Games Like Zack and Wiki
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The closest games to Zack and Wiki are Return of the Obra Dinn, The Sexy Brutale, Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, Grim Fandango Remastered and Professor Layton and the Curious Village. Below are 9 picks with the reason for each — what carries over from Zack and Wiki, and what does not.
What Made Zack and Wiki Work
Zack and Wiki is a point-and-click adventure built for the Wii remote, where every puzzle is solved by physically performing the action — turning a key, sawing a log, ringing a bell. It is one of the best-designed puzzle games of its generation and almost nobody bought it.
9 Games Like Zack and Wiki
1.Return of the Obra Dinn
Deduction as the entire mechanic, and it never tells you if you are right.
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A repeating day full of people on schedules you have to learn.
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A puzzle game where the puzzles and the story are the same thing.
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Handheld puzzling with the same gentle tone.
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How These Picks Match Zack and Wiki
Zack and Wiki is catalogued here as a puzzle game on the Nintendo Wii. All nine picks share at least one of its genre tags — nine puzzle games among them.
Return of the Obra Dinn, The Sexy Brutale, Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, Tunic and Blue Prince are from small or self-published studios. Professor Layton and the Curious Village, Human Fall Flat 2 and Portal 2 are the ones a child and an adult can play together.
| Game | Genre | Shares with Zack and Wiki |
|---|---|---|
| Return of the Obra Dinn | Puzzle, Adventure, Indie | Puzzle |
| The Sexy Brutale | Puzzle, Adventure, Indie | Puzzle |
| Lorelei and the Laser Eyes | Puzzle, Adventure, Indie | Puzzle |
| Grim Fandango Remastered | Adventure, Puzzle | Puzzle |
| Professor Layton and the Curious Village | Puzzle, Adventure, Family | Puzzle |
| Human Fall Flat 2 | Puzzle, Casual, Family | Puzzle |
| Portal 2 | Puzzle, Adventure, Family | Puzzle |
| Tunic | Adventure, Puzzle, Indie | Puzzle |
| Blue Prince | Puzzle, Adventure, Strategy, Indie | Puzzle |
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