Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Syberia (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Syberia on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: The Room, which both psychological, story-rich, atmospheric, puzzle and relaxing.
- Syberia is tagged Adventure, Point & Click, Puzzle, Female Protagonist, Casual, Steampunk, Atmospheric, Story Rich by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
- 3 are free to download, so you can test the resemblance yourself at no cost.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
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The Room
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich, atmospheric, puzzle and relaxing; shares 9 player tags including Puzzle, Mystery and Point & Click.
A mysterious invitation leads to the attic of an abandoned house. In the room is a cast-iron safe laced with strange carvings and on top, a note from your distant companion. It promises something ancient and astonishing concealed in the iron chamber - you need only find a way in.
The Room at a glance Released 2014 Studio Fireproof Games Player sentiment 98% positive of 31,750 Price $4.99 PuzzleMysteryPoint & ClickHidden ObjectCasualBeautifulEscape RoomSteampunk
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Machinarium
Why it matched: both science fiction, story-rich, atmospheric, puzzle and relaxing; shares 7 player tags including Point & Click, Puzzle and Steampunk.
Machinarium is the award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of Samorost series, Botanicula and CHUCHEL. Help Josef the robot save his girlfriend Berta kidnapped by the Black Cap Brotherhood gang!
Machinarium at a glance Released 2009 Studio Amanita Design Player sentiment 95% positive of 20,634 Price $3.99 Point & ClickPuzzleSteampunkStory RichCasualSci-fiGreat Soundtrack
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Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
Why it matched: both science fiction, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 8 player tags including Female Protagonist, Story Rich and Sci-fi; released around the same time (2006).
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey, winner of multiple E3 awards as the best game in its genre, is the continuation of a saga that began in the award-winning The Longest Journey, considered to be one of the finest adventure games ever made.
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey at a glance Released 2006 Studio Funcom Player sentiment 84% positive of 1,235 Price $19.99 Female ProtagonistStory RichSci-fiThird PersonBeautifulGreat SoundtrackPuzzleEscape Room
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Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma
Why it matched: both psychological, science fiction, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 7 player tags including Puzzle, Story Rich and Mystery.
Nine participants awaken, trapped in an underground facility. To escape, they must play a game with deadly consequences. Who will live, and who will die? The choice is yours. Let the Decision Game begin…
Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma at a glance Released 2016 Studio Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd. Player sentiment 82% positive of 4,898 Price $19.99 PuzzleStory RichMysterySci-fiGreat SoundtrackEscape RoomPoint & Click
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Broken Age
Why it matched: both science fiction, story-rich, puzzle and relaxing; shares 8 player tags including Point & Click, Story Rich and Great Soundtrack.
A family friendly, hand-animated, puzzle-filled adventure game with an all-star cast, including Elijah Wood, Jack Black and Masasa Moyo. Funded by a record breaking crowdfunding campaign and designed by industry legend Tim Schafer, Broken Age is a timeless coming-of-age story.
Broken Age at a glance Released 2014 Studio Double Fine Player sentiment 84% positive of 8,219 Price $14.99 Point & ClickStory RichGreat SoundtrackPuzzleCasualFemale ProtagonistClassicSci-fi
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Outer Wilds
Why it matched: both psychological, science fiction, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 6 player tags including Mystery, Story Rich and Great Soundtrack.
Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.
Outer Wilds at a glance Released http Studio Mobius Digital Player sentiment 96% positive of 107,214 Price $14.99 MysteryStory RichGreat SoundtrackPuzzleSci-fiBeautiful
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Deponia
Why it matched: both science fiction, story-rich and puzzle; shares 9 player tags including Point & Click, Puzzle and Story Rich.
In Deponia, the world has degenerated into a vast garbage dump, in which the crotchety Rufus ekes out his sorry existence.
Deponia at a glance Released 2012 Studio Daedalic Entertainment Player sentiment 86% positive of 14,513 Price $0.99 Point & ClickPuzzleStory RichGreat SoundtrackEscape RoomSteampunkClassicSci-fi
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The Witness
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich, atmospheric, puzzle and relaxing; shares 6 player tags including Puzzle, Mystery and Casual.
You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.
The Witness at a glance Released 2016 Studio Thekla, Inc. Player sentiment 84% positive of 21,324 Price $39.99 PuzzleMysteryCasualGreat SoundtrackStory RichBeautiful
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Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich, atmospheric, puzzle and relaxing; shares 6 player tags including Mystery, Story Rich and Puzzle.
Experience a fantastic adventure with unique gameplay that blends investigation, action and exploration in a breath-taking thriller that will test the limits of your nerves and intelligence. Play as the great detective and track down evil in the darkest corners of London and the human soul…
Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter at a glance Released 2016 Studio Frogwares Player sentiment 80% positive of 14,479 Price $2.99 MysteryStory RichPuzzleThird PersonPoint & ClickCasual
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Life Is Strange
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and relaxing; shares 7 player tags including Story Rich, Great Soundtrack and Female Protagonist.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Life Is Strange at a glance Released 2015 Studio Don’t Nod Player sentiment 96% positive of 175,705 Price Free Story RichGreat SoundtrackFemale ProtagonistMysteryThird PersonPoint & ClickCasual
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Life is Strange 2
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 7 player tags including Story Rich, Great Soundtrack and Point & Click.
After a tragic incident, brothers Sean and Daniel Diaz run away from home. Fearing the police, and dealing with Daniel's new telekinetic power, the boys head to Mexico. Each stop on their journey brings new friends and new challenges.
Life is Strange 2 at a glance Released 2018 Studio DONTNOD Entertainment Player sentiment 87% positive of 40,943 Price Free Story RichGreat SoundtrackPoint & ClickThird PersonMysteryPuzzleClassic
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Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP
Why it matched: both story-rich, atmospheric, puzzle and relaxing; shares 7 player tags including Point & Click, Great Soundtrack and Female Protagonist.
Traverse a mythic little realm, use a sword to do battle & evoke sworcery to solve mystical musical mysteries.
Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP at a glance Released 2012 Studio Capybara Player sentiment 77% positive of 2,654 Price $7.99 Point & ClickGreat SoundtrackFemale ProtagonistPuzzleBeautifulCasualStory Rich
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Neighbours from Hell
Why it matched: both psychological, atmospheric, puzzle and relaxing; shares 6 player tags including Casual, Classic and Puzzle; released around the same time (2003).
INTRODUCING THE GAME OF NEIGHBOURHOOD NASTINESS AND COMMUNITY COMMOTION! Living next door to you is a real Neighbour From Hell and it's now time to have your revenge! This compilation includes the original Neighbours From Hell and it's sequel Neighbours from Hell 2: On Vacation.
Neighbours from Hell at a glance Released 2003 Studio JoWooD Entertainment Player sentiment 98% positive of 3,150 Price Not listed CasualClassicPuzzlePoint & ClickNostalgiaGreat Soundtrack
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Steins;Gate
Why it matched: both psychological, science fiction, story-rich, atmospheric and relaxing; shares 5 player tags including Story Rich, Sci-fi and Great Soundtrack.
Developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus, STEINS;GATE was awarded Famitsu magazine's coveted annual Game of Excellence award and was voted one of the most emotionally charged “tear-inducing games” ever made, in a Famitsu poll. It is a gripping and moving Visual Novel, which has already spawned manga and anime adaptations.
Steins;Gate at a glance Released 2009 Studio 5pb. Inc. Player sentiment 97% positive of 26,892 Price $29.99 Story RichSci-fiGreat SoundtrackMysteryCasual
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Sally Face - Episode One
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich, atmospheric, puzzle and relaxing; shares 5 player tags including Story Rich, Puzzle and Mystery.
An unsettling adventure following a boy with a prosthetic face. After a string of mysterious murders, Sal and his three friends discover something truly sinister casting shadows over their small town.
Sally Face - Episode One at a glance Released 2016 Studio Portable Moose Player sentiment 97% positive of 29,068 Price $2.99 Story RichPuzzleMysteryPoint & ClickCasual
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We Were Here Forever
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich, atmospheric, puzzle and relaxing; shares 5 player tags including Escape Room, Puzzle and Mystery.
You both awaken imprisoned inside the sinister Castle Rock - were you betrayed, or simply not that clever? Find out in the greatest co-op puzzle adventure in the We Were Here Series! Do you and your partner have what it takes to face the dark forces of this realm or will you be trapped… forever?
We Were Here Forever at a glance Released 2022 Studio Total Mayhem Games Player sentiment 91% positive of 18,807 Price $17.99 Escape RoomPuzzleMysteryStory RichCasual
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Puzzle Agent
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich, atmospheric, puzzle and relaxing; shares 5 player tags including Puzzle, Point & Click and Casual.
Created with indie comic artist Graham Annable's unique narrative and visual sensibilities, delivered with the distinctive Telltale storytelling style, Puzzle Agent is sure to challenge, thrill and engage in more ways than you can shake a cryptogram at!
Puzzle Agent at a glance Released 2010 Studio Telltale Player sentiment 89% positive of 2,838 Price $4.99 PuzzlePoint & ClickCasualMysteryStory Rich
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We Were Here Together
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich, atmospheric, puzzle and relaxing; shares 5 player tags including Puzzle, Story Rich and Escape Room.
As we explore these frozen wastes, misfortune strikes once again. Through the fierce blizzard, a flare lights the sky, followed by a cry for help over the radio - broken, dying... No one else can come to their rescue. Can we make it back - together?
We Were Here Together at a glance Released 2019 Studio Total Mayhem Games Player sentiment 82% positive of 17,696 Price $4.93 PuzzleStory RichEscape RoomMysteryCasual
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Grim Fandango
Why it matched: both story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 7 player tags including Point & Click, Classic and Story Rich; released around the same time (1998).
One of the most acclaimed adventure games of all time is now back, better than ever. Grim Fandango Remastered has the all the beautiful art and engaging story fans remember, but has also been remastered to look, sound, and control even better than the award-winning original release.
Grim Fandango at a glance Released 1998 Studio Lucasfilm Games Player sentiment 91% positive of 8,905 Price $14.99 Point & ClickClassicStory RichGreat SoundtrackPuzzleThird PersonEscape Room
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Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 6 player tags including Puzzle, Mystery and Story Rich.
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective, the classic puzzle-solving mystery adventure directed by Ace Attorney creator Shu Takumi, is back! This long-awaited HD remaster features upgraded visuals and sound and new gallery content.
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective at a glance Released 2010 Studio Capcom Player sentiment 97% positive of 8,549 Price $29.99 PuzzleMysteryStory RichGreat SoundtrackPoint & ClickClassic
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Fran Bow
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 6 player tags including Story Rich, Point & Click and Puzzle.
Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.
Fran Bow at a glance Released 2015 Studio Killmonday Games AB Player sentiment 97% positive of 22,936 Price $14.99 Story RichPoint & ClickPuzzleFemale ProtagonistGreat SoundtrackHidden Object
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Cube Escape: Paradox
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 6 player tags including Puzzle, Point & Click and Mystery.
The tenth Cube Escape follows the story of detective Dale Vandermeer who finds himself trapped in two different universes and needs to escape. Cube Escape: Paradox will be released together with the accompanying Paradox: A Rusty Lake Film.
Cube Escape: Paradox at a glance Released 2018 Studio Rusty Lake Player sentiment 97% positive of 12,197 Price Free PuzzlePoint & ClickMysteryEscape RoomStory RichGreat Soundtrack
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GRIS
Why it matched: both story-rich, atmospheric, puzzle and relaxing; shares 6 player tags including Beautiful, Great Soundtrack and Female Protagonist.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
GRIS at a glance Released 2018 Studio Nomada Studio Player sentiment 96% positive of 96,216 Price $14.99 BeautifulGreat SoundtrackFemale ProtagonistStory RichPuzzleCasual
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Little Nightmares
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 6 player tags including Puzzle, Story Rich and Great Soundtrack.
Take on the role of Six, a lone child lost in a massive metal vessel known as the Maw, surrounded by dangerous, distorted versions of adults. You’ll need to do your best to escape in one piece or your fate will be worse than you ever dared dream.
Little Nightmares at a glance Released 2017 Studio Tarsier Studios Player sentiment 95% positive of 116,529 Price $19.99 PuzzleStory RichGreat Soundtrack2.5DThird PersonFemale Protagonist
Common questions
What game is most like Syberia?
The Room, on the evidence we have. It both psychological, story-rich, atmospheric, puzzle and relaxing. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to Syberia" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with Syberia. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.