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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

If FEZ left you wanting more, this list of 41 similar games is for you. Each one shares part of its essence — adventure storytelling, vibe casual and open world exploration — and is ranked by a similarity score computed across 13 attributes. Ato comes closest (87/100).

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania
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CasualNarrativeSolo
Year 2012Dev POLYTRON

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The closest game to FEZ is Ato — scoring 87/100 on our similarity scale. ANIMAL WELL and Reventure follow close behind.

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Top games similar to FEZ

41 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

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

#1Ato
Ato
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyExploration2DPixel Art
Steam👍 97%· 466
Year 2019Dev WolfWoot · Tiny Warrior GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Both are Metroidvanias — sharing adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings fighting mechanics, punishing difficulty and melee combat, while skipping vibe casual

Ato is an Atmospheric Sword Dueling Game set in the Era of Feudal Japan. It tells a visually driven story about a father who has given up his past ways in order to live a life of peace with his wife and child. However this peace is soon disturbed as his child is taken from him...

Where it drifts furthest from FEZ: tone.

Released 7 years after FEZ.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100World100Progression100Visuals100
ANIMAL WELL
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloNarrativeRelaxingOpen WorldExplorationPixel Art2D
Steam👍 96%· 24KRAWG👍 83%· 77OC89· 57
Year 2024Dev Shared MemoryPlaytime ~7hOn PC · PS · Nintendo

✓ Fits the Metroidvanias cluster, with adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, cozy, relaxing feel and melee combat, while skipping vibe casual

Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter creatures both beautiful and unsettling, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.

Where it drifts furthest from FEZ: setting.

Released 12 years after FEZ.

Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Visuals100Tone65
Reventure
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationPixel Art2D
Steam👍 95%· 9.8KRAWG👍 82%· 64MC84
Year 2019Dev PixelattoPlaytime ~3hOn PC · iOS · Nintendo

✓ Fits the Metroidvanias cluster, with adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping vibe casual

An adventure with 100 different endings You are a wannabe hero who is supposed to do hero-ish things but sometimes blows that off and does crazy stuff instead. Features: One hundred different endings Choose your path, every decision leads to a new ending. Will you find the real one?

Where it drifts furthest from FEZ: tone.

Released 7 years after FEZ.

Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Visuals100Tone48
Ori and the Blind Forest
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyExploration2D
Steam👍 94%· 60KIGDB88· 14OC90· 97
Year 2015Dev Moon Studios · Microsoft StudiosOn PC · Xbox · Switch

✓ Fits the Metroidvanias cluster, with adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, cozy, relaxing feel and punishing difficulty, while skipping vibe casual

Where it drifts furthest from FEZ: tone.

Released 3 years after FEZ.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100World100Visuals61Progression54
Toki Tori 2+
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloCasualRelaxingOpen WorldExploration2D
Steam👍 85%· 1.1KRAWG👍 36%· 61IGDB79· 5OC80· 19
Year 2013Dev Two Tribes · Two Tribes PublishingPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Both are Metroidvanias — sharing adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping strong narrative focus

###Re-re-re-re-release Despite its cute appearance Toki Tori 2+ is a challenging puzzle adventure experience. It offers the player a unique take on popular Metroidvania gameplay - you progress by exploring, observing and experimenting with a game’s world.

Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Tone69Visuals63
Owlboy
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloNarrativeFantasyExplorationPixel Art2D
Steam👍 84%· 6.1KRAWG👍 74%· 307MC88IGDB89· 13OC88· 98
Year 2016Dev D-Pad StudioPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the Metroidvanias cluster, with adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming

≠ Its own twist: cozy, relaxing feel, melee combat and setting scifi, while skipping vibe casual

Owlboy is a pixel-art platformer game about an owl-humanoid boy called Otus. When his homeland was attacked by pirates, Otus starts an adventure to protect his home and reveal the secrets of his race. He makes new friends on the way. Each of them has special powers, useful during fights.

Where it drifts furthest from FEZ: tone.

Released 4 years after FEZ.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Setting67Tone35
Yoku's Island Express
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloOpen WorldFantasyExploration2D
Steam👍 96%· 5.2KRAWG👍 87%· 215IGDB85· 10OC83· 71
Year 2018Dev Team17 DigitalPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are Metroidvanias — sharing adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming

≠ Its own twist: cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping vibe casual

Yoku has arrived on Mokumana and he’s ready for the easy life, soaking up the sun and delivering parcels on a tropical paradise! However, an ancient Island deity is trapped in a restless sleep - and it’s all down to Yoku to traverse the island using a unique blend of pinball mechanics, platforming and open world exploration, in an amazing adventure to help those in need!

Where it drifts furthest from FEZ: tone.

Released 6 years after FEZ.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100World100Progression100Visuals61
La-Mulana
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloOpen WorldFantasyExploration2DPixel Art
Steam👍 80%· 2.6KRAWG👍 64%· 70MC80OC80· 11
Year 2012Dev NIGORO · AGM PLAYISMPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of Metroidvanias: adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings punishing difficulty and melee combat, while skipping vibe casual

In La-Mulana, the player assumes the role of an adventurer archeologist and explores the ruins of a forgotten ancient civilization. ###Plot The game follows an archeologist named Lemeza Kosugi. He continues the research of the lost city of La-Mulana that was started by his father Shorn.

Where it drifts furthest from FEZ: tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for FEZ.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100World100Progression100Visuals100
STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyExploration
Steam👍 88%· 172KRAWG👍 85%· 2.3KMC80IGDB83· 13OC82· 176
Year 2019Dev Respawn Entertainment · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~8hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of Metroidvanias: adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, deep RPG systems and fighting mechanics, while skipping vibe casual

Cal Kestis—one of the last surviving members of the Jedi Order after the purge of Order 66—is now a Padawan on the run. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is an action-adventure game set after Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith™.

Where it drifts furthest from FEZ: visuals and tone.

Released 7 years after FEZ.

Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Setting34Tone32
SHEEPO
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloCasualNarrativeOpen WorldExploration2D
Steam👍 97%· 578OC75· 13
Year 2020Dev Kyle Thompson · TBAPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

✓ Fits the Metroidvanias cluster, with adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming

≠ Stands apart with cozy, relaxing feel and melee combat, while skipping puzzle design

Sheepo is a quirky metroidvania platformer featuring a shape-shifting sheep-thing, who must traverse an uncharted planet in order to collect samples of each living species for an intergalactic species database.

Released 8 years after FEZ.

Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Visuals63Tone57
Iconoclasts
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloNarrativeExplorationPixel Art2D
Steam👍 86%· 4.9KIGDB85· 8OC84· 57
Year 2018Dev Joakim Sandberg · Bifrost EntertainmentOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Same family of Metroidvanias: adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with cozy, relaxing feel, melee combat and setting scifi, while skipping vibe casual

Where it drifts furthest from FEZ: setting and tone.

Released 6 years after FEZ.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Tone47Setting0
SteamWorld Dig 2
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloCasualExploration2DMelee
Steam👍 95%· 8.9KRAWG👍 86%· 433MC88IGDB89· 11OC88· 84
Year 2017Dev Image & FormPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the Metroidvanias cluster, with adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming

≠ Stands apart with melee combat, setting scifi and historical setting, while skipping strong narrative focus

In SteamWorld Dig 2, you step into the boots of Dorothy, a steambot once robbed of her dear friend – now driven by the hunger for answers. Buckle up, grab your gear, and get ready to dig into the highly anticipated sequel to the original SteamWorld Dig!

Where it drifts furthest from FEZ: setting.

Released 5 years after FEZ.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals61Tone53Setting0
SteamWorld Dig
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloCasualExploration2DMelee
Steam👍 94%· 11KIGDB81· 8OC82· 45
Year 2013Dev Image & FormOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Fits the Metroidvanias cluster, with adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat, setting scifi and historical setting, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from FEZ: setting.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals61Tone54Setting0
The Swapper
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloNarrativeExploration2DSci-Fi
Steam👍 94%· 7.5KRAWG👍 63%· 528MC87IGDB88· 10OC85· 33
Year 2013Dev Curve DigitalPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of Metroidvanias: adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, setting scifi and setting space, while skipping vibe casual

The Swapper is a classical platform game with several elements of Metroidvania focused on solving puzzles. The game follows a female astronaut stranded on the abandoned space research station in a science-fictional universe.

Where it drifts furthest from FEZ: setting.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals61Tone59Setting0
#15A Castle Full of Cats
A Castle Full of Cats
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloCasualNarrativeRelaxingExploration
Steam👍 99%· 4.4KRAWG👍 90%· 20
Year 2022Dev DevcatsPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Linux

✓ Fits the Metroidvanias cluster, with adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and puzzle design

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

A Castle Full of Cats is a catvania hidden object game where you need to find all the cursed cats in the castle. Save each and every cat and unleash the power of love!

Where it drifts furthest from FEZ: setting.

Released 10 years after FEZ.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Tone78Setting0

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best game similar to FEZ?
The closest game to FEZ is Ato, scoring 87/100 on our similarity scale. They share 11 gameplay attributes, including adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like FEZ?
The three closest games to FEZ are: 1. Ato (87/100, 11 shared attributes) 2. ANIMAL WELL (85/100, 11 shared attributes) 3. Reventure (84/100, 10 shared attributes). All share FEZ's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 41 candidates across 13 dimensions.
Is ANIMAL WELL similar to FEZ?
Yes, very much so — ANIMAL WELL scores 85/100 similarity to FEZ. They share 11 attributes, including adventure storytelling and Metroidvania exploration. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.
What Adventure games are similar to FEZ?
The best Adventure games similar to FEZ are Ato, ANIMAL WELL, Reventure and Ori and the Blind Forest. All share the Adventure genre alongside other key FEZ attributes like adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming.
How is similarity to FEZ calculated?
We compare FEZ against every game in our catalog using 13 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the FEZ experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.