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59 Great Games Like Monument Valley

Our experts have spent time searching for great games similar to Monument Valley and have found the following:

Monument Valley and Monument Valley 2 are puzzle mazes made from optical illusions. You interact with each level to change the pathway and get your character to the exit. Its striking, calm visual theme is used to build atmosphere and slowly reveal a moving story about parenting, independence, getting lost and the bittersweet inevitability of children growing up.

Unfortunately, Monument Valley is not available on Mac, PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One or Xbox Series X|S. However, we recommend the following games that offer a similar experience or theme:

DetailsGame Details

Release Date: 11/05/2018

Platforms: Amazon Fire, Android and iOS

Content Rating: PEGI 3

Skill Rating: 6+ year-olds

Players: 1

Genres: Puzzle, Traversal and Platform

Components: 2D Overhead and Blocks

Developer: Ustwo Games (@UstwoGames)

Costs: Purchase cost, In-Game Purchases and In-Game Pass

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QV

Release Date: 26/11/2020, updated in 2020

Platforms: PC, Switch and iOS

Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds

Components: 2D Overhead, Blocks and Grid

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Lumino City

Release Date: 02/11/2014

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Skill Rating: 7+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On, Cartoon and Hand-Made

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Release Date: 20/12/2019, updated in 2021

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Release Date: 06/04/2020, updated in 2020

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A Little Perspective is a puzzle game where you rotate the world to see things from a different angle and find new paths to the goal. Like an Escher picture (and like the PlayStation 3 game, Echochrome) the perspective affects which platforms you can...

Schim

Release Date: Coming soon

Platforms: PC, PS4 and PS5

Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds

Components: 2D Overhead, Blocks and Hand-Made

Schim is a traversal game where you run and jump from shadow to shadow. The world around you (and its shadows) are in motion so you need to carefully plan and time your movement. It's challenging and head-stretching in how it combines the cast of light...

 

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4 Easier Skill Rating than Monument Valley

If you like the sound of Monument Valley but find it too complex or challenging, the games in this section offer a similar experience but with a lower Skill Rating.
 

3 Board Game Alternatives to Monument Valley

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4 Video Games Like Monument Valley Based on Genre

These are games of a similar genre mix to Monument Valley. This includes games from the Puzzle, Platform and Traversal genres. We pick out games of a similar PEGI rating to further hone these generated suggestions.
 

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