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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 50 games similar to The Closing Shift down to the 11 that fit the “Puzzle” category. Alone in the Dark, Amnesia: The Bunker and Supraland Six Inches Under top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to The Closing Shift.

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The best puzzle games like The Closing Shift

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to The Closing Shift. Each one has been evaluated across 19 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.

#1Alone in the DarkClosest overall match

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldHorrorExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 40%· 1.5KIGDB45· 2

Year 2008Dev Eden Games · Atari InteractiveOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: crafting mechanics and visual third person, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from The Closing Shift: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for The Closing Shift.

It predates The Closing Shift by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2Amnesia: The BunkerClosest on setting

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldHorrorExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 93%· 12KIGDB85· 4OC77· 97

Year 2023Dev Frictional GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, punishing difficulty and sandbox world, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from The Closing Shift: tone and combat.

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#3Supraland Six Inches UnderClosest on progression

iRank94

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeCozyOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 96%· 4.1KRAWG👍 90%· 37

Year 2022Dev Supra GamesPlaytime ~12hOn PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and first-person shooting

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, Metroidvania exploration and vibe relaxing, while skipping deep simulation

Supraland Six Inches Under is a First-Person-Metroidvania. That means, you're in a gated world and the more abilities you gather, the more parts of the world you can access. The gameplay consists of roughly 55% exploration, 40% solving puzzles and 5% combat.

Where it drifts furthest from The Closing Shift: setting and tone.

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#4Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen 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, shooter and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, racing gameplay and sandbox freedom, while skipping deep simulation

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 The Closing Shift: visuals and tone.

It predates The Closing Shift by 20 years, with what that implies technically.

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#5Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's DaughterClosest on visuals

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkCasualOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person3D

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 multiplayer gameplay and visual third person, while skipping deep simulation

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for The Closing Shift.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeCasualNarrativeOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 64%· 162

Year 2009Dev Boss BaddiePlaytime ~2hOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, Metroidvania exploration and punishing difficulty, while skipping deep simulation

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 The Closing Shift: visuals and tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for The Closing Shift.

It predates The Closing Shift by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7Ori and the Will of the Wisps

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeCozyOpen 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 adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, Metroidvania exploration and punishing difficulty, while skipping deep simulation

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 The Closing Shift: setting and visuals.

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#8Disney•Pixar Finding Nemo

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeCasualOpen 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 fantasy world and visual third person, while skipping deep simulation

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 The Closing Shift: setting and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for The Closing Shift.

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Steam

#9Twinsen's Little Big Adventure 2 Classic

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeCozyOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 97%· 914RAWG👍 74%· 77

Year 1997Dev DotEmu · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, combat magic and setting scifi, while skipping deep simulation

Little Big Adventure 2, also known as Twinsen's Odyssey is the sequel of Little Big Adventure (also known as Relentless: Twinsen's Adventure) in which you've liberated the world from its evil dictator.

Where it drifts furthest from The Closing Shift: setting and visuals.

It predates The Closing Shift by 25 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG itch.io

#10Hob

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