Games like Old Man's Journey

A narrative puzzle adventure where players shape the landscape to guide an old man. It features a reflective, emotional feel with hand-drawn visuals.

87% positive from 4,207 · 2017 · 1% finish it · Steam Deck Verified · Lowest ever $0.99 (2025-12-18)

AdventureCasualIndiePuzzle Atmospheric Point & Click

Six games like Old Man's Journey

Machinika: Museum

93% positive from 6,222 reviews2021Deck Playable

This is a first-person puzzle adventure game where players solve intricate alien machine puzzles to uncover a mystery. It features a sci-fi atmosphere with hidden object elements.

What players likedPlayers compare it to "The Room" and "open-the-box" style games, praising its satisfying, intuitive puzzles and relaxing, mysterious atmosphere.

The catchInteractions often fail to register, so simple puzzles stall on clunky controls.

Both are tagged Point & Click, Atmospheric and Puzzle.

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Tormentum - Dark Sorrow

94% positive from 2,682 reviews201529% finish itDeck Verified

Tormentum is a dark point-and-click adventure game with hand-painted art and logical puzzles. It features a surreal, nightmarish atmosphere inspired by artists like Giger and Beksinski.

What players likedPlayers praise its gorgeous art, logical puzzles, and thoughtful story with branching decisions.

The catchGreat art props up trivially easy puzzles, a thin story and a letdown ending.

Both are tagged Point & Click, Atmospheric and Puzzle.

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Doors: Paradox

91% positive from 2,032 reviews202229% finish itDeck Playable

A relaxing diorama puzzle escape game where players solve puzzles to open doors and travel to new, visually stunning themed levels. The core loop involves exploring diverse realms and unraveling a story through collectible scrolls.

What players likedPlayers praise Doors: Paradox as a beautiful, charming, and creative cozy puzzle game, improving on previous titles with engaging, unique levels.

The catchPuzzles stay simple and rarely offer real challenge

Both are tagged Point & Click, Atmospheric and Puzzle.

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Tengami

81% positive from 1,823 reviews201549% finish itDeck Verified

Atmospheric adventure game with pop-up book mechanics. Players fold and slide the paper world to solve puzzles and uncover secrets.

What players likedPlayers praise Tengami's gorgeous visuals and accessible puzzles, making it a short but worthwhile experience.

The catchMost of the runtime is spent walking and backtracking at a painfully slow pace.

Both are tagged Point & Click, Atmospheric and Puzzle.

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Papetura

92% positive from 1,247 reviews202152% finish itDeck Verified

Handcrafted paper puzzle adventure with animation-driven storytelling and atmospheric music. Players solve environmental puzzles to protect a paper world from monsters.

What players likedPlayers praise its beautiful artistry and cheap price, like a short, simple, yet impressive interactive movie.

The catchThe character walks at a crawl, making backtracking through puzzles a slog.

Both are tagged Point & Click, Atmospheric and Puzzle.

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Year Walk

90% positive from 2,016 reviews20146% finish itDeck Playable

This is a first-person adventure game with a unique visual style. Players solve puzzles and explore to uncover folklore mysteries in a supernatural vision quest.

The catchPuzzles rely on obscure, unexplained interactions with little hint of what to click.

Both are tagged Point & Click, Atmospheric and Puzzle.

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More about Old Man's Journey

What players liked

Players praise its beautiful art, emotional story, and innovative puzzle mechanics, making it a relaxing and heartwarming journey.

The catch

The whole game is one repetitive mechanic of dragging landscape up and down.

Reviews: 87% positive from 4,207
Released: 2017
Finish it: 1% of players
Steam Deck: Steam Deck Verified
Price: Lowest ever $0.99 (2025-12-18)
Play: Single-playerFull controller support

It is here because it sits in the band this site looks at: well reviewed at 87% positive, but with 4,207 reviews, far fewer than the household names carry.

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