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Games like Magdalena

2016PC41 % positive4.15 €

You awaken with your memories fading in oppressive darkness, with only one name left: Magdalena. A bleak adventure that leans on puzzles and mood rather than combat.

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

The closest matches for Magdalena are Sanitarium, Phantasmagoria and Mad Father. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Magdalena special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Sanitarium

98 %Match

1998PCSteam Deck playable93 % positive10.25 €

Brings what grabs you about Magdalena: dread and tension, a dark atmosphere as well as puzzles to figure out.

A grim point-and-click adventure where an amnesiac man wakes in a disturbing asylum. Surreal chapters in which you step into different roles and a deeply unsettling atmosphere make it a classic of psychological horror.

Phantasmagoria

Dread and tension

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.

Mad Father

Dread and tension

A short RPG Maker horror adventure in which you play Aya, uncovering the dark secrets of her mad doctor father inside a mansion. Puzzles, chase sequences and multiple endings deliver a macabre yet emotional story.

The White Door

Strong, story-driven narrative

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.

Rusty Lake: Roots

Dread and tension

A dark point-and-click puzzle game where you grow the Vanderboom family tree across generations. Bizarre, macabre puzzles and an eerie atmosphere tell the story almost without words.

Rusty Lake Paradise

Dread and tension

An eerie point-and-click puzzle adventure on a remote island where the ten biblical plagues torment your family. Bizarre rituals, a dark atmosphere and surreal art make it classic Rusty Lake.

Gray Dawn

Strong, story-driven narrative

A psychological horror thriller in which you play a priest accused of murdering an altar boy, wandering through nightmarish, religiously charged scenes. Exploration and puzzles drive a dark, story-focused narrative.

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