NextGameLike
Helltaker: Artbook + Pancake Recipe

34 Games like Helltaker: Artbook + Pancake Recipe that you should try

Games like Helltaker: Artbook + Pancake Recipe · Find similar →

Few titles capture what makes Helltaker: Artbook + Pancake Recipe unique: puzzle design, cozy, relaxing feel and an anime aesthetic. After measuring 11 attributes across over 6,700 games, the NextGameLike team picks the 34 most faithful alternatives. Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley, Blackwell Unbound and Kathy Rain top the ranking, with Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley at number one (64/100).

NextGameLike92/ 100

Did you find what you were looking for?

GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle
Tags
CozyHardcoreSolo
Year 2020Dev vanripper

Quick answer

The closest game to Helltaker: Artbook + Pancake Recipe is Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley — scoring 64/100 on our similarity scale. Blackwell Unbound and Kathy Rain follow close behind.

🗳️

Help us build the best rankings

Community powered

Vote on each result below — good match or not. Every vote directly shapes how we rank similar games for everyone.

Top games similar to Helltaker: Artbook + Pancake Recipe

34 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Helltaker: Artbook + Pancake Recipe. Each one has been evaluated across 11 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

1

Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley

64
NGL90
Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley
Closest overall match
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrativeCozy2DStealth
Year 2024Dev Hyper Games · Raw FuryPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Nintendo

It meets Helltaker: Artbook + Pancake Recipe on puzzle design, strong narrative focus and single-player focus. Both also lean on 2D presentation. What it adds of its own: deep RPG systems and open world exploration.

Released 4 years after Helltaker: Artbook + Pancake Recipe.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone81
2

Blackwell Unbound

63
NGL94
Blackwell Unbound
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrativeDark2DPixel Art
Year 2007Dev Wadjet Eye GamesOn Linux · Android · PC

The thread back to Helltaker: Artbook + Pancake Recipe runs through puzzle design, strong narrative focus and single-player focus. To that it adds 2D presentation. They part company on tone: this one brings pixel art.

It predates Helltaker: Artbook + Pancake Recipe by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals75Tone50
3

Kathy Rain

63
NGL87
Kathy Rain
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrativeDark2DPixel Art
Year 2016Dev Clifftop Games · Raw FuryOn Android · PC · iOS

Same family as Helltaker: Artbook + Pancake Recipe: puzzle design, strong narrative focus and single-player focus. Both also lean on 2D presentation. The distance is in tone and visuals — its own ground is pixel art.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals69Tone55
4

A Building Full of Cats

60
NGL99
A Building Full of Cats
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloCozyNarrativeCasualRelaxing
Year 2022Dev DevcatsPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Linux

It meets Helltaker: Artbook + Pancake Recipe on puzzle design, cozy, relaxing feel and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is tone: a casual, approachable feel.

Genre100Game mode100Tone48
5

Hidden Folks

62
NGL87
Hidden Folks
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrativeCozy2DCasual
Year 2017Dev Adriaan de JonghOn Linux · Android · PC

Shelved next to Helltaker: Artbook + Pancake Recipe for good reason: puzzle design, strong narrative focus and single-player focus. To that it adds 2D presentation. They part company on tone and visuals: this one brings a casual, approachable feel and an isometric view.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals51Tone46
6

Leisure Suit Larry: Love for Sail!

62
NGL86
Leisure Suit Larry: Love for Sail!
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrativeDark2D
Year 1996Dev Sierra On-LineOn Linux · PC · Mac

What carries over from Helltaker: Artbook + Pancake Recipe is puzzle design, strong narrative focus and single-player focus. To that it adds 2D presentation. They part company on tone.

It predates Helltaker: Artbook + Pancake Recipe by 24 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone42
7

The Blackwell Legacy

63
NGL83
The Blackwell Legacy
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrativeDark2DPixel Art
Year 2006Dev Wadjet Eye GamesOn Linux · Android · PC

Genre puts it alongside Helltaker: Artbook + Pancake Recipe, and so does puzzle design, strong narrative focus and single-player focus. Both also lean on 2D presentation. The distance is in tone and visuals — its own ground is pixel art.

It predates Helltaker: Artbook + Pancake Recipe by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals65Tone50
8

Patrick's Parabox

58
NGL93
Patrick's Parabox
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloHardcore2DCasualIsometric
Year 2022Dev Patrick TraynorPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

Same family as Helltaker: Artbook + Pancake Recipe: puzzle design, punishing difficulty and single-player focus. The common ground extends to 2D presentation. Where the two diverge is tone and visuals: a casual, approachable feel and an isometric view.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals60Tone33
9

The Sexy Brutale

59
NGL86
The Sexy Brutale
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrativeDarkStealthIsometric
Year 2017Dev Tequila WorksOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

On paper it is what Helltaker: Artbook + Pancake Recipe is — puzzle design, strong narrative focus and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Where the two diverge is visuals and tone: an isometric view.

Genre100Game mode100Tone49Visuals0
10

Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards

62
NGL75
Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrativeDark2DPixel Art
Year 1987Dev Sierra On-LineOn Linux · PC · Mac

The thread back to Helltaker: Artbook + Pancake Recipe runs through puzzle design, strong narrative focus and single-player focus. Both also lean on 2D presentation. The distance is in tone — its own ground is pixel art.

It predates Helltaker: Artbook + Pancake Recipe by 33 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals82Tone41
11

Donut County

59
NGL85
Donut County
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloCozyNarrativeCasualRelaxing
Year 2018Dev Ben Esposito · Annapurna InteractiveOn PS4 · Android · PC

Genre puts it alongside Helltaker: Artbook + Pancake Recipe, and so does puzzle design, cozy, relaxing feel and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and tone — its own ground is a casual, approachable feel and an isometric view.

Genre100Game mode100Tone52Visuals0
12

Nancy Drew: The Deadly Device

55
NGL91
Nancy Drew: The Deadly Device
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrativeCasualExploration
Year 2012Dev HeR InteractivePlaytime ~6hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

What carries over from Helltaker: Artbook + Pancake Recipe is puzzle design, strong narrative focus and single-player focus. The distance is in tone — its own ground is a casual, approachable feel.

It predates Helltaker: Artbook + Pancake Recipe by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone28
13

Nancy Drew: Secret of the Scarlet Hand

55
NGL89
Nancy Drew: Secret of the Scarlet Hand
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrativeCasualLinearExploration
Year 2002Dev HeR InteractivePlaytime ~3hOn PC

Held in common with Helltaker: Artbook + Pancake Recipe: puzzle design, strong narrative focus and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is tone: a casual, approachable feel.

It predates Helltaker: Artbook + Pancake Recipe by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone31
14

Runaway: A Road Adventure

58
NGL77
Runaway: A Road Adventure
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrative2D
Year 2001Dev Pendulo Studios · FX InteractiveOn PC

Its point of contact with Helltaker: Artbook + Pancake Recipe is puzzle design, strong narrative focus and single-player focus. The common ground extends to 2D presentation. Where the two diverge is tone: deep RPG systems.

It predates Helltaker: Artbook + Pancake Recipe by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone38
15

Nancy Drew: Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon

55
NGL89
Nancy Drew: Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrativeCasualExploration
Year 2005Dev HeR InteractivePlaytime ~5hOn PC

Held in common with Helltaker: Artbook + Pancake Recipe: puzzle design, strong narrative focus and single-player focus. They part company on tone: this one brings a casual, approachable feel.

It predates Helltaker: Artbook + Pancake Recipe by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone28

Explore games similar to Helltaker: Artbook + Pancake Recipe by category

If Helltaker: Artbook + Pancake Recipe left you wanting more, this is where you narrow it down. Was it the adventure or the cozy that hooked you? There is a list of just that. And if you play on PlayStation, Xbox and Mobile, filter by platform and skip the games you could not play anyway.

Rankings in the same genre

Sometimes what you want is not a Helltaker: Artbook + Pancake Recipe look-alike but simply the best Logic Puzzle Games there are. That is what these rankings are for: no comparison to anything, just the highest-rated games. And if you feel like widening the net, the Puzzle Games ranking is a good way to run into something you were not expecting.