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Outer Wilds

Explore a solar system and unravel its mysteries.

The rooms are items and the items are rooms in this recursive platformer.

From video essayist GMTK, a puzzle platformer about a robot and his magnet friend escaping a factory.

Strategically plant trees to create regions of similar shape and color.

Build and optimize complex circuits to fix corrupted files and recover lost images.

Play a game within a game to escape an old, haunted shack.

Push boxes within boxes within boxes within boxes within...

Help DadHog bring his hedgehog children home by sticking together (literally) and rotating through grid-based puzzles.

The story of a mysterious artefact told through twelve whodunits.

Designed as an introduction to DROD, solve turn-based combat puzzles as Beethro's grandfather, Gunthro.

Platform:

PlayStation 5

Web

Windows

Xbox Series X|S

iPad

Genre:

Detective

Return of the Obra Dinn
A grisly detective mystery aboard a ghost, merchant ship.
The Case of the Golden Idol
The story of a mysterious artefact told through twelve whodunits.
Her Story
Search through live action interrogation footage to unravel a detective mystery.
The Rise of the Golden Idol
Three centuries after the whodunit mysteries of the Cloudsley family, a relic hunter seeks out an artifact of unimaginable power.
Golden Idol Mysteries: The Spider of Lanka
Learn about the origins of the cursed artefact in this mystery detective DLC with 3 new whodunits to solve.
Golden Idol Mysteries: The Lemurian Vampire
The expedition to Monkey Paw Islands reaches a dark conclusion in this DLC featuring 3 new whodunit cases to crack.
Duck Detective: The Secret Salami
Help the Duck Detective solve the mystery of a sinister sausage-based conspiracy.
Strange Horticulture
Acquire and identify plants in this atmospheric detective story.
Botany Manor
Explore the stately home of a botanist, uncovering the perfect growing conditions for exotic plants.
Townframe
Alter buildings and landscapes to recreate towns from hazy memories.
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
Possess objects and solve adventure puzzles to save characters from their doomed fate.
No Case Should Remain Unsolved
Piece together witness testimonies to solve the case of a missing young girl.

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