Games like HIVESWAP: ACT 1
If you like HIVESWAP: ACT 1 (point-and-click, comedy and short), these 10 games are similar in what you do and how you play. They go from most to least similar.
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
- In common: story and a relaxed pace
When you want to laugh with a classic adventure that's over in a few afternoons and where you can barely die.
Monkey Island™ 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge™
- In common: story and a relaxed pace
- Difference: more thinking
When you're in the mood for a funny point-and-click adventure where you can't die and the game gives you hints if you get stuck.
GRIS
- In common: a relaxed pace
When you want something beautiful and serene: it's over in a few hours, at your own pace.
Chants of Sennaar
- Difference: more thinking
When you want to think calmly and feel like a linguist: every word you decipher is a small victory.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
- In common: story
When you fancy a moving story in instalments: each episode lasts a few hours.
To the Moon
- In common: story and a relaxed pace
When you fancy a moving story for one or two afternoons, with no challenge or pressure.
What Remains of Edith Finch
- In common: story and a relaxed pace
- Difference: less thinking
When you have a quiet afternoon and want a complete, moving experience with no difficulty at all.
Firewatch
- In common: a relaxed pace and story
- Difference: less thinking
When you want a grown-up, lovely story you can finish in one or two afternoons, with no demands.
Finding Paradise
- In common: story and a relaxed pace
When you fancy a moving story in calm sessions: it's over in a few afternoons.
Undertale
- In common: story
- Difference: more action
When you want a special, short story you can finish in a few sessions.
How we pick them
We compare the tags the Steam community gives each game with our own classification: what you do (action, story, building…), the difficulty, how long sessions last and whether you play alone or with others. Nobody pays to appear.
About HIVESWAP: ACT 1
A point-and-click adventure: in 1994, Joey's house is overrun by monsters and she ends up on Alternia, the troll planet from Homestuck. You explore, combine items and read genuinely funny dialogue, with a response for almost everything.
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