Games Like Secrets of Rætikon

Owlboy is a story-driven platform adventure game, where you can fly and explore a brand new world in the clouds! Pick up your friends, and bring them with you as you explore the open skies, in one of the most detailed adventures of this era.

Why similar: Animals 46.8% ★, Metroidvania 24.1%, Platformer 5.7%, Exploration 4.8%, Adventure 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a unique flight-based movement system within a metroidvania structure that emphasizes exploration and charm.

A land of discovery stretches out before you. Explore the beautiful, rugged world of RiME. Armed with your wits and a will to overcome—and the guidance of a helpful fox—you must explore the enigmatic island, reach the tower's peak, and unlock its closely guarded secrets.

Why similar: Puzzle 22.8%, Exploration 20.1%, Open World 13.9%, Adventure 12.8%, Atmospheric 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: Captures a similar sense of wordless, atmospheric discovery within a beautiful, puzzle-filled world.

Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.

Why similar: Metroidvania 50.8%, Exploration 11.4%, Puzzle 11%, Platformer 8.3%, Atmospheric 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in non-linear exploration and environmental puzzle-solving that rewards curiosity.

Transform into a bird and fly to explore and experience a vibrant world of floating islands in the sky. Venture down into lost ancient ruins where each step leads you closer to the end of the world.

Why similar: Flight 30.1%, Open World 18.7%, Exploration 13.2%, Nature 11.6%, Adventure 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features seamless flight mechanics and the exploration of ancient, floating ruins that mirror the core experience of Rætikon.

Take to the sky and reunite a fragmented world in this surprisingly wholesome metroidvania! Help Iko adventure across beautiful hand-painted islands, receive letters from a quirky cast of characters, and face powerful monstrous adversaries.

Why similar: Animals 35.4% ★, Metroidvania 23.1%, Nature 9%, Side Scroller 6.1%, Open World 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A charming metroidvania that balances exploration and platforming with a focus on connecting a fractured world.

Run, climb and glide your way through a dark Nordic forest and explore its living, breathing ecosystem filled with secrets and mystical creatures. Become Fe and discover a world that you will never want to leave.

Why similar: Puzzle 30.3%, Action 20.8%, Fantasy 16%, Atmospheric 11%, Adventure 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the perspective of a small creature interacting with a mysterious, interconnected natural world.

Seasons After Fall is a 2D platform-puzzler game that will let you dive into a captivating universe and explore a land governed by magic and nature.

Why similar: Foxes 47.2% ★, Metroidvania 12.6%, Animals 9.6% ★, Platformer 7.1%, Side Scroller 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: A beautiful puzzle-platformer where nature and environmental manipulation are at the heart of the gameplay.

Explore the ancient, mysterious world of Journey as you soar above ruins and glide across sands to discover its secrets.

Why similar: Exploration 35%, Adventure 23.6%, Atmospheric 23%, Indie 15.6%, Singleplayer 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: Provides an iconic, atmospheric journey through ancient ruins with a focus on movement and visual storytelling.

forma.8 is a unique take on the proven Metroidvania action-adventure formula, with a striking visual style and a huge world to explore.

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.5%, Side Scroller 15.5%, Open World 13.8%, Exploration 10%, Adventure 8%

Why You'll Like It: Features unique, floaty movement mechanics in a minimalist, atmospheric, and mysterious 2D world.

Explore a land filled with lost legends, ancient powers, and ferocious monsters in TUNIC, an isometric action game about a small fox on a big adventure.

Why similar: Metroidvania 51.7%, Exploration 17.1%, Puzzle 16.3%, Fantasy 4.4%, Atmospheric 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: Encourages deep exploration and discovery of a mysterious, ancient culture through environmental clues.

Escape into a world kept secret by a tyrant, and discover the truth about your freedom. Run, jump, and fly through forgotten lost kingdoms with a uniquely momentum-based flying mechanic.

Why similar: Platformer 37.9%, Action 22%, Indie 16%, Atmospheric 11.1%, 2D 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Centers on momentum-based flight and precision movement that feels like a more kinetic version of Rætikon's traversal.

From the art director of Journey®, ABZÛ is a beautiful underwater adventure that evokes the dream of diving. Immerse yourself in a vibrant hidden world bursting with color and life as you descend into the heart of the ocean. But beware as you swim deeper as dangers lurk in the depths.

Why similar: Exploration 31.5%, Atmospheric 20.3%, Open World 15.2%, Adventure 13.7%, Indie 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers a fluid, meditative exploration experience in a vibrant natural environment without the need for combat.

Spirit of the North is a single-player 3rd-person adventure game inspired by the breathtaking and mysterious landscapes of Iceland. Play as an ordinary red fox whose story becomes entwined with the guardian of the Northern Lights, a female spirit fox.

Why similar: Foxes 65.4% ★, Adventure 9.6%, Exploration 7.1%, Indie 6.2%, Puzzle 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: Allows players to explore a stunning landscape from the perspective of an animal, uncovering ancient secrets along the way.

In this story-driven adventure, you are the raven from the pages of Norse legends. Fly, explore an open world, uncover its secrets, solve puzzles, save souls, and help your family. Caw!

Why similar: Birds 35.5% ★, Flight 26.9%, Open World 12.8%, Exploration 8%, Puzzle 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, flight-focused exploration game that captures a similar sense of solitude and discovery.

Summon portals to overcome vicious beasts, devious puzzles and fiendish platforming challenges. Master the unique powers of each portal to stop the collapse of reality, while exploring lush, hand-drawn worlds and unraveling a deep narrative full of mysteries.

Why similar: Metroidvania 35.1%, Side Scroller 14.3%, Platformer 9.9%, Open World 8.4%, Exploration 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A beautiful metroidvania that uses portal mechanics to explore different aspects of a mysterious, atmospheric world.

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: Open World 26.7%, Exploration 25.8%, Puzzle 17.2%, Adventure 9.9%, Atmospheric 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: The ultimate game of discovery and ancient mystery, rewarding players for exploring the environment at their own pace.

A handcrafted open-world platformer set in a world built by Mushrooms! Explore different locations filled with secrets, acquire new abilities and use those abilities to reach new places!

Why similar: Side Scroller 24.6%, Platformer 16%, Exploration 13.1%, Metroidvania 10.9%, Adventure 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A metroidvania that emphasizes movement freedom and exploration in a colorful, nature-inspired setting.

A journey begins... A treacherous tower... Unravel its mysteries!Discover the secrets kept in the long abandoned Tesla Tower!Magnetism and other electromagnetic powers will help you explore a non-linear world of beautiful hand-drawn environments, in a steampunk-inspired vision of old Europe.

Why similar: Metroidvania 41.3%, Platformer 15.5%, Puzzle 12.4%, Side Scroller 8.2%, Exploration 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D puzzle-platformer that relies on physics-based mechanics and exploration to uncover its narrative.

Musical Metroidvania, with pixel art to die for. Guide orphaned chick 'Birb', on a platform adventure, as he faces off against the denizens of the forest in rhythm-action boss battles. Acclaimed for its gorgeous animation, and heart-warming storytelling, as Birb strives to discover his true origins.

Why similar: Metroidvania 38.4%, Side Scroller 18%, Puzzle 9%, Exploration 8.7%, Platformer 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Features a bird protagonist in an exploration-focused game that blends rhythm and platforming elements.

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: Metroidvania 30.8%, Open World 14.9%, Puzzle 10.4%, Adventure 9.3%, Platformer 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: An exploration-heavy game set in a silent, ancient world that changes as you solve complex environmental puzzles.

FOX n FORESTS is a 16-bit style action platformer with RPG elements! Switch seasons on the fly and wield your crossbow to unveil the mystery of the 5th season.

Why similar: Foxes 56.5% ★, Action 10.6%, Platformer 10.3%, Adventure 9.5%, Indie 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Combines classic platforming with nature-themed mechanics and seasonal environmental puzzles.

Bird Game is an abstract, exploration-based RPG with unique, stylized visuals and puzzle mechanics

Why similar: Birds 35.7% ★, Nature 16.1%, Exploration 14.9%, Puzzle 14.6%, Atmospheric 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A simple, indie-focused experience that centers entirely on the sensation of flight and nature-based challenges.

Somewhere between a platformer, a puzzle game and a great big dollop of pure fun, Fly’N will challenge your skills through more than forty levels set in a luxuriant world. Experiment with the four Buds to save the World-Trees from Dyer, the loony hair-dryer who intends to destroy their Helys!

Why similar: Platformer 39.7%, Indie 16%, Puzzle 13.7%, Adventure 10.4%, 2D 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on unique movement abilities and platforming within a vibrant, nature-themed world.

Challenging precision platformer based on tight, fluid movement. Open map layout with multiple routes. Collect gems and save animals.

Why similar: Metroidvania 49.9%, Platformer 15.4%, Action 12.6%, Exploration 12.4%, 2D 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: A precision-focused metroidvania that emphasizes movement and exploration in a vibrant, stylized world.

An open world adventure inspired by the classics. Get lost in a wide world of precarious platforming that will take you back to a simpler time...

Why similar: Platformer 31.7%, Action 25.5%, Indie 22.8%, Exploration 19.9%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired exploration platformer that emphasizes navigating a mysterious, isolated environment.

Aritana and the Harpy's Feather is a 2.5D platform game with an innovative stance and combo system. Race against time, face the challenges of Harpy Mountain, confront the Spirits of the Forest, and venture into the lands of the fearsome Mapinguari.

Why similar: Adventure 40.8%, Indie 31.5%, Platformer 27.7%

Why You'll Like It: An adventure-platformer deeply rooted in nature and folklore themes.

As a powerful Lynx, you will make your way through vast open landscapes. In the harsh tundra, you will raise and strengthen your cubs by mastering your skills for hunting prey. Do everything you can to prepare your little ones for the vicious entities dwelling in the wilderness.

Why similar: Nature 39%, Side Scroller 23.6%, Exploration 12.6%, Adventure 8%, Atmospheric 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the survival and movement of an animal in a harsh, beautiful natural environment.

The legendary Knytt series continues with Nifflas’ latest creation; Knytt Underground. In this Knytteration; humans have long since abandoned the planet after practically destroying it in a war, five hundred years ago.

Why similar: Metroidvania 47%, Platformer 15.6%, Exploration 13.9%, Adventure 8.2%, Indie 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A massive, non-linear world designed entirely around the joy of exploration and atmospheric traversal.

Submerged is a third-person combat-free game in which you explore a mysterious flooded city and discover the beauty of desolation in vast outdoor environments. You take on the role of Miku, a young girl who has brought her wounded brother to the city in their small fishing boat.

Why similar: Nature 40%, Open World 22.3%, Exploration 17.5%, Adventure 7.2%, Atmospheric 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A combat-free exploration game that tasks players with scaling ancient ruins in a flooded, beautiful world.

Immerse yourself in a gorgeous hand-painted world on a search for your true identity. As the mysterious warrior, Dust, your action-packed journey will take you from peaceful glades to snowy mountaintops and beyond.

Why similar: Metroidvania 49.1%, Platformer 12.4%, Action 6.7%, Side Scroller 6.1%, Adventure 5.2%

Five animal friends with unique abillities unite in this metroidvania adventure! You'll need to master each animal's skill to complete your quest! Play as the dog, duck, cat, frog and raccoon at the same time!

Why similar: Metroidvania 55.6%, Exploration 12.5%, Nature 11.5%, Platformer 8.6%, 2D 3.6%

You are Hidalgo Bladewing, a bird with a beef. Hack, slash, platform, and soar through a beautifully chaotic pixel-art neonscape in your quest to save your feathered friends. Challenging retro-inspired platforming gameplay, transforming weapons, and fowl Ninja action await.

Why similar: Side Scroller 46.6%, Platformer 21%, Adventure 9.9%, Action 9.8%, 2D 8.8%

A creature-scanning metroidvania. Explore an ancient paradise before it's lost forever. Study the EMUUROM creatures, document your findings in the EMUUDEX, and use what you learn to unlock new paths.

Why similar: Metroidvania 40.8%, Nature 15.4%, Puzzle 9.4%, Exploration 9.3%, Platformer 8.2%

You are a spider. Craft webs of your own design to trap insects and leave the mysterious Blackbird Estate covered in cobwebs. This unique blend of action-puzzle gameplay takes you on a dark adventure through an abandoned mansion built by a secret society.

Why similar: Exploration 26.5%, Adventure 24%, Atmospheric 13.6%, Indie 13.2%, Puzzle 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: A unique exploration game that rewards players for observing and interacting with the environment.

Hats up and whips out; the wilderness' mysteries await! Explore lush biomes, use your trusty whip to extract wild flowers' mystic powers, and collect rare gems in this dynamic precision-platformer. Unearth archaeological marvels and become a legend!

Why similar: Nature 31.4%, Collectathon 14.2%, Side Scroller 13.8%, Platformer 11.9%, Exploration 11.7%

Master high-skilled combat to uncover the secrets of an ancient, interconnected world.

Why similar: Metroidvania 54.7%, Open World 20.2%, Exploration 12.5%, Fantasy 6%, Indie 4.1%

A Bomb Caterpillar's Big Adventure! "Öoo" is a charming yet mysterious exploration puzzle platformer where you discover creative ways to use bombs!

Why similar: Metroidvania 41.3%, Nature 17.1%, Puzzle 10.4%, Exploration 9.9%, Platformer 8.5%

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: Nature 27.6%, Open World 15.7%, Platformer 13.3%, Adventure 9.8%, Puzzle 8.2%

Bird Game is a short, zen-like fly 'em up where you navigate a bird through a black-and-white line drawing landscape.

Why similar: Nature 42.6%, Flight 28.9%, Adventure 10.8%, Action 9.6%, Indie 8.1%

Jetpack through the prehistoric world in this Stone-Fiction adventure platformer. Enjoy challenging boss fights, flying over pitfalls, smashing through walls, knocking out enemies, and manipulating objects as you halt the alien threat once and for all.

Why similar: Flight 29.7%, Metroidvania 29.3%, Side Scroller 18.7%, Platformer 9.4%, Puzzle 8.3%

No jumping, no walking. Raven's Hike is an unique 2d platformer in which all movement is based on her Grappling Hook

Why similar: Side Scroller 49.2%, Platformer 21.2%, Action 8.8%, 2D 8.7%, Adventure 6.3%

Join Stewart the Fox on an epic adventure through four challenging levels filled with obstacles, enemies, and two boss battles. As you collect hidden items to help Stewart emerge victorious in this action-packed platformer game.

Why similar: Nature 23.6%, Collectathon 20%, Platformer 15.7%, Exploration 14.1%, Adventure 10.3%

Toki Tori 2+ may look cute, but it’s a challenging puzzle adventure game. Whistle and stomp are the only moves you need to solve increasingly complex puzzles, as you go anywhere, anytime on a lush forest island!

Why similar: Metroidvania 31.6%, Side Scroller 14.2%, Open World 13%, Animals 10.2% ★, Puzzle 6.9%

Fowl Damage is an atmospheric puzzle platformer where your default jump provides enough fall damage to destroy you! Carefully manage your jumps and falls as you adventure through this chilling, beautiful, and occasionally cute world.

Why similar: Puzzle 27.6%, Platformer 24.9%, Action 10.8%, 2D 10.5%, Atmospheric 9.2%

A Meat-Like/Hedge-Like Mashup! Dr. Proventriculus is snatching up the Chickabirbs! Help Panic blast through over 50 stages of topsy-turvy, spike-laced, slime-drenched, buzzsaw-filled deathtraps to rescue them! And remember, there are no rings...

Why similar: Side Scroller 24.8%, Platformer 15.9%, Collectathon 13.1%, Exploration 11.9%, Action 8.9%

Explore, leap and shoot to save your family from the insect invasion! Leap with the agility of a tamarin as you journey into the Northern wilderness, in a world full of exploration, 3D-platforming and bug-splattering action!

Why similar: Animals 45% ★, Metroidvania 20.7%, Nature 11.2%, Collectathon 7.3%, Platformer 4.6%

In a world gone wild, there's only one animal man enough to put his foot down!Join Frebb's small clique of reluctant "friends" as they rumble, tumble, and action-platform their way through the craziest journey of the year!

Why similar: Side Scroller 42.5%, Platformer 20.1%, Action 9.5%, 2D 8.9%, Fantasy 8%

A collectathon 3D platform game where you explore the world to find all hidden collectibles, solving secrets, puzzles and find new outfits to customize our cute hero. Special abilities will blow your mind controlling chaos and order. Recover the pieces to defeat the terrible Tattooed Tatus.

Why similar: Collectathon 29.7%, Exploration 20.5%, Puzzle 20.2%, Platformer 16.4%, Action 6.6%

Discover a vast world full of mysteries and action in this Metroidvania-style game inspired by the classics of the 16-bit era.

Why similar: Metroidvania 53.5%, Action 18.2%, Adventure 10.6%, Indie 7.8%, Platformer 6.7%

3000th Duel is action-adventure game that has speedy, exciting battles as its charm. Fight against monsters with your own style of battle to travel an unidentified world and discover a secret hidden.

Why similar: Metroidvania 35.8%, Side Scroller 15.1%, Open World 12.5%, Platformer 7.6%, Exploration 7.1%

A rollicking action-platformer, inspired by the greats of the DOS and NES era. Explore 20 huge levels in 4 varied locations, full of cunning secrets and unique dangers, including 4 epic boss battles.

Why similar: Action 28.1%, Adventure 27.7%, Platformer 23.1%, Indie 21%

Unveil the mysteries of a beautiful ancient world in this breathtaking 3rd-Person Adventure, a sequel to the acclaimed ‘Spirit of the North.’ Take on the role of an isolated fox with a raven companion on a quest to restore the lost guardians and return home.

Why similar: Foxes 55.6% ★, Nature 10.2%, Puzzle 6.9%, Exploration 6.7%, Platformer 5.1%

In the dark and dangerous world of the night, all you can rely on is your voice and your ears! Let's go on an exciting night hunt with the little bats!

Why similar: Flight 36.9%, Side Scroller 24.8%, Nature 23.6%, Action 7.9%, 2D 5.2%

Take flight in this remastered 'stick control era' aerial combat RPG. Explore haunting landscapes, engage in epic dogfights, and uncover ancient secrets in a visually enhanced, rebalanced edition of the BAFTA-nominated, award-winning original.

Why similar: Open World 45.6%, Exploration 25.2%, Fantasy 15.1%, Adventure 14.1%

In 2097, life is discovered on Mars. When your mission of first contact becomes trapped by a cave-in, you must master the alien ecosystem to survive. Soon you stumble upon more than anyone expected, and with time running out, you will make a decision that determines the fate of a lost planet.

Why similar: Metroidvania 25.7%, Exploration 12.5%, Nature 11.5%, Platformer 11%, Puzzle 10.6%

Explore the remains of a fallen world from fascinating perspectives! Slip into the role of different animals to uncover the fate of an ancient world. Dive into deep waters, fly at lofty heights, dig underground as a mole or even climb steep cliffs with a mountain goat, there are lots of ways of getting around.

Why similar: Animals 64% ★, Nature 19.6%, Exploration 7.2%, Atmospheric 3.9%, Adventure 3.4%

You are a nomadic slugcat, both predator and prey in a broken ecosystem. Grab your spear and brave the industrial wastes, hunting enough food to survive, but be wary— other, bigger creatures have the same plan... and slugcats look delicious.

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.7%, Open World 16.6%, Exploration 12.6%, Platformer 11%, Atmospheric 7.6%

Hunt the legendary Beast of Gévaudan in Chronicles of the Wolf! Step into the boots of Mateo Lombardo in this epic adventure featuring brutal bosses, vast castles, and secrets to uncover. Narration by the legendary Robert Belgrade and other special appearances!

Why similar: Metroidvania 46.1%, Side Scroller 25.8%, Adventure 7.4%, Action 7.1%, 2D 5%

Aeterna Noctis is a challenging metroidvania that majestically combines action, exploration and adventure. With 2 game modes and difficulty based on action or the exclusive Noctis mode where a level of difficulty is added in precision platforming never seen in the metroidvania genre.

Why similar: Metroidvania 43.7%, Side Scroller 13.5%, Open World 11.2%, Platformer 9.1%, Exploration 7.1%