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We filtered the 49 games similar to Babushka's Glitch Dungeon down to the 31 that fit the “Narrative” category. Alba: A Wildlife Adventure, Lunnye Devitsy and Ori and the Will of the Wisps top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Babushka's Glitch Dungeon.

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The best narrative games like Babushka's Glitch Dungeon

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Babushka's Glitch Dungeon. Each one has been evaluated across 15 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.

#1Alba: A Wildlife AdventureClosest on genre

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeCasualCozyNarrativeOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 98%· 8.0KRAWG👍 96%· 82MC81OC82· 28

Year 2020Dev ustwo gamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, vibe casual and cozy, relaxing feel

≠ Its own twist: visual 3d, while skipping puzzle design

Alba: a Wildlife Adventure is a new tale from the creators of Monument Valley and Assemble with Care. When Alba visits her grandparents on a Mediterranean island, she is ready for a peaceful summer of wildlife exploration with her friend Ines.

Where it drifts furthest from Babushka's Glitch Dungeon: visuals.

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#2Lunnye DevitsyClosest overall match

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SoloMeleeCasualNarrativeOpen WorldExploration2DPixel Art

Steam👍 64%· 162

Year 2009Dev Boss BaddiePlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: precision platforming, Metroidvania exploration and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with punishing difficulty and vibe relaxing, while skipping horror tension

Lunnye Devitsy is the story of an alien who falls from the moon onto a huge mountainside on the planet below. Explore strange locations, aid mysterious characters and find your way home.

Where it drifts furthest from Babushka's Glitch Dungeon: tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Babushka's Glitch Dungeon.

It predates Babushka's Glitch Dungeon by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

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#3Ori and the Will of the Wisps

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeCozyOpen WorldExploration2D

Steam👍 97%· 144KRAWG👍 89%· 1.3KMC91IGDB91· 12OC91· 178

Year 2020Dev Moon Studios · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~11hOn PC · Xbox · Nintendo

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing precision platforming, Metroidvania exploration and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings punishing difficulty and fantasy world, while skipping horror tension

A New Journey Begins Embark on an adventure with all new combat and customization options while exploring a vast, exotic world encountering larger than life enemies and challenging puzzles. Seek help from discoverable allies on your path to unravel Ori’s true destiny.

Where it drifts furthest from Babushka's Glitch Dungeon: setting.

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#4Twinsen's Little Big Adventure 2 Classic

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeCozyOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 97%· 914RAWG👍 74%· 77

Year 1997Dev DotEmu · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and precision platforming

≠ Stands apart with combat magic, setting scifi and fantasy world, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Little Big Adventure 2, also known as Twinsen's Odyssey is the sequel of Little Big Adventure (also known as Relentless: Twinsen's Adventure) in which you've liberated the world from its evil dictator.

Where it drifts furthest from Babushka's Glitch Dungeon: setting and visuals.

It predates Babushka's Glitch Dungeon by 28 years, with what that implies technically.

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#5Disney•Pixar Finding Nemo

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeCasualOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 76%· 217

Year 2015Dev KnowWonder · Disney InteractivePlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world and visual third person, while skipping precision platforming

Disney/Pixar's Finding Nemo features two main storylines. As in the 2003 animated feature film, the clown fish Nemo is headed for his first day at school when he's captured near Australia's Great Barrier Reef by a scuba diver and winds up in an aquarium in a dentist's office.

Where it drifts furthest from Babushka's Glitch Dungeon: setting and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Babushka's Glitch Dungeon.

It predates Babushka's Glitch Dungeon by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeCozyOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 91%· 17KIGDB91· 15OC88· 200

Year 2021Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PC · PS5

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, precision platforming and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with shooter, third-person shooting and first-person shooting, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Babushka's Glitch Dungeon: setting and visuals.

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#7Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeCasualOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 80%· 14KIGDB67· 8OC65· 41

Year 2016Dev Frogwares · Bigben InteractiveOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, multiplayer gameplay and visual first person, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from Babushka's Glitch Dungeon: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Babushka's Glitch Dungeon.

It predates Babushka's Glitch Dungeon by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#8Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeCasualNarrativeOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 96%· 132KRAWG👍 93%· 453OC87· 87

Year 2020Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Interactive EntertainmentPlaytime ~13hOn PC · PS

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing adventure storytelling, vibe casual and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with stealth mechanics, setting scifi and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping puzzle design

This isn’t the Spider-Man you’ve met or ever seen before. In Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered, we meet an experienced Peter Parker who’s more masterful at fighting big crime in New York City.

Where it drifts furthest from Babushka's Glitch Dungeon: setting and visuals.

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#9Hob

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 88%· 5.5KIGDB72· 8OC75· 53

Year 2017Dev Runic GamesOn PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and precision platforming

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and fantasy world, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Babushka's Glitch Dungeon: setting and visuals.

It predates Babushka's Glitch Dungeon by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#10Alone in the DarkClosest on setting

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExploration

Steam👍 40%· 1.5KIGDB45· 2

Year 2008Dev Eden Games · Atari InteractiveOn PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, horror tension and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: shooter, first-person shooting and survival mechanics, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from Babushka's Glitch Dungeon: visuals and tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Babushka's Glitch Dungeon.

It predates Babushka's Glitch Dungeon by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

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#11Control

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SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExploration

Steam👍 86%· 60KIGDB83· 15OC84· 183

Year 2019Dev Remedy Entertainment · 505 GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, horror tension and Metroidvania exploration

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, third-person shooting and first-person shooting, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Babushka's Glitch Dungeon: visuals and tone.

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#12Amnesia: The Bunker

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExploration

Steam👍 93%· 12KIGDB85· 4OC77· 97

Year 2023Dev Frictional GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, shooter and first-person shooting, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from Babushka's Glitch Dungeon: visuals and tone.

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#13Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Definitive Edition

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExploration

Steam👍 79%· 14K

Year 2021Dev Grove Street Games · Rockstar GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · Android

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, horror tension and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: shooter, third-person shooting and racing gameplay, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Babushka's Glitch Dungeon: visuals and tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Babushka's Glitch Dungeon.

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#14Vangers

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExploration

Steam👍 93%· 1.4KRAWG👍 77%· 83

Year 1998Dev K-D Lab · KranX ProductionsPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, horror tension and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: racing gameplay, deep RPG systems and sandbox freedom, while skipping puzzle design

Special EditionVangers was originally released in 1998 and now we present you with the special reworked edition of the game with improved performance on modern operating systems. Game still runs in 800x600 resolution though, as it was intended to do. Feature List- Vast Sandbox world - do whatever you like, just don’t get caught without Rubbox.

Where it drifts furthest from Babushka's Glitch Dungeon: visuals and tone.

It predates Babushka's Glitch Dungeon by 27 years, with what that implies technically.

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#15I Am Alive

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExploration

Steam👍 69%· 2.9KIGDB69· 8

Year 2012Dev Ubisoft Shanghai · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, precision platforming and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Babushka's Glitch Dungeon: visuals and tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Babushka's Glitch Dungeon.

It predates Babushka's Glitch Dungeon by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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