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Demetrios - The BIG Cynical Adventure

PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2016

Should you play it?

A comedic point-and-click adventure where a hungover antique dealer must solve his own robbery in Paris, dragging himself and his friends into a wildly idiotic journey!

What works

  • Humorous and engaging story
  • Varied puzzles and mini-games
  • Hint system with collectible cookies
  • Multiple endings and deaths for replayability
  • Hand-drawn art style and music

Things to keep in mind

  • Toilet humor may not appeal to everyone
  • Lack of voice acting
  • Some pixel hunting for collectibles
  • Limited manual save slots
  • Repetitive music

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Hector: Badge of Carnage - Full Series

  • Slender Threads: Prologue

  • Agatha Knife

  • Sam & Max Hit the Road

  • MechaNika

  • Lucy Dreaming

Less violent

Games that feels like Demetrios - The BIG Cynical Adventure but with less combat and destruction

  • Elroy and the Aliens

  • Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet

  • Tangle Tower

  • Irony Curtain: From Matryoshka with Love

  • The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition

  • The Inner World

Choose your own criteria ->

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Demetrios - The BIG Cynical Adventure: 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 Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Expression.

Last update: 03/08/2026