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2026PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified19.99 €

A first-person puzzle game set in a Gothic-styled city caught between past and future. Exploration and puzzle solving are the core of the experience.

  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Dense, handcrafted world
  • Lots to discover
  • Lavish presentation
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Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Desolus special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Quern: Undying Thoughts

94 %Match

2016USK 6PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck playable90 % positive−90 % 22.99 € 2.29 €

Brings what grabs you about Desolus: puzzles to figure out, lots to discover and lavish production.

A Myst-style first-person puzzle adventure set on a mysterious island, where interlinked puzzles can be tackled in any order while a enigmatic story slowly unfolds.

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Obduction

Sci-fi setting

A puzzle adventure from the makers of Myst: you are whisked to an alien world and solve intricate environmental puzzles across surreal, interlinked landscapes to uncover the mystery behind it.

Submachine: Legacy

Dense, handcrafted world

You explore a vast network of interconnected, mysterious rooms and solve tricky puzzles using items you find. This full remaster of the entire Submachine series offers plenty of discovery and a quiet, enigmatic atmosphere.

Viewfinder

Lavish presentation

You snap photos with an instant camera and then place them in the world, turning the images into real paths, bridges and platforms. The result is a series of inventive perspective puzzles in a stylish sci-fi setting.

Riven: The Sequel to Myst

Dense, handcrafted world

Riven sends you alone through a decaying, lovingly crafted island world where you must decipher interlocking mechanical puzzles with almost no guidance. Its dense atmosphere and coherent world design make it a classic of the adventure genre.

The Witness

Dense, handcrafted world

A vibrant, deserted island packed with line-maze puzzles whose rules you must figure out entirely without instructions. The real reward is the epiphany of grasping each hidden principle, even in the landscape itself.

Riven

Lavish presentation

You wander a mysterious world of linked islands in this fully traversable 3D remake of the classic Riven, playable in first person or VR. Its appeal lies in discovering, decoding machinery and piecing together a quiet, eerie story at your own pace.

The Swapper

Sci-fi setting

An atmospheric puzzle platformer where you create clones of yourself and swap between them to solve puzzles on an abandoned space station. Its handcrafted, claustrophobic look and philosophical story about consciousness and identity set it apart.

Lorelei and the Laser Eyes

Lavish presentation

A stylish puzzle adventure set in a surreal hotel, where you play a woman unraveling a layered mystery told through stark black-and-white art, film noir influences and clever riddles. Non-linear exploration and a notebook full of clues give a genuine detective feel.

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