9 Games like Valiant Hearts: The Great War on Mobile that you should try

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We filtered the 44 games similar to Valiant Hearts: The Great War down to the 9 that fit the “Mobile” category. Shadow Bug, Far: Lone Sails and Psychonauts top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Valiant Hearts: The Great War.

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The best games like Valiant Hearts: The Great War on Mobile

9 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Valiant Hearts: The Great War. Each one has been evaluated across 10 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.

#1Shadow BugClosest overall match

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SoloMeleeNarrative2D

Steam👍 95%· 111IGDB60· 1OC78· 15

Year 2016Dev Muro Studios · Muro Studios OyPlaytime ~1hOn PC · iOS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Nearly identical: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design.

≠ Missing: combat tactical.

Read our open letter to find out how Shadow Bug came to be: http://steamcommunity.com/games/shadowbug/announcements/detail/1420174864656857505 You are the overpowered ninja hero Shadow Bug! Save your home forest from the evil factory by slicing monsters to pieces.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Valiant Hearts: The Great War.

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#2Far: Lone SailsClosest on progression

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SoloMeleeNarrativeExploration2D

Steam👍 95%· 26KIGDB78· 2OC80· 40

Year 2018Dev Okomotive · Assemble EntertainmentOn PS4 · Android · PC

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, survival mechanics and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping combat tactical

Where it drifts furthest from Valiant Hearts: The Great War: setting and combat.

Released 4 years after Valiant Hearts: The Great War.

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SoloMeleeNarrativeExplorationDark

Steam👍 95%· 19KRAWG👍 79%· 985MC87IGDB85· 6OC89· 8

Year 2005Dev Double Fine Productions · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere and visual third person, while skipping combat tactical

Double Fine Productions and Tim Shafer are known for making very curious games out of amazing ideas. Psychonauts is exactly about some idea. You have to get inside people's mind and help them fight with their fears or memories from the past.

Where it drifts furthest from Valiant Hearts: The Great War: visuals and combat.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Valiant Hearts: The Great War.

It predates Valiant Hearts: The Great War by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4GRIS

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SoloNarrative2DRelaxingCasual

Steam👍 96%· 94KRAWG👍 84%· 1.1KMC83OC86· 125

Year 2018Dev Nomada Studio · Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with vibe relaxing and vibe casual, while skipping combat tactical

Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

Released 4 years after Valiant Hearts: The Great War.

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Steam GOG PS

#5Limbo

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SoloNarrative2DDarkHorror

Steam👍 92%· 61KIGDB84· 10

Year 2010Dev Playdead · Microsoft Game StudiosOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

✓ Both are puzzle-platformers — sharing precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping combat tactical

Where it drifts furthest from Valiant Hearts: The Great War: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Valiant Hearts: The Great War.

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#6The Unfinished Swan

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SoloNarrativeExplorationCasualFantasy

Steam👍 84%· 2.0KIGDB77· 3

Year 2012Dev Giant Sparrow · Annapurna InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings vibe casual, fantasy world and visual first person, while skipping combat tactical

Where it drifts furthest from Valiant Hearts: The Great War: setting and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Valiant Hearts: The Great War.

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SoloNarrative2DHardcoreCasual

Steam👍 94%· 9.4KIGDB76· 8

Year 2012Dev Bithell GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with punishing difficulty, vibe casual and linear, story-driven structure, while skipping combat tactical

Where it drifts furthest from Valiant Hearts: The Great War: setting and tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Valiant Hearts: The Great War.

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Steam Xbox PS

#8Creaks

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SoloNarrative2DCasualRelaxing

Steam👍 95%· 5.8KIGDB70· 1OC80· 26

Year 2020Dev Amanita DesignOn PS4 · PC · iOS

✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings vibe casual, vibe relaxing and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping combat tactical

Where it drifts furthest from Valiant Hearts: The Great War: setting and tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Valiant Hearts: The Great War.

Released 6 years after Valiant Hearts: The Great War.

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SoloMeleeNarrativeThird Person

Steam👍 87%· 8.3KIGDB75· 2

Year 2012Dev BlitWorks · SegaOn PlayStation 3 · Android · PC

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: sports simulation and visual third person, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Valiant Hearts: The Great War: visuals and combat.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Valiant Hearts: The Great War.

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