Games Like FAR: Changing Tides

Traverse a dried-out seabed littered with the remains of a decaying civilization. Keep your unique vessel going, overcome numerous obstacles and withstand the hazardous weather conditions. How far can you make it? What will you find?

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 23.2%, 2.5D 21.9%, Puzzle Platformer 15%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Platformer 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: As the direct predecessor, it offers the same core experience of managing a unique vehicle through a desolate, atmospheric 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: Platformer 23.8%, Atmospheric 17.6%, Puzzle 14.7%, Relaxing 14.1%, Soundtrack 13.8% ★

Why You'll Like It: It captures a similar sense of solitary, meditative exploration and environmental storytelling through a vertical journey.

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: 2.5D 27.6%, Puzzle Platformer 21.2%, Platformer 11.5%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Atmospheric 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game excels at wordless, atmospheric puzzle-platforming within a dark, mysterious, and highly cinematic world.

In the wake of catastrophe find the means to make your family whole again.

Why similar: 2.5D 24.1%, Emotional 22.1%, Action-Adventure 16.3%, Atmospheric 16%, Puzzle 12%

Why You'll Like It: A cinematic and atmospheric adventure that focuses on a personal journey through a world changed by a mysterious event.

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

Why similar: Atmospheric 37.5%, Relaxing 25.8%, Adventure 17.3%, Stylized 13.4%, Mystery 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: It is the definitive experience for wordless, emotional travel through beautiful, expansive landscapes.

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 24.8%, Platformer 14.1%, Emotional 13.1%, Hand-drawn 11.1%, Atmospheric 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features stunning hand-painted visuals and puzzle-platforming mechanics that emphasize a bond between characters.

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: Platformer 20.7%, Emotional 17.4%, Puzzle Platformer 16.6%, Atmospheric 14.2%, Puzzle 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers a deeply emotional, atmospheric platforming experience centered on the bond between the protagonist and a companion.

From the art director of Journey®, ABZÛ is a beautiful underwater adventure that evokes the dream of diving. Immerse yourself in a vibrant hidden world bursting with color and life as you descend into the heart of the ocean. But beware as you swim deeper as dangers lurk in the depths.

Why similar: Underwater 51.1% ★, Atmospheric 20.8%, Relaxing 20.1%, Adventure 6.3%, Singleplayer 1.1%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a serene, underwater exploration experience that mirrors the fluid, atmospheric nature of the sea-faring sections in the seed game.

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 Platformer 23%, Emotional 20.1%, Puzzle 15.7%, Atmospheric 13.2%, Relaxing 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: A gentle, puzzle-focused adventure that shares the poignant, emotional tone of the seed game.

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

Why similar: Atmospheric 38.3%, Relaxing 27.9%, Adventure 15.8%, Linear 10.9%, Mystery 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on momentum-based vehicle travel through surreal, alien landscapes that evoke a similar sense of lonely wonder.

Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

Why similar: Atmospheric 24.5%, Puzzle Platformer 17.4%, Hand-drawn 17.2%, Platformer 16.7%, Relaxing 9%

Why You'll Like It: A beautiful, emotional platformer that uses color and atmosphere to tell a story without a single word of dialogue.

Explore strange and wonderful islands and dark labyrinths below in this narrative puzzle platformer. Guide young mechanic Mo on her quest to repair a world on the brink of collapse. The powerful Omni Switch at your disposal may not be enough to fix the damage that hides beneath the surface...

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.9%, Post-apocalyptic 19.9%, Hand-drawn 13.6%, Platformer 11.6%, Action-Adventure 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Combines exploration and puzzle-platforming with a distinct, melancholic art style and narrative depth.

Dive into a surreal ocean abyss in an atmospheric puzzle-adventure. Explore dangerous waters, possess sea creatures and solve environmental puzzles to discover what lies deep below the surface…

Why similar: Underwater 28.5% ★, Puzzle Platformer 24.2%, Hand-drawn 15.4%, Atmospheric 12.4%, Puzzle 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric underwater puzzle game that captures the same lonely, mysterious vibe of deep-sea exploration.

The ground starts shaking, light bulbs are breaking - and something rather unusual is happening right behind the walls of your very room. Equipped with nothing but wit and courage, you slowly descend into a world inhabited by avian folk and seemingly deadly furniture monsters.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.2%, Hand-drawn 15.4%, Platformer 10.5%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Puzzle 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a unique, hand-drawn aesthetic and atmospheric puzzle-platforming that feels both mysterious and intimate.

Take on the role of Six, a lone child lost in a massive metal vessel known as the Maw, surrounded by dangerous, distorted versions of adults. You’ll need to do your best to escape in one piece or your fate will be worse than you ever dared dream.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 32.6%, Atmospheric 16.7%, 2.5D 16.3%, Platformer 12.1%, Puzzle 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a tense, atmospheric puzzle-platforming experience set in a surreal, hauntingly beautiful world.

Embark on an emotional journey of losing the love of one's life. Manipulate time, solve puzzles, reshape surroundings as you push forward into the bittersweet recollections of a past life. This is a story about happiness and hardship, joy and sorrow. A story that all of us will one day experience.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.6%, Emotional 21%, Platformer 17.5%, Relaxing 10.9%, Stylized 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply emotional journey through time that prioritizes atmosphere and narrative flow over complex challenge.

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 32.3%, Emotional 19.8%, Puzzle 17.8%, Adventure 16.1%, Atmospheric 12.8%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, atmospheric platformer that tasks you with restoring life to a desolate, ruined world.

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

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.9%, Platformer 16.9%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Relaxing 10.4%, Stylized 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A wholesome, atmospheric exploration game that features light puzzle-platforming and a sense of peaceful discovery.

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 Platformer 23.8%, Puzzle 20%, Platformer 19.8%, Atmospheric 15.7%, Adventure 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based puzzle-platformer that emphasizes a fragile, emotional journey through nature.

An action adventure about a ghost’s journey through the afterlife. Possess enemies and the environment and fend off hostile spirits in pursuit of starry fragments from a past life.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.7%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Emotional 12.2%, Action-Adventure 11.6%, Stylized 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features a unique art style and exploration-heavy gameplay that leans into atmospheric mystery.

A unique adventure game filled with beautiful puzzles all hand-drawn in an original 2D style . Out of Line follows the adventures of San in a quest to escape the Factory that was once home. Dive into a story set in a mysterious world that is revealed through multiple chapters.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.9%, Hand-drawn 14.2%, Platformer 12.1%, Action-Adventure 8.8%, Stylized 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A hand-drawn puzzle-platformer that emphasizes environmental storytelling and a consistent, atmospheric tone.

Embark on a journey across vast landscapes in Caravan SandWitch, a captivating narrative-driven exploration adventure.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 46.5%, Action-Adventure 20.1%, Stylized 17.7%, Adventure 8.5%, Mystery 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A vehicle-focused exploration game set in a post-apocalyptic world that mirrors the travel-heavy gameplay of the seed.

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: Emotional 30.6%, Atmospheric 21.5%, Stylized 20.2%, Relaxing 17.4%, Adventure 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on exploration and discovery in a ruined world, allowing you to experience the environment from unique perspectives.

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

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 50.9%, Platformer 19.1%, Puzzle 12%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Adventure 4%

Why You'll Like It: The quintessential atmospheric puzzle-platformer that defined the genre's dark, minimalist aesthetic.

When humans get too lonely, they turn into monsters… Set sail across a beautiful and evolving world of darkness and light, and discover what it means to be human.

Why similar: Platformer 29.8%, Emotional 29.5%, Atmospheric 16.8%, Adventure 13.2%, Stylized 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric exploration of emotional landscapes that focuses on personal growth and overcoming inner demons.

Guide two brothers on an epic fairy tale journey from visionary Swedish film director, Josef Fares and top-tier developer Starbreeze Studios. Control both brothers at once as you experience co-op play in single player mode, like never before.

Why similar: Emotional 28.3%, Atmospheric 26.4%, Adventure 17%, Puzzle 15.8%, Platformer 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: An emotional, puzzle-driven adventure that relies on wordless narrative and innovative control mechanics.

Transform into a bird and fly to explore and experience a vibrant world of floating islands in the sky. Venture down into lost ancient ruins where each step leads you closer to the end of the world.

Why similar: Atmospheric 30.1%, Relaxing 28.8%, Adventure 23.7%, Puzzle 12.5%, Indie 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the freedom of flight and exploration in a beautiful, fragmented world that encourages curiosity.

When you cut ties to the past, new bonds form. Build relationships with other Yarnys in local co-op or as a single player, fostering friendship and support as you journey together.

Why similar: Puzzle 27.2%, Puzzle Platformer 18.5%, Platformer 16.1%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, Adventure 10%

Why You'll Like It: Builds on the original with cooperative mechanics that emphasize connection and movement through a beautiful world.

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

Why similar: Emotional 25.1%, Stylized 17.7%, Atmospheric 17.3%, Action-Adventure 16.2%, Relaxing 13%

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

Why similar: Emotional 25.5%, Post-apocalyptic 18.7%, Relaxing 18.4%, Atmospheric 18.3%, Puzzle Platformer 11.4%

Stan, a professional diver in the North Sea, is struggling to overcome a life-changing loss during an extended mission underwater. Stuck in his self-imposed solitude, he starts to experience strange events and will have to make the most significant choice of his life...

Why similar: Underwater 65.3% ★, Atmospheric 17.8%, Adventure 14%, Singleplayer 1.7%, Indie 1.2%

Surf the waters of a submerged city! Unravel the past, save the islanders from mysterious sea monsters and discover secrets hidden under the surface.

Why similar: Platformer 26.1%, Action-Adventure 24.5%, Stylized 15.7%, Atmospheric 12.1%, Adventure 9.7%

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 Platformer 27.4%, Puzzle 26%, Platformer 19.2%, Atmospheric 18.6%, Adventure 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, puzzle-heavy game with a haunting, lonely aesthetic that rewards careful observation.

From the makers of Road 96 comes a groundbreaking narrative adventure. Your choices shape the story for other players! Follow in your friends’ footsteps, face the consequences of their actions and choose the fate of this plasticpunk world.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 40.5%, Emotional 20.9%, Stylized 15.6%, Atmospheric 14.5%, Adventure 7%

Dive into a realistic, single-player, first-person journey through the harsh northern latitudes as you sail endless waters, searching for a way back to your loved ones. Will you follow the light?

Why similar: Emotional 31.1%, Atmospheric 25.1%, Puzzle 13.9%, Adventure 13%, Soundtrack 8.1% ★

Deliver Us Mars is an atmospheric sci-fi adventure taking you on a suspense-fuelled, high-stakes mission to recover the ARK colony ships stolen by the mysterious Outward.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 23%, Puzzle Platformer 22.5%, Platformer 12.7%, Emotional 12.3%, Action-Adventure 12%

Join Norah, a woman plagued by a mysterious illness, in her search for her missing husband in this adventure puzzle game set on a lush island paradise. Immerse yourself in stunning visuals and unlock forbidden secrets in a moving tale of mystery and love.

Why similar: Puzzle 29.8%, Atmospheric 22.3%, Emotional 22%, Adventure 15.5%, Mystery 7.3%

SAMUDRA is an award-winning hand-illustrated deep sea journey.

Why similar: Underwater 25.4% ★, Puzzle Platformer 15.9%, Platformer 11.4%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, Hand-drawn 8.7%

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: Puzzle Platformer 32.6%, Puzzle 22.5%, Stylized 14.9%, Atmospheric 13.3%, Adventure 11.8%

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 30.1%, Atmospheric 28.8%, Adventure 16.5%, Relaxing 11.3%, Platformer 7.9%

Immerse yourself in a contrasted emotional journey with delicate visuals! Songs from the Iron Sea is a poetic platformer set in a whimsical aquatic universe. Guided by a kind entity, embody a creature lost in a metal nightmare and escape the foreman's gaze to regain your freedom.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 34.6%, Platformer 21%, Puzzle 13%, Emotional 10.8%, Stylized 10%

Harold Halibut is a handmade narrative game about friendship and life on a city-sized spaceship submerged in an alien ocean. Join Harold as he explores a vibrant retro-future world in his quest to find the true meaning of ‘home’.

Why similar: Emotional 34%, Atmospheric 29.8%, Relaxing 18.4%, Adventure 14.9%, Indie 1.5%

You're a Stardiver on a mission. Descend into the depths of an underwater world filled with wonder, mysteries, and peril. Discover the story behind the abandoned base. Explore this submerged planet and learn its history.

Why similar: Underwater 31.6% ★, Post-apocalyptic 22.6%, Action-Adventure 16.2%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Relaxing 7.9%

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: Atmospheric 37.5%, Puzzle 25.8%, Adventure 20.4%, Mystery 5.9%, Action 5.4%

When the protagonist wakes up, he finds himself on a luxury cruise ship. The game revolves around the story of his attempts to escape from the sinking ship and a group of passengers he feels nostalgic about.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.8%, 2.5D 22.4%, Emotional 14.7%, Action-Adventure 11%, Atmospheric 10.8%

Explore the ruins of the human race and discover the thriving wildlife that blossomed after our extinction in this underwater action/adventure. Encounter monstrous creatures and let curiosity guide you through an inevitable voyage of extinction.

Why similar: Underwater 54.4% ★, Post-apocalyptic 25.5%, Adventure 10.3%, Action 7.8%, Indie 1.4%

Diluvion is a 3D deep sea, Jules Verne inspired, exploration game with RPG elements and thrilling submarine combat. As the Captain of your own vessel, you must grow and manage your crew as you search for the secrets of the past in a hauntingly beautiful flooded world.

Why similar: Underwater 76.1% ★, Adventure 11.7%, Action 10.2%, Indie 1.5%, Singleplayer 0.6%

Dive into a magical woven world on the back of your own carpet dragon! Explore the textile landscape, solve puzzles, challenge quirky creatures and unravel the great mysteries of a long forgotten past in Weaving Tides!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 32.2%, Platformer 16.1%, Emotional 11.7%, Relaxing 11.2%, Puzzle 9.9%

To find their way home, two survivors journey to unravel the mysteries of the past.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 26.7%, Emotional 18.7%, Atmospheric 15.5%, Platformer 13.8%, Relaxing 10.2%

Slice of Sea is a peaceful adventure and puzzle game. You play as Seaweed, a sea creature clearly out of their element. Explore desolate world of dust, all hand-drawn on paper in unique art style. Collect items, solve puzzles and lead Seaweed back home to the sea.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 26.2%, Puzzle 16.7%, Stylized 16.6%, Atmospheric 13.8%, Puzzle Platformer 9.7%

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: Post-apocalyptic 47.4%, Atmospheric 19%, Action-Adventure 18.5%, Adventure 8.7%, Action 6.5%

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: Puzzle Platformer 23.3%, Platformer 14.5%, Hand-drawn 13.6%, Atmospheric 12.3%, Stylized 11.4%

On the moon Europa, a lush terraformed paradise in Jupiter’s shadow, an android named Zee sets out in search of answers. Run, glide and fly across the landscape, solve mysteries in the ruins of a fallen utopia, and discover the story of the last human alive.

Why similar: Platformer 22.3%, Emotional 18%, Atmospheric 15.1%, Stylized 13.8%, Puzzle 12.6%

Play as an Artificial Intelligence guiding a stranded xenobiologist through a beautiful and mysterious alien ocean. A non-violent sci-fi story, enter a world of wonder, fear and vulnerability, unraveling the history and ecology of an impossible planet. What will you discover together?

Why similar: Underwater 42.6% ★, Atmospheric 18.5%, Adventure 14.2%, Stylized 9.6%, Puzzle 7.9%

An adventure game following the story of a young boy at sea. A story told purely through animation with no sound or script.

Why similar: Underwater 46.2% ★, Emotional 21.1%, Atmospheric 15.3%, Adventure 14.3%, Indie 1.9%

As greed and power divide the tribes of their home planet, Lana and her little companion, Mui, must stand together against the forces reshaping their world – struggling not just for survival, but for the soul of their home.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.6%, Emotional 15.3%, Platformer 13.9%, Hand-drawn 12.6%, Atmospheric 9.2%

The Moon has gone dark, cutting off Earth’s last source of energy. As a lone astronaut, you’ll explore abandoned lunar bases, solve intricate puzzles, and navigate stunning zero-gravity environments. Operate advanced vehicles, uncover hidden truths, and survive in this gripping sci-fi thriller.

Why similar: Adventure 26.7%, Atmospheric 22.4%, Puzzle 15.1%, Action 14.9%, Action-Adventure 11%

Discover a once-thriving ocean, now tainted by enigmatic dark entities. Your quest: decipher the mystery and rekindle the ocean's radiant light.

Why similar: Underwater 35.9% ★, Emotional 21.2%, Atmospheric 15.7%, Puzzle 11.4%, Adventure 7.7%

1975. Disaster strikes the Beira D oil rig off the coast of Scotland. Navigate the collapsing rig to save your crew from an otherworldly horror on the edge of all logic and reality in this 3x BAFTA Games Award-winning narrative horror experience.

Why similar: Underwater 54.8% ★, Atmospheric 25.9%, Adventure 10.5%, Action 6.8%, Singleplayer 2%