Games similar to Hourglass

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Take a look at some of the most similar games below.

Viewfinder
Reshape the world with photographs in this first-person puzzler.
Thanks, Light.
Give and take light to alter the rooms inside a surreal, menacing brutalist complex.
Causal Loop
Duplicate yourself to manipulate ancient alien systems.
Myst (2021)
A genre-defining adventure across enigmatic worlds.
Red Frame
Navigate the sprawling rooms of an uncanny mansion filled with detailed diorama-like puzzles.
Timebound
Explore a peaceful non-linear world based on your understanding of its time-altering mechanics.
Dear Lighthouse
Repair sabotaged machinery on a remote, eerie island.
Escape From Mystwood Mansion
Explore, find hidden compartments, and decipher codes to escape this mysterious mansion.
Islands of Insight
An open-world of floating islands, brimming with hand-crafted logic grids and environmental puzzles.
Return of the Obra Dinn
A grisly detective mystery aboard a ghost, merchant ship.
Call of the Golden Valley
Gather evidence around an Australian country town to find out why hikers have gone missing.
Quern - Undying Thoughts
Uncover the secrets of Quern, solving contraption puzzles in this first-person puzzle adventure.
Tri: Of Friendship and Madness
Conjure gravity-defying triangular platforms to explore every corner of the Odd Gods' world.
Chronescher
Solve space- and time-bending puzzles in minimalist, Escher-like environments.
We Were Here Tomorrow
Solve asymmetrical puzzles with a friend inside a futuristic facility.
The Witness
A beautiful island of maze-like line-drawing puzzles.
Nomori
Rotate portals and record object movement to navigate a whimsical spirit world.
Rhombus
Control the platforms of a small, abstract open world using handy panels.
Escape Simulator 2
A sequel to the first-person escape room classic, with immersive graphics and an updated room editor.
The Button Effect
Explore a museum of hidden connections and spatial insights, where every button has a purpose.
Coupling
Explore an abstract space where moving is your only action.
Manifold Garden
Solve physics-defying puzzles in an abstract world of infinite architecture.
Secrets of Blackrock Manor
Open up the escape rooms inside the mansion of the ill-fated Blackrock family.
LOCK
Solve your way off a mysterious island where everything is a puzzle.
We Were Here
Solve co-op puzzles in an abandoned castle with only walkie-talkies to communicate.
Mystery of the Malign
Untangle the threads behind a murder attempt at an eerie museum.
Secrets of Velendar Castle
Escape majestic rooms using observation and logic.
We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip
Take a boat ride in a derelict theme park with three bite-sized co-op challenges.
Escape the Riddlerock Ruins
Explore the ruins and unveil the secrets of a long-forgotten civilization.
The Entropy Centre
Rewind objects through time to traverse first-person puzzles and reach the Entropy Centre's core.

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