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Landlord of the Woods

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2021

Should you play it?

You're 25, you feel like all of your peers are ahead of you in life so you apply for a new job to try to find some sort of meaning. Your new career is filled with physics-based puzzles, hand drawn art & a cute little story.

What works

  • Unique and charming art style
  • Relaxing and creative puzzles
  • Engaging and surreal narrative
  • Excellent value for price
  • Pleasant soundtrack and atmosphere

Things to keep in mind

  • Very short gameplay length
  • Some minor control and ui issues
  • Lack of save points and achievements
  • Limited replayability
  • Occasional puzzle clarity problems

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Draw a Stickman: EPIC 2

  • Birth

  • Edna & Harvey: The Breakout - Anniversary Edition

  • Agatha Knife

  • Rusty Lake Hotel

  • Draw a Stickman: EPIC

Less expressive

Games that feels like Landlord of the Woods but with less self-expression and customization

  • The White Door

  • Rusty Lake: Roots

  • Rusty Lake Paradise

  • Puzzle Agent

  • The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark

  • Cube Escape Collection

More intimate

Games that feels like Landlord of the Woods but with more focus on close relationships

  • When The Past Was Around

  • When The Past Was Around - Prologue

  • THE NORMAL THING

  • Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery

  • FixFox

  • The Little UNI

Less violent

Games that feels like Landlord of the Woods but with less combat and destruction

  • The Office Quest

  • HER TREES : PUZZLE DREAM

  • Follow the meaning

  • Whimsy

  • Isoland

  • Children of Silentown

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Landlord of the Woods: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Fellowship.

Last update: 21/08/2026