Games Like Patch me if you can

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: Nature 13.4%, Cute 13%, Puzzle 11.9%, Exploration 11.3%, Top-Down 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: Like the seed game, this title features a unique mechanic where you manipulate the world map to solve puzzles and explore.

Find your way in a world of breezy, thoughtful puzzles, along a charming journey of self-discovery.

Why similar: Nature 17.3%, Puzzle 16.5%, Exploration 14.5%, Funny 11.2%, Relaxing 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game utilizes grid-based movement and environmental shifting that feels very similar to the puzzle-adventure style of Patch me if you can.

A Tiny Sticker Tale is a cozy miniature adventure about changing the world, using the power of stickers!

Why similar: Cozy 28.8%, Puzzle 13.2%, Exploration 12.3%, Relaxing 11.7%, Cute 9%

Why You'll Like It: The core mechanic involves picking up objects and turning them into stickers to solve puzzles, which aligns perfectly with the 'patching' theme.

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

Why similar: Puzzle 20.4%, Funny 18.2%, Exploration 17.8%, Cute 15.2%, Relaxing 14%

Why You'll Like It: This is a top-tier puzzle game that emphasizes clever object manipulation in a cute, open-world setting.

A top-down adventure game in a coloring book world full of vibrant characters. Use painting powers to explore, solve puzzles, make friends, and draw on anything! From creators on Wandersong + Celeste.

Why similar: Cute 19.1%, Puzzle 14.7%, Colorful 13.2%, Adventure 13%, Relaxing 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: You play as a character tasked with restoring color and fixing a broken world, mirroring the repair-focused themes of the seed game.

Slide chunks of the world to solve puzzles and help others. Control an ever-growing set of tiles and mechanics. Explore nine unique areas, unravel the mysteries of the universe, and reconnect the world -- one slider at a time.

Why similar: Puzzle 14.7%, Top-Down 13.4%, Exploration 11.2%, Funny 10.7%, Linear 10%

Why You'll Like It: A clever puzzle game where you slide tiles of the world to create new paths, echoing the world-manipulation mechanics of the seed game.

A retro-inspired adventure puzzle game featuring multiple playable characters with interwoven storylines. Explore the natural (and unnatural) world for unique interactions and unlock items to aid you in your quest. There's nothing as simultaneously charming and strange as the world of Tux and Fanny.

Why similar: Nature 15.5%, Exploration 14.2%, Relaxing 13%, Puzzle 12.3%, Funny 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a quirky, 2D exploration experience that matches the funny and relaxing tone of the seed game.

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 28.3%, Cute 21.6%, Relaxing 20.3%, Fantasy 14%, Adventure 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A beautiful, relaxing puzzle-adventure that focuses on helping others and fixing the world through environmental interaction.

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 20.8%, Casual 18%, Relaxing 17.9%, Cozy 14.7%, Cute 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game is entirely about repairing broken objects and restoring them to their former glory, capturing the essence of the seed game's title.

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 35.8% ★, Puzzle 28.5%, Cute 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, 2D 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: If you enjoy the logic-based manipulation of the environment found in the seed game, this title offers the ultimate experience in changing world rules.

After falling from the sky into a miniature world, a tiny Elephant has a big adventure in store for them! Climb, dash, lift, and swim while exploring colorful pixel-art environments in this cute 2D puzzle-platformer! Can you collect all the Gems, reach the Tower in the clouds, and return home?

Why similar: Nature 16.2%, Puzzle 11.8%, Exploration 11.8%, Relaxing 11.4%, Cute 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A charming, puzzle-heavy exploration game that rewards curiosity and clever interaction with the environment.

Be Flint, who is doing his best to keep his grandma's park up and running and make it a place for the campers to enjoy. Learn the camper's wishes and build whatever their hearts desire to attract even more quirky characters and look forward to whimsical conversations and quests.

Why similar: Cozy 18.6%, Nature 15%, Exploration 11.4%, Cute 10.3%, Relaxing 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: This relaxing, cute adventure game focuses on exploration and fixing up a park, which feels very similar to the 'patching' gameplay loop.

Donut County is a story-based physics puzzle game where you play as an ever-growing hole in the ground. Meet cute characters, steal their trash, and throw them in a hole.

Why similar: Funny 26%, Cute 22.7%, Puzzle 20.8%, Casual 11.9%, Relaxing 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A funny, casual game where you control a hole in the ground to swallow objects, sharing the same whimsical and physics-based humor.

Slip 'n slide around this casual puzzle adventure! Be a cute slime and explore a magical world. Only stop sliding when you run into something -- SPLAT! Perfect to pick up 'n play for a minute or binge in a weekend.

Why similar: Top-Down 17.5%, Puzzle 14.8%, Cute 13.5%, Exploration 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A cute, top-down puzzle game that emphasizes casual gameplay and colorful, pixel-art visuals.

A short (and free) adventure game, where you are tasked with helping a hurt, hungry, but inventive dung beetle on its journey to find something to eat near the end of the mushroom season.

Why similar: Nature 15.5%, Cute 15.4%, Puzzle 15.3%, Relaxing 13%, Linear 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: A casual, cute puzzle game that features simple mechanics and a relaxing, funny atmosphere.

Gather resources and explore to help lost settlers build a new home in this relaxing, foraging RPG.

Why similar: Nature 17.4%, Top-Down 14.2%, Exploration 13%, Linear 12%, Cute 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, nature-themed exploration game that shares the cute, 2D top-down perspective of the seed game.

Night Reverie: Prologue is the first act of 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 as you reach the truth behind of what looks like a bizarre nightmare.

Why similar: Top-Down 16.9%, Exploration 15.2%, Puzzle 14.6%, Cute 13.1%, Relaxing 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A beautiful, puzzle-filled exploration game that captures the same cute and atmospheric vibe as the seed game.

Guide Aarik through wreck and ruin in this relaxing perspective puzzle adventure where the puzzle is your environment. Using your fathers crown repair, rework and rewind to mend your broken world.

Why similar: Cozy 17.7%, Puzzle 14.6%, Cute 13%, Relaxing 12.5%, Linear 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-adventure game that tasks you with navigating a broken world, perfectly matching the theme of the seed game.

You're a frog who just got given a brain! 🐸 Point-and-click your way through a hand-drawn world and solve puzzles, collect items and talk to other hexed animals. . . Can you lift the curse?

Why similar: Nature 19.1%, Exploration 16.1%, Puzzle 14.4%, Cute 12.1%, Relaxing 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A cute, point-and-click style adventure that focuses on exploration and light puzzle-solving in a colorful world.

Step into the tiny metaphorical shoes of a Muri, entrusted with the important task of exploring, cleaning, and restoring a corrupted and decaying beach, one sparkling satisfying patch at a time, in this cute cozy mini-adventure - Project Shoreline!

Why similar: Cozy 23.6%, Nature 15.4%, Exploration 11.8%, Cute 11.2%, Relaxing 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a cozy, exploration-focused experience that feels right at home with the seed game's aesthetic.

Catch hundreds of tinykin and use their unique powers to bring Milo back to his home planet and back to normal size!

Why similar: Cute 24.5%, Funny 23.9%, Puzzle 23%, Exploration 19.1%, Adventure 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A cute, exploration-heavy game where you use small creatures to manipulate the environment and solve puzzles.

Floodcore is a puzzle adventure game in which you explore an ancient civilization in a flooded world, and discover a mysterious power to overcome the temple's challenges.

Why similar: Puzzle 19.6%, Exploration 18.3%, Relaxing 16.9%, Top-Down 16.3%, Fantasy 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a relaxing, puzzle-focused experience that emphasizes exploration and atmospheric world-building.

Hide objects, decorate, and complete missions in this cozy hidden-object game where you can create little paradises and share them with the world!

Why similar: Cozy 34.8%, Relaxing 15.3%, Puzzle 13.9%, Cute 12%, Casual 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: This cozy, sandbox-style game allows you to arrange and interact with objects in a relaxing, colorful environment.

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: Cozy 28.1%, Nature 19.7%, Exploration 12.4%, Funny 11.1%, Cute 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: You explore a beautiful island and fix the environment, capturing the same helpful and relaxing spirit as the seed game.

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: Puzzle 20.1%, Cute 11.2%, Colorful 10.7%, Funny 9.8%, Relaxing 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A hand-drawn, point-and-click puzzle adventure that captures the whimsical and casual nature of the seed game.

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 37%, Exploration 31.1%, Colorful 16.6%, Adventure 9.4%, Singleplayer 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game features perspective-based manipulation that allows you to change the world, a more advanced version of the seed game's core mechanic.

Assemble patchwork mosaics while you travel with Alice and the famous characters of Wonderland and Looking-Glass Land

Why similar: Puzzle 19.9%, Relaxing 18.9%, Cute 16.7%, Casual 11.3%, Colorful 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A casual puzzle game centered around the theme of patching and assembling, directly echoing the seed game's title and premise.

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 57.1%, 2D 9.7%, Exploration 9.7%, Casual 8.9%, Adventure 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: An artistic puzzle game that relies on shifting and manipulating panels to progress, similar to the world-patching mechanics.

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: Nature 23.9%, Exploration 19%, Relaxing 13.2%, Puzzle 11.1%, Top-Down 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A story-rich exploration game with a unique hand-drawn aesthetic that focuses on adventure and discovery.

Manipulate the world around you by editing source code in an adventure game about a burnt out indie game developer's quest to fulfill a lifelong dream.

Why similar: Programming 35.5% ★, Game Development 32% ★, Linear 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%, Puzzle 5.1%

Explore an abandoned facility on the planet you've crashlanded, solving puzzles with strange plants along the way.

Why similar: Puzzle 22.7%, Cute 15.7%, Funny 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Casual 10.9%

Accompany Kyō, a young apothecary, on his journey to repair a world shattered by mankind and uncover the origin of his newfound golden powers.

Why similar: Nature 25.7%, 2D 12.5%, Fantasy 12%, Adventure 11.8%, Relaxing 11.2%

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: Exploration 15.3%, Nature 13.8%, Linear 11.8%, Relaxing 11%, Cute 10.8%

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 33.4%, Cute 21.6%, Pixel Graphics 16.4%, 2D 13.6%, Adventure 10.3%

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 36.3% ★, Game Development 33.4% ★, Linear 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%, 2D 3.7%

A preview for Epiphany City- a creative puzzle game where you use magical picture frames to manipulate the world. Follow Lily, a girl who's lost all hope, as she imagines new objects & reframes old ones to fulfill a sacred prophecy. Turn paintings to real life, change time, & save the world.

Why similar: Funny 13.1%, Puzzle 12.4%, Exploration 12%, Top-Down 11.4%, Cute 10%

Venture into the depths of the Swamp as an adorable frog! Grapple, swing, jump, and swim to complete a secret quest in this short side scrolling adventure.

Why similar: Funny 14.5%, Cute 14.1%, Relaxing 13.9%, Nature 12.3%, Exploration 9.8%

«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: Puzzle 17.5%, Cozy 16%, Linear 13.5%, Colorful 9.5%, 2D 8.1%

Adapta Solva is a short puzzle platformer adventure. Play as an Adaptarian to absorb elements from magical shrines to solve puzzles and overcome obstacles. Uncover the truth behind your creation in a world laid to ruin by an unknown cause.

Why similar: Puzzle 20.6%, Exploration 17.6%, Cute 13.1%, Nature 11.4%, Colorful 10.5%

Adventure on the mysterious Island of Cloud Cats! Explore picturesque locations, meet magical creatures, and solve unusual puzzles. Dive into the secrets of the wonderful island!🐾

Why similar: Exploration 18.9%, Puzzle 17.5%, Funny 17.2%, Cute 15.1%, Colorful 10.2%

A handpainted cozy hidden object adventure. Explore a surreal world. Collect items for its quirky inhabitants. Fix damaged paintings and solve casual puzzles. Help a lost skeleton painter find his way home. This game is short but 100% FREE (no ads, no IAP).

Why similar: Puzzle 27%, Exploration 15.8%, Casual 13.7%, Colorful 10.6%, Linear 9.5%

A casual free-to-play puzzle game with randomly scrambled puzzle pieces that can be solved under a certain time to win.

Why similar: Puzzle 28.8%, Casual 19.8%, Fantasy 16.6%, 2D 14.6%, Relaxing 14.5%

Fur the Game is a small first-person puzzle game where you explore an exciting world inhabited by adorable creatures called Furs! Rescue these creatures and throw them around to solve puzzles!

Why similar: Puzzle 29.4%, Cute 27.7%, Casual 20%, Adventure 13.3%, Indie 9.6%

Push apples, move the rafts, and outsmart silly enemies in this adorable puzzle adventure!

Why similar: Puzzle 21%, Funny 18.8%, Cute 17.9%, Relaxing 17.4%, 2D 10.8%

A short puzzle game where you decipher a fictional language, mix potions, and treat patients. Enjoy the thrill of understanding and the small stories that unfold from each cure.

Why similar: Puzzle 22.7%, Cute 16.6%, Relaxing 15.1%, 2D 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%

Explore a mysterious non-linear world filled with puzzles and secrets. Make small creatures work together to lift the curse and reconnect the world.

Why similar: Exploration 21.7%, Puzzle 19.5%, Cute 16.1%, Relaxing 14.8%, 2D 9.9%

Strongblade is a match-3 puzzle game where you play as Sean the Mouse. Travel through a captivating world filled with puzzles, outsmart cunning villains, befriend charming animals, and build unique camps.

Why similar: Puzzle 22.8%, Relaxing 17.2%, Cute 15.2%, Colorful 11.6%, Nature 9.5%

Use and upgrade magic items, collect hidden treasures, and uncover the secrets between two worlds in this cute isometric puzzler! When a certain vacationing Elephant stumbles upon a way into the land of the dead, will she unwittingly let something far more sinister slip through?

Why similar: Puzzle 18.2%, Nature 15.7%, Exploration 15.4%, Cute 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%

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: Cozy 32.8%, Puzzle 19.2%, Exploration 14.1%, Relaxing 12%, Colorful 8.3%

2D Puzzle Game with Full Level Editor and Local Coop

Why similar: Puzzle 12.2%, Exploration 12.1%, Funny 11.6%, Top-Down 10%, Relaxing 9.7%

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: Puzzle 20.2%, Relaxing 18.4%, Cute 17.3%, Exploration 11.3%, Colorful 10.3%

In this moving and whimsical adventure game, explore Asfalia, a magical world threatened by a volcano. Join Charlie as you meet amazing characters, solve fun puzzles, and collect beautiful stickers along the way! A captivating story-driven game suitable for all ages.

Why similar: Cozy 18.9%, Linear 16.7%, Funny 13.4%, Relaxing 11.5%, Cute 9.3%

Join Postmouse on their very first journey to deliver mail in a treacherous world unfit for a tiny mouse. Explore the ruins, meet charming characters and solve puzzles on your way through an abandoned mansion in this free, student-made adventure - all in one small mouse-sized package!

Why similar: Exploration 25.1%, Cute 21.4%, Linear 15.4%, Fantasy 12.1%, Adventure 11.1%

Use your trusty Mekabolt device to manipulate robots, solve a variety of puzzling levels and obtain batteries to fix the robots!

Why similar: Puzzle 19%, Relaxing 15.6%, Cute 15.5%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Fantasy 10.1%

Flibbius McDoogle and the Mysterious Flying Machine is a short adventure puzzle game. Use your wits, creativity and puzzle solving ability to help Flibbius take to the skies!

Why similar: Puzzle 19.8%, Relaxing 17.5%, Cute 15.4%, Exploration 14.2%, Nature 14%

Create unique spells by combining magical runes to solve puzzles your way. Transform objects, manipulate time, and discover the mysteries of a world where everyone has vanished, leaving only 12 people behind. Every puzzle has multiple solutions - if you can imagine it, you can probably do it.

Why similar: Cozy 25.8%, Exploration 15.3%, Puzzle 15.1%, Cute 12.2%, Fantasy 9.7%

Find and free the hidden Ghosts spread throughout distinct Arcade Game Worlds, and create your own ones!

Why similar: Cozy 32.6%, Puzzle 16.2%, Cute 13.4%, Colorful 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%

AntVentor is a point & click adventure game. You find yourself in a photorealistic macroworld where you immediately manage to ruin the life of the main character, ant, and foil all his plans for making his dream come true. Can you help get everything back in order?

Why similar: Cute 15.9%, Funny 14.8%, Relaxing 14.4%, Puzzle 14.2%, Exploration 13.4%

Tidy Backpack is a relaxing puzzle game where you must organize found fantasy loot in your backpack in a tidy way. Find forgotten artifacts and learn details about the old world... at least supposedly!

Why similar: Cozy 26%, Puzzle 14.9%, Relaxing 12.6%, Funny 12.4%, Cute 9.7%

A befuddling mishap has made you COMPLETELY STRETCHY! Stretch, swing and stick around the delightfully odd and vibrant Grombi Isles in this eccentric and light-hearted 3D platformer.

Why similar: Exploration 19%, Funny 18.6%, Cute 16.9%, Relaxing 16.2%, Colorful 12.8%