Games Like Wuppo: Definitive Edition

Owlboy is a story-driven platform adventure game, where you can fly and explore a brand new world in the clouds! Pick up your friends, and bring them with you as you explore the open skies, in one of the most detailed adventures of this era.

Why similar: Metroidvania 27.9%, Platformer 12.3%, Puzzle Platformer 11.9%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Funny 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Shares Wuppo's eccentric indie charm, detailed pixel art, and a whimsical yet emotional adventure.

A musical platforming adventure with an emotional story. Play as a silly bard and use music to interact with everything on a journey around the world. Along the way you'll explore, solve puzzles, and meet a huge cast of characters!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 35.4%, Platformer 11.3%, Story Rich 10.6%, Funny 10.6%, Cute 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: Captures a similar uplifting, musical quirkiness and whimsical storytelling style.

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 39.7%, Platformer 14.8%, Great Soundtrack 14%, Family Friendly 8.4%, Puzzle Platformer 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Blends creative platforming mechanics with a colorful, laid-back world full of quirky inhabitants.

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: Great Soundtrack 30.4%, Local Co-Op 11.5%, Metroidvania 11.3%, Cute 9.8%, Story Rich 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Features the same endearing, hand-drawn art style and quirky, heartfelt character interactions.

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: Great Soundtrack 30.1%, Hand-drawn 13.4%, Puzzle 11%, Funny 10.4%, Cute 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Presents a surreal, imaginative world driven by charming musical elements and clever puzzle-solving.

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: Platformer 20.3%, Great Soundtrack 18.5%, Local Co-Op 18.2%, Funny 9.4%, Family Friendly 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a similarly silly, lighthearted tone paired with whimsical side-scrolling action.

Pikuniku is an absurdly wonderful puzzle-exploration game that takes place in a strange but playful world where not everything is as happy as it seems. Help peculiar characters overcome struggles, uncover a deep state conspiracy, and start a little revolution in this delightful dystopian adventure!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 14.7%, Co-op 13.9%, Local Co-Op 11%, Cute 9.1%, Funny 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers a delightfully absurd, colorful world filled with silly characters and light puzzle-platforming.

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 33.8%, Platformer 13.2%, 2D Platformer 8.2%, Cute 7%, Story Rich 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Combines smooth Metroidvania exploration with a vibrant, charming aesthetic and delightful creatures.

World to the West is a standalone followup of Teslagrad, the indie hit that sold more than 1.6 million copies worldwide. A vast world of blue skies and dark caves awaits you in this 3D action adventure, as you try to unveil the mysteries of an ancient prophecy.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 20.1%, Exploration 15%, Family Friendly 12.6%, Action 11.1%, Funny 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features quirky characters and an eccentric top-down adventure vibe reminiscent of Wuppo's strange universe.

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 35%, Platformer 14.6%, 2D Platformer 14.3%, Exploration 7.9%, Cute 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a cute and creative Metroidvania experience focused on gentle exploration and unique creature interactions.

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: Great Soundtrack 25.1%, Platformer 17.9%, Metroidvania 16.9%, Puzzle Platformer 13.4%, Hand-drawn 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Immerses you in a magical, atmospheric forest with a strong emphasis on charming exploration.

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 40.4%, Puzzle Platformer 15.5%, Platformer 12.4%, Exploration 10.1%, Puzzle 9%

Why You'll Like It: Explores a bizarre, atmospheric underground labyrinth filled with cryptic secrets and charming pixel art.

Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.

Why similar: Metroidvania 38.3%, Great Soundtrack 14.6%, Platformer 11.3%, Puzzle Platformer 11.1%, Story Rich 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Presents a detailed, story-driven action-platformer with a memorable cast of eccentric personalities.

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 56.4%, Platformer 14.2%, Cute 6.3%, 2D 6%, Action 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers a compact, charming retro metroidvania adventure starring an adventurous little cat.

“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning Action-Platformer crafted by Moon Studios.

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.6%, Great Soundtrack 27.2%, Platformer 13.9%, Difficult 6.9%, Story Rich 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers a breathtakingly atmospheric platforming journey with an emotional, fairytale-like story.

Play as an adorable yet trouble-making turnip. Avoid paying taxes, solve plantastic puzzles, harvest crops and battle massive beasts all in a journey to tear down a corrupt vegetable government!

Why similar: Funny 16.9%, Exploration 14.8%, Puzzle 14.2%, Great Soundtrack 13.9%, Cute 13.7%

Why You'll Like It: Brings a similarly humorous, slightly unhinged indie vibe with quirky character quests.

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

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 35%, Exploration 22.5%, Cute 19.5%, Family Friendly 11.8%, Funny 8%

Why You'll Like It: Captures a cozy, exploratory spirit where you interact with quirky animals and uncover hidden delights.

SteamWorld Dig is back! Dig deep, gain riches and unearth the terrors of the underworld in this platform mining adventure influenced by classic Metroidvania style games.

Why similar: Metroidvania 47.2%, Platformer 17.6%, Great Soundtrack 12.8%, 2D 5.2%, Action 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: Features engaging underground exploration and charming mechanical upgrades akin to Wuppo's progression.

Set off on a delightful expedition and use your photographic eye to uncover the mysteries of the magical TOEM in this hand-drawn adventure game. Chat with quirky characters, solve their problems by snapping neat photos, and make your way through a relaxing landscape!

Why similar: Hand-drawn 18.7%, Family Friendly 16.3%, Funny 16%, Exploration 15.4%, Puzzle 15.2%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a relaxing, wholesome photographic adventure filled with charmingly weird characters to help out.

Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

Why similar: Metroidvania 33.9%, Great Soundtrack 20.8%, Platformer 11.1%, Difficult 11%, Exploration 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a vast, beautifully drawn underground world for deep exploration and challenging combat.

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: Family Friendly 29.9%, Funny 26.7%, Cute 25%, Colorful 15.6%, Singleplayer 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a joyful, low-stress exploratory experience centered around childlike wonder and friendly quests.

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 29.4%, Great Soundtrack 29.2%, Family Friendly 9.4%, Funny 7.1%, Exploration 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: Features delightful 2D platforming challenges and a vibrant, playful animal-filled kingdom.

Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight is the fourth installment in the beloved Momodora series of 2D platformers. Unleash ravaging combos against a variety of formidable monsters and deftly dodge your way through a cursed land to seek audience with the Queen and dispel the evil that threatens all life.

Why similar: Metroidvania 33.3%, 2D Platformer 14%, Difficult 12.8%, Platformer 12.3%, Exploration 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Presents a charming pixel-art metroidvania with tight action and a mysterious atmosphere.

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: Hand-drawn 15.3%, Cute 14.2%, Family Friendly 12.3%, Puzzle 11.6%, Exploration 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: Presents a charming puzzle adventure where you physically rearrange the map to explore a whimsical world.

Fly into a charming handcrafted world and go on an adventure that mixes up open exploration with crispy twin-stick shooter action. Fight your way from the shiny overworld to the deepest caves, improve your ship and overcome the dungeons' bosses to rescue your friends!

Why similar: Metroidvania 56.2%, Exploration 14.8%, Cute 11.6%, Colorful 7.4%, 2D 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: Blends top-down Zelda-like exploration with smooth metroidvania progression and a cute aesthetic.

Yukumo is a young girl traversing the world in her beloved airship. Upon arriving at a certain town, her airship breaks down. She decides to explore the town to search for parts for repair; however, the town has fallen silent, with no trace of its inhabitants...

Why similar: Cute 31%, Exploration 27.6%, Colorful 21.2%, Action 13.9%, Singleplayer 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: Features a surreal, visually distinct world built for peaceful exploration and whimsical charm.

Gomez is a 2D creature living in a 2D world. Or is he? When the existence of a mysterious 3rd dimension is revealed to him, Gomez is sent out on a journey that will take him to the very end of time and space. Use your ability to navigate 3D structures from 4 distinct classic 2D perspectives.

Why similar: Platformer 29%, Great Soundtrack 28%, Puzzle 16.4%, Exploration 10.8%, Puzzle Platformer 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Combines dimension-shifting puzzle mechanics with a whimsical, cryptic indie aesthetic.

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: Metroidvania 25.2%, Difficult 22.1%, Platformer 15.2%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Exploration 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a deeply atmospheric ecosystem to explore, though with a much harsher survival challenge.

I can see the signs in my sleep now, always guiding me closer. Will this really work? Have we almost achieved the impossible?

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.9%, Platformer 18.6%, 2D Platformer 18.4%, Puzzle 12.8%, Family Friendly 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: Engages players with clever puzzle mechanics inside a visually creative, interconnected world.

Explore a vast, interconnected dream world full of secrets and collectibles in this metroidvania adventure inspired by classic 2D platformers. Reclaim your lost memories to save Slumberland from the mysterious Oblivion.

Why similar: Metroidvania 33.2%, 2D Platformer 14.2%, Hand-drawn 10.4%, Platformer 9.3%, Family Friendly 8.2%

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 19.8%, Platformer 12.4%, Puzzle Platformer 11%, Family Friendly 8.8%, 2D Platformer 8.8%

Play the critically acclaimed masterpiece. Embark on a new journey in a vast, exotic world where you’ll encounter towering enemies and challenging puzzles on your quest to unravel Ori’s destiny.

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.1%, Great Soundtrack 24.5%, Platformer 13%, Difficult 5.4%, Cute 4.9%

A 2D action-adventure through a surreal, subconscious world. Explore moody dungeons, buildings, and atmospheric lands, evoked by dreamy music and visuals. Help the human Young awaken from their dream!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 33.5%, Exploration 31.1%, 2D 15.3%, Puzzle 8.3%, Singleplayer 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: Presents a surreal, dreamlike indie adventure with a unique atmosphere and quirky inhabitants.

“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning action-platformer crafted by Moon Studios for PC.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 31.1%, Metroidvania 24.4%, Platformer 11.6%, Difficult 6%, Story Rich 5.1%

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 29.9%, Puzzle Platformer 15.8%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Platformer 11.4%, Exploration 7.9%

ibb & obb is a two player cooperative game set in a puzzle filled world where gravity goes both up and down. You can only succeed by working closely together. Find a friend for some true local co-op couch fun or match up online.

Why similar: Co-op 25.2%, Local Co-Op 22%, Platformer 12.2%, Puzzle 9.7%, Great Soundtrack 6.8%

Gun-jump your way through a buzzing world full of quirky monsters, tricky puzzles, and outlandish bosses in this fast-paced, lighthearted Metroidvania.

Why similar: Metroidvania 35.9%, Platformer 14.5%, Funny 9.8%, Exploration 9%, Family Friendly 9%

A creature-scanning metroidvania. Explore an ancient paradise before it's lost forever. Study the EMUUROM creatures, document your findings in the EMUUDEX, and use what you learn to unlock new paths.

Why similar: Metroidvania 31%, Puzzle Platformer 12.9%, Platformer 11.9%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Exploration 8.1%

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: Great Soundtrack 27.2%, Platformer 20.7%, Family Friendly 11.3%, Colorful 9.6%, Exploration 8.7%

MONOWAVE is a puzzle adventure through colorful worlds powered by four emotions. Alone or with a friend, express your feelings through song, empathize with your spirit friends, and solve puzzles to find your way forward.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 15.9%, Local Co-Op 13.9%, Platformer 13.3%, Hand-drawn 10.9%, Co-op 10%

Moo Lander is a 2D action-adventure RPG with metroidvania elements featuring an epic plot, mighty cow bosses, beautiful environments, clever puzzles, and lots of milk!

Why similar: Metroidvania 26.7%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Co-op 9.5%, Exploration 9.1%, Local Co-Op 9.1%

Slime-san was minding his own business when suddenly… A giant worm appeared and gobbled him up! Deep within the worm’s belly, Slime-san has to face a decision: Be digested by the incoming wall of stomach acid... Or jump, slide and slime his way through the worm and back out its mouth!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 20.2%, Platformer 15.4%, 2D Platformer 15%, Difficult 14.5%, Local Co-Op 10.9%

Boasting beautiful, hand-drawn animations and a re-orchestrated soundtrack, the cult classic returns with a unique blend of exploration, action, and adventure!

Why similar: Metroidvania 28.8%, Great Soundtrack 18.5%, Platformer 17.9%, Hand-drawn 8.6%, Difficult 6%

Crypt Custodian is a charming metroidvania about cleaning up the afterlife. Play as Pluto - a mischievous cat who has died, and is sentenced to be the afterworld's janitor... FOREVER! Hang out with other doomed ghosts, battle beasts, and explore a vastly expansive landscape.

Why similar: Metroidvania 37.4%, Platformer 10.1%, Exploration 8.7%, Cute 8.6%, Hand-drawn 8.3%

Run, gun and explore an open undercity in this otherworldly non-linear Metroidvania adventure about the Old Gods, strange creatures and the remnants of a lost world!

Why similar: Metroidvania 37.4%, Great Soundtrack 16%, Platformer 11.9%, Difficult 11.3%, Local Co-Op 9.8%

Embark on a grand adventure in Phoenotopia! An action-adventure puzzle platformer inspired by the great classics. Meet charming townsfolk, brave the dungeons, and thwart evil in your quest to save your family.

Why similar: Metroidvania 40.6%, Platformer 19.2%, Puzzle Platformer 16.5%, Action 6%, Cute 6%

GoNNER is a tough as hell procedurally-generated 2D platformer with roguelike elements, following the largely misunderstood and altruistic Ikk on a journey to cheer up his only friend in this world - a giant landbound whale named Sally - by searching for just the right trinket in the deep and dark places nearby.

Why similar: Platformer 34.5%, Great Soundtrack 31.7%, Difficult 17.3%, 2D 5.5%, Cute 4.7%

"TurnOn" tells the spellbinding tale of a brave alien creature and its striking journey through blackout world, in an incredibly colorful and detailed platformer without platforms.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 17.9%, Platformer 12.7%, Puzzle Platformer 12.5%, Family Friendly 8.1%, Funny 7.2%

You have to find out what happened in this fantastic world and help the Raccoon find his way home!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.3%, Difficult 17.2%, Funny 10.9%, Cute 9.8%, Family Friendly 9.3%

MO: Astray is a pixel art, side-scrolling, action-platformer. Lead MO through mind-bending puzzles using special abilities. Bizarre enemies, threatening traps and ingenious level designs await.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 22.4%, Puzzle Platformer 21.5%, Platformer 16.9%, Cute 9%, Difficult 7.7%

You are Zack. Juggle balls with unique properties through platforming puzzles to a goal at the end of each stage. Help Zack fill his treasured book of stickers to unlock optional challenge levels, where you race against the timer to destroy targets as fast as possible.

Why similar: Platformer 35%, Puzzle Platformer 32.6%, Puzzle 17%, Action 15.3%

Overcooked is a chaotic couch co-op cooking game for one to four players. Working as a team, you and your fellow chefs must prepare, cook and serve up a variety of tasty orders before the baying customers storm out in a huff.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 43.4%, Co-op 23.1%, Family Friendly 12.3%, Funny 11.7%, Cute 5.6%

C&F Inc. teleporters are going offline all over the place, and it's up to an intrepid frog employee to fix the situation.

Why similar: Difficult 29.8%, Platformer 29.6%, Great Soundtrack 21%, 2D 9%, Action 7%

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 26.9%, Exploration 12.2%, Cute 11.7%, Puzzle 11.6%, Hand-drawn 9.5%

An epic open-world puzzle Metroidbrainia that respects your intelligence! Knowledge is your superpower. Use creatures as tools to determine your own path.

Why similar: Metroidvania 31.8%, Puzzle Platformer 14.4%, Platformer 12.4%, Exploration 7.7%, Cute 7.2%

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 21.5%, Puzzle Platformer 9.7%, 2D Platformer 9.5%, Platformer 8.8%, Score Attack 7.3%

🦆 Marbles and 🐢 Checkers need your help finding their way home after being swept away in a storm. In this 90s buddy-platformer there's a ton of stuff to do and even more to collect!

Why similar: 2D Platformer 19.2%, Platformer 17.1%, Difficult 16.4%, Co-op 12%, Local Co-Op 11.3%

A hand-drawn tribute to hilarious '90s adventure games (with none of the accompanying frustration). Play as Joey Claire, a puzzle-solving teen snatched out of her time (1994) and place (Earth) and stranded on a hostile alien planet on the brink of rebellion.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 45.8%, Cute 9.4%, Story Rich 9%, Puzzle 7.5%, Difficult 6.8%

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 39.2%, Platformer 15.8%, Great Soundtrack 15.4%, Exploration 5.9%, Action 5.8%

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 33.4%, Puzzle Platformer 14.7%, Platformer 13.4%, Exploration 8.6%, Cute 8.3%