Games Like Iris.Fall

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: Adventure 29.2%, Puzzle 24.9%, Casual 22.7%, Indie 15.2%, Atmospheric 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: This hand-drawn adventure captures the same wordless, atmospheric, and puzzle-heavy charm found in Iris.Fall.

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: Puzzle 35.5%, Female Protagonist 21.4%, Adventure 19.9%, Indie 13.2%, Atmospheric 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game shares the core mechanic of shifting between 3D environments and 2D shadow projections to solve puzzles.

Relax, empty your mind, activate your senses and step into the hypnotic adventure of the Path to Mnemosyne in the quest for the lost memories.

Why similar: Puzzle 31.7%, Adventure 19.9%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Horror 13%, Indie 12%

Why You'll Like It: Its surreal, hypnotic visual style and focus on abstract puzzles make it a perfect companion to the themes of Iris.Fall.

Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 24.5%, Puzzle 18.9%, Adventure 17.3%, Atmospheric 16.1%, Indie 15.9%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a similarly stunning, stylized aesthetic paired with atmospheric puzzle-platforming that emphasizes visual storytelling.

Degrees of Separation is a puzzle platformer where cooperation is built into every move. Two contrasting souls, Ember and Rime, fall in love, but are separated by an enigmatic force, and must use their powers to progress through a spectacular world of fantasy and adventure.

Why similar: Puzzle 81.9%, Atmospheric 18.1%

Why You'll Like It: It features a dual-character mechanic centered on manipulating light and heat to navigate the environment.

Children of Silentown is a dark adventure game that tells the story of Lucy, a girl growing up in a village deep in a forest inhabited by monsters. People disappearing is nothing uncommon here, but this time, Lucy is old enough to investigate on her own. Or so she thinks.

Why similar: Puzzle 29.9%, Adventure 17.1%, Female Protagonist 16.3%, Horror 14.3%, Atmospheric 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game combines a dark, hand-drawn aesthetic with point-and-click puzzle mechanics and a mysterious narrative.

TSIOQUE (pronounced: "chiock") is a dark but playful Point & Click adventure, hand-animated in meticulous, frame-by-frame 2D. Escape the clutches of an Evil Wizard and discover the secrets hidden within the spellbound castle of your ancestors.

Why similar: Puzzle 27.2%, Adventure 15.6%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Horror 11.3%, Casual 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A beautifully animated point-and-click adventure that balances dark fantasy themes with clever, logic-based puzzles.

The ground starts shaking, light bulbs are breaking - and something rather unusual is happening right behind the walls of your very room. Equipped with nothing but wit and courage, you slowly descend into a world inhabited by avian folk and seemingly deadly furniture monsters.

Why similar: Puzzle 45.5%, Adventure 18.2%, Atmospheric 11%, Stylized 8.2%, Indie 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Developed by Amanita Design, this game features a unique, hand-drawn art style and intricate puzzles set in a mysterious, dark world.

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: Puzzle 29.3%, Female Protagonist 21.3%, Adventure 19%, Casual 11.2%, Atmospheric 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: It features a surreal, stylized world and puzzle-platforming mechanics that emphasize exploration and atmosphere.

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

Why similar: Adventure 21.4%, Female Protagonist 17.9%, Horror 17.2%, Indie 15.1%, Puzzle 13.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game shares a dark, whimsical tone and a focus on narrative-driven exploration within a stylized, indie environment.

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: Puzzle 42.6%, Adventure 19.5%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Indie 10.5%, Atmospheric 8%

Why You'll Like It: This game uses a beautiful, diorama-like perspective to tell a mystery story through environmental puzzles.

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: Puzzle 41.5%, Adventure 19.6%, Casual 15.9%, Female Protagonist 15.4%, Atmospheric 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: It is renowned for its impossible geometry and stylized, relaxing puzzle gameplay that challenges spatial perception.

Lake Ridden is a story-driven, first-person puzzle game! A cozy supernatural adventure where you unravel a mysterious past, trying to find your sister. Luckily, you are not alone...

Why similar: Puzzle 34.1%, Adventure 30%, Indie 17.5%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Atmospheric 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person puzzle-adventure that emphasizes atmospheric exploration and uncovering a deep, mysterious narrative.

Explore a vast, mysterious castle riddled with secret rooms and challenging puzzles in this award-winning puzzle adventure.

Why similar: Puzzle 39.6%, Adventure 22.3%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Casual 9.1%, Atmospheric 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A deep, mystery-filled puzzle game that rewards careful observation and exploration of a detailed environment.

Take the role of ARID, the artificial intelligence within a high-tech combat suit. The Fall is a unique combination of adventure-game puzzle solving and side-scroller action, all set within a dark and atmospheric story. Get ready for a disturbing journey as you explore the world of The Fall.

Why similar: Puzzle 30%, Adventure 28.3%, Indie 13.9%, Female Protagonist 9.6%, Horror 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric adventure that blends point-and-click logic with puzzle-solving in a sci-fi setting.

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: Puzzle 24.3%, Adventure 17.7%, Female Protagonist 16.8%, Horror 13.3%, Indie 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on a female protagonist exploring a mysterious, atmospheric environment with supernatural elements.

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: Puzzle 57.8%, Adventure 10.3%, Indie 9.8%, Casual 9.8%, Atmospheric 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique, perspective-shifting puzzle experience that relies on visual storytelling and clever spatial manipulation.

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: Puzzle 42.3%, Adventure 17.6%, Casual 14.6%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Indie 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A classic of the genre, it features intricate, logic-based puzzles and a distinct, charming art style without the use of dialogue.

Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO

Why similar: Puzzle 42.2%, Indie 16.4%, Adventure 14.9%, Horror 12.5%, Atmospheric 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A foundational atmospheric puzzle-platformer that uses shadow and silhouette to create a hauntingly beautiful experience.

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

Why similar: Adventure 31%, Puzzle 19.9%, Casual 19.5%, Indie 19.2%, Female Protagonist 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: This puzzle-adventure game features a clean, stylized aesthetic and focuses on navigating complex, abstract environments.

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: Puzzle 35.7%, Adventure 20.2%, Horror 18.3%, Indie 12.8%, Atmospheric 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: From the creators of Limbo, this game excels at environmental storytelling and dark, atmospheric puzzle-solving.

Re-live a dark and haunting tale in this fixed camera puzzle-horror game RE-miniscent of the first generation of survival horror games.

Why similar: Adventure 33.3%, Puzzle 24.8%, Indie 20.6%, Horror 14.8%, Atmospheric 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game uses a camera-based mechanic to reveal hidden elements in the environment, similar to the shadow-play of Iris.Fall.

Goetia is a point & click adventure where you play the ghost of a young lady. You are Abigail. Abigail Blackwood.

Why similar: Puzzle 35.3%, Adventure 24.4%, Indie 16.3%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Horror 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a gothic, hand-drawn aesthetic and complex point-and-click puzzles set in a decaying mansion.

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: Puzzle 38.6%, Horror 16.7%, Adventure 16.6%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Indie 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a dark, psychological horror experience through a point-and-click interface with a distinct, hand-drawn style.

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: Puzzle 36.9%, Female Protagonist 28%, Atmospheric 13.5%, Indie 10%, Stylized 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: It features a gorgeous, anime-inspired art style and narrative-driven puzzles set in a world of forgotten objects.

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

Why similar: Puzzle 49.2%, Adventure 25.6%, Indie 19.1%, Casual 4.4%, Singleplayer 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game uses color-shifting mechanics to solve puzzles, echoing the thematic focus on manipulating light and environment.

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: Puzzle 38.5%, Adventure 19.2%, Indie 13.8%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Atmospheric 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique, experimental approach to puzzle-solving within a dark, atmospheric, and fable-like world.

Samorost 3 is an exploration adventure and puzzle game from the award-winning creators of Machinarium and Botanicula. Travel across space to nine unique worlds teeming with colorful challenges, creatures and surprises to discover, brought to life with beautiful artwork, sound and music.

Why similar: Puzzle 39.6%, Casual 16.1%, Adventure 15.2%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Stylized 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: An incredibly stylized and atmospheric puzzle game that relies on visual cues and sound to guide the player.

The stage is set. Imagine an old baroque manor, perhaps a hotel or a museum, somewhere in central Europe. A woman wanders in search of answers.

Why similar: Puzzle 42.5%, Adventure 23.2%, Horror 12%, Female Protagonist 9.2%, Indie 7%

Peregrin is a story puzzle game. A solitary traveller undertakes a perilous voyage through the haunted ruins of a lost civilisation. Seeking to fulfil an ancient prophecy, she will have to use her arcane powers to solve puzzles and survive battles - if she is to find a way to restore the fallen world of Peregrin.

Why similar: Casual 26.4%, Adventure 26%, Puzzle 20.7%, Indie 15.4%, Female Protagonist 11.4%

Lowglow - an audiovisual puzzle journey. Glowingly beautiful graphics combined with a dynamic audio environment make sure that Lowglow is an unforgettable, mind-bending experience for you!

Why similar: Puzzle 33.7%, Adventure 21.1%, Casual 19.1%, Indie 16.7%, Atmospheric 7.9%

Welcome in Bad Dream: Coma. A point & click game where unique minimalistic art style creates an unforgettable and atmospheric experience. Travel through the surreal and disturbing dreamland where everything depends on your actions. You can't die but you can suffer greatly...

Why similar: Puzzle 26.9%, Adventure 22.7%, Horror 20%, Indie 12%, Atmospheric 8.5%

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: Puzzle 26.8%, Female Protagonist 18.8%, Adventure 18.2%, Indie 12.9%, Horror 11%

Escape from the Shadow Land!

Why similar: Puzzle 28.8%, Adventure 23.6%, Casual 20.8%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Horror 6.2%

Whimsy is a hand-drawn point & click game about a girl who lives in the forest stumbling upon little red footprints. Following these footsteps leads her on a whimsical journey through the forest to solve puzzles, assist woodland creatures and discover rituals.

Why similar: Adventure 33.6%, Casual 25.6%, Indie 22.7%, Puzzle 18.1%

HER TREES : THE PUZZLE HOUSE is a unique point-and-click puzzle game where you move and combine objects to solve puzzles.Uncover the mysteries of this peculiar room.

Why similar: Puzzle 52.5%, Adventure 22.3%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Indie 7.6%, Stylized 5.3%

A mysterious girl in the raincoat comes to the city submerged by rain. Subside the rain and save the city by illuminating the lamp and stone posts with her little light on hand. You’ll be the mysterious girl in the game. Reveal who she really is as the rain in the city subsides gradually.

Why similar: Puzzle 33.8%, Adventure 21.9%, Casual 21.7%, Indie 15.7%, Female Protagonist 6.9%

An elaborate puzzle challenge combined with an unconventional story.

Why similar: Adventure 29.9%, Indie 19.8%, Casual 18.3%, Puzzle 16.4%, Female Protagonist 15.6%

Home Darkness - Escape, is a classic Hidden Object game, you will combine items, resolve puzzle, and find treasure!

Why similar: Adventure 27.1%, Puzzle 22.5%, Casual 21.9%, Indie 15.2%, Horror 8%

Adventure horror with many puzzles and an interesting story.

Why similar: Adventure 39.9%, Puzzle 25.1%, Indie 21.9%, Horror 13.2%

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 36.9%, Adventure 22.2%, Casual 16.1%, Female Protagonist 7.9%, Atmospheric 7.6%

A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.

Why similar: Puzzle 35.8%, Horror 19.2%, Female Protagonist 18.9%, Indie 13.4%, Casual 12.7%

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

Why similar: Casual 25.7%, Indie 22.6%, Female Protagonist 18.5%, Adventure 17.6%, Atmospheric 7.1%

Let one of the most thrilling adventures of your life begin!

Why similar: Puzzle 27.7%, Adventure 22.5%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Casual 15%, Horror 13.2%

A dark tale of survival and conscience, blending platforming, puzzles, and haunting beauty. Journey through surreal lands where every choice shapes the fate of a world on the edge of ruin will you restore the light or embrace the darkness?

Why similar: Puzzle 30.4%, Adventure 17.8%, Horror 16.2%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Indie 10.1%

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 39%, Casual 30.8%, Indie 22.8%, Atmospheric 7.4%

Fear the Spotlight is an atmospheric third-person horror adventure with a disturbing mystery to unravel. Sneak into school after hours with Vivian and Amy, survive a séance gone wrong, solve tactile puzzles, and, whatever you do, stay out of the spotlight…

Why similar: Puzzle 33.3%, Adventure 19.2%, Female Protagonist 17.9%, Horror 14.9%, Atmospheric 9%

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: Puzzle 33.1%, Casual 21.1%, Horror 18.7%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Indie 5.5%

Without a Dawn is a dark, psychological, and philosophical visual horror novel featuring hauntingly beautiful pseudo-ASCII art.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 30.3%, Horror 23.8%, Adventure 20.3%, Atmospheric 15.1%, Stylized 6.2%

Paper Trail is a top-down puzzle adventure about leaving home, set in a foldable, paper world.

Why similar: Puzzle 39%, Adventure 16.6%, Indie 12.4%, Casual 10.6%, Female Protagonist 10.2%

Mr. Shadow is a 2D graphic adventure game. The player uses a simple point and click interface to solve diverse puzzles. Enter a surreal and dark world inhabited by shadows.

Why similar: Adventure 29.9%, Puzzle 28.5%, Casual 23.9%, Indie 17.7%

Lead the Police investigation in the afterlife!

Why similar: Adventure 30%, Casual 22.5%, Puzzle 21.3%, Female Protagonist 9.3%, Horror 7.1%

A girl awakens in a castle void of color and time, affixed with the Curse of Thorns upon her back. After meeting a sleeping giant, the two work together to escape. Help them unravel the mystery of the thorns and the history behind the somber castle.

Why similar: Puzzle 28.3%, Adventure 26.9%, Female Protagonist 24.4%, Horror 14.3%, Atmospheric 6.1%

Castle of Secrets is a dark psychological adventure with horror elements. Uncover the mystery behind your family's murder as you journey through the world of the dead, meet strange beings, solve puzzles, and make choices that shape the story.

Why similar: Puzzle 36.8%, Female Protagonist 19%, Horror 15.3%, Adventure 14.7%, Indie 7.1%

HER TREES : PUZZLE DREAM is a unique point-and-click puzzle game where you move and combine objects to solve puzzles. Unravel the strange puzzles hidden in your dreams.

Why similar: Puzzle 58.3%, Adventure 15.4%, Stylized 9.2%, Atmospheric 8.4%, Indie 7.2%

The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a folk horror narrative-driven adventure. Explore the isolated moors of rural Victorian England as you uncover the mysteries of Hob's Barrow. The answers lie in the soil...

Why similar: Puzzle 31.4%, Adventure 19.4%, Female Protagonist 18.1%, Horror 16.7%, Atmospheric 7.4%

An adventure game with hand-painted graphics and an intriguing story. It's up to you to escape from the mysterious Cave Of Heroes by solving brain-bending puzzles. Explore a game world based on Ancient Greek mythology in this fascinating and thought-provoking journey.

Why similar: Adventure 41.9%, Casual 33.4%, Indie 24.8%

The objective of the game is to explore a small island in the Atlantic Ocean, and uncover its secrets

Why similar: Adventure 38.9%, Puzzle 37%, Indie 24.1%

JENNY LECLUE is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet, mysteries and puzzles to solve across a vibrant, atmospheric world.

Why similar: Puzzle 27.9%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Adventure 15.4%, Casual 12.4%, Horror 11.9%