Game Overview
A spiritual successor to Boku no Natsuyasumi, recreating the nostalgic magic of a boy's summer vacation at his grandparents' countryside home through insect catching, river swimming, and the irreplaceable rhythm of childhood days.
Game Characteristics
Target Audience
Recommended for: Beginners to Intermediates (scores ≥ 50 indicate a good fit)
Keywords
Gameplay Profile Chart
Adjust tag ratios to instantly update similar titles in real time.
Top 8 Tags — Radar Chart
CurrentOriginal
Games Similar to ナツモン 20世紀の夏休み (194)
Filter by Platform
1. クレヨンしんちゃん『オラと博士の夏休み』〜終わらない七日間の旅〜
Match 75%Nintendo SwitchGenre: Adventure
An adventure game starring Crayon Shin-chan on a nostalgic summer vacation of insect collecting, fishing, and childhood discovery, crafted by the creator of the beloved Boku no Natsuyasumi series.
Tag Similarity
Emotional Story70%Graphics60%Story Depth65%Visual Novel / ADV60%Existential Themes0%Open World50%Puzzle45%Action0%Chart tags: Emotional Story / Graphics / Story Depth / Visual Novel / ADV / Existential Themes / Open World / Puzzle / Action
2. Outer Wilds（アウター・ワイルズ）
Match 69%PS5PS4steamXboxMobius DigitalGenre: Adventure
A uniquely ingenious open-world mystery where knowledge itself is your only tool — relive a 22-minute time loop ending in supernova to piece together the secrets of a solar system facing its final moments.
Tag Similarity
Emotional Story85%Graphics70%Story Depth90%Visual Novel / ADV60%Existential Themes90%Open World75%Puzzle80%Action0%Chart tags: Emotional Story / Graphics / Story Depth / Visual Novel / ADV / Existential Themes / Open World / Puzzle / Action
3. 龍が如く0 誓いの場所
Match 66%PS5PS4steamXboxGenre: Action-Adventure
Considered the ideal entry point to the Like a Dragon saga, Yakuza 0 pits a young Kiryu and Majima against rival yakuza factions amid the glittering excess of 1988 bubble-era Japan in a story of loyalty, betrayal, and identity.
Tag Similarity
Emotional Story85%Graphics45%Story Depth95%Visual Novel / ADV60%Existential Themes55%Open World40%Puzzle30%Action70%Chart tags: Emotional Story / Graphics / Story Depth / Visual Novel / ADV / Existential Themes / Open World / Puzzle / Action
4. A Space for the Unbound（心に吹く花）
Match 66%Nintendo SwitchPS5PS4steamXboxMojiken StudioGenre: テキストアドベンチャー
A gorgeous pixel-art adventure set in 1990s Indonesia, exploring the bittersweet relationship between a boy named Atma and a girl with mysterious powers in a quietly devastating meditation on depression, love, and acceptance.
Tag Similarity
Emotional Story90%Graphics75%Story Depth90%Visual Novel / ADV85%Existential Themes75%Open World0%Puzzle30%Action0%Chart tags: Emotional Story / Graphics / Story Depth / Visual Novel / ADV / Existential Themes / Open World / Puzzle / Action
5. Spirittea（スピリッティー）
Match 65%Nintendo SwitchsteamXboxCheesemaster GamesGenre: 生活シミュレーション
A life-sim inspired by Spirited Away, where you run a bathhouse for restless spirits in a charming East Asian village, healing troubled ghosts haunting its residents one cup of spirit tea at a time.
Tag Similarity
Emotional Story60%Graphics65%Story Depth60%Visual Novel / ADV50%Existential Themes50%Open World0%Puzzle30%Action0%Chart tags: Emotional Story / Graphics / Story Depth / Visual Novel / ADV / Existential Themes / Open World / Puzzle / Action
6. Hogwarts Legacy（ホグワーツ レガシー）
Match 65%Nintendo SwitchPS5PS4steamXboxAvalanche SoftwareGenre: Action RPG
An open-world RPG set in 19th-century Hogwarts, letting players experience the Wizarding World as a student with rare Ancient Magic powers while uncovering a goblin uprising conspiracy across a richly detailed recreation of the franchise's setting.
Tag Similarity
Emotional Story70%Graphics85%Story Depth70%Visual Novel / ADV50%Existential Themes0%Open World70%Puzzle40%Action70%Chart tags: Emotional Story / Graphics / Story Depth / Visual Novel / ADV / Existential Themes / Open World / Puzzle / Action
7. Sonic Frontiers（ソニックフロンティア）
Match 65%Nintendo SwitchPS5PS4steamXboxGenre: Action-Adventure
Sonic's first true open-world entry, racing across the vast Starfall Islands while delivering one of the series' most surprisingly heartfelt and emotionally weighty storylines, marking a bold new direction for the franchise.
Tag Similarity
Emotional Story60%Graphics70%Story Depth60%Visual Novel / ADV0%Existential Themes0%Open World50%Puzzle55%Action90%Chart tags: Emotional Story / Graphics / Story Depth / Visual Novel / ADV / Existential Themes / Open World / Puzzle / Action
8. Stray（ストレイ）
Match 65%PS5PS4steamBlueTwelve StudioGenre: Adventure
A captivating adventure experienced through the eyes of a lost cat exploring a decayed cybercity, winning hearts worldwide with its expressive feline animation, nostalgic sci-fi atmosphere, and genuinely touching story.
Tag Similarity
Emotional Story80%Graphics90%Story Depth75%Visual Novel / ADV50%Existential Themes65%Open World0%Puzzle55%Action0%Chart tags: Emotional Story / Graphics / Story Depth / Visual Novel / ADV / Existential Themes / Open World / Puzzle / Action
9. Lost Judgment 裁かれざる記憶（ロストジャッジメント）
Match 64%PS5PS4steamGenre: Action-Adventure
Yagami returns in a superior sequel, tackling school bullying and serial murder in a more polished, emotionally charged detective thriller that surpasses its predecessor in both scope, storytelling, and action.
Tag Similarity
Emotional Story80%Graphics55%Story Depth90%Visual Novel / ADV65%Existential Themes65%Open World40%Puzzle40%Action75%Chart tags: Emotional Story / Graphics / Story Depth / Visual Novel / ADV / Existential Themes / Open World / Puzzle / Action
10. Chants of Sennaar（チャンツ・オブ・セナール）
Match 64%Nintendo SwitchPS4steamXboxRundiscGenre: パズルアドベンチャー
A puzzle adventure inspired by the Tower of Babel, where you decode the languages of five distinct civilizations through observation and deduction alone — each linguistic breakthrough delivering genuine, hard-earned intellectual euphoria.
Tag Similarity
Emotional Story60%Graphics60%Story Depth70%Visual Novel / ADV75%Existential Themes60%Open World0%Puzzle95%Action0%Chart tags: Emotional Story / Graphics / Story Depth / Visual Novel / ADV / Existential Themes / Open World / Puzzle / Action
11. JUDGE EYES：死神の遺言(Judgment ジャッジメント）
Match 63%PS5PS4steamGenre: Action-Adventure
Judgment puts you in the shoes of ex-lawyer-turned-detective Takayuki Yagami, blending courtroom drama with Like a Dragon-style brawling in an intricate corporate conspiracy thriller set on the streets of Kamurocho.
Tag Similarity
Emotional Story70%Graphics50%Story Depth85%Visual Novel / ADV60%Existential Themes60%Open World40%Puzzle40%Action70%Chart tags: Emotional Story / Graphics / Story Depth / Visual Novel / ADV / Existential Themes / Open World / Puzzle / Action
12. Pokémon LEGENDS Z-A（ポケモンレジェンズZ-A）
Match 62%Nintendo SwitchNintendo Switch2Genre: Action RPG
A brand-new action RPG set amid the urban redevelopment of Lumiose City, evolving the Legends formula into city-wide Pokémon battles and exploration that reimagines a beloved region from the ground up.
Tag Similarity
Emotional Story65%Graphics60%Story Depth65%Visual Novel / ADV50%Existential Themes40%Open World60%Puzzle50%Action80%Chart tags: Emotional Story / Graphics / Story Depth / Visual Novel / ADV / Existential Themes / Open World / Puzzle / Action
13. Astro Bot（アストロボット）
Match 62%PS5Team AsobiGenre: 3D Action
A love letter to PlayStation's history — the definitive mascot 3D platformer maximizes the DualSense controller's haptic capabilities while delivering imaginative levels packed with iconic PlayStation cameos and joyful surprises.
Tag Similarity
Emotional Story60%Graphics95%Story Depth50%Visual Novel / ADV0%Existential Themes0%Open World0%Puzzle45%Action80%Chart tags: Emotional Story / Graphics / Story Depth / Visual Novel / ADV / Existential Themes / Open World / Puzzle / Action
14. Death Stranding（デス・ストランディング）
Match 62%PS5PS4steamXboxKojima ProductionsGenre: アクション
Hideo Kojima's uniquely meditative open-world action game about reconnecting a fragmented post-apocalyptic America through delivery and human connection, wrapped in a cinematic exploration of life, death, and what it means to be bound to others.
Tag Similarity
Emotional Story80%Graphics90%Story Depth85%Visual Novel / ADV45%Existential Themes85%Open World80%Puzzle0%Action0%Chart tags: Emotional Story / Graphics / Story Depth / Visual Novel / ADV / Existential Themes / Open World / Puzzle / Action
15. Dredge（ドレッジ）
Match 62%Nintendo SwitchPS5PS4steamXboxBlack Salt GamesGenre: 釣りアドベンチャー
A Lovecraftian fishing horror adventure where you play a fisherman uncovering disturbing secrets beneath the waves of an isolated archipelago — daylight is for sailing and selling, but after dark, something hunts you.
Tag Similarity
Emotional Story55%Graphics60%Story Depth65%Visual Novel / ADV50%Existential Themes60%Open World50%Puzzle50%Action0%Chart tags: Emotional Story / Graphics / Story Depth / Visual Novel / ADV / Existential Themes / Open World / Puzzle / Action
16. 星のカービィ ディスカバリー
Match 62%Nintendo SwitchGenre: 3D Action
Kirby's first full 3D adventure sends the pink hero into a post-civilization 'New World,' introducing the hilarious Mouthful Mode to swallow and transform using real-world objects in imaginative, joyful ways.
Tag Similarity
Emotional Story50%Graphics80%Story Depth40%Visual Novel / ADV0%Existential Themes0%Open World50%Puzzle40%Action70%Chart tags: Emotional Story / Graphics / Story Depth / Visual Novel / ADV / Existential Themes / Open World / Puzzle / Action
17. Dragon Quest Treasures（ドラゴンクエスト トレジャーズ 蒼き瞳と大空の羅針盤）
Match 61%Nintendo SwitchsteamGenre: アドベンチャーRPG
A Dragon Quest XI spin-off adventure following young twins Erik and Mia on a monster-partnered treasure hunt, building the ultimate collection of artifacts across an expansive explorable world.
Tag Similarity
Emotional Story50%Graphics70%Story Depth50%Visual Novel / ADV0%Existential Themes0%Open World50%Puzzle40%Action50%Chart tags: Emotional Story / Graphics / Story Depth / Visual Novel / ADV / Existential Themes / Open World / Puzzle / Action
18. Persona 5 Royal（ペルソナ5 ロイヤル）
Match 61%PS5PS4steamGenre: JRPG
A stylish JRPG of youth, rebellion, and growth set in modern Tokyo, where the Phantom Thieves infiltrate the distorted desires of corrupt adults through Metaverse Palaces — blending social simulation with strategic dungeon combat.
Tag Similarity
Emotional Story75%Graphics50%Story Depth80%Visual Novel / ADV65%Existential Themes50%Open World50%Puzzle40%Action65%Chart tags: Emotional Story / Graphics / Story Depth / Visual Novel / ADV / Existential Themes / Open World / Puzzle / Action
19. ゼルダの伝説 時のオカリナ(The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time)
Match 61%Nintendo SwitchNintendo Switch2Genre: Action-Adventure
The Metacritic 99-rated legend — still called one of the greatest games ever made — that established the template for 3D action-adventure with time-traveling puzzles, a sweeping musical score, and an unforgettable world.
Tag Similarity
Emotional Story80%Graphics40%Story Depth80%Visual Novel / ADV20%Existential Themes70%Open World30%Puzzle80%Action50%Chart tags: Emotional Story / Graphics / Story Depth / Visual Novel / ADV / Existential Themes / Open World / Puzzle / Action
20. Dave the Diver（デイヴ・ザ・ダイバー）
Match 60%Nintendo SwitchPS5steamMINTROCKETGenre: アドベンチャーシミュレーション
A wonderfully eccentric hybrid: dive into a mysterious Blue Hole for ingredients by day, then run a sushi restaurant by night, creating an endlessly entertaining loop of deep-sea exploration, management, and unexpected story surprises.
Tag Similarity
Emotional Story60%Graphics70%Story Depth60%Visual Novel / ADV0%Existential Themes35%Open World0%Puzzle45%Action60%Chart tags: Emotional Story / Graphics / Story Depth / Visual Novel / ADV / Existential Themes / Open World / Puzzle / Action
About "ナツモン 20世紀の夏休み"
Game Composition (GPA Analysis)
ナツモン 20世紀の夏休み leads with its Adventure identity, anchored by the core feel of "A spiritual successor to Boku no Natsuyasumi, recreating the nostalgic magic of a boy's summer vacation at his grandpa…." The headline profile reads Emotional Story 65% / Graphics 65% / Story Depth 60%, making it a strong pick for fans of Emotional Story and Graphics. Skews toward a beginner-to-intermediate audience while still leaving room for more seasoned players.
Characteristics & Analysis
Our editorial team scored "ナツモン 20世紀の夏休み" by using its feel of 夏休み体験, ノスタルジア, and ぼくなつ系譜 as the primary lens, weighting Emotional Story and Graphics most heavily. Top similar titles include "クレヨンしんちゃん『オラと博士の夏休み』〜終わらない七日間の旅〜", "Outer Wilds（アウター・ワイルズ）", "龍が如く0 誓いの場所".