Games like Unusual Findings
If Unusual Findings is your kind of game, the closest matches are Darkestville Castle, The Sea of Death and The Imaginary Circle — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, mysterious and nostalgic. 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.
Get personalized picks →About Unusual Findings: Three friends uncover mysteries in the 1980s. Follow their amazing adventures in a game where your decisions really matter. Be prepared to spin like a record on your incredible journey back to the era of synthesizers, VHS Rental stores, 8 bits games and evil alien conspiracies.
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Darkestville Castle
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Unusual Findings.
Top pick for Unusual Findings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Unusual Findings.
Darkestville Castle — a darkly comedic point-and-click adventure where you play as a sarcastic demon. Solve clever puzzles, manipulate idiots, and bring chaos back to Darkestville, because being evil is just more fun.
The Sea of Death
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Unusual Findings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Unusual Findings.
The Sea of Death is a mystery puzzle adventure in which the story revolves around the people and experiences that the protagonist, who has lost his memory due to an accident, meets in the process of regaining his memory.
The Imaginary Circle
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Unusual Findings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Unusual Findings.
The Imaginary Circle is a narrative experience, lasting about an hour and a half, in which you must find your way around an abandoned prison. Rummage through the documents, force open doors, call former employees, craft tools, but overall ask yourself: Should I use my only bullet now?
Lil' Guardsman
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Unusual Findings.
Ranked #4 for Unusual Findings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Unusual Findings.
Imagine you're a 12 year old, suddenly in charge of the guard shed at the castle gate, where you decide if elves, goblins and 100+ other characters should be admitted. It's a wonderful combination of deduction, narrative and puzzle games.
Verne: The Shape of Fantasy
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Unusual Findings.
Ranked #5 for Unusual Findings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Unusual Findings.
Become Jules Verne and adventure into the dangers that hide in Hemera, a fantastic parallel world built from his own imagination. Explore, solve puzzles and unlock the most coveted secret of the mighty Atlantis.
Neo Cab
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Unusual Findings.
Ranked #6 for Unusual Findings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Unusual Findings.
A visual novel about emotional survival in an automated world. Play as Lina, the last human cab driver. It’s your first night driving the lonely streets of Los Ojos, and your best friend has just disappeared. Stay on the road. Stay on the search. Stay human.
Through The Fragmentation
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Unusual Findings.
Ranked #7 for Unusual Findings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Unusual Findings.
Atmospheric first person adventure game focusing on immersion and exploration. Meet strange characters, discover secrets and try to unfold the mystery of the Fragmentation.
Gray Skies, Dark Waters
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Unusual Findings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Unusual Findings.
What does it mean to truly disappear without a trace? This modern interpretation of centuries-old folktales drops you into a world of secrets, unanswered questions, and (just maybe) the supernatural. Search to reveal the truth—or, at least, your version of it.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Unusual Findings
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Space Quest™ Collection
WHY THIS
Shares point and click navigation and a nostalgic mood with Unusual Findings.
Reviewers of Unusual Findings cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Unusual Findings.
Experience a blast from the past with the complete, completely twisted Space Quest Collection.
Return to Monkey Island
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Unusual Findings.
Reviewers of Unusual Findings cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Unusual Findings.
Return to Monkey Island is an unexpected, thrilling return of series creator Ron Gilbert that continues the story of the legendary adventure games.
Full Throttle Remastered
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Unusual Findings.
Reviewers of Unusual Findings cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Unusual Findings.
Originally released by LucasArts in 1995, Full Throttle is a classic graphic adventure game from industry legend Tim Schafer, telling the story of Ben Throttle; butt-kicking leader of biker gang the Polecats, who gets caught up in a tale of Motorcycles, Mayhem and Murder.
King's Quest
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Unusual Findings.
Reviewers of Unusual Findings cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Unusual Findings.
King’s Quest is a collection of five different chapter releases, each focusing on an untold tale in Graham’s past. Discover a wondrous world full of whimsical characters, charming puzzles and perilous dangers in this fun and enchanting coming of age story.
Day of the Tentacle Remastered
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Unusual Findings.
Reviewers of Unusual Findings cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Unusual Findings.
Originally released by LucasArts in 1993 as a sequel to Ron Gilbert’s ground breaking Maniac Mansion, Day of the Tentacle is back in a remastered edition that features all new hand-drawn, high resolution artwork, with remastered audio, music and sound effects.
Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders
WHY THIS
Shares a mysterious mood with Unusual Findings.
Reviewers of Unusual Findings cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Unusual Findings.
Space Aliens have built a stupidity machine that's slowly reducing everyone's IQ to single digits. Worse yet, the only person who can stop them is Zak McKracken, reporter for the disreputable National Inquisitor, who dreams up stories about carnivorous cantaloupes and vegetarian vampires.
Delores: A Thimbleweed Park Mini-Adventure
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Unusual Findings.
Reviewers of Unusual Findings cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Unusual Findings.
Delores is back home and working as a photographer for the Nickel News. Thimbleweed Park hasn’t changed at all in the year she’s been away… or has it? Sample Ron Gilbert’s new adventure game engine in this free prototype that uses “found art” from the award-winning Thimbleweed Park.
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Unusual Findings.
Reviewers of Unusual Findings cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Unusual Findings.
Back by popular demand, The Secret of Monkey Island™: Special Edition faithfully re-imagines the internationally-acclaimed classic game (originally released in 1990) for original and new audiences alike.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Unusual Findings at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Unusual Findings on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Unusual Findings.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Unusual Findings on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Unusual Findings.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Unusual Findings on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Unusual Findings.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Unusual Findings on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Unusual Findings.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Unusual Findings on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Unusual Findings.
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?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Unusual Findings.
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.
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Unusual Findings.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Unusual Findings.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Unusual Findings.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Unusual Findings.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
A Date with Death
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Unusual Findings.
Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Unusual Findings.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
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Frequently asked about Unusual Findings
- Is Unusual Findings verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Unusual Findings is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Unusual Findings cost?
- Unusual Findings is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Unusual Findings?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Unusual Findings are Darkestville Castle, The Sea of Death, The Imaginary Circle.
- Who developed Unusual Findings?
- Unusual Findings was developed by Epic Llama Games and published by ESDigital Games.
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