Games like Pelican Post
If Pelican Post is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Longest Road on Earth, Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery and Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure — 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 Pelican Post: Pelican Post is a cozy narrative game about building community by delivering mail to a town of charming characters. As Port Pleasant's mailman, you'll get to know the townsfolk and make a difference in their lives.
Players who liked Pelican Post also play
Steam players who put hours into Pelican Post 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.
The Longest Road on Earth
WHY THIS
Top pick for Pelican Post fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Pelican Post.
A thoughtful and deeply personal title with stripped-down mechanics. The lack of dialogue or text allows you to create your own narrative through your time with four characters. Each short story will allow players to be swept away by the haunting lyrics of over twenty original, nostalgic songs.
Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Pelican Post fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Pelican Post.
Guide brush strokes and solve a variety of puzzles to help an aspiring artist complete her masterpiece amid her brusque neighbor’s gaze and his pesky cat. As her painting starts to take shape, uncover an emotional tale of chance and artistry revealed behind unrelated yet familiar moments.
Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Pelican Post fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Pelican Post.
Between Horizons is a narrative 2.5D sci-fi detective adventure. 33 years into the Zephyr's journey, its mission is suddenly jeopardized. Can you find the culprit before it's too late? Experience an enthralling story set in a semi-open world that branches and ends based on your choices.
Esoteric Ebb
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Pelican Post fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Pelican Post.
Esoteric Ebb is a single-player CRPG inspired by the freedom of tabletop adventures. Unravel a political conspiracy with your goblin sidekick. Roll dice in tense encounters. Become a cleric of legends or completely ruin the campaign.
Beacon Pines
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Pelican Post fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Pelican Post.
Beacon Pines is a cute and creepy adventure set within a mysterious book. Sneak out late, make new friends, uncover hidden truths, and collect words that will change the course of fate!
Afterparty
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Pelican Post fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Pelican Post.
In Afterparty, you are Milo and Lola, recently deceased best buds who suddenly find themselves staring down an eternity in Hell. But there's a loophole: outdrink Satan and he'll grant you re-entry to Earth.
Is This Seat Taken?
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Pelican Post fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Pelican Post.
Is This Seat Taken? is a logic puzzle game where you play matchmaker for groups of hilariously particular people. Each character has pet peeves that make seating them a delightful challenge. Find the perfect spot for each person to unlock new levels in this cozy, silly, and relatable experience.
VIDEOVERSE
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Pelican Post fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Pelican Post.
Relive the days of the early internet and dive into this fictional video game era, where the 'Kinmoku Shark’ gaming system and its online social network 'Videoverse' were still popular…
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 Pelican Post.
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.
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 Pelican Post.
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 Pelican Post.
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. Shares Indie and Casual with Pelican Post.
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 with Pelican Post.
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.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Pelican Post.
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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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
The Longest Road on Earth
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with Pelican Post.
A thoughtful and deeply personal title with stripped-down mechanics. The lack of dialogue or text allows you to create your own narrative through your time with four characters. Each short story will allow players to be swept away by the haunting lyrics of over twenty original, nostalgic songs.
Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with Pelican Post.
Guide brush strokes and solve a variety of puzzles to help an aspiring artist complete her masterpiece amid her brusque neighbor’s gaze and his pesky cat. As her painting starts to take shape, uncover an emotional tale of chance and artistry revealed behind unrelated yet familiar moments.
Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Pelican Post.
Between Horizons is a narrative 2.5D sci-fi detective adventure. 33 years into the Zephyr's journey, its mission is suddenly jeopardized. Can you find the culprit before it's too late? Experience an enthralling story set in a semi-open world that branches and ends based on your choices.
Esoteric Ebb
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Pelican Post.
Esoteric Ebb is a single-player CRPG inspired by the freedom of tabletop adventures. Unravel a political conspiracy with your goblin sidekick. Roll dice in tense encounters. Become a cleric of legends or completely ruin the campaign.
Beacon Pines
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with Pelican Post.
Beacon Pines is a cute and creepy adventure set within a mysterious book. Sneak out late, make new friends, uncover hidden truths, and collect words that will change the course of fate!
Afterparty
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with Pelican Post.
In Afterparty, you are Milo and Lola, recently deceased best buds who suddenly find themselves staring down an eternity in Hell. But there's a loophole: outdrink Satan and he'll grant you re-entry to Earth.
Is This Seat Taken?
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with Pelican Post.
Is This Seat Taken? is a logic puzzle game where you play matchmaker for groups of hilariously particular people. Each character has pet peeves that make seating them a delightful challenge. Find the perfect spot for each person to unlock new levels in this cozy, silly, and relatable experience.
VIDEOVERSE
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with Pelican Post.
Relive the days of the early internet and dive into this fictional video game era, where the 'Kinmoku Shark’ gaming system and its online social network 'Videoverse' were still popular…
Frequently asked about Pelican Post
- What games are most similar to Pelican Post?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Pelican Post are The Longest Road on Earth, Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery, Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure.
- Who developed Pelican Post?
- Pelican Post was developed by Shoreside Studio and published by MAGIC Spell Studios.
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