Games like The Shaman, the Outsider, and the Diet of Worms
Looking for games like The Shaman, the Outsider, and the Diet of Worms? Here are top action recommendations with a mystery focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Tales From The Arcade: Starship Murder, Vinylove or Cthulhu Mythos ADV Lunatic Whispers.
1 67%Game Brain Scoremusic, graphicsstory, replayability95% User Score 21 reviewsTales From The Arcade: Starship Murder is an experimental murder mystery roguelite in which the killer changes every time you play. The astro hauler the SS Persephone is falling apart. You - the on-board AI - are being reactivated to perform the necessary repairs. The crew claims that the captain died in a mysterious accident, the same one that conveniently erased your memory banks. Who is tellin…
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36%Game Brain Scoregraphics, storymusic57% User Score 14 reviewsVinylove is a small exploration game experience about the deep relationship between the songs we love and the memories they relate to. You will follow the short story of Alex, the protagonist, while he's dealing with his past and the impact songs and music had on it. As you proceed with the experience, you will be asked to put on specific records to help Alex understand and finally cope with his o…
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A Cthulhu Mythos-inspired 2D adventure game. Escape from an abandoned hospital using your "ability" and "luck." Enjoy this engaging cosmic horror story through dice rolls that determine your fate!
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I AI is a VR-only multiplayer puzzle game designed for two players. Set in a fragmented sci-fi world, the game focuses on communication, coordination, puzzle solving, and narrative-driven challenges. You and your partner must work together—often in unusual situations—to uncover a mystery rooted in time, memory, and identity. Play as one of two androids learning to think, feel, and communicate lik…
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90%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplayoptimization, grinding93% User Score 233 reviewsCritic Score 77%2 reviewsThis is a story about the revenge of a girl who lost her arms and legs to a devil... Noel The Mortal Fate is a charismatic adventure game, now available worldwide on Steam in English, Japanese and Simplified Chinese with seasons 1 - 7 available now in one package.
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66%Game Brain Scorestory, humorgameplay, grinding66% User Score 70 reviewsAntioch is an online cooperative interactive fiction game. Based on a story written by FibreTigre (the award winning author of Out There), you’ll play as one of two detectives working together to solve a intriguing crime. The adventure will bring you to the city of Antioch, a dark metropolis surrounded by moutains and sea. We love text adventure games, and we wanted to approach them differently.…
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99%Game Brain Scorestory, musicgameplay, monetization99% User Score 137 reviews"In FLATSPACE, on HJÖ, where HJÖRIANS live in DOMES in symbiosis with RAINCOATS...you'll find MR.RAINER'S SOLVE-IT SERVICE. You've got a problem - we solve it." One day, HEINO's partner dies. He gets a new one.
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82%Game Brain Scoreatmosphere, humorstory, gameplay93% User Score 40 reviewsYOU are the hero in House of Hell! Can you escape from the Earl of Drumer's malevolent mansion in Steve Jackson's Fighting Fantasy classic RPG gamebook?
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57%Game Brain Scorestory, musicoptimization, gameplay66% User Score 38 reviewsFather's Island is a mystic, surreal visual novel / playable B-Movie in a 3D open world, with hundreds of buildings, structures and relics, wildlife and strange machinery. Combining dense atmosphere with mystery, horror & exploration!
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53%Game Brain Scorestory, emotionalmusic, gameplay67% User Score 30 reviewsSet after the demise of a city deep underground, Misshitsu no Sacrifice tells the story of five young girls to attempt to escape and the friendships, enmity, and horror they experience along the way. Players must solve a variety of puzzles to find out what the future holds for the young girls in this atmospheric tale of family, friendship, and betrayal that unfolds behind closed doors.
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