5 Games like Unknown 9: Awakening on Nintendo Switch that you should try

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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 46 games similar to Unknown 9: Awakening down to the 5 that fit the “Nintendo Switch” category. The Testament of Sherlock Holmes, Late Shift and Twelve Minutes top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Unknown 9: Awakening.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

The best games like Unknown 9: Awakening on Nintendo Switch

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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.

#1The Testament of Sherlock HolmesClosest overall match

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SoloNarrativeThird PersonFirst Person

Steam👍 80%· 3.9KIGDB76· 3

Year 2012Dev Frogwares · AtlusOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design and visual first person, while skipping horror tension

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

It predates Unknown 9: Awakening by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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SoloNarrativeThird PersonDark

Steam👍 86%· 9.2KIGDB52· 3OC65· 37

Year 2016Dev CtrlMovie · Wales InteractiveOn PS4 · PC · iOS

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

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping horror tension

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

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrative3DDarkExploration

Steam👍 73%· 7.9KIGDB79· 8

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

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

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, dark, oppressive atmosphere and exploration and discovery, while skipping horror tension

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

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SoloNarrative2DPixel Art

Steam👍 93%· 4.2KIGDB83· 13OC83· 101

Year 2017Dev Terrible ToyboxOn PS4 · Linux · Android

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, visual 2d and visual pixel, while skipping horror tension

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

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeCasualCozy2D

Steam👍 93%· 16KIGDB80· 1OC85· 16

Year 2018Dev Mountains · Annapurna InteractiveOn Linux · Android · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, visual novel storytelling and vibe casual, while skipping horror tension

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

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