Games like Nuktedan: The Forgotten Emotions
by Saydexi
TOEM: A Photo Adventure and Carto play most like Nuktedan: The Forgotten Emotions. Of the 16 closest games below, most share its puzzle, exploration and hand-drawn; 2 came out in the last year and 15 are free or under $10. The best known is TOEM: A Photo Adventure, with 9,784 Steam reviews.
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Ranked by how similar the games actually are, not by sales. Released and Price are remembered for next time.
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TOEM: A Photo Adventure
Sep 17, 2021 · Something We Made
Both: Puzzle · Exploration · Hand-drawn
Set off on a delightful expedition and use your photographic eye to uncover the mysteries of the magical TOEM in this hand-drawn adventure game. Chat with quirky characters, solve their problems by snapping neat photos, and make your way through a relaxing landscape!
CozyWholesomePuzzleAdventureExplorationCuteRelaxingCasualPhoto EditingHand-drawn👍 9,784Carto
Oct 27, 2020 · Sunhead Games
Both: Puzzle · Exploration · Hand-drawn
Carto is a charming adventure game wrapped around a unique, world-altering puzzle mechanic. Use this power to explore mysterious lands, help a quirky cast of characters, and guide Carto on her journey back to her family.
IndieCutePuzzleExplorationHand-drawnRelaxingAdventureStory RichFemale ProtagonistSingleplayer👍 7,306MONOWAVE
Sep 16 · Studio BBB Inc.
Both: Exploration · Emotional · Puzzle
MONOWAVE is a puzzle adventure through colorful worlds powered by four emotions. Alone or with a friend, express your feelings through song, empathize with your spirit friends, and solve puzzles to find your way forward.
AdventurePuzzle PlatformerCuteCozyExplorationEmotionalPlatformerPuzzleHand-drawn2DThe Wild at Heart
May 19, 2021 · Moonlight Kids
Both: Puzzle · Hand-drawn · Action-Adventure
Wield an ever-growing herd of quirky creatures to rebuild broken paths, battle perilous beasts, and solve peculiar puzzles in a rich, interconnected world. Join two young runaways as they unravel the mysteries of a lost realm in this nostalgic storybook fantasy!
Story RichPuzzle2DHand-drawnAction-AdventureColorfulStylizedFantasyFamily FriendlyTime Management👍 723A Space for the Unbound
Jan 19, 2023 · Mojiken
Both: Emotional · Psychological · Exploration
A magical adventure about two high school sweethearts set at the end of their school days - and the end of the world. Explore a crumbling town and help friends face their inner demons, which could be the key to stopping reality itself disintegrating. And don’t forget to pet the cats.
Story RichPixel GraphicsEmotionalPsychological1990'sExplorationPuzzleAtmosphericSupernaturalCats👍 7,185Chromascape
2 days ago · Zoo Corporation
Both: Hand-drawn · Emotional · Puzzle
Step into a gentle, hand-drawn world in Chromascape. As Luna the hedgehog, you hold the power to absorb and share colors in a land fading into gray. Use warm hues to light fires, cool tones to freeze paths, and restore vibrancy to this heartwarming 2D adventure.
CuteHand-drawnStory RichCozyEmotionalAtmosphericRelaxingAnimalsColorfulPuzzleSong of Nunu: A League of Legends Story
Nov 1, 2023 · Tequila Works
Both: Exploration · Puzzle · Emotional
Two best friends, one wild adventure. Join best friends Nunu and Willump on an adventure across the frozen wilds of the Freljord. Song of Nunu: A League of Legends Story is a single-player story adventure developed by Tequila Works.
AdventureExplorationStory RichPuzzleFantasySingleplayerStylizedEmotionalPuzzle PlatformerCute👍 2,746WILL: A Wonderful World / WILL:美好世界
Jun 6, 2017 · WMY Studio
Both: Puzzle · Exploration · Emotional
“God, please help me…” Become a god and rewrite fate with words. Drag and reorder sentences from pleading letters to twist cause and effect, changing the lives of those who wrote them. When countless joys and sorrows collide, what kind of “Wonderful World” will you create?
RPGStory RichPuzzleAdventureExplorationChoices MatterIndieFemale ProtagonistEmotionalWord Game👍 4,591Epiphany City
Apr 12, 2022 · Cameron Ladjevardi, David Elliot
Both: Puzzle · Emotional · Hand-drawn
Use magical picture frames to manipulate the world around you in mind-bending ways. Turn paintings to life, change time, & re-imagine objects to suit your needs. Follow Lily, a girl who's lost all hope, as she steals powers from the strongest superhero, leaving it up to her to save the world.
Story RichPuzzleFemale ProtagonistFunnyEmotionalFamily FriendlyHand-drawnAdventureExplorationFantasy👍 277Old Man's Journey
May 17, 2017 · Broken Rules
Both: Hand-drawn · Puzzle
Old Man’s Journey, a soul-searching puzzle adventure, tells a story of life, loss, and hope. Interacting with the world around you, you'll shape the landscape to create the old man's path forward. Experience heartache and hope as you embark on a heartfelt journey through a sunkissed world.
Story RichAdventureFamily FriendlyHand-drawnCasualIndiePuzzleAtmosphericPoint & Click2D👍 2,874Slice of Sea
Nov 11, 2021 · Mateusz Skutnik
Both: Puzzle · Hand-drawn · Exploration
Slice of Sea is a peaceful adventure and puzzle game. You play as Seaweed, a sea creature clearly out of their element. Explore desolate world of dust, all hand-drawn on paper in unique art style. Collect items, solve puzzles and lead Seaweed back home to the sea.
AdventurePuzzleHand-drawnExploration2DStylizedLogicAtmosphericSingleplayerHidden Object👍 523The Bridge
Feb 22, 2013 · Ty Taylor, Vega Castañeda
Both: Hand-drawn · Puzzle · Emotional
The Bridge is a logic puzzle game that forces you to reevaluate your preconceptions of physics and perspective. It is Isaac Newton meets M. C. Escher. Manipulate gravity to redefine the ceiling as the floor while venturing through impossible architectures.
Puzzle PlatformerHand-drawnSurrealPhysics2DPuzzleSingleplayerLogicEmotionalIndie👍 3,425Rakuen
May 10, 2017 · Laura Shigihara
Both: Emotional · Puzzle
A hospitalized Boy comes to terms with his own story by traveling with his Mom to a beautiful fantasy world; ultimately helping his fellow patients find closure by walking a mile in their shoes.
Story RichEmotionalPuzzleCutePixel GraphicsJRPGRPGAdventureAnimeFantasy👍 4,698Anodyne
Mar 22, 2013 · Melos Han-Tani, Marina Kittaka
Both: Action-Adventure · Exploration · Psychological
A 2D action-adventure through a surreal, subconscious world. Explore moody dungeons, buildings, and atmospheric lands, evoked by dreamy music and visuals. Help the human Young awaken from their dream!
Action-AdventureNonlinearExplorationSurrealPsychologicalPixel GraphicsTop-DownRetro2DDark👍 99086
Sep 3, 2020 · Loony Code
Both: Puzzle · Hand-drawn · Exploration
Life is short. Time is precious. Can you discover and solve the mysterious sequence of puzzles that will save the world before you are... eighty-sixed?
StrategyPuzzleSokobanTop-DownHand-drawnExplorationLogicGrid-Based MovementShortFamily Friendly
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Both: Action-Adventure · Puzzle · Exploration
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Action-AdventureFirst-PersonPuzzleSingleplayerStory RichHorrorAdventureExplorationStealthLovecraftian👍 7,906INMOST
Aug 21, 2020 · Hidden Layer Games
Both: Exploration · Psychological
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IndiePixel GraphicsAdventureStory RichExplorationAtmosphericThrillerPuzzle PlatformerPsychologicalDark👍 5,931
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