Rank 01Why this
Shares hint system and hidden object search with Aurora Hills: Chapter 1.
- $7.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Verified
- 2026
Games like Aurora Hills: Chapter 1
- 17 games
- Updated Sep 3, 2026
Players who liked Aurora Hills: Chapter 1 also play
The closest matches to Aurora Hills: Chapter 1: Aurora Hills: Chapter 2, The Night is Grey, Stories Untold, Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged, and Strange Antiquities. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Shares point and click and inventory management with Aurora Hills: Chapter 1.
- $12.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
- 2024
Rank 03Why this
Shares puzzle solving with Aurora Hills: Chapter 1.
- $0.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
- 2017
Rank 04 
Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged
Why this: Shares inventory based puzzles and hint system with Aurora Hills: Chapter 1.
Rank 05 
Strange Antiquities
Why this: Shares inventory based puzzles and hidden object search with Aurora Hills: Chapter 1.
Rank 06 
An English Haunting
Why this: Shares environmental interaction and environmental storytelling with Aurora Hills: Chapter 1.
Rank 07 
Rusty Lake: Roots
Why this: Shares point and click and puzzle solving with Aurora Hills: Chapter 1.
Rank 08 
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Aurora Hills: Chapter 1
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- 1Aurora Hills: Chapter 2
Shares hint system and hidden object search with Aurora Hills: Chapter 1.
- 99% of 162 reviews
- 2The Night is Grey
Shares point and click and inventory management with Aurora Hills: Chapter 1.
- 78% of 183 reviews
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- 4Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged
Shares inventory based puzzles and hint system with Aurora Hills: Chapter 1.
- 94% of 375 reviews
- 5Strange Antiquities
Shares inventory based puzzles and hidden object search with Aurora Hills: Chapter 1.
- 96% of 1,956 reviews
- 6An English Haunting
Shares environmental interaction and environmental storytelling with Aurora Hills: Chapter 1.
- 96% of 247 reviews
- 7Rusty Lake: Roots
Shares point and click and puzzle solving with Aurora Hills: Chapter 1.
- 96% of 1,696 reviews
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- 9The Last Case of John Morley
Shares environmental storytelling and point and click with Aurora Hills: Chapter 1.
- 76% of 76 reviews
- 10
- 11Escape Simulator 2
Shares hint system and environmental interaction with Aurora Hills: Chapter 1.
- 93% of 1,694 reviews
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- 13
- 14Tormenture
Shares inventory based puzzles and exploration with Aurora Hills: Chapter 1.
- 86% of 130 reviews
- 15ROUTINE
Shares environmental storytelling and puzzle solving with Aurora Hills: Chapter 1.
- 93% of 4,122 reviews
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- 19Syberia
Shares inventory based puzzles and point and click with Aurora Hills: Chapter 1.
- 85% of 1,401 reviews
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- Released: 2024
- Developer: NovaSoft Interactive Ltd.
- Price: Free to play
- Steam Deck: Deck Verified
- 94% of 1,639 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Adventure, Free To Play, Casual
- Platforms: Windows, macOS
Players highlight
- Beautiful photorealistic 1980s rural americana visuals
- Cliffhanger ending teasing the next chapter
- Free prologue to the aurora hills series
- Atmospheric
- Eerie
- Immersive
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Aurora Hills: Chapter 2
Why this: Shares hint system and hidden object search with Aurora Hills: Chapter 1.
Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged
Why this: Shares inventory based puzzles and hint system with Aurora Hills: Chapter 1.
Strange Antiquities
Why this: Shares inventory based puzzles and hidden object search with Aurora Hills: Chapter 1.
Rusty Lake: Roots
Why this: Shares point and click and puzzle solving with Aurora Hills: Chapter 1.
The Operator
Why this: Shares puzzle solving with Aurora Hills: Chapter 1.
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Other recommendable Steam games by NovaSoft Interactive Ltd., ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Meridian 157: Chapter 3
Why this: Shares hint system with Aurora Hills: Chapter 1.
Meridian 157: Chapter 1
Why this: Also Thriller and Hidden Object, like Aurora Hills: Chapter 1.
Meridian 157: Chapter 2
Why this: Shares environmental storytelling and puzzle solving with Aurora Hills: Chapter 1.
About Aurora Hills: Chapter 1
The closest matches to Aurora Hills: Chapter 1: Aurora Hills: Chapter 2, The Night is Grey, Stories Untold, Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged, and Strange Antiquities. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Aurora Hills: Chapter 1 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Aurora Hills: Chapter 2, The Night is Grey and Stories Untold — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, eerie and immersive, and single out its environmental interaction and environmental storytelling. 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.
About Aurora Hills: Chapter 1: Aurora Hills: Chapter 1 is the first part in series of point and click puzzle adventure games. Follow the journey of Ethan Hill, a park ranger tasked with investigating strange disappearances from the region to uncover the mystery of Aurora Hills!
Is Aurora Hills: Chapter 1 worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 94% of 1,639 Steam reviews are positive.
- Last 30 days: 94% positive across 54 new reviews, in line with its all-time score.
- Free to play.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 3 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics usually quit early: a median of 2.3 h played before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Verified.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Beautiful photorealistic 1980s rural americana visuals
- Cliffhanger ending teasing the next chapter
- Free prologue to the aurora hills series
- Gradual mystery unfolding through environmental clues
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“I stopped at the Archival room "puzzle". The logic is senseless. For the code to the key box, you have to count lines, triangles, and quadrilaterals on the murder board. Here's where it gets stupid: you count all possible line SEGMENTS…”
“Had to abandon this pretty early on. I liked the atmosphere and how the game looked but then along came the puzzles and the whole thing ground to a baffling and frustrating halt. I found it unplayable without a walkthrough, which is no fun…”
People who play it also play: Aurora Hills: Chapter 2, The Night is Grey, Stories Untold
Frequently asked about Aurora Hills: Chapter 1
Can I run it?
Is Aurora Hills: Chapter 1 verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Aurora Hills: Chapter 1 is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
Is Aurora Hills: Chapter 1 free to play?
Yes — Aurora Hills: Chapter 1 is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
What games are most similar to Aurora Hills: Chapter 1?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Aurora Hills: Chapter 1 are Aurora Hills: Chapter 2, The Night is Grey, Stories Untold.
Who developed Aurora Hills: Chapter 1?
Aurora Hills: Chapter 1 was developed by NovaSoft Interactive Ltd..