Games Like Machinarium

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: Point & Click 21.2%, Hand-drawn 17.5%, Surreal 15.6%, Stylized 8.7%, Puzzle 8%

Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same studio, this game offers the same signature surreal, hand-drawn aesthetic and intuitive, non-verbal puzzle design.

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

Why similar: Point & Click 17.9%, Surreal 14.8%, Hand-drawn 12.9%, Family Friendly 9.5%, Puzzle 8%

Why You'll Like It: Another Amanita Design classic, it shares the whimsical, organic art style and playful, exploration-focused puzzle gameplay.

Boxville is an adventure puzzle game about speechless cans living in the city of boxes and drawing doodles on cardboards to tell the stories. Made in Ukraine.

Why similar: Point & Click 25%, Hand-drawn 20.3%, Puzzle 12.6%, Family Friendly 12%, Story Rich 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a wordless, robot-centric world and puzzle-solving mechanics that feel like a direct spiritual successor to Machinarium.

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: Hand-drawn 22.1%, Puzzle 22%, Point & Click 15%, Stylized 6.9%, Great Soundtrack 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its unique, hand-drawn art and innovative, logic-based puzzle mechanics provide a deeply satisfying experience similar to the best moments in Machinarium.

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 20.6%, Surreal 20.5%, Puzzle 13%, Stylized 10%, Atmospheric 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: This atmospheric, hand-drawn puzzle game captures the same sense of mystery and tactile interaction found in Josef's journey.

The Inner World – A 2D-Point’n’Click Adventure Together with the help of the mysterious thief Laura, his best intentions and no clue whatsoever, Robert sets off on his adventure to discover the secret of the wind's disappearance. Will the young adventurer be able to save his world?

Why similar: Point & Click 54.1%, Adventure 13.3%, Puzzle 12.6%, Great Soundtrack 9.4%, Story Rich 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a beautifully hand-drawn world and a charming, puzzle-heavy adventure that mirrors the whimsical tone of Machinarium.

Papetura is a short atmospheric adventure game, with unique world handmade entirely out of paper, and beautiful fragile music. It tells the story of two little creatures whose house is in danger of being burned down.

Why similar: Point & Click 17.4%, Hand-drawn 13%, Surreal 12.7%, Puzzle 8%, Stylized 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Entirely crafted from paper, this game offers a unique, atmospheric, and visually stunning puzzle experience that feels very close to the art style of Machinarium.

Life on Tiny Planet was calm and carefree until a great disaster occurred - Tiny Planet was hit by a meteor! The world fell apart and now its future depends only on you! Use your imagination and creativity: in order to restore Tiny Planet and help its inhabitants you will have to fix a variety of machines and mechanisms as well as solve...

Why similar: Point & Click 37%, Hand-drawn 31.9%, Puzzle 19.1%, Steampunk 4.7% ★, Surreal 1.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a hand-drawn, steampunk-inspired world filled with hidden objects and logic puzzles that evoke the same cozy, mechanical feel.

Life has ceased. Man is but a myth. And now, even the machines have begun to fail. Lead Horatio Nullbuilt and his sarcastic sidekick Crispin on a journey through the crumbling world of Primordia, facing malfunctioning robots, ancient secrets, and an implacable, power-hungry foe.

Why similar: Point & Click 30.6%, Robots 25.5%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Steampunk 9.2% ★, Story Rich 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: A fantastic point-and-click adventure set in a post-apocalyptic world populated by robots, focusing on deep exploration and logic puzzles.

CHUCHEL is a comedy adventure game from the creators of Machinarium, Botanicula and Samorost. Join the hairy hero Chuchel and his rival Kekel as they will be facing numerous puzzles and challenges in their quest to retrieve the precious cherry!

Why similar: Point & Click 22.7%, Hand-drawn 14.1%, Surreal 12.8%, Linear 10.1%, Cute 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A hilarious and visually inventive point-and-click game from the creators of Machinarium that prioritizes charm and funny interactions.

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: Point & Click 24%, Hand-drawn 19.9%, Steampunk 17.3% ★, Puzzle 12.4%, Atmospheric 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A massive, hand-drawn puzzle adventure that rewards curiosity and exploration in a way that will feel very familiar to Machinarium fans.

Samorost 2 tells a surreal story of a space gnome whose dog just got kidnapped by mischievous aliens. Set out on a short expedition to rescue the pup, deal with curious strangers and relax to the soothing music by Tomáš "Floex" Dvořák.

Why similar: Point & Click 23.3%, Surreal 18.2%, Hand-drawn 13.9%, Puzzle 9.4%, Stylized 9%

Why You'll Like It: An essential early title from Amanita Design that captures the surreal, exploration-based puzzle gameplay that defined their later work.

Join Kate Walker as she travels to remote locations and time periods in this timeless voyage to discover her true destiny.

Why similar: Steampunk 35.1% ★, Point & Click 27.5%, Puzzle 10.4%, Adventure 8.1%, Atmospheric 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A classic adventure game that excels in steampunk atmosphere and intricate, mechanical puzzle-solving.

The Dream Machine is an award-winning point & click adventure game about exploring other people's dreams. It's built by hand using materials such as clay, cardboard and broccoli.

Why similar: Point & Click 22.5%, Hand-drawn 18.8%, Surreal 16.8%, Puzzle 11%, Story Rich 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: The claymation-style art and surreal, atmospheric puzzles provide a unique, hand-crafted experience that mirrors the charm of Machinarium.

Pilgrims is a playful adventure game, created by the team behind Machinarium and Samorost. Roam the land as you please and make new friends, share a laugh with your fellow travelers and help them complete their little stories, your way. How many different solutions can you find?

Why similar: Hand-drawn 24.4%, Point & Click 22%, Stylized 12.6%, Family Friendly 12%, Puzzle 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A playful, card-based adventure from Amanita Design that focuses on experimentation and funny, unexpected outcomes.

The BAFTA award winning handmade puzzle adventure game made entirely by hand. Explore the city and use your ingenuity to piece together puzzling mechanisms and bring back power to this unique world. Three years in the making, it's handmade entirely out of paper, card, miniature lights and motors.

Why similar: Point & Click 44.1%, Puzzle 19.2%, Great Soundtrack 15.2%, Adventure 8.9%, Story Rich 4%

Why You'll Like It: Built entirely from paper, card, and miniature lights, this game offers a tactile, puzzle-heavy experience that is visually and mechanically delightful.

Explore the beginnings of the Samorost series in the space gnome’s original bite-sized adventure, formerly released in 2003. Now with remastered sounds, enhanced graphics, and new music by Floex.

Why similar: Point & Click 29.7%, Surreal 26.8%, Puzzle 12.8%, Cute 5.8%, Stylized 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: The original short, surreal, and relaxing puzzle experience that started the Amanita Design legacy.

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 51.8%, Great Soundtrack 11.6%, Story Rich 9.5%, Adventure 9.3%, Puzzle 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: This beautifully hand-drawn adventure game features a charming, character-driven story and clever point-and-click 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: Steampunk 19.9% ★, Robots 18.6%, Point & Click 15.6%, Hand-drawn 9.7%, Puzzle 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click adventure set in a post-apocalyptic world filled with robots, featuring a variety of engaging puzzles.

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 24.7%, Great Soundtrack 13%, Puzzle 9.8%, Adventure 9.1%, Hand-drawn 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A cute, robot-themed adventure game that features a variety of logic puzzles and a vibrant, hand-drawn art style.

Mechanism - - an adventure game about a lonely robot. Dive into a depressive steampunk world which has been infected with a strange disease called "Phlegm".

Why similar: Steampunk 36.6% ★, Robots 23.7%, Puzzle 7.7%, Atmospheric 5.9%, Cute 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game leans heavily into the steampunk and robot aesthetic, providing a moody, atmospheric puzzle-adventure experience.

Enjoy an adventurous vacation to a 1960's parallel universe! A Sci-Fi-Mystery Adventure Game with handmade scenery.

Why similar: Point & Click 40.8%, Adventure 14%, Great Soundtrack 13.7%, Puzzle 10.3%, Story Rich 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game uses hand-crafted miniature sets to create a unique, atmospheric, and puzzle-filled point-and-click adventure.

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 30.5%, Puzzle 14.8%, Story Rich 12.1%, Surreal 10.9%, Hand-drawn 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: While darker in tone, its surreal, hand-drawn art and point-and-click puzzle mechanics capture a similar sense of immersive, strange adventure.

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 42.9%, Puzzle 12.3%, Steampunk 12.1% ★, Adventure 8.2%, Hand-drawn 6%

Why You'll Like It: A classic, comedy-focused point-and-click adventure that features a vibrant, junk-filled world and complex puzzle chains.

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: Point & Click 34.8%, Puzzle 15.2%, Story Rich 10.7%, Hand-drawn 9.9%, Great Soundtrack 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: The beautiful, stylized art and clever, logic-based puzzle solving make this a great choice for fans of point-and-click adventures.

Search for hidden folks in hand-drawn, interactive, miniature landscapes. Unfurl tent flaps, cut through bushes, slam doors, and poke some crocodiles! Rooooaaaarrrr!!!!!

Why similar: Hand-drawn 27.6%, Point & Click 24.7%, Puzzle 13.7%, Family Friendly 8.4%, Cute 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: This hand-drawn, interactive world is packed with charm and rewards the same kind of careful observation required in Machinarium.

Steamburg is an award-winning puzzle adventure game with story exploration elements and unique gameplay. Professor Vincent Moore fights a robot invasion. He is unarmed so he must be really smart. After destroying robots he can explore locations to find and rescue his fiancée.

Why similar: Steampunk 54.5% ★, Point & Click 18.5%, Puzzle 13.2%, Adventure 9.3%, Indie 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game combines steampunk aesthetics with isometric puzzle-solving, focusing on clever mechanics and environmental interaction.

A carefully created world with unique environments and an engrossing atmosphere, Unmechanical offers over 30 unique puzzles of exploration and adventure!

Why similar: Puzzle 54%, Adventure 19.6%, Casual 15.3%, Indie 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based puzzle game featuring a small, flying robot navigating a mysterious, atmospheric underground world.

А fun and innovative puzzle game about a wired robot who delivers batteries to his wireless friends.

Why similar: Robots 27%, Surreal 13.9%, Puzzle 12.1%, Linear 9.7%, Cute 8.6%

A short, surprising, toy-like puzzle game.

Why similar: Point & Click 33.7%, Surreal 17.5%, Puzzle 13.9%, Family Friendly 10.3%, Casual 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A short, surreal, and highly interactive puzzle game that focuses on tactile exploration and visual delight.

Mechanic 8230: Episode 1 is an adventure game in the point-and-click genre. Help the mechanic find his robot friend RO-2 and together unveil the secrets of the world destroyed by the Cataclysm.

Why similar: Robots 23.1%, Point & Click 17.1%, Hand-drawn 13.1%, Family Friendly 11%, Sci-fi 8.6%

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: Steampunk 43.4% ★, Point & Click 25.7%, Adventure 7.8%, Story Rich 7.3%, Puzzle 7.2%

World of Goo is a multiple award winning physics based puzzle / construction game made entirely by two guys.

Why similar: Puzzle 32.1%, Great Soundtrack 26%, Surreal 8.3%, Cute 6.2%, 2D 5.7%

Phonopolis is a story-driven puzzle adventure set in a hand-painted 3D world made of cardboard. Solve a wide variety of playful puzzles and help Felix end the Leader's oppressive influence in a resonant dystopian city inspired by avant-garde art.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 19.6%, Point & Click 19.2%, Puzzle 12.3%, Family Friendly 9.9%, Linear 9.6%

Solve puzzles, riddles, and embark on an exciting journey of discovery! Join Toto and Gal as they explore dreamscapes and befriend magical creatures. Lost in their imagination, the brother and sister must stick together and solve puzzles to find their way home.

Why similar: Point & Click 19.3%, Surreal 17.4%, Hand-drawn 16%, Family Friendly 10.6%, Puzzle 10.1%

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 33.1%, Hand-drawn 19.1%, Great Soundtrack 12.8%, Puzzle 12.7%, Adventure 9%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, point-and-click adventure with a unique, hand-drawn art style and an emphasis on exploring a strange, interconnected world.

Gnomdom is a point & click puzzle game where you find little gnomes stuck in various places and help them return to their home.

Why similar: Point & Click 33.8%, Hand-drawn 26.9%, Puzzle 15.3%, Cute 6.8%, Adventure 5%

Rumu is an intimate, narrative-driven adventure that follows the path into sentience of a robot vacuum cleaner.

Why similar: Robots 27.3%, Point & Click 21%, Sci-fi 8.4%, Puzzle 8.4%, Story Rich 8%

«The Guardian of Nature» is a hand-drawn, size-changing adventure. Embark on a magical journey with botanist Henry, use your size-changing ability to explore nature in big and small and solve solarpunk puzzles to put nature back in order.

Why similar: Point & Click 22.4%, Hand-drawn 14.8%, Puzzle 12.3%, Linear 8.2%, Family Friendly 7.7%

Throw your toys into your fire, and play with them as they burn. An adventure that takes place almost entirely in front of a fireplace - about looking up up up out of the chimney, and the cold world just on the other side of the wall. From the creators of World of Goo and Human Resource Machine.

Why similar: Puzzle 20.6%, Great Soundtrack 17.7%, Point & Click 12.5%, Casual 11.1%, Surreal 8%

Cogs is a puzzle game where players build machines from sliding tiles. Players can choose from 50 levels and 3 gameplay modes. New puzzles are unlocked by building contraptions quickly and efficiently. Inventor Mode: Starting with simple puzzles, players are introduced to the widgets that are used to build machines — gears, pipes,...

Why similar: Steampunk 54.4% ★, Puzzle 20.1%, Family Friendly 13.8%, Casual 4.1%, Point & Click 3.5%

When indie game developers Alexey and Markus are in trouble, their only hope comes from their creation.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 30.7%, Robots 19.5%, Puzzle 19.5%, 2D 8.3%, Cute 6.3%

Welcome to the Museum! Machinika Museum is a mystery game where you discover beautiful and mysterious machines of extra-terrestrial origins in an atmospheric galaxy-spanning 3D puzzle game. Will you be able to understand their stories and discover what happened to their previous owner?

Why similar: Point & Click 33.8%, Puzzle 19.2%, Sci-fi 16.5%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Story Rich 8.9%

This is the original version of Braid from 2009, which may not work well on newer systems. For an updated version of the game with nicer graphics, more levels and a large amount of developer commentary, see Braid, Anniversary Edition.

Why similar: Puzzle 44.5%, Great Soundtrack 23.9%, 2D 9.8%, Indie 7.5%, Atmospheric 4.2%

Broken Lens is a cozy game where you will discover the story of a little robot with a sight problem. Explore manifold cute environments at your own pace and investigate to understand what happened to them.Will you be able to uncover all the secrets? 🔍

Why similar: Robots 22%, Point & Click 21.2%, Hand-drawn 14.7%, Sci-fi 7.8%, Linear 7.7%

Tetrobot is the world's most popular and reliable robot, but he's not perfect. That's why I, Maya, have built him a microscopic little brother, Psychobot.Help me guide Psy through Tetrobot's cogs and circuits: by swallowing blocks of matter and spitting them out, we can repair anything.

Why similar: Puzzle 46.1%, Robots 34.9%, Casual 11%, Indie 7.9%

My Brother Rabbit is a beautifully drawn exploration adventure and puzzle game set in a surreal world that mixes reality with a child’s imagination.

Why similar: Point & Click 33%, Great Soundtrack 20.2%, Puzzle 17.1%, Adventure 7.8%, Story Rich 7.2%

Bear With Me: The Lost Robots is an all new prequel chapter featuring Amber’s brother Flint and the callous detective Ted E. Bear. Take to the gritty and bustling undergrounds of Paper City, discovering new characters and rich lore leading up to the events of the first 3 episodes of Bear With Me.

Why similar: Point & Click 27.5%, Hand-drawn 19.5%, Puzzle 11.1%, Story Rich 10.2%, Atmospheric 8.1%

Retro Machina is a single-player action and exploration game set in a retro-futuristic universe. Experience the journey of a little robot as it solves intricate puzzles and begins unraveling the mysteries of a world long forgotten.

Why similar: Robots 35.5%, Hand-drawn 22.3%, Puzzle 13.5%, Story Rich 10.4%, 2D 6.3%

Their faces are the playing pieces. The rules are their emotions!Ridiculously charming puzzles, wrapped around an epic tale of love and danger, topped off with an authentic old-time stringband soundtrack!The goal is to put every one next to their friends.But you can't please everybody all the time.

Why similar: Robots 24.3%, Hand-drawn 17.9%, Puzzle 14%, Family Friendly 11%, Cute 9.9%

Valiant Hearts : The Great War is the story of 4 crossed destinies and a broken love in a world torn apart. Dive into a 2D animated comic book adventure, mixing exploration, action and puzzles. Lost in the middle of the trenches, play as each of the 4 strangers, relive the War and help a young German soldier find his love.

Why similar: Atmospheric 22.7%, Great Soundtrack 21.9%, Story Rich 17.9%, Puzzle 15.3%, Adventure 9.6%

With this long-expected sequel to the critically highly acclaimed and lavishly praised Deponia, the player enters round two. Chaos on Deponia turns out to be even wackier than its predecessor and instantly puts the player under its spell.

Why similar: Point & Click 43.3%, Steampunk 13.8% ★, Puzzle 10.8%, Adventure 9.5%, Great Soundtrack 5.9%

A classical science fiction point and click adventure which takes you into a deep story and murky atmosphere, while solving logical puzzles. Accompany Tessa Carter and her talking robot as she finds out about herself and searches for a way to survive.

Why similar: Point & Click 28.6%, Robots 18.3%, Hand-drawn 17.4%, Sci-fi 12.2%, Story Rich 9%

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: Point & Click 32.8%, Puzzle 19.5%, Surreal 15.6%, Hand-drawn 10.3%, Atmospheric 4.9%

Enter the ambient world of Osmos: elegant, physics-based gameplay, dreamlike visuals, and a minimalist, electronic soundtrack. Your objective is to grow by absorbing other motes. Propel yourself by ejecting matter behind you. But be wise: ejecting matter also shrinks you. Relax - good things come to those who wait.

Why similar: Puzzle 33.2%, Great Soundtrack 22.8%, Casual 13.5%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Indie 8.1%

Foil the plan for world domination!

Why similar: Point & Click 22.3%, Steampunk 14.9% ★, Family Friendly 11.5%, Great Soundtrack 9.9%, Puzzle 9.6%

Experience the beginning and end of characters' lives and build your own family tree! Rusty Lake: Roots is the second premium point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Cube Escape series and Rusty Lake Hotel.

Why similar: Point & Click 34.3%, Puzzle 25.3%, Surreal 8%, Story Rich 7.8%, Atmospheric 6.3%

Embark on an adventure to rescue Charlie’s family from the nefarious industrialist known only as the 'Baron.'

Why similar: Puzzle 41%, Steampunk 20.4% ★, Adventure 16.3%, Family Friendly 6.5%, Indie 5%

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 28.5%, Puzzle 14.4%, Sci-fi 14.2%, Hand-drawn 13.9%, Story Rich 9%

The ultimate mash-up of Real-time Strategy and Tower Defense!

Why similar: Sci-fi 57.9%, Indie 17.9%, 2D 16.8%, Singleplayer 7.4%