Games like Botanicula
Closest overall match: Samorost 3 (★ 4.2). Quickest to finish: Samorost 2 at about 1 hours.
We compared Botanicula against every game in our catalog on shared tags, genre, rating, playtime and release era, and these 12 came closest. The strongest common threads are Point & Click, Touch-Friendly and 2D. Updated Oct 16, 2026.
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73%
1. Samorost 3
Shares nature, Surreal, Point & Click, Exploration and Great Soundtrack and 2 more tags; same developer.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 4.2
- Metacritic
- 80
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 79%
- Shared genres
- 3, 7, Family, Casual, Indie
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63%
2. Samorost 2
Shares nature, Surreal, Point & Click, Exploration and Great Soundtrack and 2 more tags; same developer.
- Year
- 2005
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 89%
- Shared genres
- 3, Family, Casual, Indie
-
60%
3. The Tiny Bang Story
Shares Touch-Friendly, Point & Click, 2D and Singleplayer; rated 0.7 lower; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2011
- Rating
- ★ 3.2
- Metacritic
- 63
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 81%
- Shared genres
- 3, 7, Family, Casual, Indie
-
60%
4. Machinarium
Shares Touch-Friendly, Cute, Point & Click, Great Soundtrack and 2D and 1 more tags; same developer.
- Year
- 2009
- Rating
- ★ 4.2
- Metacritic
- 85
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 77%
- Shared genres
- 3, 7, Family, Indie
-
60%
5. Puzzle Agent 2
Shares Touch-Friendly, Surreal, Point & Click, Comedy and 2D and 1 more tags; rated 0.6 lower; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2011
- Rating
- ★ 3.4
- Metacritic
- 63
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 82%
- Shared genres
- 3, 7, Casual
-
57%
6. Broken Age
Shares Touch-Friendly, Point & Click, Comedy, Great Soundtrack and 2D and 1 more tags; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2014
- Rating
- ★ 3.7
- Metacritic
- 81
- Playtime
- 5h
- Finish rate
- 66%
- Shared genres
- 3, 7, Family, Casual, Indie
-
57%
7. Little Inferno
Shares Touch-Friendly, Surreal, Point & Click, Comedy and Great Soundtrack and 2 more tags; same release year.
- Year
- 2012
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Metacritic
- 68
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 79%
- Shared genres
- 3, 7, Casual, Indie
-
56%
8. Edna & Harvey: The Breakout
Shares Point & Click, Comedy, 2D and Singleplayer; rated 0.3 lower.
- Year
- 2008
- Rating
- ★ 3.6
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 75%
- Shared genres
- 3, 7, Family, Indie
-
56%
9. Puzzle Agent
Shares Touch-Friendly, Surreal, Point & Click, Comedy and 2D and 1 more tags; rated 0.7 lower; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2010
- Rating
- ★ 3.2
- Metacritic
- 70
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 76%
- Shared genres
- 3, 7, Casual
-
56%
10. World of Goo
Shares Touch-Friendly, Surreal, Cute, Family Friendly and Comedy and 3 more tags.
- Year
- 2008
- Rating
- ★ 4.0
- Metacritic
- 90
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 64%
- Shared genres
- 7, Family, Indie
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56%
11. Rusty Lake Hotel
Shares Surreal, Point & Click, 2D and Singleplayer.
- Year
- 2015
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Metacritic
- 65
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 90%
- Shared genres
- 3, 7, Indie
-
55%
12. Crayon Physics Deluxe
Shares Touch-Friendly, Cute, Family Friendly, 2D and Singleplayer; rated 0.4 lower.
- Year
- 2009
- Rating
- ★ 3.5
- Metacritic
- 79
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 46%
- Shared genres
- Casual, Indie
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Questions people ask
What is the best game like Botanicula?
On our similarity model, Samorost 3 is the closest match to Botanicula — shares nature, Surreal, Point & Click, Exploration and Great Soundtrack and 2 more tags; same developer.
Are there games like Botanicula on Nintendo Switch?
Yes — we found 5 games like Botanicula on Nintendo Switch. See the dedicated list.
Are there games like Botanicula on Android or iOS?
Yes — we found 11 games like Botanicula on Android & iOS. See the dedicated list.
How this list is built
Every game in our catalog is scored against Botanicula on five signals: weighted tag overlap (rare tags count more), genre overlap, platform family overlap, rating and playtime proximity, and release era. The list is recomputed nightly as ratings and new releases change.
Base game data via RAWG.