Games Like SCHiM

A single-player journey of discovery through an ancient world of wonders, created by solo developer Jonas Manke.

Why similar: Wholesome 27%, Puzzle Platformer 14.1%, 3D Platformer 11.7%, Relaxing 8.3%, Exploration 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A beautiful, wholesome adventure game that emphasizes fluid movement and exploration in a stylized, relaxing world.

Play as a tiny lil' mushroom who's lost in the forest and can't find its way home. Explore unique areas freely at your own pace, chat with friendly inhabitants, and take on different adventures to get back home!

Why similar: Wholesome 31%, 3D Platformer 15.8%, Relaxing 11.2%, Exploration 8.6%, Family Friendly 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A cute, nature-focused exploration game that rewards curiosity and platforming in a vibrant, open environment.

Embark on an adorable adventure, discover new friends and uncover everything the island has to offer. Climb, Swim, Glide and slide your way into the hearts of the many different characters you meet on your travels!

Why similar: Wholesome 33.8%, 3D Platformer 11.4%, Relaxing 11.2%, Family Friendly 10.9%, Collectathon 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on cozy, low-stress exploration and movement-based gameplay that feels very similar to the vibe of SCHiM.

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 21.5%, Collectathon 17.9%, Puzzle Platformer 17.5%, Family Friendly 11.9%, Puzzle 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: This 3D platformer features a similar cozy, collectathon-focused exploration loop with charming, stylized visuals.

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

Why similar: Relaxing 24.7%, 3D Platformer 20.6%, Exploration 20.5%, Cute 11.3%, Family Friendly 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the same relaxing, wholesome atmosphere and sense of freedom in exploration found in SCHiM.

I can see the signs in my sleep now, always guiding me closer. Will this really work? Have we almost achieved the impossible?

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31%, Relaxing 13.1%, Puzzle 12.2%, Family Friendly 11.5%, Minimalist 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Like SCHiM, this game features a unique perspective-based traversal mechanic where you navigate 2D environments within a 3D world.

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

Why similar: 3D Platformer 28.6%, Puzzle Platformer 20.5%, Relaxing 16.7%, Stylized 8.7%, Exploration 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A short, relaxing, first-person platformer that focuses on fluid movement and environmental traversal.

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: Puzzle Platformer 26.5%, 3D Platformer 20.4%, Abstract 15.7%, Puzzle 10.1%, Exploration 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game relies on perspective-shifting mechanics to solve puzzles, mirroring the clever spatial manipulation found in shadow-hopping.

Play with shadows using your imagination to solve brain twisting platforming puzzles as you unfold a journey of loss, nostalgia and acceptance.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31%, Relaxing 15.8%, Puzzle 12.8%, Family Friendly 12.2%, Cute 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Directly shares the shadow-based puzzle-platforming theme, requiring players to manipulate light to create paths.

Togges is a charming and colourful 3D Puzzle-Platformer. Go on adventures, stack adorable living blocks and solve puzzles around the Cosmos to save the Galaxy from the threats of the Void.

Why similar: Collectathon 22.1%, 3D Platformer 20.6%, Family Friendly 10.3%, Puzzle 8.6%, Exploration 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A colorful 3D platformer that uses a unique stacking mechanic to navigate and explore its open-world environments.

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: Collectathon 31.6%, 3D Platformer 31.2%, Cute 11.4%, Exploration 6%, Family Friendly 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential 3D platformer that shares the colorful, collectathon-heavy gameplay style of SCHiM.

Restore your town as you run, jump and dash through cozy locales while helping lovable townsfolk! Become immersed in a tight-knit community of animals and robots while becoming the town hero in this heart-warming solarpunk adventure.

Why similar: Wholesome 27%, Collectathon 18.2%, 3D Platformer 16%, Relaxing 7.4%, Exploration 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A 3D platformer that emphasizes exploration and collecting items in a wholesome, nature-inspired setting.

Embark on an unique and unforgettable journey and guide Sable through her Gliding; a rite of passage that will take her across vast deserts and mesmerizing landscapes, capped by the remains of spaceships and ancient wonders.

Why similar: 3D Platformer 23.3%, Puzzle Platformer 22.5%, Relaxing 14%, Exploration 12.7%, Stylized 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features a highly stylized aesthetic and a focus on movement and exploration across a vast, peaceful landscape.

Donut County is a story-based physics puzzle game where you play as an ever-growing hole in the ground. Meet cute characters, steal their trash, and throw them in a hole.

Why similar: Puzzle 20.1%, Family Friendly 17.2%, Cute 16.7%, Casual 10.7%, Stylized 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A wholesome, physics-based puzzle game with a unique traversal mechanic that feels as satisfying as SCHiM's shadow-jumping.

Pru the Pigeon is a bite-sized 3D platformer with precise and expressive controls. Join Pru on his quest to save his land Asasco. Explore and collect everything in sight!

Why similar: Collectathon 27.9%, 3D Platformer 25.1%, Exploration 9.3%, Family Friendly 7.9%, Cute 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A 3D platformer that focuses on exploration and collectathon mechanics with a cute, approachable aesthetic.

Effie is a 3D action-adventure game that combines classic elements from the genre, such as combat, platforming, and puzzles, with the exploration of an expanded world. Live a unique fantasy adventure and relive the look and feel of old-school video-games!

Why similar: Collectathon 24%, 3D Platformer 21%, Puzzle Platformer 15.1%, Family Friendly 10.2%, Stylized 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A classic 3D platformer with a vibrant, cartoony art style and a focus on collecting items while navigating levels.

Moose Lost in the Woods is a cozy 3D platformer without a language barrier. Explore by running, leaping, bouncing, and splashing around in Swedish forest environments, whilst stuffing your backpack with goodies!

Why similar: Collectathon 22.3%, 3D Platformer 19.5%, Family Friendly 11.9%, Relaxing 7.3%, Exploration 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A family-friendly 3D platformer that emphasizes collecting items and exploring a 3D space.

Start a dimension-jumping adventure with Quby!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.6%, 3D Platformer 21.4%, Isometric 16.1%, Exploration 8.8%, Relaxing 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that uses unique character abilities to navigate environments, similar to the specialized movement in SCHiM.

Night Lights is a relaxing puzzle platformer where you manipulate light and shadow to guide a small robot through a calm, atmospheric world.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 39.4%, Relaxing 17.9%, Exploration 17.8%, Puzzle 15.2%, Cute 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that uses light and shadow mechanics to reveal paths and solve environmental challenges.

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: Collectathon 26.9%, 3D Platformer 23.3%, Exploration 10.7%, Family Friendly 7.1%, Third Person 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: An action-adventure platformer that encourages exploration and collecting in a stylized, vibrant world.

Carto is a charming adventure game wrapped around a unique, world-altering puzzle mechanic. Use this power to explore mysterious lands, help a quirky cast of characters, and guide Carto on her journey back to her family.

Why similar: Relaxing 16.1%, Family Friendly 14.7%, Exploration 12.7%, Puzzle 12.3%, Stylized 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-adventure game where you manipulate the world map to create new paths, echoing the creative traversal of SCHiM.

Embark on a heartwarming journey with your little light friend to solve puzzles and bring light to the mystical realm of Illum.

Why similar: Relaxing 16.2%, Exploration 14.9%, Family Friendly 13.3%, Puzzle 13%, Stylized 10%

Why You'll Like It: A cute, nonlinear puzzle game that focuses on exploration and navigating 3D environments.

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: Puzzle Platformer 27.5%, Puzzle 22.2%, Exploration 13%, Stylized 11.2%, Minimalist 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A perspective-based puzzle game that challenges your perception of space, much like the shadow-hopping mechanics in SCHiM.

A 3D platforming journey, featuring a cute raccoon that must save the forest from darkness! Master dozens of different level mechanics as you run and jump through course-based worlds, saving other animals along the way.

Why similar: 3D Platformer 39%, Collectathon 13%, Stylized 12.2%, Colorful 10.7%, Cute 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A 3D platformer that captures an atmospheric and cute vibe while focusing on movement and exploration.

A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

Why similar: Cute 41.1%, Adventure 25.4%, Casual 23%, Singleplayer 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A charming, atmospheric platformer that focuses on movement and exploration in a beautifully crafted world.

Experience a relaxing atmosphere from the comfort of your cozy room by solving small 3D puzzles inside collectible gachapons, and find the original shape of things inspired by Rubik’s style.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.8%, Relaxing 14.9%, Puzzle 11.9%, Family Friendly 10.8%, Colorful 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A casual, colorful puzzle game that shares the relaxing, low-pressure vibe of SCHiM.

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

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31.4%, Exploration 14.9%, Family Friendly 12%, Stylized 10.4%, Colorful 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A casual platformer that focuses on movement and exploration in a lighthearted, adventure-filled setting.

Step into the tiny metaphorical shoes of a Muri, entrusted with the important task of exploring, cleaning, and restoring a corrupted and decaying beach, one sparkling satisfying patch at a time, in this cute cozy mini-adventure - Project Shoreline!

Why similar: Relaxing 15.4%, Family Friendly 14.2%, Stylized 12.4%, Exploration 12.3%, Puzzle 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A cozy, exploration-heavy game that prioritizes a relaxing experience and cute visuals.

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

Why similar: 3D Platformer 22.1%, Abstract 14.4%, Relaxing 12.6%, Exploration 10.9%, Stylized 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: An exploration-focused game with parkour elements and a colorful, open-world design.

In The Shadows is a puzzle platformer where lights scare away shadows monsters that transform into everyday objects you can use to your own advantage. Confront your fears, solve puzzles, find secrets!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 40.5%, Relaxing 21.3%, Puzzle 15.2%, Colorful 10.8%, Casual 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that revolves around the interaction between light and shadow to navigate levels.

Chromatic Conundrum is a first person puzzle game where you manipulate light. Combine different colors and form shadows to illuminate your way through an enigmatic world.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.5%, 3D Platformer 22%, Abstract 12.3%, Puzzle 12%, Stylized 8.2%

A chill and cozy platformer. Hop around collecting the lost CDs of a cute DJ in this land made of cardboard!

Why similar: 3D Platformer 20.5%, Collectathon 16.2%, Relaxing 13.5%, Stylized 10.9%, Colorful 7.6%

Explore a forgotten land in Gecko Gods, a puzzle-adventure as a tiny gecko. Climb walls, solve ancient puzzles and uncover a lost civilisation in a world full of hidden paths, quiet secrets and natural wonder.

Why similar: Wholesome 30.7%, Puzzle Platformer 14.8%, 3D Platformer 14%, Exploration 7.6%, Family Friendly 6.5%

Unwind while you play at your own pace exploring vibrant microcosms, in your search for hand-placed hidden objects, set to a chill lofi soundtrack.

Why similar: 3D Platformer 16.9%, Isometric 15.1%, Relaxing 12.4%, Exploration 9.9%, Puzzle 7.7%

Pecker offers a unique climbing mechanic in a colorful world filled with puzzles and some enemies.

Why similar: Collectathon 20.7%, Puzzle Platformer 18.6%, 3D Platformer 17.1%, Exploration 7.9%, Stylized 7.8%

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 31.3%, Family Friendly 14%, Puzzle 12.7%, Relaxing 12.2%, Colorful 10.4%

Scarf is an atmospheric and emotional journey about what it means to be a hero. An adventure game mixing puzzles and 3D platforms. Explore beautifully crafted worlds and discover your true destiny with the help of a dragon-shaped scarf.

Why similar: 3D Platformer 20.3%, Family Friendly 11%, Relaxing 10.9%, Exploration 9.1%, Puzzle 8%

Deliver mail as Catto, the town's dedicated Postcat, while meeting unique friends in a vibrant cozy town filled with kitty residents.

Why similar: Wholesome 30.8%, 3D Platformer 18.4%, Relaxing 10.3%, Exploration 7%, Cute 6.4%

Starshifter is a game about shapeshifting, desert animals, and finding your place.

Why similar: Collectathon 20.2%, 3D Platformer 16.1%, Colorful 11.4%, Relaxing 10.3%, Cute 10.2%

Cute and bouncy platformer with big, relaxing levels! Explore and enjoy!

Why similar: Family Friendly 30.7%, Relaxing 24.8%, Casual 21.7%, Colorful 20.7%, Singleplayer 2.2%

✉️ Become a living letter and find your way to the one who still waits for you! Fly, sail, roll, solve puzzles, uncover secrets, and travel through time and continents in this adventure platformer!😸

Why similar: Wholesome 34.9%, 3D Platformer 18.8%, Relaxing 10.7%, Family Friendly 10.3%, Third Person 6.4%

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: 3D Platformer 21.1%, Puzzle Platformer 19.4%, Isometric 14.7%, Puzzle 9.6%, Exploration 8.9%

Beasts of Maravilla Island is a 3D adventure game where you take on the role of a young wildlife photographer who traverses Maravilla Island's magical ecosystems to discover extraordinary creatures, learn their behaviors, and, most importantly, photograph their majesty.

Why similar: Collectathon 26.3%, Relaxing 10.4%, Exploration 10.3%, Puzzle 8.7%, Family Friendly 8.4%

Play as an adorable chicken in this relaxing platformer. Jump, climb and solve puzzles to find the answer to the ULTIMATE question a chicken can ask...

Why similar: Wholesome 35%, Relaxing 11%, Puzzle Platformer 10.9%, Exploration 8.6%, Family Friendly 8.5%

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

Why similar: Wholesome 32.8%, 3D Platformer 16.4%, Relaxing 14.1%, Exploration 11.2%, Cute 7.5%

Casual colorful physical puzzle with sweets, jumpers, teleports, accelerators and explosions

Why similar: Abstract 21.1%, Relaxing 16.7%, Puzzle 13.3%, Stylized 13%, Family Friendly 12.7%

A 3D linear collect-a-thon platformer about a frog. Collect golden flies, unlock new worlds, and interact with a variety of mechanics and powerups. Finally, discover what lies behind the great gate.

Why similar: Collectathon 32.9%, 3D Platformer 28.9%, Stylized 9.1%, Family Friendly 9%, Cute 7.5%

In Ynglet, you jump, dash, slide, bounce and float your way through an abstract, effervescent sky. Melt into the reactive, dynamic soundtrack, while beautiful colors make every moment a visual treat.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.3%, Relaxing 15.8%, Stylized 12.4%, Family Friendly 11.9%, Colorful 9.2%

Traverse mirrors as if they were natural extensions of space to solve puzzles and uncover secrets. Reshape your perspective to perform gravity-shifting acrobatics as you jungle-gym through a sprawling environment. You'll never look in a mirror the same way again.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.7%, 3D Platformer 20.7%, Abstract 11.6%, Exploration 10.5%, Puzzle 10%

In My Bubble is a 3D action-adventure platformer featuring a child in a cute earflap hat on a quest to save the sheep of the dream world. Explore a world overtaken by darkness, rescue corrupted sheep, and restore the lost morning using the power of bubbles!

Why similar: Collectathon 31.7%, 3D Platformer 31.2%, Relaxing 14%, Cute 7.3%, 3D 5.9%

Set sail for a world-changing adventure as you guide Noor in their quest through a series of mind-bending illusions and atmospheric puzzles. Can you unlock the secrets of the mysterious world – and the meaning behind the Sacred Light?

Why similar: Isometric 17.2%, Puzzle Platformer 14.6%, 3D Platformer 14.6%, Abstract 11.6%, Relaxing 10.4%

Relaxing puzzle platformer.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 36.2%, Puzzle 14.8%, Family Friendly 13.6%, Minimalist 11%, Relaxing 10.2%

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

Why similar: Wholesome 35%, Family Friendly 10.6%, Relaxing 10.3%, Stylized 9.2%, Puzzle 8.1%

An adventure game about a hungry fish 🐟 Dive, jump, swim and eat your way through a lush micro-world. Can you escape the polluted pond?

Why similar: Collectathon 25.3%, 3D Platformer 15.2%, Family Friendly 11%, Exploration 9.9%, Puzzle 9.1%

Adorable spider chaos! Swing around the house, weave crazy structures, play with physics-based objects, and pull off chores with nothing but your webs and your wits in this madcap sandbox adventure.

Why similar: Wholesome 28.3%, 3D Platformer 15.1%, Relaxing 8.7%, Family Friendly 8.4%, Exploration 7.2%

Hoa is a beautiful puzzle-platforming game that features breathtaking hand-painted art, lovely music, and a peaceful, relaxing atmosphere.

Why similar: Relaxing 30.6%, Exploration 18.5%, Puzzle Platformer 15.8%, Cute 12.8%, Family Friendly 9.7%

Hiiro is a 2D platform game focused on ambient exploration and puzzle solving. Discover a grand world filled with mysterious artifacts and forgotten ruins. Become immersed in relaxing gameplay and meditative music. Remain observant as you unravel an explanation for your solitude.

Why similar: Adventure 30.2%, Puzzle Platformer 27.1%, Exploration 14.1%, Puzzle 12.7%, Casual 7.7%

InFlux Redux is a high-def remake of the 2013 ball-rolling puzzler InFlux, built on a new engine with improved graphics and physics. Roll through a series of beautiful environments filled with elaborate, mind-bending puzzle structures.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.1%, 3D Platformer 18.9%, Wholesome 11.4%, Relaxing 9.6%, Exploration 8.8%

From the Shadows is a cooperative puzzle platformer game where players have to work their way through a mysterious mansion by resolving puzzles that revolve around the mechanics of light and shadow.

Why similar: Collectathon 24.8%, Puzzle Platformer 21.4%, Exploration 9.9%, Puzzle 9%, Stylized 8.5%

Twig's Adventure 64 is a tiny 3D collect-a-thon platformer with looks and gameplay inspired by the N64 era, featuring a movement system that is both deep and intuitive.

Why similar: 3D Platformer 33.6%, Collectathon 30.6%, Exploration 12.4%, Stylized 9.7%, Cute 5.3%