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Within the “Puzzle” category, the closest game to Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition is Samsara Room — scoring 80/100 on our similarity scale. Underground Blossom and Tales from the Borderlands follow close behind.

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The best puzzle games like Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition

35 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition. Each one has been evaluated across 3 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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Samsara Room

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

NarrativeSoloHorrorFirst Person2D

Steam👍 97%· 10.0K

Year 2020Dev Rusty LakeOn Android · PC · iOS

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

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, horror setting and single-player focus

Steam GOG itch.io

#2Underground Blossom

80

Underground Blossom

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

NarrativeSoloHorror2D

Steam👍 98%· 6.8KRAWG👍 92%· 25

Year 2023Dev Rusty LakePlaytime ~3hOn PC · iOS · Android

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

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, horror setting and single-player focus

#3Tales from the Borderlands

80

Tales from the Borderlands

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

NarrativeSoloMeleeSci-FiThird Person

Steam👍 94%· 19KIGDB88· 11

Year 2014Dev Telltale GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Android

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

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, visual novel storytelling and melee combat

#4Life Is Strange

80

Life Is Strange

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

NarrativeSoloFantasySci-FiExploration

Steam👍 96%· 173KIGDB79· 7

Year 2015Dev DON'T NOD · Feral InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

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

≠ Stands apart with fantasy world, setting scifi and single-player focus

#5Thimbleweed Park

80

Thimbleweed Park

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

NarrativeSolo2DPixel 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 single-player focus, visual 2d and visual pixel

#6Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons

80

Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

NarrativeSoloCo-opOfflineMultiplayer

Steam👍 94%· 41KRAWG👍 84%· 1.6KMC90IGDB83· 16OC77· 31

Year 2013Dev Starbreeze Studios · 505 GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings stealth mechanics, ranged combat and melee combat

#7Chaos on Deponia

80

Chaos on Deponia

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

NarrativeSoloSci-Fi2D

Steam👍 90%· 3.1KIGDB80· 1OC70· 9

Year 2012Dev Daedalic Entertainment · Daedalic Studio WestOn PS4 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi, single-player focus and visual 2d

#8Sam & Max: Save the World

80

Sam & Max: Save the World

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

NarrativeSoloThird Person

IGDB82· 2

Year 2007Dev Telltale Games · JoWooD Productions SoftwareOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: single-player focus and visual third person

#9Goodbye Deponia

80

Goodbye Deponia

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

NarrativeSoloSci-Fi2D

Steam👍 89%· 2.5KIGDB65· 3

Year 2013Dev Daedalic EntertainmentOn PS4 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi, single-player focus and visual 2d

Steam GOG Nintendo

#10Deponia Doomsday

80

Deponia Doomsday

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

NarrativeSoloSci-Fi2D

Steam👍 85%· 4.0KOC73· 20

Year 2016Dev Daedalic EntertainmentOn PS4 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi, single-player focus and visual 2d

#11Dreamfall Chapters

80

Dreamfall Chapters

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

NarrativeSoloCyberpunkFantasySci-Fi

Steam👍 82%· 4.5KIGDB76· 11

Year 2014Dev Red Thread Games · Deep SilverOn PS4 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings setting cyberpunk, fantasy world and setting scifi

#12Life is Strange 2

80

Life is Strange 2

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

NarrativeSoloThird Person

Steam👍 87%· 40KRAWG👍 70%· 776MC75

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

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

≠ Where it differs: brings single-player focus and visual third person

#13The Testament of Sherlock Holmes

80

The Testament of Sherlock Holmes

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

NarrativeSoloFirst PersonThird 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: single-player focus, visual first person and visual third person

80

Gone Home

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

NarrativeSoloExplorationFirst 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 single-player focus, exploration and discovery and visual first person

80

Ceville

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

NarrativeSoloMeleeFantasyThird Person

Steam👍 80%· 211MC73IGDB70· 1

Year 2009Dev Realmforge Studios · Assemble EntertainmentPlaytime ~1hOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat, fantasy world and single-player focus

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