Games Like Floodcore

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 30.4%, Puzzle 15%, Stylized 14.8%, Atmospheric 14.7%, Relaxing 12.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly mirrors the flooded world aesthetic and atmospheric puzzle-adventure gameplay found in Floodcore.

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 21.9%, Exploration 18%, Atmospheric 15.4%, Adventure 10.7%, Relaxing 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A beautiful 3D puzzle-platformer that emphasizes exploration and environmental storytelling in a mysterious, ancient setting.

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 18.3%, Puzzle Platformer 17.4%, Relaxing 15.2%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Family Friendly 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: It shares a similar focus on stylized, cinematic puzzle-solving and emotional, atmospheric exploration.

Submerged is a third-person combat-free game in which you explore a mysterious flooded city and discover the beauty of desolation in vast outdoor environments. You take on the role of Miku, a young girl who has brought her wounded brother to the city in their small fishing boat.

Why similar: Relaxing 19.7%, Exploration 18%, Mystery 16.4%, Family Friendly 14.3%, Atmospheric 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: This title captures the essence of exploring a ruined, flooded civilization with a focus on discovery rather than combat.

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

Why similar: Relaxing 22.1%, Atmospheric 19.7%, Exploration 17.5%, Adventure 11.1%, Stylized 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It is the gold standard for atmospheric, cinematic exploration and wordless narrative progression.

Go on a voyage of discovery following the traces of a mysterious culture. Discover diverse landscapes, investigate abandoned artifacts, and wake strange machines from their slumber.

Why similar: Puzzle 14.1%, Logic 13.7%, Mystery 11%, Relaxing 10.6%, Exploration 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: This puzzle-adventure game tasks players with exploring ancient ruins and solving environmental riddles, much like the core loop of Floodcore.

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 24.6%, Puzzle Platformer 19%, Family Friendly 16.9%, Atmospheric 14.3%, Adventure 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: A charming puzzle-platformer that uses its environment and physics-based mechanics to tell a poignant, atmospheric story.

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: Relaxing 31.3%, Atmospheric 19.9%, Exploration 18%, Adventure 7.4%, Colorful 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a serene, underwater exploration experience that matches the aquatic themes and relaxing pace of the seed game.

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: Cinematic 24.3%, Puzzle Platformer 20.9%, Atmospheric 14.8%, Puzzle 14%, Exploration 13%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a similar sense of solitary travel and environmental puzzle-solving within a unique, stylized 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: Puzzle Platformer 21.4%, Relaxing 15%, Stylized 14.3%, Exploration 13.8%, Puzzle 13.3%

Why You'll Like It: A highly stylized exploration game that prioritizes discovery and atmosphere over traditional combat mechanics.

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: Atmospheric 28.6%, Puzzle 23.3%, Adventure 22.4%, Fantasy 15.9%, Indie 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A cinematic puzzle-platformer that relies on environmental interaction and emotional storytelling to guide the player.

Archaica is an atmospheric puzzler with lasers and mirrors, that introduces a mystical and ancient world, full of challenging puzzles. In this game, we become the Light Bearer who is sent on a quest to walk the legendary Path of Light and save the world from impending disaster.

Why similar: Puzzle 18.6%, Relaxing 13.2%, Mystery 12.9%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Top-Down 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on intricate, light-based puzzles within an atmospheric, ancient-themed world.

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

Why similar: Relaxing 35.6%, Exploration 29.7%, Adventure 14%, Family Friendly 11.9%, Indie 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a relaxing, exploration-focused experience with a distinct, stylized aesthetic that encourages curiosity.

Plasticity is a hauntingly beautiful puzzle-platformer where you explore a plastic-ridden world. Traverse flooded cities and ravaged lands as you make choices that profoundly change both gameplay and your future.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 38.2%, Cinematic 34.8%, Atmospheric 16.2%, Indie 7%, Singleplayer 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric puzzle-platformer that deals with environmental themes through a unique, stylized lens.

Jivana is a story-driven adventure game. Embody Aelis, a water priestess who uses her powers to open the path for her community, forced to flee after the appearance of a huge cataclysm. Explore the enchanting landscapes of Jivana, use your ability to manipulate water and lead your people to safety.

Why similar: Cinematic 20.4%, Puzzle Platformer 19.8%, Exploration 10.7%, Stylized 9.2%, Magic 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: An adventure game that emphasizes emotional narrative and exploration in a beautifully crafted environment.

Harmony’s Odyssey is a 3D fantasy adventure puzzle game set on mythical dioramas full of riddles, perky creatures and magic. Embark on a fantastic journey through remote fabled lands tangled by a rowdy cat and bring peace to its inhabitants.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 16.1%, Relaxing 11.3%, Puzzle 10.6%, Logic 10.2%, Magic 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-adventure game that features charming, stylized visuals and relaxing, logic-based gameplay.

Dive into this magical underwater adventure. Explore a corrupted environment moving with your two transformations to help fix the disaster that almost ended life around your world. Ellisar is a third person contemplative exploration and adventure game.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.9%, Exploration 15.3%, Relaxing 14.9%, Magic 11.6%, 3D 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: This title combines 3D platforming and puzzle elements in a submerged, exploration-heavy setting.

Experience the freedom of unbounded climbing as you take control of BUD, a procedurally animated robot on a quest to save his planet. Create your own path through an alien world as you control and ride a giant plant on a vertical journey to the stars.

Why similar: Exploration 38%, Adventure 23.6%, Relaxing 17.3%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Singleplayer 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game features unique 3D climbing and platforming mechanics that emphasize vertical exploration and discovery.

The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).

Why similar: Puzzle 49.7%, Atmospheric 18.8%, Exploration 11.7%, Mystery 7.9%, Adventure 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A deep puzzle game that balances complex logic challenges with a thoughtful, atmospheric environment.

Night Reverie: Prologue is the first act of a Puzzle/Adventure game in which a child must solve the mystery behind the distortion of his house. Explore puzzle-filled environments and discover strange creatures as you reach the truth behind of what looks like a bizarre nightmare.

Why similar: Puzzle 18.8%, Exploration 16.8%, Top-Down 15.7%, Relaxing 15.3%, Mystery 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a surreal, puzzle-driven exploration experience that feels both intimate and mysterious.

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 22.6%, Exploration 22.2%, Top-Down 11.2%, Stylized 11%, Atmospheric 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: While more combat-oriented, its focus on environmental puzzles and uncovering the secrets of an ancient world is highly relevant.

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: Mystery 24.9%, Exploration 24.7%, Puzzle 17.6%, Atmospheric 14.6%, Adventure 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in exploration-driven puzzle-solving where the environment itself holds the keys to the mystery.

A 2D puzzle-platformer where you light your way through the darkness. Play as the Light, exploring an abandoned civilization where you find a suit of armor that seems to have magical properties. Suit up using the powers of the suit to channel your light magic to see what this strange place hides.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.8%, Exploration 21%, Puzzle 14.2%, Magic 9.9%, Family Friendly 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D platformer that blends exploration and puzzle-solving with a distinct, atmospheric visual style.

Patch me if you can is a puzzle adventure where you dive into a game world and manipulate objects however you want. Equip blocks to shrink boulders, move the sun, and thwart Lord's conspiracy. This broken world needs your 'patch'!

Why similar: Puzzle 19.6%, Exploration 18.3%, Relaxing 16.9%, Top-Down 16.3%, Fantasy 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A cute, exploration-heavy puzzle game that focuses on navigating through stylized environments.

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 22.7%, Relaxing 14.6%, Exploration 11%, Puzzle 10.7%, Family Friendly 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A relaxing puzzle-platformer with a unique textile-based aesthetic and a focus on exploration.

Once human, now frog. Begin this unexpected journey into the land of the unknown in-search of a cure for your froggy state. Explore the world around you while helping others in need as you find new ingredients and potions to help you on your path.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 18.9%, Magic 12%, Cartoony 11.8%, Stylized 11%, Puzzle 11%

Why You'll Like It: A 3D platformer that incorporates puzzle elements within a whimsical and exploration-friendly world.

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

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.5%, Logic 14.6%, Mystery 12.3%, Puzzle 11.9%, Exploration 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-adventure game that utilizes atmospheric environments to challenge the player's logic.

Step into the tiny metaphorical shoes of a Muri, entrusted with the important task of exploring, cleaning, and restoring a corrupted and decaying beach, one sparkling satisfying patch at a time, in this cute cozy mini-adventure - Project Shoreline!

Why similar: Relaxing 14.4%, Stylized 13.1%, Cartoony 12.8%, Exploration 11.7%, Puzzle 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: A cozy, exploration-focused adventure that emphasizes relaxing gameplay and discovery in a charming world.

Gravitia is an adventure game about manipulating gravity to escape a unique world full of mystery.

Why similar: Puzzle 26%, Mystery 24.9%, Exploration 16.3%, Adventure 15%, 3D 13.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game features 3D puzzle-solving in a linear, mystery-filled environment that rewards careful observation.

Where We Went is a narrative driven puzzle game. Step into the role of a mysterious character that can control ancient guardians to solve puzzles. Uncover the story behind your visit to the tomb and the reason for its existence!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 16%, Cinematic 15.8%, Puzzle 14.7%, Mystery 13.6%, Adventure 8.2%

Explore a unique and connected world. Understand its fragile balance, uncover its deepest questions, and find more than just the answers.

Why similar: Logic 18.2%, Puzzle 15.8%, Mystery 13.7%, Stylized 11.4%, Exploration 10.1%

Explore a forgotten land in Gecko Gods, a puzzle-adventure as a tiny gecko. Climb walls, solve ancient puzzles and uncover a lost civilisation in a world full of hidden paths, quiet secrets and natural wonder.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.7%, Stylized 12%, Mystery 10.3%, Adventure 8.4%, Atmospheric 8.4%

Trikaya is an atmospheric first-person puzzle game where the player explores a long-forgotten temple and pieces together a mighty and mysterious artifact to master Wind, Earth, and Fire magic to solve puzzles and uncover the intriguing history of the extraordinary artifact.

Why similar: Puzzle 20.7%, Cinematic 12.5%, Exploration 12.4%, Relaxing 11.5%, Magic 11%

Embark on a heartwarming journey with your little light friend to solve puzzles and bring light to the mystical realm of Illum.

Why similar: Puzzle 15.7%, Relaxing 15.3%, Exploration 14.2%, Stylized 10.6%, Family Friendly 9.7%

Adapta Solva is a short puzzle platformer adventure. Play as an Adaptarian to absorb elements from magical shrines to solve puzzles and overcome obstacles. Uncover the truth behind your creation in a world laid to ruin by an unknown cause.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.1%, Puzzle 19.5%, Exploration 14.3%, Magic 11.1%, Colorful 8.7%

Dusty is a third-person puzzle game focused on explore beautiful environments. Join archaeologist Dusty on his search for a mysterious civilization. Explore equipped with your extensible cane and notebook to resolve the past, the ways of the civilization and his technology of light.

Why similar: Puzzle 21.1%, Exploration 15.9%, Adventure 15.8%, Atmospheric 15.7%, Stylized 11.6%

Faraway is an adventure game, a modern tribute to Myst. In Faraway you're an adventurer exploring ruins of ancient temples full of challenges and mysterious riddles.

Why similar: Puzzle 25.3%, Mystery 21.2%, Adventure 14.2%, Logic 10.7%, Exploration 10%

Sans Logique is a first-person game that blends puzzle and adventure gameplay. You'll explore different dreamlike worlds, discover the story of your character, and solve some original puzzles.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.3%, Puzzle 22.1%, Exploration 16.8%, 3D 11.3%, Adventure 11.1%

Secrets of the Temple is a single player puzzle platformer adventure game. Traverse the Pharaoh's labyrinthian temple and locate and collect the Eye of Ra before it's too late!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.9%, Puzzle 20.1%, Exploration 14.6%, Adventure 12%, Atmospheric 9.6%

Guide Aurora through this beautiful adventure using her imagination to discover who's responsible for the fire that is ravaging her village and its surroundings.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.7%, Cartoony 14.1%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Stylized 11.5%, Family Friendly 8.5%

Deepwell is a story-driven adventure game, about a small town surrounding a giant mystery hole.

Why similar: Exploration 27.9%, Adventure 25.1%, Top-Down 21.2%, Mystery 20.2%, Indie 3.4%

Escape an ancient temple by utilizing its arcane artifacts in an intriguing 2D puzzle plat-former.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 43.1%, Cartoony 15.8%, Puzzle 15.2%, Magic 14%, Fantasy 10%

A simple casual game where you light up floor tiles in a level in order to go to the next level.

Why similar: Puzzle 22.3%, Logic 16.1%, Top-Down 15%, 3D 11.7%, Exploration 8.5%

Immerse yourself in a relaxing, minimalist and colorful adventure. Flow with Naiad across a mysterious river and interact with its fauna and flora to discover little secrets. Enjoy a wholesome experience with an original and dreamy visual style.

Why similar: Puzzle 15.7%, Exploration 14.1%, Top-Down 13.3%, Relaxing 11.7%, Atmospheric 10.1%

Skybound is a 3D exploration platformer focused on fun, fluid movement mechanics, parkour and environmental puzzle solving.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.6%, Exploration 12.9%, Stylized 10%, Mystery 9%, Family Friendly 7.9%

You find yourself shipwrecked on a beautiful unsunken island that was once part of Atlantis. Explore the mysteries of the island, and solve unique puzzles to enter the sunken lighthouse into the depths of Atlantis.

Why similar: Puzzle 13.6%, Logic 13%, Mystery 11.5%, Exploration 11.2%, Atmospheric 10.5%

A standalone mini-adventure introducing you to the world of Omno, an upcoming single player journey of discovery through an ancient world of wonders, where the power of a lost civilisation will carry you through forests, deserts and tundras - even to the clouds

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.8%, Puzzle 19.7%, Exploration 16.9%, Adventure 14.9%, Relaxing 12.2%

Nomori is a mind-bending adventure game where you control time and space to journey through a shattered spirit world. Take shortcuts through portals, rotate your perspective, and control the flow of time to move forward, whichever way that is.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.1%, Relaxing 16.2%, Puzzle 15.8%, Exploration 14.4%, Atmospheric 8.1%

Immerse yourself in an exciting journey on the island of dreams. Explore the open world and interesting places, while solving various puzzles that use environment.

Why similar: Puzzle 19.7%, Stylized 16.7%, Exploration 16%, Adventure 14.7%, Relaxing 12.2%

Mya of the Desert is a Puzzle Platforming game where you use earth manipulating powers, or Geomancy, to overcome obstacles, solve puzzles, and defeat foes. Elevate pillars of earth and bend rocks to your will as Mya, a desert wanderer, as she returns life to the world around her!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 15.4%, Adventure 12.3%, Magic 12%, Puzzle 10.5%, Stylized 10.4%

A game in which you explore surreal and beautiful forests.

Why similar: Relaxing 20.1%, Atmospheric 18.6%, Exploration 16.8%, Adventure 11.8%, Puzzle 10.9%

Syke is a first-person exploratory puzzle game set in a mysterious and beautifully warped reality. You play as an individual making their way through areas of strange geometry; solving puzzles to piece together the story of their love.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 15.3%, Puzzle 12.1%, Exploration 11.1%, Cartoony 9.7%, Mystery 9%

Hiiro is a 2D platform game focused on ambient exploration and puzzle solving. Discover a grand world filled with mysterious artifacts and forgotten ruins. Become immersed in relaxing gameplay and meditative music. Remain observant as you unravel an explanation for your solitude.

Why similar: Adventure 40.2%, Puzzle Platformer 20.4%, Puzzle 13.9%, Exploration 12.2%, Atmospheric 7%

In La Rana, players explore the lost Rain Temple of Rana. Play as a small spirit frog who is the temple's last remaining caretaker. Traverse its grand chambers and winding passages to restore its former power and revive your fellow frog spirits along the way.

Why similar: Adventure 41.2%, Puzzle 37.2%, Indie 21.6%

Accompany the spirit of a Pharaoh reincarnated as a hieroglyph on his final journey. Help him understand the circumstances of his death and overcome the obstacles of his tomb. Will you uncover the identity of his murderer?

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.3%, Logic 15.3%, Stylized 12%, Puzzle 11.8%, Mystery 11.5%

Explore an abandoned facility on the planet you've crashlanded, solving puzzles with strange plants along the way.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 36.3%, Puzzle 23.7%, Logic 13.9%, Adventure 13%, Atmospheric 11.8%

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: Cinematic 27.2%, Cartoony 15.8%, Stylized 13.3%, Relaxing 9.9%, Atmospheric 8.5%

Embark on a journey through tunnels, caves and ancient temples, solving puzzles and fighting all kinds of hostile creatures. Be smart - avoid traps and think carefully. They say it doesn't hurt ;)

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 32.7%, Puzzle 25.3%, Relaxing 24.6%, Logic 13.3%, Indie 2.7%

Flightless is a tile-based puzzle adventure game. Navigate your way through a series of floating islands, each presenting a curious puzzle. A minimalist art style and calming piano soundtrack complement senses of wonder and discovery.

Why similar: Adventure 42.4%, Puzzle 40%, Indie 17.6%

Dive into a world of Victorian elegance and mechanical marvels. Discover steam-powered wonders while testing the limits of your puzzle-solving skills.

Why similar: Puzzle 24.2%, Stylized 20.5%, Top-Down 16.2%, Atmospheric 13.6%, Family Friendly 13.2%