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2021USK 12PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified87 % positive19.99 €

Playing as mail carrier Meredith in 1986, you spend two laid-back weeks driving around a scenic lakeside town, meeting its quirky residents and deciding what comes next in her life. A calm, conversation-driven game with no combat and no pressure.

  • Dialogue and role-playing
  • Cosy, great for unwinding
  • Choices with consequences
  • Emotional impact
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In short: Games like Lake

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

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Wayward Strand

91 %Match

2022PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch94 % positive16.79 €

Brings what grabs you about Lake: emotional impact, a cosy mood to unwind and a relaxed difficulty.

As teenage journalist Casey, you spend a summer aboard an airborne hospital ship, freely following the intertwined stories of its residents as they unfold in real time. A calm, warm, hand-drawn narrative game about aging, friendship and farewells.

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Cozy Grove

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As a Spirit Scout camping on a haunted island, you help friendly ghosts with their troubles and slowly restore colour through crafting and daily tasks. A relaxed, stress-free life sim built around a gentle day-by-day rhythm.

Harold Halibut

Emotional impact

A story-driven adventure with a handcrafted, stop-motion look: as clumsy janitor Harold you explore a stranded ark ship beneath an alien ocean and uncover its secrets. It focuses on dialogue, characters and dry humor rather than action.

Date Everything!

Choices with consequences

A comedic dating sim where the everyday objects in your home come to life as fully voiced romantic characters. Around a hundred quirky personalities and branching dialogue make for absurd yet surprisingly heartfelt relationships.

Despelote

Emotional impact

Despelote follows eight-year-old Julián through everyday life in Quito as Ecuador chases World Cup qualification. It is less about competitive football and more about kicking a ball around streets and parks and meeting the people along the way.

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