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Games like Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition)

If Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition) is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Darkest Files, Through The Fragmentation and The Rise of the Golden Idol — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and immersive. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition): Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening is an epic Egyptian adventure into the Giza Sphinx & Great Pyramid—the last of the seven ancient wonders. Explore secret chambers, discover hidden tombs, unearth sacred relics, & unravel an ancient Riddle, entombed for centuries by the ancient Egyptians!

2021Adventure19.99 USDWindows · macOSby Old World Studios™
Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition) — Steam game cover
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Clues are subtly embedded in the worldHidden passages demand careful explorationPre rendered visuals enhance immersionAtmosphericContemplativeImmersive

Players who liked Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition) also play

Steam players who put hours into Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition) also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. The Darkest Files

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition).

    Top pick for Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition).

    Germany, 1956. The war is over, but justice is not served. Former Nazis walk free, while their victims lie in unmarked graves. As a prosecutor, you'll unearth long-buried evidence, confront witnesses and hunt down perpetrators. Will you have the courage to bring these "ordinary men" to court?

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Through The Fragmentation

    WHY THIS

    Shares inventory management and an atmospheric mood with Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition).

    Second-strongest match for Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition).

    Atmospheric first person adventure game focusing on immersion and exploration. Meet strange characters, discover secrets and try to unfold the mystery of the Fragmentation.

    2021IndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Rise of the Golden Idol

    WHY THIS

    Shares hint system and an atmospheric mood with Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition).

    Third-strongest match for Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition).

    The Award-winning detective saga returns in this standalone sequel to The Case of the Golden Idol. Uncover the truth behind 20 strange cases of crime, death and depravity in the 1970s. The world has changed dramatically - the sins of humanity have not.

    2024IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition).

    Ranked #4 for Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition).

    In this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous case yet — the pursuit of the notorious serial killer known as the Soothsayer. Find clues, gather evidence, connect the dots, and confront the murderer before the hunter becomes the hunted…

    2025IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Case of the Golden Idol

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition).

    Ranked #5 for Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition).

    A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.

    2022IndieAdventure17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. A Case of Fraud

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition).

    Ranked #6 for Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition).

    A short non-linear detective adventure where every clue is hidden in plain sight. Carefully read and cross-reference documents to unravel a CEO’s disappearance and expose a case of fraud.

    2025IndieAdventure8.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Nobodies: After Death

    WHY THIS

    Shares hint system and an atmospheric mood with Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition).

    Ranked #7 for Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition).

    Nobodies: After Death is a puzzling point-and-click adventure in cleaning up dirty work. After your agency takes out a target, you make the evidence disappear without a trace. Find a way to get in, get out, and leave no bodies behind.

    2023IndieAdventureCasual6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Telling Lies

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition).

    Ranked #8 for Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition).

    Four private lives. One big lie. Search through secretly recorded video conversations to discover the truth. The successor to the acclaimed Her Story.

    2019IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition) at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition) on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition).

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition) on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition).

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition) on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition).

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition) on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition).

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition) on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition).

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Noita

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition) on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition).

    Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~95% under Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition) on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition).

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Papers, Please

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition) on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition).

    Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.

    2013IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition).

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition).

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition).

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  6. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Coloring Pixels

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.

    2018IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  8. There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition).

    A little game that’s not a game, winner of an old game jam that nobody’s ever heard of. So DON'T INSTALL IT!

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. The Darkest Files

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition).

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition).

    Germany, 1956. The war is over, but justice is not served. Former Nazis walk free, while their victims lie in unmarked graves. As a prosecutor, you'll unearth long-buried evidence, confront witnesses and hunt down perpetrators. Will you have the courage to bring these "ordinary men" to court?

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Rise of the Golden Idol

    WHY THIS

    Shares hint system and an atmospheric mood with Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition).

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition).

    The Award-winning detective saga returns in this standalone sequel to The Case of the Golden Idol. Uncover the truth behind 20 strange cases of crime, death and depravity in the 1970s. The world has changed dramatically - the sins of humanity have not.

    2024IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. The Case of the Golden Idol

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition).

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition).

    A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.

    2022IndieAdventure17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition)

How much does Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition) cost?
Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition) is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition)?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition) are The Darkest Files, Through The Fragmentation, The Rise of the Golden Idol.
Who developed Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition)?
Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition) was developed by Old World Studios™.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Riddle of the Sphinx™ The Awakening (Enhanced Edition).

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