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15 Great Games Like Milkmaid of the Milky Way

These are hand-picked games similar to Milkmaid of the Milky Way. Our experts have spent time searching for great games like Milkmaid of the Milky Way. We don't use automatic matching, instead, we identify games that are good to play if you have enjoyed Milkmaid of the Milky Way, or as younger rated alternatives for players not ready for PEGI 12+ or ESRB EVERYONE 10+ games. These selections also include games that offer a different experience but address a similar theme or topic.
 

Milkmaid of the Milky Way is a puzzle game where you play a milkmaid Ruth in a remote farm, who is kidnapped by a spaceship. It sounds strange, but what unfolds is a story about boredom, parental expectation and the desire for change.

Unfortunately, Milkmaid of the Milky Way is not available on PS4, PS5, Xbox One or Xbox Series X|S. However, we recommend the following games that offer a similar experience or theme:

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Milkmaid of the Milky Way
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PEGI Rating 12+ for Milkmaid of the Milky Way

DetailsGame Details

Rating: PEGI 12+

Release Date: 22/08/2019

Platforms: Android, Mac, Nintendo Switch, PC and iOS

Genres: Adventure and Narrative

Developer: @MachineboyCom

Players: This is a single player game

Costs: Purchase cost

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The Red Lantern
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PEGI Rating 16+ for The Red Lantern

The Red Lantern

Rating: PEGI 16+

Release Date: 22/10/2020

Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PC and Xbox One

Genres: Adventure, Narrative, Open World and Simulation

Developer: @TimberlineGames

Players: This is a single player game

The Red Lantern is a personal adventure about making something of your life. You and a team of sled dogs head into the wilderness and must navigate the ever-changing events of the Alaskan bush to find your way home.

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Firewatch
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PEGI Rating 16+ for Firewatch

Firewatch

Rating: PEGI 16+

Release Date: 20/09/2016

Platforms: Mac, Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One

Genres: Adventure, Narrative and Open World

Developer: @Camposanto

Players: This is a single player game

Firewatch is an explorative adventure where you play a fire lookout in America’s Shoshone National Forest. It has a relational and conspiracy undertone similar to the podcast/radio drama and Netflix show [link to...

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Monster Prom
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PEGI Rating 16+ for Monster Prom

Monster Prom

Rating: PEGI 16+

Release Date: 27/04/2018, updated in 2020

Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One

Genres: Adventure and Narrative

Developer: @BtflGlitch

Players: You can play with 4 players in the same room

Monster Prom is a role-playing game set in a high school for monsters where you are looking for love. You make choices about the dating-focused narrative by exploring the campus and talking to different monster characters. It has some light...

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Life Is Strange
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PEGI Rating 18+ for Life Is Strange

Life Is Strange (Series)

Rating: PEGI 18+

Release Date: 19/01/2016

Platforms: Android, PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One and iOS

Genres: Adventure, Narrative, Puzzle and Role-Playing

Developer: @DONTNOD_Ent

Players: This is a single player game

This is a click/tap-to-move adventure where you play a student at high school in a sleepy American town. Despite the idyllic setting, you have a foreboding premonition of a disastrous storm. Along with this prophetic vision, you discover the ability to...

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Little Misfortune
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PEGI Rating 16+ for Little Misfortune

Little Misfortune

Rating: PEGI 16+

Release Date: 18/11/2019

Platforms: Android, Mac, PC and iOS

Genres: Adventure, Narrative and Puzzle

Developer: @KillMondayGames

Players: This is a single player game

Little Misfortune is a dark adventure where you play a small girl called, Misfortune, who, guided by a voice in her head, seeks the prize of eternal happiness for her mother. It's played side-on and unfolds a narrative about the girl's family as you...

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Embracelet
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PEGI Rating 12+ for Embracelet

Embracelet

Rating: PEGI 12+

Release Date: 24/09/2020

Platforms: Nintendo Switch and PC

Genres: Adventure, Narrative and Puzzle

Developer: @MachineboyCom

Players: This is a single player game

Embracelet is an adventure game, where you use a magical bracelet to interact with objects and solve puzzles. As you explore the fishing community, make friends and solve puzzles, you subtlety affect the outcome of the story.

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Luna The Shadow Dust
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PEGI Rating 3+ for Luna The Shadow Dust

Luna The Shadow Dust

Rating: PEGI 3+

Release Date: 13/10/2020, updated in 2020

Platforms: Mac, Nintendo Switch and PC

Genres: Adventure, Narrative and Puzzle

Developer: @LanternStudio_

Players: This is a single player game

Luna The Shadow Dust is an adventure game where you play two companions drawn together in a hand-animated world. Each part of the game is beautifully realised and presents a puzzle to solve.

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That Dragon, Cancer
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PEGI Rating 3+ for That Dragon Cancer

That Dragon, Cancer

Rating: PEGI 3+

Release Date: 12/01/2016, updated in 2016

Platforms: Android, Mac, PC and iOS

Genres: Adventure and Narrative

Developer: @Numinous_Games

Players: This is a single player game

A game about a family with a young son who has terminal brain cancer. It sounds off-putting and morbid but this living biography invites you to join the family and find hope, faith and love in the face of an insurmountable challenge. It’s a unique...

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Heaven’s Vault
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PEGI Rating 7+ for Heavens Vault

Heaven’s Vault

Rating: PEGI 7+

Release Date: 16/04/2019

Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PC and PlayStation 4

Genres: Adventure, Narrative and Puzzle

Developer: @InkleStudios

Players: This is a single player game

In Heaven’s Vault you play an archaeologist translating an ancient alien language whose decrypting weaves through an unfolding drama. While doing real linguistic work you interact with companions and locals. Your choices can open or close vast swathes...

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The Secret of Monkey Island
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PEGI Rating 12+ for The Secret of Monkey Island

The Secret of Monkey Island (Series)

Rating: PEGI 12+

Release Date: 01/10/1990

Platforms: Mac, PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and iOS

Genres: Action, Fighting, Narrative, Puzzle and Role-Playing

Developer: @LucasfilmGames

Players: This is a single player game

The Secret of Monkey Island is a classic tongue-in-cheek pirate adventure game. You click or tap the screen to explore locations, find items and complete puzzles. Playing a young man, Guybrush Threepwood, with a dream of being a pirate, you become...

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The Stillness of the Wind
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PEGI Rating 3+ for The Stillness of the Wind

The Stillness of the Wind

Rating: PEGI 3+

Release Date: 07/02/2019

Platforms: Mac, Nintendo Switch, PC and iOS

Genres: Narrative and Puzzle

Developer: @StillnessGame

Players: This is a single player game

In The Stillness of the Wind you are an old woman who looks after a dilapidated farm. Over the course of a few hours, no matter what your efforts, the farm falls apart as you learn about the woman’s family and have the chance to ruminate on her...

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Lair Of The Clockwork God
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PEGI Rating 18+ for Lair Of The Clockwork God

Lair Of The Clockwork God

Rating: PEGI 18+

Release Date: 21/02/2020

Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PC and Xbox One

Genres: Action, Adventure, Narrative and Platform

Developer: @Danthat

Players: This is a single player game

Lair Of The Clockwork God is an adventure played with two characters from different game genres. Ben is a die-hard, old-school LucasArts Adventure fan, one foot stuck in the 90s. Dan is younger, running and jumping platform character, he's hip, he's...

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PiAwk
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PiAwk

Rating: Not rated by PEGI

Release Date: Coming soon

Platforms: Mac and PC

Genres: Adventure, Narrative and Puzzle

Developer: @HiWarp

Players: This is a single player game

PiAwk is an adventure you explore as PiAwk, a little bird-like creature that is both a little awkward and shy, but also bold and curious. As you interact with the environment, architecture, landscape and other characters you realised you are enclosed in...

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Kentucky Route Zero
PEGI Rating 12+ for Kentucky Route Zero

Kentucky Route Zero (Series)

Rating: PEGI 12+

Release Date: 07/01/2013, updated in 2019

Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One

Genres: Adventure and Narrative

Developer: @Cardboardcompy

Players: This is a single player game

Kentucky Route Zero is a magical realist adventure game in five acts. This means that you explore a deep and rich world backed by haunting electronic music and hymns to unfold a story of unpayable debts, abandoned futures, and the human drive to find...

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Toem

Toem

Rating: Not rated by PEGI

Release Date: Coming soon

Platforms: PC

Genres: Adventure, Narrative and Puzzle

Developer: @SWMGames

Players: This is a single player game

Toem is a small adventure about helping peoeple. You play a small figure travelling through black and white, hand drawn, scandinavian-style landscapes. As you encounter characters and architectural environments you hear about the problems people have...

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Evergarden
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PEGI Rating 3+ for Evergarden
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The Wild At Heart
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PEGI Rating 7+ for The Wild At Heart
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PEGI Rating 3+ for Art Academy

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Hindsight
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