Games Like Solo

If Found... is a game about going home, coming out and erasing everything.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 45.5%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Story Rich 8.6%, Emotional 7.2%, Indie 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: This narrative-driven game shares a deep focus on LGBTQ themes and personal introspection through a unique, intimate storytelling medium.

Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 24.5%, Atmospheric 17.7%, Great Soundtrack 12.9%, Story Rich 9.1%, Puzzle 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Like Solo, this game uses surreal, dream-like visuals and light puzzle-platforming to explore complex emotional journeys.

A puzzle game that explores the emotional rollercoaster of a long-distance relationship — in a world of folding paper! Flip, fold, unfold and rotate paper puzzles to help a couple navigate the complexities of living apart.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.9%, Romance 22.2%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Puzzle 13%, Cute 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: This puzzle game directly mirrors the themes of long-distance relationships and the emotional challenges of communication.

When humans get too lonely, they turn into monsters… Set sail across a beautiful and evolving world of darkness and light, and discover what it means to be human.

Why similar: Emotional 32.9%, Adventure 23.8%, Atmospheric 18.2%, Female Protagonist 17.3%, Singleplayer 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: This title features a surreal, atmospheric world that serves as a metaphor for the protagonist's internal emotional struggles.

Florence Yeoh feels a little... stuck. Her life is an endless routine of work, sleep, and spending too much time on social media. Then one day, she meets a cello player named Krish who changes everything about how she sees the world and herself.

Why similar: Narrative 29.3% ★, Romance 20%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Story Rich 9.3%, Cute 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: This short, poignant experience perfectly captures the highs and lows of a relationship through interactive vignettes and emotional storytelling.

Maquette is a first-person recursive puzzle game that takes you into a world where every building, plant, and object are simultaneously tiny and staggeringly huge.

Why similar: Narrative 24.5% ★, Puzzle 15.6%, Romance 11.5%, Adventure 10.2%, Indie 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: This first-person puzzle game uses recursive environments to tell a deeply personal story about the evolution of a romantic relationship.

A short, fully voiced, story-first adventure across two worlds. Rearrange words into platforms in Izzy’s diary, then wield word magic to shape your path in the fantasy she writes. Gentle puzzles, watercolour wonder, and a bittersweet story of family, loss, and healing.

Why similar: Narrative 33.9% ★, Choices Matter 12%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Emotional 10.3%, Puzzle 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: It combines a heartfelt, narrative-heavy story with puzzle-platforming mechanics that reflect the protagonist's inner thoughts.

The Gardens Between is a surreal puzzle adventure that follows best friends, Arina and Frendt, as they fall into a mysterious world of beautiful garden islands. Manipulate time to solve puzzles and discover the secrets of each island.

Why similar: Narrative 45.2% ★, Emotional 13.6%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Story Rich 10.8%, Puzzle 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A beautiful, short puzzle game that uses time manipulation to reflect on the memories and growth of a friendship.

Immerse yourself in a unique narrative experience and explore the thousand summer colors of Dordogne as you revisit your childhood to uncover lost family secrets in this touching formative journey.

Why similar: Narrative 42.8% ★, Female Protagonist 10%, Emotional 8.8%, Exploration 7.3%, Story Rich 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a nostalgic, watercolor-inspired exploration of childhood memories and family relationships.

A deep, interactive adventure about love and loss, beautifully depicted and offering an intense cinematic experience. What would you do to save the one you love?

Why similar: Romance 19.2%, Choices Matter 17.6%, Story Rich 15%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Adventure 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: This emotional, story-rich game explores the concept of love and loss through a series of puzzle-based time-loop scenarios.

What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.

Why similar: Story Rich 27.2%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Atmospheric 14.5%, Exploration 13.8%, Adventure 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: This masterpiece of environmental storytelling explores the lives and relationships of a family through surreal, dream-like vignettes.

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 19.5%, Female Protagonist 18.4%, Indie 14.3%, Story Rich 11.5%, Cute 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A meditative puzzle game that uses the act of repairing objects to explore the broken relationships of the characters you meet.

Explore a beautiful, low-poly Norwegian island as 17-year-old Jesper. Armed with a mysterious, magical bracelet, you'll solve puzzles, uncover your grandfather's past, and make choices in this heartwarming coming-of-age story about love, friendship, and family.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.6%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Puzzle 11.9%, Exploration 10%, Story Rich 10%

Why You'll Like It: A charming, story-rich adventure about a young person exploring an island and discovering the history of their family.

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: Female Protagonist 17.2%, Puzzle 15.1%, Emotional 14.7%, Story Rich 13.2%, Atmospheric 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: It blends folklore-inspired exploration with puzzle-solving to tell a story centered on family bonds and emotional healing.

A 3D-2D adventure where you travel a 3D world and explore 2D dungeons inside of its characters' bodies and minds! In an unforgettable, surreal story, travel the world, meet whimsical denizens, and save the world from the dangerous Nano Dust.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.3%, Female Protagonist 13%, Exploration 9.8%, Story Rich 9.5%, Emotional 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its surreal, dream-like world and focus on introspection make it a strong thematic companion to the archipelago of Solo.

Sonority is an innovative music puzzle adventure set in a lovingly designed, fascinating world. Play as Esther and discover the rockery, a place full of music and unique puzzle mechanics.

Why similar: Puzzle 17.6%, Emotional 16.3%, Story Rich 14.1%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Exploration 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game uses music-based puzzles to drive a narrative journey through a beautiful, atmospheric world.

Guide brush strokes and solve a variety of puzzles to help an aspiring artist complete her masterpiece amid her brusque neighbor’s gaze and his pesky cat. As her painting starts to take shape, uncover an emotional tale of chance and artistry revealed behind unrelated yet familiar moments.

Why similar: Narrative 41.6% ★, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Puzzle 10%, Story Rich 8.8%, Exploration 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: This artistic, narrative-focused puzzle game captures the same contemplative and emotional tone found in Solo.

In this 3D, story-driven platforming adventure, explore an uninhabited island's massive cave network. Learn about the heroes' psyches as you explore lush caverns, subterranean oceans, and surreal cityscapes, all while meeting surprising creatures! By Anodyne & Angeline Era's devs!

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.3%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Story Rich 13.5%, Emotional 11.2%, Atmospheric 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: This 3D platformer features a unique narrative about nature and human connection set within a surreal, alien environment.

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: Female Protagonist 18.4%, Puzzle 17.5%, Story Rich 13.2%, Exploration 9.9%, Adventure 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven puzzle game that focuses on a protagonist's journey to find their missing spouse in a mysterious, atmospheric setting.

The Forest Quartet is a puzzle adventure about a gone, but not forgotten, lead singer. Play her spirit and travel through 3 acts unique to the members of her band for a final farewell concert. Face their emotions, solve puzzles and fight the corruption plaguing their souls.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 19.2%, Puzzle 16.6%, Story Rich 14.5%, Exploration 13%, Emotional 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: This short, atmospheric puzzle game uses music and exploration to process grief and honor a lost loved one.

Embark on an emotional first-person narrative adventure where you control the story—and affect its outcomes—with your real-life blinks. With this innovative technique you will fully immerse yourself in a world of memories, both joyous and heartbreaking, as your whole life flashes before your eyes.

Why similar: Narrative 56.8% ★, Emotional 14.6%, Story Rich 10.7%, Choices Matter 3.8%, Indie 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: This innovative narrative game uses your real-life blinks to progress through a life story, emphasizing the fleeting nature of memories.

I Am Dead is a charming puzzle adventure game from the creators of Hohokum and Wilmot’s Warehouse about exploring the afterlife.

Why similar: Narrative 35.4% ★, Adventure 14.2%, Puzzle 10.6%, Indie 10%, Exploration 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A charming puzzle-exploration game that focuses on uncovering the life stories and memories of the deceased.

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

Why similar: Puzzle 22.2%, Exploration 17.5%, Adventure 12.4%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Story Rich 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: A unique, grid-based puzzle adventure that focuses on the protagonist's journey of self-discovery and connection with their world.

Wayward Strand is a heartfelt story told in a curious way. Hop aboard an airborne hospital and meet its fully-voiced cast of eclectic characters. As time passes for everyone on board, explore the interwoven lives of the patients and staff; discover something new on each and every playthrough.

Why similar: Narrative 34.3% ★, Choices Matter 13.2%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Emotional 9.6%, Story Rich 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-focused game that encourages slow-paced exploration and deep engagement with the personal stories of its characters.

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 28.9% ★, Choices Matter 11.3%, Puzzle 10.4%, Exploration 10.3%, Story Rich 8%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a surreal, dream-like exploration of a child's imagination, filled with puzzles and emotional undertones.

Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.

Why similar: Exploration 28.1%, Cute 19.5%, Adventure 14.2%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Indie 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: While more lighthearted, it captures the same sense of peaceful exploration and personal discovery found in Solo.

Sayonara Wild Hearts is a dreamy arcade game about riding motorcycles, skateboarding, dance battling, shooting lasers, wielding swords, and breaking hearts at 200 mph.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27%, Female Protagonist 22.7%, Great Soundtrack 16.2%, Colorful 7.8%, Story Rich 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: This surreal, arcade-style experience uses music and visuals to tell a metaphorical story about heartbreak and healing.

A teenage guitar prodigy sets out on a psychedelic journey to inspire his stage persona and confront the legacy of a dead folk legend. Starring voice performances by Michael Johnston, Caroline Kinley, Lena Headey, Jason Schwartzman, Mark Strong, and Carl Weathers.

Why similar: Narrative 51.7% ★, Story Rich 11.9%, Adventure 7.7%, Exploration 7.5%, Atmospheric 7%

Why You'll Like It: A visually stunning, narrative-driven game that explores the pressure of expectations and the journey to find one's true self.

Create your own paths combining the different elements available in this uniquely crafted world. Immerse yourself in a relaxing experience where your actions shape not only your surroundings but also your fate.

Why similar: Emotional 18.7%, Adventure 15.6%, Exploration 13.3%, Puzzle 11.7%, Indie 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A meditative, puzzle-filled journey that emphasizes emotional growth and exploration in a colorful, stylized world.

A Pizza Delivery is a narrative exploration game with puzzle elements focused on connecting with people. Share pizza with charming characters to uncover their stories—and your own. Drive and explore a strange, meditative world filled with secrets.

Why similar: Narrative 36.7% ★, LGBTQ+ 15.2%, Emotional 7.8%, Exploration 7.4%, Puzzle 7.3%

An exploration game about emotional ties that transcend even death. Riley is faced with a headstrong ghost, urging her on an adventure across atmospheric shores, uncovering the island's tragic secret. Choices in dialogue shape the bond between the two, ultimately deciding Riley's fate.

Why similar: Romance 17.7%, Exploration 11.7%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Story Rich 10.7%, Emotional 9.5%

What Comes After is a side-scrolling adventure and a short heartwarming story about learning how to love yourself. Help Vivi in her journey on the train to the afterlife and back.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 29.6%, Emotional 17.4%, Story Rich 13.8%, Adventure 11.8%, Indie 8.4%

Join Clef on an adventure set on a magical sky island where her family once lived. Solve puzzles, discover secrets, and experience a story of sisterly love – and something more, if you are willing to dig deeper…

Why similar: Female Protagonist 23.8%, Exploration 21%, Puzzle 20.8%, Cute 12.6%, Story Rich 12.4%

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: Adventure 15.6%, Emotional 13%, Indie 12.6%, LGBTQ+ 11.3%, Cute 10.3%

When the Past was Around is an adventure point-and-click puzzle game about love, moving on, letting go, and the joy and pain of everything in between.

Why similar: Romance 23.4%, Female Protagonist 20.1%, Puzzle 13.5%, Cute 12%, Story Rich 11.4%

Niko is a spiritual journey through the dreams, where adventure, puzzles and mysteries come together in an oneiric and minimalist world. Dare to dream!

Why similar: Puzzle 34%, Adventure 30.7%, Indie 19.1%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Singleplayer 4.5%

An open-world adventure with puzzle elements and a minimalist aesthetic. Bokida takes place on a dormant, seemingly monochromatic world of light that gradually reveals its beauty. Experience freedom while exploring a peaceful, intriguing environment.

Why similar: Adventure 26.7%, Puzzle 22%, Great Soundtrack 19.6%, Indie 19.4%, Exploration 12.3%

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 17.8%, Choices Matter 17%, Puzzle 13.1%, Cute 11%, Great Soundtrack 9.2%

The Sojourn is a first-person puzzle game set in an immersive colour-drenched world of light and darkness. Think your way through dozens of puzzles as you traverse parallel worlds, awaken mysterious artifacts and overcome challenging obstacles on an unforgettable journey.

Why similar: Puzzle 22%, Atmospheric 13.8%, Exploration 13.2%, Story Rich 10.8%, Adventure 10.5%

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 19.5%, Exploration 16.9%, Atmospheric 13.4%, Story Rich 10.8%, Great Soundtrack 10.7%

Letters is a fun word puzzle game about friendship, growing up and finding your place in life. Follow Sarah, a shy girl from Switzerland, by moving through her pen pal letters and chat messages. Use the power of words to solve riddles, interact with her friends and decide who she will grow up to be.

Why similar: Choices Matter 21.2%, Female Protagonist 18.6%, Story Rich 11.4%, Puzzle 10%, Cute 10%

Inked is a narrative-driven puzzle game set in a world of beautiful ballpoint pen-drawn landscapes. Playing as the Nameless Hero, you will solve intriguing puzzles while searching for your love Aiko.

Why similar: Puzzle 29.4%, Story Rich 24%, Great Soundtrack 15.9%, Adventure 15.3%, Indie 10.8%

After a rough breakup, you do what any reasonable person would: escape to a remote tropical island full of beautiful strangers. There, you’ll meet many captivating women, each with her own charm, secrets, and questionable taste in men. Your choices decide who you love, lose, or accidentally ghost.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27%, Romance 24.1%, Immersive Sim 18.2%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Story Rich 8.6%

Immerse yourself in a relaxing, minimalist and colorful adventure. Flow with Naiad across a mysterious river and interact with its fauna and flora to discover little secrets. Enjoy a wholesome experience with an original and dreamy visual style.

Why similar: Puzzle 19.7%, Exploration 18.7%, Cute 14.5%, Adventure 11.8%, Atmospheric 10.4%

LUNA The Shadow Dust is a fully hand-animated Point&Click puzzle adventure, brought to life through wordless storytelling, beautiful cinematics and a breathtaking original soundtrack.

Why similar: Adventure 23.2%, Puzzle 20.9%, Indie 13.8%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Great Soundtrack 10.5%

Amphora is a peculiar puzzle game that mixes story elements and physics. Amphora presents you with an unfamiliar world with a striking visual style inspired by all the shadow theatre traditions and colors of the world.

Why similar: Puzzle 23.3%, Female Protagonist 18.9%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Adventure 11.1%, Indie 9.1%

Step into the shoes of Lyric, the humble innkeeper in a quiet mountain village, as she reflects upon a lifetime of poignant memories, heartwarming friendships, and bittersweet choices — proving along the way that you don't have to slay dragons to be the hero of your own story.

Why similar: Romance 17%, Choices Matter 14%, LGBTQ+ 13.2%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Emotional 10.5%

Experience the intricate dioramas and connections of your life, and the ripples we all make, in this award-winning narrative puzzle game about death, loss, and mental health.

Why similar: Puzzle 20.9%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Story Rich 13.4%, Emotional 12.9%, Atmospheric 9.8%

OPUS: Prism Peak is a narrative adventure where you play as a weary photographer stranded in the Dusklands, traveling with a girl who's lost her memories. Together, you'll uncover the mysteries of this land through your camera and find your way home.

Why similar: Narrative 38.7% ★, Emotional 10.4%, Female Protagonist 10%, Puzzle 9.3%, Exploration 9.3%

Explore a deeply emotional story about love and sacrifice, and the hope that exists in us all.

Why similar: Adventure 20.8%, Female Protagonist 19.5%, Indie 13.9%, Story Rich 12.7%, Atmospheric 11%

Blue Wednesday is a relaxing and lovely adventure game focused on story, music, and characters. Explore the city, meet various characters, and have conversations. Listen to their stories, play mini-games, collect music albums, and play music.

Why similar: Narrative 37.3% ★, Choices Matter 15.1%, Romance 12.3%, Exploration 8%, Story Rich 7.8%

A story-rich 2D platformer where you'll delve into dangerous power plants and massive creatures, while uncovering the truth of your world. Explore towns and cities, and help a world thrown out of balance!

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 32.6%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Story Rich 14%, Atmospheric 10%, Adventure 8.1%

Immerse yourself in an enchanting narrative experience as Fortuna, a fortune-teller Witch condemned to exile on her asteroid home. Craft your own Tarot deck, regain your freedom, and shape the fate of the cosmic Witch society.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.3%, Narrative 22.6% ★, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Story Rich 7.4%

You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.

Why similar: Puzzle 40.4%, Exploration 21.7%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Colorful 8.2%, Adventure 6%

You’re shipwrecked on a lost mythical island. As backpacker Alex, you must befriend the forgotten gods of Greek mythology and restore their memories. Explore the dynamic island and its story sandbox to build new friendships, solve the mystery and save the gods.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 18.3%, Exploration 14.3%, Puzzle 14.3%, Emotional 13.4%, Story Rich 13.2%

Seek out and solve 10,000+ puzzles at your own pace across this sublime puzzle game.

Why similar: Puzzle 29.2%, Exploration 26.4%, Atmospheric 18.6%, Adventure 14.7%, Singleplayer 7.1%

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: Narrative 43% ★, Exploration 9.4%, Story Rich 9.3%, Female Protagonist 8.8%, Puzzle 8.5%

Simpler Times is an experiential, interactive meditation that rewards patience and attention with poignant moments that can be replayed like a favorite song.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 26.8%, Exploration 21.6%, Story Rich 16.2%, Atmospheric 9.7%, Cute 8.6%

The August Before is a meditative narrative 3D puzzle about cleaning up, sorting out and packing up your life before moving on. Clean up and don’t forget your old belongings on your way to the new life!

Why similar: Female Protagonist 15.8%, LGBTQ+ 13.6%, Puzzle 13.1%, Emotional 11.7%, Story Rich 9.1%