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2019 PCPlayStationXboxNintendo Switch 22.99 € 👍 96 % Overwhelmingly positive, 84,488 reviews on Steam Steam Deck verified

Explore a solar system caught in a 22-minute time loop and unravel a cosmic mystery.

What defines Outer Wilds:

  • Open world
  • Lots to discover
  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Sci-fi setting

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The Solus Project

90 %

2016 PCPlayStationXbox 18.99 € 👍 80 % Very positive, 2,593 reviews on Steam Steam Deck playable

  • Lots to discover
  • Open world
  • Sci-fi setting

You are stranded on an alien planet and must endure harsh weather, hunger and dangers while exploring caves and ruins in first person. The goal is to uncover the world's secrets and send a signal back to Earth.

Obduction

Lots to discover

A puzzle adventure from the makers of Myst: you are whisked to an alien world and solve intricate environmental puzzles across surreal, interlinked landscapes to uncover the mystery behind it.

Desolus

Puzzles and brain teasers

A first-person puzzle game set in a Gothic-styled city caught between past and future. Exploration and puzzle solving are the core of the experience.

In Other Waters

Lots to discover

You guide biologist Ellery Vas's diving suit across an alien ocean planet entirely through a minimalist map interface. Calm exploration, sample collecting and light puzzles drive an atmospheric story about loss and ecology.

Myst

Strong, story-driven narrative

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.

Riven: The Sequel to Myst

Strong, story-driven narrative

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.

Ether One

Strong, story-driven narrative

A first-person adventure in which you enter the fading memories of a dementia patient as a memory-therapy worker. Tricky puzzles and a moving story about losing the mind drive the experience.

Myst V: End of Ages

Strong, story-driven narrative

The finale of the Myst series sends you through strange, freely explorable worlds in first person, solving environmental puzzles and piecing together the history of the D'ni from journals and clues. Your final choice decides the fate of that ancient civilization.

The Talos Principle II

Puzzles and brain teasers

A philosophical first-person puzzle game set in a post-human world, where you solve clever logic puzzles in striking environments while pondering consciousness and humanity. The story and conversations with fellow robots matter as much as the puzzles.

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