Goetia similar games & best alternatives

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Goetia

PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2016

Should you play it?

Goetia is a point & click adventure where you play the ghost of a young lady. You are Abigail. Abigail Blackwood.

What works

  • Beautiful atmospheric art and music
  • Challenging and varied puzzles
  • Intriguing and well-developed story
  • Large explorable environment
  • Immersive supernatural setting

Things to keep in mind

  • Some puzzles are overly difficult or obscure
  • Lack of hint system frustrates some players
  • No voice acting, heavy reading required
  • No inventory system complicates item management
  • Slow pacing and backtracking may deter some

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • VirtuaVerse

  • Lucy Dreaming

  • True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 1

  • Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition

  • Slender Threads

  • The Room 4: Old Sins

More survival-focused

Games that feels like Goetia but with a stronger survival pressure

  • Silence of the Sleep

  • Paper Dolls: Original / 纸人

  • Viviette

  • Teslagrad

  • Deep Sleep Trilogy

  • Creepy Tale 3: Ingrid Penance

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Goetia: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Competence, Strategy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy.

Last update: 21/08/2026