AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloRelaxingNarrativeCasualOpen WorldFantasyExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 93%· 27KIGDB81· 27OC80· 122
Year 2016Dev Giant Squid · 505 GamesOn PS4 · PC · Xbox
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AER: Memories of Old is hard to replace: few games combine adventure storytelling, vibe relaxing and open world exploration in quite the same way. We compared AER: Memories of Old against over 6,700 titles across 11 gameplay attributes and found 48 genuine alternatives — not generic genre suggestions. Abzu, Pilgrims and RiME lead the list, with Abzu reaching a 88/100 similarity score. Every game here is ranked by how closely it replicates what makes AER: Memories of Old special.
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Top games similar to AER: Memories of Old
48 similar games foundUpdated May 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to AER: Memories of Old. Each one has been evaluated across 11 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloRelaxingCasualNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyExploration
Steam👍 96%· 6.1K
Year 2019Dev Amanita DesignOn Linux · Android · PC
✓ Same family of open-world adventures: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and vibe relaxing
≠ Its own twist: card game strategy, cozy, relaxing feel and setting cartoon, while skipping post-apocalyptic world
Where it drifts furthest from AER: Memories of Old: visuals and setting.
Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Tone86Setting31
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloNarrativeRelaxingOpen WorldFantasyExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 90%· 5.2KIGDB73· 15OC79· 120
Year 2017Dev Tequila Works · Six FootOn PS4 · PC · Xbox
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloRelaxingCasualNarrativeOpen WorldExploration
Steam👍 96%· 17KRAWG👍 66%· 152
Year 2015Dev Dominique GrieshoferPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Both are open-world adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, puzzle design and vibe relaxing
≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, cozy, relaxing feel and visual first person, while skipping fantasy world
A short experience about restoring a world featuring: Platforming: Wall-jumps, slides, pipes, lifts, springboards Beautiful: Emotional soundtrack and vibrant visuals Peaceful: Non-violent, open world without death Playful: Learn to play without tutorials Relaxing: Play at your own pace without…
Where it drifts furthest from AER: Memories of Old: visuals.
Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Tone94Visuals0
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iRank97
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloOpen WorldFantasyPost-ApocalypticExplorationThird Person
IGDB98· 27OC96· 167
Year 2017Dev Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 3 · NintendoOn Switch
✓ Same family of open-world adventures: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and open world exploration
≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, sandbox world and ranged combat, while skipping vibe relaxing
Where it drifts furthest from AER: Memories of Old: progression.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting79World64Progression44
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloNarrativeRelaxingOpen WorldFantasyExploration
Steam👍 96%· 784IGDB80· 1OC83· 12
Year 2022Dev pontoco · Cyan VenturesPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS
✓ Both are open-world adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus
≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, cozy, relaxing feel and setting scifi, while skipping vibe casual
You are on a mission to repair an ancient clocktower built into the trunk of a colossal tree. Inside, you find a pair of gloves that allow you to turn anything you do into a looping clockwork automaton. Use the Clockwinder’s gloves to turn every task into a looping clockwork automaton.
Where it drifts furthest from AER: Memories of Old: visuals and setting.
Released 5 years after AER: Memories of Old.
Genre100Game mode100World100Tone75Progression54Setting44
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyExplorationThird Person
IGDB93· 13OC92· 136
Year 2018Dev Bluepoint Games · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4
✓ Fits the open-world adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus
≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, while skipping vibe relaxing
Where it drifts furthest from AER: Memories of Old: tone.
Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Visuals100Setting63
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloNarrativeCasualRelaxingOpen WorldFantasyExploration
Steam👍 75%· 7.4KIGDB65· 11OC67· 38
Year 2016Dev Rob Briscoe · Curve DigitalOn PS4 · PC · iOS
✓ Both are open-world adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus
≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, linear, story-driven structure and horror setting, while skipping post-apocalyptic world
Where it drifts furthest from AER: Memories of Old: visuals and setting.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for AER: Memories of Old.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Progression100World52Setting43
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloOpen WorldFantasyExplorationThird Person
IGDB93· 7
Year 2011Dev Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.3 · Nintendo
✓ Both are open-world adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, puzzle design and open world exploration
≠ Where it differs: brings ranged combat, historical setting and setting medieval, while skipping vibe relaxing
Where it drifts furthest from AER: Memories of Old: setting.
Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Visuals100Setting35
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloNarrativeCasualOpen WorldFantasyExploration
Steam👍 80%· 4.0KIGDB67· 9OC72· 37
Year 2016Dev Cyan WorldsOn PC · PS4 · iOS
✓ Fits the open-world adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus
≠ Its own twist: setting scifi and visual first person, while skipping vibe relaxing
Where it drifts furthest from AER: Memories of Old: visuals and setting.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for AER: Memories of Old.
Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Tone62Setting47
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloNarrativeOpen WorldPost-ApocalypticExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 97%· 171KRAWG👍 84%· 1.3KMC82IGDB85· 8OC84· 200
Year 2022Dev BlueTwelve · Annapurna InteractivePlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Fits the open-world adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus
≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, horror tension and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping vibe relaxing
Lost, alone and separated from family, a stray cat must untangle an ancient mystery to escape a long-forgotten city. Stray is a third-person cat adventure game set amidst the detailed, neon-lit alleys of a decaying cybercity and the murky environments of its seedy underbelly.
Where it drifts furthest from AER: Memories of Old: setting and tone.
Released 5 years after AER: Memories of Old.
Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Visuals100Tone34
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloOpen WorldFantasyExplorationThird Person
IGDB95· 6OC95· 164
Year 2023Dev Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 3 · NintendoOn Switch
✓ Same family of open-world adventures: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and open world exploration
≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, sandbox world and ranged combat, while skipping vibe relaxing
Where it drifts furthest from AER: Memories of Old: setting.
Released 6 years after AER: Memories of Old.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Progression69World64Setting47
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyExploration
Steam👍 97%· 1.0KOC75· 8
Year 2022Dev Alblune · Armor Games StudiosPlaytime ~6hOn PC · Nintendo
✓ Same family of open-world adventures: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus
≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, cozy, relaxing feel and visual 3d, while skipping vibe relaxing
After a shocking thunderstorm brings them together, unlikely allies Lila the mouse and Lumion the Spirit guardian must work in tandem to restore balance to their quaint village. Thankfully, Lila has her big heart and electrifying new powers to aid her on this journey.
Where it drifts furthest from AER: Memories of Old: visuals and tone.
Released 5 years after AER: Memories of Old.
Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Setting66Tone33
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloCasualNarrativeOpen WorldExploration
Steam👍 96%· 8.0KRAWG👍 87%· 50IGDB90· 3OC84· 62
Year 2024Dev Coal Supper · PanicPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Fits the open-world adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and vibe casual
≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, setting cartoon and visual 2d, while skipping vibe relaxing
Thank Goodness You're Here! is an absurd comedy slapformer set in the bizarre Northern English town of Barnsworth.
Where it drifts furthest from AER: Memories of Old: setting and visuals.
Released 7 years after AER: Memories of Old.
Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Tone65Setting0
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloOpen WorldFantasyExplorationThird Person
IGDB92· 15OC90· 71
Year 2013Dev Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.3 · Nintendo
✓ Fits the open-world adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and open world exploration
≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, sandbox world and combat magic, while skipping vibe relaxing
Where it drifts furthest from AER: Memories of Old: setting.
Genre100Game mode100World64Visuals63Progression56Setting35
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the best game similar to AER: Memories of Old?
- The closest game to AER: Memories of Old is Abzu, scoring 88/100 on our similarity scale. They share 10 gameplay attributes, including adventure storytelling, puzzle design and single-player focus. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
- What are the top games like AER: Memories of Old?
- The three closest games to AER: Memories of Old are: 1. Abzu (88/100, 10 shared attributes) 2. Pilgrims (81/100, 9 shared attributes) 3. RiME (83/100, 9 shared attributes). All share AER: Memories of Old's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 48 candidates across 11 dimensions.
- Is Pilgrims similar to AER: Memories of Old?
- Yes, very much so — Pilgrims scores 81/100 similarity to AER: Memories of Old. They share 9 attributes, including adventure storytelling and puzzle design. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.
- What Adventure games are similar to AER: Memories of Old?
- The best Adventure games similar to AER: Memories of Old are Abzu, Pilgrims, RiME and Refunct. All share the Adventure genre alongside other key AER: Memories of Old attributes like adventure storytelling, puzzle design and single-player focus.
- How is similarity to AER: Memories of Old calculated?
- We compare AER: Memories of Old against every game in our catalog using 11 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the AER: Memories of Old experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.