- #1 Jusant
97% matchVery Positive93% of 6,592 reviews2023
Dev: DON'T NOD
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Enjoy meditative vibes in Jusant, an action-puzzle climbing game. Scale an immeasurably tall tower and ascend to new heights alongside your watery companion. Master your climbing tools, find your way up through diverse biomes, and piece together the tower’s past.
Why similar: Soundtrack 21.4% ★, Parkour 14.4%, Cinematic 12%, Nature 10.6%, Platformer 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game is the definitive climbing experience, focusing on meditative, physics-based vertical traversal and atmospheric storytelling.
- #2 Surmount: A Mountain Climbing Adventure
96% matchVery Positive86% of 138 reviews2024
Dev: Jasper OprelPub: Indiana-Jonas
Windows · Mac
Fling yourself into a mountain climbing adventure! Become the first to reach the top of the highest mountain in the world and meet eccentric characters along the way!
Why similar: Parkour 25.1%, Nature 23.3%, Platformer 9.8%, Colorful 8.4%, Action-Adventure 8%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a physics-based approach to climbing that mirrors the challenging, tactile nature of Atan.
- #3 Praey for the Gods
95% matchVery Positive81% of 3,096 reviews2021
Dev: No Matter Studios
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Praey for the Gods is a boss climbing open world adventure game where you play a lone hero sent to the edge of a dying frozen land to explore and solve the secrets of a never ending winter. Grapple, glide and grab hold of massive beasts as you fight to survive and return the world to proper order.
Why similar: Soundtrack 21.8% ★, Cinematic 18%, 3D Platformer 15.5%, Action-Adventure 9.7%, Third Person 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the specific thrill of scaling massive, living colossi in a harsh, frozen wilderness.
- #4 Grow Home
94% matchVery Positive92% of 5,587 reviews2015
Dev: Reflections, a Ubisoft StudioPub: Infogrames
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Experience the freedom of unbounded climbing as you take control of BUD, a procedurally animated robot on a quest to save his planet. Create your own path through an alien world as you control and ride a giant plant on a vertical journey to the stars.
Why similar: Parkour 30.1%, 3D Platformer 23.6%, Exploration 11.3%, Cute 8.7%, Adventure 7%
Why You'll Like It: Features unique, limb-based climbing mechanics that make every vertical ascent feel like a personal accomplishment.
- #5 Sable
94% matchVery Positive86% of 6,278 reviews2021
Dev: ShedworksPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Embark on an unique and unforgettable journey and guide Sable through her Gliding; a rite of passage that will take her across vast deserts and mesmerizing landscapes, capped by the remains of spaceships and ancient wonders.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 26.5%, Platformer 18.8%, Exploration 15.1%, Atmospheric 14.9%, Puzzle 13.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the joy of exploration and climbing in a beautifully stylized, atmospheric open world.
- #6 Immortals Fenyx Rising
93% matchMostly Positive73% of 4,551 reviews2022
Dev: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 20.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Immortals Fenyx Rising brings grand mythological adventure to life. Play as Fenyx on a quest to save the Greek gods.
Why similar: Third Person 18.7%, Action-Adventure 18.2%, Puzzle 16%, Adventure 9.1%, Exploration 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features a stamina-based climbing system that encourages players to scale every mountain and structure in its vast world.
- #7 Solar Ash
92% matchVery Positive90% of 1,436 reviews2022
Dev: Heart MachinePub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
From the creators of the award-winning Hyper Light Drifter comes the high-speed and gravity-bending world of Solar Ash.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 21.3%, Platformer 15.5%, Action-Adventure 13.9%, Third Person 9.7%, Exploration 9%
Why You'll Like It: Combines fluid, high-speed movement with the challenge of scaling massive entities in a surreal, atmospheric setting.
- #8 A Short Hike
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 22,017 reviews2019
Dev: adamgryu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 27.1%, Exploration 21%, 3D Platformer 20.2%, Cute 19.2%, Adventure 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the peaceful, nature-focused exploration and vertical progression found in Atan's more serene moments.
- #9 Blue Fire
91% matchVery Positive81% of 3,056 reviews2021
Dev: Robi StudiosPub: Graffiti Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Explore the fallen world of Penumbra in this precision 3D metroidvania platformer. Slash fierce enemies, conquer deadly traps, uncover ancient temples, and master fast, fluid movement across challenging platforming gauntlets in your quest to restore a fallen kingdom.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 19.8%, Platformer 14.1%, Action-Adventure 12.2%, Exploration 9.4%, Cute 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A precision platformer that emphasizes fluid movement and complex traversal through atmospheric, challenging environments.
- #10 Refunct
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 17,421 reviews2015
Dev: Dominique Grieshofer
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Refunct is a peaceful, short first-person platformer about restoring a vibrant world.
Why similar: Parkour 43%, 3D Platformer 22.1%, Platformer 11.1%, Atmospheric 6.5%, Exploration 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric parkour platformer that focuses on the pure joy of movement and environmental traversal.
- #11 BETON BRUTAL
89% matchVery Positive94% of 1,282 reviews2023
Dev: Jan Malitschek
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Climb a massive overgrown concrete tower while constantly at risk of falling and losing precious progress. BETON BRUTAL offers a fluid and responsive first person parkour experience through tranquil brutalist architecture.
Why similar: Parkour 39.2%, 3D Platformer 22%, Platformer 8.9%, Nature 8.5%, Atmospheric 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A precision platformer that emphasizes parkour and atmospheric design, rewarding players for mastering difficult jumps.
- #12 Grow Up
89% matchVery Positive92% of 1,902 reviews2016
Dev: Reflections, a Ubisoft StudioPub: Infogrames
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Leaping from mind-boggling heights, bouncing off Champolines, soaring inches from floating islands, BUD can do it all - that look of mild terror, that’s his daredevil face. Help the adorable little robot collect MOM’s scattered ship parts and return them to the moon.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 32.4%, Exploration 17.4%, Adventure 12.1%, Cute 10.7%, Atmospheric 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: Expands on the vertical climbing and exploration mechanics of its predecessor with even more freedom to traverse the skies.
- #13 Snake Pass
88% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,317 reviews2017
Dev: Sumo DigitalPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Slither, coil and climb your way to the top of Haven Tor in this one of a kind physics based, puzzle platform adventure from award winning independent studio Sumo Digital!
Why similar: Nature 23.6%, 3D Platformer 19.6%, Platformer 13%, Exploration 9.3%, Puzzle 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a unique, physics-based take on movement and climbing that requires players to think differently about traversal.
- #14 Valley
87% matchVery Positive91% of 6,690 reviews2016
Dev: Blue Isle StudiosPub: Blue Isle Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore the vast and beautiful world of Valley using the power of the L.E.A.F. suit: a fierce exoskeleton that grants exceptional speed and agility along with the phenomenal ability to manipulate the life and death of all living things.
Why similar: Parkour 45.8%, Exploration 12%, 3D Platformer 11.4%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Adventure 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Centers on a movement-enhancing suit that allows for incredible speed and verticality while exploring lush, natural landscapes.
- #15 Journey
86% matchVery Positive94% of 37,631 reviews2020
Dev: thatgamecompanyPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Explore the ancient, mysterious world of Journey as you soar above ruins and glide across sands to discover its secrets.
Why similar: Atmospheric 39%, Exploration 32.5%, Adventure 20.2%, 3D 5.9%, Singleplayer 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: An iconic atmospheric adventure that uses movement and environmental storytelling to create a profound sense of wonder.
- #16 Mirror's Edge™
86% matchVery Positive88% of 39,035 reviews2009
Dev: DICEPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
In a city where information is heavily monitored, couriers called Runners transport sensitive data. In this seemingly utopian paradise, a crime has been committed, & you are being hunted. You are a Runner called Faith and this innovative first-person action-adventure is your story.
Why similar: Parkour 38.3%, Action-Adventure 13.2%, 3D Platformer 13.1%, Platformer 9%, Exploration 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: The quintessential parkour experience that prioritizes momentum and environmental navigation in a distinct, atmospheric world.
- #17 Postmouse
85% matchVery Positive90% of 1,585 reviews2023
Dev: Critters CollectivePub: The Animation Workshop
Windows
Join Postmouse on their very first journey to deliver mail in a treacherous world unfit for a tiny mouse. Explore the ruins, meet charming characters and solve puzzles on your way through an abandoned mansion in this free, student-made adventure - all in one small mouse-sized package!
Why similar: 3D Platformer 23.3%, Exploration 10.4%, Cute 10.1%, Third Person 10%, Adventure 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Exploration and platforming in a small-scale world that captures the sense of wonder found in Atan.
- #18 Cloud Climber
84% matchVery Positive92% of 4,129 reviews2021
Dev: Two Star Games
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 11%
A surreal first person walking sim about the end of humanity. Explore magnificent sky-bound ruins, and learn why they were built.
Why similar: Atmospheric 27.8%, Adventure 17.7%, Exploration 16.6%, Puzzle 11.9%, 3D 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A simple, atmospheric experience that focuses on the core concept of climbing through the clouds.
- #19 Pizzapocalypse
83% matchVery Positive96% of 340 reviews2024
Dev: Monkey Strike GamesPub: Breda University of Applied Sciences
Windows
A game made by students in twelve weeks. As a chef, master your pizza moveset to traverse a corporation-ridden town in this cartoony 3D platformer!
Why similar: 3D Platformer 28.2%, Platformer 18.3%, Action-Adventure 15%, Exploration 11.5%, Cute 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A 3D platformer that emphasizes exploration and movement in a vibrant, stylized world.
- #20 ABZU
84% matchVery Positive93% of 27,307 reviews2016
Dev: Giant SquidPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
From the art director of Journey®, ABZÛ is a beautiful underwater adventure that evokes the dream of diving. Immerse yourself in a vibrant hidden world bursting with color and life as you descend into the heart of the ocean. But beware as you swim deeper as dangers lurk in the depths.
Why similar: Atmospheric 30.1%, Exploration 25.6%, Colorful 12.2%, Adventure 10.3%, Third Person 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: While underwater, it shares the same sense of scale, atmospheric beauty, and meditative exploration found in Atan.
- #21 Superflight
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,553 reviews2017
Dev: GrizzlyGames
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Superflight is an intense, easy to learn wingsuit game with an infinite number of beautiful procedurally generated maps. A great game to relax for half an hour and chase your latest highscore!
Why similar: Parkour 35.4%, Atmospheric 30.4%, Exploration 14.1%, Action 12.5%, Singleplayer 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses entirely on the thrill of high-speed movement and navigating through tight, atmospheric gaps in the terrain.
- #22 Human Fall Flat
81% matchVery Positive95% of 224,340 reviews2016
Dev: No Brakes GamesPub: Curve Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Human Fall Flat is a hilarious, light-hearted platformer set in floating dreamscapes that can be played solo or with up to 8 players online. Free new levels keep its vibrant community rewarded.
Why similar: Parkour 32.3%, Puzzle 28.4%, Action 13.8%, Adventure 13.5%, 3D Platformer 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: Uses physics-based controls to make climbing and movement a hilarious, challenging, and rewarding puzzle.
- #23 Outer Wilds
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 102,192 reviews2020
Dev: Mobius DigitalPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.
Why similar: Exploration 33%, Puzzle 22%, Atmospheric 20.7%, Adventure 11.7%, 3D 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: While more puzzle-focused, it shares the same spirit of discovery and atmospheric exploration in a vast, mysterious world.
- #24 Dawn
82% matchVery Positive91% of 870 reviews2017
Dev: Brave Rabbit GamesPub: SMU Guildhall
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Dawn is an atmospheric 3D platformer in which players guide a druidic creature named Ash through a beautiful environment to bring life and light back to a dead tree at the center of the world.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 48.1%, Adventure 29.3%, Atmospheric 18%, Singleplayer 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play title that emphasizes atmospheric exploration and simple, relaxing movement.
- #25 Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
80% matchVery Positive82% of 81,393 reviews2017
Dev: Bennett Foddy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 60%
A game I made for a certain kind of person. To hurt them.
Why similar: Platformer 51.6%, Singleplayer 16.2%, Third Person 15.6%, Adventure 8.3%, Action 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A punishing but rewarding test of patience and climbing skill that strips the genre down to its most basic, frustrating elements.
- #26 Firewatch
79% matchVery Positive91% of 97,344 reviews2016
Dev: Campo SantoPub: Panic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.
Why similar: Atmospheric 37.3%, Exploration 26.8%, Adventure 20.2%, Colorful 8.8%, Singleplayer 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a strong focus on environmental exploration and atmosphere, grounding the player in a beautiful, natural setting.
- #27 SkyIsland
78% matchVery Positive92% of 938 reviews2023
Dev: Team.Olympus
Windows
"SkyIsland" is made by a group of students in a college, quarter-view action-adventure game. Enjoy the wonderful world and beautiful environments as you help the protagonist, Pino, fix his broken plane and defeat monsters to return home safely.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 16.4%, 3D Platformer 13.8%, Linear 13.4%, Exploration 12.2%, Third Person 8.6%
- #28 Lumin's Path
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 87 reviews2020
Dev: Buckle Up Games
Windows
Lumin's Path is an atmospheric 3D platformer using light and darkness to impact the world in mysterious ways.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 43.3%, Adventure 41.3%, Fantasy 15.4%
Why You'll Like It: A casual adventure that focuses on exploration and traversal through a fantasy-inspired landscape.
- #29 Above
78% matchVery Positive88% of 128 reviews2024
Dev: Dreamful Projects
Windows
ABOVE is a challenging climbing game set in a mysterious world. Reach, jump and grab on to rocks and moving objects as you pave your way through the vertical terrain. Experience a mysterious and intriguing world with gameplay that will challenge both your skills and endurance.
Why similar: Cinematic 21.3%, 3D Platformer 17.8%, Action-Adventure 11.6%, Third Person 11.1%, Exploration 7.9%
- #30 A Dual Ascent
75% matchVery Positive95% of 101 reviews2024
Dev: Mountain Toad EntertainmentPub: Rubika Supinfogame
Windows
Discover the tale of two peculiar characters: the Old Pilgrim and the Little Star, as they embark on a journey up the Great Mountain of Wonders. Guide them both simultaneously with a single controller. Join this poetic adventure that will challenge your mind and skills!
Why similar: Linear 18.8%, Nature 18.4%, Puzzle 17.7%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, Fantasy 10.4%
- #31 Big Hops
73% matchVery Positive93% of 502 reviews2026
Dev: Luckshot Games
Windows
Tongue-swing, free climb, and build your own path forward in a new kind of 3D platformer! Plant veggie bounce pads, tightropes, hookshots, and much more. Find a way home through huge Desert, Ocean, and Mountain worlds and collect bugs, upgrade your backpack, and meet animal friends along the way.
Why similar: Parkour 40%, 3D Platformer 11.7%, Platformer 9.7%, Cute 7.1%, Action-Adventure 6.3%
- #32 Viking Hiking
76% matchVery Positive86% of 120 reviews2023
Dev: Team AsgardenersPub: Breda University of Applied Sciences
Windows
Viking Hiking is a cheerful 3D Platformer. Join Bøf on his adventure to reach Valhalla. Jump, dash and use the horn as you explore a lush but challenging island! Viking Hiking is a FREE game made by second year students from Breda University.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 30.7%, Platformer 17.5%, Exploration 14.3%, Cute 13.3%, Adventure 7.8%
- #33 Nomad
77% matchVery Positive86% of 57 reviews2023
Dev: Bob WuPub: USC Games
Windows
A serene first-person 3D platformer where you use a magical rope to traverse the body of a dormant ancient colossus in order to heal its wounds and awaken it once again. Embark on a relaxing journey of melancholy to rekindle one of nature's long-lost wonders.
Why similar: Parkour 27.1%, 3D Platformer 15.9%, Platformer 10.7%, Adventure 10.1%, Action 7.3%
- #34 Team Rise
76% matchMixed68% of 79 reviews2023
Dev: Homyrest
Windows
Discover the fun of team climbing! Explore all the secrets, shortcuts and traps! Share this adventure as a team, or do it alone.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 26.4%, Platformer 16.5%, Action-Adventure 15.1%, Third Person 11.9%, Exploration 9.8%
- #35 Vestige
75% matchVery Positive90% of 118 reviews2022
Dev: Chemical Games
Windows
Vestige is a third-person Action Platformer student-made game in which you play as a small adventurer, eager to uncover forgotten secrets. Jump and dash through various challenges and experience an exciting and fast-paced combat against a variety of enemies.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 21.5%, Platformer 16.5%, Action-Adventure 13.8%, Exploration 9.5%, Third Person 9%
- #36 GRAPPIN
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 61 reviews2023
Dev: POLYLABO
Windows
After a difficult awakening, you stumble upon the Grip, a mysterious artifact and grappling hook. Climb up the Mountain to bring back the Grip to the top and unravel the mystery surrounding the Grip. Bon voyage!
Why similar: Parkour 24.2%, 3D Platformer 15.2%, Platformer 10.9%, Action-Adventure 9.9%, Linear 8.4%
- #37 Skybound
70% matchVery Positive92% of 75 reviews2025
Dev: Half Home GamesPub: DADIU
Windows
Skybound is a 3D exploration platformer focused on fun, fluid movement mechanics, parkour and environmental puzzle solving.
Why similar: Parkour 35.5%, Platformer 17.3%, Exploration 10.7%, Atmospheric 6.5%, Cute 6.2%
- #38 JUMP de PON
73% matchMixed69% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: 24Frame,inc.
Windows
Just keep climbing. Avoid falling rocks, climb cliffs and reach the goal. This game is a time attack type 3D action game that challenges you to reach the goal as fast as possible with simple controls.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 40.7%, Action-Adventure 20.6%, Third Person 18.3%, Action 9.8%, 3D 8.9%
- #39 Adapta Solva Legacy
71% matchVery Positive97% of 92 reviews2024
Dev: Ares BrazeltonPub: Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen
Windows
Adapta Solva is a short puzzle platformer adventure. Play as an Adaptarian to absorb elements from magical shrines to solve puzzles and overcome obstacles. Uncover the truth behind your creation in a world laid to ruin by an unknown cause.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 19.1%, Platformer 14.5%, Puzzle 10.8%, Nature 9.6%, Exploration 8.5%
- #40 Gecko Gods
68% matchVery Positive96% of 476 reviews2026
Dev: InresinPub: Super Rare Originals
Windows
Explore a forgotten land in Gecko Gods, a puzzle-adventure as a tiny gecko. Climb walls, solve ancient puzzles and uncover a lost civilisation in a world full of hidden paths, quiet secrets and natural wonder.
Why similar: Nature 19.2%, Platformer 17.5%, 3D Platformer 15.1%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Adventure 7.6%
- #41 Valley Peaks
70% matchVery Positive96% of 191 reviews2024
Dev: Tub ClubPub: Those Awesome Guys
Windows
Embark on a cozy climbing adventure in Valley Peaks, a ribbiting first-person platformer where each mountain is like a puzzle. Install Radio Towers at the top of every ridge to connect the froggy inhabitants to the wider world, venture further into the Valley, conquer peaks and unravel mysteries!
Why similar: Parkour 28.8%, Nature 16.3%, 3D Platformer 13.6%, Platformer 10.7%, Exploration 7.3%
- #42 Popo's Tower
74% matchMixed66% of 50 reviews2020
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
A colorful rapid 3D-Platformer in which a stranded pilot jumps, climbs, and dropkicks their way through a magical island. Climb high towers, run across walls, and make dangerous jumps you deemed impossible!
Why similar: Parkour 32.3%, 3D Platformer 18.9%, Adventure 11.1%, Action 8.4%, Cute 8%
- #43 Bouncy Goat Climb
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 338 reviews2022
Dev: Jesper Bergman
Windows
A highly punishing 3D precision platformer about a goat bouncing up a beautiful mountain to save its scared baby goat. Can you handle the challenge and endure all obstacles that you will face on your way up the mountain?
Why similar: Platformer 26.6%, Nature 19.6%, Cute 12%, Adventure 11.6%, Linear 10.1%
- #44 Moen
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 209 reviews2024
Dev: Ambient Melancholy
Windows
Climb the mountain while you make friends. A multiplayer 3D platformer playground where you do whatever you feel like. You can climb the mountain, do activities around the Island or just chill out and meet new friends.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 25.4%, Platformer 18.2%, Third Person 12.8%, Cute 11.2%, Atmospheric 9.9%
- #45 Ibatic
72% matchVery Positive86% of 71 reviews2022
Dev: Moonfish Studio
Windows
Ibatic is a fast-paced platformer in which you evolve in a fantastic world. Beat the fastest time in each level by sliding, jumping and dashing through various deadly environments using the power of your staff.
Why similar: Parkour 35.6%, Platformer 11.3%, 3D Platformer 10.3%, Linear 8.1%, Third Person 8.1%
- #46 Adventure Climb VR
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 419 reviews2019
Dev: MXTreality
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 19%
Adventure Climb VR is a room-scale climbing experience suitable for anyone of any age - particularly great for newcomers to VR. Achieve triumph through a combination of physically demanding climbing techniques and puzzle challenges that are designed by actual rock climbers.
Why similar: Parkour 23.7%, 3D Platformer 16%, Nature 11.3%, Action-Adventure 11.3%, Puzzle 8.5%
- #47 Hoverflow
67% matchVery Positive95% of 154 reviews2026
Dev: Simon In Motion
Windows
You have been snatched from your world to take part in a challenging Pilgrimage that very few have completed.. Surf, jump, climb and keep your flow while finding secrets and beating time trials! Go on Pilgrim, I have faith in you.
Why similar: Parkour 29.6%, 3D Platformer 16.2%, Platformer 12.1%, Action-Adventure 11%, Linear 5%
- #48 Cairn
64% matchVery Positive95% of 18,677 reviews2026
Dev: The Game Bakers
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Reach a summit never climbed before in this survival-climber from the creators of Furi and Haven. Climb anywhere and plan your route carefully, managing pitons and resources to survive unforgiving Mount Kami. Discover what Aava is willing to sacrifice to achieve the ascent of a lifetime.
Why similar: Parkour 28.2%, Cinematic 19.3%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, Exploration 10.8%, Atmospheric 9.7%
- #49 Jumpbound
68% matchVery Positive96% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: Another Round Entertainment
Windows
Jump and dash your way to the top in this challenging first-person platformer. Unlock new air jumps and dashes at every milestone as you master your movement abilities and climb through a mysterious, atmospheric world.
Why similar: Parkour 29.6%, 3D Platformer 21.7%, Cinematic 13.8%, Platformer 12.4%, Atmospheric 9.5%
- #50 Peaks of Yore
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,672 reviews2023
Dev: Anders Grube JensenPub: TraipseWare
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 20.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Travel around The Great Gales to climb challenging peaks in this physics-based climbing adventure set in 1887. Meet like-minded mountaineers, unlock helpful climbing gear, and become a pioneer of mountaineering.
Why similar: Parkour 22.1%, Nature 17.8%, Platformer 16.7%, Exploration 10.6%, Atmospheric 10.2%
- #51 Peblito: Rock and Roll
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 94 reviews2021
Dev: Studio Half-
Windows
Peblito: Rock and Roll is a 3D platformer where you play as Peblito, a small yet determined pebble, on his journey through a mystical volcano. Dash, swing, and roll your way through a variety of obstacles in this lighthearted platforming adventure inspired by 90's platforming collect-a-thons!
Why similar: 3D Platformer 19.4%, Platformer 12.7%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, Third Person 9.5%, Exploration 9%
- #52 Twin Stones: The Journey of Bukka
70% matchVery Positive90% of 154 reviews2021
Dev: Oasis Balloon - StudioPub: ESAT
Windows
Twin Stones: The Journey of Bukka is a challenging 3D platformer, featuring Bukka on his mythical adventure where he has to save a colorful and alive world along with the God Shiva.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 19.7%, Third Person 14.2%, Platformer 12.7%, Nature 10.6%, Fantasy 9.8%
- #53 Gibbon: Beyond the Trees
68% matchVery Positive89% of 564 reviews2022
Dev: Broken Rules
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Master the gibbon’s art of movement with a unique moveset that lets you swing, slide and somersault through a lush jungle canopy, and experience a free-flowing story of family and survival as you search for a home that may be lost forever.
Why similar: Soundtrack 35.1% ★, Nature 16%, Platformer 9.3%, Action-Adventure 8.9%, Cute 7%
- #54 Pecker
67% matchVery Positive94% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Fonteinsoft UG
Windows
Pecker offers a unique climbing mechanic in a colorful world filled with puzzles and some enemies.
Why similar: Parkour 23.6%, 3D Platformer 15.7%, Action-Adventure 9%, Platformer 8.8%, Exploration 7.7%
- #55 Only Climb: Better Together
69% matchMixed53% of 3,274 reviews2023
Dev: Exbyte Studios
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Tired of sitting on the ground? Take a sky-high journey with your friends in Only Climb: Better Together! Touch the clouds with your own hands and find out what's behind them, but remember, there are no easy paths…
Why similar: 3D Platformer 32%, Platformer 21.8%, Third Person 16%, Fantasy 8.9%, Atmospheric 8.6%
- #56 S.P.L.I.C.E.D.
69% matchMixed64% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: Fishbait StudiosPub: Breda University of Applied Sciences
Windows
S.P.L.I.C.E.D. is a FREE Metroidvania made by students from Breda University of Applied Sciences. Traverse a Biopunk Chinatown with high mobility and difficult combat encounters.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 28.7%, Platformer 22.7%, Action-Adventure 19.1%, Colorful 10.4%, Action 7.5%
- #57 One Ping Only
69% matchVery Positive92% of 252 reviews2018
Dev: Triconn Games
Windows
A student built, subdued adventure game that will take the player to unseen depths utilizing a unique and novel approach to vision and clarity.
Why similar: Action 52.7%, Adventure 47.3%
- #58 PIO
66% matchVery Positive83% of 206 reviews2025
Dev: Star of Star
Windows
The game "PIO" is a game created by Korean university students! Prove your strength in a world of stars and become the brightest star! In PIO, you will take on trials to prove your light and challenge yourself to become the most radiant star.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 27.1%, Action-Adventure 18.7%, Action 13.1%, Cute 9.9%, Colorful 9.4%