Keepsake similar games & best alternatives

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Keepsake

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2018

Should you play it?

Keepsake was a labor of love developed 10 years ago by us as an independent studio. For its anniversary, we thought it would be great to see it live again on steam and gain a new following, as we feel that it is still relevant today.

What works

  • Engaging fantasy story
  • Challenging puzzles with hint system
  • Beautiful and immersive environments
  • Atmospheric music
  • Good value for price and length

Things to keep in mind

  • Excessive backtracking and slow movement
  • Game crashes requiring frequent saving
  • Some puzzles overly difficult or unclear
  • Lack of fast travel
  • Dated character models and animations

What to play next

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Similarity map

How to compare these games

Compare nearby games

Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with Keepsake. 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 Keepsake. These titles are not in What to play next.

Keepsake: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Competence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Expression.

Last update: 25/08/2026