The Beautiful Zone

Games known for striking art direction, scenery, animation, or visual polish.

Latest Standouts

Recent releases that landed well, newest first, filtered to games with enough reviews to trust the score.

Horse Magnifier: The Full Horse - this is a game about magnifying horses.
Love is... - "Love is..." is a hidden picture game with emotional art by artist 'Puuung'. It is a healing game that can relieve stress and excitement like relaxation, and enjoy the charming emotional coloring game that spreads at your fingertips.
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Aug 26, 2024
92% 👍
of 293
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora™ - Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora™ is a third and first-person action-adventure game set in the Western Frontier. Reconnect with your lost heritage and discover what it means to be Na'vi.
Bandle Tale: A League of Legends Story - Bandle Tale: A League of Legends Story is a crafting RPG set in the whimsical world of Bandle City. After a party goes wrong, the portals that connect your home collapse and throw everything into chaos! Using your knitting magic and backpack house, restore the portals to reunite Bandle City.
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Feb 21, 2024
79% 👍
of 1.4k
Gordian Rooms 2: A curious island - Your adventure continues in Gordian Rooms 2...                  Explore the Isle of Lye, an isolated testing ground for the Gordian Society’s finest! Uncover the secrets of a grand mansion and its surroundings, get to know its quirky former inhabitants, and challenge your wits.

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Discounted 25% or more right now, limited to well-reviewed games, steepest cuts first.

Gedonia - Gedonia is a classic open world rpg, featuring a complete freedom of building your character, exploring a huge world and completing quests.
Moving Out - Moving Out is a ridiculous physics-based moving simulator that brings new meaning to "couch co-op"! Are you ready for an exciting career in furniture? As a newly certified Furniture Arrangement & Relocation Technician, you’ll take on moving jobs all across the busy town of Packmore.
The Textorcist: The Story of Ray Bibbia - Dodge bullets while typing exorcisms at the very same time: Get ready for an electrifying mix between bullet hell and typing game! Turn on both sides of your brain and jump into the adventure of private exorcist Ray Bibbia!
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Feb 14, 2019
81% 👍
of 1.7k
Faerie Solitaire Remastered - Have magical fun in the addicting Card game, Faerie Solitaire! Find and raise a Faerie pet and repopulate the magical land of Avalon using the resources found by clearing each level.
Haunt the House: Terrortown - Haunt your way through town in the dead of night! Possess objects to scare people away from a museum, a hospital, a theatre and a cruise ship. Will you be able to scare everyone out and reclaim what has been lost, before the night is over? A side-scrolling action puzzle game starring ghosts!
Remember Me - Remember Me™ is a 3rd person action adventure where players take on the role of Nilin, a former elite memory hunter with the ability to break into people’s minds and steal or even alter their memories.
The Unfinished Swan - From the creators of What Remains of Edith Finch. Enter the surreal world of The Unfinished Swan and explore a mysterious, hidden kingdom by splatting paint to reveal the world around you.
Tell Me Why - Tell Me Why is the multi-award winning episodic adventure game from Dontnod Entertainment in which twins use their supernatural bond to discover the truth of their troubled past.
Journey - Explore the ancient, mysterious world of Journey as you soar above ruins and glide across sands to discover its secrets.
Gorogoa - Gorogoa is an elegant evolution of the puzzle genre, told through a beautifully hand-drawn story designed and illustrated by Jason Roberts. Winner of Debut Game at the 2018 BAFTA Games Awards, as well as Best Mobile Game and the Innovation Award at the GDC 2018 Choice Awards.
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Dec 14, 2017
98% 👍
of 20k
What Remains of Edith Finch - What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.
Maquette - Maquette is a first-person recursive puzzle game that takes you into a world where every building, plant, and object are simultaneously tiny and staggeringly huge.

Hidden Gems

Well-liked but under-played: strong scores, small review counts.

Bai Qu: Hundreds of Melodies - A melody of life and death surrounding a sickly girl and her friends.
Spring Falls - Spring Falls is a puzzle game about water, erosion, and watching things grow. Manipulate the landscape and bring wildflowers to life on a peaceful mountainside.
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Nov 17, 2019
96% 👍
of 518
Disney G-Force - G-Force draws you into the adventures of an elite team of trained guinea pigs on a mission to thwart a sinister plot to destroy the world. Take control of both G-Force commander Darwin and his sidekick, Mooch, as they apply their talents to defeat an evil army of altered household appliances.
Under Leaves - Journey into the forest, the jungle or the depths of the deep blue sea. Find chestnuts for the pigs, a caterpillar for the crocodile or a starfish one, two three. A color-filled hidden object game from the world of animals.
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Apr 27, 2017
95% 👍
of 822
Winds of Change - Lead The Rebellion, build your army, and shape the world with your choices. A story-heavy adventure game with multiple endings, romance options, and non-linear storytelling. A vast fantasy world waiting to be explored. Inspired by Dragon Age, and Mass Effect. Fully voice acted by a stellar cast!
Eve of Souls: Static Pod - [The pod will break soon. Will she survive the nightmare or find the truth?]
Paper Beast - An exploration and adventure game about wildlife sprung from the depths of the internet. An unknown power seems to upset its balance. Join forces with exotic creatures to unravel the mysteries of this universe.
My Koi - My Koi, number 1 hit on the Mac App Store (Games), is a beautiful and relaxing fish pond app. Customise and name each fish. Feed them daily. Watch them grow. Collect new fish. Escape and Relax.
Shan Gui II: Sweet Osmanthus II - Autumn goes by, girls are still waiting till osmanthus blooming.
Shapik: The Moon Quest - SHAPIK: The Moon Quest is a touching and atmospheric quest, the story of which unfolds in a mysterious world after a nuclear war.
Love Spell: Written In The Stars - a magical romantic-comedy otome - After saving the life of a mysterious old woman, a young girl is gifted a magical spell book with the power to make anyone whose name she writes inside of it fall madly in love with her until the next full moon. "Love Spell" is a romantic-comedy otome game full of magic, laughs & cute penguins!

Top Rated

Defining examples of the genre, all rated 85%+ across 1,000+ reviews.

Stray - Lost, alone and separated from family, a stray cat must untangle an ancient mystery to escape a long-forgotten cybercity and find their way home.
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Jul 19, 2022
97% 👍
of 176k
Ori and the Will of the Wisps - Play the critically acclaimed masterpiece. Embark on a new journey in a vast, exotic world where you’ll encounter towering enemies and challenging puzzles on your quest to unravel Ori’s destiny.
Sayonara Wild Hearts - Sayonara Wild Hearts is a dreamy arcade game about riding motorcycles, skateboarding, dance battling, shooting lasers, wielding swords, and breaking hearts at 200 mph.
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Dec 12, 2019
97% 👍
of 8.9k
Glass Masquerade - Welcome to Glass Masquerade - an artistic puzzle game inspired by Art Deco & stained glass artisans of the 20th century. You need to combine hidden glass pieces to unveil clocks and themes exhibited by various cultures of the world at the 'International Times Exhibition'
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Nov 18, 2016
97% 👍
of 7.1k
Path of Giants - Path of Giants is a serene puzzle adventure that follows three adorable explorers as they take on an icy mountain full of trials in search of a lost treasure. Control three characters, use their teamwork, leave no one behind, and hopefully find some gold!
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Feb 14, 2020
97% 👍
of 1.0k
Detroit: Become Human - Detroit: Become Human puts the destiny of both mankind and androids in your hands, taking you to a near future where machines have become more intelligent than humans. Every choice you make affects the outcome of the game, with one of the most intricately branching narratives ever created.
GRIS - Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
Floating Point - Floating Point is a peaceful, free game about using a grappling hook to swing yourself gracefully through randomly generated spaces. The only objective is to collect points, and the only thing that increases your points is swinging swiftly, smoothly and elegantly without hitting anything.
KAMI - KAMI is deceptively simple: fold out coloured paper to fill the screen in as few moves as possible. Relaxing and easy to pick up, you'll soon find yourself deep in contemplation to perfect each puzzle. Created by State of Play, famous for their handcrafted aesthetic, KAMI has been created with real paper in an elegant Japanese theme.
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Jan 23, 2014
96% 👍
of 1.3k
Trine 2: Complete Story - Three Heroes make their way through dangers untold in a fairytale world, featuring physics-based puzzles, beautiful sights and online co-op.
ISLANDERS - ISLANDERS is a minimalist strategy game about building cities on colorful islands.