- #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 25.8%, Puzzle Platformer 19.6%, Action-Adventure 13.6%, Cartoony 13.1%, Family Friendly 10%
Why You'll Like It: Features creative 3D platforming and exploration in a world where you are tiny, capturing a similar sense of scale and wonder.
- #2 Psychonauts 2
96% 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 50.9%, Cartoony 17.6%, Action-Adventure 14.4%, Adventure 13.9%, Singleplayer 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: Offers incredibly imaginative worlds and tight platforming mechanics that mirror the creativity of a storybook adventure.
- #3 Chicory: A Colorful Tale
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,869 reviews2021
Dev: Wishes Ultd.Pub: Finji
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A top-down adventure game in a coloring book world full of vibrant characters. Use painting powers to explore, solve puzzles, make friends, and draw on anything! From creators on Wandersong + Celeste.
Why similar: Adventure 53.9%, Cute 25.4%, Indie 6.8%, Family Friendly 5.8%, 2D 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A creative puzzle-adventure that uses art as a core mechanic, resonating with the artistic themes of the seed game.
- #4 Lil Gator Game
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,831 reviews2022
Dev: MegaWobblePub: Playtonic Friends
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Embark on an adorable adventure, discover new friends and uncover everything the island has to offer. Climb, Swim, Glide and slide your way into the hearts of the many different characters you meet on your travels!
Why similar: 3D Platformer 30.8%, Family Friendly 20.6%, Cute 18.7%, Adventure 11%, Action-Adventure 10%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on cozy, whimsical exploration and movement, perfect for players who enjoy the lighter, fun side of The Plucky Squire.
- #5 A Hat in Time
94% 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 53.7%, Cute 24.4%, Adventure 12%, Family Friendly 7.1%, Singleplayer 1.5%
Why You'll Like It: A charming 3D platformer that emphasizes exploration and personality, much like the vibrant world of The Plucky Squire.
- #6 Sackboy™: A Big Adventure
93% matchVery Positive84% of 4,216 reviews2022
Dev: Sumo DigitalPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
PERFECTLY CRAFTED FOR PC. PlayStation® icon Sackboy bursts into action on PC in a huge 3D multiplayer platforming adventure. An epic journey stuffed with platforming challenges. Deeply immersive controls. Collaborative, chaotic and joyful multiplayer fun.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 31.9%, Adventure 27.6%, Family Friendly 21.6%, 3D 10.3%, Cute 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a tactile, high-production 3D platforming experience with a whimsical aesthetic that feels like playing through a storybook.
- #7 Super Lucky's Tale
94% matchVery Positive85% of 757 reviews2018
Dev: Playful Corp.Pub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 62%
A delightful, playground platformer for all ages that follows Lucky, the ever-optimistic, energetic, and lovable hero, on his quest to find his inner strength and help his sister rescue the Book of Ages from Jinx. Jinx is the scheming and mysterious villain trying to reshape the world, but for what reason?
Why similar: 3D Platformer 49.4%, Adventure 21%, Family Friendly 15.6%, Cute 12%, Singleplayer 2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic, family-friendly 3D platformer that captures the same lighthearted spirit and collectathon fun.
- #8 Lost in Random™
92% matchVery Positive89% of 5,143 reviews2021
Dev: ZoinkPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Play the odds in Lost in Random™, a gothic-fairy-tale-inspired action-adventure where every citizen’s fate is determined by a roll of the dice.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 38%, Adventure 33.8%, Fantasy 12.5%, Combat 8.9%, Singleplayer 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features a distinct, dark-storybook art style combined with unique, creative gameplay mechanics.
- #9 It Takes Two
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 256,472 reviews2021
Dev: Hazelight StudiosPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 13.4 hrsMean: 21.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Embark on the craziest journey of your life in It Takes Two. Invite a friend to join for free with Friend’s Pass and work together across a huge variety of gleefully disruptive gameplay challenges. Winner of GAME OF THE YEAR at the Game Awards 2021.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 32.1%, 3D Platformer 29.5%, Adventure 21.5%, Action-Adventure 16.9%
Why You'll Like It: A genre-bending experience that constantly introduces new, creative mechanics to keep the gameplay feeling fresh and surprising.
- #10 TUNIC
90% matchVery Positive91% of 17,199 reviews2022
Dev: TUNIC TeamPub: Finji
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore a land filled with lost legends, ancient powers, and ferocious monsters in TUNIC, an isometric action game about a small fox on a big adventure.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 43.4%, Cute 29.1%, 3D 14%, Fantasy 11.7%, Indie 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: Uses a meta-narrative approach with an in-game manual that rewards curiosity and discovery, similar to the book-based world of the seed game.
- #11 Yooka-Laylee
91% 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: 3D Platformer 56.7%, Adventure 17.8%, Family Friendly 10.7%, Cute 8.1%, Cartoony 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: A direct homage to classic collectathon platformers, offering a colorful and expansive world to explore.
- #12 Promenade
89% 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: Puzzle Platformer 23.9%, 2D Platformer 15.1%, Action-Adventure 13.7%, Cartoony 11.9%, Family Friendly 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: A creative platformer that emphasizes unique movement mechanics and exploration in a colorful, dreamlike setting.
- #13 New Super Lucky's Tale
89% 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: 3D Platformer 29.3%, Action-Adventure 16.3%, Cartoony 13.8%, Adventure 10.5%, Family Friendly 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: An improved version of the original that offers polished 3D platforming and a very welcoming, cute atmosphere.
- #14 Cavern of Dreams
88% matchVery Positive93% of 1,456 reviews2023
Dev: Bynine StudioPub: Super Rare Originals
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Embark on a magical quest as Fynn the dragon to rescue your unhatched siblings from the mysterious Cavern of Dreams in this N64-style 3D platformer. Gain new abilities, meet unique characters, solve puzzles, and beware of the mysterious villain.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 36.7%, Action-Adventure 18.7%, Cute 12.4%, Adventure 10.1%, Cartoony 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A nostalgic 3D platformer that focuses on exploration and collecting items within diverse, imaginative environments.
- #15 Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince
87% matchVery Positive89% of 14,038 reviews2019
Dev: Frozenbyte
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The best-selling Trine series returns to the magic of 2.5D! Join three iconic heroes as they set off on a quest through fantastical fairytale landscapes to save the world from the Nightmare Prince’s shadows.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 50.7%, Action-Adventure 24.1%, Adventure 13%, Fantasy 9.9%, Singleplayer 1.2%
Why You'll Like It: Features beautiful, painterly 2D/3D environments and puzzle-platforming that feels like stepping into a fairy tale.
- #16 Koa and the Five Pirates of Mara
86% 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 40.2%, Action-Adventure 22.1%, Cute 14.2%, Family Friendly 12.8%, Adventure 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A charming, island-hopping adventure that focuses on accessible platforming and vibrant visuals.
- #17 Mail Mole + 'Xpress Deliveries
86% 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: 3D Platformer 30%, Puzzle Platformer 22.1%, Cartoony 14.9%, Family Friendly 10.8%, Cute 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced 3D platformer with a cute aesthetic and satisfying movement mechanics.
- #18 Dadish 3D
85% 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 33.1%, Puzzle Platformer 30.5%, Cartoony 11.6%, Cute 10.7%, 3D 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A cute and challenging 3D platformer that distills the genre into fun, bite-sized puzzle-platforming levels.
- #19 Islets
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,209 reviews2022
Dev: Kyle ThompsonPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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: Adventure 21.9%, Cute 19%, Family Friendly 15.2%, Fantasy 13%, 2D Platformer 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: A charming metroidvania with a focus on exploration and heartwarming storytelling that fits the tone of the seed game.
- #20 Hob
84% 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: Puzzle Platformer 29.6%, 3D Platformer 28.8%, Adventure 25.6%, Action-Adventure 8.5%, Singleplayer 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: An environmental puzzle-adventure that tells its story through the world itself, emphasizing exploration and discovery.
- #21 Effie
83% matchMostly Positive74% of 461 reviews2020
Dev: Inverge Studios
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Effie is a 3D action-adventure game that combines classic elements from the genre, such as combat, platforming, and puzzles, with the exploration of an expanded world. Live a unique fantasy adventure and relive the look and feel of old-school video-games!
Why similar: 3D Platformer 29.4%, Puzzle Platformer 19.6%, Cartoony 14.4%, Family Friendly 9.9%, Cute 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: An action-adventure game with 3D platforming elements and a colorful, cartoony art style.
- #22 The Adventure Pals
82% matchVery Positive92% of 1,952 reviews2018
Dev: Massive MonsterPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The Adventure Pals is an epic adventure platformer fueled by imagination, friendship, and the dark side of hot dogs. Your dad has been dadnapped and you, your pet rock, and a tongue-helicoptering giraffe must fight your way through levels filled with platforming, bizarre enemies, and big bosses to save the world!
Why similar: Adventure 44.8%, Family Friendly 25%, Cute 18%, Singleplayer 4.6%, 2D 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: A whimsical action-adventure platformer with a unique art style and a focus on lighthearted, funny storytelling.
- #23 Spark & Kling
81% matchMixed63% of 141 reviews2024
Dev: Cozy Labs
Windows
Spark & Kling is a couch co-op puzzle platformer where the player will take the role of either Spark, the electric bug, or Kling the metal gel blob. They are trapped in a Homemade lab by a Mad Scientist and the players will have to overcome obstacles and work together to escape.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 31.4%, Puzzle Platformer 29.3%, Adventure 14.2%, Cute 9.2%, Family Friendly 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that encourages creative thinking and exploration in a cute, stylized world.
- #24 Pru the Pigeon
79% 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: 3D Platformer 41.1%, Cartoony 15.8%, Cute 13.6%, Adventure 11.3%, Family Friendly 9%
Why You'll Like It: A collectathon platformer that focuses on exploration and movement within a charming, bird-themed world.
- #25 Blue Fire
81% 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 38.4%, Action-Adventure 21.3%, Cute 13.2%, 3D 9.2%, Adventure 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Combines challenging 3D platforming with action-adventure elements in a stylized, atmospheric world.
- #26 Grapple Dog
80% matchVery Positive87% of 852 reviews2022
Dev: Medallion GamesPub: Super Rare Originals
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Jump, Swing and Zip your way through colourful worlds and exciting challenges in this unique 2D action-platformer! Master the power of the Grapple on your adventure to save the world!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 37.9%, Cartoony 16.5%, Cute 14.3%, Adventure 11.2%, Family Friendly 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A fun 2D platformer that uses a grappling hook mechanic to create dynamic and satisfying movement.
- #27 The Artful Escape
79% matchVery Positive92% of 1,871 reviews2021
Dev: Beethoven and DinosaurPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A teenage guitar prodigy sets out on a psychedelic journey to inspire his stage persona and confront the legacy of a dead folk legend. Starring voice performances by Michael Johnston, Caroline Kinley, Lena Headey, Jason Schwartzman, Mark Strong, and Carl Weathers.
Why similar: Adventure 60.5%, 2D 21.9%, Singleplayer 11%, Indie 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A visual spectacle that prioritizes narrative and artistic expression, offering a journey through surreal, imaginative landscapes.
- #28 Nikoderiko: The Magical World — Director’s Cut
77% matchVery Positive86% of 363 reviews2024
Dev: VEA GamesPub: Knights Peak
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Jump into adventure in Nikoderiko: The Magical World - Director's Cut, a love letter to platformers! Play in single-player or couch co-op, and enjoy 8 colorful worlds, classic platforming challenges, and music by legendary composer David Wise.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 49.9%, Family Friendly 16.7%, Action-Adventure 15.5%, Adventure 11.6%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #29 Cat Quest III
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,852 reviews2024
Dev: The GentlebrosPub: Kepler Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
In Cat Quest III you play as a purrivateer in a freely explorable 2.5D open-world swarming with Pi-rats. You can sail the seas in your ship for treasures galore! But prepare for peril, as the Pirate King aims to hunt you down...
Why similar: Adventure 23.2%, Family Friendly 23.2%, Cute 22%, Combat 14.3%, Fantasy 13.1%
- #30 Kitty May Cry
78% matchVery Positive82% of 117 reviews2022
Dev: 猫咪岛施工队Pub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Kitty May Cry is a 3D open world adventure-puzzle game in which you take on the role of a black kitty cat, stranded upon a little island chock-full of ancient relics thanks to a failed rocket launch. Hunt down your lost backpack and the batteries now scattered across the land.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 24.4%, Puzzle Platformer 22.4%, Action-Adventure 15.3%, Cartoony 13.9%, Adventure 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A casual adventure game that leans into a cartoony aesthetic and puzzle-solving gameplay.
- #31 Yooka-Replaylee
74% 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: 3D Platformer 44.3%, Cartoony 18.5%, Cute 13.9%, Family Friendly 13.7%, 3D 9.6%
- #32 Moldbreaker: Rise of the Loaf
76% 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 28%, Cartoony 19.1%, Cute 13.2%, Adventure 9%, 3D 7.7%
- #33 QV
78% matchVery Positive88% of 267 reviews2021
Dev: IZZLEPub: CFK Co., Ltd.
Windows
Start a dimension-jumping adventure with Quby!
Why similar: 3D Platformer 30.2%, Puzzle Platformer 28.3%, Action-Adventure 15.1%, Cute 9.1%, 3D 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that uses unique character-based mechanics to navigate and explore colorful, isometric environments.
- #34 PaperKlay
75% matchVery Positive91% of 179 reviews2025
Dev: WhyKev
Windows
A classic 3D platformer with a tactile twist: Open, unfold, and rotate your way through a stunning world built with familiar crafting materials. Featuring the talents of composer Kirkhope & Melin (Banjo-Kazooie, Yooka-Laylee) and voice actor Kevin Miller (Sly Cooper)
Why similar: 3D Platformer 32.1%, Cartoony 14.2%, Action-Adventure 12.7%, Family Friendly 11.8%, Adventure 11.5%
- #35 Pilfer: Story of Light
77% 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 31.9%, Action-Adventure 16.5%, Cartoony 13.2%, Adventure 11.9%, Cute 10.8%
- #36 The Knightling
74% matchVery Positive88% of 382 reviews2025
Dev: TwirlboundPub: Saber Interactive
Windows
The Knightling is an open world, action-adventure where you play as an aspiring knight in search of their missing mentor, Sir Lionstone. Equipped with only a legendary shield, you’ll brave your way through the lands of Clesseia to become the unlikely hero.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 33.9%, Action-Adventure 20.7%, Cute 12.4%, Family Friendly 11.1%, 3D 7.5%
- #37 Runa & the Chaikurú Legacy
75% matchVery Positive92% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: Fanny Pack StudiosPub: QUByte Interactive
Windows · Linux
A fantasy world like no other! Help Runa uncover the mysteries buried deep in the ruins of the ancient Chaikuru civilization, in a classic and epic 3D adventure platformer.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 31.1%, Puzzle Platformer 15.6%, Action-Adventure 11%, Adventure 10.6%, Family Friendly 8.7%
- #38 Green Ember: Helmer in the Dragon Tomb
73% matchVery Positive96% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Brazen GamesPub: Longtreader Games
Windows · Mac
Swords up! Level up your character, solve puzzles, and defeat bosses in this Bunny Brawler Dungeon Crawler, set in the world of the best-selling Green Ember series.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28%, Action-Adventure 19.1%, Cartoony 12.6%, Cute 11.4%, Family Friendly 10.1%
- #39 Big Helmet Heroes
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,009 reviews2025
Dev: Exalted StudioPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Throw yourself into an epic 3D beat’em up adventure with adorable knights, full of surprising worlds and situations. Grab your buddy and play in 2 player co-op to save the princess, but this is only the beginning!
Why similar: Cartoony 35.4%, Family Friendly 25.5%, Adventure 23.9%, 3D 11.3%, Singleplayer 4%
- #40 Ruffy and the Riverside
71% matchVery Positive91% of 222 reviews2025
Dev: Zockrates Laboratories UGPub: Phiphen Games
Windows · Linux
In Ruffy and the Riverside, you wield the magic SWAP to Copy & Paste textures - turn ice into lava or waterfalls into vines! Explore, fight, skate on straw bales, and unleash your imagination in this quirky open-world action game. Dive into an adventure that lets you literally change the world!
Why similar: 3D Platformer 38.8%, Puzzle Platformer 25.5%, Action-Adventure 15.4%, Adventure 9.4%, Family Friendly 8.2%
- #41 Alchemy Frogs
72% matchVery Positive82% of 78 reviews2024
Dev: Gratitude Games
Windows
Alchemy Frogs is a local co-op puzzle platformer game with a 3D, isometric camera, in which Frog & Toad traverse a poisoned swamp to look for a cure that will help them save their family from being turned to stone. Frog & Toad will mix their potions to unleash powerful magical effects.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 37%, 3D Platformer 25.2%, Adventure 12.9%, 3D 9.3%, Cute 8.2%
- #42 Smushi Come Home
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 2,630 reviews2023
Dev: SomeHumbleOnionPub: Mooneye Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Play as a tiny lil' mushroom who's lost in the forest and can't find its way home. Explore unique areas freely at your own pace, chat with friendly inhabitants, and take on different adventures to get back home!
Why similar: 3D Platformer 40.4%, Cute 22.4%, Adventure 18.3%, Family Friendly 14.9%, Singleplayer 3%
- #43 Hyper Team Recon
69% 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: 3D Platformer 26.8%, Puzzle Platformer 24.9%, Action-Adventure 14.3%, Cartoony 12.7%, Cute 8.9%
- #44 My Little Pony: A Zephyr Heights Mystery
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 176 reviews2024
Dev: Drakhar StudiosPub: Outright Games Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Take friendship to new heights and tame the chaotic magic that’s turning the world upside down, in a mystery adventure for one or two ponies!
Why similar: 3D Platformer 35.4%, Action-Adventure 18.2%, Family Friendly 15.4%, Adventure 13.3%, Cute 10.9%
- #45 Putty Pals
73% matchVery Positive96% of 113 reviews2017
Dev: Harmonious Games
Windows · Mac
Grab a friend and get squishy! Putty Pals is the ultimate co-op platformer, challenging two players to work together and overcome puzzles in a bright and beautiful world.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27%, Adventure 24%, Family Friendly 21.4%, Cute 18.6%, 2D 6.3%
- #46 Frogsong
70% matchVery Positive95% of 252 reviews2023
Dev: Frogteam Games
Windows · Mac
A heartfelt adventure in a fantasy world of frogs! Talk to weird and wonderful characters, fight vicious bugs, and explore a vibrant world in this charming action RPG.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 27.1%, Cartoony 22.2%, Cute 17.1%, Family Friendly 15.9%, Fantasy 9.1%
- #47 Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair
71% matchVery Positive81% of 1,409 reviews2019
Dev: Playtonic GamesPub: Team17 Digital Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair is a brand-new 2.5D platformer from some of the key creative talent behind 'Donkey Kong Country'. As the colourful buddy duo you must tackle a series of stunning, 2.5D levels and explore a puzzling 3D Overworld rich with secrets and surprises!
Why similar: Adventure 62.2%, Family Friendly 16.8%, Cute 10.6%, Indie 6.7%, Singleplayer 3.7%
- #48 POPUCOM
67% matchVery Positive87% of 4,034 reviews2025
Dev: HypergryphPub: GRYPHLINE
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Venture together with your friends on an unknown planet. Use color switching, match-3 shooting, and artifact powers to overcome challenges and keep advancing. What lies ahead of you is an adventure filled with wonder, hope, and much more to discover!
Why similar: Adventure 47.6%, Cartoony 35.1%, 3D 17.3%
- #49 Manairons
67% 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 32.6%, Action-Adventure 21%, Adventure 18.6%, Cute 8.9%, 3D 6.6%
- #50 Figment
70% matchVery Positive87% of 5,592 reviews2017
Dev: Bedtime Digital Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Figment is an action-adventure game that invites you to explore a unique surreal universe filled with music, humor and multi layered narrative. Join Dusty and his ever-optimistic friend, Piper, on an adventure through the different sides of the mind seeking to restore the courage that's been lost.
Why similar: Adventure 49.7%, Cute 30.8%, Action-Adventure 7.4%, Singleplayer 7.1%, Indie 5%
- #51 The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince
66% matchVery Positive95% of 328 reviews2026
Dev: Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Embark on a journey to save the prince’s eyesight in this 2D puzzle-adventure game featuring beautiful hand-drawn art and a bittersweet tale of wishes and what we’re willing to do to make them come true. Utilize your wolf and princess forms to lead the way!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 38.1%, Action-Adventure 22%, Cute 14.8%, Adventure 13%, Fantasy 6.1%
- #52 Woodle Tree Adventures
72% matchMixed67% of 5,379 reviews2016
Dev: Fabio FerraraPub: Chubby Pixel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Woodle Tree Adventures is an old school platform game with a catchy and unique art style! Explore a total of 6 worlds and save the lands with the magical water drops you'll find through your journey, bringing back peace and balance and finally becoming the new hero!
Why similar: 3D Platformer 42.4%, Adventure 20.6%, Cute 15.8%, Family Friendly 15.8%, Indie 4%
- #53 Togges
70% 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 33.5%, Cartoony 14.9%, Puzzle Platformer 11.9%, Family Friendly 11.6%, Cute 11.2%
- #54 Garden Story
68% matchVery Positive89% of 1,675 reviews2021
Dev: PicogramPub: Rose City Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Embark on a wholesome adventure to save The Grove! Forage resources, combat the invasive Rot, and restore the community. Relax and enjoy the fruits of your labor in this charming action-RPG starring a grape.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 24.8%, Family Friendly 16.9%, Cute 16.1%, Adventure 16.1%, Fantasy 12.3%
- #55 Knights And Bikes
69% matchVery Positive89% of 619 reviews2019
Dev: Foam Sword
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Saddle up for a bike-riding, frisbee-throwing, goose-petting, friendship-building, treasure-hunting, story-driven adventure for 1 or 2 players!
Why similar: Action-Adventure 38.9%, Adventure 25.4%, Cute 22.4%, 2D 10.4%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #56 The Smurfs 2 - The Prisoner of the Green Stone
68% matchMostly Positive80% of 138 reviews2023
Dev: OSome StudioPub: Microids
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
With your crack team and the help of the SmurfoMix, liberate the village of the Smurfs from the grip of the Green Stone!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.5%, 3D Platformer 29%, Action-Adventure 18.9%, Adventure 13.3%, Cute 8.6%
- #57 MY LITTLE PONY: A Maretime Bay Adventure
67% matchVery Positive81% of 860 reviews2022
Dev: Melbot StudiosPub: Outright Games Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Sunny wants to bring the magic of Maretime Bay Day festival back to Equestria – but some pony is out to spoil her plans! Save the celebration by putting on fashion shows, rescuing cute animals, flying with Pegasi and more, with a helping hoof from your new MY LITTLE PONY friends.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 44.7%, Family Friendly 17.9%, Adventure 16.3%, Cute 14.5%, 3D 4.7%
- #58 Pecker
65% matchVery Positive96% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: Fonteinsoft UGPub: Bold Head Interactive
Windows
Pecker offers a unique climbing mechanic in a colorful world filled with puzzles and some enemies.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.1%, 3D Platformer 28.8%, Action-Adventure 14.7%, Adventure 10.4%, Cute 9.2%
- #59 Harmony's Odyssey
66% matchVery Positive94% of 586 reviews2022
Dev: MythicOwl
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Harmony’s Odyssey is a 3D fantasy adventure puzzle game set on mythical dioramas full of riddles, perky creatures and magic. Embark on a fantastic journey through remote fabled lands tangled by a rowdy cat and bring peace to its inhabitants.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31.1%, Cartoony 15.8%, Family Friendly 14.3%, Cute 13.3%, Adventure 12.9%