Games Like Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair

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 47.1%, Great Soundtrack 23.4%, Adventure 16.9%, Family Friendly 4.7%, Comedy 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game is the gold standard for fluid 2.5D platforming, featuring incredible level design and a rhythmic, high-energy soundtrack.

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: Platformer 25%, Adventure 19.3%, Great Soundtrack 17.3%, Indie 10.5%, Family Friendly 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: The 3D predecessor to the Impossible Lair, providing a more expansive collectathon experience in a colorful, open world.

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: Great Soundtrack 26.3%, Platformer 20.4%, Adventure 12.4%, Cute 8.6%, Indie 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A charming 3D collectathon that captures the same sense of humor and whimsical world-building found in the Yooka-Laylee series.

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

Why similar: Platformer 35.6%, Adventure 21.4%, Family Friendly 12%, Funny 8.3%, Comedy 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A bright, family-friendly 3D platformer that focuses on accessible, fun-filled exploration and classic movement mechanics.

Go on a journey as Kaze in this 90’s classics inspired platformer. When the Crystal Islands get cursed, Kaze needs to save her friend Hogo while facing enraged living vegetables. Find the Wild Masks to unleash the powers of the legendary guardians and master land, sky and sea.

Why similar: Platformer 32.9%, Adventure 17.8%, Family Friendly 17.3%, Indie 15.3%, Colorful 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: It is a direct love letter to the 90s platformers that inspired the Impossible Lair, offering challenging, tight 2D gameplay.

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: Platformer 36.6%, Great Soundtrack 23.3%, Adventure 15.8%, Family Friendly 6.7%, Funny 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a perfect mix of 2.5D and 3D platforming challenges that demand precision and timing similar to the Impossible Lair.

Combining quirky missions and mysterious conspiracies, Psychonauts 2 is a platform-adventure game with cinematic style and tons of customizable psychic powers.

Why similar: Platformer 29.9%, Great Soundtrack 19.8%, Adventure 18.9%, Comedy 12.3%, Funny 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Features highly creative 3D platforming levels and a witty, character-driven narrative that matches the charm of the Yooka-Laylee universe.

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 35.1%, Adventure 19.7%, Great Soundtrack 17.5%, Family Friendly 10.2%, Indie 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A unique blend of pinball and platforming that offers a refreshing, non-linear exploration experience in a colorful 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 38.1%, Platformer 35.2%, Adventure 12.3%, Family Friendly 6.7%, Colorful 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers fast-paced, momentum-based 2D platforming with a stellar soundtrack and retro-inspired level design.

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: Platformer 31.1%, Adventure 24.1%, Great Soundtrack 15.7%, Indie 14.9%, Colorful 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: A beautiful action-platformer that combines tight movement with clever transformation mechanics and exploration.

KLONOA is a 3D side-scrolling action game series whose first title was released by Namco in 1997. Set in a unique universe populated by a range of original characters, the game follows the hero, Klonoa, as he sets off on a journey to save the world.

Why similar: 2.5D 34.7%, Platformer 22.2%, Adventure 18.8%, Family Friendly 8.1%, Cute 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A classic 2.5D platformer that emphasizes unique movement mechanics and emotional storytelling within vibrant, side-scrolling levels.

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: Platformer 40%, Adventure 32.4%, Family Friendly 15.5%, Great Soundtrack 6.1%, Cute 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: A polished 3D platformer with a strong emphasis on creative level design and local co-op fun.

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 38.1%, Great Soundtrack 20.8%, Adventure 19.1%, Indie 11.1%, Cute 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: A faithful remake of a classic that features charming hand-drawn art and satisfying, exploration-heavy platforming.

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 24.1%, Adventure 18.3%, Platformer 14.4%, Indie 11%, Comedy 10%

Why You'll Like It: A whimsical, music-focused adventure that prioritizes emotional storytelling and lighthearted platforming over difficulty.

Head back to the Mexiverse in this long-awaited sequel to the smash hit Guacamelee! Uppercut your way to victory across stunning new hand-crafted levels. Featuring a dense and colorful world, new luchador moves, sassy new bosses, twice the enemies, and 300% more chickens!

Why similar: Platformer 45.4%, Adventure 22.7%, Funny 10.6%, Colorful 10.1%, Exploration 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A vibrant, action-packed metroidvania that features excellent platforming challenges and a humorous, colorful aesthetic.

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: Platformer 27.3%, Adventure 23.3%, Great Soundtrack 18.4%, Family Friendly 13.6%, Colorful 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: The quintessential 3D collectathon experience, focusing on exploration and satisfying movement across vibrant, distinct worlds.

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: Platformer 28.9%, Adventure 20.7%, Family Friendly 12.6%, Indie 10.2%, Colorful 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A unique physics-based platformer that challenges players to navigate 3D environments using a snake's movement, offering a fresh take on the genre.

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: 2.5D 31.1%, Platformer 24.5%, Great Soundtrack 18.7%, Adventure 13.8%, Indie 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A gorgeous 2.5D puzzle-platformer that encourages creative problem-solving and environmental interaction.

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: Platformer 41.7%, Great Soundtrack 31.2%, Adventure 11.3%, Indie 11.2%, Comedy 1.7%

Why You'll Like It: Provides incredibly tight, retro-inspired 2D platforming action with a vast amount of content and personality.

Catch hundreds of tinykin and use their unique powers to bring Milo back to his home planet and back to normal size!

Why similar: Platformer 27.6%, Adventure 17.5%, Family Friendly 14.1%, Comedy 9.9%, Funny 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A charming 3D platformer that emphasizes exploration and puzzle-solving without the stress of combat, much like the overworld sections of the Impossible Lair.

Pizza Tower is a fast paced 2D platformer, with an emphasis on movement, exploration and score attack. Featuring highly stylized pixel art inspired by the cartoons from the '90s, and a highly energetic soundtrack.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 36.6%, Platformer 24.8%, Indie 12.4%, Comedy 8.1%, Funny 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A high-energy, fast-paced platformer that rewards speed and precision with a distinct, hand-drawn art style.

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 39.4%, Great Soundtrack 20%, Indie 14.9%, Adventure 7.5%, Puzzle 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A clever puzzle-platformer that uses perspective-shifting mechanics to turn a 2D world into a 3D exploration 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: Platformer 42.7%, Family Friendly 13%, Funny 10.4%, Exploration 10.3%, Colorful 9%

Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams is a blistering hardcore platformer with contrasting worlds.

Why similar: 2.5D 32.9%, Platformer 31.3%, Adventure 13.9%, Great Soundtrack 11.4%, Indie 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Features a unique world-shifting mechanic that forces you to adapt your platforming style on the fly in a 2.5D environment.

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

Why similar: Platformer 47.1%, Adventure 16.9%, 2.5D 12%, Great Soundtrack 10.5%, Family Friendly 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A classic 2.5D platformer remake that captures the magic and charm of traditional side-scrolling adventures.

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: Platformer 29.5%, Great Soundtrack 28.2%, Family Friendly 9.4%, Funny 7.4%, Exploration 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A charming 2D exploration game with a unique art style and a focus on quirky, character-driven interactions.

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: Platformer 37.4%, Adventure 21.5%, Indie 15%, Funny 9.4%, Exploration 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric 2D platformer with a beautiful pixel-art style and a focus on flight-based movement and exploration.

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: Platformer 47.9%, Adventure 21.1%, Indie 15.6%, Colorful 10.6%, Cute 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: Offers fast, momentum-based platforming with deep combat mechanics and a large, diverse cast of characters.

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: Platformer 17.8%, Adventure 17.5%, Great Soundtrack 15.8%, Indie 13.3%, Funny 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A funny, lighthearted puzzle-adventure game that features simple but satisfying platforming in a quirky, minimalist world.

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 32.1%, Adventure 25.6%, Exploration 9.1%, Indie 7.5%, Puzzle 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric adventure-puzzle game that focuses on exploration and discovery in a stunning, colorful world.

Storybook characters discover a three-dimensional world outside the pages of their book and must jump between 2D & 3D realms to save their friends in this charming action-adventure.

Why similar: Adventure 61.7%, Family Friendly 17%, Cute 10.6%, Indie 7%, Singleplayer 3.8%

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 31%, Adventure 21.1%, Great Soundtrack 14.9%, Indie 11.3%, Family Friendly 7.2%

Somewhere between a platformer, a puzzle game and a great big dollop of pure fun, Fly’N will challenge your skills through more than forty levels set in a luxuriant world. Experiment with the four Buds to save the World-Trees from Dyer, the loony hair-dryer who intends to destroy their Helys!

Why similar: Platformer 51.6%, Indie 19.2%, Adventure 13.4%, Great Soundtrack 11.4%, Puzzle 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: A colorful 2D platformer that emphasizes character-switching mechanics to solve puzzles and navigate vibrant environments.

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: Platformer 34.1%, Adventure 26.1%, Great Soundtrack 11.9%, Family Friendly 7.7%, Colorful 7.6%

Help Mother Bilby, as she struggles underground to find her children, in this magical indie, 2.5D puzzle-platformer game. Macrotis: A Mother’s Journey is an unforgettable adventure for those who love being challenged.

Why similar: 2.5D 24.9%, Adventure 20.9%, Platformer 17.3%, Indie 15.5%, Great Soundtrack 10.5%

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 30.3%, Great Soundtrack 24.8%, Indie 24.4%, Colorful 6.2%, Cute 4.9%

Escape Goat 2 is a puzzle platformer game where you use machinery, the environment, and a friendly mouse to progress through a dungeon.

Why similar: Platformer 49.1%, Indie 22.1%, Great Soundtrack 19.9%, Puzzle 7.9%, Singleplayer 1%

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: Platformer 33.9%, Adventure 20.1%, Family Friendly 12.4%, Indie 10.6%, Colorful 8.6%

"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: Platformer 19%, Adventure 17.4%, 2.5D 15.2%, Great Soundtrack 14.1%, Indie 12.4%

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: Adventure 35.7%, Great Soundtrack 28.2%, Indie 21.7%, Cute 6.3%, Puzzle 4.4%

Dive into the wondrous world of the Inops! The 2D puzzle based side scrolling adventure of dark and light. Battle the fire breathing demons and rescue the scattered Inops.

Why similar: Adventure 47.6%, Indie 34.1%, Great Soundtrack 11.8%, Colorful 3.1%, Cute 2.3%

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: Platformer 28.8%, Adventure 22.8%, Great Soundtrack 19.3%, Indie 19.2%, Colorful 4.2%

Unravel is a physics-based puzzle platformer. Yarny, a character made from a single thread of yarn, must embark on a larger than life adventure.

Why similar: Platformer 27.1%, Adventure 24.4%, Family Friendly 13.5%, Great Soundtrack 11.5%, Colorful 7.6%

A nonviolent musical 3D Platformer The land of Groovy Hue was once bursting with music and color until the Great Slumber. Take control of Newt, a new tone in this musical land. Awakening this sleeping, silent world is Newt's rite of passage. Restore music, life, and color to the your world!

Why similar: Adventure 25.2%, Platformer 19.6%, Indie 18.9%, Great Soundtrack 14.2%, Colorful 5.3%

Follow Vi, Kabbu, and Leif as they uncover the secrets of the Land of Bugaria! Explore and combine your team's abilities to solve puzzles, defeat powerful enemies and find ancient treasures!

Why similar: 2.5D 39.2%, Family Friendly 10.5%, Funny 9%, Indie 8.7%, Comedy 8.6%

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

Why similar: Platformer 36%, Adventure 19%, Indie 12.9%, Family Friendly 11.9%, Funny 9.1%

Make full use of your advanced move-set to navigate hand-crafted retro worlds without a jump button in this vibrant love letter to the N64 era of collectathons!

Why similar: Platformer 37.5%, Indie 16.7%, Comedy 12.6%, Colorful 10.6%, Funny 10.5%

A robot, a poncho and a journey of discovery! Make your way through this wonderful world of pixelated parallax platforming to solve the ultimate puzzle: who is Poncho?

Why similar: 2.5D 24.5%, Platformer 22.8%, Adventure 22.1%, Indie 14.7%, Great Soundtrack 9.6%

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: Adventure 36.9%, Platformer 31.6%, Family Friendly 16.4%, Cute 7.1%, Colorful 5.3%

As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan’s survival. What begins as a classic action platformer soon unravels into an expansive time-traveling adventure full of thrills, surprises, and humor.

Why similar: Platformer 38.3%, Great Soundtrack 32.8%, Indie 12.5%, Adventure 6.4%, Funny 5.1%

ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove! is a mash-up of the very best features of the classic console games with a ton of fresh improvements! Explore Earth as funky aliens from planet Funkotron trying to find your missing ship pieces to get back home in this casual co-op roguelike.

Why similar: Adventure 43.8%, Indie 29.8%, Great Soundtrack 15.2%, Funny 11.2%

Yono and the Celestial Elephant is a grand adventure, featuring carefully designed puzzles, treasure hunts, a sprinkling combat and a world full of people.

Why similar: Adventure 45.8%, Indie 26.8%, Family Friendly 11.1%, Cute 9.3%, Puzzle 7%

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: Platformer 36.3%, Adventure 24.9%, Indie 15.6%, Great Soundtrack 14.1%, Exploration 3.5%

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: Platformer 38.6%, Adventure 22.3%, Family Friendly 9.8%, Exploration 6.8%, Funny 6.7%

Discover a vast, haunted kingdom in Hollow Knight: Silksong! Explore, fight and survive as you ascend to the peak of a land ruled by silk and song.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 33.2%, Platformer 28.8%, Indie 13.5%, Adventure 13.1%, Exploration 5.9%

Toki Tori 2+ may look cute, but it’s a challenging puzzle adventure game. Whistle and stomp are the only moves you need to solve increasingly complex puzzles, as you go anywhere, anytime on a lush forest island!

Why similar: Platformer 32.3%, Adventure 18.3%, Indie 10.4%, Family Friendly 9.2%, Exploration 7.5%

In de Blob 2 Comrade Black and the Inkies are back with a whole new plot to rid the world of color. Set off on an action-packed color adventure where custom paints, patterns and music bring the world to life. De Blob 2 is a creative evolution driven by your imagination.

Why similar: Adventure 32.7%, Great Soundtrack 26.1%, Platformer 21.5%, Indie 19.7%

Built from scratch, enjoy breathtaking visuals, enhanced audio and improved, deeper gameplay as New 'n' Tasty reignites the original Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee using the latest next-generation technology.

Why similar: Platformer 43%, Adventure 24%, 2.5D 11.2%, Indie 6.5%, Puzzle 5.2%

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: Adventure 27.1%, Indie 18.7%, Exploration 16.1%, Cute 13.1%, Puzzle 11.5%