Games like The Search
Looking for games like The Search? Here are top casual simulation recommendations with a mystery focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Call of the Sea, Lilly Looking Through or WitCup 12.
1 83%Game Brain Scorestory, graphicsgrinding, replayability87% User Score 3,167 reviewsCritic Score 75%4 reviewsCall of the Sea is a first-person adventure puzzle game set in the 1930's that tells the story of Norah, a woman on the trail of her missing husband's expedition. The search takes place on a strange but beautiful island in the South Pacific, filled with secrets waiting to be unearthed. It’s an otherworldly tale of mystery, adventure, and self-discovery.
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71%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaygrinding, replayability71% User Score 431 reviewsWhat Lilly sees is about to change her life forever.... Help our heroine through a variety of enchanting environments brimming with magic and wonder, as she seeks to rewrite the past, change the present, and unlock the ultimate mystery. Geeta Games presents an animated point-and-click adventure for all ages: Lilly Looking Through.
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84%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsstory, grinding84% User Score 7,282 reviewsSpoiler Warning: This game contains major spoilers for The Witness. The game assumes that you have previously played and learned every mechanic (excluding the hidden ones) in The Witness. The 12th WitCup took place on May 14, 2022. The problem was given by @Leaving Leaves. The goal of the puzzle is to understand the structure of a seemingly complicated configuration of elements from The Witness, a…
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68%Game Brain Scorestory, graphicsgrinding, replayability70% User Score 800 reviewsCritic Score 65%6 reviewsThe Old City: Leviathan is an experiment in first person exploration that focuses entirely on story. All that exists is you and the world. Set in a decaying city from a civilization long past, The Old City: Leviathan puts the player in the shoes of a sewer dwelling isolationist.
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79%Game Brain Scorestory, musicgrinding, stability81% User Score 2,276 reviewsCritic Score 76%19 reviewsSeasons After Fall is a 2D platform-puzzler game that will let you dive into a captivating universe and explore a land governed by magic and nature. As a wild fox you are sent on a perilous journey to meet the four Guardians, aided only by your ability to change the seasons at will, manipulating a gorgeous 2D world. Each of the seasons has a drastic change on the environment: it is up to you to ch…
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84%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsstory, grinding83% User Score 15,440 reviewsCritic Score 85%37 reviewsThe Witness is an exploration-puzzle game. The game is being developed by a small, independent team, a mix of full-timers and contractors.
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75%Game Brain Scoremusic, graphicsstory, replayability76% User Score 3,310 reviewsCritic Score 70%1 reviewsMorphopolis is a game about transformation and discovery. Inspired by Machinarium and The Tiny Bang Story, Morphopolis takes the player through a lucid and fantastical insect world in a hidden object adventure. Taking the role of an aphid grub, you embark on a parasitic crusade.
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62%Game Brain Scorestory, emotionalgameplay, grinding62% User Score 141 reviewsRevelation, regret and redemption in the twilight dreams of an aging artist. Set against surreal landscapes spanning one man’s life and career, Zed is a desperate quest to reconnect fading memories and create a final work for a very special person.
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89%Game Brain Scorestory, musicgrinding, replayability94% User Score 2,937 reviewsCritic Score 83%8 reviewsBuy Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery on PlayStation Store. Solve a variety of puzzles to help an aspiring artist complete her masterpiece.
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62%Game Brain Scorestory, graphicsstability, grinding60% User Score 916 reviewsCritic Score 35%2 reviewsMIND: Path to Thalamus is a First Person Puzzler that throws you into a fantastic and surreal environment. You will bend the natural elements to your will in order to progress in this emotive, mind-bending tale.
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