There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015 similar games & best alternatives

There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015

Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2020

Should you play it?

A little game that’s not a game, winner of an old game jam that nobody’s ever heard of. So DON'T INSTALL IT!

What works

  • Highly creative and original concept
  • Humorous and charming narrator
  • Short and accessible experience
  • Free to play
  • Easy to complete with achievements

Things to keep in mind

  • Very short length limits depth
  • Minimal replayability beyond achievements
  • No multiplayer or social features
  • Limited challenge for experienced players
  • Some players may find it too unconventional

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Dreaming Sarah

  • Missing Translation

  • Escape Lala - Retro Point and Click Adventure

  • Digseum

  • There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension

  • Slider

More continuation-driven

Games that feels like There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015 but with an even stronger pull to keep playing

  • Paquerette Down the Bunburrows

  • Chronigma

  • The Lar

  • Space Pilgrim Episode III: Delta Pavonis

  • The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark

  • Öoo

More intimate

Games that feels like There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015 but with more focus on close relationships

  • OneShot: World Machine Edition

  • UNREAL LIFE

  • Sorry, James

  • My Big Sister

  • Come out, cat

  • Night Reverie: Prologue

More survival-focused

Games that feels like There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015 but with a stronger survival pressure

  • Eve of Souls: Static Pod

  • qomp

  • Neglected

  • Escape the Game

  • Wolf & Rabbit

  • Out There Somewhere

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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.
  • 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).

There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Continuation, Intimacy, Expression.

Last update: 03/08/2026