Games Like The Lands of Dream

NORCO is a dialogue-focused point & click adventure that immerses the player in the sinking suburbs and industrial swamplands of an increasingly surreal and distorted South Louisiana.

Why similar: Point & Click 75.6%, Adventure 18%, Singleplayer 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game masterfully blends a surreal, dystopian setting with deep political and social themes through a point-and-click interface.

KENTUCKY ROUTE ZERO is a magical realist adventure game about a secret highway running through the caves beneath Kentucky, and the mysterious folks who travel it.

Why similar: Point & Click 60.7%, Adventure 25%, Indie 13.2%, Singleplayer 1.2%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the same surreal, dreamlike atmosphere and profound political commentary found in the Lands of Dream series.

Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.

Why similar: Point & Click 65.2%, Adventure 15.8%, Indie 10.7%, Singleplayer 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It offers an unparalleled depth of philosophical and political discourse within a narrative-heavy, unconventional adventure framework.

Dropsy is a non-traditional take on the classic point and click adventure formula starring the game’s perpetually carefree namesake clown as he explores a richly detailed world full of colorful characters and sinister secrets, doling out hugs along the way.

Why similar: Point & Click 72.5%, Adventure 20.9%, Indie 5.3%, Singleplayer 1.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game utilizes a unique, non-verbal narrative style and a distinct, surreal art direction that feels spiritually aligned with the seed game.

Samorost 3 is an exploration adventure and puzzle game from the award-winning creators of Machinarium and Botanicula. Travel across space to nine unique worlds teeming with colorful challenges, creatures and surprises to discover, brought to life with beautiful artwork, sound and music.

Why similar: Point & Click 77.2%, Adventure 12.7%, Indie 6%, Singleplayer 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: The wordless, surreal, and highly artistic world-building mirrors the whimsical yet strange nature of the Lands of Dream.

A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.

Why similar: Point & Click 74.8%, Adventure 18.1%, Singleplayer 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: The game features a highly distinct, surreal art style and a complex, layered narrative that rewards careful observation.

Humor-filled indie adventure game created by the makers of Machinarium and Samorost.

Why similar: Point & Click 75%, Adventure 18.3%, Singleplayer 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its whimsical, hand-crafted aesthetic and experimental point-and-click gameplay capture the same sense of wonder and oddity.

You are the Mooseman and you have the ability to see all that is hidden to the mortal eye. You are about to visit three layers of this universe - the first one is the Lower World where dead reside…

Why similar: Adventure 56.4%, Indie 37.6%, Singleplayer 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: This atmospheric adventure is deeply rooted in mythology and artistic expression, mirroring the philosophical exploration of the seed game.

A fast-paced Point-and-Click adventure AND an indie platfomer in one! Join adventurer Ben and wannabe indie darling Dan in a race against time to stop all the Apocalypses happening at the same time.

Why similar: Adventure 37.9%, Point & Click 33.7%, Indie 25.7%, Singleplayer 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: It blends traditional point-and-click mechanics with meta-humor and social commentary in a way that feels very indie and experimental.

Neofeud is a Dystopic Cyberpunk adventure game in the vein of Blade Runner, but with an overlay of Game of Thrones-like political intrigue, and 1366x768, hand-painted, stylized visuals.

Why similar: Point & Click 52%, Adventure 26.4%, Indie 17%, Singleplayer 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: A dystopian point-and-click adventure that is unafraid to tackle heavy political and social themes in a unique setting.

Pilfer from pirates, conspire with cardinals and perform miracles with an incompetent magician. The Procession to Calvary is a Pythonesque adventure game made from Renaissance paintings, and a spiritual successor to the critically acclaimed Four Last Things.

Why similar: Point & Click 64.9%, Adventure 14.8%, Indie 13.6%, Singleplayer 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: It uses classical art to create a satirical, surreal, and humorous point-and-click experience that echoes the seed game's wit.

Life has ceased. Man is but a myth. And now, even the machines have begun to fail. Lead Horatio Nullbuilt and his sarcastic sidekick Crispin on a journey through the crumbling world of Primordia, facing malfunctioning robots, ancient secrets, and an implacable, power-hungry foe.

Why similar: Point & Click 70.3%, Adventure 18.8%, Indie 8.9%, Singleplayer 1.9%

Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic point-and-click adventure that focuses heavily on philosophical questions about existence and legacy.

Lose yourself in a tale of magic and wonder, where anything is possible and where nothing is quite as it seems: join young Jerry and follow a peculiar white rabbit to the wondrous realm of Mousewood, a land where critters can speak and where mystery abounds.

Why similar: Point & Click 62.6%, Adventure 26.8%, Indie 8.3%, Singleplayer 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a rich, whimsical fantasy world that balances charm with deeper, more mysterious undertones.

When the fate of a world hangs in the balance, an unusual hero arises! The visually impressive adventure-epic The Whispered World is now available as a Special Edition for the first time. Let the Whispered World enchant you with its many animated details and fantastic characters.

Why similar: Point & Click 57.9%, Adventure 27.3%, Indie 11%, Singleplayer 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: It features a melancholic, story-rich fantasy world that aligns with the emotional depth of the seed game.

A cyberpunk adventure game from the studio that brought you Gemini Rue and Blackwell! The year is 2087. Genetic engineering is the norm, and an omnipresent AI powers the city. Take control of three citizens of this world as they struggle to understand a deadly conspiracy.

Why similar: Point & Click 66.3%, Adventure 21.1%, Indie 8.7%, Singleplayer 4%

Why You'll Like It: A sophisticated sci-fi adventure that explores complex political and ethical dilemmas through a classic point-and-click interface.

Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.

Why similar: Point & Click 68.7%, Adventure 16.2%, Indie 10.7%, Singleplayer 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game explores dark, surreal, and psychological themes through a point-and-click lens, much like the more unsettling moments in the seed game.

Greetings Enforcer, and thank you for enlisting in the Hypnospace Patrol Department! As the world falls into its slumber, Hypnospace becomes a bustling global village. These virtual streets aren't going to police themselves!

Why similar: Point & Click 74.8%, Indie 9.8%, Adventure 9.7%, Singleplayer 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: It captures a surreal, nostalgic, and highly specific world-building style that feels like a digital dreamscape.

Machinarium is the award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of Samorost series, Botanicula and CHUCHEL. Help Josef the robot save his girlfriend Berta kidnapped by the Black Cap Brotherhood gang!

Why similar: Point & Click 70.3%, Adventure 16.8%, Indie 8.2%, Singleplayer 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: A classic of the surreal point-and-click genre, it relies on environmental storytelling and a unique, hand-drawn aesthetic.

Rituals is a 3D puzzle-exploration-adventure about the relation between civilisation and nature. It aims to be a gripping, memorable and meaningful experience with story told through gameplay and interaction.

Why similar: Point & Click 47.8%, Adventure 32.8%, Indie 19.5%

Why You'll Like It: An experimental, short-form point-and-click game that focuses on atmosphere and abstract storytelling.

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: Point & Click 57.5%, Indie 17.8%, Adventure 16.9%, Singleplayer 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: An artistic, surreal puzzle game that uses its unique mechanics to tell a profound, wordless story.

The Final Cut is the ultimate collector's edition of Dreamfall Chapters, a story-driven 3D adventure about choice and consequence, set in parallel worlds: a cyberpunk vision of the future and a magical fantasy realm.

Why similar: Point & Click 51.1%, Adventure 32.6%, Indie 10.2%, Singleplayer 6%

Why You'll Like It: An expansive narrative adventure that balances fantasy and political intrigue across multiple worlds.

Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...

Why similar: Point & Click 79.7%, Adventure 15.2%, Singleplayer 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its unique, surreal art style and focus on cosmic dread create an experience that is both unsettling and highly artistic.

Can you save Silence, the grim, but also serene world between life and death? Can you help Noah find his little sister Renie in this suffering world? Can you bring her home? Explore Silence and join the siblings on their adventurous journey.

Why similar: Point & Click 64.1%, Adventure 30.9%, Indie 3.6%, Singleplayer 1.3%

Why You'll Like It: This sequel continues the emotional and artistic journey of a fantasy world that feels both beautiful and fragile.

Four Last Things is a very silly pythonesque adventure made from Renaissance-era paintings and public domain recordings of classical music. It is about sin, and the Four Last Things – Death, Judgement, Heaven and Hell – and strives to be intelligent and ridiculous in equal measures.

Why similar: Point & Click 62.1%, Adventure 20.7%, Indie 13.5%, Singleplayer 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: Similar to The Procession to Calvary, it uses Renaissance art to create a satirical and surreal point-and-click experience.

A demon has possessed you and used your body to tear a swath of bloodshed through New York. You are now free, but life as you knew it is over. Your only path forward is joining the Unavowed - an ancient society dedicated to stopping evil. No matter what the cost.

Why similar: Point & Click 63.6%, Adventure 21.5%, Indie 11.4%, Singleplayer 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven adventure that focuses on character-heavy storytelling and meaningful choices in a supernatural setting.

She and the Light Bearer is a point and click adventure game, a poem, a fairy tale. Take a journey inside a vibrantly colored forest, meet silly creatures, listen to serene folk music, and discover somber secrets.

Why similar: Point & Click 49%, Adventure 31.2%, Indie 19.8%

Why You'll Like It: A hand-drawn, poetic adventure that emphasizes atmosphere and gentle, philosophical storytelling.

A branching folktale misadventure about a trio of large, bearded fishermen. Shape a custom tale that begins again where it ends, through waters where lurk creatures from Scandinavian folklore.

Why similar: Point & Click 46.3%, Adventure 31.1%, Indie 18.4%, Singleplayer 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, branching narrative game that feels like a whimsical folk tale brought to life.

The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...

Why similar: Point & Click 59.4%, Adventure 22.5%, Indie 13.4%, Singleplayer 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: It presents a dark, surreal, and psychological narrative that is deeply immersive and emotionally challenging.

Set in the '90s, Kathy Rain tells the story of a strong-willed journalism major who has to come to terms with her troubled past as she investigates the mysterious death of her recently deceased grandfather.

Why similar: Point & Click 99.2%, Adventure 0.5%, Indie 0.2%, Singleplayer 0.1%

Why You'll Like It: A strong narrative-driven mystery that uses point-and-click mechanics to explore personal and community secrets.

When a brilliant particle physicist dies unexpectedly, the race is on to secure his terrible new technology before it falls into the wrong hands. The lives of four playable characters become entangled as they fight against the clock to find the dead scientist’s secret vault.

Why similar: Point & Click 66.1%, Adventure 21.6%, Indie 10.4%, Singleplayer 1.9%

Why You'll Like It: A classic-style adventure with a strong, multi-perspective narrative that keeps the player engaged in its philosophical mystery.

Paradigm is a surreal adventure game set in the strange and post apocalyptic Eastern European country of Krusz. Play as the handsome mutant, Paradigm, whose past comes back to haunt him in the form of a genetically engineered sloth that vomits candy.

Why similar: Point & Click 61.3%, Adventure 23%, Indie 13.4%, Singleplayer 2.4%

Bad Dream: Stories is a collection of older games in the Bad Dream series in a new, remastered form. Play the series of short point & click titles and travel through the disturbing and atmospheric world of dreams.

Why similar: Point & Click 71.3%, Adventure 25.8%, Indie 1.8%, Singleplayer 1.2%

Discover a world where life is cheap, identities are bought & sold, & a quest for redemption can change the fate of a whole galaxy.

Why similar: Point & Click 69.6%, Adventure 20.8%, Indie 7.6%, Singleplayer 2%

An adventure-strategy game set in a fantastic world where dinosaurs and humans co-exist.

Why similar: Adventure 100%

Pahelika: Revelations is the quintessential Fantasy Adventure, focussing on Exploration & Puzzle solving. Set in an alternate reality where magic co-exists with science, Pahelika: Revelations takes you on the fantastical quest undertaken by Sudesh Budkoti, the protagonist of the Pahelika series.

Why similar: Point & Click 52.3%, Adventure 27%, Indie 17.8%, Singleplayer 2.9%

'Chasing Light' is the story of the seven days of exploring the physical properties of a game and uncovering an inner world of human beings and society. Have a weird trip!

Why similar: Adventure 59%, Indie 41%

Cylne is a first person surreal exploration game having a poetic and philosophical side. Explore and feel unreal worlds filled with environmental enigmas to try to achieve the chapter called "The Choice"...

Why similar: Adventure 53.8%, Indie 35.7%, Singleplayer 10.5%

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: Point & Click 50.1%, Adventure 35.8%, Indie 9%, Singleplayer 5.1%

Seers Isle is a narrative game, set in a fantasy version of medieval northern Europe, where your choices impact the fate of a group of characters.

Why similar: Adventure 49.2%, Indie 33%, Singleplayer 17.9%

RHEM is a first person adventure featuring brain-teasing puzzles for your PC.

Why similar: Point & Click 39.2%, Adventure 38.6%, Indie 18.8%, Singleplayer 3.3%

Ephemerid is a tiny rock fairy tale about a tiny paper mayfly. Part rhythm game, part point-and-click adventure, and part rock opera.

Why similar: Adventure 57.6%, Indie 42.4%

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

Why similar: Point & Click 57.5%, Adventure 24.1%, Indie 14.5%, Singleplayer 3.8%

Manipulate the world around you by editing source code in an adventure game about a burnt out indie game developer's quest to fulfill a lifelong dream.

Why similar: Point & Click 60.4%, Adventure 20.8%, Indie 14.3%, Singleplayer 4.4%

Lucid Cycle offers a set of short but unique experiences.

Why similar: Adventure 69.4%, Indie 23.8%, Singleplayer 6.9%

Nordlicht is an adventure-game where you accompany an unusual family on its fascinating journey to the cold north. During the journey, they encounter mysterious star-signs of the polar night, and have to overcome nature's dangers to confront their fears.

Why similar: Adventure 38.2%, Point & Click 33.4%, Indie 24.6%, Singleplayer 3.9%

A surreal post-life adventure

Why similar: Adventure 53.7%, Indie 38.4%, Singleplayer 7.8%

Face your Destiny! In Andergast, whose inhabitants are considered to be superstitious, King Efferdan awaits a state visit from high-ranking dignitaries. For centuries the kingdom has been at odds with neighboring Nostria, but now first steps are being undertaken toward a lasting peace.

Why similar: Point & Click 68.9%, Adventure 24.3%, Indie 3.4%, Singleplayer 3.4%

“Reality and dreams are about to become entwined…..” The Last Dream: Developer's Edition" is a casual adventure game which, despite having some classic casual elements, will also offer a greater challenge for more experienced gamers.

Why similar: Point & Click 60.1%, Adventure 21.3%, Indie 13.1%, Singleplayer 5.5%

Meadowland is an interactive poem. Explore a world, partake in a story.

Why similar: Point & Click 57%, Indie 35.4%, Singleplayer 7.6%

Last Dream incorporates the best features of classic RPGs: replayability and complete immersion into a vast world, rich with detail.

Why similar: Indie 100%

Save your family from an ominous undersea facility!

Why similar: Point & Click 60.8%, Adventure 30.2%, Indie 5.6%, Singleplayer 3.4%

In Memoria, players travel through different time periods, following two distinct protagonists: Sadja, a southern princess who wants to be a war hero, and Geron, a bird catcher who wants to lift a curse from his girlfriend.

Why similar: Point & Click 64.3%, Adventure 27.7%, Singleplayer 4.4%, Indie 3.6%

In the year 1018, an adventurer from Samarkand drifts to Hardland. Solve a mystery by delving into the different sides of this fantasy world. Hardland is a bustling kingdom filled with secrets. A kingdom that wants you to listen.

Why similar: Adventure 51.7%, Indie 29%, Singleplayer 19.3%

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: Point & Click 51.8%, Adventure 29.6%, Indie 16.9%, Singleplayer 1.7%

Discover a forgotten land in the clouds!

Why similar: Point & Click 54.9%, Adventure 29.4%, Indie 11%, Singleplayer 4.7%

Dream is an exploration game that takes place within the subconscious mind of Howard Phillips, a young man whose waking hours are tedious and dull, but whose dreams are lucid and powerful.

Why similar: Adventure 55.8%, Indie 40%, Singleplayer 4.3%

Dreamfall: The Longest Journey, winner of multiple E3 awards as the best game in its genre, is the continuation of a saga that began in the award-winning The Longest Journey, considered to be one of the finest adventure games ever made.

Why similar: Adventure 87.4%, Singleplayer 12.6%

Carnival is an atmospheric folk horror point-&-click featuring low-resolution pixel art graphics, locations drawn from Venice itself, and developing relationships with NPCs, allowing the player to influence events in the game and achieve multiple different endings.

Why similar: Point & Click 65.7%, Adventure 32.3%, Singleplayer 2%

A hand-drawn adventure blending visual novel storytelling with point-and-click puzzles. Explore a vibrant yet dangerous oasis city where humans and animals live side by side. Meet unforgettable characters, trade and combine quirky items, and solve challenging puzzle-dungeons filled with mystery.

Why similar: Point & Click 76%, Adventure 19%, Singleplayer 5.1%

Lucid Dream is the story of little Lucy, who goes on an adventure into the world of dreams with the mission to save her mother.

Why similar: Point & Click 54.5%, Adventure 22.5%, Indie 17.5%, Singleplayer 5.5%