Games like Phrixothrix
If Phrixothrix is your kind of game, the closest matches are Myst, Thief's Roulette and Panelak — picked from the ranked list below. 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 Phrixothrix: Explore a dark world of rust and worms. Phrixothrix is an adventure game with point and click elements, where you control yourself and an alien worm.
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Steam players who put hours into Phrixothrix 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.
Myst
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Top pick for Phrixothrix fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Phrixothrix.
Welcome to Myst: a starkly beautiful island, eerily tinged with mystery and shrouded in intrigue. Built from the ground up to play in 2D & VR, explore Myst in a whole new dimension! Journey to the Ages, unravel puzzles, and be a part of the surrealistic adventure that will become your own.
Thief's Roulette
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Second-strongest match for Phrixothrix fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Phrixothrix.
Lady Luck has selected 15 'thieves' to compete in Thief's Roulette. A new world of puzzles and deception.
Panelak
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Third-strongest match for Phrixothrix fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Phrixothrix.
Panelak is an old socialist-era building where strange things happen. Can you make it to the roof and help the helpless man?
Mask of Mists
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Ranked #4 for Phrixothrix fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Phrixothrix.
Mask of Mists is an action-adventure game in a first-person view in which you are immersed in exploring the world full of magic and dangers!
Elroy and the Aliens
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Ranked #5 for Phrixothrix fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Phrixothrix.
Slope City, 1993. Talking robots, ancient alien secrets, and a mysterious message from the past. Follow Elroy and Peggie through a portal to find Elroy's father, missing for 18 years. A heartfelt point & click adventure where the puzzles make sense and the story stays with you.
Paradise Killer
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Ranked #6 for Phrixothrix fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Phrixothrix.
Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.
The Talos Principle
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Ranked #7 for Phrixothrix fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Phrixothrix.
The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).
Riven (1997)
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Ranked #8 for Phrixothrix fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Phrixothrix.
Released in 1997 as the original sequel to Myst, one of the best-selling puzzle adventure games of all time. Prepare to enter a world "torn asunder" by timeless, unresolved conflicts -- a world of incomparable beauty, intrigue, and betrayal.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Phrixothrix at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Phrixothrix on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Phrixothrix.
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?
The Test
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Priced ~50% under Phrixothrix on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Phrixothrix.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
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Priced ~63% under Phrixothrix on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Phrixothrix.
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.
Blood and Bacon
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Priced ~75% under Phrixothrix on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Phrixothrix.
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.
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
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Priced ~50% under Phrixothrix on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Phrixothrix.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
The NOexistenceN of you AND me
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Priced ~50% under Phrixothrix on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Phrixothrix.
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
TOEM: A Photo Adventure
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Priced ~50% under Phrixothrix on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Phrixothrix.
Set off on a delightful expedition and use your photographic eye to uncover the mysteries of the magical TOEM in this hand-drawn adventure game. Chat with quirky characters, solve their problems by snapping neat photos, and make your way through a relaxing landscape!
Aventura Copilului Albastru și Urât
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Priced ~50% under Phrixothrix on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Phrixothrix.
Pornește într-o aventură scurtă de uitat în maxim 30min după ce ai închis jocul! Ce mai aștepți? Aventura îl urmărește pe Copilul Albastru și Urât într-o lume bizară, seara. 2D Visual Novel, Choices Matter, Multiple Endings.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Phrixothrix.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Phrixothrix.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Phrixothrix.
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
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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.
Travellin Cats in Paris
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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!
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Phrixothrix.
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.
There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Phrixothrix.
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!
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Head-to-head comparisons
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Myst
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Phrixothrix.
Welcome to Myst: a starkly beautiful island, eerily tinged with mystery and shrouded in intrigue. Built from the ground up to play in 2D & VR, explore Myst in a whole new dimension! Journey to the Ages, unravel puzzles, and be a part of the surrealistic adventure that will become your own.
Elroy and the Aliens
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Phrixothrix.
Slope City, 1993. Talking robots, ancient alien secrets, and a mysterious message from the past. Follow Elroy and Peggie through a portal to find Elroy's father, missing for 18 years. A heartfelt point & click adventure where the puzzles make sense and the story stays with you.
Paradise Killer
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Phrixothrix.
Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.
Riven (1997)
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Phrixothrix.
Released in 1997 as the original sequel to Myst, one of the best-selling puzzle adventure games of all time. Prepare to enter a world "torn asunder" by timeless, unresolved conflicts -- a world of incomparable beauty, intrigue, and betrayal.
Frequently asked about Phrixothrix
- How much does Phrixothrix cost?
- Phrixothrix is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Phrixothrix?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Phrixothrix are Myst, Thief's Roulette, Panelak.
- Who developed Phrixothrix?
- Phrixothrix was developed by hirogame.
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