
Metroidvania and Point & Click adventures are my usual targets.

Quern – Undying Thoughts: This is my latest obsession a game I found in my Steam library, purchased during a sale or one of those moments when I scour the store looking for games of a given genre. With those rules in mind, let’s talk about the best Myst-like games, in no particular order: They’re gonna be tough as hell, but the clues will be good enough so you’re not just lost. The puzzles will be a combination of inventory and logic, the latter involving spatial awareness, math, rhythm, sound and music and much more.There is a plot, and it might be of such profound spiritual, intellectual or metaphysical meaning that it stands out and apart from what other developers and storytellers dare to even attempt, but it’s told in fragments, be it text, voice or images, but without depending on lengthy exposition cutscenes.


The game is primarily about puzzle solving and exploration.In other words, I wanna talk about my favourite Myst-like games.īut what makes an adventure video game “Myst-like?” Well, for me it’s this: With the Kickstarter about to end and excited at the thought of finally being able to go through these games without anything getting in my way, I thought it would be cool to talk about the games I’ve played in the past that have evoked memories of my experiences with Myst.
