- #1 Wavetale
97% matchVery Positive88% of 2,666 reviews2022
Dev: Thunderful DevelopmentPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 18.4%, Platformer 16.4%, Action-Adventure 13.8%, Third Person 10%, Stylized 7.8%
- #2 After Us
96% matchVery Positive85% of 462 reviews2023
Dev: PiccoloPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 23.7%, Emotional 21.8%, Adventure 14%, Exploration 12.5%, Third Person 11.5%
- #3 Aspire: Ina's Tale
96% matchVery Positive83% of 427 reviews2021
Dev: Wondernaut StudioPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Set out on a mystical adventure of self-discovery against the backdrop of fantastical landscapes of The Tower. Meet its dwellers and unravel their stories. Manipulate spirits to solve puzzles, and lead Ina on her path to freedom.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 32.5%, Platformer 20.9%, Exploration 8.5%, Adventure 8.2%, Colorful 7.8%
- #4 Herdling
94% matchVery Positive95% of 897 reviews2025
Dev: OkomotivePub: Panic
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Guide a herd of mysterious creatures on a stirring and beautiful journey into the mountains… and beyond.
Why similar: Emotional 20.4%, Cinematic 16.6%, Third Person 8.5%, Exploration 8%, Action-Adventure 7.9%
- #5 Forgotten Journey
95% matchMixed65% of 108 reviews2021
Dev: DigiPen Europe-BilbaoPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
Forgotten Journey is a puzzle oriented platformer, where the player will follow a linear path jumping, climbing and solving puzzles with the help of an AI companion that will follow her.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.9%, Platformer 17.3%, Exploration 14.1%, Action-Adventure 10.9%, Third Person 9.6%
- #6 Kena: Bridge of Spirits
93% matchVery Positive92% of 17,168 reviews2022
Dev: Ember Lab
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A story-driven, action adventure combining exploration with fast-paced combat. Untangle the past as Kena, a young Spirit Guide in search of the sacred Mountain Shrine. Help free the spirits trapped in a forgotten village with the help of the Rot, her adorable (yet powerful) spirit companions.
Why similar: Cinematic 18.3%, Action-Adventure 16%, Third Person 11.2%, Exploration 10.2%, Magic 8.1%
- #7 Aurora: A Child's Journey
94% matchVery Positive93% of 981 reviews2020
Dev: Luski Game StudioPub: Prothos
Windows
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: Emotional 28.3%, Puzzle Platformer 22.1%, Third Person 9.9%, Stylized 7.6%, Adventure 6.9%
- #8 Floodcore
91% matchVery Positive96% of 217 reviews2024
Dev: Floodcore Team
Windows
Floodcore is a puzzle adventure game in which you explore an ancient civilization in a flooded world, and discover a mysterious power to overcome the temple's challenges.
Why similar: Cinematic 20.4%, Puzzle Platformer 19.8%, Exploration 10.7%, Stylized 9.2%, Magic 7.5%
- #9 NAIAD
90% matchVery Positive94% of 649 reviews2024
Dev: HiWarp
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Exploration 23.3%, Nature 18.1%, Adventure 16.3%, Colorful 14%, Fantasy 11.5%
- #10 Mya of the Desert
92% matchMixed66% of 123 reviews2020
Dev: Emergency Entrance Studios
Windows
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 15.8%, Platformer 13.8%, Adventure 13.2%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, Third Person 10.9%
- #11 Curyeux
89% matchVery Positive96% of 115 reviews2025
Dev: Campus ADN 2024-2025Pub: Campus ADN
Windows
Dive into the mind of Lucienne, a tormented painter. Leap through emotional memories, solve puzzles where shapes deceive and emotion leads the way. A dreamlike platformer where each painting brings you one step closer to yourself.
Why similar: Emotional 21.1%, Puzzle Platformer 16.4%, Third Person 14.4%, Platformer 11.2%, Stylized 9.8%
- #12 Souls of the Wind
91% matchMixed57% of 91 reviews2021
Dev: Wandering Spirit Games
Windows
As the Guardian of the Four Winds, use your unique wind powers to complete the trials of the Wind Temples and free the Souls of the Wind from corruption. This is a tale of a world full of wind magic, through a beautiful 3rd person puzzle-adventure game crafted by Wandering Spirit Games.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.6%, Platformer 17.9%, Third Person 11.1%, Exploration 9.4%, Nature 7.8%
- #13 Neva
87% matchVery Positive94% of 9,904 reviews2024
Dev: Nomada StudioPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Emotional 27.1%, Platformer 21.4%, Puzzle Platformer 14.2%, Adventure 11.2%, Nature 7.7%
- #14 A Juggler's Tale
88% matchVery Positive92% of 2,189 reviews2021
Dev: kaleidoscubePub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Lead Abby the string puppet through a bruised, but beautiful fairy tale world in this cinematic adventure. Solve riddles, evade traps and shake off pursuers on the way to find freedom. Can Abby take control of her fate with all the strings attached?
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.6%, Cinematic 18.9%, Platformer 18.4%, Exploration 9%, Fantasy 8.3%
- #15 Seed of Life
89% matchMostly Positive71% of 95 reviews2021
Dev: MadLightPub: Leonardo Interactive
Windows
Seed of Life is an epic adventure game about the persistence of life. You're Cora, the last known survivor of Lumia, a dying planet. Your only hope to save your homeworld is to activate the Seed of Life and rekindle the sun once again. Will you be the light that conquers the darkness?
Why similar: Emotional 23.7%, Puzzle Platformer 22.7%, Action-Adventure 9.7%, Third Person 9.5%, Exploration 7.4%
- #16 Echoes of the End: Enhanced Edition
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,595 reviews2025
Dev: Myrkur GamesPub: Deep Silver
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Embark on a perilous journey to rescue your brother and prevent a looming war. Harness the power of devastating magical abilities to conquer enemies, traverse treacherous landscapes, and unveil the hidden history of Aema.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 17.7%, Puzzle Platformer 17.1%, Third Person 15.3%, Magic 13%, Adventure 6.8%
- #17 The House of Hikmah
84% matchVery Positive98% of 51 reviews2026
Dev: Lunacy Studios
Windows
The House of Hikmah is a fully voice-acted, narrative-driven 3D adventure game exploring grief, legacy and the search for answers after profound loss. Solve puzzles, encounter historical scholars of the Islamic Golden Age, and uncover timeless lessons in a beautifully imagined House of Wisdom.
Why similar: Emotional 22.1%, Puzzle Platformer 16.6%, Platformer 15.4%, Cinematic 11.1%, Exploration 7.6%
- #18 Equinoxe
86% matchVery Positive85% of 71 reviews2022
Dev: Lowkey InteractivePub: IIM Digital School
Windows
Equinoxe is a contemplative & narrative game with puzzle phases taking place in two mirrored worlds. Discover a quest for self-acceptance and restore the fragile balance of your world by using its main source of energy: water.
Why similar: Emotional 21.9%, Puzzle Platformer 19.1%, Third Person 14.1%, Colorful 9.8%, Stylized 7.4%
- #19 Veneficium: A witch's tale
86% matchMixed63% of 73 reviews2021
Dev: Frostpetal Studio
Windows
Veneficium is a cute and magical 3D platformer in which you help Alice uncover the faith of her coven. Alice has to use her magic to interact with different objects within a vast and magical world to overcome puzzles and obstacles.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.3%, Platformer 20.7%, Third Person 10.5%, Exploration 10.4%, Adventure 8.9%
- #20 Light of Alariya
85% matchMostly Positive71% of 325 reviews2023
Dev: SMU Guildhall
Windows
Light of Alariya is an open-world, third-person, exploration puzzle game in which you traverse ancient alien temples and ruins to restore the power of the stars and awaken your sleeping civilization.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.2%, Platformer 18.7%, Third Person 14.3%, Exploration 12%, 3D 7.2%
- #21 Creatures of Ava
83% matchVery Positive87% of 501 reviews2024
Dev: Inverge StudiosPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Let your empathy guide you as you play an exciting action-adventure, creature-saver game. Understand and tame the creatures of Ava and let them lead you through a variety of ecosystems – all in the hopes of saving the planet from a life-consuming infection.
Why similar: Emotional 27.6%, Action-Adventure 22.6%, Exploration 16.6%, Colorful 9.4%, Adventure 9%
- #22 The Last Shores
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 75 reviews2025
Dev: Black Frog Studio
Windows
🌿 The Last Shores is a chill solar-punk adventure. Clean, explore, and uncover the secrets of a forgotten island while restoring its lost harmony. 🏝️✨
Why similar: Action-Adventure 19.5%, Third Person 17.4%, Exploration 14.7%, Emotional 13.1%, 3D 9%
- #23 Adapta Solva Legacy
81% matchVery Positive97% of 92 reviews2024
Dev: Ares BrazeltonPub: Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen
Windows
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 23.4%, Platformer 19.9%, Exploration 10.9%, Third Person 10.4%, Colorful 7%
- #24 Skybound
78% matchVery Positive92% of 75 reviews2025
Dev: Half Home GamesPub: DADIU
Windows
Skybound is a 3D exploration platformer focused on fun, fluid movement mechanics, parkour and environmental puzzle solving.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.5%, Platformer 21.3%, Exploration 12.3%, Adventure 8.6%, Stylized 7.6%
- #25 ARIDA: Backland's Awakening
81% matchVery Positive88% of 772 reviews2019
Dev: Aoca Game Lab
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
ARIDA: Backland's Awakening. A story of survival and adventure in the brazilian backlands. Face the drought to explore the more arid regions, gather resources and discover clues about the fate of the young Cícera.
Why similar: Emotional 25.2%, Third Person 11.6%, Nature 10.3%, Exploration 10.1%, Action-Adventure 9.8%
- #26 Hopeguard
79% matchMostly Positive80% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Hopesquad StudioPub: UQAT - Création et nouveaux médias
Windows
Hopeguard is a third-person dark fantasy game about loss and acceptance. You have been chosen to eliminate the Dragon Queen, but the confrontation will not go as expected. Journey through caves, ruins, and forests to solve environmental puzzles and fulfill your quest -but with a new perspective.
Why similar: Emotional 26.9%, Cinematic 18.5%, Exploration 8.5%, Third Person 7.8%, Magic 7.3%
- #27 Ageless
82% matchMixed55% of 404 reviews2020
Dev: One More Dream StudiosPub: Team17 Digital Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Ageless is a story driven puzzle platformer where you must alter the age of animals and plant life around you to progress. Play as Kiara, a young girl who braves through heartache and loss as she journeys across a mysterious world to discovers its secrets and herself.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31.3%, Platformer 23.7%, Emotional 20.7%, Adventure 14.7%, Female Protagonist 5.3%
- #28 Dying Sun
78% matchVery Positive82% of 90 reviews2025
Dev: Scorching SandsPub: IIM Digital School
Windows
Dying Sun is a cozy surfing game in which you play as Hurabi, a young nomad on a solar-powered sailboard, searching for the mysterious causes of the extinction of an ancient, highly advanced civilisation. On her journey, she travels through grandiose landscapes where nature and technology meet.
Why similar: Cinematic 27.5%, Action-Adventure 21.9%, Stylized 13.9%, Adventure 9.4%, Atmospheric 8.2%
- #29 Submerged: Hidden Depths
77% matchVery Positive90% of 834 reviews2022
Dev: Uppercut Games Pty Ltd
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Boat, climb, interact and explore in the beautiful ruins of a sunken world.
Why similar: Emotional 27%, Exploration 14.8%, Nature 11.1%, 3D 8.3%, Colorful 8.1%
- #30 Kintsugi
75% matchVery Positive99% of 72 reviews2026
Dev: StudiohohoPub: IIM Digital School
Windows
Accompany Kyō, a young apothecary, on his journey to repair a world shattered by mankind and uncover the origin of his newfound golden powers.
Why similar: Platformer 25.1%, Adventure 14.6%, Emotional 12.2%, Nature 11.2%, Stylized 7.1%
- #31 The Lightbringer
79% matchMixed70% of 69 reviews2021
Dev: Rock Square ThunderPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows · Linux
The Lightbringer is a poetic adventure/puzzle platformer with light combat elements, set in a beautiful world claimed by a vile corruption. Guided by your sister’s spirit, you must prevail where she could not. Cleanse the corruption, become The Lightbringer.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.6%, Emotional 19%, Platformer 14.5%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, Exploration 8.9%
- #32 Drizzlepath: Genie
80% matchMixed59% of 204 reviews2016
Dev: Tonguç Bodur
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Walk as Lula, on the path you choose, as she journeys to discover the meaning of the Genie and fulfill her destiny.
Why similar: Exploration 24.3%, Adventure 17%, Stylized 12.7%, Atmospheric 11.5%, 3D 10.1%
- #33 Avani
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 268 reviews2022
Dev: DigiPen Europe-BilbaoPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
Join Avani in this action-adventure game where you will explore this corrupted land, fight the evil that hides within and cleanse it from the spirit before it destroys the world.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 46.4%, Adventure 16.8%, Colorful 12.5%, Linear 10.2%, Fantasy 10.1%
- #34 Ellisar
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 167 reviews2022
Dev: Cogames Studio
Windows
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 22.4%, Platformer 15.2%, Action-Adventure 11.7%, Third Person 10.8%, Exploration 10.4%
- #35 Lost Words: Beyond the Page
74% matchVery Positive95% of 827 reviews2021
Dev: Sketchbook DevelopmentsPub: Sketchbook Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A short, fully voiced, story-first adventure across two worlds. Rearrange words into platforms in Izzy’s diary, then wield word magic to shape your path in the fantasy she writes. Gentle puzzles, watercolour wonder, and a bittersweet story of family, loss, and healing.
Why similar: Emotional 29.1%, Puzzle Platformer 24.5%, Platformer 17.2%, Fantasy 6.5%, Colorful 6.2%
- #36 Cynthia: Hidden in the Moonshadow
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 161 reviews2023
Dev: Catthia Games
Windows
Emotional, 3rd-person, story-driven, adventure game focused on solving puzzles and using stealth mechanics. Use your bow to interact with environmental elements. Sneak, climb or distract guards to move further unnoticed. Solve light puzzles alongside your path to rescue your loved one.
Why similar: Emotional 23.7%, Action-Adventure 13.9%, Third Person 13.4%, Exploration 10.8%, Adventure 7.1%
- #37 ILA: A Frosty Glide
72% matchVery Positive99% of 135 reviews2025
Dev: Magic Rain StudiosPub: First Break Labs
Windows
Set foot on a magical island and explore a whimsical small open world as ILA, a spirited young witch-in-training searching for her lost kitty, Coco. With your trusty skatebroom, find secret places, collectables, and improve your magic and flying abilities as you reach the summit.
Why similar: Platformer 21.6%, Action-Adventure 19.6%, Exploration 15.3%, Magic 14.4%, Fantasy 10.3%
- #38 Ley Lines
77% matchVery Positive83% of 154 reviews2016
Dev: Miria Studios
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 44%
You are the last hope of a ruined world, capable of restoring the severed Ley Lines. Throughout the ruined temple of Miria's Heart, attune to and master five unique powers, allowing you to alter gravity, slow time, shift space, and much more.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 47.2%, Adventure 39.4%, Female Protagonist 13.5%
- #39 Two Falls (Nishu Takuatshina)
73% matchVery Positive91% of 189 reviews2024
Dev: Unreliable Narrators
Windows
Explore 17th century Canadian wilderness through the eyes of Jeanne, a French woman who crossed the Atlantic to start anew and Maikan, an Innu hunter trying to discover what’s disturbing the forest. Your choices will shape the traits of the protagonists in this narrative single-player experience.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Cinematic 16.8%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, Nature 9.9%, Exploration 8%
- #40 Runa & the Chaikurú Legacy
72% matchVery Positive92% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Fanny Pack StudiosPub: QUByte Interactive
Windows · Linux
A fantasy world like no other! Help Runa uncover the mysteries buried deep in the ruins of the ancient Chaikuru civilization, in a classic and epic 3D adventure platformer.
Why similar: Platformer 15.5%, Puzzle Platformer 14.9%, Exploration 11.5%, Magic 10.8%, Action-Adventure 10.5%
- #41 Ariana and the Elder Codex
71% matchVery Positive82% of 109 reviews2026
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International, Inc.
Windows
Ariana must restore the Codices and unravel the Library's hidden truths...
Why similar: Platformer 26%, Action-Adventure 19.4%, Adventure 11%, Exploration 9.6%, Stylized 6.9%
- #42 Sunline
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 71 reviews2022
Dev: Liminal Loop Games
Windows
Sunline is a first-person 3D free-running game that follows Ana, a rebellious teen in the solarpunk city of Elyria, as she saves the city from a crushing storm.
Why similar: Platformer 23.8%, Exploration 18.5%, Emotional 15.3%, Adventure 7.9%, Stylized 7.2%
- #43 Eternal Strands
70% matchVery Positive88% of 1,632 reviews2025
Dev: Yellow Brick Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
A next-generation action experience where the elements obey you, the terrain bends to your will, and every victory is entirely your own.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 20.1%, Third Person 15.8%, Exploration 14.6%, Magic 13.1%, Fantasy 9.4%
- #44 Live Adventure
73% matchVery Positive90% of 110 reviews2021
Dev: Live Adventure TeamPub: Rubika Supinfogame
Windows
Throw yourself into an exciting adventure! Live Adventure is a 2nd person game where you follow the journey of two young explorers, Lence and Reel in search of their parents. Solve the mysteries of a lost civilization while exploring a lush forest littered with mysterious ruins.
Why similar: Emotional 21.4%, Puzzle Platformer 15.8%, Third Person 11.2%, Platformer 10.7%, Stylized 8.6%
- #45 Awita: Journey of Hope
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 92 reviews2025
Dev: ant_game_projects
Windows · Linux
Awita: Journey of Hope is a captivating side-scrolling metroidvania game that follows the remarkable journey of a courageous girl determined to rescue her village from the clutches of a devastating epidemic.
Why similar: Platformer 31.2%, Exploration 22.7%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Fantasy 10.4%, Adventure 8.8%
- #46 Cervus Blade
71% matchVery Positive89% of 406 reviews2023
Dev: Team BladePub: USC Games
Windows
Cervus Blade is an enchanting third-person action adventure game that takes players on an epic journey through a deer-worship desert world. Engage in high-octane combat, testing your skills in challenging encounters, unleash the power of the Blade and become a legend in this captivating adventure.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 38.1%, 3D 32.2%, Singleplayer 15.3%, Atmospheric 14.4%
- #47 Mount Serenity: Guardian of the Spirits
73% matchVery Positive84% of 58 reviews2021
Dev: CEON ArtsPub: Ahlman Games
Windows
Enter an ancient spirit world as a lost spirit and meet a dragon who needs your help. Explore three different, peaceful areas and collect runestones while moving forward with your rope. Look for the way towards the top of the mountain. Only you can save the forest and the soul of the dragon’s owner.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.8%, Platformer 21%, Third Person 15%, Adventure 8.9%, Colorful 7.4%
- #48 Together in Forgotten Lands: Chapter One
68% matchVery Positive90% of 204 reviews2025
Dev: Vellichor Games
Windows
Two souls, one destiny. Embark on a co-op adventure through a forgotten land, where teamwork and wit are the only way to navigate the wonders and dangers of a magical cave.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.9%, Platformer 19.8%, Action-Adventure 16.8%, Exploration 11.3%, Adventure 8.6%
- #49 LAY
70% matchVery Positive84% of 506 reviews2022
Dev: Objectif 3D
Windows
Immerse yourself in this adventure of poetic and contemplative exploration as Elise, a young explorer full of energy. This mysterious world awaits you to overflow with colour and life !
Why similar: Emotional 23%, Third Person 16.5%, Exploration 13.6%, Stylized 11%, Nature 8.7%
- #50 A Dual Ascent
68% matchVery Positive95% of 101 reviews2024
Dev: Mountain Toad EntertainmentPub: Rubika Supinfogame
Windows
Discover the tale of two peculiar characters: the Old Pilgrim and the Little Star, as they embark on a journey up the Great Mountain of Wonders. Guide them both simultaneously with a single controller. Join this poetic adventure that will challenge your mind and skills!
Why similar: Adventure 19.4%, Action-Adventure 18.5%, Nature 12.8%, Fantasy 11.8%, Emotional 10.7%
- #51 Aztlan Uncovered: Prologue
69% matchVery Positive90% of 225 reviews2022
Dev: Slappy Inc.
Windows
Explore an archeological site long lost to the ages. Use your time-reversing equipment to reveal the past and discover the secrets amidst the frozen wasteland.
Why similar: Cinematic 22.6%, Third Person 14.6%, Action-Adventure 11.6%, Nature 10.2%, Exploration 9.2%
- #52 Sonata Theory
70% matchVery Positive93% of 74 reviews2021
Dev: Mayj Studios
Windows
2D/3D story-adventure game
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 39%, Exploration 14.3%, Colorful 9.1%, Fantasy 7.7%, Female Protagonist 6.6%
- #53 Where We Went
66% matchVery Positive98% of 53 reviews2026
Dev: Oddcube Games
Windows
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: Emotional 27%, Puzzle Platformer 19.4%, Cinematic 15.5%, Adventure 10.3%, Exploration 7.4%
- #54 Twin Stones: The Journey of Bukka
69% matchVery Positive90% of 154 reviews2021
Dev: Oasis Balloon - StudioPub: ESAT
Windows
Twin Stones: The Journey of Bukka is a challenging 3D platformer, featuring Bukka on his mythical adventure where he has to save a colorful and alive world along with the God Shiva.
Why similar: Third Person 21.5%, Platformer 21.2%, Adventure 15.8%, Action-Adventure 12%, Fantasy 11%
- #55 Basil and the Isles of Spice
67% matchVery Positive90% of 88 reviews2024
Dev: LeviathanPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
Join Basil in this 3D platforming adventure as she runs, jumps, and glides through the Isles of Spice on her journey to become the new Shaman of her village. While collecting mystical crystals, she'll meet a colorful cast of characters who help her uncover the secret of the caldera!
Why similar: Platformer 24.4%, Action-Adventure 19.1%, Exploration 16.2%, Third Person 14.9%, 3D 8.3%
- #56 Harmony's Odyssey
67% matchVery Positive93% of 593 reviews2022
Dev: MythicOwl
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 37.8%, Magic 14.2%, Adventure 11.8%, Colorful 11.2%, Fantasy 10.3%
- #57 Monument Valley
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,397 reviews2022
Dev: ustwo games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Emotional 26.7%, Puzzle Platformer 18%, Exploration 12.9%, Adventure 9.6%, Third Person 9%
- #58 Oscuro Blossom's Glow
66% matchVery Positive95% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Hongoneon
Windows
Join Selene in a charming platforming and puzzle adventure, where her ability to absorb and emit light from various flowers is key to activating mechanisms, overcoming obstacles, and navigating through environments that adjust depending on how you wield the light.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 32.3%, Platformer 26.1%, Adventure 10.3%, Nature 10%, Colorful 9.6%
- #59 Whisker Witchery
68% matchVery Positive84% of 75 reviews2023
Dev: Mystic Moon Studios
Windows
Take the role of a cursed witch as she tried to become human once more! Navigate the cottage of your rival to locate the ingredients needed for the potion, avoiding her guardians and falling to the floor far below!
Why similar: Platformer 20.8%, Third Person 15.4%, Magic 11.6%, Stylized 8.6%, Exploration 8.2%
- #60 HipWitch
67% matchVery Positive93% of 146 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Hip Sword
Windows · Mac
HipWitch is a chill puzzle game that invites you to explore a beautiful nature reserve. Play as Prom, a young witch helping a cast of quirky characters. Use a variety of spells, and the power of 90s dial-up internet to solve the tasks ahead!
Why similar: Emotional 35.7%, Exploration 20.4%, Nature 19.6%, Adventure 12.7%, Female Protagonist 7.4%