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01 We Were Here Cover

2017 · Mac, Switch, PC

We Were Here

87%

Lost and separated in an abandoned castle set in a frozen wasteland. Your only possession left is a walkie-talkie, with a familiar voice on the other end. Can the both of you find your way out in time?

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87% Starker DNA-Match
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Indie Genre Puzzle Genre Action Theme Multiplayer Mode Single player Mode Puzzles Game feel Multiplayer Game feel
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02 Shovel Knight: Pocket Dungeon Cover

2021 · Android, Mac, Switch

Shovel Knight: Pocket Dungeon

81%

Delve with Shovel Knight into the depths of the Pocket Dungeon in an action-packed puzzle adventure mashup like none other! Join your mysterious guide Puzzle Knight as you shovel through scads of foes, procure new equipment, and battle bosses both familiar and...

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81% Sehr nah dran
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Indie Genre Puzzle Genre Action Theme Multiplayer Mode Single player Mode Puzzles Game feel Multiplayer Game feel
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03 Lorelei and the Laser Eyes Cover

2024 · Switch, Switch 2, PC

Lorelei and the Laser Eyes

69%

A woman, summoned by an eccentric man to participate in a project in an old hotel somewhere in central Europe, becomes embroiled in a game of illusions, increasingly dangerous and surreal. Now you are invited to fall into the same rabbit hole, in a non-linear...

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69% Sehr nah dran
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Indie Genre Puzzle Genre Action Theme Single player Mode Puzzles Game feel
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04 Don't Knock Twice Cover

2017 · Switch, PC, PS4

Don't Knock Twice

69%

Don't Knock Twice is a single-player first-person survival horror game with support for virtual reality headsets. The player explores a large manor house in search of a missing daughter, interacting with almost every object and following hints delivered throug...

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69% Sehr nah dran
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Indie Genre Puzzle Genre Action Theme Single player Mode Puzzles Game feel
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05 I and Me Cover

2016 · Switch, PC, PS4

I and Me

69%

If there were another me, Observing myself from the perspective of a spectator, How would I regard another me?

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69% Sehr nah dran
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Indie Genre Puzzle Genre Action Theme Single player Mode Puzzles Game feel
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06 Incredible Mandy Cover

2018 · Switch, PC, PS4

Incredible Mandy

69%

Experience a fantastic adventure across vast landscapes. From mountain top to canyon deep, from sea shores to hidden corridors, search for clues and solve the creative puzzles never seen elsewhere; use the sword in your hand and wisdom in your mind to challeng...

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69% Sehr nah dran
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Indie Genre Puzzle Genre Action Theme Single player Mode Puzzles Game feel
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07 Assassin's Creed Brotherhood Cover

2010 · Mac, PC, PS3

Assassin's Creed Brotherhood

65%

Assassin's Creed Brotherhood is an action-adventure game set in Rome, where Master Assassin Ezio Auditore takes on the Templar Order. Players recruit and command a Brotherhood of Assassins to dismantle the corrupt powers entrenched in the city. The game combin...

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65% Spannender Match
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Puzzle Genre Action Theme Multiplayer Mode Single player Mode Puzzles Game feel Multiplayer Game feel
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08 The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth Cover

2014 · Linux, Mac, New 3DS

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

65%

A top-down roguelike action-adventure game and remake of the 2011 original, rebuilt from its Flash engine to enable expanded content and features. Players control Isaac through procedurally generated dungeon floors, using tears as projectiles to defeat monster...

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65% Spannender Match
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Indie Genre Puzzle Genre Action Theme Multiplayer Mode Single player Mode Puzzles Game feel Multiplayer Game feel
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09 Portal 2 Cover

2011 · Linux, Mac, Switch

Portal 2

63%

Sequel to the acclaimed Portal (2007), Portal 2 pits the protagonist of the original game, Chell, and her new robot friend, Wheatley, against more puzzles conceived by GLaDOS, an A.I. with the sole purpose of testing the Portal Gun's mechanics and taking reven...

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63% Spannender Match
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Puzzle Genre Action Theme Multiplayer Mode Single player Mode Puzzles Game feel Multiplayer Game feel
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10 Half-Life Cover

1998 · Linux, Mac, PC

Half-Life

63%

Half-Life is a 1998 first-person shooter (FPS) game developed by Valve Corporation and published by Sierra Studios for Windows. It was Valve's debut product and the first game in the Half-Life series. The player assumes the role of Gordon Freeman, a theoretica...

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63% Spannender Match
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11 Uncharted: The Lost Legacy Cover
63%

Uncharted: The Lost Legacy is a single-player action-adventure game played from a third-person perspective, and a standalone expansion in the Uncharted series. Players guide treasure hunter Chloe Frazer through towns, ruins, and temples across the Western Ghat...

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63% Spannender Match
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Puzzle Genre Action Theme Multiplayer Mode Single player Mode Puzzles Game feel Multiplayer Game feel
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12 Metamorphosis Cover

2020 · Switch, PC, PS4

Metamorphosis

63%

Metamorphosis is a first-person puzzle platforming adventure. Wake up as Gregor, turned into a tiny bug, and use your newfound abilities and nimble legs to uncover the truth behind your mysterious transformation.

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63% Spannender Match
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Indie Genre Puzzle Genre Action Theme Single player Mode Puzzles Game feel
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13 Tomb Raider Cover

2013 · Android, Linux, Mac

Tomb Raider

61%

Tomb Raider explores the intense and gritty origin story of Lara Croft and her ascent from a young woman to a hardened survivor. Armed only with raw instincts and the ability to push beyond the limits of human endurance, Lara must fight to unravel the dark his...

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61% Spannender Match
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Puzzle Genre Action Theme Multiplayer Mode Single player Mode Puzzles Game feel Multiplayer Game feel
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14 Life Is Strange Cover

2015 · Android, Linux, Mac

Life Is Strange

61%

Life Is Strange is a five part episodic game that sets out to revolutionize story based choice and consequence games by allowing the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

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61% Spannender Match
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Indie Genre Puzzle Genre Action Theme Single player Mode Puzzles Game feel
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15 BioShock 2 Cover

2010 · Mac, PC, PS3

BioShock 2

61%

BioShock 2 is the second game of the BioShock series and the sequel to BioShock. It continues the grand storyline of the underwater metropolis Rapture. BioShock 2 capitalizes and improves upon the high-quality effects, unique gameplay elements, and immersive a...

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61% Spannender Match
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Puzzle Genre Action Theme Multiplayer Mode Single player Mode Puzzles Game feel Multiplayer Game feel
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16 Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Cover

2013 · Android, Switch, PC

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons

61%

Brothers is presented from a third-person view overlooking the two brothers. The brothers are moved individually by two thumbsticks on the controller. The controller triggers also cause the respective brother to interact with the game world, such as talking to...

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61% Spannender Match
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17 Soma Cover

2015 · Linux, Mac, Switch

Soma

61%

SOMA is a sci-fi horror game from Frictional Games, the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent. It is an unsettling story about identity, consciousness, and what it means to be human. Enter the world of SOMA and face horrors buried deep beneath the ocean waves...

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61% Spannender Match
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Indie Genre Puzzle Genre Action Theme Single player Mode Puzzles Game feel
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18 Gone Home Cover

2013 · Linux, Mac, Switch

Gone Home

61%

A first-person exploratory game taking place in 1995 in which Katie, a university student back from Europe, arrives at her family's newly inherited mansion only to find nobody there, with a note from her younger sister Sam suggesting that she's left home. Kati...

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61% Spannender Match
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Indie Genre Puzzle Genre Action Theme Single player Mode Puzzles Game feel
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19 Amnesia: The Dark Descent Cover

2010 · Linux, Mac, Switch

Amnesia: The Dark Descent

61%

Amnesia: The Dark Descent is a survival horror video game by Frictional Games. The game features a protagonist named Daniel exploring a dark and foreboding castle, while trying to maintain his sanity by avoiding monsters and other terrifying obstructions. The...

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61% Spannender Match
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Indie Genre Puzzle Genre Action Theme Single player Mode Puzzles Game feel
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20 Abzu Cover

2016 · Switch, PC, PS4

Abzu

61%

Abzu is an exploration game where you are a lone diver in a lush ocean world. The diver descends deeper and deeper into the depths, where she will encounter majestic creatures, discover ancient secrets, and search for her true purpose. Abzu roughly translates...

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61% Spannender Match
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Indie Genre Puzzle Genre Action Theme Single player Mode Puzzles Game feel
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