What is the best game similar to Arise: A Simple Story?

The closest game to Arise: A Simple Story is Unravel Two, scoring 86/100 on our similarity scale. They share 10 gameplay attributes, including precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like Arise: A Simple Story?

The three closest games to Arise: A Simple Story are: 1. Unravel Two (86/100, 10 shared attributes) 2. Journey (81/100, 10 shared attributes) 3. Never Alone: Kisima Ingitchuna (82/100, 9 shared attributes). All share Arise: A Simple Story's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 48 candidates across 12 dimensions.

Is Journey similar to Arise: A Simple Story?

Yes, very much so — Journey scores 81/100 similarity to Arise: A Simple Story. They share 10 attributes, including precision platforming and adventure storytelling. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.

What Platformer games are similar to Arise: A Simple Story?

The best Platformer games similar to Arise: A Simple Story are Unravel Two, Journey, Never Alone: Kisima Ingitchuna and Pikuniku. All share the Platformer genre alongside other key Arise: A Simple Story attributes like precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling.

How is similarity to Arise: A Simple Story calculated?

We compare Arise: A Simple Story against every game in our catalog using 12 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 Arise: A Simple Story experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

If Arise: A Simple Story left you wanting more, this list of 48 similar games is for you. Each one shares part of its essence — precision platforming, strong narrative focus and co op — and is ranked by a similarity score computed across 12 attributes. Unravel Two comes closest (86/100).

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Top games similar to Arise: A Simple Story

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Arise: A Simple Story. Each one has been evaluated across 12 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.

#1Unravel TwoClosest overall match

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

Co-opSoloMultiplayerOfflineCozyNarrativeThird Person

Steam👍 78%· 8.8KIGDB81· 11OC81· 85

Year 2018Dev ColdWood Interactive · Electronic ArtsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Both are puzzle-platformers — sharing precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat, fantasy world and visual 2d, while skipping vibe relaxing

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Arise: A Simple Story.

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#2JourneyClosest on progression

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMultiplayerCo-opNarrativeRelaxingExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 94%· 38KIGDB94· 14OC93· 46

Year 2012Dev ThatGameCompany · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: vibe casual, fantasy world and visual 2d, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

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#3Never Alone: Kisima Ingitchuna

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

Co-opSoloMultiplayerOfflineNarrativeCozy

Steam👍 81%· 8.6KIGDB71· 10

Year 2014Dev Upper One Games · E-Line MediaOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with vibe casual, melee combat and historical setting, while skipping vibe relaxing

Where it drifts furthest from Arise: A Simple Story: visuals.

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

MultiplayerCo-opOfflineSoloCozyExploration

Steam👍 96%· 11KRAWG👍 80%· 236MC75OC76· 56

Year 2019Dev Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings vibe casual, melee combat and visual 2d, while skipping strong narrative focus

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.

Where it drifts furthest from Arise: A Simple Story: visuals and tone.

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#5LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original AdventuresClosest on visuals

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 88%· 4.3KIGDB69· 5

Year 2008Dev Traveller's Tales · LucasArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat, loot and gear systems and skill tree progression, while skipping strong narrative focus

It predates Arise: A Simple Story by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 91%· 4.7KIGDB79· 7

Year 2010Dev Crystal Dynamics · Square EnixOn PlayStation 3 · Android · PC

✓ Both are puzzle-platformers — sharing precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, melee combat and fantasy world, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Arise: A Simple Story: progression.

It predates Arise: A Simple Story by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7Octodad: Dadliest Catch

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloCo-opMultiplayerOfflineNarrativeThird Person

Steam👍 94%· 11KRAWG👍 73%· 360MC69IGDB74· 11OC73· 68

Year 2014Dev Young HorsesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are puzzle-platformers — sharing precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, punishing difficulty and melee combat, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

Small freeware game Octodad has found a lot of popularity as a simple comedic demo of a game engine and the controls over the octopus, successfully trying to pretend to be a human.

Where it drifts furthest from Arise: A Simple Story: tone.

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#8Trine 2

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineNarrative

Steam👍 95%· 22KIGDB85· 9

Year 2011Dev Frozenbyte · AtlusOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · Android

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, vibe casual and melee combat, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

Where it drifts furthest from Arise: A Simple Story: visuals and tone.

It predates Arise: A Simple Story by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#9Trine

iRank93

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineNarrative

Steam👍 96%· 16KIGDB85· 7

Year 2009Dev Frozenbyte · NobilisOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are puzzle-platformers — sharing precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, vibe casual and melee combat, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

Where it drifts furthest from Arise: A Simple Story: progression and visuals.

It predates Arise: A Simple Story by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode94Tone22Progression0Visuals0

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineSandbox World

IGDB94· 4

Year 2011Dev Media Molecule · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, sandbox world and visual 2d, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Arise: A Simple Story: visuals.

It predates Arise: A Simple Story by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#11Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineNarrativeThird Person

Steam👍 63%· 9.1KIGDB62· 5OC67· 28

Year 2015Dev FrozenbyteOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, melee combat and fantasy world, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

Where it drifts furthest from Arise: A Simple Story: tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Arise: A Simple Story.

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

Co-opOfflineMultiplayerNarrativeThird Person

Steam👍 97%· 120KRAWG👍 90%· 215IGDB92· 6OC91· 185

Year 2025Dev Hazelight · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are puzzle-platformers — sharing precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with melee combat, fantasy world and setting scifi, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

Embrace mind-blowing moments as you’re pulled deep into the many worlds of Split Fiction, a boundary-pushing co-op action adventure from the studio behind 2021 Game of the Year Winner, It Takes Two.

Where it drifts furthest from Arise: A Simple Story: tone.

Released 6 years after Arise: A Simple Story.

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

Co-opMultiplayerOfflineNarrativeExploration

Steam👍 95%· 260KRAWG👍 90%· 1.7KMC88OC88· 152

Year 2021Dev Hazelight · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~10hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are puzzle-platformers — sharing precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat and online features, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

Bring your favorite co-op partner and together step into the shoes of May and Cody. As the couple is going through a divorce, through unknown means their minds are transported into two dolls which their daughter, Rose, made to represent them.

Where it drifts furthest from Arise: A Simple Story: tone.

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Steam Xbox PS

#14Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

OfflineCo-opSoloMultiplayerNarrative

Steam👍 89%· 14KIGDB78· 8OC80· 93

Year 2019Dev Frozenbyte · Modus GamesOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, melee combat and fantasy world, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

Where it drifts furthest from Arise: A Simple Story: visuals and tone.

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Steam GOG Epic

#15Unravel

iRank85

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloCo-opMultiplayerNarrativeCozy

Steam👍 91%· 5.5KIGDB81· 19OC77· 91

Year 2016Dev ColdWood Interactive · Electronic ArtsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with melee combat, fantasy world and visual 2d, while skipping vibe relaxing

Where it drifts furthest from Arise: A Simple Story: visuals.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best game similar to Arise: A Simple Story?: The closest game to Arise: A Simple Story is Unravel Two, scoring 86/100 on our similarity scale. They share 10 gameplay attributes, including precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like Arise: A Simple Story?: The three closest games to Arise: A Simple Story are: 1. Unravel Two (86/100, 10 shared attributes) 2. Journey (81/100, 10 shared attributes) 3. Never Alone: Kisima Ingitchuna (82/100, 9 shared attributes). All share Arise: A Simple Story's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 48 candidates across 12 dimensions.
Is Journey similar to Arise: A Simple Story?: Yes, very much so — Journey scores 81/100 similarity to Arise: A Simple Story. They share 10 attributes, including precision platforming and adventure storytelling. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.
What Platformer games are similar to Arise: A Simple Story?: The best Platformer games similar to Arise: A Simple Story are Unravel Two, Journey, Never Alone: Kisima Ingitchuna and Pikuniku. All share the Platformer genre alongside other key Arise: A Simple Story attributes like precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling.
How is similarity to Arise: A Simple Story calculated?: We compare Arise: A Simple Story against every game in our catalog using 12 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 Arise: A Simple Story experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.