Normality similar games & best alternatives

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Normality

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS • 2015

Should you play it?

A sinister force now controls the city of Neutropolis. A once-thriving city full of beauty and light, Neutropolis has been reduced to a a stagnant pit of apathy.

What works

  • Unique 90s first-person point-and-click adventure
  • Engaging dystopian story with humor
  • Challenging and rewarding puzzles
  • Nostalgic retro graphics and sound
  • Low price and availability with trading cards

Things to keep in mind

  • Dated graphics and controls
  • Some frustrating puzzle design
  • Uk voice acting criticized, us patch preferred
  • Lack of modern gameplay conveniences
  • Limited appeal beyond nostalgia fans

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Red Comrades 2: For the Great Justice. Reloaded

  • Red Comrades 3: Return of Alaska. Reloaded

  • Leisure Suit Larry - Wet Dreams Don't Dry

  • The Wardrobe - Even Better Edition

  • Irony Curtain: From Matryoshka with Love

  • Agent A: A puzzle in disguise

More thrilling

Games that feels like Normality but with more suspense and thrill

  • The Rise of the Golden Idol

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

  • Dark Fall: The Journal

  • Slender Threads

  • Metaphobia

  • The Samaritan Paradox

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Normality: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Competition. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Survival, Violence, Thrill.

Last update: 21/08/2026