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2020PCXbox19.50 €

You fight through your own dying mind, summoning memories of loved ones as allies in an emotional, meditative journey that blends action combat with reflection on mortality.

  • Melee combat with weapons or fists
  • Strong, story-driven narrative
  • Distinctive, stylised art style
  • Fantasy setting
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The closest matches for Waking are Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP, The Wolf Among Us and Unsouled. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Waking special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP

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2011PCNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified77 % positive5.99 €

  • Distinctive, stylised art style
  • Fantasy setting
  • Strong, story-driven narrative

A uniquely audiovisual pixel-art adventure where you wander a mystical realm, fight in simple sword duels and solve musical puzzles. Jim Guthrie's soundtrack and the minimalist style create a dreamlike mood.

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The Wolf Among Us

Dark, serious atmosphere

A moody noir murder mystery where you play Bigby Wolf, the reformed Big Bad Wolf turned sheriff, investigating killings among fairy-tale exiles in grimy New York. Your dialogue choices decide whether you're feared or trusted, all wrapped in a striking neon comic-book style.

Unsouled

Melee combat with weapons or fists

An atmospheric 2D pixel-art action RPG with fast, stylish combat. A haunting fantasy world and a mysterious power used for deadly ends drive the story.

Brok the Investigator

Dark, serious atmosphere

A grim detective adventure in a world where animals have replaced humans: Brok solves cases through point-and-click puzzles and brawls his way through beat 'em up fights in between. Hand-drawn visuals and a noir mood define the experience.

That Dragon, Cancer

Dark, serious atmosphere

A deeply personal, poetic narrative game about a family's fight to save their young son from cancer. Short and intimate, it centers on faith, hope and loss, and is emotionally powerful.

Kentucky Route Zero

Accessible and relaxed

A magical realist adventure about a secret highway beneath Kentucky, putting atmosphere, characters and poetic storytelling ahead of puzzles or skill challenges. Its minimalist, theatrical look and sound make it a singular experience.

Röki

Fantasy setting

A fairytale point-and-click adventure in which Tove travels through a forgotten Scandinavian folklore world, solving puzzles and meeting strange creatures to save her family. Its hand-crafted look and emotional story define the experience.

Oninaki

Melee combat with weapons or fists

A dark action RPG from the makers of I Am Setsuna and Lost Sphear, in which you play a Watcher guiding departed souls. You swap between weapon-based Daemons in real-time combat while following a melancholic story about life and death.

Fran Bow

Dark, serious atmosphere

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.

Atone: Heart of the Elder Tree

Melee combat with weapons or fists

A 2D action adventure steeped in Norse mythology, where you play Estra across four seasonal chapters seeking the truth about her father's death. Combat, puzzles and a painterly world come together in a mostly linear, story-driven journey.

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