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She Remembered Caterpillars

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch • 2017

Should you play it?

A fungipunk fantasy about love, loss, and holding on, told in the format of a color-based puzzle game. A tale as the bond between parent and child, this lush and bewildering title will have players testing their wits against a variety of challenges, all beautiful and very strange.

What works

  • Challenging and well-designed puzzles
  • Beautiful hand-drawn art style
  • Soothing and atmospheric music
  • Unique and progressive color-based mechanics
  • Emotionally touching narrative

Things to keep in mind

  • Short game length
  • Some puzzles can be frustratingly difficult
  • Lack of hints or tutorial for complex mechanics
  • Story is vague and minimalistic
  • Controls and pathfinding occasionally awkward

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Can of Wormholes

  • Chronoquartz

  • Lab Rat

  • Archaica: The Path of Light

  • Paper Trail

  • Children of Silentown

More expressive

Games that feels like She Remembered Caterpillars but with more self-expression and customization

  • Helheim Hassle

  • Treasure Adventure World

  • Vessel

  • Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure

  • Moonleap

  • Ubinota

More survival-focused

Games that feels like She Remembered Caterpillars but with a stronger survival pressure

  • Candle

  • Zoombinis

  • 重明鸟 Bright Bird

  • Lara Croft GO

  • Nanotale - Typing Chronicles

  • Song of the Deep

Less thrilling

Games that feels like She Remembered Caterpillars but with less suspense and thrill

  • Bonfire Peaks

  • COCOON

  • A Monster's Expedition

  • Shepherd of Light

  • Toki Tori 2+

  • Ittle Dew

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She Remembered Caterpillars: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Fantasy, Story, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story, Fantasy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression.

Last update: 04/08/2026