Games like Storyteller
If Storyteller is your kind of game, the closest matches are Pitstop in Purgatory, Mindcop and Scottside — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its charming visuals, fun and creative concept and chill. 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 →Storyteller is a 2023 puzzle-adventure game developed by Daniel Benmergui and published by Annapurna Interactive. Players solve comic-panel puzzles by dragging and dropping character and scene tiles to construct stories that match given titles and descriptions. The game centers on cause-and-effect narrative logic, with puzzles featuring themes of love, intrigue, crime, monsters, and betrayal. Players can approach many challenges through multiple solutions, and reviewers highlight the charming hand-drawn visuals and the fun, creative concept of being the architect of miniature tales. The game runs verified on Steam Deck and currently holds an 86% positive rating from 3943 Steam reviews, priced at $14.99 USD.
About Storyteller: Storyteller is an award-winning puzzle game about building stories. Start with a title, settings and characters and create a story that fits the story’s description. Play with stories of love, intrigue, crime, monsters, betrayal, and more!
Players who liked Storyteller also play
Steam players who put hours into Storyteller also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Pitstop in Purgatory
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Storyteller.
Top pick for Storyteller fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Storyteller.
Astrid wakes up in Purgatory and has to make peace with her death. Only problem is... she doesn't remember anything! Point and click your way through adventure-based gameplay mixed with visual novel storytelling, and solve the mystery of our heroine's untimely demise.
Mindcop
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Storyteller.
Second-strongest match for Storyteller fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Storyteller.
Mindcop is a non-linear „whodunnit“ detective game. It mixes a story driven adventure with real-time puzzle gaming. As the infamous Mindcop, you can dive into the minds of your suspects to uncover their secrets and unravel their lies.
Scottside
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Storyteller fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Storyteller.
"Scottside" is a non-linear visual novel in the thriller genre. A small provincial town may seem quite dull. However, everything changes when you find a strange object in the forest.
BEAST CRIMES
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Storyteller fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Storyteller.
Crimes across the times. Are you able to solve them all?
Saltsea Chronicles
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Storyteller.
Ranked #5 for Storyteller fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Storyteller.
It begins with a kidnapped captain and a stolen ship. Where it leads next? That’s up to you… In this story-driven adventure game you will explore strange and wonderful communities, uncover a deep conspiracy, and chart a journey through twists and turns, difficulties and delights.
Dark Nights with Poe and Munro
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Storyteller.
Ranked #6 for Storyteller fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Storyteller.
Guide local radio hosts Poe and Munro through six TV-like episodes of supernatural strangeness and sizzling on-screen chemistry. From the creators of The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker and The Shapeshifting Detective.
Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Storyteller fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Storyteller.
You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.
The Crown of Leaves
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Storyteller.
Ranked #8 for Storyteller fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Storyteller.
Roui, a resilient city dandy, a half-educated jeweler and the author of scientific magic articles, was met with a colossal failure and must return to his homeland Latori.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Storyteller
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Golem
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Storyteller.
Reviewers of Storyteller cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Storyteller.
A heart-warming adventure about a young girl and a shape-shifting golem who must navigate the ruins of an ancient tower to solve its challenging puzzles and re-activate its long-dormant machines.
Murder by Numbers
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Storyteller cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Storyteller.
Solve Pixel Puzzles to find clues. Use those clues to interrogate witnesses. Work your way to the truth... ...and uncover the mystery of Murder by Numbers!
Assemble with Care
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Storyteller.
Reviewers of Storyteller cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Repair old-school objects in this cozy puzzle game. Join antique-restorer Maria, as she arrives in the sun-soaked town of Bellariva and set out on a journey of helping the townsfolk reconnect.
Strange Horticulture
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Storyteller cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Storyteller.
Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.
Sticky Business
WHY THIS
Shares a chill mood with Storyteller.
Reviewers of Storyteller cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Experience the joy of running your own cozy small business: Create stickers, pack orders and hear your customers’ stories. Time to build the cutest shop on the internet!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Storyteller at current Steam store prices.
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Storyteller on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Storyteller.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Inscryption
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Storyteller on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Storyteller.
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Noita
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Storyteller on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Storyteller.
Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~93% under Storyteller on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Storyteller.
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?
OneShot
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Storyteller on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Storyteller.
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
Human Fall Flat
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Storyteller on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Storyteller.
Human Fall Flat is a hilarious, light-hearted platformer set in floating dreamscapes that can be played solo or with up to 8 players online. Free new levels keep its vibrant community rewarded.
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Storyteller on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Storyteller.
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.
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~87% under Storyteller on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Storyteller.
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?
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 Adventure with Storyteller.
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.
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?
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 Adventure with Storyteller.
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.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
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Head-to-head comparisons
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Mindcop
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Storyteller.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Storyteller.
Mindcop is a non-linear „whodunnit“ detective game. It mixes a story driven adventure with real-time puzzle gaming. As the infamous Mindcop, you can dive into the minds of your suspects to uncover their secrets and unravel their lies.
Saltsea Chronicles
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Storyteller.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Storyteller.
It begins with a kidnapped captain and a stolen ship. Where it leads next? That’s up to you… In this story-driven adventure game you will explore strange and wonderful communities, uncover a deep conspiracy, and chart a journey through twists and turns, difficulties and delights.
Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Storyteller.
You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.
Frequently asked about Storyteller
- Is Storyteller verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Storyteller is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Storyteller cost?
- Storyteller is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Storyteller?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Storyteller are Pitstop in Purgatory, Mindcop, Scottside.
- Who developed Storyteller?
- Storyteller was developed by Daniel Benmergui and published by Annapurna Interactive.
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