- #1 Tyler: Model 005
97% matchMixed63% of 78 reviews2018
Dev: Reversed InteractivePub: Maximum Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: 3D Platformer 30.4%, Platformer 20.1%, Exploration 15.5%, Story Rich 9.5%, 3D 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features a small robot protagonist navigating a human-sized world with similar 3D platforming and exploration mechanics.
- #2 The Watchmaker
96% matchMixed49% of 81 reviews2018
Dev: Micropsia Games SpA
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 35%
The Watchmaker is an action adventure set in a strange steampunk world of giant clock mechanisms, where time has gone mad. Join Alexander, a clock tower keeper, on his quest to restore time to its natural rhythm!
Why similar: 3D Platformer 33.8%, Steampunk 27.3% ★, Platformer 22.2%, Action 9.8%, Adventure 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A steampunk-themed action-adventure game that emphasizes clockwork mechanics and environmental puzzles.
- #3 DROS
95% matchVery Positive98% of 123 reviews2023
Dev: emergeWorlds
Windows
Dros is a dark fantasy adventure where you'll swap between a small gooey creature and her human bounty hunter shell. Explore freely through 40 unique diorama like levels filled with strange characters, intricate puzzles, hidden rooms and ancient collectibles.
Why similar: Steampunk 33.2% ★, 3D Platformer 15.4%, Platformer 11.2%, Third Person 9%, Action-Adventure 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A steampunk-inspired action-adventure game featuring unique character movement and intricate, atmospheric level design.
- #4 Scrap Garden
96% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,244 reviews2016
Dev: Egidijus BachurPub: Flazm
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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: 3D Platformer 31.5%, Third Person 15.8%, Exploration 13.8%, Family Friendly 11.4%, Platformer 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A charming 3D platformer where you play as a robot exploring a post-apocalyptic world, sharing the toy-like aesthetic and perspective.
- #5 Tinykin
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,059 reviews2022
Dev: SplashteamPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 25.3%, Third Person 13.3%, Action-Adventure 12.9%, Platformer 12.9%, Family Friendly 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the feeling of being a tiny character in a giant house, focusing on exploration and platforming in a stylized 3D environment.
- #6 Clockwork
94% matchMixed61% of 76 reviews2016
Dev: Gamesoft
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Clockwork is a time-bending puzzle-platformer that tells the story of Atto, a lonely mechanical boy in the great city of Watchtower. Explore the city, discover its mysterious past, control time and fight terrifying boss battles. Clockwork features over 60+ hand-drawn, steampunk-inspired levels.
Why similar: Steampunk 86.4% ★, Action 8.2%, Adventure 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer set in a steampunk world that emphasizes the mechanical nature of the protagonist.
- #7 Toy Odyssey: The Lost and Found
93% matchMixed67% of 323 reviews2016
Dev: Hikergames
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Toy Odyssey is fundamentally an action-adventure platformer. The player spends the night exploring a randomly-generated house, defeating bosses in each of the unique rooms, and then going up against the final boss.
Why similar: Platformer 52.1%, Action 27.7%, Adventure 20.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the perspective of a toy coming to life at night to explore a house, blending action and platforming elements.
- #8 Postmouse
91% matchVery Positive90% of 1,559 reviews2023
Dev: Critters CollectivePub: The Animation Workshop
Windows
Join Postmouse on their very first journey to deliver mail in a treacherous world unfit for a tiny mouse. Explore the ruins, meet charming characters and solve puzzles on your way through an abandoned mansion in this free, student-made adventure - all in one small mouse-sized package!
Why similar: 3D Platformer 32.4%, Exploration 14.4%, Third Person 13.2%, Platformer 10.7%, Linear 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A cute 3D platformer that focuses on exploration and traversal from the perspective of a small creature.
- #9 IndependANT
91% matchVery Positive81% of 108 reviews2023
Dev: Young Horses: Free RangePub: Young Horses
Windows
Explore the vast Living Room to find food for your struggling ant colony in this cute and casual collectathon!
Why similar: 3D Platformer 27.1%, Platformer 16.7%, Exploration 14.3%, Action-Adventure 11%, Third Person 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A 3D platformer that highlights the perspective of a tiny character exploring a world that feels massive and dangerous.
- #10 Wells
92% matchMostly Positive76% of 97 reviews2017
Dev: Tower Up Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Play as Wells, a steampunk hero ready to find an amazing variety of weapons, each unique in design and functionality, and get ready to face a plethora of enemies and challenges.
Why similar: Steampunk 48.6% ★, Platformer 15.4%, 3D Platformer 12.7%, Action 9.6%, Action-Adventure 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A steampunk-themed action-platformer that captures the industrial aesthetic and fast-paced movement of the genre.
- #11 Porcelain Tales
90% matchVery Positive83% of 518 reviews2022
Dev: Oohoo Studio
Windows
Collect, run and be a pain in the porcelain
Why similar: Exploration 21.9%, Action-Adventure 19.2%, Fantasy 13.5%, Third Person 13.3%, Story Rich 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features a doll-like protagonist in a mysterious setting, focusing on action and exploration within a unique environment.
- #12 Unravel
89% matchVery Positive91% of 5,395 reviews2020
Dev: Coldwood InteractivePub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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: Platformer 35.2%, Family Friendly 27.3%, Action 14.1%, Atmospheric 12.1%, Adventure 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features a small, fragile protagonist navigating a large world, emphasizing environmental puzzles and exploration.
- #13 Vestige
88% matchVery Positive90% of 118 reviews2022
Dev: Chemical Games
Windows
Vestige is a third-person Action Platformer student-made game in which you play as a small adventurer, eager to uncover forgotten secrets. Jump and dash through various challenges and experience an exciting and fast-paced combat against a variety of enemies.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 24.8%, Platformer 18.5%, Action-Adventure 13.7%, Exploration 10.9%, Third Person 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: An action-adventure platformer that emphasizes 3D movement and exploration in a compact world.
- #14 The Last Tinker™: City of Colors
89% matchVery Positive81% of 1,019 reviews2014
Dev: Mimimi GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The Last Tinker is a joyous action adventure and definitely no platformer, as there is no jump button. Koru, a boy from the slums of Colortown, must rise and stand against the Bleakness, a dark force intent on wiping out joy. Koru must use color and emotion to restore life to Colortown!
Why similar: 3D Platformer 38.8%, Family Friendly 25.7%, Adventure 16.9%, Action 16.6%, Singleplayer 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: A vibrant action-adventure game with a strong emphasis on platforming and a stylized, mechanical world.
- #15 Pogglewash
86% matchVery Positive86% of 72 reviews2023
Dev: LavendeerPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
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 31.8%, Platformer 20.1%, Third Person 14.2%, Linear 10.5%, 3D 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A 3D platformer that captures the cute, lighthearted exploration feel found in many toy-themed games.
- #16 Ties
87% matchVery Positive83% of 114 reviews2020
Dev: Objectif 3D
Windows
Explore an oniric world and discover all its secrets during a dangerous and memorable quest.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 30.1%, Platformer 22.1%, Exploration 15.9%, Action 10.1%, Family Friendly 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A 3D platformer that focuses on linear progression and exploration in a stylized environment.
- #17 Minute of Islands
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 939 reviews2021
Dev: Studio FizbinPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Explore strange and wonderful islands and dark labyrinths below in this narrative puzzle platformer. Guide young mechanic Mo on her quest to repair a world on the brink of collapse. The powerful Omni Switch at your disposal may not be enough to fix the damage that hides beneath the surface...
Why similar: Platformer 24.8%, Exploration 18.1%, Action-Adventure 15.9%, Story Rich 13.2%, Family Friendly 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: Shares a similar atmospheric and narrative-driven approach to exploration, even with its 2D perspective.
- #18 Haiku, the Robot
84% matchVery Positive90% of 3,390 reviews2022
Dev: Mister Morris Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Delve into the depths of a mechanical world in this cute, adventure-exploration game. Explore and fight in a land full of corrupt robots and machinery. All while seeking answers to the mysteries around you.
Why similar: Platformer 32%, Exploration 24.7%, Action-Adventure 16.3%, Story Rich 10%, Atmospheric 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A robot-themed adventure that captures the feeling of exploring a mechanical world, albeit with a metroidvania structure.
- #19 Hob
85% matchVery Positive88% of 5,495 reviews2017
Dev: Runic GamesPub: Arc Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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: Platformer 26.4%, 3D Platformer 26.4%, Exploration 17%, Adventure 7.8%, Action-Adventure 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a rich, steampunk-inspired world filled with environmental puzzles and exploration that rewards curiosity.
- #20 SteamWorld Dig 2
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,836 reviews2017
Dev: Image & Form Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
SteamWorld Dig is back! Dig deep, gain riches and unearth the terrors of the underworld in this platform mining adventure influenced by classic Metroidvania style games.
Why similar: Steampunk 56.7% ★, Platformer 23.5%, Exploration 6.7%, Action 5.6%, Adventure 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in steampunk exploration and platforming, focusing on discovery and mechanical upgrades.
- #21 Secrets of the Temple
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 61 reviews2022
Dev: Matt CusworthPub: Rhinocorp Games
Windows
Secrets of the Temple is a single player puzzle platformer adventure game. Traverse the Pharaoh's labyrinthian temple and locate and collect the Eye of Ra before it's too late!
Why similar: 3D Platformer 25%, Platformer 20%, Action-Adventure 15.9%, Third Person 11.2%, Exploration 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: An action-adventure game that emphasizes exploration and platforming in a mysterious, contained setting.
- #22 ChronoBreach
82% matchVery Positive97% of 262 reviews2019
Dev: UpsilonGames
Windows
A deadly factory surrounds you. The manipulation of time is necessary to escape this underground facility. Use your wit, your laser blaster, and your time-warping abilities to face your demise head-on and triumph!
Why similar: Platformer 70%, Action 26.5%, Singleplayer 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: An action-focused platformer that incorporates mechanical themes and singleplayer exploration.
- #23 A Hat in Time
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 52,923 reviews2017
Dev: Gears for Breakfast
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 19.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 46.9%, Platformer 19.4%, Third Person 11.7%, Exploration 9.4%, Family Friendly 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A highly polished 3D platformer that emphasizes exploration and character-driven movement in varied, imaginative worlds.
- #24 Super Lucky's Tale
82% matchVery Positive85% of 757 reviews2018
Dev: Playful Corp.Pub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 62%
A delightful, playground platformer for all ages that follows Lucky, the ever-optimistic, energetic, and lovable hero, on his quest to find his inner strength and help his sister rescue the Book of Ages from Jinx. Jinx is the scheming and mysterious villain trying to reshape the world, but for what reason?
Why similar: 3D Platformer 47.7%, Platformer 19.7%, Family Friendly 16.4%, Action 8.6%, Adventure 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic 3D platformer that captures the lighthearted exploration and movement feel of the genre.
- #25 Cat-aclysm
81% matchVery Positive90% of 115 reviews2023
Dev: DigiPen Europe-BilbaoPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
A 3D isometric action-adventure game where the player must use different abilities throughout the game to defeat enemies and solve puzzles.
Why similar: Third Person 26.5%, Linear 22.6%, 3D 14.4%, Family Friendly 12.8%, Action 10%
Why You'll Like It: A 3D action game that uses third-person perspective to navigate environments with a focus on platforming.
- #26 Poi
81% matchVery Positive91% of 741 reviews2017
Dev: PolyKid
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Poi is a 3D platformer featuring two kids on a grand adventure to unravel the mysteries of the Milky Way Globe. Explore uncharted lands, compete in challenge levels, meet quirky characters and defeat comical creatures on a journey to become a Master Explorer.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 30.8%, Platformer 20%, Family Friendly 12.6%, Exploration 12.1%, Action-Adventure 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A 3D platformer inspired by classic collectathons, focusing on exploration and movement through diverse environments.
- #27 Kao the Kangaroo
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,130 reviews2022
Dev: Tate Multimedia
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Inspired by the golden age of 3D Platformers, Kao The Kangaroo returns in a whole new adventure! Embark on an epic journey, master magical gloves, explore lush environments and take Kao through his most grand tale yet!
Why similar: 3D Platformer 43.2%, Action-Adventure 22%, Family Friendly 14.7%, Combat 7.7%, Action 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A traditional 3D platformer that focuses on combat and traversal through distinct, linear levels.
- #28 Forgotten Journey
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 137 reviews2025
Dev: FJ-Studio
Windows
"Forgotten Journey" is a card collection game of beautiful girls from another world. In the game, players will become the master, travel through thousands of time and space, and adventure with several familiar phantom heroes.
Why similar: Exploration 58.3%, Fantasy 28%, Adventure 13.7%
Why You'll Like It: A 3D puzzle-platformer that focuses on navigating mechanical environments with a small protagonist.
- #29 Psychonauts
79% matchVery Positive95% of 18,796 reviews2006
Dev: Double Fine Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A Psychic Odyssey Through the Minds of Misfits, Monsters, and Madmen. This classic action/adventure platformer from acclaimed developers Double Fine Productions follows the story of a young psychic named Razputin.
Why similar: Platformer 36.7%, 3D Platformer 24%, Third Person 14.8%, Story Rich 5.5%, Action 5%
Why You'll Like It: Features unique, toy-like worlds and creative platforming mechanics that reward exploration and discovery.
- #30 Time Thief
78% matchVery Positive97% of 213 reviews2022
Dev: Matheus Mortatti
Windows · Mac · Linux
Time Thief is an action adventure game where leaving your village makes the clock tick. Manage your time to stay alive, stealing seconds from creatures around its overworld with your sword.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 39%, Exploration 29.2%, Action 11.5%, Adventure 7.8%, Combat 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: An action-adventure game that focuses on exploration and movement through a stylized, retro-inspired world.
- #31 Wheelborn
77% matchVery Positive93% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: Alex Klexber
Windows · Mac
Explore, fight, and gather materials in an atmospheric, ruined kingdom inhabited by creepy-cute car creatures, in this short and unique exploration experience.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 24.9%, Third Person 22.9%, Exploration 20.9%, Atmospheric 7.2%, Fantasy 6.5%
- #32 Hypogea
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 687 reviews2025
Dev: Charlie Wagner
Windows
Escape from a mysterious underground megastructure in this short atmospheric 3d-platformer.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 35.8%, Platformer 14.6%, Third Person 13.4%, Linear 10%, Atmospheric 7.9%
- #33 6-Mon Adventure
77% matchVery Positive94% of 65 reviews2022
Dev: Objectif 3D
Windows
Embark on an adventure with 6-mon the little robot. Take control of the robot and travel through a disused factory, avoiding falls, protecting yourself from projectiles and traversing dangerous levels to stop the activities of a crazy AI.
Why similar: Third Person 31.4%, 3D Platformer 30.8%, Platformer 20.3%, 3D 8.1%, Action 6.2%
- #34 Minit
76% matchVery Positive89% of 2,804 reviews2018
Dev: JWPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Minit is a peculiar little adventure played sixty seconds at a time.
Why similar: Adventure 47%, Exploration 31.7%, Action 14.3%, Singleplayer 7%
- #35 Manairons
73% matchVery Positive94% of 83 reviews2026
Dev: JanduSoft
Windows
Manairons is a 3D action platformer game inspired by the legends of little creatures living in the Pyrenees. Help Nai face off against the landowner who has taken control of a charming village using the power of the "canut," with magic, flute, and plenty of chaos.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 24.3%, Action-Adventure 15.1%, Third Person 12.8%, Exploration 12%, Action 7.2%
- #36 Moldbreaker: Rise of the Loaf
73% matchVery Positive85% of 174 reviews2025
Dev: Silly Business
Windows
Embark on a moldy adventure in a land of bread. Play as Bradley the Breadapus, a waffle-tailed bread platypus, in this quirky action platformer and battle to cleanse a world infected by mold. Break the mold, save the world!
Why similar: 3D Platformer 24.7%, Platformer 23.6%, Third Person 14%, 3D 8.5%, Family Friendly 6.5%
- #37 Peblito: Rock and Roll
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 94 reviews2021
Dev: Studio Half-
Windows
Peblito: Rock and Roll is a 3D platformer where you play as Peblito, a small yet determined pebble, on his journey through a mystical volcano. Dash, swing, and roll your way through a variety of obstacles in this lighthearted platforming adventure inspired by 90's platforming collect-a-thons!
Why similar: 3D Platformer 23.5%, Platformer 15%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, Third Person 11%, Exploration 10.9%
- #38 Master Key
72% matchVery Positive92% of 262 reviews2024
Dev: Achromi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Master Key is a top-down adventure game with a strong focus on item-based exploration and secrets. Embark on a journey to discover what that key could be used for and meet colorful characters!
Why similar: Exploration 34.9%, Action-Adventure 33.8%, Action 10.6%, Combat 9.3%, Adventure 8.4%
- #39 F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch
72% matchVery Positive87% of 6,949 reviews2021
Dev: TiGamesPub: Astrolabe Games
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch is a Metroidvania action game featuring exploration, intense combat and challenging platforming.
Why similar: Steampunk 40.6% ★, Platformer 15.1%, Action-Adventure 9.7%, Exploration 8.7%, Linear 6.5%
- #40 Forgotten Journey
75% matchMixed66% 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: 3D Platformer 27.4%, Platformer 15.6%, Exploration 14.2%, Third Person 9.6%, Action-Adventure 9.5%
- #41 Ope
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 135 reviews2019
Dev: Campus ADN 2018-2019Pub: Campus ADN
Windows
Ôpe is a 3D platforming game in which you play as a little hero named Bô. His quest will lead him through enchanted forest and temples where he’ll need to deliver shamans from corruption before the sun sets forever.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 34.3%, Action 15.4%, Adventure 11.1%, Platformer 9.3%, Third Person 8%
- #42 Mik - Legacy
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 55 reviews2021
Dev: Stefaaan06
Windows · Mac · Linux
Mik-Legacy is a short atmospheric parkour game that takes you through a linear experience inside a forgotten facility.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 28%, Platformer 18.9%, Action-Adventure 13.6%, Linear 10.4%, Exploration 9.8%
- #43 Kneedle Knight
71% matchVery Positive89% of 302 reviews2024
Dev: SMU Guildhall
Windows
Kneedle Knight is a 3rd-person puzzle platformer game. Conjure fabric with a magic needle as Sir Lukoss the Small and merge in and out of fabric. Solve puzzles, platform across magical objects, and defeat cursed candle minions to return Sir Lukoss to normal and defeat the Witch of Fabric!
Why similar: 3D Platformer 34.9%, Platformer 26.6%, Third Person 14.4%, 3D 8.7%, Action 7.3%
- #44 Wittle Mistakes - Prologue
70% matchVery Positive92% of 380 reviews2024
Dev: Rockfire Games
Windows
Play the first game of many! Wittle Mistakes is a mechanics-based third-person 3D adventure where players navigate the trials of infancy within the Mother Corporation. Unveil the dark secrets that Mother has been hiding. The playpen awaits! Built by an insane two-man team.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 32.5%, Platformer 18.9%, Action-Adventure 17.2%, Third Person 11.1%, 3D 6.7%
- #45 STEAMRUSH
71% matchMixed70% of 208 reviews2024
Dev: Team Sleeping GiantPub: AIV - Accademia Italiana Videogiochi
Windows
STEAMRUSH is a third-person Boss Rush game featuring fast-paced melee combat against unique bosses, punctuated by exploration segments that gradually unveil the captivating story of the isolated city-state of Haze.
Why similar: Steampunk 48% ★, Action-Adventure 12.4%, Linear 11%, Third Person 10.4%, 3D 4.9%
- #46 SteamWorld Dig
71% matchVery Positive94% of 10,641 reviews2013
Dev: Image & Form Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
SteamWorld Dig is an action-adventure puzzler with strong Metroidvanian influences set in the SteamWorld Universe. You’ll need to dig deep into the earth, gather resources to upgrade your tools and abilities, take on enemies, solve challenging puzzles and uncover the secrets to save a dying town.
Why similar: Steampunk 60.6% ★, Platformer 26.8%, Exploration 5.9%, Adventure 3.2%, Action 3%
- #47 Fantasmagorie
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 220 reviews2024
Dev: Needlepoint Productions
Windows
Journey through a distorted theatre held together by the fragile mind of a grieving puppet master. With only a needle and thread, traverse through this world and evade twisted and terrifying creations. Shatter the delusion and unravel the truth behind it all.
Why similar: Exploration 22%, Story Rich 19.4%, Action-Adventure 18%, Atmospheric 12.7%, Fantasy 10.8%
- #48 Scrap Garden - The Day Before
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,005 reviews2016
Dev: Egidijus BachurPub: Flazm
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 43%
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: 3D Platformer 34%, Exploration 16%, Family Friendly 15.4%, Action 14.2%, Adventure 12%
- #49 Tiny
69% matchVery Positive84% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Just Indie
Windows
Tiny: is a first-person platformer. Your goal is to reach the top and achieve a good speedrun.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 42.8%, Platformer 23.1%, Linear 16.4%, Family Friendly 7%, 3D 5.6%
- #50 Minishoot' Adventures
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,362 reviews2024
Dev: SoulGame Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Fly into a charming handcrafted world and go on an adventure that mixes up open exploration with crispy twin-stick shooter action. Fight your way from the shiny overworld to the deepest caves, improve your ship and overcome the dungeons' bosses to rescue your friends!
Why similar: Exploration 59.4%, Fantasy 16.2%, Adventure 12.4%, Action 12%
- #51 Iron Mandate
67% matchVery Positive94% of 171 reviews2025
Dev: Emerick Gibson
Windows
A steampunk roguelike with a unique fighting mechanic. Master the piloting of giant mechanical worms, lay waste to all that stand in your way and reclaim your rightful place on the throne.
Why similar: Steampunk 48.8% ★, Platformer 19.8%, Action-Adventure 15.3%, Fantasy 7.7%, Action 4.9%
- #52 The Mobius Machine
68% matchVery Positive84% of 461 reviews2024
Dev: Madruga Works
Windows
Discover a vast alien world. Fight the ferocious local fauna and killer machines. Reveal its secrets and find a way to escape. The Mobius Machine is a side-scroller action adventure, with an emphasis on free-form exploration and intense combat.
Why similar: Platformer 30.4%, Exploration 26.2%, Action-Adventure 20.6%, 3D 10.7%, Action 5.5%
- #53 Retro Machina
69% matchVery Positive87% of 252 reviews2021
Dev: Orbit StudioPub: SuperGG.com
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Retro Machina is a single-player action and exploration game set in a retro-futuristic universe. Experience the journey of a little robot as it solves intricate puzzles and begins unraveling the mysteries of a world long forgotten.
Why similar: Platformer 24.6%, Action-Adventure 19.2%, Exploration 16.6%, Fantasy 13.2%, Story Rich 11.6%
- #54 City of Springs
67% matchVery Positive91% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: The Naked Dev
Windows · Mac · Linux
Design and build drones to take down a corrupt regime and their army of clockwork robots! Sneak and fight your way through the city of Riveton to inspire the people to rise up for their freedom in this steampunk action adventure.
Why similar: Steampunk 33% ★, Action-Adventure 13.4%, Third Person 12.3%, Exploration 11.1%, 3D 6.5%
- #55 Perfect Vermin
67% matchVery Positive93% of 3,803 reviews2020
Dev: Talia bob MairPub: ItsTheTalia
Windows
Your task is simple, exterminate all vermin. The sledge hammer you have been provided is capable of destroying almost all office appliances and furniture that may be uncooperative. Your time is running out.
Why similar: Story Rich 23.9%, Exploration 21.1%, Action 18.8%, Atmospheric 18%, Adventure 14.1%
- #56 KnightLight
66% matchVery Positive95% of 117 reviews2024
Dev: LuminosityPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
A 2D puzzle-platformer where you light your way through the darkness. Play as the Light, exploring an abandoned civilization where you find a suit of armor that seems to have magical properties. Suit up using the powers of the suit to channel your light magic to see what this strange place hides.
Why similar: Exploration 30.2%, Platformer 26.2%, Linear 19.1%, Family Friendly 11.9%, Fantasy 6.9%
- #57 Myrmidon
67% matchMixed41% of 1,795 reviews2025
Dev: Studio PopotePub: Rubika Supinfogame
Windows
Invite a friend online and embark on a puzzle-platformer adventure exploring the bond between an animator and his puppet. Work together to clear obstacles across the sprawling sets of a stop-motion animation workshop and find out to what lengths the power of imagination can take you.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 29.6%, Platformer 21.9%, Third Person 19.4%, Linear 10.9%, 3D 8%
- #58 Curyeux
64% matchVery Positive95% of 107 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: 3D Platformer 30.9%, Third Person 19.9%, Family Friendly 14.4%, Platformer 14.3%, 3D 6.5%
- #59 Hide Time
66% matchMostly Positive75% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: Midnight_Games
Windows
Hide Time is a story-driven horror game where you play as new employee of Passion Oasis. Explore that huge complex, do your tasks and uncover mysteries of your past.
Why similar: Exploration 36.5%, Story Rich 28.1%, Atmospheric 16.4%, 3D 8.2%, Action 8.1%
- #60 Hard Light Vector
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 57 reviews2019
Dev: Actually A Game Company, L.L.C
Windows
Hard Light Vector is a first-person action platformer where you traverse an alien environment and fight to protect the memories of the dead from corruption.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 70.2%, Action 17.8%, Adventure 12%