Games Like Grow Home

Leaping from mind-boggling heights, bouncing off Champolines, soaring inches from floating islands, BUD can do it all - that look of mild terror, that’s his daredevil face. Help the adorable little robot collect MOM’s scattered ship parts and return them to the moon.

Why similar: Open World 24.8%, Robots 20%, 3D Platformer 18.2%, Exploration 9.6%, Adventure 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: As the direct sequel to Grow Home, it expands on the original's procedural climbing and vertical exploration mechanics.

Refunct is a peaceful, short first-person platformer about restoring a vibrant world.

Why similar: Parkour 29.1%, 3D Platformer 23.7%, Open World 15.4%, Exploration 5.7%, Relaxing 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: A short, relaxing parkour game that emphasizes fluid movement and environmental traversal in a vibrant world.

Explore the vast and beautiful world of Valley using the power of the L.E.A.F. suit: a fierce exoskeleton that grants exceptional speed and agility along with the phenomenal ability to manipulate the life and death of all living things.

Why similar: Parkour 30%, Open World 22.1%, Exploration 12.2%, 3D Platformer 11.7%, Adventure 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a high-speed movement experience through a beautiful, open landscape using a suit that enhances agility and jumping.

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 29.8%, Exploration 14.2%, Cute 10.4%, Third Person 8.8%, Physics 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a deep, meditative focus on climbing mechanics and vertical exploration that mirrors the core appeal of Grow Home.

A Story About My Uncle is a first person platforming adventure game about a boy who searches for his lost uncle, and ends up in a world he couldn’t imagine existed. The movement is a crucial part of the games core gameplay – focusing on swinging through the world with a grappling hook that gives the player a wonderful sense of speed and...

Why similar: Adventure 67.1%, Parkour 17.9%, 3D Platformer 6.2%, Platformer 2.5%, Singleplayer 1.7%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the focus on unique movement mechanics, specifically using a grappling device to navigate large, vertical environments.

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

Why similar: Open World 21.5%, Exploration 16.3%, 3D Platformer 16.2%, Cute 11.2%, Adventure 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: This cozy adventure captures the joy of vertical exploration as you climb and glide toward the summit of a mountain.

A Tropical Open-World adventure. Climb, glide, swim, and sail your boat around a beautiful archipelago in this physics-driven sandbox. Take control of any animal or object you can find, and Jam on your fully playable Ukulele.

Why similar: Open World 24.3%, 3D Platformer 20.3%, Exploration 9.7%, Sandbox 9.7%, Physics 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: It features a physics-based open world that encourages creative exploration and movement across a tropical archipelago.

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: Open World 26.6%, 3D Platformer 18.9%, Exploration 10.7%, Cute 10.4%, Adventure 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A charming, exploration-focused game that emphasizes movement and discovery in a nature-filled open world.

Embark on a cozy climbing adventure in Valley Peaks, a ribbiting first-person platformer where each mountain is like a puzzle. Install Radio Towers at the top of every ridge to connect the froggy inhabitants to the wider world, venture further into the Valley, conquer peaks and unravel mysteries!

Why similar: Parkour 23.6%, Open World 20.3%, 3D Platformer 17.8%, Exploration 9.3%, Cute 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A cozy, first-person climbing game that focuses on the satisfaction of scaling mountains and exploring a peaceful landscape.

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 31.2%, 3D Platformer 25.7%, Exploration 14.3%, Adventure 8.3%, Platformer 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses heavily on exploration and climbing, allowing players to traverse a vast, stylized desert world at their own pace.

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: Exploration 20.4%, Open World 17.8%, 3D Platformer 17.4%, Adventure 13.8%, Great Soundtrack 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric adventure game that focuses on exploration and puzzle-solving in a beautiful, stylized environment.

Experience award-winning Flower, now available on PC. Flower lets you take control of the wind as you explore and navigate beautiful, lush environments.

Why similar: Open World 37%, Exploration 17.8%, Adventure 12%, Relaxing 10.8%, Casual 9%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a relaxing, movement-based experience that focuses on the joy of flight and interacting with the environment.

From the creators of the award-winning Hyper Light Drifter comes the high-speed and gravity-bending world of Solar Ash.

Why similar: 3D Platformer 33.6%, Exploration 14.1%, Sandbox 13.4%, Adventure 10.3%, Platformer 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a fast-paced, fluid movement system that makes traversing its surreal, vertical environments feel incredibly satisfying.

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: 3D Platformer 41.5%, Open World 11.8%, Adventure 10.2%, Exploration 8.6%, Platformer 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A classic 3D platformer that focuses on exploration and collecting items within large, open environments.

A befuddling mishap has made you COMPLETELY STRETCHY! Stretch, swing and stick around the delightfully odd and vibrant Grombi Isles in this eccentric and light-hearted 3D platformer.

Why similar: Parkour 22.3%, Open World 19.8%, 3D Platformer 17.6%, Exploration 8.9%, Cute 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A colorful, open-world adventure that emphasizes parkour and exploration in a whimsical setting.

Deep within the realm of sleep, Sybil finds herself pulled to a distorted castle. Grow strong, and unlock new abilities to build up a deep movement system, fight enemies, find secrets, and free the weary soul of Castle Sansa, in this retro-inspired 3D Platformer Metroidvania.

Why similar: 3D Platformer 35.8%, Parkour 31.5%, Exploration 12%, Platformer 6.4%, Third Person 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: This 3D platformer focuses on highly expressive and fluid movement mechanics that reward creative traversal of its interconnected world.

You are Tiny, a nerdy inventor, who tries to reclaim his most beloved possession - Grandpa's underpants!

Why similar: 3D Platformer 34.4%, Physics 16.3%, Platformer 11.7%, Great Soundtrack 9.4%, Adventure 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game features physics-based environmental manipulation and platforming that feels similar to the experimental nature of Grow Home.

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: Exploration 27.1%, Platformer 25.7%, Great Soundtrack 13%, Adventure 9%, Indie 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game blends exploration and puzzle-solving with a unique perspective-shifting mechanic that changes how you navigate the world.

From the creators of ABZÛ, The Pathless is the mythic adventure of an archer and an eagle in a vast forest. Become the Hunter, a master of archery who travels to a mystical island to dispel a curse of darkness that grips the world.

Why similar: 3D Platformer 29.2%, Open World 29.1%, Exploration 15.6%, Adventure 9.6%, Third Person 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: It features a unique movement system centered on momentum and archery to traverse a vast, open landscape.

Interact with strange new worlds in a unique and tactile way, molding the environment itself as if it were clay in your hands. Build your base, master resource management, automate your production lines, and more as you unravel the mysteries of the universe, alone or with friends.

Why similar: Open World 48.7%, Exploration 18.2%, Sandbox 14.4%, Adventure 7.9%, Third Person 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes exploration and manipulation of a vibrant, alien world, capturing the sense of discovery found in Grow Home.

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: Exploration 23.5%, Relaxing 15%, Open World 14.2%, Great Soundtrack 11.9%, Adventure 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a relaxing, movement-focused exploration experience in a beautiful, underwater world.

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: Adventure 33.8%, Platformer 20.4%, Singleplayer 13.8%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Cute 10%

Why You'll Like It: This physics-based platformer uses a unique yarn-based movement mechanic to navigate challenging environments.

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: Open World 40.3%, Exploration 17.7%, Cute 11.3%, Third Person 9.2%, Adventure 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal open-world game that focuses on exploration and survival through a constantly changing environment.

Swing, climb, and jump your way through massive “gardens” of vibrant other-worldly plant-life in this truly organic platformer.

Why similar: Casual 26.9%, Platformer 23.2%, Great Soundtrack 18.2%, Indie 9.5%, Atmospheric 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric platformer that focuses on fluid, swinging movement and growing plants to reach new heights.

Transform the world of Hob! A new action-adventure from Runic Games, the award-winning studio behind Torchlight I and II. It's your chance. Make it home.

Why similar: Open World 28.9%, 3D Platformer 21.9%, Adventure 15.2%, Exploration 13.8%, Platformer 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A wordless adventure game that features intricate world-building and exploration through a mysterious, mechanical landscape.

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: Open World 37%, Exploration 28.4%, Adventure 11.6%, Great Soundtrack 10.9%, Atmospheric 5%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the wonder of space exploration and physics-based traversal in a unique, vertical solar system.

Tongue-swing, free climb, and build your own path forward in a new kind of 3D platformer! Plant veggie bounce pads, tightropes, hookshots, and much more. Find a way home through huge Desert, Ocean, and Mountain worlds and collect bugs, upgrade your backpack, and meet animal friends along the way.

Why similar: Parkour 33.5%, Open World 16%, 3D Platformer 15.2%, Exploration 8%, Cute 6.8%

Grow your own worlds and nurture a deep natural connection with everything they hold. See your actions change the world for better! Bring the Evertree back to life in this breathtaking world-crafting sandbox, with life management and adventure elements.

Why similar: Open World 30.5%, Exploration 13.8%, Sandbox 12.4%, Cute 10%, Adventure 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A wholesome, exploration-heavy game that focuses on nurturing and traversing a vibrant, magical world.

Scrap Garden is a charming puzzle platformer about the adventures of Canny, a lonely robot, who awakens in a post-apocalyptic world to find all other robots shut down and seized up. What happened to the City? Why did all robots stop moving? Did anyone survive except him?

Why similar: Robots 31.9%, 3D Platformer 22%, Exploration 9.5%, Adventure 9%, Cute 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A charming 3D platformer featuring a robot protagonist in a world filled with puzzles and exploration.

A chill exploration game where EVERYTHING goes in the boot! You're Alp, a lil' golem on a quest to find his purpose. Run, climb, and use items as fuel in your Rocket Boot to blast yourself into the air!

Why similar: 3D Platformer 25.2%, Exploration 17.6%, Cute 14.3%, Adventure 9.7%, Relaxing 8.1%

Superflight is an intense, easy to learn wingsuit game with an infinite number of beautiful procedurally generated maps. A great game to relax for half an hour and chase your latest highscore!

Why similar: Open World 21.6%, Relaxing 16%, Parkour 15.4%, Casual 13.2%, Exploration 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist flight game that focuses entirely on the thrill of movement and navigating through complex, procedurally generated terrain.

Tyler: Model 005 is a 3D action-platformer and exploration game set in the 1950s where you customize and control a spunky miniature robot named Tyler. Many years after powering down, Tyler is accidentally powered on during a thunderstorm and must discover what has happened to his creator and home.

Why similar: Robots 34.1%, 3D Platformer 23.4%, Exploration 11.7%, Adventure 7.4%, Platformer 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: A 3D platformer featuring a small robot protagonist exploring a world from a unique, miniature perspective.

An adventure about a robot saving her home from a dark crystalline force. Set upon a biopunk space station bursting with fantastic plants and aliens.

Why similar: Adventure 34.3%, Cute 18.6%, Great Soundtrack 11.5%, Exploration 10.2%, Indie 8.6%

A serene first-person 3D platformer where you use a magical rope to traverse the body of a dormant ancient colossus in order to heal its wounds and awaken it once again. Embark on a relaxing journey of melancholy to rekindle one of nature's long-lost wonders.

Why similar: Parkour 20%, 3D Platformer 18.7%, Adventure 13.4%, Exploration 7.9%, Casual 6.6%

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

Why similar: Parkour 27.9%, Open World 26.4%, Exploration 13.1%, Adventure 8.7%, Platformer 7.9%

Play as an elastic plug trying to become as long as LORD ELON. Use your climbing, dangling, and stretching skills to collect coins and buy length upgrades. Will LORD ELON accept you?

Why similar: 3D Platformer 24.5%, Open World 16.3%, Exploration 10.3%, Cute 8.5%, Adventure 7.3%

From the dust of a gold mine to the dirt of a saloon, Call of Juarez® Gunslinger is a real homage to the Wild West tales. Live the epic and violent journey of a ruthless bounty hunter on the trail of the West’s most notorious outlaws.

Why similar: Adventure 33%, Singleplayer 30.4%, Funny 23.5%, Atmospheric 13.1%

A new chapter of charming 3D platformer about the little rusty robot C4N who unwittingly finds himself in the midst of momentous events in Robo Land. In order to solve the new riddle, Canny will once again need to run and jump a lot, solve puzzles, and fight against enemies who are much bigger and stronger than he is.

Why similar: Robots 39.8%, 3D Platformer 16.3%, Adventure 13.4%, Exploration 7.6%, Cute 5.2%

Downward is a first-person open-world parkour based platform adventure set in the medieval ruins of a post-apocalyptic planet Earth. Make your way through breath-taking landscapes, face ancient guardians and unravel the deep mystery that lies behind the disappearance of humanity.

Why similar: Parkour 39.1%, Open World 23%, 3D Platformer 12.5%, Adventure 6.8%, Platformer 5.5%

Carve your own path through Fourmiworld - an "open-world-ant-farm-metroidvania". Play as an interdimensional urban explorer girl, collect Gamut to unlock new abilities, and discover the sights, plights, & soundbites of a surreal alien dimension.

Why similar: Exploration 26.3%, Adventure 19.6%, Open World 17.9%, Sandbox 9.9%, Platformer 7.7%

INK is a fast-paced platformer about using colorful paint to uncover your surroundings. Defeat all enemies in the room and reach the goal! However, the terrain is invisible, so you need to discover the terrain by physically bumping into it, by performing a double jump or by, well, dying.

Why similar: Platformer 50.3%, Adventure 27.7%, Indie 12.9%, Singleplayer 9.1%

Meet Lumote, the squishiest bioluminescent creature, in this beautiful 3D puzzle platformer. Take control of the world’s inhabitants on a quest into the Great Depths to seize control from the Mastermote.

Why similar: 3D Platformer 28.2%, Open World 12.1%, Adventure 9.3%, Cute 9.1%, Third Person 7.3%

Explore the vast Living Room to find food for your struggling ant colony in this cute and casual collectathon!

Why similar: 3D Platformer 33.3%, Exploration 17.3%, Open World 16.1%, Platformer 7.7%, Cute 7.5%

Proteus is a game about exploration and immersion in a dream-like island world where the soundtrack to your play is created by your surroundings. Played in first-person, the primary means of interaction is simply your presence in the world and how you observe it.

Why similar: Exploration 36.4%, Relaxing 14.4%, Open World 11.8%, Casual 10.4%, Adventure 6.7%

Play as Bruce, the world's most talented indoor gardener, in this 2D pixel-art puzzle game. Through now 30+ fast-paced levels, you will travel to different locations and eras in order to water, light, and tend to plants with the high-tech magic of a watering can and a reflective mirror.

Why similar: Cute 39.2%, Casual 26.1%, Funny 20.5%, Singleplayer 14.1%

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: Open World 32.6%, Cute 16.8%, Exploration 16.6%, Adventure 9.2%, Sandbox 7.9%

Defunct is an indie adventure game with a focus on flow, speed and an engaging world. You are a broken robot that accidentally falls out of a giant cargo ship onto a post-human Earth, now inhabited by robots. You have to get back to your ship before it’s too late!

Why similar: Robots 42.2%, Adventure 17.6%, Platformer 10.9%, Great Soundtrack 10.3%, Casual 8.2%

Experience the epic journey of Nuna and Fox as they search for the source of an eternal blizzard that threatens the survival of everything they have ever known.

Why similar: Platformer 24.6%, Adventure 20.2%, Cute 15.5%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Great Soundtrack 8.5%

A 3D platformer in which you play as a robot on an alien planet cleaning up polluted goop while interacting with cute creatures named Pogglewonks.

Why similar: 3D Platformer 52.5%, Cute 14.6%, Platformer 12.5%, Third Person 12.1%, Casual 5.3%

As a powerful Lynx, you will make your way through vast open landscapes. In the harsh tundra, you will raise and strengthen your cubs by mastering your skills for hunting prey. Do everything you can to prepare your little ones for the vicious entities dwelling in the wilderness.

Why similar: Exploration 30.4%, Cute 25.5%, Adventure 20.5%, Singleplayer 9.3%, Atmospheric 9.2%

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

Why similar: Exploration 28.5%, Adventure 20.6%, Great Soundtrack 14.4%, Relaxing 13.1%, Atmospheric 9.5%

Pure stealth action and infinite level creation from the award-winning studio behind Thomas Was Alone. Enter the Volume to halt Gisborne Industries' corruption and train the masses to rob from the rich.

Why similar: Third Person 47.8%, Singleplayer 20.6%, Atmospheric 19.4%, Indie 12.2%

Glyph is a cute, physics-based adventure starring a mech-scarab and his trusted guide, Anobi, challenged with rebuilding an ancient civilization buried under the desert sand. Jump, double-jump, smash and glide through the air in this vertical platformer with amazing controls.

Why similar: 3D Platformer 22.7%, Parkour 22.5%, Exploration 10.1%, Cute 8.2%, Third Person 6.9%

Garden Trills is a cozy puzzle-platformer where you fly as an adorable sparrow through enchanting Mediterranean gardens. Help your neighbors, grow vibrant flowers, and harness their powers to reach new destinations as you flutter into the heart of Vernubiel’s gardens.

Why similar: Open World 28.5%, 3D Platformer 21.6%, Exploration 13.8%, Cute 11.4%, Adventure 6.8%

Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas combines captivating storytelling, breathtaking 3D visuals and exciting gameplay into one epic action-adventure experience. In the game you explore the islands of Uncharted Seas, a world filled with many dangers, puzzles and secrets.

Why similar: Open World 48.8%, Adventure 22%, Exploration 17.7%, Singleplayer 7.2%, Indie 4.3%

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: 3D Platformer 34.4%, Cute 15.6%, Open World 12.4%, Great Soundtrack 6.9%, Exploration 6.8%

Gumdrop was peacefully sleeping in their asteroid when a mysterious force smashed it to pieces above the orbit of a nearby planet. Venture through a whimsical world to collect all the lost star droplets, slivers, and shards in this 3D platformer collectathon.

Why similar: 3D Platformer 28.4%, Open World 18.8%, Exploration 13.6%, Cute 8.6%, Platformer 7.1%

ChAIR’s fresh twist on classic side-scrolling design with modern gameplay is amplified in Shadow Complex Remastered. 10+ hrs of exploration and fast-paced combat from award-winning original game, updated with graphical enhancements, dynamic melee take-downs, and new Master Challenges.

Why similar: Platformer 64%, Singleplayer 20.3%, Adventure 15.8%

PlayForm is an experimental physics sandbox. Physically simulated humans run, jump, climb, push, pull and smash their way through diverse worlds. Have fun with various tools and obstacles to create thrilling situations and experience next-gen physics.

Why similar: Parkour 27%, 3D Platformer 19.3%, Open World 18.7%, Sandbox 11.2%, Physics 7.8%

A 3D adventure platformer where you play as a kind alpaca dedicated to helping their animal friends.

Why similar: 3D Platformer 27.5%, Open World 24%, Exploration 13.1%, Cute 9.8%, Third Person 5.8%