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Desktop Explorer

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2026

Should you play it?

Rummage through the abandoned profiles of an old PC to unravel an inherited mystery. What secrets hide in this eerie adventure of cryptic games and outdated software? Who was using this computer? And what happened to them?

What works
  • Innovative and challenging puzzles
  • Immersive retro computer aesthetic
  • Engaging and emotional story
  • High polish and attention to detail
  • Good value for puzzle and narrative experience
Things to keep in mind
  • Some puzzles can be obtuse or frustrating
  • Lack of localization beyond english for some players
  • Minor bugs reported by some users
  • Pacing issues in middle chapters
  • No built-in extensive hint system

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Lorelei and the Laser Eyes

  • The Spiral Scouts

  • Lingo 2

  • Between Time: Escape Room

  • The House of Da Vinci 3

  • Chroma Zero

  • Tiny Room Stories: Town Mystery

  • Call of the Elder Gods

  • Isles of Sea and Sky

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Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Lab Rat

  • Isoland

  • Pro Office Calculator
If you liked…

Recommendations by what you enjoyed most

  • Autonomy

    The House of Da Vinci 3
  • Competence

    Amanda the Adventurer 2
  • Creativity

    TEST TEST TEST

Similarity map

Explore nearby similar games and see why they’re close.

How to use the graph
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).

Desktop Explorer: 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 Cooperation, Fellowship. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy.

Last update: 20/07/2026