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2014PC86 % positive

A irreverent point-and-click adventure in which two metalheads are trapped in a research facility full of zombies and deranged characters. Gory humor and classic inventory puzzles drive the experience.

Lots of humour
Puzzles and brain teasers
Strong, story-driven narrative
Distinctive, stylised art style

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The closest matches for Metal Dead are Thimbleweed Park, The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark and Edna & Harvey: The Breakout. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Metal Dead special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Best alternative overall: Thimbleweed Park 91% match – Lots of humour
Newest alternative: The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark 89% match – released 2021

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Thimbleweed Park

91 %Match

2017PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified92 % positive19.99 €

A loving throwback to classic LucasArts point-and-click adventures, where you swap between five characters to solve a strange murder in an odd small town. Dark humor, meta jokes and interlocking puzzles are its main appeal.

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The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark

Lots of humour

A charming pixel-art point-and-click adventure where Detective McQueen solves six goofy supernatural cases. Sharp jokes, quirky characters and gentle puzzles define the experience.

Edna & Harvey: The Breakout

Lots of humour

A classic LucasArts-style point-and-click adventure in which Edna escapes from a psychiatric hospital together with her talking stuffed rabbit Harvey. Dark humor, quirky characters and clever inventory puzzles define the experience.

Pony Island

Puzzles and brain teasers

A devil-run arcade machine turns out to be a meta puzzle-horror adventure that keeps breaking its own rules and toying with your expectations. With dark humor, hacking-style puzzles and clever twists, it is short but memorable.

The Darkside Detective

Lots of humour

A funny pixel-art point-and-click adventure where Detective Francis McQueen solves short, self-contained supernatural cases. Quirky puzzles and pop-culture nods keep it light and charming rather than frustrating.

The Next Big Thing

Lots of humour

A comedic point-and-click adventure in which a journalist and her macho colleague attend a horror movie awards show and discover the film monsters are real. Wacky puzzles and many movie tributes drive the experience.

Gibbous: A Cthulhu Adventure

Lots of humour

A comedic point-and-click adventure that affectionately spoofs the Cthulhu Mythos. You switch between three protagonists and solve classic inventory and dialogue puzzles in the spirit of the old Lucas adventures.

Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes

Lots of humour

A hand-drawn point-and-click adventure about Lilli, a seemingly perfect convent schoolgirl, mixing macabre black humor and quirky puzzles with a surprisingly dark story.

The Interactive Adventures of Dog Mendonça and Pizzaboy

Lots of humour

You play Eurico, a former pizza delivery guy assisting occult detective Dog Mendonça in solving supernatural cases. It's a quirky point-and-click adventure full of humor and inventive puzzles.

Sam & Max: Save the World

Distinctive, stylised art style

A gloriously zany point-and-click adventure in which a talking dog and a rabbit, the Freelance Police, solve bizarre cases. The remaster brings back the first episodic season's cartoon humor and puzzles with updated visuals.

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