Games like Pencil Stories
Games like Pencil Stories include Carto, TOEM: A Photo Adventure, Gorogoa, Spirit of the North, and Stray. We matched them by the tags players give Pencil Stories on Steam (Adventure, Casual, Puzzle, Exploration, and Mystery Dungeon): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

Carto
Shared: Puzzle · Exploration · Adventure

TOEM: A Photo Adventure
Shared: Adventure · Puzzle · Exploration

Gorogoa
Shared: Puzzle · Casual · Hand-drawn

Spirit of the North
Shared: Adventure · Puzzle · Exploration

Stray
Shared: Adventure · Exploration · Puzzle

Slime Rancher
Shared: Adventure · Exploration · Cute

FAR: Lone Sails
Shared: Adventure · Exploration · Puzzle

Chants of Sennaar
Shared: Adventure · Puzzle · Exploration

A Short Hike
Shared: Adventure · Exploration · Casual

Journey
Shared: Adventure · Exploration · Casual

Big Walk
Shared: Puzzle · Adventure · Exploration

The Last Campfire
Shared: Adventure · Puzzle · Cute

Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective
Shared: Adventure · Casual · Puzzle

Machinarium
Shared: Puzzle · Adventure · Hand-drawn

FEZ
Shared: Puzzle · Exploration · Adventure

COCOON
Shared: Adventure · Puzzle · Exploration

Monument Valley
Shared: Adventure · Puzzle · Casual

ABZU
Shared: Adventure · Exploration · Casual

Old Man's Journey
Shared: Adventure · Casual · Puzzle

Donut County
Shared: Casual · Puzzle · Adventure

GRIS
Shared: Adventure · Atmospheric · Hand-drawn

Pikuniku
Shared: Adventure · Casual · Puzzle

Moncage
Shared: Casual · Puzzle · Adventure

DAVE THE DIVER
Shared: Casual · Adventure · Exploration