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Hi! I’ve been playing some adventure games lately and I’m really enjoying them. I know there are a lot of threads like this, but I just thought it wouldn’t be this specific.

I don’t care about how the story is laid out (future, past, present, etc) as long as it’s worth it and the play style is very similar.

I thought TLJ and Syberia had a very similar play style and this is pretty much what I’m looking for.

Also, it’s important that it’s not scary. @_@ I did hear about Secret Files… I checked (a little bit) it out on YouTube to see how it plays and the beginning cut scene scared the crap out of me. D:

-around 2:00 ... seriously, I keep remembering that before I go to bed. @_@

But anyway, there are some scary stuff in Syberia (like the cemetery bit), but that’s fine… as long as nothing jumps at you or a really scary ghost/like character.

I’d appreciate any recommendation!

PS: I’m also aware of Dreamfall, that would be the next one I’ll try.
(though I prefer if it didn’t have any combat; I also checked out Dreamfall a little bit and it has a combat system it seems… o-o I’d prefer something like the older games. just clicking and solving puzzles.)

Lucius was also good, I actually played it.. but never again. I’ve had too much trouble sleeping because of that game. I enjoyed the puzzles but just not something scary D:

Look into Lost Horizon, I’m really enjoying it.  The Black Mirror is supposedly creepy and really good, don’t think its outright scary tho.

There are tons of old classics tho, Quest for Glory, Kings Quest etc….if you’re getting into adventure games those are must plays.

thank you!!! I will check them out.

man, black mirror is so eerie. interesting, but very creepy. it makes me really curious… i might play it but i dont know. LOL. i might give it a shot… during the day.

[s]So, there is a game I’m thinking about, I haven’t played it myself, but whenever I think of a game that’s similar to Syberia, I think of that game. Of course, at this very moment I forgot its name. Think someone can remind me of it? It was a fairly known game in AG circles, from ~2005-2010 I’d say…

In short, it has a fantasy setting, and I believe you’re in a very castle-like school but everyone has disappeared.

As I said I haven’t played it but I think it got decent reviews.[/s]

(Edit): It’s Keepsake!
http://www.adventuregamers.com/games/view/15442

Why don’t you check our community playthrough of Gray Matter?

wow thank you for all the recommendations! I will check them all out one by one.
now i have a list to go through XD

I also appreciate the comments about Dreamfall and Secret Files!
(I saw TimovieMan’s signature… holy crap there’s gonna be TLJ 3?!)

TimovieMan - 13 July 2014 03:52 PM

Don’t be dissuaded by the combat in Dreamfall. There’s only a few instances where it happens, and it’s never really difficult. The hardest part is one mission where you need to sneak, but it’s also not that hard.

Was I the only one that found the Borderhouse, where April lived in The Longest Journey, to be scary in Dreamfall? Definitely one of the scariest moments the first time around I remember having in gaming. I actively avoid scary games, though, so that’s not necessarily saying much.
Apart from that there wasn’t anything scary in Dreamfall.

Ozzie - interesting avatar for someone who actively avoids scary games!

Me, I actively avoid scary avatars…