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Games like Young Merlin

1994

As a young Merlin you save a drowning woman and get pulled into a fantasy world threatened by the Shadow King. You fight with spells collected along the way and solve object-based puzzles.

  • Fantasy setting
  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Action-packed real-time combat

In short: Games like Young Merlin

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Young Merlin special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Threads of Fate

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1999PlayStation

Brings what grabs you about Young Merlin: a fantasy setting, action-packed real-time combat and a pure single-player experience.

You alternate between Rue and Mint, two characters with very different motives who are chasing the same powerful relic. The game mixes real-time sword combat and platforming sections with a story told from two perspectives.

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Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon

Action-packed real-time combat

A fairy-tale action adventure where you control Cereza and her demon Cheshire at the same time, solving puzzles and fighting through the enchanted Avalon Forest. Its storybook look and the origin tale of the future Bayonetta set it apart.

King's Quest VIII: The Mask of Eternity

Fantasy setting

The final King's Quest entry moves to 3D and sends the knight Connor through a cursed land, mixing real-time combat, puzzles and exploration with light RPG elements. An unusual genre shift away from the series' classic point-and-click roots.

All Over

Focus on a single character

You mix sword and spell combat with puzzle solving, crafting and story quests as you uncover your true identity and help creatures against an evil ruler. It is a small indie take on the action RPG with a puzzle-adventure flavour.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Focus on a single character

A 3D action-adventure following Harry's first year at Hogwarts, mixing spell lessons, light puzzles, platforming and Quidditch while earning house points for Gryffindor.

Effie

Focus on a single character

A 3D action-adventure with an old-school feel: as Galand, cursed with premature aging, you fight, platform and solve puzzles to regain your youth. The nostalgic design and light humor keep it accessible.

Return to Zork

Bright, upbeat tone

You explore the underground world of the Zork universe in a classic point-and-click adventure full of tricky puzzles. The fun lies in uncovering hidden places and working out how objects fit together, with the series' dry wit still intact.

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