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2017PC, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck playable96 % positive14.79 €

A deeply emotional pixel-art adventure in which a boy in a children's hospital explores a fantasy world with his mother and helps fellow patients find closure. Light puzzles and side quests carry a moving story about loss and letting go.

  • Emotional impact
  • Pixel art
  • Strong, story-driven narrative
  • Strong soundtrack

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In short: Games like Rakuen

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

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The Blackwell Epiphany

95 %Match

2014USK 16PC, Steam Deck verified97 % positive9.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Rakuen: emotional impact, pixel art and a strong story.

The finale of the Blackwell series: as medium Rosangela and her spirit guide Joey, you solve ghostly cases in a pixel-art point-and-click mystery set in modern New York, wrapping up a well-told, emotional saga.

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OneShot

Emotional impact

A pixel-art puzzle adventure in which you help a child named Niko relight the dead sun of his world. The game breaks the fourth wall, involving your computer and your own decisions in touching and clever ways.

Finding Paradise

Emotional impact

Two doctors dive into a dying man's memories to artificially grant his final wish. A deeply emotional, narrative-driven pixel-art adventure with light puzzles, touches of humor and a strong soundtrack.

A Space for the Unbound

Emotional impact

An emotional coming-of-age adventure set in a 1990s Indonesian town, where a young couple explores everyday life, solves puzzles inside other people's minds and pets cats while the world faces its end.

The Blackwell Convergence

Strong, story-driven narrative

The fourth Blackwell series entry: medium Rosa and her spirit guide Joey untangle connected ghost cases in New York. A story-driven pixel-art point-and-click adventure with inventory puzzles, mystery and dry wit.

OneShot

Emotional impact

A charming pixel-art puzzle adventure where you help the child Niko save a dying world. It cleverly breaks the fourth wall, pulling your own computer and your decisions directly into its puzzles and story.

To the Moon

Emotional impact

Two doctors travel backward through a dying man's memories to fulfill his final wish. It's a short, deeply moving story with warm humor and an unforgettable piano soundtrack.

1bitHeart

Strong, story-driven narrative

You play Nanashi, a lonely boy suffering from agoraphobia, who untangles a string of strange mysteries in a small town while slowly making friends. Its quirky 1-bit art gives the quiet, offbeat atmosphere much of its charm.

Loom

Strong, story-driven narrative

A classic LucasArts adventure where you play a young Weaver who solves puzzles by playing melodies on a distaff instead of using a typical inventory. Its unusual musical magic and melancholic, fairy-tale world set it apart.

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