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La-Mulana 2
A 2D exploration-puzzle action game in which Lumisa Kosugi descends into the ancient ruins of Eg-Lana with a whip and a notebook. You copy down the inscriptions on the walls and match them to contraptions several rooms away. NIGORO's sequel to La-Mulana.
puzzleexplorationmetroidvaniaContradiction: Spot the Liar!
A live-action (FMV) murder mystery in which Detective Inspector Frederick Jenks spends one evening - 5pm to midnight - reopening a drowning in the small English village of Edenton. You interview the residents, collect what they say, then pair two statements that clash and confront the liar to unlock the next thread. Designed and scored by Tim Follin for Baggy Cat.
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A deckbuilding card game played across a candlelit table from Leshy, a narrator holed up in a cabin: you draw woodland-creature cards and sacrifice your own pieces to put them into play. Stand up from the table and the cabin itself becomes an escape-room puzzle. By Daniel Mullins, who made Pony Island.
puzzlemeta-puzzleescape-roomScene Investigators
A first-person deduction game: walk reconstructed crime scenes, work out what happened from the evidence alone, and type your answers into an exam terminal. No hints, no confirmation. From EQ Studios, makers of The Painscreek Killings, built on their stated 70/30 principle.
deductionobservationinvestigationLa-Mulana
A 2D exploration-puzzle action game in which an archaeologist descends into the vast ruins of La-Mulana with a whip and a laptop, decoding tablet inscriptions while surviving traps and monsters. NIGORO's remake of their own MSX-inspired maze game, ported to PC.
puzzleexplorationmetroidvaniaMyst
A first-person puzzle adventure: you arrive on an unknown island and move between an abandoned library and four Ages, piecing together a story of family betrayal from machines and journals alone. Cyan Worlds' own Unreal Engine rebuild of their 1993 original, walkable flat or in VR, with optional puzzle randomization.
puzzleadventurefirst-personRiven
Cyan Worlds' own ground-up 3D remake of the 1997 classic — a first-person puzzle adventure with no hints and no highlighting, where you walk a collapsing island and read its water, machines and D'ni number system to unlock its secrets.
puzzleadventureThe Painscreek Killings
A first-person detective game in which you play a journalist combing the abandoned town of Painscreek — hunting keys, notes and diaries to solve a cold murder case. No quest markers, no hint system; your own notebook is the only tool. Made and published in 2017 by EQ Studios.
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