100 hidden gnomes similar games & best alternatives

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100 hidden gnomes

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2020

Should you play it?

Hidden object game in a fairytale style. This is a kind game for kids.

What works

  • Charming hand-drawn art
  • Relaxing and low-stress gameplay
  • Suitable for children and casual players
  • 100 easy achievements
  • Low price

Things to keep in mind

  • Extremely short playtime
  • Lack of challenge or difficulty
  • No replayability
  • No story or narrative
  • Gnomes not truly hidden

What to play next

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Less fantastical

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From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

Similarity map

How to compare these games

Compare nearby games

Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with 100 hidden gnomes. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with 100 hidden gnomes. These titles are not in What to play next.

100 hidden gnomes: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Strategy, Experimenting, Competence, Survival. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Story, Growth, Continuation.

Last update: 25/08/2026