Games similar to Rivals

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

Family
Shift through interview snippets and music tracks to identify band members from a fictional indie scene.
Riley & Rochelle
Browse through journal entries and 90s-inspired songs to uncover the emotional story of an unlikely couple.
Mystery of the Malign
Untangle the threads behind a murder attempt at an eerie museum.
Mind Diver
Swim through mindscapes, uncovering memories to solve a tragic mystery.
The Red Pearls of Borneo
Jump between witness perspectives and moments in time to unravel the demise of a tobacco plantation.
Gorogoa
Assemble vignettes to explore a hand-drawn story.
The Operator
Assist FDI agents by finding clues, connecting evidence, and perhaps, uncovering a deeper truth.
Murder at the Birch Tree Theater
Uncover the sinister story of a community theater and its troubled musical productions.
My Friends the Monster Trainers
Identify the traits of collectible monsters from a series of letters.
Disconcordia
Sift through messages and servers in a mock Discord interface to solve this MMO-game mystery.
Deductopia: Scout Camp
Use clues in the illustrated scene to fill in the blanks of this deduction puzzle.
Little Problems
Solve small mysteries and minor inconveniences from the everyday life of an inquisitive student.
Thomas Was Alone
Help sentient, rectangular AIs find companionship within a puzzle-platforming mainframe.
The Posthumous Investigation
Observe and manipulate the suspects in this Brazilian time loop mystery.
The Case of the Dungeon Descent
Glimpse events from the past to deduce the fates of a party of adventurers.
Unheard
Listen in on conversations and solve detective cases with audio as your only evidence.
Funeral for the Sun
Investigate a magical realist world of memories to uncover a Latin American story of resistance.
The Ratline
Track down Nazi war criminals by digging through various documents.
Another Lost Phone: Laura's Story
Piece together an emotional story by browsing through a discarded phone.
Desktop Explorer
Browse through forgotten files and abandoned software to investigate a missing person's case.
Senna and the Forest
Gather clues about multiple trees in a disease-ridden forest and deduce how they relate to each other.
The Case of the Worst Day Ever
Solve silly mysteries to understand the mishaps that befell each family member.
Confidential Killings
Solve a series of unsettling murders in gritty Hollywood.
The Case of the Golden Idol
The story of a mysterious artefact told through twelve whodunits.
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.
The Turing Test
Solve modular test chambers under the watch of a disquieting AI.
Lumino City
Explore an enchanting city through a series of dazzling handcrafted dioramas.
Strange Antiquities
Explore the gloomy town of Undermere where you manage a store filled with occult antiquities.
Year Walk
Follow an eerie Swedish folk ritual to catch a glimpse of the future.

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