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More about this game →We filtered the 45 games similar to Sword of the Sea down to the 12 that fit the “Mobile” category. Life Is Strange, The Gardens Between and Dear Esther top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Sword of the Sea.
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Within the “Mobile” category, the closest game to Sword of the Sea is Life Is Strange — scoring 73/100 on our similarity scale. The Gardens Between and Dear Esther follow close behind.
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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Sword of the Sea. 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, fantasy world and single-player focus
≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, strong narrative focus and setting scifi
It predates Sword of the Sea by 10 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, fantasy world and single-player focus
≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, strong narrative focus and vibe relaxing, while skipping exploration and discovery
Where it drifts furthest from Sword of the Sea: visuals.
✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, fantasy world and single-player focus
≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus, vibe casual 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 Sword of the Sea: visuals.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Sword of the Sea.
It predates Sword of the Sea by 13 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, fantasy world and single-player focus
≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus, melee combat and setting scifi, while skipping exploration and discovery
It predates Sword of the Sea by 8 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, fantasy world and single-player focus
≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping exploration and discovery
Where it drifts furthest from Sword of the Sea: progression and setting.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Sword of the Sea.
It predates Sword of the Sea by 11 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, fantasy world and single-player focus
≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, strong narrative focus and historical setting, while skipping exploration and discovery
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 Sword of the Sea: visuals and setting.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Sword of the Sea.
It predates Sword of the Sea by 13 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, single-player focus and exploration and discovery
≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, strong narrative focus and cozy, relaxing feel, 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, single-player focus and exploration and discovery
≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, strong narrative focus 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 Sword of the Sea: visuals.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Sword of the Sea.
It predates Sword of the Sea by 12 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, single-player focus and exploration and discovery
≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping fantasy world
Where it drifts furthest from Sword of the Sea: visuals.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Sword of the Sea.
✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, single-player focus and visual third person
≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, visual novel storytelling and strong narrative focus, while skipping fantasy world
It predates Sword of the Sea by 8 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, single-player focus and visual third person
≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, visual novel storytelling and strong narrative focus, 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 Sword of the Sea by 9 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, single-player focus and visual third person
≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping fantasy world
It predates Sword of the Sea by 9 years, with what that implies technically.