Games like Unforeseen Incidents

This is a hand-painted 2D point-and-click adventure game where players solve puzzles and interact with characters to uncover a conspiracy. It offers a classical mystery feel with a focus on investigation and dialogue.

88% positive from 1,056 · 2018 · Steam Deck Verified · $19.99 $11.99 -40% · Lowest ever $6.99 (2022-04-30)

AdventurePoint & Click Puzzle Story Rich AtmosphericInteractive Fiction

Six games like Unforeseen Incidents

Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders

89% positive from 1,276 reviews201943% finish itDeck Playable

This is a narrative-driven point-and-click adventure game focused on investigation and puzzle-solving. Players explore, gather clues, and make dialogue choices to solve a murder mystery in ancient China.

The catchVital items hide in near invisible spots and several puzzle solutions follow no logic.

Both are tagged Interactive Fiction, Point & Click and Story Rich.

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Scheming Through The Zombie Apocalypse: The Beginning

81% positive from 1,028 reviews201812% finish it

This is a story-driven dark comedy game where you use persuasion to make animals scavenge for resources. You'll bargain, trade, and gamble to survive the zombie apocalypse.

What players likedPlayers praise this 2D side-scrolling adventure game for its great humor, entertaining dialogue, and cartoon art style.

The catchHeavy scripted dialogue with little actual gameplay between it

Both are tagged Interactive Fiction, Point & Click and Story Rich.

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Cats and the Other Lives

91% positive from 1,514 reviews20224% finish itDeck Playable

A narrative-driven point-and-click adventure where you play as a cat exploring a family's past. The game features cat-inspired mechanics and a melancholic, observational feel.

What players likedPlayers praise its unique story-driven point-and-click gameplay, where you uncover a family's history as an influential housecat.

The catchUnskippable timed chase and arcade sections interrupt the calm point and click story.

Both are tagged Interactive Fiction, Atmospheric and Story Rich.

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No Case Should Remain Unsolved

97% positive from 1,814 reviews2024Deck Playable

This is a narrative detective game where players connect memory fragments to solve a cold case. It features a jigsaw-like reasoning system and a melancholic, investigative feel.

What players likedPlayers praise this short, unique detective puzzle game for its compelling, emotional story and clever dialogue-fragment mechanics.

The catchTracking huge walls of text through a clumsy interface turns deduction into tedium.

Both are tagged Interactive Fiction, Point & Click and Puzzle.

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Amanda the Adventurer 2

83% positive from 1,516 reviews202426% finish itDeck Playable

Psychological horror game with interactive cartoon elements and environmental exploration. Players interact with a character and explore to uncover a dark story.

What players likedPlayers praise its expanded lore and puzzles, building on the first game's analogue horror while offering a great, well-made experience.

The catchPuzzles regularly bug out or fail to trigger, blocking progress and forcing restarts.

Both are tagged Interactive Fiction, Point & Click and Puzzle.

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Children of Silentown

87% positive from 1,536 reviews202322% finish itDeck Verified

This is a hand-drawn point-and-click adventure game with a dark, mysterious feel. Players explore, solve puzzles, and use singing as a mechanic to uncover secrets in a village plagued by disappearances.

What players likedPlayers praise its beautiful art, atmosphere, and story, comparing its melancholic vibes to games like Deemo.

The catchPuzzles repeat the same format with little variation

Both are tagged Point & Click, Atmospheric and Story Rich.

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More about Unforeseen Incidents

What players liked

Players praise the excellent hand-drawn art and wish the game, though shorter, had more chapters.

The catch

Constant backtracking between the same locations pads out what should be a short story.

Reviews: 88% positive from 1,056
Released: 2018
Steam Deck: Steam Deck Verified
Price: $19.99 $11.99 -40% · Lowest ever $6.99 (2022-04-30)
Play: Single-playerFull controller support

It is here because it sits in the band this site looks at: well reviewed at 88% positive, but with 1,056 reviews, far fewer than the household names carry.

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