Games Like The Eternal Cylinder

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: Family Friendly 18.6%, Third Person 16.5%, Exploration 15.2%, Story Rich 15%, Atmospheric 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: Both games center on exploring a breathtaking, surreal world from the unique perspective of non-human creatures.

Catch hundreds of tinykin and use their unique powers to bring Milo back to his home planet and back to normal size!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 16.6%, Family Friendly 13.4%, Third Person 10.2%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, Cute 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the same vibrant, diminutive scale and delightful sense of wonder as you guide hordes of tiny helpers through oversized environments.

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

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.2%, Third Person 11.2%, Exploration 10.3%, Platformer 9.6%, Story Rich 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: Much like The Eternal Cylinder, it offers a serene yet wondrous exploration experience filled with charming alien landscapes and gentle puzzle-platforming.

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: Surreal 29.5%, Puzzle Platformer 19.8%, Psychedelic 14.2%, Exploration 10.1%, Puzzle 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Both titles immerse players in deeply surreal, mind-bending environments that defy conventional laws of physics and geometry.

Slime Rancher is the tale of Beatrix LeBeau, a plucky, young rancher who sets out for a life a thousand light years away from Earth on the ‘Far, Far Range’ where she tries her hand at making a living wrangling slimes.

Why similar: Open World 29.5%, Cute 20.2%, Exploration 17.8%, Colorful 11.6%, Family Friendly 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: You explore a colorful alien planet while collecting, feeding, and managing quirky creatures much like the Trebhum.

PLANET ALPHA, a beautiful alien world filled with mystery and danger. Pursued by relentless enemies, you must harness the power of night and day as you struggle to survive.

Why similar: Aliens 18.1%, Puzzle Platformer 14.6%, Open World 12.2%, Survival 12%, Platformer 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: It matches the sci-fi wonder and alien atmospheric tension of surviving across strange, shifting landscapes.

Let your empathy guide you as you play an exciting action-adventure, creature-saver game. Understand and tame the creatures of Ava and let them lead you through a variety of ecosystems – all in the hopes of saving the planet from a life-consuming infection.

Why similar: Action-Adventure 19%, Exploration 18.7%, Story Rich 13.7%, Cute 11.8%, Colorful 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: Both games focus on interacting with, rescuing, and understanding exotic alien creatures on a vibrant planet in peril.

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 25.9%, Exploration 23.2%, Story Rich 19%, Atmospheric 12.3%, Puzzle 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the same profound sense of cosmic mystery and awe-inspiring planetary exploration found in The Eternal Cylinder.

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: Open World 22.4%, Puzzle Platformer 16.5%, Third Person 11.5%, Exploration 10.5%, Colorful 9%

Why You'll Like It: It features a colorful, open-world sandbox packed with unique movement abilities and creature-possession mechanics reminiscent of finding mutations.

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: Open World 40.9%, Exploration 17.3%, Cute 11%, Third Person 9.3%, Adventure 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: You control an awkward, charming protagonist navigating a vertical, open world filled with vibrant alien flora.

Catch mysterious living snacks and feed them to your friends in this unusual island adventure!

Why similar: Story Rich 19.6%, Exploration 16.1%, Cute 15.5%, Colorful 11.2%, Family Friendly 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: It embraces a similarly bizarre yet utterly charming creature-driven gameplay loop wrapped in a colorful aesthetic.

Explore the corners of a surrealistic post-human world to give life on Earth a second chance in this touching story about sacrifice and hope.

Why similar: Surreal 22%, Platformer 18.1%, Exploration 15.4%, Third Person 12.8%, Adventure 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: Both games present surreal, striking worlds where you navigate strange ecosystems and piece together a haunting narrative.

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: Exploration 18.8%, Atmospheric 14.4%, Open World 13.8%, Puzzle 13.5%, Colorful 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: It evokes the same atmospheric, wordless storytelling and rhythmic exploration across scenic, lonely landscapes.

A 3D-2D adventure where you travel a 3D world and explore 2D dungeons inside of its characters' bodies and minds! In an unforgettable, surreal story, travel the world, meet whimsical denizens, and save the world from the dangerous Nano Dust.

Why similar: Surreal 30.9%, Story Rich 13.1%, Exploration 12%, Third Person 11.2%, Atmospheric 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: It dives deep into surrealism and abstract exploration, mirroring the dreamlike vibe of the Cylinder's universe.

An adorable and relaxing open world puzzle adventure for monsters who love to learn about humans!

Why similar: Open World 22.2%, Surreal 20.6%, Family Friendly 15.9%, Exploration 10.8%, Cute 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a relaxed open-world puzzle experience centered on cute creatures discovering a strange natural world.

From the creators of What Remains of Edith Finch. Enter the surreal world of The Unfinished Swan and explore a mysterious, hidden kingdom by splatting paint to reveal the world around you.

Why similar: Surreal 31.3%, Puzzle Platformer 26.9%, Exploration 14.7%, Puzzle 10%, Story Rich 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: It shares a whimsical, surreal artistic vision where uncovering the world around you is the primary puzzle.

Wield an ever-growing herd of quirky creatures to rebuild broken paths, battle perilous beasts, and solve peculiar puzzles in a rich, interconnected world. Join two young runaways as they unravel the mysteries of a lost realm in this nostalgic storybook fantasy!

Why similar: Family Friendly 18.1%, Story Rich 16.3%, Survival 14.5%, Action-Adventure 14.4%, Colorful 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: You command a growing herd of whimsical little followers to solve puzzles and explore a magical, dangerous wilderness.

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: Open World 20%, Family Friendly 13.4%, Exploration 10.1%, Cute 8.9%, Colorful 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: It shares a vibrant, colorful open-world aesthetic where stacking and guiding cute entities drives the exploration.

After discovering an ancient portal, you suddenly find yourself among the remnants of an ancient alien civilization. Technological relics, sprawling ruins, and cryptic puzzles are all that remain. If you are to learn their secrets, you must unearth the fate of the race that called this world home.

Why similar: Surreal 24.3%, Open World 20.4%, Psychedelic 13.9%, Exploration 10.5%, Puzzle Platformer 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: Both games feature lonely, beautiful sci-fi environments filled with mysterious ancient architecture and puzzles.

Donut County is a story-based physics puzzle game where you play as an ever-growing hole in the ground. Meet cute characters, steal their trash, and throw them in a hole.

Why similar: Cute 28.1%, Family Friendly 22.9%, Puzzle 18.9%, Story Rich 15.6%, Adventure 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It matches the quirky, physics-based surrealism and playful destruction of moving through bizarre environments.

Scarf is an atmospheric and emotional journey about what it means to be a hero. An adventure game mixing puzzles and 3D platforms. Explore beautifully crafted worlds and discover your true destiny with the help of a dragon-shaped scarf.

Why similar: Open World 15.5%, Family Friendly 11.5%, Third Person 9.8%, Platformer 8.7%, Exploration 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Both games blend 3D platforming and exploration with mystical, surreal themes and a silent protagonist.

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

Why similar: Atmospheric 29.4%, Exploration 28.7%, Family Friendly 14.2%, Adventure 13.5%, Story Rich 12.7%

Why You'll Like It: Both titles offer a deeply atmospheric, wordless pilgrimage through striking, memorable vistas.

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 24.8%, Surreal 22.6%, Exploration 11.6%, Story Rich 8.6%, Action-Adventure 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Both titles lean heavily into abstract, reality-bending puzzle mechanics within bizarre dimensions.

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 22.3%, Atmospheric 22.2%, Open World 11.2%, Family Friendly 11.2%, Colorful 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the same hypnotic, narrative-light underwater exploration and harmonious relationship with alien-like marine life.

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: Puzzle Platformer 20.7%, Open World 15.3%, Exploration 11.7%, Platformer 11.6%, Family Friendly 10.8%

Embark on a surrealistic afterlife journey to discover the secrets of the broken and mysterious Plane of Memory in this cinematic adventure with a hint of stealth. Dive into a wonderful voxel world with an intense atmosphere and save the day!

Why similar: Family Friendly 17.3%, Platformer 13.5%, Exploration 13.4%, Story Rich 13.2%, Action-Adventure 12.9%

Why You'll Like It: It echoes the atmospheric, cinematic exploration of surreal, abstract worlds.

In the spirit world of Nomori, up and down start to lose all meaning. Open portals, rotate your perspective and use your wits to solve mind-bending puzzles. Journey across a whimsical world and reunite the spirits to find your way back home.

Why similar: Surreal 17.7%, Puzzle Platformer 17.5%, Family Friendly 9.8%, Psychedelic 9.6%, Third Person 9.1%

Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.

Why similar: Survival 30.3%, Open World 27.6%, Exploration 14.2%, Aliens 13.9%, Atmospheric 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a rich, immersive alien survival experience where exploring strange biomes is both terrifying and breathtaking.

Leaping from mind-boggling heights, bouncing off Champolines, soaring inches from floating islands, BUD can do it all - that look of mild terror, that’s his daredevil face. Help the adorable little robot collect MOM’s scattered ship parts and return them to the moon.

Why similar: Open World 35.4%, Exploration 16.2%, Family Friendly 10.9%, Adventure 8.5%, Cute 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It continues the physics-driven, vertical exploration style of guiding an endearing robot across alien worlds.

Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the indie freeware classic, rebuilt for modern machines! Explore a maze-like planet as the Knytt, a peaceful being abducted by aliens, find your missing ship parts, and get back home in this zen-like atmospheric platformer.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.7%, Open World 14.1%, Exploration 13.5%, Platformer 10.9%, Family Friendly 8.6%

The beloved roll-em-up game returns with fully updated graphics, completely recreated cutscenes and in full HD!

Why similar: Surreal 43.8%, Colorful 14.7%, Family Friendly 14.1%, Cute 12.1%, Puzzle 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: It matches the wonderfully bizarre tone and mechanics of constantly growing larger by absorbing everything in your path.

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: Surreal 23.7%, Puzzle Platformer 17.7%, Family Friendly 12.7%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Colorful 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: It tests your puzzle-solving mettle within visually striking, surreal, and otherworldly dimensions.

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

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.1%, Platformer 17.3%, Puzzle 11.9%, Aliens 8.7%, Atmospheric 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a stark, atmospheric side-scrolling sci-fi journey with a strong focus on environmental storytelling.

Moss: The Forgotten Relic is an emotional and atmospheric adventure set in the pages of a living storybook, brimming with myth and ancient magic. Guide a tiny but determined hero on a heartfelt journey of challenge, courage, and connection.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.7%, Exploration 11.3%, Platformer 10.2%, Third Person 10.1%, Action-Adventure 9.7%

Use and upgrade magic items, collect hidden treasures, and uncover the secrets between two worlds in this cute isometric puzzler! When a certain vacationing Elephant stumbles upon a way into the land of the dead, will she unwittingly let something far more sinister slip through?

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.7%, Open World 16.4%, Platformer 10%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, Exploration 8.1%

Explore a surreal world with a drunken alpaca! Solve puzzles, fish out the most unusual items from rivers, fight watermelon thugs, and uncover all the secrets of this world!

Why similar: Surreal 29.7%, Action-Adventure 12.1%, Exploration 11.5%, Cute 11%, Story Rich 10.3%

Jump, dash and slide through a futuristic garden in Palette Cleanser, cute 3D platformer focused on smooth movement and an optimistic vibe! Control a tiny robot trying to restore the color palette of its garden. Capture the alien invaders to activate paint sprinklers and make the garden alive again.

Why similar: Aliens 20.1%, Action-Adventure 10.4%, Family Friendly 10%, Platformer 10%, Exploration 9.5%

Automaton Heart is an RPG with platforming elements where you visit obscure and interesting places while upgrading your organs and strategizing about which items to bring along.

Why similar: Surreal 25.4%, Psychedelic 19.5%, Open World 17.5%, Third Person 15.3%, Atmospheric 9.9%

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: Puzzle Platformer 26%, Surreal 18.9%, Exploration 14.2%, Platformer 10.9%, Puzzle 8.8%

An open-world action adventure game set in a simulated world in which humans never reached the top of the food chain.

Why similar: Open World 25.9%, Third Person 14.7%, Action-Adventure 12.4%, Story Rich 11.4%, Colorful 7.8%

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 21.9%, Platformer 13.3%, Action-Adventure 13.2%, Cute 8.2%, Puzzle 8.2%

A new sci-fi adventure from Cyan, the creators of Myst. Abducted far across the universe, you find yourself on a broken alien landscape with odd pieces of Earth. Explore, uncover, solve, and find a way to make it home.

Why similar: Surreal 28.4%, Exploration 18.4%, Puzzle 14%, Open World 12.5%, Adventure 10.8%

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: Open World 16.4%, Family Friendly 11.6%, Third Person 10.6%, Exploration 9.4%, Platformer 9.3%

Guide a herd of mysterious creatures on a stirring and beautiful journey into the mountains… and beyond.

Why similar: Exploration 19.6%, Story Rich 19.3%, Third Person 18.9%, Atmospheric 16.9%, Action-Adventure 14.3%

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

Why similar: Open World 20.8%, Surreal 20%, Exploration 12.7%, Colorful 12.1%, Puzzle 11.8%

From a world in ruins to a world in bloom. This serene management game lets you explore an alien planet where things have gone amiss. Harness the power of plants to restore the environment and build a flourishing community with your crewmates.

Why similar: Aliens 23%, Family Friendly 18.9%, Story Rich 13.5%, Exploration 13.2%, Cute 9.5%

Dive into a magical woven world on the back of your own carpet dragon! Explore the textile landscape, solve puzzles, challenge quirky creatures and unravel the great mysteries of a long forgotten past in Weaving Tides!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.6%, Family Friendly 13.8%, Story Rich 10.4%, Exploration 9.9%, Platformer 8.8%

Carve your own path through Fourmiworld - an "open-world-ant-farm-metroidvania". Play as an interdimensional urban explorer girl, collect Gamut to unlock new abilities, and discover the sights, plights, & soundbites of a surreal alien dimension.

Why similar: Surreal 37.2%, Psychedelic 16.5%, Exploration 12.6%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Open World 7.2%

A cinematic gaming experience. Play as an animal in the spiritual realm. Explore a magical world. Collect Essence and find Artifacts. Journey across seven majestic landscapes and witness the emotional story of a family as they tackle the challenges ahead of them.

Why similar: Open World 21.6%, Surreal 19.5%, Exploration 11.5%, Cute 9.5%, Third Person 9.5%

Explore a strange planet, collect the creatures you find, and then shape-shift into them to expand your world. Build your own path, chat with the locals, and discover the planets sprawling secrets in this quirky metroidvania platformer.

Why similar: Open World 22.6%, Platformer 17.3%, Exploration 14.8%, Cute 11.3%, Colorful 8.7%

Evolution concludes in this expressive platformer. Movement is your power, transformation is your gift. Discover sites and evolve as you explore an organic underworld open-world, Earth looming in the distance...

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.7%, Psychedelic 13.3%, Platformer 10.8%, Action-Adventure 10.7%, Third Person 10%

An action adventure about a ghost’s journey through the afterlife. Possess enemies and the environment and fend off hostile spirits in pursuit of starry fragments from a past life.

Why similar: Surreal 19.5%, Puzzle Platformer 18.3%, Third Person 9.4%, Exploration 9.1%, Action-Adventure 8.2%

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 25.9%, Atmospheric 22.8%, Action 21.3%, Adventure 10%, Exploration 7.8%

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: Survival 26.9%, Open World 19.2%, Exploration 13.7%, Atmospheric 12.8%, Platformer 12.5%

Meet Lumote, the squishiest bioluminescent creature, in this beautiful 3D puzzle platformer. Take control of the world’s inhabitants on a quest into the Great Depths to seize control from the Mastermote.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.5%, Family Friendly 12.1%, Third Person 11.4%, Platformer 10.8%, Cute 9.2%

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: Open World 24%, Exploration 16.4%, Story Rich 13.6%, Puzzle 13.1%, Atmospheric 11.9%

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: Puzzle Platformer 27%, Platformer 13%, Action-Adventure 12.5%, Aliens 11.7%, Cute 10.6%

A befuddling mishap has made you COMPLETELY STRETCHY! Stretch, swing and stick around the delightfully odd and vibrant Grombi Isles in this eccentric and light-hearted 3D platformer.

Why similar: Surreal 24.2%, Open World 20.2%, Exploration 10.8%, Platformer 10.4%, Story Rich 10%

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: Surreal 23.8%, Puzzle Platformer 20.7%, Exploration 10.8%, Platformer 10%, Atmospheric 7.5%

Slither, coil and climb your way to the top of Haven Tor in this one of a kind physics based, puzzle platform adventure from award winning independent studio Sumo Digital!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.2%, Family Friendly 16.6%, Exploration 11.4%, Platformer 10.7%, Cute 9%