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2022 PC 14.79 € 78 % positive Mostly positive, 286 reviews on Steam

A surreal puzzle adventure in which you play a despondent artist wandering an endlessly fractal world with mind-bending physics. Its bittersweet story drifts steadily into the dreamlike.

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The closest matches for Recursive Ruin are Underground Blossom, Call of the Sea and Mind: Path to Thalamus E.Edition. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Recursive Ruin special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Underground Blossom

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2023 PC −33 % ~~4.99 €~~ 3.34 € 5 days left 98 % positive Overwhelmingly positive, 6,204 reviews on Steam

Puzzles and brain teasers
Distinctive, stylised art style
Strong, story-driven narrative

A surreal Rusty Lake point-and-click puzzler where you solve tasks at metro stations to relive key moments from Laura Vanderboom's life. Quirky puzzles and a melancholic mood define this short, narrative-driven journey.

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Call of the Sea

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As Norah in the 1930s, you hunt for your missing husband on a mysterious South Pacific island, solving many puzzles along the way. Its blend of Lovecraftian mystery, gorgeous visuals and a personal story sets it apart.

Mind: Path to Thalamus E.Edition

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A surreal first-person puzzler in which you manipulate elements like light, time and weather across a dreamlike landscape. The calm, narrative journey through a mind favors atmosphere over combat.

Trauma

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A young woman recovers in hospital after a car crash and drifts through dreams that you explore using gesture-based controls in photographic, surreal 3D spaces. A short, dreamlike mix of point-and-click puzzling and introspective storytelling.

Metamorphosis

Puzzles and brain teasers

Playing as Gregor Samsa turned into a bug, you explore a surreal Kafka-inspired world of giant everyday objects in first person. Puzzles and platforming drive a quirky, strange story.

Homesick

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An atmospheric first-person puzzle game about exploring an abandoned building, solving puzzles and piecing together what happened to its former residents. The serene yet foreboding mood is broken up by unsettling nightmare sequences.

Moonrise Fall

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An atmospheric puzzle adventure in which a grieving boy explores a supernatural forest with a journal, camera and lantern, photographing strange creatures to uncover the forest's secrets.

Lorelei and the Laser Eyes

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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.

Syberia

Puzzles and brain teasers

A melancholic point-and-click adventure following lawyer Kate Walker across a dreamlike Europe filled with clockwork automatons, gradually leaving her old life behind. Its haunting locations and mechanical puzzles make the journey memorable.

Iris.Fall

Lavish presentation

An atmospheric puzzle adventure built around light and shadow, where you shift between worlds to solve clever riddles in a surreal, high-contrast visual style.