Pinstripe similar games & best alternatives

Pinstripe

PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2017

Should you play it?

An ex-minister ventures through the frozen depths of Hell in search of his kidnapped daughter.

What works

  • Beautiful and unique art style
  • Emotional and engaging story
  • Excellent voice acting
  • Atmospheric music and sound design
  • Simple and accessible gameplay

Things to keep in mind

  • Short game length
  • Some backtracking can feel tedious
  • Achievement bugs
  • Limited gameplay depth
  • Lack of control customization

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Neversong

  • Forgotton Anne

  • NORCO

  • The Last Campfire

  • Call of the Sea

  • The Crown of Leaves

Less intimate

Games that feels like Pinstripe but with less focus on close relationships

  • Eventide 3: Legacy of Legends

  • LostWinds 2: Winter of the Melodias

  • Darkestville Castle

  • The Cub

  • Down the Rabbit Hole

  • Omno

Choose your own criteria ->

Similarity map

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).

Pinstripe: 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 Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Value, Fellowship.

Last update: 04/08/2026