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Games similar to Sethian

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    Web
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    Windows
    MacOS
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    Windows
    MacOS
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    Windows
    Nintendo Switch
    Nintendo Switch 2
    PlayStation 4
    Xbox One
    Xbox Series X|S
    iPad
    iPhone
    Ascend a tower, deciphering the languages of its inhabitants.
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    Windows
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  • The Message from Deep Space
    Windows
    MacOS
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  • Heaven's Vault
    Windows
    Nintendo Switch
    Nintendo Switch 2
    PlayStation 4
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    Windows
    MacOS
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    Windows
    Linux
    MacOS
    Nintendo Switch
    Nintendo Switch 2
    PlayStation 4
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    Web
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    Windows
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    Windows
    Nintendo Switch
    Nintendo Switch 2
    PlayStation 4
    PlayStation 5
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  • Emuurom
    Windows
    Linux
    MacOS
    Discover secretive creatures in a virtual land shaped by knowledge-based exploration.
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    Windows
    MacOS
    Nintendo Switch
    Nintendo Switch 2
    PlayStation 5
    Xbox One
    Xbox Series X|S
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    Windows
    Linux
    MacOS
    Nintendo Switch
    Nintendo Switch 2
    PlayStation 4
    Xbox One
    Xbox Series X|S
    Put on your adventurer's hat and dive into a dangerous maze of cryptic secrets.
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    Windows
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    Web
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    Windows
    PlayStation 5
    Xbox Series X|S
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    Windows
    Nintendo Switch
    Nintendo Switch 2
    PlayStation 5
    Xbox Series X|S
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    Windows
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    Windows
    MacOS
    Nintendo Switch
    Nintendo Switch 2
    PlayStation 4
    Xbox One
    Xbox Series X|S
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    Windows
    Linux
    MacOS
    Explore an abstract, Escher-like space where nothing is as it seems.
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    Windows
    Linux
    MacOS
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    iPad
    iPhone
    Android
    Decipher codes concealed within confidential records.
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    Windows
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    Windows
    MacOS
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    Windows
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