In the same spirit
Games like The X-Files Game: what to play next?
18 games in the spirit of The X-Files Game (1998): same vibe, same mechanics, picked by critics and players.
In the same spirit as The X-Files Game (18)
Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward
Adventure by Chunsoft (2012)
Critics 86/100★ 4.35
Subsurface Circular
Adventure by Bithell Games (2017) · ≈ 2h
Metacritic 83★ 3.46
Professor Layton and the Unwound Future
Adventure by LEVEL-5 (2008) · ≈ 18h
Critics 93/100★ 4.42
Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors
Adventure by Chunsoft (2009)
★ 4.32
Myst III: Exile
Adventure by Presto Studios (2001)
Metacritic 83★ 4.26
Old Skies
Adventure by Wadjet Eye Games (2025)
Critics 86/100★ 4.17
Professor Layton and the Last Specter
Adventure by LEVEL-5 (2009)
Critics 84/100★ 4
The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures
Adventure by Capcom (2015)
★ 4.48
Blade Runner
Adventure by Westwood Studios (1997) · ≈ 6h
★ 4.22
The Drifter
Adventure by Powerhoof (2025) · ≈ 9h
Metacritic 84★ 4.07
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Adventure by Capcom (2005) · ≈ 17h
★ 4.07
Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box
Adventure by LEVEL-5 (2007) · ≈ 14h
★ 4.14
Technobabylon
RPG by Wadjet Eye Games (2015) · ≈ 4h
Metacritic 82★ 4.02
The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
Adventure by Spooky Doorway (2021) · ≈ 11h
Metacritic 84★ 3.52
Stories Untold
Adventure by No Code (2017) · ≈ 3h
Metacritic 81★ 3.9
Hotel Dusk: Room 215
Adventure by Cing (2007)
★ 4.12
Last Window: The Secret of Cape West
Adventure by Cing (2010)
★ 4.55
The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve
Adventure by Capcom (2017)
★ 4.51