Lake Ridden similar games & best alternatives

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Lake Ridden

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One • 2018

Should you play it?

Lake Ridden is a story-driven, first-person puzzle game! A cozy supernatural adventure where you unravel a mysterious past, trying to find your sister. Luckily, you are not alone...

What works

  • Atmospheric and immersive environment
  • Varied and challenging puzzles
  • Engaging narrative with voice acting
  • Beautiful graphics and lighting
  • Calming music and sound design

Things to keep in mind

  • Repetitive puzzle types
  • Confusing or vague story elements
  • Tedious backtracking and walking
  • Inconsistent save system
  • Some technical and control issues

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Dimhaven - The Lost Source

  • Conarium

  • Enigma of Fear

  • The Room Three

  • realMyst: Masterpiece Edition

  • Quern - Undying Thoughts

  • Left in the Dark: No One on Board

  • Heal

  • Children of Silentown

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Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Meridian 157: Chapter 1

  • The Journey Down: Chapter Three

  • Kona II: Brume

If you liked…

Recommendations by what you enjoyed most

  • Escapism

    Quern - Undying Thoughts
  • Exploration

    Enigma of Fear
  • Relaxation

    Grim Legends: The Forsaken Bride

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Similarity map

Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the game’s motivation profile. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

  • Purple star: this page’s game — everything on the map is relative to it.
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers (hidden on purpose).

Lake Ridden: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Expression, Fellowship.

Last update: 26/07/2026