- #1 Submachine: Legacy
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,405 reviews2023
Dev: Mateusz Skutnik
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Submachine is a hand-drawn puzzle adventure game. You find yourself in a vast network of desolate locations containing puzzles, secrets, notes and items to collect to help you along the way. Follow the story of a banished lighthouse keeper to discover his descent into ruins.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 20.3%, Puzzle 11.2%, Logic 10.8%, Steampunk 10.5% ★, Exploration 9.5%
- #2 SILT
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 875 reviews2022
Dev: Spiral Circus GamesPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Dive into a surreal ocean abyss in an atmospheric puzzle-adventure. Explore dangerous waters, possess sea creatures and solve environmental puzzles to discover what lies deep below the surface…
Why similar: Hand-drawn 29.3%, Puzzle 19.9%, Atmospheric 12.5%, Exploration 11.8%, Adventure 9.3%
- #3 Paper Trail
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 853 reviews2024
Dev: Newfangled Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Paper Trail is a top-down puzzle adventure about leaving home, set in a foldable, paper world.
Why similar: Puzzle 21.8%, Hand-drawn 19%, Exploration 16.2%, Atmospheric 13.5%, Adventure 8.5%
- #4 Resonance of the Ocean
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,165 reviews2022
Dev: Image Labo
Windows · Mac
Pick up what the waves wash ashore to make instruments. Use those instruments to answer the echoes heard from beyond the ocean.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 19.9%, Hidden Object 13.8%, Lore-Rich 13.3%, Puzzle 12.6%, Exploration 8.2%
- #5 Minute of Islands
94% matchMostly Positive78% of 939 reviews2021
Dev: Studio FizbinPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Explore strange and wonderful islands and dark labyrinths below in this narrative puzzle platformer. Guide young mechanic Mo on her quest to repair a world on the brink of collapse. The powerful Omni Switch at your disposal may not be enough to fix the damage that hides beneath the surface...
Why similar: Hand-drawn 29.9%, Exploration 13.2%, Puzzle 12.2%, Mystery 9.1%, Atmospheric 8.6%
- #6 Songs from the Iron Sea
94% matchVery Positive98% of 113 reviews2022
Dev: Bazaar Games
Windows
Immerse yourself in a contrasted emotional journey with delicate visuals! Songs from the Iron Sea is a poetic platformer set in a whimsical aquatic universe. Guided by a kind entity, embody a creature lost in a metal nightmare and escape the foreman's gaze to regain your freedom.
Why similar: Hidden Object 22.1%, Puzzle 17.6%, Exploration 13.4%, Stylized 12.3%, Adventure 10.4%
- #7 The Multi-Medium
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 534 reviews2023
Dev: Micah Boursier
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Multi-Medium is a visually unique 2D puzzle platform adventure in which you play as an interdimensional explorer lost in the multiverse. Travel to diverse worlds, each drawn or painted by hand in a different medium and style, in search of your place in the cosmos.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 23.3%, Stylized 13.4%, Puzzle 11.1%, Exploration 9.8%, Atmospheric 6.9%
- #8 Creaks
92% matchVery Positive95% of 5,721 reviews2020
Dev: Amanita Design
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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: Hand-drawn 25.6%, Puzzle 14.4%, Stylized 13%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Mystery 6.9%
- #9 Call of the Sea
91% matchVery Positive88% of 5,866 reviews2020
Dev: Out of the Blue GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Join Norah, a woman plagued by a mysterious illness, in her search for her missing husband in this adventure puzzle game set on a lush island paradise. Immerse yourself in stunning visuals and unlock forbidden secrets in a moving tale of mystery and love.
Why similar: Puzzle 26.2%, Exploration 14.5%, Adventure 13.4%, Atmospheric 12.3%, Mystery 11.2%
- #10 Carto
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,158 reviews2020
Dev: Sunhead GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Hand-drawn 25.4%, Puzzle 14.5%, Exploration 12.1%, Stylized 12%, Atmospheric 8%
- #11 Out of Line
91% matchVery Positive90% of 232 reviews2021
Dev: Nerd MonkeysPub: Hatinh Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%
A unique adventure game filled with beautiful puzzles all hand-drawn in an original 2D style . Out of Line follows the adventures of San in a quest to escape the Factory that was once home. Dive into a story set in a mysterious world that is revealed through multiple chapters.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 30.9%, Puzzle 15%, Stylized 14.4%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Puzzle Platformer 8.5%
- #12 Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,196 reviews2021
Dev: DarjeelingPub: Pixmain
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Adapted from the bestselling children’s book series Pierre The Maze Detective, play as Pierre in this adventure/puzzle game and recover the stolen Maze Stone. Journey through breathtakingly hand-drawn illustrations, meet eccentric characters, and solve puzzles to save Opera City!
Why similar: Hand-drawn 24.4%, Hidden Object 23.8%, Puzzle 13%, Exploration 10.2%, Stylized 10%
- #13 TOEM: A Photo Adventure
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 10,219 reviews2021
Dev: Something We Made
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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: Hand-drawn 21.5%, Hidden Object 17.6%, Puzzle 13.2%, Exploration 11.5%, Stylized 10.3%
- #14 Down in Bermuda
89% matchVery Positive89% of 1,556 reviews2021
Dev: Yak & Co
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
An unnatural storm leaves an adventurous aviator stranded for decades within the infamous Bermuda. Overcome creatures of the deep and unravel the islands secrets in search of a way back home.
Why similar: Hidden Object 33.1%, Puzzle 21.9%, Mystery 11.7%, Stylized 11.5%, Adventure 10%
- #15 Lost in Play
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,176 reviews2022
Dev: Happy Juice GamesPub: Joystick Ventures
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Hand-drawn 31.8%, Puzzle 20.3%, Mystery 11.5%, Adventure 7.7%, Atmospheric 7.4%
- #16 Chroma Zero
86% matchVery Positive96% of 313 reviews2024
Dev: ekorzPub: ZeroXP
Windows
Explore a unique and connected world. Understand its fragile balance, uncover its deepest questions, and find more than just the answers.
Why similar: Logic 25.2%, Puzzle 16.9%, Stylized 12.6%, Exploration 11%, Mystery 8.3%
- #17 Skaramazuzu
86% matchVery Positive93% of 67 reviews2024
Dev: Bleeding Moon StudioPub: Iphigames
Windows
Enter the mysterious world of Skaramazuzu, and get ready to be tested. Meet strange beings and whimsical personalities, face challenges, and solve riddles in a hand-drawn, black and white 2D world.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 28.9%, Stylized 13.6%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Exploration 8.3%, Mystery 7.7%
- #18 Machinika: Museum
85% matchVery Positive93% of 6,121 reviews2021
Dev: Littlefield StudioPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Welcome to the Museum! Machinika Museum is a mystery game where you discover beautiful and mysterious machines of extra-terrestrial origins in an atmospheric galaxy-spanning 3D puzzle game. Will you be able to understand their stories and discover what happened to their previous owner?
Why similar: Hidden Object 22.5%, Logic 21.6%, Puzzle 18.1%, Mystery 10.6%, Atmospheric 10.3%
- #19 Papetura
84% matchVery Positive92% of 1,209 reviews2021
Dev: Petums
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Papetura is a short atmospheric adventure game, with unique world handmade entirely out of paper, and beautiful fragile music. It tells the story of two little creatures whose house is in danger of being burned down.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 25.8%, Stylized 16.3%, Puzzle 14.3%, Exploration 11.5%, Atmospheric 10.5%
- #20 SAMUDRA
84% matchMixed64% of 147 reviews2021
Dev: Khayalan Arts
Windows
SAMUDRA is an award-winning hand-illustrated deep sea journey.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 21.6%, Puzzle 15.6%, Stylized 11.5%, Atmospheric 11.1%, 2D 9.3%
- #21 Verne: The Shape of Fantasy
82% matchVery Positive82% of 299 reviews2023
Dev: GametopiaPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Become Jules Verne and adventure into the dangers that hide in Hemera, a fantastic parallel world built from his own imagination. Explore, solve puzzles and unlock the most coveted secret of the mighty Atlantis.
Why similar: Steampunk 36% ★, Hidden Object 13.1%, Puzzle 10%, Dystopian 9.6%, Exploration 9.2%
- #22 Arrog
83% matchVery Positive88% of 216 reviews2020
Dev: LEAP Game StudiosPub: indienova
Windows
Arrog is an enigmatic puzzle adventure game featuring hand-drawn art and set in a bizarre black-and-white world with color accents.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 28.2%, Adventure 14.8%, Music 11.8%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Stylized 7.7%
- #23 Growbot
82% matchVery Positive90% of 202 reviews2021
Dev: Wabisabi PlayPub: Application Systems Heidelberg
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
An adventure about a robot saving her home from a dark crystalline force. Set upon a biopunk space station bursting with fantastic plants and aliens.
Why similar: Adventure 21.5%, Puzzle 17.2%, Hand-drawn 16.8%, Atmospheric 10.4%, 2D 8.7%
- #24 The Master's Pupil
81% matchVery Positive91% of 145 reviews2023
Dev: Pat NaoumPub: Pat Naoum Games Pty Ltd
Windows · Mac
The Master’s Pupil is a hand painted puzzle adventure game set inside Claude Monet's eyeball
Why similar: Hand-drawn 26%, Puzzle 14.4%, Stylized 12.3%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Adventure 6.6%
- #25 Creepy Tale: Some Other Place
78% matchVery Positive94% of 616 reviews2024
Dev: Creepy Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Creepy Tale is a mysterious adventure rich in riddles and eerie atmosphere. An autumn morning promised a quiet fishing trip, but events took Martin to "some other place." Find the way home, uncover loads of secrets, and save everyone that you can.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 23.3%, Lore-Rich 17.5%, Puzzle 14.1%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Adventure 7.8%
- #26 Koral
81% matchVery Positive82% of 393 reviews2019
Dev: Carlos Coronado
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Koral, a love letter to the ocean. Dive into the beautiful underwater world as a sea current. Solve puzzles to bring back to life coral reefs and spread the beauty of the oceans in different sea ecosystems.
Why similar: Puzzle 26.2%, Exploration 22.1%, Atmospheric 18.7%, Adventure 12.9%, Colorful 8.5%
- #27 Dusty
79% matchMostly Positive76% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: El Palo GamesPub: U-tad
Windows
Dusty is a third-person puzzle game focused on explore beautiful environments. Join archaeologist Dusty on his search for a mysterious civilization. Explore equipped with your extensible cane and notebook to resolve the past, the ways of the civilization and his technology of light.
Why similar: Puzzle 21.8%, Adventure 17.9%, Exploration 16.8%, Atmospheric 13.9%, Stylized 12.3%
- #28 Old Man's Journey
80% matchVery Positive87% of 4,136 reviews2017
Dev: Broken Rules
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Hand-drawn 26.3%, Puzzle 15.7%, Adventure 11.7%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Stylized 9.9%
- #29 Daymare Town
76% matchVery Positive99% of 117 reviews2025
Dev: Mateusz Skutnik
Windows
Daymare Town is a hand-drawn puzzle adventure game. You find yourself in a heart of a strange city populated by peculiar Metamorph creatures. This town is full of nooks and crannies, puzzles, secrets and items to collect to help you along the way. Can you escape the nightmare of a day?
Why similar: Hand-drawn 21.6%, Exploration 14.2%, Hidden Object 12.6%, Puzzle 8.6%, Stylized 8.2%
- #30 Landlord of the Woods
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,182 reviews2021
Dev: Madison Karrh
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 30%
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: Hidden Object 22.3%, Hand-drawn 19.8%, Puzzle 13.9%, Logic 11.2%, Stylized 9.8%
- #31 FAR: Lone Sails
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 25,500 reviews2018
Dev: Okomotive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Traverse a dried-out seabed littered with the remains of a decaying civilization. Keep your unique vessel going, overcome numerous obstacles and withstand the hazardous weather conditions. How far can you make it? What will you find?
Why similar: Steampunk 34.6% ★, Puzzle 13.9%, Exploration 13.2%, Atmospheric 12.4%, Adventure 8.2%
- #32 Kredolis
79% matchMixed56% of 90 reviews2022
Dev: Pharos Interactive
Windows
You find yourself shipwrecked on a beautiful unsunken island that was once part of Atlantis. Explore the mysteries of the island, and solve unique puzzles to enter the sunken lighthouse into the depths of Atlantis.
Why similar: Logic 17.2%, Hidden Object 16.9%, Puzzle 13.9%, Exploration 11.7%, Atmospheric 9.2%
- #33 Seedlings
76% matchVery Positive99% of 81 reviews2023
Dev: Bardsley Creative
Windows · Mac · Linux
An atmospheric 2D puzzle platformer made using real photos and videos from New Zealand's native forest. Become a seed that can possess different plant creatures with unique abilities. Solve the obstacles in your way to discover the secrets of the Seedlings.
Why similar: Atmospheric 20.4%, Exploration 14.4%, Puzzle Platformer 13.9%, Adventure 13.6%, Puzzle 13.1%
- #34 FAR: Changing Tides
75% matchVery Positive93% of 5,368 reviews2022
Dev: OkomotivePub: Frontier Foundry
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
An atmospheric vehicle adventure that follows the emotional journey of a boy and his ship as he embarks on a voyage to find a new home.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 26.3%, Stylized 16.8%, Puzzle 16.6%, Atmospheric 13.8%, Puzzle Platformer 9.6%
- #35 Memorrha
77% matchMixed66% of 151 reviews2019
Dev: StickyStoneStudio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Go on a voyage of discovery following the traces of a mysterious culture. Discover diverse landscapes, investigate abandoned artifacts, and wake strange machines from their slumber.
Why similar: Logic 20.8%, Puzzle 16.6%, Exploration 12.5%, Stylized 11.7%, Atmospheric 8.5%
- #36 Out of Sight
75% matchVery Positive82% of 234 reviews2021
Dev: NinjaDuck Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Unwind while you play at your own pace exploring vibrant microcosms, in your search for hand-placed hidden objects, set to a chill lofi soundtrack.
Why similar: Hidden Object 31.9%, Exploration 19.5%, Puzzle 19%, Stylized 12.3%, Adventure 5.6%
- #37 Isles of Sea and Sky
71% matchVery Positive93% of 1,404 reviews2024
Dev: Cicada Games
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A fantastic, oceanic, open world puzzle adventure. Solve innovative block puzzles while unearthing a mystifying story, gaining new friends that change the puzzle landscape, and unlocking powers that provide more options for how you choose to progress through the enigmatic Isles of Sea and Sky.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 22.3%, Stylized 19.2%, Puzzle 18.1%, Exploration 15.7%, Atmospheric 12%
- #38 Quern - Undying Thoughts
74% matchVery Positive91% of 3,924 reviews2016
Dev: Zadbox EntertainmentPub: Blue Brain Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Discover the truth about Quern’s past, unfold the mysteries of its present, and be the explorer who shapes its future. Quern introduces reusable puzzle mechanics to the classic genre, making the player think about the game as a whole, and not just as a series of individual challenges.
Why similar: Steampunk 32.3% ★, Puzzle 17.3%, Exploration 12.7%, Mystery 9.9%, Atmospheric 9.9%
- #39 The Wild at Heart
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 869 reviews2021
Dev: Moonlight KidsPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Wield an ever-growing herd of quirky creatures to rebuild broken paths, battle perilous beasts, and solve peculiar puzzles in a rich, interconnected world. Join two young runaways as they unravel the mysteries of a lost realm in this nostalgic storybook fantasy!
Why similar: Hand-drawn 29.4%, Puzzle 16.2%, Stylized 15.9%, Atmospheric 8.9%, 2D 8.4%
- #40 In Other Waters
73% matchVery Positive87% of 2,454 reviews2020
Dev: Jump Over The AgePub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Play as an Artificial Intelligence guiding a stranded xenobiologist through a beautiful and mysterious alien ocean. A non-violent sci-fi story, enter a world of wonder, fear and vulnerability, unraveling the history and ecology of an impossible planet. What will you discover together?
Why similar: Exploration 20.3%, Adventure 17.2%, Atmospheric 14.1%, Stylized 10.8%, Puzzle 9.7%
- #41 Unleaving
72% matchVery Positive90% of 58 reviews2024
Dev: orangutan matter
Windows · Mac
When everything seems hopeless a child is awakened by the whispers of the last leaf, drawn into an imaginary world. Unleaving invites the player into a narrative-driven puzzle platformer where each challenge unfolds within a hand-painted landscape, exploring perception and meaning
Why similar: Hand-drawn 35.5%, Puzzle 15.2%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Story Rich 7.9%, 2D 7.7%
- #42 Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure
70% matchVery Positive93% of 374 reviews2024
Dev: Furniture & Mattress LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Find your way in a world of breezy, thoughtful puzzles, along a charming journey of self-discovery.
Why similar: Puzzle 20.8%, Exploration 16%, Stylized 15.7%, Adventure 11.3%, Atmospheric 10.9%
- #43 Milo and the Magpies
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,343 reviews2021
Dev: Johan ScherftPub: Second Maze
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Milo and the Magpies is a point-and-click, hidden object game following the story of a little cat named Milo who is trying to find his way home after getting turned around by an unfortunate encounter with some pesky magpies.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 31.1%, Hidden Object 25.7%, Exploration 13.2%, Adventure 12.5%, Puzzle 6%
- #44 The Guardian of Nature
70% matchVery Positive93% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: Inlusio Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
«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: Hand-drawn 25.7%, Puzzle 19.1%, Adventure 8.8%, 2D 8.5%, Linear 7%
- #45 DOMINO The Little One
71% matchVery Positive82% of 135 reviews2023
Dev: LÖRNPub: Beko
Windows
DOMINO: The Little One, a hand-drawn 2D adventure game, invites you to traverse a realm where the perils of global warming and ecological catastrophe manifest as monstrous entities, and the only weapon at your disposal is your wit and will to make a change.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 40.4%, Adventure 15.1%, 2D 12.1%, Puzzle Platformer 12%, Atmospheric 11.1%
- #46 Mr. Pumpkin Adventure
74% matchVery Positive82% of 385 reviews2016
Dev: Cotton Game
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Mr. Pumpkin's Adventure is a point-and-click puzzle game. The main character of this game is Mr. Pumpkin who lost his memories. During the adventure, you will help him solve all the puzzles, which will eventually unveil an evil plot.
Why similar: Steampunk 32.2% ★, Hidden Object 21.4%, Puzzle 13.3%, Exploration 12.5%, 2D 6.5%
- #47 Logicality
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 54 reviews2022
Dev: SVGames
Windows
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: Puzzle 23.2%, Stylized 20.2%, Exploration 19.2%, Adventure 18.9%, Atmospheric 9.4%
- #48 The Star Named EOS
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 595 reviews2024
Dev: Silver Lining StudioPub: PLAYISM
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The Star Named EOS is a story-rich puzzle adventure built around photography. Recreate compositions of past photos to uncover the truth of a family mystery. Experience a harmonious mixture of beautiful hand-drawn art and engaging puzzles on a journey of reminiscence.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 21.7%, Hidden Object 21.5%, Stylized 12%, Puzzle 11.7%, Exploration 9.2%
- #49 100 hidden turtles
69% matchVery Positive96% of 454 reviews2022
Dev: Anatoliy Loginovskikh
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Hidden object game in the undersea world setting. At first black and white hand-drawn graphics in a cartoon style. Then the game becomes colored. Animated fish and algae.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 26.3%, Hidden Object 22.7%, Puzzle 14.4%, Stylized 10.2%, Exploration 8.3%
- #50 Gnomdom
68% matchVery Positive97% of 118 reviews2024
Dev: Vivi
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Hand-drawn 37.8%, Puzzle 19%, Logic 17.5%, Adventure 8.4%, Exploration 6.4%
- #51 Harold Halibut
69% matchVery Positive82% of 1,145 reviews2024
Dev: Slow Bros.
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Harold Halibut is a handmade narrative game about friendship and life on a city-sized spaceship submerged in an alien ocean. Join Harold as he explores a vibrant retro-future world in his quest to find the true meaning of ‘home’.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 28.2%, Exploration 21.8%, Atmospheric 15.6%, Story Rich 12.4%, Adventure 12%
- #52 Forgotton Anne
71% matchVery Positive90% of 1,988 reviews2018
Dev: Throughline Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Step into a hand-animated realm of wonder in which everyday objects take on a life of their own. Uncover the Forgotlings’ mysteries & harness magical forces as you embark upon a quest to return home.
Why similar: Steampunk 34.1% ★, Hand-drawn 23.2%, Stylized 10.6%, Puzzle 9%, Atmospheric 8.6%
- #53 Floodcore
67% matchVery Positive96% of 215 reviews2024
Dev: Floodcore Team
Windows
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: Logic 17%, Puzzle 16.4%, Stylized 14.6%, Exploration 13.4%, Atmospheric 10.1%
- #54 Pieced Together
65% matchVery Positive99% of 99 reviews2026
Dev: Glowfrog Games
Windows · Mac
Pieced Together is a cozy scrapbooking game that takes you on a heartfelt journey about friendship and getting older. Sort items, solve gentle puzzles, and decorate the scrapbook as you uncover the story piece by piece.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 27.3%, Puzzle 20.9%, Stylized 15.4%, 2D 9%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #55 Stuffo the Puzzle Bot
67% matchVery Positive99% of 172 reviews2023
Dev: Hapatus Ltd
Windows
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 39.2%, Puzzle 23.3%, Puzzle Platformer 12.3%, 2D 11.5%, Adventure 8.6%
- #56 Broken Lens
66% matchVery Positive93% of 217 reviews2024
Dev: Team RUN
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Hidden Object 22.3%, Hand-drawn 22%, Exploration 13.3%, Lore-Rich 10.4%, Puzzle 8.5%
- #57 Bahamut and the Waqwaq Tree
64% matchVery Positive99% of 91 reviews2025
Dev: Starvania StudioPub: Soft Source
Windows
Discover a once-thriving ocean, now tainted by enigmatic dark entities. Your quest: decipher the mystery and rekindle the ocean's radiant light.
Why similar: Puzzle 18.9%, Atmospheric 16.4%, Exploration 15.3%, Adventure 12.6%, Story Rich 10.5%
- #58 Low Oxygen
66% matchVery Positive89% of 299 reviews2023
Dev: Alex-Stefan Neagu
Windows · Linux
Explore an abandoned facility on the planet you've crashlanded, solving puzzles with strange plants along the way.
Why similar: Puzzle 26.4%, Logic 19.9%, Adventure 15.8%, Puzzle Platformer 11.5%, Atmospheric 11.2%
- #59 Project Shoreline
64% matchVery Positive97% of 295 reviews2024
Dev: Speldosa Interactive
Windows · Linux
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: Exploration 23.5%, Stylized 23.3%, Atmospheric 16.4%, Adventure 15.2%, Puzzle 11.8%
- #60 Drew and the Floating Labyrinth
72% matchMixed57% of 54 reviews2015
Dev: Dust Scratch Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 57%
"I just want to go home..." A hand-drawn 3D puzzle-platformer. Control Drew find her way back home, through a series of abstract levels requiring you to find invisible paths, gaining color to her black-and-white character as you progress. Featuring unrestricted 2D animation in a 3D environment.
Why similar: Adventure 70%, Indie 30%