48 Games like Beat Slayer that you should try

#3Runaway: A Road Adventure

Steam GOG Nintendo

iRank77

GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrative2D

Steam👍 77%· 769

Year 2001Dev Pendulo Studios · FX InteractiveOn PC

✓ If you enjoyed Beat Slayer, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and deep RPG systems

≠ Stands apart with visual 2d, while skipping action RPG combat

Where it drifts furthest from Beat Slayer: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Beat Slayer.

It predates Beat Slayer by 23 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4The Room 4: Old Sins

iRank93

GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeExplorationHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 98%· 18KRAWG👍 92%· 97MC86

Year 2018Dev Fireproof GamesPlaytime ~5hOn PC · iOS · Android

✓ Like Beat Slayer, it's known for puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, horror setting and visual first person, while skipping action RPG combat

Enter The Room: Old Sins and be transported to a place where tactile exploration meets challenging puzzles and a captivating story. The sudden disappearance of an ambitious engineer and his high-society wife provokes the hunt for a precious artefact.

Where it drifts furthest from Beat Slayer: visuals and progression.

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#5Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside

iRank95

GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeIsometricCasual2D

Steam👍 98%· 1.3KRAWG👍 90%· 30

Year 1996Dev Humongous Entertainment · Nightdive StudiosPlaytime ~4hOn PC · iOS · Android

✓ Like Beat Slayer, it's known for puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: vibe casual and visual 2d, while skipping action RPG combat

Sam is an ordinary kid who, with the help of his red cape, turns into "superhero" Pajama Sam. In No Need to Hide When It’s Dark Outside, Pajama Sam journeys into the land of darkness (his closet) to face his fears.

It predates Beat Slayer by 28 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6Nancy Drew: The Deadly Device

iRank91

GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeExplorationCasual

Steam👍 91%· 92

Year 2012Dev HeR InteractivePlaytime ~6hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ If you enjoyed Beat Slayer, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with vibe casual, while skipping action RPG combat

Fear lingers in a remote laboratory after a physicist's suspicious demise. A police investigation resulted in nothing except a case as cold as the secretive personalities and steel walls that enshroud a top-secret Tesla-inspired facility.

Where it drifts furthest from Beat Slayer: progression.

It predates Beat Slayer by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7The Curse of Monkey Island

iRank97

GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeFantasyHistorical2D

Steam👍 97%· 3.0K

Year 1997Dev LucasArts · ActivisionOn PC · Mac

✓ Like Beat Slayer, it's known for puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world, historical setting and visual 2d, while skipping action RPG combat

Where it drifts furthest from Beat Slayer: visuals.

It predates Beat Slayer by 27 years, with what that implies technically.

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#8JazzpunkClosest on combat

iRank87

GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloMeleeExplorationCyberpunkFirst Person

Steam👍 94%· 8.1KIGDB83· 8OC75· 35

Year 2014Dev Necrophone Games · Adult Swim GamesOn Linux · PC · Mac

✓ If you enjoyed Beat Slayer, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with setting cyberpunk, visual first person and visual pixel, while skipping action RPG combat

Where it drifts furthest from Beat Slayer: visuals and progression.

It predates Beat Slayer by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#9Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis

iRank90

GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeIsometricDarkFantasy

Steam👍 94%· 1.5KRAWG👍 85%· 113

Year 1992Dev LucasArts Entertainment · Disney InteractivePlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Like Beat Slayer, it's known for puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, fantasy world and historical setting, while skipping action RPG combat

The Man With The Hat Is Back In His Greatest Adventure Yet! 1939 - The eve of World War II. Nazi agents are about to get their hands on a weapon more dangerous than the atom bomb. Only Indy can stop them before they unleash the deadly secret that sank Atlantis.

It predates Beat Slayer by 32 years, with what that implies technically.

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#10I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy and the Liar

iRank96

GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeFirst Person

Steam👍 96%· 1.3K

Year 2021Dev Schell GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS

✓ Like Beat Slayer, it's known for puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with visual first person, while skipping action RPG combat

Well, Agent, it looks like the Zoraxis organisation is up to their old tricks with a new scheme for world domination. It's up to you to expose their diabolical plot and put a stop to it.

Where it drifts furthest from Beat Slayer: visuals.

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#11The Talos Principle

iRank91

GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeExplorationHardcoreSci-Fi

Steam👍 95%· 33KIGDB87· 12OC87· 58

Year 2014Dev Croteam · Devolver DigitalOn PS4 · Linux · Android

✓ Like Beat Slayer, it's known for puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with punishing difficulty, setting scifi and visual first person, while skipping action RPG combat

Where it drifts furthest from Beat Slayer: visuals and progression.

It predates Beat Slayer by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#12Nancy Drew: Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon

Steam Epic Xbox

iRank89

GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeExplorationCasual

Steam👍 96%· 397RAWG👍 86%· 22MC77

Year 2005Dev HeR InteractivePlaytime ~5hOn PC

✓ If you enjoyed Beat Slayer, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with vibe casual, while skipping action RPG combat

Nancy Drew®: Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon is a first-person perspective, point-and-click adventure game. The player is Nancy Drew and has to solve a mystery. Explore rich environments for clues, interrogate suspects, and solve puzzles and mini-games.

Where it drifts furthest from Beat Slayer: progression.

It predates Beat Slayer by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

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#13Nancy Drew: Legend of the Crystal Skull

iRank87

GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeExplorationCasual

Steam👍 91%· 213MC79

Year 2007Dev HeR InteractivePlaytime ~7hOn PC

✓ If you enjoyed Beat Slayer, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: vibe casual, while skipping action RPG combat

Nancy Drew®: Legend of the Crystal Skull is a first-person perspective, point-and-click adventure game. The player is Nancy Drew and has to solve a mystery. Explore rich environments for clues, interrogate suspects, and solve puzzles and mini-games.

Where it drifts furthest from Beat Slayer: progression.

It predates Beat Slayer by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

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#14Beneath a Steel Sky

iRank89

GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeExplorationDarkCyberpunk

Steam👍 89%· 567

Year 1994Dev Revolution Software · Virgin Interactive Entertainment (Europe) Ltd.On Linux · PC · iOS

✓ Like Beat Slayer, it's known for puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, setting cyberpunk and setting scifi, while skipping action RPG combat

Where it drifts furthest from Beat Slayer: visuals and progression.

It predates Beat Slayer by 30 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeDarkFantasySci-Fi

Steam👍 95%· 13K

Year 2015Dev Fireproof GamesOn Android · PC · iOS

✓ Shared with Beat Slayer: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and fantasy world, while skipping action RPG combat

Where it drifts furthest from Beat Slayer: visuals.

It predates Beat Slayer by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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