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iRank97
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeFirst PersonHorror2D
Steam👍 97%· 10.0K
Year 2020Dev Rusty LakeOn Android · PC · iOS
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We filtered the 47 games similar to Goodnight Universe down to the 17 that fit the “Mobile” category. Samsara Room, Gone Home and What Remains of Edith Finch top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Goodnight Universe.
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Year 2025Dev Nice Dream Games
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Within the “Mobile” category, the closest game to Goodnight Universe is Samsara Room — scoring 71/100 on our similarity scale. Gone Home and What Remains of Edith Finch follow close behind.
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The best games like Goodnight Universe on Mobile
17 similar games foundUpdated May 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Goodnight Universe. Each one has been evaluated across 4 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.
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeFirst PersonExploration
Steam👍 77%· 18KRAWG👍 69%· 887MC86IGDB74· 12OC85· 17
Year 2013Dev The Fullbright Company · Annapurna InteractivePlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · iOS
✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and single-player focus
≠ Stands apart with puzzle design and exploration and discovery
Portland. It's June 7, 1995. After a year of living abroad, the game's main character, 21-year-old girl Katie Greenbriar, finally returns home, waiting for a warm welcome from her family. But somehow, she finds that there is no one in the house! Where is everyone? What happened here?
On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Goodnight Universe.
It predates Goodnight Universe by 12 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeFirst PersonRangedDark
Steam👍 96%· 51KIGDB87· 21OC88· 121
Year 2017Dev Giant Sparrow · Annapurna InteractiveOn Xbox · PS4 · PC
✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and single-player focus
≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, horror tension and visual novel storytelling
It predates Goodnight Universe by 8 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone66
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeFirst PersonCasualFantasy
Steam👍 76%· 6.1KRAWG👍 56%· 366MC75IGDB72· 4
Year 2012Dev Sumo DigitalPlaytime ~1hOn PC · iOS · Apple Macintosh
✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and single-player focus
≠ Where it differs: brings vibe casual, fantasy world and exploration and discovery
Dear Esther is a game that questions the very concept of a "game" as an entertainment. It is more of an art project that was originally started as a mod on the Source engine (the one Half-Life 2 is based on).
On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Goodnight Universe.
It predates Goodnight Universe by 13 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone57
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeHorror2D
Steam👍 98%· 6.8KRAWG👍 92%· 25
Year 2023Dev Rusty LakePlaytime ~3hOn PC · iOS · Android
✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and single-player focus
≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, horror tension and horror setting, while skipping visual first person
Descend into the Rusty Lake Underground and travel through the life and memories of Laura Vanderboom! Travel from station to station, each metro stop symbolising a piece of Laura's past and future. Solve various puzzles, find the correct metro to board and uncover one of Laura’s timelines, while simultaneously helping her make sense of her life and escape the corruption of her mind!
Where it drifts furthest from Goodnight Universe: visuals.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals0
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeMeleeSci-FiThird Person
Steam👍 94%· 19KIGDB88· 11
Year 2014Dev Telltale GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Android
✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and single-player focus
≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, deep RPG systems and visual novel storytelling, while skipping visual first person
Where it drifts furthest from Goodnight Universe: visuals.
On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Goodnight Universe.
It predates Goodnight Universe by 11 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals0
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeFantasySci-FiExploration
Steam👍 96%· 173KIGDB79· 7
Year 2015Dev DON'T NOD · Feral InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux
✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and single-player focus
≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, fantasy world and setting scifi, while skipping visual first person
Where it drifts furthest from Goodnight Universe: visuals.
It predates Goodnight Universe by 10 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals0
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrative2DPixel Art
Steam👍 93%· 4.2KIGDB83· 13OC83· 101
Year 2017Dev Terrible ToyboxOn PS4 · Linux · Android
✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and single-player focus
≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, visual 2d and visual pixel, while skipping visual first person
Where it drifts furthest from Goodnight Universe: visuals.
On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Goodnight Universe.
It predates Goodnight Universe by 8 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals0
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeMeleeFantasySci-Fi
Steam👍 93%· 38KIGDB77· 9OC80· 46
Year 2017Dev Deck Nine · Square EnixOn PS4 · Linux · Android
✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and single-player focus
≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat, fantasy world and setting scifi, while skipping visual first person
Where it drifts furthest from Goodnight Universe: visuals.
On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Goodnight Universe.
It predates Goodnight Universe by 8 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals0
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeFantasyHistoricalSci-Fi
Steam👍 75%· 2.1KRAWG👍 50%· 126MC72IGDB75· 2
Year 2012Dev Daedalic EntertainmentPlaytime ~2hOn PC · iOS · Apple Macintosh
✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and single-player focus
≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, fantasy world and historical setting, while skipping visual first person
A point-and-click adventure from Daedalic Entertainment, A New Beginning is a story of time travel and ecological cataclysms. Presented in-game future is dark, mostly due to the fact that life is possible only deep underground, in caves and crevices.
Where it drifts furthest from Goodnight Universe: visuals.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Goodnight Universe.
It predates Goodnight Universe by 13 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals0
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeHistoricalSci-Fi2D
Steam👍 52%· 4.7KIGDB44· 8OC51· 54
Year 2017Dev Anuman Interactive · MicroidsOn PS4 · Android · PC
✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and single-player focus
≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, historical setting and setting scifi, while skipping visual first person
Where it drifts furthest from Goodnight Universe: visuals.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against overwhelmingly positive for Goodnight Universe.
It predates Goodnight Universe by 8 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals0
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeMeleeDarkThird Person
Steam👍 92%· 10KIGDB76· 2
Year 2017Dev Telltale GamesOn PS4 · Android · PC
✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and single-player focus
≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, visual novel storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping visual first person
Where it drifts furthest from Goodnight Universe: visuals.
On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Goodnight Universe.
It predates Goodnight Universe by 8 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Tone83Visuals0
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeRangedDarkFantasy
Steam👍 76%· 11KIGDB75· 52
Year 2014Dev Telltale Games · HBOOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Android
✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and single-player focus
≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, dark, oppressive atmosphere and ranged combat, while skipping visual first person
Where it drifts furthest from Goodnight Universe: visuals.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Goodnight Universe.
It predates Goodnight Universe by 11 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Tone83Visuals0
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeMeleeDarkThird Person
Steam👍 88%· 18KRAWG👍 72%· 432MC79IGDB75· 13
Year 2016Dev Telltale GamesPlaytime ~9hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and single-player focus
≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, visual novel storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping visual first person
Batman: The Enemy Within, 2017, is an episodic point-and-click graphic adventure video game, a sequel to 2016's Batman: The Telltale Series.
Where it drifts furthest from Goodnight Universe: visuals.
On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Goodnight Universe.
It predates Goodnight Universe by 9 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Tone75Visuals0
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeCasualSci-Fi2D
Steam👍 88%· 6.7KIGDB77· 5OC76· 13
Year 2002Dev Microïds Canada · MicroïdsOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · Android
✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and single-player focus
≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, vibe casual and setting scifi, while skipping visual first person
Where it drifts furthest from Goodnight Universe: visuals.
On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Goodnight Universe.
It predates Goodnight Universe by 23 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Tone71Visuals0
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