Games Like Monument Valley

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: Puzzle 36%, Adventure 12.5%, Casual 12.3%, Puzzle Platformer 12%, Exploration 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: It features a unique perspective-based puzzle mechanic where you manipulate a mysterious cube to connect disparate worlds.

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 43.3%, Point & Click 15.7%, Beautiful 12.5% ★, Casual 6.1%, Adventure 6%

Why You'll Like It: This hand-drawn puzzle game uses a brilliant layering and perspective-shifting mechanic that feels like a spiritual cousin to Monument Valley.

I can see the signs in my sleep now, always guiding me closer. Will this really work? Have we almost achieved the impossible?

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19%, Puzzle 18.4%, Relaxing 15.7%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Emotional 14.1%

Why You'll Like It: You navigate a world of signs, shifting between 2D and 3D perspectives to solve clever environmental puzzles.

Rediscover gravity and explore an Escher-esque world of impossible architecture. Witness infinity in first-person and master its rules to solve physics-defying puzzles. Cultivate a garden to open new paths forward, where an eternal expanse awaits.

Why similar: Puzzle 26.9%, Puzzle Platformer 20.4%, Relaxing 20.2%, Exploration 14.2%, Adventure 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: It features an infinite, surreal world with non-Euclidean geometry that challenges your perception of gravity and space.

Challenge perception, redefine reality, and reshape the world around you with an instant camera. Viewfinder is a new single player game offering gamers hours of interesting and fun experiences while uncovering the mysteries left behind.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31.3%, Puzzle 29.5%, Exploration 16.3%, Adventure 10.9%, Singleplayer 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: It allows you to bring two-dimensional photographs into a three-dimensional space, offering mind-bending perspective puzzles.

Maquette is a first-person recursive puzzle game that takes you into a world where every building, plant, and object are simultaneously tiny and staggeringly huge.

Why similar: Puzzle 25.4%, Puzzle Platformer 18.5%, Adventure 13.8%, Emotional 13.1%, Beautiful 8.9% ★

Why You'll Like It: The game centers on a recursive world where objects change scale, creating impossible geometry puzzles that mirror the surreal nature of your seed game.

The Gardens Between is a surreal puzzle adventure that follows best friends, Arina and Frendt, as they fall into a mysterious world of beautiful garden islands. Manipulate time to solve puzzles and discover the secrets of each island.

Why similar: Relaxing 16.4%, Puzzle Platformer 15.5%, Emotional 15.3%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Puzzle 14.7%

Why You'll Like It: This emotional puzzle game uses time manipulation to navigate beautiful, surreal islands, emphasizing atmosphere and narrative.

Perception is reality. In this mind-bending first-person puzzler, you escape a surreal dream world through solving impossible puzzles using the ambiguity of depth and perspective.

Why similar: Puzzle 44.5%, Puzzle Platformer 22.4%, Exploration 15.7%, Adventure 10.4%, Singleplayer 7%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on forced perspective, where the size and distance of objects change based on how you view them.

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: Design & Illustration 27.8% ★, Puzzle 8.9%, Point & Click 8.6%, Emotional 7.6%, Puzzle Platformer 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: As the direct sequel, it continues the iconic impossible architecture and meditative puzzle-solving of the original.

Carto is a charming adventure game wrapped around a unique, world-altering puzzle mechanic. Use this power to explore mysterious lands, help a quirky cast of characters, and guide Carto on her journey back to her family.

Why similar: Relaxing 23.9%, Puzzle 23.1%, Female Protagonist 19.6%, Exploration 14.6%, Adventure 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: The game allows you to rearrange map pieces to physically alter the world, blending exploration with clever spatial puzzles.

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

Why similar: Puzzle 19.8%, Relaxing 19.8%, Female Protagonist 17.4%, Exploration 10.9%, Linear 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: You solve puzzles by folding the world like paper, creating new paths through a beautifully illustrated environment.

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: Beautiful 24% ★, Female Protagonist 21.5%, Relaxing 14.2%, Puzzle 8.9%, Puzzle Platformer 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: While more platform-focused, its stunning watercolor art style and emotional, meditative journey provide a similar sense of wonder.

From Jeppe Carlsen, the lead gameplay designer of LIMBO and INSIDE — COCOON takes you on an adventure across worlds within worlds. Master world-leaping mechanics and solve intricate puzzles to unravel a cosmic mystery.

Why similar: Puzzle 31.6%, Puzzle Platformer 17.7%, Exploration 13.9%, Adventure 13.7%, 3D 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal puzzle adventure where you carry entire worlds within orbs, creating a nested, mind-bending experience.

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 24.2%, Puzzle Platformer 22.2%, Relaxing 21.7%, Linear 8%, Adventure 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: This atmospheric, hand-drawn puzzle-platformer features surreal architecture and a distinct, moody aesthetic.

Explore the ancient, mysterious world of Journey as you soar above ruins and glide across sands to discover its secrets.

Why similar: Relaxing 28.4%, Beautiful 22.1% ★, Exploration 17%, Adventure 13%, Atmospheric 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a profound, meditative experience focused on movement and atmosphere rather than complex mechanics.

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 22.3%, Relaxing 22.1%, Casual 16.8%, Female Protagonist 16.3%, Beautiful 8.3% ★

Why You'll Like It: This tactile, relaxing game focuses on the meditative process of repairing objects and connecting with characters' stories.

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 22.5%, Emotional 20.7%, Relaxing 18.5%, Puzzle Platformer 12.4%, Adventure 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A whimsical and emotional puzzle-adventure that focuses on exploration and gentle, satisfying environmental puzzles.

From the creators of What Remains of Edith Finch. Enter the surreal world of The Unfinished Swan and explore a mysterious, hidden kingdom by splatting paint to reveal the world around you.

Why similar: Puzzle 26.2%, Puzzle Platformer 23.5%, Exploration 17.5%, Adventure 11.5%, Casual 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: You explore a surreal, minimalist world by splashing paint to reveal your surroundings, echoing the artistic wonder of Monument Valley.

Guide brush strokes and solve a variety of puzzles to help an aspiring artist complete her masterpiece amid her brusque neighbor’s gaze and his pesky cat. As her painting starts to take shape, uncover an emotional tale of chance and artistry revealed behind unrelated yet familiar moments.

Why similar: Relaxing 20.3%, Puzzle 18.2%, Female Protagonist 18.1%, Point & Click 16.9%, Exploration 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: This narrative-driven puzzle game features a gorgeous, painterly art style and a relaxing, intimate atmosphere.

Set off on a delightful expedition and use your photographic eye to uncover the mysteries of the magical TOEM in this hand-drawn adventure game. Chat with quirky characters, solve their problems by snapping neat photos, and make your way through a relaxing landscape!

Why similar: Relaxing 27.8%, Puzzle 25.8%, Exploration 17.2%, Adventure 11.1%, Casual 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A cozy, hand-drawn exploration game where you solve puzzles by observing the world through a camera lens.

Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.

Why similar: Relaxing 34%, Exploration 21.8%, Adventure 12.2%, Female Protagonist 11%, Beautiful 8.5% ★

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the same sense of peaceful exploration and discovery in a beautifully stylized, low-poly world.

An adorable and relaxing open world puzzle adventure for monsters who love to learn about humans!

Why similar: Puzzle 24.9%, Relaxing 19.9%, Exploration 14.4%, Adventure 9.7%, Strategy 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, open-world puzzle game that is incredibly relaxing and rewards clever spatial thinking.

Sizeable is a relaxing and peaceful puzzle/exploration game! Shrink and grow your way through small dioramas in search of hidden objects!

Why similar: Puzzle 24.5%, Relaxing 24.2%, Exploration 14.2%, Casual 9.5%, 3D 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A relaxing puzzle game where you manipulate the scale of objects and the environment to solve hidden-object challenges.

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 24.2%, Puzzle 24.1%, Female Protagonist 16.3%, Adventure 8.9%, Casual 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: This point-and-click adventure features imaginative, hand-drawn visuals that capture the feeling of childhood wonder.

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 20.3%, Point & Click 18.6%, Emotional 14.9%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Beautiful 10.4% ★

Why You'll Like It: An isometric puzzle game that explores memory and narrative through beautifully crafted, self-contained dioramas.

Path of Giants is a serene puzzle adventure that follows three adorable explorers as they take on an icy mountain full of trials in search of a lost treasure. Control three characters, use their teamwork, leave no one behind, and hopefully find some gold!

Why similar: Puzzle 25.5%, Relaxing 20.2%, Beautiful 11.4% ★, Adventure 11.3%, Casual 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A charming, single-player puzzle game that requires coordinating three characters to navigate through beautiful, snowy landscapes.

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 38.9%, Puzzle 19.6%, Point & Click 13.5%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Casual 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A meditative, zen-like experience that tells a story through the simple, satisfying act of organizing belongings.

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: Relaxing 15.8%, Puzzle 13.4%, Puzzle Platformer 11.5%, Point & Click 11.1%, Female Protagonist 10.8%

Instant town building toy. Place housing blocks and watch them transform, piece by piece, into idyllic ocean-side towns, pastoral gardens, or sweeping cities on the sea.

Why similar: Relaxing 58.9%, Casual 18.5%, Singleplayer 10.5%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Indie 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: While not a traditional puzzle game, its minimalist, instant-build mechanics offer the same pure, relaxing joy found in architectural design.

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

Why similar: Puzzle 41.9%, Adventure 20.1%, Casual 15.5%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Atmospheric 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: It uses a unique light-and-shadow mechanic to solve puzzles within a dark, surreal, and atmospheric environment.

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: Puzzle 21.6%, Point & Click 20.5%, Design & Illustration 19.9% ★, Relaxing 19.8%, Casual 10%

Why You'll Like It: This hand-drawn, interactive world is filled with charm and provides a relaxing, observational puzzle experience.

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: Puzzle 19.1%, Point & Click 17.9%, Relaxing 17.3%, Exploration 9.5%, Adventure 7.1%

A single-player journey of discovery through an ancient world of wonders, created by solo developer Jonas Manke.

Why similar: Relaxing 22%, Puzzle Platformer 19.2%, Puzzle 17.8%, Exploration 13.3%, Third Person 10.4%

LEGO Builder’s Journey is an atmospheric, geometric puzzle game that asks us to sometimes follow the instructions… and sometimes to break the rules.

Why similar: Relaxing 28.1%, Puzzle 23.3%, Point & Click 20.9%, Casual 9.1%, Adventure 7%

Röki is a stunning adventure set in the snowcapped wilderness. As Tove, you must explore an uncharted world of hidden legends and forgotten monsters. Solve puzzles, collect curiosities, and uncover a tale of tragic loss, as you chart your path to redemption.

Why similar: Emotional 20.7%, Puzzle 17.9%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Third Person 9.2%, Adventure 7.8%

Hoa is a beautiful puzzle-platforming game that features breathtaking hand-painted art, lovely music, and a peaceful, relaxing atmosphere.

Why similar: Relaxing 38.2%, Exploration 17.6%, Puzzle Platformer 10.1%, Adventure 10.1%, Atmospheric 7.2%

Lead Abby the string puppet through a bruised, but beautiful fairy tale world in this cinematic adventure. Solve riddles, evade traps and shake off pursuers on the way to find freedom. Can Abby take control of her fate with all the strings attached?

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28%, Female Protagonist 26.3%, Exploration 14.3%, Adventure 10.4%, Fantasy 7.8%

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 Platformer 22.7%, Female Protagonist 22.7%, Puzzle 16.7%, Exploration 8.7%, Adventure 8.6%

Create your own paths combining the different elements available in this uniquely crafted world. Immerse yourself in a relaxing experience where your actions shape not only your surroundings but also your fate.

Why similar: Emotional 21.1%, Relaxing 15.2%, Adventure 12.2%, Puzzle Platformer 12%, Puzzle 11.1%

Enjoy meditative vibes in Jusant, an action-puzzle climbing game. Scale an immeasurably tall tower and ascend to new heights alongside your watery companion. Master your climbing tools, find your way up through diverse biomes, and piece together the tower’s past.

Why similar: Relaxing 24.9%, Puzzle 21.3%, Exploration 15.6%, Third Person 12%, Adventure 9.8%

Embark on a heartwarming journey with your little light friend to solve puzzles and bring light to the mystical realm of Illum.

Why similar: Puzzle 19.8%, Relaxing 19.6%, Exploration 13.8%, Emotional 11.8%, Third Person 8.9%

Even the smallest person can make a big difference. Join Alba, as she sets out to save her beautiful island and its wildlife. And possibly start a revolution.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 33.5%, Exploration 20.9%, Casual 14.1%, Adventure 13.6%, 3D 10.3%

Welcome to the Glass Masquerade sequel - an artistic puzzle game inspired by stained glass artisans and Wonderland depictions of the 20th century. You need to combine hidden glass pieces to solve every riddle and free yourself from a tangled dream.

Why similar: Puzzle 40.8%, Relaxing 20.3%, Casual 19%, Beautiful 10.4% ★, Singleplayer 2.8%

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

Why similar: Strategy 22.1%, Adventure 19.2%, Puzzle 16.2%, Casual 12.8%, Female Protagonist 12.8%

Spring Falls is a puzzle game about water, erosion, and watching things grow. Manipulate the landscape and bring wildflowers to life on a peaceful mountainside.

Why similar: Puzzle 32.4%, Relaxing 29.7%, Casual 16%, Beautiful 14.6% ★, Atmospheric 5.1%

Step onto the stage in Forgetmenots, a story-driven puzzle adventure where memories take center stage. Explore a theatrical world that unfolds like a live performance, solving puzzles in a whimsical yet bittersweet journey about loss and remembrance.

Why similar: Emotional 24.7%, Puzzle 23.4%, Female Protagonist 21.9%, Relaxing 14.7%, 3D 5.5%

Experience the moving tale of a young woman and her lifelong bond with a magnificent wolf as they embark on a thrilling adventure through a rapidly dying world.

Why similar: Emotional 20.4%, Puzzle 14.6%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Adventure 11.4%, Relaxing 11.3%

You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.

Why similar: Puzzle 49.5%, Exploration 19.7%, Relaxing 8.8%, Adventure 6.1%, Singleplayer 5.3%

Take your perceptivity to a new dimension in a relaxing low-poly isometric puzzle game. Find the differences in the beautiful, fully rotatable, and zoomable 3D environments. Can you find them all?

Why similar: Relaxing 27.4%, Puzzle 24.6%, Point & Click 14.7%, Casual 11.1%, 3D 6.5%

Harmony’s Odyssey is a 3D fantasy adventure puzzle game set on mythical dioramas full of riddles, perky creatures and magic. Embark on a fantastic journey through remote fabled lands tangled by a rowdy cat and bring peace to its inhabitants.

Why similar: Relaxing 22.3%, Puzzle 20.6%, Puzzle Platformer 18.5%, Female Protagonist 17.9%, Adventure 8.6%

Moss: The Forgotten Relic is an emotional and atmospheric adventure set in the pages of a living storybook, brimming with myth and ancient magic. Guide a tiny but determined hero on a heartfelt journey of challenge, courage, and connection.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 17.2%, Puzzle 15.9%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Emotional 12.7%, Exploration 12.2%

Embark on an emotional journey of losing the love of one's life. Manipulate time, solve puzzles, reshape surroundings as you push forward into the bittersweet recollections of a past life. This is a story about happiness and hardship, joy and sorrow. A story that all of us will one day experience.

Why similar: Emotional 23.7%, Relaxing 20%, Puzzle Platformer 17.9%, Exploration 12.4%, Puzzle 9.3%

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: Point & Click 21.3%, Puzzle 20.9%, Relaxing 20.8%, Puzzle Platformer 18.4%, Casual 9.1%

A mind-bending recursive puzzle game about boxes within boxes within boxes within boxes. Learn to use infinity to your advantage as you explore a deep and elegant system.

Why similar: Puzzle 66.6%, Strategy 11.5%, Casual 10.4%, Singleplayer 9.6%, Indie 1.9%

Tengami is an atmospheric adventure game set inside a Japanese pop-up book. Fold and slide the beautifully crafted paper world to solve puzzles and discover secrets.

Why similar: Puzzle 21.2%, Point & Click 18.9%, Relaxing 18%, Adventure 10%, Exploration 8.5%

How to Say Goodbye is a beautiful narrative puzzle game inspired by picture books. Reorganize the environment and solve puzzles to help a group of ghosts on their quest to finally move on.

Why similar: Design & Illustration 37.6% ★, Emotional 14.6%, Relaxing 12.6%, Puzzle 12.1%, Puzzle Platformer 8.5%

Equinoxe is a contemplative & narrative game with puzzle phases taking place in two mirrored worlds. Discover a quest for self-acceptance and restore the fragile balance of your world by using its main source of energy: water.

Why similar: Puzzle 17.9%, Female Protagonist 17.7%, Relaxing 17.4%, Emotional 13.1%, Puzzle Platformer 10.8%

As a legendary thief, your next assignment lures you into a grand and lavish mansion. There you find a series of puzzle boxes, designed for an unknown purpose. What should have been a quick in-and-out, gradually turns into your own harrowing struggle for freedom and answers.

Why similar: Puzzle 34.7%, Point & Click 25.5%, Adventure 11.3%, Casual 8.4%, 3D 7.9%

Florence Yeoh feels a little... stuck. Her life is an endless routine of work, sleep, and spending too much time on social media. Then one day, she meets a cello player named Krish who changes everything about how she sees the world and herself.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 27.4%, Point & Click 17.8%, Casual 17.4%, Adventure 16.3%, Emotional 12.6%

A cooking puzzle game about arranging beautiful bento lunches! Solve 120+ recipes, play with food, think inside the box and enjoy a heartwarming story in this culinary brain-teaser!

Why similar: Relaxing 26.6%, Puzzle 24.2%, Female Protagonist 21.8%, Linear 12%, Casual 9.7%