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1998 PC

A film-noir adventure through a Day-of-the-Dead-inspired afterlife, following skeletal travel agent Manny Calavera as he unravels a conspiracy across four years. Sharp, witty writing, a swinging jazz score and tricky, sometimes obtuse puzzles make it a genre classic.

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  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Lots of humour
  • Strong, story-driven narrative
  • Distinctive, stylised art style
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The closest matches for Grim Fandango are Puzzle Agent 2, Discworld Noir and Anna's Quest. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Grim Fandango special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Puzzle Agent 2

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2011 PC 4.59 € 👍 87 % Very positive, 1,083 reviews on Steam

  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Lots of humour
  • Distinctive, stylised art style

Telltale's puzzle adventure, drawn in Graham Annable's distinctive sketchy style, sends FBI puzzle investigator Nelson Tethers back to eerie Scoggins. Logic brainteasers drive a quirky, unsettling mystery full of deadpan humor.

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Discworld Noir

Lots of humour

A film-noir detective adventure set in Terry Pratchett's Discworld, where you play the cynical private eye Lewton, gathering clues across Ankh-Morpork and untangling a twisty case with dry wit.

Anna's Quest

Distinctive, stylised art style

A hand-drawn point-and-click adventure in which telekinetic Anna solves tricky puzzles in a fairy-tale world with a dark, macabre streak. The contrast between cute visuals and grim black humor is its charm.

Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror

Puzzles and brain teasers

A classic point-and-click adventure in which George Stobbart and Nicole Collard chase a conspiracy tied to Aztec mythology. Clever inventory puzzles, dry humor and a thriller-style adventure plot define the experience.

Flower, Sun, and Rain

Puzzles and brain teasers

As the searcher Sumio Mondo, you explore a resort island stuck in a time loop and solve quirky, often cryptic puzzles. A surreal, offbeat Suda51 story with plenty of dark humor.

The Rise of the Golden Idol

Puzzles and brain teasers

A deduction-driven detective puzzler where you solve 20 bizarre crime scenes in 1970s America by gathering clues, identifying people and piecing together events yourself. There is no hand-holding, only your own logic and observation.

Edna & Harvey: The Breakout

Lots of humour

A classic LucasArts-style point-and-click adventure in which Edna escapes from a psychiatric hospital together with her talking stuffed rabbit Harvey. Dark humor, quirky characters and clever inventory puzzles define the experience.

Toonstruck

Distinctive, stylised art style

A zany point-and-click adventure where a live-action Christopher Lloyd is pulled into a vividly colorful cartoon world. Absurd humor, famous voice actors and tricky inventory puzzles define the experience.

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