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Games like The Gardens Between

2018PEGI 3PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified93 % positive16.99 €

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.

  • Emotional impact
  • Cosy, great for unwinding
  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Strong soundtrack

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In short: Games like The Gardens Between

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

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Monument Valley II

100 %Match

2017USK 0PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified93 % positive7.49 €

Brings what grabs you about The Gardens Between: emotional impact, a cosy mood to unwind and puzzles to figure out.

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.

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Gorogoa

Lavish presentation

Gorogoa is a short, hand-drawn puzzle game where you stack, zoom and shift illustrated panels to uncover hidden connections. Its wordless tale of longing and a life's journey unfolds entirely through this inventive mechanic.

Paper Trail

Strong soundtrack

A charming puzzle adventure where you fold the world like a sheet of paper to open new paths and solve puzzles. Relaxed, lovingly crafted, and backed by a warm soundtrack.

Old Man's Journey

Emotional impact

A short, calm puzzle adventure where you reshape the landscape to guide an old man on a journey full of memories. Handpainted visuals and a touching, wordless story about loss and reconciliation set it apart.

Monument Valley III

Lavish presentation

A calm puzzle adventure where you guide apprentice lightkeeper Noor through impossible architecture and optical illusions. It keeps the series' serene mood, gorgeous minimalist art and gentle, pressure-free pacing.

Carto

Strong soundtrack

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.

Keeper

Lavish presentation

A surreal puzzle adventure from Double Fine where you play an awakened lighthouse wandering a dreamlike, bizarre world alongside a seabird, using your light to transform your surroundings. Wordless, whimsical and visually striking.

Luna: The Shadow Dust

Strong soundtrack

A fully hand-animated, wordless point-and-click puzzle adventure in which a boy and his animal companion climb a mysterious tower together. Gorgeous 2D animation and a moving soundtrack carry its touching story.

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.

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