Create account
Cover of What Never Was

Similar games

Games like What Never Was

2019PCSteam Deck verified94 % positivefree

A short first-person narrative puzzle game where you play Sarah clearing out her grandfather's attic, uncovering puzzles and secrets that reveal the place is not what it seems.

  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Strong, story-driven narrative
  • Lots to discover
＋ Combine with my games
Buy
Steam

More in these topics: Story-driven games Puzzle games Hidden gems Indie games

The closest matches for What Never Was are Syberia, A Normal Lost Phone and Nightmares from the Deep 2: The Siren's Call. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes What Never Was special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

In short: games like What Never Was

10 games with a similar feel, sorted by match

Show games from the same series

Best match

Syberia

96 %Match

2002PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified89 % positive12.99 €

Brings what grabs you about What Never Was: puzzles to figure out, a strong story and a pure single-player experience.

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.

Similar games →
Buy from 12.99 €
Steam

A Normal Lost Phone

Accessible and relaxed

You find a stranger's smartphone and dig through its messages, apps and photos to uncover their secrets. A short, empathetic narrative that unfolds through small puzzles.

Another Lost Phone: Laura's Story

Accessible and relaxed

You browse the found smartphone of a missing young woman and piece together her story from messages, photos and apps. A quiet, narrative-driven investigation with light puzzles and social themes.

Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart

Accessible and relaxed

A classic hidden-object adventure in which you play a museum owner chasing an undead pirate who kidnapped your daughter. You solve puzzles and search for hidden items across decayed pirate locations while uncovering a tragic love story.

Syberia II

Pure single-player experience

A classic point-and-click adventure in which Kate Walker travels with eccentric Hans in search of the last mammoths through whimsical, clockwork-flavored worlds. Intricate puzzles, automatons and a melancholic mood define the journey.

Feedback