- #1 The Forest Quartet
97% matchVery Positive94% of 457 reviews2022
Dev: Mads & FriendsPub: Bedtime Digital Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.8 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 21.1%, Emotional 16.6%, Puzzle 16.4%, Relaxing 10.2%
- #2 Lost Words: Beyond the Page
96% matchVery Positive95% of 830 reviews2021
Dev: Sketchbook DevelopmentsPub: Sketchbook Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 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 24%, Side Scroller 17%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Story Rich 15.5%, Puzzle 12.4%
- #3 The August Before: Chapter One
96% matchVery Positive93% of 540 reviews2025
Dev: Silly Little GamesPub: Catoptric Games
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 2.8 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 22.6%, Female Protagonist 21.3%, Puzzle 16.4%, Story Rich 14.3%, Relaxing 8.2%
- #4 Don't Forget
95% matchVery Positive96% of 270 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 42.2%, Story Rich 29.2%, Puzzle 16.4%, Atmospheric 4.6%, Casual 4.6%
- #5 Pieces of the Past
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 102 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 19.9%, Female Protagonist 19.4%, Puzzle 18.8%, Story Rich 18.3%, Relaxing 11.3%
- #6 Murmurs of the Mist
94% matchVery Positive89% of 56 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 19.9%, Female Protagonist 18.1%, Emotional 13.6%, Casual 6.4%
- #7 Before I Forget
93% matchVery Positive89% of 210 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 59.6%, Atmospheric 13.6%, 3D 10.9%, Indie 7.3%, Casual 5.3%
- #8 The House of Hikmah
91% matchVery Positive98% of 63 reviews2026
Dev: Lunacy Studios
Windows
The House of Hikmah is a fully voice-acted, narrative-driven 3D adventure game exploring grief, legacy and the search for answers after profound loss. Solve puzzles, encounter historical scholars of the Islamic Golden Age, and uncover timeless lessons in a beautifully imagined House of Wisdom.
Why similar: Emotional 30.5%, Story Rich 27.3%, Puzzle 18.9%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, 3D 6.1%
- #9 Pieced Together
90% matchVery Positive99% of 149 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 26.7%, Puzzle 22.3%, Relaxing 14.6%, Emotional 14%, Female Protagonist 7.6%
- #10 Curyeux
89% matchVery Positive94% of 125 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 36.5%, Female Protagonist 29.9%, Puzzle 15.8%, 3D 7.6%, Atmospheric 7.4%
- #11 Forgotten Journey
91% matchMixed65% 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%, Puzzle 42.7%, 3D 12.7%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #12 Monument Valley
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,586 reviews2022
Dev: ustwo games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 10.6 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 24.8%, Puzzle 23.2%, Female Protagonist 21.6%, Relaxing 15%, 3D 5.5%
- #13 Fantasmagorie
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 222 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 42.2%, Story Rich 32%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Atmospheric 10%, 3D 1.5%
- #14 Where We Went
86% matchVery Positive98% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: Oddcube Games
Windows
Where We Went is a narrative driven puzzle game. Step into the role of a mysterious character that can control ancient guardians to solve puzzles. Uncover the story behind your visit to the tomb and the reason for its existence!
Why similar: Emotional 35.4%, Puzzle 25.3%, Story Rich 24.3%, Atmospheric 4.7%, 3D 4%
- #15 The August Before
86% matchVery Positive91% of 332 reviews2025
Dev: Silly Little GamesPub: Catoptric Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 23.3%, Female Protagonist 20%, Story Rich 15.8%, Puzzle 14.7%, Relaxing 8.6%
- #16 Sonority
87% 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 29.6%, Story Rich 22.6%, Puzzle 18.3%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Atmospheric 5.5%
- #17 The Name I Wear
84% matchVery Positive98% of 65 reviews2026
Dev: ISART DIGITAL
Windows
In an ancient riad once used as the base of a spy network, retrace the events and people tied to a forgotten tragedy. Your weapon? Names. Find them, write them, become them.
Why similar: Puzzle 38.9%, Story Rich 22%, Emotional 14.3%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Indie 6.4%
- #18 After Us
84% matchVery Positive85% of 473 reviews2023
Dev: Piccolo StudioPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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 33.8%, Puzzle 28%, Female Protagonist 17.8%, 3D 11%, Atmospheric 7.4%
- #19 Don't Let Me Fade
83% matchVery Positive99% of 134 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 43%, Story Rich 28.9%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Puzzle 10.2%, Indie 5.7%
- #20 In My Shadow
85% 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 26.2%, Side Scroller 19.4%, Female Protagonist 18.9%, Puzzle 16.6%, Relaxing 9.8%
- #21 Forgotton Anne
82% matchVery Positive90% of 2,028 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 29.7%, Story Rich 23.9%, Female Protagonist 23.8%, Puzzle 12.3%, Atmospheric 6.9%
- #22 HipWitch
82% matchVery Positive93% of 147 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 26%, Story Rich 25.1%, Emotional 22.3%, Puzzle 10.6%, Relaxing 9%
- #23 Rewoven Self
80% matchPositive92% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Tang Yuanyuan
Windows · Mac
Rewoven Self is a 2.5D side-scrolling narrative puzzle game where fantasy and reality intertwine. Through folding, cutting, and stitching, you rebuild yourself in a cycle of brokenness and renewal — a gentle yet profound journey of emotional healing.
Why similar: Puzzle 53.9%, Relaxing 26.4%, Casual 12.8%, Indie 4%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #24 illum
81% matchVery Positive93% of 112 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 22.3%, Emotional 19.5%, Relaxing 13.3%, 3D 9.6%
- #25 Swan Song
78% matchVery Positive100% of 87 reviews2026
Dev: Business Goose Studios
Windows · Mac
Swan Song is a cozy puzzle game that invites you to slow down, listen, and reflect. Set inside a magical music box, each puzzle asks players to place notes on a musical scale. When you turn the key, the composition plays, activating platforms and opening paths that guide a small swan to safety.
Why similar: Emotional 34.5%, Puzzle 21.1%, Female Protagonist 20.9%, Relaxing 6.9%, 3D 5.6%
- #26 Hindsight
81% matchVery Positive80% of 158 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 28.1%, Story Rich 23.3%, Female Protagonist 23.3%, Relaxing 10.3%, Atmospheric 5%
- #27 Oscuro Blossom's Glow
79% matchVery Positive96% of 69 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 31.7%, Female Protagonist 17.1%, Relaxing 14.5%, Story Rich 13.6%, Atmospheric 10%
- #28 Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure
77% matchVery Positive92% of 400 reviews2024
Dev: Furniture & Mattress LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Find your way in a world of breezy, thoughtful puzzles, along a charming journey of self-discovery.
Why similar: Puzzle 31.7%, Story Rich 23.9%, Female Protagonist 17%, Relaxing 14.1%, Atmospheric 9.8%
- #29 As Long As You're Here
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive100% of 514 reviews2025
Dev: Autoscopia
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 39.8%, Story Rich 28.3%, Female Protagonist 23.4%, Atmospheric 2.9%, 3D 2.3%
- #30 Botany Manor
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,484 reviews2024
Dev: Balloon StudiosPub: Whitethorn Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 29.4%, Story Rich 24.7%, Puzzle 23.4%, Relaxing 13.6%, 3D 8.9%
- #31 The Almost Gone
78% matchVery Positive80% of 1,215 reviews2020
Dev: Happy Volcano
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 24.4%, Puzzle 22.7%, Story Rich 22.4%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Atmospheric 6.5%
- #32 Ageless
79% matchMixed56% of 406 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 30%, Story Rich 23.6%, Emotional 20.9%, Side Scroller 19.2%, Indie 4.1%
- #33 Unforgettable You
77% matchVery Positive87% of 54 reviews2021
Dev: NanningsGames
Windows · Linux
Unforgettable You is a contemplating platformer game about love.
Why similar: Story Rich 88.2%, Indie 6.6%, Singleplayer 5.2%
- #34 Puzzles For Clef
76% 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: Female Protagonist 32.6%, Puzzle 25.6%, Story Rich 23.5%, Relaxing 13.1%, Casual 4.5%
- #35 Down the Rabbit Hole Flattened
73% matchVery Positive92% of 308 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 24.5%, Story Rich 14.6%, Side Scroller 8%, Atmospheric 7%
- #36 Hold Me Still
74% matchVery Positive82% of 60 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: Puzzle 32.5%, Emotional 32.2%, Story Rich 18%, Casual 12.6%, Indie 3.3%
- #37 A Fold Apart
76% 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 25.1%, Female Protagonist 24.6%, Puzzle 21.3%, Story Rich 18.3%, 3D 7.2%
- #38 With My Past
73% matchVery Positive95% of 348 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 34.8%, Puzzle 23.2%, Side Scroller 22.1%, Story Rich 13.8%, Atmospheric 5.1%
- #39 Projected Dreams
72% matchVery Positive97% of 147 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 29.6%, Female Protagonist 24.1%, Puzzle 23%, Relaxing 11.2%, Atmospheric 6.2%
- #40 Evergate
74% matchVery Positive93% of 196 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 26.9%, Female Protagonist 23.8%, Story Rich 22%, Puzzle 17.2%, Atmospheric 5.8%
- #41 memories
71% matchVery Positive94% of 1,536 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 37.1%, Female Protagonist 25.2%, Story Rich 23%, Atmospheric 5.7%, Casual 3.9%
- #42 A Memoir Blue
73% matchVery Positive85% of 508 reviews2022
Dev: Cloisters InteractivePub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.9 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 32.4%, Female Protagonist 23.2%, Story Rich 18.2%, 3D 8%, Casual 7.8%
- #43 A Juggler's Tale
71% matchVery Positive92% of 2,225 reviews2021
Dev: kaleidoscubePub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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: Story Rich 26.1%, Female Protagonist 25.7%, Side Scroller 22.3%, Physics 12.7%, Atmospheric 8.1%
- #44 Riley & Rochelle
72% matchPositive94% of 51 reviews2022
Dev: Owlskip Games
Windows
Uncover the lives, losses, and stories of two musicians from opposite sides of the tracks as they become superstars, fall in love and fall apart in this 90s narrative puzzle game.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 25.4%, Emotional 22.7%, Story Rich 21.7%, Puzzle 19%, Atmospheric 5.1%
- #45 Instants
69% matchVery Positive94% of 80 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 25.7%, Female Protagonist 24.9%, Puzzle 21.3%, Relaxing 16%, Casual 5.7%
- #46 Marie's Room
70% matchVery Positive93% of 6,669 reviews2018
Dev: Kenny Guillaume
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 14.7 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 45.7%, Female Protagonist 24.5%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Puzzle 9.3%, Indie 4.4%
- #47 Aspire: Ina's Tale
71% matchVery Positive83% of 444 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: Female Protagonist 34.9%, Story Rich 26.2%, Puzzle 18.9%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Casual 3.7%
- #48 What Never Was
69% matchVery Positive95% of 5,085 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 29.9%, Puzzle 25.5%, Female Protagonist 21.2%, Relaxing 7.8%, Atmospheric 5.4%
- #49 ROTA: Bend Gravity
70% matchVery Positive92% of 92 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 32.7%, Puzzle 31.8%, Relaxing 16.7%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Casual 4.1%
- #50 不被忘记的你
68% matchVery Positive96% of 269 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 52.3%, Female Protagonist 39.1%, Casual 4%, Singleplayer 2.5%, Indie 2%
- #51 Nomori: Prologue
69% 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 28.2%, Story Rich 26.8%, Physics 20.1%, Relaxing 17.7%, Atmospheric 7.2%
- #52 Mythwrecked: Ambrosia Island
67% matchVery Positive93% of 134 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 24.1%, Female Protagonist 21.1%, Story Rich 20.9%, Puzzle 14.7%, 3D 6.8%
- #53 The Last Shores
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 77 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 32.2%, Story Rich 21.7%, Emotional 15.1%, Relaxing 13.2%, 3D 9.9%
- #54 Eos
70% 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 39.1%, Story Rich 35.5%, 3D 14.8%, Casual 5%, Atmospheric 4.3%
- #55 Arise: A Simple Story
67% matchVery Positive92% of 3,095 reviews2020
Dev: Piccolo StudioPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 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 41.9%, Story Rich 28%, Relaxing 14.5%, Puzzle 11.2%, Indie 2.4%
- #56 A Dual Ascent
66% matchVery Positive94% of 105 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 34.9%, Puzzle 27%, Relaxing 16.8%, Emotional 7.9%, Casual 7.2%
- #57 Once Upon A Puppet
66% matchVery Positive91% of 131 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: Side Scroller 30.4%, Emotional 29.7%, Puzzle 19.5%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Indie 4.2%
- #58 Seedlings
66% matchVery Positive98% of 90 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 20.4%, Physics 18.5%, Puzzle 14%, Atmospheric 12.8%