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Game Pathfinder
What should I play next?

Your next game, found in four taps.

Tell the Pathfinder what you play on, how long you have, who is playing and the mood you are in. It suggests games from a shortlist of 70, with platforms and PEGI age ratings checked against official sources.

Start the Pathfinder Browse all 70 games
  • 14 “games like” shortlists
  • 6 mood guides
  • Age ratings as plain text
  • No ads · no affiliate links

The Pathfinder

Four questions, no sign-up, nothing stored. Matches are ranked by how many of your answers they fit.

  1. Platform
  2. Time
  3. Players
  4. Mood

Where do you play?

Pick the one you will use most. Choose “Any” if you switch between several.

Step 1 of 4

How long is a typical session?

Be honest about a normal evening, not a rare free weekend.

Step 2 of 4

Who is playing?

This changes the list more than anything else.

Step 3 of 4

What are you in the mood for?

One mood is enough — you can always go back and try another.

Step 4 of 4

Start from a mood

Sometimes you know the feeling before you know the game. Each mood guide explains what defines it and gives a shortlist with platforms and age ratings.

Short sessionsSatisfying in the time it takes a kettle to boil — or a commute.
Couch co-opTwo or more players, one screen, one sofa.
Story-richCharacters and plots that stay with you after the credits.
Brain teasersPuzzles and logic that reward a slow, clever think.
Big adventuresLarge worlds to wander for weeks of evenings.
Play with kidsGames grown-ups and children can share together.

Start from a game you loved

Each page breaks a well-known game into its “DNA” — the traits that make it work — then shows which picks share which traits, and where they differ.

Games like Stardew Valley9 picks · 5 DNA traitsGames like Minecraft9 picks · 5 DNA traitsGames like Animal Crossing: New Horizons9 picks · 5 DNA traitsGames like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild / Tears of the Kingdom9 picks · 5 DNA traitsGames like Elden Ring10 picks · 5 DNA traitsGames like Hades10 picks · 5 DNA traitsGames like Hollow Knight10 picks · 5 DNA traitsGames like Baldur's Gate 39 picks · 5 DNA traitsGames like Among Us8 picks · 5 DNA traitsGames like It Takes Two10 picks · 5 DNA traitsGames like Fortnite8 picks · 5 DNA traitsGames like Roblox8 picks · 5 DNA traitsGames like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim10 picks · 5 DNA traitsGames like The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt9 picks · 5 DNA traits

How the suggestions are put together

Plain rules, written down, so you can judge the results for yourself.

Read our method
  1. Official facts first

    Platforms and PEGI ratings come from official sources such as the PEGI database and platform stores, and each page shows the date they were last checked.

  2. Opinions labelled as opinions

    Why a game might suit you is our editorial view, based on published information about how it plays. We say so on every pick.

  3. Matching you can follow

    The Pathfinder filters by platform, then ranks by session length, players and mood. Every result tells you which answers it matched.

  4. Nothing to sell

    No ads, no affiliate links and no paid placements, so no game is here because someone paid for it.

Guides for choosing well

Practical help for the bigger questions: narrowing down, trying before you pay, and getting through the pile you already own.

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