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2021PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable78 % positive19.99 €

A narrative puzzle platformer in which young mechanic Mo tries to save a crumbling world across hand-drawn, storybook-like islands. Its emotional, fully narrated tale of duty and loss takes centre stage over challenge.

Strong, story-driven narrative
Lavish presentation
Distinctive, stylised art style
Puzzles and brain teasers

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The closest matches for Minute of Islands are Papo & Yo, Arise: A Simple Story and Planet of Lana. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Minute of Islands special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Best alternative overall: Papo & Yo 91% match – Strong, story-driven narrative
Newest alternative: Planet of Lana II: Children of the Leaf 88% match – released 2026

Best match

Papo & Yo

91 %Match

2012PCPlayStationSteam Deck playable94 % positive14.99 €

A poetic puzzle platformer in which a boy navigates a dreamlike favela alongside a monster who stands in for his father's addiction. The puzzles and the personal, autobiographical story are tightly intertwined.

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Arise: A Simple Story

Strong, story-driven narrative

A wordless platform adventure that tells a couple's life story through memories, from old age back to childhood. You bend time to get past obstacles, backed by a moving orchestral soundtrack.

Planet of Lana

Puzzles and brain teasers

An atmospheric puzzle-platformer in which a young girl and her animal companion Mogo travel through a painterly sci-fi world to save their home. It focuses on wordless, emotional storytelling, a moving soundtrack and gentle puzzles built around using your companion's abilities.