Games Like Yi and the Thousand Moons

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 41.3%, Great Soundtrack 17.1%, Emotional 13%, Adventure 6.9%, Story Rich 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: A charming musical adventure where your primary way of interacting with the world is through song and melody.

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 38.8%, Great Soundtrack 28.6%, Female Protagonist 9.7%, Stylized 5.6%, Casual 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game is a high-energy musical journey featuring a female protagonist that perfectly mirrors the interactive song-based structure of the seed game.

A teenage guitar prodigy sets out on a psychedelic journey to inspire his stage persona and confront the legacy of a dead folk legend. Starring voice performances by Michael Johnston, Caroline Kinley, Lena Headey, Jason Schwartzman, Mark Strong, and Carl Weathers.

Why similar: Music 41.7%, Walking Simulator 13.8%, Stylized 8.6%, Adventure 8.3%, Story Rich 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the same whimsical, musical, and narrative-driven spirit with a strong focus on artistic expression and performance.

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 35.7%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Atmospheric 12.1%, Relaxing 8.1%, Indie 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A visually stunning, emotional platformer that uses music and color to tell a deeply personal story without words.

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 38.5%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Relaxing 10%, Emotional 9.8%, Story Rich 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A beautiful, music-focused puzzle game about grief and memory that shares the same intimate, story-rich atmosphere.

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 34.1%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Adventure 10.9%, Indie 10.1%, Story Rich 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A short, poignant, and interactive narrative experience that uses music and simple mechanics to evoke powerful emotions.

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 33.7%, Walking Simulator 17.5%, Story Rich 12.7%, Cartoony 8.9%, Indie 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: This emotional, short-form narrative game uses unique mechanics to create a deeply personal and fleeting experience similar to the feel of the seed game.

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

Why similar: Music 62.5%, Adventure 20.7%, Indie 16.8%

Why You'll Like It: A direct match in style, this game is a rhythm-based musical adventure that tells its story entirely through original songs.

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 43.5%, Emotional 20.4%, Story Rich 16.2%, Indie 9.3%, Adventure 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A classic indie narrative experience that focuses on emotional storytelling and a memorable, piano-driven soundtrack.

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

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 22.3%, Walking Simulator 14.1%, Music 14.1%, Relaxing 10.7%, Adventure 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: An essential atmospheric experience that relies on music and visual storytelling to guide the player through an emotional journey.

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

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 32.8%, Adventure 12.9%, Music 11.9%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Indie 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A landmark indie title that pioneered the integration of atmospheric music and pixel art into a cohesive, experimental adventure.

From the art director of Journey®, ABZÛ is a beautiful underwater adventure that evokes the dream of diving. Immerse yourself in a vibrant hidden world bursting with color and life as you descend into the heart of the ocean. But beware as you swim deeper as dangers lurk in the depths.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 29.9%, Relaxing 19.9%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Adventure 7.9%, Walking Simulator 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a serene, music-heavy exploration experience that prioritizes mood and beauty over complex gameplay challenges.

An immersive, narrative videogame that retells Joel Green’s 4-year fight against cancer through about two hours of poetic, imaginative gameplay that explores themes of faith, hope and love.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.7%, Emotional 21.1%, Great Soundtrack 20.2%, Story Rich 10.3%, Indie 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply emotional and experimental walking simulator that uses unconventional storytelling to explore profound themes.

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 23.3%, Relaxing 18.2%, Adventure 12.1%, Walking Simulator 11.2%, Indie 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A cozy, short-form exploration game that captures a similar sense of wonder and gentle, atmospheric storytelling.

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: Experimental 20% ★, Great Soundtrack 18.2%, Adventure 12%, Emotional 10.5%, Indie 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A gentle, hand-drawn point-and-click adventure that feels like a storybook brought to life.

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 39.4%, Female Protagonist 18.9%, Fantasy 14.3%, Adventure 9.5%, Atmospheric 7%

Why You'll Like It: Features a strong female protagonist and a poetic, musical world that feels like a playable fairy tale.

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: Music 39.4%, Walking Simulator 20.4%, Emotional 14.6%, Relaxing 8.6%, Indie 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: A meditative, cozy experience that uses music and visual cues to tell a series of small, human stories.

Hoa is a beautiful puzzle-platforming game that features breathtaking hand-painted art, lovely music, and a peaceful, relaxing atmosphere.

Why similar: Relaxing 29.7%, Atmospheric 18.7%, Adventure 14.8%, Indie 10.3%, Family Friendly 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A hand-painted puzzle-platformer that emphasizes a relaxing, atmospheric experience accompanied by a sweeping orchestral score.

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 38%, Emotional 15.6%, Female Protagonist 8.2%, Stylized 6.9%, Story Rich 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A unique puzzle game where you use music and melodies to interact with the environment and solve challenges.

Tengami is an atmospheric adventure game set inside a Japanese pop-up book. Fold and slide the beautifully crafted paper world to solve puzzles and discover secrets.

Why similar: Experience 31.2% ★, Experimental 20.3% ★, Walking Simulator 10.1%, Great Soundtrack 8.3%, Adventure 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-adventure game set inside a pop-up book that uses a minimalist, atmospheric approach to storytelling.

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 30.2%, Relaxing 25.4%, Atmospheric 20.8%, Story Rich 17.7%, Singleplayer 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: A short, artistic narrative game that uses painting and music to create a cozy and reflective atmosphere.

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: Great Soundtrack 30.1%, Adventure 22.7%, Indie 14.3%, Casual 10.2%, Atmospheric 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A beautiful, wordless point-and-click adventure that relies on hand-drawn animation and music to convey its narrative.

It's Clara's last day on the island where she grew up. She needs to complete preparations, visit her favorite places, and say her goodbyes before leaving on a journey she may not return from.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.3%, Great Soundtrack 19.9%, Adventure 14%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Indie 10%

Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric first-person exploration game that focuses on quiet moments and world-building.

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

Why similar: Music 24%, Experience 14.5% ★, Indie 13.1%, Experimental 9.2% ★, Emotional 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, music-focused indie game that prioritizes a cozy and emotional 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: Experimental 19.4% ★, Great Soundtrack 18.4%, Stylized 11.6%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Indie 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: An experimental puzzle game with stunning hand-drawn art that feels like an interactive, moving painting.

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: Great Soundtrack 30.7%, Adventure 16.6%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Story Rich 9.8%, Indie 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A heartfelt, wordless narrative game that uses puzzle-solving to explore themes of life and memory.

Home is Where One Starts... is a short, first-person exploration game in the same vein as Dear Esther or Gone Home. It’s a story about childhood, hope, and the miracle of memory. You play as a little girl from a broken home somewhere in the American South.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.1%, Adventure 14.6%, Great Soundtrack 13.4%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Indie 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A short, reflective walking simulator that captures a specific, nostalgic mood through its environment.

Spirit of the North is a single-player 3rd-person adventure game inspired by the breathtaking and mysterious landscapes of Iceland. Play as an ordinary red fox whose story becomes entwined with the guardian of the Northern Lights, a female spirit fox.

Why similar: Experience 26.3% ★, Adventure 16%, Walking Simulator 12%, Great Soundtrack 10.8%, Indie 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A third-person adventure game that uses environmental storytelling and music to create an immersive, wordless journey.

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

Why similar: Experimental 41.3% ★, Music 27.7%, Walking Simulator 11%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Indie 8%

Why You'll Like It: An experimental, music-driven experience that allows players to manipulate landscapes and soundscapes in real-time.

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: Experience 27.1% ★, Walking Simulator 18%, Great Soundtrack 15.4%, Female Protagonist 8.2%, Relaxing 7.2%

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: Emotional 18.5%, Walking Simulator 17.7%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Third Person 12.9%, Adventure 9.9%

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

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 25.6%, Adventure 21.1%, Indie 14.9%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Casual 8.7%

Nephise Begins tells the player what happened at the time before Nephise was an orb collector. The main setting is forest again, but this time without snow, instead a more sunny and foggy weather.

Why similar: Experience 26.8% ★, Walking Simulator 20.4%, Great Soundtrack 10.8%, Relaxing 8.6%, Adventure 8.3%

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 32.9%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Family Friendly 9.2%, Adventure 7.2%, Stylized 7.2%

In Drizzlepath you are set on a journey to the top of the Mountain of Fire. It aims to be an atmospheric, relaxed and enigmatic experience. Downloadable soundtrack included.

Why similar: Experience 33.7% ★, Great Soundtrack 15.5%, Walking Simulator 14.3%, Relaxing 7.2%, Adventure 5.4%

Walk as Lula, on the path you choose, as she journeys to discover the meaning of the Genie and fulfill her destiny.

Why similar: Experience 34.3% ★, Walking Simulator 17.8%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Relaxing 7.2%, Adventure 7.1%

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: Walking Simulator 21.2%, Great Soundtrack 20.5%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Adventure 11.7%, Relaxing 8.4%

When night falls, she wanders into another world... Moonless Moon is a text-based adventure game following a girl as she travels through a variety of different worlds.

Why similar: Emotional 21.9%, Adventure 17.1%, Relaxing 15.2%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Story Rich 13.2%

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 31.3%, Experimental 20.4% ★, Female Protagonist 18.4%, Adventure 14.5%, Indie 9.6%

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: Emotional 26.5%, Walking Simulator 19.2%, Female Protagonist 18.8%, Story Rich 10.6%, Adventure 8.2%

What Comes After is a side-scrolling adventure and a short heartwarming story about learning how to love yourself. Help Vivi in her journey on the train to the afterlife and back.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 15.6%, Cartoony 15.4%, Emotional 14.6%, Great Soundtrack 12.4%, Adventure 8.7%

Transform into a bird and fly to explore and experience a vibrant world of floating islands in the sky. Venture down into lost ancient ruins where each step leads you closer to the end of the world.

Why similar: Experience 24.2% ★, Great Soundtrack 14.2%, Adventure 11.6%, Relaxing 11.1%, Female Protagonist 10.8%

Experience the mysterious, timeless world of Toren, the first adventure game from Brazilian indie developer Swordtales. You are Moonchild, destined to climb the tower (known as Toren) on a hauntingly solitary journey to find your purpose.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 26.5%, Great Soundtrack 23.3%, Adventure 18.9%, Indie 13.6%, Atmospheric 8%

Simpler Times is an experiential, interactive meditation that rewards patience and attention with poignant moments that can be replayed like a favorite song.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 26.5%, Relaxing 21.3%, Family Friendly 16.2%, Story Rich 13.1%, Atmospheric 9.8%

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 29.9%, Female Protagonist 17.8%, Relaxing 17.5%, Story Rich 11.5%, Atmospheric 10.4%

A Walk with Yiayia is a heartfelt solo-developed, bite-sized adventure game about taking your Greek grandmother on a walk after she's lost her confidence from a scary fall. Connect through engaging conversations, explore a relaxing environment, and complete microquests in this thoughtful adventure.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.9%, Cartoony 15%, Adventure 14.1%, Third Person 11.1%, Stylized 10.3%

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: Adventure 49.3%, Indie 32.5%, Atmospheric 13.8%, Singleplayer 4.4%

A short interactive essay on dreams, pressure, and expectations. Take part in an ancient ritual where one shot determines the fate of a generation.

Why similar: Emotional 27.4%, Female Protagonist 18.4%, Third Person 12.9%, Adventure 12.3%, Story Rich 11.9%

Experience the moving tale of a young woman and her lifelong bond with a magnificent wolf as they embark on a thrilling adventure through a rapidly dying world.

Why similar: Emotional 19.3%, Adventure 14.9%, Walking Simulator 14.3%, Great Soundtrack 13.7%, Female Protagonist 12.1%

Where the Bees Make Honey tells a story about reflecting on different moments from a childhood, which are played and experienced from an adult perspective. At its core Where The Bees Make Honey is a narrative puzzle adventure game, with playable childhood moments filtered throughout.

Why similar: Experimental 24.2% ★, Adventure 17.7%, Walking Simulator 14.6%, Great Soundtrack 14.2%, Indie 13.9%

Featuring a beautiful, detailed open-world and a haunting soundtrack, Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture is non-linear storytelling at its best.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.8%, Great Soundtrack 26.9%, Atmospheric 8.5%, Adventure 6.6%, Indie 6.4%

What Lilly sees is about to change her life forever.... Help our heroine through a variety of enchanting environments brimming with magic and wonder, as she seeks to rewrite the past, change the present, and unlock the ultimate mystery. Geeta Games presents an animated point-and-click adventure for all ages: Lilly Looking Through.

Why similar: Adventure 80.6%, Indie 19.4%

A minimal point and click adventure, designed to take the player on a short but memorable journey.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 50.5%, Adventure 27.4%, Indie 20%, Singleplayer 2.1%

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: Walking Simulator 21.7%, Great Soundtrack 19.1%, Emotional 15%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Adventure 10%

Fall into the magically complicated world of Overture as the three main characters embark on an adventure that will shake their lives and the world around them. Will they fan the flames of the growing revolution, or will they be the key to extinguishing it?

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 19%, Adventure 18.1%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Indie 14.2%, Story Rich 9.8%

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: Emotional 23.8%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Relaxing 14.4%, Adventure 10.6%, Story Rich 10.5%

Proteus is a game about exploration and immersion in a dream-like island world where the soundtrack to your play is created by your surroundings. Played in first-person, the primary means of interaction is simply your presence in the world and how you observe it.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27%, Experimental 24.5% ★, Relaxing 14.4%, Music 7.9%, Great Soundtrack 7.9%

Guide a flock of birds on a playful journey across the sky.

Why similar: Adventure 33%, Great Soundtrack 27.1%, Indie 25.8%, Relaxing 10.6%, Casual 3.5%