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2022PC97 % positivefree

You play a story that unfolds right on your desktop, where ordinary Windows apps like Paint and Notepad become the tools for solving puzzles. As you dig through files you never put there, you uncover the memories of a mysterious woman who appeared on your computer.

  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Strong, story-driven narrative
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The closest matches for Outcore: Desktop Adventure are 1bitHeart, Pony Island and Another Lost Phone: Laura's Story. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Outcore: Desktop Adventure special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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1bitHeart

89 %Match

2015PCSteam Deck playable91 % positive2.99 €

  • Strong, story-driven narrative
  • Accessible and relaxed
  • Pure single-player experience

You play Nanashi, a lonely boy suffering from agoraphobia, who untangles a string of strange mysteries in a small town while slowly making friends. Its quirky 1-bit art gives the quiet, offbeat atmosphere much of its charm.

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Pony Island

Pure single-player experience

A devil-run arcade machine turns out to be a meta puzzle-horror adventure that keeps breaking its own rules and toying with your expectations. With dark humor, hacking-style puzzles and clever twists, it is short but memorable.

Chicken Police

Strong, story-driven narrative

A noir detective story starring anthropomorphic animals: as chicken detectives you crack a dark case full of sharp dialogue, black humor and classic point-and-click puzzles.

Murder by Numbers

Puzzles and brain teasers

A detective puzzle game where actress-turned-sleuth Honor Mizrahi and her sassy robot sidekick solve murder cases. Clues are uncovered through Picross-style puzzles, mixed with witness interrogations and charming visual-novel dialogue.

And Roger

Puzzles and brain teasers

You play a girl whose dad has vanished and whose place is taken by a strange stranger talking nonsense. The game thrives on puzzling moments and the question of what is really going on.

Her Story

Strong, story-driven narrative

You type keywords into an old police database and piece together a haunting crime mystery from fragmented live-action interview clips of one woman. The story assembles itself in your head, in whatever order your curiosity leads you.

Locke(d)

Puzzles and brain teasers

You point and click through a small puzzle adventure whose mystery unfolds around an algorithm's puzzling choice. Its blend of mystery and drama thrives on curiosity and slowly revealed twists.

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