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Lost Horizon

iOS • 2010

Should you play it?

1936: Soldiers of the Third Reich roam the world seeking occult weapons for their insane plans of conquest. When Fenton Paddock, a former British soldier and hapless smuggler, is asked to look for his friend Richard, who went missing in Tibet, he has no idea that this search will lead him across three continents to a secret that could...

What works

  • Beautiful hand-drawn backgrounds and detailed locations
  • Engaging and cinematic story with strong narrative
  • Logical and moderately challenging puzzles
  • Good voice acting and atmospheric music
  • Lengthy gameplay with diverse settings

Things to keep in mind

  • Linear gameplay with limited player choice
  • Some puzzles rely on trial and error or obscure logic
  • Occasional long cutscenes that slow pacing
  • Main character can be unlikable to some players
  • No multiplayer or social features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • New York Mysteries: The Lantern of Souls Collector's Edition

  • Syberia II

  • Broken Sword 5 - the Serpent's Curse

  • The Journey Down: Chapter Three

  • Children of Silentown

  • Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition

More experimental

Games that feels like Lost Horizon but with more room to experiment and tinker

  • The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition

  • King's Quest™ Collection

  • The Dig®

  • Slender Threads

  • Red Comrades 3: Return of Alaska. Reloaded

  • Ether One

More intimate

Games that feels like Lost Horizon but with more focus on close relationships

  • Cats and the Other Lives

  • The Dark Eye: Memoria

  • Old Skies

  • The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav

  • Call of the Sea

  • The Mildew Children: Chapter 1

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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).

Lost Horizon: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Experimenting, Expression, Intimacy.

Last update: 03/08/2026