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2026PCSteam Deck playable16.99 €

You dig through the abandoned profiles of an old PC in a point-and-click mystery, uncovering an eerie secret. Puzzles, cryptic games and outdated software piece together what happened to its previous user.

  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Lots to discover
  • Strong, story-driven narrative
  • Dark, serious atmosphere

The closest matches for Desktop Explorer are Her Story, The White Door and Another Lost Phone: Laura's Story. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Desktop Explorer special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Her Story

97 %Match

2015PCSteam Deck playable90 % positive9.75 €

  • Strong, story-driven narrative
  • Lots to discover
  • Puzzles and brain teasers

You type keywords into an old police database and piece together a haunting crime mystery from fragmented live-action interview clips of one woman. The story assembles itself in your head, in whatever order your curiosity leads you.

The White Door

Puzzles and brain teasers

A dark point-and-click puzzle adventure from Rusty Lake: as an amnesiac patient you follow the clinic's daily routine and dive into dreams to uncover Robert Hill's past. The story is told almost wordlessly.

Inmates

Lots to discover

You explore an eerie prison, examining every object and detail to piece together the stories of those locked inside. Its slow, atmospheric investigation gradually reveals why you ended up there yourself.

Kathy Rain

Strong, story-driven narrative

A story-driven point-and-click adventure set in the 90s: as journalism student Kathy you investigate your grandfather's mysterious death. Moody mystery, pixel art and classic inventory puzzles shape the journey.

Dahlia View

Strong, story-driven narrative

As retired detective Robert Conway, you investigate a missing girl by piecing together clues, memories and puzzles. A dark, narrative-driven mystery thriller built around calm exploration and deduction.

The Guest

Puzzles and brain teasers

You wake up locked in a gloomy hotel room and must work through puzzles, hidden details and riddles to uncover who trapped you and why. The game thrives on its oppressive atmosphere and the slow unveiling of its mystery.

Dark Fall

Puzzles and brain teasers

A Myst-style horror adventure set in an abandoned, haunted hotel. You search for your missing brother, solve puzzles, and are unsettled by a deeply eerie soundscape.

Cube Escape: Paradox

Puzzles and brain teasers

A short, eerie point-and-click puzzle adventure set in the Rusty Lake universe: as Detective Dale Vandermeer you solve puzzles across two intertwined realities and slowly piece together a strange mystery.

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