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2016PEGI 7PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified93 % positive19.99 €

A meditative dive through vibrant ocean worlds where you swim alongside huge schools of fish and uncover the wordless story of an ancient civilization. Carried by Austin Wintory's gorgeous score, it's a short, stress-free journey built around awe and discovery.

  • Strong soundtrack
  • Cosy, great for unwinding
  • Lavish presentation
  • Lots to discover

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In short: Games like Abzu

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Abzu special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Flower

97 %Match

2009USK 0PC, PlayStation, Steam Deck verified79 % positive6.49 €

Brings what grabs you about Abzu: a strong soundtrack, a cosy mood to unwind and lavish production.

You play as the wind, sweeping petals across rolling fields and bringing faded landscapes back to vibrant life. A short, wordless and meditative experience from thatgamecompany, carried by a gorgeous score.

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RiME

Strong soundtrack

A wordless, beautifully stylized adventure where a boy explores a mysterious island and solves environmental puzzles. The meaning of the journey only reveals itself near the end, as a moving story about grief and loss.

Tengami

Strong soundtrack

A calm adventure set in a pop-up book world inspired by traditional Japanese paper crafts, where you fold and slide the scenery to solve puzzles. Its standout qualities are the striking visuals and meditative mood.

Monument Valley II

Strong soundtrack

A gorgeous puzzle game where you guide a mother and child through impossible architecture by rotating structures and exploiting optical illusions. Calm, emotional, and carried by striking art and gentle music.

Manifold Garden

Strong soundtrack

A meditative first-person puzzle game set in endlessly repeating, Escher-like architecture, where you rotate gravity to find paths and bring the world back to life. Its clean visual language and mind-bending spatial puzzles set it apart.

Carto

Lots to discover

As the young cartographer Carto, you rearrange map tiles to reshape the landscape, open new paths and change the stories of the people you meet. A gentle, hand-drawn puzzle adventure full of small discoveries.

Samorost 3

Strong soundtrack

A gorgeous hand-drawn point-and-click adventure where a little gnome flies a hollowed-out asteroid through nine whimsical worlds. Inventive puzzles, a gentle mood and a fairy-tale soundtrack and art style make it a charming, relaxed journey.

AER: Memories of Old

Lots to discover

As the shape-shifting Auk you turn into a bird and glide across a world of floating islands. Instead of combat, it focuses on calm exploration, light puzzles in ancient ruins and a moody low-poly art style.

The Gardens Between

Cosy, great for unwinding

A calm, wordless puzzle adventure where you scrub time forward and backward to guide two friends across small garden islands built from childhood memories. Clever time-manipulation puzzles, a dreamlike look and a gentle soundtrack make it a relaxing, touching journey.

Toem

Accessible and relaxed

Toem is a laid-back photography adventure set in a hand-drawn black-and-white world, where you help quirky locals by snapping pictures and solving small tasks. Charming, friendly and completely stress-free.

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