Games Like Paws and Leaves - A Last Tale

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 22.4%, Nature 18.5%, Mythology 17.2%, Atmospheric 8.9%, Third Person 8.4%

Step into the quiet wilderness and explore a vast natural region with your loyal dog. Pack your gear, grab your map, and begin a journey of discovery.

Why similar: Nature 24.5%, Emotional 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Cute 12.4%, Exploration 6%

"Before the beginning, Time and Nothingness danced…" Become Nocta, the Embodiment of Time, and safeguard Creation from the abyssal hands of the Void in an original cosmic creation myth. Hand-drawn stained-glass art by 花凜さん (Karindrops). Wishlist now!

Why similar: Emotional 19.1%, Mythology 16.5%, Story Rich 11.1%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Hand-drawn 8.5%

Narru is a narrative-driven puzzle game where the world is your canvas. Set off on a journey to paint it with life, learn about logic and emotions, and fulfill a mission given to you by your guardian and the creator of the lands you explore: a powerful goddess.

Why similar: Emotional 26.3%, Nature 20.7%, Relaxing 8.7%, Third Person 7.4%, Story Rich 7.3%

A beautiful stylized polygon 3rd-person exploration game, with a semi-open world and a beautiful She-Wolf, called Lupa who is looking for her missing pack and her two little cubs. With a story inspired by Roman mythology. Join Lupa in this beautiful world and her journey!

Why similar: Nature 20.6%, Emotional 14.2%, Third Person 9.2%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Mythology 8.1%

A story-driven action-adventure where you explore an eerie world, speak to its mysterious inhabitants and confront enemies. Uncover the battles those spirits face with grief, help them move on by completing their quests and guide Calvin toward the end of his own journey.

Why similar: Emotional 19.1%, Nature 15.7%, Dark 10.7%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Cute 9.9%

Play as a dolphin exploring your vast, colourful coral reef. Swim past glowing jellyfish fields, hidden caves, and corners of the reef that reveal themselves the deeper you go. Discover hidden treasures, rebuild a forgotten village, and uncover a world too beautiful to abandon.

Why similar: Nature 25.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Adventure 11%, Relaxing 9.5%

Enter the realm of animal dreams! Experience adventures in places where humans exist only in legends. What path will you take, my friend?

Why similar: Emotional 20%, Nature 16.7%, Relaxing 11.1%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Dark 9.9%

At Winter's End is a cozy narrative dice-rolling RPG about 12-year-old Noel growing up in the forest of spirits. Explore the forest and complete quests while rolling dice to see how Noel responds to the challenges they face.

Why similar: Nature 25.8%, Emotional 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Story Rich 11.4%, Cute 10.4%

A child and a mysterious creature explore a magical world where every corner hides a surprise. Meet curious characters, experiment with inventive puzzles, and discover a story of friendship, transformation, and nature.

Why similar: Emotional 24.8%, Nature 14.8%, Relaxing 9.2%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Cute 8.6%

In the hills by the river is a small village of handful souls. A raccoon walks through them and their past lives discovering their joys and sorrows. Spend your time in an idyllic rustic environment unlocking the villagers' memories and solving environmental puzzles.

Why similar: Nature 29.6%, Story Rich 11.9%, Emotional 10.6%, Cute 10.2%, Relaxing 9.4%

Raji: An Ancient Epic is an action-adventure game set in ancient India. A young girl named Raji has been chosen by the gods to stand against the demonic invasion of the human realm. Her destiny? To rescue her younger brother and face the demon lord Mahabalasura.

Why similar: Emotional 19.8%, Mythology 18.1%, Relaxing 9.5%, Cute 8.2%, Action-Adventure 7.9%

The Tale of Bistun follows an amnesiac stone-carver on his journey up the slopes of the Mount Bistun. He’ll have to battle legions of monstrous foes using fast-paced, melee combat and powerful magical abilities as he explores the real world and the mysterious place, known as the Revelations Realm.

Why similar: Mythology 18.7%, Emotional 14.3%, Nature 12.6%, Relaxing 9.3%, Action-Adventure 7.7%

A cozy adventure about love, kindness and slowing down. Two siblings are separated, a mystical forest is where they were last seen. In the darkest shadows, an old spirit is hiding, but the lights of an ancient city is shining between the branches. Fully narrated, easy to play.

Why similar: Emotional 19.2%, Relaxing 11.7%, Cute 11.1%, Story Rich 10.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%

Soar into the sky and restore a forgotten world to life. Renatura is an atmospheric exploration adventure focused on movement and environmental interaction. Take the form of a bird to rule the skies, then switch into another creature to uncover the world’s hidden secrets.

Why similar: Nature 18.8%, Action-Adventure 14.7%, Third Person 13.1%, Relaxing 12.3%, Exploration 10.5%

As a powerful Lynx, you will make your way through vast open landscapes. In the harsh tundra, you will raise and strengthen your cubs by mastering your skills for hunting prey. Do everything you can to prepare your little ones for the vicious entities dwelling in the wilderness.

Why similar: Emotional 21.7%, Nature 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%, Dark 9.4%, Cute 9%

As the last mother fox on Earth, your cubs need all your care to survive in a merciless world that slowly destroys itself. You have to help them, teach them and save them. And you should never forget that extinction is forever – in the real world and in this 2023 BAFTA award winning experience.

Why similar: Emotional 29.5%, Nature 20.1%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Cute 9.4%, Dark 8%

Guide a herd of mysterious creatures on a stirring and beautiful journey into the mountains… and beyond.

Why similar: Emotional 20.4%, Nature 16.3%, Dark 9%, Atmospheric 8.2%, Relaxing 7.5%

A Deer and Fawn must embark on a journey through an abandoned world of the unknown to get home. A third person adventure game solo developed by ant tan. Featuring soundtrack from aivi & surasshu, composers for the show Steven Universe.

Why similar: Nature 18.9%, Cute 11.9%, Third Person 9.8%, Action-Adventure 9.2%, Atmospheric 9.2%

Of Moons and Mania is an interactive psychotic break, based on lived experience. It uses elements of its design to explain the struggles of psychosis, and tells a personal story about mental illness.

Why similar: Emotional 39.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Dark 14.1%, Atmospheric 12.7%, Story Rich 10.8%

For a hermit crab, it’s difficult to find a place you can call home. Explore a large, underwater house, searching for a real seashell. Meet creatures and discover long buried secrets in this third-person, atmospheric adventure.

Why similar: Nature 18.7%, Emotional 16.9%, Atmospheric 10.9%, Story Rich 9.4%, Relaxing 7.6%

Jivana is a story-driven adventure game. Embody Aelis, a water priestess who uses her powers to open the path for her community, forced to flee after the appearance of a huge cataclysm. Explore the enchanting landscapes of Jivana, use your ability to manipulate water and lead your people to safety.

Why similar: Emotional 27.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Nature 9.9%, Action-Adventure 9.8%, Third Person 8.3%

Explore a mysterious, atmospheric world and cleanse creeping corruption using the power of light. Discover secrets, restore lost places, and shape your journey in a story-driven fantasy adventure.

Why similar: Emotional 26.1%, Nature 17.2%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Adventure 8.9%, Exploration 8.1%

A peaceful third-person adventure where you play as a red panda. Climb trees, roll into a ball, swim, knock down objects, and even fly with a balloon! No combat, no rush — just the forest, atmosphere, and full immersion in nature.

Why similar: Nature 26.3%, Emotional 20.7%, Cute 11.8%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Relaxing 7.5%

Created by an indie team of two people, DREAMERS is inspired by the stories and games of our childhood with slow-paced narration grounded in good moral values. Designed to be played with a gamepad, DREAMERS delivers a cozy, family-friendly experience.

Why similar: Emotional 28.1%, Third Person 11.9%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Story Rich 9%, Cute 9%

Explore a mysterious land and help the people through your acts of altruism.

Why similar: Emotional 21.5%, Nature 16.7%, Action-Adventure 12.7%, Third Person 12.1%, Story Rich 9.2%

In this narrative action adventure, experience both the beauty and the brutality of the natural world through the eyes of a mother groundhog on a quest for revenge.

Why similar: Emotional 25.2%, Nature 21.2%, Cute 8.2%, Atmospheric 7.8%, Story Rich 7.2%

A wonderful third-person adventure game about a rabbit looking for his missing parents. In this journey you will search for Paws that will take you to special places where you will get your memories back.

Why similar: Emotional 25.3%, Nature 24.9%, Third Person 11.6%, Relaxing 9.4%, Adventure 7.8%

Gold Lining is a narrative platformer about a teenage girl who must find her way back home from a beautiful, fantastical realm. There, she relives her memories, revealing a touching story about understanding her mother and finding meaning in life’s imperfections.

Why similar: Emotional 25.9%, Mythology 13.8%, Atmospheric 9.7%, Story Rich 8.9%, Nature 8.5%

A journey with your father to Lake Baikal, where a storm and an old photo album revive memories of family, loss, and reconciliation.

Why similar: Emotional 28.8%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Story Rich 10.7%, Cute 9.6%, Nature 8.2%

MISKA is a narrative-driven adventure game with a strong focus on Australian flora and fauna. Rekindle your connection to family and nature through acts of restoration.

Why similar: Nature 24.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Emotional 11.3%, Relaxing 10.4%, Atmospheric 9.5%

Matinta is a third-person adventure game inspired by Brazilian folklore. Play as Gracie, a mystical dog on a mission to heal cursed lands and restore life to vibrant biomes. Solve puzzles, explore lush landscapes, and uncover ancient secrets in this emotional journey of courage and hope.

Why similar: Nature 21.9%, Mythology 18%, Action-Adventure 10%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Relaxing 8.6%

A pidgeon-doctor in a small town. A broken healthcare system. A heartfelt narrative game. Fall of Porcupine tells an emotional story about a young doctor who struggles to find his place. Accompany Finley in a lovingly illustrated world and uncover the darkest secrets of Porcupine.

Why similar: Emotional 26%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Cute 11.6%, Atmospheric 11%, Story Rich 10.2%

Sayri: The Beginning aims to warm your heart and whisk you away on a colorful journey to a new home, filled with emotion and wonder. Experience a beautiful, living world where friendship is the only recipe for surviving the unknown.

Why similar: Emotional 20.7%, Nature 18.3%, Cute 10%, Relaxing 9.2%, Third Person 9.1%

Photograph birds, decorate your lighthouse, and find companionable peace in Alight, a heartfelt cozy adventure about aging and absence

Why similar: Emotional 31.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Story Rich 9.6%, Hand-drawn 7.8%, Relaxing 7.1%

Play as a raccoon on a heartfelt and dangerous journey to find the boy who once saved you from poachers. Explore the wild, avoid traps, uncover secrets, and experience a story of friendship, survival, and hope.

Why similar: Emotional 21.5%, Nature 21.3%, Cute 14.6%, Adventure 14.6%, Third Person 12.4%

Play as Boris, a curious baby boar who must learn how to use his nose to reunite with his family after a forest fire. Explore beautiful landscapes, track scents, and uncover secrets as you slowly reconnect with nature in this cozy animal adventure.

Why similar: Nature 18.7%, Relaxing 13.3%, Cute 13.2%, Atmospheric 12%, Emotional 11.7%

Guide Aurora through this beautiful adventure using her imagination to discover who's responsible for the fire that is ravaging her village and its surroundings.

Why similar: Emotional 30.3%, Nature 11.8%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Story Rich 10.4%, Cute 9.5%

Accompany Charlie, who is transported to different times in the universe, in surviving the challenging nature of the ocean and returning to his own time.

Why similar: Nature 20.7%, Relaxing 14.6%, Cute 14.2%, Action-Adventure 9.8%, Atmospheric 9.7%

In a world where humans went extinct after an apocalyptic event, you take on the role of a character named Alun, a member of a fantasy species known as the Vulpari. While looking for your lost family you uncover secret wisdom via rich narratives and soundtracks that help you on your way.

Why similar: Emotional 29.1%, Nature 20.6%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Story Rich 9.7%, Action-Adventure 6.9%

In an unknown world, help Cibo reach his vacation resort. Through a stunningly rich fauna and flora, Cibo can glide, bounce, propel himself, get stuck, absorb shocks, or roll all simply by inflating his head. Tame this unfamiliar nature and turn it into your ally

Why similar: Emotional 29%, Nature 24.1%, Relaxing 11.2%, Atmospheric 8.2%, Adventure 7.2%

A short adventure about healing people's inner worlds from corruption, and confront emotions.

Why similar: Emotional 25.8%, Nature 21.7%, Cute 9.2%, Relaxing 8.4%, Action-Adventure 7.7%

One Last Memory is an emotional story-driven 3rd person exploration game with a lot of adventure game elements. You re-discovers your own past and lost memories on this incredible journey through the nature while also exploring the sad background story and fighting your own inner demons and fears.

Why similar: Emotional 22.5%, Nature 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Third Person 10.2%, Relaxing 7.6%

Scout doesn't speak. Neither do the Clofen. You're a recorder robot, and they're your flock. Shepherd them across a post-apocalyptic desert with one tool: Record and Replay. Capture ambient sounds, play them back—the world reacts. Bring them home through bold, stylish landscapes.

Why similar: Nature 25.3%, Cute 12.6%, Emotional 12.2%, Adventure 10.5%, Atmospheric 8.9%

At school, I keep running into a mysterious girl. The sight of her reading alone feels strangely familiar… and yet, I do not even know her name. Led by the tides, I draw closer to her secret. Can I move past this unspoken unease? Everything lies hidden in the depths of the unfathomable sea.

Why similar: Emotional 26.3%, Mythology 18.3%, Nature 16.6%, Cute 9.7%, Atmospheric 9.1%

Explore and progress with each new time loop! Mysteriously sent back into your memories in Portugal, rediscover your past, create your own shortcuts, and venture ever further to understand what brought you here.

Why similar: Emotional 23.6%, Nature 18.3%, Cute 10.8%, Relaxing 9.8%, Atmospheric 7.7%

In Blendkins, explore the 3D Atlantic Forest in first-person, find camouflaged Blendkins, care for them, and post trend photos! Buy online and collect creatures, but beware: your actions will have consequences.

Why similar: Emotional 19.5%, Nature 19.3%, Cute 9.7%, Story Rich 9%, Relaxing 8%

Aria is a narrative-driven adventure game following a young girl - Aria and her travelling companion, a “Dolki” (Half Dolphin, half Kiwi). A recent tragedy has left Aria adrift in her own imagination where corruption has begun to intrude upon the lands.

Why similar: Emotional 25.3%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Relaxing 9.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%, Cute 8.9%

Swim through gorgeous, perilous waters where every safe moment ends in disaster. Outsmart predators, trick fishing boats, solve gentle puzzles, and guide your shimmering school of babies to the next fragile haven.

Why similar: Nature 28.4%, Relaxing 14.7%, Cute 14.3%, Adventure 13.5%, Atmospheric 9.2%

FROST KIN is an Arctic Survival Tragedy: Armed with only a spear and the lingering soul of your twin brother, you must bind his spirit to wild and ancient beings to survive. But life is fleeting — every transfer chips away at his humanity. This is not an open world. This is a closing wound.

Why similar: Emotional 24.7%, Action-Adventure 16.9%, Dark 16%, Adventure 15.3%, Atmospheric 13.8%

Lead a small herd of sheep through the desert. Ensure their survival by managing their needs. Protect and save them from various environmental hazards, as well as their own silly decisions. Bond with them over the course of your journey by fulfilling their wishes, and be their Shepherd.

Why similar: Nature 24.3%, Emotional 17%, Cute 13.7%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Relaxing 8.5%

A parallel narrative exploring the life of an Otter leading animals to a healing tree, and Aaron a man trying to love himself again.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Emotional 16.3%, Nature 13.4%, Action-Adventure 9.9%, Dark 9.3%

Aya and her fluffy friend have their paths inevitably cross, as they must find their loved ones and discover their true selves in the mysterious land of tales.

Why similar: Nature 24.2%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Relaxing 9.8%, Story Rich 9.6%, Action-Adventure 8.2%

Play as a border collie and restore color to your human’s world in an atmospheric journey through the northern isles of Scotland. Explore land and sea, uncover hidden paths, herd animals and free wildlife to bring color back to her world, while revealing an emotional story about saying farewell.

Why similar: Emotional 19.2%, Nature 16.1%, Dark 7.6%, Relaxing 6.9%, Cute 6.9%

A short walking simulator about a quiet cow, a forgotten chapel, and golden bells. Less than 10 minutes. No enemies. Just peace and hooves, and walking.

Why similar: Emotional 17%, Nature 13.9%, Third Person 12.9%, Relaxing 12.3%, Exploration 10%

A Puzzle with Bossfights! Join Tayana and save the Amazon exploring amazing Scenarios, Enemies and Bosses! An Evil is haunting the heart of the Amazon! Among breathtaking landscapes, forge powerful alliances and unleash divine powers to survive deadly trials and shape the fate of the forest.

Why similar: Mythology 30.4%, Nature 21.6%, Story Rich 9.4%, Atmospheric 8.5%, Cute 7.3%

Do all dogs go to Heaven? You have to figure it out! Get through this emotionally adventurous story about a boy and his little friend, Max.

Why similar: Emotional 21.9%, Cute 11.4%, Nature 9.6%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Relaxing 8.6%

The land is dying. The people are sick. Are you the hero destined to save them? Journey through interactive puzzles to rediscover ancient secrets as you bring health and happiness back to the land in this stunning (and free!) adventure exploration experience.

Why similar: Emotional 33.7%, Nature 30.5%, Atmospheric 12.7%, Adventure 6.3%, Colorful 6%

Ignore the Blackbird is a handcrafted, narrative puzzle game, illustrated in layers of traditional watercolours. Solve relaxing puzzles to uncover a story waiting to be pieced together, and watch the scene gradually shift.

Why similar: Emotional 23.6%, Story Rich 11.5%, Adventure 10%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Nature 9.3%

Go back to your hometown and tear it down with a sledgehammer in this narrative exploration game. Confront your past in a devastating story about feeling like you no longer belong in the place you grew up.

Why similar: Emotional 27.5%, Dark 15.4%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Action-Adventure 10.4%, Third Person 9.3%