Games Like Journey To The Savage Planet

Try the demo! A mix between Portal, Zelda and Metroid. Exploration, puzzles, terrible combat, secret upgrades and new abilities that help you reach new places. Playtime 12-25h.

Why similar: Metroidvania 21.3%, Exploration 18%, 3D Platformer 17.4%, First-Person 13.7%, Action-Adventure 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: It perfectly mirrors the first-person exploration, puzzle-solving, and metroidvania-style ability gating found in the seed game.

HIGH ON KNIFE DLC OUT NOW!! - Humanity is being threatened by an alien cartel who wants to use them as drugs. It’s up to you to rescue and partner with charismatic, talking guns, take down Garmantuous and his gang, and save the world!

Why similar: Comedy 21.3%, Dark Humor 21.2%, Action-Adventure 14.3%, First-Person 9.1%, Adventure 8%

Why You'll Like It: This game shares the same irreverent humor, colorful sci-fi aesthetic, and first-person action-adventure gameplay.

The Gunk is an action-adventure game in which you play as Rani, part of our duo of gritty space haulers. As they’re struggling to bring in funds, they chance upon an untouched planet brimming with life. They came in search of valuable resources, and it looks like they’ve hit the jackpot…

Why similar: 3D Platformer 27.6%, Action-Adventure 19.4%, Exploration 14.8%, Metroidvania 11.6%, Colorful 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: This title features a similar focus on exploring an alien planet, cleaning up the environment, and light action-adventure mechanics.

From Squanch Games comes Trover Saves the Universe. Your pups are missing. The cosmos is at stake. Only you and Trover can save everything in this bizarre comedy adventure!

Why similar: Dark Comedy 20.1%, 3D Platformer 18.4%, Dark Humor 16.9%, Comedy 14.8%, Adventure 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers a high-energy, comedic first-person experience that feels very similar in tone to the seed game's humor.

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: Exploration 43.2%, First-Person 16.1%, Adventure 16%, Story Rich 12.2%, Sci-fi 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a similarly deep sense of discovery and curiosity-driven exploration within a unique, hand-crafted space environment.

Blast your way through an interdimensional adventure with Ratchet and Clank – now on PC! Help them take on an evil emperor from another reality as you jump between action-packed worlds and beyond at hyper-speed!

Why similar: 3D Platformer 41.8%, Action-Adventure 22.5%, Adventure 13.4%, Action 7%, Co-op 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: It offers polished 3D platforming and action-adventure gameplay with a bright, sci-fi visual style.

Combining quirky missions and mysterious conspiracies, Psychonauts 2 is a platform-adventure game with cinematic style and tons of customizable psychic powers.

Why similar: 3D Platformer 36.4%, Comedy 18.6%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, Colorful 8.9%, Adventure 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It excels at creative 3D platforming and character-driven comedy, matching the lighthearted tone of the seed game.

The Outer Worlds is an award-winning single-player RPG from Obsidian Entertainment and Private Division. As you explore a space colony, the character you decide to become will determine how this player-driven story unfolds. In the colony's corporate equation, you are the unplanned variable.

Why similar: Exploration 23.2%, First-Person 14.6%, Adventure 11.7%, Comedy 11%, Action-Adventure 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a satirical, sci-fi RPG experience that emphasizes exploration and player choice.

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: Exploration 34.2%, First-Person 23.2%, Colorful 18.1%, Adventure 17%, Action 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a colorful, exploration-heavy experience centered on interacting with alien creatures in a vibrant world.

Catch mysterious living snacks and feed them to your friends in this unusual island adventure!

Why similar: Comedy 22.4%, Exploration 18.7%, First-Person 17.2%, Adventure 13.8%, Colorful 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: It features a quirky, colorful world filled with unique creatures to discover, much like the planet ARY-26.

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: Multiplayer 32.5%, Exploration 24.6%, Co-op 21.7%, Adventure 9.6%, Colorful 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes space exploration, resource gathering, and base building in a colorful, low-poly alien environment.

Catch hundreds of tinykin and use their unique powers to bring Milo back to his home planet and back to normal size!

Why similar: 3D Platformer 32%, Action-Adventure 19.4%, Comedy 14.8%, Exploration 13%, Adventure 8%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on 3D platforming and exploration in a vibrant, imaginative world with a distinct visual identity.

Deep Rock Galactic is a 1-4 player co-op FPS featuring dwarven space miners, procedurally-generated destructible environments, and endless hordes of alien monsters. Explore cave systems, mine for minerals, and work together to survive!

Why similar: Co-op 37.6%, Exploration 24.9%, First-Person 20%, Action 10.5%, Sci-fi 7%

Why You'll Like It: This co-op title captures the sci-fi exploration and humor of the seed game while adding a layer of procedural cave-crawling.

The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

Why similar: 3D Platformer 21.4%, Dark Humor 17.6%, Action-Adventure 13.6%, Co-op 12%, First-Person 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: It is the gold standard for first-person puzzle-platforming combined with sharp, witty writing.

Pumpkin Jack is a Spooky Scary 3D platformer in which you embody Jack, the Mythical Pumpkin Lord! Dive into an Epic Adventure through otherworldly landscapes and help the Evil annihilate the Good!

Why similar: 3D Platformer 36.9%, Adventure 15.3%, Action 13%, Colorful 12.5%, Action-Adventure 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: It is a straightforward, fun 3D platformer that captures the arcade-like movement of the seed game.

A mix between Portal, Zelda and Metroid. Exploration, puzzles, combat! A first-person-metroidvania taking place six inches under Supraland.

Why similar: Metroidvania 23.8%, Exploration 19.1%, First-Person 15.8%, Action-Adventure 14.2%, Colorful 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: As a standalone expansion to Supraland, it offers more of the same excellent exploration and puzzle-platforming mechanics.

The world is a vast, beautiful and dangerous place – especially when you have been shrunk to the size of an ant. Can you thrive alongside the hordes of giant insects, fighting to survive the perils of the backyard?

Why similar: Multiplayer 35.5%, Co-op 27.7%, Exploration 13%, Adventure 10.4%, First-Person 7%

Why You'll Like It: It features a unique, exploration-heavy world with survival elements that feel distinct yet familiar.

Become a crew member of an Interdimensional Express Train! Discover a new world full of mysterious creatures, enemies and places. Upgrade and customize your train, gather new materials and build better weapons. Play solo or online сo-op with up to 4 people.

Why similar: Multiplayer 25.5%, Co-op 24.6%, Exploration 16.7%, First-Person 14.5%, Adventure 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique sci-fi survival experience with a focus on exploration and crafting.

Embark on an epic adventure full of whimsy, wonder, and high-powered weaponry! Roll your own multiclass hero then shoot, loot, slash, and cast on a quest to stop the Dragon Lord.

Why similar: Multiplayer 27.4%, Comedy 24%, Co-op 21.9%, Adventure 13.3%, Action 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: It combines first-person shooting with a heavy dose of comedy and fantasy-themed exploration.

Dive into a freezing underwater adventure on an alien planet. Below Zero is set two years after the original Subnautica. Return to Planet 4546B to uncover the truth behind a deadly cover-up. Survive by building habitats, crafting tools, & diving deeper into the world of Subnautica.

Why similar: Exploration 25.8%, Multiplayer 24.1%, First-Person 15.8%, Adventure 12%, Action 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a more survival-focused take on exploring a mysterious, beautiful alien planet.

Survive in outer space! Together with your immortal chicken, discover the truth behind your sudden spaceship crash. Craft tools, pilot vehicles, and even control space stations to survive and explore the wreckage.

Why similar: First-Person 27.1%, Exploration 20.5%, Adventure 16.6%, Sci-fi 10.7%, Action 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It is a space-themed survival game that leans heavily into comedy and satire.

Challenge perception, redefine reality, and reshape the world around you with an instant camera. Viewfinder is a new single player game offering gamers hours of interesting and fun experiences while uncovering the mysteries left behind.

Why similar: 3D Platformer 22.2%, Dark Humor 17.8%, Action-Adventure 15%, First-Person 13%, Exploration 12.9%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a mind-bending first-person puzzle experience that rewards creative thinking.

No Man's Sky is a game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated universe.

Why similar: Exploration 32.7%, Multiplayer 24.3%, First-Person 16.6%, Adventure 11.3%, Sci-fi 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It offers an expansive take on the alien exploration and survival loop found in the seed game.

Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven!

Why similar: Multiplayer 32%, Co-op 26.7%, Exploration 19.1%, First-Person 10.5%, Adventure 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on exploring a beautiful alien planet while managing complex systems and infrastructure.

Think in reverse. Outsmart the impossible. A mind-bending first-person adventure where you solve ingenious and complex puzzles by rewinding objects through time.

Why similar: First-Person 30.8%, Exploration 25.2%, Adventure 16.8%, Story Rich 12.8%, Sci-fi 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a first-person puzzle experience with a strong narrative and sci-fi setting.

Launch into the Borderlands universe and shoot ‘n’ loot your way through a brand new adventure that rockets you onto Pandora’s moon in Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel!

Why similar: Multiplayer 20.1%, Comedy 20%, Co-op 18.7%, First-Person 15%, Adventure 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the comedic tone and first-person shooter mechanics common in many sci-fi action games.

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 47.1%, Exploration 11.5%, Co-op 10%, Comedy 9.9%, Adventure 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: It is a charming 3D platformer that prioritizes movement and exploration in diverse, colorful settings.

Revenge of the Savage Planet is an upbeat, satirical action adventure Sci-Fi. Jump, shoot and collect your way across vibrant alien worlds, uncovering new gear and upgrades, while discovering various hidden secrets.

Why similar: Co-op 14.6%, Metroidvania 13.8%, Multiplayer 12.2%, Action-Adventure 12.1%, Comedy 11.5%

SLUDGE LIFE is a first-person / open-world / vandalism-centric stroll through a polluted island full of cranky idiots and a vibe so thick you can taste it.

Why similar: 3D Platformer 23.4%, Dark Comedy 19%, Exploration 12.7%, Dark Humor 11.4%, Comedy 11%

Why You'll Like It: It is an indie exploration game with a weird, humorous atmosphere and a focus on open-world discovery.

The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is an expanded re-imagining of 2013's The Stanley Parable. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will make a choice, and you will become powerless. You are not here to win. The Stanley Parable is a game that plays you.

Why similar: Comedy 32.1%, First-Person 20.4%, Exploration 17.8%, Dark Humor 13.2%, Adventure 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: It is a masterclass in first-person narrative comedy that subverts player expectations.

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: 3D Platformer 41%, Exploration 26.9%, Adventure 19.4%, Colorful 8.6%, Singleplayer 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses heavily on vertical traversal and exploration, which are key components of the seed game's platforming.

Venture together with your friends on an unknown planet. Use color switching, match-3 shooting, and artifact powers to overcome challenges and keep advancing. What lies ahead of you is an adventure filled with wonder, hope, and much more to discover!

Why similar: Co-op 47%, Adventure 22.6%, Multiplayer 20.1%, Action 6.8%, Sci-fi 3.6%

An intergalactic conspiracy threatens the fate of humanity! Team up with a wide cast of talking alien guns as you shoot, stab, and skate your way through the exotic locales to take down the bad guys and save your favorite species (humans)!

Why similar: Action-Adventure 21.3%, Comedy 18.4%, Dark Humor 17.1%, First-Person 12.1%, Adventure 12%

Hop into Orbo's shoes! Run, jump and drill around your boss's office, make some new friends, and uncover terrifying secrets about the company you work for in this comedically surreal 3D platformer!

Why similar: 3D Platformer 30.5%, Action-Adventure 18.2%, Comedy 17.7%, Exploration 10.1%, Colorful 8%

Shrunk again, but the world is much larger. In this open-world, single-player or co-op survival adventure, craft weapons and armor, build your base, and traverse the playground on your buggy. But something else is out there—and it hasn’t forgotten you.

Why similar: Multiplayer 26.1%, Co-op 21.1%, Exploration 18.4%, Adventure 12.2%, Action 10.9%

Void Crew is a Chaotic, Co-op Roguelite game for 1 to 6 players: Outfit your spaceship and crew for thrilling quests, brave fierce enemies in Space Battles... and try not to panic!

Why similar: Multiplayer 23.1%, Co-op 22%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, Exploration 10.2%, Adventure 9.4%

Perception is reality. In this mind-bending first-person puzzler, you escape a surreal dream world through solving impossible puzzles using the ambiguity of depth and perspective.

Why similar: First-Person 24.5%, Dark Humor 22.4%, Exploration 19.8%, Adventure 11.2%, Colorful 10.8%

Stranded on a barren moon with nothing but your tools, fuelless ship, and celestial powers of creation, you are destined to recreate what was once lost and be the hero of your own Little Universe! Don't forget to call in up to three of your friends to join your journey in the Splitscreen Co-op Mode!

Why similar: Exploration 52.6%, Colorful 26%, Action 21.4%

Experience a big adventure on a tiny scale! Enjoy multiplayer survival in a vast, hazardous world. Preparation is key when you're this small & at the bottom of the food chain. Craft weapons & armour, tame & ride creatures, build encampments & explore a strange new land.

Why similar: Multiplayer 23.4%, Co-op 17.4%, Exploration 16.8%, Action-Adventure 15.7%, First-Person 10.8%

A vibrant sci-fi platform adventure game where you help Maxwell the dog explore unfamiliar worlds, make strange new friends and contend with mysterious forces - by jumping, shooting, slicing, shrinking, warping and drilling.

Why similar: Metroidvania 25.2%, Exploration 20.8%, Comedy 14.9%, Adventure 12.7%, Colorful 10.9%

A space survival open world terraforming crafting game, designed for 1 to 10 players. Alter the ecosystem of an inhospitable planet to render it habitable for humanity. Survive, gather resources, and build your base. Then, generate oxygen, warmth, and pressure to create a brand new biosphere.

Why similar: Co-op 28.4%, Exploration 25.4%, First-Person 18.4%, Adventure 11.3%, Story Rich 7.2%

Star Control is a space role-playing game in which you command Earth's first interstellar starship on a mission to save the Earth from hostile alien empires.

Why similar: Dark Humor 25.6%, Action-Adventure 21.5%, Exploration 19.6%, Adventure 9.8%, Action 9%

Are you ready, kids? The cult classic is back, faithfully remade in spongetastic splendor! Play as SpongeBob, Patrick and Sandy and show the evil Plankton that crime pays even less than Mr. Krabs.

Why similar: 3D Platformer 34.9%, Multiplayer 18.6%, Adventure 10.9%, Comedy 9.4%, Co-op 9.4%

SLUDGE LIFE 2 is the grimiest first-person vandalism sim since the first SLUDGE LIFE—but, like, twice as dense. Explore a huger, weirder, gnarlier open world loaded with secrets, weirdos, jokes, and, of course, plenty of spots to tag.

Why similar: Exploration 22.3%, Action-Adventure 21.3%, Adventure 16.9%, First-Person 14%, Comedy 13.3%

A first-person survival game set on a post-apocalyptic, ecologically ruined Earth. Play solo or with up to 3 friends as you build, upgrade, and fly a high-tech airship. Scavenge resources, craft tools, and face dangers on the surface as you hunt for a cure to save humanity.

Why similar: Co-op 21%, Exploration 20.8%, Multiplayer 18.8%, First-Person 12.9%, Adventure 10.1%

WARNING: This game contains puns, dad jokes, flappy-bird-like-arcade-minigames, breaking of the 4th wall and jabs directed at tryhard-overly-serious-RPGS. Do not play if you hate FUN or would not like to strap in for a Hilarious quest for The Legendary Villain-Beating Artifact™.

Why similar: Multiplayer 18.7%, Action-Adventure 18%, Co-op 17.8%, Arcade 14.9%, Comedy 13.2%

Build and defend villages of vegetable folk from deadly feral beasts in the blighted world of The Hollow. Explore, gather, and fight! You can even invite your friends. Can you craft the perfect village?

Why similar: Multiplayer 26.4%, Exploration 24%, Co-op 13.4%, Adventure 13.2%, Action 11.3%

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

Why similar: First-Person 26.7%, Exploration 23.5%, Adventure 20.7%, Colorful 14.6%, Story Rich 12.2%

Your spaceship crashed on an alien planet. Explore, salvage, craft, trade, manage and upgrade your way back home!

Why similar: Exploration 36.3%, Colorful 22.2%, Adventure 16.7%, Story Rich 11.5%, Sci-fi 9.5%

Jett Rider is an arcade shooter packed with action, exploration, RPG elements, tons of humor and awesome bosses. Explore, fight, gain experience, purchase weapons in this exciting adventure.

Why similar: Action-Adventure 27.4%, Exploration 20.6%, Arcade 12%, Colorful 10.8%, Action 8%

"The Superfluous" [soo-pur-floo-uh s] A cave-diving, sci-fi, rogue-lite, platformer with jet packs and lots of explosions. Help stop an apocalyptic asteroid on collision course with Earth. Lead a squad to the center of the asteroid and blast it into space dust.

Why similar: Adventure 38.6%, Action 36.2%, Sci-fi 14.1%, Story Rich 11.1%

First-person puzzler you can play solo or in an online co-op. Explore a set of highly interactive escape rooms. Move furniture, pick up and examine everything, smash pots and break locks! Play thousands of community-made rooms through the level editor.

Why similar: Co-op 32.5%, Multiplayer 31.1%, First-Person 15.3%, Adventure 9.8%, Exploration 7.1%

Pioneers against aliens! JustAxe is an exciting 2D platformer with puzzles, interactive environments and unusual setting! Solve riddles, combine your moves, and set out to save your hometown and possibly all of humanity... And don’t forget to take your axe with you!

Why similar: Action-Adventure 21%, Exploration 18%, Arcade 17.4%, Comedy 12.4%, Adventure 10.9%

PERFECTLY CRAFTED FOR PC. PlayStation® icon Sackboy bursts into action on PC in a huge 3D multiplayer platforming adventure. An epic journey stuffed with platforming challenges. Deeply immersive controls. Collaborative, chaotic and joyful multiplayer fun.

Why similar: Multiplayer 34.9%, 3D Platformer 22.7%, Co-op 21.8%, Adventure 17.2%, Action 2.2%

A sci-fi comedy adventure game

Why similar: Adventure 41.3%, Comedy 39.6%, Sci-fi 8.2%, Story Rich 6.5%, Singleplayer 4.4%

The Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice Edition is the ultimate way to play the award-winning RPG from Obsidian Entertainment and Private Division. Including the base game and all DLC, this remastered masterpiece is the absolute best version of The Outer Worlds.

Why similar: Exploration 21.4%, Comedy 18.5%, First-Person 16%, Adventure 13.5%, Action 12.6%

Zero hand-holding. Dismantle this dense open-world of unconventional puzzles by thinking outside the box and exploiting every ability you discover. Solve mysteries hidden in plain sight where every piece of supposed decoration has a purpose.

Why similar: Metroidvania 22%, Exploration 18.3%, Action-Adventure 16.7%, First-Person 14%, Comedy 13.4%

Immortals Fenyx Rising brings grand mythological adventure to life. Play as Fenyx on a quest to save the Greek gods.

Why similar: Action-Adventure 31.7%, Adventure 19.1%, Exploration 17.3%, Action 12%, Colorful 11.3%

The cult-classic returns! Terrorize the people of 1950's Earth in the role of the evil alien Crypto-137. Harvest their DNA and bring down the US government in the faithful remake of the legendary alien invasion action adventure. Annihilate puny humans using an assortment of alien weaponry and psychic abilities.

Why similar: Action 23.5%, Adventure 22.3%, Comedy 19.8%, Dark Humor 17.4%, Sci-fi 6.2%

Techtonica is a first-person factory automation game with a gripping mystery about mining your way out from the depths of an alien planet. Explore bioluminescent caves, mold destructible terrain, construct a massive subterranean factory. Dig your way toward answers & discover the secrets of Calyx.

Why similar: Multiplayer 23.5%, Exploration 22%, Co-op 18.8%, First-Person 16.7%, Colorful 11.8%