AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloCasualCozyRelaxingNarrativeOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 92%· 5.6KIGDB78· 6OC76· 38
Year 2015Dev Ubisoft Reflections · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PS4 · Linux · PC
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The best platformer games like Grow Up
13 similar games foundUpdated May 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Grow Up. Each one has been evaluated across 11 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
SoloRelaxingCasualNarrativeCozyOpen WorldExploration
Steam👍 96%· 17KRAWG👍 66%· 152
Year 2015Dev Dominique GrieshoferPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Both are open-world adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, precision platforming and vibe relaxing
≠ Stands apart with puzzle design and visual first person, while skipping setting scifi
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 Grow Up: visuals.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100World100Progression100Visuals0
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloNarrativeRelaxingCasualOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 75%· 5.8KOC80· 14
Year 2017Dev David WehleOn PS4 · Linux · Android
✓ Both are open-world adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, precision platforming and strong narrative focus
≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation and fantasy world, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel
Where it drifts furthest from Grow Up: setting.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Grow Up.
Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Visuals100Tone87
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloNarrativeCozyOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person
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 strong narrative focus
≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, horror tension and melee combat, while skipping vibe casual
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 Grow Up: setting.
Released 6 years after Grow Up.
Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Visuals100Tone64
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloNarrativeRelaxingOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 90%· 5.2KIGDB73· 15OC79· 120
Year 2017Dev Tequila Works · Six FootOn PS4 · PC · Xbox
✓ Both are open-world adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, precision platforming and strong narrative focus
≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, melee combat and fantasy world, while skipping vibe casual
Where it drifts furthest from Grow Up: setting.
Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Visuals100Tone55
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloNarrativeOpen WorldSci-FiExploration
Steam👍 95%· 18KRAWG👍 83%· 435MC82IGDB83· 6
Year 2013Dev Alexander Bruce · DemruthPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux
✓ Same family of open-world adventures: adventure storytelling, precision platforming and strong narrative focus
≠ Its own twist: puzzle design and visual first person, while skipping vibe casual
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 Grow Up: visuals and tone.
Genre100Game mode100Setting100World100Progression100Tone25
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
OC92· 136
Year 2012Dev Team Ico · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3
✓ Fits the open-world adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, precision platforming and strong narrative focus
≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, while skipping vibe casual
Where it drifts furthest from Grow Up: tone.
Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Visuals100Tone30
AdventureOpen 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, precision platforming and vibe casual
≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, setting cartoon and visual 2d, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel
Thank Goodness You're Here! is an absurd comedy slapformer set in the bizarre Northern English town of Barnsworth.
Where it drifts furthest from Grow Up: setting and visuals.
Released 8 years after Grow Up.
Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Tone74Setting0
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person
IGDB81· 4
Year 2007Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3
✓ Same family of open-world adventures: adventure storytelling, precision platforming and open world exploration
≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, sandbox world and stealth mechanics, while skipping vibe casual
Where it drifts furthest from Grow Up: setting.
It predates Grow Up by 9 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100World67Progression56Setting40
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloNarrativeCozyOpen WorldExploration
Steam👍 97%· 1.0KOC75· 8
Year 2022Dev Alblune · Armor Games StudiosPlaytime ~6hOn PC · Nintendo
✓ Same family of open-world adventures: adventure storytelling, precision platforming and strong narrative focus
≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, fantasy world and visual 3d, while skipping vibe casual
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 Grow Up: setting and visuals.
Released 6 years after Grow Up.
Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Tone65Setting0
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloCasualCozyOpen WorldExploration
Steam👍 94%· 12KIGDB72· 10
Year 2012Dev 5th Cell · WB GamesOn Android · PC · iOS
✓ Both are open-world adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, precision platforming and vibe casual
≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, sandbox freedom and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping strong narrative focus
Where it drifts furthest from Grow Up: setting and visuals.
Genre100Game mode100Progression100Tone75World59Setting0
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloOpen WorldExplorationThird PersonFantasy
IGDB89· 1
Year 1996Dev Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development · Nintendo
✓ Same family of open-world adventures: adventure storytelling, precision platforming and open world exploration
≠ Stands apart with fantasy world, while skipping vibe casual
Where it drifts furthest from Grow Up: setting.
It predates Grow Up by 20 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Visuals100Setting0
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AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
IGDB59· 7
Year 2007Dev Beenox · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC
✓ Nearly identical: precision platforming, open world exploration and single-player focus.
≠ Missing: adventure storytelling.
It predates Grow Up by 9 years, with what that implies technically.
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