13 Puzzle games like Beyond Good and Evil that you should try

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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 50 games similar to Beyond Good and Evil down to the 13 that fit the “Puzzle” category. Rise of the Tomb Raider, Supraland Six Inches Under and Amnesia: The Bunker top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Beyond Good and Evil.

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The best puzzle games like Beyond Good and Evil

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Beyond Good and Evil. Each one has been evaluated across 13 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.

#1Rise of the Tomb RaiderClosest overall match

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SoloMeleeStealthRangedOpen WorldExplorationThird PersonFirst Person

Steam👍 94%· 152KIGDB87· 25OC86· 108

Year 2015Dev Crystal Dynamics · Microsoft StudiosOn PS4 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, third-person shooting and deep RPG systems, while skipping setting scifi

Bigger and better paced than the 2013 reboot: tombs are more numerous and more elaborate, and the crafting and hunting loops give the hub areas a reason to exist. Traversal is excellent. The story is forgettable and the survival framing sits awkwardly beside a protagonist who kills dozens of people without comment.

Where it drifts furthest from Beyond Good and Evil: progression and game mode.

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#2Supraland Six Inches UnderClosest on game mode

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloRangedMeleeOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 96%· 4.1KRAWG👍 90%· 37

Year 2022Dev Supra GamesPlaytime ~12hOn PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and first-person shooting

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, Metroidvania exploration and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping stealth mechanics

Supraland Six Inches Under is a First-Person-Metroidvania. That means, you're in a gated world and the more abilities you gather, the more parts of the world you can access. The gameplay consists of roughly 55% exploration, 40% solving puzzles and 5% combat.

Where it drifts furthest from Beyond Good and Evil: setting.

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#3Amnesia: The Bunker

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SoloStealthMeleeOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 93%· 12KIGDB85· 4OC77· 97

Year 2023Dev Frictional GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, shooter and first-person shooting

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, horror tension and sandbox freedom, while skipping ranged combat

Where it drifts furthest from Beyond Good and Evil: setting.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloStealthMeleeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 87%· 63KIGDB85· 16OC85· 196

Year 2021Dev IO InteractiveOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing adventure storytelling, shooter and first-person shooting

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, sandbox freedom and strong narrative focus, while skipping ranged combat

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SoloMeleeOpen WorldExplorationFirst PersonThird Person

Steam👍 40%· 1.5KIGDB45· 2

Year 2008Dev Eden Games · Atari InteractiveOn PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, shooter and first-person shooting

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, survival mechanics and strong narrative focus, while skipping ranged combat

Where it drifts furthest from Beyond Good and Evil: setting and combat.

It predates Beyond Good and Evil by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeStealthRangedOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 94%· 58KRAWG👍 88%· 2.2KMC77IGDB73· 6

Year 2010Dev 2K Czech · 2K GamesPlaytime ~13hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, racing gameplay and sandbox freedom, while skipping first-person shooting

A tightly linear crime story set in a 1940s and 50s American city, more interested in Vito's decade than in filling a map with icons — the world is a backdrop for the narrative, not a checklist. The writing and period detail are why people still recommend it. This original SKU is the problem: it is a 32-bit build that crashes and stutters badly on current Windows, and the Definitive Edition exists.

Where it drifts furthest from Beyond Good and Evil: setting.

It predates Beyond Good and Evil by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeRangedOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 93%· 30KRAWG👍 93%· 3.1KMC94IGDB94· 4

Year 2002Dev Rockstar North · Rockstar GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, racing gameplay and sandbox freedom, while skipping first-person shooting

Tighter and more focused than the open worlds that followed it, with a compact city you learn by heart rather than by map marker. Driving carries most of the game. The shooting has aged badly — no proper cover, stiff aiming — and missions restart from the beginning, which turns a late failure into a long redo.

It predates Beyond Good and Evil by 20 years, with what that implies technically.

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#8Twinsen's Little Big Adventure 2 ClassicClosest on setting

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SoloMeleeOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person

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 open world exploration

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, strong narrative focus and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping shooter

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 Beyond Good and Evil: combat and visuals.

It predates Beyond Good and Evil by 25 years, with what that implies technically.

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#9Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeOpen WorldExplorationFirst PersonThird Person

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 open world exploration

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, dark, oppressive atmosphere and vibe casual, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Beyond Good and Evil: combat.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeOpen WorldExplorationCasual

Steam👍 64%· 162

Year 2009Dev Boss BaddiePlaytime ~2hOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, Metroidvania exploration and vibe casual, while skipping shooter

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 Beyond Good and Evil: visuals and combat.

It predates Beyond Good and Evil by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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#11Disney•Pixar Finding Nemo

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 76%· 217

Year 2015Dev KnowWonder · Disney InteractivePlaytime ~1hOn PC

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

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

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 Beyond Good and Evil: setting and combat.

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#12Ori and the Will of the Wisps

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeOpen WorldExplorationNarrative

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 adventure storytelling, puzzle design and open world exploration

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, Metroidvania exploration and strong narrative focus, while skipping shooter

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 Beyond Good and Evil: setting and visuals.

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