Games like The Longing

Ranked by shared qualities, not genre tags.

What defines The Longing

Single-Player95%
Lonely90%
Isolation85%
Contemplative80%
Time Management75%
Short Playtime75%
Hand-Drawn 2D70%
Campaign70%
Melancholic70%
First-Person65%
Multiple Endings65%
Minimalist Visuals60%
Point-and-Click60%
Branching Narrative60%
Mysterious60%
High Replayability55%
Mystery55%
Environmental Puzzles50%
Nonlinear Progression50%
Journey & Pilgrimage50%
Procedural Levels35%

Shares First-Person, Contemplative, Hand-Drawn 2D, Mystery.

Both lean into Single-Player, First-Person, Contemplative, Hand-Drawn 2D.

Single-Player95%First-Person95%Contemplative70%Hand-Drawn 2D75%

Shares Lonely, Isolation, Branching Narrative, Multiple Endings.

Both lean into Single-Player, Lonely, Isolation, Branching Narrative.

Single-Player85%Lonely65%Isolation68%Branching Narrative90%

Shares Contemplative, Point-and-Click, Short Playtime, Branching Narrative.

Both lean into Single-Player, Contemplative, Point-and-Click, Branching Narrative.

Single-Player95%Contemplative75%Point-and-Click85%Branching Narrative80%
Serena55% match

Shares Short Playtime, Point-and-Click, Lonely, Contemplative.

Both lean into Single-Player, Short Playtime, Point-and-Click, Lonely.

Single-Player90%Short Playtime85%Point-and-Click95%Lonely60%

Shares First-Person, Short Playtime, Contemplative, Melancholic.

Both lean into Single-Player, First-Person, Campaign, Short Playtime.

Single-Player95%First-Person95%Campaign90%Short Playtime85%
Firewatch53% match

Shares First-Person, Isolation, Mystery, Mysterious.

Both lean into Single-Player, First-Person, Isolation, Mystery.

Single-Player95%First-Person95%Isolation75%Mystery85%
Gone Home53% match

Shares First-Person, Short Playtime, Contemplative, Point-and-Click.

Both lean into Single-Player, First-Person, Short Playtime, Contemplative.

Single-Player95%First-Person95%Short Playtime85%Contemplative75%
Tacoma53% match

Shares Mystery, Contemplative, First-Person, Mysterious.

Both lean into Single-Player, Campaign, Mystery, Contemplative.

Single-Player85%Campaign80%Mystery90%Contemplative65%

Shares First-Person, Short Playtime, Contemplative, Mystery.

Both lean into Single-Player, First-Person, Short Playtime, Campaign.

Single-Player90%First-Person95%Short Playtime85%Campaign80%

Shares Lonely, Isolation, Contemplative, Mysterious.

Both lean into Single-Player, Lonely, Isolation, Campaign.

Single-Player88%Lonely70%Isolation68%Campaign82%
Summer of '5851% match

Shares First-Person, Lonely, Mysterious, Contemplative.

Both lean into Single-Player, First-Person, Lonely, Mysterious.

Single-Player85%First-Person90%Lonely60%Mysterious80%
Marie's Room51% match

Shares Short Playtime, Contemplative, First-Person, Mysterious.

Both lean into Single-Player, Short Playtime, Contemplative, Mystery.

Single-Player95%Short Playtime90%Contemplative65%Mystery85%