
Umami is hard to replace: few games combine puzzle design, fantasy world and single-player focus in quite the same way. We analyzed over 2,000 titles across 4 gameplay attributes and found 53 genuine alternatives — not generic genre suggestions. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Samorost and The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons lead the list, with The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past reaching a 96/100 similarity score. Every game here is ranked by how closely it replicates what makes Umami special.
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The closest game to Umami is The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past — scoring 96/100 on our similarity scale. Samorost and The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons follow close behind.
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Games like Umami

✓ Shared with Umami: puzzle design, fantasy world and single-player focus
≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, ranged combat and visual third person, while skipping visual first person
Games like Umami

Sizeable
Puzzle

The Room Two
Puzzle · Adventure

The Room Three
Puzzle · Adventure

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
Puzzle · Adventure

The Curse of Monkey Island
Puzzle · Adventure

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
Puzzle · Adventure

Paradise Killer
Puzzle · RPG

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
Puzzle · Adventure

Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror
Puzzle · Adventure

Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge
Puzzle · Adventure
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the best game similar to Umami?
- The closest game to Umami is The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, scoring 96/100 on our similarity scale. They share 3 gameplay attributes, including puzzle design, single-player focus and fantasy world. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
- What are the top games like Umami?
- The three closest games to Umami are: 1. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (96/100, 3 shared attributes) 2. Samorost (96/100, 3 shared attributes) 3. The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons (96/100, 3 shared attributes). All share Umami's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 53 candidates across 4 dimensions.
- Is Samorost similar to Umami?
- Yes, very much so — Samorost scores 96/100 similarity to Umami. They share 3 attributes, including puzzle design and single-player focus. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.
- What Puzzle games are similar to Umami?
- The best Puzzle games similar to Umami are The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Samorost, The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and The Room. All share the Puzzle genre alongside other key Umami attributes like puzzle design, single-player focus and fantasy world.
- How is similarity to Umami calculated?
- We compare Umami against every game in our catalog using 4 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Umami experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.













