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A story-driven fantasy tale about teenager Jun, stranded in a magical parallel world. Visual-novel style dialogue, short puzzle-based battles and an anime-inspired look carry the experience.
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The closest matches for The World Next Door are King's Quest, Wandersong and Darkestville Castle. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes The World Next Door special – the reasons are listed right on each game.
93 %
Best match
A warm, funny adventure reboot in which an aged King Graham tells his granddaughter about his past exploits. Puzzles, charm and small choices shape this fairy-tale story told across five chapters.
92 % 19.99 €
Distinctive, stylised art style
You play an endlessly optimistic bard who sings your way through a colorful papercraft world, using a note-wheel to solve puzzles and befriend people while trying to save the world. Warm, funny and moving, with lovable characters and a great musical core.
89 % 14.99 €
Puzzles and brain teasers
A funny point-and-click adventure where you play Cid, a mischievous little demon, pulling pranks and solving inventory puzzles. Its quirky humor and cartoon look recall classics of the genre.
89 %
Fantasy setting
A classic point-and-click fairy-tale adventure with a cartoon-film look, where you alternate between Queen Valanice and Princess Rosella through six whimsical lands, solving inventory puzzles.
88 % 9.99 €
Strong, story-driven narrative
A narrative adventure following Lemon as he tries to save a distant land from a plague that devours memories and languages. Puzzles and tough choices shape a journey loosely inspired by a true story.
88 % 24.99 €
Fantasy setting
A classic point-and-click adventure serving as a prequel to the Simon series: the sarcastic Simon wanders through an absurd magical world full of inventory puzzles, wisecracks and fantasy parody.
88 % −94 %Distinctive, stylised art style
As the pacifist Viking Bjørn, you detach and recombine limbs to solve tricky platforming puzzles. It is wrapped in goofy Norse-myth humor and chaotic gods.
87 % 19.50 €
Distinctive, stylised art style
A heartfelt point-and-click adventure about the things we hand down from one generation to the next, with a warm look and gentle puzzles. Its tone recalls Miyazaki, Coco and The Little Prince.
87 %
Fantasy setting
A hand-drawn point-and-click adventure about the melancholic clown Sadwick and his shapeshifting companion Spot. Classic, tricky puzzles and a wistful, fairytale story take center stage.
86 % 12.99 €
Distinctive, stylised art style
A short, lovingly hand-drawn point-and-click adventure set in 1950s Ireland, where father Aidan and daughter Lily journey through a fantastical parallel world. The puzzles are gentle and the mood is warm and fairy-tale like.