Games like Unravel
If Unravel is your kind of game, the closest matches are Unravel Two, YesterMorrow and Semblance — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its environments are breathtakingly beautiful, atmospheric and cozy. 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 →Unravel is a puzzle-platformer developed by Coldwood Interactive and published by Electronic Arts, released in 2020 at a price of $4.99 USD. Players control Yarny, a character formed from a single strand of yarn, navigating environments through environmental interaction, puzzle-solving, thread-tying, and yarn-swinging mechanics that drive progression forward. Reviewers highlight that the puzzles are clever but not frustrating, while players describe the wordless storytelling as profound and touching. Players also note that the yarn mechanics feel satisfying and creative. The game runs approximately four hours at normal difficulty and supports single-player only. On Steam, it holds an 87% positive rating from 1,636 reviews.
About Unravel: Unravel is a physics-based puzzle platformer. Yarny, a character made from a single thread of yarn, must embark on a larger than life adventure.
Players who liked Unravel also play
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Unravel Two
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an emotional mood with Unravel.
Top pick for Unravel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Unravel.
When you cut ties to the past, new bonds form. Build relationships with other Yarnys in local co-op or as a single player, fostering friendship and support as you journey together.
YesterMorrow
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Unravel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Unravel.
YesterMorrow is a single-player time travelling 2D platformer, mixing action sequences with puzzle elements. Follow the engaging story of Yui, who travels back into the past to save her family and the remnants of a world now trapped in Never-ending Night.
Semblance
WHY THIS
Shares environmental interaction and an atmospheric mood with Unravel.
Third-strongest match for Unravel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Unravel.
Semblance is an innovative platformer with deformable terrain, set in a beautiful minimalist world. It’s a game that asks, what if you could deform and reshape the world itself? Semblance takes the idea of a ‘platform’ in a platformer and turns it on its head.
Projection: First Light
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Unravel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Unravel.
Projection: First Light follows Greta on a puzzle-platforming adventure through a mythological shadow puppet world, as she embarks on a journey across cultures meeting legendary heroes.
Neva
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Unravel.
Ranked #5 for Unravel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Unravel.
Experience the moving tale of a young woman and her lifelong bond with a magnificent wolf as they embark on a thrilling adventure through a rapidly dying world.
GRIS
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Unravel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Unravel.
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.
Trine 2: Complete Story
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Unravel.
Ranked #7 for Unravel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Unravel.
Three Heroes make their way through dangers untold in a fairytale world, featuring physics-based puzzles, beautiful sights and online co-op.
Fly'N
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Unravel.
Ranked #8 for Unravel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Unravel.
Somewhere between a platformer, a puzzle game and a great big dollop of pure fun, Fly’N will challenge your skills through more than forty levels set in a luxuriant world. Experiment with the four Buds to save the World-Trees from Dyer, the loony hair-dryer who intends to destroy their Helys!
Reviewers mention these as similar to Unravel
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It Takes Two
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with Unravel.
Reviewers of Unravel cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Unravel.
Embark on the craziest journey of your life in It Takes Two. Invite a friend to join for free with Friend’s Pass and work together across a huge variety of gleefully disruptive gameplay challenges. Winner of GAME OF THE YEAR at the Game Awards 2021.
Stray
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Unravel.
Reviewers of Unravel cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Unravel.
Lost, alone and separated from family, a stray cat must untangle an ancient mystery to escape a long-forgotten cybercity and find their way home.
Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Unravel.
Reviewers of Unravel cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Unravel.
“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning Action-Platformer crafted by Moon Studios.
What Remains of Edith Finch
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Unravel.
Reviewers of Unravel cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Unravel.
What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.
Keeper
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Unravel.
Reviewers of Unravel cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Unravel.
From Lee Petty and Double Fine Productions, Keeper is an atmospheric puzzle adventure in which a long-forgotten lighthouse is awakened and, joined by a spirited seabird, it embarks upon a heartening tale of unlikely companionship, and an unexpected journey into realms beyond understanding
Planet of Lana
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Unravel.
Reviewers of Unravel cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Unravel.
In a world torn between nature’s grace and cold machine invasion, one girl and her companion must rely on their bond to survive and protect what they hold dear. Their story of hope, loss, and love will stay with you long after the journey ends.
Little Nightmares II
WHY THIS
Shares environmental interaction and an atmospheric mood with Unravel.
Reviewers of Unravel cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Unravel.
Little Nightmares II is the second game in a series that has thrilled and captivated millions of players worldwide since 2017. Now it’s your turn to try to survive this critically acclaimed entry in the most charming horror series ever made.
INSIDE
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Unravel.
Reviewers of Unravel cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Unravel.
Hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project. INSIDE is a dark, narrative-driven platformer combining intense action with challenging puzzles. It has been critically acclaimed for its moody art style, ambient soundtrack and unsettling atmosphere.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Unravel at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Unravel on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Unravel.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Unravel on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Unravel.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Unravel on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Unravel.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Unravel on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Unravel.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Unravel on Steam right now. Shares Action with Unravel.
You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.
STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Unravel on Steam right now. Shares Action with Unravel.
Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Unravel on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Unravel.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
The NOexistenceN of you AND me
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Unravel on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Unravel.
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
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.
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 Action and Adventure with Unravel.
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 Action with Unravel.
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.
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 Adventure with Unravel.
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.
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 Action and Adventure with Unravel.
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.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Semblance
WHY THIS
Shares environmental interaction and an atmospheric mood with Unravel.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Unravel.
Semblance is an innovative platformer with deformable terrain, set in a beautiful minimalist world. It’s a game that asks, what if you could deform and reshape the world itself? Semblance takes the idea of a ‘platform’ in a platformer and turns it on its head.
Neva
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Unravel.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Unravel.
Experience the moving tale of a young woman and her lifelong bond with a magnificent wolf as they embark on a thrilling adventure through a rapidly dying world.
GRIS
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Unravel.
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.
Frequently asked about Unravel
- Does Unravel work on Steam Deck?
- Unravel is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does Unravel cost?
- Unravel is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Unravel?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Unravel are Unravel Two, YesterMorrow, Semblance.
- Who developed Unravel?
- Unravel was developed by Coldwood Interactive and published by Electronic Arts.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Unravel.
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