Paperbark similar games & best alternatives

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Paperbark

PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac • 2018

Should you play it?

Paperbark is a charming game that tells a beautiful short story of a wombat, the bush and a very hot Australian Summer.

What works

  • Beautiful watercolor art style
  • Relaxing music and sound design
  • Adorable wombat protagonist
  • Educational about australian wildlife
  • Calm and peaceful atmosphere

Things to keep in mind

  • Short game length
  • Clunky and limited controls
  • Some bugs affecting gameplay
  • Linear and minimal gameplay depth
  • Price considered high for content

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Caligo

  • Pluviophile

  • Gibbon: Beyond the Trees

  • Copoka

  • Rainy Season

  • The Little Acre

More fantastical

Games that feels like Paperbark but with more imaginative fiction

  • She and the Light Bearer

  • Hoa

  • Potions: A Curious Tale

  • Oknytt

  • Tiny Echo

  • Tukoni: Prologue

More expressive

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

  • The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature

  • Gecko Gods

  • Beasts of Maravilla Island

  • Whisker Wanderlust: The Wondrous Journey

  • No Place Like Home

  • Adorable Adventures

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  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
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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).
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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 Paperbark. These titles are not in What to play next.

Paperbark: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Strategy, Experimenting, Competence, Survival. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Survival. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy, Value.

Last update: 21/08/2026