Games similar to The Message from Deep Space

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Lessons on Strange Symbols
Use strange archaic symbols to learn a new numbers system and do some basic math.
Pikku Adventure
Learn the words and script of an alien language to deliver an important message.
Golden Idol Investigations: The Lemurian Phoenix
Unravel five additional tales of power and deceit that shaped the troubled history of Lemuria.
The Archives of Trevosa
Translate the cultural terms within reports, decrees and letters to untangle a complex royal family tree.
The Land Forgotten
Translate a manuscript from a lost civilization to investigate an entrancing watercolor world.
Senna and the Forest
Gather clues about multiple trees in a disease-ridden forest and deduce how they relate to each other.
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.
The Signal State
Combine synthesizers and modular signal-processing units to solve puzzles in a post-apocalyptic future.
Viewfinder
Reshape the world with photographs in this first-person puzzler.
Lumino City
Explore an enchanting city through a series of dazzling handcrafted dioramas.
Hackshot
Hack your way through artillery puzzles with untethered control over physics.
The Rabbit and The Owl
Explore a fading world fractured between positive and negative space.
Cypher
Learn about cryptography and use your scientific knowledge to solve various cipher challenges.
Alan's Automaton Workshop
Design mechanical birds, artificial hearts and coffee machines through state diagrams.
Family
Shift through interview snippets and music tracks to identify band members from a fictional indie scene.
Rivals
Piece together the lives and careers of two musicians across 15 years' worth of written and audio material.
Year Walk
Follow an eerie Swedish folk ritual to catch a glimpse of the future.
Chants of Sennaar
Ascend a tower, deciphering the languages of its inhabitants.
Missing Translation
Solve puzzles in an odd city where language is conveyed by lines.
The Talos Principle
Overcome puzzle rooms based on lasers, crates and drones to uncover the fate of humanity.
Kevin(1997-2077)
Delve into a heartfelt story recounted in a sprawling logographic system.
Projected Dreams
Stack up childhood toys to recreate specific silhouettes through shadow play.
The Apothecary of Trubiz
Mix potions using recipes written in an ancient script.
The Talos Principle 2
Robots rebuild human civilization in this philosophical first-person puzzler.
Myst (2021)
A genre-defining adventure across enigmatic worlds.
Thomas Was Alone
Help sentient, rectangular AIs find companionship within a puzzle-platforming mainframe.
Heaven's Vault
Decipher an ancient language to discover the fate of a lost civilization.
Neyyah
Explore a bizarre island full of mysterious machinery and learn about its previous inhabitants.
Song of Bloom
An oblique story told in unexpected, mobile-specific puzzles.

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