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We filtered the 43 games similar to A Plague Tale: Innocence down to the 29 that fit the “Puzzle” category. The Council, Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers and Return of the Obra Dinn top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to A Plague Tale: Innocence.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

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NarrativeDarkSolo

Year 2019Dev Asobo Studio

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Within the “Puzzle” category, the closest game to A Plague Tale: Innocence is The Council — scoring 95/100 on our similarity scale. Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers and Return of the Obra Dinn follow close behind.

#1The Council95 #2Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers94 #3Return of the Obra Dinn94 #4Still Life93 #5Tales From Off-Peak City Vol. 192

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The best puzzle games like A Plague Tale: Innocence

29 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to A Plague Tale: Innocence. Each one has been evaluated across 14 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

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The Council

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkHistoricalHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 84%· 5.6KIGDB70· 5

Year 2018Dev Big Bad Wolf · Focus EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and horror tension

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, while skipping survival mechanics

#2Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers

94

Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFantasyThird Person

Steam👍 89%· 192

Year 1993Dev Sierra On-LineOn PC · Mac

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, puzzle design and horror tension

≠ Stands apart with visual pixel, while skipping survival mechanics

#3Return of the Obra Dinn

94

Return of the Obra Dinn

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkHistoricalFantasyHorror

Steam👍 97%· 34KRAWG👍 85%· 759MC88IGDB95· 7OC89· 56

Year 2018Dev Lucas Pope · 3909Playtime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and horror tension

≠ Stands apart with punishing difficulty and visual first person, while skipping survival mechanics

93

Still Life

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 82%· 1.1KIGDB68· 3

Year 2005Dev Microids · Meridian4On PC

✓ Nearly identical: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and horror tension.

≠ Missing: survival mechanics.

#5Tales From Off-Peak City Vol. 1

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Tales From Off-Peak City Vol. 1

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorExploration

Steam👍 99%· 599

Dev Cosmo D · Cosmo D StudiosPlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and horror tension

≠ Its own twist: exploration and discovery and visual first person, while skipping survival mechanics

#6The Stanley Parable

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The Stanley Parable

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 92%· 45KRAWG👍 89%· 2.0KMC88

Year 2013Dev Galactic CafePlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: exploration and discovery and visual first person, while skipping horror tension

#7Twelve Minutes

96

Twelve Minutes

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkExplorationIsometric

Steam👍 73%· 7.9KIGDB79· 8

Year 2021Dev Luis Antonio · Annapurna InteractiveOn Xbox · PS4 · Android

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: exploration and discovery, visual isometric and visual topdown, while skipping horror tension

#8Life is Strange 2

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Life is Strange 2

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeThird Person

Steam👍 87%· 40KRAWG👍 70%· 776MC75

Year 2018Dev DONTNOD Entertainment · Square EnixPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Nearly identical: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus.

≠ Missing: horror tension.

#9Sam & Max: Save the World

95

Sam & Max: Save the World

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeThird Person

IGDB82· 2

Year 2007Dev Telltale Games · JoWooD Productions SoftwareOn PC

✓ Nearly identical: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus.

≠ Missing: horror tension.

#10The Testament of Sherlock Holmes

95

The Testament of Sherlock Holmes

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeThird PersonFirst Person

Steam👍 80%· 3.9KIGDB76· 3

Year 2012Dev Frogwares · AtlusOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: visual first person, while skipping horror tension

#11Thimbleweed Park

95

Thimbleweed Park

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrative2DPixel Art

Steam👍 93%· 4.2KIGDB83· 13OC83· 101

Year 2017Dev Terrible ToyboxOn PS4 · Linux · Android

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings visual 2d and visual pixel, while skipping horror tension

95

Gone Home

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 77%· 18KRAWG👍 69%· 887MC86IGDB74· 12OC85· 17

Year 2013Dev The Fullbright Company · Annapurna InteractivePlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · iOS

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with exploration and discovery and visual first person, while skipping horror tension

#13Nancy Drew: Tomb of the Lost Queen

95

Nancy Drew: Tomb of the Lost Queen

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeCasualExploration

Steam👍 88%· 134

Year 2012Dev HeR InteractivePlaytime ~7hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with vibe casual and exploration and discovery, while skipping horror tension

#14Nancy Drew: Danger by Design

94

Nancy Drew: Danger by Design

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeCasualExploration

Steam👍 83%· 176RAWG👍 65%· 26MC70

Year 2006Dev HeR InteractivePlaytime ~6hOn PC

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: vibe casual and exploration and discovery, while skipping horror tension

#15Nancy Drew: Danger on Deception Island

94

Nancy Drew: Danger on Deception Island

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeCasualExploration

Steam👍 92%· 286RAWG👍 85%· 20MC81

Year 2003Dev HeR InteractivePlaytime ~6hOn PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings vibe casual and exploration and discovery, while skipping horror tension

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