Games like Obduction

Sci-fi adventure game. Explore alien worlds, solve environmental puzzles, and make choices to return home.

80% positive from 3,966 · 2016 · 29% finish it · Steam Deck Playable · $29.99 $11.99 -60% · Lowest ever $5.99 (2022-12-22)

AdventurePuzzle ExplorationIndieFirst-PersonMystery

Six games like Obduction

Escape From Mystwood Mansion

93% positive from 1,303 reviews202366% finish itDeck Verified

First-person puzzle escape room game. Solve puzzles and decipher codes to explore rooms and find secrets.

What players likedPlayers praise its polished, well-designed escape room puzzles, reminiscent of MYST, for being engaging and appropriately challenging.

The catchProgress cannot be saved mid-room, so leaving a puzzle room means redoing all of it.

Both are tagged Mystery, First-Person and Exploration.

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Anemoiapolis: Chapter 1

81% positive from 1,193 reviews2023Deck Playable

This is a first-person survival horror game with procedural exploration and environmental puzzle-solving. It features a surreal, mundane horror atmosphere and emphasizes player agency in navigating its shifting environments.

The catchMost levels are empty and repetitive, long stretches of walking with nothing to do.

Both are tagged Mystery, First-Person and Exploration.

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Amanda the Adventurer

95% positive from 4,098 reviews2022Deck Playable

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.

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

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

Both are tagged Mystery, First-Person and Puzzle.

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realMyst: Masterpiece Edition

89% positive from 1,587 reviews201413% finish itDeck Playable

This is a first-person puzzle adventure game with real-time 3D exploration. Players solve environmental puzzles to uncover a story of intrigue.

What players likedPlayers praise this beautifully modernized classic puzzle game for its real-time island exploration, weather, and lighting dynamics.

The catchControls and movement are clunky, making navigation harder than the puzzles themselves.

Both are tagged Mystery, Exploration and Puzzle.

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Syberia: The World Before

90% positive from 4,954 reviews202268% finish itDeck Playable

A narrative-driven point-and-click adventure game featuring puzzle-solving and exploration. It offers a steampunk atmosphere with a focus on unraveling intertwined mysteries.

What players likedPlayers praise its beautiful, touching story and art, reminiscent of classic adventure games.

The catchAuto-highlighted hotspots remove puzzle discovery

Both are tagged Mystery, Exploration and Puzzle.

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Quern - Undying Thoughts

91% positive from 3,986 reviews201629% finish itDeck Playable

First-person puzzle adventure game. Explore an island, solve complex puzzles, and uncover a story.

What players likedLike Myst, Quern is a brilliant puzzle game with interconnected, challenging, and satisfying puzzles that reward observation and note-taking.

The catchFar more time goes on hunting for the next puzzle than on actually solving it.

Both are tagged Mystery, Exploration and Puzzle.

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More about Obduction

What players liked

Players praise Obduction as a challenging puzzle masterpiece, reminiscent of Myst and Riven, with a rich, explorable world.

The catch

Solving a puzzle means slow walking back and forth through long loading screens.

Reviews: 80% positive from 3,966
Released: 2016
Finish it: 29% of players
Steam Deck: Steam Deck Playable
Price: $29.99 $11.99 -60% · Lowest ever $5.99 (2022-12-22)
Play: Single-player

It is here because it sits in the band this site looks at: well reviewed at 80% positive, but with 3,966 reviews, far fewer than the household names carry.

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