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Games like Californium

2016PC71 % positive−87 % ~~5.99 €~~ 0.77 €

A surreal first-person exploration game inspired by Philip K. Dick: as a writer you drift through shifting realities and psychedelic, vividly colored worlds while searching for your own identity.

Lots to discover
Distinctive, stylised art style
Strong, story-driven narrative
Sci-fi setting

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In short: Games like Californium

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Californium special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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OneShot

90 %Match

2016PC98 % positive−40 % ~~9.75 €~~ 5.85 €

A pixel-art puzzle adventure in which you help a child named Niko relight the dead sun of his world. The game breaks the fourth wall, involving your computer and your own decisions in touching and clever ways.

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Lots to discover

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Smile For Me

Distinctive, stylised art style

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In Other Waters

Sci-fi setting

You guide biologist Ellery Vas's diving suit across an alien ocean planet entirely through a minimalist map interface. Calm exploration, sample collecting and light puzzles drive an atmospheric story about loss and ecology.

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Sci-fi setting

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The Dig

Sci-fi setting

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Norco

Strong, story-driven narrative

A dark, poetic point-and-click adventure set in a warped South Louisiana, blending grief, industrial decay and sci-fi strangeness into a dense, text-heavy tale. The search for your missing brother leads through surreal, atmospheric pixel-art settings.

OneShot

Strong, story-driven narrative

A charming pixel-art puzzle adventure where you help the child Niko save a dying world. It cleverly breaks the fourth wall, pulling your own computer and your decisions directly into its puzzles and story.

Lorelei and the Laser Eyes

Distinctive, stylised art style

A stylish puzzle adventure set in a surreal hotel, where you play a woman unraveling a layered mystery told through stark black-and-white art, film noir influences and clever riddles. Non-linear exploration and a notebook full of clues give a genuine detective feel.