PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloFantasyHistoricalThird PersonNarrative
Steam👍 93%· 30
Year 1997Dev Revolution Software · Crave EntertainmentOn PC
19 Games with a historical setting like The Neverhood that you should try
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More about this game →We filtered the 50 games similar to The Neverhood down to the 19 that fit the “Historical” category. Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror, Circle of Blood and Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to The Neverhood.
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Year 1996Dev The Neverhood, Inc.
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Within the “Historical” category, the closest game to The Neverhood is Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. Circle of Blood and Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse follow close behind.
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The best games with a historical setting like The Neverhood
19 similar games foundUpdated July 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to The Neverhood. 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.
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SoloFantasyHistoricalExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 90%· 98IGDB75· 2
Year 1996Dev Revolution Software · THQOn PC · Mac
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SoloHistoricalFantasyExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 89%· 2.8KIGDB71· 14OC74· 53
Year 2013Dev Revolution SoftwareOn PS4 · Linux · PC
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SoloFantasyHistoricalExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 78%· 375
Year 1989Dev Lucasfilm Games · Fujitsu InteractiveOn Linux · PC · Mac
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SoloFantasyHistoricalThird PersonStealth
Steam👍 56%· 882RAWG👍 75%· 96MC82IGDB60· 1
Year 2003Dev Revolution Software · THQPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox
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SoloFantasyHistoricalNarrative2D
Steam👍 97%· 3.0K
Year 1997Dev LucasArts · ActivisionOn PC · Mac
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SoloFantasyHistoricalNarrative2D
Steam👍 95%· 3.0KIGDB86
Year 2010Dev LucasArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC · iOS
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SoloFantasyHistoricalNarrativeDark
Steam👍 94%· 1.5KRAWG👍 85%· 113
Year 1992Dev LucasArts Entertainment · Disney InteractivePlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux
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SoloFantasyHistoricalNarrative2D
Steam👍 57%· 723IGDB90· 1
Year 2000Dev LucasArts · Aspyr MediaOn PC · Mac
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SoloFantasyHistoricalExplorationNarrative
Steam👍 90%· 2.0KIGDB70· 2
Year 2014Dev Cape Guy · inkleOn Android · PC · iOS
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SoloFantasyHistoricalExplorationThird Person
IGDB90· 5
Year 2006Dev Clover Studio · CapcomOn PlayStation 3
✓ Like The Neverhood, it's known for puzzle design, adventure storytelling and fantasy world
≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, loot and gear systems and skill tree progression, while skipping visual first person
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SoloFantasyHistoricalThird PersonNarrative
Steam👍 88%· 2.3KIGDB68· 3
Year 2010Dev Telltale GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC
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SoloFantasyHistoricalThird PersonNarrative
Steam👍 93%· 2.8KIGDB83· 3
Year 2009Dev Revolution Software · Kalypso MediaOn Linux · Android · PC
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SoloFantasyHistoricalMagicMedieval
IGDB70· 1
Year 1995Dev Perfect Entertainment · PsygnosisOn Mac
✓ Shared with The Neverhood: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and fantasy world
≠ Its own twist: combat magic, setting medieval and visual 2d, while skipping exploration and discovery
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SoloFantasyHistoricalRangedSci-Fi
Year 1993Dev LucasArtsOn Mac
✓ Like The Neverhood, it's known for puzzle design, adventure storytelling and fantasy world
≠ Where it differs: brings ranged combat, setting scifi and visual 2d, while skipping exploration and discovery
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