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 46.9%, Cute 13.4%, First-Person 11.4%, Colorful 8.1%, Adventure 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: It expands on the original's creature-collection gameplay with even more polished exploration and colorful environments.

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%, Exploration 15.7%, First-Person 15.7%, Adventure 10.3%, Colorful 10.2%

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

Ooblets is a relaxing and offbeat farming, town life, and creature collection game. Manage your farm, grow and train your ooblets, explore strange lands, and have dance-offs!

Why similar: Creature Collector 58.3%, Cute 12.2%, Exploration 10%, Colorful 8%, Family Friendly 7%

Why You'll Like It: It perfectly mirrors the creature-collecting and comedic tone of Bugsnax through its quirky world and dance-battle mechanics.

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

Why similar: Creature Collector 54.6%, Cute 11.3%, Exploration 8.5%, Colorful 7.4%, Family Friendly 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the photography and collection of strange, cute creatures in a way that feels very similar to documenting Bugsnax.

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 17.3%, Cute 13.9%, Story Rich 11.1%, Puzzle 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: The mechanic of gathering and utilizing small creatures to solve puzzles in a large-scale environment feels like a spiritual cousin to Bugsnax.

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 23.1%, Cute 18.1%, Story Rich 17.6%, Exploration 16.8%, Colorful 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a rich, story-driven adventure with a cast of insect-like characters that will appeal to fans of Bugsnax's writing.

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%, Family Friendly 10.7%, Colorful 10.4%, Comedy 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the cozy, exploration-heavy spirit of Bugsnax with a focus on making friends and lighthearted adventure.

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 20.2%, Physics 16.2%, Puzzle 14.8%, Comedy 12.3%, Story Rich 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers the same brand of dry, character-driven comedy and puzzle-based gameplay that makes Bugsnax so memorable.

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 25.7%, Story Rich 17.6%, Cartoony 16%, LGBTQ+ 15%, Adventure 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: It matches the surreal, comedic, and character-focused storytelling found in the world of Snaktooth Island.

DAVE THE DIVER is a casual, singleplayer adventure RPG featuring deep-sea exploration and fishing during the day and sushi restaurant management at night. Join Dave and his quirky friends as they seek to uncover the secrets of the mysterious Blue Hole.

Why similar: Exploration 27.9%, Story Rich 23.1%, Adventure 21.5%, Casual 12.4%, Singleplayer 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: It combines creature collection and management with a humorous narrative and a charming cast of characters.

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 22.5%, LGBTQ+ 18.2%, Cute 17.4%, Story Rich 14.3%, Colorful 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game features deep emotional storytelling and puzzle-solving in a vibrant world that rewards curiosity.

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 18.2%, Cartoony 15.4%, Exploration 14.6%, Puzzle 11%

Why You'll Like It: The physics-based movement and puzzle-solving involving creatures make for a delightful, bite-sized adventure.

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 19.8%, Cartoony 14.5%, Cute 12.9%, Story Rich 12.3%, Exploration 12%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a hilarious, top-down adventure filled with weird characters and puzzle-solving that feels tonally similar to Bugsnax.

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: LGBTQ+ 21.5%, Comedy 20%, Cartoony 18.3%, Cute 16.9%, Puzzle 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: It is a comedy-heavy, story-rich game that excels at creating eccentric characters you want to learn more about.

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 18.5%, Sandbox 13.4%, Cute 12.7%, Story Rich 10%, Exploration 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: The game's focus on interacting with strange, cute objects and characters in a sandbox environment is pure, chaotic fun.

A Hat in Time is a cute-as-heck 3D platformer featuring a little girl who stitches hats for wicked powers! Freely explore giant worlds and recover Time Pieces to travel to new heights!

Why similar: Cute 38.7%, Comedy 17.3%, Adventure 11.6%, Exploration 11.1%, Colorful 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: This platformer is packed with personality, humor, and varied environments that reward exploration.

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 29.9%, Exploration 20.5%, Adventure 15.2%, Story Rich 12.8%, Family Friendly 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the joy of exploring a nature-filled world as a small creature with a focus on cozy discovery.

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 48.6%, Cute 12.1%, Sandbox 9.8%, Exploration 8.8%, Colorful 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: It features the collection and care of cute underwater creatures while cleaning up a polluted, open-world environment.

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

Why similar: Comedy 27.6%, Investigation 19.7%, Cute 15.2%, Exploration 10.1%, Colorful 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It is a short, incredibly funny mystery game that prioritizes character dialogue and charm over complex mechanics.

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 36.2%, Cartoony 11.3%, Story Rich 9%, Exploration 9%, Cute 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes the joy of documenting local wildlife and helping the community in a relaxing, beautiful setting.

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 17.2%, Exploration 15.5%, Colorful 12%, Adventure 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: It blends action-RPG elements with a charming, nature-themed world and a focus on community building.

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: Story Rich 19.4%, Exploration 16.2%, Cute 15.6%, Colorful 11.2%, Family Friendly 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a surreal, first-person exploration experience where you must adapt and evolve to survive a strange world.

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 63.4%, Colorful 5.2%, Comedy 4.8%, Adventure 4.6%, Family Friendly 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a classic creature-collecting experience with a self-aware, comedic script that pokes fun at the genre.

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 47.3%, First-Person 10.4%, Puzzle 10.4%, Cute 10.2%, Sandbox 8.7%

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

Why similar: Cartoony 23.3%, Comedy 19.3%, Cute 17%, Adventure 12.2%, Family Friendly 10%

Why You'll Like It: This is a polished 3D platformer that focuses on collectathon mechanics and a cheerful, family-friendly aesthetic.

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 29.2%, Story Rich 26.5%, Cartoony 21.1%, Colorful 15%, Casual 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: The focus on helping a cast of unique, ghostly characters through story-rich quests makes it a great follow-up to Bugsnax.

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

Why similar: Comedy 26.6%, Cute 16.1%, Puzzle 13.2%, Sandbox 9.8%, Physics 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the mischievous, puzzle-solving comedy that makes interacting with the world in Bugsnax so satisfying.

DREDGE is a single-player fishing adventure with a sinister undercurrent. Sell your catch, upgrade your boat, and dredge the depths for long-buried secrets. Explore a mysterious archipelago and discover why some things are best left forgotten.

Why similar: Exploration 40.6%, Adventure 20.6%, Story Rich 17.1%, Horror 13.8%, Singleplayer 8%

Why You'll Like It: It combines creature collection with an underlying sense of mystery and unease, much like the darker side of Bugsnax.

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 24.3%, Story Rich 21.7%, Puzzle 15.2%, First-Person 13.3%, Adventure 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: It is the gold standard for first-person mystery and exploration, rewarding players for piecing together a complex narrative.

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 19.2%, Exploration 15%, Story Rich 12.7%, Adventure 11.7%, Colorful 10.9%

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: Story Rich 23.1%, Exploration 20.3%, Multiple Endings 18.9%, Puzzle 17%, Adventure 13.9%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a vast, mysterious world to explore at your own pace, focusing on discovery and character growth.

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 19%, Colorful 15.8%, Cute 13.9%, Exploration 13.4%, Family Friendly 10%

Why You'll Like It: It is a classic-style 3D platformer that leans heavily into humor and creature-based abilities.

Explore a series of whimsical, interconnected worlds to steal everything not nailed down. Make a garbage bin a garbage home :)

Why similar: Comedy 21.7%, Adventure 17.7%, Exploration 17.5%, LGBTQ+ 13.7%, Colorful 11.5%

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 37.4%, First-Person 15.3%, Physics 12.1%, Cute 8.8%, Colorful 7.1%

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+ 31.9%, Cute 19.8%, Cartoony 13.9%, Exploration 11.2%, Colorful 8.9%

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 20.4%, Comedy 17.5%, Puzzle 17.4%, Adventure 12.8%, Casual 7%

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 25.4%, Cute 23.5%, Physics 16.6%, Colorful 14.1%, Family Friendly 11%

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 45.7%, Adventure 14.6%, Exploration 14.4%, Colorful 14.2%, Action 8.5%

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

Why similar: Creature Collector 45%, Cute 9.8%, Exploration 7.9%, First-Person 7.6%, Puzzle 6.6%

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 48.5%, Comedy 10.4%, First-Person 8.4%, Cartoony 8%, Cute 7.8%

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 30.2%, Exploration 30%, Adventure 18.9%, Family Friendly 8.8%, Casual 6.5%

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 22.3%, Exploration 21.4%, Adventure 20.8%, First-Person 19.2%, Colorful 13.2%

Octodad: Dadliest Catch is a game about destruction, deception, and fatherhood. The player controls Octodad, a dapper octopus masquerading as a human, as he goes about his life. Octodad's existence is a constant struggle, as he must master mundane tasks with his unwieldy boneless tentacles while simultaneously keeping his cephalopodan...

Why similar: Comedy 49.7%, Physics 22.6%, Family Friendly 10.4%, Adventure 8.8%, Puzzle 4.3%

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 8.5%, Exploration 7.3%, Cute 6.9%

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 22.1%, Puzzle 19.8%, Exploration 19.6%, Adventure 14.1%, Family Friendly 12%

From Squanch Games comes Trover Saves the Universe. Your pups are missing. The cosmos is at stake. Only you and Trover can save everything in this bizarre comedy adventure!

Why similar: Comedy 38.1%, Adventure 21.5%, Cartoony 14.9%, Action 10.9%, Colorful 9.4%

Put your love for pups to the test - we have a bunch of dogs that need their photos taken, doggone it! Photograph and catalogue the finest (and derpiest) dogs to build your career, upgrade your camera, and discover new canines. WOOF.

Why similar: Creature Collector 32.9%, Comedy 12.8%, Sandbox 9.7%, Cute 9%, First-Person 8.6%

Hell Pie is an obscene 3D platformer that takes bad taste to the next level! Hell Pie sees you grab the horns of Nate, the ‘Demon of Bad Taste’. He is given the honorable task of gathering the disgusting ingredients for Satan’s infamous birthday pie!

Why similar: Comedy 37.8%, Cartoony 20.5%, Cute 17.2%, Adventure 10.3%, Family Friendly 8%

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 8.9%, Cute 7.5%, Story Rich 7.1%

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 22%, Exploration 18.1%, Cute 15.1%, Colorful 15%, Horror 9.6%

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: Comedy 19.4%, Cute 16.3%, Cartoony 14.2%, Sandbox 14%, Exploration 12.4%

Pizza Tower is a fast paced 2D platformer, with an emphasis on movement, exploration and score attack. Featuring highly stylized pixel art inspired by the cartoons from the '90s, and a highly energetic soundtrack.

Why similar: Cartoony 36.8%, Comedy 35.8%, Colorful 9.7%, Singleplayer 6.5%, Action 6.3%

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 41.9%, LGBTQ+ 25%, Story Rich 9%, Cute 8.2%, Puzzle 6.5%

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

Why similar: Comedy 30.2%, Investigation 21.2%, Cute 16.1%, Exploration 11.1%, Colorful 8.6%

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 12.3%, Cartoony 10.2%, Colorful 7.8%, Casual 4.3%

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 14.7%, Cartoony 13.6%, Sandbox 12.7%, Puzzle 10%, Exploration 9.7%

NIGHT IN THE WOODS is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet and lots to do across a lush, vibrant world.

Why similar: Story Rich 40.3%, Exploration 27.4%, Adventure 22.7%, Singleplayer 9.6%

Greetings Enforcer, and thank you for enlisting in the Hypnospace Patrol Department! As the world falls into its slumber, Hypnospace becomes a bustling global village. These virtual streets aren't going to police themselves!

Why similar: Story Rich 39.9%, Puzzle 31.2%, Adventure 16%, Singleplayer 12.9%

The second title in the Katamari Damacy series has returned in a remastered, powered-up version! This new REROLL comes with improved graphics and gameplay enhancements. In Royal Reverie, roll up katamari as the King of All Cosmos in his boyhood!

Why similar: Cute 45.2%, Action 19.1%, Colorful 13.7%, Singleplayer 13.6%, Puzzle 8.3%

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 17.2%, Cartoony 11.8%, Cute 11.3%, Physics 10.4%, Sandbox 10.2%