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2024USK 0PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified95 % positive−50 % 19.50 € 9.75 €

A calm, minimalist exploration adventure where you drift down a mysterious river as a naiad, interacting with wildlife and plants to uncover small secrets. A colorful, stress-free solo-developer project.

  • Cosy, great for unwinding
  • Lots to discover
  • Distinctive, stylised art style
  • Fantasy setting

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In short: Games like Naiad

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

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Carto

95 %Match

2020PEGI 3PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified96 % positive19.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Naiad: a cosy mood to unwind, lots to discover and a distinctive art style.

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.

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The UnderGarden

Cosy, great for unwinding

You glide through glowing, colorful underground caverns, solving gentle physics puzzles to make the flora bloom. A calm, musical exploration game with no stress or danger.

Abzu

Cosy, great for unwinding

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.

The Touryst

Cosy, great for unwinding

A relaxing island vacation in a voxel art style: you explore small islands, solve puzzles inside ancient monuments, and dive, surf or collect trinkets. Short, colorful and stress-free, with lovely lighting and atmosphere.

Sizeable

Cosy, great for unwinding

In Sizeable you shrink and grow parts of small dioramas to uncover hidden objects. A relaxed, charming puzzle game built around discovery.

Beasts of Maravilla Island

Cosy, great for unwinding

As an aspiring wildlife photographer you explore a magical jungle island, solve puzzles and photograph fantastical creatures in their natural behaviors. A gentle, charming discovery adventure with no combat.

Toem

Cosy, great for unwinding

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.

Samorost

Distinctive, stylised art style

A short point-and-click puzzle adventure in which a little gnome must avert a collision threatening his home asteroid. Its surreal, handcrafted visuals and inventive click-based puzzles give it its charm.

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