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Games like Shadowgate: MacVenture Series

2015PC71 % positive2.99 €

A classic point-and-click fantasy adventure in its original MacVenture form: you explore a gloomy castle full of tough puzzles and deadly traps to stop a evil warlock.

Fantasy setting
Puzzles and brain teasers
Challenging difficulty
Lots to discover

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Best alternative overall: King's Quest III: To Heir is Human 87% match – Fantasy setting
More accessible: Loom 81% match – less demanding
Newest alternative: Neyyah 84% match – released 2025

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King's Quest III: To Heir is Human

87 %Match

1986PC

As the enslaved boy Gwydion, you secretly learn magic under the watchful eye of the evil wizard Manannan, solving puzzles and escaping to uncover your identity as the lost prince of Daventry. A classic Sierra adventure with time pressure and unforgiving puzzles.

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Dragonsphere

Challenging difficulty

A classic 1994 point-and-click fantasy adventure in which you play a newly crowned king trying to stop the sorcerer Sanwe. The focus is on inventory and puzzle solving in a storybook-style world.

Uninvited

Challenging difficulty

A classic 1980s horror adventure in which you explore a haunted mansion to rescue a family member, solving tricky puzzles while deadly dangers lurk around every corner. The tone is eerie with a streak of dark humor.

Neyyah

Lots to discover

A first-person point-and-click adventure from a solo developer where you unravel a strange, secretive world and its odd cultures through careful observation and logic.

Lure of the Temptress

Pure single-player experience

A classic point-and-click adventure from Revolution Software in which you play Diermot and free a medieval town from a wicked sorceress. Its Virtual Theatre system gives NPCs their own routines and makes the world feel alive.

King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder!

Challenging difficulty

A classic point-and-click adventure in which King Graham travels through a fairy-tale land to rescue his abducted family. Tricky inventory puzzles and sudden deadly pitfalls define the experience.

Heroine's Quest: The Herald of Ragnarok

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A retro adventure in the style of classic Sierra games, where a heroine in a Norse-mythology world must stop the endless winter and Ragnarok. Puzzles, exploration and light RPG elements take center stage, and mistakes can be deadly.

Loom

Dark, serious atmosphere

A classic LucasArts adventure where you play a young Weaver who solves puzzles by playing melodies on a distaff instead of using a typical inventory. Its unusual musical magic and melancholic, fairy-tale world set it apart.

Myst: Masterpiece Edition

Lots to discover

You explore the mysterious island of Myst alone and travel through magical books to other worlds, unraveling their puzzles and the story behind them. A quiet, atmospheric puzzle adventure with no combat, where observation and thinking are everything.

Shivers

Lots to discover

You spend a night in an abandoned museum of the strange and unusual, piecing together puzzles around cursed artifacts and missing people. Its slow, eerie mood and pre-rendered scenes make this early horror adventure memorable.