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Games like Astray

2015PC65 % positive6.89 €

As the nephew of a missing curator, you explore an abandoned museum full of strange cultures and legends. Solving puzzles and interacting with objects slowly reveals what lurks beneath the building.

  • Dread and tension
  • Lore and world history
  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Dark, serious atmosphere

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In short: Games like Astray

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Astray special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Shivers

97 %Match

1995PC

Brings what grabs you about Astray: dread and tension, puzzles to figure out as well as lots to discover.

You spend a night in an abandoned museum of the strange and unusual, piecing together puzzles around cursed artifacts and missing people. Its slow, eerie mood and pre-rendered scenes make this early horror adventure memorable.

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Conarium

Lore and world history

An atmospheric first-person Lovecraftian adventure in which you play Frank Gilman, unraveling the fate of a doomed Antarctic expedition. Puzzles, eerie dreamlike realms and a bleak story take center stage rather than combat.

Echo Night

Dread and tension

An early first-person horror adventure from From Software in which you explore a derelict ghost ship, solving puzzles and uncovering the pasts of restless spirits. Atmosphere, exploration and mystery matter more than combat.

Inmates

Lore and world history

You explore an eerie prison, examining every object and detail to piece together the stories of those locked inside. Its slow, atmospheric investigation gradually reveals why you ended up there yourself.

Gray Dawn

Dread and tension

A psychological horror thriller in which you play a priest accused of murdering an altar boy, wandering through nightmarish, religiously charged scenes. Exploration and puzzles drive a dark, story-focused narrative.

The Inheritance of Crimson Manor

Lots to discover

You explore a lavish, enigmatic Victorian manor in first person, solving mechanical puzzles while carrying out the will of railroad magnate Hadley Strangre. Hidden passages and a dark secret create an unsettling, mystery-driven atmosphere.

Dark Fall

Dread and tension

A Myst-style horror adventure set in an abandoned, haunted hotel. You search for your missing brother, solve puzzles, and are unsettled by a deeply eerie soundscape.

The Crow's Eye

Dread and tension

An atmospheric first-person puzzle adventure set in an abandoned medical university, where you solve puzzles and uncover the disappearance of students and faculty two decades ago. It focuses on eerie tension rather than combat.

Dark Fall 2: Lights Out

Dread and tension

You explore a haunted lighthouse on Fetch Rock alone, solving tricky puzzles to uncover what happened to three vanished keepers. Slow-burning dread and ghostly storytelling rather than action make it a classic of point-and-click horror.

Last Seen Online

Dread and tension

You sift through someone's computer files and solve puzzles to uncover the secrets hidden inside the machine. It blends escape-room style brain teasers with psychological horror inspired by early Flash games.

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