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Games like Secret Files 3

If Secret Files 3 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis, Secret Files: Sam Peters and Secret Files: Tunguska — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, mysterious and tense. 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 Secret Files 3: The bestselling Secret Files franchise celebrates its return! The dream couple Max and Nina have announced their forthcoming wedding.

2012Adventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableMetacritic 67Windowsby Animation Arts
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Steam players who put hours into Secret Files 3 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. Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis

    WHY THIS

    Shares inventory combination and an atmospheric mood with Secret Files 3.

    Top pick for Secret Files 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Secret Files 3.

    The sequel to the award winning adventure hit Secret Files Tunguska. Famine in Africa, floods in Southeast Asia, economic crisis in Europe, and civil wars in South America, the world is on the brink of disaster.

    2009Adventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Secret Files: Sam Peters

    WHY THIS

    Shares inventory combination and an atmospheric mood with Secret Files 3.

    Second-strongest match for Secret Files 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Secret Files 3.

    Bigfoot, the Abominable Snowman, the Loch Ness Monster - cryptozoologists are trying to track these creatures down and research them. One also appears in the legends of the Ashanti people in Ghana. These tell of human-like creatures that lurk in the trees at night and take their victims off to their caves to suck their blood: the...

    2013Adventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Secret Files: Tunguska

    WHY THIS

    Shares inventory combination and an atmospheric mood with Secret Files 3.

    Third-strongest match for Secret Files 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Secret Files 3.

    Unravel one of the greatest mysteries of our time! On the 30th June 1908 an explosion with the combined energy of 2000 Hiroshima bombs rocked the region of Tunguska in Central Siberia and felled over 6,000 square km of trees. The explosion could be heard from as far as 1,000km away.

    2009Adventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. A New Beginning - Final Cut

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Secret Files 3.

    Ranked #4 for Secret Files 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Secret Files 3.

    A New Beginning is a cinematic adventure-thriller done graphic novel-style.

    2012IndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Syberia: The World Before

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Secret Files 3.

    Ranked #5 for Secret Files 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Secret Files 3.

    Embark on a quest for identity through time, as you piece together the puzzle of two lives.

    2022Adventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Broken Sword 3 - the Sleeping Dragon (2003)

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Secret Files 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Secret Files 3.

    An ancient conspiracy. A broken code. An unsolved murder. Welcome to Broken Sword – The Sleeping Dragon, the multi BAFTA-nominated adventure. Once more George and Nico must travel the world, wrestling danger, and piecing together the clues that will unravel the secrets of the Sleeping Dragon.

    2009Adventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Still Life

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Secret Files 3.

    Ranked #7 for Secret Files 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Secret Files 3.

    Still Life 2 also now available!

    2011Adventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Fran Bow

    WHY THIS

    Shares an unsettling mood with Secret Files 3.

    Ranked #8 for Secret Files 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Secret Files 3.

    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.

    2015IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Secret Files 3 at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Secret Files 3 on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Secret Files 3.

    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 ↗
  2. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Secret Files 3 on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Secret Files 3.

    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.

    2018IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Secret Files 3 on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Secret Files 3.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. LEGO® Star Wars™ - The Complete Saga

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Secret Files 3 on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Secret Files 3.

    Kick Some Brick in I through VI! Play through all six Star Wars movies in one videogame! Adding new characters, new levels, new features and for the first time ever, the chance to build and battle your way through a fun Star Wars galaxy on your PC!

    2009Adventure4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Room

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Secret Files 3 on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Secret Files 3.

    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.

    2014IndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~85% under Secret Files 3 on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Secret Files 3.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Secret Files 3 on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Secret Files 3.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. A Short Hike

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Secret Files 3 on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Secret Files 3.

    Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.

    2019IndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. The Supper

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Secret Files 3.

    The Supper is a short adventure game about the darkest side of the human soul. Ms. Appleton was always a wellspring of kindness, until The Voice started talking to her.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Lily's Well

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Secret Files 3.

    It is a rainy night in the Spring of 2005. Lily is left home alone after her Papa put her to bed. She is awoken by a cry for help outside her window. It is coming from the well. Help Lily gather rope to go down the well and save the poor soul trapped down there.

    2022IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Children of Silentown: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Secret Files 3.

    Prologue to Children of Silentown, a dark adventure game that tells the story of Lucy, a young girl growing up in a village deep into a forest inhabited by monsters. People disappearing is nothing uncommon in the village, but this time, Lucy is old enough to investigate on her own. Or so she thinks.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Marie's Room

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Secret Files 3.

    Marie's Room is a short story exploration game about an unconventional friendship between two classmates. You play as Kelsey, remembering Marie's room as it was twenty years ago. But something’s off. What happened to Marie?

    2018IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Lion's Song: Episode 1 - Silence

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Secret Files 3.

    „The Lion's Song: Episode 1 – Silence" draws the player into the life of a talented young composer, Wilma, preparing for her breakthrough concert, the defining moment of her career. Searching for inspiration she escapes from the pressure for success to the solitude of the Austrian Alps.

    2016IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Adventure Escape Mysteries

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Secret Files 3.

    Play a story-driven room escape game with unique puzzles enjoyed by tens of millions of players. Solve mysteries, puzzle through escape rooms, and find the clue that will crack the case in a critically acclaimed puzzle adventure game!

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. When The Past Was Around - Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Secret Files 3.

    This is the prologue chapter of "When the Past was Around", an upcoming adventure point-and-click puzzle game about love, moving on, letting go, and the joy and pain of everything in between.

    2019IndieAdventureCasualFreeSteam ↗
  8. Apopia: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Secret Files 3.

    APOPIA is a comedic adventure with dark mysteries. Help young girl Mai to find her way home. Progress by solving puzzles and outsmarting enemies in minigames. Make friends and foes with talking animals. Unravel the mystery of Mai’s identity from her dark and blurry memories.

    2021IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗

More from Animation Arts

Other recommendable Steam games by Animation Arts, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Lost Horizon

    WHY THIS

    Shares inventory combination and an atmospheric mood with Secret Files 3.

    Another title from Animation Arts, the studio behind Secret Files 3. Shares Adventure with Secret Files 3.

    1936: Soldiers of the Third Reich roam the world seeking occult weapons for their insane plans of conquest. When Fenton Paddock, a former British soldier and hapless smuggler, is asked to look for his friend Richard, who went missing in Tibet, he has no idea that this search will lead him across three continents to a secret that could...

    2010Adventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Secret Files: Tunguska

    WHY THIS

    Shares inventory combination and an atmospheric mood with Secret Files 3.

    Another title from Animation Arts, the studio behind Secret Files 3. Shares Adventure with Secret Files 3.

    Unravel one of the greatest mysteries of our time! On the 30th June 1908 an explosion with the combined energy of 2000 Hiroshima bombs rocked the region of Tunguska in Central Siberia and felled over 6,000 square km of trees. The explosion could be heard from as far as 1,000km away.

    2009Adventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Monolith

    WHY THIS

    Shares mini games and an atmospheric mood with Secret Files 3.

    Another title from Animation Arts, the studio behind Secret Files 3. Shares Adventure with Secret Files 3.

    A classical science fiction point and click adventure which takes you into a deep story and murky atmosphere, while solving logical puzzles. Accompany Tessa Carter and her talking robot as she finds out about herself and searches for a way to survive.

    2023IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis

    WHY THIS

    Shares inventory combination and an atmospheric mood with Secret Files 3.

    Another title from Animation Arts, the studio behind Secret Files 3. Shares Adventure with Secret Files 3.

    The sequel to the award winning adventure hit Secret Files Tunguska. Famine in Africa, floods in Southeast Asia, economic crisis in Europe, and civil wars in South America, the world is on the brink of disaster.

    2009Adventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Secret Files: Sam Peters

    WHY THIS

    Shares inventory combination and an atmospheric mood with Secret Files 3.

    Another title from Animation Arts, the studio behind Secret Files 3. Shares Adventure with Secret Files 3.

    Bigfoot, the Abominable Snowman, the Loch Ness Monster - cryptozoologists are trying to track these creatures down and research them. One also appears in the legends of the Ashanti people in Ghana. These tell of human-like creatures that lurk in the trees at night and take their victims off to their caves to suck their blood: the...

    2013Adventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Preston Sterling

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Animation Arts, the studio behind Secret Files 3. Shares Adventure with Secret Files 3.

    Preston Sterling and the Legend of Excalibur is the first episode of an adventure series that will transport you into the world of English myths and legends. Tackle tricky puzzles and enjoy an exciting story, lovable characters and stunning scenes and locations!

    2016IndieAdventureCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Gabby's Odyssey

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Animation Arts, the studio behind Secret Files 3. Shares Adventure with Secret Files 3.

    Embark on a journey through the fantastical world of Larion in this action-adventure inspired by timeless classics of the genre. Solve clever puzzles, overcome perilous dungeons, and unlock new abilities — while discovering that imagination is not a weakness, but a force that can change everything.

    2027ActionAdventureSteam ↗
  8. Secret Files: Tunguska - Remastered

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Animation Arts, the studio behind Secret Files 3. Shares Adventure with Secret Files 3.

    The award-winning adventure classic returns as a remaster with modernized visuals and updated technology. Join Nina and Max on a globe-spanning investigation filled with puzzles, conspiracies, and danger – and uncover the secret of Tunguska that changes everything!

    2026AdventureSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Secret Files 3

Does Secret Files 3 run on Steam Deck?
Secret Files 3 is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Secret Files 3 cost?
Secret Files 3 is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Secret Files 3?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Secret Files 3 are Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis, Secret Files: Sam Peters, Secret Files: Tunguska.
Who developed Secret Files 3?
Secret Files 3 was developed by Animation Arts and published by Ravenscourt.

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