Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Twelve Minutes (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Twelve Minutes 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: What Remains of Edith Finch, which both psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle.
- Twelve Minutes is tagged Indie, Adventure, Mystery, Puzzle, Story Rich, Time Travel, Singleplayer, Point & Click 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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What Remains of Edith Finch
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 7 player tags including Story Rich, Mystery and Exploration; released around the same time (2017).
What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.
What Remains of Edith Finch at a glance Released 2017 Studio Giant Sparrow Player sentiment 96% positive of 52,603 Price $4.99 Story RichMysteryExplorationIndieGreat SoundtrackDramaPuzzle
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The Past Within
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 7 player tags including Puzzle, Mystery and Point & Click; released around the same time (2022).
The Past Within is the new co-op experience from Rusty Lake! Play together with someone you deem trustworthy: one in The Past, the other in The Future. Observe and communicate what you see around you. Solve the puzzles and uncover Albert Vanderboom’s plan.
The Past Within at a glance Released 2022 Studio Rusty Lake Player sentiment 95% positive of 16,814 Price $5.99 PuzzleMysteryPoint & ClickIndieStory RichThriller3D
- 3
Life is Strange 2
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 7 player tags including Story Rich, Great Soundtrack and Drama; released around the same time (2018).
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 SoundtrackDramaSexual ContentPoint & ClickMysteryPuzzle
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Outer Wilds
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 7 player tags including Exploration, Mystery and Story Rich.
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 ExplorationMysteryStory RichGreat SoundtrackPuzzleIndie3D
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Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma
Why it matched: both psychological, 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 RichMysteryGreat SoundtrackGoreThrillerPoint & Click
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MiSide
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 6 player tags including Story Rich, Sexual Content and 3D; released around the same time (2024).
Let's imagine that you have a game in which you care for a character. But could you imagine one day getting into that game yourself?
MiSide at a glance Released 2024 Studio AIHASTO Player sentiment 98% positive of 141,903 Price $14.99 Story RichSexual Content3DThrillerPuzzleDrama
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Return of the Obra Dinn
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 6 player tags including Mystery, Puzzle and Story Rich; released around the same time (2018).
Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.
Return of the Obra Dinn at a glance Released 2018 Studio Lucas Pope Player sentiment 97% positive of 35,093 Price $19.99 MysteryPuzzleStory RichIndieGreat SoundtrackViolent
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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; released around the same time (2018).
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 & ClickMysteryIndieStory RichGreat Soundtrack
- 9
Unheard - Voices of Crime
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 6 player tags including Puzzle, Mystery and Indie; released around the same time (2019).
What if you could hear every word spoken at the scene of a crime? “Acoustic Detectives” wanted for testing our new device! Return aurally to crime scenes and use the voices you hear to identify potential suspects and solve the mysteries. What is it that’s connecting these seemingly unrelated cases?
Unheard - Voices of Crime at a glance Released 2019 Studio NEXT Studios Player sentiment 96% positive of 33,900 Price $6.99 PuzzleMysteryIndieStory RichPoint & ClickTop-Down
- 10
Little Nightmares II
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 6 player tags including Puzzle, Story Rich and Indie; released around the same time (2021).
Little Nightmares II is the second game in a series that has thrilled and captivated millions of players worldwide since 2017. Now it’s your turn to try to survive this critically acclaimed entry in the most charming horror series ever made.
Little Nightmares II at a glance Released 2021 Studio Tarsier Studios Player sentiment 93% positive of 58,455 Price $29.99 PuzzleStory RichIndieGreat SoundtrackThrillerViolent
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The Operator
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 6 player tags including Puzzle, Mystery and Thriller; released around the same time (2024).
Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.
The Operator at a glance Released 2024 Studio Bureau 81 Player sentiment 92% positive of 8,837 Price $13.99 PuzzleMysteryThrillerPoint & ClickNarrativeStory Rich
- 12
We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 6 player tags including Puzzle, 3D and Mystery; released around the same time (2023).
Partner up with your friend online and set sail for an unforgettable puzzle adventure in this bite-sized standalone We Were Here experience. Work together to overcome brain-teasing challenges and make fun memories, using your best communication, teamwork and trust skills.
We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip at a glance Released 2023 Studio Total Mayhem Games Player sentiment 90% positive of 24,073 Price $1.99 Puzzle3DMysteryStory RichIndieDrama
- 13
Bendy and the Ink Machine
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 6 player tags including Puzzle, Mystery and Indie; released around the same time (2017).
Bendy and the Ink Machine® is the first person puzzle action horror game that will forever ruin your childhood love of cartoons.
Bendy and the Ink Machine at a glance Released 2017 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 89% positive of 36,934 Price $5.99 PuzzleMysteryIndieStory RichGreat SoundtrackViolent
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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 & ClickPuzzleIndieGoreGreat Soundtrack
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Sally Face - Episode One
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 6 player tags including Story Rich, Indie and Puzzle.
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 RichIndiePuzzleMysteryPoint & ClickNarrative
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DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 6 player tags including Indie, Story Rich and Puzzle.
DISTRAINT is a 2D psychological horror adventure game for PC. In order to secure a partnership in a famous company, Price seizes the property of an elderly woman. In that very moment, he finds out the price of his humanity.
DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition at a glance Released 2015 Studio Jesse Makkonen Player sentiment 93% positive of 12,901 Price $0.69 IndieStory RichPuzzleMysteryPoint & ClickGore
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Kathy Rain
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 6 player tags including Point & Click, Mystery and Indie.
Set in the '90s, Kathy Rain tells the story of a strong-willed journalism major who has to come to terms with her troubled past as she investigates the mysterious death of her recently deceased grandfather.
Kathy Rain at a glance Released 2016 Studio Clifftop Games Player sentiment 92% positive of 4,003 Price $9.99 Point & ClickMysteryIndieStory RichPuzzleExploration
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Layers of Fear (2016)
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 6 player tags including Story Rich, Indie and Puzzle.
A first-person psychological horror with a strong emphasis on atmosphere and storytelling. Explore an ever-shifting Victorian mansion as a painter seeking to complete his masterpiece, even at the cost of his own sanity.
Layers of Fear (2016) at a glance Released 2016 Studio Bloober Team SA Player sentiment 88% positive of 27,676 Price $1.99 Story RichIndiePuzzleExplorationGreat SoundtrackMystery
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The Witness
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 6 player tags including Puzzle, Exploration and Indie.
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 PuzzleExplorationIndieMysteryGreat SoundtrackStory Rich
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Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; 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 RichPuzzleThrillerPoint & Click3D
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Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 5 player tags including Gore, Violent and Puzzle; released around the same time (2017).
Fear and isolation seep through the walls of an abandoned southern farmhouse. "7" marks a new beginning for survival horror with the “Isolated View” of the visceral new first-person perspective.
Resident Evil 7 Biohazard at a glance Released 2017 Studio CAPCOM Co., Ltd. Player sentiment 95% positive of 126,252 Price $19.99 GoreViolentPuzzleStory RichExploration
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We Were Here Forever
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 5 player tags including Puzzle, 3D and Mystery; released around the same time (2022).
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 Puzzle3DMysteryExplorationStory Rich
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Life Is Strange
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Story Rich, Great Soundtrack and Time Travel.
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 SoundtrackTime TravelTime ManipulationMysteryPoint & ClickIndie
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Journey
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Indie, Exploration and Great Soundtrack.
Explore the ancient, mysterious world of Journey as you soar above ruins and glide across sands to discover its secrets.
Journey at a glance Released 2012 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 94% positive of 38,401 Price $3.74 IndieExplorationGreat SoundtrackStory RichMysteryNarrative3D
Common questions
What game is most like Twelve Minutes?
What Remains of Edith Finch, on the evidence we have. It both psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle. 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 Twelve Minutes" 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 Twelve Minutes. 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.