What is the best game similar to Unknown 9: Awakening?

The closest game to Unknown 9: Awakening is A Plague Tale: Innocence, scoring 78/100 on our similarity scale. They share 8 gameplay attributes, including adventure storytelling, horror tension and single-player focus. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like Unknown 9: Awakening?

The three closest games to Unknown 9: Awakening are: 1. A Plague Tale: Innocence (78/100, 8 shared attributes) 2. Samsara Room (68/100, 5 shared attributes) 3. Underground Blossom (68/100, 5 shared attributes). All share Unknown 9: Awakening's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 46 candidates across 10 dimensions.

Is Samsara Room similar to Unknown 9: Awakening?

Yes — Samsara Room scores 68/100 similarity to Unknown 9: Awakening. They share 5 attributes, including adventure storytelling and horror tension. There are some notable differences in pacing or mechanics.

What Adventure games are similar to Unknown 9: Awakening?

The best Adventure games similar to Unknown 9: Awakening are A Plague Tale: Innocence, Samsara Room, Underground Blossom and Tales From Off-Peak City Vol. 1. All share the Adventure genre alongside other key Unknown 9: Awakening attributes like adventure storytelling, horror tension and single-player focus.

How is similarity to Unknown 9: Awakening calculated?

We compare Unknown 9: Awakening against every game in our catalog using 10 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Unknown 9: Awakening experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.

Are there free games similar to Unknown 9: Awakening?

Yes — Life is Strange 2 is free and scores well on similarity to Unknown 9: Awakening. It's a great way to test whether the play style clicks before investing in other paid titles.

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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.

Few titles capture what makes Unknown 9: Awakening unique: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and linear, story-driven structure. After measuring 10 attributes across over 6,700 games, these are the 46 most faithful alternatives. A Plague Tale: Innocence, Samsara Room and Underground Blossom top the ranking, with A Plague Tale: Innocence at number one (78/100).

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Top games similar to Unknown 9: Awakening

46 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Unknown 9: Awakening. 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.

#1A Plague Tale: InnocenceClosest overall match

iRank87

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 93%· 67KIGDB81· 15OC82· 171

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

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, horror tension and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, puzzle design and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

Where it drifts furthest from Unknown 9: Awakening: setting.

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#2Samsara RoomClosest on tone

iRank97

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeHorrorFirst Person2D

Steam👍 97%· 10.0K

Year 2020Dev Rusty LakeOn Android · PC · iOS

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, horror tension and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, visual first person and visual 2d, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

Where it drifts furthest from Unknown 9: Awakening: visuals.

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#3Underground Blossom

iRank96

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeHorror2D

Steam👍 98%· 6.8KRAWG👍 92%· 25

Year 2023Dev Rusty LakePlaytime ~3hOn PC · iOS · Android

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, horror tension and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design and visual 2d, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

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 Unknown 9: Awakening: visuals.

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#4Tales From Off-Peak City Vol. 1

iRank99

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeHorrorDarkExploration

Steam👍 99%· 599

Dev Cosmo D · Cosmo D StudiosPlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, horror tension and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, dark, oppressive atmosphere and exploration and discovery, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

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 Unknown 9: Awakening: visuals.

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#5Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers

iRank89

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeHorrorThird PersonDark

Steam👍 89%· 192

Year 1993Dev Sierra On-LineOn PC · Mac

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, horror tension and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, dark, oppressive atmosphere and fantasy world, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

Where it drifts furthest from Unknown 9: Awakening: visuals.

It predates Unknown 9: Awakening by 31 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeHorrorThird PersonDark

Steam👍 82%· 1.1KIGDB68· 3

Year 2005Dev Microids · Meridian4On PC

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, horror tension and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

It predates Unknown 9: Awakening by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Water's Edge

iRank83

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeHorrorCasualExploration

Steam👍 81%· 415RAWG👍 85%· 27

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

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, horror tension and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, vibe casual and exploration and discovery, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

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!

It predates Unknown 9: Awakening by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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#8OneShot

iRank90

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeHorrorCasualCozy

Steam👍 98%· 63KRAWG👍 85%· 189MC84OC85· 18

Year 2016Dev Little Cat Feet · DegicaPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, horror tension and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, deep RPG systems and vibe casual, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

Localization Incoming!Great news! OneShot is about to receive a localization into several new languages. We look forward to sharing the additional languages with players new and old! steamcommunity.com/games/420530/announcements/detail/1255787772106545794 About the Gamewww.oneshot-game.

Where it drifts furthest from Unknown 9: Awakening: visuals and tone.

It predates Unknown 9: Awakening by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeHorrorThird PersonDark

Steam👍 84%· 5.6KIGDB70· 5

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

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, horror tension and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, puzzle design and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

Where it drifts furthest from Unknown 9: Awakening: setting.

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#10Google Spotlight Stories: Age of Sail

iRank98

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeFree to Play

Steam👍 98%· 474

Year 2018Dev GooglePlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with free to play, while skipping horror tension

Age of Sail VR is the story of William Avery (Ian McShane), an old sailor adrift and alone in the North Atlantic. When Avery rescues Lara, who has mysteriously fallen overboard, he finds redemption and hope in his darkest hours. Official selection Venice Film Festival.

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#11Until Dawn

iRank79

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeHorrorThird PersonDark

IGDB80· 16OC79· 93

Year 2015Dev Supermassive Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PS4

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and horror setting

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping horror tension

It predates Unknown 9: Awakening by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#12Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel

iRank88

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeHorrorDarkCasual

Steam👍 93%· 246RAWG👍 84%· 32MC85

Year 2003Dev HeR InteractivePlaytime ~5hOn PC

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and horror setting

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, dark, oppressive atmosphere and vibe casual, while skipping horror tension

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 Unknown 9: Awakening: visuals.

It predates Unknown 9: Awakening by 21 years, with what that implies technically.

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#13Sam & Max: Save the World

iRank82

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeThird Person

IGDB82· 2

Year 2007Dev Telltale Games · JoWooD Productions SoftwareOn PC

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, while skipping horror tension

It predates Unknown 9: Awakening by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

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#14Milo and the Magpies

iRank98

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeCozyExploration

Steam👍 98%· 3.4K

Year 2021Dev Second MazePlaytime ~2hOn PC · iOS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, cozy, relaxing feel and exploration and discovery, while skipping horror tension

Can you guide Milo home? Milo, a curious and resourceful cat, needs to find his way back home through various gardens while trying to outsmart the pestering magpies that keep getting in his way.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeThird Person

Steam👍 87%· 40KRAWG👍 70%· 776MC75

Year 2018Dev DONTNOD Entertainment · Square EnixPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, while skipping horror tension

The award winning Life is Strange series continues with a long-awaited sequel from DONTNOD Entertainment. Two brothers Sean and Daniel Diaz, 16 and 9, are forced to run away from home after a tragic incident in Seattle.

Where it drifts furthest from Unknown 9: Awakening: visuals.

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Complete list of Unknown 9: Awakening alternatives

The full catalog of games sharing gameplay DNA with Unknown 9: Awakening, ordered from highest to lowest similarity score. Use the filters above to narrow down by genre, setting or game mode and find the alternative that best fits your playstyle.

The Testament of Sherlock Holmes

Adventure · Puzzle

Maniac Mansion

Adventure · Puzzle

Indigo Prophecy

Adventure

Life Is Strange

Adventure · Puzzle

The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit

Adventure

Thimbleweed Park

Adventure · Puzzle

Judgment

Adventure · RPG

Nancy Drew: Ghost of Thornton Hall

Adventure · Puzzle

Nancy Drew: Tomb of the Lost Queen

Adventure · Puzzle

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

Adventure · Puzzle

Heavy Rain

Adventure · Roguelike

Putt-Putt Joins the Parade

Adventure · Puzzle

Nancy Drew: Danger on Deception Island

Adventure · Puzzle

The Stanley Parable

Adventure · Puzzle

Twin Mirror

Adventure

Nancy Drew: Curse of Blackmoor Manor

Adventure · Puzzle

Before Your Eyes

Adventure

Disco Elysium - The Final Cut

Adventure · RPG

Twelve Minutes

Adventure · Puzzle

Dreamfall Chapters

Adventure · Puzzle

Late Shift

Adventure

Uncharted 4: A Thief's End - Remastered

Adventure

Gone Home

Adventure · Puzzle

My Brother Rabbit

Adventure · Puzzle

Nancy Drew: The Captive Curse

Adventure · Puzzle

The Beginner's Guide

Adventure

Florence

Adventure · Puzzle

Nancy Drew: Secret of the Old Clock

Adventure · Puzzle

Nancy Drew: Danger by Design

Adventure · Puzzle

Nancy Drew: Secrets Can Kill REMASTERED

Adventure · Puzzle

To the Moon

Adventure

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best game similar to Unknown 9: Awakening?: The closest game to Unknown 9: Awakening is A Plague Tale: Innocence, scoring 78/100 on our similarity scale. They share 8 gameplay attributes, including adventure storytelling, horror tension and single-player focus. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like Unknown 9: Awakening?: The three closest games to Unknown 9: Awakening are: 1. A Plague Tale: Innocence (78/100, 8 shared attributes) 2. Samsara Room (68/100, 5 shared attributes) 3. Underground Blossom (68/100, 5 shared attributes). All share Unknown 9: Awakening's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 46 candidates across 10 dimensions.
Is Samsara Room similar to Unknown 9: Awakening?: Yes — Samsara Room scores 68/100 similarity to Unknown 9: Awakening. They share 5 attributes, including adventure storytelling and horror tension. There are some notable differences in pacing or mechanics.
What Adventure games are similar to Unknown 9: Awakening?: The best Adventure games similar to Unknown 9: Awakening are A Plague Tale: Innocence, Samsara Room, Underground Blossom and Tales From Off-Peak City Vol. 1. All share the Adventure genre alongside other key Unknown 9: Awakening attributes like adventure storytelling, horror tension and single-player focus.
How is similarity to Unknown 9: Awakening calculated?: We compare Unknown 9: Awakening against every game in our catalog using 10 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Unknown 9: Awakening experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.
Are there free games similar to Unknown 9: Awakening?: Yes — Life is Strange 2 is free and scores well on similarity to Unknown 9: Awakening. It's a great way to test whether the play style clicks before investing in other paid titles.