Games Like Memory Traces: Japan

A relaxed 3D jigsaw puzzle game about building detailed miniature dioramas of places from around the world.

Why similar: Wholesome 44.1%, Relaxing 12.6%, Puzzle 11.6%, Realistic 10.3%, Family Friendly 5.3%

'Pieces of the Past' is a cute, sentimental adventure where you restore family keepsakes to uncover touching stories. Blend puzzle-solving with the joy of preserving memories in this delightful journey!

Why similar: Wholesome 36.7%, Puzzle 15.3%, Relaxing 15.1%, Family Friendly 10.8%, Casual 6.5%

Restore a forgotten neighbourhood through your favourite hobby, one cozy room at a time. In Hozy, clean, paint, and decorate abandoned homes with satisfying mechanics and intuitive controls. Enjoy the little details as you interact with tools, items and furniture to bring each space back to life.

Why similar: Wholesome 23.6%, Relaxing 15.8%, Sandbox 12.9%, Puzzle 9.9%, Family Friendly 7.1%

Monuments Renovator is a game in which you play the role of a professional monument renovator. You choose from among the world's greatest monuments, restore them to their former glory and learn about history and architecture.

Why similar: Sandbox 17.5%, Realistic 15.3%, Family Friendly 13.3%, First-Person 11.3%, Building 10.9%

Pixel Puzzles: Japan combines traditional jigsaw puzzle style gameplay with light video-game interactivity.

Why similar: Puzzle 62.5%, Casual 14.1%, Simulation 8%, Indie 7.9%, Relaxing 6.9%

Museologist: Tidy Up the Museum! A single-player simulation. The whole collection has fallen apart. Find where each fragment belongs, piece it back together like a puzzle, and restore 543 objects from 3,513 scattered pieces.

Why similar: Relaxing 32.1%, Puzzle 23%, Casual 12.5%, Realistic 10.6%, Simulation 10.1%

Daylife in Japan is a minimalist jigsaw puzzle game with pixel art GIFs instead of images.

Why similar: Puzzle 27.2%, Relaxing 25.8%, Minimalist 13.7%, Family Friendly 12.7%, Casual 11.5%

Konbini Cleanup is a cozy organizing simulator where you sort 2,928 products in a messy konbini. Clean, learn abilities, and restore order in a calm and atmospheric environment.

Why similar: Puzzle 23.6%, Casual 17.6%, Simulation 15%, Realistic 13.1%, Relaxing 10.7%

Workshop Simulator allows you to repair and refurbish items using a range of restoration mechanics such as disassembling, cleaning, sanding and painting. The accompanying story will immerse you in the nostalgia of tinkering with your grandfather.

Why similar: Sandbox 15.7%, Relaxing 14.5%, Puzzle 13.9%, Realistic 12.3%, Immersive Sim 10%

A cozy puzzler with story. Recreate paintings by applying lines & colors in a specific order. Explore beautiful mazes & collect letters of a poem. Help two sweethearts find a path towards each other. Three games in one. Hints when stuck. 160+ paintings, 3~4 hours, set to a chill soundtrack.

Why similar: Wholesome 45.7%, Minimalist 12.9%, Relaxing 11.3%, Puzzle 10.6%, Family Friendly 7.6%

A relaxing puzzle game where you recreate towns from people's memories. These people will give you written puzzles and to solve them you'll be able to either modify the buildings or use different tools, such as one that makes wind, and many others. Each puzzle will surprise you in a different way.

Why similar: Relaxing 26.8%, Puzzle 25.3%, Family Friendly 12.8%, Point & Click 10.9%, Casual 9.4%

Casual memory puzzle.

Why similar: Minimalist 25.6%, Relaxing 17.5%, Puzzle 15.9%, Family Friendly 13.4%, Point & Click 7.8%

Restore ancient artifacts in the company of a cat!

Why similar: Puzzle 35.7%, Relaxing 35.6%, Casual 14.7%, Family Friendly 12.5%, Singleplayer 1.5%

Casual puzzle to train your memory.

Why similar: Minimalist 23.7%, Puzzle 18.4%, Relaxing 15.2%, Family Friendly 13.9%, Casual 9.2%

A cozy sorting game set in a quiet Tokyo workshop. Clients bring you boxes of clutter: buttons, coins, gears, stamps. Sort them, group them, and put everything back in its place, to satisfying ASMR clicks. No timers. Mistakes cost nothing. Just the joy of tidying up.

Why similar: Wholesome 48.4%, Relaxing 14%, Puzzle 10.2%, Family Friendly 5.6%, Atmospheric 5.6%

Give sports facilities a second life in this relaxing story-driven simulator! Restore the glory of old gyms, courts and pitches, and add a sprinkle of your own style.

Why similar: Wholesome 36.4%, Relaxing 10.8%, Realistic 9%, Family Friendly 8.5%, First-Person 6.7%

Arrange the town islands and see them come to life. Just swap the blocks of a 3D jigsaw puzzle.

Why similar: Wholesome 37.7%, Puzzle 15.1%, Relaxing 13.3%, Minimalist 11.9%, Point & Click 7.8%

Put Back Stuff is a cozy organisation simulator where you put items back where they belong. Enjoy meditative, play at your pace organisation.

Why similar: Wholesome 32.7%, Puzzle 21.5%, Casual 16%, Family Friendly 10.5%, Relaxing 9.7%

Fresh Start is a relaxing single player game, in which you embark on a mission to clean up the world and restore nature to its fresh and colorful shape. Watch as the world changes in front of your eyes as you help animals, solve puzzles and grow plants around you.

Why similar: Realistic 15.1%, Family Friendly 14.7%, First-Person 13.5%, Relaxing 13.3%, Immersive Sim 8.2%

An artistic puzzle game inspired by paper cutting art. Piece together fragments of paper cutouts to restore the nature-themed artworks in the gallery.

Why similar: Puzzle 24.9%, Relaxing 23.2%, Atmospheric 12.7%, Immersive Sim 12.1%, Casual 11.9%

Bring forgotten places back to life in a cozy cleaning and restoration game! Clean dirt and trash, repair damaged areas, decorate interiors with furniture, and enjoy a relaxing experience at your own pace.

Why similar: Casual 25.1%, Simulation 21.2%, First-Person 16.9%, Family Friendly 16.6%, Atmospheric 9.7%

The pleasure of assembling, admiring, and interacting with your own Dioramas collection, without ever losing a piece.

Why similar: Wholesome 36.9%, Puzzle 12.5%, Relaxing 10.8%, Sandbox 7.8%, Building 7.5%

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: Wholesome 23.1%, Relaxing 20%, Puzzle 18.4%, Family Friendly 12.2%, Casual 7.9%

Post Office: Tidy Up! is a cozy sorting simulator where you shelve 3,360 parcels scattered across a postal depot by an earthquake. Read every label, find its courier, country and numbered slot, and restore order at your own pace.

Why similar: Relaxing 27.5%, Puzzle 18.5%, Casual 10.5%, Simulation 8.9%, Realistic 8.7%

Restore the balance of nature.

Why similar: Puzzle 40.9%, Casual 19.5%, Atmospheric 17.4%, Indie 13%, 3D 6.4%

Solve puzzles by placing buildings and creating vibrant cities in River Towns. Each district has its own style and shapes, making every level a new challenge. Help to restore and rebuild our River Towns.

Why similar: Puzzle 21.9%, Relaxing 19.4%, Sandbox 19.3%, Family Friendly 17%, Building 10%

Repair old-school objects in this cozy puzzle game. Join antique-restorer Maria, as she arrives in the sun-soaked town of Bellariva and set out on a journey of helping the townsfolk reconnect.

Why similar: Puzzle 22%, Relaxing 21.6%, Casual 19.3%, Indie 12.9%, Family Friendly 12.6%

Experience a relaxing atmosphere from the comfort of your cozy room by solving small 3D puzzles inside collectible gachapons, and find the original shape of things inspired by Rubik’s style.

Why similar: Puzzle 19.5%, Relaxing 19.3%, Minimalist 17.3%, Family Friendly 11.9%, Point & Click 11%

A relaxing puzzle escape game! Make your way through a variety of hand-crafted 3D dioramas, look for useful objects, find hidden clues and solve fun puzzles! Unravel this mysterious adventure about chaos, order and the surreal.

Why similar: Wholesome 40%, Time Travel 12% ★, Puzzle 12%, Relaxing 10.8%, Point & Click 6.2%

Preserve is a relaxing puzzle nature-building game in which you flourish a vibrant ecosystem by cleverly placing plants and animals to create a perfect symbiosis to your liking.

Why similar: Sandbox 23.9%, Relaxing 23%, Puzzle 22.1%, Building 13.8%, Casual 8.4%

Build the new future of Europe! Flip, renovate, repair and rebuild places destroyed during World War 2. Get to know the history and stories of civilians. Play an immersive building simulator with grappling storytelling.

Why similar: Relaxing 20.3%, Realistic 17.3%, Sandbox 13.9%, First-Person 12.1%, Immersive Sim 10.9%

Take on the role of a one-man renovation team tasked with restoring various sports facilities to their former glory. Many of them have been destroyed as a result of time or lack of care. Don't let them go into complete oblivion - roll up your sleeves and breathe new life into them!

Why similar: Relaxing 18.6%, Sandbox 16.8%, First-Person 12.7%, Family Friendly 10.7%, Immersive Sim 10.5%

Zen Garden is the place where you come to rest your mind.

Why similar: Relaxing 23.1%, Minimalist 21.6%, Puzzle 21.2%, Family Friendly 12.7%, Casual 6.8%

Heal a scarred island, rebuild habitats, play with your dog, design your sanctuary, and relax by the fire. Turn this broken, trash-filled island into a thriving sanctuary — one clean sweep at a time.

Why similar: Relaxing 22.3%, Realistic 13.4%, Family Friendly 13.1%, Immersive Sim 12.5%, First-Person 9.5%

As the last pixel restorer in the city, your job is to restore faded photographs that have been sealed away for a long time to their original glory.

Why similar: Relaxing 29.2%, Puzzle 28.9%, Casual 13.5%, Point & Click 11.7%, Indie 8.1%

Cleaning Up The Puzzle Gallery is a cozy first-person organization simulator about cleaning up 5000+ puzzle pieces scattered across a gallery of ~200 famous paintings. Whether you want to relax and solve jigsaw puzzles to classical music, or min-max the fastest times, the gallery needs cleaning.

Why similar: Relaxing 27.3%, Puzzle 21.2%, First-Person 10.2%, Casual 9.8%, Family Friendly 8.8%

An easygoing simulation game about creating tiny, Japanese inspired garden dioramas. Use a wide selection of plants, decorations and tools to build and nurture the zen garden retreat of your dreams.

Why similar: Sandbox 20%, Relaxing 19.1%, Minimalist 13.4%, Building 11.4%, Immersive Sim 8.4%

A relaxing puzzle game in which you explore 3D dioramas, solve puzzles and save cats lost in time! Crazy, right?!

Why similar: Relaxing 21.6%, Time Travel 21.3% ★, Puzzle 20.8%, Family Friendly 14.7%, Point & Click 8.2%

Craft delicious lunch boxes in this cozy-yet-challenging ingredient-cutting puzzle game.

Why similar: Wholesome 47.9%, Puzzle 13.6%, Minimalist 12.1%, Relaxing 11.7%, Point & Click 4.8%

The Artisan of Glimmith is a cozy, relaxing puzzle game about coloring stained glass and restoring the artworks of a kingdom above the clouds. Explore a world of handcrafted puzzles designed with intent, where simple rules lead to delightful surprises.

Why similar: Wholesome 32.7%, Puzzle 23.2%, Relaxing 15.9%, Family Friendly 8.3%, Casual 8.2%

Suitcase Stories is a short, cozy puzzle game about packing life’s memories. Organize objects into suitcases across 7 chapters, from childhood to adulthood. No timers, no scores just the calm joy of finding the perfect fit for every cherished memento.

Why similar: Relaxing 29.1%, Puzzle 23.5%, Family Friendly 12.2%, Point & Click 12.1%, Casual 8.1%

UMAMI is a cozy 3D food puzzle game where every level is a handcrafted, sensory experience. Tinker, rotate, and fit wooden blocks together to build mouthwatering food towers and fantastical cakes, all in a comfy atmosphere, like tidying a bento box for the soul.

Why similar: Wholesome 53.9%, Relaxing 14.7%, Puzzle 13.3%, Family Friendly 6.8%, Casual 4%

DinoBones: Tidy Up the Museum! is a cozy skeleton restoration sim. Identify, collect, and piece together around 2,000 scattered dinosaur bones. Feel chaos turn into order, and with every skeleton you rebuild, the museum reveals another secret.

Why similar: Relaxing 31.1%, Puzzle 20.4%, Casual 11.9%, Simulation 9.7%, Realistic 9.7%

Unpacking is a zen puzzle game about the familiar experience of pulling possessions out of boxes and fitting them into a new home. Part block-fitting puzzle, part home decoration, you are invited to create a satisfying living space while learning clues about the life you’re unpacking.

Why similar: Relaxing 36.7%, Puzzle 18.6%, Family Friendly 10%, Casual 9%, Point & Click 7.1%

Undusted: Letters from the Past is a casual game in which you clean and restore dirty items. What is her story as she returns to a long-neglected house? Enjoy the satisfying audiovisuals featuring sensually designed sounds and graphics.

Why similar: Wholesome 47.1%, Relaxing 14%, Family Friendly 11.2%, Puzzle 10.5%, Atmospheric 5.1%

Click on the right star, solve the puzzles and be enchanted by these beautiful Japanese landscapes. CATch the Stars: Japan is a beautiful minimalist puzzle with a relaxing, pleasant and original soundtrack.

Why similar: Minimalist 21.8%, Relaxing 21.4%, Puzzle 18%, Family Friendly 13.5%, Point & Click 9%

Woodo feels like a 3D coloring book you can touch, a relaxing puzzle-tale told through handcrafted wooden dioramas. A toy for those who never forgot how to be a child.

Why similar: Wholesome 52.4%, Relaxing 13.2%, Family Friendly 11.6%, Puzzle 11.5%, Point & Click 4.5%

Run a quaint electronics repair shop in mid-2000s Tokyo. Grow your business by carefully restoring iconic video game consoles, cell phones, music players, and other nostalgic devices. Talk to customers, hear their stories, and see how your decisions impact both their lives and your shop.

Why similar: Relaxing 38.3%, Building 22%, Simulation 12.4%, Indie 10.7%, Atmospheric 9.9%

Visit a part of war-torn Hamburg in the FREE Germany Prologue! Flip, renovate, repair and rebuild places destroyed during World War 2. Get to know the history and stories of civilians. Play an immersive building simulator with grappling storytelling.

Why similar: Relaxing 20%, Realistic 16.3%, Immersive Sim 14.1%, Building 13.5%, Sandbox 11.1%

A short game about organizing messy spaces. Place every object back where it belongs, discovering and deciphering secrets hidden amongst the clutter.

Why similar: Relaxing 36.7%, Puzzle 35.5%, Casual 20.4%, Indie 6%, Singleplayer 1.4%

Assemble a chronological puzzle of family photos to piece together their most cherished memories. Uncover the family's life story as you arrange the pictures in the correct order within carefully crafted albums. Unleash your creativity and decorate them with multiple scrapbooking tools!

Why similar: Wholesome 26.3%, Relaxing 22.9%, Puzzle 18.5%, Family Friendly 10.1%, Casual 9.5%

Atomic Reconstruction is a atmospheric Puzzle game, where you have to use the power of fusion and fission to create and modify specific atoms or groups of atoms.

Why similar: Casual 28.8%, Puzzle 25%, Relaxing 23.8%, Indie 20.9%, Singleplayer 1.5%

Cozy Cleaner is a relaxing cleaning game where you tidy and organize rooms messed up by playful cats. Pick up clutter, wipe away dirt, and bring order back to every space for a calming, refreshing experience with cozy soundtracks.

Why similar: Wholesome 43.1%, Relaxing 12.7%, Minimalist 12.4%, Family Friendly 7.1%, Immersive Sim 5.6%

Tidy Up History is a cozy cleaning sim where you inherit a chaotic museum. Tidy messy rooms, unlock new abilities, and find hidden keys to open new wings. Uncover historical knowledge to properly identify and showcase artifacts, returning the museum to its former glory.

Why similar: Relaxing 28.9%, Casual 20.1%, Simulation 19.5%, First-Person 15.5%, Immersive Sim 8.1%

It's time to open shop! Inherit your family's repair shop, and roll up your sleeves. Fix up the prized possessions of the forest folk, paint yourself a masterpiece to sell and make your family shop all your own with decorations, furniture and cookies!

Why similar: Puzzle 26.2%, Relaxing 25.9%, Family Friendly 20.4%, Simulation 11.1%, Indie 5.4%

Build a cozy cabin that feels like home. Travel to peaceful Retreats in changing seasons and weather, decorate at your own pace, and collect Keepsakes with gentle backstories. No grind. No pressure. Just nature, animals, and time to breathe.

Why similar: Wholesome 42.4%, Relaxing 11.5%, Sandbox 8.4%, Family Friendly 7.9%, Realistic 7.1%

A cozy, nostalgic puzzle game where you build tracks to guide adorable miniature trains through bite-sized challenges. Solve clever brain teasers and rediscover the joy of your very first toy train set.

Why similar: Wholesome 37.1%, Minimalist 12.9%, Relaxing 11%, Sandbox 9.8%, Puzzle 9.8%

Raccoon Cocoon is a charming pixel art puzzle game where you join Grandma Raccoon and help her organize the little details of life in a relaxing way. From everyday clutter to the small messes nature brings, everything is waiting to be tidied up with calm and care!

Why similar: Wholesome 54.6%, Puzzle 14%, Relaxing 13.8%, Family Friendly 9%, Casual 5.8%

Moving Through Life is a relaxing 3D game about arranging furniture and items in different stages of life. Make choices that affect your belongings and rooms in subtle ways. Discover the story of the heroine and how your decisions shape her life.

Why similar: Relaxing 31.6%, Puzzle 19.8%, Casual 10.8%, Family Friendly 8.9%, Simulation 8.9%

The August Before is 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: Wholesome 48.2%, Puzzle 13.4%, Relaxing 12.9%, Casual 7.1%, Simulation 6.8%