29 Puzzle games like Still Life 2 that you should try

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We filtered the 43 games similar to Still Life 2 down to the 29 that fit the “Puzzle” category. Still Life, Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers and The Council top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Still Life 2.

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The best puzzle games like Still Life 2

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Still Life 2. Each one has been evaluated across 7 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.

#1Still LifeClosest overall match

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SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 82%· 1.1KIGDB68· 3

Year 2005Dev Microids · Meridian4On PC

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

≠ Stands apart with horror tension

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#2Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers

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SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 89%· 192

Year 1993Dev Sierra On-LineOn PC · Mac

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

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, fantasy world and visual pixel

It predates Still Life 2 by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

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SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 84%· 5.6KIGDB70· 5

Year 2018Dev Big Bad Wolf · Focus EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, horror tension and historical setting

Released 9 years after Still Life 2.

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SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 70%· 1.8KIGDB68· 6OC69· 76

Year 2022Dev JumpshipOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, melee combat and setting scifi

Where it drifts furthest from Still Life 2: visuals.

Released 13 years after Still Life 2.

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#5A Plague Tale: Innocence

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SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 93%· 67KIGDB81· 15OC82· 171

Year 2019Dev Asobo Studio · Focus EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, survival mechanics and stealth mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Still Life 2: setting.

Released 10 years after Still Life 2.

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#6Tales From Off-Peak City Vol. 1

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SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorExploration

Steam👍 99%· 599

Dev Cosmo D · Cosmo D StudiosPlaytime ~2hOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, exploration and discovery and visual first person, while skipping visual third person

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.

Where it drifts furthest from Still Life 2: visuals.

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#7What Remains of Edith Finch

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SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorRanged

Steam👍 96%· 51KIGDB87· 21OC88· 121

Year 2017Dev Giant Sparrow · Annapurna InteractiveOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, visual novel storytelling and ranged combat, while skipping visual third person

Where it drifts furthest from Still Life 2: visuals.

Released 8 years after Still Life 2.

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#8Batman: The Enemy Within

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SoloNarrativeDarkThird PersonMelee

Steam👍 92%· 10KIGDB76· 2

Year 2017Dev Telltale GamesOn PS4 · Android · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings visual novel storytelling and melee combat, while skipping horror setting

Released 8 years after Still Life 2.

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#9Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series

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SoloNarrativeDarkThird PersonMelee

Steam👍 88%· 18KRAWG👍 72%· 432MC79IGDB75· 13

Year 2016Dev Telltale GamesPlaytime ~9hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings visual novel storytelling and melee combat, while skipping horror setting

Batman: The Enemy Within, 2017, is an episodic point-and-click graphic adventure video game, a sequel to 2016's Batman: The Telltale Series.

Released 7 years after Still Life 2.

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#10Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel

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SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorCasual

Steam👍 93%· 246RAWG👍 84%· 32MC85

Year 2003Dev HeR InteractivePlaytime ~5hOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with vibe casual, exploration and discovery and visual 2d, while skipping visual third person

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 Still Life 2: visuals.

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SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFantasy

Steam👍 88%· 221IGDB90· 1

Year 1987Dev Lucasfilm GamesOn PC · Mac

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

≠ Stands apart with fantasy world, setting scifi and exploration and discovery, while skipping visual third person

Where it drifts furthest from Still Life 2: visuals.

It predates Still Life 2 by 22 years, with what that implies technically.

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#12The Stanley Parable

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SoloNarrativeDarkExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 92%· 45KRAWG👍 89%· 2.0KMC88

Year 2013Dev Galactic CafePlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

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

≠ Its own twist: exploration and discovery and visual first person, while skipping horror setting

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.

Where it drifts furthest from Still Life 2: visuals.

Released 4 years after Still Life 2.

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SoloNarrativeDarkExplorationIsometric

Steam👍 73%· 7.9KIGDB79· 8

Year 2021Dev Luis Antonio · Annapurna InteractiveOn Xbox · PS4 · Android

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

≠ Its own twist: exploration and discovery, visual isometric and visual topdown, while skipping horror setting

Where it drifts furthest from Still Life 2: visuals.

Released 12 years after Still Life 2.

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#14Underground Blossom

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SoloNarrativeHorror2D

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 and visual 2d, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Descend into the Rusty Lake Underground and travel through the life and memories of Laura Vanderboom! Travel from station to station, each metro stop symbolising a piece of Laura's past and future. Solve various puzzles, find the correct metro to board and uncover one of Laura’s timelines, while simultaneously helping her make sense of her life and escape the corruption of her mind!

Where it drifts furthest from Still Life 2: visuals.

Released 14 years after Still Life 2.

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#15Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Water's Edge

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeHorrorCasualExploration

Steam👍 81%· 415RAWG👍 85%· 27

Year 2010Dev HeR InteractivePlaytime ~8hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, vibe casual and exploration and discovery, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Nancy Drew heads for Japan where she’s staying at a traditional ryokan (inn) for a little R&R with Bess and George, but when reports of a vengeful ghost start scaring away the guests, Nancy’s vacation takes a turn for terror!

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