Games Like Scrap Garden - The Day Before

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: Robots 30.8%, Adventure 16.4%, 3D Platformer 15.6%, Exploration 8.1%, Family Friendly 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on vertical exploration and movement-based platforming with a unique, charming aesthetic.

Experience the freedom of unbounded climbing as you take control of BUD, a procedurally animated robot on a quest to save his planet. Create your own path through an alien world as you control and ride a giant plant on a vertical journey to the stars.

Why similar: Robots 39.8%, 3D Platformer 16.3%, Adventure 13.4%, Exploration 7.6%, Cute 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: The predecessor to Grow Up, featuring similar climbing mechanics and a focus on open-world exploration.

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 27%, Great Soundtrack 24.1%, Cute 14.6%, Adventure 11.7%, Family Friendly 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: This is a quintessential indie 3D platformer that captures the same whimsical charm and tight movement mechanics found in Scrap Garden.

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: Robots 37%, 3D Platformer 14.1%, Adventure 11.1%, Action 8.7%, Exploration 7%

Why You'll Like It: Features a small robot protagonist navigating a world from a unique perspective with a mix of exploration and platforming.

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 29.7%, Adventure 24.5%, Action 17.8%, Family Friendly 16.2%, Cute 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A family-friendly 3D platformer that emphasizes exploration and colorful, vibrant worlds similar to the Robo Land setting.

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 22.2%, Puzzle 15.8%, Family Friendly 14.8%, Adventure 12.3%, Cute 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a delightful exploration experience with platforming mechanics that feel both fresh and accessible.

You are Tiny, a nerdy inventor, who tries to reclaim his most beloved possession - Grandpa's underpants!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 20.9%, 3D Platformer 17.1%, Puzzle 16.1%, Physics 14.6%, Indie 13.8%

Why You'll Like It: Combines physics-based puzzle-solving with platforming in a unique, indie-driven adventure.

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

Why similar: 3D Platformer 18.4%, Puzzle 16.7%, Adventure 15.9%, Exploration 10.3%, Action 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A beautiful, atmospheric journey that blends puzzle-solving and exploration in a way that feels very similar to the pacing of Scrap Garden.

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: Adventure 29.6%, Family Friendly 20.7%, 3D Platformer 17.6%, Multiplayer 15.9%, Great Soundtrack 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: A polished 3D platformer with a strong emphasis on charm, creativity, and family-friendly gameplay.

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: Soundtrack 26.3% ★, 3D Platformer 23.3%, Adventure 14.1%, Family Friendly 12.7%, Action 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: A traditional 3D platformer that focuses on collecting items and navigating vibrant, obstacle-filled levels.

The Uncertain is an story-driven adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Experience the mysterious vibe of each of carefully explored locations, solve diverse puzzles, make fateful decisions and discuss intriguing matters to find out the whole truth being kept from you.

Why similar: Robots 45.7%, Adventure 17.9%, Puzzle 12.5%, Great Soundtrack 8.6%, Atmospheric 7%

Why You'll Like It: An adventure game set in a world populated by robots, focusing on narrative and puzzle-solving.

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: Puzzle 22.3%, Adventure 18.6%, Action 16.1%, Family Friendly 14.9%, Great Soundtrack 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that excels in atmosphere and charm, perfect for players who enjoy the emotional tone of Scrap Garden.

An atmospheric narrative-platformer about a service robot stranded on a mysterious planet, Planet of the Eyes features a stunning visual mix of puzzle and platforming challenges, an original musical score, and fully voiced audio logs left by another survivor. Explore the mystery of an unknown world.

Why similar: Robots 36%, Puzzle 18.3%, Adventure 13.3%, Action 11.2%, Indie 7%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer featuring a robot protagonist that emphasizes atmospheric storytelling and environmental puzzles.

Yooka-Laylee is an all-new open-world platformer from genre veterans Playtonic! Explore huge, beautiful worlds, meet an unforgettable cast of characters and horde a vault-load of collectibles as buddy-duo Yooka and Laylee embark on an epic adventure to thwart corporate creep Capital B!

Why similar: 3D Platformer 28.5%, Adventure 17.4%, Great Soundtrack 15.2%, Family Friendly 9.3%, Action 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A spiritual successor to classic collectathon platformers that prioritizes exploration and lighthearted fun.

A combination of platforming with a gravity gun, BEEP is an amazing physics-platformer. Despite its friendly art style, this is a hardcore platformer in the truest sense.

Why similar: Robots 23.7%, Adventure 18.1%, Indie 14.7%, Puzzle 13.7%, Physics 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: An indie platformer featuring a robot protagonist and a focus on exploration and physics-based puzzles.

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: Soundtrack 26.4% ★, 3D Platformer 19.1%, Family Friendly 12.5%, Adventure 9.9%, Action 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A 3D platformer designed with a focus on exploration and discovery, capturing the spirit of classic genre entries.

Escape from a mysterious underground megastructure in this short atmospheric 3d-platformer.

Why similar: Robots 43.1%, Adventure 21.6%, 3D Platformer 20.2%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Indie 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: A 3D platformer that incorporates robot-themed mystery and exploration.

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 25.9%, Adventure 23.8%, Action 18.3%, Great Soundtrack 9.3%, Indie 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A 3D platformer that offers engaging level design and a distinct, stylized aesthetic.

RoboBlitz™ is a humorous, physics-based action game full of inventive gizmos, weapons, characters, and environments. Players take on the role of Blitz, a multi-talented robot who must activate an aging Space Cannon to save his world from a band of maladjusted space pirates.

Why similar: Robots 40.9%, Action 27%, Indie 16.4%, Puzzle 15.7%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based platformer that centers on a robot character navigating complex environments.

Defunct is an indie adventure game with a focus on flow, speed and an engaging world. You are a broken robot that accidentally falls out of a giant cargo ship onto a post-human Earth, now inhabited by robots. You have to get back to your ship before it’s too late!

Why similar: Robots 32.9%, Great Soundtrack 19.9%, Adventure 18.9%, Family Friendly 12.2%, Indie 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on fast-paced movement and exploration as a robot, offering a different but complementary feel to Scrap Garden.

Hop, spin, and time-travel your way through 11 vibrant worlds in this lovingly crafted 3D platformer. Join Clive the rabbit and Wrench the monkey on his back as they chase an evil genius across history to save the future. And yes, it all unfolds from the chilly cockpit of a 1950s refrigerator.

Why similar: Adventure 37.6%, Action 29.8%, 3D Platformer 24.3%, Exploration 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A nostalgic 3D platformer that provides a variety of worlds to explore and challenges to overcome.

A nonviolent musical 3D Platformer The land of Groovy Hue was once bursting with music and color until the Great Slumber. Take control of Newt, a new tone in this musical land. Awakening this sleeping, silent world is Newt's rite of passage. Restore music, life, and color to the your world!

Why similar: Adventure 20.6%, Action 17.4%, 3D Platformer 16.9%, Great Soundtrack 11.3%, Indie 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A casual 3D platformer that emphasizes music and color, providing a relaxing and family-friendly experience.

Gizmo is a Saturday-morning 3D platformer inspired by 90s classics of the genre.

Why similar: Robots 24.1%, 3D Platformer 18.9%, Action 16.4%, Great Soundtrack 13.3%, Indie 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: An indie 3D platformer that provides straightforward, action-oriented gameplay.

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

Why similar: 3D Platformer 31.7%, Great Soundtrack 23.2%, Adventure 12.7%, Atmospheric 8.3%, Exploration 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A short, relaxing, and highly polished 3D platformer that focuses on fluid movement.

NOTTOLOT is a free play robot hacking action game. The main character, Rolly, uses his "hacking ability" to control four enemies and escape from a robot production factory!

Why similar: Robots 50.6%, Action 20.5%, 3D Platformer 14%, Casual 6.5%, Indie 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: An action-oriented platformer featuring robots that offers a more challenging take on the genre.

The story begin when the robot, whose experiment was interrupted, begins working again years later in an abandoned laboratory.

Why similar: Adventure 27.1%, Action 22.8%, Great Soundtrack 17.4%, Indie 13.9%, Puzzle 12.8%

Why You'll Like It: An indie platformer that blends action and puzzle elements in a compact, focused experience.

An adventure about a robot saving her home from a dark crystalline force. Set upon a biopunk space station bursting with fantastic plants and aliens.

Why similar: Adventure 30.8%, Great Soundtrack 18.5%, Indie 14.8%, Puzzle 14.7%, Cute 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A charming point-and-click adventure featuring a robot protagonist in a beautifully illustrated world.

Time Loader is a story-driven puzzle-platformer with tiny robots, alternate realities, nostalgic music, and primitive tech from the 90s!

Why similar: 3D Platformer 29.7%, Adventure 19.9%, Physics 16.5%, Exploration 12.7%, Indie 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: An exploration-focused platformer with a nostalgic 90s aesthetic and a small robot protagonist.

You have to find out what happened in this fantastic world and help the Raccoon find his way home!

Why similar: Puzzle 23.7%, Family Friendly 17.8%, Adventure 15.4%, Cute 14.1%, Great Soundtrack 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: A cute puzzle-platformer that requires careful navigation and logic to progress through its levels.

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: Robots 58.5%, 3D Platformer 16.3%, Action 10.9%, Adventure 6.2%, Indie 4.5%

A wacky metroidvania. ⚡ Meet weird characters, unlock new abilities and complete a mysterious mission . . .

Why similar: Adventure 40.1%, Action 33.1%, Indie 20.3%, Exploration 3.5%, Cute 3%

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: Robots 31.1%, Adventure 12.1%, 3D Platformer 11.9%, Action 8.8%, Family Friendly 6.9%

A machine ponders its loneliness. It scans the radio spectrum for an answer to its question.

Why similar: Puzzle 34.4%, Adventure 17.9%, Indie 17.5%, Atmospheric 14.4%, Casual 10%

Dawn is an atmospheric 3D platformer in which players guide a druidic creature named Ash through a beautiful environment to bring life and light back to a dead tree at the center of the world.

Why similar: Adventure 45.9%, 3D Platformer 26.9%, Casual 14.2%, Atmospheric 8.9%, Singleplayer 4.1%

A serene first-person 3D platformer where you use a magical rope to traverse the body of a dormant ancient colossus in order to heal its wounds and awaken it once again. Embark on a relaxing journey of melancholy to rekindle one of nature's long-lost wonders.

Why similar: Adventure 22.1%, Great Soundtrack 13.7%, 3D Platformer 12.4%, Action 12.2%, Indie 11%

Explore Mandagon, a world inspired by Tibetan theology and philosophy. With a focus on life and death, discover what it means to make a true sacrifice . . .

Why similar: Adventure 32%, Great Soundtrack 18.5%, Indie 17.1%, Atmospheric 13.7%, Exploration 5.1%

Silence, cold, solitude… What lies ahead? A small atmospheric adventure about a robot lost in a frozen wasteland.

Why similar: Robots 39.2%, Adventure 18.1%, Puzzle 9%, Exploration 8.5%, Indie 8.3%

SBBP is a 2D platformer with pixel graphics. Blue boy’s girlfriend is kidnapped by aliens so he goes through 21 levels to save her and he also fight bosses along the way.

Why similar: Indie 30.3%, Great Soundtrack 22%, Adventure 20.7%, Multiplayer 13.8%, Action 9.5%

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: Robots 53.1%, Adventure 16.8%, Exploration 11.1%, Atmospheric 8.9%, Cute 7.7%

Cube puzzler and an epic adventure. Stamp stickers to the sides of your cube to imbue each surface with unique powers, which are vital to solving puzzles and finding secrets.

Why similar: Robots 36.9%, 3D Platformer 20.4%, Puzzle 16.1%, Adventure 8.5%, Atmospheric 6%

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: Robots 41.4%, Action 13.8%, Puzzle 13.5%, Adventure 11.4%, Indie 7.8%

Be a part of an adventurous journey in Cubots: The Origins. Explore and survive in beautiful, atmospheric environments!

Why similar: Puzzle 20.3%, Adventure 16.6%, Family Friendly 15.8%, Exploration 11.1%, Atmospheric 10.1%

A robot, a poncho and a journey of discovery! Make your way through this wonderful world of pixelated parallax platforming to solve the ultimate puzzle: who is Poncho?

Why similar: Robots 31.9%, Adventure 24%, Action 12.1%, Indie 11.2%, Great Soundtrack 10.1%

Something terrible happened in the forest! Someone frightened all Bugs! What happened? You are the only one who can find it out!

Why similar: Adventure 50.9%, Indie 29.2%, Casual 19.9%

A 2.5D retro platformer where you join M1L0 on his quest for the Great Legume.

Why similar: Robots 50.3%, Action 19.5%, Adventure 18.5%, Singleplayer 6%, Cute 5.7%

Enter 'Genopanic: Prologue,' the beginning of a dynamic story in a Metroidvania-style experience! Wield a plasma cutter, team up with your virtual dog LAIK, outsmart the cunning cat-girl AI VOLGA, uncover the secrets of Dark Matter, and delve into DNA experiments in a galactic adventure.

Why similar: Robots 56.9%, Adventure 16.2%, Exploration 9.8%, Action 8.1%, Cute 7.1%

Retro Machina is a single-player action and exploration game set in a retro-futuristic universe. Experience the journey of a little robot as they solve intricate puzzles and begin unraveling the mysteries of a world long forgotten.

Why similar: Robots 81.4%, Cute 10%, Exploration 7.8%, Singleplayer 0.8%

A post-apocalyptic 3D platformer combining puzzles with intense action. You play as El, a robot escaping from a dreadful facility and exploring the ruins of civilization.

Why similar: 3D Platformer 35.9%, Puzzle 25.2%, Adventure 20.3%, Atmospheric 14.3%, Physics 4.4%

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: Robots 47.1%, Adventure 18.4%, Action 9.9%, Indie 9.4%, Exploration 5.6%

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Why similar: Robots 27.8%, Puzzle 25.9%, Adventure 15.9%, Action 15.1%, Indie 6.8%

What The Hack! Is a humoristic, story puzzle game, where you, a computer program, tries to avoid getting destroyed by escaping a facility. Doing so by hacking and hijacking devices in your surroundings.

Why similar: Robots 32.7%, 3D Platformer 19.3%, Puzzle 16.5%, Adventure 8.5%, Exploration 7.4%

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

Why similar: Adventure 28.4%, Exploration 16.9%, Family Friendly 16%, Indie 12.1%, Atmospheric 9.5%

A laid-back but smart puzzle game. Stuffo is the last remaining puzzle bot stuck in a world filled with bite-sized brain-teasers. Help Stuffo to solve the mind-bending puzzles by using various blocks to climb, push and teleport your way to the exit.

Why similar: Robots 43.6%, Soundtrack 20.5% ★, Puzzle 18.3%, Adventure 11.3%, Indie 3.9%

Help Zigloton steal an old relic on his journey to infiltrate a mysterious planet, in this challenging platformer developped and hand-animated by one person.

Why similar: Adventure 41.4%, Indie 21.2%, Great Soundtrack 14.1%, Action 6.6%, Cute 5.1%

You are S-44, a pretty cool spider-bot able to climb everything. Sneak your way from the deepest slums to the highest heavily guarded buildings in order to save your best friend in the fantastic but dangerous town of New Bot City.

Why similar: Robots 39.3%, Adventure 23.5%, Indie 11.7%, Action 6.8%, Exploration 5.5%

Jump, Dash, Slide! Dive into a classic 3D platformer experience with Boti: Byteland Overclocked. Explore the stylized insides of a computer as a determined data robot and save Byteland from an ominous threat. Play solo or team up with a friend in seamless co-op.

Why similar: Robots 37%, 3D Platformer 14.9%, Adventure 8.9%, Family Friendly 8.5%, Action 8.2%

Manipulate time to your will at any moment to solve challenges, avoid deadly traps and make it to the end of this strange journey.

Why similar: Adventure 26.5%, Great Soundtrack 16.4%, Indie 15.5%, 3D Platformer 14.7%, Family Friendly 9.8%