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1995USK 6PC, Steam Deck playable92 % positive5.89 €

A classic LucasArts point-and-click adventure in which a team of astronauts uncovers the secrets of a vanished alien civilization on a distant world. Moody science fiction with clever puzzles and a memorable score.

  • Lore and world history
  • Strong soundtrack
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Puzzles and brain teasers
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Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes The Dig special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Hacknet

95 %Match

2015PEGI 16PC93 % positive9.75 €

Brings what grabs you about The Dig: a deep world history, a strong soundtrack and puzzles to figure out.

Hacknet is a hacking simulator played entirely in a terminal, where you use real-style commands to break into systems and uncover the mysterious death of a hacker. It offers little hand-holding, plenty of secrets and an atmospheric network full of puzzles.

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Loom

Strong soundtrack

A classic LucasArts adventure where you play a young Weaver who solves puzzles by playing melodies on a distaff instead of using a typical inventory. Its unusual musical magic and melancholic, fairy-tale world set it apart.

Syberia

Strong soundtrack

A melancholic point-and-click adventure following lawyer Kate Walker across a dreamlike Europe filled with clockwork automatons, gradually leaving her old life behind. Its haunting locations and mechanical puzzles make the journey memorable.

In Other Waters

Sci-fi setting

You guide biologist Ellery Vas's diving suit across an alien ocean planet entirely through a minimalist map interface. Calm exploration, sample collecting and light puzzles drive an atmospheric story about loss and ecology.

Deliver Us the Moon

Sci-fi setting

A story-driven sci-fi adventure where you play a lone astronaut exploring abandoned lunar bases, solving environmental puzzles and uncovering what happened to humanity's last hope. Atmospheric and linear, focused on mystery and narrative rather than combat.

The Turing Test

Sci-fi setting

A first-person puzzle game set on Jupiter's moon Europa, where you play engineer Ava Turing solving chambers built on energy and physics puzzles. Along the way it reflects on artificial intelligence, morality and what consciousness really means.

Heaven's Vault

Sci-fi setting

As archaeologist Aliya you sail the rivers of the Nebula and gradually decipher an invented ancient script. Your translations and decisions shape the tale of a vanished civilisation.

Myst: Masterpiece Edition

Strong soundtrack

You explore the mysterious island of Myst alone and travel through magical books to other worlds, unraveling their puzzles and the story behind them. A quiet, atmospheric puzzle adventure with no combat, where observation and thinking are everything.

The Talos Principle

Strong soundtrack

A meditative first-person puzzler where you play an android solving laser and block puzzles across ancient-looking ruins while grappling with questions of consciousness, humanity and free will. Brilliantly designed puzzles meet philosophical terminal conversations and a haunting atmosphere.

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