12 Games with a sci-fi setting like Europa 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 45 games similar to Europa down to the 12 that fit the “Sci-Fi” category. Freedom Planet, Far: Lone Sails and Planet of Lana top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Europa.

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The best games with a sci-fi setting like Europa

12 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Europa. 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.

#1Freedom PlanetClosest overall match

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMeleeNarrativeFantasySci-FiAnimeExploration

Steam👍 95%· 4.9KRAWG👍 77%· 77MC81IGDB82· 7OC81· 45

Year 2014Dev GalaxyTrail · MarvelousPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Stands apart with punishing difficulty, cozy, relaxing feel and setting space, while skipping visual 3d

Freedom Planet is a combat-based platform adventure that pits a spunky dragon girl and her friends against an alien attack force.

Where it drifts furthest from Europa: visuals.

It predates Europa by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG PS

#2Far: Lone SailsClosest on tone

iRank87

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiFantasyExploration

Steam👍 95%· 26KIGDB78· 2OC80· 40

Year 2018Dev Okomotive · Assemble EntertainmentOn PS4 · Android · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, survival mechanics and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping setting anime

Where it drifts furthest from Europa: visuals and setting.

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMeleeNarrativeAnimeSci-Fi

Steam👍 93%· 9.6KIGDB93· 3OC81· 90

Year 2023Dev Wishfully · ThunderfulOn Xbox · PS4 · Android

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

≠ Where it differs: brings vibe casual, cozy, relaxing feel and visual 2d, while skipping fantasy world

Where it drifts furthest from Europa: visuals and tone.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting85Tone48Visuals0

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiAnime

Steam👍 96%· 1.7KIGDB88· 1OC83· 26

Dev GalaxyTrailPlaytime ~2hOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with punishing difficulty, cozy, relaxing feel and visual pixel, while skipping fantasy world

Join the heroes of Avalice as they face their greatest challenge yet! An ancient terror has emerged from the depths of the ocean. Merga, a water dragon from Avalice's oldest and deadliest war, has been freed from her crystal prison as a consequence of the Kingdom Stone's destruction.

Where it drifts furthest from Europa: visuals and tone.

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Steam

#5The Talos Principle IIClosest on visuals

iRank93

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiExplorationThird Person3D

Steam👍 95%· 13KIGDB90· 6

Year 2023Dev Croteam · Devolver DigitalOn Xbox · PC · PS5

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

≠ Where it differs: brings linear, story-driven structure, post-apocalyptic world and visual first person, while skipping setting anime

Where it drifts furthest from Europa: setting.

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Steam GOG Epic

#6Tinykin

iRank90

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 98%· 4.1KRAWG👍 90%· 88IGDB83· 3OC82· 45

Year 2022Dev Splashteam · tinyBuildPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping setting anime

Milo arrives on Earth to find that he's way too small, everybody's gone and a day hasn't passed since 1991! Team up with the mysterious tinykin and use their unique powers to create ladders, bridges, explosions and a lot more!

Where it drifts furthest from Europa: setting.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Visuals55Tone51

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiExploration

Steam👍 88%· 39KRAWG👍 83%· 2.4KMC81IGDB73· 6

Year 2008Dev Electronic Arts DICE · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with setting cyberpunk and visual first person, while skipping setting anime

Refreshing look of Mirror’s Edge made this first-person action platformer recognizable even by people who have never played it before. The City of the “utopian” society is highly monitored by the totalitarian military groups.

Where it drifts furthest from Europa: visuals and setting.

It predates Europa by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG Xbox

#8Cocoon

iRank92

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloNarrativeSci-FiExploration3D

Steam👍 95%· 8.6KIGDB89· 5OC87· 73

Year 2023Dev Geometric Interactive · Annapurna InteractiveOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with linear, story-driven structure, setting space and visual isometric, while skipping melee combat

Where it drifts furthest from Europa: setting.

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiExploration

Steam👍 94%· 12KIGDB89· 3OC83· 94

Year 2023Dev Sad Owl Studios · ThunderfulOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and visual first person, while skipping setting anime

Where it drifts furthest from Europa: visuals and setting.

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Steam GOG Epic

#10Q.U.B.E. 2

iRank79

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiSpace

Steam👍 84%· 1.7KIGDB73· 6OC76· 51

Year 2018Dev Toxic GamesOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, setting space and visual first person, while skipping setting anime

Where it drifts furthest from Europa: visuals and setting.

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Steam GOG Epic

#11Lode Runner

iRank80

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloSci-Fi2D

IGDB80· 1

Year 1983Dev Brøderbund Software · BanprestoOn PC · Mac

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, puzzle design and setting scifi

≠ Its own twist: visual 2d, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Europa: visuals and setting.

It predates Europa by 41 years, with what that implies technically.

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#12Q.U.B.E.

iRank68

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloSci-FiFirst Person

IGDB68· 2

Year 2011Dev Toxic GamesOn PC · Mac

✓ Both are puzzle-platformers — sharing precision platforming, puzzle design and setting scifi

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation and visual first person, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Europa: visuals and setting.

It predates Europa by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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