviewsThe party Sherlock Holmes and his trusted friend, Dr. Watson, have been invited to turns into tragedy: a murder is committed right before their very eyes. Our famous detective is on the case immediately, but the list of suspects is getting no shorter, while other crimes are being committed. Will you succeed in uncovering the truth before other innocent people suffer? Experience an amazing plot, wr…
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78%Game Brain Scorestory, graphicsgrinding, stability82% User Score 392 reviewsCritic Score 68%2 reviewsTwo separate murder cases, in two separate lifetimes - so similar in the smallest of details that one could believe they were performed by the same person. Impossible! One of the crimes took place 75 years ago, while the other just happened! Is someone copying an old serial killer? Or is it remotely possible that the same murderer is still alive and committing more crimes? In this thriller advent…
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71%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaystability, optimization81% User Score 2,946 reviewsCritic Score 63%16 reviewsBLACKSAD: Under the Skin - A dark corruption scandal in the heart of the New York City's underworld for charismatic detective John Blacksad! Based on the noir comic series by the same name. The game features a noir detective story about a PI by the name of Blacksad that gets dragged into the case of a murdered boxing club. The game feature an interactive system much reminiscent of Grim Fandango w…
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