8 Puzzle games like A YEAR OF SPRINGS that you should try

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 30 games similar to A YEAR OF SPRINGS down to the 8 that fit the “Puzzle” category. Flower Shop: Winter In Fairbrook, Always Remember Me and Heileen 3: New Horizons top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to A YEAR OF SPRINGS.

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The best puzzle games like A YEAR OF SPRINGS

8 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to A YEAR OF SPRINGS. Each one has been evaluated across 10 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Flower Shop: Winter In FairbrookClosest overall match

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Steam👍 63%· 109

Year 2014Dev Winter WolvesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Shared with A YEAR OF SPRINGS: deep simulation, visual novel storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling and visual first person, while skipping vibe relaxing

The Flower Shop: Winter In Fairbrook is a dating and farming simulation game and takes place after the first Flower Shop game, Summer In Fairbrook.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against overwhelmingly positive for A YEAR OF SPRINGS.

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Steam👍 61%· 271

Year 2014Dev Winter WolvesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ If you enjoyed A YEAR OF SPRINGS, expect visual novel storytelling, deep simulation and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, while skipping vibe relaxing

Amy is desperate! Her boyfriend Aaron doesn't remember her anymore after a car accident! Will you be able to make him remember again? Or perhaps it's time to move on. Maybe Amy will fall in love with someone else? It's up to you to decide.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against overwhelmingly positive for A YEAR OF SPRINGS.

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#3Heileen 3: New Horizons

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Steam👍 63%· 89

Year 2014Dev Winter WolvesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Like A YEAR OF SPRINGS, it's known for deep simulation, visual novel storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, while skipping vibe relaxing

Heileen 3 continues the story from the end of the second game and takes place in the Caribbean islands. Traveling side by side with Morgan the pirate, Heileen will search for her missing friends, hoping to reunite with all of them. But that's only the beginning, because the story continues!

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against overwhelmingly positive for A YEAR OF SPRINGS.

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#4VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action

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Steam👍 97%· 38KRAWG👍 89%· 441MC81IGDB84· 9OC84· 66

Year 2016Dev Wolfgame · Ysbryd GamesPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Apple Macintosh

✓ If you enjoyed A YEAR OF SPRINGS, expect visual novel storytelling, deep simulation and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, setting cyberpunk and setting scifi, while skipping vibe relaxing

VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action is a booze em' up about waifus, technology, and post-dystopia life. In this world, corporations reign supreme, all human life is infected with nanomachines designed to oppress them, and the terrifying White Knights ensure that everyone obeys the laws. But, this is not about those people.

Where it drifts furthest from A YEAR OF SPRINGS: setting and visuals.

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#5RetentionClosest on visuals

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Steam👍 35%· 707

Year 2015Dev Sometimes YouPlaytime ~3hOn PC

✓ Shared with A YEAR OF SPRINGS: visual novel storytelling, puzzle design and deep simulation

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling and exploration and discovery, while skipping vibe relaxing

Don't miss our new games!http://store.steampowered.com/app/448470/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/415960/ About the GameThis game is about a person who kept running through his life, never looking back at the past. He rarely slept, and even with 24 hours in a day, it was not enough for him.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly negative, against overwhelmingly positive for A YEAR OF SPRINGS.

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#6Venba

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Steam👍 92%· 3.5KIGDB87· 3OC81· 56

Year 2023Dev Visai GamesOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ If you enjoyed A YEAR OF SPRINGS, expect puzzle design, visual novel storytelling and deep simulation

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, crafting mechanics and exploration and discovery, while skipping vibe relaxing

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for A YEAR OF SPRINGS.

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#7Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney

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Steam👍 98%· 43K

Year 2013Dev CapcomOn PS4 · Android · PC

✓ Like A YEAR OF SPRINGS, it's known for visual novel storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, visual first person and visual third person, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from A YEAR OF SPRINGS: tone and visuals.

It predates A YEAR OF SPRINGS by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#8Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney

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Year 2007Dev CapcomOn Android · iOS

✓ Shared with A YEAR OF SPRINGS: puzzle design, visual novel storytelling and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling and visual first person, while skipping deep simulation

It predates A YEAR OF SPRINGS by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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