Games like Gift Train (GameDev.tv Jam 2023)

The life of this 2 dimensional child is about to end. They forgot about Mother's Day and they have no gift for her. They better act fast or Mom will be angry! Collect gifts from around town. Start with the smallest ones. Find gifts with a glowing outline to pickup. You can't pickup larger gifts until you've reached a minimum value. Keep collecting gifts to get the gift train as long as possible. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gift Train: Mother's Day Mayhem Edition.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story

77% User Score Based on 998 reviews

They say a man must do three things in his life: plant a tree, beget a son and build a house. We can’t help you out with the tree neither with the son, but you can build as many houses as you like while playing House Builder. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to House Builder.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

68% User Score Based on 308 reviews

Claire is alone, lost, and hunted. The world has quickly becomes shrouded in darkness with unseen threats stalking Claire from the shadows. Aided by her dog and armed only with a flashlight, Claire must conquer her fear and find her comatose mother. However, there are others lost in the darkness seeking salvation. Claire must decide who she is going to save. With every choice she'll begin to disco… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Claire.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

94% User Score Based on 4,036 reviews

Critic Score 85%Based on 7 reviews

Trine is a physics-based action game where three characters allow clever solutions to challenges created by hazardous puzzles and threatening enemies. The gameplay is based on fully interactive physics – each character's different abilities and tactics can be used to invent new ways to overcome obstacles and save the kingdom. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trine.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

98% User Score Based on 42 reviews

Einstein’s Cats is a cozy single-player puzzle game based around verbal logic. “Black cats love tall boxes.” “Jasper is not a white cat.” “Cats wearing a bow hate being down low.” Carefully read the clues, carefully evaluate your cats, and carefully place them into their preferred spots - in a cat bed, in a cardboard box, or into a plant pot. FEATURES Cats. Black cats. White cats. Calico cats. Ca… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Einstein's Cats.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

75% User Score Based on 495 reviews

Seat customers, serve drinks, and manage chaos with up to 4 players! Keep the peace by considering customer types while seating them. Survive disasters, handle quirky customers, and design the perfect venue to keep the party going If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Party Club.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story

81% User Score Based on 1,265 reviews

Design, build and manage a giant shopping center. Open shops, supermarkets, restaurants, movie theaters, bowling alleys and more. Hire and manage the best staff for the job and milk your customers for all they're worth! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Another Brick in The Mall.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

62% User Score Based on 324 reviews

A mysterious trip to gorgeous and surreal lands, players explore the unknown and harness mystical powers which have been hidden in the valley for centuries. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Qora.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability

84% User Score Based on 109 reviews

Run or Die is a fast paced Endless Runner that focuses on movement based abilities (and a huge Ion Cannon)! Players must make decisions in the blink of an eye and react quickly in order to make their way through a hazardous city environment where every run is different! Can you make it to the Lab to save Flow? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Run or Die.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

65% User Score Based on 124 reviews

How to survive on another planet teeming with monsters, if you are a bearded engineer? You must become Space Robinson! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Robinson.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

94% User Score Based on 569 reviews

DREAM. DIE. WAKE. REPEAT. Dreamscaper: Prologue is the first chapter in the Dreamscaper saga, consisting of the level Home Town and 4-6h of unlockable content. Dreamscaper is an ARPG Roguelite blending elements from brawlers, top-down shooters, and dungeon crawlers. Every slumber is a different dungeon in an an ever-changing world with a multitude of unique events and challenges. Features MASTER D… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dreamscaper: Prologue.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

95% User Score Based on 8,714 reviews

Critic Score 79%Based on 5 reviews

Trine is a fantasy action game where the player can create and use physics-based objects to beat hazardous puzzles and threatening enemies. Set in a world of great castles and strange machinery, three heroes are bound to a mysterious device called the Trine in a quest to save the kingdom from evil. The gameplay is based on fully interactive physics - each character's different abilities help the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trine Enchanted Edition.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability

86% User Score Based on 404 reviews

Todd Rex wants steak. Todd Rex wants YOUR steak. Are you gonna let him take it? No way! Go Home, Dinosaurs!Prevent hordes of marauding Dinos from crashing your party in the world’s premier BBQ defense simulator! Unlock powerful towers that act like little weaponized puzzle pieces. Take control of a rock-throwing, coconut-gathering gopher and build your battlefield to keep those Dinos at bay. With … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Go Home Dinosaurs!.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

73% User Score Based on 444 reviews

1 Moment Of Time: Silentville is a casual adventure with hidden objects and logical puzzles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 1 Moment Of Time: Silentville.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

87% User Score Based on 3,528 reviews

Manage your Game Studio, earn big bucks, impress the critics, beat rival studios and clean up at the awards! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Game Corp DX.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

79% User Score Based on 567 reviews

Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

Shuggy has just inherited a castle full of goblins, ghouls, zombies, and robots. Help him clear out over 100 rooms to make his new home liveable again! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Adventures of Shuggy.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability

90% User Score Based on 105 reviews

Fear the Timeloop - Prologue is a third-person survival horror set within a time loop. Play the first hour of the game in this prologue to the main story. You play as Sheriff James Cooper, who wakes up in an unfamiliar room, severely wounded and bleeding. If he doesn’t tend to his injury, he will bleed out within fifteen minutes — and the cycle will begin again. However, despite his critical… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fear the Timeloop - Prologue.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story

78% User Score Based on 91 reviews

Aquaculture Land is a freshwater aquafarming management game with sandbox style mechanic and 2D pixel art visual design. Player will act as a businessman that runs a freshwater fish farm. They will manage all things related to fisheries, produce some high-quality products, fulfill the needs of customers to get benefits, and develop the business. Features Pond-Based Fish Environment (Sandbox Style)… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aquaculture Land.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

92% User Score Based on 3,509 reviews

In Grocery Store Simulator you take on the role of a grocery store manager. It's a first-person game where you handle every aspect of running a grocery business. From working the checkout to managing stock in the warehouse, each choice you make affects your store’s success. Play by yourself or with friends in online co-op mode to expand your store and improve your management skills. Place yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grocery Store Simulator.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, grinding

95% User Score Based on 147 reviews

Critic Score 68%Based on 5 reviews

Wander around the Realm of Fiction to photograph dozens of whimsical creatures, Then befriend them through unique quests and minigames, from snowflake design, to tuning and playing crystal harps, to organizing parties. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alekon.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

91% User Score Based on 430 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 2 reviews

Plan the train route for the universe's most awkward space colony! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cosmic Express.

43%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

43% User Score Based on 65 reviews

rooMaze is a first person hardcore roguelike with voxel graphics and procedurally generated levels! All of this is powered by Unreal Engine 4. Don't let acute-angled cubes deceive you as behind a simple visual style lies the all-consuming hardcore. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to rooMaze.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

84% User Score Based on 939 reviews

Zompiercer is a first-person shooter in the world of zombie apocalypse, filled with dangerous uniquely mutated zombies craving your flesh. Travel by train, which has become a haven for you, equip living wagons and create new equipment to survive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zompiercer.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability

74% User Score Based on 419 reviews

Eets Munchies is a reimagining of the award-winning puzzle game by Klei Entertainment. Featuring gorgeous animation and ridiculous creatures, players help an adorable hungry creature devour cake in increasingly devious puzzles. Replay the game forever with the Puzzle Maker and challenge your friends with your own mind-bending puzzles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eets Munchies.

64%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

64% User Score Based on 85 reviews

You awaken to the dawn of a new world. It's streams are clean, the forests lush and the local wildlife is hungry. You're cold and in need of shelter as you hear other voices on the wind. You are not alone. Your quest: Establish civilization and secure their safety in this new world. Your Quest is a casual 2D Strategy/RPG with progressive gameplay where you gather resources to construct a vill… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Your Quest.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization

84% User Score Based on 208 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 3 reviews

It’s the 1970’s: the era of Funk, flared jeans and disco-fueled Saturday nights. A crack team of expert thieves turn Grand Larceny into an art-form by using their many talents to break into the richest homes and steal the finest jewelry - all to finance their hedonistic lifestyles. That is until a lucrative museum heist in Venice involving a famous gem known as ‘Luna Stone’ ends in betrayal and th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crookz: The Big Heist.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

85% User Score Based on 206 reviews

Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

As an inmate of a government-controlled Correctional Facility in the year 2275, you have the right to prove yourself worthy of being part of Society again. Show your skills in logical thinking by solving about 60 puzzles of varying size, type and difficulty in this first-Person puzzle game, and redeem your freedom! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ReThink.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

95% User Score Based on 791 reviews

Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

The full game is available here! https://cicada-games-official.itch.io/isles-of-sea-and-sky If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Akurra.

40%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding

40% User Score Based on 116 reviews

Our mission is to destroy all the walls on the screen for a total of 25. In principle, we can start the top 15, choosing the desired before starting the game.In each of these walls there are different pods of bricks, some of which you will assist us if we catch them when they fall . If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Brick Breaker.

38%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music

38% User Score Based on 133 reviews

The classic card game is back in a digital version that everyone can play! Enjoy a quick game or chase after points to climb up the world rankings. 4 different settings and 3 popular game modes. Quite simply, Solitaire. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Solitaire.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

87% User Score Based on 511 reviews

Critic Score 79%Based on 3 reviews

Find us: Steam | Twitter | Newsletter | Discord | Facebook [Media 2256705] Iris and the Giant is a fusion of the roguelike, RPG and CCG genres. You play as Iris, and will discover her psyche and... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Iris and the Giant.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

77% User Score Based on 1,158 reviews

Critic Score 71%Based on 11 reviews

Set on Mars in an alternate Cold-War era, Super Motherload is a 1 to 4-player couch co-op digging adventure with storyline by Image Comics' Kurtis Wiebe, a fully voiced cast of Soviet and American characters, and a procedurally-generated world that changes each time you play. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Motherload.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

91% User Score Based on 3,816 reviews

Critic Score 74%Based on 8 reviews

Travel the universe colonising uninhabited planets with the sole goal of setting worlds in motion through the power of automation. Fresh from your spaceship you must harvest stick and stone and begin your colonisation efforts. Create rudimentary crafting items from blueprints and slowly build a number of workerbots to aid in your efforts. Teach and shape their artificial intelligence with a visual… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Autonauts.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

71% User Score Based on 178 reviews

** **"Fortunately, you’re god! Or at least, you’re basically god. I doubt the Mims can tell the difference. This means that on top of being in charge of RTS-like defense and expansion,... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Mims Beginning.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization

64% User Score Based on 1,262 reviews

Critic Score 69%Based on 3 reviews

The much-awaited sequel to Pac-Man Championship Edition! Featuring eye-popping 3D graphics and funky visuals! New modes include Score Attack and an Adventure mode! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PAC-MAN Championship Edition 2.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability

87% User Score Based on 47 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

Semispheres is a single-player stealth puzzler where you simultaneously control two characters in connected parallel realities. The game is a mix of mind-bending puzzles and motor coordination challenges. Later levels introduce the co-op aspect of the game where the two sides need to work together (sometimes simultaneously) to progress. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Semispheres.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, monetization

91% User Score Based on 1,530 reviews

Accompany Hercules on a quest to rescue his wife, kidnapped by the evil Hades in 12 Labours of Hercules! You'll meet heroes from Ancient Greece as you vanquish beasts, repair roads and construct wonders in this stunning Time Management game! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 12 Labours of Hercules.

57%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story

64% User Score Based on 1,350 reviews

Critic Score 43%Based on 5 reviews

Visit the largest ship graveyard in the world. A dozen kilometers of beach filled with wrecks. Hundreds of ships wrecked on the coast. Thousands of tons of steel. Choose the most valuable ship for you and start the adventure. Play as one of the workers during the most dangerous work in the world! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ship Graveyard Simulator.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

75% User Score Based on 167 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

AntVentor – is a Point & Click adventure game by a LoopyMood studio. You find yourself in a photo-realistic macro world, where you immediately manage to break the ideal life of the main character Ant and ruin all plans for the realization of his Dream. Can you get everything back in order? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to AntVentor.

You don't have to be crazy to work here, but it helps! Move Mr Boom's firework crates from the machines to the exit without destroying them. Beware though, as nothing is quite what it seems in the Firework Factory! This fast moving puzzle game features high quality effects and graphics, with lots of explosions. Work your way through the factory's many tasks whilst avoiding explosions, to reveal… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mr Boom's Firework Factory.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

86% User Score Based on 1,092 reviews

Solareth is a high-intensity top-down arena shooter where quick thinking and sharp reflexes are key. On a vast space battleground, you’ll confront waves of enemies that grow faster, fiercer, and deadlier with every round. With over eight weapon types, every encounter offers new possibilities: precise pistol shots, explosive rocket volleys, focused laser beams, or blazing flamethrowers that turn t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Solareth.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization

82% User Score Based on 589 reviews

The Executive is a sandbox business simulation game that lets you rewrite the history of Hollywood from the 1970s to today. As the founder of a scrappy production company, you’ll produce the movies you’ve always dreamed of, manage ambitious franchises, and build a studio that rivals the industry’s greatest. Navigate the challenges of the movie business, outmaneuver your competition, and decide whe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Executive - Movie Industry Tycoon.

53%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

53% User Score Based on 58 reviews

In House Builder 2 you build your dream constructions with friends or alone in a vibrant, low-poly open world! Buy materials for work, load it up, and drive to your next job in the ultimate co-op construction adventure! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to House Builder 2.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

92% User Score Based on 3,779 reviews

Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

Cash Cleaner Simulator welcomes you into the life of a low-level criminal with a particular specialty. When your underworld contacts need dirty money to come back squeaky clean, they call you. Each delivery is different. Arriving in bags, boxes, or stuffed into mattresses, it's your job to retrieve it all, identify any problems like dirt, blood, or counterfeit bills, and get to work. Your clients… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cash Cleaner Simulator.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

75% User Score Based on 232 reviews

FAMAZE is a retro themed roguelike puzzle adventure game. Choose the the dashing Knight, the cunning Thief, or the mystical Wizard each with unique special powers. Delve into The Mad King's ever changing dungeon to rescue the rutabagas! Never the same game twice! Music by Disasterpeace and Art by Oryx. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Famaze.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

82% User Score Based on 215 reviews

Critic Score 65%Based on 2 reviews

From a world in ruins to a world in bloom. This serene management game lets you explore an alien planet where things have gone amiss. Harness the power of plants to restore the environment and build a flourishing community with your crewmates. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Distant Bloom.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story

95% User Score Based on 252 reviews

Update: Since we're now published by holo Indie, the game is only available on Steam WELCOME TO THE AGE OF ADVENT! Play four minigames based on the members of hololive -Advent-! Bijem'd The pickaxes are coming! Help the Moai escape before they get here! Clear the path to the bottom by clicking on groups of matching colors, and rack up combos by saving groups of Moai quickly! The Demon Of So… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Age of Advent.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

86% User Score Based on 990 reviews

Critic Score 78%Based on 2 reviews

Railgrade is a construction strategy game about building railway networks to connect future, off-world cities with valuable industry. Deliver essential resources via a bustling train system, optimize the production of goods, and help kick-start the failing economy of a distant earth colony. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Railgrade.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

99% User Score Based on 876 reviews

Pâquerette Down the Bunburrows is a pathfinding-based bunny-catching puzzle game. The bunnies flee when Pâquerette gets too close: they dash through tunnels carefully avoiding dead ends. Will you let the lil buns outsmart you? Each level is carefully crafted to teach you new, surprising and tricky ways of catching bunnies~ If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paquerette Down the Bunburrows.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

91% User Score Based on 1,854 reviews

Critic Score 78%Based on 6 reviews

If you were to mix Factorio, Forager, and Satisfactory, Nova Lands would be just that. Explore, build, and automate your base in this awesome, open-world 2D game! New planet, new home. Build your new base with all sorts of resources available to you, from basic rocks and wood to rare and unknown materials. Unlock new possibilities with every new building, maximize efficiency, and push deeper to o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nova Lands.