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2022PCSteam Deck playable78 % positive14.79 €

A surreal puzzle adventure in which you play a despondent artist wandering an endlessly fractal world with mind-bending physics. Its bittersweet story drifts steadily into the dreamlike.

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The closest matches for Recursive Ruin are Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, Underground Blossom and Syberia. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Recursive Ruin special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Lorelei and the Laser Eyes

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2024PCPlayStationNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified95 % positive22.99 €

A stylish puzzle adventure set in a surreal hotel, where you play a woman unraveling a layered mystery told through stark black-and-white art, film noir influences and clever riddles. Non-linear exploration and a notebook full of clues give a genuine detective feel.

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Underground Blossom

Strong, story-driven narrative

A surreal Rusty Lake point-and-click puzzler where you solve tasks at metro stations to relive key moments from Laura Vanderboom's life. Quirky puzzles and a melancholic mood define this short, narrative-driven journey.

Syberia

Strong, story-driven narrative

A melancholic point-and-click adventure following lawyer Kate Walker across a dreamlike Europe filled with clockwork automatons, gradually leaving her old life behind. Its haunting locations and mechanical puzzles make the journey memorable.

The Room Three

Lavish presentation

An atmospheric puzzle game where you manipulate intricately crafted mechanical contraptions and rooms to escape the enigmatic Craftsman. Tactile puzzles and an eerie mood define it, and multiple endings reward careful play.

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.

OneShot

Strong, story-driven narrative

A pixel-art puzzle adventure in which you help a child named Niko relight the dead sun of his world. The game breaks the fourth wall, involving your computer and your own decisions in touching and clever ways.

Call of the Sea

Strong, story-driven narrative

As Norah in the 1930s, you hunt for your missing husband on a mysterious South Pacific island, solving many puzzles along the way. Its blend of Lovecraftian mystery, gorgeous visuals and a personal story sets it apart.

Iris.Fall

Lavish presentation

An atmospheric puzzle adventure built around light and shadow, where you shift between worlds to solve clever riddles in a surreal, high-contrast visual style.

Myst III: Exile

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A calm puzzle adventure where you travel through beautifully rendered, surreal Ages solving mechanical riddles to confront the vengeful Saavedro. Brad Dourif's strong performance gives the story real emotional weight.

Moncage

Lavish presentation

You rotate a mysterious cube whose faces each show a different scene, and you solve puzzles by spotting visual connections between them as you travel through an island and a factory. The perspective-based puzzles are inventive, short and atmospherically told.