- #1 The Forest Quartet
97% matchVery Positive93% of 444 reviews2022
Dev: Mads & FriendsPub: Bedtime Digital Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
The Forest Quartet is a puzzle adventure about a gone, but not forgotten, lead singer. Play her spirit and travel through 3 acts unique to the members of her band for a final farewell concert. Face their emotions, solve puzzles and fight the corruption plaguing their souls.
Why similar: Story Rich 22%, Female Protagonist 21%, Emotional 16.9%, Puzzle 16.1%, Relaxing 10.2%
- #2 Lost Words: Beyond the Page
96% matchVery Positive95% of 823 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 23%, Story Rich 17.3%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Side Scroller 15.6%, Puzzle 11.6%
- #3 The August Before: Chapter One
95% matchVery Positive93% of 497 reviews2025
Dev: Silly Little GamesPub: Catoptric Games
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 42%
The August Before: Chapter One is the first chapter in a meditative narrative 3D puzzle about cleaning up, sorting out and packing up your life before moving on. Clean up and don’t forget your old belongings on your way to the new life!
Why similar: Emotional 23%, Female Protagonist 21.2%, Puzzle 16.2%, Story Rich 14.3%, Relaxing 8.2%
- #4 In My Shadow
96% matchVery Positive81% of 70 reviews2021
Dev: PlaybaePub: Alcon Interactive Group
Windows
Play with shadows using your imagination to solve brain twisting platforming puzzles as you unfold a journey of loss, nostalgia and acceptance.
Why similar: Emotional 26.6%, Side Scroller 19.1%, Female Protagonist 18.8%, Puzzle 16.4%, Relaxing 9.9%
- #5 Don't Forget
94% matchVery Positive96% of 260 reviews2024
Dev: Evie VerstappenPub: Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Don’t Forget is a 3D singleplayer story and exploration game inspired by dementia. Recollect your memories by looking for clues and playing brain-stimulating minigames whilst battling the effects of dementia. Explore three different key events of your life to figure out what has happened.
Why similar: Emotional 42.9%, Story Rich 29.2%, Puzzle 16.2%, Casual 4.6%, Atmospheric 4.6%
- #6 Murmurs of the Mist
94% matchVery Positive88% of 51 reviews2026
Dev: Jenna YourstonePub: JamJam Studios
Windows
In this game, you’ll encounter puzzles which require you to use your environment in order to solve them. Take note of every detail, they can help you in uncovering Sofia’s story.
Why similar: Story Rich 28.7%, Puzzle 19.6%, Female Protagonist 18%, Emotional 13.8%, Casual 6.4%
- #7 Pieces of the Past
93% matchMostly Positive77% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: 9HP StudiosPub: Catoptric Games
Windows
'Pieces of the Past' is a cute, sentimental adventure where you restore family keepsakes to uncover touching stories. Blend puzzle-solving with the joy of preserving memories in this delightful journey!
Why similar: Emotional 20.5%, Female Protagonist 19.5%, Puzzle 18.8%, Story Rich 18.5%, Relaxing 11.5%
- #8 Before I Forget
92% matchVery Positive89% of 205 reviews2020
Dev: 3-Fold Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A woman alone in a house. A mystery and a love story. Explore the present to uncover the past, in a short story of love and loss and a life well-lived. A narrative exploration game that examines a world where memories are constantly fading and jumbled.
Why similar: Emotional 59.8%, Atmospheric 13.5%, 3D 10.8%, Indie 7.3%, Casual 5.2%
- #9 Curyeux
91% matchVery Positive95% of 107 reviews2025
Dev: Campus ADN 2024-2025Pub: Campus ADN
Windows
Dive into the mind of Lucienne, a tormented painter. Leap through emotional memories, solve puzzles where shapes deceive and emotion leads the way. A dreamlike platformer where each painting brings you one step closer to yourself.
Why similar: Emotional 37%, Female Protagonist 29.7%, Puzzle 15.6%, 3D 7.6%, Atmospheric 7.4%
- #10 Monument Valley
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,203 reviews2022
Dev: ustwo games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Embark on a journey of forgiveness through impossible environments and illusionary puzzles. Experience this meditative and calming puzzle game by manipulating monuments and creating evolving paths to explore new, surreal, and mysterious worlds.
Why similar: Emotional 25.3%, Puzzle 22.7%, Female Protagonist 21.6%, Relaxing 15%, 3D 5.5%
- #11 Fantasmagorie
89% matchMostly Positive80% of 220 reviews2024
Dev: Needlepoint Productions
Windows
Journey through a distorted theatre held together by the fragile mind of a grieving puppet master. With only a needle and thread, traverse through this world and evade twisted and terrifying creations. Shatter the delusion and unravel the truth behind it all.
Why similar: Emotional 42.5%, Story Rich 31.8%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Atmospheric 9.9%, 3D 1.5%
- #12 Forgotten Journey
90% matchMixed66% of 108 reviews2021
Dev: DigiPen Europe-BilbaoPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
Forgotten Journey is a puzzle oriented platformer, where the player will follow a linear path jumping, climbing and solving puzzles with the help of an AI companion that will follow her.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 43.8%, Puzzle 42%, 3D 12.6%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #13 The August Before
87% matchVery Positive94% of 253 reviews2025
Dev: Silly Little GamesPub: Catoptric Games
Windows
The August Before is a meditative narrative 3D puzzle about cleaning up, sorting out and packing up your life before moving on. Clean up and don’t forget your old belongings on your way to the new life!
Why similar: Emotional 23.5%, Female Protagonist 20%, Story Rich 15.8%, Puzzle 14.6%, Relaxing 8.6%
- #14 Sonority
88% matchVery Positive89% of 120 reviews2022
Dev: Hanging Gardens InteractivePub: Application Systems Heidelberg
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sonority is an innovative music puzzle adventure set in a lovingly designed, fascinating world. Play as Esther and discover the rockery, a place full of music and unique puzzle mechanics.
Why similar: Emotional 30%, Story Rich 22.6%, Puzzle 18%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Atmospheric 5.6%
- #15 Forgotton Anne
86% matchVery Positive90% of 1,988 reviews2018
Dev: Throughline Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Step into a hand-animated realm of wonder in which everyday objects take on a life of their own. Uncover the Forgotlings’ mysteries & harness magical forces as you embark upon a quest to return home.
Why similar: Emotional 30.1%, Story Rich 23.8%, Female Protagonist 23.6%, Puzzle 12.1%, Atmospheric 6.9%
- #16 Instants
85% matchVery Positive94% of 79 reviews2025
Dev: Endflame
Windows
Assemble a chronological puzzle of family photos to piece together their most cherished memories. Uncover the family's life story as you arrange the pictures in the correct order within carefully crafted albums. Unleash your creativity and decorate them with multiple scrapbooking tools!
Why similar: Story Rich 26.7%, Female Protagonist 25.2%, Puzzle 20.6%, Relaxing 15.5%, Casual 5.3%
- #17 After Us
86% matchVery Positive84% of 445 reviews2023
Dev: PiccoloPub: Private Division
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Explore the corners of a surrealistic post-human world to give life on Earth a second chance in this touching story about sacrifice and hope.
Why similar: Emotional 34.6%, Puzzle 27.8%, Female Protagonist 16.9%, 3D 11.1%, Atmospheric 7.5%
- #18 illum
84% matchVery Positive94% of 109 reviews2023
Dev: Elsa LiuPub: USC Games
Windows · Mac
Embark on a heartwarming journey with your little light friend to solve puzzles and bring light to the mystical realm of Illum.
Why similar: Story Rich 24.5%, Puzzle 21.9%, Emotional 19.8%, Relaxing 13.3%, 3D 9.6%
- #19 HipWitch
84% matchVery Positive93% of 144 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: Female Protagonist 25.8%, Story Rich 25.1%, Emotional 22.6%, Puzzle 10.5%, Relaxing 9%
- #20 Don't Let Me Fade
82% matchVery Positive99% of 127 reviews2025
Dev: AinkOink
Windows
Don't Let Me Fade is an interactive adventure about memory, identity, and loss. Piece together fragments of a life - even if a simple teddy bear is the last symbol of connection to oneself in a world without time.
Why similar: Emotional 48.2%, Story Rich 31.9%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Indie 6.3%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #21 As Long As You're Here
80% matchVery Positive100% of 437 reviews2025
Dev: Autoscopia Interactive
Windows · Mac
What if you lost all your memories? An emotional family drama seen through the eyes of a woman with Alzheimer's disease. As Annie’s life slowly unravels, uncover memories of her deceased brother as her past bleeds into the present.
Why similar: Emotional 40.3%, Story Rich 28.1%, Female Protagonist 23%, Atmospheric 2.9%, 3D 2.3%
- #22 Hindsight
83% matchMostly Positive80% of 153 reviews2022
Dev: Team HindsightPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
What if the physical objects of everyday life, the possessions we hold close, were actual windows to the past? Peer into distant memories and unseen futures in Hindsight.
Why similar: Emotional 28.3%, Story Rich 23.1%, Female Protagonist 23.1%, Relaxing 10.4%, Atmospheric 5%
- #23 Oscuro Blossom's Glow
81% matchVery Positive95% of 62 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 31.3%, Female Protagonist 17.1%, Relaxing 14.6%, Story Rich 13.7%, Atmospheric 10.1%
- #24 The Almost Gone
82% matchVery Positive80% of 1,195 reviews2020
Dev: Happy VolcanoPub: Playdigious Originals
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Experience the intricate dioramas and connections of your life, and the ripples we all make, in this award-winning narrative puzzle game about death, loss, and mental health.
Why similar: Emotional 24.8%, Story Rich 22.5%, Puzzle 22.2%, Female Protagonist 16.4%, Atmospheric 6.5%
- #25 Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure
79% matchVery Positive93% of 374 reviews2024
Dev: Furniture & Mattress LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Find your way in a world of breezy, thoughtful puzzles, along a charming journey of self-discovery.
Why similar: Puzzle 31.4%, Story Rich 24.2%, Female Protagonist 16.6%, Relaxing 14.2%, Atmospheric 9.9%
- #26 Botany Manor
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,319 reviews2024
Dev: Balloon StudiosPub: Whitethorn Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Welcome to Botany Manor, a stately home in 19th century England. You play as inhabitant Arabella Greene, a retired botanist. Explore your house and gardens, filled with research, to figure out the ideal habitat of forgotten flora. Grow each plant to discover the mysterious qualities they hold…
Why similar: Female Protagonist 29.3%, Story Rich 24.8%, Puzzle 23.2%, Relaxing 13.7%, 3D 9%
- #27 Unforgettable You
81% matchVery Positive90% of 51 reviews2021
Dev: NanningsGames
Windows · Linux
Unforgettable You is a contemplating platformer game about love.
Why similar: Story Rich 88.2%, Indie 6.7%, Singleplayer 5.1%
- #28 Down the Rabbit Hole Flattened
77% matchVery Positive91% of 247 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: Female Protagonist 32.5%, Puzzle 24.2%, Story Rich 14.7%, Side Scroller 7.9%, Atmospheric 7.1%
- #29 Puzzles For Clef
79% matchVery Positive83% of 143 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: Female Protagonist 32.6%, Puzzle 25.3%, Story Rich 23.6%, Relaxing 13.2%, Casual 4.5%
- #30 memories
76% matchVery Positive94% of 1,515 reviews2023
Dev: guiyyuPub: Spookulele Games
Windows · Mac
memories is a sapphic visual novel dress-up game where clothes are linked to painful memories of a failed relationship.
Why similar: Emotional 37.5%, Female Protagonist 25%, Story Rich 22.9%, Atmospheric 5.7%, Casual 3.8%
- #31 Projected Dreams
75% matchVery Positive99% of 139 reviews2025
Dev: Flawberry Studio
Windows · Mac
Drag toys from the shelves and drop them on the table to create a shadow play in this cozy puzzle game. As the shadows unfold, immerse yourself in a heartwarming story full of nostalgia from the 90s and blur the lines between fantasy and reality.
Why similar: Story Rich 29.7%, Female Protagonist 24%, Puzzle 22.7%, Relaxing 11.3%, Atmospheric 6.3%
- #32 With My Past
75% matchVery Positive95% of 344 reviews2024
Dev: Imagine Wings StudioPub: Edigger
Windows
"How should I face my past in my ever-changing life? "Collaborating with the shadow of the past to unravel allegorical puzzles, confront inner struggles, and explore the path of self-growth.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 34.9%, Puzzle 23%, Side Scroller 21.9%, Story Rich 14%, Atmospheric 5.1%
- #33 Hold Me Still
76% matchVery Positive84% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Zeroshade123
Windows
"Hold Me Still" is a point-and-click puzzle mystery game where you investigate your friend's disappearance by exploring their house, collecting clues, solving puzzles, and uncovering the truth.
Why similar: Emotional 32.6%, Puzzle 32%, Story Rich 18%, Casual 12.6%, Indie 3.3%
- #34 A Fold Apart
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 120 reviews2020
Dev: Lightning Rod Games
Windows
A puzzle game that explores the emotional rollercoaster of a long-distance relationship — in a world of folding paper! Flip, fold, unfold and rotate paper puzzles to help a couple navigate the complexities of living apart.
Why similar: Side Scroller 25.8%, Female Protagonist 25.5%, Puzzle 21.9%, Story Rich 19.2%, 3D 7.5%
- #35 Evergate
77% matchVery Positive94% of 193 reviews2020
Dev: Stone Lantern GamesPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Evergate is a haunting 2D puzzle-platformer set in a stunning hand-drawn vision of the Afterlife with an original score recorded by a live orchestra. Navigate 85 challenging stages and unleash the extraordinary powers of the genre-defining 'Soulflame' to help a lost soul reincarnate on earth!
Why similar: Emotional 27.3%, Female Protagonist 23.6%, Story Rich 22%, Puzzle 16.9%, Atmospheric 5.8%
- #36 Pieced Together
73% matchVery Positive99% of 99 reviews2026
Dev: Glowfrog Games
Windows · Mac
Pieced Together is a cozy scrapbooking game that takes you on a heartfelt journey about friendship and getting older. Sort items, solve gentle puzzles, and decorate the scrapbook as you uncover the story piece by piece.
Why similar: Story Rich 28.9%, Puzzle 23.8%, Relaxing 15.9%, Emotional 15.4%, Atmospheric 5.4%
- #37 ROTA: Bend Gravity
74% matchVery Positive93% of 86 reviews2022
Dev: Harmony Monroe
Windows · Linux
In ROTA gravity bends beneath your feet! Move blocks and twist gravity to solve puzzles. Collect all 50 gems and explore 8 vibrant worlds!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 33.6%, Puzzle 32.4%, Relaxing 17.3%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Casual 4.3%
- #38 A Memoir Blue
73% matchVery Positive85% of 491 reviews2022
Dev: Cloisters InteractivePub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A song from years ago triggers a flood of memories for champion swimmer Miriam. Embark on an evocative journey through her turbulent childhood and the complicated relationship she shared with her devoted mother.
Why similar: Emotional 31.9%, Female Protagonist 23%, Story Rich 18.1%, 3D 8.3%, Casual 8.1%
- #39 Marie's Room
72% matchVery Positive93% of 6,612 reviews2018
Dev: Kenny Guillaume
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Marie's Room is a short story exploration game about an unconventional friendship between two classmates. You play as Kelsey, remembering Marie's room as it was twenty years ago. But something’s off. What happened to Marie?
Why similar: Story Rich 45.8%, Female Protagonist 24.4%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Puzzle 9.2%, Indie 4.4%
- #40 Aspire: Ina's Tale
73% matchVery Positive83% of 419 reviews2021
Dev: Wondernaut StudioPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 2.0 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: Female Protagonist 34.8%, Story Rich 26.3%, Puzzle 18.7%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Casual 3.7%
- #41 The Last Shores
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: Black Frog Studio
Windows
🌿 The Last Shores is a chill solar-punk adventure. Clean, explore, and uncover the secrets of a forgotten island while restoring its lost harmony. 🏝️✨
Why similar: Female Protagonist 31.9%, Story Rich 21.6%, Emotional 15.3%, Relaxing 13.3%, 3D 9.9%
- #42 不被忘记的你
71% matchVery Positive97% of 259 reviews2023
Dev: 箱崎奈绪(Hakozaki Nao)
Windows
免费美少女小说游戏,玩家将以男主角的视角,体验与女主角CnGal看板娘相遇后,共同重建CnGal资料站的故事。
Why similar: Emotional 52.8%, Female Protagonist 38.7%, Casual 4%, Singleplayer 2.5%, Indie 2.1%
- #43 Nomori: Prologue
71% matchVery Positive94% of 156 reviews2022
Dev: Enchanted Works
Windows
Nomori is a mind-bending adventure game where you control time and space to journey through a shattered spirit world. Take shortcuts through portals, rotate your perspective, and control the flow of time to move forward, whichever way that is.
Why similar: Puzzle 27.8%, Story Rich 26.9%, Physics 20.3%, Relaxing 17.8%, Atmospheric 7.3%
- #44 What Never Was
70% matchVery Positive95% of 5,058 reviews2019
Dev: Acke Hallgren
Windows · Mac · Linux
What Never Was is a short, story-driven first-person game focused on exploration and puzzle-solving about Sarah, having to shoulder the arduous task of clearing out her grandfathers attic, and soon finds that not everything about the attic is what it seems.
Why similar: Story Rich 29.7%, Puzzle 25.2%, Female Protagonist 21.3%, Relaxing 7.9%, Atmospheric 5.6%
- #45 The Gardens Between
70% matchVery Positive94% of 2,728 reviews2018
Dev: The Voxel Agents
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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 29.6%, Story Rich 20.5%, Female Protagonist 17.3%, Puzzle 12.4%, Relaxing 9.9%
- #46 Ageless
74% matchMixed56% of 402 reviews2020
Dev: One More Dream StudiosPub: Team17 Digital Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Ageless is a story driven puzzle platformer where you must alter the age of animals and plant life around you to progress. Play as Kiara, a young girl who braves through heartache and loss as she journeys across a mysterious world to discovers its secrets and herself.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 29.9%, Story Rich 23.6%, Emotional 21.3%, Side Scroller 18.8%, Indie 4.1%
- #47 Mythwrecked: Ambrosia Island
69% matchVery Positive93% of 124 reviews2024
Dev: Polygon TreehousePub: Whitethorn Games
Windows
You’re shipwrecked on a lost mythical island. As backpacker Alex, you must befriend the forgotten gods of Greek mythology and restore their memories. Explore the dynamic island and its story sandbox to build new friendships, solve the mystery and save the gods.
Why similar: Emotional 24.5%, Female Protagonist 20.9%, Story Rich 20.9%, Puzzle 14.4%, 3D 6.8%
- #48 Eos
72% matchMostly Positive80% of 84 reviews2021
Dev: The Bonsai TavernPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
Eos is a first-person, 3D puzzle game in which you take control of a little girl who ventures into a tower. Confronted with a voice who seems to know an awful lot about her, he puts forth a series of trials to teach her about the past she never knew.
Why similar: Puzzle 38.7%, Story Rich 35.7%, 3D 14.9%, Casual 5%, Atmospheric 4.3%
- #49 Call of the Sea
68% matchVery Positive88% of 5,866 reviews2020
Dev: Out of the Blue GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Join Norah, a woman plagued by a mysterious illness, in her search for her missing husband in this adventure puzzle game set on a lush island paradise. Immerse yourself in stunning visuals and unlock forbidden secrets in a moving tale of mystery and love.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 23.7%, Story Rich 23.7%, Puzzle 20%, Emotional 16.6%, Atmospheric 5.6%
- #50 A Dual Ascent
67% matchVery Positive95% of 96 reviews2024
Dev: Mountain Toad EntertainmentPub: Rubika Supinfogame
Windows
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 35.2%, Puzzle 26.8%, Relaxing 17%, Emotional 8.1%, Casual 7.2%
- #51 Night Reverie: Prologue
69% matchVery Positive92% of 281 reviews2020
Dev: Somber Pixel
Windows
Night Reverie: Prologue is the first act of 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 as you reach the truth behind of what looks like a bizarre nightmare.
Why similar: Story Rich 25.3%, Puzzle 25%, Emotional 24.3%, Relaxing 12.7%, Atmospheric 5.6%
- #52 Once Upon A Puppet
66% matchVery Positive92% of 105 reviews2025
Dev: Flatter Than EarthPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Control the strings of fate and embark on a grand adventure with Drev and Nieve. A magical, story-driven 2.5D puzzle-platformer where puppeteering mechanics and a whimsical, theater-inspired world intertwine.
Why similar: Emotional 30.3%, Side Scroller 29.9%, Puzzle 19.3%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Indie 4.3%
- #53 Lotte
67% matchVery Positive91% of 78 reviews2023
Dev: mathismeilby
Windows
A minimalistic five-minute puzzle platformer, where you become a fly when you die. Immerse yourself in a soothing forest and use your ability to become a fly to solve puzzles.
Why similar: Side Scroller 27.2%, Female Protagonist 25.6%, Story Rich 19.7%, Puzzle 19.3%, Casual 4%
- #54 DE-EXIT - Eternal Matters
68% matchVery Positive83% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: SandBloom StudioPub: HandyGames
Windows
Embark on a surrealistic afterlife journey to discover the secrets of the broken and mysterious Plane of Memory in this cinematic adventure with a hint of stealth. Dive into a wonderful voxel world with an intense atmosphere and save the day!
Why similar: Emotional 29.2%, Story Rich 22.3%, Puzzle 17.4%, Relaxing 11.4%, 3D 7.6%
- #55 Cat Memories - Find the Hidden Stories
65% matchVery Positive98% of 107 reviews2024
Dev: Gemcraft Games
Windows
Explore a surreal handcrafted world in Hidden Kitties Memories. Find lost souls of kitties and help them remember their favorite moments with their humans. Each discovery transforms the kitty and reveals its touching memory. Immerse yourself in this unique hidden object adventure.
Why similar: Emotional 55.3%, Puzzle 25.4%, Relaxing 9.4%, Casual 9.3%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #56 Seedlings
66% matchVery Positive99% of 81 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: Story Rich 22.4%, Relaxing 20.5%, Physics 18.6%, Puzzle 13.8%, Atmospheric 12.8%
- #57 Orpheus's Dream
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 238 reviews2019
Dev: Orpheus's Dream Team
Windows
Orpheus’s Dream is a 3D isometric-inspired puzzle game with storytelling elements. Explore an amnesiac’s family house and recover lost memories of him and his cat.
Why similar: Casual 56.2%, Indie 43.8%
- #58 Arise: A Simple Story
65% matchVery Positive92% of 2,975 reviews2020
Dev: Piccolo StudioPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 3.5 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 47.4%, Story Rich 31.2%, Relaxing 16.4%, Indie 2.8%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #59 Monument Valley 3
61% matchVery Positive93% of 1,911 reviews2025
Dev: ustwo games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 40.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Set sail for a world-changing adventure as you guide Noor in their quest through a series of mind-bending illusions and atmospheric puzzles. Can you unlock the secrets of the mysterious world – and the meaning behind the Sacred Light?
Why similar: Female Protagonist 23.3%, Puzzle 21%, Story Rich 18.1%, Relaxing 15.3%, Atmospheric 8.7%