Games like Return of the Obra Dinn
If you like Return of the Obra Dinn (detective, puzzle and mystery), these 10 games are similar in what you do and how you play. They go from most to least similar.
The Talos Principle
- In common: thinking and story
When you want to think calmly through well-designed puzzles and reflect a little along the way.
Outer Wilds
- In common: thinking and story
- Difference: more exploring
When you feel like exploring and thinking calmly, with at least an hour ahead of you. Every loop ends with a discovery.
Chants of Sennaar
- In common: thinking
When you want to think calmly and feel like a linguist: every word you decipher is a small victory.
The Witness
- In common: thinking and a challenge
- Difference: less story
When your mind is sharp and you want to think deeply, with no rush or pressure.
Amanda the Adventurer
- In common: story and thinking
- Difference: shorter sessions
When you want short, unsettling horror: a first playthrough takes under an hour, and there are five endings.
INSIDE
- In common: story
- Difference: less thinking
When you have a free afternoon and want a short, polished work you can play in one sitting.
What Remains of Edith Finch
- In common: story
- Difference: less thinking
When you have a quiet afternoon and want a complete, moving experience with no difficulty at all.
FEZ
- In common: thinking
- Difference: less story
When you want to explore with no pressure: nothing attacks you and a fall just sends you back to the last solid ground.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
- In common: story
- Difference: less thinking
When you fancy a moving story in instalments: each episode lasts a few hours.
Her Story
- In common: thinking and story
When you want a mystery you can solve in a single evening with a notebook and some curiosity.
How we pick them
We compare the tags the Steam community gives each game with our own classification: what you do (action, story, building…), the difficulty, how long sessions last and whether you play alone or with others. Nobody pays to appear.
About Return of the Obra Dinn
You're an insurance inspector aboard a ghost ship. With a watch that shows you the moment of each death, you must deduce the name and fate of all 60 crew members. Pure deduction, with no free hints.
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