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2021PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified66 % positive−80 % ~~13.49 €~~ 2.69 €

As an amnesiac hitchhiker on lonely highways, you piece together the disappearance of someone close to you through conversations with quirky drivers. A calm, atmospheric mystery adventure driven by dialogue and clue gathering.

Strong, story-driven narrative
Cosy, great for unwinding
Distinctive, stylised art style

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The closest matches for Hitchhiker are Kathy Rain, Another Lost Phone: Laura's Story and Rainswept. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Hitchhiker special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Best alternative overall: Kathy Rain 92% match – Strong, story-driven narrative
Newest alternative: Strange Horticulture 88% match – released 2022

Best match

Kathy Rain

92 %Match

2016PCSteam Deck playable93 % positive−90 % ~~9.99 €~~ 0.99 €

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.

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Another Lost Phone: Laura's Story

Easy to pick up

You browse the found smartphone of a missing young woman and piece together her story from messages, photos and apps. A quiet, narrative-driven investigation with light puzzles and social themes.

Rainswept

Pure single-player experience

A quiet, story-driven point-and-click murder mystery set in a rainy small town, centered on grief, love and unresolved trauma. Its melancholic mood and gentle soundtrack carry the experience.

Detective Grimoire: Secret of the Swamp

Strong, story-driven narrative

A charming point-and-click detective adventure where you gather clues, question suspects and solve puzzles in a murder case set in a bizarre swamp. Quirky characters, a humorous tone and an award-nominated soundtrack give it its personality.

Strange Horticulture

Cosy, great for unwinding

You run a small plant shop in an occult town, identifying plants through clues, a reference book and a map. It is a cozy yet eerie puzzle mystery with a cat, odd customers and dark secrets.

A Normal Lost Phone

Easy to pick up

You find a stranger's smartphone and dig through its messages, apps and photos to uncover their secrets. A short, empathetic narrative that unfolds through small puzzles.

Florence

Cosy, great for unwinding

Florence is a short interactive picture book about a first great love, told through small intuitive mini-games instead of dialogue. Its illustrations and music make the highs and lows of the relationship feel deeply personal.

Sally Face

Strong, story-driven narrative

An episodic point-and-click adventure about a boy with a prosthetic face who investigates a murder series and supernatural secrets in a gloomy apartment building. Its distinctive comic-like low-poly look, 90s atmosphere and emotional story set it apart.

When the Past Was Around

Cosy, great for unwinding

A gentle point-and-click adventure about love, loss and letting go, told without words through hand-drawn art and a lot of music. Light puzzles guide you through a touching story of a relationship.

The Blackwell Legacy

Pure single-player experience

A story-driven point-and-click adventure in modern New York where Rosa learns she is a medium and teams up with the sardonic ghost Joey to solve supernatural cases. Light puzzles, dialogue and a melancholic mystery mood take center stage.