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Games like The Crown of Leaves

If The Crown of Leaves is your kind of game, the closest matches are Magic City Detective: Wrath of the Ocean Collector's Edition, Scottside and Storyteller — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, cozy and immersive. 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.

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About The Crown of Leaves: 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.

2018IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDWindows · Linuxby Lingrimm
The Crown of Leaves — Steam game cover
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Anthropomorphic factions with unique designsChoices drastically alter story pathsCozy yet immersive fairytale vibeAtmosphericCozyImmersive

Players who liked The Crown of Leaves also play

Steam players who put hours into The Crown of Leaves 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.

  1. Magic City Detective: Wrath of the Ocean Collector's Edition

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for The Crown of Leaves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with The Crown of Leaves.

    Who says an impending tsunami isn't a good case for a detective? The Siren Lord didn't think much of the humans, and now that one of them has made his daughter disappear... How will you solve this problem?

    2024AdventureCasual7.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Scottside

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for The Crown of Leaves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Crown of Leaves.

    "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.

    IndieAdventureRPGSteam ↗
  3. Storyteller

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with The Crown of Leaves.

    Third-strongest match for The Crown of Leaves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Crown of Leaves.

    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!

    2023Adventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Winds of Change

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Crown of Leaves.

    Ranked #4 for The Crown of Leaves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Crown of Leaves.

    Lead The Rebellion, build your army, and shape the world with your choices. A story-heavy adventure game with multiple endings, romance options, and non-linear storytelling. A vast fantasy world waiting to be explored. Inspired by Dragon Age, and Mass Effect. Fully voice acted by a stellar cast!

    2019IndieAdventureRPG19.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. TSIOQUE

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with The Crown of Leaves.

    Ranked #5 for The Crown of Leaves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Crown of Leaves.

    TSIOQUE (pronounced: "chiock") is a dark but playful Point & Click adventure, hand-animated in meticulous, frame-by-frame 2D. Escape the clutches of an Evil Wizard and discover the secrets hidden within the spellbound castle of your ancestors.

    2018IndieAdventureCasual6.29 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The Red Strings Club

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Crown of Leaves.

    Ranked #6 for The Crown of Leaves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Crown of Leaves.

    The Red Strings Club is a cyberpunk narrative experience about fate and happiness featuring the extensive use of pottery, bartending and impersonating people on the phone to take down a corporate conspiracy.

    2018IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Strange Antiquities

    WHY THIS

    Shares replayability, puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with The Crown of Leaves.

    Ranked #7 for The Crown of Leaves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Crown of Leaves.

    Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Rusty Lake Hotel

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with The Crown of Leaves.

    Ranked #8 for The Crown of Leaves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Crown of Leaves.

    Are you ready to serve the guests in the Rusty Lake Hotel? Solve all mysteries in this dark and eerie puzzle game. Rusty Lake Hotel is a point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.

    2016IndieAdventure1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Crown of Leaves at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under The Crown of Leaves on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Crown of Leaves.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Crown of Leaves on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Crown of Leaves.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Crown of Leaves on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Crown of Leaves.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under The Crown of Leaves on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Crown of Leaves.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under The Crown of Leaves on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with The Crown of Leaves.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Crown of Leaves on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Crown of Leaves.

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Super Hexagon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Crown of Leaves on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Crown of Leaves.

    Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.

    2012ActionIndie2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Crown of Leaves on Steam right now. Shares Casual with The Crown of Leaves.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. 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 The Crown of Leaves.

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with The Crown of Leaves.

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Crown of Leaves.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Crown of Leaves.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Crown of Leaves.

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Crown of Leaves.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. 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 The Crown of Leaves.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. 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 The Crown of Leaves.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Storyteller

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with The Crown of Leaves.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with The Crown of Leaves.

    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!

    2023Adventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. TSIOQUE

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with The Crown of Leaves.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Crown of Leaves.

    TSIOQUE (pronounced: "chiock") is a dark but playful Point & Click adventure, hand-animated in meticulous, frame-by-frame 2D. Escape the clutches of an Evil Wizard and discover the secrets hidden within the spellbound castle of your ancestors.

    2018IndieAdventureCasual6.29 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. The Red Strings Club

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Crown of Leaves.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Crown of Leaves.

    The Red Strings Club is a cyberpunk narrative experience about fate and happiness featuring the extensive use of pottery, bartending and impersonating people on the phone to take down a corporate conspiracy.

    2018IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Strange Antiquities

    WHY THIS

    Shares replayability, puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with The Crown of Leaves.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Crown of Leaves.

    Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Rusty Lake Hotel

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with The Crown of Leaves.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Crown of Leaves.

    Are you ready to serve the guests in the Rusty Lake Hotel? Solve all mysteries in this dark and eerie puzzle game. Rusty Lake Hotel is a point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.

    2016IndieAdventure1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Crown of Leaves

How much does The Crown of Leaves cost?
The Crown of Leaves is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Crown of Leaves?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Crown of Leaves are Magic City Detective: Wrath of the Ocean Collector's Edition, Scottside, Storyteller.
Who developed The Crown of Leaves?
The Crown of Leaves was developed by Lingrimm and published by The Broken Horn.

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 The Crown of Leaves.

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