Games like The Academy: The First Riddle
Games like The Academy: The First Riddle include The Room, Outer Wilds, The Last Campfire, Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter, and Stray. We matched them by the tags players give The Academy: The First Riddle on Steam (Adventure, Puzzle, Mystery, Third Person, and Singleplayer): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

The Room
Shared: Puzzle · Mystery · Adventure

Outer Wilds
Shared: Mystery · Adventure · Puzzle

The Last Campfire
Shared: Adventure · Puzzle · Singleplayer

Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
Shared: Adventure · Mystery · Puzzle

Stray
Shared: Adventure · Singleplayer · Puzzle

Tomb Raider Game of the Year
Shared: Adventure · Third Person · Singleplayer

Gorogoa
Shared: Puzzle · Singleplayer · Beautiful

GRIS
Shared: Adventure · Beautiful · Singleplayer

Return of the Obra Dinn
Shared: Puzzle · Mystery · Singleplayer

Rise of the Tomb Raider™
Shared: Adventure · Third Person · Singleplayer

Assemble with Care
Shared: Puzzle · Relaxing · Singleplayer

The Room 4: Old Sins
Shared: Puzzle · Mystery · Adventure

Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons
Shared: Adventure · Puzzle · Story Rich

UNCHARTED™: Legacy of Thieves Collection
Shared: Adventure · Singleplayer · Puzzle

Monument Valley
Shared: Puzzle · Adventure · Relaxing

The Room Three
Shared: Puzzle · Adventure · Mystery

Firewatch
Shared: Adventure · Mystery · Story Rich

Spirit of the North
Shared: Adventure · Puzzle · Singleplayer

Twelve Minutes
Shared: Adventure · Mystery · Puzzle

ABZU
Shared: Adventure · Relaxing · Singleplayer

Blue Prince
Shared: Puzzle · Mystery · Singleplayer

Journey
Shared: Adventure · Beautiful · Relaxing

Chants of Sennaar
Shared: Adventure · Puzzle · Singleplayer

Sally Face - Episode One
Shared: Puzzle · Adventure · Story Rich