Slice of Sea similar games & best alternatives

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Slice of Sea

2021

Should you play it?

Slice of Sea is a peaceful adventure and puzzle game. You play as Seaweed, a sea creature clearly out of their element. Explore desolate world of dust, all hand-drawn on paper in unique art style. Collect items, solve puzzles and lead Seaweed back home to the sea.

What works

  • Beautiful hand-drawn art
  • Immersive atmospheric music
  • Challenging and rewarding puzzles
  • Large open world with exploration
  • Nostalgic references to developer's previous games

Things to keep in mind

  • Some pixel hunting and backtracking required
  • Lack of clear guidance can cause frustration
  • Minimal narrative and story depth
  • No multiplayer or social features
  • Controls can feel clunky at times

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Through Abandoned: The Forest

  • Paper Trail

  • Machinarium

  • The Inner World

  • Varenje

  • The Whispered World Special Edition

More expressive

Games that feels like Slice of Sea but with more self-expression and customization

  • GRIS

  • TOHU

  • The Unfinished Swan

  • Sable

  • The Office Quest

  • A Planet Full of Cats

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  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
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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 Slice of Sea. These titles are not in What to play next.

Slice of Sea: 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 Strategy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Expression.

Last update: 21/08/2026