A Juggler's Tale
Guide a runaway puppet through a rhyming, cinematic fairy tale where her own strings shape every puzzle.
93% of 1,331 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$17.99
Games like Once Upon A Puppet
Miss the story-driven and atmospheric pull of Once Upon A Puppet? These games are a good place to start.
A Juggler's Tale
Abby is a string puppet who escapes her circus cage into a war-torn fairy tale, hunted across rivers, bandit camps and traps. The puppet master narrates her whole journey in rhyme while his strings, the very thing holding her up, snag on every branch.
Story-driven, Atmospheric, Emotional
93% of 1,331 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$17.99Fantasmagorie
Journey through a distorted theatre held together by the fragile mind of a grieving puppet master. With only a needle and thread, traverse through this world and evade twisted and terrifying creations. Shatter the delusion and unravel the truth behind it all.
Story-driven, Atmospheric, Emotional
79% of 229 Steam reviews are positiveFreeThread
A puppet themed platformer metroidvania with a focus on platforming rather than combat. Throw your crystal scissors into walls to create your own platforms, explore a twisting and mysterious land, and solve puzzles on a worldwide scale.
Story-driven, Atmospheric
83% of 24 Steam reviews are positive$10.99Shadow Puppeteer
Invite a friend to explore the strange, yet beautiful world of darkness and light in Shadow Puppeteer, an award-winning, local co-op adventure.
Story-driven, Atmospheric, Emotional
77% of 238 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2FreeCreepy Tale
A grim little fairy tale in hand-drawn 2D: your brother is dragged off by monsters, and a dark forest full of puzzles, hiding spots and strange creatures stands between you and getting him back. Short, eerie and surprisingly funny in places, with a soundtrack that hums along like a bad dream.
Story-driven, Atmospheric, Emotional
87% of 2,398 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$4.99Shady 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.
Story-driven, Atmospheric, Emotional
93% of 2,606 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 14$14.99Contrast
Contrast puts you in the shoes of Dawn, an imaginary friend who can turn into a shadow. In a dreamlike 1920s city of vaudeville and film noir, you shift between a 3D world and its flat shadow world, moving lights to build paths out of darkness. A warm, melancholy story about a girl trying to hold her family together, carried by smooth jazz.
Story-driven, Atmospheric, Emotional
90% of 4,586 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$9.99The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince
Embark on a journey to save the prince’s eyesight in this 2D puzzle-adventure game featuring beautiful hand-drawn art and a bittersweet tale of wishes and what we’re willing to do to make them come true. Utilize your wolf and princess forms to lead the way!
Story-driven, Atmospheric, Emotional
94% of 539 Steam reviews are positive$19.99Once Upon a Jester
Travel the kingdom as Jester with his best friend Sok to improvise theatre shows and perform on stages far and wide. Sing your hearts out, crack jokes and impress audiences to become the stars of the famous Royal Theatrical Spectacle!
Story-driven, Hand-drawn, Cute
100% of 264 Steam reviews are positive$14.99Locks
Locks is a horror puzzle-platformer set in a puppet show. The game features a new type of puzzle, and the evil doesn't chase the puppet, as it usually does in platformers, it chases you.
Story-driven, Atmospheric, Hand-drawn
78% of 50 Steam reviews are positive$11.99INMOST
A cinematic pixel art platformer about loss and hope, told through three lives in one dark, crumbling world. A knight fights through a dying castle, a girl explores a house that seems alive, a man searches for answers. Three to five hours, best played in one stormy sitting.
Story-driven, Atmospheric, Emotional
90% of 5,978 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$14.99Aspire: 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.
Story-driven, Atmospheric, Emotional
83% of 338 Steam reviews are positive$12.99
Cheaper than Once Upon A Puppet
Thread
A puppet themed platformer metroidvania with a focus on platforming rather than combat.
83% of 24 Steam reviews are positive$10.99
Creepy Tale
Follow a stolen brother through a haunted forest, solving puzzles and staying out of reach of the things that live there.
87% of 2,398 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$4.99
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 2,606 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 14$14.99
INMOST
Guide a knight, a girl and a man through a dark pixel art tale of loss and hope, in a stormy evening's worth of play.
90% of 5,978 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$14.99
The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince
Embark on a journey to save the prince’s eyesight in this 2D puzzle-adventure game featuring beautiful hand-drawn art and a bittersweet tale of…
94% of 539 Steam reviews are positive$19.99
Locks
Locks is a horror puzzle-platformer set in a puppet show. The game features a new type of puzzle, and the evil doesn't chase the puppet, as it…
78% of 50 Steam reviews are positive$11.99
Contrast
Guide an imaginary friend through a dreamlike noir city, shifting into shadows to solve puzzles and help a girl hold her family together.
90% of 4,586 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$9.99
Aspire: Ina's Tale
Set out on a mystical adventure of self-discovery against the backdrop of fantastical landscapes of The Tower.
83% of 338 Steam reviews are positive$12.99
Promenade
Go on an adventure in a world packed with secrets helped by your friend, a poulp with many abilities.
94% of 844 Steam reviews are positive$19.99
The Pedestrian
Rearrange public signs to link panels together and guide a little stick figure through a colorful, dreamlike city.
96% of 5,234 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 9$19.99
Saviorless
Embark on a journey to The Smiling Islands, the realm of the Saviors, where an enigmatic guide beckons.
85% of 313 Steam reviews are positive$12.99
Hidden gems like Once Upon A Puppet
The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince
Embark on a journey to save the prince’s eyesight in this 2D puzzle-adventure game featuring beautiful hand-drawn art and a bittersweet tale of…
94% of 539 Steam reviews are positive$19.99
Moss: The Forgotten Relic
Guide a small, brave mouse through a quiet, beautiful world, solving puzzles and fighting beside her as her story unfolds.
91% of 451 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 7$19.99
Babushka's Glitch Dungeon
Oh hello dearie.. Babushka needs to clean up her big magical cellar. Use hag magic, or just hit stuff with your broom.
98% of 266 Steam reviews are positive$5.99
Gloomy Eyes
A cozy horror, “self-coop”, adventure about two unlikely souls who forge a forbidden bond and journey together to find the sun.
94% of 173 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$24.99
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
Promenade
Go on an adventure in a world packed with secrets helped by your friend, a poulp with many abilities.
94% of 844 Steam reviews are positive$19.99
Ugly
Unravel the dark secrets hidden throughout this stirring puzzle platformer about a tormented nobleman confronting the traumas of his past.
95% of 432 Steam reviews are positive$19.99
CLeM
CLeM is a narrative-driven puzzle adventure game with a dark twist.
92% of 241 Steam reviews are positive$15.99
Once Upon a Jester
Travel the kingdom as Jester with his best friend Sok to improvise theatre shows and perform on stages far and wide.
100% of 264 Steam reviews are positive$14.99
Illusion Carnival
Drift through Confettia as a tiny paper boat, solving puzzles, dodging anomalies and befriending its odd residents.
97% of 7,595 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 11Free
Saviorless
Embark on a journey to The Smiling Islands, the realm of the Saviors, where an enigmatic guide beckons.
85% of 313 Steam reviews are positive$12.99
Fantasmagorie
Journey through a distorted theatre held together by the fragile mind of a grieving puppet master.
79% of 229 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Newest games like Once Upon A Puppet
Moss: The Forgotten Relic
Guide a small, brave mouse through a quiet, beautiful world, solving puzzles and fighting beside her as her story unfolds.
91% of 451 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 7$19.99
The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince
Embark on a journey to save the prince’s eyesight in this 2D puzzle-adventure game featuring beautiful hand-drawn art and a bittersweet tale of…
94% of 539 Steam reviews are positive$19.99
Gloomy Eyes
A cozy horror, “self-coop”, adventure about two unlikely souls who forge a forbidden bond and journey together to find the sun.
94% of 173 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$24.99
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
Babushka's Glitch Dungeon
Oh hello dearie.. Babushka needs to clean up her big magical cellar. Use hag magic, or just hit stuff with your broom.
98% of 266 Steam reviews are positive$5.99
Locks
Locks is a horror puzzle-platformer set in a puppet show. The game features a new type of puzzle, and the evil doesn't chase the puppet, as it…
78% of 50 Steam reviews are positive$11.99
Fantasmagorie
Journey through a distorted theatre held together by the fragile mind of a grieving puppet master.
79% of 229 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Illusion Carnival
Drift through Confettia as a tiny paper boat, solving puzzles, dodging anomalies and befriending its odd residents.
97% of 7,595 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 11Free
Once a Tale
You are invited to step into the enchanting world of fairy tales like never before.
90% of 41 Steam reviews are positive$14.99
Saviorless
Embark on a journey to The Smiling Islands, the realm of the Saviors, where an enigmatic guide beckons.
85% of 313 Steam reviews are positive$12.99
Promenade
Go on an adventure in a world packed with secrets helped by your friend, a poulp with many abilities.
94% of 844 Steam reviews are positive$19.99
CLeM
CLeM is a narrative-driven puzzle adventure game with a dark twist.
92% of 241 Steam reviews are positive$15.99