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2019 PC −80 % 14.99 € 2.99 € 👍 94 % Very positive, 1,840 reviews on Steam

A sci-fi Nordic noir adventure where you play a cybernetically enhanced detective solving murders in a post-AI world. Your choices and interrogation approaches shape the story, alongside classic point-and-click puzzles.

What defines Whispers of a Machine:

  • Choices with consequences
  • Strong, story-driven narrative
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Puzzles and brain teasers

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2021 PCPlayStationXboxNintendo Switch −90 % 15.99 € 1.59 € 👍 92 % Very positive, 2,471 reviews on Steam

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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.

Alone With You

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Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward

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A visual novel with escape-room puzzles where you play a deadly game of trust and betrayal, unlocking many endings through a branching flowchart. Its intricate sci-fi story full of major twists is the clear centerpiece.

AI: The Somnium Files

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Blade Runner

Choices with consequences

A detective adventure set in neon-soaked 2019 Los Angeles, where you play a Blade Runner questioning suspects, collecting clues and hunting replicants. Your choices reshape the story and lead to one of six different endings.

Gamedec

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An isometric cyberpunk detective RPG where you play a gamedec solving crimes inside virtual worlds. Your dialogue, investigations and decisions shape each case and your character, with no traditional combat.

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