Games Like ISOLAND4: The Anchor of Memory

A sequel to the ISOLAND series, where you continue your journey to explore the story of the universe on this island.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 19.3%, Puzzle 17.3%, Exploration 15.5%, Casual 11.9%, Adventure 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: This direct predecessor shares the exact same surreal art style and intricate puzzle-solving mechanics as the seed game.

ISOLAND: The Amusement Park is the latest installment of Isoland series from CottonGame, featuring the classic and unique art style, and intriguing puzzles. As always, Isoland: The Amusement Park has a second-run mode, which presents puzzles and paths different from the first play-through.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 14.4%, Drama 13.5%, Puzzle 11.7%, Casual 10.9%, Investigation 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: As part of the same series, it offers a familiar, whimsical, and hand-drawn exploration experience.

Isoland 2: Ashes of Time is a puzzle game with a fascinating non-linear story, charming 2D hand-drawn art, numerous challenging puzzles, and unique twists. Besides numerous sci-fi references and easter-eggs hidden throughout the game, you’ll find things aren’t quite the same second time you play through the story.

Why similar: Adventure 53.8%, Puzzle 28.7%, Indie 17.5%

Why You'll Like It: It continues the narrative and gameplay loop of the series with deep, interconnected puzzles.

Submachine is a hand-drawn puzzle adventure game. You find yourself in a vast network of desolate locations containing puzzles, secrets, notes and items to collect to help you along the way. Follow the story of a banished lighthouse keeper to discover his descent into ruins.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 25.5%, Puzzle 20.7%, Exploration 17.2%, Adventure 14.8%, 2D 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Like ISOLAND, this game features a vast, interconnected world filled with cryptic puzzles and a distinct, hand-drawn aesthetic.

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

Why similar: Adventure 48.7%, Puzzle 34.1%, Indie 17.2%

Why You'll Like It: The original title in the series establishes the core point-and-click mechanics and mysterious atmosphere.

Slice of Sea is a peaceful adventure and puzzle game. You play as Seaweed, a sea creature clearly out of their element. Explore desolate world of dust, all hand-drawn on paper in unique art style. Collect items, solve puzzles and lead Seaweed back home to the sea.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 23.7%, Puzzle 18.8%, Exploration 15.3%, Adventure 14.3%, Stylized 13%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a stunning hand-drawn art style and a relaxing, puzzle-focused adventure through a mysterious world.

It’s the new game of Through Abandoned series, classical point and click game. You try to find your twin-brother who disappeared in a huge and mysterious place called Abandoned.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 17.3%, Puzzle 16.5%, Adventure 14.7%, Drama 13.2%, Exploration 12.9%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the same sense of isolation and mystery through its point-and-click exploration and puzzle-solving.

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: Hand-drawn 21.7%, Puzzle 18.8%, Stylized 11.8%, Casual 11%, Adventure 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: This classic point-and-click adventure features a beautiful hand-drawn world and wordless, logic-based puzzle progression.

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: Hand-drawn 28.2%, Puzzle 16.7%, Stylized 16.4%, Casual 11.6%, Adventure 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a similarly surreal and atmospheric exploration experience with a focus on interacting with a strange, organic environment.

This is a puzzle game that combines text and images. Players use visual illusions to piece together fragments of memories from Alzheimer's patients, in order to reconstruct the truth of the story and witness the passage of time for three generations.

Why similar: Clicker 18.2%, Hand-drawn 16.4%, Drama 15.4%, Puzzle 13.1%, Adventure 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: It combines hand-drawn visuals with a meditative, puzzle-solving journey that mirrors the pacing of ISOLAND4.

Remember the dad's monster house that haunted your dreams? You're back, in a way you'd never expect! A mysterious ■■ leaves you trapped in a creepy, run-down house...

Why similar: Clicker 28%, Puzzle 13.8%, Exploration 12.8%, Hand-drawn 12.6%, Casual 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same team, it retains the signature hand-drawn style and narrative-driven puzzle mechanics.

Embark on a journey through a vast post-apocalyptic environment, full of interesting characters and engaging puzzle games in this sci-fi point-and-click adventure game.

Why similar: Puzzle 22.4%, Hand-drawn 21.3%, Adventure 17.8%, Sci-fi 15.2%, Stylized 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: This point-and-click adventure features a unique, stylized world and challenging puzzles that feel very similar to the ISOLAND series.

One Way: The Elevator is a creative point-and-click game developed by CottonGame. You need to find a blue sphere in each scene to power an elevator to travel upward.

Why similar: Clicker 27.4%, Puzzle 15.5%, Hand-drawn 13.4%, Casual 13.4%, Exploration 13%

Why You'll Like It: Another title from the same developer that focuses on compact, puzzle-driven exploration.

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

Why similar: Clicker 21.7%, Puzzle 20.8%, Exploration 19.1%, Sci-fi 10.4%, Adventure 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on exploration and point-and-click puzzle-solving within a mysterious, stylized setting.

Humor-filled indie adventure game created by the makers of Machinarium and Samorost.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 18.5%, Exploration 15.2%, Puzzle 15.2%, Casual 13.6%, Stylized 13.5%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the surreal, whimsical nature and focus on environmental interaction found in CottonGame titles.

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 31.8%, Hand-drawn 24.5%, Casual 9.1%, Stylized 9.1%, Adventure 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a unique, hand-drawn puzzle experience that relies on visual manipulation and lateral thinking.

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: Hand-drawn 26.9%, Puzzle 22.2%, Stylized 15.4%, Adventure 12.1%, 2D 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: The hand-drawn aesthetic and clever, logic-based puzzles create an atmosphere of discovery similar to the seed game.

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 17.9%, Adventure 17.2%, Puzzle 15.7%, Casual 15.3%, Stylized 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: This atmospheric puzzle game uses a beautiful, hand-drawn style to tell a poignant, wordless story.

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: Puzzle 44.1%, Adventure 30.1%, Story Rich 12.9%, Indie 9.2%, Singleplayer 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: This title features a gentle, puzzle-heavy adventure with a strong focus on atmosphere and emotional storytelling.

A fantastic, oceanic, open world puzzle adventure. Solve innovative block puzzles while unearthing a mystifying story, gaining new friends that change the puzzle landscape, and unlocking powers that provide more options for how you choose to progress through the enigmatic Isles of Sea and Sky.

Why similar: Puzzle 19.5%, Exploration 16.7%, Stylized 15.9%, Adventure 14.5%, Casual 13.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a puzzle-heavy adventure set across an island chain with a focus on exploration.

Your adventure continues in Gordian Rooms 2... The escape island game where you venture further into the mysteries of the Gordian Society! Challenge your wits and conquer every puzzle on the Isle of Lye!

Why similar: Puzzle 24.7%, Investigation 23.3%, Exploration 20.6%, Adventure 19%, Story Rich 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes exploration and puzzle-solving on a mysterious island, mirroring the core theme of the seed game.

Are you ready to serve the guests in the Rusty Lake Hotel? Solve all mysteries in this dark and eerie puzzle game. Rusty Lake Hotel is a point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.

Why similar: Puzzle 39.9%, Adventure 18.4%, Hand-drawn 16.4%, Indie 7.5%, Casual 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a surreal, point-and-click puzzle experience that thrives on mystery and unconventional logic.

Unravel a thrilling mystery by exploring a strange and twisted mansion, discovering curious clues, interrogating peculiar suspects and solving unique puzzles. Will you be able to uncover the secrets of Tangle Tower?

Why similar: Detective 33%, Puzzle 15.1%, Exploration 13.2%, Investigation 8.8%, Adventure 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a beautiful, stylized art style and a focus on investigating a mystery through point-and-click interaction.

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: Adventure 32.6%, Puzzle 17.7%, Hand-drawn 11.8%, Indie 11.2%, 2D 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: The game features a beautiful, hand-drawn art style and a series of logic puzzles set in a whimsical world.

Return to Monkey Island is an unexpected, thrilling return of series creator Ron Gilbert that continues the story of the legendary adventure games.

Why similar: Adventure 20.6%, Hand-drawn 19.7%, Puzzle 18.4%, Drama 13.4%, Casual 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: While more comedic, it remains a quintessential point-and-click adventure with a strong focus on puzzle logic and exploration.

You continue your journey in worlds of Abandoned.

Why similar: Drama 17.9%, Puzzle 17%, Adventure 14.5%, Hand-drawn 13.8%, Exploration 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: This entry in the series shares the same mysterious, indie point-and-click DNA as the seed game.

Discover a digital realm shrouded in mystery. Sequel to an award-winning narrative driven hacking simulator puzzle game. Play as an AI assistant in a major corporation. Deploy intricate social engineering tactics and expose hidden truths in a world of ambition and high-tech deception.

Why similar: Clicker 31.3%, Detective 18.1%, Drama 16.7%, Story Rich 8.7%, Casual 7.7%

Find your way out of a magical prison in this non-linear point'n'click adventure full of mini games and challenges. Get to meet the charismatic Whateverlanders, steal and deceive or be a good boy to discover all the different endings of Vincent's story.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 20.7%, Puzzle 16.7%, Exploration 15.6%, Adventure 14.3%, Casual 13.6%

Why You'll Like It: It features a unique, hand-drawn art style and a focus on narrative-driven puzzle choices.

Make your way through this thrilling old school style point and click adventure game and try to solve the mysterious circumstances plaguing Bayou Island.

Why similar: Casual 23.8%, Drama 21%, Adventure 19.9%, Puzzle 14.9%, Exploration 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It is a classic-style point-and-click game that focuses on island exploration and puzzle-solving.

"Murders on Yangtze River" is an Ace Attorney-like detective game that takes you on a journey through early 20th century China as you solve a series of intriguing cases. Use your logical reasoning and deduction skills to uncover clues, interrogate suspects, and solve the mysteries.

Why similar: Detective 28.2%, Puzzle 15.6%, Drama 12.5%, Adventure 11.6%, Investigation 11.5%

A narrative puzzle game with themes of love, fate and time. Follow the life stories of the two main characters and influence their destinies through interactions and choices. The game combines hand-drawn style and an immersive interactive experience to explore a profound journey of love and choice.

Why similar: Clicker 24%, Hand-drawn 20%, Puzzle 14.4%, Adventure 8.5%, Stylized 7.9%

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 35.3%, Adventure 20.6%, Story Rich 14.9%, Hand-drawn 14.7%, Indie 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a surreal, point-and-click narrative experience that leans into a dark, hand-drawn aesthetic.

The Rewinder is an adventure puzzle game based on Chinese mythology. You play as Yun, the last known Rewinder, who can communicate with spirits and explore other people's memories to alter the past.

Why similar: Detective 25.3%, Drama 20.4%, Puzzle 16.8%, Adventure 13.8%, Stylized 7.3%

In this award-winning puzzle adventure game, play as the Traveler on a quest to reunite the Peoples of the Tower. Observe, listen, and decipher ancient languages in a fascinating universe inspired by the Myth of Babel.

Why similar: Puzzle 36.2%, Adventure 18.9%, Detective 18.4%, Stylized 9.4%, Exploration 6.6%

Tales of the Mirror is a landscape-mode visual novel game created by Cotton Games. As a player, you solve a series of mysteries in the mid and late Ming Dynasty, in the south of Yangtze River.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 18.5%, Detective 16.6%, Puzzle 16%, Drama 13.5%, Stylized 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: It combines a hand-drawn aesthetic with a focus on mystery and puzzle-solving in a historical setting.

Set sail for a world-changing adventure as you guide Noor in their quest through a series of mind-bending illusions and atmospheric puzzles. Can you unlock the secrets of the mysterious world – and the meaning behind the Sacred Light?

Why similar: Puzzle 30.5%, Casual 24.9%, Exploration 24.3%, Strategy 10.7%, Story Rich 7.7%

"Paper Bride 5 Two Lifetimes" is the 5th work in the "Paper Bride' series. Our cast from Zangling Village return to the stage to welcome players back to the world of paper bride...

Why similar: Clicker 24.1%, Puzzle 16.4%, Casual 15.3%, Adventure 14.6%, Drama 13.5%

The Star Named EOS is a story-rich puzzle adventure built around photography. Recreate compositions of past photos to uncover the truth of a family mystery. Experience a harmonious mixture of beautiful hand-drawn art and engaging puzzles on a journey of reminiscence.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 17.4%, Drama 14.8%, Puzzle 13.8%, Casual 13.1%, Stylized 10.9%

In this classic point-and-click adventure anthology you follow the path of Dale and Laura and other famous Rusty lake characters such as Mr. Crow and Mr. Owl. The series will be updated, preserved and bundled to survive the end of the Flash Games era.

Why similar: Puzzle 39.7%, Detective 22.1%, Hand-drawn 11.6%, Adventure 9.3%, Story Rich 7%

Island Clicker: Embark on a thrilling adventure! Collect resources, upgrade tools, and tame loyal companions. Uncover hidden secrets, explore mysterious bunkers, and battle fierce enemies. Every click reveals new challenges. Are you ready to discover what this island hides?

Why similar: Clicker 38.4%, Casual 25.9%, Hand-drawn 17.8%, 2D 7.3%, Multiple Endings 5.4%

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

Why similar: Puzzle 24.2%, Exploration 17.7%, Hand-drawn 14.4%, Adventure 14%, Casual 11.2%

Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER is a story-rich adventure and the sequel to 2064: Read Only Memories. Explore the rich world with an intuitive point-and-click interface as you take on the role of a young psychic agent tasked with tracking down a mysterious antagonist hiding in people's memories.

Why similar: Stylized 22.4%, Sci-fi 18.3%, Multiple Endings 17.7%, Adventure 16.9%, Story Rich 12.6%

"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: Clicker 26%, Casual 18.1%, Puzzle 14%, Adventure 13.6%, Drama 9.8%

An unnatural storm leaves an adventurous aviator stranded for decades within the infamous Bermuda. Overcome creatures of the deep and unravel the islands secrets in search of a way back home.

Why similar: Detective 28.9%, Puzzle 25.6%, Adventure 17.2%, Stylized 10.3%, Story Rich 8.2%

Discover illusionary pathways and delightful puzzles as you learn the secrets of The Sacred Geometry. Follow the heart warming story of Ro in her journey through motherhood. Rediscover independence through manipulating monuments and evolving paths to explore new, surreal, and mysterious worlds.

Why similar: Puzzle 29.4%, Casual 25.1%, Exploration 22.5%, Strategy 13.2%, Adventure 8.5%

Iris.Fall is a puzzle adventure game featuring striking visuals and a spellbinding theme of "light and shadow".

Why similar: Puzzle 33.6%, Adventure 27.7%, Casual 25.2%, Indie 8.1%, Stylized 4.6%

Whisper of Y'Ryando is a Lovecraftian puzzle-solving game that showcases a layered papercraft aesthetic. In this game, players will uncover the ongoing stories of the town through a unique perspective, acquiring hundreds of clue fragments by rolling dice.

Why similar: Drama 20.3%, Puzzle 17.1%, Clicker 14.8%, Stylized 14.3%, Exploration 11.5%

A mystery adventure game and visual novel set on solitary Shironagasu Island. Discover its secrets, solve its mysteries, and escape from the ominous island!

Why similar: Adventure 38%, Detective 28.3%, Drama 11.5%, Sci-fi 6.5%, Story Rich 6.5%

Moncage is a unique puzzle adventure game where you explore a fascinating world trapped inside a mysterious cube. With each face displaying a unique scene, you’ll have to leverage the illusions and discover the hidden links to solve the puzzle.

Why similar: Drama 22.6%, Puzzle 21.6%, Casual 14.9%, Clicker 13.9%, Adventure 12.9%

ISOLAND Pumpkin Town? What the hell kind of game is this and what does it have to do with ISOLAND, Mr Pumpkin.

Why similar: Exploration 19%, Puzzle 18.8%, Casual 18.5%, Hand-drawn 14.1%, Drama 12.6%

Revisit and repeat the final moments of China's turn of the century in this narrative puzzle adventure. Play a 6th-grade student and greet classmates, explore secrets, play mini-4WD, or just wander around town. Make your choices to create a perfect day for everyone!

Why similar: Investigation 16.3%, Drama 15.4%, Hand-drawn 14.2%, Puzzle 13.8%, Adventure 11.1%

Blankspace is an escape room visual novel with point-and-click elements. Investigate your surroundings, solve puzzles, make meaningful choices, and figure out the the mystery behind Chris and Beryl's predicament.

Why similar: Casual 36.3%, Adventure 34.8%, Indie 12.6%, Puzzle 8.7%, Multiple Endings 4.2%

Fate of Kai is a new kind of adventure. Explore different storylines, solve complex puzzles, travel through time and manipulate characters ideas to help Kai reach the castle. The game is set in a magical illustrated book, which you will have to master to reach the end of the story.

Why similar: Adventure 31.4%, Puzzle 27%, Hand-drawn 21.3%, Casual 10.5%, Story Rich 5.4%

BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION is an isometric, point & click adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic future. Explore an unscene landscape, solve puzzles, meet new friends and make powerful enemies, mediate conflicts and fight for your life as you unravel the secrets of the desolate world around you.

Why similar: Investigation 19.2%, Adventure 18%, Puzzle 17.2%, Sci-fi 14.7%, Multiple Endings 13.4%

Haven Moon will transport you to a mysterious world where you have to explore abandoned islands and solve their secrets to find a treasure. In this Myst-like game inspired by Jules Verne’s universe, use your senses and intelligence to find your way through secret passages and curious machinery.

Why similar: Puzzle 20.2%, Investigation 19.9%, Exploration 17.1%, Adventure 16.1%, Sci-fi 12.8%

A completely self-contained portable version of one of the highest user-rated games. Built on an entirely new engine with new UI, support for Steam Deck, & more. Features world-bending puzzles, intriguing denizens, surreal environments, and a captivating story about the truth of the game's reality.

Why similar: Puzzle 24.2%, Exploration 16.9%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Adventure 11.5%, Casual 10.9%

An emotional point-and-click hard sci-fi adventure game about exploring an abandoned space station. Follow messages left by the long-gone staff to learn the outcome of the research team and the secrets they left behind.

Why similar: Puzzle 22.8%, Exploration 20.4%, Sci-fi 15.6%, Casual 14.4%, Adventure 12.8%

Something has been taken. Enter a new Grid and forge alliances via visual novel gameplay, uncovering truths through Identity Disc puzzles. Make critical decisions and plot your own course in a world without a creator.

Why similar: Detective 23.5%, Puzzle 12.7%, Adventure 11.1%, Hand-drawn 10.9%, Investigation 8.4%

The Multi-Medium is a visually unique 2D puzzle platform adventure in which you play as an interdimensional explorer lost in the multiverse. Travel to diverse worlds, each drawn or painted by hand in a different medium and style, in search of your place in the cosmos.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 19%, Puzzle 13.3%, Stylized 12.3%, Exploration 11.5%, Casual 11.4%

Get ready for the next Glass Masquerade sequel! Immerse yourself in the beautiful world of stained glass art, split into constellations with various themes on the celestial map

Why similar: Casual 40.6%, Puzzle 33.1%, Stylized 20.3%, Indie 4.4%, Singleplayer 1.6%