Games Like TREE

A beautiful, 3rd-person exploration game centered around two parallel stories: a fox trying to find her missing family, and a son reconnecting with his estranged father in Alaska. Uncover artifacts from the son's life as he becomes intertwined in the fox’s journey towards The First Tree.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 36.1%, Indie 31.5%, Casual 22.8%, Singleplayer 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: Like the seed game, this title explores a deep, emotional connection to nature through a short and atmospheric narrative.

An experimental short from the creator of To the Moon & Finding Paradise: A simple & surreal 1-hour interactive animation about a boy and an injured bird, told without dialogues.If you're looking for To the Moon-like experience, I'd suggest playing Finding Paradise first.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 32.3%, Emotional 29.4%, Indie 20.7%, Visual Novel 7.9%, Casual 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game shares a similar focus on wordless, emotional storytelling and a short, impactful runtime.

The Old Tree is a short free-to-play cinematic puzzle game about a newborn alien baby. Witness this microscopic entity's first moments of life and help it emerge from its underground lair and ascend towards an unknown destination.

Why similar: Casual 49.9%, Indie 42.5%, Singleplayer 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: This point-and-click adventure shares the nature-centric theme and minimalist, atmospheric presentation 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: Casual 41.3%, Indie 32.8%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Singleplayer 6%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the essence of a relationship through simple, interactive vignettes that mirror the emotional growth found in TREE.

A Raven Monologue is a short experimental silent story about a raven that does not know how to croak and his relationship with the people in the town.

Why similar: Casual 37.1%, Indie 29.5%, Great Soundtrack 18.5%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Singleplayer 3%

Why You'll Like It: A short, hand-drawn, and atmospheric experience that relies on visual storytelling to convey its emotional weight.

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: Casual 77.7%, Singleplayer 22.3%

Why You'll Like It: A beautiful point-and-click experience that uses music and visual metaphors to tell a touching story about love and loss.

Juniper's Knot is a short (~30 mins) kinetic novel about the meeting of a demon and a boy. A kinetic novel is a game that uses text, sound, and illustrations to tell a story.

Why similar: Casual 38.5%, Indie 31.4%, Visual Novel 26.4%, Singleplayer 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: A short, free-to-play visual novel that delivers a focused and emotional story within a compact experience.

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

Why similar: Emotional 32%, Casual 19.3%, Indie 17.5%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Great Soundtrack 13.4%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply emotional visual novel that uses a unique mechanic to tell a personal and poignant story.

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

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 34.4%, Indie 32.2%, Casual 26.7%, Singleplayer 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a peaceful, atmospheric exploration of nature that feels just as intimate and focused as the seed game.

Evergreen Blues is a suite of interactive songs by David Su and Dominique Star. All the world's a stage 🎶🎭

Why similar: Casual 35.5%, Emotional 30.5%, Indie 26.8%, Great Soundtrack 5.9%, Singleplayer 1.2%

Why You'll Like It: A relaxing and story-rich experience that focuses on the quiet moments of life and emotional reflection.

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: Emotional 86%, Indie 11.2%, Singleplayer 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: A powerful, short narrative experience that uses unique interaction to explore the passage of time and personal growth.

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: Great Soundtrack 55.6%, Indie 28.9%, Casual 9.7%, Singleplayer 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: This title excels at using art and music to tell an emotional story without words, much like the experience of TREE.

A thoughtful and deeply personal title with stripped-down mechanics. The lack of dialogue or text allows you to create your own narrative through your time with four characters. Each short story will allow players to be swept away by the haunting lyrics of over twenty original, nostalgic songs.

Why similar: Emotional 62%, Casual 19.8%, Indie 14.4%, Singleplayer 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a series of quiet, narrative-driven moments that emphasize atmosphere and emotional connection.

An emotional and immersive game about a man named Will and the people close to him. Experience his life through a story about love, memories and hope.

Why similar: Emotional 46.6%, Casual 18.5%, Visual Novel 17%, Indie 13.7%, Singleplayer 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: A reflective and emotional narrative game that focuses on the impact of relationships and personal memory.

Breeze, a point&click PC game with heart-warming story, lovely art style, and healing experience.

Why similar: Emotional 86.6%, Indie 10.4%, Singleplayer 3%

Why You'll Like It: This 2D narrative game offers a short, emotional journey that aligns well with the tone of the seed game.

It is late December in Taipei. The pavement glows like silver under the winter rain. That's when we met for the first time. The warmth between us has a certain comfort that I’ve never felt before.

Why similar: Emotional 60.2%, Visual Novel 16%, Casual 12%, Indie 10.4%, Singleplayer 1.4%

Why You'll Like It: A visual novel that centers on emotional connection and character-driven storytelling.

Unpacking is a zen puzzle game about the familiar experience of pulling possessions out of boxes and fitting them into a new home. Part block-fitting puzzle, part home decoration, you are invited to create a satisfying living space while learning clues about the life you’re unpacking.

Why similar: Casual 56.3%, Indie 31.8%, Singleplayer 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: It tells a life story through the simple, meditative act of organizing objects, mirroring the quiet intimacy of the seed game.

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: Casual 37%, Great Soundtrack 33.4%, Indie 26.1%, Singleplayer 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game uses visual storytelling and a gentle, interactive environment to explore themes of life and reflection.

A story-driven experience about two doctors traversing backwards through a dying man's memories to artificially fulfill his last wish.

Why similar: Emotional 53.4%, Great Soundtrack 27.5%, Indie 14.4%, Singleplayer 2.4%, Casual 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: A classic indie title that prioritizes a deeply emotional, story-rich experience over complex gameplay mechanics.

A visual novel about a memory that a boy named Mark tries very hard to forget, and a girl named Myra who unearths it.

Why similar: Emotional 79.4%, Visual Novel 20.6%

Why You'll Like It: A visual novel that explores memory and romance with a similar focus on emotional depth and atmosphere.

A game about writing nice letters to real people. Write and receive encouraging letters in a cozy room. Trade stickers and listen to chill music. We're all in this together. Sometimes all you need are a few kind words.

Why similar: Emotional 74.4%, Casual 14.8%, Indie 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the same gentle, atmospheric, and emotionally supportive tone found in the seed game.

Memory note is a slice-of-life visual novel with meaningful player choices, several endings to explore, and a story that will touch your heart.

Why similar: Casual 34.1%, Indie 27.7%, Great Soundtrack 20%, Visual Novel 18.3%

Why You'll Like It: This visual novel focuses on a short, emotional narrative supported by a great soundtrack.

A Game About is a free, short, lo-fi point & click adventure that tasks the player with living with their daily routine. Through day to day choices, life changes in imperceptibles and unexpected ways.

Why similar: Indie 100%

Why You'll Like It: A simple, hand-drawn point-and-click game that shares the minimalist and casual nature of the seed game.

Led by her new friend, Mr. Voice, Misfortune ventures into the woods, where mysteries are unraveled and a little bad luck unfolds.

Why similar: Indie 44.4%, Great Soundtrack 23%, Casual 21.5%, Singleplayer 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click adventure that balances whimsical art with a surprisingly deep and emotional narrative.

Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.

Why similar: Emotional 52.4%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Casual 14.6%, Indie 9.8%, Singleplayer 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a cozy, atmospheric space to listen to stories and build connections, much like the quiet nature of TREE.

This is a visual novel about 60 minutes in length, telling a story of memories."Once'" is a story which will recall the experience of many individuals. Regardless of if you're in your springtime of life having full of dreams for the future, or if you're a matured adult who has already stepped into the society and owns a family,...

Why similar: Indie 100%

Why You'll Like It: A short, indie adventure that focuses on a personal narrative experience.

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: Indie 33.5%, Casual 32.3%, Great Soundtrack 24.4%, Singleplayer 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric puzzle game that uses beautiful, hand-drawn art to tell a complex and emotional story.

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

Why similar: Casual 32.7%, Indie 27.4%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Great Soundtrack 19.2%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric visual novel that captures a similar sense of quiet, reflective storytelling.

Two doctors traverse backwards through a dying man's memories to fulfill his last wish. This is To the Moon's standalone sequel, but can also be played first.

Why similar: Emotional 94.3%, Singleplayer 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A short, story-driven experience that focuses on the emotional journey of its characters.

A visual novel about the ever-changing nature of relationships and the hardships of dealing with loss.

Why similar: Indie 51.7%, Visual Novel 48.3%

Why You'll Like It: A short, free-to-play visual novel that explores themes of relationships and emotional discovery.

Alone in the forest glade he shared with his wife, a woodworker struggles to accept her passing. Help him hold on to cherished memories of their life together as he struggles to care for himself and his now empty home. Pine is a single-serving game focused on telling a beautiful, emotional tale.

Why similar: Emotional 68.6%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Casual 10.6%, Indie 6%, Singleplayer 2.3%

Place a pet tree on your desktop and watch it growing every day.

Why similar: Casual 56%, Indie 44%

A romance/mystery visual novel set in 1930s Scotland, told through a letter correspondence.

Why similar: Emotional 29.5%, Casual 26.4%, Indie 21.5%, Great Soundtrack 10.4%, Visual Novel 10.3%

A short, emotional visual novel following a grieving man who relives memories of days long gone. An exploration of loss presented honestly and kinetically.

Why similar: Emotional 77.2%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Indie 2%, Singleplayer 0.9%

Experience the short story of Alex and Nic as they share memories with each other while climbing a mountain together for the first time. For years, Alex has been going for climbs, and trying to get Nic to join. It’s a chance for them to remember their lives together and know why this climb is so important.

Why similar: Casual 43.1%, Indie 35.2%, Visual Novel 21.8%

Embark on a casual, botanical-puzzle-adventure. Make friends, learn new skills, solve puzzles, and become the mighty oak that you were always meant to be.

Why similar: Casual 56.5%, Indie 37.6%, Singleplayer 5.9%

VTuber Connect is a love letter to VTubers as a medium. One that hides nothing, but embraces everything. Whether you’re a VTuber or a viewer, we all form connections in our own way. How will you connect?

Why similar: Emotional 55.1%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Casual 14.9%, Indie 11.7%, Singleplayer 2.1%

Every life has a story. Every story has regret. But what if you could change the past? LOVE is a puzzle game about finding the things we’ve lost in ourselves and the people who help us find them.

Why similar: Emotional 57.1%, Indie 38.7%, Singleplayer 4.2%

A short story point-and-click visual novel about the afterlife.

Why similar: Emotional 52.5%, Visual Novel 35.8%, Singleplayer 11.8%

Adopt barren hills, plant trees, and experience the sweet joy of doing nothing!

Why similar: Casual 67.4%, Indie 26%, Singleplayer 6.6%

A game about the short journey of a boy who left home. Experience a dense story in around 2 hours, along with rhythm gameplay and music puzzles. Enjoy live acoustic sounds and a story that feels like a musical film!

Why similar: Emotional 69.7%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Indie 10.1%, Singleplayer 1.6%

A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

Why similar: Visual Novel 61.9%, Casual 17.4%, Indie 14.4%, Singleplayer 6.4%

Childhood friends reunite after spending a long time apart, revisiting old memories and rekindling their friendship. However, something beyond their control will ruin this reunion.

Why similar: Emotional 66.9%, Visual Novel 16%, Casual 12.9%, Singleplayer 4.2%

It's exactly what it sounds like. You are the tree! You are equaled by no other. Relax and be the best tree you can be.

Why similar: Casual 56.7%, Indie 43.3%

An artistic bonsai tree simulation game that follows the life cycle of a plum tree. You can cut branches, add nutrients, and graft while the seasons pass and your tree grows. You can finally fulfill your dreams of a digital bonsai.

Why similar: Casual 57.7%, Indie 42.3%

Visual novel loved by many – Everlasting Summer – now on Steam!

Why similar: Visual Novel 45.5%, Great Soundtrack 39.4%, Singleplayer 5.3%, Indie 5.2%, Casual 4.6%

Relaxing Forest Clicker. Play as a sprite, solving puzzles with unique abilities. Experience an atmospheric woodland aesthetic and a calming environmental tone. It is a rewarding journey from casual clicking to strategic mastery.

Why similar: Casual 58.2%, Visual Novel 41.8%

Grow your tree, prune it, and watch over it as it matures into adulthood. The tree will become what you train it to be - you are the mastermind behind it's path in life.

Why similar: Casual 56.7%, Indie 43.3%

This visual novel game tells the tale of a cute little Santa Clause appearing

Why similar: Visual Novel 46.9%, Casual 31.4%, Indie 19.9%, Singleplayer 1.9%

Morok is interactive visual novel with a northern mood

Why similar: Casual 34%, Indie 28.4%, Visual Novel 22.8%, Great Soundtrack 14.8%

Delve into a troubled student's mind as his grip on reality unravels . . .

Why similar: Indie 100%

This is a visual novel about 60 minutes in length, telling a story of memories.he visual novel "Once10" is a story which will recall the experience of many individuals.

Why similar: Indie 58.9%, Visual Novel 41.1%

Home is where the stars are. An interactive bedtime story, for anyone who needs one. Take the bear and the little one on a deeply meaningful journey, as you experience stories of togetherness, of letting go and of finding a place you belong.

Why similar: Emotional 46.6%, Casual 30.5%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Singleplayer 2.6%

One day, the boy meets a monster, with whom he builds a strange relationship that is neither friend, nor family, nor owner and pet. How will the boy's future change?

Why similar: Visual Novel 43.2%, Great Soundtrack 28.4%, Indie 20.7%, Singleplayer 7.7%

The Deep Forest tells a classical tale of searching for family. Players will experience the changing seasons throughout the game and explore enchanting scenes depicting each season.

Why similar: Emotional 56.7%, Casual 21.8%, Indie 17%, Singleplayer 4.6%

A short (and free) adventure game, where you are tasked with helping a hurt, hungry, but inventive dung beetle on its journey to find something to eat near the end of the mushroom season.

Why similar: Casual 48.1%, Emotional 39%, Indie 10.6%, Singleplayer 2.3%

What starts with a conversation between two long lost friends spills out into a captivating visual novel about four youths struggling to pursue their dreams and find their place in the world as love complicates everything.

Why similar: Emotional 77%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Singleplayer 2.8%

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: Emotional 39.7%, Casual 24.8%, Indie 19%, Great Soundtrack 16.5%

A boy who can no longer hear the piano, living in the shadow of his gifted younger brother; a karate girl who is more than a friend but not yet a lover; and a girl with future memories. As past and future entwine, where will this triangle lead in this fleeting, bittersweet summer love story?

Why similar: Emotional 58%, Casual 21.1%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Singleplayer 1.2%

Hero meets a mysterious girl in the park. Who is that girl? What is a mystery surrounding her? And what about the world they met in? There's definitely something wrong with it. So many questions! So the hero has to deal with all of it to find his love.

Why similar: Visual Novel 32.5%, Casual 27.8%, Indie 19.8%, Great Soundtrack 17%, Singleplayer 2.9%