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We filtered the 49 games similar to Riven: The Sequel to Myst down to the 31 that fit the “Puzzle” category. Nancy Drew: The Captive Curse, Nancy Drew: Secret of the Old Clock and Nancy Drew: Tomb of the Lost Queen top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Riven: The Sequel to Myst.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

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NarrativeHardcoreSolo

Year 1997Dev Cyan Worlds

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Within the “Puzzle” category, the closest game to Riven: The Sequel to Myst is Nancy Drew: The Captive Curse — scoring 96/100 on our similarity scale. Nancy Drew: Secret of the Old Clock and Nancy Drew: Tomb of the Lost Queen follow close behind.

#1Nancy Drew: The Captive Curse96 #2Nancy Drew: Secret of the Old Clock95 #3Nancy Drew: Tomb of the Lost Queen95 #4Nancy Drew: Danger on Deception Island95 #5Nancy Drew: Curse of Blackmoor Manor95

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The best puzzle games like Riven: The Sequel to Myst

31 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Riven: The Sequel to Myst. Each one has been evaluated across 10 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.

#1Nancy Drew: The Captive Curse

96

Nancy Drew: The Captive Curse

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloCasualNarrativeExploration

Steam👍 89%· 229RAWG👍 75%· 20

Year 2011Dev HeR InteractivePlaytime ~7hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Nearly identical: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and vibe casual.

≠ Missing: punishing difficulty.

#2Nancy Drew: Secret of the Old Clock

95

Nancy Drew: Secret of the Old Clock

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeCasualExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 90%· 251RAWG👍 67%· 21MC80IGDB80· 1

Year 2005Dev HeR InteractivePlaytime ~6hOn PC

✓ Nearly identical: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus.

≠ Missing: punishing difficulty.

#3Nancy Drew: Tomb of the Lost Queen

95

Nancy Drew: Tomb of the Lost Queen

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeCasualExploration

Steam👍 88%· 134

Year 2012Dev HeR InteractivePlaytime ~7hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Nearly identical: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus.

≠ Missing: punishing difficulty.

#4Nancy Drew: Danger on Deception Island

95

Nancy Drew: Danger on Deception Island

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeCasualExploration

Steam👍 92%· 286RAWG👍 85%· 20MC81

Year 2003Dev HeR InteractivePlaytime ~6hOn PC

✓ Nearly identical: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus.

≠ Missing: punishing difficulty.

#5Nancy Drew: Curse of Blackmoor Manor

95

Nancy Drew: Curse of Blackmoor Manor

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeCasualExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 88%· 429RAWG👍 89%· 27MC81

Year 2004Dev HeR InteractivePlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Nearly identical: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus.

≠ Missing: punishing difficulty.

#6Nancy Drew: Danger by Design

95

Nancy Drew: Danger by Design

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeCasualExploration

Steam👍 83%· 176RAWG👍 65%· 26MC70

Year 2006Dev HeR InteractivePlaytime ~6hOn PC

✓ Nearly identical: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus.

≠ Missing: punishing difficulty.

#7Pajama Sam 2: Thunder And Lightning Aren't So Frightening

95

Pajama Sam 2: Thunder And Lightning Aren't So Frightening

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloCasualNarrative2D

Steam👍 98%· 359RAWG👍 91%· 21

Year 1998Dev Humongous Entertainment · Nightdive StudiosPlaytime ~3hOn PC · iOS · Android

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and vibe casual

≠ Where it differs: brings visual 2d, while skipping punishing difficulty

#8Putt-Putt Joins the Parade

95

Putt-Putt Joins the Parade

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloCasualNarrativeIsometric2D

Steam👍 94%· 344

Year 1992Dev Humongous Entertainment · Nightdive StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC · iOS · Android

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, puzzle design and vibe casual

≠ Its own twist: visual isometric and visual 2d, while skipping punishing difficulty

#9My Brother Rabbit

95

My Brother Rabbit

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloCasualNarrative2D

Steam👍 96%· 2.0KRAWG👍 76%· 45OC77· 16

Year 2018Dev Artifex MundiPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, puzzle design and vibe casual

≠ Its own twist: visual 2d, while skipping punishing difficulty

#10Nancy Drew: Ghost of Thornton Hall

94

Nancy Drew: Ghost of Thornton Hall

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeCasualExploration2D

Steam👍 93%· 315RAWG👍 86%· 21

Year 2013Dev HeR InteractivePlaytime ~6hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Its own twist: visual 2d, while skipping punishing difficulty

#11Nancy Drew: Secrets Can Kill REMASTERED

94

Nancy Drew: Secrets Can Kill REMASTERED

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeCasualExploration2D

Steam👍 78%· 327RAWG👍 68%· 22

Year 2011Dev HeR InteractivePlaytime ~4hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Where it differs: brings visual 2d, while skipping punishing difficulty

94

Gone Home

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 77%· 18KRAWG👍 69%· 887MC86IGDB74· 12OC85· 17

Year 2013Dev The Fullbright Company · Annapurna InteractivePlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · iOS

✓ Nearly identical: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus.

≠ Missing: punishing difficulty.

93

Florence

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloCasualNarrativeCozy2D

Steam👍 93%· 16KIGDB80· 1OC85· 16

Year 2018Dev Mountains · Annapurna InteractiveOn Linux · Android · PC

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and vibe casual

≠ Its own twist: visual novel storytelling, cozy, relaxing feel and visual 2d, while skipping punishing difficulty

Steam GOG Nintendo

#14The Testament of Sherlock Holmes

93

The Testament of Sherlock Holmes

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeFirst 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: visual third person, while skipping punishing difficulty

#15Life Is Strange

93

Life Is Strange

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeFantasySci-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 visual third person, while skipping punishing difficulty

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