Gnomes & Goblins (preview) similar games & best alternatives

Gnomes & Goblins (preview)

PC (Microsoft Windows), SteamVR • 2016

Should you play it?

Explore the interactive fantasy world of Gnomes & Goblins from Jon Favreau, produced by Wevr in collaboration with Reality One. Interact with an enigmatic resident and take a first step into the lucid dream of Gnomes & Goblins and its many realms and denizens.

What works
  • Beautiful and immersive visuals
  • Charming and endearing character interactions
  • Relaxing and magical atmosphere
  • High production quality
  • Accessible for vr newcomers
Things to keep in mind
  • Very short preview experience
  • Requires large play area without locomotion options
  • Some technical issues and bugs reported
  • Lack of deeper gameplay or progression
  • No full game release yet despite long wait

What to play next

Similar games, hidden gems, and fresh directions from this game.

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Umurangi Generation

  • Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor

  • 7 Days to End with You

  • GNOG

  • CHUCHEL

  • Paper Beast

  • I Am Dead

  • Mushroom Cats 2

  • Hero of the Kingdom
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • GNOG

  • Paper Beast

  • I Am Dead
If you liked…

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Similarity map

Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Why this game works” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

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Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers (hidden on purpose).

Gnomes & Goblins (preview): Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Strategy, Thrill.

Why this game works

A motivational profile of the game, with the closest similar game for each player motivation.

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