The Almost Gone similar games & best alternatives

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The Almost Gone

2020

Should you play it?

Experience the intricate dioramas and connections of your life, and the ripples we all make, in this award-winning narrative puzzle game about death, loss, and mental health.

What works

  • Unique rotating diorama puzzle mechanic
  • Atmospheric and emotional narrative
  • Beautiful minimalist art style
  • Accessible puzzle difficulty
  • Immersive sound design

Things to keep in mind

  • Story ending is ambiguous and unsatisfying for some
  • Short game length
  • Some tedious achievements requiring idling
  • Navigation between rooms can be confusing
  • Controls can feel clunky or unintuitive

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Tangle Tower

  • Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping

  • Children of Silentown

  • Bear With Me - Episode One

  • Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders

  • Cleo - a pirate's tale

Less thrilling

Games that feels like The Almost Gone but with less suspense and thrill

  • Evo Explores

  • Pan-Pan

  • Down in Bermuda

  • Donut County

  • Journey of a Roach

  • Moncage

More value-seeking

Games that feels like The Almost Gone but with a stronger sense of value for your time

  • The Mirror Lied

  • At Home Alone

  • Tiny Room Stories: Town Mystery

  • A Random Maze 某个迷宫

  • Space Pilgrim Episode I: Alpha Centauri

  • The Samaritan Paradox

More expressive

Games that feels like The Almost Gone but with more self-expression and customization

  • DISCOPUP

  • The Star Named EOS

  • Sizeable

  • Monument Valley 3

  • The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales

  • Wolf & Rabbit

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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).
  • 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 The Almost Gone. These titles are not in What to play next.

The Almost Gone: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Competition. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Survival, Violence, Expression.

Last update: 21/08/2026