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Within the “Mobile” category, the closest game to Herdling is Life Is Strange — scoring 73/100 on our similarity scale. Life is Strange: Before the Storm and Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series follow close behind.
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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Herdling. Each one has been evaluated across 5 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.
✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and fantasy world
≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, setting scifi and exploration and discovery
It predates Herdling by 10 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and fantasy world
≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat and setting scifi
It predates Herdling by 8 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and fantasy world
≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, dark, oppressive atmosphere and ranged combat
Where it drifts furthest from Herdling: setting.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Herdling.
It predates Herdling by 11 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and fantasy world
≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, vibe relaxing and linear, story-driven structure
Where it drifts furthest from Herdling: tone and visuals.
✓ 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 fantasy world
It predates Herdling by 8 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and fantasy world
≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, historical setting and setting scifi, while skipping visual third 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 Herdling: visuals and setting.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Herdling.
It predates Herdling by 13 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ 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 fantasy world
Batman: The Enemy Within, 2017, is an episodic point-and-click graphic adventure video game, a sequel to 2016's Batman: The Telltale Series.
It predates Herdling by 9 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and fantasy world
≠ Where it differs: brings vibe casual, exploration and discovery and visual first person, while skipping visual third person
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).
Where it drifts furthest from Herdling: visuals.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Herdling.
It predates Herdling by 13 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and single-player focus
≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping fantasy world
It predates Herdling by 9 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ 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 fantasy world
Where it drifts furthest from Herdling: visuals.
It predates Herdling by 8 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and single-player focus
≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, exploration and discovery and visual first person, while skipping fantasy world
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?
Where it drifts furthest from Herdling: visuals.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Herdling.
It predates Herdling by 12 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and single-player focus
≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, cozy, relaxing feel and exploration and discovery, while skipping fantasy world
Can you guide Milo home? Milo, a curious and resourceful cat, needs to find his way back home through various gardens while trying to outsmart the pestering magpies that keep getting in his way.
✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and single-player focus
≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, dark, oppressive atmosphere and exploration and discovery, while skipping fantasy world
Where it drifts furthest from Herdling: visuals.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Herdling.
✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and single-player focus
≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, vibe casual and visual isometric, while skipping fantasy world
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Where it drifts furthest from Herdling: visuals.
It predates Herdling by 33 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and single-player focus
≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, vibe casual and visual 2d, while skipping fantasy world
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Where it drifts furthest from Herdling: visuals and tone.
It predates Herdling by 27 years, with what that implies technically.
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