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2026 PC

A 2D point-and-click adventure about a kidnapped girl held in a countryside attic. Its dark story of guilt unfolds through puzzles, horror and mystery.

What defines Lost in the Roots:

Dark, serious atmosphere
Puzzles and brain teasers
Strong, story-driven narrative

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The closest matches for Lost in the Roots are Dead Synchronicity: Tomorrow Comes Today, Conarium and Stories Untold. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Lost in the Roots special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Dead Synchronicity: Tomorrow Comes Today

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2015 PCPlayStationNintendo Switch 9.99 € 👍 84 % Very positive, 1,478 reviews on Steam

Dark, serious atmosphere
Puzzles and brain teasers
Strong, story-driven narrative

A dark point-and-click adventure set in a post-apocalyptic world where a plague dissolves people and time itself. You solve inventory and environmental puzzles while uncovering an oppressive, mysterious story.

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Conarium

Dark, serious atmosphere

An atmospheric first-person Lovecraftian adventure in which you play Frank Gilman, unraveling the fate of a doomed Antarctic expedition. Puzzles, eerie dreamlike realms and a bleak story take center stage rather than combat.

Stories Untold

Dark, serious atmosphere

An anthology of four eerie episodes that blends retro-futuristic atmosphere with unusual puzzles solved through devices and terminals. The story unfolds step by step and builds toward a surprising twist.

Transference

Dark, serious atmosphere

A first-person psychological horror thriller where you wander through the warped digital memories of a broken family. Environmental puzzles and live-action footage drive a dark, compact story.

The White Door

Dark, serious atmosphere

A dark point-and-click puzzle adventure from Rusty Lake: as an amnesiac patient you follow the clinic's daily routine and dive into dreams to uncover Robert Hill's past. The story is told almost wordlessly.

Masochisia

Dark, serious atmosphere

A dark point-and-click horror adventure in which a young man learns through hallucinations that he will become a violent psychopath. It explores fate, madness and whether one can escape one's destiny.

Phantasmagoria

Dark, serious atmosphere

A 1990s point-and-click horror adventure with live-action video footage: as Adrienne you explore a sinister mansion and uncover its dark secret. Notorious for its graphic scenes and full-motion-video style.

Cube Escape: Birthday

Dark, serious atmosphere

A short, eerie point-and-click puzzle adventure from the Rusty Lake universe: you celebrate your ninth birthday in 1939 until an unexpected guest turns the party into a disturbing tragedy.

Lust for Darkness

Accessible and relaxed

An erotically charged psychological horror journey through a Victorian mansion and a disturbing parallel world inspired by Lovecraft and Beksiński. It focuses on atmosphere, puzzles and light stealth sections.

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Dark, serious atmosphere

An early interactive horror movie from Warp: as Laura you explore a creepy hospital in first person, solving puzzles to uncover why your father went on a killing spree. Its pre-rendered CGI cutscenes and disturbing themes like cannibalism made it infamous.