GRIS similar games & best alternatives

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GRIS

Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2018

Should you play it?

Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

What works

  • Stunning art and animation
  • Emotional and immersive soundtrack
  • Meaningful narrative without words
  • Accessible and relaxing gameplay
  • Short but impactful experience

Things to keep in mind

  • Short length limits replayability
  • Some find gameplay simplistic or slow
  • Minimal challenge for hardcore gamers
  • Lack of dialogue may confuse some players
  • Not suited for those seeking action or competition

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Mimpi Dreams

  • Monument Valley

  • Sable

  • Monument Valley 3

  • Chants of Sennaar

  • The Unfinished Swan

Less expressive

Games that feels like GRIS but with less self-expression and customization

  • Minute of Islands

  • Planet of the Eyes

  • Soulless: Ray Of Hope

  • Semblance

  • Röki

  • Promenade

More intimate

Games that feels like GRIS but with more focus on close relationships

  • Farewell North

  • The First Tree

  • Monument Valley 2

  • Pinstripe

  • What Lies in the Multiverse

  • Keeper

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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.
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  • 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).

GRIS: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Expression, Sensation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy.

Last update: 03/08/2026