Rain on Your Parade similar games & best alternatives

Rain on Your Parade

Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch, Linux, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S • 2021

Should you play it?

Travel the world as a cute cardboard cloud and ruin everybody's day! Unlock new methods of mischief in over 50 levels, each with unique setting and objectives. This is an adorable schadenfreude simulator!

What works
  • Creative and varied level design
  • Humorous and charming writing
  • Extensive cloud customization
  • Accessible and casual gameplay
  • Good replay value with new game plus
Things to keep in mind
  • Relatively short main story
  • Some control issues on keyboard
  • Occasional motion sickness in first-person segments
  • Limited challenge for experienced players
  • No multiplayer or social features

What to play next

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

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Cavern of Dreams

  • LOK Digital

  • Just Crow Things

  • Ynglet

  • Samorost 3

  • A Webbing Journey

  • Incredipede

  • Katamari Damacy REROLL

  • The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • LOK Digital

  • Just Crow Things

  • Ynglet
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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).

Rain on Your Parade: 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 Expression, Creativity. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy.

Why this game works

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

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