Rank 01Why this
Shares point and click navigation and inventory based puzzles with TRACE Definitive Edition.
- $9.99 (Price checked Oct 17)
- Deck Playable
- 2025
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- Updated May 5, 2026
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The closest matches to TRACE Definitive Edition: 3D Escape Room: Mystic Manor, Pyramids and Aliens: Escape Room, The Last Case of John Morley, Escape Simulator 2, and Machinika: Atlas. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Shares inventory based puzzles and point and click with TRACE Definitive Edition.
- $6.49 (Price checked Oct 17)
- Deck Playable
- 2024
Rank 03Why this
Shares point and click and environmental puzzle solving with TRACE Definitive Edition.
- $12.99 (Price checked Oct 17)
- Deck Playable
- 2025
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Escape Simulator 2
Why this: Shares exploration and puzzle solving with TRACE Definitive Edition.
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Machinika: Atlas
Why this: Shares hidden object search and point and click with TRACE Definitive Edition.
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The Room
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as TRACE Definitive Edition.
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The Roottrees are Dead
Why this: Shares environmental puzzle solving and inventory management with TRACE Definitive Edition.
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- 13D Escape Room: Mystic Manor
Shares point and click navigation and inventory based puzzles with TRACE Definitive Edition.
- 78% of 50 reviews
- 2Pyramids and Aliens: Escape Room
Shares inventory based puzzles and point and click with TRACE Definitive Edition.
- 80% of 104 reviews
- 3The Last Case of John Morley
Shares point and click and environmental puzzle solving with TRACE Definitive Edition.
- 76% of 76 reviews
- 4Escape Simulator 2
Shares exploration and puzzle solving with TRACE Definitive Edition.
- 93% of 1,694 reviews
- 5Machinika: Atlas
Shares hidden object search and point and click with TRACE Definitive Edition.
- 73% of 212 reviews
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- 8The Roottrees are Dead
Shares environmental puzzle solving and inventory management with TRACE Definitive Edition.
- 97% of 4,456 reviews
- 9The Inheritance of Crimson Manor
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- 87% of 513 reviews
- 10Strange Antiquities
Shares inventory based puzzles and hidden object search with TRACE Definitive Edition.
- 96% of 1,956 reviews
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- 12Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?
Shares inventory based puzzles and inventory management with TRACE Definitive Edition.
- 94% of 577 reviews
- 13Rusty Lake: Roots
Shares point and click and puzzle solving with TRACE Definitive Edition.
- 96% of 1,696 reviews
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- Released: 2025
- Developer: STUDIO LOOK
- Price: $9.99checked Oct 17
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 94% of 64 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Adventure
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Atmospheric sci fi mystery setting
- Beautiful rendered visuals and alien environments
- Compact but satisfying experience
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Contemplative
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Why this: Shares point and click and puzzle solving with TRACE Definitive Edition.
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Why this: Shares inventory based puzzles and point and click with TRACE Definitive Edition.
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Why this: Same atmospheric mood as TRACE Definitive Edition.
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Why this: Shares environmental puzzle solving and inventory management with TRACE Definitive Edition.
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About TRACE Definitive Edition
The closest matches to TRACE Definitive Edition: 3D Escape Room: Mystic Manor, Pyramids and Aliens: Escape Room, The Last Case of John Morley, Escape Simulator 2, and Machinika: Atlas. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If TRACE Definitive Edition is your kind of game, the closest matches are 3D Escape Room: Mystic Manor, Pyramids and Aliens: Escape Room and The Last Case of John Morley — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and contemplative, and single out its clue recycling and environmental puzzle solving. 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 TRACE Definitive Edition: A point-and-click escape game set on a strange, desolate planet. Collect items and solve puzzles to unravel the mystery of this cryptic world.
Is TRACE Definitive Edition 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 64 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $9.99 (checked Oct 17).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 3 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Atmospheric sci fi mystery setting
- Beautiful rendered visuals and alien environments
- Compact but satisfying experience
- Handcrafted claymation art style
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Overall the game is good but its a letdown from what I and probably many others wanted. The original version of Trace is free to play online on coolmath and was very fun for me. I was expecting the definitive edition that costs money to…”
“What I loved: 1. The gadgets to use are very imaginative, with a rope traveling robot, motorized seahorse, and various bits of paraphernalia to decide how to use. 2. The rooms are laid out nicely in an intuitive way to navigate through…”
People who play it also play: 3D Escape Room: Mystic Manor, Pyramids and Aliens: Escape Room, The Last Case of John Morley
Frequently asked about TRACE Definitive Edition
Can I run it?
Does TRACE Definitive Edition run on Steam Deck?
TRACE Definitive Edition 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 TRACE Definitive Edition cost?
TRACE Definitive Edition is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to TRACE Definitive Edition?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside TRACE Definitive Edition are 3D Escape Room: Mystic Manor, Pyramids and Aliens: Escape Room, The Last Case of John Morley.
Who developed TRACE Definitive Edition?
TRACE Definitive Edition was developed by STUDIO LOOK and published by Coolmath Games.