The Best Hand-drawn Games

Update : Leila added at rank #22.
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100 hidden birds 2 (2021)

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PC Windows

Hidden object game in the cartoon city style. Animation and puzzles. Very large location. Ultra hard! Really very difficult!

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  • hand-drawn
  • hidden-object
  • family-friendly
  • scroller
  • point-and-click
  • collector
  • creature
  • cats
  • idler
  • casual
  • minimalist
  • exploration
  • nature
  • relaxing
  • 2d

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Hidden Cats in Santa's Realm (2023)

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Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch PC Windows Mac OS

It's Christmas time! The Icy Santa's Realm is in full steam!! Join the fun and search for all the Hidden Cats one by one among the elves to reveal the final colored art. With over 970 hidden objects to find, this time we are giving you an EXTRA BONUS SNOWBALL GAME at the park!

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  • nonlinear
  • hand-drawn
  • cats
  • hidden-object
  • wholesome
  • short
  • cozy
  • family-friendly
  • cartoony
  • controller-support
  • casual
  • magic
  • relaxing
  • stylized

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A Taste of the Past (2022)

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PC Windows

What do you do when you lose someone you love? A Taste of the Past is an emotional sidescroller about reconnecting with your Chinese culture while navigating a train to the afterlife. Featuring a wholesome story, cooking minigames, and hope.

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  • life
  • immersive
  • walking-simulator
  • hand-drawn
  • scroller
  • fiction
  • simulation
  • text
  • point-and-click
  • visual-novel
  • stylized
  • interactive
  • cartoony
  • third-person
  • anime

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100 hidden turtles (2022)

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PC Windows

Hidden object game in the undersea world setting. At first black and white hand-drawn graphics in a cartoon style. Then the game becomes colored. Animated fish and algae.

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  • idler
  • collector
  • creature
  • hand-drawn
  • hidden-object
  • scroller
  • fishing
  • family-friendly
  • clicker
  • point-and-click
  • cartoony
  • colourful
  • stylized
  • 2d
  • casual

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LOK Digital (2024)

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PC Windows Mac OS IOS iPhone

Learn a cryptic language of world-changing words and master their mind-bending effects. Embark on your charming puzzle-solving journey to help the LOK creatures thrive.


  • word
  • hand-drawn
  • logic
  • puzzle
  • linear
  • family-friendly
  • minimalist
  • relaxing
  • cute
  • cartoony
  • mind-bending
  • world-building
  • 2d
  • casual
  • building

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Castle on the Coast (2021)

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Mac OS Nintendo Switch PC Windows Playstation 4 Xbox One

A hand-drawn, retro 3D collectathon. Parkour through a magic castle as George the Giraffe! String together sweet moves to explore crystal caverns, stone laden halls, and trippy alternate dimensions.


  • cozy
  • platform
  • 3d
  • collectathon
  • nonlinear
  • hand-drawn
  • emotional
  • parkour
  • cute
  • retro
  • family-friendly
  • comedy
  • stylized
  • cartoony
  • action-adventure

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Welcome to Elk (2020)

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Nintendo Switch Mac OS PC Windows stadia Xbox One Linux

Welcome to Elk is a biographical adventure set on an island like no other, where every character you encounter has a story to tell. From the weird and wonderful to the dark and desperate, all the tales told on Elk are based on true stories of life on the road less traveled.


  • narrative
  • humor
  • hand-drawn
  • story
  • stylized
  • dark
  • real-life
  • mystery
  • exploration
  • trauma
  • lgbtq
  • atmospheric
  • 2d
  • adventure
  • local

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Pilgrims (2019)

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IOS iPhone Linux Mac OS PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Pilgrims is a playful adventure game, created by the team behind Machinarium and Samorost. Roam the land as you please and make new friends, share a laugh with your fellow travelers and help them complete their little stories, your way. How many different solutions can you find?


  • card
  • cartoony
  • hand-drawn
  • short
  • nonlinear
  • relaxing
  • stylized
  • replay-value
  • family-friendly
  • point-and-click
  • 2d
  • funny
  • comedy
  • experimentation
  • puzzle

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The Wild at Heart (2021)

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Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 PC Windows Mac OS Xbox One Xbox Series X

The Wild at Heart is a beautiful and joyous tale of discovery, full of quirky characters, exploration and puzzles. You play as Wake, a young scallywag searching for excitement who stumbles upon an adventure to save the world and reunite the Greenshields. With its hand-drawn art style, mysterious creatures and day-night cycle adding tension to the gameplay, you'll be sure to have some exciting escapades!


What we like:
  • Quirky characters with unique traits
  • Beautiful artstyle
  • Light combat & puzzles that increase in difficulty
  • Day-night cycle adding tension to the gameplay
What could be improved:
  • The standard loop:go here - do that
  • Parts of the narrative are well-honed

  • puzzle
  • hand-drawn
  • crafting
  • fantasy
  • story
  • action-adventure
  • adventure
  • supernatural
  • emotional
  • time-management
  • pikmin
  • survival
  • rich
  • 2d
  • atmospheric

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Shapik: The Moon Quest (2020)

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SHAPIK: The Moon Quest is a touching and atmospheric quest, the story of which unfolds in a mysterious world after a nuclear war.

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  • beautiful
  • casual
  • point-and-click
  • touch-friendly
  • hand-drawn
  • cute
  • atmospheric
  • nature
  • post-apocalyptic
  • surreal
  • puzzle
  • dark
  • adventure
  • family-friendly
  • story

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