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A classic point-and-click adventure where you explore a gloomy castle, solve tricky puzzles and can die in countless gruesome ways. The remake stands out for its thick atmosphere and strong soundtrack.
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The closest matches for Shadowgate are Shadowgate, The Witch's House MV and The 7th Guest. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Shadowgate special – the reasons are listed right on each game.
94 %
Best match
1987
A classic point-and-click adventure where you explore a cursed castle as the chosen hero, solving tough inventory puzzles and surviving countless deadly traps to stop the Warlock Lord.
91 % 14.79 €
Dread and tension
You explore a witch's house as a young girl, where traps can end your run at any moment and every room hides a puzzle. The unpredictable scares keep you on edge, and this remaster adds refreshed visuals and a new difficulty mode for returning fans.
89 % free
Challenging difficulty
A landmark of the CD-ROM era: you roam Henry Stauf's haunted mansion solving tough logic puzzles, rewarded with eerie full-motion video revealing the fate of his guests. Campy horror atmosphere meets notoriously hard brainteasers and a memorable score.
88 % −67 %Dread and tension
A grim point-and-click adventure where you solve puzzles as a prisoner in a nightmarish castle. Its oppressive, surreal world draws heavily on the paintings of H.R. Giger and Zdzisław Beksiński.
87 % 3.99 €
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.
87 %
Dread and tension
A short pixel-art horror game in the RPG Maker style: a girl explores a witch's house full of puzzles, deadly traps and sudden scares. Behind the cute look hides a dark, disturbing story with multiple endings.
86 % 14.99 €
Dread and tension
A dark point-and-click adventure in which you play a young girl with a mental illness who shifts between a brutal reality and a disturbing alternate world. Nightmarish hand-drawn art and inventory puzzles carry a bleak, emotional story.
86 % 5.89 €
Dread and tension
A short, eerie puzzle adventure rooted in Swedish folklore. You wander a chilling wintry world with a paper-cutout look, solving cryptic puzzles and meeting creatures from legend. Its dense atmosphere and hidden secrets make it stand out.
86 % −60 %Dread and tension
A dark point-and-click puzzle adventure where you guide Ingrid through a hand-drawn hell toward redemption. Clever puzzles and an oppressive fairy-tale atmosphere define the experience.
86 % 2.99 €
Challenging difficulty
A classic 1980s horror adventure in which you explore a haunted mansion to rescue a family member, solving tricky puzzles while deadly dangers lurk around every corner. The tone is eerie with a streak of dark humor.
