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Games like The Unknown

Looking for games like The Unknown? Here are top casual simulation recommendations with a mystery and science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Cosmic Osmo and the Worlds Beyond the Mackerel, Outer Wilds or Dad left me in the car.

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  1. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    79% User Score Based on 100 reviews

    You're an Osmo, a strange creature indeed. You explore the galaxy in your spaceship, and the planets you encounter are almost as bizarre as the Osmos themselves. There are seven worlds presented for your consideration, each more goofy and peculiar than the last. Cosmic Osmo is a game about exploration and discovery, not winning or challenges. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cosmic Osmo and the Worlds Beyond the Mackerel.

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  2. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    95% User Score Based on 72,832 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 29 reviews

    The newest member of the space program in a small village on the planet Timber Hearth, the player navigates a space shuttle and travels across their solar system to get to the bottom of its mysteries by exploring the cosmos and gathering the knowledge hidden within each of the system's planets, left behind by another civilization in the distant past. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Outer Wilds.

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  3. Dad left me in the car - is a short survival horror game. You play as Eugena, who was left alone in the car by her dad, and she can not get out no matter what she does. The only thing she can do is to travel through the otherworldly places that resemble her memories. Eugena has to find the way out of this nightmarish loop and rescue her siblings who got trapped with her.   In this game, you must… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dad left me in the car.

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    99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    99% User Score Based on 4,141 reviews

    Endacopia is a nontraditional point-and-click adventure game where you will guide a lost child named Mellow through a world that operates on foreign rules. He doesn’t know much about anything other than the fact that he has a strong gut instinct. With a little help from his guardian angel, which is you, Mellow will be able to overcome many obstacles in the way of him finding a place he can call ho… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Endacopia.

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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    100% User Score Based on 28 reviews

    Explore uncountable planets while you seek the truth about your own existence in this narrative driven procedural journey. StoryAwaken in an abandoned building in an unknown location, find your way back to the scientific spacecraft MIRO. Follow an intriguing story about human nature and greed, and discover how you got here. Guided by a fractured AI, it's up to you to solve the mysteries of… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MIRO.

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  6. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    56% User Score Based on 437 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    MirrorMoon EP is a game about mystery and exploration set in outer space. These space travels begin on a red planet and its unique moon and extend across galaxies. The single player part of MirrorMoon EP blends adventure and exploration with navigation-based puzzle solving. The multiplayer of MirrorMoon EP lets players share Galaxy Maps with other players: the first explorers to land on a planet w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MirrorMoon EP.

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  7. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    86% User Score Based on 793 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 2 reviews

    A sci-fi adventure into space station management, mysterious radio messages, motherfucking AIs, sociopathic people in charge, and finding one's true self in a galaxy way too far, far away. How far is far enough? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Still There.

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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    77% User Score Based on 4,343 reviews

    Serena is a freeware horror adventure game developed by several video game development companies, including Senscape, CBE Software, Infamous Quests, Digital Media Workshop and Guys from Andromeda. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Serena.

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  9. Remote Position is a story-driven horror mystery about obedience, secrets, and the unseen forces pulling the strings. A remote supervisor issues you strange, unnerving tasks. Each one drags you deeper into a puzzle of hidden motives and fractured truths. Explore a richly interactive environment, solve logic-based challenges woven into the world itself, and uncover the secret legacy your father le… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Remote Position.

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  10. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    100% User Score Based on 46 reviews

    Welcome Aboard! You’re Oda, a first time space traveler, forging their own story aboard a mysterious solar punk spaceship. Explore a strange ship filled with cozy cosmic chaos, master a physical world full of unexpected situations and uncover the traces left behind by former inhabitants - one journey at a time. A mysterious ship of wonders. Explore the strange rooms of a vast, organic spaceship… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Sprouts.

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  12. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability
    91% User Score Based on 3,881 reviews
    Critic Score 57%Based on 8 reviews

    Inspired by Gone Home and Dear Esther, Scanner Sombre is a cave exploration experience. With stunning visuals and a terrifying theme, it is the 6th major video game released by Introversion Software. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scanner Sombre.

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  13. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 73 reviews

    Three Minutes To Eight is a mind bending pixel art adventure. A gaming experience threading the edge of consciousness, where everything is possible and yet remains elusive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Three Minutes To Eight.

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  15. 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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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, atmosphere
    87% User Score Based on 346 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 5 reviews

    Arriving on a curious planet, Vix and her toolbox Tin explore space, fixing machines with unconventional tools and eating cozy meals with kind robot locals. On an epic adventure, the duo repairs an interstellar beacon, constructs giant mechs, and unravels a cosmic mystery that transcends existence. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FixFox.

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  17. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 436 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    Enslaved on an unknown planet, a stolen Nauticrawl is your only hope of escaping the wretched life you were born into. But now that you're at the helm, you have a whole new set of problems. The craft is full of levers, buttons and gauges that make no sense to you. And even if they did, where would you go? This stolen Nauticrawl is both your only chance of escape and the likely instrument of you… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nauticrawl.

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  18. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    87% User Score Based on 2,596 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 3 reviews

    Please, Don’t Touch Anything is a cryptic, brain-racking button-pushing simulation. Covering for a colleague who is taking a bathroom break, you find yourself in front of a mysterious panel which only component is a red button. And since you’ve clearly been instructed not to touch anything, the only thing you want to do now is push that damn button. Push it and expect to be held liable for any u… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Please, Don’t Touch Anything.

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  19. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    93% User Score Based on 90 reviews

    In the winter of 1910, professor Crawford Tillinghast mounted an expedition into the mountains of Europe. He went searching for a lost village shrouded in the myths and rumors of a bygone era. This is his story... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to From Beyond Prologue.

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  20. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    79% User Score Based on 297 reviews

    A disturbing reality is about to be unveiled, something that mankind should never know. After a mysterious finding, unexplainable facts occur and strange happenings will lead you to doubt the world around you. Uncover an otherworldly secret and explore forbidden places to find out the truth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Alien Cube.

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  21. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    56% User Score Based on 224 reviews

    See how a game created by the very Jigsaw would look like! Use the available objects, outwit tricky illusions and optical puzzles and above all, answer the question – will you dare to Play with Me? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Play with Me: Escape room.

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  22. Embark on a one-of-a-kind journey of exploration in "Elevator Experience". Step into the elevator and prepare to be transported to a world of mysteries, where every floor holds a new adventure waiting to be unlocked. With its dynamic gameplay and immersive environments, get ready for an experience like no other. Game Features: Randomized Rooms Discover a myriad of themed rooms, each with its own s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Elevator Experience.

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  23. Gameplay Overview The Icarus Experiment is a narrative-driven, choice-based adventure game set aboard the UNE Hyperion, a spaceship that harbors deep secrets following a catastrophic experiment gone awry. In this tension-filled, sci-fi universe, players navigate through a series of puzzles, moral dilemmas, and hidden dangers, unraveling the mystery of what led to the ship's demise. Key Features … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Icarus Experiment.

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    61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    75% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    A home brewed 360° interactive horror flick. Witness a troubled soul craving to make a chilling home movie realize that the monster lies a lot deeper than he could have ever guessed. Play the cassette and rewind the terror hidden inside. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to R00000.

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  25. Two intergalactic freelancers, Jacob and Ethan, are on a routine travel through space delivering supplies to faraway galaxies. On their way back home they make one last stop to a small, remote planet. There they meet a group of researchers who are studying the planet and trying to figure out its mysterious history. Not everything is quite as it seems, though. Strange things start to happen and n… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tales of Esferia: Araxis.

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    56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    92% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    Alien Function is a point and click adventure game by Stand Off Software. It features classic style point and click gameplay as well as a computer simulator and hacking mechanics. It's the fourth game in the Sir Typhil's Tale series. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alien Function.

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  28. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization
    97% User Score Based on 35 reviews

    Investigate an abandoned multiplayer server frozen in time, where something clearly went wrong. What once felt familiar now feels empty, distorted, and watching. This atmospheric walking simulator focuses on exploration, tension, and discovery. There are no hand-holding objectives. Instead, you are left to navigate liminal, blocky environments inspired by early multiplayer worlds, slowly uncoveri… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Barnacle.

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  29. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    97% User Score Based on 71 reviews

    A short, unconventional escape room experience. You are the candidate. You must find a way out of this room. Things are not as they seem. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escape from Mutation Station.

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    56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    92% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    The Gray Man is a surreal first-person point-and-click adventure. It tells the story of a serial killer who confronts the player, as the murderer's conscience, with interpretations of his internal conflict. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Gray Man.

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    99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    99% User Score Based on 68 reviews

    an escape room game about an isolated station and mysterious signals emitted by a black hole. ◈◈◈ in developmenttentative eta winter 2024demo available now ◈◈◈ you were stationed at dutchman station to find the meaning behind the mysterious signals being sent from the black hole. all of your other coworkers have left and you're the only one remaining. the station has since fell into disu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to no signal.

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  32. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 624 reviews

    Why Am I Dead At Sea is an adventure game where you solve the mystery of your own murder. As a ghost, you will have to possess people and use them to investigate your surroundings. But in this place no one is who they seem...and everyone has a secret. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Why Am I Dead At Sea.

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    57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    57% User Score Based on 94 reviews

    De-Void is a first-person adventure game, where the player unravels the mysterious circumstances surrounding the disappearance of a remote space colony crew. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to De-Void.

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  35. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 646 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 3 reviews

    In this Insanely Twisted, 2-D action-adventure game, explore unique environments and battle bizarre creatures as you make your way toward the center of the mysterious Shadow Planet! Solve complex puzzles and upgrade your ship with alien technology as you fight to save your home world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet.

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  36. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    79% User Score Based on 58 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 4 reviews

    Witch Strandings dials into the emerging genre of physical transportation. A digital forest that extends beyond the boundaries of your screen, in an all-new Strand-type game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Witch Strandings.

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  37. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    60% User Score Based on 57 reviews

    Our Elusive Suffering is a cryptic horror game where you take part in a mysterious blood ritual in an ancient city whose walls are dripping with madness. Consumed with fear and facing monsters that blur the concept of reality, you will have to find your way in the stuffy fog to finally find a purpose. Nothing will be explained. Nothing will be given. Everything will be figured out, even… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Our Elusive Suffering.

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  39. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    75% User Score Based on 514 reviews

    Discolored is a first-person puzzle adventure game where all the colors have gone missing. It's up to you to bring them back. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Discolored.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 387 reviews

    Stardrop is a narrative driven Sci-Fi first person adventure and exploration game set in the future. You play as Aryn Vance who is accompanied by her close friend, John Kindley. They are Salvage and Rescue operatives seeking old derelict spacecraft lost in time or ships who are are in need of help. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to STARDROP.

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    74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    74% User Score Based on 50 reviews

    Marrow is a 2D, Cosmic-Horror themed, action-adventure game emphasizing challenge, puzzles, platforming, combat and navigation. Leap, crawl, slash and blast your way through the cavernous bowels of a menacing mountain in a quest to find your lost friends. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Marrow.

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  42. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music
    74% User Score Based on 92 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 5 reviews

    Solve a sinister murder by spending three reality-shifting nights in a haunted art gallery. An infinitely re-playable murder mystery blending deduction, exploration, puzzles, collectibles and FMV. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Murderous Muses.

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  43. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    92% User Score Based on 378 reviews

    An immersive first-person horror adventure where you play the role of LIANA - a young girl who arrives home after major surgery and is met with a strange mannequin claiming to be her mother. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mothered.

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  44. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 550 reviews

    Interior Worlds is an ambient first-person exploration game where you take pictures of liminal spaces. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Interior Worlds.

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  45. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 767 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 3 reviews

    Red Matter is a story-driven VR puzzle adventure game set during a dystopian sci-fi Cold War. Take on the role of Agent Epsilon, an astronaut of the Atlantic Union dispatched to an abandoned Volgravian moon base on a frozen, faraway planet. Your mission: to investigate a shady top secret research project. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Red Matter.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    79% User Score Based on 130 reviews

    A former combat hacker, a corporate CEO and a gangsta-rapping android get possessed by mysterious, otherworldly entities and must band together to save themselves and uncover the entities' origins. Talk, puzzle and explore your way through this (often humorous) cyberpunk thriller. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Born Punk.

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  47. 99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    99% User Score Based on 81 reviews

    PANTHALASSA In Panthalassa, you delve into an alien underwater world where you play as Magellan (aka MAG), an autonomous exploratory submarine who suffers a catastrophic malfunction and awakes anew, reborn in a highly advanced body, in a world they do not recognize. With technology alien to them and new emotions that were not there before. In this game, you must find out where you are… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Panthalassa.

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    62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    62% User Score Based on 74 reviews

    Liminal Universe is a solo first-person adventure game that takes you deep into Liminal Space. In this experience, you focus not on the story but on understanding the world around you and the atmosphere it creates. The game starts on an entirely empty snowy map, and then continues with a pool and ocean. Although the game sometimes tells you what to do, it leaves it unclear what exactly you sh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Liminal Universe.

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  49. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    96% User Score Based on 227 reviews

    Explore a unique and connected world. Understand its fragile balance, uncover its deepest questions, and find more than just the answers. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chroma Zero.

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  50. Classic Point-and-Click Adventure Game to experience the feeling from the 80's and 90's | Tech-Noir | Pixel Art and Retro Style | Interactive visual novel Step into Warden’s shoes, solve puzzles, collect items, discover new places, talk to quirky characters, and uncover your destiny - and that of the universe - through conversations and unique moments in a mysterious story. The capital melts awa… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Darkest Dusk.

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