- #1 Deer & Boy
97% matchVery Positive94% of 421 reviews2026
Dev: Lifeline GamesPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
A runaway boy meets a lost fawn, and together they cross a quiet, dangerous world. Solve puzzles, climb, and slip past threats as your companion grows from a fragile newborn into a powerful deer. What you cannot do alone, you learn to do together.
Why similar: Nature 25%, Emotional 24.9%, Puzzle Platformer 22.1%, Story Rich 11%, Cute 9.5%
- #2 The Guardian of Nature
96% matchVery Positive94% of 109 reviews2026
Dev: Inlusio Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
«The Guardian of Nature» is a hand-drawn, size-changing adventure. Embark on a magical journey with botanist Henry, use your size-changing ability to explore nature in big and small and solve solarpunk puzzles to put nature back in order.
Why similar: Point & Click 22.1%, Puzzle 13%, Nature 12.8%, Story Rich 12.2%, Hand-drawn 12.2%
- #3 Beyond the Wall
96% matchVery Positive91% of 116 reviews2023
Dev: Rocking Toy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Classic point-and-click adventure with a magical atmosphere. Discover what happens one night Beyond the Wall of the garden. Immerse yourself into a mysterious world where fantasy meets reality with a pinch of humor. Solve puzzles, collect items, and overcome obstacles that await you on your journey.
Why similar: Cartoon 31.5%, Point & Click 17.3%, Cartoony 13.7%, Cute 12.4%, Hand-drawn 10.6%
- #4 Arise: A Simple Story
95% matchVery Positive92% of 3,165 reviews2020
Dev: Piccolo StudioPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Embark on an emotional journey of losing the love of one's life. Manipulate time, solve puzzles, reshape surroundings as you push forward into the bittersweet recollections of a past life. This is a story about happiness and hardship, joy and sorrow. A story that all of us will one day experience.
Why similar: Emotional 24.9%, Nature 20.9%, Puzzle Platformer 19.7%, Cute 9.6%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #5 风与鸟 - Wind and Bird
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 522 reviews2024
Dev: 许愿铃工作室Pub: Eternal Dream
Windows
长耳族的学徒蒂娜,跟随着吟游诗人的师父,开始了传颂故事的探寻之旅。带着心爱的吊坠,二人游历过草原,高塔,小镇与森林。然而,在故事的起点和终点,却似乎另有隐情……
Why similar: Emotional 22.3%, Nature 21.4%, Cartoon 19.8%, Story Rich 9.1%, Cute 8.6%
- #6 Seedlings
94% matchVery Positive98% of 94 reviews2023
Dev: Bardsley Creative
Windows · Mac · Linux
An atmospheric 2D puzzle platformer made using real photos and videos from New Zealand's native forest. Become a seed that can possess different plant creatures with unique abilities. Solve the obstacles in your way to discover the secrets of the Seedlings.
Why similar: Nature 36.8%, Puzzle Platformer 30.6%, Story Rich 8.1%, Casual 7%, Exploration 6.8%
- #7 Gloomy Eyes
93% matchVery Positive95% of 268 reviews2025
Dev: Atlas VPub: ARTE France
Windows
A cozy horror, “self-coop”, adventure about two unlikely souls who forge a forbidden bond and journey together to find the sun. Explore eerie yet charming Tim Burton-esque levels, switch between two unique characters, and solve brain-teasing puzzles.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 37.3%, Cartoon 24.3%, Cartoony 14.5%, Puzzle 13%, Casual 11%
- #8 Plants Huddled Together
92% matchVery Positive94% of 286 reviews2024
Dev: Catnip studio
Windows
An interesting irregular puzzle game featuring beautiful plant illustrations. Come and relax with this game!
Why similar: Nature 33.6%, Puzzle Platformer 22.3%, Casual 14%, Puzzle 10.6%, Cute 9.3%
- #9 Tukoni: Forest Keepers
91% matchVery Positive99% of 475 reviews2026
Dev: Dream Operator
Windows
Tukoni: Forest Keepers is a cute & cozy puzzle adventure. Play as Traveller, a forest spirit on a special journey, as you explore magical hand-drawn locations, meet charming characters, solve handcrafted puzzles, collect herbs and tea recipes, and help the forest prepare for the coming winter.
Why similar: Nature 20.4%, Point & Click 20%, Cute 15.1%, Hand-drawn 11.5%, Puzzle 10.8%
- #10 Reviver
91% matchVery Positive92% of 242 reviews2025
Dev: Cotton Game
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A narrative puzzle game with themes of love, fate and time. Follow the life stories of the two main characters and influence their destinies through interactions and choices. The game combines hand-drawn style and an immersive interactive experience to explore a profound journey of love and choice.
Why similar: Emotional 30.4%, Cartoon 26.1%, Hand-drawn 14.4%, Story Rich 11.9%, Puzzle 10.2%
- #11 Unpetrified: Echoes of Nature
90% matchVery Positive99% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: Dreamhunt StudioPub: Mindscape
Windows
Be a stone Golem and try to save Nature with the help of an adorable Fox! Reconnect ancient sources of energy in environmental puzzles. Discover secrets from a lost civilization and save animals on an emotional quest in a cozy, colorful world.
Why similar: Emotional 35.5%, Cute 18%, Story Rich 16.3%, Exploration 14.3%, Casual 9.4%
- #12 Puzzled Hive
89% matchVery Positive100% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: Player Links Players(PLP漂流瓶)
Windows
Embark on a journey of maze exploration with Meo and Noth. A multi-layered, intricate maze with various puzzles.Exploration and discovery helps you understand the Puzzled Hive better. By now, you should have already made your final decision—will you leave?
Why similar: Cartoon 24.1%, Cartoony 11.9%, Puzzle Platformer 11.6%, Cute 10.9%, Hand-drawn 9.7%
- #13 Wind Peaks
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 355 reviews2020
Dev: Actoon Studio
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
In a place called Wind Peaks, mysteries happen, help the scouts find all the missing objects in this fun and relaxing adventure of treasure hunt
Why similar: Nature 20%, Point & Click 14.1%, Cartoony 12.5%, Cute 10.9%, Exploration 9.7%
- #14 Dordogne
86% matchVery Positive92% of 1,612 reviews2023
Dev: UN JE NE SAIS QUOIPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Immerse yourself in a unique narrative experience and explore the thousand summer colors of Dordogne as you revisit your childhood to uncover lost family secrets in this touching formative journey.
Why similar: Emotional 26.9%, Nature 24%, Cute 11.7%, Story Rich 10%, Exploration 8.4%
- #15 AntVentor
88% matchVery Positive82% of 527 reviews2018
Dev: LoopyMood
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
AntVentor is a point & click adventure game. You find yourself in a photorealistic macroworld where you immediately manage to ruin the life of the main character, ant, and foil all his plans for making his dream come true. Can you help get everything back in order?
Why similar: Point & Click 18.7%, Cute 16.9%, Cartoony 15.9%, Hand-drawn 11.3%, Story Rich 10.9%
- #16 Woven
87% matchVery Positive81% of 160 reviews2019
Dev: Alterego GamesPub: StickyLock Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Explore a woollen world where stuffed animals once lived in peace. Search for hidden secrets and customize your character with different animal shapes to solve puzzles. An epic adventure with two very unlikely heroes and a story narrated in rhyme.
Why similar: Story Rich 25.6%, Casual 20.6%, Narration 13.4%, Cute 12.5%, Exploration 10.5%
- #17 Antrabhara
86% matchVery Positive90% of 186 reviews2023
Dev: Nekoday
Windows
在人类与妖怪共存的世界中,三个身份迥异的少年少女在荒废古宅中相遇。结伴冒险的过程中收集道具、推敲讯息、解开谜题,逃离不可名状的生物,并揭开古宅家族背后的血色历史,最终发现“中阴”的秘密。
Why similar: Cartoon 30.3%, Emotional 28.2%, Detective 12%, Puzzle 10.6%, Story Rich 8%
- #18 Pine Hearts
85% matchVery Positive97% of 121 reviews2024
Dev: Hyper Luminal Games LtdPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Pine Hearts is a wholesome and tender adventure about nostalgic journeys, overcoming loss, and helping others. Embark on a cozy hiking expedition to the sprawling Pine Hearts nature reserve and scale the mountain your father never managed to climb.
Why similar: Nature 27.7%, Emotional 23.8%, Cute 11.9%, Exploration 10.2%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #19 Botanicula
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,688 reviews2012
Dev: Amanita Design
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Humor-filled indie adventure game created by the makers of Machinarium and Samorost.
Why similar: Nature 24.2%, Point & Click 13.2%, Cartoony 10.3%, Story Rich 9.9%, Cute 9.7%
- #20 The Gardener and the Wild Vines
84% matchVery Positive98% of 59 reviews2021
Dev: Finite Reflection Studios
Windows · Mac
Leap, slash, and climb your way to the top of magical towers in this wholesome platformer about a gay Gardener on a quest to rescue his love.
Why similar: Emotional 35.7%, Puzzle Platformer 29.4%, Story Rich 15.8%, Cute 12.8%, Relaxing 5%
- #21 Old Man's Journey
83% matchVery Positive87% of 4,257 reviews2017
Dev: Broken Rules
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Old Man’s Journey, a soul-searching puzzle adventure, tells a story of life, loss, and hope. Interacting with the world around you, you'll shape the landscape to create the old man's path forward. Experience heartache and hope as you embark on a heartfelt journey through a sunkissed world.
Why similar: Cartoon 17.1%, Emotional 15.1%, Puzzle Platformer 13.7%, Point & Click 11.9%, Story Rich 11.9%
- #22 Deep in the Woods
82% matchVery Positive79% of 87 reviews2024
Dev: Cotton Game
Windows · Mac
The Deep Forest tells a classical tale of searching for family. Players will experience the changing seasons throughout the game and explore enchanting scenes depicting each season.
Why similar: Nature 23.2%, Emotional 17.5%, Drama 10.7%, Hand-drawn 9.6%, Point & Click 9.5%
- #23 Dung Beetle Adventure
82% matchVery Positive92% of 85 reviews2023
Dev: Eight Bit Skyline
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short (and free) adventure game, where you are tasked with helping a hurt, hungry, but inventive dung beetle on its journey to find something to eat near the end of the mushroom season.
Why similar: Nature 23.8%, Point & Click 15.9%, Cute 14.7%, Casual 13.5%, Emotional 11.3%
- #24 成土市的我 CTcity
81% matchVery Positive86% of 58 reviews2024
Dev: HuCang Studio
Windows
Reality ruins, tiles of CT city block his heart. Imagination flies, plants in the mind become his star. Boy wonders, the road is nowhere to go. Journey begins, the key is just himself. Welcome to CT city!
Why similar: Cartoon 25.9%, Cartoony 12.4%, Emotional 11%, Casual 9.4%, Exploration 9.1%
- #25 Oscuro Blossom's Glow
79% matchVery Positive95% of 74 reviews2025
Dev: Hongoneon
Windows
Join Selene in a charming platforming and puzzle adventure, where her ability to absorb and emit light from various flowers is key to activating mechanisms, overcoming obstacles, and navigating through environments that adjust depending on how you wield the light.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.8%, Nature 22%, Cute 12%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, Puzzle 9.8%
- #26 HipWitch
81% matchVery Positive92% of 148 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Hip Sword
Windows · Mac
HipWitch is a chill puzzle game that invites you to explore a beautiful nature reserve. Play as Prom, a young witch helping a cast of quirky characters. Use a variety of spells, and the power of 90s dial-up internet to solve the tasks ahead!
Why similar: Nature 27.4%, Emotional 20.6%, Hand-drawn 13.4%, Story Rich 13%, Exploration 10.1%
- #27 Broken Lens
78% matchVery Positive90% of 271 reviews2024
Dev: Team RUN
Windows · Mac · Linux
Broken Lens is a cozy game where you will discover the story of a little robot with a sight problem. Explore manifold cute environments at your own pace and investigate to understand what happened to them.Will you be able to uncover all the secrets? 🔍
Why similar: Nature 22%, Point & Click 16.9%, Exploration 11.2%, Casual 10.9%, Cute 10.6%
- #28 Torn Away
78% matchVery Positive93% of 702 reviews2023
Dev: perelesoq
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Torn Away is an award winning interactive story with a unique blend of adventure games, side-scrollers, and cinematic first-person levels. Help little Asya find her way home in the middle of war.
Why similar: Emotional 19.2%, Cartoon 19.1%, Puzzle Platformer 15.2%, Cartoony 9.8%, Story Rich 9%
- #29 Puzzles For Clef
79% matchVery Positive82% of 146 reviews2024
Dev: Weasel TokenPub: indie.io
Windows
Join Clef on an adventure set on a magical sky island where her family once lived. Solve puzzles, discover secrets, and experience a story of sisterly love – and something more, if you are willing to dig deeper…
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31.7%, Exploration 13.2%, Cartoon 12.1%, Cute 12.1%, Puzzle 10.2%
- #30 She and the Light Bearer
80% matchVery Positive85% of 397 reviews2019
Dev: MojikenPub: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
She and the Light Bearer is a point and click adventure game, a poem, a fairy tale. Take a journey inside a vibrantly colored forest, meet silly creatures, listen to serene folk music, and discover somber secrets.
Why similar: Emotional 24.5%, Point & Click 16.5%, Casual 14.7%, Hand-drawn 11%, Cute 10.7%
- #31 Lost in Play
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,951 reviews2022
Dev: Happy Juice GamesPub: Joystick Ventures
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Solve puzzles, riddles, and embark on an exciting journey of discovery! Join Toto and Gal as they explore dreamscapes and befriend magical creatures. Lost in their imagination, the brother and sister must stick together and solve puzzles to find their way home.
Why similar: Cartoon 32.5%, Point & Click 19.6%, Story Rich 15.4%, Hand-drawn 13.7%, Puzzle 11%
- #32 My Memory of Us
77% matchVery Positive92% of 951 reviews2018
Dev: Juggler GamesPub: IMGN.PRO
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
My Memory of Us is a moving fairy tale about friendship and hope in the darkest moments of our times. Enter a hand-crafted, gorgeously animated 2D world full of adventure, exploration, stealth and puzzles. Meet the kids brought up in different worlds and help them survive during times of occupation.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.2%, Emotional 21.7%, Cartoon 21.3%, Story Rich 11.2%, Cute 9.1%
- #33 Night Reverie
76% matchVery Positive96% of 331 reviews2021
Dev: Somber Pixel
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Night Reverie is a Puzzle/Adventure game in which a child must solve the mystery behind the distortion of his house. Explore puzzle-filled environments and discover strange creatures living in the house as you reach the truth behind of what looks like a bizarre nightmare.
Why similar: Emotional 27%, Cute 15.9%, Story Rich 15.6%, Exploration 15.4%, Puzzle 12.1%
- #34 VINE
77% matchVery Positive82% of 61 reviews2023
Dev: FrogPartyPub: OurTurn Games
Windows
Embark on an epic 20-hour adventure, beating challenges to reach the end. A captivating puzzle platforming experience with a unique tongue/rope mechanic, testing your dexterity and problem-solving skills. Meet other Poros in a desolated research facility in search of Paradise. Can you reach it?
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 54.4%, Story Rich 23.4%, Puzzle 20.6%, Singleplayer 0.8%, Indie 0.7%
- #35 The Wild at Heart
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 912 reviews2021
Dev: Moonlight KidsPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Wield an ever-growing herd of quirky creatures to rebuild broken paths, battle perilous beasts, and solve peculiar puzzles in a rich, interconnected world. Join two young runaways as they unravel the mysteries of a lost realm in this nostalgic storybook fantasy!
Why similar: Emotional 42.2%, Story Rich 22.4%, Hand-drawn 19.1%, Puzzle 15.2%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #36 Intruder In Antiquonia
76% matchVery Positive91% of 117 reviews2022
Dev: Aruma Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Intruder In Antiquonia is a narrative mystery adventure that will immerse you in the Internet-hostile town of Antiquonia. Sarah does not remember who she is and how she got there. Help her solve the mysteries of her past while exploring beautiful hand-drawn environments.
Why similar: Point & Click 22.8%, Detective 19.1%, Story Rich 18.1%, Hand-drawn 13.5%, Exploration 12.6%
- #37 Rainy Day
73% matchVery Positive91% of 1,035 reviews2024
Dev: Tree's Game
Windows · Mac
A hand drawn style obstacle avoidance game. How to deal with rainy days if don't like it?
Why similar: Emotional 30.7%, Hand-drawn 15%, Cartoon 13.7%, Cute 11.6%, Drama 11.5%
- #38 The Last Campfire
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 20,373 reviews2021
Dev: Hello Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The Last Campfire is an adventure, a story of a lost ember trapped in a puzzling place, searching for meaning and a way home.
Why similar: Emotional 28.5%, Puzzle Platformer 17.7%, Cartoon 13.9%, Cute 12.6%, Story Rich 11.3%
- #39 Tux and Fanny
74% matchVery Positive99% of 93 reviews2022
Dev: Ghost Time GamesPub: Means Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
A retro-inspired adventure puzzle game featuring multiple playable characters with interwoven storylines. Explore the natural (and unnatural) world for unique interactions and unlock items to aid you in your quest. There's nothing as simultaneously charming and strange as the world of Tux and Fanny.
Why similar: Nature 42.4%, Exploration 17.9%, Cute 14%, Puzzle 13.6%, Relaxing 7.3%
- #40 Lost Words: Beyond the Page
74% matchVery Positive95% of 835 reviews2021
Dev: Sketchbook DevelopmentsPub: Sketchbook Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A short, fully voiced, story-first adventure across two worlds. Rearrange words into platforms in Izzy’s diary, then wield word magic to shape your path in the fantasy she writes. Gentle puzzles, watercolour wonder, and a bittersweet story of family, loss, and healing.
Why similar: Emotional 35.9%, Puzzle Platformer 29.7%, Story Rich 13.1%, Puzzle 9.7%, Casual 7.4%
- #41 The Star Named EOS
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 691 reviews2024
Dev: Silver Lining StudioPub: PLAYISM
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The Star Named EOS is a story-rich puzzle adventure built around photography. Recreate compositions of past photos to uncover the truth of a family mystery. Experience a harmonious mixture of beautiful hand-drawn art and engaging puzzles on a journey of reminiscence.
Why similar: Point & Click 17.6%, First-Person 16.5%, Story Rich 13.7%, Hand-drawn 13.7%, Casual 11.1%
- #42 Tell Me Your Story
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 107 reviews2024
Dev: RedDeer.Games
Windows
Uncover Grandma Rose’s extraordinary stories along with Amelia, all hidden in multiple cozy puzzles spread around the world. Dive into globetrotter adventures, discover granny’s treasures, and relax along the way.
Why similar: Emotional 27.4%, Point & Click 11.7%, Cartoony 11.1%, Cute 11.1%, Hand-drawn 9.4%
- #43 Beacon Pines
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,465 reviews2022
Dev: Hiding SpotPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Beacon Pines is a cute and creepy adventure set within a mysterious book. Sneak out late, make new friends, uncover hidden truths, and collect words that will change the course of fate!
Why similar: Emotional 34.8%, Story Rich 14.6%, Exploration 11.3%, Point & Click 10.8%, Cute 9.9%
- #44 Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery
70% matchVery Positive94% of 7,677 reviews2021
Dev: Silver Lining StudioPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Guide brush strokes and solve a variety of puzzles to help an aspiring artist complete her masterpiece amid her brusque neighbor’s gaze and his pesky cat. As her painting starts to take shape, uncover an emotional tale of chance and artistry revealed behind unrelated yet familiar moments.
Why similar: Point & Click 16.4%, Story Rich 14.6%, Cute 13.2%, First-Person 11.4%, Hand-drawn 11.2%
- #45 The Wild Case
72% matchVery Positive86% of 257 reviews2021
Dev: Specialbit Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The Wild Case is a 2D first-person point-and-click adventure. In this story-focused adventure, players meet a cast of colorful characters, experience mysterious encounters, and solve puzzles to progress through the game.
Why similar: Point & Click 18.5%, Detective 15.6%, Story Rich 13.4%, Cute 12.4%, First-Person 10.7%
- #46 Hand In Hand
71% matchVery Positive89% of 102 reviews2023
Dev: MaxMediaPub: Games Harbor
Windows
An atmospheric platformer with puzzle elements and split screen, where the player takes control of two characters at once. Immerse yourself in the ethnic world of two heroes, solve puzzles and overcome obstacles together, explore the fairy forest and other locations, help each other.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 46.9%, Emotional 29.5%, Nature 12.9%, Hand-drawn 5.5%, Relaxing 4.1%
- #47 Aspire: Ina's Tale
71% matchVery Positive83% of 461 reviews2021
Dev: Wondernaut StudioPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Set out on a mystical adventure of self-discovery against the backdrop of fantastical landscapes of The Tower. Meet its dwellers and unravel their stories. Manipulate spirits to solve puzzles, and lead Ina on her path to freedom.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 35.9%, Drama 18.3%, Story Rich 13.5%, Puzzle 9%, Exploration 8.1%
- #48 Weakless
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 136 reviews2020
Dev: Punk NotionPub: Anshar Publishing
Windows
Weakless is a beautiful, puzzle-adventure game with stunning organic environments, filled with curious life forms and a bioluminescent glow. Play as two Weavelings – carefree, wooden creatures – one of which is deaf, the other blind. Switch between the two, solve unique puzzles and save their world!
Why similar: Casual 63.2%, Story Rich 13.5%, Cute 8.4%, Narration 6.3%, Indie 5.2%
- #49 NAIRI: Rising Tide
69% matchVery Positive100% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: HomeBearStudio
Windows
A hand-drawn adventure blending visual novel storytelling with point-and-click puzzles. Explore the corrupt oasis city of Shirin as an apocalyptic prophecy looms. Meet unforgettable characters, craft solutions with your Tool Belt, and unravel intricate puzzle-dungeons.
Why similar: Emotional 27.3%, Point & Click 15.5%, Story Rich 13%, Cute 11.4%, Hand-drawn 10.8%
- #50 Down the Rabbit Hole Flattened
67% matchVery Positive91% of 324 reviews2025
Dev: Cortopia StudiosPub: Beyond Frames
Windows
Down the Rabbit Hole is an adventure set in Wonderland prior to Alice's arrival. You will guide a girl who is looking for her lost pet by solving puzzles, uncovering secrets and making choices about the story along the way.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.2%, Point & Click 20.2%, Cute 14%, Puzzle 11.3%, Hand-drawn 8.9%
- #51 Tulip
69% matchVery Positive99% of 71 reviews2024
Dev: ashleyypox
Windows
You are a very sad bunny. You cannot stop crying. You might have to drink something gross. You are Tulip. Wander through a storybook countryside, gather ingredients for a strange brew, and get to know your adorable animal neighbors in an odd quest to alleviate your incurable sadness.
Why similar: Cute 15.7%, Emotional 13.4%, Hand-drawn 12.9%, Story Rich 12.9%, Nature 12.2%
- #52 Planet of Lana
67% matchVery Positive93% of 10,461 reviews2023
Dev: WishfullyPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
In a world torn between nature’s grace and cold machine invasion, one girl and her companion must rely on their bond to survive and protect what they hold dear. Their story of hope, loss, and love will stay with you long after the journey ends.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.5%, Emotional 29.6%, Cute 11.8%, Hand-drawn 9.8%, Puzzle 9.8%
- #53 She Remembered Caterpillars
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 566 reviews2017
Dev: jumpsuit entertainment UG (haftungsbeschränkt)Pub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A fungipunk fantasy about love, loss, and holding on, told in the format of a color-based puzzle game. A tale as the bond between parent and child, this lush and bewildering title will have players testing their wits against a variety of challenges, all beautiful and very strange.
Why similar: Puzzle 64.4%, Hand-drawn 31.4%, Indie 4.2%
- #54 Moss: The Forgotten Relic
66% matchVery Positive92% of 305 reviews2026
Dev: Polyarc
Windows
Moss: The Forgotten Relic is an emotional and atmospheric adventure set in the pages of a living storybook, brimming with myth and ancient magic. Guide a tiny but determined hero on a heartfelt journey of challenge, courage, and connection.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.6%, Emotional 21.7%, Exploration 12.9%, Cute 12.8%, Story Rich 11.6%
- #55 Last Time I Saw You
66% matchVery Positive97% of 338 reviews2024
Dev: Maboroshi ArtworksPub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows
First loves. Family issues. Yokai. 'Last Time I Saw You' is a coming-of-age adventure set in 1980s Japan. Explore a haunted forest hiding a terrible secret, and interact with a vast cast of friendly and deceitful characters in this beautifully hand-drawn story with some light action elements.
Why similar: Emotional 45.5%, Story Rich 19.3%, Hand-drawn 14.5%, Exploration 14.4%, Casual 5.4%
- #56 Unleaving
68% matchVery Positive90% of 58 reviews2024
Dev: orangutan matter
Windows · Mac
When everything seems hopeless a child is awakened by the whispers of the last leaf, drawn into an imaginary world. Unleaving invites the player into a narrative-driven puzzle platformer where each challenge unfolds within a hand-painted landscape, exploring perception and meaning
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.4%, Hand-drawn 25.8%, Story Rich 25.8%, Puzzle 15.8%, Indie 1.2%
- #57 A Space For The Unbound - Prologue
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,320 reviews2020
Dev: MojikenPub: Toge Productions
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Prologue chapter of A Space For The Unbound, an upcoming slice-of-life adventure game with beautiful pixelart set in the late 90s rural Indonesia that tells a story about overcoming anxiety, depression, and the relationship between a boy and a girl with supernatural powers
Why similar: Emotional 37.2%, Story Rich 18.3%, Point & Click 16.1%, Exploration 12.1%, Casual 9.2%
- #58 Paper Trail
65% matchVery Positive95% of 959 reviews2024
Dev: Newfangled Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Paper Trail is a top-down puzzle adventure about leaving home, set in a foldable, paper world.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 24%, Puzzle 23.1%, Exploration 21.9%, Casual 18.1%, Relaxing 10%
- #59 Boxville
66% matchVery Positive93% of 410 reviews2022
Dev: Triomatica Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Boxville is an adventure puzzle game about speechless cans living in the city of boxes and drawing doodles on cardboards to tell the stories. Made in Ukraine.
Why similar: Emotional 23.9%, Point & Click 16.8%, Story Rich 11.5%, Hand-drawn 11.4%, Exploration 10.1%
- #60 In His Time
67% matchVery Positive86% of 59 reviews2023
Dev: TearyHand StudioPub: Kodansha
Windows · Mac
Enter the hauntingly beautiful shadow world of In His Time, a 2D puzzle-solving adventure game. There you will meet Olly and join him to solve puzzles throughout each step of his emotional journey of growth and self-discovery.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 42.2%, Story Rich 17.8%, Exploration 11.4%, Cute 10.5%, Puzzle 8.6%