Games Like The Eternal Cylinder

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 25.3%, Exploration 23.5%, Story Rich 19.1%, Atmospheric 12.6%, Puzzle 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Offers an unparalleled sense of discovery and mystery while exploring a dangerous, ever-changing alien solar system.

Survive your evolution in Neogene Africa starting 10 million years ago. Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey is a third-person open world survival game where you Explore, Expand, and Evolve to advance your clan to the next generation in the exciting new adventure from Panache Digital Games.

Why similar: Open World 25.9%, Survival 24.5%, Exploration 13.5%, Third Person 10.8%, Atmospheric 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Features a deep evolution and survival system that mirrors the creature-mutation mechanics of the seed game.

Embark on an unique and unforgettable journey and guide Sable through her Gliding; a rite of passage that will take her across vast deserts and mesmerizing landscapes, capped by the remains of spaceships and ancient wonders.

Why similar: Open World 22.1%, Puzzle Platformer 19.5%, Story Rich 12.8%, Exploration 12.2%, Atmospheric 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the same sense of lonely, surreal exploration across vast, stylized open-world landscapes.

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

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20%, Third Person 11.2%, Exploration 10.4%, Story Rich 9.6%, Platformer 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A whimsical journey through ancient, colorful lands that emphasizes exploration and gentle creature interaction.

A strange signal... an alien craft... an interplanetary, gravity-defying journey through space and time.

Why similar: Exploration 25.1%, Psychedelic 24.7%, Atmospheric 22.5%, Story Rich 18.8%, Adventure 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on surreal, physics-based traversal through strange, atmospheric alien environments.

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 22.1%, Puzzle Platformer 16.4%, Third Person 11.5%, Exploration 10.6%, Colorful 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a vibrant, open-world sandbox experience with unique soul-jumping mechanics that allow you to embody the local wildlife.

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 40.5%, Exploration 17.6%, Cute 11.3%, Third Person 9.2%, Adventure 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Features vertical exploration and physics-based movement that feels reminiscent of the Trebhum's traversal.

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 19%, Atmospheric 14.7%, Open World 13.7%, Puzzle 13.5%, Colorful 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric puzzle-adventure that relies on environmental storytelling and a sense of wonder in a beautiful, isolated world.

From the creators of the award-winning Hyper Light Drifter comes the high-speed and gravity-bending world of Solar Ash.

Why similar: Action-Adventure 15.7%, Platformer 15.5%, Exploration 13.9%, Third Person 12.9%, Colorful 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Combines surreal, dreamlike aesthetics with fluid movement across massive, gravity-defying environments.

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

Why similar: Story Rich 19.6%, Exploration 16.3%, Cute 15.6%, Colorful 11.3%, Family Friendly 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: Shares a similar surreal, creature-focused premise where you discover and interact with bizarre lifeforms.

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 16.4%, Family Friendly 13.4%, Third Person 10.2%, Action-Adventure 9.2%, Cute 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Uses small-scale perspective and creature-based puzzle-solving to make exploration feel rewarding and charming.

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 29.7%, Puzzle Platformer 19.5%, Psychedelic 14.1%, Exploration 10.3%, Puzzle 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Explores surreal, non-Euclidean geometry and puzzle-solving that will appeal to fans of the seed game's bizarre 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 22.2%, Platformer 17.8%, Exploration 15.6%, Third Person 12.8%, Puzzle 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: Features surreal, abstract environments and platforming mechanics centered on restoring life to a dying world.

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: Exploration 18.7%, Action-Adventure 18.7%, Story Rich 13.7%, Cute 11.9%, Colorful 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the wholesome collection and care of exotic creatures within a diverse, explorable alien ecosystem.

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 14.5%, Open World 12.1%, Survival 12.1%, Platformer 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling adventure that captures the feeling of navigating a dangerous, beautiful, and hostile alien planet.

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 19.4%, Third Person 17%, Exploration 15.9%, Story Rich 15.7%, Atmospheric 13.4%

Why You'll Like It: Allows you to inhabit various animals to explore a beautiful, abandoned world, focusing on discovery and atmosphere.

A story-driven, action adventure combining exploration with fast-paced combat. Untangle the past as Kena, a young Spirit Guide in search of the sacred Mountain Shrine. Help free the spirits trapped in a forgotten village with the help of the Rot, her adorable (yet powerful) spirit companions.

Why similar: Action-Adventure 21.2%, Exploration 18.4%, Third Person 18.1%, Atmospheric 12.4%, Story Rich 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: Combines creature-management mechanics with exploration in a lush, visually striking world.

From the creators of ABZÛ, The Pathless is the mythic adventure of an archer and an eagle in a vast forest. Become the Hunter, a master of archery who travels to a mystical island to dispel a curse of darkness that grips the world.

Why similar: Open World 19.6%, Family Friendly 16.1%, Story Rich 13%, Exploration 12.7%, Atmospheric 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on fluid, momentum-based traversal through a vast, mystical open world filled with ancient secrets.

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

Why similar: Open World 21.9%, Surreal 20.7%, Family Friendly 15.9%, Exploration 11%, Cute 9%

Why You'll Like It: A charming, open-world puzzle game that rewards curiosity and exploration in a whimsical setting.

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 19.8%, Family Friendly 13.4%, Exploration 10.2%, Cute 9%, Colorful 9%

Why You'll Like It: A colorful, open-world puzzle-platformer that encourages creative traversal and exploration.

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: Open World 20.3%, Puzzle Platformer 19%, Platformer 12.1%, Exploration 11.7%, Puzzle 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Features a wordless narrative and world-changing puzzles that encourage deep exploration of a mysterious, ruined landscape.

Experience the wild as a badger sheltering your cubs from harm. On your journey, you will be stalked by birds of prey, encounter perils of the night, cross fierce rivers, escape forest fires and face the looming threat of starvation. Food is to be found, but is there enough for everyone?

Why similar: Open World 18.9%, Survival 18.5%, Family Friendly 14%, Exploration 10.4%, Third Person 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: Centers on the survival and protection of a family of creatures, echoing the herd-management aspect of the seed game.

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 21.4%, Family Friendly 13.8%, Story Rich 10.5%, Exploration 10.1%, Platformer 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Features a unique, textile-inspired world and creature-based movement that feels both relaxing and exploratory.

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%, Exploration 12%, Third Person 11.1%, Atmospheric 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, dreamlike adventure that blends 3D exploration with 2D puzzle-platforming elements.

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

Why similar: Atmospheric 29.7%, Exploration 29.1%, Family Friendly 14.1%, Adventure 13.1%, Story Rich 12.5%

Why You'll Like It: An iconic atmospheric adventure that uses visual storytelling to guide players through a surreal, vast desert.

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 25.4%, Open World 15.6%, Platformer 13%, Family Friendly 8.2%, Atmospheric 7.9%

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%, Exploration 13.5%, Story Rich 13.2%, Platformer 13.2%, Action-Adventure 12.9%

Why You'll Like It: A 3D puzzle-platformer with a distinct, surreal art style that focuses on exploring a mysterious afterlife.

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

Why similar: Open World 28.2%, Exploration 26.1%, Cute 19.9%, Family Friendly 14.7%, Adventure 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a relaxing, exploration-focused experience that emphasizes the joy of movement and discovery.

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 24.3%, Family Friendly 12.1%, Third Person 11.5%, Platformer 10.6%, Cute 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer set in a bioluminescent, alien world that emphasizes environmental interaction.

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 22.5%, Atmospheric 22.5%, Open World 11.3%, Family Friendly 11%, Colorful 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a meditative, highly atmospheric exploration experience within a vibrant and mysterious underwater world.

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

Why similar: Exploration 26.6%, Adventure 24.1%, Puzzle 14.6%, Atmospheric 13.5%, Third Person 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A third-person adventure where you play as a fox in a beautiful, mysterious world inspired by Icelandic landscapes.

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 15.3%, Family Friendly 11.5%, Third Person 9.7%, Exploration 8.8%, Story Rich 8.7%

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 11.9%, Exploration 11.6%, Cute 11.1%, Story Rich 10.3%

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 24.5%, Surreal 22.7%, Exploration 11.7%, Story Rich 8.6%, Action-Adventure 8.4%

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 20.5%, Open World 16.3%, Platformer 9.8%, Action-Adventure 9.2%, Exploration 8.2%

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 31.5%, Puzzle Platformer 26.6%, Exploration 14.9%, Puzzle 10%, Story Rich 6.6%

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 24.4%, Open World 20.2%, Psychedelic 13.8%, Exploration 10.6%, Puzzle Platformer 10.3%

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 21.7%, Action-Adventure 13.1%, Platformer 13%, Cute 8.4%, Puzzle 8.3%

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 25.9%, Surreal 19%, Exploration 14.4%, Platformer 10.6%, Puzzle 8.7%

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 37.4%, Psychedelic 16.3%, Exploration 12.8%, Atmospheric 11%, Open World 7.2%

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 17.4%, Family Friendly 12.6%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Colorful 8.2%

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 22.8%, Family Friendly 18.8%, Story Rich 13.5%, Exploration 13.3%, Cute 9.6%

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 25.6%, Third Person 14.7%, Action-Adventure 12.3%, Story Rich 11.4%, Colorful 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 16.3%, Family Friendly 11.6%, Third Person 10.6%, Exploration 9.5%, Story Rich 9.2%

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 20.5%, Surreal 20%, Exploration 12.7%, Colorful 12.3%, Puzzle 11.7%

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

Why similar: Exploration 19.7%, Story Rich 19.3%, Third Person 18.8%, Atmospheric 17.1%, Action-Adventure 14.2%

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%, Platformer 17%, Puzzle 12%, Aliens 8.7%, Atmospheric 8.7%

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 21.3%, Surreal 19.6%, Exploration 11.6%, Cute 9.6%, Third Person 9.5%

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 29.1%, Cute 20.5%, Exploration 17.9%, Colorful 11.8%, Family Friendly 10%

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 22.5%, Platformer 16.9%, Exploration 15.1%, Cute 11.5%, Colorful 8.9%

A story-rich 2D platformer where you'll delve into dangerous power plants and massive creatures, while uncovering the truth of your world. Explore towns and cities, and help a world thrown out of balance!

Why similar: Story Rich 27.2%, Atmospheric 19.9%, Colorful 17%, Platformer 16%, Adventure 9.3%

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 25.8%, Atmospheric 23.2%, Action 20.9%, Adventure 9.7%, Exploration 7.9%

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 19.6%, Psychedelic 13.2%, Action-Adventure 10.7%, Platformer 10.7%, Third Person 10.1%

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 16.4%, Survival 14.5%, Action-Adventure 14.3%, Colorful 11.3%

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 23.6%, Exploration 16.5%, Story Rich 13.6%, Puzzle 13.1%, Atmospheric 12.1%

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 19.6%, Puzzle Platformer 18%, Third Person 9.4%, Exploration 9.2%, Story Rich 8.2%

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 26.8%, Platformer 12.8%, Action-Adventure 12.5%, Aliens 11.7%, Cute 10.9%

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: Open World 18.5%, Platformer 11.4%, Exploration 11.2%, Cute 10.8%, Family Friendly 10.8%

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%, Family Friendly 16.6%, Exploration 11.6%, Platformer 10.5%, Cute 9.2%

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 26.7%, Open World 19%, Exploration 13.9%, Atmospheric 13.1%, Platformer 12.4%