# Games like Quern - Undying Thoughts

> The closest matches to Quern - Undying Thoughts: Obduction, Firmament, The Witness, Riven, and Call of the Sea. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Obduction](https://imho.run/games/306760/obduction) — Shares environmental puzzle solving with Quern. 2,360 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/306760/)
2. [Firmament](https://imho.run/games/754890/firmament) — Also Soundtrack and Narration, like Quern. 705 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/754890/)
3. [The Witness](https://imho.run/games/210970/the-witness) — Also Walking Simulator, like Quern. 8,747 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/210970/)
4. [Riven](https://imho.run/games/1712350/riven) — A frequent pick in Quern players' libraries, and another Indie. 2,175 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1712350/)
5. [Call of the Sea](https://imho.run/games/1042490/call-of-the-sea) — Also Narration and Investigation, like Quern. 2,379 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1042490/)
6. [Luto](https://imho.run/games/1729740/luto) — Also Narration and Cinematic, like Quern. 558 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1729740/)
7. [Homesick](https://imho.run/games/244910/homesick) — Shares environmental puzzle solving with Quern. 717 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/244910/)
8. [Dear Esther](https://imho.run/games/203810/dear-esther) — Also Narration and Walking Simulator, like Quern. 3,075 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/203810/)
9. [Kairo](https://imho.run/games/233230/kairo) — Shares environmental puzzle solving with Quern. 1,026 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/233230/)
10. [The Operator](https://imho.run/games/1771980/the-operator) — Also Narration and Investigation, like Quern. 3,406 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1771980/)
11. [Haven Moon](https://imho.run/games/493720/haven-moon) — Also Investigation and Walking Simulator, like Quern. 457 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/493720/)
12. [Syberia: The World Before](https://imho.run/games/1410640/syberia-the-world-before) — A frequent pick in Quern players' libraries, and another Adventure. 1,267 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1410640/)
13. [TR-49](https://imho.run/games/3838370/tr-49) — Shares note taking system and environmental puzzle solving with Quern. 908 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3838370/)
14. [What Remains of Edith Finch](https://imho.run/games/501300/what-remains-of-edith-finch) — Also Narration and Walking Simulator, like Quern. 17,663 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/501300/)
15. [The Talos Principle](https://imho.run/games/257510/the-talos-principle) — Same atmospheric mood as Quern. 16,978 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/257510/)
16. [Once Alive](https://imho.run/games/2336440/once-alive) — Also Investigation and Cinematic, like Quern. 70 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2336440/)
17. [Blue Prince](https://imho.run/games/1569580/blue-prince) — Also Investigation, like Quern. 13,179 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1569580/)
18. [Outer Wilds](https://imho.run/games/753640/outer-wilds) — A frequent pick in Quern players' libraries, and another Action. 50,025 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/753640/)
19. [The Alien Cube](https://imho.run/games/1099220/the-alien-cube) — Also Investigation and Walking Simulator, like Quern. 298 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1099220/)
20. [Aporia: Beyond The Valley](https://imho.run/games/573130/aporia-beyond-the-valley) — Also Walking Simulator, like Quern. 273 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/573130/)
21. [The Forgotten City](https://imho.run/games/874260/the-forgotten-city) — A frequent pick in Quern players' libraries, and another RPG. 7,104 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/874260/)
22. [The Station](https://imho.run/games/565120/the-station) — Also Walking Simulator, like Quern. 685 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/565120/)
23. [Nocturnal](https://imho.run/games/1634080/nocturnal) — Also Soundtrack and Narration, like Quern. 159 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1634080/)
24. [Strange Antiquities](https://imho.run/games/2885870/strange-antiquities) — Also Investigation, like Quern. 1,956 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2885870/)

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## About Quern - Undying Thoughts

Quern - Undying Thoughts is a first-person adventure game set on an atmospheric island, released in 2016 by Zadbox Entertainment. Players explore the environment through environmental puzzle-solving, inventory-based interaction, and sequential device activation, with music functioning as a puzzle element. Reviewers highlight that the note-taking system and object-reuse mechanics across areas reward careful observation and patience. Players describe the experience as immersive, mysterious, and peaceful, with the world's design encouraging exploration at an unguided pace. The game presents a challenging difficulty level with a medium-length campaign designed for solo play. It holds a 91% positive rating from 2,480 Steam reviews and runs at a playable level on Steam Deck.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 512790
- **Developer:** Zadbox Entertainment
- **Publisher:** Blue Brain Games, Zadbox Entertainment
- **Genres:** Adventure
- **Categories:** Captions available, Partial Controller Support, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Nov 28, 2016
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 83
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

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