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 games with a sci-fi setting like Grow Up
18 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
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
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
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
SoloCasualNarrativeCozyOpen WorldSci-FiExploration
Steam👍 79%· 115
Dev Cyan WorldsPlaytime ~1hOn PC
✓ Both are open-world adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, vibe casual and strong narrative focus
≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, horror tension 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.
Where it drifts furthest from Grow Up: visuals.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Grow Up.
Genre100Game mode100Progression100Tone93Setting79World78
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloNarrativeRelaxingCozyOpen WorldSci-FiExploration
Steam👍 96%· 784IGDB80· 1OC83· 12
Year 2022Dev pontoco · Cyan VenturesPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS
✓ Both are open-world adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and vibe relaxing
≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, puzzle design and fantasy world, 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 Grow Up: visuals.
Released 6 years after Grow Up.
Genre100Game mode100World100Tone81Setting73Progression54
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloNarrativeCasualOpen WorldSci-FiExploration
Steam👍 80%· 4.0KIGDB67· 9OC72· 37
Year 2016Dev Cyan WorldsOn PC · PS4 · iOS
✓ Fits the open-world adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and vibe casual
≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, fantasy world and visual first person, while skipping precision platforming
Where it drifts furthest from Grow Up: visuals.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Grow Up.
Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Tone72Setting71
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloNarrativeCasualOpen WorldSci-FiExploration
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 and visual first person, while skipping precision platforming
Where it drifts furthest from Grow Up: visuals.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Grow Up.
Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Tone73Setting63
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloNarrativeRelaxingOpen WorldSci-FiExploration
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, strong narrative focus and vibe relaxing
≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, punishing difficulty 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.
Where it drifts furthest from Grow Up: visuals and tone.
Genre100Game mode100Setting100Progression100World69Tone42
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person
IGDB70· 5OC69· 13
Year 2005Dev Pandemic Studios · THQOn PS4
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person
IGDB45· 2
Year 2009Dev Ubisoft Montreal
✓ Fits the open-world adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, open world exploration and setting scifi
≠ Its own twist: stealth mechanics, historical setting and setting medieval, while skipping precision platforming
Where it drifts furthest from Grow Up: setting.
Genre100Game mode100World100Visuals100Progression56Setting48
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person
IGDB95· 6OC95· 164
Year 2023Dev Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 3 · NintendoOn Switch
✓ Same family of open-world adventures: adventure storytelling, open world exploration and setting scifi
≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping precision platforming
Released 7 years after Grow Up.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting71Progression69World67
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person
IGDB98· 27OC96· 167
Year 2017Dev Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 3 · NintendoOn Switch
✓ Same family of open-world adventures: adventure storytelling, open world exploration and setting scifi
≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping precision platforming
Where it drifts furthest from Grow Up: progression.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100World67Setting53Progression45
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AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloNarrativeOpen WorldSci-FiExploration
Steam👍 96%· 102KIGDB85· 7OC85· 61
Year 2019Dev Mobius Digital · Annapurna InteractiveOn Xbox · PS4 · PC
✓ Both are open-world adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and open world exploration
≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, deep simulation and horror tension, while skipping precision platforming
Where it drifts furthest from Grow Up: visuals and tone.
Released 3 years after Grow Up.
Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Setting40Tone35
#15Thief Gold
55
iRank91
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloNarrativeOpen WorldSci-FiExploration
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 Grow Up: visuals and tone.
It predates Grow Up by 17 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Setting40Tone24
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