Games Like COCOON

Hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project. INSIDE is a dark, narrative-driven platformer combining intense action with challenging puzzles. It has been critically acclaimed for its moody art style, ambient soundtrack and unsettling atmosphere.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 36.8%, Puzzle 26.3%, Adventure 13.7%, Atmospheric 13.4%, Indie 6%

Why You'll Like It: Created by the same lead gameplay designer, this game shares the same minimalist, atmospheric, and wordless puzzle-platforming DNA.

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: Puzzle 16.5%, Beautiful 16.1% ★, Exploration 16%, Space 15.5%, Great Soundtrack 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the same sense of cosmic mystery and non-linear exploration where the environment itself is the primary storyteller.

In this award-winning puzzle adventure game, play as the Traveler on a quest to reunite the Peoples of the Tower. Observe, listen, and decipher ancient languages in a fascinating universe inspired by the Myth of Babel.

Why similar: Puzzle 43%, Adventure 14.1%, Stylized 8.4%, Puzzle Platformer 8.3%, Atmospheric 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: Like COCOON, it relies on environmental observation and logical deduction to solve complex, language-based puzzles in a beautiful, stylized world.

You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.

Why similar: Puzzle 51.8%, Exploration 18.7%, Atmospheric 8.3%, Adventure 7.4%, Beautiful 4.5% ★

Why You'll Like It: It offers a deep, meditative puzzle experience where the environment is intricately linked to the logic of the challenges you face.

Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 49%, Puzzle 24.7%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Adventure 8.1%, Indie 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: This foundational title from the same designer establishes the dark, atmospheric, and physics-based puzzle style that evolved into COCOON.

A mind-bending recursive puzzle game about boxes within boxes within boxes within boxes. Learn to use infinity to your advantage as you explore a deep and elegant system.

Why similar: Puzzle 83.7%, Indie 9.1%, Singleplayer 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game features recursive, world-within-a-world mechanics that perfectly mirror the core puzzle loop of COCOON.

Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 32.1%, Puzzle 26.7%, Exploration 17.9%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Adventure 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: This metroidvania-inspired puzzle game rewards curiosity and environmental interaction in a dense, atmospheric, and mysterious world.

Gorogoa is an elegant evolution of the puzzle genre, told through a beautifully hand-drawn story designed and illustrated by Jason Roberts. Winner of Debut Game at the 2018 BAFTA Games Awards, as well as Best Mobile Game and the Innovation Award at the GDC 2018 Choice Awards.

Why similar: Puzzle 39%, Beautiful 24% ★, Stylized 8.8%, Atmospheric 7.4%, Adventure 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: It utilizes a unique, layered visual puzzle system where you manipulate panels to connect worlds, much like the orb mechanics in COCOON.

Baba Is You is a puzzle game where the rules you have to follow are present as blocks you can interact with. By manipulating them, you can change how the game works, repurpose things you find in the levels and cause surprising interactions!

Why similar: Puzzle 74.9%, Indie 10.7%, Great Soundtrack 7.9%, Singleplayer 4.8%, Atmospheric 1.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game forces you to rethink the rules of reality, providing the same 'aha!' moments of logic-bending discovery found in COCOON.

The Talos Principle 2 is a thought-provoking first-person puzzle experience that greatly expands on the first game's philosophical themes and stunning environments with increasingly mind-bending challenges.

Why similar: Puzzle 33.3%, Puzzle Platformer 32.1%, Exploration 15.1%, 3D 7.4%, Sci-fi 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: It combines complex, layered environmental puzzles with a deep, philosophical narrative set in a stunning, futuristic world.

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: Puzzle 32.9%, Exploration 22%, Adventure 17.9%, Atmospheric 16.8%, Indie 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes vertical exploration and atmospheric storytelling, focusing on the tactile experience of navigating a mysterious, silent environment.

Rediscover gravity and explore an Escher-esque world of impossible architecture. Witness infinity in first-person and master its rules to solve physics-defying puzzles. Cultivate a garden to open new paths forward, where an eternal expanse awaits.

Why similar: Puzzle 31.1%, Puzzle Platformer 28.6%, Exploration 15%, Atmospheric 10%, Adventure 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game explores non-Euclidean geometry and spatial manipulation, creating a surreal, abstract puzzle experience.

The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 42.4%, Puzzle 36%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Sci-fi 5.7%, Singleplayer 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for spatial puzzle-platforming, offering seamless mechanics that feel as intuitive and satisfying as those in COCOON.

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: Puzzle 38.8%, Puzzle Platformer 23.8%, Exploration 12.5%, Stylized 10.7%, Adventure 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on perspective-based puzzles that manipulate the environment in surreal ways, echoing the reality-shifting nature of COCOON.

Gomez is a 2D creature living in a 2D world. Or is he? When the existence of a mysterious 3rd dimension is revealed to him, Gomez is sent out on a journey that will take him to the very end of time and space. Use your ability to navigate 3D structures from 4 distinct classic 2D perspectives.

Why similar: Puzzle 36.3%, Exploration 14.4%, Puzzle Platformer 11.3%, Great Soundtrack 10.1%, Beautiful 9.2% ★

Why You'll Like It: The perspective-shifting mechanics provide a similar sense of spatial wonder and discovery within a beautifully crafted, stylized world.

Challenge perception, redefine reality, and reshape the world around you with an instant camera. Viewfinder is a new single player game offering gamers hours of interesting and fun experiences while uncovering the mysteries left behind.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31.3%, Puzzle 24.2%, Exploration 12.1%, Adventure 10.5%, Atmospheric 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: It features reality-bending mechanics where you bring photographs into the 3D space, mirroring the world-manipulation feel of COCOON.

What if someone knew your mind better than you did? The Swapper is an award-winning, narrative driven puzzle game set in the furthest reaches of space.

Why similar: Puzzle 34.4%, Puzzle Platformer 17%, Space 13.6%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Sci-fi 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: This sci-fi puzzle game uses clone-based mechanics to solve environmental challenges while maintaining a haunting, atmospheric tone.

Maquette is a first-person recursive puzzle game that takes you into a world where every building, plant, and object are simultaneously tiny and staggeringly huge.

Why similar: Puzzle 21.3%, Puzzle Platformer 18.9%, Beautiful 15.9% ★, Adventure 13.6%, Stylized 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: The recursive world-within-a-world mechanic is the central focus, making it a direct thematic sibling to COCOON.

Moncage is a unique puzzle adventure game where you explore a fascinating world trapped inside a mysterious cube. With each face displaying a unique scene, you’ll have to leverage the illusions and discover the hidden links to solve the puzzle.

Why similar: Puzzle 34.6%, Adventure 14%, Puzzle Platformer 13.9%, Exploration 8.4%, Atmospheric 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: You solve puzzles by aligning perspectives within a mysterious cube, which shares the same tactile, layered puzzle philosophy.

Explore a land filled with lost legends, ancient powers, and ferocious monsters in TUNIC, an isometric action game about a small fox on a big adventure.

Why similar: Puzzle 36.8%, Exploration 25.4%, Stylized 11%, Atmospheric 8.5%, Isometric 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: It masterfully hides its secrets and mechanics in plain sight, rewarding players who observe the environment with the same care as in COCOON.

An adorable and relaxing open world puzzle adventure for monsters who love to learn about humans!

Why similar: Puzzle 37.7%, Exploration 19.8%, Adventure 17.1%, Atmospheric 11.5%, 3D 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in minimalist puzzle design that encourages players to experiment with the environment to uncover new paths.

Carto is a charming adventure game wrapped around a unique, world-altering puzzle mechanic. Use this power to explore mysterious lands, help a quirky cast of characters, and guide Carto on her journey back to her family.

Why similar: Puzzle 30.7%, Exploration 17.6%, Stylized 15.4%, Adventure 13.5%, Atmospheric 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: The core mechanic involves rearranging map pieces to alter the world, which feels like a more grounded version of COCOON's world-leaping.

The Last Campfire is an adventure, a story of a lost ember trapped in a puzzling place, searching for meaning and a way home.

Why similar: Puzzle 34.3%, Puzzle Platformer 22.9%, Adventure 15.4%, Atmospheric 11.9%, 3D 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A gentle, puzzle-focused adventure that emphasizes atmosphere and emotional resonance through its environmental challenges.

Antichamber is a mind-bending psychological exploration game where nothing can be taken for granted. Discover an Escher-like world where hallways wrap around upon each other, spaces reconfigure themselves, and accomplishing the impossible may just be the only way forward.

Why similar: Puzzle 59%, Exploration 17.3%, Indie 7.2%, Adventure 7%, Atmospheric 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: It challenges your perception of space and geometry, offering a mind-bending exploration experience that defies traditional logic.

Unravel is a physics-based puzzle platformer. Yarny, a character made from a single thread of yarn, must embark on a larger than life adventure.

Why similar: Puzzle 32.3%, Puzzle Platformer 17.8%, Adventure 15.9%, Beautiful 13.5% ★, Atmospheric 11%

Why You'll Like It: This puzzle-platformer uses physics-based mechanics and a charming, atmospheric world to tell a quiet, emotional story.

A land of discovery stretches out before you. Explore the beautiful, rugged world of RiME. Armed with your wits and a will to overcome—and the guidance of a helpful fox—you must explore the enigmatic island, reach the tower's peak, and unlock its closely guarded secrets.

Why similar: Puzzle 32.3%, Exploration 18.6%, Adventure 17.3%, Atmospheric 13.1%, Great Soundtrack 12.5%

Why You'll Like It: This adventure game focuses on environmental puzzles and wordless storytelling set against a vibrant, atmospheric backdrop.

The Gardens Between is a surreal puzzle adventure that follows best friends, Arina and Frendt, as they fall into a mysterious world of beautiful garden islands. Manipulate time to solve puzzles and discover the secrets of each island.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.4%, Puzzle 23%, Stylized 14.2%, Adventure 9.4%, Atmospheric 9%

Why You'll Like It: It uses time-manipulation mechanics to solve puzzles in a series of self-contained, beautiful, and dreamlike dioramas.

A Bomb Caterpillar's Big Adventure! "Öoo" is a charming yet mysterious exploration puzzle platformer where you discover creative ways to use bombs!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 39.2%, Puzzle 27.1%, Exploration 16.6%, Adventure 7.6%, Linear 6.7%

A strange signal... an alien craft... an interplanetary, gravity-defying journey through space and time.

Why similar: Space 24.2%, Exploration 21.3%, Atmospheric 17.4%, Adventure 16.4%, 3D 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the sheer joy of movement and atmospheric exploration across alien landscapes, emphasizing the 'feel' of the journey.

Journey into the forgotten world of Helix, where ancient powers awaken within you. Unlock and combine embodied abilities to unravel the mysteries of a lost civilization. Descend into a tale that will challenge your mind and soul, solving intricate puzzles as you ascend to the light of a new day.

Why similar: Puzzle 23%, Puzzle Platformer 16.1%, Beautiful 12.5% ★, Adventure 11.9%, Atmospheric 9.1%

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

Why similar: Beautiful 39.3% ★, Exploration 12.9%, Adventure 12.8%, Atmospheric 12.1%, Great Soundtrack 9.6%

This is the original version of Braid from 2009, which may not work well on newer systems. For an updated version of the game with nicer graphics, more levels and a large amount of developer commentary, see Braid, Anniversary Edition.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 53.6%, Puzzle 28.1%, Indie 5.2%, Great Soundtrack 5.1%, Beautiful 3.7% ★

Why You'll Like It: A classic puzzle-platformer that uses time manipulation to create intricate, logic-based challenges within a stylized world.

Delve into an environmental puzzle platformer built on exploring and understanding gravity-shifting structures. You are a voiceless being that has just been born into a world where a bodiless voice awaits your arrival. Go forth and seek your purpose.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.4%, Puzzle 19.6%, Beautiful 13.4% ★, Great Soundtrack 10.6%, Adventure 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: It features gravity-shifting mechanics that turn the environment into a puzzle, requiring you to navigate complex, vertical spaces.

From the creators of What Remains of Edith Finch. Enter the surreal world of The Unfinished Swan and explore a mysterious, hidden kingdom by splatting paint to reveal the world around you.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.3%, Puzzle 23.3%, Exploration 14.2%, Adventure 12%, Beautiful 8.8% ★

Set sail for a world-changing adventure as you guide Noor in their quest through a series of mind-bending illusions and atmospheric puzzles. Can you unlock the secrets of the mysterious world – and the meaning behind the Sacred Light?

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.8%, Puzzle 25.7%, Exploration 14.3%, Atmospheric 12%, Isometric 7.1%

A single-player journey of discovery through an ancient world of wonders, created by solo developer Jonas Manke.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.7%, Puzzle 20.3%, Exploration 13.8%, Adventure 11.5%, Stylized 11.3%

The Sojourn is a first-person puzzle game set in an immersive colour-drenched world of light and darkness. Think your way through dozens of puzzles as you traverse parallel worlds, awaken mysterious artifacts and overcome challenging obstacles on an unforgettable journey.

Why similar: Puzzle 21.2%, Puzzle Platformer 19.2%, Stylized 12.5%, Adventure 9.9%, Atmospheric 9.3%

I Am Dead is a charming puzzle adventure game from the creators of Hohokum and Wilmot’s Warehouse about exploring the afterlife.

Why similar: Adventure 24.9%, Puzzle 19.5%, Beautiful 14.1% ★, Indie 10.6%, Exploration 10.1%

Embark on a journey of forgiveness through impossible environments and illusionary puzzles. Experience this meditative and calming puzzle game by manipulating monuments and creating evolving paths to explore new, surreal, and mysterious worlds.

Why similar: Puzzle 31.6%, Puzzle Platformer 17.7%, Exploration 13.9%, Adventure 13.7%, 3D 6.1%

Escape the depths of an otherworldly labyrinth in this cinematic puzzle platformer. Explore a hauntingly beautiful world, with three playable characters, in one dark, interconnected story.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.6%, Puzzle 16.8%, Exploration 16.6%, Adventure 14.3%, Atmospheric 11.8%

Solve challenging cable-based puzzles and uncover what really happened to the crew of The Alabaster. Now with Hint System (for those ultra tricky puzzles).

Why similar: Puzzle 42.7%, Beautiful 20.6% ★, Space 10.9%, Sci-fi 8.9%, Indie 8.3%

You are stranded on a strange and peculiar planet. It’s time to embark on your journey and find your way home! Explore a gravity defying and challenging platformer with striking visuals and a captivating story that transports you to a world beyond ours.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 44.9%, Adventure 17.9%, Puzzle 17.9%, Indie 9%, Great Soundtrack 4.8%

An atmospheric vehicle adventure that follows the emotional journey of a boy and his ship as he embarks on a voyage to find a new home.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 33.3%, Puzzle 22.8%, Stylized 13.9%, Atmospheric 12.9%, Adventure 12%

Play the critically acclaimed masterpiece. Embark on a new journey in a vast, exotic world where you’ll encounter towering enemies and challenging puzzles on your quest to unravel Ori’s destiny.

Why similar: Beautiful 43.4% ★, Great Soundtrack 12.7%, Puzzle 11.5%, Adventure 9.8%, Exploration 9.3%

Niko is a spiritual journey through the dreams, where adventure, puzzles and mysteries come together in an oneiric and minimalist world. Dare to dream!

Why similar: Puzzle 30.2%, Adventure 26.4%, Puzzle Platformer 23.9%, Indie 9.9%, Atmospheric 7.3%

A profound experience that carries players into an unknown and mysterious world surrounded by carefully designed puzzles...

Why similar: Puzzle 59%, Indie 20.4%, Great Soundtrack 16.2%, Singleplayer 4.3%

Escape from a mysterious underground megastructure in this short atmospheric 3d-platformer.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.3%, Adventure 29.7%, Atmospheric 18.8%, 3D 7%, Linear 5.8%

Venineth is a single-player game focusing on unraveling the mysteries of ancient alien technology, somewhere in the universe via exploration, platforming, and puzzle-solving, in a dangerous, distant worlds.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 17.3%, Adventure 16.5%, Puzzle 12.7%, Futuristic 10%, Space 8.8%

In this sci-fi puzzle adventure "short game" you are a scientist, stranded on a distant moon during an expedition to investigate alien remains. After finding a strange platform, what seemed to be a one way trip might turn into an intergalactic odyssey.

Why similar: Adventure 18.6%, Beautiful 18.3% ★, Puzzle 14.1%, Futuristic 11%, Indie 10.2%

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: Beautiful 28% ★, Puzzle 18%, Adventure 16.5%, Puzzle Platformer 14.9%, Atmospheric 11.6%

Hue is a vibrant, award-winning puzzle-adventure, where you alter the world by changing its background colour.

Why similar: Puzzle 33%, Puzzle Platformer 31.5%, Adventure 15.5%, Great Soundtrack 9.8%, Indie 7.9%

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: Puzzle Platformer 34.3%, Puzzle 26.5%, Adventure 12.9%, Atmospheric 12.4%, Indie 5.4%

The stage is set. Imagine an old baroque manor, perhaps a hotel or a museum, somewhere in central Europe. A woman wanders in search of answers.

Why similar: Puzzle 39.9%, Adventure 19.2%, Exploration 15.5%, Stylized 13.4%, 3D 5.9%

Navigate the beauty and hazards of the solar system while riding a wave of light through 100+ levels in this innovative action-puzzle game!

Why similar: Puzzle 35.1%, Indie 17.4%, Space 15.5%, Great Soundtrack 14.7%, Adventure 7.2%

Be a part of an adventurous journey in Cubots: The Origins. Explore and survive in beautiful, atmospheric environments!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.6%, Puzzle 22.5%, Exploration 13.5%, Adventure 10.9%, Atmospheric 10.3%

Dive into a mystical world where gravity crumbles and landscapes transform. Matter is a dreamlike platformer, a contemplative and abstract journey. Explore a strange universe in 30 minutes of serene parkour, where matter and sound harmonize with your actions. A unique sensory experience awaits!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.9%, Stylized 16.9%, Exploration 16.4%, Adventure 14.1%, Atmospheric 12.7%

Traverse mirrors as if they were natural extensions of space to solve puzzles and uncover secrets. Reshape your perspective to perform gravity-shifting acrobatics as you jungle-gym through a sprawling environment. You'll never look in a mirror the same way again.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 33.3%, Puzzle 24.4%, Exploration 14.1%, Atmospheric 7.2%, Adventure 6.3%

I can see the signs in my sleep now, always guiding me closer. Will this really work? Have we almost achieved the impossible?

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 37.8%, Puzzle 30.1%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Adventure 11.7%, 3D 8.6%

Create your own paths combining the different elements available in this uniquely crafted world. Immerse yourself in a relaxing experience where your actions shape not only your surroundings but also your fate.

Why similar: Beautiful 20.2% ★, Puzzle Platformer 17.2%, Adventure 16.9%, Puzzle 13%, Exploration 9.9%