Games Like The Artful Escape

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 51.9%, Comedy 10.6%, Story Rich 7.9%, Adventure 5.5%, Colorful 5%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the same heart-warming, music-centric approach to adventure where your voice and performance shape the world around you.

Combining quirky missions and mysterious conspiracies, Psychonauts 2 is a platform-adventure game with cinematic style and tons of customizable psychic powers.

Why similar: Psychedelic 32.8%, Comedy 13.2%, Story Rich 13%, Platformer 9%, Funny 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Like the seed game, it features imaginative, surreal level design that dives deep into the psychological state of its characters.

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 63.9%, Stylized 10.2%, Colorful 6.5%, Story Rich 4.4%, Action 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game is the closest match to the musical, high-octane, and neon-drenched aesthetic of The Artful Escape.

An UNCONVENTIONAL ADVENTURE RPG that takes place in an inexpressible world filled with amusing musical battles and strange delightful encounters. To put it simply: You are in for a ride.🍄

Why similar: Music 44.9%, Psychedelic 29.5%, Story Rich 9.2%, Colorful 4.4%, 2D 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: It is a surreal, music-heavy adventure that matches the psychedelic intensity and unique rhythm-based gameplay of the seed game.

Explore the ancient, mysterious world of Journey as you soar above ruins and glide across sands to discover its secrets.

Why similar: Music 21.2%, Narrative 17.2% ★, Walking Simulator 15.5%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Adventure 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the same sense of a wordless, atmospheric, and emotionally resonant pilgrimage through stunning landscapes.

Gods. Romance. Murder. Musical Numbers?! Play as Grace in a world where Greek Gods live in hiding among us. Change your fate as you draw friends, foes & lovers into song using your powers of musical persuasion to unravel the mystery of the Last Muse's death.

Why similar: Music 42.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Story Rich 9.9%, Stylized 9.1%, Comedy 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: It leans heavily into the musical theater aspect, allowing players to influence the narrative through song and performance.

Embark on an unique and unforgettable journey and guide Sable through her Gliding; a rite of passage that will take her across vast deserts and mesmerizing landscapes, capped by the remains of spaceships and ancient wonders.

Why similar: Sci-fi 17.9%, Stylized 17.1%, Story Rich 16.8%, Platformer 12.9%, Atmospheric 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a meditative and stylized exploration experience that focuses on personal growth and discovery in a vast, beautiful world.

A strange signal... an alien craft... an interplanetary, gravity-defying journey through space and time.

Why similar: Psychedelic 32%, Walking Simulator 19.8%, Sci-fi 13%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Story Rich 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the feeling of momentum and atmospheric flight through surreal, alien environments that feel like a psychedelic dream.

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: Atmospheric 23.7%, Platformer 14.5%, Story Rich 13%, Indie 9.9%, Adventure 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: This title offers a similarly artistic and visually striking experience that uses color and music to convey a powerful emotional journey.

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 25.4%, Walking Simulator 22.9%, Adventure 21.2%, Indie 14.8%, Funny 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a charming, low-pressure journey that emphasizes the joy of movement and the beauty of the environment.

Hitchhike your way to freedom in this crazy procedurally generated road trip. No one's road is the same!

Why similar: Story Rich 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Colorful 17.4%, Atmospheric 13.2%, Adventure 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven road trip game that uses music and character-driven choices to build a memorable coming-of-age story.

On their last night together, three friends embark on one final adventure. Play through a mixtape of memories, set to the soundtrack of a generation.

Why similar: Music 36.5%, Narrative 29.9% ★, Walking Simulator 18.5%, Adventure 3.7%, Third Person 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the nostalgic, music-infused vibe of coming-of-age stories through a stylized, narrative-driven lens.

From the creators of ABZÛ, The Pathless is the mythic adventure of an archer and an eagle in a vast forest. Become the Hunter, a master of archery who travels to a mystical island to dispel a curse of darkness that grips the world.

Why similar: Music 44.4%, Story Rich 10.7%, Stylized 10.7%, Atmospheric 7.1%, Exploration 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes fluid movement and archery in a vast, atmospheric world that feels like a grand, mythical adventure.

A mutant soap opera where small-town gossip meets the supernatural. Explore the Mutazione community as Kai as she cares for her ailing grandfather. Discover magical gardens, new friends & old secrets. They can survive an apocalyptic meteor strike, but can they survive their small-town drama?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Story Rich 15.6%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Colorful 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A character-focused narrative game that uses a unique, stylized art direction and a relaxing, musical atmosphere to tell its story.

Spiritfarer® is a cozy management game about dying. As ferrymaster to the deceased, build a boat to explore the world, care for your spirit friends, and release them into the afterlife. The Spiritfarer Farewell Edition includes the heartwarming base game and three major content updates.

Why similar: Story Rich 27.6%, Platformer 17.1%, Atmospheric 13.4%, Exploration 11.9%, Adventure 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: It combines a touching narrative about legacy and transition with a beautiful, hand-drawn art style and a memorable musical score.

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 33.9% ★, Adventure 15.6%, Music 12.3%, Indie 11%, Stylized 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a charming, narrative-heavy exploration experience with a distinct visual style and a focus on uncovering hidden stories.

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 51.3%, Story Rich 12%, Stylized 8.8%, Exploration 5.9%, Colorful 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: A short, emotional puzzle game where music is the central mechanic for interacting with the world and honoring a lost loved one.

Perception is reality. In this mind-bending first-person puzzler, you escape a surreal dream world through solving impossible puzzles using the ambiguity of depth and perspective.

Why similar: Psychedelic 42.9%, Story Rich 13.5%, Stylized 10.7%, Funny 8.7%, Colorful 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: It plays with perspective and reality in a surreal, dreamlike fashion that mirrors the mind-bending visuals of the seed game.

Aurora, a young girl from 1895 Austria, awakens on the lost fairytale continent of Lemuria. To return home she must fight against the dark creatures of the Queen of the Night, who have stolen the sun, the moon and the stars. At stake is not only Lemuria, but Aurora’s true destiny.

Why similar: Platformer 28.2%, Story Rich 22.1%, Atmospheric 16.5%, Adventure 15.8%, 2D 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a poetic, storybook aesthetic and a musical tone that perfectly complements the whimsical nature of the seed game.

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: Music 31.1%, Narrative 24.2% ★, Story Rich 9.8%, Interactive Fiction 9%, Stylized 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A short, poignant interactive story that uses music and simple mechanics to explore the emotional beats of a relationship.

‘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 45.9%, Psychedelic 23.4%, Story Rich 10.2%, Colorful 6.1%, Adventure 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: It is a rhythm-based narrative game that uses music to bridge the gap between memory and reality, much like the seed game.

In the wake of catastrophe find the means to make your family whole again.

Why similar: Narrative 42% ★, Story Rich 13.8%, Sci-fi 13.2%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Adventure 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A cinematic, atmospheric adventure that relies on visual storytelling and environmental cues to convey its sci-fi narrative.

Rediscover gravity and explore an Escher-esque world of impossible architecture. Witness infinity in first-person and master its rules to solve physics-defying puzzles. Cultivate a garden to open new paths forward, where an eternal expanse awaits.

Why similar: Psychedelic 55.3%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Exploration 9.9%, Colorful 9.1%, Adventure 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: An abstract, puzzle-heavy experience that uses impossible geometry to create a psychedelic and awe-inspiring visual journey.

Last Stop is a single-player third-person adventure set in present day London, where you play as three separate characters whose worlds collide in the midst of a supernatural crisis.

Why similar: Narrative 21.6% ★, Sci-fi 16.5%, Adventure 15.3%, Story Rich 13.1%, Indie 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-focused game that blends everyday life with supernatural elements, mirroring the sci-fi and character-driven themes of the seed game.

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: Music 51.9%, Story Rich 11.3%, Stylized 10.4%, Atmospheric 6.5%, Colorful 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game integrates music directly into its puzzle-solving mechanics, creating a unique and melodic gameplay loop.

Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.

Why similar: Story Rich 23.9%, Sci-fi 19.9%, Exploration 18.1%, Atmospheric 14.2%, Adventure 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: While more open-ended, it captures the same sense of wonder and discovery while exploring mysterious, surreal cosmic locations.

Donut County is a story-based physics puzzle game where you play as an ever-growing hole in the ground. Meet cute characters, steal their trash, and throw them in a hole.

Why similar: Funny 22.6%, Story Rich 14%, Stylized 13.3%, Comedy 13.2%, Indie 12.9%

Why You'll Like It: It shares a similar sense of humor and whimsical, colorful art style while keeping the gameplay focused on a unique, lighthearted narrative.

From Lee Petty and Double Fine Productions, Keeper is an atmospheric puzzle adventure in which a long-forgotten lighthouse is awakened and, joined by a spirited seabird, it embarks upon a heartening tale of unlikely companionship, and an unexpected journey into realms beyond understanding

Why similar: Psychedelic 40.9%, Third Person 9.4%, Story Rich 9.2%, Stylized 9.1%, Atmospheric 8.9%

AN UNCONVENTIONAL ARPG where you battle enemies through musical encounters while being accompanied by a raven who promises to retrieve your voice if you slay the mighty Mind Dragon!🎵

Why similar: Music 34.1%, Psychedelic 33.3%, Story Rich 7.5%, Comedy 7.1%, Funny 4.7%

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: Stylized 21.3%, Atmospheric 15.4%, Story Rich 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Indie 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A masterpiece of visual storytelling that uses surreal, shifting panels to tell a complex and beautiful narrative.

Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

Why similar: Psychedelic 29.4%, Walking Simulator 12.8%, Stylized 11.3%, Comedy 7.4%, Story Rich 6.9%

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

Why similar: Stylized 24.3%, Colorful 15.6%, Funny 15.2%, Atmospheric 13.8%, 2D 8.1%

Yi and the Thousand Moons is a short video game musical written and developed by David Su. Through the course of several original interactive songs, featuring a full cast and live band, the game weaves a story of the archer Yi's journey to save her village.

Why similar: Music 41.9%, Walking Simulator 14.1%, Stylized 8.3%, Adventure 8.3%, Story Rich 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A short, interactive musical adventure that feels like a folk tale brought to life through song and simple, rhythmic interaction.

Control a herd of charming creatures called Trebhum and explore an unforgettable alien world filled with exotic lifeforms and surreal environments. Discover dozens of mutations to overcome puzzles, explore new biomes, and survive on a dangerous planet.

Why similar: Psychedelic 22.5%, Story Rich 16.2%, Third Person 10.7%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Colorful 9.7%

Beat the Game is an adventure game where you find your way with sounds. Sounds you find introduce cinematic cutscenes as the story unfolds. You can create new combinations on your holographic music mixer throughout the game. In the end you perform a live show with all the sounds you find.

Why similar: Music 61.1%, Adventure 11.4%, Sci-fi 9.4%, Stylized 8.6%, Indie 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, music-focused adventure where you explore a strange world to collect sounds and create your own tracks.

A technicolor side-scrolling narrative adventure game inspired by classic movies including Flash Gordon, Sinbad, and The Land that Time Forgot. Join our bold yet hapless hero as he explores lost civilizations, undersea kingdoms, prehistoric jungles, and lands beyond imagination.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21%, Sci-fi 13.1%, Story Rich 12.4%, Stylized 12.2%, Platformer 9.8%

Manipulate the look, sound, and feel of more than a dozen mesmerizing landscapes in this immersive musical adventure through space and time.

Why similar: Music 36.7%, Psychedelic 30.7%, Walking Simulator 11.8%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Indie 6.4%

You are a traveling painter, exploring the island of Eastshade. Capture the world on canvas using your artist’s easel. Talk to the inhabitants to learn about their lives. Make friends and help those in need. Visit cities, scale summits, unearth mysteries, and discover forgotten places!

Why similar: Story Rich 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Colorful 15.3%, Atmospheric 14.4%, Exploration 13.2%

Echo of Starsong is a visual novel style adventure game. Eda, a girl who can hear mysterious sound waves known as starsong, crosses paths with a young man in search of their source. Together, they venture out to the heart of space to unravel an ancient myth.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Walking Simulator 16.1%, Story Rich 14.7%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Atmospheric 7.5%

Spiral is a third-person narrative exploration game that shares a poetic vision of cognitive degeneration. Step into the shoes of Bernard as you help him and support him while braving his unravelling mind and reliving his most treasured moments.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.7%, Music 15%, Narrative 12.2% ★, Story Rich 12.1%, Stylized 9.5%

From the creators of What Remains of Edith Finch. Enter the surreal world of The Unfinished Swan and explore a mysterious, hidden kingdom by splatting paint to reveal the world around you.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.3%, Narrative 16.8% ★, Music 15.3%, Exploration 11.8%, Adventure 11.4%

A surreal post-life adventure

Why similar: Psychedelic 39.9%, Story Rich 11.1%, Adventure 11.1%, Indie 8.3%, Stylized 7.2%

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 38.5% ★, Walking Simulator 16.9%, Stylized 9%, Interactive Fiction 6.7%, Colorful 5.9%

Answer the call from a mining base on Mars as engineer Jack Leary and search for the missing crew. Fort Solis will immerse you with cinematic visuals powered by UE 5 and voice acting of Roger Clark and Troy Baker. Explore the mining complex and reach climax of this narrative thriller experience.

Why similar: Narrative 37.3% ★, Walking Simulator 15.9%, Sci-fi 10.6%, Story Rich 9.1%, Interactive Fiction 7.2%

You have a strange dream where you meet a creature named Glitch Daddy, telling you that the world is ending very soon. Then, you wake up and go to unravel the truth through a wild, abstract psychedelic journey.

Why similar: Psychedelic 38.4%, Walking Simulator 17.6%, Stylized 11.9%, Atmospheric 7.6%, Funny 6.8%

Welcome to the charming world of Eastward - population declining! Journey through a society on the brink of collapse. Discover delightful towns, strange creatures and even stranger people! Wield a trusty frying pan and mystic powers on an adventure into the unknown…

Why similar: Story Rich 24.2%, Comedy 18.6%, Atmospheric 14.3%, Adventure 12.2%, 2D 7.2%

An archaeologist uncovers a lost history in an ancient space Nebula. Award-winning narrative adventure game with hieroglyphic language puzzles, from the creators of 80 DAYS.

Why similar: Narrative 43.8% ★, Sci-fi 13%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Atmospheric 6.1%, Adventure 6.1%

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: Walking Simulator 20.7%, Stylized 19%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Colorful 11.2%, Story Rich 10.3%

Overcome emotional struggles across a touching narrative filled with twists and surprises. Embark on a dream-like journey, with breathtaking artistic direction and the enthralling voice of Hannah Murray (Game of Thrones, Skins).

Why similar: Platformer 29.7%, Atmospheric 23.9%, Indie 20.3%, Adventure 10.5%, Story Rich 8.1%

The rise and fall of a rock n' roll star.

Why similar: Psychedelic 43.7%, Stylized 15.4%, Story Rich 14.6%, Colorful 10.3%, Adventure 8.2%

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: Platformer 18.5%, Story Rich 17.6%, Atmospheric 15.5%, Colorful 11.9%, Adventure 11%

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 27.4%, Indie 22.3%, Story Rich 19.5%, Colorful 15.8%, Funny 8.6%

Experience the surreal story of Elea. In this first-person Sci-Fi adventure you play as a space scientist recovering your lost husband. Venture out on a curious interstellar journey, full of devastating memories and startling secrets.

Why similar: Sci-fi 19.9%, Adventure 17.6%, Walking Simulator 17%, Story Rich 15.3%, Indie 11.7%

Crackpot outcast Edgar sets out to Boulzac to save his squash, and instead uncovers an unearthly secret at the heart of the city. A colourful, surreal and utterly bonkers point-and-click narrative adventure.

Why similar: Narrative 19% ★, Adventure 13.8%, Story Rich 11.1%, Indie 9.5%, Walking Simulator 8.5%

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 41%, Story Rich 9.4%, Adventure 9.3%, Colorful 7.9%, Funny 7.6%

FRACT is a musical exploration game. You arrive in a forgotten place and explore the vast and unfamiliar landscape to discover the secrets of a world built on sound. You rebuild its machinery by solving puzzles and bring the world back to life by shaping sound and creating music in the game.

Why similar: Music 74%, Exploration 6.6%, Indie 5.8%, Walking Simulator 4.9%, Adventure 4.5%

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: Music 44%, Story Rich 11.9%, Adventure 9.5%, Stylized 9.5%, Exploration 6.6%

The Red Strings Club is a cyberpunk narrative experience about fate and happiness featuring the extensive use of pottery, bartending and impersonating people on the phone to take down a corporate conspiracy.

Why similar: Story Rich 36.6%, Sci-fi 18.6%, Atmospheric 17.7%, Adventure 10.1%, Indie 8.5%

Automaton Heart is an RPG with platforming elements where you visit obscure and interesting places while upgrading your organs and strategizing about which items to bring along.

Why similar: Psychedelic 42%, Stylized 14.4%, Sci-fi 12.3%, Third Person 10.6%, Adventure 8.1%

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: Story Rich 22.9%, Third Person 18.1%, Atmospheric 15.6%, Colorful 14.4%, Adventure 12.5%