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We filtered the 50 games similar to Downward: Enhanced Edition down to the 42 that fit the “Adventure” category. Refunct, RiME and Antichamber top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Downward: Enhanced Edition.

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The best adventure games like Downward: Enhanced Edition

42 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Downward: Enhanced Edition. 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.

#1RefunctClosest overall match

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GenreAdventureSubgenreOpen World Action-Adventure

SoloCasualNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 96%· 17KRAWG👍 66%· 152

Year 2015Dev Dominique GrieshoferPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are open-world adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, puzzle design and precision platforming

≠ Stands apart with vibe relaxing and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping punishing difficulty

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 Downward: Enhanced Edition: tone.

It predates Downward: Enhanced Edition by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2RiMEClosest on combat

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GenreAdventureSubgenreOpen World Action-Adventure

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyExploration

Steam👍 90%· 5.2KIGDB73· 15OC79· 120

Year 2017Dev Tequila Works · Six FootOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Both are open-world adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, puzzle design and precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings vibe relaxing and visual third person, while skipping punishing difficulty

Where it drifts furthest from Downward: Enhanced Edition: visuals and tone.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreOpen World Action-Adventure

SoloNarrativeOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 95%· 18KRAWG👍 83%· 435MC82IGDB83· 6

Year 2013Dev Alexander Bruce · DemruthPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Nearly identical: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and precision platforming.

≠ Missing: punishing difficulty.

You control a nameless and faceless protagonist, who starts in a white chamber in the center of a high-tech maze. Your goal is to move forward through the maze by solving many difficult and intricate puzzles.

Where it drifts furthest from Downward: Enhanced Edition: tone.

It predates Downward: Enhanced Edition by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4Mirror's Edge Catalyst

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GenreAdventureSubgenreOpen World Action-Adventure

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 80%· 16KIGDB69· 27OC70· 103

Year 2016Dev EA Digital Illusions CE · Electronic ArtsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings fighting mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and setting cyberpunk, while skipping punishing difficulty

Where it drifts furthest from Downward: Enhanced Edition: tone and setting.

It predates Downward: Enhanced Edition by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#5Shadow of the Colossus

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GenreAdventureSubgenreOpen World Action-Adventure

SoloNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyExploration

IGDB93· 13OC92· 136

Year 2018Dev Bluepoint Games · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4

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

≠ Where it differs: brings visual third person, while skipping punishing difficulty

Where it drifts furthest from Downward: Enhanced Edition: visuals and tone.

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#6Thank Goodness You're Here!Closest on tone

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GenreAdventureSubgenreOpen 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 precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings setting cartoon, visual 2d and visual isometric, while skipping punishing difficulty

Thank Goodness You're Here! is an absurd comedy slapformer set in the bizarre Northern English town of Barnsworth.

Where it drifts furthest from Downward: Enhanced Edition: setting and visuals.

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#7The Spirit and the Mouse

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GenreAdventureSubgenreOpen 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 precision platforming

≠ Its own twist: cozy, relaxing feel and visual 3d, while skipping punishing difficulty

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 Downward: Enhanced Edition: visuals and tone.

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#8Stray

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GenreAdventureSubgenreOpen World Action-Adventure

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSci-FiExploration

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, precision platforming and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, cozy, relaxing feel and stealth mechanics, while skipping punishing difficulty

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 Downward: Enhanced Edition: visuals and setting.

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#9ObductionClosest on setting

iRank75

GenreAdventureSubgenreOpen World Action-Adventure

SoloNarrativeCasualOpen WorldFantasySci-FiExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 80%· 4.0KIGDB67· 9OC72· 37

Year 2016Dev Cyan WorldsOn PC · PS4 · iOS

✓ Nearly identical: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus.

≠ Missing: precision platforming.

It predates Downward: Enhanced Edition by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#10The Witness

iRank84

GenreAdventureSubgenreOpen World Action-Adventure

SoloNarrativeHardcoreOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 85%· 21KRAWG👍 77%· 1.3KMC87IGDB88· 12OC86· 98

Year 2016Dev NVIDIA Lightspeed Studios · TheklaPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of open-world adventures: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings vibe relaxing and procedural generation, while skipping precision platforming

The Witness is a 3D puzzle game where you explore a mysterious island full of natural and artificial structures. The game is focused on non-verbal communication that should make the player more attentive to the environment surrounding him.

It predates Downward: Enhanced Edition by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#11Outer Wilds

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GenreAdventureSubgenreOpen World Action-Adventure

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 96%· 102KIGDB85· 7OC85· 61

Year 2019Dev Mobius Digital · Annapurna InteractiveOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, horror tension and setting space, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from Downward: Enhanced Edition: setting.

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#12The Last Clockwinder

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GenreAdventureSubgenreOpen World Action-Adventure

SoloNarrativeOpen WorldSci-FiFantasyExplorationFirst Person

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, vibe relaxing and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping precision platforming

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 Downward: Enhanced Edition: tone and progression.

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#13Cosmic Osmo and the Worlds Beyond the Mackerel

iRank79

GenreAdventureSubgenreOpen World Action-Adventure

SoloCasualNarrativeOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 79%· 115

Dev Cyan WorldsPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Both are open-world adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, puzzle design and vibe casual

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, cozy, relaxing feel and procedural generation, while skipping precision platforming

You're an Osmo, a strange creature indeed. You explore the galaxy in your spaceship, and the planets you encounter are almost as bizarre as the Osmos themselves. There are seven worlds presented for your consideration, each more goofy and peculiar than the last.

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#14Dear Esther: Landmark Edition

iRank70

GenreAdventureSubgenreOpen World Action-Adventure

SoloNarrativeCasualOpen WorldFantasyExplorationFirst Person

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, vibe relaxing and linear, story-driven structure, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from Downward: Enhanced Edition: setting.

It predates Downward: Enhanced Edition by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#15Road 96

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GenreAdventureSubgenreOpen World Action-Adventure

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 92%· 25KIGDB83· 8OC78· 93

Year 2021Dev DigixArt · RavenscourtOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with procedural generation, while skipping precision platforming

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Steam GOG Epic

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