Games like Verne: The Shape of Fantasy
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Become Jules Verne and adventure into the dangers that hide in Hemera, a fantastic parallel world built from his own imagination. Explore, solve puzzles and unlock the most coveted secret of the mighty Atlantis.
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$29.99The Talos Principle
Dec 11 · Croteam
Both: Puzzle · Exploration
The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).
PuzzlePhilosophicalFirst-PersonSci-fiStory RichAtmosphericSingleplayerGreat SoundtrackRobotsExploration👍 29,240
$24.99Submachine: Legacy
Oct 13 · Mateusz Skutnik
Both: Puzzle · Exploration · Dystopian
Submachine is a hand-drawn puzzle adventure game. You find yourself in a vast network of desolate locations containing puzzles, secrets, notes and items to collect to help you along the way. Follow the story of a banished lighthouse keeper to discover his descent into ruins.
PuzzlePoint & ClickAdventureHand-drawnExploration2DIndieAtmosphericColorfulDystopian 👍 1,281
-70%$1.79Myst: Masterpiece Edition
Feb 2 · Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Both: Puzzle · Exploration
The classic Myst experience with point and click controls, released as a remaster to the original in 2000. Enter a world where nothing is as it seems... and adventure knows no bounds!
AdventureCasualPoint & ClickPuzzleClassicAtmosphericExploration1990'sMysteryFirst-Person👍 990
$11.99Haven Moon
Jul 8 · Francois Roussel
Both: Puzzle · Exploration · Steampunk
Haven Moon will transport you to a mysterious world where you have to explore abandoned islands and solve their secrets to find a treasure. In this Myst-like game inspired by Jules Verne’s universe, use your senses and intelligence to find your way through secret passages and curious machinery.
AdventurePoint & ClickMysteryPuzzleExplorationSteampunkSci-fiChoose Your Own AdventureRealisticLogic👍 646
Reveal The Deep
Dec 4 · Lazy Monday Games
Both: Exploration · Pixel Graphics · Puzzle
Reveal The Deep is a short exploration game set in the wreck of a 19th century steamship. Navigate through expansive levels, uncovering the stories of the ship's demise and it's passengers. Keep your nerve, your wits about you, and prepare to reveal the secrets of the deep.
IndieHorrorAtmosphericExplorationCasualPixel GraphicsUnderwaterPuzzle2DAdventure👍 1,363
$12.9980 Days
Sep 28 · inkle Ltd, Cape Guy Ltd
Both: Interactive Fiction · Steampunk
1872, with a steampunk twist. Phileas Fogg has wagered he can circumnavigate the world in just 80 days. Travel by airship, submarine, mechanical camel, steam-train and more. Race other players and a clock that never stops in TIME Magazine's Game of 2014.
AdventureStory RichChoices MatterChoose Your Own AdventureStrategyIndieInteractive FictionMultiple EndingsReplay ValueSteampunk👍 1,175
$4.99Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals
Jul 30
Both: Dystopian · Exploration · Puzzle
Nikopol is a first-person dystopian point-and-click sci-fi adventure game. In 2023 France is ruled by an iron-fist religious dictatorship. A mysterious pyramid ship suddenly appears above Paris. Begin to unravel a conspiracy involving the government, your missing father, and Egyptian Gods.
Choose Your Own AdventurePoint & ClickAdventureDystopian Comic BookExplorationPuzzleHidden Object3DAlternate History👍 265
$24.99Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition
Jan 31 · Failbetter Games
Both: Steampunk · Exploration
SAIL THE STARS. BETRAY YOUR QUEEN. MURDER A SUN. Sunless Skies is a Gothic Horror roleplay game with a focus on exploration and exquisite storytelling.
SteampunkLovecraftianExplorationRPGStory RichSingleplayerAtmosphericTop-DownIndieSurvival👍 2,662
$19.99Isles of Sea and Sky
May 22 · Cicada Games
Both: Puzzle · Pixel Graphics · Exploration
A fantastic, oceanic, open world puzzle adventure. Solve innovative block puzzles while unearthing a mystifying story, gaining new friends that change the puzzle landscape, and unlocking powers that provide more options for how you choose to progress through the enigmatic Isles of Sea and Sky.
AdventurePuzzleCollectathonMetroidvaniaOpen WorldSokobanPixel GraphicsAtmosphericExplorationRetro👍 1,541
$14.99Nauticrawl
Sep 16 · Spare Parts Oasis
Both: Puzzle · Steampunk
A stolen, enigmatic machine is your only way out. It's likely to kill you, but so will the hostile planet you're escaping. Pull levers, hack devices, and puzzle out how to pilot the Nauticrawl to freedom in this unusual atmospheric adventure... or die trying.
SimulationIndieAtmosphericSci-fiPuzzleDifficultSingleplayerPoint & ClickAdventureSteampunk👍 441
$1.9931st prototype
May 4 · STEAM STREET
Both: Steampunk · Puzzle · Old School
This is a steampunk puzzle game. player use ↑↓←→to control the robot,press Z/ENTER/SPACE to explore the map, and press X/ESC to save game The frame is sketch style, let you immerse the retro atomospher.
SteampunkPuzzleHand-drawnOld SchoolRobotsStylizedRetroAdventureExplorationMystery
$7.99Clocked
Mar 20 · Cykodd Production
Both: Steampunk · Exploration · Puzzle
Two worlds coexist, but one of them didn't exist yesterday. That's why you, an automaton, and your calculator sidekick, are looking for a way out of the Great Clock, searching for answers, but above all to find a way out of this place that's gathering dust.
SteampunkRobotsAdventureNonlinearMysteryTop-DownExplorationPuzzleDialogue HeavyTime Travel
$3.99Polda 5
May 1 · Zima software
Both: Interactive Fiction · Puzzle · Exploration
Elite private detective Pankrac saves the world as an agent of the Time Police. Help him settle all the time anomalies in the history of mankind.
AdventureCasualAnimation & ModelingDesign & IllustrationInteractive FictionPoint & ClickPuzzleChoose Your Own AdventureIncrementalExploration
$19.99Close To The Sun
May 5 · Storm in a Teacup
Both: Steampunk
Deep in international waters, Tesla’s Helios stands still. An unbound utopia for scientific research, Rose Archer steps aboard in search of her sister, quickly to discover not all is as it seems. A single word covers the entrance… QUARANTINE!
AdventureIndieSteampunkWalking SimulatorFemale ProtagonistHorrorGoreFirst-PersonViolentSingleplayer👍 878
$7.99Return to Mysterious Island
Mar 6 · Kheops Studio
Both: Puzzle · Exploration
Join intrepid sailor and recent island castaway Mina as she explores the hidden secrets within the Jules Verne classic inspired Mysterious Island. Gather key articles left from the island’s previous inhabitants and combine them in unique and interesting ways to stay alive and stay hopeful for rescue.
AdventurePoint & ClickCasualPuzzleFemale ProtagonistFirst-PersonExplorationSingleplayerEscape Room👍 404
$14.99Syberia 3
Nov 13 · Microids
Both: Puzzle · Steampunk
The next generation in adventure games, Syberia 3 takes you inside an enchanting, mysterious universe full of life for you to explore in 3D. Plunged into the heart of a world inhabited by a cast of interesting characters, you'll discover and experience a fabulous tale as imagined by Benoit Sokal.
AdventurePuzzleStory RichPoint & ClickFemale ProtagonistAtmosphericSingleplayerGreat SoundtrackSteampunkHidden Object👍 3,232
-70%$1.79Riven (1997)
Aug 4 · Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Both: Puzzle · Exploration
Released in 1997 as the original sequel to Myst, one of the best-selling puzzle adventure games of all time. Prepare to enter a world "torn asunder" by timeless, unresolved conflicts -- a world of incomparable beauty, intrigue, and betrayal.
AdventurePuzzlePoint & ClickExplorationClassicStory RichDifficultFirst-PersonCasualAtmospheric👍 1,317
$29.99Subnautica
Jan 23 · Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Both: Exploration
Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalHorrorUnderwaterOpen WorldExplorationCraftingSingleplayerBase BuildingAdventure👍 341,501
$14.99OPUS: The Day We Found Earth
Apr 22 · SIGONO INC.
Both: Puzzle
Dive into the boundless galaxy and embark on an emotional adventure! Help little robot Emeth to fulfill a century-old promise by finding Earth in order to save Mankind—so step into the spaceship, operate a deep space telescope, and find out what’s out there in the unknown.
Story RichAtmosphericVisual NovelSingleplayerPuzzleSpaceAdventureFemale Protagonist2DPoint & Click👍 1,404
$4.99Mad Age & This Guy
Oct 24 · Atomic Wolf
Both: Pixel Graphics · Puzzle · Steampunk
This is the age of steam. This is the time of unprecedented technology development never seen before. This is the era of science, research, and inventions. However, this world has also another side, the side not everyone aware of. But when evil and deception grow in strength, he will appear.
IndieCasualActionSingleplayerPixel GraphicsPuzzleSokobanSteampunk👍 113
$18.99SUNLESS SEA
Feb 6 · Failbetter Games
Both: Exploration
LOSE YOUR MIND. EAT YOUR CREW. DIE. Take the helm of your steamship and set sail for the unknown! Sunless Sea is a game of discovery, loneliness and frequent death, set in the award-winning Victorian Gothic universe of Fallen London.
ExplorationLovecraftianSurvivalStory RichDarkAdventureAtmosphericSingleplayerRPGRoguelike👍 7,623
$9.99Teslagrad
Dec 13 · Rain Games
Both: Puzzle · Steampunk
A journey begins... A treacherous tower... Unravel its mysteries!Discover the secrets kept in the long abandoned Tesla Tower!Magnetism and other electromagnetic powers will help you explore a non-linear world of beautiful hand-drawn environments, in a steampunk-inspired vision of old Europe.
PlatformerPuzzleIndieMetroidvania2DSteampunkSingleplayerPuzzle PlatformerActionAdventure👍 1,710
$24.99Quern - Undying Thoughts
Nov 28 · Zadbox Entertainment
Both: Puzzle · Exploration
Discover the truth about Quern’s past, unfold the mysteries of its present, and be the explorer who shapes its future. Quern introduces reusable puzzle mechanics to the classic genre, making the player think about the game as a whole, and not just as a series of individual challenges.
AdventurePuzzleMysteryAtmosphericExplorationWalking SimulatorSingleplayerFirst-PersonStory Rich3D👍 3,814
$19.99Call of the Sea
Dec 8 · Out of the Blue Games
Both: Puzzle · Exploration
Join Norah, a woman plagued by a mysterious illness, in her search for her missing husband in this adventure puzzle game set on a lush island paradise. Immerse yourself in stunning visuals and unlock forbidden secrets in a moving tale of mystery and love.
AdventurePuzzleStory RichLovecraftianFirst-PersonFemale ProtagonistIndieAtmosphericMysteryExploration👍 4,536
-75%$4.99Axiom Verge
May 14 · Thomas Happ Games LLC
Both: Pixel Graphics
Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.
MetroidvaniaIndiePixel GraphicsPlatformerGreat SoundtrackAction2DSci-fiAdventureRetro👍 5,840
$5.99Indiana Jones® and the Fate of Atlantis™
Jul 8 · LucasArts
Both: Pixel Graphics · Puzzle
The Man With The Hat Is Back In His Greatest Adventure Yet! 1939 - The eve of World War II. Nazi agents are about to get their hands on a weapon more dangerous than the atom bomb. Only Indy can stop them before they unleash the deadly secret that sank Atlantis.
Point & ClickAdventureClassic1990'sSingleplayerPixel GraphicsRetroGreat SoundtrackStory RichPuzzle👍 1,385
$14.99Rocco's Island: Ring to End the Pain
Mar 2 · Cogoo
Both: Exploration · Puzzle · Interactive Fiction
Join Evelyn on her quest to save a mysterious island in a puzzle-based atmospheric adventure with a story that spans across 30,000 years of time. Interact with fantastic characters to learn past secrets and transform the Four Elements’ kingdoms, leading up to an epic finale with shocking reveals.
ExplorationFemale ProtagonistPoint & ClickPost-apocalypticEmotionalAdventurePuzzleAtmosphericStory RichInteractive Fiction
$24.99Eastshade
Feb 13 · Eastshade Studios
Both: Exploration
You are a traveling painter, exploring the island of Eastshade. Capture the world on canvas using your artist’s easel. Talk to the inhabitants to learn about their lives. Make friends and help those in need. Visit cities, scale summits, unearth mysteries, and discover forgotten places!
AdventureFantasyOpen WorldExplorationRPGAtmosphericRelaxingFirst-PersonStory RichColorful👍 5,184
$9.99Analogue: A Hate Story
Apr 27 · Love Conquers All Games
Both: Interactive Fiction
A dark visual mystery novel featuring transhumanism, traditional marriage, loneliness, and cosplay. Two pursuable characters. Five endings. Welcome to the future.
Visual NovelAnimeIndieSci-fiStory RichInteractive FictionLGBTQ+SingleplayerHackingGreat Soundtrack👍 1,695
-45%$4.94Murky Divers
Dec 12 · Embers
Both: Exploration
Solo or up to 8 players. Get rid of your employer's failed experiments in abandoned underwater labs. Navigate your submarine, avoid abyssal terrors, and remove all corpses.
HorrorMultiplayerFunnyOnline Co-OpFirst-PersonUnderwaterExplorationPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorDungeon Crawler👍 3,982
$19.99The House of Da Vinci 2
May 28 · Blue Brain Games
Both: Puzzle · Exploration
Become an apprentice of the famous Leonardo da Vinci. Solve handcrafted mechanical 3D puzzles and discover hidden secrets. Navigate through mesmerizing environments of the Italian Renaissance. Travel through time to influence your surroundings.
Hidden ObjectMysteryPuzzleExplorationStory RichHistoricalImmersiveEscape RoomIndieMedieval👍 2,054




