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2008 Classic

A Nintendo DS-style adventure in which you use a magical pen to alter past events and fix the present while searching for Ethan's missing family. It thrives on time-travel puzzles and a twisting mystery story.

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Choices with consequences
Puzzles and brain teasers
Strong, story-driven narrative

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The closest matches for Time Hollow are Lamplight City, Orwell: Ignorance is Strength and Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Time Hollow special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Lamplight City

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2018 PCNintendo Switch −40 % ~~14.99 €~~ 8.99 € 6 days left 👍 89 % Very positive, 761 reviews on Steam

Choices with consequences
Puzzles and brain teasers
Strong, story-driven narrative

A point-and-click detective adventure set in an alternate steampunk-tinged 19th-century city, where investigator Miles Fordham solves cases and hunts his partner's killer. Wrong accusations have real consequences, since cases carry on even when you reach incorrect conclusions.

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Orwell: Ignorance is Strength

Choices with consequences

You work as an investigator in the Orwell surveillance program, combing through chats, files and profiles for clues, with the power to manipulate the information you find. A dark surveillance thriller where your decisions carry real moral weight.

Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments

Choices with consequences

As Sherlock Holmes you work through six varied criminal cases, gathering clues and deducing the truth, then make a moral call on whether to punish or spare the culprit.

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Focus on a single character

You dig through a suspected terrorist's smartphone, reading messages, photos and apps, and decide how to judge them. A short, dark thriller about surveillance, morality and manipulation.

The Shapeshifting Detective

Focus on a single character

A live-action noir murder mystery where you play a shapeshifting detective, taking on other characters' forms to uncover secrets, steer interrogations and solve the case.

Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter

Choices with consequences

You play Sherlock Holmes in Victorian London, examining crime scenes, connecting clues and making judgments that shape how cases unfold. The focus is on investigation and puzzles, spiced with short action and chase sequences.

The Forgotten City

Choices with consequences

A time-loop mystery set in a Roman city where any sin kills everyone. You question residents, exploit the repeating day, and unravel the secret through conversation, deduction and moral choices.

Who's Lila?

Choices with consequences

A reverse detective story where you are the suspect under interrogation and control your character's facial expressions instead of picking dialogue lines. The unusual mechanic makes lying, nerves and memory gaps tangible.

Blacksad: Under the Skin

Focus on a single character

A noir detective adventure starring cat private eye John Blacksad, who is pulled into a murder case around a boxing club. It focuses on investigation, dialogue and choices in a comic-inspired world of anthropomorphic animals.

The Occupation

Choices with consequences

A real-time thriller set in 1987 Britain: you sneak through a government building, eavesdrop and piece together evidence while the clock keeps ticking. Your choices and time management shape how the conspiracy unfolds.

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