The Book of Unwritten Tales

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We filtered the 49 games similar to The Book of Unwritten Tales down to the 17 that fit the “Mobile” category. A New Beginning - Final Cut, The Gardens Between and Thimbleweed Park top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to The Book of Unwritten Tales.

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Within the “Mobile” category, the closest game to The Book of Unwritten Tales is A New Beginning - Final Cut — scoring 75/100 on our similarity scale. The Gardens Between and Thimbleweed Park follow close behind.

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The best games like The Book of Unwritten Tales on Mobile

17 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to The Book of Unwritten Tales. Each one has been evaluated across 6 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.

#1A New Beginning - Final CutClosest overall match

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A New Beginning - Final Cut

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeFantasy2DHistorical

Steam👍 75%· 2.1KRAWG👍 50%· 126MC72IGDB75· 2

Year 2012Dev Daedalic EntertainmentPlaytime ~2hOn PC · iOS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: historical setting, setting scifi and post-apocalyptic world

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 The Book of Unwritten Tales: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for The Book of Unwritten Tales.

Released 3 years after The Book of Unwritten Tales.

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#2The Gardens BetweenClosest on setting

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The Gardens Between

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeFantasy2DRelaxing

Steam👍 94%· 2.7KIGDB81· 9OC79· 73

Year 2018Dev The Voxel AgentsOn PS4 · Linux · Android

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings vibe relaxing, linear, story-driven structure and visual third person

Where it drifts furthest from The Book of Unwritten Tales: visuals and tone.

Released 9 years after The Book of Unwritten Tales.

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Steam PS Nintendo

#3Thimbleweed Park

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Thimbleweed Park

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrative2DPixel Art

Steam👍 93%· 4.2KIGDB83· 13OC83· 101

Year 2017Dev Terrible ToyboxOn PS4 · Linux · Android

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

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

Released 8 years after The Book of Unwritten Tales.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals64

#4Life Is Strange

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Life Is Strange

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeFantasySci-FiExploration

Steam👍 96%· 173KIGDB79· 7

Year 2015Dev DON'T NOD · Feral InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with setting scifi, exploration and discovery and visual third person, while skipping visual 2d

Where it drifts furthest from The Book of Unwritten Tales: visuals.

Released 6 years after The Book of Unwritten Tales.

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#5My Brother Rabbit

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My Brother Rabbit

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrative2DCasual

Steam👍 96%· 2.0KRAWG👍 76%· 45OC77· 16

Year 2018Dev Artifex MundiPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: vibe casual, while skipping fantasy world

A loving family discovers that their daughter has fallen ill. While her parents set out to get her the treatment she needs, her determined older brother turns to the power of imagination to help them cope.

Released 9 years after The Book of Unwritten Tales.

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#6Pajama Sam 2: Thunder And Lightning Aren't So Frightening

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Pajama Sam 2: Thunder And Lightning Aren't So Frightening

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrative2DCasual

Steam👍 98%· 359RAWG👍 91%· 21

Year 1998Dev Humongous Entertainment · Nightdive StudiosPlaytime ~3hOn PC · iOS · Android

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings vibe casual, while skipping fantasy world

Humongous Tees Now Available!Official Humongous Entertainment T-shirts featuring Pajama Sam, Spy Fox, Freddi Fish, and Putt-Putt are now available on Amazon. About the GameJoin Pajama Sam, the world's youngest superhero! ...

It predates The Book of Unwritten Tales by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7Putt-Putt Joins the Parade

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Putt-Putt Joins the Parade

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrative2DCasualIsometric

Steam👍 94%· 344

Year 1992Dev Humongous Entertainment · Nightdive StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC · iOS · Android

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: vibe casual and visual isometric, while skipping fantasy world

Humongous Tees Now Available!Official Humongous Entertainment T-shirts featuring Pajama Sam, Spy Fox, Freddi Fish, and Putt-Putt are now available on Amazon. About the GameWhat does it take to be in a parade? Hard work, a bright shiny chassis and a little help from your friends.

It predates The Book of Unwritten Tales by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

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#8Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series

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Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeFantasyRangedDark

Steam👍 76%· 11KIGDB75· 52

Year 2014Dev Telltale Games · HBOOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Android

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and historical setting, while skipping visual 2d

Where it drifts furthest from The Book of Unwritten Tales: visuals and setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for The Book of Unwritten Tales.

Released 5 years after The Book of Unwritten Tales.

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Florence

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrative2DCasualCozy

Steam👍 93%· 16KIGDB80· 1OC85· 16

Year 2018Dev Mountains · Annapurna InteractiveOn Linux · Android · PC

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: visual novel storytelling, vibe casual and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping fantasy world

Where it drifts furthest from The Book of Unwritten Tales: tone.

Released 9 years after The Book of Unwritten Tales.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone40

Steam GOG Nintendo

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Gone Home

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 77%· 18KRAWG👍 69%· 887MC86IGDB74· 12OC85· 17

Year 2013Dev The Fullbright Company · Annapurna InteractivePlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · iOS

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with 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 The Book of Unwritten Tales: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for The Book of Unwritten Tales.

Released 4 years after The Book of Unwritten Tales.

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#11Batman: The Enemy Within

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Batman: The Enemy Within

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeMeleeDarkThird Person

Steam👍 92%· 10KIGDB76· 2

Year 2017Dev Telltale GamesOn PS4 · Android · PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings visual novel storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat, while skipping fantasy world

Where it drifts furthest from The Book of Unwritten Tales: visuals.

Released 8 years after The Book of Unwritten Tales.

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Steam Xbox Nintendo

#12Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series

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Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeMeleeDarkThird Person

Steam👍 88%· 18KRAWG👍 72%· 432MC79IGDB75· 13

Year 2016Dev Telltale GamesPlaytime ~9hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings visual novel storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat, 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.

Where it drifts furthest from The Book of Unwritten Tales: visuals.

Released 7 years after The Book of Unwritten Tales.

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#13Milo and the Magpies

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Milo and the Magpies

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeCozyExploration

Steam👍 98%· 3.4K

Year 2021Dev Second MazePlaytime ~2hOn PC · iOS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: 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.

Released 12 years after The Book of Unwritten Tales.

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Steam GOG itch.io

#14Twelve Minutes

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Twelve Minutes

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkExplorationIsometric

Steam👍 73%· 7.9KIGDB79· 8

Year 2021Dev Luis Antonio · Annapurna InteractiveOn Xbox · PS4 · Android

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, exploration and discovery and visual isometric, while skipping fantasy world

Where it drifts furthest from The Book of Unwritten Tales: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for The Book of Unwritten Tales.

Released 12 years after The Book of Unwritten Tales.

Genre100Game mode100Tone69Visuals0

#15Life is Strange: Before the Storm

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Life is Strange: Before the Storm

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeFantasyMeleeSci-Fi

Steam👍 93%· 38KIGDB77· 9OC80· 46

Year 2017Dev Deck Nine · Square EnixOn PS4 · Linux · Android

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and fantasy world

≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat, setting scifi and visual third person, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from The Book of Unwritten Tales: visuals.

Released 8 years after The Book of Unwritten Tales.

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