Games like illumination

If illumination scratched a relaxing and atmospheric itch for you, keep reading. Give these games a try when the craving hits.

Cheaper than illumination

Forest Doesn’t Care

Forest Doesn’t Care

A peaceful life in nature or a fight for survival? Explore a realistic forest, survive, discover abandoned places, and uncover why the forest…

67% of 321 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 7$13.99
Wilderless

Wilderless

Wilderless is a walking/hiking/photography simulator set in a fantasy wilderness.

80% of 88 Steam reviews are positive$7.99
TheLostWoods / 迷いの森

TheLostWoods / 迷いの森

You find yourself lost deep in a strange forest. Will you be able to find the right path and escape this mysterious forest safely?

82% of 17 Steam reviews are positive$3.99
Shape of the World

Shape of the World

A serene first person exploration game in a surreal, organic world that reacts to your presence.

73% of 268 Steam reviews are positive$12.99
The Forest

The Forest

A tense first-person survival where every shelter you raise becomes the thing the forest comes to tear down.

95% of 585,687 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 8,315$19.99
Fe

Fe

Run, climb and glide your way through a dark Nordic forest and explore its living, breathing ecosystem filled with secrets and mystical creatures.

80% of 494 Steam reviews are positive$19.99
Deep in the Woods

Deep in the Woods

The Deep Forest tells a classical tale of searching for family.

75% of 57 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
April Grove

April Grove

Undertake your new job as a forester in a mystic and peaceful wood.

77% of 150 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
Druidwalker

Druidwalker

You are a druid preparing the forest for winter. Traverse the paths at your own pace, meet the animals, enjoy the music, all wrapped in a peaceful…

92% of 77 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
Rooten

Rooten

There is only you and the Forest. In "Rooten" there are no compulsory tasks, time just goes by, and days pass by independently of you.

79% of 105 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
illumine

illumine

Experience a different take on the roguelike genre. Explore a world created on the fly by your actions. Wonder about your purpose.

88% of 67 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
Among Trees

Among Trees

Build up your forest cabin, live off the land and share the woods with a fox, at your own pace.

68% of 2,086 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$14.99

Hidden gems like illumination

Skillwood

Skillwood

Skillwood is a relaxing woodcutter simulator inspired by survival simulators and incremental games.

91% of 293 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3Free
Forest Hustle

Forest Hustle

You are dropped into a forest with one goal - making money and paying off your 100k debt.

90% of 597 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$4.99
A Game About Chopping Trees

A Game About Chopping Trees

Chop trees at your own pace, haul logs to the sawmill and spend the earnings on sharper tools, alone or with a friend online.

84% of 1,290 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 106$7.99
Lumberjacked

Lumberjacked

You wake up in a strange cabin deep in a mysterious forest, axe in hand, with only one way forward—through.

82% of 661 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$4.99
Backwoods Town

Backwoods Town

Backwoods town is an atmospheric forest survival simulator. Build your base, grow crops, fight bosses and rebuild the destroyed settlement, finding…

93% of 196 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$8.99
Paradise Marsh

Paradise Marsh

Stars vanished from the sky and scattered across a perfect endless wetland...

96% of 425 Steam reviews are positive$14.99
Fractal Block World

Fractal Block World

Fly through an endless fractal where any block might open into another world, and search inner space for your lost friend.

98% of 1,592 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 33$6.99
April Grove

April Grove

Undertake your new job as a forester in a mystic and peaceful wood.

77% of 150 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
Flutter Away

Flutter Away

Enjoy the serenity of the Amazon rainforest in this cozy short nature exploration game.

87% of 101 Steam reviews are positive$12.99
The Wild at Heart

The Wild at Heart

Wield an ever-growing herd of quirky creatures to rebuild broken paths, battle perilous beasts, and solve peculiar puzzles in a rich, interconnected…

94% of 736 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 5$24.99
NUTS

NUTS

NUTS is a single-player walking simulator surveillance mystery.

88% of 907 Steam reviews are positive$24.99
Rock Simulator

Rock Simulator

Be a rock, soak in nature sounds, unlock new landscapes and collect skins while absolutely nothing is asked of you.

94% of 1,658 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 9$1.99

Newest games like illumination

A Game About Chopping Trees

A Game About Chopping Trees

Chop trees at your own pace, haul logs to the sawmill and spend the earnings on sharper tools, alone or with a friend online.

84% of 1,290 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 106$7.99
Skillwood

Skillwood

Skillwood is a relaxing woodcutter simulator inspired by survival simulators and incremental games.

91% of 293 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3Free
Forest Hustle

Forest Hustle

You are dropped into a forest with one goal - making money and paying off your 100k debt.

90% of 597 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$4.99
Endless Forest

Endless Forest

You find yourself in an unending forest, trees as far as the imagination can reach. How did you get here? Where even are you?

88% of 33 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Sad Virus Forest

Sad Virus Forest

New part sad virus walking game series. Now collect beer bottles at forest and avoid traps.

88% of 8 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
Forest of Lost Wanderers

Forest of Lost Wanderers

Discover the wonders of nature! Explore diverse landscapes, observe thriving ecosystems, and interact with a dynamic, living environment.

100% of 4 Steam reviews are positive$3.99
Pumpkin Simulator

Pumpkin Simulator

Pumpkin Simulator is a game in which you can become a pumpkin.

81% of 164 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1Free
Forest Doesn’t Care

Forest Doesn’t Care

A peaceful life in nature or a fight for survival? Explore a realistic forest, survive, discover abandoned places, and uncover why the forest…

67% of 321 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 7$13.99
April Grove

April Grove

Undertake your new job as a forester in a mystic and peaceful wood.

77% of 150 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
Lumberjacked

Lumberjacked

You wake up in a strange cabin deep in a mysterious forest, axe in hand, with only one way forward—through.

82% of 661 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$4.99
TheLostWoods / 迷いの森

TheLostWoods / 迷いの森

You find yourself lost deep in a strange forest. Will you be able to find the right path and escape this mysterious forest safely?

82% of 17 Steam reviews are positive$3.99
7Groves

7Groves

A game in which you explore surreal and beautiful forests.

67% of 58 Steam reviews are positiveFree