KAMI similar games & best alternatives

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KAMI

Nintendo 3DS, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac • 2014

Should you play it?

KAMI is deceptively simple: fold out coloured paper to fill the screen in as few moves as possible. Relaxing and easy to pick up, you'll soon find yourself deep in contemplation to perfect each puzzle. Created by State of Play, famous for their handcrafted aesthetic, KAMI has been created with real paper in an elegant Japanese theme.

What works

  • Relaxing and meditative atmosphere
  • Beautiful minimalist art style
  • Challenging yet accessible puzzles
  • Soothing music and sound effects
  • Good value for price

Things to keep in mind

  • Limited number of puzzles
  • Lack of replayability after completion
  • Only one main music track
  • No multiplayer or social features
  • No achievements or trading cards

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Scalak

  • Up Left Out

  • Linked

  • KNIGHTS

  • Wayout

  • klocki

More exploratory

Games that feels like KAMI but with more exploration of areas and secrets

  • Maxwell's puzzling demon

  • Linelith

  • Tetrobot and Co.

  • English Country Tune

  • Yugo Puzzle

  • OXXO

More expressive

Games that feels like KAMI but with more self-expression and customization

  • Please, Touch The Artwork

  • LYNE

  • Draw Puzzle 画之谜

  • LineWay

  • Strata

  • Paint it Back

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Similarity map

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with KAMI. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • 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 KAMI. These titles are not in What to play next.

KAMI: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Fantasy, Thrill, Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression, Fantasy, Exploration.

Last update: 21/08/2026