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Games Like Pine: A Story of Loss

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Emotional, Singleplayer, Story Rich, Adventure.

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Alone in the forest glade he shared with his wife, a woodworker struggles to accept her passing. Help him hold on to cherished memories of their life together as he struggles to care for himself and his now empty home. Pine is a single-serving game focused on telling a beautiful, emotional tale.

Reviews: Very Positive — 77% — of 260 reviews
Released: 2024-12-13
Developer: Made Up Games
Publisher: Fellow Traveller
Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie
Platforms: Windows, Mac

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    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%

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  2. #2 Fall of Porcupine
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    Why similar: Emotional 24.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Hand-drawn 14.9%, Story Rich 11.8%, Linear 8.4%

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    96% matchVery Positive99% of 79 reviews2024
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    95% matchMixed62% of 452 reviews2021
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    94% matchVery Positive87% of 4,277 reviews2017
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    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%

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    93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 19,464 reviews2024
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    Windows

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    91% matchVery Positive93% of 16,495 reviews2020
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    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 64%

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    91% matchVery Positive100% of 64 reviews2024
    Dev: Wurm Fud
    Windows

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    90% matchVery Positive85% of 1,748 reviews2022
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    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%

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    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%

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    89% matchVery Positive88% of 215 reviews2020
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    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%

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    Windows

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    Windows

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    Windows

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    Windows

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    Windows
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    Windows

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    74% matchVery Positive98% of 108 reviews2025
    Dev: Rayonist
    Windows

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    73% matchVery Positive91% of 212 reviews2025
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    Windows

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    77% matchMostly Positive77% of 127 reviews2017
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    70% matchVery Positive91% of 190 reviews2026
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    72% matchVery Positive84% of 88 reviews2024
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    Windows

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    73% matchVery Positive91% of 55 reviews2020
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    70% matchMostly Positive78% of 653 reviews2021
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    66% matchVery Positive98% of 288 reviews2024
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  59. #59 Tulip
    66% matchVery Positive99% of 74 reviews2024
    Dev: ashleyypox
    Windows

    You are a very sad bunny. You cannot stop crying. You might have to drink something gross. You are Tulip. Wander through a storybook countryside, gather ingredients for a strange brew, and get to know your adorable animal neighbors in an odd quest to alleviate your incurable sadness.

    Why similar: Hand-drawn 32.6%, Emotional 16.7%, Story Rich 16.2%, Adventure 9.5%, Casual 7%

  60. #60 Antivine
    66% matchVery Positive93% of 96 reviews2022
    Dev: Regeneration studioPub: USERJOY Technology Co.,Ltd.
    Windows

    Do plants feel? A unique boy from the village and a girl lost her memory stay together for the adventure in the Chengying plain, a breathtaking place but fulfilled with bushy vines. Through changing viewpoints and the way of thinking, solve puzzles and move towards the source of the Treeman.

    Why similar: Emotional 34.1%, Cartoon 23.3%, Story Rich 13%, Point & Click 12.9%, Hand-drawn 11.1%

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