12 Adventure games like Monster Loves You! that you should try

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We filtered the 25 games similar to Monster Loves You! down to the 12 that fit the “Adventure” category. Strange Horticulture, There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension and Farm Frenzy top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Monster Loves You!.

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GenreSimulationSubgenreLife Sim

The best adventure games like Monster Loves You!

12 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Monster Loves You!. 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.

#1Strange Horticulture

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GenreSimulationSubgenreLife Sim

SoloNarrativeRelaxingDarkExploration

Steam👍 95%· 15KIGDB90· 1OC84· 16

Year 2022Dev Bad Viking · Iceberg InteractiveOn Xbox · PS4 · Android

✓ Fits the life sims cluster, with deep simulation, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with vibe relaxing, dark, oppressive atmosphere and exploration and discovery, while skipping visual novel storytelling

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#2There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension

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GenreSimulationSubgenreJob Sim

SoloCasualNarrativeMeleePixel Art

Steam👍 98%· 25KRAWG👍 90%· 143MC88OC88· 18

Year 2020Dev Draw Me A PixelPlaytime ~5hOn PC · iOS · Android

✓ If you enjoyed Monster Loves You!, expect deep simulation, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: melee combat, visual pixel and visual 2d, while skipping visual novel storytelling

GenreSimulationSubgenreLife Sim

SoloCozyCasualIsometric2D

Steam👍 97%· 226RAWG👍 81%· 25

Year 2009Dev Alawar EntertainmentPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · iOS

✓ Fits the life sims cluster, with deep simulation, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings visual isometric and visual 2d, while skipping deep RPG systems

GenreSimulationSubgenreLife Sim

SoloCozyCasualNarrativeRelaxing

Steam👍 93%· 40KIGDB93· 2OC82· 63

Year 2021Dev Witch Beam · Humble GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

✓ Fits the life sims cluster, with deep simulation, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with vibe relaxing, visual isometric and visual pixel, while skipping deep RPG systems

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#5AdVenture Capitalist

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GenreSimulationSubgenreLife Sim

SoloCasualNarrativeRelaxingManagement

Steam👍 88%· 60KRAWG👍 28%· 469IGDB70· 1

Year 2015Dev KongregatePlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · iOS

✓ Both are life sims — sharing deep simulation, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: vibe relaxing, resource management and skill tree progression, while skipping deep RPG systems

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Steam PS

#6Lake

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GenreSimulationSubgenreLife Sim

SoloNarrativeCozyRelaxingDark

Steam👍 87%· 5.7KIGDB67· 3OC68· 50

Year 2021Dev GamiousOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the life sims cluster, with deep simulation, adventure storytelling and deep RPG systems

≠ Stands apart with vibe relaxing, dark, oppressive atmosphere and open world exploration, while skipping puzzle design

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Steam Epic PS

#7Reigns

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GenreSimulationSubgenreLife Sim

SoloNarrativeCozyCasualMedieval

Steam👍 87%· 8.1KIGDB75· 4OC78· 22

Year 2016Dev Nerial · Devolver DigitalOn Linux · Android · PC

✓ Same family of life sims: deep simulation, deep RPG systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings card game strategy, setting medieval and fantasy world, while skipping puzzle design

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#8Always Sometimes Monsters

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GenreSimulationSubgenreJob Sim

SoloNarrativeCasualIsometricThird Person

Steam👍 75%· 2.4KRAWG👍 26%· 76MC73IGDB81· 5OC73· 30

Year 2014Dev Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · iOS

✓ Like Monster Loves You!, it's known for deep simulation, deep RPG systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with visual isometric, visual third person and visual pixel, while skipping puzzle design

GenreSimulationSubgenreLife Sim

SoloCasualCozy

Steam👍 81%· 455

Year 2014Dev Alawar Entertainment · Buka EntertainmentPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Nearly identical: deep simulation, adventure storytelling and vibe casual.

≠ Missing: deep RPG systems.

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#10Crime Scene Cleaner

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GenreSimulationSubgenreLife Sim

SoloNarrativeCozyMeleeStealth

Steam👍 98%· 32KRAWG👍 89%· 36

Year 2024Dev Grippens CastlePlaytime ~9hOn PC

✓ Same family of life sims: deep simulation, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, vibe relaxing and melee combat, while skipping deep RPG systems

GenreSimulationSubgenreLife Sim

SoloCasualMultiplayerCo-opOnline

Steam👍 87%· 74KRAWG👍 26%· 207IGDB70· 1

Year 2015Dev Fishing PlanetPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · iOS

✓ Same family of life sims: deep simulation, adventure storytelling and vibe casual

≠ Stands apart with sports simulation, vibe relaxing and open world exploration, while skipping deep RPG systems

GenreSimulationSubgenreJob Sim

SoloSci-FiFantasyFirst Person

IGDB81· 12

Year 2021Dev Bandai Namco Studios · NintendoOn Switch

✓ Shared with Monster Loves You!: deep simulation, adventure storytelling and setting scifi

≠ Its own twist: fantasy world and visual first person, while skipping deep RPG systems

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