Games Like Sonority

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: Music 36.6%, Emotional 10.2%, Puzzle 9.6%, Story Rich 8.7%, Female Protagonist 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply emotional, music-focused puzzle game that explores themes of grief and memory through sound.

A musical platforming adventure with an emotional story. Play as a silly bard and use music to interact with everything on a journey around the world. Along the way you'll explore, solve puzzles, and meet a huge cast of characters!

Why similar: Music 54.5%, Emotional 18.9%, Story Rich 8.5%, Colorful 4.9%, Adventure 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: This adventure uses singing as a primary mechanic to interact with the world and solve environmental puzzles.

Figment is an action-adventure game that invites you to explore a unique surreal universe filled with music, humor and multi layered narrative. Join Dusty and his ever-optimistic friend, Piper, on an adventure through the different sides of the mind seeking to restore the courage that's been lost.

Why similar: Music 42.4%, Puzzle 15.9%, Story Rich 9.7%, Atmospheric 8%, Colorful 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a musical world where rhythm and melody are central to both the environment and the puzzle-solving mechanics.

Figment 2: Creed Valley is an action-adventure game set in the human mind. Face bosses in musical showdowns, make your way through puzzles, and explore unique environments.

Why similar: Emotional 27.5%, Puzzle 19.6%, Story Rich 13.8%, Exploration 13.8%, Atmospheric 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Like its predecessor, this title continues the tradition of using music-based puzzles within a surreal, story-rich adventure.

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: Music 52.3%, Story Rich 11.4%, Stylized 10.1%, Atmospheric 6.4%, Colorful 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the same sense of musical wonder and stylized exploration found in Sonority's journey.

Delve into an environmental puzzle platformer built on exploring and understanding gravity-shifting structures. You are a voiceless being that has just been born into a world where a bodiless voice awaits your arrival. Go forth and seek your purpose.

Why similar: Music 33.7%, Puzzle 15.6%, Beautiful 10.3% ★, Atmospheric 9.7%, Colorful 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A 3D puzzle-platformer that shares a similar sense of atmospheric exploration and elegant, logic-based challenges.

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 24.8%, Puzzle 14%, Story Rich 12.6%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Atmospheric 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A story-rich puzzle adventure that features a charming, stylized world and a focus on exploration and discovery.

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 20.8%, Stylized 16.3%, Atmospheric 12.9%, Story Rich 10.5%, Colorful 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: This first-person puzzle game mirrors the atmospheric, contemplative nature of exploring a mysterious, stylized world.

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: Beautiful 38.9% ★, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Atmospheric 14.8%, Story Rich 7.9%, Puzzle 7%

Why You'll Like It: An emotionally resonant, atmospheric adventure that uses color and sound to tell a powerful, wordless story.

In this award-winning puzzle adventure game, play as the Traveler on a quest to reunite the Peoples of the Tower. Observe, listen, and decipher ancient languages in a fascinating universe inspired by the Myth of Babel.

Why similar: Puzzle 39.6%, Colorful 11.6%, Stylized 10.3%, Adventure 8.8%, Atmospheric 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on logic and language-based puzzles that require careful observation and exploration, much like the musical puzzles in Sonority.

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: Puzzle 20.3%, Emotional 15.9%, Beautiful 14.7% ★, Adventure 8.8%, Stylized 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A recursive, first-person puzzle game that emphasizes perspective and logic in a beautifully crafted environment.

Musical Metroidvania, with pixel art to die for. Guide orphaned chick 'Birb', on a platform adventure, as he faces off against the denizens of the forest in rhythm-action boss battles. Acclaimed for its gorgeous animation, and heart-warming storytelling, as Birb strives to discover his true origins.

Why similar: Music 49%, Puzzle 13.4%, Story Rich 11.5%, Exploration 9.5%, Atmospheric 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game blends rhythm-based mechanics with platforming and exploration in a way that feels very similar to Sonority's musical focus.

Pick up what the waves wash ashore to make instruments. Use those instruments to answer the echoes heard from beyond the ocean.

Why similar: Music 35.8%, Puzzle 18.4%, Atmospheric 10.9%, Story Rich 10.5%, Exploration 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, short experience that centers on collecting sounds and solving gentle puzzles in a nature-filled setting.

Set out on a mystical adventure of self-discovery against the backdrop of fantastical landscapes of The Tower. Meet its dwellers and unravel their stories. Manipulate spirits to solve puzzles, and lead Ina on her path to freedom.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 20.3%, Puzzle 16.2%, Story Rich 15%, Atmospheric 13.6%, Colorful 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, atmospheric puzzle-platformer that shares a similar focus on a female protagonist navigating a strange, beautiful world.

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: Emotional 30.7%, Puzzle 21.9%, Story Rich 13.9%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Adventure 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: An emotional, puzzle-filled journey that focuses on helping others and navigating a beautiful, melancholic world.

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: Puzzle 23.2%, Beautiful 19.8% ★, Adventure 17%, Atmospheric 12.6%, Story Rich 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A wordless, hand-drawn puzzle adventure that relies on atmospheric storytelling and environmental logic.

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 18.7%, Emotional 15.6%, Female Protagonist 15%, Story Rich 14.5%, Atmospheric 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven puzzle game that emphasizes exploration and logic within a mysterious and atmospheric setting.

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: Puzzle 22.3%, Story Rich 19.1%, Female Protagonist 14%, Atmospheric 13.3%, Colorful 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: A whimsical, point-and-click style puzzle adventure that captures the same sense of childhood wonder and stylized art.

‘A Musical Story’ is a rhythm game set against a 70s backdrop. Explore the memories of Gabriel, a young man trying to come to terms with his situation through the connections to his musical memory.

Why similar: Music 52.1%, Emotional 17.6%, Story Rich 11.7%, Atmospheric 6.5%, Colorful 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A rhythm-based narrative game that uses music to convey an emotional story without the need for dialogue.

Traverse a mythic little realm, use a sword to do battle & evoke sworcery to solve mystical musical mysteries.

Why similar: Music 23.4%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Adventure 11.5%, Atmospheric 11%, Puzzle 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A landmark title for music-centric adventure games that uses sound as a key element of its atmosphere and gameplay.

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: Emotional 24.5%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Story Rich 14.7%, Exploration 10.9%, Atmospheric 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a surreal, atmospheric exploration experience that feels both experimental and emotionally grounded.

Help Mother Bilby, as she struggles underground to find her children, in this magical indie, 2.5D puzzle-platformer game. Macrotis: A Mother’s Journey is an unforgettable adventure for those who love being challenged.

Why similar: Puzzle 27.6%, Adventure 19.3%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Indie 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that features emotional storytelling and clever mechanics within a stylized, atmospheric environment.

Harmony’s Odyssey is a 3D fantasy adventure puzzle game set on mythical dioramas full of riddles, perky creatures and magic. Embark on a fantastic journey through remote fabled lands tangled by a rowdy cat and bring peace to its inhabitants.

Why similar: Logic 26.6%, Puzzle 20.6%, Female Protagonist 16.6%, Colorful 9.5%, Cartoony 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, puzzle-filled adventure that features charming dioramas and a focus on gentle, rewarding gameplay.

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: Puzzle 17.1%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Story Rich 13.3%, Stylized 11.4%, Exploration 11%

Why You'll Like It: A unique puzzle game where you manipulate the world map to explore and solve environmental challenges.

Weakless is a beautiful, puzzle-adventure game with stunning organic environments, filled with curious life forms and a bioluminescent glow. Play as two Weavelings – carefree, wooden creatures – one of which is deaf, the other blind. Switch between the two, solve unique puzzles and save their world!

Why similar: Adventure 41.9%, Indie 19.8%, Story Rich 13.9%, Beautiful 13.1% ★, Atmospheric 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric puzzle adventure that uses unique character abilities to navigate and solve problems in a beautiful world.

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: Music 51%, Beautiful 14.2% ★, Female Protagonist 9.4%, Stylized 6.9%, Colorful 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: A highly stylized, music-driven experience that focuses on flow and rhythm in a vibrant, dreamlike world.

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 31.2%, Beautiful 16% ★, Puzzle 10.7%, Colorful 9.8%, Adventure 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A peaceful, exploration-focused adventure that emphasizes emotional themes and meditative puzzle-solving.

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 35.2%, Beautiful 20.9% ★, Stylized 10.6%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Story Rich 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: An intricate, artistic puzzle game that relies on visual logic and perspective to tell a complex, wordless story.

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: Emotional 18.3%, Story Rich 16.4%, Puzzle 15.3%, Stylized 12.7%, Atmospheric 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: An emotional, puzzle-filled narrative game that uses environmental manipulation to tell a poignant life story.

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

Why similar: Puzzle 21.7%, Stylized 13.3%, Exploration 12.8%, Story Rich 11%, Colorful 10.9%

Swan Song is a cozy puzzle game that invites you to slow down, listen, and reflect. Set inside a magical music box, each puzzle asks players to place notes on a musical scale. When you turn the key, the composition plays, activating platforms and opening paths that guide a small swan to safety.

Why similar: Music 42.1%, Emotional 21.2%, Puzzle 12.6%, Female Protagonist 8.5%, Atmospheric 4.5%

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: Puzzle 18.1%, Music 17.8%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Logic 15.6%, Exploration 13.7%

Explore, fight, solve puzzles and bend gravity to escape the dream-like world of the Halls! Metro Gravity is a mind-boggling musical adventure with rhythmic combat and compelling lore.

Why similar: Music 44.3%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Puzzle 11.7%, Exploration 9.5%, Atmospheric 7.1%

A girl trapped in a strange world somewhere between reality and imagination. Help her find her way in this adventure puzzle game.

Why similar: Puzzle 22.9%, Adventure 21.6%, Female Protagonist 16.8%, Indie 10.3%, Beautiful 9.5% ★

Experience the moving tale of a young woman and her lifelong bond with a magnificent wolf as they embark on a thrilling adventure through a rapidly dying world.

Why similar: Emotional 26.9%, Beautiful 19% ★, Puzzle 12.6%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Female Protagonist 11.3%

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 27.5%, Female Protagonist 17%, Stylized 15.2%, Atmospheric 13.7%, Colorful 10.2%

Evergate is a haunting 2D puzzle-platformer set in a stunning hand-drawn vision of the Afterlife with an original score recorded by a live orchestra. Navigate 85 challenging stages and unleash the extraordinary powers of the genre-defining 'Soulflame' to help a lost soul reincarnate on earth!

Why similar: Music 37.7%, Emotional 16.6%, Puzzle 10.2%, Female Protagonist 9.6%, Story Rich 8.8%

Meet Lumote, the squishiest bioluminescent creature, in this beautiful 3D puzzle platformer. Take control of the world’s inhabitants on a quest into the Great Depths to seize control from the Mastermote.

Why similar: Beautiful 28.1% ★, Puzzle 21.5%, Atmospheric 15.3%, Adventure 10.2%, Female Protagonist 9.8%

Lead Abby the string puppet through a bruised, but beautiful fairy tale world in this cinematic adventure. Solve riddles, evade traps and shake off pursuers on the way to find freedom. Can Abby take control of her fate with all the strings attached?

Why similar: Story Rich 22.5%, Female Protagonist 22.5%, Atmospheric 16.8%, Exploration 13.3%, Fantasy 9.9%

Use the power of music to reawaken long forgotten memories in Distortions, a story-driven journey through a world of unparalleled beauty.

Why similar: Music 48.7%, Female Protagonist 20.8%, Adventure 10.2%, Atmospheric 8.6%, Exploration 7.5%

Step onto the stage in Forgetmenots, a story-driven puzzle adventure where memories take center stage. Explore a theatrical world that unfolds like a live performance, solving puzzles in a whimsical yet bittersweet journey about loss and remembrance.

Why similar: Emotional 29.5%, Story Rich 22.7%, Puzzle 18.4%, Female Protagonist 15.9%, Atmospheric 5.5%

2D/3D story-adventure game

Why similar: Female Protagonist 28%, Puzzle 25.9%, Exploration 15.2%, Colorful 11.2%, Fantasy 6.6%

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: Emotional 30.9%, Puzzle 15.4%, Female Protagonist 14%, Story Rich 12.9%, Atmospheric 8.3%

Paper Trail is a top-down puzzle adventure about leaving home, set in a foldable, paper world.

Why similar: Logic 20.6%, Puzzle 15.3%, Stylized 12.6%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Exploration 8.5%

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: Emotional 24.6%, Story Rich 15.8%, Exploration 12.5%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Female Protagonist 11.8%

Solo is an introspective puzzler set on a gorgeous and surreal archipelago. Reflect on your loving relationships by exploring contemplative, dream-like islands.

Why similar: Puzzle 17.7%, Emotional 16.1%, Story Rich 14.1%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Exploration 11.7%

Join Snufkin in this musical adventure about restoring harmony and balance to Moominvalley, protecting it from the industrious Park Keeper.

Why similar: Puzzle 23.8%, Stylized 20.8%, Atmospheric 14.6%, Colorful 14.4%, Exploration 9.9%

Journey into the forgotten world of Helix, where ancient powers awaken within you. Unlock and combine embodied abilities to unravel the mysteries of a lost civilization. Descend into a tale that will challenge your mind and soul, solving intricate puzzles as you ascend to the light of a new day.

Why similar: Puzzle 27.9%, Atmospheric 15.6%, Beautiful 14.7% ★, Stylized 12.9%, Exploration 10.9%

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: Puzzle 27.4%, Stylized 23.1%, Exploration 18.3%, Atmospheric 17.5%, Adventure 9.4%

DEEMO -Reborn- is Rayark's classic game DEEMO, reborn in a whole new way on Steam. The fully 3D immersive journey will intoxicate you with the elegant sounds produced by you on the piano, as well as with the adventures you discover in this fairytale world.

Why similar: Music 46.5%, Beautiful 15.1% ★, Puzzle 11.9%, Female Protagonist 8.7%, Atmospheric 5.1%

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 26.2%, Stylized 18.5%, Exploration 16.7%, Adventure 14.5%, Atmospheric 10.2%

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: Emotional 17.4%, Beautiful 16.4% ★, Puzzle 15.6%, Story Rich 10.3%, Female Protagonist 7.7%

A land of discovery stretches out before you. Explore the beautiful, rugged world of RiME. Armed with your wits and a will to overcome—and the guidance of a helpful fox—you must explore the enigmatic island, reach the tower's peak, and unlock its closely guarded secrets.

Why similar: Puzzle 28%, Exploration 18%, Atmospheric 16.1%, Adventure 10.2%, Colorful 9.3%

Set sail for a world-changing adventure as you guide Noor in their quest through a series of mind-bending illusions and atmospheric puzzles. Can you unlock the secrets of the mysterious world – and the meaning behind the Sacred Light?

Why similar: Puzzle 21.6%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Atmospheric 14.2%, Exploration 13.4%, Colorful 13.1%

Rita is a cozy adventure where a little chicklet solves word-based puzzles to transform the world around her. Follow her story across generations, meet her grandchicklet, and be a part of her legacy.

Why similar: Emotional 20.8%, Puzzle 15.8%, Story Rich 13.8%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Exploration 9.5%

Embark on a journey of forgiveness through impossible environments and illusionary puzzles. Experience this meditative and calming puzzle game by manipulating monuments and creating evolving paths to explore new, surreal, and mysterious worlds.

Why similar: Emotional 25.3%, Puzzle 22.9%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Exploration 11.3%, Adventure 6.7%

Discover the peaceful beauty of Chromatic Isle, a 30-minute getaway where music and puzzles unite in the four seasons. Whether you're a seasoned gamer or new to puzzles, this harmonious journey awaits. Unveil the secrets of each season in Chromatic Isle.

Why similar: Puzzle 29.1%, Logic 21.9%, Stylized 12.1%, 3D 10.8%, Colorful 9.1%

ZeGame is a beautiful puzzle game with complex but rewarding puzzles in three dimensions. Discover the new surroundings in every world, each having their own unique look and feel.

Why similar: Puzzle 35%, Beautiful 24.9% ★, Atmospheric 18.9%, Adventure 14%, Indie 7.2%

Awaken an expansive musical realm in this non-violent and poetic platformer. In Symphonia, you'll use the power of your violin coupled with your platforming skills to gather an orchestra to bring the musical machinery of the world back to life.

Why similar: Colorful 31.3%, Atmospheric 27.6%, Adventure 26.6%, Fantasy 12.5%, Singleplayer 2%