Games Like Valiant Hearts: The Great War™ / Soldats Inconnus : Mémoires de la Grande Guerre™

Valiant Hearts: Coming Home continues the story started with the award-winning Valiant Hearts: The Great War. This sequel continues and concludes the story of these ordinary people thrust into the extraordinary circumstances of World War I.

Why similar: World War I 47.2% ★, Historical 12.2%, Adventure 6.5%, Puzzle 5.3%, War 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: It is the direct follow-up and preserves the same side-scrolling adventure structure, emotional wartime storytelling, and puzzle-driven comic-book presentation.

11th November 1916, a young photographer leaves Canada to join the western front in Europe. The same day, a German technician is told that his son is missing in action. Both want to preserve their humanity and come back alive to their loved ones.

Why similar: World War I 58% ★, Historical 17.2%, War 8.8%, Story Rich 4.4%, Adventure 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: Like Valiant Hearts, it tells a deeply human World War we story through multiple perspectives with a stylized art style and a strong anti-war tone.

My Memory of Us is a moving fairy tale about friendship and hope in the darkest moments of our times. Enter a hand-crafted, gorgeously animated 2D world full of adventure, exploration, stealth and puzzles. Meet the kids brought up in different worlds and help them survive during times of occupation.

Why similar: Historical 31%, War 23.3%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Story Rich 7.7%, Emotional 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: This side-scrolling narrative adventure uses puzzles, expressive art, and a childlike perspective to explore life under war in a way that feels very close in spirit.

Torn Away is an award winning interactive story with a unique blend of adventure games, side-scrollers, and cinematic first-person levels. Help little Asya find her way home in the middle of war.

Why similar: War 43.2%, Atmospheric 19.1%, Story Rich 16%, Emotional 12.6%, Adventure 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It combines cinematic 2D storytelling, platforming, and wartime survival with the same focus on innocence, loss, and emotional historical drama.

Guide two brothers on an epic fairy tale journey from visionary Swedish film director, Josef Fares and top-tier developer Starbreeze Studios. Control both brothers at once as you experience co-op play in single player mode, like never before.

Why similar: Atmospheric 25.8%, Story Rich 17.9%, Adventure 16%, Emotional 13.1%, Great Soundtrack 12.8%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers a similarly heartfelt journey built around simple environmental puzzles, minimal dialogue, and powerful emotional storytelling.

In This War Of Mine you do not play as an elite soldier, rather a group of civilians trying to survive in a besieged city; struggling with lack of food, medicine and constant danger from snipers and hostile scavengers. The game provides an experience of war seen from an entirely new angle.

Why similar: War 57.6%, Atmospheric 20.5%, Story Rich 10.2%, Emotional 8.5%, Singleplayer 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: Although more survival-focused, it shares Valiant Hearts' commitment to showing the human cost of war instead of glorifying combat.

Experience the epic journey of Nuna and Fox as they search for the source of an eternal blizzard that threatens the survival of everything they have ever known.

Why similar: Atmospheric 27.6%, Story Rich 16.3%, Great Soundtrack 15.9%, Adventure 10.7%, Platformer 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its atmospheric side-scrolling design, light puzzles, and heartfelt cultural storytelling echo the accessible and emotionally rich feel of Valiant Hearts.

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

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 44.1%, Story Rich 29.7%, Emotional 14.2%, Adventure 6.3%, 2D 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: It is another story-rich, soundtrack-driven tearjerker that prioritizes character emotion over challenge much like Valiant Hearts does.

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: Atmospheric 23%, Great Soundtrack 21.5%, Story Rich 18%, Puzzle 15.2%, Adventure 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its hand-crafted 2D world, environmental puzzles, and largely wordless storytelling make it a strong fit for players who loved Valiant Hearts' presentation and pacing.

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: Atmospheric 24.3%, Story Rich 24%, Puzzle 13.5%, Adventure 12.9%, Emotional 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: This gentle narrative puzzle game offers the same blend of melancholy, travel, and visual storytelling in a compact emotional adventure.

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: Great Soundtrack 40.3%, Atmospheric 16.9%, Story Rich 12.9%, Adventure 9.5%, Platformer 7%

Why You'll Like It: It matches the seed game's watercolor-like presentation, melancholy fairy-tale tone, and emphasis on emotion even though it leans more into RPG combat.

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: Atmospheric 25.3%, Story Rich 19.6%, Emotional 18.2%, Puzzle 18.1%, Adventure 13.6%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the same approachable puzzle-adventure rhythm and earnest emotional tone, just in a more fantastical setting.

A deep, interactive adventure about love and loss, beautifully depicted and offering an intense cinematic experience. What would you do to save the one you love?

Why similar: Atmospheric 26.8%, Great Soundtrack 26.5%, Story Rich 21.1%, Adventure 12.8%, Emotional 5%

Why You'll Like It: Its wordless narrative, stylized presentation, and puzzle-based progression create a similarly tender and tragic emotional experience.

Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.

Why similar: Atmospheric 32.1%, Story Rich 26%, Great Soundtrack 22.7%, Adventure 14.8%, Singleplayer 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its slow-burn narrative, strong atmosphere, and emphasis on character connection make it a good pick if the emotional journey mattered most to you.

What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.

Why similar: Story Rich 32.7%, Atmospheric 28.5%, Great Soundtrack 20.3%, Adventure 7.7%, Puzzle 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: It is another short, atmospheric, story-rich experience that uses interactive structure to deliver deeply human, tragic storytelling.

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 37%, Atmospheric 29.6%, Story Rich 9.3%, Adventure 6.9%, Puzzle 5%

Why You'll Like It: While more abstract, it shares the seed game's emotional atmosphere, beautiful score, and elegant side-scrolling progression through pain and recovery.

In a world torn between nature’s grace and cold machine invasion, one girl and her companion must rely on their bond to survive and protect what they hold dear. Their story of hope, loss, and love will stay with you long after the journey ends.

Why similar: Atmospheric 25%, Emotional 15.5%, Puzzle 13.5%, Side Scroller 11.3%, Adventure 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: It offers cinematic side-scrolling, environmental puzzles, and a strong emotional bond at the center of a beautiful journey.

Explore strange and wonderful islands and dark labyrinths below in this narrative puzzle platformer. Guide young mechanic Mo on her quest to repair a world on the brink of collapse. The powerful Omni Switch at your disposal may not be enough to fix the damage that hides beneath the surface...

Why similar: Atmospheric 24.2%, Story Rich 23.8%, Comic Book 13.4%, Puzzle 12.8%, Adventure 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: This 2D narrative platform-adventure pairs introspective storytelling with exploration and light puzzles in a similarly artful, somber way.

A comic-style narrative-oriented game based on the Christmas Eve Truce during World War I.

Why similar: World War I 48.1% ★, Historical 20.3%, War 15%, Atmospheric 6.3%, Emotional 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: This World War we narrative game is a direct thematic match for players specifically seeking more intimate and emotional stories set in the same conflict.

A family friendly, hand-animated, puzzle-filled adventure game with an all-star cast, including Elijah Wood, Jack Black and Masasa Moyo. Funded by a record breaking crowdfunding campaign and designed by industry legend Tim Schafer, Broken Age is a timeless coming-of-age story.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 29.5%, Adventure 28.5%, Story Rich 25.1%, Puzzle 8.1%, 2D 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its hand-drawn adventure design, accessible puzzles, and character-focused storytelling line up well with Valiant Hearts' lighter gameplay and story-first appeal.

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

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 35.8%, Atmospheric 32.3%, Adventure 14.3%, Story Rich 8.8%, Music 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: Though far more abstract, it delivers the same sense of emotional travel, atmospheric beauty, and moving nonverbal storytelling.

All Quiet in the Trenches is a narrative turn-based strategy RPG set in World War I. Get to know your soldiers, take care of their needs and lead them in battle, trying to strike a precarious balance between the ambitions of your superiors and the survival of your men.

Why similar: World War I 53.2% ★, War 19%, Historical 15.7%, Atmospheric 4.6%, Story Rich 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: It trades adventure for strategy, but its grounded World War we perspective and emphasis on survival, morale, and human cost align well thematically.

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 40.7%, Story Rich 24.8%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Adventure 9.3%, Emotional 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: It is a brief, almost wordless emotional narrative that scratches the same bittersweet, soundtrack-led storytelling itch.

Play using the logic of traditional minesweeper games in this reinterpretation of the classic game. Interact with the story of World War I (the Great War) by solving the minesweeper puzzles and finding landmines.

Why similar: World War I 68.5% ★, Historical 11.9%, War 10%, Puzzle 5.4%, Atmospheric 3%

Why You'll Like It: Its World War we setting and thoughtful puzzle focus make it a niche but relevant recommendation for players who want more reflective trench-era gameplay.

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: Atmospheric 31.6%, Story Rich 24.9%, Side Scroller 14.5%, Adventure 12.4%, Platformer 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: This theatrical puzzle-platform adventure mixes side-scrolling movement and a dark storybook tone in a way that feels close to Valiant Hearts' cinematic 2D storytelling.

The ground starts shaking, light bulbs are breaking - and something rather unusual is happening right behind the walls of your very room. Equipped with nothing but wit and courage, you slowly descend into a world inhabited by avian folk and seemingly deadly furniture monsters.

Why similar: Atmospheric 31.6%, Puzzle 18.6%, Story Rich 15.3%, Adventure 11.3%, 2D 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its moody hand-drawn world and steady stream of environmental puzzles make it a great fit for players who most enjoyed the seed game's 2D problem-solving.

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: Atmospheric 26.4%, Story Rich 24%, Puzzle 16.7%, Music 15.8%, 2D 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: This short emotional puzzle adventure uses visual storytelling, music, and loss as its core, much like the gentler dramatic moments in Valiant Hearts.

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: Adventure 37.5%, Great Soundtrack 29.9%, Story Rich 24.6%, Puzzle 5.9%, Singleplayer 1.4%

Why You'll Like It: It is a stylized anti-war adventure with emotional themes, memorable characters, and puzzle-focused progression rather than action-heavy gameplay.

Berlin 1933. “Adolf Hitler is chancellor!” We all know the consequences this message bore. Unspeakable horrors and suffering would sweep across the world. Few would stand and fight the monstrosity that was the German Reich. Will you? Lead an underground resistance group Through the Darkest of Times.

Why similar: Historical 48.4%, Adventure 13%, Atmospheric 12.6%, Story Rich 11.3%, Emotional 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: It is a historical game centered on ordinary people resisting brutality, making it a strong thematic match for Valiant Hearts' human-scale view of war.

The WWI story where your goal isn’t to kill, but to survive. In the still trenches, three soldiers learn the harsh truth of war: reckless missions, digging trenches, collecting dog tags and ghostly whispers in the dark. Home before the leaves fall, they thought.

Why similar: World War I 51.7% ★, Historical 20.9%, War 10.4%, Atmospheric 6%, Story Rich 4.2%

From the makers of the 2012 Game of the Year: The Walking Dead, comes a thriller based on the award-winning Fables comic books. As Bigby Wolf you will discover that a brutal, bloody murder is just a taste of things to come in a game series where your every decision can have enormous consequences.

Why similar: Story Rich 30.7%, Atmospheric 21.5%, Adventure 18.5%, Great Soundtrack 12.2%, Comic Book 11.3%

From the perilous battlefields of the fourth-grade playground, a young hero will rise, destined to be South Park’s savior. From the creators of South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, comes an epic quest to become… cool. Introducing South Park™: The Stick of Truth™.For a thousand years, the battle has been waged.

Why similar: Adventure 51.5%, Story Rich 19.2%, 2D 16.3%, Singleplayer 8.1%, Action 4.9%

“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning action-platformer crafted by Moon Studios for PC.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 40%, Atmospheric 20.9%, Story Rich 12.2%, Adventure 7.6%, Platformer 6%

Battlefield™ 1 takes you back to The Great War, WW1, where new technology and worldwide conflict changed the face of warfare forever.

Why similar: World War I 57.9% ★, War 18.6%, Historical 13.8%, Atmospheric 4.3%, Great Soundtrack 3.9%

Bury me, my Love tells the story of Syrian refugee Nour and her husband Majd, as Nour undertakes a perilous journey to safety in Europe.

Why similar: Adventure 57.3%, Story Rich 36%, Indie 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its intimate civilian perspective on conflict and focus on emotional consequences make it a compelling narrative companion to Valiant Hearts.

Michel Ancel, the celebrated creator of Rayman®, Beyond Good & Evil®, and the Raving Rabbids®, returns to unleash his innovative creativity on this new entry into the Rayman® franchise.When Rayman, Globox, and the Teensies discover a mysterious tent filled with captivating paintings, they are suddenly transported to a series of...

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 40.6%, Platformer 17.5%, Adventure 15.4%, 2D 9.7%, Side Scroller 6.9%

Far Cry® 3: Blood Dragon is THE Kick-Ass Cyber Shooter.Welcome to an 80’s vision of the future. The year is 2007 and you are Sargent Rex Colt, a Mark IV Cyber Commando. Your mission: get the girl, kill the baddies, and save the world.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 65.3%, Adventure 13.4%, Atmospheric 12.7%, Action 4.4%, Singleplayer 4.2%

From the creators of South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, comes South Park: The Fractured But Whole, a sequel to 2014's award-winning South Park: The Stick of Truth.

Why similar: Story Rich 32.1%, Adventure 18.1%, Atmospheric 16.1%, Great Soundtrack 13.6%, 2D 10%

The Bridge is a logic puzzle game that forces you to reevaluate your preconceptions of physics and perspective. It is Isaac Newton meets M. C. Escher. Manipulate gravity to redefine the ceiling as the floor while venturing through impossible architectures.

Why similar: Puzzle 23.3%, Emotional 21.8%, Atmospheric 19.6%, 2D 16.3%, Platformer 6.5%

Live through an epic role-playing Viking saga where your strategic choices directly affect your personal journey. Make allies as you travel with your caravan across this stunning yet harsh landscape. Carefully choose those who will help fight a new threat that jeopardizes an entire civilization.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 27.1%, Atmospheric 25.4%, Story Rich 21.5%, Adventure 11.4%, 2D 9.9%

Short reflective music game set in the Great War.

Why similar: World War I 59.9% ★, War 20%, Atmospheric 6.5%, Side Scroller 4.8%, Emotional 4.7%

An atmospheric vehicle adventure that follows the emotional journey of a boy and his ship as he embarks on a voyage to find a new home.

Why similar: Atmospheric 37.4%, Emotional 16.8%, Puzzle 16.6%, Adventure 14.5%, Platformer 10.5%

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 29.5%, Atmospheric 22.2%, Great Soundtrack 16.9%, Story Rich 11.8%, Adventure 7.9%

Merciless trench warfare immerses you and your squad in intense battles of attack and defense. Verdun is the first multiplayer FPS set in an authentic World War One setting offering a rarely seen battlefield experience.

Why similar: World War I 56% ★, Historical 20.6%, War 15.8%, Atmospheric 6.3%, Singleplayer 0.7%

When I Was Young is a stylish and challenging 2D action game set during the Vietnam War. Fight your way through the brutal firefights enjoying a unique combat system and a story-driven campaign. Immerse yourself in the fascinating entourage of the 1960s!

Why similar: Historical 27.6%, War 21.7%, Adventure 14.7%, Great Soundtrack 12.3%, Atmospheric 6.2%

CONTRAST is a puzzle/platform game where you can move between a fantastic 3D world and a mysterious shadowy universe in 2D in the blink of an eye. Delve into a dreamlike and surreal 1920s world, inspired by the performance art world of vaudeville and film noir, and cradled by a smooth and sultry jazz ambiance.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 28%, Atmospheric 20.8%, Puzzle 16.2%, Adventure 13.8%, Platformer 9.3%

The critically acclaimed Valkyria Chronicles is now available on PC in 1080p True HD, including all previously released DLC!

Why similar: War 42.2%, Great Soundtrack 30.6%, Story Rich 22.9%, Singleplayer 3.1%, Action 1.2%

From the dust of a gold mine to the dirt of a saloon, Call of Juarez® Gunslinger is a real homage to the Wild West tales. Live the epic and violent journey of a ruthless bounty hunter on the trail of the West’s most notorious outlaws.

Why similar: Historical 44.3%, Story Rich 24.4%, Atmospheric 15.2%, Adventure 7.9%, Singleplayer 4.2%

Tales from the Borderlands is a five-part episodic game set on the unforgiving world of Pandora between the events of Borderlands 2 and Borderlands 3. This is a story full of Borderlands' trademark humor, following two adventurers on their quest for greatness.

Why similar: Story Rich 31.2%, Great Soundtrack 27.1%, Atmospheric 17.9%, Adventure 17.6%, Singleplayer 4.3%

Stagger through the First Lassallian War and find love amongst doomed youth. Because We're Here is an otome visual novel in an unforgiving WW1-inspired setting. Nothing to worry about - it'll all be over by Christmas.

Why similar: World War I 52.1% ★, Historical 17%, War 16%, Story Rich 6.7%, Atmospheric 4.5%

During the First World War, a lone French soldier must navigate twisted trenches, scavenge for limited supplies and solve complex puzzles—all whilst fighting for survival in the midst of mankind’s most brutal and horrifying conflict. CONSCRIPT is a new historical take on classic survival horror.

Why similar: World War I 54.9% ★, Historical 19.2%, War 14.5%, Atmospheric 7.1%, Adventure 2.2%

Discover the world of Transistor, a sci-fi-themed action RPG from the creators of Bastion.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 58.7%, Story Rich 17.8%, Atmospheric 14.9%, Adventure 3.8%, Singleplayer 2.4%

An isolated village during the war. Men leave one by one, along the winding forest path painted crimson by distant fires, and do not return. Young Nadia becomes a part-time postwoman filling in for her sick mother. She is now a messenger of hope and of trouble.

Why similar: Historical 43.2%, Atmospheric 15.4%, Story Rich 13.2%, Emotional 8.8%, Adventure 7.9%

Hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project. INSIDE is a dark, narrative-driven platformer combining intense action with challenging puzzles. It has been critically acclaimed for its moody art style, ambient soundtrack and unsettling atmosphere.

Why similar: Atmospheric 30.8%, Story Rich 24.2%, Puzzle 15.2%, Adventure 13%, Platformer 9%

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: Atmospheric 26.5%, Story Rich 24.6%, Emotional 21.9%, Adventure 13.1%, 2D 10.2%

“Probably the best downloadable title on the market right now.” 9/10 – Eurogamer.se

Why similar: Atmospheric 24.6%, Platformer 15.8%, Side Scroller 12.8%, Adventure 12.7%, Great Soundtrack 10.6%

Become the most celebrated detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes! Use your impressive talents as a detective to solve six thrilling and varied cases: murders, missing persons, spectacular thefts and numerous investigations that sometimes lead you into the realms of the fantastic.

Why similar: Historical 32.2%, Adventure 18%, Atmospheric 17.5%, Story Rich 16.9%, Puzzle 12.3%

Traverse a dried-out seabed littered with the remains of a decaying civilization. Keep your unique vessel going, overcome numerous obstacles and withstand the hazardous weather conditions. How far can you make it? What will you find?

Why similar: Atmospheric 35.5%, Story Rich 20%, Puzzle 14.7%, Adventure 14.3%, Platformer 7.3%

Be the architect of your own universe with Spore, an exciting single-player adventure. From Single Cell to Galactic God, evolve your creature in a universe of your own creations.

Why similar: Adventure 86.9%, Casual 13.1%