Seen
A lonely boy runs through a grey, hostile world with nothing but a cat and his hope.
91% of 9,340 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 26$0.99
Games like GRIS
Want something that feels emotional and atmospheric the way GRIS does? You will find a few strong contenders among these games.
Hoa
A short, gentle puzzle platformer through a hand-painted world of forests, oceans and caves. You play a little fairy on her way back to where it all began, waking sleeping creatures, collecting stars and letting lovely music carry you. Nothing here can hurt you, which is exactly the point.
Emotional, Atmospheric, Hand-drawn
89% of 2,587 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$14.99After Us
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.
Emotional, Atmospheric, Relaxing
83% of 417 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$29.99Arise: A Simple Story
An old man's story begins where his life ends. Arise sends his soul back through ten chapters of memories, from first love to old age, and hands you control of time itself: rewind it, speed it up, freeze it, and the world reshapes around you. A wordless, gentle platformer about love and loss, told entirely through music and light.
Emotional, Atmospheric, Relaxing
91% of 2,777 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 7$19.99Lost Words: Beyond the Page
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.
Emotional, Atmospheric, Hand-drawn
94% of 639 Steam reviews are positive$14.99Neva
Neva is a hand-drawn 2D adventure about Alba and the wolf cub she raises after dark forces consume their world. You platform, fight and solve quiet puzzles across a dying landscape, while the cub grows from a scared pup into a companion who fights at your side. Short, wordless and quietly devastating.
Emotional, Atmospheric, Hand-drawn
93% of 9,616 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 22$19.99Seen
A lonely boy runs through a grey, hostile world with nothing but a cat and his hope. Seen is a short 2.5D puzzle platformer that mixes runner sections with quiet environmental puzzles, minimalist shapes, a strong soundtrack and a story that hits harder than its simple look suggests. Sad, strange and over far too soon.
Emotional, Atmospheric, Surreal
91% of 9,340 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 26$0.99Curyeux
Dive into the mind of Lucienne, a tormented painter. Leap through emotional memories, solve puzzles where shapes deceive and emotion leads the way. A dreamlike platformer where each painting brings you one step closer to yourself.
Emotional, Atmospheric, Relaxing
93% of 141 Steam reviews are positiveFreeShady Part of Me
A little girl and her living shadow travel through dreamlike worlds in watercolor. She fears light, the shadow fears darkness, so every puzzle asks you to move both: push a crate in 3D, walk its silhouette in 2D. A short, touching story with twists, a lovely soundtrack and Hannah Murray's voice. Quiet, strange and moving.
Emotional, Atmospheric, Hand-drawn
93% of 2,603 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 14$2.24As I Began to Dream
As I Began to Dream is a hand-illustrated puzzle platformer telling the story of a young girl's journey of navigating grief and loss. With the power to swap and rotate the world around her, Lily embarks on a journey through a dreamlike limbo world to find acceptance and peace.
Emotional, Atmospheric, Hand-drawn
90% of 21 Steam reviews are positive$15.99Aspire: Ina's Tale
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.
Emotional, Atmospheric, Hand-drawn
83% of 337 Steam reviews are positive$12.99In Between
In Between is set inside the mind of a man hit by a cruel twist of fate. Together you are on a journey through the protagonist's head, a world that doesn’t obey the laws of physics.
Emotional, Atmospheric, Hand-drawn
85% of 150 Steam reviews are positive$11.99CINERIS SOMNIA
A girl wakes on the seashore. Her mother is gone; all that remains is her sister's yellow bucket and the sand castle they built together. So begins CINERIS SOMNIA, a 3D adventure through a strange, mesmerizing dream world, where you explore shifting places, piece together four tragic stories and meet a tall man in black.
Emotional, Atmospheric, Surreal
90% of 1,280 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 36$4.49
Cheaper than GRIS
Shady Part of Me
Guide a little girl through dreamlike watercolor worlds while her living shadow walks the walls beside her, and each one needs the other to move on.
93% of 2,603 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 14$2.24
Aspire: Ina's Tale
Set out on a mystical adventure of self-discovery against the backdrop of fantastical landscapes of The Tower.
83% of 337 Steam reviews are positive$12.99
In Between
In Between is set inside the mind of a man hit by a cruel twist of fate.
85% of 150 Steam reviews are positive$11.99
CINERIS SOMNIA
A girl wakes on the seashore. Her mother is gone; all that remains is her sister's yellow bucket and the sand castle they built together.
90% of 1,280 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 36$4.49
Chicory: A Colorful Tale
A top-down adventure in a coloring book world where you draw on everything.
97% of 3,429 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 22$9.99
The Last Campfire
Guide a lost ember through quiet wilderness, solve gentle puzzles and help the Forlorn find their spark again.
97% of 17,888 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 94$1.49
Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery
Help a young artist finish her masterpiece, one brush stroke and small puzzle at a time.
94% of 5,008 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$12.99
Onde
Catch a wave in this smooth sound-surfing platformer: Let ethereal tunes carry you fluidly through serene abstract landscapes, tune into soothing…
91% of 238 Steam reviews are positive$13.99
When The Past Was Around
Point, click and puzzle your way through the disjointed rooms of a remembered romance, from first spark to letting go.
94% of 3,946 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$7.99
My Beautiful Faraway, Please Don't Be Cruel To Me
A slow first-person walk through a dreamlike nowhere where lost inhabitants trade regrets and half-finished sentences.
92% of 158 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$10.99
Old Man's Journey
Shape the hills to guide an old man home while his memories surface along the way.
87% of 2,885 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Hidden gems like GRIS
LOVE ETERNAL
Wander a castle built of bitter memories in LOVE ETERNAL, a psychological horror platformer with devious trials and an unsettling, experimental…
95% of 522 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
My Beautiful Faraway, Please Don't Be Cruel To Me
A slow first-person walk through a dreamlike nowhere where lost inhabitants trade regrets and half-finished sentences.
92% of 158 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$10.99
Curyeux
Dive into the mind of Lucienne, a tormented painter. Leap through emotional memories, solve puzzles where shapes deceive and emotion leads the way.
93% of 141 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Saviorless
Embark on a journey to The Smiling Islands, the realm of the Saviors, where an enigmatic guide beckons.
85% of 311 Steam reviews are positive$12.99
Neva
Platform and fight through a dying world while raising a wolf pup from scared stray to loyal companion.
93% of 9,616 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 22$19.99
Ayasa: Shadows of Silence
Enter a dark puzzle-platformer told without spoken words. Explore six surreal lands, use light to reveal paths, and solve environmental puzzles.
75% of 124 Steam reviews are positive$19.99
How to Say Goodbye
How to Say Goodbye is a beautiful narrative puzzle game inspired by picture books.
90% of 144 Steam reviews are positive$3.24
After Us
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.
83% of 417 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$29.99
Onde
Catch a wave in this smooth sound-surfing platformer: Let ethereal tunes carry you fluidly through serene abstract landscapes, tune into soothing…
91% of 238 Steam reviews are positive$13.99
Lost Words: Beyond the Page
A short, fully voiced, story-first adventure across two worlds.
94% of 639 Steam reviews are positive$14.99
Planet of Lana
Guide a girl and her small companion past strange machines to bring her sister home.
93% of 9,884 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 60$2.99
Chicory: A Colorful Tale
A top-down adventure in a coloring book world where you draw on everything.
97% of 3,429 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 22$9.99
Newest games like GRIS
My Beautiful Faraway, Please Don't Be Cruel To Me
A slow first-person walk through a dreamlike nowhere where lost inhabitants trade regrets and half-finished sentences.
92% of 158 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$10.99
LOVE ETERNAL
Wander a castle built of bitter memories in LOVE ETERNAL, a psychological horror platformer with devious trials and an unsettling, experimental…
95% of 522 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Ayasa: Shadows of Silence
Enter a dark puzzle-platformer told without spoken words. Explore six surreal lands, use light to reveal paths, and solve environmental puzzles.
75% of 124 Steam reviews are positive$19.99
As I Began to Dream
As I Began to Dream is a hand-illustrated puzzle platformer telling the story of a young girl's journey of navigating grief and loss.
90% of 21 Steam reviews are positive$15.99
Curyeux
Dive into the mind of Lucienne, a tormented painter. Leap through emotional memories, solve puzzles where shapes deceive and emotion leads the way.
93% of 141 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Neva
Platform and fight through a dying world while raising a wolf pup from scared stray to loyal companion.
93% of 9,616 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 22$19.99
Saviorless
Embark on a journey to The Smiling Islands, the realm of the Saviors, where an enigmatic guide beckons.
85% of 311 Steam reviews are positive$12.99
Unleaving
When everything seems hopeless a child is awakened by the whispers of the last leaf, drawn into an imaginary world.
88% of 41 Steam reviews are positive$13.99
Daydream: Forgotten Sorrow
Experience the altered memories of a dying man, reliving his entire life as a little boy while lying on his deathbed.
69% of 224 Steam reviews are positive$19.99
After Us
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.
83% of 417 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$29.99
Planet of Lana
Guide a girl and her small companion past strange machines to bring her sister home.
93% of 9,884 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 60$2.99
How to Say Goodbye
How to Say Goodbye is a beautiful narrative puzzle game inspired by picture books.
90% of 144 Steam reviews are positive$3.24