6 Similar Games Short List
Here are our hand-picked short list of similar games; the perfect thing to play next if you enjoyed Illustrated. We don't use automatic matching, instead, we hand-pick games that are good to play if you have enjoyed Illustrated.
Release Date: 15/09/2019
Platforms: Apple TV, Mac and iOS
Components: 2D Side-On and Hand-Made
Patterned is a puzzle game where you piece together beautiful patterns. It's a bit like a jigsaw but without the stress of forever finding more blue sky pieces. Each pattern begins as a sketch and you use visual clues to reassemble its scrambled pieces.
Release Date: 13/09/2019
Platforms: Apple TV, Mac and iOS
Components: 2D Side-On and Hand-Made
Tint is a puzzle game you solve by painting. You mix watercolours to match the colour of the origami. The aesthetic and the low-pressure puzzles make for a soothing experience. There are no timers, no countdowns, no points and certainly no rush,...
Release Date: 28/10/2022
Platforms: Apple TV, Mac and iOS
Skill Rating: 5+ year-olds
Components: 2D Side-On and Hand-Made
Stitch is an embroidery puzzle game where you fill in numbered areas of the right size to create pictures. While it sounds simple, the limited ways you can add yarn to the hoop creates a head-scratching challenge. This slow, thoughtful, and relaxing...
Release Date: 24/02/2009, updated in 2018
Platforms: Android, PC, Switch and iOS
Skill Rating: 6+ year-olds
Components: 3D Third-Person
Zen Bound is a puzzle game about wrapping objects in rope. With a relaxing soundtrack and calm visuals you are present with different objects with an attached rope of a specific length. Using a mouse, touch or tilt controls you transfer paint from the...
Release Date: 14/10/2015
Platforms: Android and iOS
Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds
Components: 2D Overhead and Grid
Bonza Word Puzzle combines crosswords and scrabble. You create words by placing crossword fragments on a grid. There's a clue for each challenge to get you started, but the real puzzle is slotting the fragments together so all the words make sense and...
Release Date: 23/01/2014, updated in 2022
Platforms: Android and iOS
Skill Rating: 6+ year-olds
Components: 2D Overhead, Grid and Hand-Made
Kami, and Kami 2 are origami-themed puzzle games where you aim to fill the screen with the same coloured paper. You play by a location to unfold paper of that colour that then spreads until it hits another colour.