Perfect Tides similar games & best alternatives

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Perfect Tides

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2022

Should you play it?

Perfect Tides is a point and click adventure game about the agony and anticipation of being a teen. Set in the year 2000, you follow Mara, an internet-obsessed young writer who lives on a so-called island paradise.

What works

  • Deep, relatable narrative and character writing
  • Nostalgic and authentic setting
  • Emotional and personal storytelling
  • Charming pixel art and animation
  • Engaging soundtrack

Things to keep in mind

  • Obtuse and sometimes frustrating puzzle design
  • Lack of gameplay guidance and direction
  • Pixel hunting required
  • No autosave and ui quirks
  • Short game length

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • As Long As You're Here

  • Long Dream

  • Your Diary +

  • The Heroes Around Me

  • Natsu no Sagashimono ~What We Found That Summer~

  • The Lion's Song: Episode 1 - Silence

More fantastical

Games that feels like Perfect Tides but with more imaginative fiction

  • Anna's Quest

  • Wylde Flowers

  • Lost in Play

  • The Little UNI

  • Elroy and the Aliens

  • Mr. Saitou

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Perfect Tides: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy, Competence.

Last update: 03/08/2026