Games Like Cairn

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: Parkour 21.8%, Sports 15.8%, Cinematic 15.6%, Physics 9.7%, Exploration 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the same meditative, climbing-focused gameplay and atmospheric exploration of vertical environments.

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: Difficult 29.8%, Physics 15.6%, Parkour 15.5%, Exploration 9.7%, Atmospheric 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a similarly intense, deliberate, and mechanically deep mountaineering challenge.

This is a difficult game about climbing.

Why similar: Difficult 48.3%, Physics 19.1%, Third Person 13.1%, Adventure 10%, Singleplayer 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: Tests your precision and patience through punishing vertical navigation.

Confront various terrains as a lonely mountaineer and endure the countless dangers of climbing! Many tough decisions await you in a risky environment. Make your way up and down the mountain, overcoming insurmountable heights!

Why similar: Survival 25.3%, Stylized 20.5%, Exploration 14.4%, Atmospheric 12.8%, Adventure 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the brutal survival strategy of scaling treacherous, unpredictable mountains.

From legendary game creator Hideo Kojima comes a genre-defying experience, now expanded in this definitive DIRECTOR’S CUT. As Sam Bridges, your mission is to deliver hope to humanity by connecting the last survivors of a decimated America. Can you reunite the shattered world, one step at a time?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.5%, Open World 16.5%, Cinematic 15.5%, Story Rich 9.1%, Atmospheric 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Emphasizes deliberate terrain navigation and equipment management as a core gameplay challenge.

Climber: Sky is the Limit is a mountain walking simulator game where you become a winter climber. To succeed you need to plan the trip, prepare appropriate equipment, face extreme weather conditions and survive. Only the sky is the limit!

Why similar: Difficult 22.2%, Walking Simulator 21.9%, Sports 18.9%, Survival 14.6%, Exploration 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Puts you directly in the shoes of a survivalist managing gear and vitals on deadly peaks.

The ultimate climbing and bouldering simulation game. Test your skills across more than 280 routes on real world crags from the Fontainebleau boulders to Hanshelleren Cave, including the legendary route Silence. Create your own routes and compete with friends for the best sends.

Why similar: Parkour 19.3%, Sports 19.1%, Difficult 14.6%, Cinematic 10.4%, Physics 8%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a grounded, authentic simulation of climbing mechanics and route planning.

You are a nomadic slugcat, both predator and prey in a broken ecosystem. Grab your spear and brave the industrial wastes, hunting enough food to survive, but be wary— other, bigger creatures have the same plan... and slugcats look delicious.

Why similar: Difficult 30.2%, Survival 18.8%, Exploration 10.8%, Open World 10.1%, Atmospheric 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers the same grueling, atmospheric survival experience in an indifferent world.

Face the supernatural dangers of the Olympic Exclusion Zone with a car as your only lifeline in this driving survival adventure! Scavenge resources, load up your trusty station wagon, and drive like hell to make it through alive.

Why similar: Survival 31.1%, Exploration 17.4%, Atmospheric 12.7%, Story Rich 11%, Action-Adventure 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: Matches the intense resource management and harrowing environmental survival loop.

PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

Why similar: Physics 36.5%, Exploration 29.4%, Adventure 15.2%, Atmospheric 14.8%, Action 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: Challenges players to conquer perilous heights with cooperative mechanics and physics.

THE LONG DARK is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster. There are no zombies -- only you, the cold, and all the threats Mother Nature can muster.

Why similar: Survival 34.7%, Open World 18.9%, Exploration 11.7%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Walking Simulator 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the same unforgiving wilderness survival and resource management themes.

An android is led through a vast structure by a glitch in his visual system. Lorn's Lure is an atmospheric narrative first-person platformer with novel climb-anything mechanics and modernized retro 3D graphics.

Why similar: Parkour 35.3%, Difficult 22.9%, Action-Adventure 9.4%, Exploration 8%, Cinematic 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Involves grim, atmospheric vertical exploration and meticulous movement.

In solo or with your friends, explore in total freedom massive-parkour-ready maps. Uncover hidden spots, time trials, trick challenges, and more! In multiplayer, dive into game modes like TAG, Capture The Flag, and Trick Battles!

Why similar: Parkour 32.4%, Sports 22%, Open World 10.2%, Exploration 9.1%, Third Person 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on fluid, momentum-driven movement through urban landscapes.

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

Why similar: Cinematic 17.6%, Stylized 14.8%, Exploration 11.1%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Atmospheric 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Emphasizes careful navigation and pacing through atmospheric wilderness environments.

Play as Nate, an unemployed failson with nothing going for him, until one day he discovers a power he never knew he had… putting one foot in front of the other.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.7%, Difficult 22.7%, Physics 13.1%, Exploration 12.1%, Third Person 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: Presents a uniquely challenging, physics-based movement and traversal system.

Ride a massive open world across the Alps, where the powder is always fresh and the run never ends. Defy and master the mountain alone or with friends on skis, wingsuits, snowboards and paragliders. Record and share your best stunts.

Why similar: Sports 45.3%, Open World 22.9%, Exploration 7.6%, Atmospheric 7.1%, Simulation 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the thrill of navigating massive, dangerous mountain ranges through extreme sports.

Experience an award-winning, story-driven sci-fi survival game. Help Jan Dolski, the survivor of an ill-fated space expedition, create alternative versions of himself to escape a hostile planet and tackle personal turmoil with his unconventional crew.

Why similar: Survival 36.7%, Exploration 17.8%, Action-Adventure 14%, Third Person 11.7%, Story Rich 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Blends complex resource management with intense psychological survival elements.

Surmount is a simulation game which is involved with moderate strategy on the subject of E-sports. You'll play as a college student who choose to return back to the league and win the competition as a coach. Those members can not only be your teammate, but also close friends or lovers.

Why similar: Simulation 41.3%, Adventure 33.5%, Indie 25.2%

Why You'll Like It: Features physics-based mountain scaling with a strong focus on ascending heights.

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.5%, Atmospheric 23.5%, Female Protagonist 19.3%, Adventure 18.9%, Indie 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a deeply emotional, atmospheric journey through a striking, austere world.

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: Open World 19%, Stylized 17.9%, Exploration 15.3%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Atmospheric 12.5%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the captivating sense of contemplative exploration and scenic discovery.

Stranded at an abandoned Antarctic research base with no hope of rescue, you must battle a deadly blizzard in a desperate fight to find your way home.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.4%, Survival 16.9%, Exploration 10.7%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Open World 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Strands you in a harsh, freezing environment where survival depends on careful planning.

An atmospheric management RPG about life on the open road. Pick up hitchhikers, work odd jobs, customize and repair your car, and map your route across the country. Use upgrades, skills and items to overcome challenges. And remember to take it easy. You’re young. You have time.

Why similar: Atmospheric 24.6%, Exploration 23.3%, Open World 19.4%, Adventure 12.7%, Indie 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on meticulous resource management and journey-based progression.

Run fast, soar through the air, and master your landings as you speed through procedural worlds to outrun the end of the universe, by yourself and with friends!

Why similar: Parkour 40.7%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Open World 11.9%, Exploration 9%, Third Person 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Pushes fast-paced, momentum-based movement in demanding environments.

Grapple, clamber and fall thousands of meters down into a dark and ancient place in this first-person horror climbing game. You are being hunted.

Why similar: Parkour 42.1%, Physics 14.1%, Atmospheric 13.2%, Exploration 10.7%, Simulation 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: Features dark, atmospheric movement and exploration challenges.

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: Cinematic 16.4%, Survival 12.6%, Open World 11.8%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Exploration 10%

Why You'll Like It: Combines colossal scale with grueling climbing and survival mechanics.

Parkour through the ruins of a megastructure, climb massive bosses, and hunt down every construction equipment in this slice of life action-adventure with immaculate vibes.

Why similar: Parkour 33%, Stylized 12.6%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Third Person 10.2%, Action-Adventure 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers stylized, fast-paced vertical action and traversal.

SNØ is a minimalistic freeriding game. Push your limits for the high score, or simply enjoy the unforgiving procedural wilderness.

Why similar: Parkour 19.1%, Difficult 18%, Sports 15.7%, Stylized 11.9%, Physics 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Provides winter sports simulation focused on traversing high-altitude terrain.

IRON NEST is a brutal dieselpunk heavy-artillery game where you dominate the battlefield through a colossal war machine. Take map measurements based on the received coordinates, strain the hydraulics, and gunlay the cannons to unleash devastating blows ⟹ Will you obey High Command, Operator?

Why similar: Physics 30.2%, Simulation 24.8%, Atmospheric 23.3%, Indie 13.3%, Action 8.5%

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 27.7%, Open World 20.8%, Atmospheric 14.5%, Story Rich 13.8%, Adventure 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Celebrates curiosity-driven exploration of alien, awe-inspiring topography.

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 21.9%, Stylized 17.2%, Third Person 13.6%, Action-Adventure 13.5%, Exploration 13.2%

Why You'll Like It: Presents precise platforming and environmental navigation challenges.

Sam – with companions by his side – sets out on a new journey to save humanity from extinction. Join them as they traverse a world beset by otherworldly enemies, obstacles and a haunting question: should we have connected?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.2%, Open World 21.2%, Exploration 15.3%, Third Person 10.9%, Action-Adventure 10.3%

On their last night together, three friends embark on one final adventure. Play through a mixtape of memories, set to the soundtrack of a generation.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 52.1%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Third Person 9.2%, Adventure 9%, Atmospheric 7.4%

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: Walking Simulator 31.7%, Atmospheric 14.9%, Exploration 12.8%, Open World 12.4%, Story Rich 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: Immerses you in a lonely, atmospheric wilderness exploration experience.

Run a quaint electronics repair shop in mid-2000s Tokyo. Grow your business by carefully restoring iconic video game consoles, cell phones, music players, and other nostalgic devices. Talk to customers, hear their stories, and see how your decisions impact both their lives and your shop.

Why similar: Simulation 24.9%, Atmospheric 23%, Indie 19.8%, Story Rich 17.4%, Singleplayer 14.9%

Cast n Chill is a relaxing fishing game where you explore serene lakes, rivers, and oceans. Catch rare fish, upgrade your gear and reel in legendary catches - all with your loyal companion by your side.

Why similar: Sports 44.4%, Atmospheric 29.7%, Simulation 15.7%, Indie 10.2%

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 28.3%, Sports 19.6%, Physics 18.2%, Exploration 9.6%, Action-Adventure 8.8%

Easy Delivery Co. is a relaxing driving game with strange secrets. Chill out, make deliveries and get to know the mysterious residents of this scenic mountain town, all while earning well below minimum wage.

Why similar: Open World 26.6%, Exploration 18.7%, Physics 17%, Atmospheric 12.5%, Story Rich 11%

Sifu is a realistic third-person brawler with tight Kung Fu combat mechanics and cinematic martial arts action embarking you on a path for revenge.

Why similar: Difficult 56.4%, Third Person 21.4%, Action 7.5%, Singleplayer 5.1%, Action-Adventure 5%

Ollie, kickflip, and grind your way through the ash and smoke of the Underworld as you take on a seemingly impossible quest. Skate fast to destroy demons and save other tortured souls on your journey from fragile beginner to a hardened skater.

Why similar: Sports 38.8%, Stylized 16%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Adventure 10.4%, Indie 8.8%

Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.

Why similar: Difficult 48.6%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Indie 7.9%, Story Rich 7.7%, Atmospheric 6.1%

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: Survival 15.4%, Walking Simulator 14%, Open World 12.1%, Stylized 10.9%, Exploration 9.6%

The Floor is Hot Lava! Run, jump, climb, and surf across nostalgia-packed environments flooded with hot molten lava. Explore alone, or join your friends. And whatever you do, don’t touch the floor.

Why similar: Parkour 40%, Difficult 24.3%, Exploration 12.1%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Adventure 5%

Follow R.E.A.C.H., an AI trapped in a human body, on a cinematic adventure through an alternate 1980s America. Explore an atmospheric cyberpunk world full of high-stakes action wrapped in a unique 2.5D pixel art style.

Why similar: Cinematic 37.3%, Action-Adventure 17.6%, Atmospheric 15.3%, Story Rich 11.9%, Adventure 7.6%

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 51.2%, Difficult 16.1%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Exploration 11.6%, Physics 5%

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

Why similar: Exploration 28.2%, Open World 21.6%, Walking Simulator 15.2%, Adventure 12.5%, Indie 9.3%

If war is the closest we get to hell on earth, it's because Earth harbours the worst of demons: humankind. In an isolated country ravaged by infighting, discover the secrets of your past and deal with the repercussions of a mysterious calamity.

Why similar: Third Person 16.8%, Exploration 15.3%, Atmospheric 13.8%, Open World 12.8%, Action-Adventure 11.5%

Esoteric Ebb is a single-player CRPG inspired by the freedom of tabletop adventures. Unravel a political conspiracy with your goblin sidekick. Roll dice in tense encounters. Become a cleric of legends or completely ruin the campaign.

Why similar: Story Rich 30.2%, Exploration 25.7%, Atmospheric 21.5%, Adventure 13.3%, Singleplayer 9.3%

Albatroz is a backpacking adventure RPG that will take you through majestic landscapes in search of your lost sibling. A tale about knowing when to let go and start over.

Why similar: Survival 20.9%, Walking Simulator 18.7%, Exploration 14.7%, Open World 11.8%, Female Protagonist 9.8%

The creators of Little Nightmares™ I & II have returned to take you on a darker, more terrifying journey than ever before. In this horror adventure game, a brother & sister go through hell to rescue their missing friends and escape the island that they used to call home.

Why similar: Cinematic 28.6%, Third Person 18.1%, Atmospheric 17.7%, Exploration 11.9%, Adventure 11.9%

Pragmata is a unique, sci-fi action-adventure game from Capcom. Follow Hugh, a member of an ill-fated investigation team, and Diana, a young android, as they navigate a lunar facility taken over by rogue AI in search of a way to Earth.

Why similar: Action-Adventure 22.9%, Third Person 22.6%, Adventure 15.8%, Story Rich 13.6%, Action 11.3%

Hang out and get lost with close friends in a big world. A cooperative online walker-talker from the creators of Untitled Goose Game.

Why similar: Open World 31.1%, Exploration 23.9%, Physics 18.2%, Atmospheric 15.1%, Adventure 11.7%

Surf across magnificent waves of sand and glistening waters on an epic quest to restore a lost ocean. From the visionary artist behind ABZÛ, The Pathless, and Journey, Sword of the Sea is an atmospheric surfing adventure with fast movement inspired by classic skateboarding and snowboarding games.

Why similar: Stylized 19.1%, Cinematic 16.4%, Exploration 15.9%, Atmospheric 12.6%, Action-Adventure 9.8%

White Knuckle is a first-person roguelite speed-climbing game. Ascend through the guts of SUB-STRUCTURE 17 using precision movement mechanics. Sharp reflexes and resource management will bring you out from under ten thousand meters of concrete and decay.

Why similar: Parkour 70.6%, Atmospheric 15.5%, Adventure 9.3%, Action 4.5%

From Jeppe Carlsen, the lead gameplay designer of LIMBO and INSIDE — COCOON takes you on an adventure across worlds within worlds. Master world-leaping mechanics and solve intricate puzzles to unravel a cosmic mystery.

Why similar: Stylized 27.5%, Exploration 24.2%, Adventure 18.8%, Atmospheric 16.1%, Indie 8.5%

The ground-breaking new title from nDreams Elevation – the VR-immersion expert’s pioneering new studio. Embody a reluctant hero, wield extraordinary abilities, and journey into a perilous world of crossed realities. Are you ready to make the leap?

Why similar: Parkour 41.1%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Adventure 13.4%, Action-Adventure 9.6%, Action 7.6%

Explore a warped Manhattan on the brink of paranatural annihilation in this thrilling action-adventure RPG. Unleash the extraordinary powers of Dylan Faden as he fights for his humanity and our survival against a reality-bending cosmic threat.

Why similar: Cinematic 26.3%, Open World 16.5%, Third Person 14.6%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Story Rich 10.9%

VHOLUME is a melancholic first-person parkour adventure set in a dystopian brutalist city where bureaucracy turns a simple task into an odyssey.

Why similar: Parkour 72.8%, Atmospheric 18%, Indie 3.9%, Singleplayer 2.7%, Adventure 2.6%

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 30.4%, Exploration 12.9%, Action-Adventure 12.2%, Walking Simulator 11.9%, Stylized 11.5%

A punishing VR climbing game. Climb a surreal mountain with nothing but a hammer.

Why similar: Difficult 46.2%, Physics 24.1%, Action-Adventure 7.4%, Indie 6.8%, Adventure 6.6%