Games Like Hello Goodboy

Play as a tiny lil' mushroom who's lost in the forest and can't find its way home. Explore unique areas freely at your own pace, chat with friendly inhabitants, and take on different adventures to get back home!

Why similar: Wholesome 25.8%, Cozy 20.8%, Cute 8.9%, Relaxing 8.1%, Funny 7.4%

Save a puppy and embark on a heartwarming, hand-drawn adventure together. Journey to the heart of an enchanted forest, solving puzzles and avoiding hunters to protect your newfound friend.

Why similar: Dogs 28.6% ★, Wholesome 24.4%, Emotional 9.7%, Relaxing 6.6%, Family Friendly 6.5%

"There is a saying that when you depart from this world, the dog who went ahead will warmly welcome you." While spending time in dog heaven, Bong-gu the Welsh Corgi suddenly catches his dad's scent. Now, he embarks on a journey to meet his dad. Will Bong-gu be able to see his dad again?

Why similar: Dogs 38.5% ★, Emotional 12.6%, Cute 7.4%, Story Rich 7.4%, Funny 7%

Set off on a playful search to track down the wandering pup Polka in this game of exploration and serendipity. Meet charming characters, lend them a hand to make new friends, and explore a cozy world sketched in ballpoint pen. You don't need words on this adventure, just smiles and high-fives!

Why similar: Wholesome 23.9%, Dogs 21.7% ★, Cozy 16.9%, Relaxing 6.2%, Family Friendly 6%

A spooky trick-or-treat adventure about a mischievous puppy on a mission to score the evening's best candy. Create your costume, explore the neighborhood, and help your friends track down a menacing monster to save Halloween.

Why similar: Dogs 31% ★, Wholesome 25.2%, Funny 7%, Cartoony 6.4%, Cute 5.6%

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: Cozy 26.7%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Emotional 14.5%, Story Rich 8.9%, Exploration 8.3%

A Tiny Sticker Tale is a cozy miniature adventure about changing the world, using the power of stickers!

Why similar: Wholesome 27.5%, Cozy 25.5%, Emotional 12.7%, Relaxing 7.8%, Family Friendly 7.5%

Embark on an adorable adventure, discover new friends and uncover everything the island has to offer. Climb, Swim, Glide and slide your way into the hearts of the many different characters you meet on your travels!

Why similar: Wholesome 31.7%, Cozy 24.9%, Family Friendly 9.6%, Relaxing 9.1%, Funny 8.6%

Uncover Grandma Rose’s extraordinary stories along with Amelia, all hidden in multiple cozy puzzles spread around the world. Dive into globetrotter adventures, discover granny’s treasures, and relax along the way.

Why similar: Dogs 23.8% ★, Wholesome 21.7%, Cozy 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 8.6%, Emotional 8.5%

Snow Cone Serenade is a short and sweet liminal adventure. Choose your mood and roll the dice to succeed or fail in spicy situations. Enter a cursed snow world to save your sick dog, Jedediah. Unravel a mind-bending mystery to face your innermost fears.

Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 18.4%, Dogs 18.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Emotional 11.2%, Funny 8.3%

Talk to a stone. Cover yourself in butter. Befriend a flying onion. Take a short break from life and go on a feel-good cat adventure!

Why similar: Wholesome 31.4%, Cozy 14.7%, Funny 8.6%, Family Friendly 7.5%, Dialogue Heavy 7.2%

Step into a touching and whimsical universe. With Charlie and Lily, find lost puppies, solve fun puzzles, meet fascinating characters, and collect delightful stickers! A storybook-style game about friendship and courage, suitable for all ages.

Why similar: Wholesome 28%, Dogs 27.9% ★, Emotional 9.3%, Family Friendly 7.4%, Funny 6.7%

Set off on a delightful expedition and use your photographic eye to uncover the mysteries of the magical TOEM in this hand-drawn adventure game. Chat with quirky characters, solve their problems by snapping neat photos, and make your way through a relaxing landscape!

Why similar: Wholesome 29.2%, Cozy 22.8%, Relaxing 7.5%, Family Friendly 7.3%, Funny 7.1%

A cinematic gaming experience. Play as an animal in the spiritual realm. Explore a magical world. Collect Essence and find Artifacts. Journey across seven majestic landscapes and witness the emotional story of a family as they tackle the challenges ahead of them.

Why similar: Wholesome 33%, Cozy 21.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Relaxing 7.6%, Exploration 7.6%

A vibrant sci-fi platform adventure game where you help Maxwell the dog explore unfamiliar worlds, make strange new friends and contend with mysterious forces - by jumping, shooting, slicing, shrinking, warping and drilling.

Why similar: Dogs 47.4% ★, Cartoony 18.6%, Adventure 15.9%, Exploration 15.7%, Story Rich 2.4%

EmBARK on a therapeutic adventure alone or with a friend. Collect Corgi Butt Power to climb, soar, and prove stubby legs can't stop you! Relax and savor this bite-sized, open world while 10% of your purchase is donated to animal shelters.

Why similar: Dogs 28.4% ★, Wholesome 23.6%, Cozy 10.6%, Family Friendly 8.6%, Relaxing 8.5%

"A cozy exploration adventure where you journey across vibrant, hand-drawn planets, collecting discoveries to turn into stickers with your magical, upgradable Holobook. All woven into a heartfelt, engaging story about confronting a spreading darkness. "

Why similar: Wholesome 32.5%, Cozy 25.3%, Relaxing 8.6%, Exploration 8.5%, Adventure 8.1%

An Airport for Aliens Currently Run by Dogs is an open-world comedy adventure game. Talk to stock photo dogs. Solve their problems. Catch your flight. And call it Dog Airport Game when you get tired of saying the full title, like I did three months ago.

Why similar: Dogs 34.9% ★, Dialogue Heavy 14.4%, Emotional 8.2%, Funny 7.8%, Family Friendly 7.1%

Play as a border collie and restore color to your human’s world in an atmospheric journey through the northern isles of Scotland. Explore land and sea, uncover hidden paths, herd animals and free wildlife to bring color back to her world, while revealing an emotional story about saying farewell.

Why similar: Dogs 38.1% ★, Emotional 12.8%, Relaxing 8%, Family Friendly 7.9%, Story Rich 7.6%

Explore a hand-crafted winter forest as a big adorable dog and a little kid in tow. A short, free, open source project brought to you by Blender Studio.

Why similar: Dogs 37.4% ★, Wholesome 33.4%, Exploration 8%, Relaxing 5.4%, Family Friendly 4.6%

Harold Halibut is a handmade narrative game about friendship and life on a city-sized spaceship submerged in an alien ocean. Join Harold as he explores a vibrant retro-future world in his quest to find the true meaning of ‘home’.

Why similar: Wholesome 22.8%, Cozy 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Emotional 8%, Story Rich 7.5%

Single-player puzzle adventure with a beautiful, distinctive art style and a genuinely emotional story. As a lonely dog wandering the afterlife searching for his dead master, 'Don't Disturb' explores traditional Asian views on death and the underworld.

Why similar: Dogs 26.5% ★, Philosophical 19.5%, Emotional 10%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Choices Matter 9.3%

You're a curious little kitty with a big personality, on an adventure to find your way back home. Explore the city, make new friends with stray animals, wear delightful hats, and leave more than a little chaos in your wake. After all, isn't that what cats do best?

Why similar: Wholesome 32.2%, Cozy 22.2%, Family Friendly 9.1%, Cute 8.9%, Cartoony 7.9%

Journey through the Doggie Underworld in this heartwarming rhythm visual novel. Reunite with your lost Pup by connecting with other dog spirits, learning their stories, and lifting their moods through rhythm games full of charm and challenges!

Why similar: Dogs 30.7% ★, Wholesome 26.9%, Emotional 12.1%, Family Friendly 7.7%, Cute 7.6%

Get ready for a pawsome puppy adventure in Little Friends: Puppy Island! Discover exciting locations, dig up hidden treasures, build and expand your holiday resort, and meet plenty of lovable little friends to care for on your very own un-paw-gettable, tropical island adventure!

Why similar: Dogs 49% ★, Family Friendly 14.4%, Exploration 9.8%, Cute 8.5%, Adventure 7.6%

How to Say Goodbye is a beautiful narrative puzzle game inspired by picture books. Reorganize the environment and solve puzzles to help a group of ghosts on their quest to finally move on.

Why similar: Wholesome 34.8%, Emotional 19.8%, Relaxing 12.8%, Cute 11.8%, Adventure 8.7%

A small puppy will have to fight with their fears and find all the positive memories, personified by soft toys, in completely different locations. Beautiful graphics, pleasant sounds, and interesting performance. Just relax and feel the atmosphere of adventure.

Why similar: Cartoony 27.8%, Cute 22.4%, Adventure 19.7%, Fantasy 16.9%, Casual 7.2%

Percy’s on a quest to find his missing relatives, and he needs your help! Join him and his beloved dog Drayton as they adventure through a series of unusual islands, solve puzzles to uncover valuable treasure, and bring to light the foreboding family secret buried beneath it all.

Why similar: Dogs 30.1% ★, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Family Friendly 8.3%, Exploration 8.1%, Story Rich 8%

Guide Froggo through a world on sticky notes and relax while solving the puzzle of his journey home to find his best friend Buddy. Meet quirky animal friends, solve satisfying puzzles, help one another and relax in this cozy and heartwarming adventure with an intuitive drag-and-drop puzzle style.

Why similar: Wholesome 30.7%, Cozy 25.5%, Relaxing 8.8%, Story Rich 8%, Cute 7.3%

Embark on a journey with four adorable explorers! Uncover all the secrets of a post-apocalyptic world, meet the future inhabitants of Earth and enjoy plenty of Easter eggs. Your choices will shape the game's ending, so choose wisely! Or try a second playthrough to catch all the fun moments!

Why similar: Dogs 44.5% ★, Cartoony 9.7%, Cute 9.5%, Adventure 8%, Family Friendly 7.5%

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: Wholesome 33.8%, Emotional 12.6%, Family Friendly 9%, Relaxing 8.1%, Cute 8.1%

Pine Hearts is a wholesome and tender adventure about nostalgic journeys, overcoming loss, and helping others. Embark on a cozy hiking expedition to the sprawling Pine Hearts nature reserve and scale the mountain your father never managed to climb.

Why similar: Wholesome 21.2%, Cozy 16.9%, Emotional 9.5%, Relaxing 8.3%, Family Friendly 7.7%

Home is where the stars are. An interactive bedtime story, for anyone who needs one. Take the bear and the little one on a deeply meaningful journey, as you experience stories of togetherness, of letting go and of finding a place you belong.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Philosophical 18.5%, Family Friendly 10.4%, Story Rich 9.7%, Adventure 9.3%

Embark on a leisurely journey through a kitten's eyes, where the world blossoms into a realm of magical whimsy. Whisker Wanderlust is here! Help the mischievous kitten (who just shredded their human's 376th yarn ball) collect treasures from distant lands♥

Why similar: Wholesome 32%, Cozy 22.8%, Emotional 14.9%, Relaxing 9.8%, Story Rich 7%

Relaxing puzzle-solving and life-sim meet in a cozy, no-combat, coyote adventure. Uncover the mysterious, magical past of Lonesome Village and save this town from the hands of evil.

Why similar: Wholesome 32.2%, Cozy 31%, Relaxing 8.4%, Exploration 8.3%, Adventure 8.3%

A scavenger hunt with your dog, what will you find today? Loot Hound is a casual exploration game with elements of sim and strategy.

Why similar: Dogs 31.9% ★, Wholesome 27.1%, Cartoony 8%, Funny 7.1%, Relaxing 6.7%

She and the Light Bearer is a point and click adventure game, a poem, a fairy tale. Take a journey inside a vibrantly colored forest, meet silly creatures, listen to serene folk music, and discover somber secrets.

Why similar: Adventure 17.7%, Philosophical 15.1%, Emotional 13%, Casual 9%, Relaxing 9%

After being discharged from the army and starting to write novels, Nico embarks on a trip to the world with the roar of a train, encountering all kinds of people and events on the way, and experiencing the new world after the war, and the real purpose of Nico's trip gradually emerges ......

Why similar: Dogs 29.2% ★, Wholesome 22.1%, Cozy 18%, Cute 5.5%, Relaxing 5.2%

it's about walking

Why similar: Wholesome 33.7%, Cozy 23.6%, Relaxing 7.9%, Cute 7.5%, Adventure 5.3%

Anxiety Puppy is a 2D interactive narrative game that focuses on anxiety. In the game, anxiety is personified as a little puppy. Players will explore its story and try to coexist with it. Go find its traces and give it a hug.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.3%, Dogs 19.9% ★, Emotional 17.6%, Cute 13.6%, Adventure 13.4%

Be Flint, who is doing his best to keep his grandma's park up and running and make it a place for the campers to enjoy. Learn the camper's wishes and build whatever their hearts desire to attract even more quirky characters and look forward to whimsical conversations and quests.

Why similar: Wholesome 26.6%, Cozy 21.6%, Family Friendly 8.6%, Relaxing 8.4%, Cute 8.4%

A playful narrative adventure about the warmth of fleeting childhood memories: about a little boy named Sanya, rescuing a stray puppy, making true friends, and engaging in many exciting adventures in a small town set in the achingly strange and nostalgic period of the 90s.

Why similar: Dogs 36.3% ★, Emotional 9.8%, Multiple Endings 8.1%, Family Friendly 7.4%, Story Rich 7%

What Comes After is a side-scrolling adventure and a short heartwarming story about learning how to love yourself. Help Vivi in her journey on the train to the afterlife and back.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.6%, Philosophical 13.2%, Cartoony 12.4%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Emotional 9%

Find over 500 hidden dogs and items across 16 levels - all set in a charming English countryside village! Help Labby find his friends for a special mission in this cozy, hand-drawn hidden object adventure.

Why similar: Dogs 29.4% ★, Dialogue Heavy 17.9%, Cozy 15.5%, Funny 7.9%, Family Friendly 7.5%

Explore the acclaimed animal adventure in never before seen beauty! Slip into the role of different animals to uncover the fate of an ancient world. Dive into deep waters, fly at lofty heights or even climb steep cliffs with a mountain goat, there are lots of ways of getting around.

Why similar: Wholesome 28.2%, Emotional 13.1%, Family Friendly 9.7%, Exploration 8.2%, Relaxing 8.1%

Find your community at summer camp, one friendship at a time. Take a beat, enjoy a breath of fresh air - all while playing at the beach, strolling in the woods, and dancing with friends. This short cozy game was created by two dads, celebrating their kids’ journeys to find their voices.

Why similar: Wholesome 19%, Cozy 17.9%, Relaxing 10.8%, Adventure 9.6%, Cute 8.6%

Hello! Hi! How are you? It's time to play! TAKE CARE OF THE DOG is a short story about... taking care of a dog! Play around, follow him, find items, go get the water in the basement (for some reason) and a lot more!

Why similar: Dogs 40.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Exploration 10.1%, Funny 9.2%, Adventure 6.8%

Swim, dive, and explore as a curious sea otter far from home. Meet charming animals, discover hidden places, use tools, and solve light challenges as you make your way back with your favorite rock by your side.

Why similar: Wholesome 27.8%, Cozy 23.3%, Cute 9.1%, Relaxing 8.1%, Family Friendly 7.8%

Welcome to "Stray of Lost Cat", a story centered around a peculiar little feline. Follow the kitten's journey as it escapes the pursuit of "Meowdes" while collecting soul fragments, striving to reunite with its beloved owner.

Why similar: Wholesome 30.1%, Cozy 20.2%, Emotional 12.2%, Relaxing 8.2%, Story Rich 7.2%

Button City is a cozy narrative adventure game about a fox and his friends banding together to save their local arcade! Explore a diorama world, play exciting arcade games, complete quirky quests and meet cute animal friends.

Why similar: Wholesome 26.8%, Cozy 18%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Funny 10.4%, Relaxing 6.7%

A pidgeon-doctor in a small town. A broken healthcare system. A heartfelt narrative game. Fall of Porcupine tells an emotional story about a young doctor who struggles to find his place. Accompany Finley in a lovingly illustrated world and uncover the darkest secrets of Porcupine.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Dialogue Heavy 16.7%, Emotional 12.5%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Story Rich 8.9%

The Outbound Ghost is an adventure RPG about helping ghosts ascend to the afterlife. Battle the past using figments of your personality. Craft badges to earn abilities. Explore a town of troubled spooks and discover life can be tough, even when you're dead.

Why similar: Wholesome 28.4%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Emotional 11.8%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Story Rich 8.4%

Heal a scarred island, rebuild habitats, play with your dog, design your sanctuary, and relax by the fire. Turn this broken, trash-filled island into a thriving sanctuary — one clean sweep at a time.

Why similar: Dogs 37% ★, Relaxing 10.5%, Exploration 9.4%, Funny 8.5%, Cute 7.9%

Paws and Soul: relaxing-adventure game about reincarnation. Turn yourself into a wolf, explore mysterious forests and reveal every secret of your past life!

Why similar: Family Friendly 16.9%, Story Rich 14.3%, Adventure 13.7%, Exploration 13.6%, Relaxing 13%

Meet quirky characters and clean strange artifacts in this short cozy comedy game. From an enchanted teacup to a cursed skull with a chip on its shoulder, each item and client brings new twists and surprises.

Why similar: Wholesome 23.7%, Dialogue Heavy 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Cozy 9.1%, Multiple Endings 6.6%

Bundle up and get cozy with this warm winter tale about one snowman's journey to the North Pole. Can he make it there before spring arrives?

Why similar: Wholesome 34.9%, Dialogue Heavy 14.6%, Emotional 13.1%, Adventure 9.9%, Family Friendly 9.1%

Be a stone Golem and try to save Nature with the help of an adorable Fox! Reconnect ancient sources of energy in environmental puzzles. Discover secrets from a lost civilization and save animals on an emotional quest in a cozy, colorful world.

Why similar: Emotional 15.3%, Family Friendly 12.5%, Relaxing 12.1%, Cute 11.6%, Exploration 10.9%

A magical adventure about two high school sweethearts set at the end of their school days - and the end of the world. Explore a crumbling town and help friends face their inner demons, which could be the key to stopping reality itself disintegrating. And don’t forget to pet the cats.

Why similar: Philosophical 25.4%, Emotional 23.1%, Story Rich 15.3%, Exploration 10.8%, Relaxing 10.4%

Tukoni: Forest Keepers is a cute & cozy puzzle adventure. Play as Traveller, a forest spirit on a special journey, as you explore magical hand-drawn locations, meet charming characters, solve handcrafted puzzles, collect herbs and tea recipes, and help the forest prepare for the coming winter.

Why similar: Wholesome 30.1%, Cozy 20.1%, Cute 8.1%, Adventure 7.7%, Family Friendly 6.7%

A top-down 2D story-driven adventure game inspired by real-life events. Traverse and experience the life of a formerly homeless man through an interview of how he regained his sense of self by telling his past to a stray dog. Set in Bangkok, Thailand 2017.

Why similar: Dogs 32.9% ★, Emotional 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Story Rich 9.4%, Multiple Endings 8.5%