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We filtered the 42 games similar to As I Began to Dream down to the 34 that fit the “Adventure” category. GRIS, The Bridge and Planet of Lana top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to As I Began to Dream.

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The best adventure games like As I Began to Dream

34 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to As I Began to Dream. Each one has been evaluated across 7 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.

#1GRISClosest overall match

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SoloNarrativeCasual2DRelaxing

Steam👍 96%· 94KRAWG👍 84%· 1.1KMC83OC86· 125

Year 2018Dev Nomada Studio · Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with vibe relaxing

Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

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SoloCasualNarrative2DHardcore

Steam👍 87%· 4.3KIGDB69· 5OC73· 17

Year 2013Dev Ty Taylor & Mario Castañeda · The Quantum Astrophysicists GuildOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings punishing difficulty, dark, oppressive atmosphere and fantasy world

It predates As I Began to Dream by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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SoloNarrativeCasual2DMelee

Steam👍 93%· 9.6KIGDB93· 3OC81· 90

Year 2023Dev Wishfully · ThunderfulOn Xbox · PS4 · Android

✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings cozy, relaxing feel, melee combat and setting anime

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SoloNarrativeCasual2DCozy

Steam👍 95%· 3.9KRAWG👍 66%· 95IGDB89· 5OC84· 43

Year 2018Dev Humble BundlePlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are puzzle-platformers — sharing precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: cozy, relaxing feel, fantasy world and exploration and discovery

A musical adventure where you use singing to save the world! Play as a silly bard who embarks on a globe-trotting journey to learn about the mysterious Earthsong, said to be able to prevent the universe’s imminent end. Along the way there’s a huge cast of characters to meet, puzzles to solve and songs to sing!

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SoloNarrativeCasual2DHardcore

Steam👍 94%· 9.4KIGDB76· 8

Year 2012Dev Bithell GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with punishing difficulty, linear, story-driven structure and setting scifi

It predates As I Began to Dream by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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SoloNarrativeCasual2DCozy

Steam👍 92%· 14KIGDB61· 1

Year 2019Dev Killmonday Games HBOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, cozy, relaxing feel and dark, oppressive atmosphere

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Steam GOG Xbox

#7Creaks

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SoloNarrativeCasual2DRelaxing

Steam👍 95%· 5.8KIGDB70· 1OC80· 26

Year 2020Dev Amanita DesignOn PS4 · PC · iOS

✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings vibe relaxing, dark, oppressive atmosphere and linear, story-driven structure

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Steam GOG Epic

#8Zup! X

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SoloCasualNarrative2DRelaxing

Steam👍 96%· 6.8KRAWG👍 28%· 28

Year 2018Dev Quiet RiverPlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Both are puzzle-platformers — sharing precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, vibe relaxing and cozy, relaxing feel

Minimal physical puzzle with explosions. The player's goal to keep the blue ball on the platform for 3 seconds in order to pass the level. ▪ 60+ Levels ▪ 2880 Achievements "Zup!" powered by Clickteam Fusion 2.

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#9A Story About My UncleClosest on tone

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SoloCasualNarrativeRangedFantasy

Steam👍 92%· 29KIGDB69· 2OC79· 17

Year 2014Dev Gone North Games · Coffee Stain StudiosOn Linux · PC · Mac

✓ Both are puzzle-platformers — sharing precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: ranged combat, fantasy world and setting scifi, while skipping visual 2d

Where it drifts furthest from As I Began to Dream: visuals.

It predates As I Began to Dream by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#10The Unfinished Swan

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SoloCasualNarrativeFantasyExploration

Steam👍 84%· 2.0KIGDB77· 3

Year 2012Dev Giant Sparrow · Annapurna InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world, exploration and discovery and visual first person, while skipping visual 2d

Where it drifts furthest from As I Began to Dream: visuals.

It predates As I Began to Dream by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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SoloNarrativeCasualHistoricalExploration

Steam👍 88%· 6.0KIGDB73· 6OC77· 84

Year 2020Dev Out of the Blue Games · Raw FuryOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings historical setting, exploration and discovery and visual first person, while skipping visual 2d

Where it drifts furthest from As I Began to Dream: visuals.

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Steam GOG Epic

#12Papo & Yo

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SoloCasualNarrativeDarkFantasy

Steam👍 93%· 2.9KIGDB75· 9

Year 2012Dev MinorityOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, fantasy world and visual third person, while skipping visual 2d

Where it drifts furthest from As I Began to Dream: visuals.

It predates As I Began to Dream by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam

#13Figment

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SoloCasualNarrativeMeleeCozy

Steam👍 87%· 5.6KIGDB89· 3OC79· 33

Year 2017Dev Bedtime Digital GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with cozy, relaxing feel, melee combat and fantasy world, while skipping visual 2d

Where it drifts furthest from As I Began to Dream: visuals.

It predates As I Began to Dream by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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SoloCasualNarrativeMeleeCozy

Steam👍 99%· 743IGDB85· 4OC85· 56

Year 2022Dev PolyarcPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS

✓ Both are puzzle-platformers — sharing precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: cozy, relaxing feel, melee combat and fantasy world, while skipping visual 2d

Quill is back! In Moss: Book II, the story picks up right where things left off following the successful rescue of Quill’s uncle Argus.

Where it drifts furthest from As I Began to Dream: visuals.

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SoloCasualNarrativeRelaxingLinear

Steam👍 98%· 8.4KRAWG👍 93%· 545MC89

Year 2014Dev ustwo gamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · iOS · Android

✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings vibe relaxing, linear, story-driven structure and fantasy world, while skipping visual 2d

** Apple Game of the Year 2014 ** ** Winner of Apple Design Award 2014 ** In Monument Valley you will manipulate impossible architecture and guide a silent princess through a stunningly beautiful world.

Where it drifts furthest from As I Began to Dream: visuals.

It predates As I Began to Dream by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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