Ib similar games & best alternatives

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Ib

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch • 2022

Should you play it?

A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.

What works

  • Engaging story and characters
  • Creative and varied puzzles
  • Immersive atmosphere and music
  • Multiple endings and replay value
  • Improved graphics and quality of life features

Things to keep in mind

  • Short game length
  • Some puzzles simplified or changed
  • Language barrier before english patch
  • Minor loss of original sound effects
  • Limited gameplay variety beyond puzzles

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • MECHANICA: A Ballad of the Rabbit and Mercury

  • DELTARUNE

  • Super Motherload

  • In Stars And Time

  • Ten Trials of Babel: The Doppelganger Maze

  • Nyakori's Rabbit Doll

Less social

Games that feels like Ib but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • OneShot: World Machine Edition

  • Paper Lily - Chapter 1

  • Catgirl

  • Mondealy: Day One

  • Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue

  • Yuppie Psycho: Executive Edition

Less fellowship-oriented

Games that feels like Ib but with less of a community feel

  • The Count Lucanor

  • My Big Sister

  • Mad Father

  • Wolf & Rabbit

  • Close Your Eyes [Old Version]

  • Angels of Death

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  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
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  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Ib. These titles are not in What to play next.

Ib: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Leadership.

Last update: 21/08/2026