Games like The Shape Of Heart

"The Way of Life Free Edition" is a narrative-driven game that explores various life experiences from the perspectives of three characters of different ages. Each experience is conveyed through unique gameplay mechanics, with specific mechanics for each character. The game aims to provide a diverse emotional journey through its captivating and amusing storytelling.

RiME is a single-player, open-world puzzle adventure game with a wholesome story and dense atmosphere. As a young boy stranded on a mysterious island, you'll explore enchanting landscapes, solve ingenious puzzles using sound, light, and time manipulation, and uncover secrets that reveal the island's forgotten past. With its outstanding gameplay, graphics, and soundtrack, RiME offers a captivating experience, despite minor optimization issues and some grinding.

"Unpacking" is a zen-like moving simulation game where players unpack and organize possessions of a character across eight different moves. The game encourages players to pay attention to details and tells a story through the items that are unpacked. It's a calming and introspective experience that allows players to appreciate the little things in life.

"The Gardens Between" is a single-player adventure-puzzle game centered around best friends Arina and Frendt. They explore dreamlike island gardens representing their shared memories, solving time-manipulation puzzles and revealing a bittersweet narrative about their friendship. With a beautiful art style, ambient soundtrack, and accessible design, the game offers a serene, intimate journey of growing up.

Among the Sleep is a first-person horror adventure where you play as a two-year-old child exploring the dark after waking up to mysterious sounds. The game focuses on atmosphere and exploration rather than combat, emphasizing vulnerability and fear as you try to make sense of the world. This unique perspective and tone distinguish it from typical horror games.

"Children of Silentown" is a suspenseful narrative-driven adventure game where players control a young girl named Lucy living in a secluded village surrounded by a foreboding forest. Lucy discovers dark secrets and supernatural events as she tries to solve the mystery of the town's silence. The game features a unique blend of puzzles, exploration, and musical rhythm mechanics, creating an eerie atmosphere that keeps players on edge.

"Deer Man is a horror-survival game set in a dark forest. As the human-deer hybrid, players must evade deadly hunters while foraging for food and crafting items to ensure survival. Uncover the truth behind the curse and find a way to break it in this unique and suspenseful experience."

"Cradle" is a single-player Science Fiction Action game that offers an intriguing story and stunning visuals in a robotized Mongolia setting. Players will explore an open world, interact with living characters, and solve mysteries while repairing their companion's mechanical body. Despite having a deep story, the game is marred by optimization issues, bugs, and grinding, but its atmospheric music and setting create a wholesome experience.

In Spirit of the North, you play as a fox on a spiritual journey, exploring a beautifully realized version of Norway's landscapes and uncovering the secrets of ancient Norse mythology. Through intuitive exploration and puzzle-solving, you'll discover a world filled with beauty, mystery, and magic, all while working to restore balance to the environment. With its striking visuals and engrossing atmosphere, Spirit of the North is a unique adventure that's not to be missed.

"Dream" is a single-player adventure game with a strong focus on exploration and puzzle-solving within the subconscious mind of its protagonist, Howard Phillips. The game boasts stunning visuals, a phenomenal soundtrack, and a dense atmosphere, but is held back by numerous bugs and a significant amount of grinding. Players can shape Howard's future by making choices that lead to multiple possible endings in this non-linear narrative experience.