RiME similar games & best alternatives

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RiME

Android • 2017

Should you play it?

A land of discovery stretches out before you. Explore the beautiful, rugged world of RiME. Armed with your wits and a will to overcome—and the guidance of a helpful fox—you must explore the enigmatic island, reach the tower's peak, and unlock its closely guarded secrets.

What works

  • Beautiful art style and environments
  • Emotional and meaningful story
  • Immersive and relaxing soundtrack
  • Intuitive and accessible puzzles
  • Exploration with secrets and collectibles

Things to keep in mind

  • Performance and optimization issues on pc
  • Short gameplay length
  • Simple and limited puzzle variety
  • Some control and camera quirks
  • Collectibles can be hard to find and require replay

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Farewell North

  • Keeper

  • Haven Park

  • Anodyne 2: Return to Dust

  • The Last Campfire

  • Sephonie

Less intimate

Games that feels like RiME but with less focus on close relationships

  • AER Memories of Old

  • Gecko Gods

  • Omno

  • Maskmaker

  • SCARF

  • LostWinds 2: Winter of the Melodias

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Similarity map

How to compare these games

Compare nearby games

Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with RiME. 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 RiME. These titles are not in What to play next.

RiME: 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 Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Thrill, Fellowship.

Last update: 21/08/2026