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More about this game →We filtered the 50 games similar to Gloomy Eyes down to the 36 that fit the “Adventure” category. Sayonara Wild Hearts, Amazing Adventures Around the World and The Wizard's Pen top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Gloomy Eyes.
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Within the “Adventure” category, the closest game to Gloomy Eyes is Sayonara Wild Hearts — scoring 74/100 on our similarity scale. Amazing Adventures Around the World and The Wizard's Pen follow close behind.
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The best adventure games like Gloomy Eyes
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Gloomy Eyes. Each one has been evaluated across 5 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.

✓ Nearly identical: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and vibe casual.
≠ Missing: visual third person.
Pieces of an ancient stone tablet have started turning up around the globe and the Museum needs your help to locate the pieces and find the most expensive gem ever known...the World Diamond. Under the direction of the Museum, you must immediately begin your global seek & find adventure.
It predates Gloomy Eyes by 17 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Nearly identical: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and vibe casual.
≠ Missing: visual third person.
The Wizard has vanished, and only you can find him in this spellbinding hidden-object adventure! The clues to the Wizard's whereabouts are in his workbook, but all the pages are blank. You'll need his magic pen to uncover and guess the image on each page.
It predates Gloomy Eyes by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

✓ If you enjoyed Gloomy Eyes, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and vibe casual
≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, while skipping visual third person
An unexpected storm has left you shipwrecked on a mysterious and remote private island. Seek & find cleverly hidden objects and solve puzzles to find a way off the island! Find over 2100 hidden objects in 25 intriguing and mysterious locations to find items that will help you escape!
On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Gloomy Eyes.
It predates Gloomy Eyes by 16 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ If you enjoyed Gloomy Eyes, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and vibe casual
≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world and visual 2d, while skipping visual third person
Where it drifts furthest from Gloomy Eyes: visuals.
It predates Gloomy Eyes by 22 years, with what that implies technically.

✓ If you enjoyed Gloomy Eyes, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and vibe casual
≠ Where it differs: brings visual isometric, while skipping visual third person
Dispatch is a superhero workplace comedy where choices matter. Manage a dysfunctional team of misfit heroes and strategize who to send to emergencies around the city, all while balancing office politics, personal relationships, and your own quest to become a hero.
Where it drifts furthest from Gloomy Eyes: visuals.

✓ Shared with Gloomy Eyes: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and vibe casual
≠ Stands apart with turn-based strategy, vibe relaxing and ranged combat, while skipping visual third person
It predates Gloomy Eyes by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

✓ If you enjoyed Gloomy Eyes, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and vibe casual
≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, while skipping visual third person
The heist of the century has just happened! You've been hired by the casino to find & return the stolen money before its grand opening in 16 hours. Search for over 2300 cleverly hidden objects in 25 intriguing locations to solve the Vegas Heist.
It predates Gloomy Eyes by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

✓ If you enjoyed Gloomy Eyes, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and vibe casual
≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus and exploration and discovery, while skipping visual third person
Your friend Bess Marvin is kidnapped and the only chance you have to save her is by solving a 300-year-old Bahamian mystery! Dangerous waters keep treasure hunters from exploring the reefs around Dread Isle, but this remote island might hide the riches of El Toro’s lost fleet!
On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Gloomy Eyes.
It predates Gloomy Eyes by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

✓ Like Gloomy Eyes, it's known for puzzle design, adventure storytelling and vibe casual
≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus and visual first person, while skipping visual third person
As an expert safecracker, you are hired by the wealthy family of a recently deceased to search his mansion for his last will and testament. Duncan W. Adams was an avid safe collector and an 'eccentric,' to say the least. Adams has hidden the deed to his vast fortunes in one of 35 safes.
Where it drifts furthest from Gloomy Eyes: visuals.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Gloomy Eyes.
It predates Gloomy Eyes by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

✓ Like Gloomy Eyes, it's known for puzzle design, adventure storytelling and vibe casual
≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus and exploration and discovery, while skipping visual third person
Nancy Drew®: The Creature of Kapu Cave 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. Say Aloha to Trouble in Paradise!
On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Gloomy Eyes.
It predates Gloomy Eyes by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

✓ Like Gloomy Eyes, it's known for puzzle design, adventure storytelling and vibe casual
≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus and exploration and discovery, while skipping visual third person
Touted as the most romantic event to grace the ruined halls of Ireland's Castle Malloy, the Simmons-Mallory wedding was supposed to be a fairytale beginning, but now the groom is missing! Did a banshee crash the wedding or is this a case of cold feet?
It predates Gloomy Eyes by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

✓ Shared with Gloomy Eyes: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and vibe casual
≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus and exploration and discovery, while skipping visual third person
Nancy Drew®: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek 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.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Gloomy Eyes.
It predates Gloomy Eyes by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

✓ If you enjoyed Gloomy Eyes, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and vibe casual
≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus and exploration and discovery, while skipping visual third person
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.
It predates Gloomy Eyes by 13 years, with what that implies technically.
Complete list of adventure games like Gloomy Eyes
The full catalog of games sharing gameplay DNA with Gloomy Eyes, ordered from highest to lowest similarity score. Use the filters above to narrow down by genre, setting or game mode and find the alternative that best fits your playstyle.

Neighbours from Hell
Puzzle · Adventure

Nancy Drew: Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon
Puzzle · Adventure

Nancy Drew: Legend of the Crystal Skull
Puzzle · Adventure

Neighbours from Hell Compilation
Puzzle · Adventure

Nancy Drew: The Phantom of Venice
Puzzle · Adventure

Nancy Drew: Alibi in Ashes
Puzzle · Adventure

Nancy Drew: Trail of the Twister
Puzzle · Adventure

Gorogoa
Puzzle · Adventure

Myst: Masterpiece Edition
Puzzle · Adventure

Myst III: Exile
Puzzle · Adventure

Nancy Drew: Secret of the Scarlet Hand
Puzzle · Adventure

Distraint
Puzzle · Adventure

Patrick's Parabox
Puzzle · Adventure

Samorost 2
Puzzle · Adventure

Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds
Puzzle · Adventure

Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal"
Puzzle · Adventure

Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside
Puzzle · Adventure

Lost in Play
Puzzle · Adventure

Pentiment
Puzzle · Adventure

Nancy Drew: Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake
Puzzle · Adventure

80 Days
Puzzle · Adventure



