- #1 The Lost Shepherd
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Shear Luck Studios LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Lost Shepherd is a cozy, narrative adventure game about escapism in the face of major world conflict. Journey through a shepherd’s dreams to gather sheep, discover lost artifacts, and find forgotten friends.
Why similar: Cozy 37%, Hand-drawn 15.1%, Story Rich 10.4%, RPG 9.8%, Exploration 6.4%
- #2 Alight
96% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Without Fail
Windows
Photograph birds, decorate your lighthouse, and find companionable peace in Alight, a heartfelt cozy adventure about aging and absence
Why similar: Cozy 28.7%, Emotional 20.3%, Hand-drawn 15.1%, Story Rich 9.7%, Female Protagonist 8.1%
- #3 Beacon Pines
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,519 reviews2022
Dev: Hiding SpotPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 27.3%, Emotional 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Hand-drawn 9.5%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #4 Chromascape
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Zoo Corporation
Windows
Step into a gentle, hand-drawn world in Chromascape. As Luna the hedgehog, you hold the power to absorb and share colors in a land fading into gray. Use warm hues to light fires, cool tones to freeze paths, and restore vibrancy to this heartwarming 2D adventure.
Why similar: Cozy 29%, Hand-drawn 17.7%, Emotional 16.6%, Story Rich 9.6%, Cute 5.3%
- #5 Planet of Lana II
94% matchVery Positive93% of 1,069 reviews2026
Dev: WishfullyPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
As greed and power divide the tribes of their home planet, Lana and her little companion, Mui, must stand together against the forces reshaping their world – struggling not just for survival, but for the soul of their home.
Why similar: Cozy 25.1%, Emotional 14.7%, Hand-drawn 12%, Platformer 10.5%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #6 Blowhard
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Machine Ghost
Windows
Blowhard is a leaf-blowing adventure, set in a cozy English village. Take on the role of Francis - a man with a loud leaf blower and a nose for trouble. Blow your way through a countryside mystery. Solve puzzles, clear autumn leaves, and annoy the locals.
Why similar: Cozy 35.6%, Hand-drawn 15%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Story Rich 10.4%, Exploration 9.4%
- #7 Mia & Mio
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tides Studio
Windows · Mac
A witch who lost everything, and an old cat who promised to protect her. Mia & Mio is a hand-drawn visual novel about witchcraft and finding hope in dark times.
Why similar: Cozy 28.7%, Hand-drawn 12.5%, Emotional 10.8%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #8 Child of Light
92% matchVery Positive91% of 13,502 reviews2014
Dev: Ubisoft MontréalPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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: Turn-Based 31.4%, RPG 13.5%, Platformer 11.6%, Female Protagonist 9.4%, Hand-drawn 9.3%
- #9 MONOWAVE
91% matchVery Positive94% of 72 reviews2026
Dev: Studio BBB Inc.
Windows · Mac
MONOWAVE is a puzzle adventure through colorful worlds powered by four emotions. Alone or with a friend, express your feelings through song, empathize with your spirit friends, and solve puzzles to find your way forward.
Why similar: Cozy 27.9%, Emotional 15.7%, Hand-drawn 14%, Platformer 11.5%, Exploration 8.2%
- #10 Heart to Heart
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Olive Lantern Studio
Windows
Collect expressions to use in conversations as you immerse yourself in each character’s psychological journey, where your words, decisions, and even your thoughts determine the course of every story. Plant flowers, drink tea, and have fun romancing as you help bring the village back to life.
Why similar: Cozy 29.3%, Emotional 22.5%, Story Rich 13.6%, Hand-drawn 8.8%, RPG 7.6%
- #11 Berry Berry Festival
90% matchPositive100% of 27 reviews2025
Dev: StarboiHooch
Windows
A wholesome and heart-warming story game about a young girl who wants to become the Berry Berry Champion. Explore a small town and help the residents with odd jobs to prepare for the Berry Berry Festival!
Why similar: Cozy 39.7%, Hand-drawn 16.9%, Story Rich 11.8%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, RPG 9.4%
- #12 GLIMWISP: Twin Sparks
89% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: XIAYUYI
Windows
A cozy hand-drawn 2D side-scrolling urban fantasy. In a world where two planets collided, you're a delayed biology grad student roaming with your twin sister—light on combat and puzzles, heavy on wandering, meeting strangers, and uncovering whimsical tales and warm little moments.
Why similar: Cozy 29.6%, Hand-drawn 14.3%, Platformer 13.9%, Story Rich 10.1%, Exploration 10%
- #13 The Amber Throne
89% matchVery Positive82% of 192 reviews2015
Dev: Joshua Missile
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Amber Throne is a turn-based JRPG-styled game about a girl in a desert world beneath a mysterious floating castle, and her quest to reach it.
Why similar: Turn-Based 29.5%, Hand-drawn 13.2%, RPG 11%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, JRPG 9.2%
- #14 A Journey's End
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: YobobPub: Yobob Games
Windows
A boy wakes up in the spirit world not knowing how he got there. He needs to find a way home but is caught up working for the owner of the bath house. Forced to work, he must find a way to escape the bath house, and find his way back home before the spirit feast festival arrives
Why similar: Cozy 30.7%, Emotional 17.2%, JRPG 10.2%, Exploration 9.5%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #15 Witch of Ice Kingdom Ⅱ
88% matchVery Positive89% of 99 reviews2017
Dev: Windward_BirdsPub: XNZONE
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The Exlester Continent had once been a beautiful land. But it was destroyed ruthlessly by a war between witches. At last a hero of the Archangel decedent put the war to an end by sealing the power of those witches. But it was too late, By the mighty magic, The beautiful Exlester Continent Was into the winter forever.
Why similar: Turn-Based 31.2%, Hand-drawn 13.9%, JRPG 10.5%, Female Protagonist 9.2%, RPG 8.4%
- #16 Kami Paper Scissors
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KimmiArts
Windows
Join Kami in a magical adventure through pop-up books where everything is made of paper. Fold origamis, cut with your scissors, and solve puzzles to transform the world and find your way home.
Why similar: Cozy 26.2%, Hand-drawn 14.8%, Emotional 14.6%, Female Protagonist 8.8%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #17 Cricket: Jae's Really Peculiar Game
86% matchPositive88% of 33 reviews2024
Dev: Studio KumihoPub: PM Studios, Inc.
Windows
Make a wish. Change the past. Join Jae and his friends on a hand-animated JRPG adventure to undo a devastating loss. Explore a strange world not unlike our own, beat up peculiar enemies using timing-based combat, and annoy NPCs who wish you'd just stop throwing things at them. No grinding required.
Why similar: Turn-Based 27.7%, Hand-drawn 16%, Emotional 15%, Story Rich 9.9%, RPG 8%
- #18 Code5erpent
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Serpent Game Studio
Windows
The game where numbers are a weapon. On a simulated Earth, add, multiply, or combine the numbers which comprise the matrix's code, and take advantage of a rich equipment system of weapons and scrolls in order to come up with devastating combos to annihilate your enemies.
Why similar: Turn-Based 31.9%, JRPG 12.8%, Hand-drawn 12.7%, Story Rich 10.5%, RPG 10.3%
- #19 Sophia's Path
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wannibe Studios
Windows
Guided by a glowing pendant, Sophia journeys through whimsical worlds to find her lost father. Solve charming turn-based puzzles, befriend misunderstood gods and goddesses and uncover tales of courage and quiet wisdom inspired by Greek mythology.
Why similar: Cozy 27%, Turn-Based 19.8%, Hand-drawn 13.1%, Story Rich 8.9%, Female Protagonist 8.4%
- #20 Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key DX
83% matchVery Positive87% of 172 reviews2025
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
This edition includes new stories, playable characters (Clifford, Serri, and Kilo), and features that have been added to "Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key."
Why similar: Turn-Based 30.1%, JRPG 10.4%, Exploration 10%, Emotional 9.1%, Female Protagonist 8.8%
- #21 Fractured Library
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Raguthra Studios
Windows · Mac
An enchanted library - once bustling with life - now swirls with dangerous magic that is weakening barriers between worlds, causing some strange things to happen. Travel to the worlds within the pages to help the eccentric yet lovable librarian restore the library to its former glory.
Why similar: Cozy 34%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Exploration 13.1%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Emotional 7.6%
- #22 Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy DX
82% matchVery Positive90% of 174 reviews2025
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
This edition includes new stories, playable characters (Empel, Lila), and features that have been added to "Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy."
Why similar: Turn-Based 29.9%, JRPG 10.9%, Exploration 9.7%, Female Protagonist 9%, Emotional 9%
- #23 The August Before: Chapter One
82% matchVery Positive92% of 572 reviews2025
Dev: Silly Little GamesPub: Catoptric Games
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 41%
The August Before: Chapter One is the first chapter in a meditative narrative 3D puzzle about cleaning up, sorting out and packing up your life before moving on. Clean up and don’t forget your old belongings on your way to the new life!
Why similar: Cozy 37.1%, Emotional 17%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Story Rich 7.8%, Atmospheric 6.5%
- #24 SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered
80% matchVery Positive93% of 391 reviews2025
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Experience two tales woven in a world of watercolor graphics.
Why similar: Turn-Based 35.4%, JRPG 11.9%, Hand-drawn 11.8%, RPG 9.3%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #25 BlackHill
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dinobyte Softworks LLC
Windows
A storybook pixel art platformer about Bo, a small pig searching a mysterious island for the parents he's lost. Cozy on the surface. Quietly heavy underneath. The first chapter of the Black Hill universe.
Why similar: Cozy 27.4%, Emotional 16.8%, Story Rich 12.5%, Exploration 9.5%, Atmospheric 7.7%
- #26 Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout DX
79% matchVery Positive81% of 348 reviews2025
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 72%
This DX edition includes new stories, playable characters(Agatha, Kilo, and Romy), and features that have been added to "Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout.
Why similar: Turn-Based 30.3%, Exploration 10.5%, JRPG 10.3%, RPG 8.6%, Emotional 8.5%
- #27 NAIRI: Rising Tide
79% matchVery Positive100% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: HomeBearStudio
Windows
A hand-drawn adventure blending visual novel storytelling with point-and-click puzzles. Explore the corrupt oasis city of Shirin as an apocalyptic prophecy looms. Meet unforgettable characters, craft solutions with your Tool Belt, and unravel intricate puzzle-dungeons.
Why similar: Cozy 21.6%, Emotional 15.5%, Hand-drawn 15.4%, Story Rich 9.5%, Female Protagonist 8.1%
- #28 Honor Cry: Aftermath
81% matchMostly Negative33% of 15 reviews2018
Dev: SimProse StudiosPub: SA Industry
Windows · Mac
A war that has lasted over 100 years is coming to an end. Guide 2 soldiers on their mission to end the long conflict and escape with their lives. Includes hundreds of items, over 20 quests to complete and professional writing and voice acting.
Why similar: Turn-Based 34%, RPG 15.5%, Adventure 10.8%, Exploration 10.3%, Story Rich 10.1%
- #29 interViolence
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Mado
Windows · Mac
Wander through a secret lair. Help a young supervillain move out of his lifelong home. Think about your past, and his uncertain future. The third entry in the Violence series.
Why similar: Emotional 18.4%, Story Rich 15.7%, RPG 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Hand-drawn 12.3%
- #30 Mole's Best Friend
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stay Sorta Positive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Mole's Best Friend is a cozy, hand-drawn point and click adventure about Topo, a routine-abiding mole, and his best friend Scrunch, a rebellious young beetle. But after an argument, Scrunch goes missing! Topo must face his fears, solve clever puzzles, and venture into the unknown to bring her home.
Why similar: Cozy 38.8%, Hand-drawn 20.6%, Story Rich 8.8%, Exploration 6.5%, Adventure 6.2%
- #31 Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream
77% matchVery Positive94% of 2,611 reviews2022
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 21.4 hrsMean: 64.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A mysterious story of a mysterious dream ... This is a story about one of the adventures Sophie the Alchemist had after she left her hometown of Kirchen Bell.
Why similar: Turn-Based 28.2%, JRPG 12.6%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, RPG 9.2%, Emotional 8.5%
- #32 Elendia Ceus
78% matchMixed70% of 44 reviews2019
Dev: Aldorlea Games
Windows
What lies beneath the skies? Can the truth be too much to bear? Play as Annie and her friends in this epic old-school RPG developed by Aldorlea Games, and find out!
Why similar: Turn-Based 31.6%, RPG 19.1%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, JRPG 10.4%, Exploration 9.4%
- #33 Becca
76% matchPositive100% of 22 reviews2024
Dev: Slimomo
Windows · Mac
Becca is a short point-and-click, interactive story book.
Why similar: Cozy 30.4%, Hand-drawn 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Emotional 11.1%, Atmospheric 5.4%
- #34 Folia: The King's Revelry
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JFnova Games
Windows
Restore Folia to a world shrouded in darkness as you explore the wonders of the Brazilian landscape to find Talia's sister.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 19.9%, Emotional 16%, Platformer 13.4%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Atmospheric 7.6%
- #35 Ara Fell: Enhanced Edition
76% matchVery Positive94% of 2,327 reviews2016
Dev: Stegosoft GamesPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Explore a breathtaking world floating above the clouds in this classic fantasy RPG. Battle an ancient vampire menace, forge powerful bonds with your companions, and experience the definitive Enhanced Edition packed with new content and improvements.
Why similar: Turn-Based 34.3%, JRPG 12%, Exploration 10%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #36 Rock and Found
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Urbandrei
Windows
Your Grandma has willed you a collection of rocks deep in the woods, but when you arrive, you find that the rocks are strewn across the floor. Armed with your Grandma's journal, a determination to clean the collection, and the tools she left behind, you begin sorting through thousands of rocks.
Why similar: Cozy 46.7%, Emotional 19.6%, Story Rich 12.2%, Atmospheric 7.3%, Puzzle 6.8%
- #37 Meet Me on the Mountain
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Psychic City Games
Windows
When letters from an unknown figure arrive in Julia's mailbox, she unravels a forgotten, painful truth behind it. Witness a unique narrative experience illustrated in a series of hand-painted scenes that tell the story of Julia and a familiar stranger that lives inside her fractured memories.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 23%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Emotional 17.3%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Story Rich 11.1%
- #38 Lost in Cheese
71% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2026
Dev: SnøVittra
Windows
Cheese is blocking your way. Push cheese and clear the path to the big red button. A cozy puzzle adventure about cheese. Can you outsmart the cheese?
Why similar: Cozy 35.7%, Turn-Based 24.7%, Exploration 9.4%, Adventure 5.6%, Puzzle 5.5%
- #39 NAIRI: Tower of Shirin
73% matchVery Positive84% of 550 reviews2018
Dev: HomeBearStudio
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 62%
A hand-drawn adventure blending visual novel storytelling with point-and-click puzzles. Explore a vibrant yet dangerous oasis city where humans and animals live side by side. Meet unforgettable characters, trade and combine quirky items, and solve challenging puzzle-dungeons filled with mystery.
Why similar: Cozy 17.1%, Hand-drawn 16.6%, Emotional 15.1%, Story Rich 10.3%, Female Protagonist 9.2%
- #40 Grimm's Hollow
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 14,624 reviews2019
Dev: ghosthunter
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 51%
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
Why similar: Turn-Based 30.4%, RPG 13.9%, Story Rich 13%, Emotional 10.4%, Female Protagonist 7.4%
- #41 Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings DX
72% matchVery Positive91% of 435 reviews2021
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 12.7 hrsMean: 41.3 hrs≥1hr: 72%
The definitive edition of the Atelier "Mysterious" series at a new price, with brand new content and various DLCs! "Atelier Lydie & Suelle" is the 3rd instalment: after discovering a mysterious painting, Lydie & Suelle get closer to their dream of running the best atelier.
Why similar: Turn-Based 20.4%, JRPG 16.1%, RPG 15.8%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Emotional 10.4%
- #42 Whisper of a Rose
74% matchMixed50% of 101 reviews2014
Dev: RosePortal GamesPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Melrose is trapped in a life of hardship. She can find no one who understands her. To cope with her sorrow, Melrose turns to her imagination. Sadly, dreams must end... But not today. Melrose is about to meet her godmother and discover that the land in her dreams is real and in trouble.
Why similar: Turn-Based 35.5%, JRPG 13.3%, Story Rich 10.2%, RPG 10%, Female Protagonist 8.6%
- #43 Atelier Totori ~The Adventurer of Arland~ DX
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 409 reviews2018
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 55.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
The second release in the Arland series. In a search for her missing mother, Totori tours the world of Arland as an adventurer accompanied by her friends. Use Synthesis, Explore, and Battle to fulfil requests, raise her rank as an adventurer and venture into brand new lands.
Why similar: Turn-Based 25.6%, JRPG 13.1%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Emotional 9.7%, RPG 9.6%
- #44 Batography
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 509 reviews2025
Dev: SporkTank
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as a curious bat on his mission to take a full fledged photo of the moon. Run, Climb, Glide and Snap your way through an array of obstacles while interacting with the cheeky characters in the neighbourhood. Can you collect all the moon cakes?
Why similar: Cozy 34.5%, Hand-drawn 15.8%, Platformer 12%, Story Rich 10.3%, Exploration 7.5%
- #45 Night Drives
70% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Catechin Studio
Windows
An adventure game about spending one night in the passenger seat of a friend's car, enjoying the conversation, the music, and the view outside the window. For anyone who has ever stayed out late with friends for no reason at all.
Why similar: Cozy 36.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Emotional 12.8%, Adventure 12.2%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #46 Epiphany City
71% matchVery Positive90% of 290 reviews2022
Dev: Cameron Ladjevardi
Windows · Mac
Use magical picture frames to manipulate the world around you in mind-bending ways. Turn paintings to life, change time, & re-imagine objects to suit your needs. Follow Lily, a girl who's lost all hope, as she steals powers from the strongest superhero, leaving it up to her to save the world.
Why similar: Emotional 20.9%, Hand-drawn 17.8%, Story Rich 12.3%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Exploration 8.7%
- #47 Solstride
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Playing Mantis Studio UG
Windows
Solstride is a casual story-rich roguelike where you journey through seasonal biomes with your animal companions. Together, rebuild a cozy sanctuary, uncover hidden truths, and find humanity in shared connections. Every bond tells a story; what will yours say?
Why similar: Turn-Based 32.9%, Hand-drawn 14.1%, Story Rich 11%, RPG 9.5%, Exploration 7.2%
- #48 Pieced Together
67% matchVery Positive98% of 168 reviews2026
Dev: Glowfrog Games
Windows · Mac
Pieced Together is a cozy scrapbooking game that takes you on a heartfelt journey about friendship and getting older. Sort items, solve gentle puzzles, and decorate the scrapbook as you uncover the story piece by piece.
Why similar: Cozy 41%, Hand-drawn 15.5%, Story Rich 11.1%, Emotional 8%, Puzzle 6.4%
- #49 Forgotlings
68% matchVery Positive84% of 68 reviews2026
Dev: Throughline GamesPub: Hitcents
Windows
Award-winning cinematic narrative adventure set in a hand-drawn world of living forgotten objects. Lead Fig and the crew of the Volare through a story of identity, unity, and survival—where diplomacy, difficult choices, and moments of action shape the fate of five divided tribes.
Why similar: Emotional 19.3%, Hand-drawn 18%, Platformer 10.6%, Story Rich 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%
- #50 凯尔文 - Kelvin And The Chateau
70% matchVery Positive89% of 507 reviews2021
Dev: Forgotten
Windows
My home was destroyed by a fire, and only my mother and I survived. Why me? After leaving his control-freak mother, Kelvin made a few friends and seemed to have a new answer to this question. However, his friends sometimes hide something from him.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 24.7%, RPG 19%, JRPG 13.7%, Emotional 12.8%, Story Rich 12.7%
- #51 Fernwick
69% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: byGinaLo
Windows
Some stories aren't told. They're left behind in photographs, letters, worn recipes, and the ordinary things we choose to keep. Open Grandma Junie's keepsake book. Inspect what she left behind and piece together the story of Fernwick through the memories held within its pages.
Why similar: Cozy 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Hand-drawn 13.9%, Exploration 11.5%, Emotional 10%
- #52 The Blue Cat
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Devcats
Windows · Linux
A little girl finds a cat and learns about love and compassion.
Why similar: Cozy 22.9%, Emotional 17.8%, Hand-drawn 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, JRPG 10.3%
- #53 Missi
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Yellow Fish Arts
Windows
Missi is a cozy point & click game in a watercolor hand-drawn world. Solve puzzles together with a cute white mouse, using clues in sketches of past adventures. Try to trick the Mushroom Spider and the Crow King by collecting all medicinal herbs for her sick son.
Why similar: Cozy 36.3%, Hand-drawn 19.5%, Story Rich 9%, Interactive Fiction 7.8%, Adventure 5.5%
- #54 HipWitch
69% matchVery Positive91% of 150 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Hip Sword
Windows · Mac
HipWitch is a chill puzzle game that invites you to explore a beautiful nature reserve. Play as Prom, a young witch helping a cast of quirky characters. Use a variety of spells, and the power of 90s dial-up internet to solve the tasks ahead!
Why similar: Hand-drawn 26.8%, Emotional 16.3%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Story Rich 13.3%, Exploration 11.9%
- #55 Pieces
66% match6 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: Daniel ArreolaPub: Prism Inc.
Windows
Pieces is about trying to understand yourself and who you are. You explore emotions, identify feelings and come to understand their meaning. Choose how you react, and see it shape who you become.
Why similar: Cozy 24.8%, Hand-drawn 21.3%, Emotional 12.3%, Story Rich 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%
- #56 MR.EXPLORER
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: EHG
Windows
Explore the world, swap your body parts to gain unique abilities, uncover hidden secrets, and recover all 16 lost packages.
Why similar: Cozy 41%, Platformer 17%, Exploration 14.9%, Puzzle 7.2%, Adventure 7%
- #57 DreamPost
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: xiaoheiCatPub: Next Playground
Windows · Mac · Linux
Review files, assemble dreams, and fulfill daily orders using a retro employee terminal. Build friendships with coworkers from different eras, investigate deleted files, and await a letter addressed both to and from yourself—but before any of that, make sure you meet this week’s performance quota.
Why similar: Turn-Based 38.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Exploration 13.6%, Female Protagonist 9.1%, Story Rich 6.7%
- #58 The Bear - A Story from the World of Gra
66% matchVery Positive100% of 72 reviews2025
Dev: Mucks! Games
Windows
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 16.9%, Hand-drawn 16.2%, Story Rich 14.2%, Cozy 12.8%, Emotional 12.3%