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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

The closest matches for Young Merlin are Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and Threads of Fate. 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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Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon

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2023Nintendo Switch

Brings what grabs you about Young Merlin: a fantasy setting, puzzles to figure out and 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.

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.

Threads of Fate

Action-packed real-time combat

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.

Anuchard

Action-packed real-time combat

A classic-inspired fantasy action RPG where you fight monsters, solve dungeon puzzles, and use the mythical Audros Bell to awaken lost Guardians and rescue trapped souls.

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.

Ultima IX: Ascension

Action-packed real-time combat

The final chapter of the Ultima saga sends the Avatar back to Britannia in a 3D action RPG to stop the Guardian and restore the eight virtues. It is a nostalgic farewell mixing dungeon puzzles and real-time combat, though notorious for its technical problems.

Moss: Book II

Fantasy setting

A storybook VR adventure where you guide the mouse heroine Quill while also manipulating the environment around her. It blends puzzles, platforming and sword combat in charming miniature worlds.

Loom

Fantasy setting

A classic LucasArts adventure where you play a young Weaver who solves puzzles by playing melodies on a distaff instead of using a typical inventory. Its unusual musical magic and melancholic, fairy-tale world set it apart.

Fairune

Fantasy setting

In Fairune you explore a small retro-styled fantasy world, mixing block-style puzzles with action combat on your way to sealing an ancient evil. Its charm lies in how tightly the puzzles and fights are woven together.

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