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Nuts is an adventure game where you play a rookie field researcher. You use your camera, caravan, GPS and map to investigate the depths of the enigmatic Melmoth Forest. As you study the local squirrel population you uncover a strange mystery.

Unfortunately, Nuts is not available on Android, PS4, PS5, Xbox One or Xbox Series X|S. However, we recommend the following games that offer a similar experience or theme:

Nuts

Game Details

Release Date: 20/01/2021

Out Now: Apple TV, Mac, PC, Switch and iOS

Content Rating: PEGI 12

Skill Rating: 9+ year-olds

Players: 1

Genres: Simulation, Traversal (Adventure, Narrative and Puzzle)

Accessibility: 26 features

Components: 3D First-Person, Day and Night and Hand-Made

Developer: Joon Turbo (@JoonTurbo)

Costs: Purchase cost

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Skill Rating: 12+ year-olds

Components: 3D First-Person

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Henry Halfhead

Release Date: Coming soon

Coming Soon: PC

Skill Rating: 7+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person and Cartoon

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Voltaire: The Vegan Vampire

Release Date: 27/02/2023

Out Now: PC

Skill Rating: 9+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On, Cartoon and Day and Night

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Orchids to Dusk

Release Date: 03/12/2015

Out Now: PC

Skill Rating: 13+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person and Open World

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Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP

Release Date: 27/04/2011, updated in 2018

Out Now: Android, Mac, PC, Switch and iOS

Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels

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Release Date: Coming soon

Coming Soon: PC, PS4 and Xbox One

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Firewatch

Release Date: 20/09/2016

Out Now: Mac, PC, PS4, Switch and Xbox One

Skill Rating: 11+ year-olds

Components: 3D First-Person, Cartoon and Open World

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Bugsnax

Release Date: 12/11/2020, updated in 2022

Out Now: Mac, PC, PS4, PS5, Switch and Xbox One

Skill Rating: 6+ year-olds

Components: 3D First-Person, Cartoon and Day and Night

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Night in the Woods

Release Date: 10/01/2017, updated in 2017

Out Now: Android, Mac, PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One and iOS

Skill Rating: 11+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On and Hand-Made

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Out Now: PC, PS4 and PS5

Skill Rating: 9+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person and Cartoon

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Out Now: PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and iOS

Skill Rating: 14+ year-olds

Components: 3D First-Person

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Out Now: Android, Mac, PC and iOS

Skill Rating: 12+ year-olds

Components: Filmed

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Out Now: PC, PS4 and Switch

Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person

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Out Now: Android, Mac, PC and iOS

Components: 2D Side-On and Text

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Life Is Strange

Life Is Strange (Series)

Release Date: 19/01/2016

Out Now: Android, PC, PS3, PS4, Stadia, Switch, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and iOS

Skill Rating: 12+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person and Cartoon

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Out Now: PS4, Switch and Xbox One

Skill Rating: 13+ year-olds

Components: 3D First-Person and Pixels

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Components: 2D Overhead

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15 Younger Content Rating than Nuts

If Nuts is not age appropriate for your child, here are similar games ordered by age rating so you can find an age-appropriate alternative that’s also a game they will love.

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A Puzzle in Time

Please, Touch The Artwork

The Longest Road on Earth

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Season: A Letter to the Future

Bugsnax

Voltaire: The Vegan Vampire

Dépanneur Nocturne

A Place for the Unwilling

Heaven's Vault

6 Easier Skill Rating than Nuts

If you like the sound of Nuts but find it too complex or challenging, the games in this section offer a similar experience but with a lower Skill Rating.

Please, Touch The Artwork

17 Video Games With a Similar Theme to Nuts

Here are a selection of games with a similar theme to Nuts:

Night in the Woods

What Remains of Edith Finch

Her Story

Return of the Obra Dinn

Firewatch

Twelve Minutes

The Longest Road on Earth

Please, Touch The Artwork

A Puzzle in Time

I Was a Teenage Exocolonist

Little King's Story

Harmony Square

Videoverse

3 Board Game Alternatives to Nuts

These are our hand-picked alternatives to Nuts. This doesn't use automatic matching, instead, we hand-pick games that are good to play if you have enjoyed Labyrinth. These selections also include games that offer a different experience but address a similar theme or topic.

Yarrr Har Hunt

Ice Cool

Santorini

16 Video Games Like Nuts Based on Genre

These are games of a similar genre mix to Nuts. This includes games from the Puzzle, Simulation, Adventure, Narrative and Traversal genres. We pick out games of a similar PEGI rating to further hone these generated suggestions.

Sail Forth

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Baby Steps

Iron Lung

Climber: Sky is the Limit

AER Memories of Old

Rusted Moss

Octodad: Dadliest Catch

3 Video Games With More Documented Accessibility Features than Nuts

If you like the sound of Nuts but it doesn’t offer the accessibility you require, the games in this section offer a similar experience but with more Accessibility Features. You can view a full breakdown in our Nuts Accessibility Report.

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