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Guides and recommendations for escape-room and puzzle games, by play type and genre.
Detective games without a crime scene: mysteries hidden in files, tapes and old computers
Mystery games where you dig through databases, documents and recordings: Her Story, TR-49, Desktop Explorer, A Case of Fraud and more.
Games like Myst: exploration puzzle adventures where the world is the puzzle
Myst and Riven remade, plus the best Myst-like puzzle adventures to play next: Quern, Aurora Hills, Heaven's Vault and VR picks like Red Matter.
Cosy puzzle games for a calm evening (no timers, no jump scares)
Relaxed puzzle and mystery games with no stress: Botany Manor, Strange Antiquities, The Mermaid Mask, Ghost Trick and more.
Short escape games you can finish in one evening
Escape and puzzle games you can finish in about three hours or less, grouped by length, with who each one suits: solo, duos and horror fans.
The best co-op escape games to play with friends
The best co-op escape games for duos and groups: online or local, walkie-talkie puzzlers like We Were Here, and free or cheap picks for game night.
The Room games in order, and puzzle-box games to play next
How to play The Room series in order, plus the best tactile puzzle-box games to play next, from The House of Da Vinci to Machinika Museum.
The best detective and deduction games for people who like to work it out themselves
Detective and deduction games where you do the thinking: Obra Dinn, Golden Idol and more, and how they differ from classic escape rooms.
The scariest horror escape games, ranked by how much they will get to you
Horror escape and puzzle games sorted by scare level: from jump scares and chases to slow dread, plus safe picks if you scare easily.
Escape games for beginners: where to start (and where to go next)
New to escape-room games? Short, fair games with good hint systems to start with, free ways to try the genre, and the natural next step up.
The best VR escape rooms
The best VR escape rooms: VR-only vs. VR-supported, comfort and motion sickness, short and long picks, and the ones to start with.
Free escape games that are actually worth your time
Free escape and puzzle games on Steam that are genuinely good, plus free prologues worth trying, and an honest word on the ones to skip.