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2022PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified48 % positive14.99 €

Xel is a 3D action-adventure in which you play Reid and uncover the secrets of her past. Using a set of gadgets, you work through dungeons and tricky time-bending puzzles in a blend of science fiction and fantasy.

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  • Sci-fi setting
  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Fantasy setting
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Hob

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2017PEGI 12PCPlayStationSteam Deck playable88 % positive19.99 €

Fits your focus: Mood like Xel and Combat like Xel.

Hob is a wordless action-adventure set in a vivid, mechanical world that you come to understand by exploring and reshaping the landscape. Puzzles, climbing and light combat make for a calm, atmospheric journey.

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The Lost Gardens

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You awaken as an ancient robot, the Caretaker, tasked with saving the world from a being called Fear who is draining its life. A small indie adventure mixing exploration and action in a forgotten, mysterious world.

Dreamfall: The Longest Journey

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A story-driven adventure that shifts between the high-tech world of Stark and the magical realm of Arcadia, following three protagonists. Dialogue, characters and an emotional narrative take center stage over combat or hard puzzles.

Echo Weaver

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A time-loop Metroidvania where knowledge, not traditional upgrades, drives your progress. As the last Weaver you exploit time anomalies, uncover secrets and try to break the cycle.

The Way

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A pixel-art sci-fi platformer in the vein of Another World and Flashback: you travel to an alien planet seeking a way to bring a loved one back to life. Puzzles, platforming and exploration form the core.

Riven

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You wander a mysterious world of linked islands in this fully traversable 3D remake of the classic Riven, playable in first person or VR. Its appeal lies in discovering, decoding machinery and piecing together a quiet, eerie story at your own pace.

Ultima Underworld II: Labyrinth of Worlds

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A classic first-person dungeon RPG in which the Avatar, trapped in a blackrock-encased Castle Britannia, travels through several strange worlds. Free exploration, puzzles and dialogue with many characters define the experience.

Dreamfall Chapters

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An episodic, narrative-driven adventure that bridges a magical fantasy realm and a dystopian sci-fi future. Your decisions shape the plot, and it brings the Longest Journey saga of Zoë and Kian to its conclusion.

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