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We filtered the 50 games similar to Spirit of the North down to the 41 that fit the “Adventure” category. Carto, 80 Days and Last Day of June top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Spirit of the North.

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The best adventure games like Spirit of the North

41 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Spirit of the North. 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.

#1CartoClosest overall match

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloCasualRelaxingNarrativeExplorationThird Person

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

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

✓ Shared with Spirit of the North: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and vibe casual

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, cozy, relaxing feel and open world exploration, while skipping visual 3d

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

Where it drifts furthest from Spirit of the North: visuals.

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#280 DaysClosest on tone

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeCasualRelaxingExploration

Steam👍 90%· 2.0KIGDB70· 2

Year 2014Dev Cape Guy · inkleOn Android · PC · iOS

✓ Shared with Spirit of the North: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, visual novel storytelling and open world exploration, while skipping visual third person

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeRelaxingCasualThird Person

Steam👍 87%· 4.7KIGDB76· 9OC73· 59

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

✓ Shared with Spirit of the North: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, while skipping exploration and discovery

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#4A Building Full of Cats

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloCasualRelaxingNarrativeExploration

Steam👍 99%· 4.4K

Year 2022Dev DevcatsPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Linux

✓ Like Spirit of the North, it's known for puzzle design, adventure storytelling and vibe casual

≠ Where it differs: brings cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping visual third person

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...

Released 3 years after Spirit of the North.

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeRelaxingCasualExploration

Steam👍 94%· 5.4KIGDB79· 7OC78· 19

Year 2016Dev Amanita DesignOn Android · PC · iOS

✓ If you enjoyed Spirit of the North, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: cozy, relaxing feel, fantasy world and setting scifi, while skipping visual third person

Where it drifts furthest from Spirit of the North: visuals.

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloCasualNarrativeRelaxingExploration

Steam👍 95%· 6.6KIGDB82· 3

Year 2012Dev Amanita DesignOn Linux · Android · PC

✓ Shared with Spirit of the North: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and vibe casual

≠ Stands apart with cozy, relaxing feel, fantasy world and visual 2d, while skipping visual third person

Where it drifts furthest from Spirit of the North: visuals.

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Steam GOG Epic

#7Toem

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloCasualRelaxingNarrativeExploration

Steam👍 99%· 11KIGDB95· 2OC80· 41

Year 2021Dev Something We MadeOn Xbox · Linux · Android

✓ If you enjoyed Spirit of the North, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and vibe casual

≠ Stands apart with cozy, relaxing feel, setting cartoon and fantasy world, while skipping visual third person

Where it drifts furthest from Spirit of the North: visuals.

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloCasualRelaxingNarrative3D

Steam👍 92%· 12KIGDB80· 13OC76· 64

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

✓ If you enjoyed Spirit of the North, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and vibe casual

≠ Where it differs: brings cozy, relaxing feel and visual isometric, while skipping exploration and discovery

Where it drifts furthest from Spirit of the North: visuals.

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#9Sayonara Wild HeartsClosest on visuals

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloCasualNarrativeThird Person3D

Steam👍 97%· 8.8KIGDB81· 7OC84· 53

Year 2019Dev Simogo · Annapurna InteractiveOn PS4 · Switch · PC

✓ Like Spirit of the North, it's known for puzzle design, adventure storytelling and vibe casual

≠ Its own twist: melee combat and fantasy world, while skipping vibe relaxing

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#10Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeRelaxingCasualFantasy

Steam👍 77%· 2.6KRAWG👍 62%· 271

Year 2011Dev Noodlecake Studios · Capybara GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · iOS · Android

✓ If you enjoyed Spirit of the North, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, fantasy world and visual pixel, while skipping exploration and discovery

Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP is a pixel art point-and-click quest, split into "sessions." During them, you play as a female Scythian warrior who searches for an ancient book and explores the Caucasus. Accidentally she releases the evil and needs to fix the consequences of her actions.

Where it drifts furthest from Spirit of the North: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Spirit of the North.

It predates Spirit of the North by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloCasualNarrativeRelaxingCozy

Steam👍 97%· 9.5KIGDB80· 4OC73· 12

Year 2017Dev Adriaan de JonghOn Linux · Android · PC

✓ If you enjoyed Spirit of the North, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and vibe casual

≠ Its own twist: cozy, relaxing feel, visual isometric and visual 2d, while skipping exploration and discovery

Where it drifts furthest from Spirit of the North: visuals.

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Steam GOG Epic

#12Nancy Drew: Secret of the Scarlet Hand

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeCasualExplorationLinear

Steam👍 89%· 199

Year 2002Dev HeR InteractivePlaytime ~3hOn PC

✓ If you enjoyed Spirit of the North, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with linear, story-driven structure, while skipping vibe relaxing

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 Spirit of the North by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

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#13Nancy Drew: The Deadly Device

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeCasualExploration

Steam👍 91%· 92

Year 2012Dev HeR InteractivePlaytime ~6hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Missing: vibe relaxing.

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.

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#14Nancy Drew: Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeCasualExploration

Steam👍 96%· 397RAWG👍 86%· 22MC77

Year 2005Dev HeR InteractivePlaytime ~5hOn PC

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

≠ Missing: vibe relaxing.

Nancy Drew®: Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon 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 Spirit of the North by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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#15Nancy Drew: Legend of the Crystal Skull

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeCasualExploration

Steam👍 91%· 213MC79

Year 2007Dev HeR InteractivePlaytime ~7hOn PC

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

≠ Missing: vibe relaxing.

Nancy Drew®: Legend of the Crystal Skull 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 Spirit of the North by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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