Games like Journal
Games like Journal include Florence, GRIS, Gorogoa, To the Moon, and A Bird Story. We matched them by the tags players give Journal on Steam (Indie, Adventure, Female Protagonist, Hand-drawn, and Walking Simulator): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

Florence
Shared: Indie · Adventure · Casual

GRIS
Shared: Indie · Female Protagonist · Adventure

Gorogoa
Shared: Indie · Hand-drawn · Casual

To the Moon
Shared: Indie · Adventure · Interactive Fiction

A Bird Story
Shared: Indie · Adventure · Interactive Fiction

OPUS: Echo of Starsong - Full Bloom Edition
Shared: Female Protagonist · Indie · Visual Novel

What Remains of Edith Finch
Shared: Walking Simulator · Adventure · Indie

There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension
Shared: Indie · Adventure · Casual

Hollow Knight: Silksong
Shared: Indie · Female Protagonist · Adventure

Gone Home
Shared: Indie · Walking Simulator · Short

Mirror 2: Project X
Shared: Female Protagonist · Interactive Fiction · Visual Novel

Firewatch
Shared: Adventure · Walking Simulator · Indie

Old Man's Journey
Shared: Adventure · Indie · Hand-drawn

Little Misfortune
Shared: Indie · Adventure · Female Protagonist

Far Away
Shared: Female Protagonist · Visual Novel · Singleplayer

Before Your Eyes
Shared: Indie · Adventure · Interactive Fiction

The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood
Shared: Female Protagonist · Interactive Fiction · Adventure

Broken Age
Shared: Adventure · Indie · Point & Click

If Found...
Shared: Indie · Female Protagonist · Adventure

The Beginner's Guide
Shared: Indie · Walking Simulator · Adventure

Carto
Shared: Indie · Hand-drawn · Adventure

Refind Self: The Personality Test Game
Shared: Female Protagonist · Adventure · Interactive Fiction

Once Again
Shared: Indie · Adventure · Female Protagonist

Assemble with Care
Shared: Indie · Casual · Female Protagonist