
29 Puzzle games like Portrait of a Torn that you should try
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More about this game →We filtered the 47 games similar to Portrait of a Torn down to the 29 that fit the “Puzzle” category. What Remains of Edith Finch, Batman: The Enemy Within and Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Portrait of a Torn.
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Within the “Puzzle” category, the closest game to Portrait of a Torn is What Remains of Edith Finch — scoring 84/100 on our similarity scale. Batman: The Enemy Within and Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series follow close behind.
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The best puzzle games like Portrait of a Torn
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Portrait of a Torn. Each one has been evaluated across 8 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.

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and visual novel storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat and visual third person, while skipping exploration and discovery
Where it drifts furthest from Portrait of a Torn: visuals.

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and visual novel storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat and visual third person, while skipping exploration and discovery
Batman: The Enemy Within, 2017, is an episodic point-and-click graphic adventure video game, a sequel to 2016's Batman: The Telltale Series.
Where it drifts furthest from Portrait of a Torn: visuals.
It predates Portrait of a Torn by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, puzzle design and visual novel storytelling
≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, melee combat and setting scifi, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere
Where it drifts furthest from Portrait of a Torn: visuals.
It predates Portrait of a Torn by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus
≠ Its own twist: horror tension and horror setting, while skipping visual novel storytelling
Tales From Off-Peak City Vol. 1 is set in the same universe as both The Norwood Suite and Off-Peak, Cosmo D’s previous games. It’s a hazy Sunday morning on the corner of July Avenue and Yam Street.

✓ Nearly identical: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus.
≠ Missing: visual novel storytelling.
The Stanley Parable is a first-person interactive story game. Being initially released in 2011 as a modification for Half-Live 2, it was entirely remade in 2013, featuring updated graphics and more content.
It predates Portrait of a Torn by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus
≠ Its own twist: historical setting, visual 2d and visual pixel, while skipping visual novel storytelling
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
Where it drifts furthest from Portrait of a Torn: visuals.

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus
≠ Stands apart with horror setting, fantasy world and setting scifi, while skipping visual novel storytelling
Where it drifts furthest from Portrait of a Torn: visuals.
It predates Portrait of a Torn by 37 years, with what that implies technically.

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus
≠ Its own twist: visual isometric, visual topdown and visual 3d, while skipping visual novel storytelling
Where it drifts furthest from Portrait of a Torn: visuals.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Portrait of a Torn.

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus
≠ Its own twist: fantasy world and visual third person, while skipping visual novel storytelling
Where it drifts furthest from Portrait of a Torn: visuals.

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus
≠ Stands apart with horror tension, punishing difficulty and historical setting, while skipping visual novel storytelling
In 1802, the merchant ship "Obra Dinn" set out from London for the Orient with over 200 tons of trade goods. Six months later it hadn't met its rendezvous point at the Cape of Good Hope and was declared lost at sea.

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus
≠ Stands apart with vibe casual, horror setting and visual 2d, while skipping visual novel storytelling
Nancy Drew®: The Haunted Carousel 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 Portrait of a Torn: visuals.
It predates Portrait of a Torn by 21 years, with what that implies technically.

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus
≠ Stands apart with vibe relaxing, melee combat and setting anime, while skipping visual novel storytelling
Check out the free prologue chapter here!https://store.steampowered.
Where it drifts furthest from Portrait of a Torn: visuals.

✓ Nearly identical: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus.
≠ Missing: visual novel storytelling.
Portland. It's June 7, 1995. After a year of living abroad, the game's main character, 21-year-old girl Katie Greenbriar, finally returns home, waiting for a warm welcome from her family. But somehow, she finds that there is no one in the house! Where is everyone? What happened here?
On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Portrait of a Torn.
It predates Portrait of a Torn by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus
≠ Its own twist: vibe casual, while skipping visual novel storytelling
Nancy Drew®: Curse of Blackmoor Manor 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.
It predates Portrait of a Torn by 20 years, with what that implies technically.
Complete list of puzzle games like Portrait of a Torn
The full catalog of games sharing gameplay DNA with Portrait of a Torn, 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.

Nancy Drew: Secret of the Old Clock
Adventure · Puzzle

Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers
Adventure · Puzzle

A Plague Tale: Innocence
Adventure · Horror

The Council
Adventure · RPG

Still Life
Adventure · Puzzle

Somerville
Adventure · Puzzle

Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series
Adventure · Puzzle

Samsara Room
Adventure · Puzzle

The Testament of Sherlock Holmes
Adventure · Puzzle

Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Water's Edge
Adventure · Puzzle

Life Is Strange
Adventure · Puzzle

Nancy Drew: Tomb of the Lost Queen
Adventure · Puzzle

Dreamfall Chapters
Adventure · Puzzle

Nancy Drew: Danger by Design
Adventure · Puzzle
