34 Narrative games like Paper Trail that you should try

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We filtered the 49 games similar to Paper Trail down to the 34 that fit the “Narrative” category. Toem, Carto and Botanicula top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Paper Trail.

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The best narrative games like Paper Trail

34 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Paper Trail. Each one has been evaluated across 13 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.

#1ToemClosest overall match

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloCozyCasualRelaxingNarrativeCartoonFantasyExplorationIsometric

Steam👍 99%· 11KIGDB95· 2OC80· 41

Year 2021Dev Something We MadeOn Xbox · Linux · Android

✓ If you enjoyed Paper Trail, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and cozy, relaxing feel

≠ Stands apart with visual first person, while skipping visual 2d

Where it drifts furthest from Paper Trail: visuals.

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#2CartoClosest on visuals

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloCozyCasualRelaxingNarrativeCartoonExploration2DTop-Down

Steam👍 96%· 9.2KRAWG👍 78%· 106MC75IGDB83· 2OC77· 25

Year 2020Dev Sunhead Games · Humble GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Shared with Paper Trail: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and cozy, relaxing feel

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

Carto is a stunning puzzle game where you play a lost child, wandering around an even-changing island you create as you play.

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloCasualNarrativeRelaxingCozyFantasyExploration2D

Steam👍 95%· 6.6KIGDB82· 3

Year 2012Dev Amanita DesignOn Linux · Android · PC

✓ Nearly identical: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and vibe casual.

≠ Missing: setting cartoon.

Where it drifts furthest from Paper Trail: visuals.

It predates Paper Trail by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloCasualNarrativeRelaxingCozyIsometric2D

Steam👍 97%· 9.5KIGDB80· 4OC73· 12

Year 2017Dev Adriaan de JonghOn Linux · Android · PC

✓ Nearly identical: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and vibe casual.

≠ Missing: fantasy world.

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#5A Building Full of Cats

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloCasualRelaxingCozyNarrativeExploration

Steam👍 99%· 4.4K

Year 2022Dev DevcatsPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Linux

✓ Nearly identical: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and vibe casual.

≠ Missing: fantasy world.

MORE DEVCATS GAMES About the Game A Building Full of Cats is a hidden object game where you need to pet all the cats in the building. Don't leave any cat behind! 300+ cats 5+ Floors 50+ hidden cats Secret cats? Who knows...

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloCasualCozyRelaxingNarrativeIsometric

Steam👍 92%· 12KIGDB80· 13OC76· 64

Year 2018Dev Ben Esposito · Annapurna InteractiveOn PS4 · Android · PC

✓ If you enjoyed Paper Trail, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and vibe casual

≠ Where it differs: brings visual 3d, while skipping fantasy world

Where it drifts furthest from Paper Trail: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Paper Trail.

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloCasualRelaxingCozyNarrativeFantasyExplorationIsometricTop-Down

Steam👍 98%· 3.3K

Year 2020Dev Business Goose StudiosPlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Like Paper Trail, it's known for puzzle design, vibe casual and vibe relaxing

≠ Its own twist: linear, story-driven structure, setting space and visual 3d, while skipping adventure storytelling

Size does matter afterall...Sizeable is a puzzle/exploration game about shrinking and growing the environment in order to find all the hidden objects that every little diorama hides!Shrinking and growing is the key!What if you where given the power to shrink the moon? Or maybe the sun?

Where it drifts furthest from Paper Trail: setting.

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#8Chuchel

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloCasualNarrativeCozyCartoon2D

Steam👍 85%· 4.7KIGDB83· 3OC80· 21

Year 2018Dev Amanita DesignOn Android · PC · iOS

✓ Shared with Paper Trail: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and vibe casual

≠ Its own twist: linear, story-driven structure, while skipping vibe relaxing

Where it drifts furthest from Paper Trail: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Paper Trail.

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeRelaxingCasualThird Person

Steam👍 87%· 4.7KIGDB76· 9OC73· 59

Year 2017Dev Ovosonico · 505 GamesOn PS4 · PC · Switch

✓ Shared with Paper Trail: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems and visual third person, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

Where it drifts furthest from Paper Trail: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Paper Trail.

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#10The Forest

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloCasualRelaxingNarrativeExploration2DIsometric

Steam👍 57%· 63OC82· 27

Dev Wonderbox GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ If you enjoyed Paper Trail, expect puzzle design, vibe casual and vibe relaxing

≠ Its own twist: combat tactical, while skipping adventure storytelling

Grow green forests by drawing a continuous line through cells in each level. To proceed through a location, you have to fill all the appropriate cells with trees. The further you go into the woods, the more sophisticated the levels become!

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against overwhelmingly positive for Paper Trail.

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloCasualRelaxingNarrativeFree to Play

Steam👍 93%· 1.9KRAWG👍 29%· 20

Year 2017Dev Nestor YavorskyyPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Like Paper Trail, it's known for puzzle design, vibe casual and vibe relaxing

≠ Where it differs: brings free to play, while skipping adventure storytelling

Lines X Lines Infinite About the Game Lines X Free is a Numberlink-based puzzle game involving finding paths to connect colored tiles in a grid.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Paper Trail.

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeCasualCartoonFantasy2D

Steam👍 98%· 8.4KRAWG👍 90%· 70IGDB90· 1OC85· 31

Year 2022Dev Happy Juice Games · Joystick VenturesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Nintendo

✓ Nearly identical: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus.

≠ Missing: cozy, relaxing feel.

Help a brother and sister on an uplifting epic adventure to find their way home. Escaping a horned beast and meeting quirky goblins are just part of the journey! Lost in Play is a journey through childhood imagination with thoughtfully crafted puzzles and colorful characters.

Where it drifts furthest from Paper Trail: visuals.

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Steam GOG

#13Return to Monkey Island

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeCasualFantasyCartoon2D

Steam👍 91%· 9.0KIGDB92· 8OC87· 100

Year 2022Dev Terrible Toybox · Devolver DigitalOn Xbox · Linux · Android

✓ Nearly identical: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus.

≠ Missing: cozy, relaxing feel.

Where it drifts furthest from Paper Trail: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Paper Trail.

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Steam GOG Epic

#14Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeCasualIsometric2D

Steam👍 98%· 1.3KRAWG👍 90%· 30

Year 1996Dev Humongous Entertainment · Nightdive StudiosPlaytime ~4hOn PC · iOS · Android

✓ Nearly identical: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus.

≠ Missing: cozy, relaxing feel.

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 Paper Trail by 28 years, with what that implies technically.

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#15Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeCozyExploration2D

Steam👍 97%· 4.0KRAWG👍 88%· 24OC80· 35

Year 2024Dev Hyper Games · Raw FuryPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Nintendo

✓ Shared with Paper Trail: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, open world exploration and stealth mechanics, while skipping vibe casual

Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley is a musical adventure game in which Snufkin needs to restore the harmony of Moominvalley, after a series of grotesque parks has appeared and ruined the valley's natural balance.

Where it drifts furthest from Paper Trail: visuals.

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