Games like ARIDA 2: Rise of the Brave
If ARIDA 2: Rise of the Brave is your kind of game, the closest matches are ARIDA: Backland's Awakening, Dordogne and Paper Trail — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About ARIDA 2: Rise of the Brave: Journey through the 19th-century Brazilian backlands in this narrative, culturally rich adventure. Face the drought to explore arid biomes, craft and manage resources, complete quests, and guide Cícera to Canudos - the mythical village promising to change the story forever.
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ARIDA: Backland's Awakening
WHY THIS
Top pick for ARIDA 2: Rise of the Brave fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with ARIDA 2: Rise of the Brave.
ARIDA: Backland's Awakening. A story of survival and adventure in the brazilian backlands. Face the drought to explore the more arid regions, gather resources and discover clues about the fate of the young Cícera.
Dordogne
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for ARIDA 2: Rise of the Brave fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with ARIDA 2: Rise of the Brave.
Immerse yourself in a unique narrative experience and explore the thousand summer colors of Dordogne as you revisit your childhood to uncover lost family secrets in this touching formative journey.
Paper Trail
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for ARIDA 2: Rise of the Brave fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with ARIDA 2: Rise of the Brave.
Paper Trail is a top-down puzzle adventure about leaving home, set in a foldable, paper world.
Shelter
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for ARIDA 2: Rise of the Brave fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with ARIDA 2: Rise of the Brave.
Experience the wild as a badger sheltering your cubs from harm. On your journey, you will be stalked by birds of prey, encounter perils of the night, cross fierce rivers, escape forest fires and face the looming threat of starvation. Food is to be found, but is there enough for everyone?
Shelter 2
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for ARIDA 2: Rise of the Brave fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with ARIDA 2: Rise of the Brave.
As a powerful Lynx, you will make your way through vast open landscapes. In the harsh tundra, you will raise and strengthen your cubs by mastering your skills for hunting prey. Do everything you can to prepare your little ones for the vicious entities dwelling in the wilderness.
Endling - Extinction is Forever
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for ARIDA 2: Rise of the Brave fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with ARIDA 2: Rise of the Brave.
As the last mother fox on Earth, your cubs need all your care to survive in a merciless world that slowly destroys itself. You have to help them, teach them and save them. And you should never forget that extinction is forever – in the real world and in this 2023 BAFTA award winning experience.
Farewell North
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for ARIDA 2: Rise of the Brave fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with ARIDA 2: Rise of the Brave.
Play as a border collie and restore color to your human’s world in an atmospheric journey through the northern isles of Scotland. Explore land and sea, uncover hidden paths, herd animals and free wildlife to bring color back to her world, while revealing an emotional story about saying farewell.
LOST EMBER
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for ARIDA 2: Rise of the Brave fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with ARIDA 2: Rise of the Brave.
Explore the remains of a fallen world from fascinating perspectives! Slip into the role of different animals to uncover the fate of an ancient world. Dive into deep waters, fly at lofty heights, dig underground as a mole or even climb steep cliffs with a mountain goat, there are lots of ways of getting around.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with ARIDA 2: Rise of the Brave.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with ARIDA 2: Rise of the Brave.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with ARIDA 2: Rise of the Brave.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with ARIDA 2: Rise of the Brave.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with ARIDA 2: Rise of the Brave.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with ARIDA 2: Rise of the Brave.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with ARIDA 2: Rise of the Brave.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with ARIDA 2: Rise of the Brave.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
ARIDA: Backland's Awakening
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with ARIDA 2: Rise of the Brave.
ARIDA: Backland's Awakening. A story of survival and adventure in the brazilian backlands. Face the drought to explore the more arid regions, gather resources and discover clues about the fate of the young Cícera.
Paper Trail
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with ARIDA 2: Rise of the Brave.
Paper Trail is a top-down puzzle adventure about leaving home, set in a foldable, paper world.
Shelter 2
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with ARIDA 2: Rise of the Brave.
As a powerful Lynx, you will make your way through vast open landscapes. In the harsh tundra, you will raise and strengthen your cubs by mastering your skills for hunting prey. Do everything you can to prepare your little ones for the vicious entities dwelling in the wilderness.
Endling - Extinction is Forever
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with ARIDA 2: Rise of the Brave.
As the last mother fox on Earth, your cubs need all your care to survive in a merciless world that slowly destroys itself. You have to help them, teach them and save them. And you should never forget that extinction is forever – in the real world and in this 2023 BAFTA award winning experience.
Farewell North
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with ARIDA 2: Rise of the Brave.
Play as a border collie and restore color to your human’s world in an atmospheric journey through the northern isles of Scotland. Explore land and sea, uncover hidden paths, herd animals and free wildlife to bring color back to her world, while revealing an emotional story about saying farewell.
LOST EMBER
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with ARIDA 2: Rise of the Brave.
Explore the remains of a fallen world from fascinating perspectives! Slip into the role of different animals to uncover the fate of an ancient world. Dive into deep waters, fly at lofty heights, dig underground as a mole or even climb steep cliffs with a mountain goat, there are lots of ways of getting around.
Frequently asked about ARIDA 2: Rise of the Brave
- What games are most similar to ARIDA 2: Rise of the Brave?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside ARIDA 2: Rise of the Brave are ARIDA: Backland's Awakening, Dordogne, Paper Trail.
- Who developed ARIDA 2: Rise of the Brave?
- ARIDA 2: Rise of the Brave was developed by Aoca Game Lab.
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