80
iRank93
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrativeCasualSci-FiFantasy2D
Steam👍 95%· 20KIGDB88· 2
Year 2009Dev Amanita DesignOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux
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If Broken Age left you wanting more, this list of 45 similar games is for you. Each one shares part of its essence — puzzle design, strong narrative focus and ranged combat — and is ranked by a similarity score computed across 9 attributes. Machinarium comes closest (80/100).
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NarrativeCasualSolo
Year 2014Dev Double Fine Productions
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The closest game to Broken Age is Machinarium — scoring 80/100 on our similarity scale. Samorost 2 and Myst III: Exile follow close behind.
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Top games similar to Broken Age
45 similar games foundUpdated May 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Broken Age. Each one has been evaluated across 9 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.
80
iRank87
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloCasualNarrativeFantasySci-Fi2D
Steam👍 87%· 2.8K
Year 2005Dev Amanita DesignOn Linux · Android · PC
✓ Shared with Broken Age: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and vibe casual
≠ Stands apart with setting space and exploration and discovery, while skipping ranged combat
It predates Broken Age by 9 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting60
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloCasualNarrativeFantasySci-Fi
Steam👍 93%· 528
Year 2001Dev Presto Studios · Cyan WorldsOn PC · Mac
✓ If you enjoyed Broken Age, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and vibe casual
≠ Stands apart with exploration and discovery and visual first person, while skipping ranged combat
Where it drifts furthest from Broken Age: visuals.
It predates Broken Age by 13 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Visuals0
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloCasualNarrativeFantasy2D
Steam👍 97%· 20KRAWG👍 89%· 415IGDB82· 7OC85· 49
Year 2017Dev Annapurna InteractivePlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ If you enjoyed Broken Age, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and vibe casual
≠ Where it differs: brings exploration and discovery, while skipping ranged combat
Designed, developed, and illustrated by Jason Roberts, Gorogoa is a beautiful hand-drawn story suspended inside a completely unique puzzle. Arrange and combine lavishly illustrated panels, each one a separate interactive window into a living game world. Navigate the scene inside each panel.
Released 3 years after Broken Age.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting64
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloCasualNarrativeFantasySci-Fi
Steam👍 87%· 1.1KRAWG👍 74%· 26
Year 2011Dev Cyan WorldsPlaytime ~1hOn PC
✓ If you enjoyed Broken Age, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and vibe casual
≠ Stands apart with exploration and discovery and visual first person, while skipping ranged combat
Enter a world where nothing is as it seems... and adventure knows no bounds! Journey to an island world eerily tinged with mystery... where every rock, every scrap of paper, every fleeting sound holds a clue to an ancient mystery.
Where it drifts furthest from Broken Age: visuals.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Visuals0
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrativeCasual2D
Steam👍 97%· 723RAWG👍 93%· 41
Year 1994Dev Humongous Entertainment · Nightdive StudiosPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Android · Apple Macintosh
✓ Nearly identical: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus.
≠ Missing: ranged combat.
Freddi Fish 1: The Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds Join detective Freddi Fish and her best friend Luther as they take on their latest case: finding Grandma Grouper’s kelp seeds that feed the fish under the sea.
It predates Broken Age by 20 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrativeCasual2D
Steam👍 95%· 698
Year 1997Dev Humongous Entertainment · Nightdive StudiosPlaytime ~4hOn PC · iOS · Android
✓ Nearly identical: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus.
≠ Missing: ranged combat.
Humongous Tees Now Available!Official Humongous Entertainment T-shirts featuring Pajama Sam, Spy Fox, Freddi Fish, and Putt-Putt are now available on Amazon. About the GameWill kids be forced to endure a fate worse than eating dry cereal!?
It predates Broken Age by 17 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrativeCasualFantasySci-Fi
Steam👍 90%· 2.0KIGDB70· 2
Year 2014Dev Cape Guy · inkleOn Android · PC · iOS
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrativeCasual2DIsometric
Steam👍 98%· 1.3KRAWG👍 90%· 30
Year 1996Dev Humongous Entertainment · Nightdive StudiosPlaytime ~4hOn PC · iOS · Android
✓ Like Broken Age, it's known for puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus
≠ Its own twist: visual isometric, while skipping ranged combat
Sam is an ordinary kid who, with the help of his red cape, turns into "superhero" Pajama Sam. In No Need to Hide When It’s Dark Outside, Pajama Sam journeys into the land of darkness (his closet) to face his fears.
It predates Broken Age by 18 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals65
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrativeFantasySci-FiDark
Steam👍 95%· 13K
Year 2015Dev Fireproof GamesOn Android · PC · iOS
✓ Shared with Broken Age: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus
≠ Its own twist: horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping vibe casual
Where it drifts furthest from Broken Age: visuals.
Genre100Game mode100Setting92Tone78Visuals0
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrativeCasual2DExploration
Steam👍 91%· 293RAWG👍 79%· 29
Year 2002Dev HeR InteractivePlaytime ~5hOn PC
✓ If you enjoyed Broken Age, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus
≠ Where it differs: brings exploration and discovery and visual first person, while skipping ranged combat
Nancy Drew®: Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake is a first-person perspective, point-and-click adventure game. The player is Nancy Drew and has to solve a mystery. Explore rich environments for clues, interrogate suspects, and solve puzzles and mini-games.
It predates Broken Age by 12 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals55
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrativeSci-Fi2DPixel Art
Steam👍 95%· 1.0KRAWG👍 88%· 85IGDB83· 3
Year 1993Dev Lucasfilm · Disney InteractivePlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux
✓ Shared with Broken Age: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus
≠ Its own twist: visual pixel, while skipping vibe casual
Grab your nightstick, squeal like a siren, and Hit the Road with Sam & Max, Freelance Police, as they attempt to crack their toughest case.
It predates Broken Age by 21 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Tone87Visuals73Setting69
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrativeCasualExploration
Steam👍 91%· 92
Year 2012Dev HeR InteractivePlaytime ~6hOn PC · Apple Macintosh
✓ If you enjoyed Broken Age, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus
≠ Stands apart with exploration and discovery, while skipping ranged combat
Fear lingers in a remote laboratory after a physicist's suspicious demise. A police investigation resulted in nothing except a case as cold as the secretive personalities and steel walls that enshroud a top-secret Tesla-inspired facility.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100
#14Hidden Folks
71
iRank87
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloCasualNarrative2DRelaxing
Steam👍 97%· 9.5KIGDB80· 4OC73· 12
Year 2017Dev Adriaan de JonghOn Linux · Android · PC
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrativeCasualLinearExploration
Steam👍 89%· 199
Year 2002Dev HeR InteractivePlaytime ~3hOn PC
✓ If you enjoyed Broken Age, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus
≠ Stands apart with linear, story-driven structure and exploration and discovery, while skipping ranged combat
Nancy Drew®: Secret of Scarlet Hand is a first-person perspective, point-and-click adventure game. The player is Nancy Drew and has to solve a mystery. Explore rich environments for clues, interrogate suspects, and solve puzzles and mini-games.
It predates Broken Age by 12 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100
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70
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70
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70
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68
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67
Blackwell Unbound
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71
Deponia
Puzzle · Adventure
68
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70
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77
Day of the Tentacle
Puzzle · Adventure
67
Leisure Suit Larry: Love for Sail!
Puzzle · Adventure
70
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70
Escape Rosecliff Island
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72
Myst
Puzzle · Adventure
67
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
Puzzle · Adventure
64
I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy and the Liar
Puzzle · Adventure
68
Last Day of June
Puzzle · Adventure
67
The Blackwell Legacy
Puzzle · Adventure
66
Full Throttle
Puzzle · Adventure
67
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
Puzzle · Adventure
70
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Puzzle · Adventure
68
Runaway: A Road Adventure
Puzzle · Adventure
67
Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards
Puzzle · Adventure
70
Nancy Drew: The Creature of Kapu Cave
Puzzle · Adventure
70
Nancy Drew: Trail of the Twister
Puzzle · Adventure
70
Safecracker: The Ultimate Puzzle Adventure
Puzzle · Adventure
64
The Room
Puzzle · Adventure
61
Peggle Extreme
Puzzle · Horror
55
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the best game similar to Broken Age?
- The closest game to Broken Age is Machinarium, scoring 80/100 on our similarity scale. They share 8 gameplay attributes, including puzzle design, adventure storytelling and single-player focus. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
- What are the top games like Broken Age?
- The three closest games to Broken Age are: 1. Machinarium (80/100, 8 shared attributes) 2. Samorost 2 (80/100, 8 shared attributes) 3. Myst III: Exile (78/100, 7 shared attributes). All share Broken Age's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 45 candidates across 9 dimensions.
- Is Samorost 2 similar to Broken Age?
- Yes, very much so — Samorost 2 scores 80/100 similarity to Broken Age. They share 8 attributes, including puzzle design and adventure storytelling. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.
- What Puzzle games are similar to Broken Age?
- The best Puzzle games similar to Broken Age are Machinarium, Samorost 2, Myst III: Exile and Gorogoa. All share the Puzzle genre alongside other key Broken Age attributes like puzzle design, adventure storytelling and single-player focus.
- How is similarity to Broken Age calculated?
- We compare Broken Age against every game in our catalog using 9 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Broken Age experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.