games like
Shadowgate
Shadowgate leans Variance (Systems & Chaos). Below: catalogued games with the closest cheat-test profile, and exactly where each one differs.
Matched first against: Point-and-click - then ranked by cheat-test profile.
5 games like Shadowgate
A cross-genre tag below means that pick didn't share a genre - it filled a slot on cheat-test profile alone.
Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (0 vs 1) - Point-and-click investigation, no dexterity required
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Both lean on execution about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: optimization (5 vs 7) - Efficient search strategy reconstructs the case.
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Both lean on execution about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: variance (6 vs 4) - Hidden story branches and twists drive first playthroughs
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Both lean on execution about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: variance (6 vs 5) - Dice checks and hidden thresholds gate outcomes
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (0 vs 1) - Turn-based grid movement - no twitch demands
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- Released
- 1987
- Developer
- ICOM Simulations
- Platforms
- Apple IIGS, Atari-ST, PC, Mac, DOS, Amiga, Apple][, famicom, WiiU, NES
- Modes
- Single player
- IGDB users
- 83/100