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2019 PC free 👍 95 % Overwhelmingly positive, 4,975 reviews on Steam

A short first-person narrative puzzle game where you play Sarah clearing out her grandfather's attic, uncovering puzzles and secrets that reveal the place is not what it seems.

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The closest matches for What Never Was are Syberia, Syberia 3 and Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes What Never Was special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Syberia

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2002 PCPlayStationXboxNintendo Switch 12.99 € 👍 88 % Very positive, 6,305 reviews on Steam

  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Strong, story-driven narrative
  • Focus on a single character

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.

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Syberia 3

Focus on a single character

A classic point-and-click adventure in which Kate Walker travels with the nomadic Youkol people through a melancholic world of automatons. The focus is on puzzles, conversation and a fairy-tale story rather than action.

Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy

Puzzles and brain teasers

A first-person point-and-click adventure in the vein of Myst, where you follow an explorer's legacy into a South American jungle to return a sacred creature. Clever puzzles and atmospheric locations by Benoît Sokal take center stage.

A Normal Lost Phone

Focus on a single character

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.

Call of the Sea

Puzzles and brain teasers

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.

Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart

Focus on a single character

A classic hidden-object adventure in which you play a museum owner chasing an undead pirate who kidnapped your daughter. You solve puzzles and search for hidden items across decayed pirate locations while uncovering a tragic love story.

The House of Da Vinci 2

Puzzles and brain teasers

A Renaissance-set puzzle adventure where you explore rooms full of mechanisms, hidden clues and inventions tied to Leonardo da Vinci. The puzzles take center stage, backed by a calm, mysterious atmosphere.

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