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24 alternatives to Return of the Obra Dinn

Pre-alpha 1-bit mystery from the creator of Papers, Please

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Return of the Obra Dinn launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   none*2▲87

   A mysterious game of riddles, episode2

   2015 · whatisnone.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Play the front page of Hacker News as interactive text games▲109

   Hey HN, I hacked together this fun project that lets you play any article on the front page of Hacker News as an interactive text game. You can create a game about anything by going to infinityarcade.com/ You can also use a URL, which is what this page uses. The whole thing is open source: https://github.com/themaximal1st/InfinityArcade

   2023 · infinityarcade.com · its alternatives →

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   Obduction▲82

   The next adventure from the makers of Myst and Riven

   2015 · cyan.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Splice▲60

   An experimental and artistic puzzler

   2015 · cipherprime.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Corpse of Discovery▲64

   A first-person surreal exploration game

   2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

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   Game About Squares▲178

   Sorry in advance for the lost productivity…

   2014 · gameaboutsquares.com · its alternatives →

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   CounterSpy▲68

   A new game revisiting the spy mythology

   2014 · publish-p186768-e1959020.adobeaemcloud.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Retry▲98

   Pilot an airplane through 8-bit worlds (new game by Rovio)

   2014 · retry-game.com · its alternatives →

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   Egyptian Mysteries▲79

   A Virtual Reality investigation game in the ancient Egypt

   2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    ABZÛ▲72

    A poetic descent into the depths of the sea

    2015 · abzugame.com · its alternatives →

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    Royals▲78

    8-bit simulation game from the maker of Threes

    2015 · ashervo.itch.io · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Brickies▲87

    A fresh and colorful take on the classic breakout game

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Game About Squares (iOS)▲85

    Sorry in advance for the lost productivity… Again !

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Neon Struct▲56

    You are Jillian Cleary: an ex-spy on the run

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Inky Blocks▲95

    A colorful reimagining of Tetris

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Obduction▲107

    A new sci-fi adventure from the studio that brought you Myst

    2017 · cyan.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Anagram▲84

    A modern take on a classic game.

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    0RBITALIS▲60

    An abstract gravitational puzzler

    2015 · 0rbitalis.com · its alternatives →

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    Mr Plumbum▲85

    Test your good eye for typography.

    2016 · davidalegria.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Robber Chief▲74

    Match gems and stones before the police shows up

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Discover O▲69

    A deceptively simple and hypnotic up-down-left-right game

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Secrets of Rætikon▲85

    Solve mysteries in a beautiful and atmospheric open world.

    2015 · secrets-of-raetikon.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Dark Matty▲71

    Help Matty uncover his past.

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Logic Traces▲59

    If puzzles are your thing, then Logic Traces is your game!

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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