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2025PC, Steam Deck playable86 % positive7.99 €

Occlude disguises itself as a Solitaire card game but is really a cosmic-horror puzzler where the rules are hidden and must be worked out through experimentation. You solve cryptic challenges to uncover forbidden lore, and you can restart at any time.

  • Cards and deck-building
  • Dread and tension
  • Lore and world history
  • Puzzles and brain teasers

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Forbidden Solitaire

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2026PC, Steam Deck verified96 % positive16.49 €

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A horror solitaire game styled as a cryptic 1995 CD-ROM, where playing cards gradually unearths dark secrets. Details are limited, so this rating relies mainly on the metadata.

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Inscryption

Dread and tension

A creepy card game played against a shadowy figure in a dark cabin, mixing deckbuilding with escape-room puzzles while constantly breaking its own rules. Beneath the surface lies a surprising, fourth-wall-bending mystery.

Microsoft FreeCell

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The classic solitaire card puzzle bundled with Windows: use four free cells to sort every card into suit foundations. Nearly every deal is solvable, so careful planning ahead is what wins.

Book of Hours

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You tend a mysterious occult library in the mountains, reading arcane books, arranging cards and slowly uncovering secrets. There is no combat, just a calm, melancholy mood and the joy of discovery.

Twilight Struggle

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A digital version of the acclaimed Cold War card-driven board game: as the US or USSR you play historical event cards and fight for global influence. Every decision is a tense balance of risk and reward.

Mysterium

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A digital take on the cooperative board game in which a ghost can only send surreal dream images to guide psychics toward the killer, weapon and location. It thrives on deduction, interpretation and shared guesswork in a 1920s manor.

Golf Peaks

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A small, relaxing puzzle game where you guide a golf ball across mountain courses using a limited set of shot cards. Each level is a neat brain-teaser about distance, elevation and rolling.

Brain School

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A relaxed card-based deduction puzzler: you ask pointed questions about face-down cards and reason your way to the code. Unlocked items help you tackle ever harder rounds.

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