Games Like Starseed Pilgrim

What if someone knew your mind better than you did? The Swapper is an award-winning, narrative driven puzzle game set in the furthest reaches of space.

Why similar: Puzzle 34.9%, Puzzle Platformer 19.6%, Indie 11.9%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Platformer 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: It shares a deep, atmospheric, and existential tone while utilizing unique puzzle-platforming mechanics in a space setting.

Rediscover gravity and explore an Escher-esque world of impossible architecture. Witness infinity in first-person and master its rules to solve physics-defying puzzles. Cultivate a garden to open new paths forward, where an eternal expanse awaits.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.9%, Puzzle 20%, Minimalist 19.7%, Difficult 9.8%, Exploration 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: This title offers a similarly abstract and surreal puzzle experience that challenges your perception of space and geometry.

Antichamber is a mind-bending psychological exploration game where nothing can be taken for granted. Discover an Escher-like world where hallways wrap around upon each other, spaces reconfigure themselves, and accomplishing the impossible may just be the only way forward.

Why similar: Puzzle 46.4%, Indie 15.6%, Exploration 13.4%, Minimalist 9.7%, Adventure 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game mirrors the non-linear, mind-bending, and abstract puzzle design that makes Starseed Pilgrim so rewarding to decipher.

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: Puzzle 28.3%, Exploration 27%, Adventure 17.2%, Atmospheric 14.1%, Indie 13.3%

Why You'll Like It: Like Starseed Pilgrim, this game centers on the joy of discovery and understanding a mysterious, unfolding universe through exploration.

MirrorMoon EP is a game about mystery and exploration set in outer space. These space travels begin on a red planet and its unique moon and extend across galaxies. The single player part of MirrorMoon EP blends adventure and exploration with navigation-based puzzle solving.

Why similar: Puzzle 25.6%, Minimalist 21%, Indie 17.7%, Exploration 17.6%, Adventure 13%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the same feeling of lonely, abstract space exploration and cryptic, discovery-based puzzle solving.

FRACT is a musical exploration game. You arrive in a forgotten place and explore the vast and unfamiliar landscape to discover the secrets of a world built on sound. You rebuild its machinery by solving puzzles and bring the world back to life by shaping sound and creating music in the game.

Why similar: Puzzle 36.8%, Indie 24.8%, Exploration 19.5%, Adventure 13.2%, Atmospheric 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on musical, abstract puzzle-solving in a minimalist environment that feels very similar to the aesthetic of Starseed Pilgrim.

Delve into an environmental puzzle platformer built on exploring and understanding gravity-shifting structures. You are a voiceless being that has just been born into a world where a bodiless voice awaits your arrival. Go forth and seek your purpose.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.6%, Minimalist 19.8%, Puzzle 16%, Indie 10%, Adventure 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: It features gravity-defying, abstract puzzle-platforming that requires the same careful navigation and spatial awareness.

Gomez is a 2D creature living in a 2D world. Or is he? When the existence of a mysterious 3rd dimension is revealed to him, Gomez is sent out on a journey that will take him to the very end of time and space. Use your ability to navigate 3D structures from 4 distinct classic 2D perspectives.

Why similar: Puzzle 30.3%, Platformer 20.4%, Indie 17.8%, Exploration 11.8%, Puzzle Platformer 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes exploration and uncovering hidden secrets within a world that rewards curiosity and lateral thinking.

NaissanceE is an obscure and magical first person exploration game, a philosophical trip and an artistic experience. The adventure takes place in a primitive mysterious structure and the game mainly consists to explore and feel the deep and strong ambiance of this atemporal world.

Why similar: Exploration 19.6%, Indie 15.2%, Puzzle 14.1%, Puzzle Platformer 13.8%, Atmospheric 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: It is a deeply atmospheric, abstract exploration game that focuses on navigating vast, mysterious, and minimalist structures.

Discover the beautiful world of Nihilumbra and join Born on his adventure to find himself whilst trying to escape from his inevitable curse. Born was created from the absolute nothingness: The Void. But somehow he separates himself from the black emptiness and appears in the world.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23%, Puzzle 20.6%, Indie 16.6%, Platformer 13.7%, Adventure 12%

Why You'll Like It: It provides an atmospheric, puzzle-platforming experience that focuses on the interplay between the player and a changing, dark world.

TumbleSeed is a deceptively deep roguelike about balancing a seed up a dangerous and ever-changing mountain.

Why similar: Indie 44.2%, Adventure 32%, Difficult 23.8%

Why You'll Like It: It features unique, nature-themed mechanics that require careful, rhythmic movement and strategic planning.

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: Indie 24.9%, Platformer 23.3%, Exploration 19.3%, Adventure 18.9%, Atmospheric 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game prioritizes atmosphere and exploration within a vast, minimalist world that feels both lonely and beautiful.

Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.

Why similar: Platformer 20.4%, Indie 20%, Adventure 19.2%, Difficult 14.3%, Exploration 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a dense, atmospheric exploration experience that rewards players for uncovering its hidden, complex secrets.

You are stranded on a strange and peculiar planet. It’s time to embark on your journey and find your way home! Explore a gravity defying and challenging platformer with striking visuals and a captivating story that transports you to a world beyond ours.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 34.3%, Indie 16.6%, Platformer 14.3%, Adventure 13.4%, Puzzle 12%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a challenging, atmospheric puzzle-platforming experience with a unique, slightly surreal aesthetic.

An epic open-world puzzle Metroidbrainia that respects your intelligence! Knowledge is your superpower. Use creatures as tools to determine your own path.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31.4%, Puzzle 19.5%, Platformer 12.8%, Exploration 12.4%, Adventure 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game relies entirely on discovery and understanding the environment's rules without explicit tutorials, much like the cryptic nature of Starseed Pilgrim.

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: Adventure 35.3%, Exploration 32.1%, Indie 12.7%, Platformer 12.4%, Atmospheric 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the theme of growth and vertical exploration in a unique, minimalist, and charming way.

A long-forgotten species, a hostile planet and a journey of discovery! Welcome to the world of Lumini – split and reform your swarm, evolve and discover new abilities to bring the Lumini back to their former glory...

Why similar: Indie 52.5%, Adventure 47.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the relaxing, nature-based exploration of a world while managing a growing group of creatures.

A 2D action-adventure through a surreal, subconscious world. Explore moody dungeons, buildings, and atmospheric lands, evoked by dreamy music and visuals. Help the human Young awaken from their dream!

Why similar: Exploration 26.3%, Adventure 20%, Indie 18.6%, Atmospheric 17.2%, Puzzle 12%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a surreal, abstract, and exploration-heavy adventure that feels deeply personal and mysterious.

The Sojourn is a first-person puzzle game set in an immersive colour-drenched world of light and darkness. Think your way through dozens of puzzles as you traverse parallel worlds, awaken mysterious artifacts and overcome challenging obstacles on an unforgettable journey.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26%, Puzzle 25.4%, Indie 13.4%, Adventure 13.2%, Atmospheric 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: It is a first-person, atmospheric puzzle game that deals with light and shadow in a surreal, abstract world.

A story rich narrative puzzle game in which an artist comes to terms with their grief. Explore an infinitely recursive world of strange fractal beauty and solve mind-bending puzzles. Confront the ineffable and chat with your cat in a search for meaning and hope.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 37.1%, Puzzle 25.5%, Exploration 15.3%, Adventure 14.1%, Atmospheric 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game features abstract, puzzle-platforming mechanics that explore complex themes through a minimalist lens.

Gorogoa is an elegant evolution of the puzzle genre, told through a beautifully hand-drawn story designed and illustrated by Jason Roberts. Winner of Debut Game at the 2018 BAFTA Games Awards, as well as Best Mobile Game and the Innovation Award at the GDC 2018 Choice Awards.

Why similar: Puzzle 54.8%, Indie 16.1%, Atmospheric 11%, Adventure 10%, Exploration 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on abstract, visual puzzle-solving that rewards the player for discovering connections between disparate elements.

Traverse a mythic little realm, use a sword to do battle & evoke sworcery to solve mystical musical mysteries.

Why similar: Adventure 32.3%, Indie 29.9%, Puzzle 17.6%, Atmospheric 14%, Exploration 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: It is a highly atmospheric and abstract adventure that uses music and minimalist design to tell a cryptic story.

Journey to another planet and discover its secrets in order to bring your loved one back to life. Experience an adventure, inspired by old school classics like Another World, Heart of Darkness and Flashback.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.9%, Adventure 20.7%, Indie 16.7%, Platformer 13.3%, Puzzle 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: It features a narrative-driven, puzzle-platforming experience with a strong sense of exploration and discovery.

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

Why similar: Exploration 37.4%, Indie 31.8%, Adventure 30.8%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the meditative, exploration-focused side of Starseed Pilgrim in a smaller, more intimate setting.

World of Goo is a multiple award winning physics based puzzle / construction game made entirely by two guys.

Why similar: Puzzle 58.2%, Indie 27.7%, Difficult 5.6%, Atmospheric 5%, 2D 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the theme of growth and building structures within a physics-based puzzle environment.

Planet RIX-13 is а 2D adventure, in which you play as a space explorer engaged in searching for planets potentially suitable for life.

Why similar: Puzzle 35.6%, Indie 33.7%, Adventure 30.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a short, atmospheric, and exploration-based puzzle adventure set on a mysterious alien world.

An atmospheric 2D puzzle platformer made using real photos and videos from New Zealand's native forest. Become a seed that can possess different plant creatures with unique abilities. Solve the obstacles in your way to discover the secrets of the Seedlings.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 34.4%, Adventure 13.1%, Atmospheric 12.5%, Puzzle 11.3%, Indie 9.6%

Jump through boiling lava; run from perilous traps and saw blades; glide and climb through catacombs; fall into the abyss and overcome gravity. And don't forget to switch to a parallel dimension in time, because it’s Alteric!

Why similar: Minimalist 25.1%, Indie 21%, Adventure 18.5%, Platformer 13.6%, Puzzle 13.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a minimalist, difficult 2D platforming challenge that focuses on precision and pattern recognition.

Go on a voyage of discovery following the traces of a mysterious culture. Discover diverse landscapes, investigate abandoned artifacts, and wake strange machines from their slumber.

Why similar: Puzzle 29.3%, Indie 15.7%, Exploration 15%, Difficult 14.8%, Adventure 14.6%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on exploration and puzzle-solving in a world filled with ancient, mysterious technology.

You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.

Why similar: Puzzle 46.4%, Exploration 16.5%, Difficult 12.1%, Indie 9.8%, Atmospheric 7.9%

Unrooted is a vibrant and eye-catching precision platformer with lush environments and a stunning musical score. Take up your courage and squash your fear of heights. Travel upwards to lands no sapling has dared to explore before. But heed with caution, the higher you journey, the more you risk.

Why similar: Platformer 35.3%, Adventure 24.6%, Indie 16.9%, Atmospheric 15.3%, 2D 8%

An inventive, thought-provoking puzzle platformer. Use powerups in each environment, and your own inherent gravity-bending powers, to complete each level. The more you play, the more story details you'll uncover.

Why similar: Minimalist 26.1%, Indie 21.2%, Puzzle 18%, Platformer 14.6%, Adventure 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: It is a minimalist, gravity-shifting puzzle-platformer that emphasizes simple, clean design and challenging levels.

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: Puzzle 22.4%, Adventure 19.1%, Exploration 17%, Indie 16.7%, Platformer 16.1%

Explore a strange and mysterious world, searching through the environment for symbols that will open the way forward.

Why similar: Puzzle 34.8%, Puzzle Platformer 30.2%, Indie 17.7%, Adventure 17.3%

Space Expedition is a 2D sci-fi platformer where you play as an astronaut who is sent to a space station to collect samples of mysterious dark matter. Space Expedition combines puzzle platforming, pixel art, and atmospheric adventures set in the style of 1980s sci-fi horror films.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.1%, Indie 16.9%, Exploration 14.9%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Platformer 11.6%

2D puzzle platforming adventure with a heavy story about life and psychology told without words.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 45.1%, Indie 26.2%, Adventure 24.1%, 2D 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: This title is a 2D puzzle-platformer that focuses on minimalist aesthetics and atmospheric, abstract gameplay.

Embark on a pixel adventure with Ponchee the bunny in "Bunny Space Odyssey: FlopHop". Solve puzzles, protect plants, and uncover deep mysteries with Usagi-01 on an uninhabited planet.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 38.1%, Puzzle 18.1%, Adventure 14.1%, Atmospheric 9.7%, Platformer 8.8%

Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies.

Why similar: Difficult 25.7%, Indie 20.8%, Adventure 19.7%, Atmospheric 18%, Exploration 13%

Come with us now on a journey through music and space... To the world of VOYAGER ◯∘ A minimalist, relaxing & atmospheric experience to chill out to for a while…

Why similar: Minimalist 47.7%, Exploration 17.7%, Adventure 16.6%, Atmospheric 15.9%, 2D 2.1%

"A cozy exploration adventure where you journey across vibrant, hand-drawn planets, collecting discoveries to turn into stickers with your magical, upgradable Holobook. All woven into a heartfelt, engaging story about confronting a spreading darkness. "

Why similar: Exploration 34.1%, Adventure 33.6%, Indie 26%, 2D 6.3%

The Flux is not keen on giving away its secrets, and you’re one of them. Sail a vast planet under a blanket of stars and use your tools and wits to remind yourself of what was lost and what could come next. An open world mystery about understanding the end of the world.

Why similar: Puzzle 29.2%, Exploration 25.9%, Adventure 18.4%, Atmospheric 13.4%, Indie 13%

Light up the world! As Plug, you are charged with restoring the expansive Amp-Tree-System, and thwarting an enigmatic intruder.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 40.7%, Puzzle 19.3%, Indie 14.7%, Platformer 14.1%, Adventure 9.8%

Fly between incomprehensible galaxies in this experimental micro game!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 45%, Minimalist 27.4%, Exploration 17.7%, Adventure 5.3%, Atmospheric 4.6%

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 41.8%, Puzzle Platformer 14.2%, Puzzle 11.8%, Indie 9.9%, Platformer 9.2%

Travel through an overgrown megastructure, and discover what lies beyond it. Metal Garden is a short, atmospheric singleplayer FPS game.

Why similar: Atmospheric 24.1%, Exploration 23.1%, Adventure 18.3%, Indie 17.9%, Puzzle 16.6%

Enter the hauntingly beautiful shadow world of In His Time, a 2D puzzle-solving adventure game. There you will meet Olly and join him to solve puzzles throughout each step of his emotional journey of growth and self-discovery.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31.7%, Puzzle 13.7%, Platformer 11.3%, Adventure 11.3%, Indie 10.5%

In this award-winning puzzle adventure game, play as the Traveler on a quest to reunite the Peoples of the Tower. Observe, listen, and decipher ancient languages in a fascinating universe inspired by the Myth of Babel.

Why similar: Puzzle 45.7%, Adventure 16.7%, Indie 13.8%, Puzzle Platformer 10.1%, Atmospheric 7.6%

Explore a unique and connected world. Understand its fragile balance, uncover its deepest questions, and find more than just the answers.

Why similar: Puzzle 27.7%, Minimalist 27.5%, Adventure 14.2%, Exploration 12.1%, Indie 10.4%

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: Difficult 25.6%, Exploration 16%, Indie 15.2%, Platformer 15%, Atmospheric 14.7%

In "The Space Garden" you can build your own garden across the Universe! Discover, acquire and grow your plants with love as you watch them evolve. Collect fruits by yourself or request help from your "helpers", a race of mini friends who come from nature.

Why similar: Indie 71.1%, Atmospheric 21.5%, 2D 7.4%

In the Beginning was the Nothingness... Enter the Unknown, explore the Infinite, find your own SenS.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.1%, Minimalist 22%, Puzzle 17.6%, Exploration 10.9%, Platformer 10.3%

Exographer is an exploration game based on science. Become an explorer, stranded in an alien planet, and discover the secrets of an extinct civilization. Gain new powers to avoid dangers and obstacles in your journey, and use your camera to reveal particles and hidden clues.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.8%, Puzzle 21.3%, Exploration 13.2%, Platformer 11.7%, Adventure 11.6%

Launch into a chaotic spaceship adventure: bend the rules of physics, experiment with unusual gadgets and toss everything around. With each journey, you will have limited time to reveal the mysteries aboard your solar punk spaceship - how much will you discover before you arrive home?

Why similar: Puzzle 36.9%, Exploration 22.9%, Adventure 18.2%, Indie 16.8%, 2D 5.3%

A surreal post-life adventure

Why similar: Indie 33.3%, Adventure 30.3%, Puzzle 21.8%, Atmospheric 11.4%, 2D 3.2%

A precise momentum-based platformer that emphasizes exploration and navigation puzzles. Run and jump your way through a wide variety of obstacles and challenges as you explore an abandoned derelict freighter. Be careful: getting in is often easier than getting out!

Why similar: Minimalist 38.3%, Exploration 23.4%, Platformer 21%, Adventure 12.7%, 2D 4.6%

A bite-sized puzzle adventure in a garden full of deceptively cute plants. Play as a tiny glowing lamp and shape them with your light to make your way deeper and find your pup.

Why similar: Puzzle 31.4%, Minimalist 29.2%, Exploration 17%, Adventure 12.6%, Indie 6.9%

Explore the vastness of space, dig deep into planets to find resources, upgrade your ship and survive against alien life in this short space mining adventure! How far are you willing to travel into the dark unknown?

Why similar: Exploration 26.8%, Indie 24.4%, Atmospheric 22.4%, Adventure 20.2%, 2D 6.2%

Experience a different take on the roguelike genre. Explore a world created on the fly by your actions. Wonder about your purpose.

Why similar: Indie 52.5%, Adventure 47.5%

Explore an abandoned facility on the planet you've crashlanded, solving puzzles with strange plants along the way.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.8%, Puzzle 24.4%, Adventure 16.4%, Platformer 15.9%, Atmospheric 7.5%

The UnderGarden is a casual Zen game that challenges players to explore beautiful underground caverns filled with strange life forms, sound, music and plenty of hidden secrets. Casual gamers with an affinity towards puzzle games will enjoy The UnderGarden’s modern exploration quest filled with brain teasing games that combine state of...

Why similar: Puzzle 65.6%, Exploration 34.4%