Rank 01Games like LEAVES - The Return
- 25 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked LEAVES - The Return also play
The closest matches to LEAVES - The Return: LEAVES - The Journey, The Franz Kafka Videogame, Centum, Leila, and Papetura. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Shares point and click with LEAVES.
- $6.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Verified
- 2017
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- Released: 2017
- Developer: ZAR 21
- Price: $4.99checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 90% of 154 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Adventure
- Platforms: Windows, macOS
Players highlight
- Community walkthroughs are essential for tough puzzles
- Dreamlike surreal environments
- Handcrafted tactile art style
- Atmospheric
- Contemplative
- Mysterious
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Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

The Witness
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as LEAVES.



Die With Glory — Point and Click Adventure Game
Why this: Same whimsical mood as LEAVES.

Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below LEAVES - The Return at current Steam store prices.

Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure
Why this: Shares point and click with LEAVES.

The Night of the Rabbit
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as LEAVES.





Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

The Franz Kafka Videogame
Why this: Shares point and click with LEAVES.

Centum
Why this: Shares hidden object hunting and point and click with LEAVES.



The Room
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as LEAVES.
About LEAVES - The Return
The closest matches to LEAVES - The Return: LEAVES - The Journey, The Franz Kafka Videogame, Centum, Leila, and Papetura. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If LEAVES - The Return is your kind of game, the closest matches are LEAVES - The Journey, The Franz Kafka Videogame and Centum — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, contemplative and mysterious, and single out its hidden object hunting and item based puzzle chaining. 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.
About LEAVES - The Return: Mononino and the Treefruities fared well without you - until another disaster scattered the leaves of their home tree. Once more, take on the journey and challenging puzzles along the way.
Is LEAVES - The Return worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 90% of 154 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $4.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 7 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Community walkthroughs are essential for tough puzzles
- Dreamlike surreal environments
- Handcrafted tactile art style
- No dialogue or conventional storytelling
People who play it also play: LEAVES - The Journey, The Franz Kafka Videogame, Centum
Frequently asked about LEAVES - The Return
Can I run it?
Does LEAVES - The Return run on Steam Deck?
LEAVES - The Return is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does LEAVES - The Return cost?
LEAVES - The Return is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to LEAVES - The Return?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside LEAVES - The Return are LEAVES - The Journey, The Franz Kafka Videogame, Centum.
Who developed LEAVES - The Return?
LEAVES - The Return was developed by ZAR 21 and published by Daedalic Entertainment.

