Games Like Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons

A land of discovery stretches out before you. Explore the beautiful, rugged world of RiME. Armed with your wits and a will to overcome—and the guidance of a helpful fox—you must explore the enigmatic island, reach the tower's peak, and unlock its closely guarded secrets.

Why similar: Atmospheric 20.6%, Great Soundtrack 18.5%, Adventure 18.5%, Puzzle 17%, Fantasy 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its silent, emotionally charged fantasy voyage uses environmental puzzles and a childlike sense of wonder much like Brothers.

Experience the epic journey of Nuna and Fox as they search for the source of an eternal blizzard that threatens the survival of everything they have ever known.

Why similar: Atmospheric 20.5%, Local Co-Op 17.8%, Story Rich 14%, Adventure 13%, Puzzle 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Like Brothers, it builds a mythic journey around two linked characters whose abilities must be coordinated to progress.

A deep, interactive adventure about love and loss, beautifully depicted and offering an intense cinematic experience. What would you do to save the one you love?

Why similar: Beautiful 18.5% ★, Atmospheric 17.7%, Story Rich 15.9%, Adventure 13.7%, Great Soundtrack 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: Another short, heartbreaking puzzle adventure that leans on visual storytelling and loss rather than combat or exposition.

Explore the ancient, mysterious world of Journey as you soar above ruins and glide across sands to discover its secrets.

Why similar: Beautiful 43.4% ★, Atmospheric 16.7%, Great Soundtrack 12.5%, Adventure 12.1%, Story Rich 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers the same elegant, almost wordless trek through a beautiful world where mood and emotional payoff matter more than complexity.

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: Emotional 30.2%, Atmospheric 20.4%, Puzzle 14.6%, Adventure 14.4%, Platformer 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: It pairs a vulnerable hero with a constant companion for cinematic environmental puzzles and a gentle, mostly wordless journey.

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 37.3%, Story Rich 18.4%, Local Co-Op 15.3%, Adventure 12.1%, Platformer 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A short, emotional adventure that turns movement and light platforming into a reflective story about memory, love, and grief.

Quico’s best friend, Monster, is a huge beast with razor-sharp teeth, but that doesn’t scare Quico away from playing with him. That said, Monster does have a very dangerous problem: an addiction to poisonous frogs.

Why similar: Emotional 23.8%, Story Rich 12.9%, Adventure 12.8%, Puzzle 12.1%, Atmospheric 12%

Why You'll Like It: Its surreal world and emotionally heavy bond-driven storytelling echo Brothers' mix of simple puzzles and deeper feelings.

Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

Why similar: Beautiful 47.7% ★, Atmospheric 15.7%, Great Soundtrack 13.4%, Adventure 6%, Story Rich 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A brief, gorgeous, largely wordless platform-adventure that channels emotion through art, music, and light puzzle solving.

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 26.3%, Atmospheric 15.5%, Puzzle 14.3%, Story Rich 13.7%, Adventure 13.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its cozy fantasy tone, approachable puzzles, and melancholy heart make it a strong fit for players who loved Brothers' gentler side.

Hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project. INSIDE is a dark, narrative-driven platformer combining intense action with challenging puzzles. It has been critically acclaimed for its moody art style, ambient soundtrack and unsettling atmosphere.

Why similar: Atmospheric 24.3%, Story Rich 22.1%, Adventure 16.9%, Puzzle 16%, Platformer 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: If you liked the moody, concise, puzzle-driven march through a hostile world, INSIDE captures that same tension with far less overt exposition.

Unravel is a physics-based puzzle platformer. Yarny, a character made from a single thread of yarn, must embark on a larger than life adventure.

Why similar: Beautiful 19.9% ★, Adventure 19.1%, Atmospheric 19.1%, Puzzle 18.9%, Great Soundtrack 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its small-scale, tactile platform puzzles and quietly emotional journey scratch a very similar heartfelt-adventure itch.

Embark on a journey to save the prince’s eyesight in this 2D puzzle-adventure game featuring beautiful hand-drawn art and a bittersweet tale of wishes and what we’re willing to do to make them come true. Utilize your wolf and princess forms to lead the way!

Why similar: Atmospheric 24.6%, Adventure 23%, Puzzle 16.5%, Fantasy 14.9%, Story Rich 14.4%

Why You'll Like It: This escort-focused fairy tale similarly centers on a tender relationship, simple puzzles, and bittersweet emotion.

Three Heroes make their way through dangers untold in a fairytale world, featuring physics-based puzzles, beautiful sights and online co-op.

Why similar: Beautiful 37.2% ★, Adventure 11.5%, Puzzle 10%, Fantasy 9.2%, Local Co-Op 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its fantasy puzzle design and character-switching teamwork resemble the way Brothers makes coordination part of traversal.

Lead Abby the string puppet through a bruised, but beautiful fairy tale world in this cinematic adventure. Solve riddles, evade traps and shake off pursuers on the way to find freedom. Can Abby take control of her fate with all the strings attached?

Why similar: Atmospheric 24.9%, Story Rich 22.6%, Fantasy 17%, Adventure 15.9%, Platformer 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Another short, storybook-style fairy tale with light platforming, a moving tone, and a focus on vulnerable travel through a dangerous world.

Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO

Why similar: Atmospheric 30%, Puzzle 25.1%, Adventure 16.6%, Indie 12.3%, Platformer 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: Another compact atmospheric puzzle adventure where storytelling is mostly visual and the journey's mood does most of the heavy lifting.

“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning Action-Platformer crafted by Moon Studios.

Why similar: Atmospheric 22.3%, Great Soundtrack 22.2%, Story Rich 12.9%, Adventure 11.4%, Beautiful 8.1% ★

Why You'll Like It: Though more demanding and combat-heavy, it matches Brothers in emotional fantasy atmosphere and fluid environmental progression.

A Way Out is an exclusively co-op adventure where you play the role of one of two prisoners making their daring escape from prison.

Why similar: Story Rich 26.7%, Local Co-Op 21.6%, Emotional 18.5%, Adventure 10.7%, Atmospheric 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: From the same director, it turns character partnership into the core mechanic and emotional engine, though here it is full co-op and more grounded.

Bramble The Mountain King is a grim adventure set in a world inspired by dark, Nordic fables. Explore the beautiful yet dangerous and twisted land of Bramble in your endeavour to rescue your sister. Traverse a wondrous landscape and survive deadly encounters with Bramble's many hideous creatures.

Why similar: Emotional 35.9%, Atmospheric 22.6%, Adventure 18.7%, Story Rich 14.1%, Third Person 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: It shares Brothers' Nordic fairy-tale roots and sibling-centered journey, but pushes the folklore into much darker territory.

The best-selling Trine series returns to the magic of 2.5D! Join three iconic heroes as they set off on a quest through fantastical fairytale landscapes to save the world from the Nightmare Prince’s shadows.

Why similar: Beautiful 30.7% ★, Local Co-Op 12.4%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Great Soundtrack 9.2%, Fantasy 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Another polished fantasy puzzle-platformer built around combining different characters' abilities to move through a magical world.

Embark on the craziest journey of your life in It Takes Two. Invite a friend to join for free with Friend’s Pass and work together across a huge variety of gleefully disruptive gameplay challenges. Winner of GAME OF THE YEAR at the Game Awards 2021.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 21.1%, Puzzle 15.7%, Emotional 14.3%, Story Rich 14%, Adventure 13.3%

Why You'll Like It: Josef Fares again builds the entire game around collaboration, mixing inventive mechanics with relationship-driven storytelling.

When you cut ties to the past, new bonds form. Build relationships with other Yarnys in local co-op or as a single player, fostering friendship and support as you journey together.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 27.6%, Puzzle 23.2%, Adventure 17.1%, Multiplayer 11.9%, Atmospheric 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its duo-focused platforming and dependence on cooperation feel especially close to Brothers' relationship-as-gameplay appeal.

Valiant Hearts : The Great War is the story of 4 crossed destinies and a broken love in a world torn apart. Dive into a 2D animated comic book adventure, mixing exploration, action and puzzles. Lost in the middle of the trenches, play as each of the 4 strangers, relive the War and help a young German soldier find his love.

Why similar: Atmospheric 26.2%, Story Rich 18%, Adventure 15.9%, Emotional 13.4%, Great Soundtrack 12.5%

Why You'll Like It: A poignant, puzzle-led adventure that balances accessible gameplay with a deeply human and tragic story.

From the art director of Journey®, ABZÛ is a beautiful underwater adventure that evokes the dream of diving. Immerse yourself in a vibrant hidden world bursting with color and life as you descend into the heart of the ocean. But beware as you swim deeper as dangers lurk in the depths.

Why similar: Atmospheric 24.9%, Beautiful 24.9% ★, Great Soundtrack 19%, Adventure 11.8%, Story Rich 5%

Why You'll Like It: A calm, beautiful, mostly wordless journey that appeals for many of the same atmospheric and meditative reasons as Brothers.

What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.

Why similar: Story Rich 31.5%, Atmospheric 23.8%, Great Soundtrack 11.7%, Adventure 10.6%, Emotional 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: It lacks the puzzle focus, but few games match Brothers' ability to tell a short, emotionally resonant story with such confidence.

Overcome emotional struggles across a touching narrative filled with twists and surprises. Embark on a dream-like journey, with breathtaking artistic direction and the enthralling voice of Hannah Murray (Game of Thrones, Skins).

Why similar: Atmospheric 26.9%, Puzzle 20.5%, Indie 12.7%, Adventure 11.7%, Great Soundtrack 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its puzzles revolve around controlling two linked counterparts, giving it a mechanical resemblance to Brothers alongside a melancholy tone.

A story-driven experience about two doctors traversing backwards through a dying man's memories to artificially fulfill his last wish.

Why similar: Story Rich 28.7%, Emotional 28.3%, Great Soundtrack 25.3%, Adventure 8.6%, Indie 7%

Why You'll Like It: Mechanically different, but it hits a very similar emotional register with a concise, heartfelt story about love, loss, and memory.

Röki is a stunning adventure set in the snowcapped wilderness. As Tove, you must explore an uncharted world of hidden legends and forgotten monsters. Solve puzzles, collect curiosities, and uncover a tale of tragic loss, as you chart your path to redemption.

Why similar: Emotional 22.7%, Atmospheric 13.8%, Story Rich 13.3%, Adventure 10.6%, Puzzle 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its Scandinavian fairy-tale setting, gentle puzzle adventure design, and focus on family make it a natural thematic match.

The Gardens Between is a surreal puzzle adventure that follows best friends, Arina and Frendt, as they fall into a mysterious world of beautiful garden islands. Manipulate time to solve puzzles and discover the secrets of each island.

Why similar: Emotional 40.4%, Story Rich 21%, Atmospheric 20.2%, Puzzle 13.4%, Walking Simulator 5%

Why You'll Like It: A short, dialogue-light puzzle adventure about connection and memory that captures a similar bittersweet tone.

When humans get too lonely, they turn into monsters… Set sail across a beautiful and evolving world of darkness and light, and discover what it means to be human.

Why similar: Emotional 33.1%, Adventure 20.7%, Beautiful 19.8% ★, Atmospheric 16.8%, Platformer 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: It explores emotional pain through metaphor and traversal in a way that fans of Brothers' earnest storytelling may appreciate.

Traverse a dried-out seabed littered with the remains of a decaying civilization. Keep your unique vessel going, overcome numerous obstacles and withstand the hazardous weather conditions. How far can you make it? What will you find?

Why similar: Atmospheric 28.4%, Adventure 18.8%, Story Rich 18.6%, Puzzle 15.7%, Indie 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its lonely, atmospheric road-trip structure and simple environmental problem-solving evoke Brothers' sense of pressing onward through a strange world.

Guide two brothers on an epic journey of discovery, loss, adventure and mystery remade for the latest generation of graphics, performance, and gameplay. Play in single-player mode or local co-op with a friend. This is one journey you will never forget.

Why similar: Adventure 45.6%, Local Co-Op 37.1%, Puzzle 6.6%, Singleplayer 6.2%, Casual 4.5%

“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning action-platformer crafted by Moon Studios for PC.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 27.5%, Atmospheric 21%, Story Rich 14.1%, Adventure 12.4%, Fantasy 9.2%

Three Heroes make their way through dangers untold in a fairytale world of great castles and strange machinery, featuring physics-based puzzles, beautiful sights and online co-op.

Why similar: Beautiful 38.4% ★, Fantasy 11.1%, Great Soundtrack 11%, Local Co-Op 8.6%, Adventure 8%

Play the critically acclaimed masterpiece. Embark on a new journey in a vast, exotic world where you’ll encounter towering enemies and challenging puzzles on your quest to unravel Ori’s destiny.

Why similar: Beautiful 37.3% ★, Great Soundtrack 12.9%, Emotional 9.9%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Story Rich 7.6%

Follow the grim tale of young Amicia and her little brother Hugo, in a heartrending journey through the darkest hours of history.

Why similar: Story Rich 27%, Adventure 17.7%, Atmospheric 17.2%, Emotional 14.3%, Great Soundtrack 10.2%

Immerse yourself in a gorgeous hand-painted world on a search for your true identity. As the mysterious warrior, Dust, your action-packed journey will take you from peaceful glades to snowy mountaintops and beyond.

Why similar: Beautiful 19.5% ★, Great Soundtrack 15.7%, Adventure 15.5%, Fantasy 11.1%, Platformer 9.6%

Discover the secrets of the Calamity, a surreal catastrophe that shattered the world to pieces.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 38.8%, Story Rich 19.5%, Adventure 11.4%, Indie 9.8%, Atmospheric 7.5%

Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power is a platforming game of action, puzzles and adventure, and the sequel to the award winning Trine and Trine 2. Reunite with the three heroes in an all-new adventure, now for the first time in full 3D!

Why similar: Adventure 16.6%, Atmospheric 15.9%, Local Co-Op 15%, Fantasy 13.7%, Puzzle 13.2%

Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.

Why similar: Atmospheric 27.1%, Story Rich 25.4%, Adventure 20.4%, Great Soundtrack 13.1%, Walking Simulator 6.1%

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery. Purchase this game to get both the original and the Unreal Engine 4 remaster called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux.

Why similar: Atmospheric 30.6%, Story Rich 16.4%, Adventure 14.4%, Great Soundtrack 10.1%, Puzzle 8.8%

Aurora, a young girl from 1895 Austria, awakens on the lost fairytale continent of Lemuria. To return home she must fight against the dark creatures of the Queen of the Night, who have stolen the sun, the moon and the stars. At stake is not only Lemuria, but Aurora’s true destiny.

Why similar: Beautiful 20.4% ★, Great Soundtrack 19.3%, Fantasy 14.7%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Adventure 10.9%

Pikuniku is an absurdly wonderful puzzle-exploration game that takes place in a strange but playful world where not everything is as happy as it seems. Help peculiar characters overcome struggles, uncover a deep state conspiracy, and start a little revolution in this delightful dystopian adventure!

Why similar: Adventure 21.5%, Puzzle 20.4%, Great Soundtrack 15.2%, Local Co-Op 11.7%, Indie 9.6%

What if someone knew your mind better than you did? The Swapper is an award-winning, narrative driven puzzle game set in the furthest reaches of space.

Why similar: Puzzle 30.2%, Atmospheric 27.5%, Great Soundtrack 11%, Adventure 9.8%, Indie 7.4%

A family friendly, hand-animated, puzzle-filled adventure game with an all-star cast, including Elijah Wood, Jack Black and Masasa Moyo. Funded by a record breaking crowdfunding campaign and designed by industry legend Tim Schafer, Broken Age is a timeless coming-of-age story.

Why similar: Adventure 39%, Story Rich 24.3%, Great Soundtrack 16.8%, Puzzle 9%, Indie 7.3%

Traverse a mythic little realm, use a sword to do battle & evoke sworcery to solve mystical musical mysteries.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 22.6%, Adventure 20.9%, Beautiful 14.5% ★, Atmospheric 14.1%, Indie 7.6%

A Story About My Uncle is a first person platforming adventure game about a boy who searches for his lost uncle, and ends up in a world he couldn’t imagine existed. The movement is a crucial part of the games core gameplay – focusing on swinging through the world with a grappling hook that gives the player a wonderful sense of speed and...

Why similar: Adventure 82.6%, Atmospheric 4.4%, Story Rich 3.5%, Puzzle 2%, Fantasy 1.8%

This is the original version of Braid from 2009, which may not work well on newer systems. For an updated version of the game with nicer graphics, more levels and a large amount of developer commentary, see Braid, Anniversary Edition.

Why similar: Puzzle 32.4%, Great Soundtrack 16.5%, Platformer 13%, Indie 12%, Beautiful 10.1% ★

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: Emotional 26.1%, Local Co-Op 17.8%, Atmospheric 15.5%, Adventure 13.6%, Fantasy 11.3%

June 7th, 1995. 1:15 AM. You arrive home after a year abroad. You expect your family to greet you, but the house is empty. Something's not right. Where is everyone? And what's happened here? Unravel the mystery for yourself in Gone Home, a story exploration game from The Fullbright Company.

Why similar: Atmospheric 25.2%, Story Rich 20.2%, Walking Simulator 16.7%, Adventure 10.2%, Great Soundtrack 9.1%

Discover the tale of two peculiar characters: the Old Pilgrim and the Little Star, as they embark on a journey up the Great Mountain of Wonders. Guide them both simultaneously with a single controller. Join this poetic adventure that will challenge your mind and skills!

Why similar: Story Rich 25.9%, Adventure 25.1%, Puzzle 20.7%, Fantasy 12.7%, Emotional 7.9%

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: Adventure 46.8%, Indie 19.2%, Beautiful 12% ★, Atmospheric 8.9%, Story Rich 7.5%

An experimental short from the creator of To the Moon & Finding Paradise: A simple & surreal 1-hour interactive animation about a boy and an injured bird, told without dialogues.If you're looking for To the Moon-like experience, I'd suggest playing Finding Paradise first.

Why similar: Story Rich 25.9%, Great Soundtrack 25.2%, Adventure 13.8%, Emotional 13.2%, Atmospheric 8.9%

Gomez is a 2D creature living in a 2D world. Or is he? When the existence of a mysterious 3rd dimension is revealed to him, Gomez is sent out on a journey that will take him to the very end of time and space. Use your ability to navigate 3D structures from 4 distinct classic 2D perspectives.

Why similar: Puzzle 25.3%, Great Soundtrack 19.6%, Beautiful 15.1% ★, Platformer 12.2%, Indie 10.7%

From the makers of Heavenly Sword, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, and DmC: Devil May Cry, comes a warrior’s brutal journey into myth and madness. Set in the Viking age, a broken Celtic warrior embarks on a haunting vision quest into Viking Hell to fight for the soul of her dead lover.

Why similar: Atmospheric 32.5%, Story Rich 29.1%, Adventure 14.5%, Fantasy 6.7%, Third Person 6%

Live through an epic role-playing Viking saga where your strategic choices directly affect your personal journey. Make allies as you travel with your caravan across this stunning yet harsh landscape. Carefully choose those who will help fight a new threat that jeopardizes an entire civilization.

Why similar: Story Rich 28.2%, Great Soundtrack 24%, Fantasy 16.9%, Atmospheric 12.9%, Indie 10.1%

A beautiful, 3rd-person exploration game centered around two parallel stories: a fox trying to find her missing family, and a son reconnecting with his estranged father in Alaska. Uncover artifacts from the son's life as he becomes intertwined in the fox’s journey towards The First Tree.

Why similar: Atmospheric 27.9%, Adventure 18.2%, Story Rich 15.9%, Great Soundtrack 13.8%, Indie 6.4%

“Probably the best downloadable title on the market right now.” 9/10 – Eurogamer.se

Why similar: Atmospheric 24.9%, Adventure 21.1%, Platformer 16.4%, Indie 10.5%, Great Soundtrack 7.4%

CONTRAST is a puzzle/platform game where you can move between a fantastic 3D world and a mysterious shadowy universe in 2D in the blink of an eye. Delve into a dreamlike and surreal 1920s world, inspired by the performance art world of vaudeville and film noir, and cradled by a smooth and sultry jazz ambiance.

Why similar: Adventure 18.4%, Puzzle 17.5%, Atmospheric 16.9%, Great Soundtrack 15.6%, Indie 8.1%

Owlboy is a story-driven platform adventure game, where you can fly and explore a brand new world in the clouds! Pick up your friends, and bring them with you as you explore the open skies, in one of the most detailed adventures of this era.

Why similar: Atmospheric 18.7%, Story Rich 18.1%, Great Soundtrack 17.1%, Adventure 15.3%, Fantasy 12.9%