Games Like Dropsy

A heartbroken clown, wayward souls, and juicy mechanical lips. As “The Big Event" draws near, help the troubled residents of the Habitat and de-mask the mysterious Doctor Habit... before it's too late.

Why similar: Point & Click 62.2%, Surreal 15.2%, 2D 7.9%, Cute 5.3%, Story Rich 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: Like Dropsy, this game features a surreal, slightly unsettling world where you must interact with quirky characters to solve their problems.

A top-down adventure game in a coloring book world full of vibrant characters. Use painting powers to explore, solve puzzles, make friends, and draw on anything! From creators on Wandersong + Celeste.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 40.3%, Adventure 31.9%, Indie 9.9%, Cute 5.6%, Story Rich 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game mirrors the emotional depth and artistic exploration of Dropsy while focusing on themes of creativity and self-worth.

Samorost 3 is an exploration adventure and puzzle game from the award-winning creators of Machinarium and Botanicula. Travel across space to nine unique worlds teeming with colorful challenges, creatures and surprises to discover, brought to life with beautiful artwork, sound and music.

Why similar: Point & Click 58.8%, Surreal 12.5%, Adventure 7%, 2D 5.8%, Story Rich 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a similarly surreal, non-verbal experience that relies on curiosity and environmental interaction to tell its story.

Humor-filled indie adventure game created by the makers of Machinarium and Samorost.

Why similar: Point & Click 54.9%, Surreal 13.1%, Adventure 9.6%, 2D 6.2%, Story Rich 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the same wordless, whimsical exploration of a vibrant and strange world through intuitive point-and-click mechanics.

Hylics is a recreational program with light JRPG elements.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 41.6%, Surreal 32.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%, Indie 6.6%, Adventure 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: The surreal, clay-mation aesthetic and abstract world-building provide a similar sense of 'weird but wonderful' discovery.

OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 39%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Adventure 10.3%, Story Rich 7.8%, Surreal 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers a deeply emotional, meta-narrative experience with a unique pixel-art style that resonates with the same heart as Dropsy.

NIGHT IN THE WOODS is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet and lots to do across a lush, vibrant world.

Why similar: Adventure 44.5%, 2D 21.2%, Story Rich 19.8%, Atmospheric 10.9%, Singleplayer 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: It excels at character-driven storytelling and atmospheric exploration, capturing the same melancholic yet cozy vibe.

KENTUCKY ROUTE ZERO is a magical realist adventure game about a secret highway running through the caves beneath Kentucky, and the mysterious folks who travel it.

Why similar: Point & Click 49.5%, Adventure 14.7%, Great Soundtrack 13.5%, Surreal 11.8%, Atmospheric 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: A masterpiece of surreal, atmospheric storytelling that shares the dreamlike logic found in Dropsy's world.

Led by her new friend, Mr. Voice, Misfortune ventures into the woods, where mysteries are unraveled and a little bad luck unfolds.

Why similar: Point & Click 56.3%, Adventure 11.3%, Great Soundtrack 10.1%, Story Rich 5.3%, Indie 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: It features a similarly quirky, dark, and child-like perspective on a world that is both colorful and unsettling.

Machinarium is the award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of Samorost series, Botanicula and CHUCHEL. Help Josef the robot save his girlfriend Berta kidnapped by the Black Cap Brotherhood gang!

Why similar: Point & Click 48%, Great Soundtrack 14.8%, Surreal 9.2%, Adventure 8.3%, 2D 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: A classic non-verbal point-and-click adventure that shares the charming, character-driven focus found in Dropsy.

Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.

Why similar: Point & Click 55%, Great Soundtrack 9.9%, Adventure 9.3%, Surreal 5.6%, Story Rich 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game balances a dark, surreal aesthetic with a point-and-click structure that explores complex emotional themes.

Paradigm is a surreal adventure game set in the strange and post apocalyptic Eastern European country of Krusz. Play as the handsome mutant, Paradigm, whose past comes back to haunt him in the form of a genetically engineered sloth that vomits candy.

Why similar: Point & Click 55.9%, Adventure 15.1%, Great Soundtrack 11.7%, Surreal 10.5%, Indie 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, comedy-focused point-and-click adventure that embraces the same weirdness and non-traditional humor.

Greetings Enforcer, and thank you for enlisting in the Hypnospace Patrol Department! As the world falls into its slumber, Hypnospace becomes a bustling global village. These virtual streets aren't going to police themselves!

Why similar: Point & Click 50.6%, Great Soundtrack 22.4%, Surreal 13%, Adventure 4.7%, Story Rich 3%

Why You'll Like It: The surreal, retro-inspired world-building and non-traditional point-and-click gameplay feel like a spiritual cousin to Dropsy.

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: Point & Click 57.8%, Adventure 13.7%, Story Rich 9.3%, 2D 7.5%, Cute 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: A story-rich, emotional adventure that uses a unique narrative mechanic to explore a charming yet mysterious setting.

NORCO is a dialogue-focused point & click adventure that immerses the player in the sinking suburbs and industrial swamplands of an increasingly surreal and distorted South Louisiana.

Why similar: Point & Click 52.6%, Surreal 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Adventure 9.1%, Story Rich 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its dense, atmospheric pixel art and surreal mystery capture a similar sense of place and intrigue.

A musical platforming adventure with an emotional story. Play as a silly bard and use music to interact with everything on a journey around the world. Along the way you'll explore, solve puzzles, and meet a huge cast of characters!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 50.5%, Adventure 25.2%, Story Rich 8.1%, Cute 6.2%, Indie 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: A non-violent, emotionally resonant adventure that emphasizes empathy and communication as its primary mechanics.

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

Why similar: Point & Click 43%, Great Soundtrack 26.6%, Adventure 13%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, Indie 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: The atmospheric pixel art and musical focus create a dreamlike, immersive experience similar to Dropsy's world.

Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 39.8%, Adventure 26.1%, Pixel Graphics 16.1%, Cute 9.5%, Indie 7%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the gentle, exploration-focused joy of interacting with a world full of unique, friendly characters.

McPixel 3 is a mind-blowing save-the-day adventure that sees the titular wanna-be hero avert one disaster after another at every turn using unconventional yet entertaining methods of mayhem.

Why similar: Point & Click 57.1%, Adventure 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, 2D 7%, Surreal 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: The chaotic, 2D, and funny nature of this game provides a high-energy take on the point-and-click genre.

A mutant soap opera where small-town gossip meets the supernatural. Explore the Mutazione community as Kai as she cares for her ailing grandfather. Discover magical gardens, new friends & old secrets. They can survive an apocalyptic meteor strike, but can they survive their small-town drama?

Why similar: Point & Click 41.8%, Great Soundtrack 23.9%, Adventure 10.7%, 2D 5.8%, Story Rich 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A character-driven, relaxing adventure that focuses on building relationships within a strange, colorful community.

In Season 2 of The Last Door, the search for his missing client will bring psychiatrist John Wakefield deeper into a conspiracy of darkness and closer to the heart of madness than ever before.

Why similar: Point & Click 58.5%, Adventure 13.6%, Great Soundtrack 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Story Rich 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: It uses a minimalist pixel-art style to build a deeply atmospheric and unsettling narrative experience.

Gorogoa is an elegant evolution of the puzzle genre, told through a beautifully hand-drawn story designed and illustrated by Jason Roberts. Winner of Debut Game at the 2018 BAFTA Games Awards, as well as Best Mobile Game and the Innovation Award at the GDC 2018 Choice Awards.

Why similar: Point & Click 45.2%, Great Soundtrack 16.2%, Adventure 9.6%, Puzzle 8.6%, 2D 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its surreal, puzzle-based visual storytelling provides a meditative experience similar to the abstract nature of Dropsy.

Spiritfarer® is a cozy management game about dying. As ferrymaster to the deceased, build a boat to explore the world, care for your spirit friends, and release them into the afterlife. The Spiritfarer Farewell Edition includes the heartwarming base game and three major content updates.

Why similar: Adventure 47.2%, Story Rich 25.6%, Indie 15.3%, Atmospheric 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on empathy and helping others through difficult transitions, mirroring the 'hugging' mechanic of Dropsy.

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: Point & Click 57.4%, Adventure 15.8%, 2D 7.4%, Story Rich 6.8%, Puzzle 4%

Why You'll Like It: A beautiful, wordless narrative experience that relies on visual storytelling to convey deep emotional beats.

Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.

Why similar: Point & Click 60.5%, Adventure 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Story Rich 5.2%, 2D 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a lighthearted, pixel-art point-and-click experience that focuses on solving mysteries in a quirky world.

Carto is a charming adventure game wrapped around a unique, world-altering puzzle mechanic. Use this power to explore mysterious lands, help a quirky cast of characters, and guide Carto on her journey back to her family.

Why similar: Adventure 28.8%, 2D 14.9%, Cute 14.5%, Story Rich 11.8%, Indie 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a unique exploration mechanic that rewards curiosity and interaction with a charming world.

Donut County is a story-based physics puzzle game where you play as an ever-growing hole in the ground. Meet cute characters, steal their trash, and throw them in a hole.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 46.1%, Adventure 20.4%, Cute 10.9%, Indie 8.5%, Puzzle 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: The quirky, cute, and physics-based humor provides a lighthearted contrast to the more serious themes of the game.

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: Great Soundtrack 54.6%, Adventure 12.9%, Surreal 7.3%, Atmospheric 6.9%, 2D 6%

Why You'll Like It: A visually stunning, wordless journey that focuses on emotional growth and atmospheric storytelling.

Unpacking is a zen puzzle game about the familiar experience of pulling possessions out of boxes and fitting them into a new home. Part block-fitting puzzle, part home decoration, you are invited to create a satisfying living space while learning clues about the life you’re unpacking.

Why similar: Point & Click 51.4%, Pixel Graphics 15.7%, Cute 8.3%, Story Rich 6.3%, Puzzle 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game tells a profound, emotional story entirely through environmental interaction and objects, much like Dropsy's visual narrative.

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 72.5%, Story Rich 7.7%, Atmospheric 6.3%, Cute 6.3%, Puzzle 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: An artistic, point-and-click experience that emphasizes emotional storytelling through visual cues.

My Brother Rabbit is a beautifully drawn exploration adventure and puzzle game set in a surreal world that mixes reality with a child’s imagination.

Why similar: Point & Click 49.9%, Great Soundtrack 23.9%, Adventure 14.1%, 2D 4.7%, Puzzle 3.3%

A humorous adventure set in a 3D parody of the internet. Diverse puzzles, beautiful worlds, friends, experiences, upgrades and more, await those who 'log on'!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 31.6%, Surreal 27.6%, Adventure 26.7%, Indie 7.6%, Atmospheric 3.1%

An adventure about a robot saving her home from a dark crystalline force. Set upon a biopunk space station bursting with fantastic plants and aliens.

Why similar: Point & Click 43.2%, Adventure 19.2%, Great Soundtrack 17.8%, Indie 5%, 2D 4.2%

You're a detective, and a frog, and it's time to solve a mystery.

Why similar: Point & Click 56.3%, Great Soundtrack 18%, Adventure 12.4%, Cute 6.9%, Indie 2.8%

Endacopia is a Point-and-Click Puzzle Adventure that is visually reminiscent of early computer edutainment games... with underlying horrors.

Why similar: Point & Click 50.1%, Surreal 12.8%, Adventure 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Dark 4.5%

A surreal RPG with a unique graphical style and droll scenario.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 41.8%, Surreal 31.7%, Adventure 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%, Indie 2.4%

Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 55.7%, Pixel Graphics 18%, Story Rich 10.8%, 2D 6.8%, Indie 5.9%

This multi-award winning adventure game explores a love story between two beautiful souls through ingenious humour, mind bending puzzles and a bizarre, hand-drawn, frame-by-frame animation style.

Why similar: Point & Click 56.3%, Adventure 18.4%, Great Soundtrack 17%, Indie 5.5%, Puzzle 2.8%

Crazy cultists. Cthulhu. A talking cat. Gibbous takes you on an expansive, traditionally animated, hand-painted adventure. Play as three protagonists and explore a lushly rendered Lovecraft-inspired world, unraveling ancient conspiracies. A comedy cosmic horror adventure made in Transylvania!

Why similar: Point & Click 59.3%, Adventure 13.3%, Story Rich 5.9%, Dark 5.8%, Cute 4.5%

A surreal post-life adventure

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 30.7%, Adventure 23.2%, Surreal 18.8%, Indie 6.6%, Story Rich 5.2%

A dying reality, a universe that’s fading away. A merciless world thatgets sick and vanishes. No past, no present, no future; only the impending moment of “dead synchronicity” ahead. Will you be able to stop it?Because, otherwise... what will you do when Time dissolves itself?

Why similar: Point & Click 60%, Adventure 20.6%, Great Soundtrack 11.6%, 2D 2.7%, Indie 2.2%

Crackpot outcast Edgar sets out to Boulzac to save his squash, and instead uncovers an unearthly secret at the heart of the city. A colourful, surreal and utterly bonkers point-and-click narrative adventure.

Why similar: Point & Click 37.5%, Adventure 22.7%, Great Soundtrack 15.4%, Indie 5.9%, 2D 5.8%

Make your way through this thrilling old school style point and click adventure game and try to solve the mysterious circumstances plaguing Bayou Island.

Why similar: Point & Click 63.6%, Great Soundtrack 14.2%, Adventure 12.8%, Indie 3%, Story Rich 2.2%

A hand-drawn tribute to hilarious '90s adventure games (with none of the accompanying frustration). Play as Joey Claire, a puzzle-solving teen snatched out of her time (1994) and place (Earth) and stranded on a hostile alien planet on the brink of rebellion.

Why similar: Point & Click 47.8%, Great Soundtrack 26.7%, Adventure 11.9%, 2D 3%, Story Rich 2.8%

Stray Cat Crossing is an indie pixel horror game about an encounter with a mysterious little girl named Cat. Explore a surreal world filled with colorful characters, challenging riddles, and dark secrets.

Why similar: Adventure 30.3%, Great Soundtrack 25.1%, Pixel Graphics 18.2%, Surreal 15.5%, Indie 8.4%

The Inner World – A 2D-Point’n’Click Adventure Together with the help of the mysterious thief Laura, his best intentions and no clue whatsoever, Robert sets off on his adventure to discover the secret of the wind's disappearance. Will the young adventurer be able to save his world?

Why similar: Point & Click 65%, Adventure 19.3%, Great Soundtrack 8.9%, 2D 2%, Puzzle 2%

Softie is a short creepy (but cute!) point-and-click adventure game. Take on the role of a cuddly teddy bear trying to find their lost owner in a peculiar house.

Why similar: Point & Click 61.5%, Adventure 19%, 2D 7.7%, Cute 6.6%, Story Rich 2.7%

Figment is an action-adventure game that invites you to explore a unique surreal universe filled with music, humor and multi layered narrative. Join Dusty and his ever-optimistic friend, Piper, on an adventure through the different sides of the mind seeking to restore the courage that's been lost.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 38.4%, Adventure 21.1%, Surreal 15.9%, Indie 5.2%, Puzzle 4.9%

A short, surprising, toy-like puzzle game.

Why similar: Point & Click 67.7%, Adventure 10.3%, Surreal 10.2%, Indie 4.1%, Puzzle 3.6%

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: Great Soundtrack 37.1%, Adventure 27.1%, Cute 9.8%, 2D 9.6%, Indie 7.8%

A lone clown explores a mysterious home. He meets strange inhabitants on his journey to discover why he exists. Join him, and you may discover a thing or two about yourself.

Why similar: Adventure 53.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Indie 12.7%, Story Rich 12.4%, Puzzle 7%

Welcome to Bummertown a place where You'll have to collect items, talk to colorful characters and solve puzzles in order to find a lost character named Bedford.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 28.9%, Adventure 27.5%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Indie 8.2%, 2D 7.1%

DISCOPUP is a mystery game about a seal who wants to sneak inside a dogs-only party. Explore the city and meet shady characters as your search for the perfect dog costume.

Why similar: Surreal 38.8%, Story Rich 13.6%, Adventure 13.6%, Dark 10.4%, Puzzle 8.8%

The BAFTA award winning handmade puzzle adventure game made entirely by hand. Explore the city and use your ingenuity to piece together puzzling mechanisms and bring back power to this unique world. Three years in the making, it's handmade entirely out of paper, card, miniature lights and motors.

Why similar: Point & Click 59.9%, Great Soundtrack 16.2%, Adventure 14.6%, Puzzle 3.4%, 2D 2.5%

Something ancient and evil is stirring in Victorian England. Only you can stop it. Journey to the brink of madness and beyond as you set forth alone into the dark.

Why similar: Point & Click 51.7%, Great Soundtrack 21.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Adventure 7.1%, Story Rich 4.3%

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: Surreal 22%, Adventure 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 15.6%, 2D 13.8%, Story Rich 8.7%

A classic point and click adventure game, featuring weird and wonderful characters, beautiful animation and a fantastic soundtrack. "It is quite possibly one of the finest point-and-click comedy murder mystery adventure games set in Victorian London you will play today" - Bertram Fiddle

Why similar: Point & Click 69.6%, Adventure 19.4%, 2D 4.8%, Indie 3%, Story Rich 2.6%

The miserable journey of a broken man...

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 39.1%, Adventure 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, 2D 8.7%, Dark 7.3%

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: Adventure 32.5%, Pixel Graphics 17.9%, 2D 14.1%, Surreal 12.7%, Puzzle 7.5%

A 2D hand-drawn puzzle adventure that spans multiple dimensions and universes. Encounter a diverse cast of characters and unravel mind-bending mysteries as you embark on unique adventures across different worlds.

Why similar: Point & Click 62.5%, Surreal 13.9%, Adventure 11.7%, 2D 5%, Puzzle 2.7%