Games Like GRIS

Experience the moving tale of a young woman and her lifelong bond with a magnificent wolf as they embark on a thrilling adventure through a rapidly dying world.

Why similar: Beautiful 51.8% ★, Great Soundtrack 8.5%, Atmospheric 8%, Female Protagonist 6.8%, Platformer 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: From the same studio as GRIS, it delivers another wordless, visually stunning, emotionally charged platforming journey with a stronger bond-driven narrative.

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

Why similar: Beautiful 65.6% ★, Great Soundtrack 14.9%, Atmospheric 7.4%, Relaxing 3.6%, Adventure 2.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its minimalist storytelling, breathtaking art, and meditative traversal capture the same sense of emotional movement and quiet wonder that makes GRIS special.

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: Female Protagonist 21.2%, Atmospheric 16.4%, Hand-drawn 12.9%, Puzzle Platformer 12.8%, Platformer 12.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its cinematic side-scrolling, soft sci-fi melancholy, and gentle puzzle-platforming make it one of the closest modern matches in tone and feel.

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: Great Soundtrack 43.7%, Atmospheric 18%, Puzzle 7.2%, Adventure 6.3%, Relaxing 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: This is another symbolic adventure about loss and healing, pairing lush environments with light platforming and puzzles in a deeply evocative way.

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: Beautiful 42.5% ★, Great Soundtrack 25.2%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Relaxing 8.4%, Adventure 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: Like GRIS, it prioritizes flowing movement, audiovisual beauty, and wordless emotional expression over difficulty or combat.

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: Platformer 17.3%, Puzzle Platformer 17.2%, Surreal 14.4%, Relaxing 13.8%, Story Rich 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: It turns memory and grief into a heartfelt traversal-driven adventure, using elegant platforming and striking visual metaphors much like GRIS.

Embark on an unique and unforgettable journey and guide Sable through her Gliding; a rite of passage that will take her across vast deserts and mesmerizing landscapes, capped by the remains of spaceships and ancient wonders.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 20.1%, Atmospheric 16.5%, Hand-drawn 12.8%, Platformer 10.6%, Puzzle Platformer 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Though more open-ended, it shares GRIS's emphasis on serene exploration, painterly art, and a quiet coming-of-age journey led by a female protagonist.

Hoa is a beautiful puzzle-platforming game that features breathtaking hand-painted art, lovely music, and a peaceful, relaxing atmosphere.

Why similar: Atmospheric 24.5%, Hand-drawn 23.2%, Relaxing 15.4%, Platformer 12.8%, Puzzle Platformer 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its hand-painted presentation, calm platforming, and soft, musical tone strongly echo GRIS's relaxing and beautiful side.

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: Atmospheric 26.2%, Relaxing 15.2%, Puzzle Platformer 14.3%, Puzzle 12.2%, Story Rich 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: This gentle puzzle adventure pairs melancholy themes with a warm, hopeful tone and low-stress progression reminiscent of GRIS.

A breathtaking open-world adventure awaits! Explore magical realms, restore lost light, and form wordless bonds with players worldwide. Complete quests and solve puzzles in seasonal events that celebrate kindness, discovery, and heartfelt connection.

Why similar: Atmospheric 37.8%, Puzzle Platformer 26.4%, Puzzle 13.1%, Adventure 11.2%, Exploration 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: This offers the same dreamlike, uplifting atmosphere and wordless emotional progression, with graceful movement through vast symbolic spaces.

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: Female Protagonist 24.8%, Hand-drawn 19.9%, Atmospheric 19.6%, Platformer 10.4%, Story Rich 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its hand-animated look, emotional storytelling, and female-led platforming adventure make it a strong fit for players who loved GRIS's artful drama.

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 29.4%, Platformer 15.1%, Puzzle Platformer 14.8%, Story Rich 8.7%, Puzzle 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its lonely, atmospheric travel and environmental storytelling evoke a similar emotional pull through movement, mood, and sparse narrative.

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: Beautiful 58.4% ★, Hand-drawn 9.9%, Great Soundtrack 9.3%, Atmospheric 6.6%, Puzzle 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its hand-drawn surrealism and elegant, nearly wordless storytelling offer the same kind of artistic, emotionally suggestive experience.

Seasons After Fall is a 2D platform-puzzler game that will let you dive into a captivating universe and explore a land governed by magic and nature.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 26.8%, Beautiful 24.5% ★, Platformer 10.3%, Atmospheric 8.4%, Hand-drawn 8%

Why You'll Like It: Its painterly 2D world, soothing soundtrack, and light platforming make it a natural recommendation for GRIS fans who want more visual poetry.

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: Hand-drawn 21%, Atmospheric 18.3%, Story Rich 9.6%, Puzzle Platformer 9.5%, Puzzle 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: This is another short, beautiful, emotionally resonant adventure that uses visual storytelling and gentle interaction to explore loss and acceptance.

LUNA The Shadow Dust is a fully hand-animated Point&Click puzzle adventure, brought to life through wordless storytelling, beautiful cinematics and a breathtaking original soundtrack.

Why similar: Beautiful 44.9% ★, Great Soundtrack 20.8%, Hand-drawn 9.7%, Atmospheric 7.1%, Adventure 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: With its wordless narrative, handcrafted animation, and melancholic puzzle-adventure structure, it scratches a very similar art-game itch.

An atmospheric vehicle adventure that follows the emotional journey of a boy and his ship as he embarks on a voyage to find a new home.

Why similar: Atmospheric 24.2%, Puzzle Platformer 17.6%, Platformer 17%, Hand-drawn 17%, Relaxing 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Like GRIS, it creates feeling through solitary traversal, gorgeous environments, and a contemplative pace rather than intense challenge.

Transform into a bird and fly to explore and experience a vibrant world of floating islands in the sky. Venture down into lost ancient ruins where each step leads you closer to the end of the world.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 27.6%, Female Protagonist 18.1%, Atmospheric 15.5%, Relaxing 10.6%, Adventure 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: Flying through floating islands gives it a freeing, meditative quality that matches GRIS's sense of graceful movement and atmospheric solitude.

“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: Great Soundtrack 41%, Beautiful 19.7% ★, Atmospheric 15.2%, Platformer 11.3%, Story Rich 4%

Why You'll Like It: It is more demanding and combat-focused than GRIS, but its luminous art, expressive movement, and sweeping soundtrack make it a compelling adjacent pick.

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 65.5% ★, Great Soundtrack 17.6%, Platformer 5%, Atmospheric 4.4%, Story Rich 1.8%

Why You'll Like It: This expands the Ori formula with even more visual spectacle and emotional storytelling, though it remains more action-heavy than GRIS.

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: Female Protagonist 21.1%, Atmospheric 14.3%, Platformer 13.6%, Puzzle Platformer 13.5%, Relaxing 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its platforming through a personal story of grief and creativity makes it one of the clearest thematic companions to GRIS.

Spirit of the North is a single-player 3rd-person adventure game inspired by the breathtaking and mysterious landscapes of Iceland. Play as an ordinary red fox whose story becomes entwined with the guardian of the Northern Lights, a female spirit fox.

Why similar: Atmospheric 26.9%, Relaxing 13.4%, Story Rich 10.3%, Walking Simulator 9.6%, Puzzle 9%

Why You'll Like It: Its quiet exploration, gorgeous landscapes, and minimal storytelling create the same reflective, almost spiritual mood that GRIS excels at.

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: Female Protagonist 22.5%, Atmospheric 15.2%, Puzzle Platformer 14.1%, Surreal 12.1%, Relaxing 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its gentle pacing, dreamlike spaces, and understated emotional storytelling make it a strong pick if you loved GRIS's quiet, contemplative design.

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 42.8% ★, Great Soundtrack 12.5%, Atmospheric 12.5%, Platformer 8.8%, Puzzle 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its gentle platforming, tactile beauty, and heartfelt visual storytelling give it a similarly tender and accessible emotional appeal.

A single-player journey of discovery through an ancient world of wonders, created by solo developer Jonas Manke.

Why similar: Atmospheric 19.4%, Platformer 15.3%, Puzzle Platformer 15%, Relaxing 12.3%, Story Rich 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: This is a tranquil, beautiful journey focused on movement, atmosphere, and discovery, delivering a similarly peaceful emotional cadence.

Immerse yourself in a unique narrative experience and explore the thousand summer colors of Dordogne as you revisit your childhood to uncover lost family secrets in this touching formative journey.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 24.2%, Atmospheric 17.4%, Hand-drawn 16.4%, Relaxing 11.4%, Story Rich 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: This watercolor narrative adventure captures a similar emotional softness and visual artistry, even though it leans more toward story exploration than platforming.

Discover a vast, haunted kingdom in Hollow Knight: Silksong! Explore, fight and survive as you ascend to the peak of a land ruled by silk and song.

Why similar: Beautiful 45% ★, Great Soundtrack 22%, Female Protagonist 7.2%, Platformer 5.5%, Atmospheric 5.2%

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: Female Protagonist 23.2%, Atmospheric 17.8%, Great Soundtrack 16.7%, Platformer 13.1%, Indie 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It blends symbolic emotional storytelling with stylish side-scrolling puzzles in a way that feels like a darker cousin to GRIS.

Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 47.5%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Platformer 11.8%, Atmospheric 5.7%, Indie 5%

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: Beautiful 23.9% ★, Female Protagonist 21.3%, Relaxing 14.4%, Puzzle 8.9%, Puzzle Platformer 8.7%

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

Why similar: Beautiful 49.2% ★, Great Soundtrack 21.3%, Relaxing 8.4%, Female Protagonist 6.3%, Indie 4.1%

Explore strange and wonderful islands and dark labyrinths below in this narrative puzzle platformer. Guide young mechanic Mo on her quest to repair a world on the brink of collapse. The powerful Omni Switch at your disposal may not be enough to fix the damage that hides beneath the surface...

Why similar: Hand-drawn 18.6%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Atmospheric 14.2%, Puzzle Platformer 13.8%, Platformer 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its hand-drawn world, introspective tone, and symbolic journey through personal and environmental collapse resonate with GRIS's emotional style.

Lost, alone and separated from family, a stray cat must untangle an ancient mystery to escape a long-forgotten cybercity and find their way home.

Why similar: Beautiful 73.4% ★, Atmospheric 12%, Adventure 4%, Puzzle 3.2%, Indie 2.2%

“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 53.9%, Atmospheric 15.3%, Platformer 10.9%, Story Rich 4.7%, Puzzle Platformer 3.8%

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: Great Soundtrack 25.4%, Atmospheric 19.2%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Story Rich 11.8%, Beautiful 10.3% ★

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 49.1%, Atmospheric 14.9%, Story Rich 9.7%, Indie 5.4%, Surreal 5.3%

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: Beautiful 27.2% ★, Female Protagonist 18.5%, Atmospheric 15.5%, Great Soundtrack 7.4%, Story Rich 6.9%

Florence Yeoh feels a little... stuck. Her life is an endless routine of work, sleep, and spending too much time on social media. Then one day, she meets a cello player named Krish who changes everything about how she sees the world and herself.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 37.8%, Indie 16.3%, Story Rich 15.3%, Adventure 12.3%, Casual 5.2%

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 25.4%, Puzzle Platformer 19.6%, Platformer 18.4%, Story Rich 10.6%, Puzzle 8.1%

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

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 69.6%, Story Rich 13.4%, Indie 7.2%, Adventure 3.4%, Female Protagonist 2.4%

Sayonara Wild Hearts is a dreamy arcade game about riding motorcycles, skateboarding, dance battling, shooting lasers, wielding swords, and breaking hearts at 200 mph.

Why similar: Beautiful 55.7% ★, Great Soundtrack 27.1%, Female Protagonist 8%, Atmospheric 3.2%, Colorful 1.7%

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: Great Soundtrack 28.7%, Female Protagonist 22.9%, Platformer 12.9%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Puzzle 5.8%

From the creators of What Remains of Edith Finch. Enter the surreal world of The Unfinished Swan and explore a mysterious, hidden kingdom by splatting paint to reveal the world around you.

Why similar: Beautiful 37.5% ★, Puzzle Platformer 11.2%, Surreal 9.7%, Great Soundtrack 9.1%, Puzzle 5.9%

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

Why similar: Female Protagonist 25.9%, Great Soundtrack 23.2%, Atmospheric 12.9%, Story Rich 11.9%, Indie 8.8%

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: Great Soundtrack 21%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Atmospheric 13.5%, Story Rich 10.9%, Puzzle 8.4%

Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 45.3%, Platformer 13.1%, Atmospheric 12%, Hand-drawn 8.5%, Indie 4.8%

A girl trapped in a strange world somewhere between reality and imagination. Help her find her way in this adventure puzzle game.

Why similar: Beautiful 33.3% ★, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Indie 11.2%, Great Soundtrack 10.8%, Adventure 10.5%

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: Beautiful 56.1% ★, Atmospheric 13.6%, Platformer 12.9%, Female Protagonist 8.8%, Adventure 6.5%

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 36.4% ★, Great Soundtrack 27%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Platformer 6.4%, Atmospheric 6.1%

Take on the role of Six, a lone child lost in a massive metal vessel known as the Maw, surrounded by dangerous, distorted versions of adults. You’ll need to do your best to escape in one piece or your fate will be worse than you ever dared dream.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 24.8%, Atmospheric 21.8%, Puzzle Platformer 13.3%, Platformer 8.7%, Female Protagonist 7.9%

Hue is a vibrant, award-winning puzzle-adventure, where you alter the world by changing its background colour.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 38%, Platformer 14.2%, Puzzle Platformer 13.6%, Puzzle 8.2%, Indie 8.1%

Delve into an environmental puzzle platformer built on exploring and understanding gravity-shifting structures. You are a voiceless being that has just been born into a world where a bodiless voice awaits your arrival. Go forth and seek your purpose.

Why similar: Beautiful 34.3% ★, Great Soundtrack 25.2%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Puzzle Platformer 6.5%, Platformer 6.2%

Years after a boy genius named Evan disappears, a bizarre letter arrives. Evan wants a girl named Dysis to come find him. As Dysis, you’ll need to solve an intricate series of puzzles to unravel the entire mystery—and bring Evan home.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 20.2%, Puzzle Platformer 13.4%, Great Soundtrack 12.8%, Platformer 12.6%, Atmospheric 11.7%

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: Beautiful 20.1% ★, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Atmospheric 12.3%, Puzzle Platformer 9.7%, Surreal 9.2%

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: Atmospheric 23.6%, Female Protagonist 23.4%, Hand-drawn 16.8%, Relaxing 11.3%, Story Rich 8.2%

Repair old-school objects in this cozy puzzle game. Join antique-restorer Maria, as she arrives in the sun-soaked town of Bellariva and set out on a journey of helping the townsfolk reconnect.

Why similar: Beautiful 47.6% ★, Great Soundtrack 15.5%, Female Protagonist 9.3%, Indie 6%, Relaxing 5.3%

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: Female Protagonist 20.8%, Great Soundtrack 18.4%, Atmospheric 17.3%, Platformer 15.1%, Indie 6.6%

If Found... is a game about going home, coming out and erasing everything.

Why similar: Beautiful 54.8% ★, Great Soundtrack 17.6%, Female Protagonist 9.5%, Atmospheric 6%, Indie 4.6%

You are his last hope. The only one who can rescue him. Delve deep into the dreams of Luke Williams, a man diagnosed with depression, unfold the heartbreaking story of his life and prevent him from... fading away.

Why similar: Beautiful 53.9% ★, Great Soundtrack 20.6%, Atmospheric 6.8%, Story Rich 3.2%, Puzzle Platformer 3%