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24 alternatives to Burly Men at Sea

A beautifully illustrated folktale adventure

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Burly Men at Sea launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Black Sea▲55

   Underwater Adventure

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Seashine▲103

   A Poetic Journey Into The Abyss

   2015 · seashinegame.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Don't Starve: Shipwrecked▲85

   Sail to adventure through the treacherous seas

   2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Seabeard▲80

   An Animal Crossing-esque game for iOS and Android

   2015 · backflipstudios.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   ABZÛ▲72

   A poetic descent into the depths of the sea

   2015 · abzugame.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Mister Smith and his Adventures▲59

   A quirky text based adventure game

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Pirates of Everseas▲63

   Embark on an epic adventure to rule the untamed waters!

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Sea Hero Quest▲59

   Fun chasing creatures around magical seas and swamps

   2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Gristle and Grape▲60

   Interactive text adventure with multiple perspectives.

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Potatoman Seeks the Troof▲60

    A challenging potatosophical platforming adventure

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Feed The Head▲67

    A strange, browser-based, point-and-click adventure game

    2015 · vectorpark.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Rayman Adventures▲85

    Another great Rayman platformer

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Near and Far - Storytelling Board Game▲67

    Journey through a book of maps filled with amazing adventure

    2016 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Pirates Bay▲56

    Sail the Seven Seas, battle epic monters, conquer!

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Gone Home▲83

    A first-person interactive story adventure game

    2015 · fullbright.company · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Mooseman▲74

    An atmospheric 2D adventure game based on the myths

    2015 · morteshka.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Oceanhorn▲82

    Set sail and embark on an epic journey

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Sailor's Dream▲91

    Beautifully designed narrative game for iOS

    2014 · simogo.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Leo's Fortune▲72

    Handcrafted platform adventure

    2015 · leosfortune.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Skyhill▲65

    A turn-based survival crafting point-and-click game

    2015 · mandragoragames.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Steamroll▲68

    A steampunk adventure and puzzle game

    2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Planescape: Torment▲66

    Classic Forgotten Realms DnD based cRPG. Possibly the best.

    2015 · gog.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Undertale▲70

    A super peaceful RPG

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Legend of Grimrock▲60

    Gorgeous Old-School RPG inspired by Dungeon Master on Ipad

    2015 · grimrock.net · its alternatives →

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