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2014PC, Steam Deck playable61 % positivefree

A surreal first-person puzzle adventure in which you wake up as Anthony after a night of heavy partying in an unfamiliar, eerie mansion and must escape while a menacing radio voice obstructs you. The puzzles are deliberately unconventional and unpredictable.

  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Dark, serious atmosphere

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In short: Games like Only If

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

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Rusty Lake Paradise

94 %Match

2018PC, Steam Deck playable95 % positive3.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Only If: puzzles to figure out, a dark atmosphere and a calm pace.

An eerie point-and-click puzzle adventure on a remote island where the ten biblical plagues torment your family. Bizarre rituals, a dark atmosphere and surreal art make it classic Rusty Lake.

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Pony Island

Respects your time

A devil-run arcade machine turns out to be a meta puzzle-horror adventure that keeps breaking its own rules and toying with your expectations. With dark humor, hacking-style puzzles and clever twists, it is short but memorable.

Shivers

Puzzles and brain teasers

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.

The Exit 8

Vast, open spaces

You walk down an endless subway corridor and must spot any tiny anomaly: if you find one you turn back, otherwise you keep going. A single mistake resets your progress, turning calm observation into a tense, unsettling game.

Cube Escape: Seasons

Puzzles and brain teasers

A short, dark and surreal point-and-click puzzle game from the Rusty Lake universe: you are trapped in a room and solve quirky puzzles to get out. Its appeal lies in the eerie mood and unsettling details.

Cube Escape: The Cave

Puzzles and brain teasers

A short, eerie point-and-click puzzle adventure set in the surreal Rusty Lake universe, where you solve cryptic puzzles in a sinister cave and piece together the unsettling lore bit by bit.

Cube Escape: Theatre

Puzzles and brain teasers

A short, dark and surreal point-and-click puzzle game from the Rusty Lake series, set in a theatre inside the protagonist's mind where you complete six plays. Quirky puzzles and an eerie mood define the experience.

Imscared

Respects your time

A short first-person meta-horror nightmare that targets the player and the game itself. You hunt for keys and exits while the game constantly deceives you and breaks the fourth wall.

Rusty Lake: Roots

Puzzles and brain teasers

A dark point-and-click puzzle game where you grow the Vanderboom family tree across generations. Bizarre, macabre puzzles and an eerie atmosphere tell the story almost without words.

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