Games Like The Forest Quartet

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: Narration 17.8%, Philosophical 16.8%, Puzzle 13.7%, Emotional 13.1%, Relaxing 11.8%

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 36.6%, Emotional 10.6%, Puzzle 9.6%, Story Rich 8.9%, Female Protagonist 8.5%

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: Mystery 15.4%, Isometric 15.1%, Puzzle 11.6%, Minimalist 9.1%, Female Protagonist 8.7%

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: Story Rich 22%, Female Protagonist 21%, Emotional 16.9%, Puzzle 16.1%, Relaxing 10.2%

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: Relaxing 19.1%, Puzzle 17.5%, Female Protagonist 16.9%, Emotional 12.9%, Exploration 10.5%

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 23.5%, Narration 18.5%, Story Rich 12.8%, Puzzle 12.4%, Atmospheric 8.3%

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 19.3%, Emotional 17.1%, Story Rich 14.9%, Puzzle 14.8%, Colorful 8%

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 15.9%, Narration 14.3%, Mystery 13.5%, Puzzle 13.2%, Story Rich 11.4%

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: Mystery 14.3%, Emotional 14.2%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Relaxing 11.9%, Linear 11.2%

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: Narration 21.7%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Emotional 13.8%, Relaxing 12.4%, Story Rich 11.5%

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

Why similar: Puzzle 15.8%, Minimalist 15.3%, Relaxing 11.8%, Exploration 11.3%, Stylized 9.1%

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 22.4%, Music 17.1%, Puzzle 17.1%, Exploration 15.6%, Relaxing 14.7%

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 29.6%, Atmospheric 14.9%, Relaxing 14.2%, Story Rich 11%, Puzzle 8.7%

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 34.9%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Emotional 9.9%, Puzzle 9.3%, Linear 9.2%

Equinoxe is a contemplative & narrative game with puzzle phases taking place in two mirrored worlds. Discover a quest for self-acceptance and restore the fragile balance of your world by using its main source of energy: water.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 17.8%, Narration 17.3%, Puzzle 12.9%, Relaxing 12.7%, Emotional 9.4%

Embark on a journey of discovery and inspiration in The Search - a story-driven puzzle-adventure set in a mysterious world where art comes to life!

Why similar: Philosophical 17.6%, Narration 16.6%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Mystery 9.7%, Relaxing 9.5%

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

Why similar: Puzzle 22.8%, Exploration 15.7%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Colorful 11.1%, Relaxing 11%

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: Philosophical 20%, Mystery 14%, Puzzle 11.3%, Relaxing 11.3%, Stylized 8.3%

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 42.5%, Female Protagonist 26.9%, Indie 8.5%, Minimalist 8.4%, Exploration 7.7%

A series of unlikely train robberies. A mysterious deck of cards. A fleet of deadly airships. An accidental mage. Choose from four stories, in any order, and discover how they intertwine in this turn-based RPG.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 25.2%, Linear 22.1%, Story Rich 16.5%, Exploration 14.2%, Colorful 10.6%

Clinging to the memory of her vanished sisters, an isolated woman wanders a dying reality.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 22.5%, Story Rich 16.4%, Emotional 15.3%, Exploration 14%, Mystery 11.1%

Get lost beneath the fog in The Wild Eternal, a reflective first-person exploration game. Embark on a meditative journey to heal the scars of your past. Can you escape the cycle of reincarnation?

Why similar: Female Protagonist 21.4%, Mystery 18.2%, Story Rich 13.2%, Relaxing 12.8%, Exploration 11.9%

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 48.8%, Puzzle 13.2%, Story Rich 12.5%, Exploration 11.2%, Atmospheric 6.5%

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: Female Protagonist 20.1%, Puzzle 17.2%, Story Rich 15.2%, Exploration 13.6%, Emotional 10.2%

Interact with the spirits of the dead, solve the puzzles of the mysterious mansion and help Elena find her missing father in the horror/adventure puzzle game: Whispering Willows.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 21.7%, Mystery 20.3%, Story Rich 17.2%, Puzzle 12.1%, Exploration 10.4%

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 25%, Philosophical 20.5%, Minimalist 11.9%, Puzzle 11.4%, Female Protagonist 7.5%

Explore an unknown and abandoned world. Each step, each puzzle, brings you closer to discovering the history and secrets of a lost civilization. Can you find the light?

Why similar: Philosophical 18.9%, Mystery 16.6%, Relaxing 11.2%, Emotional 10.3%, Puzzle 7.7%

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: Narration 32.5%, Female Protagonist 22.2%, Story Rich 16.4%, Exploration 10.5%, Atmospheric 8.8%

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

Why similar: Indie 22.5%, Female Protagonist 22.1%, Puzzle 20.8%, Mystery 8.3%, Relaxing 6.8%

Be a part of an adventurous journey in Cubots: The Origins. Explore and survive in beautiful, atmospheric environments!

Why similar: Music 31.4%, Isometric 16%, Mystery 13.7%, Puzzle 9.7%, Exploration 7.8%

The stage is set. Imagine an old baroque manor, perhaps a hotel or a museum, somewhere in central Europe. A woman wanders in search of answers.

Why similar: Puzzle 23%, Mystery 20.2%, Female Protagonist 13%, Exploration 12.4%, Stylized 10.4%

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: Isometric 24.2%, Relaxing 12.7%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Puzzle 10.6%, Linear 8.2%

Intruder In Antiquonia is a narrative mystery adventure that will immerse you in the Internet-hostile town of Antiquonia. Sarah does not remember who she is and how she got there. Help her solve the mysteries of her past while exploring beautiful hand-drawn environments.

Why similar: Mystery 22.9%, Female Protagonist 19.5%, Story Rich 15.3%, Puzzle 15%, Exploration 10.8%

How to Say Goodbye is a beautiful narrative puzzle game inspired by picture books. Reorganize the environment and solve puzzles to help a group of ghosts on their quest to finally move on.

Why similar: Isometric 21.8%, Narration 19%, Mystery 13.1%, Emotional 12.5%, Relaxing 10.9%

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 35.2%, Minimalist 29.4%, Indie 20.4%, Atmospheric 9.7%, Singleplayer 5.3%

Travel to northern Norway, solve puzzles using a mysterious, magical bracelet and make new friends on your journey to discover the past - and yourself!

Why similar: Music 34.1%, Puzzle 10.6%, Story Rich 10.3%, Exploration 8.1%, Relaxing 6.9%

Undertake your new job as a forester in a mystic and peaceful wood. Chop, gather, level up and unravel the expansive forest and its splendor at your own pace, one log at a time!

Why similar: Female Protagonist 32.6%, Relaxing 24.3%, Exploration 21.1%, Atmospheric 12.5%, Colorful 7.7%

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: Narration 18.6%, Mystery 14.8%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Story Rich 12.7%, Emotional 11.6%

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 17.1%, Emotional 13%, Puzzle 12.3%, Relaxing 11.9%, Story Rich 9.8%

Play with shadows using your imagination to solve brain twisting platforming puzzles as you unfold a journey of loss, nostalgia and acceptance.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 23.5%, Emotional 21.6%, Puzzle 20.2%, Relaxing 20%, 3D 7.5%

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: Music 27.3%, Philosophical 16.1%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Relaxing 11%, Puzzle 8%

Ageless is a story driven puzzle platformer where you must alter the age of animals and plant life around you to progress. Play as Kiara, a young girl who braves through heartache and loss as she journeys across a mysterious world to discovers its secrets and herself.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 40.3%, Story Rich 23%, Emotional 18.6%, Indie 11.3%, Singleplayer 6.8%

Join Selene in a charming platforming and puzzle adventure, where her ability to absorb and emit light from various flowers is key to activating mechanisms, overcoming obstacles, and navigating through environments that adjust depending on how you wield the light.

Why similar: Mystery 22.5%, Puzzle 19.2%, Relaxing 14.8%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Colorful 10.5%

Lake Ridden is a story-driven, first-person puzzle game! A cozy supernatural adventure where you unravel a mysterious past, trying to find your sister. Luckily, you are not alone...

Why similar: Puzzle 26.8%, Female Protagonist 24.9%, Mystery 21.3%, Indie 15.4%, Atmospheric 8.2%

Explore the corners of a surrealistic post-human world to give life on Earth a second chance in this touching story about sacrifice and hope.

Why similar: Puzzle 23.7%, Emotional 19.5%, Exploration 19.1%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, 3D 10.4%

Forgotten Hope is a short, single-player narrative-driven video game presented through the eyes of a teenage girl who is trying to reconnect with her past to find answers.

Why similar: Narration 20.8%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Story Rich 12.4%, Linear 11.5%, Exploration 9.8%

Nephise is a short and atmospheric puzzle game with narration. It is a relaxing and mysterious experience especially with the help of its music.

Why similar: Narration 18.6%, Mystery 16.7%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Puzzle 12.9%, Relaxing 11.7%

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: Female Protagonist 22.1%, Relaxing 18.1%, Story Rich 16%, Puzzle 16%, Exploration 12.4%

A minimalistic five-minute puzzle platformer, where you become a fly when you die. Immerse yourself in a soothing forest and use your ability to become a fly to solve puzzles.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 20.6%, Philosophical 20.4%, Linear 15.5%, Puzzle 15.2%, Minimalist 12.2%

Emotional, 3rd-person, story-driven, adventure game focused on solving puzzles and using stealth mechanics. Use your bow to interact with environmental elements. Sneak, climb or distract guards to move further unnoticed. Solve light puzzles alongside your path to rescue your loved one.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 16.3%, Narration 15.4%, Emotional 13.6%, Story Rich 10.7%, Exploration 10.6%

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 28.3%, Relaxing 19.1%, Puzzle 14.4%, Story Rich 9.2%, Exploration 8.6%

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

Why similar: Puzzle 20.9%, Mystery 19%, Stylized 17.2%, Colorful 13.3%, Exploration 10.4%

Become the Hero of Brie!

Why similar: Mystery 24.8%, Puzzle 20.2%, Female Protagonist 19.3%, Story Rich 16.2%, Atmospheric 8.4%

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: Minimalist 17.2%, Puzzle 16.6%, Exploration 14.1%, Relaxing 12.7%, Colorful 8.7%

Embark on a heartwarming journey with your little light friend to solve puzzles and bring light to the mystical realm of Illum.

Why similar: Relaxing 15.8%, Puzzle 15.8%, Exploration 13.4%, Story Rich 12.9%, Mystery 9.6%

Atmospheric first person adventure game focusing on immersion and exploration. Meet strange characters, discover secrets and try to unfold the mystery of the Fragmentation.

Why similar: Mystery 30.1%, Exploration 19.1%, Stylized 15%, Atmospheric 10.9%, Story Rich 9.3%

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: Female Protagonist 19.9%, Relaxing 19.2%, Puzzle 18.8%, Indie 14.4%, Story Rich 12.8%

Conduct an investigation as shapeshifter!

Why similar: Female Protagonist 30.8%, Story Rich 19.9%, Mystery 17.8%, Puzzle 13.2%, Atmospheric 10.4%