Games Like Alba: A Wildlife Adventure

Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.

Why similar: Nature 17.6%, Cozy 14.6%, Open World 12.2%, Exploration 12%, Cute 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the cozy, low-stakes exploration and nature-focused atmosphere found in Alba.

Embark on an adorable adventure, discover new friends and uncover everything the island has to offer. Climb, Swim, Glide and slide your way into the hearts of the many different characters you meet on your travels!

Why similar: Wholesome 32.7% ★, Cozy 25.8%, Family Friendly 9.9%, Collectathon 6.1%, Funny 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a similarly wholesome, open-world experience centered on exploration and helping friends in a vibrant, non-violent setting.

Play as a tiny lil' mushroom who's lost in the forest and can't find its way home. Explore unique areas freely at your own pace, chat with friendly inhabitants, and take on different adventures to get back home!

Why similar: Wholesome 25.4% ★, Cozy 20.7%, Nature 14.1%, Open World 9.4%, Family Friendly 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: This adventure features a charming protagonist exploring a forest, emphasizing nature and discovery just like Alba.

You are a traveling painter, exploring the island of Eastshade. Capture the world on canvas using your artist’s easel. Talk to the inhabitants to learn about their lives. Make friends and help those in need. Visit cities, scale summits, unearth mysteries, and discover forgotten places!

Why similar: Nature 32.5%, Open World 24.1%, Exploration 13.6%, Story Rich 11.4%, Colorful 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Like Alba, this game focuses on exploring a beautiful natural world and capturing its beauty through photography and painting.

Set off on a delightful expedition and use your photographic eye to uncover the mysteries of the magical TOEM in this hand-drawn adventure game. Chat with quirky characters, solve their problems by snapping neat photos, and make your way through a relaxing landscape!

Why similar: Wholesome 33% ★, Cozy 25.9%, Nature 10.4%, Family Friendly 8.3%, Exploration 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: Photography is the primary mechanic for interacting with the world and helping characters, much like in Alba.

A Tropical Open-World adventure. Climb, glide, swim, and sail your boat around a beautiful archipelago in this physics-driven sandbox. Take control of any animal or object you can find, and Jam on your fully playable Ukulele.

Why similar: Open World 27.2%, Exploration 13.9%, Funny 11.3%, Colorful 9.6%, Cute 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A tropical open-world adventure that encourages exploration and interaction with nature through unique mechanics.

You're a curious little kitty with a big personality, on an adventure to find your way back home. Explore the city, make new friends with stray animals, wear delightful hats, and leave more than a little chaos in your wake. After all, isn't that what cats do best?

Why similar: Wholesome 31.7% ★, Cozy 22.2%, Family Friendly 9%, Open World 6.7%, Cartoony 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: A cozy exploration game where you navigate a city as a cat, focusing on curiosity and small-scale adventures.

Be Flint, who is doing his best to keep his grandma's park up and running and make it a place for the campers to enjoy. Learn the camper's wishes and build whatever their hearts desire to attract even more quirky characters and look forward to whimsical conversations and quests.

Why similar: Wholesome 23.6% ★, Cozy 19.5%, Nature 13.5%, Open World 7.6%, Family Friendly 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: You explore a peaceful park and help restore it for visitors, echoing the community-focused goals of Alba.

Unwind and enjoy the slow life in Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles, a relaxing open-world adventure game. Yonder is set in the world of Gemea. A natural island paradise with eight distinct environments ranging from tropical beaches to snow-capped summits.

Why similar: Open World 39.4%, Exploration 17.3%, Family Friendly 12.4%, Cute 10.6%, Adventure 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world adventure focused on exploration and environmental restoration without any combat.

Leave home for the first time to collect memories before a mysterious cataclysm washes everything away. Ride, record, meet people, and unravel the strange world around you in this third-person meditative exploration game.

Why similar: Nature 24.5%, Open World 20.1%, Female Protagonist 20%, Exploration 12%, Story Rich 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes the act of documenting a beautiful world through photography and observation, mirroring the core loop of Alba.

Beasts of Maravilla Island is a 3D adventure game where you take on the role of a young wildlife photographer who traverses Maravilla Island's magical ecosystems to discover extraordinary creatures, learn their behaviors, and, most importantly, photograph their majesty.

Why similar: Collectathon 23.5%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Family Friendly 11.6%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, Exploration 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A 3D adventure centered on exploring an island and photographing magical creatures in their natural habitat.

Carto is a charming adventure game wrapped around a unique, world-altering puzzle mechanic. Use this power to explore mysterious lands, help a quirky cast of characters, and guide Carto on her journey back to her family.

Why similar: Nature 19.2%, Family Friendly 12.8%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Open World 10.1%, Cute 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A charming puzzle-adventure game that relies on exploration and changing the landscape to progress.

Let your empathy guide you as you play an exciting action-adventure, creature-saver game. Understand and tame the creatures of Ava and let them lead you through a variety of ecosystems – all in the hopes of saving the planet from a life-consuming infection.

Why similar: Wholesome 28.3% ★, Cozy 19.2%, Creature Collector 14.3%, Female Protagonist 7.5%, Action-Adventure 6%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on rescuing and healing creatures in a beautiful environment, aligning with the conservation themes of Alba.

Take care of your own island and sail with your boat in this cozy farming adventure! Relax and unwind exploring a tropical archipelago or harvesting your own crops while helping others. Discover the story of Summer in Mara, with farming, crafting and exploring mechanics.

Why similar: Wholesome 33.7% ★, Cozy 27.2%, Nature 13.5%, Female Protagonist 7.9%, Exploration 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the island-life aesthetic and focuses on caring for the environment and helping the local community.

Mika and the Witch’s Mountain is a fantasy adventure about an aspiring witch who delivers packages to the townspeople of a small island. Explore every cranny and soar through the sky with your magic broom.

Why similar: Wholesome 25.8% ★, Cozy 21.4%, Nature 10.7%, Female Protagonist 8.2%, Open World 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A cozy, flight-based exploration game that emphasizes helping others and enjoying a beautiful, stylized world.

Embark on a wholesome adventure to save The Grove! Forage resources, combat the invasive Rot, and restore the community. Relax and enjoy the fruits of your labor in this charming action-RPG starring a grape.

Why similar: Cozy 34%, Family Friendly 13.5%, Action-Adventure 9.4%, Funny 8.6%, Exploration 8%

Why You'll Like It: You play as a guardian of a village, focusing on restoring the environment and helping the local inhabitants.

Welcome to the beautiful and tropical Petit Island! Relive your grandpaw's youthful adventures by exploring the island and meeting all the unique islanders in this heartwarming open-world narrative exploration game. Preserve his memories before they fade away.

Why similar: Nature 19.3%, Family Friendly 13.4%, Open World 11%, Female Protagonist 9.7%, Exploration 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A photography-focused adventure game set on a beautiful island that encourages exploration and relaxation.

Play as an interstellar custodian sent to clean up a polluted ocean planet. Pick up trash, explore the vibrant waters, and take care of axolotl-like alien creatures!

Why similar: Cozy 32.7%, Creature Collector 20.6%, Open World 14.6%, Cute 7.7%, Exploration 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: An underwater exploration game where you clean up pollution to restore a vibrant ecosystem.

Welcome to Cozy Grove, a game about camping on a haunted, ever-changing island. As a Spirit Scout, you'll wander the island's forest each day, finding new hidden secrets and helping soothe the local ghosts. With a little time and a lot of crafting, you'll bring color and joy back to Cozy Grove!

Why similar: Cozy 40.5%, Collectathon 20.1%, Cute 9%, Story Rich 8.2%, Cartoony 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A life-simulation game about helping spirits in a beautiful, hand-drawn forest setting.

It's Mail Time! As a newly trained Mail Scout, put on your pack, grab those letters, and deliver them across Grumblewood Grove! The forest animals eagerly await the sight of your mushroom hat in this cozy, cottagecore light-platformer adventure!

Why similar: Female Protagonist 16.5%, Open World 15.7%, Cartoony 12%, Funny 10.8%, Exploration 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A cozy platformer that focuses on exploration and delivering mail in a whimsical, nature-filled world.

The Last Campfire is an adventure, a story of a lost ember trapped in a puzzling place, searching for meaning and a way home.

Why similar: Family Friendly 30%, Cute 19.1%, Story Rich 17.2%, Adventure 12.6%, 3D 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: An emotional and atmospheric puzzle-adventure that shares the gentle, story-rich tone of Alba.

Terry wants to launch himself into space using his new car. Doing something this cool and reckless will surely make him the talk of the town. Run, drive and glide through this small journey of big discoveries as Terry works towards achieving this goal.

Why similar: Wholesome 27.8% ★, Collectathon 12%, Open World 10.7%, Family Friendly 7.6%, Funny 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world exploration game that captures a sense of freedom and lighthearted fun.

Grow your own worlds and nurture a deep natural connection with everything they hold. See your actions change the world for better! Bring the Evertree back to life in this breathtaking world-crafting sandbox, with life management and adventure elements.

Why similar: Wholesome 38.9% ★, Nature 14.3%, Open World 11%, Family Friendly 9.8%, Exploration 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A game dedicated to restoring nature and building a community in a vibrant, cozy world.

Repair old-school objects in this cozy puzzle game. Join antique-restorer Maria, as she arrives in the sun-soaked town of Bellariva and set out on a journey of helping the townsfolk reconnect.

Why similar: Cozy 21.3%, Female Protagonist 17.2%, Casual 16.4%, Family Friendly 14.6%, Indie 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A short, cozy puzzle game that focuses on the act of fixing things and connecting with people.

Moira McKinnon is running away. A wild adventure through the Scottish Highlands, with open platforming and dynamic storytelling, maps and music. From the creators of Heaven's Vault and 80 Days.

Why similar: Nature 34.3%, Female Protagonist 20.5%, Exploration 13.6%, Open World 12.1%, Story Rich 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven exploration game that emphasizes the beauty of nature and the joy of traversing a landscape.

A single-player journey of discovery through an ancient world of wonders, created by solo developer Jonas Manke.

Why similar: Wholesome 58.5% ★, Exploration 9.8%, Cute 8.7%, Story Rich 7.7%, Colorful 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: A single-player journey through a beautiful, ancient world filled with puzzles and gentle wildlife.

Immerse yourself in a unique narrative experience and explore the thousand summer colors of Dordogne as you revisit your childhood to uncover lost family secrets in this touching formative journey.

Why similar: Wholesome 33.8% ★, Nature 13.1%, Collectathon 10.1%, Family Friendly 9%, Female Protagonist 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven game that captures the beauty of nature and childhood memories through a gentle, emotional lens.

Donut County is a story-based physics puzzle game where you play as an ever-growing hole in the ground. Meet cute characters, steal their trash, and throw them in a hole.

Why similar: Funny 20.7%, Cute 16.1%, Family Friendly 16.1%, Casual 12.5%, Female Protagonist 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A funny, physics-based game that features a cozy aesthetic and a unique way of interacting with the environment.

A Tiny Sticker Tale is a cozy miniature adventure about changing the world, using the power of stickers!

Why similar: Wholesome 36.3% ★, Cozy 34.2%, Family Friendly 10%, Exploration 6.4%, Cute 4.5%

Calico is a day-in-the-life community sim game where you are given an important and adorable task: rebuild the town’s cat café and fill it with cute and cuddly creatures! Build up your café by filling it with cute furniture, fun decorations, yummy pastries, and get it bustling with animals again!

Why similar: Open World 23.5%, Female Protagonist 20.1%, Family Friendly 17.7%, Cute 15.4%, Casual 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A day-in-the-life community sim where you rebuild a cat cafe and interact with animals in a cozy, magical world.

A musical platforming adventure with an emotional story. Play as a silly bard and use music to interact with everything on a journey around the world. Along the way you'll explore, solve puzzles, and meet a huge cast of characters!

Why similar: Family Friendly 15.4%, Story Rich 14.4%, Funny 13.6%, Cute 12.1%, Adventure 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A wholesome, musical adventure that emphasizes kindness and exploration to save the world.

Catch mysterious living snacks and feed them to your friends in this unusual island adventure!

Why similar: Creature Collector 36.6%, Cartoony 11.3%, Story Rich 9%, Exploration 8.9%, Cute 8.7%

Teacup is a short and wholesome narrative adventure game with a focus on exploration and non-linear progression. Help a small and shy frog on her journey to find the ingredients she needs for her tea party!

Why similar: Female Protagonist 20.9%, Family Friendly 14.7%, Cute 12.5%, Exploration 12.4%, Funny 12.3%

Luna's Fishing Garden is a short, cozy fishing and building game. Catch fish, trade it in and create the garden of your dreams by planting new trees, placing water objects and bringing animals to the archipelago.

Why similar: Wholesome 20.3% ★, Cozy 17.2%, Collectathon 16.3%, Nature 12.6%, Female Protagonist 10.2%

Join Snufkin in this musical adventure about restoring harmony and balance to Moominvalley, protecting it from the industrious Park Keeper.

Why similar: Wholesome 26.3% ★, Cozy 19.6%, Open World 12.4%, Funny 8.4%, Family Friendly 8%

Grab your axe and save the environment by chopping and recycling every man-made thing in your path and solving puzzles with your charming animal friends!

Why similar: Nature 24.8%, Family Friendly 17.2%, Funny 11.6%, Cartoony 11.3%, Cute 9.2%

Explore the remains of a fallen world from fascinating perspectives! Slip into the role of different animals to uncover the fate of an ancient world. Dive into deep waters, fly at lofty heights, dig underground as a mole or even climb steep cliffs with a mountain goat, there are lots of ways of getting around.

Why similar: Wholesome 29.5% ★, Cozy 21.8%, Nature 14.3%, Family Friendly 8.6%, Female Protagonist 7.8%

Set foot on a magical island and explore a whimsical small open world as ILA, a spirited young witch-in-training searching for her lost kitty, Coco. With your trusty skatebroom, find secret places, collectables, and improve your magic and flying abilities as you reach the summit.

Why similar: Wholesome 29.9% ★, Cozy 23%, Family Friendly 8.5%, Female Protagonist 7.9%, Open World 6.5%

Boat, climb, interact and explore in the beautiful ruins of a sunken world.

Why similar: Nature 20.2%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Open World 15.3%, Family Friendly 15.2%, Exploration 10.4%

Fresh Start is a relaxing single player game, in which you embark on a mission to clean up the world and restore nature to its fresh and colorful shape. Watch as the world changes in front of your eyes as you help animals, solve puzzles and grow plants around you.

Why similar: Family Friendly 36.3%, Story Rich 16.8%, 3D 16%, Funny 11.8%, Casual 10.6%

Play as Boris, a curious baby boar who must learn how to use his nose to reunite with his family after a forest fire. Explore beautiful landscapes, track scents, and uncover secrets as you slowly reconnect with nature in this cozy animal adventure.

Why similar: Cozy 17.3%, Nature 16.2%, Exploration 10.3%, Collectathon 9.9%, Open World 9.1%

A 3D adventure platformer where you play as a kind alpaca dedicated to helping their animal friends.

Why similar: Creature Collector 19.5%, Collectathon 16.8%, Open World 11.2%, Nature 10.4%, Family Friendly 9.7%

Catch hundreds of tinykin and use their unique powers to bring Milo back to his home planet and back to normal size!

Why similar: Family Friendly 17.5%, Collectathon 16.8%, Cartoony 13.8%, Action-Adventure 11.4%, Funny 10.1%

Go on a summer vacation to the Cloudy Valley archipelago! Swim, climb, and explore the different islands at your own pace. Discover treasures or enjoy a cozy and relaxing atmosphere by the waves...

Why similar: Wholesome 25.9% ★, Nature 17.1%, Open World 11%, Exploration 8.7%, Female Protagonist 8.4%

Cast away on an island paradise complete with a cast of friendly frogs. Enjoy sandbox island life and explore at your own pace, solving sticky situations for your new friends and trading your way to fixing your ship!

Why similar: Nature 28.6%, Cartoony 12.9%, Exploration 11.5%, Cute 9.8%, Action-Adventure 9.2%

Experience the moving tale of a young woman and her lifelong bond with a magnificent wolf as they embark on a thrilling adventure through a rapidly dying world.

Why similar: Nature 36.3%, Female Protagonist 27.4%, Adventure 17.1%, Colorful 10.3%, Indie 6.3%

It's 1986 - Meredith Weiss takes a break from her career in the big city to deliver mail in her hometown. How will she experience two weeks in beautiful Providence Oaks, with its iconic lake and quirky community? And what will she do next? It's up to you.

Why similar: Cozy 31.4%, Wholesome 30.5% ★, Female Protagonist 12%, Open World 11.8%, Story Rich 6.9%

Surf the waters of a submerged city! Unravel the past, save the islanders from mysterious sea monsters and discover secrets hidden under the surface.

Why similar: Nature 25.3%, Cartoony 17.9%, Action-Adventure 17%, Female Protagonist 11%, 3D 8.8%

Lead Abby the string puppet through a bruised, but beautiful fairy tale world in this cinematic adventure. Solve riddles, evade traps and shake off pursuers on the way to find freedom. Can Abby take control of her fate with all the strings attached?

Why similar: Wholesome 37.2% ★, Cozy 25.4%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Story Rich 7.8%, Exploration 6.8%

Embark on a journey of forgiveness through impossible environments and illusionary puzzles. Experience this meditative and calming puzzle game by manipulating monuments and creating evolving paths to explore new, surreal, and mysterious worlds.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 33.1%, Exploration 21%, Casual 14.4%, Adventure 13.2%, 3D 10.5%

Solve puzzles, riddles, and embark on an exciting journey of discovery! Join Toto and Gal as they explore dreamscapes and befriend magical creatures. Lost in their imagination, the brother and sister must stick together and solve puzzles to find their way home.

Why similar: Wholesome 35.2% ★, Family Friendly 16.5%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Funny 11%, Story Rich 8.4%

Join Norah, a woman plagued by a mysterious illness, in her search for her missing husband in this adventure puzzle game set on a lush island paradise. Immerse yourself in stunning visuals and unlock forbidden secrets in a moving tale of mystery and love.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 30.4%, Story Rich 16.4%, Exploration 13.1%, Adventure 11.3%, Colorful 8%

An unnatural storm leaves an adventurous aviator stranded for decades within the infamous Bermuda. Overcome creatures of the deep and unravel the islands secrets in search of a way back home.

Why similar: Wholesome 37.3% ★, Cozy 30.2%, Family Friendly 12%, Story Rich 6.2%, Cute 4.4%

Restore your town as you run, jump and dash through cozy locales while helping lovable townsfolk! Become immersed in a tight-knit community of animals and robots while becoming the town hero in this heart-warming solarpunk adventure.

Why similar: Wholesome 29.7% ★, Cozy 19%, Nature 14.2%, Collectathon 12.1%, Family Friendly 6.5%

Röki is a stunning adventure set in the snowcapped wilderness. As Tove, you must explore an uncharted world of hidden legends and forgotten monsters. Solve puzzles, collect curiosities, and uncover a tale of tragic loss, as you chart your path to redemption.

Why similar: Nature 32.6%, Female Protagonist 21.5%, Story Rich 12.5%, Colorful 7.9%, Casual 7.5%

Immerse yourself in a relaxing, minimalist and colorful adventure. Flow with Naiad across a mysterious river and interact with its fauna and flora to discover little secrets. Enjoy a wholesome experience with an original and dreamy visual style.

Why similar: Nature 28.7%, Family Friendly 16%, Exploration 14.3%, Cute 12.3%, Adventure 8.4%

Take to the sky and reunite a fragmented world in this surprisingly wholesome metroidvania! Help Iko adventure across beautiful hand-painted islands, receive letters from a quirky cast of characters, and face powerful monstrous adversaries.

Why similar: Nature 19.6%, Family Friendly 13.2%, Open World 11.6%, Story Rich 9.3%, Exploration 8.7%

Garden Trills is a cozy puzzle-platformer where you fly as an adorable sparrow through enchanting Mediterranean gardens. Help your neighbors, grow vibrant flowers, and harness their powers to reach new destinations as you flutter into the heart of Vernubiel’s gardens.

Why similar: Wholesome 25.9% ★, Cozy 21.6%, Nature 13.8%, Collectathon 9.4%, Open World 8.1%

As the last mother fox on Earth, your cubs need all your care to survive in a merciless world that slowly destroys itself. You have to help them, teach them and save them. And you should never forget that extinction is forever – in the real world and in this 2023 BAFTA award winning experience.

Why similar: Nature 29.8%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Open World 10.4%, Exploration 10%, Cute 9.7%

Venba is a short narrative cooking game, where you play as an Indian mom who immigrates to Canada with her family in the 1980s. Cook various dishes and restore lost recipes, hold branching conversations, and explore South Indian food in this story about family, love, and loss.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 41.8%, Story Rich 18.8%, Exploration 16.7%, Casual 15.9%, Indie 6.8%