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More about this game →We filtered the 48 games similar to Riven down to the 17 that fit the “Fantasy” category. 80 Days, Myst: Masterpiece Edition and Myst III: Exile top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Riven.
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Within the “Fantasy” category, the closest game to Riven is 80 Days — scoring 86/100 on our similarity scale. Myst: Masterpiece Edition and Myst III: Exile follow close behind.
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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Riven. 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.
✓ Shared with Riven: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus
≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, visual novel storytelling and open world exploration, while skipping visual first person
It predates Riven by 10 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Nearly identical: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and vibe casual.
≠ Missing: vibe relaxing.
Enter a world where nothing is as it seems... and adventure knows no bounds! Journey to an island world eerily tinged with mystery... where every rock, every scrap of paper, every fleeting sound holds a clue to an ancient mystery.
Same studio: Cyan Worlds.
✓ If you enjoyed Riven, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus
≠ Its own twist: cozy, relaxing feel, setting space and visual 2d, while skipping visual first person
Where it drifts furthest from Riven: visuals.
It predates Riven by 8 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Shared with Riven: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus
≠ Where it differs: brings ranged combat and visual 2d, while skipping vibe relaxing
Where it drifts furthest from Riven: visuals.
It predates Riven by 10 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Like Riven, it's known for puzzle design, adventure storytelling and fantasy world
≠ Where it differs: brings ranged combat, historical setting and visual 2d, while skipping strong narrative focus
Where it drifts furthest from Riven: visuals.
It predates Riven by 31 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ If you enjoyed Riven, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus
≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, visual pixel and visual 2d, while skipping setting scifi
Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP is a pixel art point-and-click quest, split into "sessions." During them, you play as a female Scythian warrior who searches for an ancient book and explores the Caucasus. Accidentally she releases the evil and needs to fix the consequences of her actions.
Where it drifts furthest from Riven: visuals.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Riven.
It predates Riven by 13 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Shared with Riven: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and fantasy world
≠ Stands apart with ranged combat and visual isometric, while skipping strong narrative focus
Where it drifts furthest from Riven: visuals.
It predates Riven by 17 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Like Riven, it's known for puzzle design, adventure storytelling and fantasy world
≠ Where it differs: brings visual third person, while skipping strong narrative focus
Where it drifts furthest from Riven: visuals.
It predates Riven by 13 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ If you enjoyed Riven, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and fantasy world
≠ Its own twist: visual isometric, while skipping strong narrative focus
Where it drifts furthest from Riven: visuals.
It predates Riven by 15 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Like Riven, it's known for puzzle design, adventure storytelling and fantasy world
≠ Stands apart with visual isometric and visual third person, while skipping strong narrative focus
Where it drifts furthest from Riven: visuals.
It predates Riven by 9 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Shared with Riven: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and fantasy world
≠ Where it differs: brings ranged combat and visual third person, while skipping strong narrative focus
Where it drifts furthest from Riven: visuals.
It predates Riven by 22 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Shared with Riven: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and fantasy world
≠ Its own twist: visual isometric, while skipping strong narrative focus
Where it drifts furthest from Riven: visuals.
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