Games Like Bugsnax

Continue the adventures of Beatrix LeBeau as she journeys across the Slime Sea to Rainbow Island, a land brimming with ancient mysteries, and bursting with wiggly, new slimes to wrangle in this sequel to the smash-hit, Slime Rancher.

Why similar: Creature Collector 47.1%, Cute 13.3%, First-Person 11.5%, Colorful 8.2%, Adventure 6%

Why You'll Like It: It expands on the original's creature-collecting mechanics with even more beautiful environments and discovery-based gameplay.

Slime Rancher is the tale of Beatrix LeBeau, a plucky, young rancher who sets out for a life a thousand light years away from Earth on the ‘Far, Far Range’ where she tries her hand at making a living wrangling slimes.

Why similar: Cute 23.9%, First-Person 15.8%, Exploration 15.7%, Sandbox 10.4%, Colorful 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game shares the core loop of exploring a vibrant island to collect and manage adorable, unique creatures.

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: Cute 20.6%, Physics 16.5%, Puzzle 14.8%, Comedy 12.6%, Story Rich 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the same irreverent, funny, and surreal tone found in the character interactions of Bugsnax.

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: Creature Collector 47.4%, Cartoony 10%, Exploration 8.8%, Cute 7.5%, Story Rich 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: This adventure game focuses on rescuing and befriending creatures in a beautiful world, mirroring the core themes of Bugsnax.

Snap pictures of spooky-cute creatures & explore an abandoned wildlife park.

Why similar: Creature Collector 57.8%, Cute 11.9%, Exploration 8.9%, Colorful 7.9%, Family Friendly 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on exploring a mysterious park and photographing strange creatures, which feels like a direct cousin to the collection mechanics of Bugsnax.

Combining quirky missions and mysterious conspiracies, Psychonauts 2 is a platform-adventure game with cinematic style and tons of customizable psychic powers.

Why similar: Comedy 26.4%, Story Rich 18%, Cartoony 16.3%, LGBTQ+ 13.2%, Adventure 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It features a highly creative, story-rich world filled with eccentric characters and surreal humor.

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

Why similar: Cartoony 17.7%, Comedy 17.5%, Cute 13.9%, Story Rich 11.3%, Puzzle 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: The focus on collecting small creatures to solve environmental puzzles makes it a perfect mechanical companion to Bugsnax.

Swing through the trees, spin sticky webs, and make friends with bugs! Be the adorable spider you've always wanted to be.

Why similar: Cute 19.2%, Physics 18.6%, Cartoony 15.4%, Exploration 14.6%, Puzzle 11%

Why You'll Like It: It uses physics-based movement and a cute, bug-themed world to create a delightful and unique adventure.

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 26.3%, Story Rich 23.7%, Puzzle 16%, First-Person 14.6%, Adventure 12.5%

Why You'll Like It: While more serious, it offers the same sense of first-person mystery and discovery within a strange, self-contained world.

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: Cute 22.2%, Puzzle 19.8%, Exploration 19.6%, Adventure 13.8%, Family Friendly 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: It combines cozy exploration with puzzle-solving and a charming, hand-drawn aesthetic.

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: LGBTQ+ 36.1%, Cute 18.1%, Colorful 10.5%, Family Friendly 10.4%, Comedy 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on pure, joyful exploration and helping quirky characters in a vibrant, low-pressure environment.

You're a detective, and a frog, and it's time to solve a mystery.

Why similar: Comedy 27.7%, Investigation 19.8%, Cute 15.1%, Exploration 10.1%, Colorful 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: The dry, absurd humor and character-focused mystery solving are very similar to the narrative style of Bugsnax.

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: Sandbox 19%, Physics 16.4%, Exploration 13.7%, Cute 12.2%, Colorful 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: The ability to possess creatures and explore a tropical island provides a similar sense of wonder and interactive discovery.

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: Narration 18.7%, Story Rich 16%, Exploration 13.2%, Cute 12.7%, Colorful 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a surreal, creature-focused exploration experience that matches the weirdness of the Bugsnax island.

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: Creature Collector 49.8%, Cute 13%, Sandbox 8.9%, Exploration 8.4%, Colorful 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Cleaning up a polluted ocean while caring for cute, aquatic creatures provides a relaxing but engaging loop.

A top-down adventure game in a coloring book world full of vibrant characters. Use painting powers to explore, solve puzzles, make friends, and draw on anything! From creators on Wandersong + Celeste.

Why similar: Adventure 22.6%, Cute 17.6%, LGBTQ+ 16.8%, Story Rich 14.8%, Colorful 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: It is a deeply emotional and story-rich adventure that uses a unique mechanic to change the world around you.

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: Creature Collector 36.5%, Cartoony 11.3%, Story Rich 9.2%, Exploration 8.9%, Cute 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on documenting nature and helping a community, mirroring the wholesome side of Bugsnax.

It's a lovely morning in the village and you are a horrible goose.

Why similar: Comedy 26.9%, Cute 16%, Puzzle 12.8%, Sandbox 10%, Physics 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: It excels at providing a funny, puzzle-filled experience where you interact with a world in mischievous ways.

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: Cute 30.1%, Exploration 20.5%, Adventure 14.9%, Story Rich 12.9%, Family Friendly 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: The nature-themed exploration and focus on helping others make for a very similar cozy adventure feel.

Wattam is a game about the joys of friendship and discovery, from the imagination of Keita Takahashi (creator of Katamari Damacy and Noby Noby Boy) and developer Funomena.

Why similar: Comedy 18.7%, Sandbox 13.7%, Cute 12.6%, Story Rich 10%, Exploration 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: It is a surreal, sandbox-style game that prioritizes funny interactions and whimsical character moments.

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

Why similar: Cute 30.9%, Exploration 30%, Adventure 18.7%, Family Friendly 8.2%, Casual 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the feeling of a small, contained, and wholesome exploration adventure.

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: Cute 18.6%, Story Rich 17.4%, Exploration 15.5%, Colorful 12.1%, Adventure 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: This adventure RPG features a charming world where you play as a fruit-based character, fitting the food-creature theme perfectly.

Pikuniku is an absurdly wonderful puzzle-exploration game that takes place in a strange but playful world where not everything is as happy as it seems. Help peculiar characters overcome struggles, uncover a deep state conspiracy, and start a little revolution in this delightful dystopian adventure!

Why similar: Cute 19.8%, Comedy 18.2%, Puzzle 17.4%, Adventure 12.7%, Casual 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: This colorful, puzzle-platformer features a funny, lighthearted story that doesn't take itself too seriously.

A 3D pet simulation where you raise your own personal hive of mutating dogs, physically simulated all the way down to their guts! Wobbledogs is a casual and chill sandbox for players of all ages who want to care for their very own virtual pets in a surprising, unique, and stress-free environment.

Why similar: Sandbox 25.6%, Cute 23.4%, Physics 16.6%, Colorful 14.1%, Family Friendly 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: The focus on breeding and caring for bizarre, procedurally generated creatures provides a similar sense of creature-collector fun.

Here Comes Niko! is the cozy 3D platformer for tired people! You play as Niko traveling across scenic islands. Make new friends, catch fish, solve puzzles, snag bugs, and more! Oh, Did I mention your boss is a frog?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 31%, Cute 20.2%, Cartoony 13.8%, Exploration 11.5%, Colorful 9%

Why You'll Like It: It is a relaxing 3D platformer that emphasizes helping quirky characters and exploring distinct, cute environments.

A creepy-cozy cooking simulator where you befriend local wildlife and feed them their favorite snacks! With a strange house to search and forest to explore, the witching hour has only begun.

Why similar: Creature Collector 50.2%, First-Person 10.5%, Sandbox 10.3%, Cute 10.1%, Puzzle 9.8%

Jump, burrow, and tail swipe your way to victory in this love letter to classic 3D platformers!

Why similar: Cartoony 23.3%, Comedy 19.6%, Cute 17%, Adventure 12%, Family Friendly 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A classic 3D platformer that focuses on collecting items and exploring bright, colorful worlds.

Embark on a cozy, open-world adventure with Hello Kitty and Friends. Befriend beloved characters as you explore and restore a mysterious island, solve ancient puzzles, cook delicious dishes, customize yourself and your cabins, and so much more.

Why similar: Cute 19.7%, Exploration 15.8%, Story Rich 13.2%, Adventure 11.9%, Colorful 11.7%

Perception is reality. In this mind-bending first-person puzzler, you escape a surreal dream world through solving impossible puzzles using the ambiguity of depth and perspective.

Why similar: Narration 17.3%, Puzzle 16%, First-Person 16%, Physics 13.9%, Story Rich 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: The first-person perspective and surreal, perspective-based puzzles offer a similar sense of 'what is going on here?' discovery.

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: Comedy 17.3%, Cartoony 11.8%, Cute 11.3%, Physics 10.6%, Sandbox 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: The funny, puzzle-based gameplay and cute aesthetic make it an easy recommendation for fans of lighthearted adventures.

Forage, explore, tame, and wrangle your adorable companions in this beautiful first-person, virtual-pet, adventure game!

Why similar: Creature Collector 45.3%, Cute 9.7%, Exploration 7.9%, First-Person 7.6%, Puzzle 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game leans into the creature-collector aspect with a stylized world and exploration-based gameplay.

A teenage guitar prodigy sets out on a psychedelic journey to inspire his stage persona and confront the legacy of a dead folk legend. Starring voice performances by Michael Johnston, Caroline Kinley, Lena Headey, Jason Schwartzman, Mark Strong, and Carl Weathers.

Why similar: Comedy 26.3%, Story Rich 22.9%, Adventure 14.7%, Colorful 12.4%, Exploration 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: It is a highly stylized, story-rich adventure that embraces weirdness and musical expression.

Follow Vi, Kabbu, and Leif as they uncover the secrets of the Land of Bugaria! Explore and combine your team's abilities to solve puzzles, defeat powerful enemies and find ancient treasures!

Why similar: Comedy 23.4%, Cute 18.1%, Story Rich 17.7%, Exploration 16.7%, Colorful 11.3%

Photograph dozens of whimsical creatures, solving puzzles to get them to strike collectable poses! Then befriend them through unique quests and minigames, from snowflake design, to tuning and playing crystal harps, to organizing parties!

Why similar: Creature Collector 48.6%, Comedy 10.5%, First-Person 8.5%, Cartoony 8%, Cute 7.7%

Nexomon: Extinction is a return to classic monster catching games, with a brand new story, eccentric characters and over 300 unique Nexomon to trap, tame and evolve.

Why similar: Creature Collector 63.2%, Colorful 5.3%, Comedy 4.8%, Adventure 4.5%, Family Friendly 4.3%

Pat the alligator, a (mostly) harmless and (probably) innocent reptile is at the center of a conspiracy that could bring down the biggest, scariest family in Alligator New York City: his own! Explore the city, meet the Family, and try to save Pat before the clock runs out.

Why similar: Comedy 20.5%, LGBTQ+ 20.4%, Cartoony 18.6%, Cute 17.1%, Puzzle 8.5%

You're a little crow trying to prove herself to the world. Make new animal friends, poop on unsuspecting hoomans, and steal all the shiny trinkets! Each level is a little sandbox full of fun items to discover and puzzles to solve, while leaving a bit of chaos behind. Why? Just caws!

Why similar: Comedy 14.8%, Cartoony 13.6%, Sandbox 13%, Puzzle 10%, Exploration 9.7%

🦍 100 ANIMALS ON AN ISLAND🐡 Embark on an incredible adventure on an island where 100 adorable animals await you! Explore the mysterious island and try to find all the creatures hidden in the game. 🐉🐾

Why similar: Creature Collector 53%, Cartoony 11.4%, Cute 9.1%, Exploration 8.5%, First-Person 7.8%

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: Cute 29.1%, Story Rich 26.6%, Cartoony 20.9%, Colorful 15.1%, Casual 4.7%

Rainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan is a wholesome, creature capture, 2.5D Adventure-Puzzle-Platformer with over 30 hours of gameplay!

Why similar: Creature Collector 42.1%, LGBTQ+ 24.9%, Story Rich 9.1%, Cute 8.2%, Puzzle 6.4%

Explore a National Park with up to 3 of your photojournalist friends. Take jobs from top magazine brands, then hit the trail in search of interesting landmarks and goofy creatures to photograph. Use your pay to buy useful items and cosmetics. You’ll be sure to make the front page in a flash!

Why similar: Creature Collector 40.8%, Comedy 10.2%, Sandbox 8.6%, Exploration 7.3%, Cute 6.9%

Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

Why similar: Comedy 21.4%, First-Person 19.4%, Exploration 17.6%, Story Rich 13.7%, Adventure 12.8%

A juicy first-person incremental game about growing berries and tossing them down an ominous hole. Earn money and upgrades. Make new friends with sentient berry pals. Grow and control the hole as you unearth why nobody leaves this accursed garden. Bury it all, Berry everything.

Why similar: Creature Collector 41.4%, First-Person 15.1%, Physics 11.4%, Cute 8.7%, Colorful 6.8%

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: LGBTQ+ 31%, Comedy 12.6%, Cartoony 12.4%, Cute 11.3%, Exploration 9.6%

SLUDGE LIFE 2 is the grimiest first-person vandalism sim since the first SLUDGE LIFE—but, like, twice as dense. Explore a huger, weirder, gnarlier open world loaded with secrets, weirdos, jokes, and, of course, plenty of spots to tag.

Why similar: Comedy 22.8%, Exploration 20.9%, Adventure 20.4%, First-Person 19.6%, Colorful 13.1%

Bonnie Bear Saves Frogtime is a frog-obsessed comedy adventure featuring tactical frog battles, bizarre quests, and the mother of all frogs: the motherfrogger.

Why similar: Creature Collector 34.1%, LGBTQ+ 21.6%, Comedy 11%, Cute 7.3%, Story Rich 7%

Are you ready, kids? The cult classic is back, faithfully remade in spongetastic splendor! Play as SpongeBob, Patrick and Sandy and show the evil Plankton that crime pays even less than Mr. Krabs.

Why similar: Comedy 24.2%, Adventure 19.6%, Family Friendly 15.2%, Colorful 10.2%, Story Rich 9.3%

A heartfelt adventure in a fantasy world of frogs! Talk to weird and wonderful characters, fight vicious bugs, and explore a vibrant world in this charming action RPG.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 34.6%, Cartoony 14.3%, Cute 12.3%, Story Rich 11.1%, Exploration 11%

Yooka-Laylee is an all-new open-world platformer from genre veterans Playtonic! Explore huge, beautiful worlds, meet an unforgettable cast of characters and horde a vault-load of collectibles as buddy-duo Yooka and Laylee embark on an epic adventure to thwart corporate creep Capital B!

Why similar: Adventure 18.7%, Colorful 16%, Cute 14%, Exploration 13.5%, Family Friendly 9.6%

Play as an adorable yet trouble-making turnip. Avoid paying taxes, solve plantastic puzzles, harvest crops and battle massive beasts all in a journey to tear down a corrupt vegetable government!

Why similar: Comedy 19.9%, Cartoony 14.5%, Cute 12.9%, Story Rich 12.4%, Exploration 12%

Figment is an action-adventure game that invites you to explore a unique surreal universe filled with music, humor and multi layered narrative. Join Dusty and his ever-optimistic friend, Piper, on an adventure through the different sides of the mind seeking to restore the courage that's been lost.

Why similar: Puzzle 18%, Cute 16%, Adventure 15.6%, Story Rich 14.4%, Colorful 11.6%

Fishing at the Lake Full of Cats is a puzzle solving, cat collecting, fishing game where you uncover the secrets of Silly Lake in a quest to fish up every last one of its pointy eared denizens.

Why similar: Creature Collector 53.9%, Comedy 14.7%, Puzzle 8.7%, Adventure 7%, First-Person 6.1%

The beloved roll-em-up game returns with fully updated graphics, completely recreated cutscenes and in full HD!

Why similar: Comedy 23.6%, Cute 20.3%, Colorful 18%, Casual 9.8%, Puzzle 8.9%

Hop into Orbo's shoes! Run, jump and drill around your boss's office, make some new friends, and uncover terrifying secrets about the company you work for in this comedically surreal 3D platformer!

Why similar: Comedy 46.6%, Exploration 14.6%, Adventure 14.4%, Colorful 14.3%, Action 8.5%

Beacon Pines is a cute and creepy adventure set within a mysterious book. Sneak out late, make new friends, uncover hidden truths, and collect words that will change the course of fate!

Why similar: Story Rich 20.5%, Exploration 16.8%, Narration 15.9%, Colorful 14%, Cute 14%

Enter the world of Mutter Island as Sylvie, a newfound witch with the ability to grow magical Critters. Restore the island, welcome the unwelcome, and uncover the mystery of Sylvie's past!

Why similar: Creature Collector 42.4%, Cartoony 12.3%, Cute 9.2%, Exploration 7.8%, Colorful 6.6%

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: Cartoony 21.2%, Cute 19%, Exploration 17%, Adventure 12.1%, Colorful 10.9%

You're a detective, and a frog, and it's time to solve a mystery in the wild west.

Why similar: Comedy 30.4%, Investigation 21.5%, Cute 16.1%, Exploration 11.1%, Colorful 8.6%

The forest is full of little berries that have come to life! Explore the forest and discover its secrets! Take pictures with your camera to fill out your photo album with all the berries you can find!

Why similar: Creature Collector 53.9%, Cute 10.9%, First-Person 10.2%, Exploration 9.7%, Colorful 7.9%

Enjoy summer in Kabuto Park! Catch the cutest bugs, train them and win the Summer Beetle Battles Championship in this tiny bug collection game! Upgrade your equipment to find rarer, stronger and shinier little friends.

Why similar: Creature Collector 59.7%, Cute 12.2%, Cartoony 10.1%, Colorful 7.9%, Casual 4.3%