11 Great Games Like Illustrated Games Rated Parental Guidance (PG) and Older

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

Illustrated is a puzzle game where you discover the stories behind each picture by solving jigsaw and word puzzles. You play by placing puzzle pieces but each picture is paired with another puzzle about the artist's story behind their work.

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

Illustrated

Game Details

Release Date: 11/01/2023

Out Now: Apple TV, Mac and iOS

Expected Content Rating: PEGI 3

Skill Rating: 4+ year-olds

Players: 1

Genres: Puzzle (Narrative and Simulation)

Components: 2D Side-On and Hand-Made

Developer: Border Leap (@BorderLeap)

Costs: Purchase cost

1 Similar Game 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.

Daylife in Japan

Release Date: 26/10/2019, updated in 2021

Out Now: PC and Switch

Components: 2D Side-On

Daylife in Japan is a jigsaw puzzle game. You choose the difficulty and the animated puzzle picture which is then divided in jigsaw pieces scattered around the play area. As with a real puzzle, you then need to piece it back together the picture.

1 Similar Game Long List

Here are our hand-picked long 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.

Murder by Numbers

Release Date: 05/03/2020

Out Now: PC and Switch

Components: 2D Side-On

Murder by Numbers is a detective game where you find clues by solving math-square nonogram-style logic puzzles. A little like Phoenix Wright games where you have a murder to solve, but here you have to use...

8 Board Game Alternatives to Illustrated

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Dragomino

1 Video Game Like Illustrated Based on Genre

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

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Assistance Getting Starting:	Tutorials Practice Area View Control Mapping Assistance With Controls Reaction-Time Not Critical Low Pressure Adjust Speed No Jump Scares
Assistance For Progressing:	Guaranteed Progress With God Mode Bank Progress With Frequent Checkpoints Assisted Progress With Boosts Assisted Progress With Hints Assisted Recall for Characters Assisted Recall for Narrative and Dialogue Save Progress Anytime

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11 Great Games Like Illustrated Games Rated Parental Guidance (PG) and Older

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1 Similar Game Short List

Daylife in Japan

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Murder by Numbers

8 Board Game Alternatives to Illustrated

1 Video Game Like Illustrated Based on Genre

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Difficulty Options:	Simple and Full Version No Memorisation Advantage No Hidden Information No Deceit Advantage No Colour Advantage No Mathematics Advantage No Weighing Decisions

Getting Started
Assistance Getting Started:	Clear Manual Electronic Version of Manual Electronic Version of Manual for Screen Readers Getting Started Video Digital Version Reference Aid
Assistance Progressing:	Play Order Tokens (Or play order doesn’t change) Reaction-Time Not Critical Low Pressure Low Impact Catch Up Rule

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Necessary Text Visibility:	Large Clear Text on Board (Or no text required) Large Clear Text on Cards (Or no text required) High Contrast Text (Or no text required) QR Code For Text (Or no text required) Primary and Secondary Text Distinguishable (Or no text required) Information Orientation Clear Icons

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Pieces:	Components are Distinguishable by Touch Components are Replaceable No Non-Standard Dice (Or No Dice) No Tiny Pieces No Paper Money No Sprawl
Cards:	Large Card Size Standard Card Shape Limited Hand Management No Excessive Card Shuffling No Right-Handed Advantage
Placement:	No Unbound Placement Player Components Not Shared No Fiddly Placement Easily Verbalised Actions

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Printed Visibility:	Colour Blind Friendly Design Double-Coding Colour High Contrast Colours
Component Identifiability:	Outline Key Elements No Busy Backgrounds Easily Verbalised Game State No Close Inspection Disadvantage Playable Without Sight

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Communication:	Audio Cues Mirrored Visually (Or no critical audio signals) No Pressured Reveals No Pressured Communication Playable Without Hearing

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