Draugen similar games & best alternatives

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Draugen

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One • 2019

Should you play it?

Draugen is a single-player, first-person Fjord Noir mystery set in 1920s Norway. Explore a forgotten coastal village in your search for your missing sister, accompanied by your independent and enigmatic young ward. Norwegian Game of the Year 2019.

What works

  • Beautiful and atmospheric setting
  • Strong narrative and character interaction
  • Engaging soundtrack and voice acting
  • Relaxing and immersive experience
  • Well-crafted companion dynamic

Things to keep in mind

  • Short gameplay length
  • Linear and minimal gameplay
  • Predictable story elements
  • Some narrative loose ends
  • Limited replay value

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Harold Halibut

  • Firewatch

  • Know by heart

  • Shan Gui II: Sweet Osmanthus II

  • Leaving Lyndow

  • Mixtape

Less social

Games that feels like Draugen but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Silence

  • The Midnight Walk

  • Sherlock Holmes The Awakened

  • Through the Woods

  • Call of the Sea

  • Blackwood Crossing

Choose your own criteria ->

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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).

Draugen: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Strategy, Competence, Experimenting, Survival. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Cooperation, Fellowship, Exploration.

Last update: 03/08/2026