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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.

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We filtered the 48 games similar to Arise: A Simple Story down to the 26 that fit the “Xbox” category. Unravel Two, Never Alone: Kisima Ingitchuna and Pikuniku top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Arise: A Simple Story.

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The best games like Arise: A Simple Story on Xbox

26 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

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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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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#2Never Alone: Kisima Ingitchuna

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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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#3PikunikuClosest on progression

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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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#4Trine 3: The Artifacts of PowerClosest on visuals

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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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#5Octodad: Dadliest Catch

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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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#6Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince

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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

#7Unravel

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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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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineFantasy

Steam👍 87%· 2.9KIGDB70· 11

Year 2013Dev Double Fine Productions · SegaOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · Android

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

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

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

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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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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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SoloMultiplayerCo-opNarrativeExploration

Steam👍 95%· 33KIGDB80· 8OC75· 74

Year 2019Dev Pillow Castle GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

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

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

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

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Steam GOG Epic

#12Little Nightmares III

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMultiplayerCo-opNarrativeExploration

Steam👍 46%· 20KIGDB78· 4OC71· 136

Year 2025Dev Supermassive Games · Bandai Namco EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · Switch

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

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, stealth mechanics and horror setting, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

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

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

Released 6 years after Arise: A Simple Story.

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineMelee

Steam👍 90%· 12KIGDB81· 13OC90· 76

Year 2013Dev Ubisoft Montpellier · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: punishing difficulty, melee combat and visual 2d, while skipping strong narrative focus

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

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#14Little Nightmares II

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opNarrativeThird Person

Steam👍 93%· 57KIGDB82· 13OC83· 173

Year 2021Dev Tarsier Studios · Bandai Namco EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and stealth mechanics, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

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

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Steam GOG Xbox

#15BattleBlock Theater®

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

Co-opSoloMultiplayerOfflineOnline

Steam👍 97%· 73KRAWG👍 77%· 902MC85IGDB89· 7

Year 2013Dev The Behemoth · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Stands apart with vibe casual, melee combat and online features, while skipping strong narrative focus

BattleBlock Theater is a platform game developed by The Behemoth. The player was aboard the S.S. Friendship when the ship encounters a heavy storm that causes the ship to crash into a strange island. After the player awakens, no ship's crew members seem to be around.

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

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