- #1 Tinykin
97% 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 19.3%, Collectathon 14.7%, Puzzle Platformer 13.5%, Action-Adventure 9.9%, Platformer 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the same sense of exploration and scale as you navigate a world from a tiny perspective with clever platforming mechanics.
- #2 A Hat in Time
96% 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 26.8%, Collectathon 25%, Cute 16%, Platformer 10.4%, Third Person 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: This is a quintessential 3D platformer that mirrors the charm, collectathon elements, and tight movement found in Tamarin.
- #3 Yooka-Laylee
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 5,364 reviews2017
Dev: Playtonic GamesPub: Playtonic Friends
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 23.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Collectathon 31.6%, 3D Platformer 28.8%, Platformer 12.5%, Colorful 6.6%, Cute 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by veterans of the genre, this game delivers the nostalgic 3D platforming and exploration feel that Tamarin fans enjoy.
- #4 Kao the Kangaroo
95% 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 28.6%, Collectathon 25.6%, Action-Adventure 14.5%, Cute 11.3%, Colorful 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title provides a solid 3D platforming experience with combat and exploration mechanics that feel very familiar to the genre.
- #5 New Super Lucky's Tale
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 836 reviews2020
Dev: Playful Corp.
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Jump, burrow, and tail swipe your way to victory in this love letter to classic 3D platformers!
Why similar: Collectathon 21.6%, 3D Platformer 21.3%, Platformer 13.5%, Action-Adventure 11.4%, Cute 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A charming and accessible 3D platformer that focuses on fun, movement-based gameplay and collecting items.
- #6 Psychonauts 2
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 13,956 reviews2021
Dev: Double Fine ProductionsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 13.0 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Combining quirky missions and mysterious conspiracies, Psychonauts 2 is a platform-adventure game with cinematic style and tons of customizable psychic powers.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 43.5%, Platformer 20.1%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, Third Person 11.1%, Colorful 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a polished blend of creative 3D platforming, unique combat abilities, and imaginative world-building.
- #7 Spyro™ Reignited Trilogy
93% matchVery Positive94% of 21,612 reviews2019
Dev: Toys for BobPub: Activision
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Same sick burns, same smoldering attitude, now all scaled up in stunning HD, Spyro is back in the Spyro™ Reignited Trilogy! Rekindle the fire with remastered versions of the original three games, Spyro™ the Dragon, Spyro™ 2: Ripto's Rage! and Spyro™: Year of the Dragon.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 32.4%, Collectathon 20.6%, Platformer 13.3%, Family Friendly 9.3%, Cute 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic collectathon experience that emphasizes exploration and colorful, nature-inspired environments.
- #8 The Smurfs - Mission Vileaf
92% matchVery Positive82% of 637 reviews2021
Dev: OSome StudioPub: Microids
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Go on an adventure to save your forest! Gargamel, the evil sorcerer just created the VILEAF, a plant that has the ability to attract and capture the Smurfs... but it's also TOXIC! Embody 4 iconic Smurfs and heal the plants on your way to Gargamel's hovel: the whole forest depends on you!
Why similar: 3D Platformer 18.5%, Puzzle Platformer 13.7%, Nature 11.6%, Platformer 10.7%, Action-Adventure 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A colorful adventure that focuses on exploration and platforming within a vibrant, nature-themed world.
- #9 Squirrel with a Gun
91% matchVery Positive85% of 3,601 reviews2024
Dev: Dee Dee Creations LLCPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Squirrel, meet gun. As the neighborhood’s most obnoxious rodent, develop a knack (and a love?) for crime and mayhem in pursuit of golden acorns in this nutty sandbox shooter and puzzle platformer. Fight tooth, claw, and gun to escape a secret underground facility and defeat the Agents.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 19.9%, Collectathon 15.7%, 3D Platformer 15.2%, Platformer 10.8%, Action-Adventure 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the quirky premise of a small animal using firearms to navigate and fight, matching Tamarin's unusual shooter-platformer hybrid style.
- #10 Clive 'N' Wrench
91% matchMostly Positive71% of 175 reviews2023
Dev: Dinosaur Bytes StudioPub: Numskull Games
Windows
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: 3D Platformer 42.1%, Platformer 24.8%, Exploration 13%, Action 12.4%, 3D 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A dedicated 3D platformer that leans heavily into the collectathon style with diverse worlds to explore.
- #11 SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated
90% matchVery Positive94% of 17,714 reviews2020
Dev: Purple LampPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Are you ready, kids? The cult classic is back, faithfully remade in spongetastic splendor! Play as SpongeBob, Patrick and Sandy and show the evil Plankton that crime pays even less than Mr. Krabs.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 49.9%, Collectathon 15.2%, Family Friendly 14.3%, Colorful 7.8%, Open World 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A beloved collectathon platformer that balances exploration with light combat against various enemies.
- #12 Akimbot
89% matchVery Positive81% of 707 reviews2024
Dev: Evil RaptorPub: PLAION
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
In the action-adventure platformer, Akimbot, blast your way through armies of robots, pilot spaceships and forge your own path to save the universe from impending doom! Set in a sci-fi world where only robots exist, travel the galaxy and experience non-stop robot mayhem and explosive action!
Why similar: 3D Platformer 23.5%, Third-Person Shooter 22.3%, Platformer 14.9%, Shooter 10.6%, Third Person 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced action-platformer that focuses on shooting mechanics and movement within a 3D environment.
- #13 IndependANT
89% 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: Collectathon 21.9%, 3D Platformer 21.6%, Platformer 12.5%, Exploration 10%, Action-Adventure 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A 3D platformer that focuses on exploration and collectathon gameplay from the perspective of a small insect.
- #14 Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
87% matchVery Positive91% of 16,896 reviews2023
Dev: Insomniac GamesPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
Windows
Median: 12.4 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Blast your way through an interdimensional adventure with Ratchet and Clank – now on PC! Help them take on an evil emperor from another reality as you jump between action-packed worlds and beyond at hyper-speed!
Why similar: 3D Platformer 29.8%, Third-Person Shooter 17.2%, Action-Adventure 13.5%, Third Person 9.8%, Family Friendly 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: While higher budget, it perfectly executes the fusion of platforming and third-person shooting that defines Tamarin's core gameplay.
- #15 Blue Fire
88% matchVery Positive81% of 3,030 reviews2021
Dev: Robi StudiosPub: Graffiti Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Explore the fallen world of Penumbra in this precision 3D metroidvania platformer. Slash fierce enemies, conquer deadly traps, uncover ancient temples, and master fast, fluid movement across challenging platforming gauntlets in your quest to restore a fallen kingdom.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 19.9%, Metroidvania 19.2%, Platformer 13.1%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, Cute 9%
Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes high-speed platforming and challenging combat, appealing to those who enjoyed the action-oriented segments of Tamarin.
- #16 Promenade
86% matchVery Positive95% of 847 reviews2024
Dev: Holy Cap
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Go on an adventure in a world packed with secrets helped by your friend, a poulp with many abilities. Explore, solve puzzles, wander across dungeons, blast through races and much more in this cute game inspired by the best 3D platformers
Why similar: Collectathon 20%, Puzzle Platformer 13.7%, Platformer 12.5%, Metroidvania 12.2%, Cute 9%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a strong emphasis on exploration and collectathon mechanics within a whimsical, hand-drawn 3D world.
- #17 Raccoo Venture
86% matchVery Positive90% of 138 reviews2023
Dev: Diego RasPub: QUByte Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 30.5%, Platformer 15.3%, Exploration 11.6%, Cute 9.9%, Third Person 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A charming 3D platformer that focuses on puzzle-solving and exploration in a colorful, stylized world.
- #18 Pumpkin Jack
85% matchVery Positive91% of 9,421 reviews2020
Dev: Evil RaptorPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 33.4%, Collectathon 21.9%, Colorful 10.5%, Platformer 8.6%, Third Person 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: It combines 3D platforming with action-adventure elements, offering a slightly darker but equally engaging gameplay loop.
- #19 Pilfer: Story of Light
84% matchVery Positive90% of 97 reviews2023
Dev: log64
Windows
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 27.1%, Platformer 15.2%, Action-Adventure 13.5%, Cute 12%, Collectathon 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric 3D platformer that captures the sense of adventure and discovery found in Tamarin.
- #20 Mail Mole + 'Xpress Deliveries
84% matchVery Positive88% of 224 reviews2021
Dev: Talpa GamesPub: Undercoders
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Mail Mole is a charming 3D platformer featuring Molty, the fastest delivery mole, in his quest to save Carrotland from disaster! Explore magical worlds, make new friends, race against Mecha-Moles, find collectibles, solve puzzles and deliver awesomeness to the end of the world!
Why similar: Collectathon 19.8%, 3D Platformer 18.8%, Puzzle Platformer 12.8%, Platformer 12.3%, Cute 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A cute and fast-paced 3D platformer that emphasizes movement and collecting items across various levels.
- #21 Lorena and the Land of Ruins
83% matchMostly Positive75% of 96 reviews2023
Dev: ShimenawanPub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Lorena and the Land of Ruins is a third-person 3D platform shooter in which you explore a beautiful fantasy world filled with many mysteries and ruins of the past!
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 21.9%, 3D Platformer 17.5%, Platformer 11%, Action-Adventure 9.4%, Cute 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: It blends third-person shooting with 3D platforming, making it a direct thematic match for Tamarin.
- #22 Tchia
81% matchVery Positive88% of 820 reviews2024
Dev: AwacebPub: Kepler Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 57%
A Tropical Open-World adventure. Climb, glide, swim, and sail your boat around a beautiful archipelago in this physics-driven sandbox. Take control of any animal or object you can find, and Jam on your fully playable Ukulele.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 21%, Puzzle Platformer 14.3%, Platformer 12%, Open World 9.6%, Third Person 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a vast, nature-filled open world with unique movement mechanics that emphasize freedom and exploration.
- #23 Dadish 3D
81% matchVery Positive87% of 92 reviews2024
Dev: Thomas K. Young
Windows
He's a dad AND a radish. Dadish's kids are missing and he needs your help to find them! Explore an exciting world, face off with fast-food themed foes, and reunite Dadish with his missing children in this challenging 3D platforming adventure.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 24.9%, Puzzle Platformer 21.2%, Platformer 15.9%, Cute 10.6%, Third Person 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A cute and challenging 3D platformer that focuses on precise movement and puzzle-like level design.
- #24 Togges
82% matchMixed70% of 200 reviews2022
Dev: Regular StudioPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 40%
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: 3D Platformer 20.2%, Collectathon 19.9%, Platformer 9.6%, Cute 8.8%, Open World 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A unique puzzle-platformer that encourages exploration and creative movement in a colorful, open-world setting.
- #25 Hob
82% 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: Metroidvania 18.1%, 3D Platformer 17.3%, Puzzle Platformer 16.4%, Platformer 16.3%, Exploration 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric action-adventure game that focuses on environmental puzzles and exploration in a beautiful, wordless world.
- #26 Walter Walnut
80% matchVery Positive94% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: Codeer
Windows
Glide, collect nuts and slap birds in this small, casual 3d adventure. Play as Walter Walnut, a gliding squirrel on a quest to find the mythical golden hazelnut.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 23%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Exploration 9.8%, Platformer 9%, Open World 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a mix of exploration and platforming that feels reminiscent of classic 3D adventure titles.
- #27 Hyper Team Recon
78% matchVery Positive100% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: Nathan BurtonPub: Top Hat Curios
Windows
Hyper Team Recon is an adorable 3D platformer about three aliens and their adventure across Earth! Join Ember, Penny and Lite, three shapeshifting slimes, as they morph into friends and foes alike to copy their forms and gain new abilities! Explore, discover new life forms, and fill your scrapbook!
Why similar: Collectathon 19.9%, 3D Platformer 18.6%, Puzzle Platformer 16%, Platformer 11.9%, Action-Adventure 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A 3D platformer that incorporates puzzle elements and action-adventure mechanics in a vibrant setting.
- #28 Grow: Song of the Evertree
79% matchVery Positive81% of 2,538 reviews2021
Dev: Prideful SlothPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Grow your own worlds and nurture a deep natural connection with everything they hold. See your actions change the world for better! Bring the Evertree back to life in this breathtaking world-crafting sandbox, with life management and adventure elements.
Why similar: Nature 23.9%, Cute 13.9%, Exploration 12.9%, Third Person 12.7%, Open World 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the nature-focused, peaceful exploration aspect of Tamarin while adding creative world-building elements.
- #29 Pru the Pigeon
77% matchVery Positive98% of 107 reviews2024
Dev: kurigamedev
Windows · Linux
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 22.9%, 3D Platformer 22.3%, Platformer 13.3%, Cute 9.7%, Exploration 7.6%
- #30 Isopod: A Webbed Spin-off
75% matchVery Positive90% of 470 reviews2025
Dev: Sbug Games
Windows
You're a tiny pill-bug in a big world! Roll, zip, and slam your way through the gorgeous landscapes of the Australian bush, unite your fellow bugs, and fight back the greedy Fire Ant Conglomerate!
Why similar: Collectathon 18.7%, 3D Platformer 17.5%, Nature 12.7%, Platformer 11.1%, Action-Adventure 8.8%
- #31 Moose Lost in the Woods
76% matchVery Positive94% of 299 reviews2023
Dev: Spång Studios
Windows · Mac
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 20.6%, 3D Platformer 19.5%, Platformer 11.9%, Nature 8.9%, Family Friendly 7.4%
- #32 Big Hops
73% matchVery Positive94% of 450 reviews2026
Dev: Luckshot Games
Windows
Tongue-swing, free climb, and build your own path forward in a new kind of 3D platformer! Plant veggie bounce pads, tightropes, hookshots, and much more. Find a way home through huge Desert, Ocean, and Mountain worlds and collect bugs, upgrade your backpack, and meet animal friends along the way.
Why similar: Collectathon 18.7%, 3D Platformer 17%, Platformer 13%, Cute 10.1%, Action-Adventure 8%
- #33 Kochu's Dream
77% matchVery Positive88% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
A 3d bug adventure game 🐜🐛🐞 Run, jump and shoot while you chase an elusive fairy . . . Can you turn back into a human?
Why similar: 3D Platformer 16.7%, Metroidvania 15.1%, Platformer 11.5%, Action-Adventure 9.5%, Nature 8.6%
- #34 Lanternium
78% matchVery Positive86% of 80 reviews2019
Dev: Blazing Planet Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
You have to find out what happened in this fantastic world and help the Raccoon find his way home!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 37.9%, Cute 17.9%, Stylized 11.5%, Colorful 11%, Family Friendly 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that features cute characters and challenging 3D environments to navigate.
- #35 Ice Age Scrat's Nutty Adventure
79% matchMixed61% of 302 reviews2019
Dev: Just Add Water (Development) Ltd.Pub: Outright Games Ltd.
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Scrat’s on a brand new quest! Sabre-tooth squirrel Scrat is on a nutty quest! His prized possession is locked inside an ancient Scratazon Temple – and the only way to get it back is to retrieve four legendary Crystal Nuts, scattered across the land.
Why similar: Collectathon 19.4%, Platformer 16.9%, 3D Platformer 16.5%, Family Friendly 9.2%, Cute 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A family-friendly 3D platformer that focuses on collecting items and navigating through nature-themed environments.
- #36 Minishoot' Adventures
72% 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: Metroidvania 36.8%, Exploration 15.7%, Cute 14.1%, Shooter 12.1%, Open World 9.4%
- #37 Sapo 3D
73% matchVery Positive98% of 165 reviews2025
Dev: BitLifePub: Nuntius Games
Windows · Mac
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 24.7%, 3D Platformer 23.4%, Platformer 13.5%, Nature 11%, Cute 10%
- #38 Spider Fox
74% matchVery Positive95% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: Planet 47 Games
Windows
Leap, swing, and spin webs in a casual 3D adventure! Play as Spider Fox, rescue bizarre animals from a mad scientist, and uncover colorful worlds packed with secrets.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 19.4%, Collectathon 18.8%, Action-Adventure 10.4%, Cute 8.9%, Platformer 8.9%
- #39 Zapper: One Wicked Cricket
75% matchMixed67% of 70 reviews2024
Dev: Blitz Games LtdPub: Atari
Windows
In this action-adventure game, Zapper (a cricket) hops his way through six worlds in a quest to find his brother, held captive by the evil magpie queen. Dangerous traps and even more dangerous enemies await! It will take skill and timing to conquer all the worlds and survive the final showdown.
Why similar: Collectathon 19.8%, 3D Platformer 18.3%, Platformer 11.9%, Action-Adventure 9.1%, Nature 8.8%
- #40 Twig's Adventure 64
72% matchVery Positive98% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: kurigamedev
Windows · Linux
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 29.4%, Collectathon 24.7%, Exploration 9.9%, Nature 9.5%, Platformer 8.3%
- #41 AWAY: The Survival Series
76% matchMixed54% of 369 reviews2021
Dev: Breaking Walls
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 54%
In this story-based adventure, play as a tiny sugar glider in your very own nature documentary. Glide among the trees, fight dangerous predators, and explore beautiful environments as you embark on a high-flying journey to save your family.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 21.6%, Platformer 14%, Action-Adventure 11.4%, Cute 9.8%, Third Person 9.6%
- #42 Fishy 3D
74% matchVery Positive95% of 80 reviews2020
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
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 22.2%, Nature 17.2%, 3D Platformer 14.5%, Exploration 8.7%, Open World 8.3%
- #43 LOST EMBER
73% matchVery Positive88% of 5,159 reviews2019
Dev: Mooneye Studios
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Nature 29.2%, Cute 14.3%, Exploration 13.7%, Third Person 13.6%, Family Friendly 10.1%
- #44 The Eternal Cylinder
71% matchVery Positive90% of 1,173 reviews2022
Dev: ACE TeamPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Control a herd of charming creatures called Trebhum and explore an unforgettable alien world filled with exotic lifeforms and surreal environments. Discover dozens of mutations to overcome puzzles, explore new biomes, and survive on a dangerous planet.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 18.5%, Action-Adventure 10.5%, Platformer 10.4%, Exploration 10.2%, Open World 10%
- #45 The Plucky Squire
70% matchVery Positive85% of 3,761 reviews2024
Dev: All Possible FuturesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Storybook characters discover a three-dimensional world outside the pages of their book and must jump between 2D & 3D realms to save their friends in this charming action-adventure.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 32.7%, Puzzle Platformer 25.2%, Action-Adventure 17.6%, Cute 11.5%, Family Friendly 7.1%
- #46 In My Bubble •°
69% matchVery Positive95% of 77 reviews2026
Dev: Juicy HousePub: Jungle Game Lab
Windows
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: 3D Platformer 30.3%, Collectathon 28.3%, Platformer 17.1%, Cute 11.7%, 3D 6%
- #47 Yooka-Replaylee
67% matchVery Positive94% of 1,009 reviews2025
Dev: Playtonic GamesPub: PM Studios, Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Embark on an epic 3D platforming collectathon adventure with Yooka and Laylee! Yooka-Replaylee is packed with new moves, more story, exciting challenges, hidden secrets, and more than double the collectibles to uncover. Can you help them rescue the world’s biggest treasure?
Why similar: Collectathon 21.1%, 3D Platformer 19.3%, Platformer 12.5%, Exploration 8.1%, Third Person 8%
- #48 Gibbon: Beyond the Trees
70% matchVery Positive89% of 551 reviews2022
Dev: Broken Rules
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Master the gibbon’s art of movement with a unique moveset that lets you swing, slide and somersault through a lush jungle canopy, and experience a free-flowing story of family and survival as you search for a home that may be lost forever.
Why similar: Nature 24.7%, Platformer 16%, Action-Adventure 14.5%, Cute 12.6%, Colorful 8.5%
- #49 Spring Dash
69% matchVery Positive89% of 76 reviews2024
Dev: Dillon Steyl
Windows
Catapult yourself to incredible speeds in this first-person precision platformer. Use your command over vegetation to build up momentum and decimate the bugs in your way. Just be careful not to fall!
Why similar: 3D Platformer 28%, Platformer 16.8%, Nature 13.4%, Shooter 12.7%, Cute 10.4%
- #50 Peblito: Rock and Roll
71% 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: Collectathon 21.1%, 3D Platformer 19.9%, Platformer 12%, Action-Adventure 9.4%, Exploration 8.1%
- #51 Super Chipflake Ü: Quest for the Uncooked Schnitzel
66% matchVery Positive96% of 387 reviews2026
Dev: SalsaShark Studios
Windows
You're hungry. For a schnitzel. The problem is: you have to get it!
Why similar: 3D Platformer 30%, Platformer 18.3%, Cute 10.9%, Exploration 10.1%, Third Person 8%
- #52 Moldbreaker: Rise of the Loaf
68% 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 23.2%, Platformer 20.8%, Cute 14.3%, Stylized 10.1%, Third Person 10%
- #53 All Abug!
67% matchVery Positive96% of 85 reviews2025
Dev: Critter Patter ProductionsPub: UQAT - Création et nouveaux médias
Windows
Faced with the threat of a wave of toxic fumes, embark on an expedition to save yourself from certain death. Gobble up obstacles on your path to allow your caterpillar to move along and board survivors who also seek asylum!
Why similar: 3D Platformer 32.3%, Nature 14.3%, Action-Adventure 13.9%, Shooter 13%, Cute 9.5%
- #54 Woodle Tree 2: Deluxe+
70% matchVery Positive90% of 130 reviews2019
Dev: Fabio FerraraPub: Chubby Pixel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
A new edition of Woodle Tree 2 is here, with many enhancements! Will you be able to save Mother Nature in this vast open-world Adventure? This time a devastating menace is taking over the Wood Lands with a black substance that is absorbing life and energy from all living creatures!
Why similar: 3D Platformer 29%, Puzzle Platformer 12.3%, Collectathon 11.1%, Platformer 10.4%, Colorful 8.8%
- #55 Manairons
66% 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 26.3%, Action-Adventure 16.4%, Exploration 11.4%, Third Person 10.6%, Cute 9.4%
- #56 Koa and the Five Pirates of Mara
67% matchVery Positive92% of 422 reviews2023
Dev: Chibig
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Join Koa and Napopo on a 3D platformer adventure through the islands of Mara! Outwit traps, explore the ocean, maneuver dangerous environments, and have fun in 8 wild worlds on their quest to recover stolen pirate loot.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 27.1%, Platformer 16.5%, Action-Adventure 14.4%, Cute 12.6%, Exploration 10.5%
- #57 Guazu: The Rescue
68% matchVery Positive97% of 59 reviews2021
Dev: Guara Studios
Windows
Boarding on this adventure with Guazu in a wide forest of dangers, where you will rescue your friends who have been captured.
Why similar: Collectathon 48%, Platformer 25.3%, Nature 18.9%, Colorful 7.8%
- #58 Gwen The Hen 64
66% matchVery Positive97% of 114 reviews2023
Dev: kurigamedev
Windows
Gwen the Hen 64 is a tiny 3D platformer collectathon, with precise controls and many different movement options.
Why similar: Collectathon 20.8%, 3D Platformer 20.3%, Platformer 11.6%, Nature 10.6%, Cute 8.6%
- #59 Skator Gator 3D
66% matchVery Positive96% of 200 reviews2023
Dev: Weathered Sweater
Windows
Stop the mayor from polluting the swamp in this short, 3D adventure! Explore new open locales with skateboard in hand or while grinding on pipelines — Greenjamin's skating into the third dimension in SKATOR GATOR 3D!
Why similar: Collectathon 25%, 3D Platformer 23.2%, Platformer 13.1%, Action-Adventure 10.9%, Family Friendly 7.9%