Games Like One Dreamer

OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.

Why similar: Story Rich 28.6%, Pixel Graphics 24.3%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Puzzle 9.9%, Indie 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential meta-narrative game that breaks the fourth wall and treats the player as an active participant in the game's development and world.

A game about friendship, love and technology in a place where bits have replaced atoms.

Why similar: Programming 76.6% ★, Point & Click 9%, Adventure 6.1%, Indie 4.1%, Atmospheric 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: Features a deep, open-ended programming mechanic that allows you to hack the world around you, mirroring the core gameplay of One Dreamer.

Retrace the path of the Prime Mover to uncover the story of the Byte of Burden! Prime Mover is an open-ended puzzle game about designing circuit boards.

Why similar: Programming 80.9% ★, Puzzle 7.4%, Indie 5.5%, Pixel Graphics 5.2%, Singleplayer 1%

Why You'll Like It: Challenges players to design and optimize circuits, appealing to the technical satisfaction of solving logic puzzles.

Hacknet is an immersive, terminal-based hacking simulator for PC. Dive down a rabbit hoIe as you follow the instructions of a recently deceased hacker, whose death may not have been the accident the media reports.

Why similar: Programming 56.5% ★, Logic 19.3%, Story Rich 9.3%, Atmospheric 4.5%, Adventure 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a realistic terminal-based hacking experience that captures the thrill of writing code to manipulate systems.

Explore SOLAS 128, a game of interconnected puzzles where you redirect and reconfigure rhythmic pulses of light to breathe life back into an ancient machine. BAFTA Scotland Game Winner.

Why similar: Programming 42.1% ★, Soundtrack 19.8% ★, Logic 18.9%, Point & Click 5%, Puzzle 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: A logic-based puzzle game that uses a unique light-manipulation system requiring careful planning and programming-like execution.

TIS-100 is an open-ended programming game by Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem and Infinifactory, in which you rewrite corrupted code segments to repair the TIS-100 and unlock its secrets. It’s the assembly language programming game you never asked for!

Why similar: Programming 83.1% ★, Logic 9.7%, Puzzle 4.7%, Indie 2%, Singleplayer 0.6%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging assembly-based programming puzzle game that appeals to the logic-heavy problem-solving found in One Dreamer.

BUILD CIRCUITS. WRITE CODE. RTFM.

Why similar: Programming 77% ★, Logic 16.4%, Puzzle 4.1%, Indie 1.7%, Singleplayer 0.5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on hardware and software engineering puzzles that require logical thinking and code optimization.

Baba Is You is a puzzle game where the rules you have to follow are present as blocks you can interact with. By manipulating them, you can change how the game works, repurpose things you find in the levels and cause surprising interactions!

Why similar: Programming 42.8% ★, Logic 24.5%, Puzzle 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Indie 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: A brilliant puzzle game where you manipulate the rules of the game world by rearranging code-like blocks, echoing the logic-editing mechanics of the seed game.

A single bit of computer memory became sentient and decided to escape from digital into the real world. Explore RAM, modify bytes and hack machine code and CPU registers to set it free.

Why similar: Programming 65.6% ★, Logic 21.5%, Indie 6.3%, Puzzle 5.2%, Singleplayer 1.4%

Why You'll Like It: A platformer that incorporates hacking and code manipulation to change the environment and overcome obstacles.

You are his last hope. The only one who can rescue him. Delve deep into the dreams of Luke Williams, a man diagnosed with depression, unfold the heartbreaking story of his life and prevent him from... fading away.

Why similar: Emotional 19.3%, Side Scroller 17.3%, Puzzle Platformer 17%, Story Rich 16.9%, Adventure 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: An emotionally resonant, story-rich adventure that explores the human psyche, similar to the narrative depth of One Dreamer.

In a creaky old tavern, in a forgotten corner of the video-game universe, a storm is raging. An anonymous caller suggests that there is a murder plot. Six video game protagonists are the only plausible suspects...

Why similar: Story Rich 32.7%, Pixel Graphics 22.4%, Indie 18.9%, Puzzle 6.9%, 2D 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A meta-narrative adventure that explores the history and tropes of game development through various genres.

A puzzle game with challenging puzzles, but forgiving mechanics. Master the use of your color changing staff to solve mind bending puzzles, unlock new areas, and help out your friends. Undo any mistake with the press of a button.

Why similar: Logic 26%, Narrative 19.8% ★, Puzzle Platformer 18.3%, Side Scroller 13.1%, Puzzle 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that emphasizes complex logic and color-based mechanics to solve environmental challenges.

Get lost in a lucid dream, bending the lines between reality and fiction. Utilize the strange camera to navigate through the ghosts' mysterious residence. Find the purpose of your nocturnal visit in a vivid and dreamlike setting.

Why similar: Side Scroller 21.9%, Emotional 14.2%, Story Rich 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Linear 12%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D psychological adventure with a strong focus on atmosphere and pixel-art storytelling.

Night Reverie is a Puzzle/Adventure game in which a child must solve the mystery behind the distortion of his house. Explore puzzle-filled environments and discover strange creatures living in the house as you reach the truth behind of what looks like a bizarre nightmare.

Why similar: Narrative 23.5% ★, Soundtrack 16.4% ★, Story Rich 11.7%, Emotional 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-adventure game that explores a child's imagination through beautiful 2D art and clever environmental puzzles.

An auto-RPG with strategic combat, deep crafting and programming elements, animated entirely in ASCII-art. In a realm of perpetual darkness, a single stone could change everything...

Why similar: Programming 61.3% ★, Logic 18.1%, Adventure 7.8%, Casual 6%, Indie 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: Features a unique ASCII-art aesthetic and an automation-based combat system that relies on scripting and programming logic.

Algotica is an educational puzzle game about programming with cute lowpoly graphics. If you wanted to start learning programming but think that it too difficult to understand or just don't have enough time or not sure that you need it - this game is a good start point for you

Why similar: Programming 73.3% ★, Adventure 9.2%, Puzzle 6.8%, Indie 6.6%, Atmospheric 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: An educational adventure that teaches programming concepts through clever puzzle-platforming mechanics.

A Tale of Paper: Refolded is a puzzle-platformer that tells the story of Line, a magical character made of paper who can use origami to change its shape. Transform into a frog, a rocket, a bird and more as Line embarks on an emotional journey to fulfill the dream of its creator.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.4%, Side Scroller 22.4%, Adventure 12.8%, 2.5D 10.5%, Linear 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A creative puzzle-platformer where the protagonist's ability to change form mirrors the environmental manipulation found in One Dreamer.

Modify the world around you with pseudocode as you journey through blended realities and discover why Frank became a game developer in the first place.

Why similar: Programming 21% ★, Game Development 17.1% ★, Narrative 9% ★, Logic 8.9%, Soundtrack 7.1% ★

Why You'll Like It: The official prequel that serves as a perfect introduction to the mechanics and story of the full game.

Simulation World - This is a puzzle, story and open world. Feel the vanilla atmosphere as you progress through the puzzles. Rescue the simulation from a virus that wants to destroy the computer world

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.9%, Point & Click 17.6%, Side Scroller 14.3%, Logic 12.1%, Story Rich 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that leans into the meta-concept of navigating a simulated environment.

Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

Why similar: Story Rich 35.5%, Point & Click 26.8%, Puzzle 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Adventure 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, meta-fictional game that explores the nature of game design and developer obsession through a unique card-based interface.

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: Point & Click 21.4%, Puzzle Platformer 16.4%, Story Rich 15.5%, Emotional 10.1%, Adventure 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven puzzle game that uses environmental manipulation to tell a poignant, wordless story.

Journey to another planet and discover its secrets in order to bring your loved one back to life. Experience an adventure, inspired by old school classics like Another World, Heart of Darkness and Flashback.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.8%, Pixel Graphics 19.1%, Adventure 13.4%, Side Scroller 11.6%, Indie 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A classic-style pixel-art adventure that emphasizes exploration and puzzle-solving in a mysterious world.

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 39%, Story Rich 16%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Adventure 8.8%, Puzzle 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal puzzle-platformer with a focus on atmospheric storytelling and unique character abilities.

Visit a wonderfully peculiar dog's dream in a heroic attempt to save your owner in this beautiful pixel art puzzle platformer.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31.1%, Pixel Graphics 17.8%, Side Scroller 15.7%, Adventure 8.8%, Indie 8%

Why You'll Like It: A charming pixel-art platformer that balances action and puzzle elements within a dreamlike narrative.

Patch me if you can is a puzzle adventure where you dive into a game world and manipulate objects however you want. Equip blocks to shrink boulders, move the sun, and thwart Lord's conspiracy. This broken world needs your 'patch'!

Why similar: Programming 34.7% ★, Game Development 32.5% ★, Linear 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%, Puzzle 5.2%

Glitchhikers is a surreal journey through the spaces between places. A late night drive, a deserted airport lounge, a moonlit walk through an empty park, a quiet carriage on an overnight train. Who will you meet? What will you talk about? Where will the journey take you? Find yourself along the way.

Why similar: Point & Click 39.4%, Emotional 24.8%, Atmospheric 14.5%, Indie 9.3%, Casual 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, atmospheric experience that captures the introspective and slightly melancholic tone of a developer's creative journey.

DJ Bunny is a 2D music-puzzle adventure where you craft songs by solving grid-based challenges. Take requests from quirky townsfolk, build beats, and help DJ Bunny chase her dream of performing at the legendary Hippity Hop Music Festival!

Why similar: Point & Click 20.4%, Side Scroller 17.8%, Logic 17.7%, Narrative 11.7% ★, Casual 8.8%

Spend a summer with an old high school classmate making games! Play and debug a 2D action RPG to make the best game ever.

Why similar: Side Scroller 40.9%, Pixel Graphics 21.4%, Adventure 17.2%, 2D 7.7%, Atmospheric 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: An action-adventure game that uses the theme of debugging and software development as a core narrative hook.

Relive nostalgic dream of that golden old age with the retrospective graphic. In this game, you play as a college student who meets diverse characters and solve multiple puzzles together with them. The story unfolds in different ways corresponding to the choices you made along with the gameplay.

Why similar: Adventure 38.1%, Casual 33%, Indie 28.9%

Why You'll Like It: A logic-heavy adventure that centers on cracking codes and solving puzzles within a digital-themed world.

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: Story Rich 22.9%, Pixel Graphics 20%, Puzzle 12.5%, Emotional 10.2%, Indie 7.6%

A tribute to a friend who has passed — and to the adventures we still need to live. A story-driven adventure about a young polyglot traversing mystical islands and using the power of words to confront his own fate and save a world tamed by darkness.

Why similar: Soundtrack 26.2% ★, Emotional 12.7%, Point & Click 12.6%, Story Rich 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%

“Reality and dreams are about to become entwined…..” The Last Dream: Developer's Edition" is a casual adventure game which, despite having some classic casual elements, will also offer a greater challenge for more experienced gamers.

Why similar: Point & Click 27%, Logic 18%, Story Rich 14.4%, Adventure 8.4%, Atmospheric 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click adventure that features a surreal dream-world narrative and classic puzzle mechanics.

Immerse yourself in an exciting journey on the island of dreams. Explore the open world and interesting places, while solving various puzzles that use environment.

Why similar: Adventure 41.9%, Puzzle 28.6%, Atmospheric 16.8%, Indie 9.3%, Singleplayer 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person puzzle game that focuses on pure logic and exploration in a stylized environment.

Control the strings of fate and embark on a grand adventure with Drev and Nieve. A magical, story-driven 2.5D puzzle-platformer where puppeteering mechanics and a whimsical, theater-inspired world intertwine.

Why similar: Narrative 27.4% ★, Puzzle Platformer 17.3%, Side Scroller 14.3%, 2.5D 11.9%, Emotional 8%

One Dog Story is an engaging pixel adventure game with RPG elements, gameplay that’ll get you hooked for hours, and well-developed characters. You wake up in an underground laboratory, free again after a horrific accident. Prepare to explore this expansive game world and its many secrets and mysteries.

Why similar: Side Scroller 28.8%, Pixel Graphics 18.7%, Story Rich 15%, Adventure 12.7%, Indie 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A story-driven action-adventure with pixel-art graphics that focuses on uncovering a mysterious past.

HER TREES : PUZZLE DREAM is a unique point-and-click puzzle game where you move and combine objects to solve puzzles. Unravel the strange puzzles hidden in your dreams.

Why similar: Point & Click 40.1%, Linear 20.1%, Puzzle 15%, Atmospheric 7.2%, 2D 7%

A puzzle game where the rooms are items and the items are rooms. Get to the goal by moving, rearranging and duplicating rooms and altering the structure of the world.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 43.1%, Puzzle 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, Indie 11.9%, Adventure 9.3%

Embark on a pixel adventure with Ponchee the bunny in "Bunny Space Odyssey: FlopHop". Solve puzzles, protect plants, and uncover deep mysteries with Usagi-01 on an uninhabited planet.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.5%, Point & Click 18.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Story Rich 12.7%, Adventure 6.9%

A luminescent puzzle game about manipulating elements. By the light of fireflies, link and dissolve elemental forces to construct bridges, break through obstacles, and traverse a glowing, interconnected world.

Why similar: Logic 37.4%, Puzzle Platformer 37.1%, Puzzle 9.1%, Atmospheric 6.6%, Adventure 5.5%

Work hard and you may reach the top of the video game industry!

Why similar: Programming 44% ★, Game Development 42.1% ★, Pixel Graphics 6.9%, Casual 3%, 2D 2.2%

Enter the hauntingly beautiful shadow world of In His Time, a 2D puzzle-solving adventure game. There you will meet Olly and join him to solve puzzles throughout each step of his emotional journey of growth and self-discovery.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 38.7%, Story Rich 17.8%, Adventure 8.7%, Atmospheric 8.5%, Puzzle 6.6%

Don't Let Me Fade is an interactive adventure about memory, identity, and loss. Piece together fragments of a life - even if a simple teddy bear is the last symbol of connection to oneself in a world without time.

Why similar: Point & Click 30.1%, Adventure 14.7%, Emotional 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Story Rich 9.5%

Bundle up and get cozy with this warm winter tale about one snowman's journey to the North Pole. Can he make it there before spring arrives?

Why similar: Emotional 18.5%, Pixel Graphics 16.1%, Story Rich 14.7%, Adventure 10.2%, Puzzle 9.9%

The Beggar’s Ride is a unique and innovative Platform Puzzle Adventure Game where the player can manipulate the environment to solve puzzles in a deep and intriguing story of discovery.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 17.3%, Story Rich 13.7%, Emotional 11.8%, 2.5D 11%, Adventure 10.7%

An adventure game focused on exploration where you do NOT save the world and the world does NOT need saving.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 26.1%, Adventure 18.8%, Story Rich 17%, Puzzle 17%, Atmospheric 11.6%

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: Point & Click 25.5%, Pixel Graphics 18.2%, Story Rich 13.9%, Adventure 9.6%, Puzzle 9.5%

You're 25, you feel like all of your peers are ahead of you in life so you apply for a new job to try to find some sort of meaning. Your new career is filled with physics-based puzzles, hand drawn art & a cute little story.

Why similar: Point & Click 34.7%, Logic 20.5%, Puzzle 9.9%, Story Rich 8.6%, Adventure 7.8%

A laid-back but smart puzzle game. Stuffo is the last remaining puzzle bot stuck in a world filled with bite-sized brain-teasers. Help Stuffo to solve the mind-bending puzzles by using various blocks to climb, push and teleport your way to the exit.

Why similar: Logic 28.6%, Puzzle Platformer 25.6%, Soundtrack 17.3% ★, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Puzzle 6.6%

One Move Away is a 3D, first-person puzzle game that blends puzzles with packing vehicles. Players experience packing at various stages of life, each level offering their own challenges. Master the art of packing by completing every objective!

Why similar: Linear 32.7%, Story Rich 22.9%, Puzzle 17.6%, Casual 12.8%, Indie 10.4%

This is just the story of a young and naive indie dev.

Why similar: Casual 54.3%, Indie 45.7%

A blocky puzzle platformer adventure.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 34.2%, Side Scroller 24.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Linear 11%, Adventure 6.4%

One Hand Clapping is a vocal 2D platformer. Solve puzzles, by singing or humming into your microphone, and find confidence in the power of your voice as it changes the world around you.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.8%, Side Scroller 18.3%, Adventure 12.3%, Casual 9.9%, Indie 8.6%

A short meta story about the struggles of procrastination, and never finishing the things you start. Help motivate me, and give me the confidence I need to finish something.

Why similar: Game Development 49.3% ★, Emotional 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%, Casual 10.7%, Atmospheric 5.1%

Make a pilgrimage skybound to the Isle of Reveries, where any wish can be granted. Conquer mysterious dungeons, solve puzzles, and explore a vast overworld in this retro-inspired adventure.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 30.9%, Story Rich 24.1%, Puzzle 14.1%, Adventure 12.5%, Indie 9.1%

The story takes place in a future company called "RavenTek". R.O.O.T. - A grid, unit, and signal based computing system. Move the units to create signal links, transmit the signals, and activate other units to generate benefits. Are the benefits generated all for the company, or...?

Why similar: Programming 70% ★, Logic 9.1%, Puzzle Platformer 7.1%, Puzzle 6.8%, Story Rich 2.9%

Time Loader is a story-driven puzzle-platformer with tiny robots, alternate realities, nostalgic music, and primitive tech from the 90s!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.5%, 2.5D 21.2%, Emotional 17.6%, Story Rich 14.1%, Adventure 6.9%

Play as the ultimate digital underdog in the Adventures of Pip,an action-platformer with a fresh gameplay twist inside a retro 32-bit world. Alas, Pip is an unlikely 1-pixel hero yet has the unique ability to absorb the pixels of his defeated enemies to evolve into three different forms.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 41%, Pixel Graphics 23.8%, Adventure 15.3%, Indie 11.4%, Puzzle 8.4%

a psychological visual novel where you investigate the souls of the dead. spend time with them, analyze their past, file reports to decide their eternal fate.

Why similar: Emotional 33.9%, Story Rich 26%, Atmospheric 19.5%, Adventure 14.4%, 2D 6.1%

You're a programmer. Your cat is a better one. Solve visual puzzles built from real machine learning ideas, from decision trees to neural networks, to create a cat-to-human translator. Take freelance jobs, upgrade your rig, gamble on startups, dress up the cat. No coding required, curiosity is.

Why similar: Programming 85.4% ★, Logic 6.4%, Puzzle 5.7%, Indie 2.3%, Singleplayer 0.2%

Piece by Piece is a literal puzzle platformer where each level is fragmented into puzzle pieces. Clear each puzzle by connecting and unconnecting each piece to make your way through each of our 100 handcrafted levels. Discover new themes and mechanics along the way!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.5%, Side Scroller 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Logic 13.1%, Point & Click 8.4%