Games like Amanda the Adventurer

This is a single-player horror game featuring animated VHS tapes. Players solve escape room puzzles by interacting with characters who communicate directly through the screen.

95% positive from 4,098 · 2022 · Steam Deck Playable · Lowest ever $3.59 (2025-10-27)

HorrorFirst-PersonPuzzle 1990'sOld SchoolMystery

Six games like Amanda the Adventurer

INCISION

86% positive from 1,089 reviews2025Deck Playable

Fast-paced FPS with brutal combat and a focus on skillful gunplay. Players blast through a nightmarish world filled with flesh and machine.

What players likedPlayers praise this challenging, gory boomer shooter for its unique Quake/Doom-like gunplay, atmosphere, and intricate level design.

The catchDying restarts the whole 20 to 30 minute level since there are no checkpoints.

Both are tagged Old School, 1990's and First-Person.

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Kaze and the Wild Masks

94% positive from 2,008 reviews2021Deck Verified

This is a 90s-style platformer where players use animal mask powers to navigate levels and defeat enemies. It features pixel art and challenging platforming across over 80 levels.

What players likedPlayers consistently praise Kaze and the Wild Masks as a tight, fun 2D platformer, often compared to Donkey Kong Country, with enjoyable challenges and level design.

The catchThe back half turns into autoscroller levels built on trial and error memorization.

Both are tagged Old School, 1990's and Indie.

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VirtuaVerse

82% positive from 1,107 reviews202020% finish itDeck Playable

Cyberpunk point-and-click adventure. Explore augmented reality, solve puzzles, and uncover a conspiracy.

What players likedPlayers praise VirtuaVerse as an amazing point-and-click adventure, reminiscent of early 90s classics like Monkey Island, with an amazing soundtrack by Master Boot Record.

The catchPuzzle solutions run on moon logic, so a walkthrough is near mandatory to finish.

Both are tagged Old School, 1990's and Indie.

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Tattletail

95% positive from 4,985 reviews201637% finish itDeck Playable

A first-person horror game where you manage a demanding virtual pet while avoiding its dangerous mother. The core loop involves caring for the pet and stealthily navigating its environment.

What players likedPlayers praise this mascot horror game for its simple, tension-building resource management, comparing it to a "Furby game."

The catchConstantly grooming, feeding and charging the toy turns the horror into tedious chores.

Both are tagged 1990's, First-Person and Horror.

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Kathy Rain: Director's Cut

93% positive from 1,466 reviews202152% finish itDeck Verified

This is a point-and-click detective mystery game with a '90s setting. Players collect clues, interrogate suspects, and solve puzzles to uncover a dark truth.

What players likedPlayers praise its engaging story, good voice acting, and logical puzzles, comparing it to classic point-and-click adventures like Zak McKracken and Silent Hill.

The catchIt starts strong then falls apart, ending in a nonsensical supernatural anticlimax.

Both are tagged 1990's, Mystery and Indie.

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Murder House

95% positive from 2,328 reviews202046% finish itDeck Verified

This is a PS1-style survival horror game with tank controls and limited saves, focusing on a slasher plot and intense stalking. It simulates a retro 5th gen experience with gore and voice acting.

What players likedPlayers praise its classic horror atmosphere, PS1-style controls, and effective scares, often comparing it to early Resident Evil games.

The catchClumsy tank controls and fixed cameras make simply moving around a fight.

Both are tagged Old School, Horror and Indie.

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More about Amanda the Adventurer

What players liked

Players praise its fun puzzles and analog horror style, comparing it to a playable horror series.

The catch

Puzzle solutions are barely hinted, so progress usually means looking up a guide.

Reviews: 95% positive from 4,098
Released: 2022
Steam Deck: Steam Deck Playable
Price: Lowest ever $3.59 (2025-10-27)
Play: Single-player

It is here because it sits in the band this site looks at: well reviewed at 95% positive, but with 4,098 reviews, far fewer than the household names carry.

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