Games Like HIVESWAP: ACT 1

Continue Joey and Xefros’s adventure through the dark and dangerous planet Alternia. Meet dozens of unique and memorable characters, some more helpful than others, as you navigate this volatile alien culture. Hurry up! There’s a train to catch.

Why similar: Point & Click 31%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, RPG 11.4%, Story Rich 8.9%, Adventure 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: This is the direct continuation of the story, picking up exactly where the first act left off with the same characters and mechanics.

You’ve crash landed on a dangerous alien planet with no food, medicine, or prospects, but you do know one thing—you are absolutely desperate for friendship.

Why similar: Memes 32%, Great Soundtrack 23.9%, RPG 12.4%, Adventure 10.1%, Indie 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A visual novel spin-off that expands on the alien culture and characters introduced in the Hiveswap universe.

UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 49.7%, Memes 16.4%, RPG 10.1%, Story Rich 10%, Cute 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: Shares a similar cult-classic status, indie charm, and a focus on subverting RPG tropes with humor and heart.

Dive into the parallel story to UNDERTALE! Fight or spare your way through action-packed battles as you explore a mysterious world alongside an endearing cast of new and familiar characters. Chapters 1-4 will be available on launch, with more planned as free updates!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 64.2%, RPG 14.8%, Story Rich 14.5%, 2D 4.1%, Singleplayer 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: Features the same meta-humor and quirky character interactions that fans of the Hiveswap/Homestuck universe will appreciate.

Embark on a quest of epic importance in Pesterquest, a grimsical episodic visual novel adventure set in the darkly funny Homestuck / Hiveswap universe, created by American author and artist Andrew Hussie.

Why similar: RPG 26.6%, Adventure 21%, Great Soundtrack 20.5%, Story Rich 12.5%, Indie 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy adventure that shares the same visual style and thematic DNA as the Hiveswap series.

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 43%, Story Rich 12.6%, Cute 8.8%, Puzzle 6.2%, Adventure 6%

Why You'll Like It: A meta-narrative adventure that creates a deep emotional connection between the player and the protagonist.

A family friendly, hand-animated, puzzle-filled adventure game with an all-star cast, including Elijah Wood, Jack Black and Masasa Moyo. Funded by a record breaking crowdfunding campaign and designed by industry legend Tim Schafer, Broken Age is a timeless coming-of-age story.

Why similar: Point & Click 48.4%, Great Soundtrack 19%, Adventure 12.3%, Story Rich 6.9%, Female Protagonist 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: A beautifully hand-drawn point-and-click adventure featuring a strong female lead and a whimsical, story-rich world.

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

Why similar: Story Rich 26.7%, Adventure 21.8%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Exploration 11.8%, Atmospheric 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: Offers exceptional character-driven writing and a relatable, indie-focused atmosphere that mirrors the emotional core of Hiveswap.

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

Why similar: Point & Click 31.4%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Great Soundtrack 12.5%, Story Rich 9.5%, Adventure 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A darkly comedic point-and-click adventure that excels at quirky, surreal storytelling and unique character design.

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

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 34.1%, RPG 17.7%, Adventure 14.6%, Indie 9%, Cute 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A heartfelt indie adventure with creative mechanics and a focus on emotional growth and exploration.

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

Why similar: Point & Click 33.5%, Great Soundtrack 13.7%, Story Rich 10.4%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Female Protagonist 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal point-and-click adventure with a young female protagonist and a distinct, memorable art style.

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

Why similar: Point & Click 47.3%, Great Soundtrack 22.1%, Adventure 15.1%, Indie 7%, Story Rich 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal and absurdly funny point-and-click adventure that matches the offbeat humor found in the Hiveswap universe.

In Thimbleweed Park, a dead body is the least of your problems. Switch between five playable characters to uncover the surreal secrets of this strange town in a modern mystery adventure game from the creators of Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion. The deeper you go, the weirder it gets.

Why similar: Point & Click 49.3%, Great Soundtrack 17.8%, Adventure 14.9%, Puzzle 5.1%, Story Rich 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: A perfect modern homage to the 90s point-and-click adventure games that inspired the design of Hiveswap.

Dropsy is a non-traditional take on the classic point and click adventure formula starring the game’s perpetually carefree namesake clown as he explores a richly detailed world full of colorful characters and sinister secrets, doling out hugs along the way.

Why similar: Point & Click 48.2%, Great Soundtrack 26.3%, Adventure 11.8%, 2D 3%, Story Rich 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: A unique, non-verbal point-and-click adventure that uses visual storytelling to convey a deeply emotional narrative.

The Longest Journey is an amazing graphical adventure, where the player controls the protagonist, April Ryan, on her journey between parallel universes.

Why similar: Point & Click 44%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Adventure 12.4%, Story Rich 10.1%, Great Soundtrack 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A classic point-and-click adventure that set the standard for strong female protagonists in sci-fi and fantasy settings.

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

Why similar: Point & Click 25.2%, Great Soundtrack 23.2%, Adventure 13.2%, Indie 6.9%, Cute 6%

Why You'll Like It: A cute, puzzle-heavy point-and-click adventure set in a vibrant, imaginative space station.

Princess Love is set to assume the throne of a powerful galactic empire. But when conspirators try to thwart her ascension, Love and her best friend Kel become stranded on an interstellar lighthouse. Prove Love worthy of rule in this thrilling point and click adventure game.

Why similar: Point & Click 34.5%, Female Protagonist 18.3%, Adventure 10.7%, Story Rich 9.4%, Puzzle 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi point-and-click adventure with a strong female lead and a focus on narrative-driven exploration.

Follow Nairi as she uncovers a mysterious conspiracy in this gripping yet family-friendly adventure that is suitable for all ages! NAIRI: Tower of Shirin is a graphic adventure which crafts a rich 'Ghibli' inspired oasis city where animals and humans live side-by-side!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 25.4%, Point & Click 20.4%, Adventure 10.7%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Story Rich 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A cute, story-driven point-and-click adventure with a charming art style and engaging puzzle elements.

Delve into a dark adventure following the boy with a prosthetic face and a tragic past. Unravel the sinister mysteries of Sally's world to find the truth that lies hidden beneath the shadows.

Why similar: Point & Click 33.8%, Story Rich 16.3%, Psychological Horror 11%, Adventure 10.3%, Puzzle 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Features a unique, striking art style and a dark, story-rich point-and-click experience that rewards curiosity.

Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. You are Alex, and you’ve just brought your new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight island party gone horribly wrong.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 34.8%, Female Protagonist 20.3%, Story Rich 17.4%, Adventure 9%, Atmospheric 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A dialogue-heavy supernatural mystery that captures the feeling of a group of teens dealing with strange, otherworldly events.

Play as an Artificial Intelligence guiding a stranded xenobiologist through a beautiful and mysterious alien ocean. A non-violent sci-fi story, enter a world of wonder, fear and vulnerability, unraveling the history and ecology of an impossible planet. What will you discover together?

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 22%, Point & Click 15.1%, Aliens 12.3%, Adventure 11.3%, Female Protagonist 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric sci-fi exploration game that uses a unique interface to tell a compelling alien mystery.

Play as an adorable yet trouble-making turnip. Avoid paying taxes, solve plantastic puzzles, harvest crops and battle massive beasts all in a journey to tear down a corrupt vegetable government!

Why similar: Memes 27.8%, Great Soundtrack 12.7%, RPG 11.6%, Story Rich 8.2%, Cute 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A humorous indie adventure that combines simple puzzle-solving with a chaotic and funny narrative.

In Deponia, the world has degenerated into a vast garbage dump, in which the crotchety Rufus ekes out his sorry existence.

Why similar: Point & Click 53.4%, Adventure 14.6%, Great Soundtrack 12.4%, Puzzle 7.1%, Story Rich 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: A classic point-and-click adventure series known for its humor, puzzle-solving, and vibrant, trash-filled world.

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

Why similar: Point & Click 39.1%, Great Soundtrack 23.7%, Adventure 13.7%, Story Rich 8.2%, Atmospheric 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal and atmospheric narrative game that shares the dreamlike, experimental storytelling found in Hiveswap.

Explore a lovingly crafted world with all its odd inhabitants as you experience the ethereal realm and deliver messages to the spirits. Make your mark in the wordless narrative - with a Tiny Echo.

Why similar: Point & Click 33.3%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Adventure 11%, Cute 9.8%, Puzzle 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A cute and atmospheric point-and-click adventure that focuses on exploration and gentle, hand-drawn visuals.

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

Why similar: Point & Click 30.3%, Great Soundtrack 20.9%, Story Rich 7.4%, Puzzle 7.2%, Cute 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A beautifully hand-drawn point-and-click adventure that relies on environmental storytelling and charm.

A Psychic Odyssey Through the Minds of Misfits, Monsters, and Madmen. This classic action/adventure platformer from acclaimed developers Double Fine Productions follows the story of a young psychic named Razputin.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 45.7%, Adventure 29.2%, Story Rich 14.2%, Singleplayer 6.3%, Exploration 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: Offers imaginative world-building and quirky humor that aligns perfectly with the tone of Hiveswap.

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 60.1%, Story Rich 17.1%, Indie 6.1%, Adventure 5.8%, RPG 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: A story-rich indie game that prioritizes emotional narrative and character development over complex mechanics.

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

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 39.4%, Cute 14.2%, Puzzle 9.8%, Adventure 9.3%, Indie 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A funny, quirky indie game with a simple premise and a distinct, lighthearted personality.

Slope City, 1993. Talking robots, ancient alien secrets, and a mysterious message from the past. Follow Elroy and Peggie through a portal to find Elroy's father, missing for 18 years. A heartfelt point & click adventure where the puzzles make sense and the story stays with you.

Why similar: Point & Click 34.6%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Adventure 9.8%, Story Rich 8.5%, Sci-fi 8.4%

Assemble your team of three from seven unlikely adventurers, then descend into the mysterious depths to explore The Cave!

Why similar: Adventure 44.5%, Puzzle 25.4%, Point & Click 8.9%, Female Protagonist 6.9%, Indie 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: A humorous point-and-click adventure that allows players to explore a sentient cave through the eyes of multiple characters.

Milkmaid of the Milky Way is an award-winning point-and-click adventure game in rhyme that combines a gripping story with puzzles and exploration. What happens when a young milkmaid sees an alien craft in a fjord in 1920's Norway?

Why similar: Point & Click 29.4%, Aliens 14.9%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Adventure 8.6%, Story Rich 6.9%

Can you save Silence, the grim, but also serene world between life and death? Can you help Noah find his little sister Renie in this suffering world? Can you bring her home? Explore Silence and join the siblings on their adventurous journey.

Why similar: Point & Click 43.7%, Great Soundtrack 21.4%, Adventure 18%, Story Rich 7.4%, Female Protagonist 4%

Holy Potatoes! We’re in Space?! is a whacky space exploration game where you manage your very own spaceship, craft hundreds of weapons, and explore the vastness of a veggie-filled universe.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 34.6%, Adventure 10.6%, Cute 8.1%, RPG 8%, Story Rich 7.4%

Adventuress Ittle Dew and her sidekick Tippsie crash onto a strange island, filled with loot and mysterious inhabitants. It quickly dawns on the duo that this might become their biggest adventure yet.Ittle Dew boils down the classic adventure formula until there is only fun left.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 24.4%, Adventure 18.4%, Great Soundtrack 16.9%, Puzzle 12.6%, Cute 9.5%

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

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 38.2%, Point & Click 27.8%, Adventure 9.9%, Female Protagonist 9.2%, Indie 4.8%

Brassheart is an adventure game set in the alternative 1920s, inspired by dieselpunk and the classics of the genre. In this world, you play as Pola, a spunky pilot. She follows the clues that may provide a way to save her father kidnapped by his own invention, a rebellious supermachine, Valkiria.

Why similar: Point & Click 37.5%, Female Protagonist 18.2%, Adventure 16.3%, Story Rich 8.3%, Indie 7.9%

A New Beginning is a cinematic adventure-thriller done graphic novel-style.

Why similar: Point & Click 55.9%, Adventure 17.6%, Great Soundtrack 13.2%, Indie 3.2%, Female Protagonist 3%

Interact with the spirits of the dead, solve the puzzles of the mysterious mansion and help Elena find her missing father in the horror/adventure puzzle game: Whispering Willows.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 35.6%, Point & Click 15.4%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Story Rich 8.6%, Adventure 7.1%

Place your faith and embrace the Void.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 43.4%, Puzzle 11.5%, Adventure 10.2%, Female Protagonist 9.7%, Story Rich 5.7%

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

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 48.2%, Adventure 12.9%, Story Rich 11.3%, Cute 9.2%, Indie 5.9%

The Next Big Thing is a great adventure game in high definition, loaded with laughs, tributes, mysteries and wacky puzzles!

Why similar: Point & Click 61.4%, Adventure 18.8%, Great Soundtrack 14.1%, Puzzle 3.9%, 2D 1.8%

Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor is an anti-adventure game about picking up trash in an alien bazaar. Play as the Janitor, an Alaensee girlbeast with a municipally-subsidized trash incineration job and dreams of leaving the planet of Xabran's Rock far behind her.

Why similar: RPG 25%, Adventure 24.9%, Female Protagonist 22.6%, Indie 14.3%, Exploration 5.1%

A retro-inspired 2D Action RPG set in the distant future. CrossCode combines 16-bit SNES-style graphics with butter-smooth physics, a fast-paced combat system, and engaging puzzle mechanics, served with a gripping sci-fi story.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 34%, Female Protagonist 17.7%, RPG 12.8%, Puzzle 7.4%, Story Rich 6.5%

Hylics is a recreational program with light JRPG elements.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 54.1%, RPG 21.5%, Indie 9.3%, Atmospheric 4.9%, Adventure 4.5%

Unearth Sinister Secrets in an Ancient Egyptian Tomb!

Why similar: Point & Click 33.2%, Great Soundtrack 25.8%, Adventure 13.5%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Puzzle 6.2%

Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 50.7%, Adventure 9.4%, Difficult 9.2%, RPG 6.9%, Atmospheric 5.9%

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

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 27.4%, Memes 23.7%, Adventure 13.8%, Indie 8.2%, Story Rich 7.1%

Amphora is a peculiar puzzle game that mixes story elements and physics. Amphora presents you with an unfamiliar world with a striking visual style inspired by all the shadow theatre traditions and colors of the world.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 34.8%, Female Protagonist 15.9%, Adventure 11.1%, Puzzle 10.6%, Indie 7%

Ittle and Tippsie crash onto yet another island filled with loot, puzzles and mysterious inhabitants! With the help of a magical map, they set out to steal eight pieces of a raft from increasingly improbable locations including beaches, prairies, an art exhibit and some dude's basement.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 32.7%, Female Protagonist 18.6%, Adventure 14.5%, RPG 14%, Cute 8.1%

An epic journey begins! Terry, a brilliant, messy girl, is beginning her greatest adventure, following her master, Albion McMaster, whose goals are quite dark and mysterious. With Heimlich, her mechanical owl and best friend, Terry will travel through amazing worlds and many unpredictable dangers!

Why similar: Point & Click 28.5%, Great Soundtrack 24.4%, Adventure 14.6%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Indie 6.4%

A throw-back, retro-inspired, point and click adventure with chunky and beautiful pixel art

Why similar: Point & Click 35.8%, Female Protagonist 18.9%, Story Rich 8.6%, Puzzle 8.6%, Exploration 6.5%

In this comedy of terrors, the fate of the spirit world is in your hands as you embark on a search for your long-lost sibling!

Why similar: Point & Click 49.8%, Female Protagonist 25.2%, Adventure 24.9%

In a creaky old tavern, in a forgotten corner of the video-game universe, a storm is raging. An anonymous caller suggests that there is a murder plot. Six video game protagonists are the only plausible suspects...

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 32%, Memes 17.6%, Story Rich 12.3%, Indie 9.7%, Psychological Horror 7.7%

Lucid Dream is the story of little Lucy, who goes on an adventure into the world of dreams with the mission to save her mother.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 25.8%, Point & Click 22.6%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Adventure 8%, Puzzle 5.6%

A Hat in Time is a cute-as-heck 3D platformer featuring a little girl who stitches hats for wicked powers! Freely explore giant worlds and recover Time Pieces to travel to new heights!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 45.1%, Cute 16.4%, Female Protagonist 15.9%, Adventure 7.5%, Indie 4%

Fight your way across the celestial world of Avalice where cats are green, motorcycles drive up walls and monster girls do most of the buttkicking! Freedom Planet is a cartoony, combat-based platform adventure that pits a spunky dragonoid and her friends against an alien attack force.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 49.6%, Female Protagonist 19.1%, Aliens 7.3%, Indie 4.8%, 2D 4.7%

Nelly Cootalot is the stupidly named pirate adventurer with a heart of gold. Uncover corruption and wanton punning in this HD revival of a classic freeware adventure game.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 26.8%, Point & Click 25.1%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Adventure 7.9%, Cute 6.4%

From the creators of the award winning games “The Whispered World” and “Deponia” comes this extraordinary game Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes.

Why similar: Point & Click 57.2%, Adventure 14.5%, Great Soundtrack 10.6%, Female Protagonist 7.1%, Puzzle 3.8%

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

Why similar: Point & Click 40.5%, Great Soundtrack 27.4%, Adventure 15.6%, Indie 9.3%, Puzzle 7.2%