Games Like AWAY: The Survival Series

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: Platformer 15%, Action-Adventure 13.1%, Family Friendly 11.9%, Story Rich 11.6%, Cute 11%

Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the fluid, acrobatic movement of a small creature navigating through lush forest canopies.

Lost, alone and separated from family, a stray cat must untangle an ancient mystery to escape a long-forgotten cybercity and find their way home.

Why similar: Third Person 20.6%, Cute 18.4%, Exploration 18%, Open World 17.5%, Atmospheric 15.4%

Why You'll Like It: Playing as a cat in a post-apocalyptic city captures the same sense of animal-based exploration and navigation found in AWAY.

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: Third Person 18.7%, Relaxing 16.7%, Family Friendly 16%, Exploration 14.1%, Story Rich 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: The ability to inhabit various animals to explore a ruined, beautiful world mirrors the nature-documentary feel of the seed game.

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: Cute 20.5%, Exploration 18.7%, Open World 18.7%, Atmospheric 17.2%, Story Rich 13.6%

Why You'll Like It: This provides a poignant, survival-focused experience from an animal's perspective in a harsh, changing environment.

Spirit of the North is a single-player 3rd-person adventure game inspired by the breathtaking and mysterious landscapes of Iceland. Play as an ordinary red fox whose story becomes entwined with the guardian of the Northern Lights, a female spirit fox.

Why similar: Relaxing 26%, Exploration 22.2%, Casual 16.1%, Third Person 10.6%, Atmospheric 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the beauty of nature and exploration through the eyes of a fox in a stunning, atmospheric world.

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: Third Person 17%, Action-Adventure 15.1%, Exploration 13.9%, Relaxing 13.3%, Cute 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: This title highlights the photography and discovery aspects of nature exploration, allowing you to document unique wildlife.

Control a herd of charming creatures called Trebhum and explore an unforgettable alien world filled with exotic lifeforms and surreal environments. Discover dozens of mutations to overcome puzzles, explore new biomes, and survive on a dangerous planet.

Why similar: Open World 16.3%, Family Friendly 11.6%, Third Person 10.6%, Exploration 9.5%, Story Rich 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: It features surreal, alien environments and survival-based exploration that challenges your ability to adapt to a changing world.

As a powerful Lynx, you will make your way through vast open landscapes. In the harsh tundra, you will raise and strengthen your cubs by mastering your skills for hunting prey. Do everything you can to prepare your little ones for the vicious entities dwelling in the wilderness.

Why similar: Cute 24.7%, Exploration 22.6%, Atmospheric 19.2%, Story Rich 17.6%, Colorful 16%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes the maternal instinct and the challenges of survival in the wild, similar to the family-saving journey in AWAY.

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

Why similar: Relaxing 20.1%, Exploration 17.3%, 3D Platformer 17.2%, Open World 16.9%, Cute 15.2%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a relaxing, movement-focused exploration experience in a beautiful, natural setting that emphasizes freedom.

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: Family Friendly 20.5%, Open World 20.1%, Cute 18.9%, Exploration 16.5%, 3D Platformer 14.6%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the joy and curiosity of exploring a world from the perspective of a small animal with agile movement.

Enjoy the serenity of the Amazon rainforest in this cozy short nature exploration game. As a butterfly researcher on a five-day camping trip, explore nearby tracks, take photos, meet animal friends, and journal the discoveries found along the way!

Why similar: Photo Editing 60.5% ★, Family Friendly 8.4%, Relaxing 8.3%, Exploration 7.6%, Cute 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the peaceful, observational side of nature and photography in a vibrant, small-scale 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: Open World 16.3%, 3D Platformer 15.8%, Cute 11.1%, Relaxing 10.9%, Third Person 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A charming, nature-focused exploration game with a heavy emphasis on traversal and interacting with the environment.

Play as a border collie and restore color to your human’s world in an atmospheric journey through the northern isles of Scotland. Explore land and sea, uncover hidden paths, herd animals and free wildlife to bring color back to her world, while revealing an emotional story about saying farewell.

Why similar: Third Person 14.7%, Relaxing 13.1%, Family Friendly 12.7%, Exploration 11.2%, Action-Adventure 11%

Why You'll Like It: An emotional journey through nature with an animal companion that emphasizes exploration and atmospheric storytelling.

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: Action-Adventure 22.2%, Exploration 18.1%, Cute 13.2%, Colorful 11.9%, Story Rich 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: It centers on interacting with and saving wildlife in a vibrant, natural setting, focusing on empathy and exploration.

Experience the critically acclaimed masterpiece with its renowned Sumi-e ink art style in breathtaking high resolution.

Why similar: Story Rich 26.5%, Open World 26.3%, Colorful 13.8%, Atmospheric 13.2%, Action-Adventure 12.9%

Why You'll Like It: Featuring a divine animal protagonist, this game focuses on restoring nature to a corrupted world through exploration and action.

Explore, leap and shoot to save your family from the insect invasion! Leap with the agility of a tamarin as you journey into the Northern wilderness, in a world full of exploration, 3D-platforming and bug-splattering action!

Why similar: 3D Platformer 24.9%, Platformer 15.6%, Third Person 14.2%, Action-Adventure 13.5%, Cute 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A 3D platformer that captures the cute, agile nature of small animals while navigating dangerous environments.

A story-driven, action adventure combining exploration with fast-paced combat. Untangle the past as Kena, a young Spirit Guide in search of the sacred Mountain Shrine. Help free the spirits trapped in a forgotten village with the help of the Rot, her adorable (yet powerful) spirit companions.

Why similar: 3D Platformer 28.6%, Action-Adventure 19%, Third Person 16.2%, Exploration 13.4%, Atmospheric 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: It combines lush, nature-filled environments with exploration and light combat, mirroring the adventure elements of the seed game.

Moss is an action-adventure puzzle game from Polyarc tailor-made for the VR platform. It combines classic components of a great game—compelling characters, gripping combat, and captivating world exploration—with the exciting opportunities of VR.

Why similar: Action-Adventure 15.7%, Story Rich 13%, Platformer 12.1%, Family Friendly 11.2%, Cute 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: The unique, small-scale perspective makes the world feel vast and immersive, much like the experience of being a tiny sugar glider.

Explore the corners of a surrealistic post-human world to give life on Earth a second chance in this touching story about sacrifice and hope.

Why similar: Platformer 40.9%, Third Person 23.7%, Exploration 23.4%, Atmospheric 12%

Why You'll Like It: It explores a post-human world through platforming and environmental restoration, echoing the post-apocalyptic themes of the seed game.

Be a stone Golem and try to save Nature with the help of an adorable Fox! Reconnect ancient sources of energy in environmental puzzles. Discover secrets from a lost civilization and save animals on an emotional quest in a cozy, colorful world.

Why similar: Education 20%, Third Person 11.4%, Linear 11.3%, Family Friendly 9.5%, Relaxing 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the exploration of natural environments with a cute aesthetic and a focus on discovery.

Live your best squirrel life. Explore, gather, craft, and build incredible treehouses in acres of beautiful parkland. Scurry across lawns, up trees, and leap limb to limb solo, or up to four friends can play together in co-op. Endless summer days of adventure await.

Why similar: Open World 19.5%, Third Person 19.2%, Relaxing 16.3%, Exploration 13.8%, Cute 13.5%

Why You'll Like It: A relaxing exploration game centered on the life of a small animal, focusing on gathering and movement.

Enter the wilderness and keep your calf and your herd safe from harm. Make your way through the open landscapes as a majestic elephant. Be alert and gather your herd during times of danger. Your herd is your family, shelter is your only hope, and survival your only goal.

Why similar: Exploration 23.8%, Family Friendly 19.2%, Casual 15.7%, Cute 14.5%, Atmospheric 13.8%

Why You'll Like It: This continues the animal survival theme with a focus on herd dynamics and navigating natural landscapes.

A cinematic gaming experience. Play as an animal in the spiritual realm. Explore a magical world. Collect Essence and find Artifacts. Journey across seven majestic landscapes and witness the emotional story of a family as they tackle the challenges ahead of them.

Why similar: Open World 19.2%, Relaxing 12.2%, Third Person 11.6%, Exploration 11.5%, Cute 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: A wholesome, atmospheric exploration game that focuses on the beauty of nature and the journey of a spirit animal.

Live the big adventure of a small bee! Explore a world brimming with life in which you collect pollen, defy dangerous wasps and save your hive! Play with others in three game modes, including four players co-op and PvP on split screen.

Why similar: Education 25.1%, Open World 15.5%, Family Friendly 13.4%, Relaxing 11.8%, Third Person 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a flight-based exploration experience within a nature-themed setting that emphasizes the life of a small creature.

Bumblebee – Little Bee Adventure is a story-driven, narrative 3D flight exploration game in which you control a little bee on its journey to find a new home. On its quest to find a beautiful and fitting it discovers distant places, friendly and calm animals, and amazing and dangerously habitats.

Why similar: Family Friendly 23.1%, Open World 22.8%, Relaxing 15.8%, Exploration 15.7%, Colorful 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on flight and exploration from the perspective of a tiny insect, mirroring the gliding mechanics of the sugar glider.

In a world torn between nature’s grace and cold machine invasion, one girl and her companion must rely on their bond to survive and protect what they hold dear. Their story of hope, loss, and love will stay with you long after the journey ends.

Why similar: Platformer 36.1%, Cute 20.7%, Atmospheric 18.8%, Action 15.3%, Casual 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A cinematic platformer that emphasizes the bond between creatures in a beautiful, hand-painted world.

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: Open World 20.9%, Third Person 16.1%, Family Friendly 14.2%, Exploration 12.7%, Cute 12%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on nurturing nature and restoring life to a dying world, providing a relaxing and rewarding experience.

Scarf is an atmospheric and emotional journey about what it means to be a hero. An adventure game mixing puzzles and 3D platforms. Explore beautifully crafted worlds and discover your true destiny with the help of a dragon-shaped scarf.

Why similar: 3D Platformer 15.3%, Open World 11%, Platformer 10.4%, Third Person 9.5%, Family Friendly 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A 3D platformer that emphasizes exploration and movement in stylized, beautiful worlds.

Explore the vast Living Room to find food for your struggling ant colony in this cute and casual collectathon!

Why similar: 3D Platformer 23.9%, Platformer 14.5%, Exploration 12.3%, Action-Adventure 9.8%, Third Person 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a unique perspective on platforming by playing as a small insect, focusing on scale and traversal.

Even the smallest person can make a big difference. Join Alba, as she sets out to save her beautiful island and its wildlife. And possibly start a revolution.

Why similar: Open World 19.9%, Family Friendly 19.2%, Action-Adventure 13.9%, Exploration 12.5%, Cute 10.5%

Through lavish but perilous landscapes, assist a mammoth mother and her child escape from their extinction. Discover breathtaking views from 12,000 years ago. Beware of the increasingly hostile environment. Protect your offspring from the hunters tracking you and send them flying!

Why similar: Dynamic Narration 36.5% ★, Linear 11.2%, Third Person 10.6%, Action-Adventure 9.2%, Relaxing 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Explores nature and survival through a stylized, narrative-driven lens that feels like a prehistoric documentary.

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: Relaxing 17.3%, Exploration 14.5%, Cute 13.2%, Open World 12.3%, Atmospheric 10%

In this story-driven adventure, you are the raven from the pages of Norse legends. Fly, explore an open world, uncover its secrets, solve puzzles, save souls, and help your family. Caw!

Why similar: Open World 20.9%, Family Friendly 15.7%, Exploration 13.9%, Cute 13.2%, Story Rich 12.7%

Glide, collect nuts and slap birds in this small, casual 3d adventure. Play as Walter Walnut, a gliding squirrel on a quest to find the mythical golden hazelnut.

Why similar: 3D Platformer 23.2%, Open World 16.2%, Exploration 10.9%, Action-Adventure 10.5%, Third Person 10.1%

Moose Lost in the Woods is a cozy 3D platformer without a language barrier. Explore by running, leaping, bouncing, and splashing around in Swedish forest environments, whilst stuffing your backpack with goodies!

Why similar: 3D Platformer 22.9%, Platformer 14.6%, Family Friendly 14.3%, Exploration 8.6%, Third Person 8.3%

Experience the wild as a badger sheltering your cubs from harm. On your journey, you will be stalked by birds of prey, encounter perils of the night, cross fierce rivers, escape forest fires and face the looming threat of starvation. Food is to be found, but is there enough for everyone?

Why similar: Open World 23.3%, Family Friendly 17.7%, Third Person 16.1%, Exploration 14.2%, Cute 13.6%

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: 3D Platformer 16.7%, Platformer 13.4%, Open World 12.7%, Cute 9.5%, Exploration 8.6%

You're a tiny pill-bug in a big world! Roll, zip, and slam your way through the gorgeous landscapes of the Australian bush, unite your fellow bugs, and fight back the greedy Fire Ant Conglomerate!

Why similar: 3D Platformer 22.3%, Platformer 14.7%, Action-Adventure 11.4%, Third Person 10%, Cute 9.4%

An open-world action adventure game set in a simulated world in which humans never reached the top of the food chain.

Why similar: Open World 24%, Third Person 18.8%, Action-Adventure 15.7%, Story Rich 10.5%, Colorful 8.6%

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

Why similar: Open World 20.3%, Relaxing 16.3%, Family Friendly 15.4%, Exploration 14.2%, Post-apocalyptic 10.4%

Submerged is a third-person combat-free game in which you explore a mysterious flooded city and discover the beauty of desolation in vast outdoor environments. You take on the role of Miku, a young girl who has brought her wounded brother to the city in their small fishing boat.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 20.3%, Open World 13.8%, Third Person 12.8%, Relaxing 12.3%, Family Friendly 12.1%

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: 3D Platformer 18.5%, Family Friendly 18.2%, Relaxing 17.7%, Cute 14.4%, Colorful 10.1%

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: Photo Editing 58.7% ★, Open World 11.5%, Relaxing 8.6%, Exploration 7.1%, Story Rich 6.3%

Starshifter is a game about shapeshifting, desert animals, and finding your place.

Why similar: Platformer 14.4%, Cute 13.9%, 3D Platformer 13.7%, Story Rich 10.2%, Colorful 10.1%

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: Platformer 21.5%, 3D Platformer 19.3%, Open World 15.2%, Cute 8.6%, Family Friendly 8.2%

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: Immersive Sim 26.5%, Family Friendly 20.2%, Relaxing 14.6%, Story Rich 13.3%, Atmospheric 8.5%

Guide a herd of mysterious creatures on a stirring and beautiful journey into the mountains… and beyond.

Why similar: 3D Platformer 21.6%, Third Person 14.7%, Relaxing 14.3%, Exploration 12.5%, Action-Adventure 11.1%

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 26.5%, Post-apocalyptic 16.5%, Third Person 11.8%, Exploration 11.4%, Cute 10.7%

Embark on a daring journey through life and master the skill of paper plane flight. Explore colorful worlds with unique challenges, find secrets and unlock your full potential!

Why similar: Linear 29.1%, Family Friendly 27.9%, Colorful 19.7%, Atmospheric 16.5%, Action 6.8%

A 3D platforming journey, featuring a cute raccoon that must save the forest from darkness! Master dozens of different level mechanics as you run and jump through course-based worlds, saving other animals along the way.

Why similar: 3D Platformer 29.1%, Platformer 17%, Action-Adventure 14.7%, Cute 12.6%, Atmospheric 9.7%

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, climb steep cliffs with a mountain goat, and many more!

Why similar: Third Person 22.4%, Exploration 17.2%, Relaxing 14.9%, Family Friendly 13.4%, Cute 12.8%

Explore the ancient, mysterious world of Journey as you soar above ruins and glide across sands to discover its secrets.

Why similar: Relaxing 29%, Exploration 23.7%, Atmospheric 22.2%, Family Friendly 10.7%, Story Rich 9%

Embark on a short, playful adventure in your cozy flying boat and sail through fluffy clouds. Discover floating islands and befriend their quirky citizens. Jump, roll, climb, and skate through Cloudburg as Skye faces her biggest obstacle on her way to the Royal Postal Academy!

Why similar: 3D Platformer 21.8%, Open World 19.1%, Relaxing 16.1%, Exploration 13.2%, Cute 12.7%

Traverse a vast world as a young lynx cub. Paws – A Shelter 2 Game is a standalone, single player, adventure game with loss and friendship as its central themes. Venture out in the world and make your way home.

Why similar: Cute 31.3%, Casual 18.3%, Family Friendly 17%, Atmospheric 12.9%, Exploration 10.3%

Step into the tiny metaphorical shoes of a Muri, entrusted with the important task of exploring, cleaning, and restoring a corrupted and decaying beach, one sparkling satisfying patch at a time, in this cute cozy mini-adventure - Project Shoreline!

Why similar: Open World 14%, Platformer 12.5%, Relaxing 11.7%, Third Person 11.7%, Family Friendly 11.4%

Sneak up on your enemies, help Farmer, Goat and Piggy, and start a family!

Why similar: Open World 26.7%, Third Person 23.7%, 3D Platformer 19.3%, Cute 8%, Family Friendly 6.7%

✉️ Become a living letter and find your way to the one who still waits for you! Fly, sail, roll, solve puzzles, uncover secrets, and travel through time and continents in this adventure platformer!😸

Why similar: 3D Platformer 19.2%, Platformer 12.9%, Third Person 11.2%, Family Friendly 10.8%, Relaxing 10.6%

Pru the Pigeon is a bite-sized 3D platformer with precise and expressive controls. Join Pru on his quest to save his land Asasco. Explore and collect everything in sight!

Why similar: 3D Platformer 28%, Platformer 17.4%, Cute 11.9%, Third Person 11%, Exploration 10.6%

Embark on a moldy adventure in a land of bread. Play as Bradley the Breadapus, a waffle-tailed bread platypus, in this quirky action platformer and battle to cleanse a world infected by mold. Break the mold, save the world!

Why similar: 3D Platformer 23.8%, Platformer 22.4%, Third Person 14.7%, Cute 14.4%, Family Friendly 8.5%

Explore the vast and open landscape as a wild animal. Meadow is an online fable experience that lets old and new fans of the Shelter game series come together and explore a peculiar and wondrous world together.

Why similar: Cute 28.9%, Open World 24.2%, Relaxing 16.7%, Exploration 9.5%, Atmospheric 7.7%