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Games like OneShot

2014PC98 % positive−40 % ~~9.75 €~~ 5.85 €

A charming pixel-art puzzle adventure where you help the child Niko save a dying world. It cleverly breaks the fourth wall, pulling your own computer and your decisions directly into its puzzles and story.

Emotional impact
Pixel art
Strong soundtrack
Puzzles and brain teasers

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In short: Games like OneShot

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

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Kathy Rain

91 %Match

2016PC, Steam Deck playable93 % positive−90 % ~~9.99 €~~ 0.99 €

A story-driven point-and-click adventure set in the 90s: as journalism student Kathy you investigate your grandfather's mysterious death. Moody mystery, pixel art and classic inventory puzzles shape the journey.

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