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Games similar to Animal Well

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  • La-Mulana
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    Nintendo Switch
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    Put on your adventurer's hat and dive into a dangerous maze of cryptic secrets.
  • La-Mulana 2
    Windows
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    Nintendo Switch
    PlayStation 4
    Xbox Series X|S
    Xbox One
    Unravel the mysteries of a sprawling, deadly network of underground ruins.
  • Outer Wilds
    Windows
    Nintendo Switch
    PlayStation 4
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    Xbox Series X|S
    Xbox One
    Explore a solar system and unravel its mysteries.
  • Emuurom
    Windows
    Linux
    MacOS
    Discover secretive creatures in a virtual land shaped by knowledge-based exploration.
  • Fez
    Windows
    Linux
    MacOS
    Nintendo Switch
    PlayStation 4
    Explore the third dimension in this retro-style 2D puzzle platformer.
  • Full Bore
    Windows
    Linux
    Dig deep into Full Bore Mining Co.'s mines, discovering an open-world of block-pushing puzzles and dark secrets.
  • Once Glorious Artahk
    Windows
    Solve murals and mysteries among the ruins of a bygone city.
  • Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask
    Help the puzzle-solving team expose the villainous Masked Gentleman.
  • Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy
    Tackle an eclectic collection of puzzles as you go after the artifacts of a mythical civilization.
  • Professor Layton and the Last Specter
    Meet young Luke and investigate a paranormal mystery through a new collection of brain teasers.
  • Call of the Sea
    Windows
    Nintendo Switch
    PlayStation 4
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    Xbox Series X|S
    Xbox One
    Discover arcane knowledge on a remote South Pacific island.
  • Bionic Bay
    Windows
    PlayStation 5
    Swap positions and shift gravity in the sci-fi landscapes of this cinematic puzzle-platformer.
  • Cursed Travels: Sunken City
    Windows
    Explore haunted lands filled with mysteries, riddles and puzzles.
  • Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
    Windows
    Nintendo Switch
    PlayStation 4
    PlayStation 5
    You have been invited to Hotel Letztes Jahr, a strange manor full of lateral puzzles and a dark past.
  • Portal 2
    Windows
    Linux
    Nintendo Switch
    Xbox Series X|S
    Xbox One
    Portal returns with an expansive story, new mechanics, and a co-op mode.
  • Tunic
    Windows
    MacOS
    Nintendo Switch
    PlayStation 4
    PlayStation 5
    Xbox Series X|S
    Xbox One
    What appears to be a difficult Souls-like adventure game hides layers of secrets and discoveries.
  • Sensorium
    Windows
    Explore the five senses in this non-linear first-person puzzle game.
  • Monomoon
    Windows
    Shine a moon-light on the many mysteries of a tiny open world.
  • Atlantis no Puzzle
    Windows
    Linux
    MacOS
    Web
    Recover the fabled treasure of Atlantis, learning the rules of its mysterious items.
  • Professor Layton and the Curious Village
    iPad
    iPhone
    Android
    Join Professor Layton and his apprentice in a series of brain-teasers from the inhabitants of St. Mystere.
  • Antichamber
    Windows
    Linux
    MacOS
    Explore an abstract, Escher-like space where nothing is as it seems.
  • Leap Year
    Windows
    Discover the secrets of falling in a platforming world where a plain jump could kill you.
  • Blue Prince
    Windows
    PlayStation 5
    Xbox Series X|S
    Search for Room 46 in a mysterious manor where the rooms are different each time you enter.
  • Öoo
    Windows
    Use bombs to launch yourself into the air and perform joyful caterpillar tricks.
  • Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box
    iPad
    iPhone
    Android
    Embark on the Molentary Express to follow the trail of a fabled and dangerous box.
  • Year Walk
    Windows
    MacOS
    iPad
    iPhone
    Follow an eerie Swedish folk ritual to catch a glimpse of the future.
  • Maelstrom Legacy: The Tesla Mystery
    Windows
    MacOS
    Join a young inventor looking into the disappearance of a scientist in Paris, one puzzle at a time.
  • Professor Layton and the Unwound Future
    iPad
    iPhone
    Android
    Investigate the disappearance of several scientists in a puzzle-filled version of London.
  • Detective Grimoire
    Windows
    Linux
    MacOS
    iPad
    iPhone
    Gather clues to uncover the secret of a swamp and its alleged mythical creature.
  • Glowkeeper
    Windows
    Linux
    MacOS
    Use match-3 mechanics on obstacles to navigate a mysterious, interconnected world.

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