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Vane is a wordless, atmospheric adventure where you shift between a bird and a child, crossing a desert of ruins and solving environmental puzzles. Its story is told purely through imagery and mood.
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The closest matches for Vane are AER: Memories of Old, InnerSpace and Spirit of the North. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Vane special – the reasons are listed right on each game.
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As the shape-shifting Auk you turn into a bird and glide across a world of floating islands. Instead of combat, it focuses on calm exploration, light puzzles in ancient ruins and a moody low-poly art style.
95 % 19.50 €
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You pilot a plane as a Cartographer through an inverted world where gravity and space are turned upside down. Calm exploration, light puzzles and a moody, stylized look define the experience.
93 % 16.79 €
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A quiet, wordless adventure where you roam Iceland-inspired landscapes as a fox and solve environmental puzzles. Its Nordic folklore tale of a lost civilization is told purely through atmosphere and the world itself.
92 % 4.99 €
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A quiet, atmospheric puzzle-adventure with Metroidvania elements set in the dream world of a comatose girl. You explore surreal places, gather items and abilities, and solve puzzles to help Sarah wake up.
92 % 29.99 €
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A calm third-person adventure where you play a fox with a raven companion, exploring a ruined, myth-tinged world, solving puzzles and freeing lost guardians.
92 % 13.99 €
Distinctive, stylised art style
You splatter paint across a blank white world to reveal shapes and spaces as you chase a swan through a surreal storybook kingdom. A short, inventive, fairy-tale experience built on discovery rather than combat.
92 % −90 %Lots to discover
An atmospheric first-person puzzle game with no text or dialogue, telling its story purely through environments and puzzles in a misty, strange world.
91 % −90 %Puzzles and brain teasers
A calm, atmospheric puzzle adventure where you guide a small lost ember through melancholy lands and uncover why its people vanished. The puzzles are approachable, and the mood is both wistful and comforting.
91 % 36.99 €
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As an archer with an eagle companion, you dash across a stylish mythic island, solve ruin puzzles and lift a dark curse. Fluid traversal and the bond with your eagle matter more than traditional combat.
91 % 34.99 €
Puzzles and brain teasers
A wordless, beautifully stylized adventure where a boy explores a mysterious island and solves environmental puzzles. The meaning of the journey only reveals itself near the end, as a moving story about grief and loss.