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Games like Brain Lord

1994

You play a descendant of the Dragon Warriors, searching a world full of riddles and puzzles for the Ancient Dragons. This action RPG stands out for its mind-bending puzzles and mysterious, enigmatic atmosphere.

  • Fantasy setting
  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Melee combat with weapons or fists
  • Challenging difficulty

The closest matches for Brain Lord are Conan, Light Crusader and Ultima IX: Ascension. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Brain Lord special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Conan

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Brings what grabs you about Brain Lord: a fantasy setting, melee combat with weapons or fists and action-packed real-time combat.

You play as the barbarian Conan, exploring five sprawling regions of Hyboria, from icy wastes to steamy jungles. Hidden temples and catacombs full of puzzles and foes reward your curiosity, while you fight with a wide range of blades, axes and maces and hunt down the pieces of the Atlantean Sword.

Light Crusader

Puzzles and brain teasers

A 1990s action adventure where you play a swordsman delving through a monster-filled dungeon, fighting in real time and solving tricky 3D puzzles to rescue vanished people. It blends arcade-style combat with puzzle-driven dungeon exploration.

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.

Fairune

Puzzles and brain teasers

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.

The Summoning

Challenging difficulty

A 1992 isometric fantasy dungeon crawler with hand-designed levels, a spellcasting system based on hand gestures, and magical runes that grant abilities and items.

Anuchard

Puzzles and brain teasers

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.

All Over

Pure single-player experience

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.

King's Quest VIII: The Mask of Eternity

Puzzles and brain teasers

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.

In Verbis Virtus

Puzzles and brain teasers

A fantasy puzzle adventure where you cast spells by speaking into your microphone, using them to solve the riddles of a lost temple and fend off the monsters within.

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.

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