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2026PCPlayStationNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified96 % positive30.49 €

A puzzle adventure from Jonathan Blow featuring over a thousand hand-crafted, interlinked puzzles in a magical realm. Different heroes introduce new mechanics as you uncover a larger mystery.

  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Challenging difficulty
  • Fantasy setting
  • Lots to discover

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The closest matches for Order of the Sinking Star are Riven: The Sequel to Myst, Myst: Masterpiece Edition and Chants of Sennaar. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Order of the Sinking Star special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Riven: The Sequel to Myst

89 %Match

1997PCPlayStationSteam Deck verified89 % positive6.15 €

Brings what grabs you about Order of the Sinking Star: puzzles to figure out, lots to discover and a demanding difficulty.

Riven sends you alone through a decaying, lovingly crafted island world where you must decipher interlocking mechanical puzzles with almost no guidance. Its dense atmosphere and coherent world design make it a classic of the adventure genre.

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Myst: Masterpiece Edition

Puzzles and brain teasers

You explore the mysterious island of Myst alone and travel through magical books to other worlds, unraveling their puzzles and the story behind them. A quiet, atmospheric puzzle adventure with no combat, where observation and thinking are everything.

Chants of Sennaar

Fantasy setting

You climb a Babel-inspired tower and decipher the distinct languages of its peoples by observing symbols and deducing meanings yourself. The striking comic-like art and the satisfying feeling of truly learning to communicate make it special.

Myst III: Exile

Pure single-player experience

A calm puzzle adventure where you travel through beautifully rendered, surreal Ages solving mechanical riddles to confront the vengeful Saavedro. Brad Dourif's strong performance gives the story real emotional weight.

Myst

Puzzles and brain teasers

A landmark adventure where you wander a mysterious island alone and solve intricate logic puzzles woven into the environment to uncover the fate of two trapped brothers. With no combat or hand-holding, it is a quiet, observation-driven journey of discovery.

Myst IV: Revelation

Puzzles and brain teasers

A quiet puzzle adventure where you explore beautifully crafted alien worlds (Ages) and solve intricate mechanical puzzles. The story of Atrus and his estranged sons ties up loose ends from the Myst series.

Lorelei and the Laser Eyes

Puzzles and brain teasers

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.

The Witness

Puzzles and brain teasers

A vibrant, deserted island packed with line-maze puzzles whose rules you must figure out entirely without instructions. The real reward is the epiphany of grasping each hidden principle, even in the landscape itself.

Myst

Pure single-player experience

You are dropped on a mysterious island and must solve intricate puzzles through observation, experimentation and note-taking to explore several surreal worlds. This remake adds gorgeous atmospheric visuals, VR support and optional randomized puzzles.

He Who Watches

Fantasy setting

A first-person puzzle game where you walk on walls and bend gravity to work through an ancient labyrinth of intricate puzzles and secrets, with an imprisoned god waiting at its heart.

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