What is the best game similar to Orten Was The Case?

The closest game to Orten Was The Case is Control, scoring 75/100 on our similarity scale. They share 9 gameplay attributes, including adventure storytelling, horror tension and Metroidvania exploration. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like Orten Was The Case?

The three closest games to Orten Was The Case are: 1. Control (75/100, 9 shared attributes) 2. Ori and the Will of the Wisps (69/100, 8 shared attributes) 3. Hob (71/100, 8 shared attributes). All share Orten Was The Case's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 50 candidates across 11 dimensions.

Is Ori and the Will of the Wisps similar to Orten Was The Case?

Yes — Ori and the Will of the Wisps scores 69/100 similarity to Orten Was The Case. They share 8 attributes, including Metroidvania exploration and adventure storytelling. There are some notable differences in pacing or mechanics.

What Adventure games are similar to Orten Was The Case?

The best Adventure games similar to Orten Was The Case are Control, Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Hob and Amnesia: The Bunker. All share the Adventure genre alongside other key Orten Was The Case attributes like adventure storytelling, horror tension and Metroidvania exploration.

How is similarity to Orten Was The Case calculated?

We compare Orten Was The Case against every game in our catalog using 11 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Orten Was The Case experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Orten Was The Case. Each one has been evaluated across 11 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.

#1ControlClosest on genre

iRank85

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExploration

Steam👍 86%· 60KIGDB83· 15OC84· 183

Year 2019Dev Remedy Entertainment · 505 GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, horror tension and Metroidvania exploration

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, third-person shooting and first-person shooting, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Orten Was The Case: visuals.

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#2Ori and the Will of the WispsClosest on progression

iRank92

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 97%· 144KRAWG👍 89%· 1.3KMC91IGDB91· 12OC91· 178

Year 2020Dev Moon Studios · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~11hOn PC · Xbox · Nintendo

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing Metroidvania exploration, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, cozy, relaxing feel and punishing difficulty, while skipping horror tension

A New Journey Begins Embark on an adventure with all new combat and customization options while exploring a vast, exotic world encountering larger than life enemies and challenging puzzles. Seek help from discoverable allies on your path to unravel Ori’s true destiny.

Where it drifts furthest from Orten Was The Case: setting and visuals.

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#3HobClosest on tone

iRank81

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 88%· 5.5KIGDB72· 8OC75· 53

Year 2017Dev Runic GamesOn PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and Metroidvania exploration

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, deep RPG systems and action RPG combat, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Orten Was The Case: setting and visuals.

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#4Amnesia: The BunkerClosest on setting

iRank87

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExploration

Steam👍 93%· 12KIGDB85· 4OC77· 97

Year 2023Dev Frictional GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, shooter and first-person shooting, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Where it drifts furthest from Orten Was The Case: visuals and combat.

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#5Alone in the DarkClosest overall match

iRank42

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExploration

Steam👍 40%· 1.5KIGDB45· 2

Year 2008Dev Eden Games · Atari InteractiveOn PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, horror tension and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: shooter, first-person shooting and survival mechanics, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Where it drifts furthest from Orten Was The Case: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Orten Was The Case.

It predates Orten Was The Case by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 64%· 162

Year 2009Dev Boss BaddiePlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: Metroidvania exploration, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, vibe casual and punishing difficulty, while skipping horror tension

Lunnye Devitsy is the story of an alien who falls from the moon onto a huge mountainside on the planet below. Explore strange locations, aid mysterious characters and find your way home.

Where it drifts furthest from Orten Was The Case: visuals and tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Orten Was The Case.

It predates Orten Was The Case by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7Vangers

iRank87

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExploration

Steam👍 93%· 1.4KRAWG👍 77%· 83

Year 1998Dev K-D Lab · KranX ProductionsPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, horror tension and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: racing gameplay, deep RPG systems and sandbox freedom, while skipping puzzle design

Special EditionVangers was originally released in 1998 and now we present you with the special reworked edition of the game with improved performance on modern operating systems. Game still runs in 800x600 resolution though, as it was intended to do. Feature List- Vast Sandbox world - do whatever you like, just don’t get caught without Rubbox.

Where it drifts furthest from Orten Was The Case: visuals.

It predates Orten Was The Case by 25 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG

#8Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Definitive Edition

iRank79

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExploration

Steam👍 79%· 14K

Year 2021Dev Grove Street Games · Rockstar GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · Android

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, horror tension and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: shooter, third-person shooting and racing gameplay, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Orten Was The Case: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Orten Was The Case.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExploration

Steam👍 83%· 20KIGDB77· 7OC77· 208

Year 2022Dev Tango Gameworks · Bethesda SoftworksOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, horror tension and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Orten Was The Case: visuals.

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#10Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

iRank93

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 93%· 30KRAWG👍 93%· 3.1KMC94IGDB94· 4

Year 2002Dev Rockstar North · Rockstar GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, shooter and racing gameplay, while skipping horror tension

Tighter and more focused than the open worlds that followed it, with a compact city you learn by heart rather than by map marker. Driving carries most of the game. The shooting has aged badly — no proper cover, stiff aiming — and missions restart from the beginning, which turns a late failure into a long redo.

Where it drifts furthest from Orten Was The Case: visuals.

It predates Orten Was The Case by 21 years, with what that implies technically.

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#11Resident Evil Village

iRank90

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExploration

Steam👍 96%· 147KRAWG👍 91%· 1.1KMC83IGDB87· 15OC84· 216

Year 2021Dev CapcomPlaytime ~15hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with horror tension, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, first-person shooting and shooter, while skipping puzzle design

Experience survival horror like never before in the eighth major installment in the storied Resident Evil franchise - Resident Evil Village.

Where it drifts furthest from Orten Was The Case: visuals and combat.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExploration

Steam👍 90%· 132KIGDB83· 12OC83· 173

Year 2019Dev 4A Games · Deep SilverOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, horror tension and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, first-person shooting and survival mechanics, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Orten Was The Case: visuals and setting.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExploration

Steam👍 92%· 21KIGDB77· 11

Year 2012Dev Digital Extremes · 2K GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with horror tension, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: shooter, first-person shooting and survival mechanics, while skipping puzzle design

Quad-wielding combat: two guns plus two demon arms that grab, throw and tear, which makes fights faster and more physical than the first game. The comic-book art style holds up well. It is short — a single sitting for many players — and the darkness-and-light mechanic reduces most encounters to shooting out the same lamps.

Where it drifts furthest from Orten Was The Case: visuals and game mode.

It predates Orten Was The Case by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#14Disney•Pixar Finding Nemo

iRank76

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 76%· 217

Year 2015Dev KnowWonder · Disney InteractivePlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings vibe casual, fantasy world and visual third person, while skipping horror tension

Disney/Pixar's Finding Nemo features two main storylines. As in the 2003 animated feature film, the clown fish Nemo is headed for his first day at school when he's captured near Australia's Great Barrier Reef by a scuba diver and winds up in an aquarium in a dentist's office.

Where it drifts furthest from Orten Was The Case: setting and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Orten Was The Case.

It predates Orten Was The Case by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam

#15Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter

iRank73

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExploration3D

Steam👍 80%· 14KIGDB67· 8OC65· 41

Year 2016Dev Frogwares · Bigben InteractiveOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, vibe casual and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping horror tension

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Orten Was The Case.

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Adventure · Platformer

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Adventure · Shooter

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Adventure · Puzzle

Bully: Scholarship Edition

Adventure · Sandbox

Grand Theft Auto III

Third-person shooter · Adventure

I Am Alive

Survival · Adventure

Hatred

Shooter · FPS

Disney Infinity 2.0: Gold Edition

Adventure · Sandbox

Mafia II: Definitive Edition

Adventure · Shooter

Postal III

FPS · Shooter

Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered

Adventure

High on Life

Shooter · FPS

Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon

Shooter · FPS

Just Cause 3

Adventure · Shooter

Grand Theft Auto IV

Adventure · Third-person shooter

Crimson Desert

Adventure

Far Cry: Primal

Survival · Shooter

Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes

Adventure · Shooter

Just Cause 4

Adventure · Shooter

Need for Speed: Rivals

Racing · Adventure

Just Cause 2

Third-person shooter · Adventure

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Adventure · Shooter

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Adventure · Shooter

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Shooter · Third-person shooter

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Adventure

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Racing · Simulation

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Third-person shooter · Adventure

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Shooter · Third-person shooter

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best game similar to Orten Was The Case?: The closest game to Orten Was The Case is Control, scoring 75/100 on our similarity scale. They share 9 gameplay attributes, including adventure storytelling, horror tension and Metroidvania exploration. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like Orten Was The Case?: The three closest games to Orten Was The Case are: 1. Control (75/100, 9 shared attributes) 2. Ori and the Will of the Wisps (69/100, 8 shared attributes) 3. Hob (71/100, 8 shared attributes). All share Orten Was The Case's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 50 candidates across 11 dimensions.
Is Ori and the Will of the Wisps similar to Orten Was The Case?: Yes — Ori and the Will of the Wisps scores 69/100 similarity to Orten Was The Case. They share 8 attributes, including Metroidvania exploration and adventure storytelling. There are some notable differences in pacing or mechanics.
What Adventure games are similar to Orten Was The Case?: The best Adventure games similar to Orten Was The Case are Control, Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Hob and Amnesia: The Bunker. All share the Adventure genre alongside other key Orten Was The Case attributes like adventure storytelling, horror tension and Metroidvania exploration.
How is similarity to Orten Was The Case calculated?: We compare Orten Was The Case against every game in our catalog using 11 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Orten Was The Case experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.