Games Like Isles of Sea and Sky

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

Why similar: Sokoban 34.5% ★, Nonlinear 14.4%, Open World 13%, Puzzle 8.1%, Exploration 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world sokoban game that captures the same sense of freedom and discovery while navigating a series of interconnected islands.

Find your way in a world of breezy, thoughtful puzzles, along a charming journey of self-discovery.

Why similar: Puzzle 20.4%, Stylized 18.2%, Exploration 16.5%, Relaxing 14.7%, Atmospheric 13.8%

Why You'll Like It: Features a unique grid-based movement system where the world itself shifts as you move, mirroring the innovative puzzle mechanics of the seed.

Place your faith and embrace the Void.

Why similar: Sokoban 61.6% ★, Puzzle 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%, Retro 5.8%, Adventure 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A deep, mysterious Metroidvania-style puzzle game that shares the same grid-based movement and hidden-depth philosophy as the seed game.

Set your belongings on fire on a beautiful voxel art puzzle island.

Why similar: Sokoban 36.3% ★, Nonlinear 16.4%, Open World 8.7%, Puzzle 8%, Stylized 7%

Why You'll Like It: A highly atmospheric sokoban game that focuses on thoughtful, deliberate movement within a beautifully crafted, isolated world.

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: Metroidvania 36.3%, Nonlinear 14.4%, Exploration 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Puzzle 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a dense, atmospheric world filled with intricate puzzles and secrets that reward creative exploration and item usage.

Use and upgrade magic items, collect hidden treasures, and uncover the secrets between two worlds in this cute isometric puzzler! When a certain vacationing Elephant stumbles upon a way into the land of the dead, will she unwittingly let something far more sinister slip through?

Why similar: Metroidvania 28.9%, Nonlinear 21.4%, Open World 12.7%, Puzzle 8.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A perfect blend of Metroidvania exploration and puzzle-solving that requires players to manipulate their environment to progress.

Solve puzzle panels and uncover the meaning of the symbols within. Explore a dense world where secrets are hidden in plain sight.

Why similar: Nonlinear 31.4%, Open World 14%, Puzzle 12.2%, Relaxing 9.8%, Stylized 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A non-linear, open-world puzzle game that encourages players to learn the rules of the environment through observation and exploration.

The buns... you HAVE to capture them!! Think outside the bunburrow or get outsmarted by bunnies in this cute pathfinding-based puzzle game!

Why similar: Sokoban 32.3% ★, Nonlinear 17.1%, Open World 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%, Stylized 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A clever logic-based puzzle game that utilizes sokoban mechanics to navigate complex, burrow-like environments.

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 29.1%, Mythology 24.3%, Stylized 11.7%, Adventure 10.1%, Atmospheric 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on deciphering languages and solving environmental puzzles within a beautifully stylized, interconnected world.

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

Why similar: Puzzle 27.5%, Open World 22.8%, Exploration 15.1%, Nonlinear 12.8%, Atmospheric 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: The quintessential open-world puzzle game that rewards players for noticing patterns within the environment to unlock new areas.

Take to the sky and reunite a fragmented world in this surprisingly wholesome metroidvania! Help Iko adventure across beautiful hand-painted islands, receive letters from a quirky cast of characters, and face powerful monstrous adversaries.

Why similar: Metroidvania 53.3%, Open World 14.5%, Atmospheric 12%, Exploration 10.2%, Adventure 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A charming Metroidvania that captures the sense of adventure and discovery found in the seed game's world design.

Explore a world of colorful jelly blocks that can be deformed and stuck together. Use them in surprising, unexpected ways to build clever contraptions and solve delightful puzzles.

Why similar: Sokoban 39.7% ★, Nonlinear 21.3%, Relaxing 9%, Stylized 9%, Puzzle 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A charming and challenging sokoban game that emphasizes creative movement and puzzle-solving in a cohesive world.

An adorable puzzle game about being a monster and making snowmen.

Why similar: Sokoban 40.4% ★, Open World 14.4%, Relaxing 9.5%, Puzzle 8.6%, Stylized 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A relaxing yet clever open-world sokoban experience that shares the same charming, minimalist aesthetic.

Solve puzzles embedded in rocks and crystals as you explore a colorful, serene alien asteroid. Discover a few clever twists as you progress in this short and sweet puzzle experience.

Why similar: Sokoban 37.6% ★, Nonlinear 14.2%, Puzzle 11.6%, Relaxing 10.1%, Strategy 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, minimalist puzzle game that focuses on exploration and uncovering the secrets of a mysterious landscape.

Go on an adventure in a world packed with secrets helped by your friend, a poulp with many abilities. Explore, solve puzzles, wander across dungeons, blast through races and much more in this cute game inspired by the best 3D platformers

Why similar: Collectathon 29.4%, Metroidvania 24.2%, Retro 10.5%, Exploration 9.3%, Puzzle 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A vibrant collectathon platformer that emphasizes exploration and creative movement through a whimsical world.

A difficult open world puzzle game about plumbing.

Why similar: Sokoban 39.6% ★, Nonlinear 17.7%, Puzzle 10.8%, Open World 9%, Retro 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A focused, challenging sokoban game that rewards players for mastering specific spatial movement patterns.

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: Sokoban 71.8% ★, Puzzle 17.6%, Strategy 4.6%, Singleplayer 3%, Casual 3%

Why You'll Like It: An innovative puzzle game featuring recursive mechanics that challenge your spatial reasoning in a way similar to the seed game's block puzzles.

Push, slice, ingest, flip, and squish worms in this puzzle game in which you play as a little sentient tin can.

Why similar: Sokoban 63.5% ★, Puzzle 16.3%, Stylized 8.6%, Relaxing 6.8%, Casual 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging sokoban-style puzzle game that introduces unique mechanics to keep the spatial logic fresh and engaging.

A simple 3d puzzle game.

Why similar: Sokoban 59% ★, Puzzle 37.6%, Singleplayer 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: Widely considered the gold standard for complex, grid-based sokoban puzzles that require deep strategic thinking.

Owlboy is a story-driven platform adventure game, where you can fly and explore a brand new world in the clouds! Pick up your friends, and bring them with you as you explore the open skies, in one of the most detailed adventures of this era.

Why similar: Metroidvania 45.2%, Pixel Graphics 17.4%, Retro 16.7%, Atmospheric 10.9%, Adventure 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art Metroidvania that excels at atmospheric world-building and rewarding exploration.

Toki Tori 2+ may look cute, but it’s a challenging puzzle adventure game. Whistle and stomp are the only moves you need to solve increasingly complex puzzles, as you go anywhere, anytime on a lush forest island.

Why similar: Metroidvania 33%, Nonlinear 23.1%, Open World 13.6%, Relaxing 9.5%, Puzzle 9%

Why You'll Like It: A brilliant Metroidvania-puzzle hybrid where you learn to interact with the environment to unlock new paths without traditional ability upgrades.

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 22.2%, Exploration 19.6%, Atmospheric 17.1%, Open World 14%, Adventure 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric adventure game that uses environmental puzzles to tell a story and guide the player through a beautiful landscape.

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: Lore-Rich 22.3%, Stylized 19.2%, Puzzle 18.1%, Exploration 15.7%, Atmospheric 12%

Why You'll Like It: A hand-drawn puzzle adventure that focuses on exploration and interacting with a strange, oceanic-themed world.

Master a totally unique puzzle-battle system in this 16-bit, JRPG-inspired adventure featuring an epic story, charming characters, stunning pixel art, and epic music. Follow a grand story set in the mysterious Ocean's End islands full of lost memories, ancient ruins, pirates, treasures, and frogs.

Why similar: Retro 24.4%, Puzzle 23.8%, Pixel Graphics 19.9%, Old School 16.9%, Exploration 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: Combines RPG elements with grid-based puzzle combat, offering a unique twist on the puzzle-adventure genre.

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: Sokoban 48.9% ★, Puzzle 28.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Singleplayer 3.8%, Retro 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: A revolutionary logic puzzle game that forces you to manipulate the rules of the world to solve increasingly complex grid-based challenges.

Set sail for adventure with a paper hat on your head and a magical shrinking boat in your pocket, in search of legendary treasures! Solve tricky puzzles, battle formidable foes, piece together clues and dig up secrets to uncover your own shrouded history as you explore this sprawling open world.

Why similar: Metroidvania 72.6%, Adventure 27.4%

Why You'll Like It: A classic-style 2D Metroidvania that captures the spirit of exploration and treasure hunting.

Join Clef on an adventure set on a magical sky island where her family once lived. Solve puzzles, discover secrets, and experience a story of sisterly love – and something more, if you are willing to dig deeper…

Why similar: Exploration 29.5%, Puzzle 28.5%, Relaxing 23.7%, Casual 8.9%, Adventure 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that focuses on exploration and solving environmental challenges in a cute, vibrant setting.

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: Relaxing 21%, Adventure 19.8%, Exploration 18.2%, Puzzle 15.6%, Atmospheric 14.4%

Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, exploration-focused adventure game that emphasizes emotional storytelling and environmental discovery.

The Artisan of Glimmith is a cozy, relaxing puzzle game about coloring stained glass and restoring the artworks of a kingdom above the clouds. Explore a world of handcrafted puzzles designed with intent, where simple rules lead to delightful surprises.

Why similar: Nonlinear 23.4%, Puzzle 17.2%, Relaxing 12.8%, Exploration 12.1%, Strategy 10.7%

A block pushing puzzle game with metroidvania style progression, set in a serene forest world.

Why similar: Sokoban 36.4% ★, Metroidvania 23.6%, Puzzle 8.6%, Nonlinear 8.2%, Exploration 6%

Understand is an experimental puzzle game about guessing rules. In each level, you have to figure out the rules through trial and error, then draw a line satisfying all rules.

Why similar: Puzzle 75.7%, Singleplayer 15%, Casual 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle game that requires you to deduce the rules of each level through trial and error, similar to the discovery-based puzzles in the seed.

Seek out and solve 10,000+ puzzles at your own pace across this sublime puzzle game.

Why similar: Nonlinear 30.5%, Open World 17.9%, Relaxing 11.2%, Puzzle 10.3%, Exploration 9.6%

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: Metroidvania 28.2%, Open World 20%, Lore-Rich 16.9%, Puzzle 13.1%, Adventure 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: An action-adventure game that features island-hopping exploration and environmental puzzles reminiscent of classic adventure titles.

Solve difficult puzzles in a soothing atmosphere by altering your characters in multiple ways, forcing you to think outside the box.

Why similar: Sokoban 36.8% ★, Nonlinear 18.2%, Open World 10.9%, Stylized 7.7%, Relaxing 7.4%

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

Why similar: Open World 18.7%, Nonlinear 18.3%, Puzzle 17.1%, Stylized 15%, Exploration 11.7%

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: Nonlinear 20%, Stylized 14.3%, Puzzle 13.9%, Exploration 12.1%, Adventure 11.1%

Paper Trail is a top-down puzzle adventure about leaving home, set in a foldable, paper world.

Why similar: Sokoban 32% ★, Collectathon 17.5%, Puzzle 12.2%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Exploration 9.6%

Explore a vast, open world - evade or defeat its monsters, arm yourself with knowledge and equipment, unravel layer upon layer of secrets, and ultimately confront the very magic threatening to destroy everything.

Why similar: Metroidvania 20.5%, Collectathon 18.1%, Nonlinear 13.1%, Open World 7.8%, Retro 7.2%

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: Nonlinear 29.9%, Puzzle 16.1%, Multiple Endings 13%, Exploration 11.9%, Relaxing 11.9%

Nova: Cloudwalker's Tale is a charming puzzle game about moving clouds and walking on them to gather the lost star shards across the skies.

Why similar: Sokoban 35.3% ★, Nonlinear 21.7%, Relaxing 9.7%, Puzzle 8.4%, Stylized 7.6%

Embark on a grand adventure in Phoenotopia! An action-adventure puzzle platformer inspired by the great classics. Meet charming townsfolk, brave the dungeons, and thwart evil in your quest to save your family.

Why similar: Metroidvania 67.2%, Pixel Graphics 15.7%, Adventure 12.3%, Singleplayer 4.9%

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: Relaxing 23.7%, Puzzle 22.5%, Exploration 15.3%, Strategy 10.6%, Adventure 9.6%

A box-pushing, bug-squishing, post-apocalyptic adventure awaits you in Puzzle Depot! Challenge hundreds of meticulously designed rooms that expand on classic sokoban gameplay with new and creative mechanics. Build your own devious creations with the included level editor!

Why similar: Sokoban 43.2% ★, Retro 10.4%, Puzzle 10%, Lore-Rich 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%

You are a traveling painter, exploring the island of Eastshade. Capture the world on canvas using your artist’s easel. Talk to the inhabitants to learn about their lives. Make friends and help those in need. Visit cities, scale summits, unearth mysteries, and discover forgotten places!

Why similar: Lore-Rich 32.3%, Open World 22.4%, Relaxing 13.7%, Exploration 11.9%, Atmospheric 10.1%

A top-down adventure game in a coloring book world full of vibrant characters. Use painting powers to explore, solve puzzles, make friends, and draw on anything! From creators on Wandersong + Celeste.

Why similar: Adventure 29%, Metroidvania 28%, Puzzle 19.5%, Relaxing 17%, Singleplayer 3.3%

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

Why similar: Puzzle 87.4%, Singleplayer 12.6%

You awake in Mythica, a cozy island where magical stones change day to night. Explore winding paths or venture into the wilds with your trusty glider and sailboat. To return home, you must befriend quirky townsfolk, discover hidden treasures, master magic, and face enemies in clever puzzle combat.

Why similar: Open World 31.4%, Relaxing 19.4%, Exploration 17.2%, Puzzle 17.1%, Adventure 8%

Röki is a stunning adventure set in the snowcapped wilderness. As Tove, you must explore an uncharted world of hidden legends and forgotten monsters. Solve puzzles, collect curiosities, and uncover a tale of tragic loss, as you chart your path to redemption.

Why similar: Mythology 46.9%, Puzzle 15.3%, Atmospheric 13.2%, Adventure 7.7%, Casual 5.8%

A handcrafted open-world platformer set in a world built by Mushrooms! Explore different locations filled with secrets, acquire new abilities and use those abilities to reach new places!

Why similar: Metroidvania 41.5%, Old School 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Retro 9.7%, Exploration 7.5%

Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.

Why similar: Metroidvania 64.1%, Pixel Graphics 19.7%, Adventure 8.6%, Puzzle 4.4%, Singleplayer 2%

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: Relaxing 19%, Puzzle 18.5%, Atmospheric 17.7%, Open World 15.5%, Adventure 12.7%

Meet Yoku, the pint-sized postman protagonist of Yoku's Island Express! Use a unique blend of pinball mechanics, platforming and open world exploration to unlock the secrets of Mokumana Island, help the locals, awaken ancient deities and much more in this amazing new tropical adventure!

Why similar: Metroidvania 70.9%, Open World 12.2%, Adventure 8.9%, Singleplayer 4%, Exploration 2.7%

In a colorful archipelago, play as a young thief studying at the Guild. Investigate kidnappings, steer clear of roaming pirates or fight them. Sail the ocean on a cute turtle and climb every island. Cure sick animals, and find the truth during this feel-good journey. Made by a dreamer solo dev.

Why similar: Metroidvania 22.3%, Lore-Rich 20.1%, Open World 14.7%, Old School 11.9%, Retro 9.3%

Percy’s on a quest to find his missing relatives, and he needs your help! Join him and his beloved dog Drayton as they adventure through a series of unusual islands, solve puzzles to uncover valuable treasure, and bring to light the foreboding family secret buried beneath it all.

Why similar: Nonlinear 22%, Open World 13.3%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Retro 9.4%, Puzzle 8.3%

Embark on an epic adventure in Under the Island! A 2D action-adventure steeped in ‘90s charm, step into the shoes of Nia, and battle fierce monsters, solve clever puzzles, and explore a world alive with mystery as you race to save your new home before it’s too late.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 22%, Puzzle 14.7%, Exploration 14.6%, Multiple Endings 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%

A completely self-contained portable version of one of the highest user-rated games. Built on an entirely new engine with new UI, support for Steam Deck, & more. Features world-bending puzzles, intriguing denizens, surreal environments, and a captivating story about the truth of the game's reality.

Why similar: Multiple Endings 25.9%, Puzzle 19.7%, Pixel Graphics 16.8%, Exploration 14.7%, Atmospheric 9.2%

A retro-inspired adventure puzzle game featuring multiple playable characters with interwoven storylines. Explore the natural (and unnatural) world for unique interactions and unlock items to aid you in your quest. There's nothing as simultaneously charming and strange as the world of Tux and Fanny.

Why similar: Retro 19.1%, Relaxing 15.4%, Exploration 13.4%, Puzzle 12.7%, Nonlinear 11.5%

A puzzle game with challenging puzzles, but forgiving mechanics. Master the use of your color changing staff to solve mind bending puzzles, unlock new areas, and help out your friends. Undo any mistake with the press of a button.

Why similar: Nonlinear 27.3%, Puzzle 20.4%, Exploration 15.4%, Atmospheric 12%, Relaxing 11.6%

OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 23.1%, Multiple Endings 21.5%, Puzzle 17.1%, Atmospheric 15.5%, Exploration 8.5%

Toroban is an infinitely wrapping puzzle game.

Why similar: Sokoban 45.7% ★, Nonlinear 24.3%, Open World 15.2%, Puzzle 9%, Adventure 3.2%