Games like Papo & Yo
If you like Papo & Yo (adventure, puzzle and heartfelt), these 10 games are similar in what you do and how you play. They go from most to least similar.
To the Moon
- In common: story
When you fancy a moving story for one or two afternoons, with no challenge or pressure.
Valiant Hearts: The Great War
- In common: story
When you fancy a short, moving story, in sessions of one or two hours.
Finding Paradise
- In common: story
When you fancy a moving story in calm sessions: it's over in a few afternoons.
Wandersong
- In common: story
When you want a gentle adventure that doesn't punish you: if you mess up a section, you retry it almost instantly.
OXENFREE
- In common: story
When you want a mystery story you can play through in one or two afternoons, with no demands.
INSIDE
- In common: story
When you have a free afternoon and want a short, polished work you can play in one sitting.
Night in the Woods
- In common: story
When you want a relatable, thoughtful story: each day in town is a short, pleasant session.
Little Nightmares
- Difference: less story
When you want an unsettling experience you can finish in one or two sessions.
Until Then
- In common: story
When you fancy a long, calm story to follow chapter by chapter, like a TV series.
What Remains of Edith Finch
- In common: story
When you have a quiet afternoon and want a complete, moving experience with no difficulty at all.
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 Papo & Yo
Quico escapes into a fantasy favela that reshapes itself: pull a thread and a staircase appears, lift boxes and houses move. He's joined by Monster, a huge friend who turns violent when he eats frogs: a metaphor for an alcoholic father.
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