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2020 PCNintendo Switch 12.49 € 👍 84 % Very positive, 1,584 reviews on Steam Steam Deck verified

A detective puzzle game where actress-turned-sleuth Honor Mizrahi and her sassy robot sidekick solve murder cases. Clues are uncovered through Picross-style puzzles, mixed with witness interrogations and charming visual-novel dialogue.

What defines Murder by Numbers:

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

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The Journey Down: Chapter One

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2012 PCPlayStationXboxNintendo Switch 5.69 € 👍 87 % Very positive, 1,287 reviews on Steam Steam Deck verified

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  • Lots of humour
  • Distinctive, stylised art style

A classic point-and-click adventure with a Caribbean and African-inspired flair: gas station owner Bwana and Kito get drawn into a conspiracy while searching for a lost journal. Charming dialogue, a bold art style and an atmospheric soundtrack define the experience.

Tangle Tower

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A humorous point-and-click murder mystery set in a bizarre mansion, where you question eccentric suspects, gather clues and solve puzzles, all wrapped in a striking hand-drawn cartoon style.

Crushed in Time

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A humorous point-and-click adventure starring Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, where you grab, stretch and release your way through elastic puzzles in a bizarre, time-bending case.

Sam & Max: Save the World

Distinctive, stylised art style

An episodic point-and-click adventure starring Sam, a dog, and Max, a rabbity thing, as freelance police solving absurd cases. Its zany humor and sharp dialogue are the main draw.

Escape from Monkey Island

Strong, story-driven narrative

The fourth Monkey Island adventure sends Guybrush Threepwood across the Caribbean in a mix of pirate slapstick, sharp wit and tricky inventory and dialogue puzzles. Its dry humor and quirky cast are the highlights, even if the 3D look takes some getting used to.

Runaway 3: A Twist of Fate

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A classic point-and-click adventure with a comic-style look, where Brian and Gina solve inventory puzzles and trade witty dialogue while unraveling a mystery of lost memory and conspiracy. The finale of the Runaway trilogy favors humor and story over action.

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