AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloNarrativeCasualOpen WorldFantasySci-FiExplorationFirst Person
Steam👍 80%· 4.0KIGDB67· 9OC72· 37
Year 2016Dev Cyan WorldsOn PC · PS4 · iOS
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We filtered the 50 games similar to Downward: Enhanced Edition down to the 18 that fit the “Sci-Fi” category. Obduction, The Last Clockwinder and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Downward: Enhanced Edition.
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The best games with a sci-fi setting like Downward: Enhanced Edition
18 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.
AdventureOpen 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.
Genre100Game mode100Setting100World100Visuals100Progression49
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloOpen WorldFantasySci-FiExploration
IGDB95· 6OC95· 164
Year 2023Dev Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 3 · NintendoOn Switch
✓ Same family of open-world adventures: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and open world exploration
≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, sandbox world and ranged combat, while skipping precision platforming
Where it drifts furthest from Downward: Enhanced Edition: combat and visuals.
Genre100Game mode100Setting100Progression65World63Combat0
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldFantasySci-FiExplorationFirst Person
Steam👍 92%· 4.1KIGDB90· 1
Year 1999Dev Looking Glass Studios · Eidos InteractiveOn PC
✓ Both are open-world adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and open world exploration
≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping precision platforming
Where it drifts furthest from Downward: Enhanced Edition: combat and tone.
It predates Downward: Enhanced Edition by 25 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Visuals100Setting65
77
iRank87
AdventureOpen 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.
Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Visuals100Setting69
75
iRank75
AdventureOpen 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.
Genre100Combat100World100Progression100Visuals100Game mode54
AdventureOpen 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.
Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Combat60Tone35
AdventureOpen 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.
Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Tone74Setting69
AdventureOpen 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.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100World100Progression100Visuals84
AdventureOpen 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.
Genre100Game mode100Progression100World73Tone67Setting57
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloCasualNarrativeOpen WorldSci-FiExploration
Steam👍 92%· 5.6KIGDB78· 6OC76· 38
Year 2015Dev Ubisoft Reflections · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PS4 · Linux · PC
✓ Fits the open-world adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, precision platforming and vibe casual
≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, cozy, relaxing feel and vibe relaxing, while skipping puzzle design
Where it drifts furthest from Downward: Enhanced Edition: visuals.
It predates Downward: Enhanced Edition by 9 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Progression100World78Setting69Tone52
59
iRank73
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloNarrativeCasualOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationFirst Person
Steam👍 68%· 2.1KIGDB79· 11OC79· 72
Year 2015Dev The Chinese Room · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC
✓ Fits the open-world adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and vibe casual
≠ Stands apart with post-apocalyptic world, while skipping precision platforming
Where it drifts furthest from Downward: Enhanced Edition: setting.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for Downward: Enhanced Edition.
It predates Downward: Enhanced Edition by 9 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Visuals100Tone77
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloMeleeOpen WorldSci-FiExploration
Steam👍 93%· 11KIGDB73· 15OC71· 79
Year 2015Dev TT Games · WB GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC
✓ Both are open-world adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, puzzle design and open world exploration
≠ Where it differs: brings offline, multiplayer gameplay and co op, while skipping precision platforming
Where it drifts furthest from Downward: Enhanced Edition: visuals and game mode.
It predates Downward: Enhanced Edition by 9 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Combat100World100Progression100Setting69Game mode22
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloHardcoreOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationFirst Person
Steam👍 95%· 140KRAWG👍 84%· 408MC88IGDB87· 7OC81· 41
Year 2015Dev Squad · Private DivisionPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Same family of open-world adventures: adventure storytelling, punishing difficulty and open world exploration
≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping precision platforming
How to build a spaceship capable of delivering a human crew into space - and return this crew back?
Where it drifts furthest from Downward: Enhanced Edition: setting.
It predates Downward: Enhanced Edition by 9 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Progression71World56Visuals53Tone51
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person
IGDB70· 5OC69· 13
Year 2005Dev Pandemic Studios · THQOn PS4
✓ Fits the open-world adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, open world exploration and setting scifi
≠ Stands apart with visual third person, while skipping precision platforming
Where it drifts furthest from Downward: Enhanced Edition: visuals.
It predates Downward: Enhanced Edition by 19 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Setting69Visuals0
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