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The 7th Guest Remake

Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch • 2026

Should you play it?

The iconic game The 7th Guest has been brought back to life with modern technology, delivering an atmospheric story like no other. Explore a foreboding mansion, solve mind-bending puzzles, and uncover its dark secrets. The 7th Guest is the ultimate mystery adventure, reimagined for modern platforms.

What works

  • Faithful homage to original with modern graphics and volumetric video
  • Engaging atmospheric mansion exploration
  • Varied and accessible puzzle design
  • Strong narrative and character development
  • Includes both vr and flat screen versions

Things to keep in mind

  • Controls awkward on mouse/keyboard due to vr-first design
  • Puzzles generally easier than original, reducing challenge
  • Final puzzle is frustrating and luck-based
  • Limited replayability and no multiplayer or social features
  • Some bugs and minor technical issues reported

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Children of Silentown

  • The 7th Guest: 25th Anniversary Edition

  • Dark Fall: The Journal

  • Cleo - a pirate's tale

  • Lake Ridden

  • I'm Only Sleeping

More value-seeking

Games that feels like The 7th Guest Remake but with a stronger sense of value for your time

  • Samsara Room

  • Isoland

  • The Room 4: Old Sins

  • Meridian 157: Prologue

  • The Room Three

  • Enigmatis: The Ghosts of Maple Creek

Less thrilling

Games that feels like The 7th Guest Remake but with less suspense and thrill

  • The Inheritance of Crimson Manor

  • realMyst: Masterpiece Edition

  • The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition

  • Syberia II

  • Heal

  • Myst: Masterpiece Edition

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  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
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  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with The 7th Guest Remake. These titles are not in What to play next.

The 7th Guest Remake: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Thrill. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Expression.

Last update: 22/08/2026