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Games like Riven and Stardew Valley

30 games that play like them. Add another you loved and the list leans toward it.

Riven
Riven
Stardew Valley
Stardew Valley

More like Riven

16 games closest to Riven of your picks

  1. 1

    The Witness

    Riven, but open world, and harder

    Liked · 84%Puzzle · Walking Simulator

  2. 2

    Call of the Sea

    Riven, but Lovecraftian

    Liked · 88%Puzzle · Mystery

  3. 3

    The Forgotten City

    Riven, but a detective game, and your choices matter

    Loved · 96%Mystery · Investigation

  4. 4

    Quern - Undying Thoughts

    Much the same as Riven

    Loved · 91%Mystery · Walking Simulator

  5. 5

    Dimhaven - The Lost Source

    Riven, but darkly funny

    Liked · 87%Walking Simulator · Mystery

  6. 6

    Obduction

    Riven, but more divisive

    Liked · 80%VR · Puzzle

  7. 7

    What Remains of Edith Finch

    Riven, but a quarter of the hours, and even better loved

    Loved · 96%Walking Simulator · Mystery

  8. 8

    SCP : Secret Files

    Riven, but a horror game, and half the hours

    Liked · 88%Mystery · Walking Simulator

  9. 9

    The Talos Principle 2

    Riven, but sci-fi, and three times the hours

    Loved · 95%Philosophical · Puzzle

  10. 10

    The Painscreek Killings

    Riven, but a detective game, and horror

    Loved · 91%Investigation · Mystery

  11. 11

    Firmament

    Riven, but steampunk, and more divisive

    Mixed · 71%Puzzle · Walking Simulator

  12. 12

    The Inheritance of Crimson Manor

    Riven, but nonlinear, and horror

    Liked · 87%Walking Simulator · Puzzle

  13. 13

    Escape Simulator

    Riven, but co-op

    Loved · 94%Puzzle · Mystery

  14. 14

    INFRA

    Riven, but horror, and twice the hours

    Liked · 89%Walking Simulator · Puzzle

  15. 15

    Taiji

    Riven, but top-down, and nonlinear

    Loved · 91%Walking Simulator · Puzzle

  16. 16

    The Talos Principle

    Riven, but with robots, and twice the hours

    Loved · 95%Philosophical · Puzzle

More like Stardew Valley

14 games closest to Stardew Valley of your picks

  1. 17

    Coral Island

    Much the same as Stardew Valley

    Liked · 89%Farming Sim · Agriculture

  2. 18

    My Time at Portia

    Stardew Valley, but single-player

    Loved · 91%Farming Sim · Life Sim

  3. 19

    Palia

    Stardew Valley, but free to play, and an MMORPG

    Liked · 86%Farming Sim · Life Sim

  4. 20

    DAVE THE DIVER

    Stardew Valley, but a management game, and a third of the hours

    Loved · 96%Farming Sim · Agriculture

  5. 21

    Dinkum

    Stardew Valley, but co-op, and half the hours

    Loved · 92%Farming Sim · Agriculture

  6. 22

    Sun Haven

    Stardew Valley, but half the hours, and more divisive

    Liked · 80%Farming Sim · Life Sim

  7. 23

    Spiritfarer: Farewell Edition

    Stardew Valley, but a management game, and story-rich

    Loved · 95%Farming Sim · Building

  8. 24

    Fields of Mistria

    Stardew Valley, but single-player, and with romance

    Loved · 97%Farming Sim · Life Sim

  9. 25

    My Time at Sandrock

    Stardew Valley, but an action RPG

    Liked · 88%Farming Sim · Life Sim

  10. 26

    Roots of Pacha

    Stardew Valley, but co-op, and single-player

    Loved · 94%Farming Sim · Life Sim

  11. 27

    Infinity Nikki

    Stardew Valley, but free to play, and a fifth of the hours

    Divisive · 58%Farming Sim · Life Sim

  12. 28

    Littlewood

    Stardew Valley, but a city builder, and a third of the hours

    Loved · 93%Life Sim · Agriculture

  13. 29

    Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles

    Stardew Valley, but a quarter of the hours, and more divisive

    Liked · 82%Farming Sim · Agriculture

  14. 30

    Disney Dreamlight Valley

    Stardew Valley, but story-rich

    Loved · 92%Life Sim · Farming Sim

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How this list is made

Each game is measured against each of your picks the way a games-like list measures it: the Steam community tags, Steam genres and IGDB themes they share, each counting for more the fewer games carry it. A game's place is how alike it is to your picks together, as a share of each pick's best match, so one alike to two of them comes before one alike to just one. It must be close to at least one of them, as close as it would have to be on that game's own list.

None of your picks is on the list, nor a second release of one, nor a game of their own series. Up to 30 games are shown. Under each name, the kinds it shares with the pick it is closest to, and how it differs from that pick.