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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.

Puzzles and brain teasers
Strong, story-driven narrative
Lots of humour
Distinctive, stylised art style

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The closest matches for Grim Fandango are Grim Fandango Remastered, Thimbleweed Park and The Whispered World. 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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Best alternative overall: Grim Fandango Remastered 100% match – Puzzles and brain teasers
More accessible: Thimbleweed Park 93% match – less demanding
Newest alternative: The Inner World 90% match – released 2013

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Grim Fandango Remastered

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2015PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable91 % positive14.99 €

A classic point-and-click adventure set in a Day of the Dead afterlife, where travel agent Manny uncovers a conspiracy. Film noir mood, dark wit, a jazzy score and clever puzzles make it a cult favorite.

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Thimbleweed Park

Puzzles and brain teasers

A loving throwback to classic LucasArts point-and-click adventures, where you swap between five characters to solve a strange murder in an odd small town. Dark humor, meta jokes and interlocking puzzles are its main appeal.

The Whispered World

Distinctive, stylised art style

A hand-drawn point-and-click adventure about the melancholic clown Sadwick and his shapeshifting companion Spot. Classic, tricky puzzles and a wistful, fairytale story take center stage.

Puzzle Agent 2

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.

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.

Discworld Noir

Strong, story-driven narrative

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.

The Inner World

Puzzles and brain teasers

A charming hand-drawn point-and-click adventure where naive flute-nosed Robert and the thief Laura set out to save the strange, windless world of Asposia. Expect tricky inventory puzzles, oddball characters and plenty of gentle humor.

Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge

Lots of humour

A classic point-and-click adventure where bumbling would-be pirate Guybrush faces the zombified LeChuck. Quirky puzzles, razor-sharp dialogue and a Caribbean pirate setting define it, with refreshed visuals and voice acting in the Special Edition.

Puzzle Agent

Distinctive, stylised art style

FBI agent Nelson Tethers solves Layton-style logic puzzles while unraveling an odd, faintly creepy mystery involving gnomes in a snowy Minnesota town. Graham Annable's scratchy hand-drawn art and deadpan humor define its charm.

The Curse of Monkey Island

Distinctive, stylised art style

A classic point-and-click adventure where Guybrush Threepwood tackles absurd puzzles, insult swordfighting and razor-sharp jokes to break LeChuck's curse. Its gorgeous hand-drawn cartoon art and excellent voice acting make it a genre highlight.

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