Games like The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales

91% positive from 2,737 reviewsReleased 202328% finish itSteam Deck Playable

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What it is

Adventure game where you steal artifacts from books, solving puzzles by manipulating fiction and reality. You partner with a sentient page to navigate unique book worlds.

What players liked

Players praise its excellent puzzle/mystery gameplay, fantastic music, and engaging concept of entering books for detective work.

The catch

The turn based combat is shallow and feels bolted on, breaking the story's flow.

Why it is here

It is here because it sits in the band this site looks at: well reviewed at 91% positive, but with 2,737 reviews, far fewer than the household names carry.

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Six games like The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales

2064: Read Only Memories

79% positive from 1,673 reviews20154% finish it

This is a cyberpunk point-and-click adventure game with a branching narrative. Players solve mysteries and make choices that impact the story in a futuristic city.

What players likedPlayers praise its immersive story, art, music, and voice acting, comparing it to Policenauts and other visual novels.

Both are tagged Noir, Atmospheric and Story Rich.

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Chicken Police - Paint it RED!

95% positive from 2,516 reviews202026% finish itDeck Verified

This is a narrative-driven noir adventure game featuring a complex interrogation system and detective gameplay. It offers a rich story with fully voiced characters and a unique, colorful world.

What players likedPlayers praise its engaging noir detective story, jazzy soundtrack, and humorous characters, reminiscent of classic film noir.

The catchIt plays as an on rails visual novel with almost no real detective work.

Both are tagged Noir, Story Rich and Adventure.

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IMMORTALITY

84% positive from 1,942 reviews202234% finish itDeck Verified

An interactive film trilogy where players match cut through footage to solve a mystery, featuring a cinematic teleportation mechanic and a dark, investigative feel.

What players likedPlayers praise its satisfying mystery-solving and discovery, comparing it to Sam Barlow's "Her Story" but with a focus on film reels.

The catchFinding clips means clicking objects at random, which becomes repetitive busywork.

Both are tagged Noir, Story Rich and Adventure.

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Dystopika

95% positive from 2,502 reviews2024Deck Playable

Dystopika is a city-builder focused on creative sandbox construction of cyberpunk metropolises. It offers procedural generation for ambience and a relaxing, objective-free building experience.

What players likedPlayers praise Dystopika as a stress-free, artistic city builder, akin to a creative sandbox for stunning cyberpunk photography.

The catchThe building set runs dry within an hour and there is no goal to keep going.

Both are tagged Noir, Singleplayer and Indie.

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CONSCRIPT: Director’s Cut

91% positive from 2,447 reviews20244% finish itDeck Verified

Top-down survival horror blending resource management and methodical combat in a grim WWI setting. Players search for a lost brother amidst brutal trench warfare.

What players likedPlayers praise its immersive WWI survival horror atmosphere, often comparing it to classic top-down Resident Evil.

The catchLong stretches are spent backtracking across a huge map hunting keys and items.

Both are tagged Isometric, Atmospheric and Adventure.

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STASIS

82% positive from 2,349 reviews201539% finish itDeck Playable

This is an isometric point-and-click sci-fi horror adventure game. Players solve puzzles and interact with the environment to uncover a gruesome narrative.

What players likedPlayers praise STASIS as a solid, spooky, and engaging point-and-click puzzle game with a cool, dark, industrial art style, reminiscent of "Alien" and "Dead Space."

The catchPuzzles run on moon logic and pixel hunting, pushing most players to a walkthrough.

Both are tagged Isometric, Atmospheric and Adventure.

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