Games Like Yooka-Laylee

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: Collectathon 29.7%, 3D Platformer 24.9%, Great Soundtrack 11.7%, Platformer 6.8%, Cute 6%

Why You'll Like It: This game is the definitive modern indie 3D platformer that perfectly captures the charm and tight movement of the genre's classics.

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 24.6%, Adventure 19.3%, Great Soundtrack 17.3%, Indie 10.7%, Family Friendly 7%

Why You'll Like It: While it shifts to a 2.5D perspective, it retains the exact same humor, characters, and satisfying collectathon loop of the original.

Same sick burns, same smoldering attitude, now all scaled up in stunning HD, Spyro is back in the Spyro™ Reignited Trilogy! Rekindle the fire with remastered versions of the original three games, Spyro™ the Dragon, Spyro™ 2: Ripto's Rage! and Spyro™: Year of the Dragon.

Why similar: 3D Platformer 30.4%, Collectathon 24.6%, Platformer 8.7%, Great Soundtrack 7.9%, Family Friendly 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: This collection remains the gold standard for 3D platforming exploration and collection-based progression.

Jump, burrow, and tail swipe your way to victory in this love letter to classic 3D platformers!

Why similar: Collectathon 32.5%, 3D Platformer 25.1%, Platformer 11%, Family Friendly 6.5%, Adventure 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A polished and family-friendly 3D platformer that focuses on simple, joyful movement and hidden secrets.

Hop, spin, and time-travel your way through 11 vibrant worlds in this lovingly crafted 3D platformer. Join Clive the rabbit and Wrench the monkey on his back as they chase an evil genius across history to save the future. And yes, it all unfolds from the chilly cockpit of a 1950s refrigerator.

Why similar: 3D Platformer 44.3%, Adventure 20.5%, Platformer 18.1%, Action 10.3%, Exploration 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A direct homage to the N64-era collectathon style, featuring a duo exploring diverse worlds just like Yooka and Laylee.

Are you ready, kids? The cult classic is back, faithfully remade in spongetastic splendor! Play as SpongeBob, Patrick and Sandy and show the evil Plankton that crime pays even less than Mr. Krabs.

Why similar: 3D Platformer 36.2%, Collectathon 14.1%, Great Soundtrack 11.5%, Family Friendly 9%, Adventure 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A cult-classic 3D platformer that emphasizes collecting items across large, thematic open areas.

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 26.9%, Collectathon 26.1%, Platformer 9%, Family Friendly 8.1%, Cute 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: A delightful exploration-focused game where you collect items and creatures in a massive, oversized world.

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 42%, Platformer 13.5%, Great Soundtrack 12.1%, Colorful 7.6%, Adventure 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: Features incredibly creative level design and character-driven storytelling that matches the personality of the Yooka-Laylee universe.

Inspired by the golden age of 3D Platformers, Kao The Kangaroo returns in a whole new adventure! Embark on an epic journey, master magical gloves, explore lush environments and take Kao through his most grand tale yet!

Why similar: Collectathon 31.8%, 3D Platformer 27.8%, Family Friendly 6.8%, Colorful 6.5%, Retro 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: A classic 3D platformer that focuses on combat and exploration in a colorful, lighthearted setting.

G'day, Mate. Explore the wilds of Australia with TY the Tasmanian Tiger, the charming Aussie platformer.

Why similar: Collectathon 32.7%, 3D Platformer 24.6%, Platformer 10.4%, Family Friendly 6.1%, Colorful 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A classic 3D platformer that features open-world hubs and a heavy emphasis on collecting items to progress.

Your favorite marsupial, Crash Bandicoot™, is back! He’s enhanced, entranced and ready-to-dance with the N. Sane Trilogy. Relive all your favorite moments in Crash Bandicoot™, Crash Bandicoot™ 2: Cortex Strikes Back and Crash Bandicoot™ 3: Warped, now in fully-remastered graphical glory!

Why similar: 3D Platformer 39.9%, Platformer 16.1%, Great Soundtrack 13.7%, Adventure 5.5%, Family Friendly 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: While more linear, it provides the quintessential 3D platforming challenge and satisfying completionist goals.

Pumpkin Jack is a Spooky Scary 3D platformer in which you embody Jack, the Mythical Pumpkin Lord! Dive into an Epic Adventure through otherworldly landscapes and help the Evil annihilate the Good!

Why similar: 3D Platformer 31.3%, Collectathon 26.3%, Adventure 8.6%, Colorful 7.9%, Great Soundtrack 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A spooky yet colorful 3D platformer that blends action and exploration in a way that feels very accessible.

Ready. Set. YO! - Join Penny & Yo-Yo in a kinetic 3D-platformer bursting with innovative gameplay! Showcase your catalog of tricks and chain impressive combos to deliver Penny & Yo-Yo's perfect breakout performance. Take the stage with this vibrant pair in Penny’s Big Breakaway.

Why similar: 3D Platformer 40.7%, Platformer 17.5%, Adventure 10.5%, Colorful 9%, Great Soundtrack 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a unique momentum-based movement system that makes navigating its vibrant 3D environments a joy.

The unauthorized, kid-friendly version of the classic Stephen King thriller (or maybe not, maybe it's just a game about one-horned goatbabies)

Why similar: Collectathon 35.7%, 3D Platformer 27.4%, Platformer 9.9%, Retro 6.3%, Colorful 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: A love letter to the N64 era that perfectly replicates the feel of early 3D platformers with a focus on gathering collectibles.

Hell Pie is an obscene 3D platformer that takes bad taste to the next level! Hell Pie sees you grab the horns of Nate, the ‘Demon of Bad Taste’. He is given the honorable task of gathering the disgusting ingredients for Satan’s infamous birthday pie!

Why similar: Collectathon 35.8%, 3D Platformer 28%, Platformer 13.6%, Family Friendly 5.8%, Adventure 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: An irreverent 3D platformer that leans heavily into the collectathon mechanics and exploration-heavy level design.

Poi is a 3D platformer featuring two kids on a grand adventure to unravel the mysteries of the Milky Way Globe. Explore uncharted lands, compete in challenge levels, meet quirky characters and defeat comical creatures on a journey to become a Master Explorer.

Why similar: Collectathon 31.8%, 3D Platformer 23.5%, Platformer 10%, Family Friendly 6.9%, Colorful 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A pure 3D platformer designed specifically to evoke the feeling of early 3D exploration games.

Embark on a magical journey in Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed! Shape your adventure with the stroke of a brush and transform Wasteland as Mickey Mouse in this beautifully recreated 3D platformer.

Why similar: 3D Platformer 46.5%, Platformer 15.5%, Family Friendly 14.7%, Exploration 8.4%, Funny 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A creative 3D platformer that rewards exploration and interaction with the environment to solve puzzles.

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: Platformer 29.8%, Great Soundtrack 19.6%, Family Friendly 14.8%, Adventure 13.1%, Cute 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A unique blend of pinball and platforming that encourages exploration and discovery in a vibrant, interconnected world.

PAC-MAN arrives home on his birthday to find the Ghosts have kidnapped PAC-MAN’s family and ruined his party! Off to the rescue, PAC-MAN sets out to Ghost Island!

Why similar: 3D Platformer 42.9%, Platformer 15.3%, Family Friendly 13.4%, Retro 7.6%, Cute 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A faithful remake of a classic 3D platformer that focuses on navigating colorful worlds and collecting items.

Wish-granting Mermaid’s Tears in the hands of SpongeBob and Patrick… What could go wrong? Sure, the very fabric holding the universe together could come undone, opening portals into wild Wishworlds. But that’s nothing our favorite sponge can’t handle- with the right cosmic costume!

Why similar: 3D Platformer 38.9%, Platformer 16.4%, Family Friendly 12.4%, Collectathon 7.2%, Colorful 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A modern 3D platformer that captures the fun, lighthearted spirit of the franchise with plenty of collectibles.

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: Collectathon 32.2%, 3D Platformer 23.8%, Platformer 10.1%, Family Friendly 7.7%, Colorful 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based take on the collectathon genre that forces you to think differently about movement and navigation.

Blast your way through an interdimensional adventure with Ratchet and Clank – now on PC! Help them take on an evil emperor from another reality as you jump between action-packed worlds and beyond at hyper-speed!

Why similar: 3D Platformer 50.8%, Family Friendly 11.3%, Adventure 10.8%, Platformer 8.8%, Funny 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: Provides high-fidelity 3D platforming action with a focus on gadgets and exploration across diverse planets.

Experience Sonic like never before!

Why similar: 3D Platformer 34.3%, Great Soundtrack 24.6%, Platformer 10.7%, Open World 8.5%, Adventure 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Offers an open-world approach to 3D platforming that emphasizes speed and exploration across large zones.

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 46.7%, Platformer 12.6%, Adventure 11.6%, Family Friendly 11.5%, Cute 6%

Why You'll Like It: The original entry in the Lucky series, offering a charming and straightforward 3D platforming experience.

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: Collectathon 32.9%, 3D Platformer 23.5%, Platformer 10.6%, Family Friendly 5.7%, Colorful 5.1%

The ultimate version of the 3D Platformer with attitude! Join Beebz on three seperate adventures to ultimately claim the Demon Queen title! Jump, spin and punch your way across the turfs with this Expressive Platformer!

Why similar: Collectathon 34.5%, 3D Platformer 24.9%, Platformer 11.3%, Colorful 6.1%, Funny 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: Features unique 3D platforming mechanics and a heavy emphasis on mastering movement to reach hidden areas.

Go Bananas with your favorite monkey gang in the ultimate Super Monkey Ball adventure!

Why similar: Platformer 28.9%, 3D Platformer 22.6%, Colorful 18.1%, Great Soundtrack 12.4%, Action 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on precision movement and collecting items within intricate, physics-based 3D stages.

Celebrate 20 years of Sonic in an all new adventure that delivers a definitive experience to Sonic fans new and old!

Why similar: 3D Platformer 30.5%, Great Soundtrack 23.6%, Platformer 21.4%, Family Friendly 5.4%, Colorful 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: A celebration of the series that features high-speed 3D platforming and classic level design.

A Psychic Odyssey Through the Minds of Misfits, Monsters, and Madmen. This classic action/adventure platformer from acclaimed developers Double Fine Productions follows the story of a young psychic named Razputin.

Why similar: Platformer 25.1%, 3D Platformer 25.1%, Collectathon 13%, Adventure 8.4%, Great Soundtrack 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: The original cult classic that set the bar for imaginative 3D platforming and character-driven humor.

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 46.4%, Platformer 21.3%, Exploration 9.5%, Cute 8.5%, Adventure 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: Combines challenging 3D platforming with combat and exploration in a mysterious, interconnected world.

Sonic Mania is an all-new adventure with Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles full of unique bosses, rolling 2D landscapes, and fun classic gameplay.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 33.9%, Platformer 23.4%, Retro 11.2%, Colorful 9.3%, Family Friendly 7.8%

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 27.1%, Collectathon 26.2%, Platformer 12.1%, Family Friendly 7.8%, Colorful 7%

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: Great Soundtrack 25.4%, Platformer 23.2%, Adventure 10.6%, Retro 10.3%, Funny 9.2%

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 26.1%, Platformer 11.7%, Adventure 11.6%, Colorful 10.9%, Family Friendly 7.5%

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 25.9%, Great Soundtrack 16.1%, Adventure 13.8%, Family Friendly 10.3%, Colorful 7.8%

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: Collectathon 25.5%, 3D Platformer 23.8%, Family Friendly 12.3%, Colorful 9.4%, Funny 7.8%

Unbox: Newbie's Adventure is a 90s style 3D platformer about the ultimate postal service, self-delivering cardboard boxes! Unbox: Newbie's Adventure has giant worlds full of challenges, collectibles and boxy boss battles!

Why similar: 3D Platformer 44.5%, Collectathon 13.3%, Adventure 10.1%, Open World 9.9%, Platformer 4.4%

It’s About Time - the critically-acclaimed Crash Bandicoot™ 4: It's About Time is now on Steam!

Why similar: 3D Platformer 47%, Platformer 19.5%, Adventure 7.3%, Action 5.1%, Great Soundtrack 4.9%

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: Great Soundtrack 26.1%, Platformer 20.4%, Family Friendly 11.4%, Colorful 9.9%, Exploration 9%

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 33.3%, Platformer 33.1%, Retro 12.8%, Adventure 7.1%, Indie 5.7%

Experience the magical universe of Rayman with legendary 2D gameplay that has captured the hearts of millions of fans!

Why similar: Platformer 36.8%, Great Soundtrack 22.2%, Colorful 9.3%, Adventure 8.3%, Funny 6.2%

Fight your way across the celestial world of Avalice where cats are green, motorcycles drive up walls and monster girls do most of the buttkicking! Freedom Planet is a cartoony, combat-based platform adventure that pits a spunky dragonoid and her friends against an alien attack force.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 33.5%, Platformer 33.5%, Retro 10.1%, Indie 5.8%, Action 5.6%

When the Deadly Six threaten to destroy his world, Sonic’s new moves & power-ups are the only way to defeat them before it’s too late!

Why similar: 3D Platformer 36.4%, Great Soundtrack 22.8%, Platformer 17.6%, Adventure 8.6%, Family Friendly 4.2%

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: Collectathon 32.6%, 3D Platformer 24.8%, Platformer 10.3%, Colorful 4.9%, Cute 4.4%

Discover the Marsupilamis as you have never seen them before in an adventure full of surprises!

Why similar: Platformer 24%, Family Friendly 14.2%, Colorful 13.8%, Adventure 10.6%, Funny 9.4%

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: Collectathon 29%, 3D Platformer 20.6%, Platformer 11%, Colorful 6.3%, Family Friendly 5.1%

Styx returns in a new stealth adventure! Explore and master huge open environments, sneak past or assassinate new enemies and bosses, and experiment with the new array of lethal abilities and weapons in our goblin assassin's arsenal.

Why similar: Adventure 39%, Action 21%, Open World 16.4%, Singleplayer 11%, Comedy 7.1%

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 30.7%, Adventure 14.8%, Colorful 12.9%, Funny 9.6%, Cute 8.4%

DuckTales: Remastered is a beautiful hand-crafted reimagining of one of the most cherished 8-bit titles of all time. Go back to one of the golden ages of gaming, now refined with a level of detail that will please the most hardened devoted Disney or retro Capcom fan alike.

Why similar: Platformer 36.1%, Great Soundtrack 21.8%, Adventure 12.9%, Retro 11.4%, Family Friendly 6.1%

Mickey Mouse returns to star in Castle of Illusion, a fantastical reimagining of the Sega Genesis classic.

Why similar: Platformer 39.6%, Great Soundtrack 11.9%, Family Friendly 11.6%, Adventure 11.2%, 3D Platformer 7.8%

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: Great Soundtrack 27%, 3D Platformer 21.5%, Adventure 12.6%, Exploration 11%, Colorful 9.2%

The massive sequel to the original cult classic! Plan your menu, decorate your restaurant, cook hundreds of foods, and for the first time ever - earn medals by mastering dozens of themed restaurants!

Why similar: Family Friendly 25.2%, Colorful 23.6%, Funny 19.8%, Comedy 9.9%, Action 9%

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: Collectathon 39.4%, 3D Platformer 30%, Cute 5.4%, Exploration 5.2%, Adventure 4.8%

Michel Ancel, the celebrated creator of Rayman®, Beyond Good & Evil®, and the Raving Rabbids®, returns to unleash his innovative creativity on this new entry into the Rayman® franchise.When Rayman, Globox, and the Teensies discover a mysterious tent filled with captivating paintings, they are suddenly transported to a series of...

Why similar: Platformer 40.6%, Great Soundtrack 27.1%, Adventure 11.4%, Family Friendly 7.1%, Funny 5%

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: Collectathon 29%, 3D Platformer 23%, Platformer 7.6%, Colorful 6.4%, Family Friendly 6.2%

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: Collectathon 31.4%, 3D Platformer 23.4%, Platformer 10.6%, Family Friendly 6.6%, Colorful 6.3%

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: Platformer 30.1%, Great Soundtrack 22%, Adventure 11.8%, Retro 8.1%, Action 6%

STREWTH! It's time to go back Down Under with this fully remastered version of TY the Tasmanian Tiger 2: Bush Rescue. Rang, bite, smash and glide your way around the Australian Outback and stop the evil machinations of the diabolical BOSS CASS in this open world adventure.

Why similar: 3D Platformer 43.5%, Adventure 12.9%, Platformer 11%, Great Soundtrack 9.2%, Open World 7.4%

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

Why similar: Adventure 18.7%, Colorful 16%, Cute 14%, Exploration 13.5%, Family Friendly 9.6%