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2016 PC 14.99 € 👍 90 % Very positive, 746 reviews on Steam

A grim point-and-click adventure set in a post-apocalyptic world, where a young woman infected with a deadly plague hunts for a cure in an oppressive society. Inventory puzzles and conversations drive the story.

What defines Shardlight:

  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Strong, story-driven narrative
  • Sci-fi setting

The closest matches for Shardlight are Dead Synchronicity: Tomorrow Comes Today, The Drifter and Gemini Rue. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Shardlight special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Dead Synchronicity: Tomorrow Comes Today

96 %

2015 PCPlayStationNintendo Switch 9.99 € 👍 84 % Very positive, 1,478 reviews on Steam

  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Strong, story-driven narrative

A dark point-and-click adventure set in a post-apocalyptic world where a plague dissolves people and time itself. You solve inventory and environmental puzzles while uncovering an oppressive, mysterious story.

The Drifter

Puzzles and brain teasers

The Drifter is a classic-style point-and-click adventure that prioritizes story and an investigative feel over obtuse puzzles. Its pacing is lean and the grounded puzzles keep the plot moving briskly.

Gemini Rue

Dark, serious atmosphere

An atmospheric neo-noir pixel-art point-and-click adventure where you alternate between an assassin hunting for his brother and an amnesiac patient in a sinister facility. Its bleak sci-fi mystery and twists drive the whole experience.

The Long Reach

Dark, serious atmosphere

A pixel-art horror adventure where you solve puzzles in a small town while an unsettling tale of madness and experimentation unfolds. Bleak atmosphere, dark humor and a rotating cast of characters drive the experience.

Technobabylon

Sci-fi setting

A story-driven cyberpunk point-and-click adventure set in 2087, where you switch between three characters to uncover a deadly conspiracy in an AI-run city. Classic inventory puzzles and a dense mystery plot are the focus.

Primordia

Puzzles and brain teasers

A classic point-and-click adventure set in a decaying world of robots, where you play Horatio and his sarcastic companion Crispin solving puzzles and uncovering the secrets of a vanished humanity. A bleak post-apocalyptic setting meets dry humor and philosophical themes.

Asemblance

Sci-fi setting

A short first-person psychological puzzle thriller in which you are trapped inside a memory-simulating machine and must explore the memories to break the cycle.

Stasis: Bone Totem

Dark, serious atmosphere

An isometric point-and-click horror adventure set in the icy deep sea, where a family confronts a sinister threat. Grim atmosphere, inventory puzzles and a dense sci-fi story take center stage.

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