Games Like Toki Tori 2+

Meet Yoku, the pint-sized postman protagonist of Yoku's Island Express! Use a unique blend of pinball mechanics, platforming and open world exploration to unlock the secrets of Mokumana Island, help the locals, awaken ancient deities and much more in this amazing new tropical adventure!

Why similar: Metroidvania 45.5%, Platformer 16.4%, Puzzle Platformer 12.2%, Family Friendly 9.2%, Open World 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: It blends metroidvania exploration with unique pinball mechanics, mirroring the creative and non-traditional traversal found in Toki Tori 2+.

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: Metroidvania 33.9%, Platformer 12.6%, Open World 7.5%, Cute 7.3%, Exploration 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A charming and polished metroidvania that captures the same sense of wonder and accessible exploration found in Toki Tori 2+.

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: Metroidvania 32.4%, Puzzle Platformer 16.9%, Nonlinear 11.4%, Platformer 9.3%, Exploration 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game shares a deep focus on environmental discovery and non-linear puzzle-solving within a dense, interconnected world.

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: Metroidvania 38.7%, Platformer 15.3%, Open World 10.9%, Exploration 9%, Cute 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: It features a non-violent, creature-collecting approach to metroidvania gameplay that emphasizes movement and environmental interaction.

The legendary Knytt series continues with Nifflas’ latest creation; Knytt Underground. In this Knytteration; humans have long since abandoned the planet after practically destroying it in a war, five hundred years ago.

Why similar: Metroidvania 48.9%, Platformer 28.7%, Exploration 16.6%, Puzzle 3.1%, 2D 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: A massive, non-violent exploration game that prioritizes atmosphere and fluid movement over traditional combat.

A journey begins... A treacherous tower... Unravel its mysteries!Discover the secrets kept in the long abandoned Tesla Tower!Magnetism and other electromagnetic powers will help you explore a non-linear world of beautiful hand-drawn environments, in a steampunk-inspired vision of old Europe.

Why similar: Metroidvania 30.9%, Platformer 20.5%, Puzzle Platformer 13.1%, Puzzle 10%, Side Scroller 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: This puzzle-platformer relies on physics-based mechanics and environmental manipulation, much like the stomp and whistle systems in Toki Tori 2+.

The gameplay in Toki Tori is a blend of two genres. While it looks like a platform game, it's a puzzle game at heart. To progress through the game, the player must pick up each egg in a level using a set number of tools.

Why similar: Puzzle 33.1%, Platformer 23%, Puzzle Platformer 12.3%, Cute 10.1%, Casual 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: The original game provides a more traditional puzzle-platforming experience that serves as a great foundation for the series' mechanics.

Try the demo! A mix between Portal, Zelda and Metroid. Exploration, puzzles, terrible combat, secret upgrades and new abilities that help you reach new places. Playtime 12-25h.

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.1%, Puzzle Platformer 21.4%, Exploration 9%, Open World 8.1%, Puzzle 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person metroidvania that excels at rewarding player curiosity with clever puzzles and hidden secrets.

Delve into the depths of a mechanical world in this cute, adventure-exploration game. Explore and fight in a land full of corrupt robots and machinery. All while seeking answers to the mysteries around you.

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.4%, Side Scroller 14.7%, Nonlinear 13.9%, Platformer 10.7%, Open World 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A charming and well-designed metroidvania that captures the spirit of classic exploration-based platformers.

When Blobolonia is threatened by an evil Emperor, the blob comes to Earth looking for help. Instead, he finds a young boy. Help the blob dethrone the evil Emperor that's terrorizing Blobolonia and establish a friendship with the blob that will last a lifetime.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 35.2%, Platformer 17.8%, Family Friendly 16.6%, Puzzle 12.8%, Cute 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: It features a unique interaction-based puzzle system where you must learn how to utilize your companion to navigate complex environments.

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 23.5%, Family Friendly 13.9%, Platformer 13.7%, Funny 13.2%, Cute 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on exploration and puzzle-solving in a vibrant world, emphasizing creative movement and environmental interaction.

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: Metroidvania 23.9%, Nonlinear 15.7%, Puzzle Platformer 15%, Platformer 9.5%, Open World 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: An isometric puzzle-platformer that requires creative thinking to navigate its interconnected levels.

This is the original version of Braid from 2009, which may not work well on newer systems. For an updated version of the game with nicer graphics, more levels and a large amount of developer commentary, see Braid, Anniversary Edition.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 55.1%, Platformer 20.6%, Puzzle 15.6%, 2D 4.2%, Side Scroller 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: A classic puzzle-platformer that challenges your perspective on game mechanics, similar to how Toki Tori 2+ forces you to rethink world interactions.

Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.

Why similar: Metroidvania 54.5%, Platformer 13%, Side Scroller 11.1%, Cute 6.1%, 2D 6%

Why You'll Like It: A cute, cat-themed metroidvania that offers a tight, focused experience centered on exploration and environmental puzzles.

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: Metroidvania 20.8%, Puzzle Platformer 15.8%, Platformer 12.3%, Family Friendly 8.8%, Funny 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A collectathon platformer that encourages exploration and creative use of mechanics to progress through its world.

Alwa’s Legacy is a modern retro game full of dangerous dungeons, mystic items and ancient secrets. Upgrade your magic and choose your own path in this non-linear adventure game brimming with exploration.

Why similar: Metroidvania 36.3%, Puzzle Platformer 20.9%, Platformer 13%, Exploration 8.7%, Cute 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A modern metroidvania with a strong emphasis on puzzle-solving and exploration within a beautifully crafted 2D world.

Wield the awesome powers of Enril the wind spirit to guide and protect young Toku through this unique platform adventure.

Why similar: Metroidvania 30.8%, Platformer 27.1%, Puzzle Platformer 19.5%, Family Friendly 11.3%, Puzzle 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: It utilizes wind-based mechanics to solve puzzles and traverse the world, echoing the unique interaction style of Toki Tori 2+.

Dodge bullets, missiles and lasers in battle as you wrap your head around that bunny girl costume! Combo away with your mighty Piko Hammer or spam various spells from afar with your fiery fairy friend. Explore and explode through Rabi-Rabi Island as you collect power-ups and uncover secrets...

Why similar: Metroidvania 31.6%, Side Scroller 17.5%, Platformer 10.9%, Anime 10.2%, Cute 8%

Why You'll Like It: While more combat-focused, it offers a vast, non-linear world that rewards exploration and discovery in a similar fashion.

Throw on your nostalgia goggles and travel back in time with Super Win the Game, a retro-core explosion of exploration and platforming action!!

Why similar: Metroidvania 25.1%, Side Scroller 15.1%, Nonlinear 15%, Open World 9.1%, Platformer 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled exploration platformer that captures the joy of uncovering secrets in a non-linear world.

Deep within the realm of sleep, Sybil finds herself pulled to a distorted castle. Grow strong, and unlock new abilities to build up a deep movement system, fight enemies, find secrets, and free the weary soul of Castle Sansa, in this retro-inspired 3D Platformer Metroidvania.

Why similar: Metroidvania 49.1%, Nonlinear 20.4%, Platformer 14.8%, Exploration 10.5%, Fantasy 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes movement-based exploration and discovery, rewarding players who master the game's unique traversal mechanics.

Semblance is an innovative platformer with deformable terrain, set in a beautiful minimalist world. It’s a game that asks, what if you could deform and reshape the world itself? Semblance takes the idea of a ‘platform’ in a platformer and turns it on its head.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 18%, Side Scroller 15.6%, Platformer 10.9%, Nonlinear 7.9%, Family Friendly 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer where you can deform the world itself, offering a unique take on environmental interaction.

Play as an exiled 'wum' looking for a new home in this bizarre but charming world, filled with strange creatures, puzzles, monsters and political chaos.

Why similar: Metroidvania 28%, Puzzle Platformer 12.4%, Platformer 11.3%, Funny 8.3%, Exploration 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A quirky and exploration-heavy game that features a unique art style and a world full of secrets to discover.

With amazing new abilities, re-visit a land full of wonder on a new adventure in LostWinds 2: Winter of the Melodias - sequel to the award-winning ‘LostWinds’.

Why similar: Platformer 44.1%, Puzzle Platformer 39.1%, Puzzle 16.8%

Why You'll Like It: The sequel expands on the wind-manipulation mechanics, offering more complex puzzles and a beautiful, atmospheric world.

Play as an adorable chicken in this relaxing platformer. Jump, climb and solve puzzles to find the answer to the ULTIMATE question a chicken can ask...

Why similar: Platformer 15.4%, Puzzle Platformer 12.2%, Cute 11.3%, Relaxing 11.3%, Funny 11%

Why You'll Like It: A cozy, puzzle-adventure game that focuses on exploration and gentle problem-solving in a whimsical setting.

Adventuress Ittle Dew and her sidekick Tippsie crash onto a strange island, filled with loot and mysterious inhabitants. It quickly dawns on the duo that this might become their biggest adventure yet.Ittle Dew boils down the classic adventure formula until there is only fun left.

Why similar: Puzzle 38%, Cute 23.1%, Funny 13.6%, Exploration 11.6%, 2D 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-adventure game that features charming visuals and clever mechanics centered on environmental manipulation.

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 35%, Exploration 18.6%, Cute 13.7%, Platformer 10.4%, Relaxing 8%

Why You'll Like It: A vertical exploration game that focuses on climbing and environmental navigation, offering a relaxing yet engaging experience.

A Bomb Caterpillar's Big Adventure! "Öoo" is a charming yet mysterious exploration puzzle platformer where you discover creative ways to use bombs!

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.4%, Puzzle Platformer 23.3%, Platformer 11.6%, Exploration 8.8%, Puzzle 8.7%

Escape from a laboratory house in this unique puzzling platformer with a twist! All important objects are randomly placed in the world before the start of the game. Each playthrough will take a different path through the house, but can always be completed. A perfect introduction to Randomizers.

Why similar: Metroidvania 23.2%, Nonlinear 15.2%, Puzzle Platformer 14.4%, Platformer 8.9%, Funny 7%

Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.

Why similar: Metroidvania 69.1%, Platformer 16.5%, Exploration 4.8%, Action 4%, 2D 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: A deep, rewarding metroidvania that hides its secrets in plain sight, perfect for players who enjoy uncovering world mechanics.

Embark on an enchanting adventure in this breathtaking 2D Metroidvania game inspired by the rich folklore of Indonesia. Control Kimo and Wispy as they seek to recover the Shards of Light. Manipulate terrain to solve puzzles, befriend the natives of Lumina, and take abilities from powerful titans.✨

Why similar: Metroidvania 28.3%, Puzzle Platformer 16.8%, Platformer 10.9%, Cute 9.6%, Exploration 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A cute, stylized exploration game that focuses on discovery and navigating a magical environment.

Join Clef on an adventure set on a magical sky island where her family once lived. Solve puzzles, discover secrets, and experience a story of sisterly love – and something more, if you are willing to dig deeper…

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.8%, Platformer 15%, Exploration 11.5%, Puzzle 10.4%, Relaxing 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that emphasizes exploration and environmental interaction, matching the gentle tone of Toki Tori 2+.

In Hatup you'll have the mission to go through different challenges with your hat that will allow you to progress through the game's stages. Using different mechanics you will face many challenges and with different levels of difficulty.

Why similar: Metroidvania 23.4%, Side Scroller 15.2%, Puzzle Platformer 13.8%, Platformer 10.6%, Puzzle 6.8%

Five animal friends with unique abillities unite in this metroidvania adventure! You'll need to master each animal's skill to complete your quest! Play as the dog, duck, cat, frog and raccoon at the same time!

Why similar: Metroidvania 31.5%, Nonlinear 19.3%, Family Friendly 9.5%, Platformer 8.6%, Relaxing 8.4%

TORIDORI 2 is the wonderful world of a photographer who is able to capture his dreams in the photo, but he can only take 2 shots per dream. The differences of some details will be the difference between these two shots. Carefully explore every corner and enjoy the game.

Why similar: Relaxing 29.6%, Puzzle 20.4%, Cute 18.3%, Family Friendly 16.7%, Casual 11.2%

Carto is a charming adventure game wrapped around a unique, world-altering puzzle mechanic. Use this power to explore mysterious lands, help a quirky cast of characters, and guide Carto on her journey back to her family.

Why similar: Cute 14.5%, Relaxing 13.4%, Open World 12.3%, Puzzle 12.3%, Family Friendly 11.7%

Explore the mysterious island of Kindara in this vibrant 2D action-adventure. Fight and platform your way through jungles, icy peaks, castles, and crystal caverns in a non-linear interconnected world. Adventure awaits!

Why similar: Metroidvania 34.1%, Nonlinear 19.5%, Platformer 8.9%, Exploration 8.6%, Cute 6.7%

After falling from the sky into a miniature world, a tiny Elephant has a big adventure in store for them! Climb, dash, lift, and swim while exploring colorful pixel-art environments in this cute 2D puzzle-platformer! Can you collect all the Gems, reach the Tower in the clouds, and return home?

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 17.4%, Side Scroller 17%, Nonlinear 13.5%, Relaxing 9.6%, Puzzle 8%

A retro-inspired adventure puzzle game featuring multiple playable characters with interwoven storylines. Explore the natural (and unnatural) world for unique interactions and unlock items to aid you in your quest. There's nothing as simultaneously charming and strange as the world of Tux and Fanny.

Why similar: Relaxing 18.2%, Exploration 15.7%, Puzzle 14%, Funny 12.7%, Nonlinear 12%

Simulation World - This is a puzzle, story and open world. Feel the vanilla atmosphere as you progress through the puzzles. Rescue the simulation from a virus that wants to destroy the computer world

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.5%, Side Scroller 20.5%, Platformer 14.6%, Puzzle 11.3%, Open World 8.9%

Traverse through a fantastical island and utilize the local fauna to destroy obstacles. In this 2D platform, the player controls a character that has crash landed on a tropical island. Complete puzzles utilizing the creatures' unique abilities in order to fix their ship and return to the Skyway!

Why similar: Side Scroller 24.2%, Puzzle Platformer 22.9%, Platformer 14%, Puzzle 9.5%, Cute 7.8%

Explore in a black-and-white world. You'll encounter interesting enemies, feel smooth physics effects, freely combine props to solve fun puzzles, use powerful weapons, and defeat cool bosses.

Why similar: Metroidvania 31.4%, Puzzle Platformer 18.4%, Platformer 10.7%, Open World 10.6%, Exploration 8.2%

Musical Metroidvania, with pixel art to die for. Guide orphaned chick 'Birb', on a platform adventure, as he faces off against the denizens of the forest in rhythm-action boss battles. Acclaimed for its gorgeous animation, and heart-warming storytelling, as Birb strives to discover his true origins.

Why similar: Metroidvania 28.5%, Side Scroller 17.7%, Puzzle Platformer 17.2%, Platformer 10.8%, Exploration 7.4%

TitTok 2 - Minimalistic adventure 2D puzzle platformer with cats, explosions and spinning saws! Continuation of the first part. TikTok ≠ TitTok

Why similar: Side Scroller 47.6%, Casual 21.1%, Cute 19.1%, 2D 12.2%

Push apples, move the rafts, and outsmart silly enemies in this adorable puzzle adventure!

Why similar: Funny 21.4%, Relaxing 21.3%, Puzzle 20.8%, Cute 19.1%, 2D 11.2%

Pages of Time: Prologue is a 2D platformer puzzle game. Play as the witch who controls the magic of time, in a beautiful and magnificent magic academy, utilize the skills of recording and rewinding time, solve all kinds of puzzles, and look forward to the adventure of the future.

Why similar: Metroidvania 30.7%, Puzzle Platformer 18.4%, Puzzle 13.3%, Platformer 12.3%, Cute 12%

Ittle and Tippsie crash onto yet another island filled with loot, puzzles and mysterious inhabitants! With the help of a magical map, they set out to steal eight pieces of a raft from increasingly improbable locations including beaches, prairies, an art exhibit and some dude's basement.

Why similar: Cute 33.4%, Puzzle 27.3%, Action 22.2%, Funny 17.1%

Seasons After Fall is a 2D platform-puzzler game that will let you dive into a captivating universe and explore a land governed by magic and nature.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.6%, Platformer 20.3%, Metroidvania 19.9%, Side Scroller 10.4%, Cute 8.5%

Help Puzzled Cat use jetpacks, portals, bombs, gum, and more to conquer treacherous platforming stages. Play your own way using save states to explore a world full of challenges and secrets - but can you find the way through? Travel through time and space and reach enlightenment.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.6%, Side Scroller 17.1%, Platformer 14.2%, Puzzle 9.2%, Cute 9.2%

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: Platformer 41.2%, Family Friendly 13.1%, Funny 11.3%, Exploration 10%, Colorful 9.2%

Summon portals to overcome vicious beasts, devious puzzles and fiendish platforming challenges. Master the unique powers of each portal to stop the collapse of reality, while exploring lush, hand-drawn worlds and unraveling a deep narrative full of mysteries.

Why similar: Metroidvania 34.5%, Side Scroller 18.7%, Platformer 17.2%, Exploration 8.3%, Open World 8%

Wenjia is a 2D platform game with puzzle-solving elements. Players can freely travel between two realms (the material world and the energy world), each of them with different challenges and obstacles. Players must utilize both realms’ mechanisms to reach their final goal.

Why similar: Metroidvania 24.9%, Puzzle Platformer 15.4%, Side Scroller 15%, Platformer 9.9%, Family Friendly 7.6%

Swing over spikes and pits, find the secrets of a mysterious tree and overcome difficult challenges as a brave tiny lizard in this small adventure.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.3%, Platformer 15.1%, Cute 12.1%, Side Scroller 11.8%, Exploration 10.9%

ToriDori is a world at the intersection of time. Take on the role of a mystical ship captain and set out to search for differences and temporal paradoxes. A relaxing adventure suitable for all ages awaits you. Pet the cat and set sail!

Why similar: Puzzle 28.4%, Family Friendly 19.8%, Casual 19.6%, Cute 19.6%, Relaxing 12.6%

Tukoni: Prologue is a point-and-click puzzle adventure, based on a series of award-winning books by the Ukrainian artist Oksana Bula. Play as Tukoni, the forest spirits, as you meet unique characters, solve captivating puzzles, craft new items, and explore a magical world filled with kindness.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.8%, Side Scroller 21.6%, Platformer 16.2%, Puzzle 13%, Cute 10.3%

Use your trusty Mekabolt device to manipulate robots, solve a variety of puzzling levels and obtain batteries to fix the robots!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.6%, Platformer 16.2%, Relaxing 11.1%, Puzzle 10.9%, Cute 9.6%

Figment 2: Creed Valley is an action-adventure game set in the human mind. Face bosses in musical showdowns, make your way through puzzles, and explore unique environments.

Why similar: Metroidvania 30.4%, Exploration 14%, Puzzle 13.7%, Cute 13.4%, Fantasy 8.9%

A legendary series returns with a grand new adventure! Enjoy a colorful action-adventure game made alongside Ryuichi Nishizawa, creator of the original Wonder Boy in Monster World series.

Why similar: Metroidvania 38.4%, Platformer 14.3%, Side Scroller 13.3%, Anime 6.4%, Exploration 5.7%

The fast paced platforming of Freedom Planet returns! Become a full-time cartoon heroine and use abilities and items suited to your play style to explore the world of Avalice and defend its animal citizens!

Why similar: Side Scroller 27.6%, Puzzle Platformer 20.2%, Platformer 19%, Anime 11%, Colorful 7.8%

Find your way in a world of breezy, thoughtful puzzles, along a charming journey of self-discovery.

Why similar: Puzzle 20.3%, Exploration 17.5%, Funny 15.8%, Relaxing 15.7%, Colorful 13%