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Games like Myst

2020PEGI 3PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck verified88 % positive35.49 €

You are dropped on a mysterious island and must solve intricate puzzles through observation, experimentation and note-taking to explore several surreal worlds. This remake adds gorgeous atmospheric visuals, VR support and optional randomized puzzles.

  • Lots to discover
  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Lavish presentation
  • Cosy, great for unwinding
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In short: Games like Myst

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

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Quern: Undying Thoughts

95 %Match

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

Brings what grabs you about Myst: 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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The Room Three

Puzzles and brain teasers

An atmospheric puzzle game where you manipulate intricately crafted mechanical contraptions and rooms to escape the enigmatic Craftsman. Tactile puzzles and an eerie mood define it, and multiple endings reward careful play.

Riven: The Sequel to Myst

Lots to discover

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.

Obduction

Lots to discover

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.

Pneuma: Breath of Life

Puzzles and brain teasers

A calm first-person puzzler set in a lavish Unreal Engine 4 world, where you play an awakening being solving riddles in ancient temple-like spaces. A philosophical, slightly wry narrator accompanies the quest to understand the nature of existence.

realMyst: Masterpiece Edition

Lots to discover

You wander a lonely island where every scrap of paper and every ambient sound may be a clue, solving intricate mechanical puzzles as you piece together a centuries-old injustice. The appeal lies in quiet, patient discovery rather than action.

Dimhaven: The Lost Source

Puzzles and brain teasers

A first-person puzzle adventure from the team behind Quern, in which you explore Dimhaven and unravel the mystery of the Ravenwood legacy. The focus is on challenging environmental puzzles and discovery.

Riven

Lots to discover

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 Talos Principle II

Lavish presentation

A philosophical first-person puzzle game set in a post-human world, where you solve clever logic puzzles in striking environments while pondering consciousness and humanity. The story and conversations with fellow robots matter as much as the puzzles.

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