- #1 Tinykin
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,149 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 18.4%, Collectathon 16.9%, Puzzle Platformer 11.9%, Action-Adventure 9.6%, Third Person 9.5%
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 New Super Lucky's Tale
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 875 reviews2020
Dev: Playful Corp.
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Jump, burrow, and tail swipe your way to victory in this love letter to classic 3D platformers!
Why similar: Collectathon 23.4%, 3D Platformer 19.3%, Platformer 11.7%, Action-Adventure 10.7%, Old School 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A charming and accessible 3D platformer that focuses on fun, movement-based gameplay and collecting items.
- #3 Kao the Kangaroo
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,147 reviews2022
Dev: Tate Multimedia
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 10.0 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: Collectathon 25.9%, 3D Platformer 24.9%, Action-Adventure 12.9%, Retro 11.9%, Cute 8.8%
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.
- #4 A Hat in Time
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 53,075 reviews2017
Dev: Gears for Breakfast
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 19.5 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: Collectathon 28.9%, 3D Platformer 25.7%, Cute 14.4%, Platformer 9.7%, Third Person 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: This is a quintessential 3D platformer that mirrors the charm, collectathon elements, and tight movement found in Tamarin.
- #5 Psychonauts 2
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 14,113 reviews2021
Dev: Double Fine ProductionsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 13.1 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 38.8%, Platformer 17.4%, Third Person 12.7%, Action-Adventure 10.8%, Colorful 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a polished blend of creative 3D platforming, unique combat abilities, and imaginative world-building.
- #6 Yooka-Laylee
94% matchMostly Positive75% of 5,373 reviews2017
Dev: Playtonic GamesPub: Playtonic Friends
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 22.9 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 34.1%, 3D Platformer 25.8%, Platformer 10.8%, Colorful 5.9%, Retro 5.3%
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.
- #7 Spyro™ Reignited Trilogy
93% matchVery Positive94% of 21,749 reviews2019
Dev: Toys for BobPub: Activision
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 15.3 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%, Collectathon 24.9%, Platformer 12.6%, Cute 7.4%, Third Person 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic collectathon experience that emphasizes exploration and colorful, nature-inspired environments.
- #8 Squirrel with a Gun
92% matchVery Positive85% of 3,753 reviews2024
Dev: Dee Dee Creations LLCPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.8 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 21.5%, Collectathon 18%, 3D Platformer 14.5%, Platformer 10%, Shooter 8.8%
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.
- #9 The Smurfs - Mission Vileaf
91% matchVery Positive82% of 652 reviews2021
Dev: OSome StudioPub: Microids
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.7 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 19.7%, Puzzle Platformer 13.3%, Platformer 10.9%, Action-Adventure 10.9%, Nature 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A colorful adventure that focuses on exploration and platforming within a vibrant, nature-themed world.
- #10 Akimbot
90% matchMostly Positive80% of 785 reviews2024
Dev: Evil RaptorPub: PLAION
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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: Third-Person Shooter 24%, 3D Platformer 22.2%, Platformer 13.7%, Shooter 11%, Third Person 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced action-platformer that focuses on shooting mechanics and movement within a 3D environment.
- #11 Clive 'N' Wrench
91% matchMostly Positive71% of 177 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 39.1%, Platformer 22.3%, Adventure 13.8%, Action 13.6%, Exploration 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A dedicated 3D platformer that leans heavily into the collectathon style with diverse worlds to explore.
- #12 SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated
89% matchVery Positive94% of 17,903 reviews2020
Dev: Purple LampPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 10.7 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 53.6%, Collectathon 20.5%, Colorful 8.5%, Adventure 8.4%, Action 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A beloved collectathon platformer that balances exploration with light combat against various enemies.
- #13 Blue Fire
89% matchVery Positive81% of 3,056 reviews2021
Dev: Robi StudiosPub: Graffiti Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.6 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: Metroidvania 29.4%, 3D Platformer 18.8%, Platformer 11.9%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Cute 7.9%
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.
- #14 Promenade
87% matchVery Positive95% of 873 reviews2024
Dev: Holy Cap
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
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 20.8%, Metroidvania 17.2%, Puzzle Platformer 11%, Platformer 10.5%, Action-Adventure 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a strong emphasis on exploration and collectathon mechanics within a whimsical, hand-drawn 3D world.
- #15 IndependANT
88% matchVery Positive82% of 110 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 27%, 3D Platformer 22.1%, Platformer 12.4%, Exploration 9.5%, Action-Adventure 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A 3D platformer that focuses on exploration and collectathon gameplay from the perspective of a small insect.
- #16 Pumpkin Jack
86% matchVery Positive91% of 9,544 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 28.4%, Collectathon 22.4%, Colorful 9.1%, Third Person 7.8%, Platformer 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: It combines 3D platforming with action-adventure elements, offering a slightly darker but equally engaging gameplay loop.
- #17 Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
85% matchVery Positive91% of 17,270 reviews2023
Dev: Insomniac GamesPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
Windows
Median: 12.5 hrsMean: 15.2 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 29.2%, Third-Person Shooter 18.7%, Action-Adventure 13.5%, Third Person 12.1%, Platformer 6.9%
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.
- #18 Raccoo Venture
86% matchVery Positive90% of 138 reviews2023
Dev: Diego RasPub: QUByte Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.3 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 39.7%, Platformer 16%, Third Person 13.3%, Exploration 11.7%, Cute 10%
Why You'll Like It: A charming 3D platformer that focuses on puzzle-solving and exploration in a colorful, stylized world.
- #19 Mail Mole + 'Xpress Deliveries
84% matchVery Positive88% of 231 reviews2021
Dev: Talpa GamesPub: Undercoders
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 56%
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 23.1%, 3D Platformer 18.3%, Platformer 11.5%, Puzzle Platformer 11.5%, Third Person 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A cute and fast-paced 3D platformer that emphasizes movement and collecting items across various levels.
- #20 Pilfer: Story of Light
84% matchVery Positive90% of 98 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 30.2%, Platformer 16.3%, Action-Adventure 15.5%, Cute 12.5%, Collectathon 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric 3D platformer that captures the sense of adventure and discovery found in Tamarin.
- #21 Tchia
81% matchVery Positive88% of 854 reviews2024
Dev: AwacebPub: Kepler Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
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 24.2%, Puzzle Platformer 15.2%, Third Person 13.7%, Platformer 13.3%, Exploration 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a vast, nature-filled open world with unique movement mechanics that emphasize freedom and exploration.
- #22 Hob
82% matchVery Positive88% of 5,538 reviews2017
Dev: Runic GamesPub: Arc Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 26.1%, 3D Platformer 15.6%, Platformer 14%, Puzzle Platformer 13.4%, Exploration 8%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric action-adventure game that focuses on environmental puzzles and exploration in a beautiful, wordless world.
- #23 Lorena and the Land of Ruins
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 97 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 24.1%, 3D Platformer 17%, Platformer 10.4%, Action-Adventure 9.4%, Cute 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: It blends third-person shooting with 3D platforming, making it a direct thematic match for Tamarin.
- #24 Ice Age Scrat's Nutty Adventure
83% matchMixed61% of 310 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 23.5%, 3D Platformer 16.6%, Platformer 16.5%, Cute 8.3%, Third Person 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A family-friendly 3D platformer that focuses on collecting items and navigating through nature-themed environments.
- #25 Grow: Song of the Evertree
81% matchVery Positive81% of 2,549 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 24.9%, Third Person 20.1%, Cute 15.9%, Exploration 14.7%, Colorful 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the nature-focused, peaceful exploration aspect of Tamarin while adding creative world-building elements.
- #26 Dadish 3D
80% matchVery Positive86% of 94 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 26.1%, Puzzle Platformer 20.4%, Platformer 16.1%, Third Person 12.9%, Cute 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A cute and challenging 3D platformer that focuses on precise movement and puzzle-like level design.
- #27 Walter Walnut
79% 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 26%, Action-Adventure 11.9%, Third Person 10.3%, Exploration 10.3%, Platformer 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a mix of exploration and platforming that feels reminiscent of classic 3D adventure titles.
- #28 Hyper Team Recon
78% matchVery Positive100% of 72 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 24.3%, 3D Platformer 18.9%, Puzzle Platformer 15%, Platformer 11.7%, Action-Adventure 10%
Why You'll Like It: A 3D platformer that incorporates puzzle elements and action-adventure mechanics in a vibrant setting.
- #29 Pru the Pigeon
77% matchVery Positive98% of 111 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 26.2%, 3D Platformer 21.2%, Platformer 12.2%, Cute 8.6%, Third Person 7.5%
- #30 Togges
79% matchMixed69% of 208 reviews2022
Dev: Regular StudioPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 36 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: Collectathon 27.2%, 3D Platformer 22.8%, Platformer 10.5%, Cute 9.3%, Colorful 8%
Why You'll Like It: A unique puzzle-platformer that encourages exploration and creative movement in a colorful, open-world setting.
- #31 Isopod: A Webbed Spin-off
75% matchVery Positive89% of 507 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 22.4%, 3D Platformer 17.4%, Nature 10.8%, Platformer 10.7%, Action-Adventure 9%
- #32 Sapo 3D
75% matchVery Positive97% of 183 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 28.8%, 3D Platformer 22.7%, Platformer 12.7%, Nature 9.1%, Cute 9%
- #33 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 48.4%, Cute 23%, Colorful 15.3%, Adventure 5.6%, Indie 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that features cute characters and challenging 3D environments to navigate.
- #34 Big Hops
73% matchVery Positive93% of 502 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 22.7%, 3D Platformer 17.4%, Platformer 12.8%, Cute 9.4%, Action-Adventure 8.3%
- #35 Zapper: One Wicked Cricket
77% matchMixed67% of 72 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 22.4%, 3D Platformer 17.2%, Platformer 10.9%, Action-Adventure 8.8%, Third Person 8.6%
- #36 Twig's Adventure 64
74% matchVery Positive98% of 63 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: Collectathon 26.2%, 3D Platformer 26%, Retro 11.2%, Exploration 8.2%, Nature 7.2%
- #37 Kochu's Dream
76% matchVery Positive88% of 52 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: Metroidvania 24.8%, 3D Platformer 16.9%, Platformer 11.2%, Action-Adventure 9.9%, Nature 7.4%
- #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: Collectathon 24.1%, 3D Platformer 20.7%, Action-Adventure 11.4%, Third Person 11.3%, Platformer 9.1%
- #39 Minishoot' Adventures
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,565 reviews2024
Dev: SoulGame Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 46%, Exploration 11.2%, Shooter 10.2%, Cute 10%, Retro 9.2%
- #40 The Ramsey
73% matchVery Positive91% of 69 reviews2023
Dev: IKINAGAMES
Windows
The Ramsey is a 2D platformer that allows you to play as cute squirrel characters solving puzzles using various weapons. Explore maze-like islands and overcome difficult obstacles with the strongest squirrels in the universe.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.3%, Platformer 15.7%, Action-Adventure 14%, Exploration 7.9%, Cute 7.2%
- #41 Moose Lost in the Woods
72% matchVery Positive94% of 306 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 26.8%, 3D Platformer 21%, Platformer 12.4%, Nature 8.1%, Third Person 6.9%
- #42 AWAY: The Survival Series
76% matchMixed55% of 374 reviews2021
Dev: Breaking Walls
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 55%
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 24.9%, Platformer 15.6%, Third Person 14.2%, Action-Adventure 13.5%, Cute 10.5%
- #43 All Abug!
71% matchVery Positive97% of 86 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 31.7%, Action-Adventure 14%, Shooter 14%, Nature 11.9%, Cute 8.6%
- #44 Islets
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,293 reviews2022
Dev: Kyle ThompsonPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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 34.1% ★, Metroidvania 25.2%, Platformer 9.6%, Nature 7.5%, Cute 5.6%
- #45 BioGun
70% matchVery Positive86% of 634 reviews2024
Dev: Dapper Dog Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Get injected into the microscopic world of BioGun. Face viral threats and winding corridors on your mission to save man’s best friend from the inside. Will you save dog-kind from extinction?
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.3%, Platformer 13%, Shooter 11.2%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, Cute 8.6%
- #46 Woodle Tree 2: Deluxe+
72% matchVery Positive90% of 133 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 26.3%, Collectathon 12.1%, Puzzle Platformer 10.3%, Platformer 9.1%, Colorful 8%
- #47 The Plucky Squire
68% matchVery Positive85% of 3,909 reviews2024
Dev: All Possible FuturesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 34.2%, Puzzle Platformer 24.4%, Action-Adventure 19%, Cute 11.3%, Adventure 8.1%
- #48 Tamagoneko
69% matchVery Positive90% of 72 reviews2023
Dev: GDFET
Windows · Linux
Get off the tree and face the world full of saws, pits and spikes in this hardcore 2D platformer about the nimble white Cat. Make your way through wild plains, thorny deserts and crystal caverns on a challenging yet exciting journey to rescue the lost kitten eggs!
Why similar: Platformer 19.3%, Old School 17%, Action-Adventure 15.8%, Retro 12.2%, Cute 10.8%
- #49 Gwen The Hen 64
68% matchVery Positive97% of 116 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 23.6%, 3D Platformer 19.1%, Platformer 10.5%, Nature 8.5%, Third Person 8.3%
- #50 Guazu: The Rescue
70% matchVery Positive97% of 61 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 49.5%, Platformer 20.9%, Nature 13.8%, Colorful 6.7%, Adventure 5.1%
- #51 Manairons
66% matchVery Positive94% of 102 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 27.4%, Action-Adventure 17.6%, Third Person 14.2%, Exploration 11%, Cute 9.4%
- #52 Frogun
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 629 reviews2022
Dev: MolegatoPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Join Renata as she adventures across a world of mystical ruins with the titular FROGUN! Frogun is an old-school platformer with the soul of the PS1/N64 era, in which your frog-shaped grappling hook is a your best friend!
Why similar: 3D Platformer 30.9%, Platformer 18.7%, Cute 14.9%, Third Person 14.2%, Colorful 7.2%
- #53 Peblito: Rock and Roll
70% 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 24%, 3D Platformer 18.8%, Platformer 10.9%, Action-Adventure 9.1%, Third Person 8.6%
- #54 Moldbreaker: Rise of the Loaf
67% matchVery Positive85% of 176 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 25.4%, Platformer 22.1%, Cute 14.6%, Third Person 14.2%, Indie 5.4%
- #55 EMUUROM
65% matchVery Positive96% of 69 reviews2026
Dev: borbwarePub: Coyote Time Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 30.4%, Puzzle Platformer 14.3%, Retro 11.5%, Platformer 11.1%, Nature 8.7%
- #56 Darwin's Paradox!
64% matchVery Positive89% of 754 reviews2026
Dev: ZDT StudioPub: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Step into a cinematic adventure as Darwin, a brilliant octopus trapped in a mysterious industrial world. Use his unique abilities - swimming, wall-climbing, shooting ink, camouflage, and more - to overcome traps and escape.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 18.6%, Platformer 18.3%, Action-Adventure 16.2%, Nature 10.3%, Cute 9.2%
- #57 TY the Tasmanian Tiger
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,690 reviews2016
Dev: Krome Studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
G'day, Mate. Explore the wilds of Australia with TY the Tasmanian Tiger, the charming Aussie platformer.
Why similar: Collectathon 27.7%, 3D Platformer 22.1%, Platformer 13.1%, Retro 10.3%, Third Person 10.3%
- #58 Gibbon: Beyond the Trees
67% matchVery Positive89% of 564 reviews2022
Dev: Broken Rules
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 55%
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 24.1%, Platformer 17.8%, Action-Adventure 17.1%, Cute 13.5%, Colorful 9.9%
- #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 31%, 3D Platformer 24%, Platformer 13.1%, Action-Adventure 11.6%, Cute 7.4%