What is the best game similar to Isles of Sea and Sky?

The closest game to Isles of Sea and Sky is FEZ, scoring 90/100 on our similarity scale. They share 12 gameplay attributes, including adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and puzzle design. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like Isles of Sea and Sky?

The three closest games to Isles of Sea and Sky are: 1. FEZ (90/100, 12 shared attributes) 2. ANIMAL WELL (85/100, 11 shared attributes) 3. Toki Tori 2+ (86/100, 10 shared attributes). All share Isles of Sea and Sky's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 43 candidates across 15 dimensions.

Is ANIMAL WELL similar to Isles of Sea and Sky?

Yes, very much so — ANIMAL WELL scores 85/100 similarity to Isles of Sea and Sky. 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 Isles of Sea and Sky?

The best Adventure games similar to Isles of Sea and Sky are FEZ, ANIMAL WELL, Toki Tori 2+ and A Castle Full of Cats. All share the Adventure genre alongside other key Isles of Sea and Sky attributes like adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and puzzle design.

How is similarity to Isles of Sea and Sky calculated?

We compare Isles of Sea and Sky against every game in our catalog using 15 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 Isles of Sea and Sky experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.

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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.

Isles of Sea and Sky is hard to replace: few games combine adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and open world exploration in quite the same way. We compared Isles of Sea and Sky against over 6,700 titles across 15 gameplay attributes and found 43 genuine alternatives — not generic genre suggestions. FEZ, ANIMAL WELL and Toki Tori 2+ lead the list, with FEZ reaching a 90/100 similarity score. Every game here is ranked by how closely it replicates what makes Isles of Sea and Sky special.

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Top games similar to Isles of Sea and Sky

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Isles of Sea and Sky. Each one has been evaluated across 15 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.

#1FEZClosest overall match

iRank88

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloCasualNarrativeRelaxingOpen WorldFantasyExploration2DPixel Art

Steam👍 93%· 16KRAWG👍 80%· 1.2KMC91IGDB86· 12OC88· 50

Year 2012Dev POLYTRON · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

FEZ is a 2D and 3D game at the same time. Even though it is a platformer game in which you solve puzzles in the dimension your looking at, you can manipulate with the world itself by rotating it all around.

Where it drifts furthest from Isles of Sea and Sky: setting.

It predates Isles of Sea and Sky by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloNarrativeRelaxingCozyOpen 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 precision platforming, horror tension 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 Isles of Sea and Sky: setting.

Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Tone93Visuals83

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloCasualCozyRelaxingOpen 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 precision platforming, 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.

Where it drifts furthest from Isles of Sea and Sky: visuals.

It predates Isles of Sea and Sky by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4A Castle Full of CatsClosest on tone

iRank95

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloCasualNarrativeCozyRelaxingExploration

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 and horror setting, while skipping open world exploration

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 Isles of Sea and Sky: setting.

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Steam GOG

#5Ori and the Blind Forest

iRank92

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloNarrativeCozyOpen 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 precision platforming, dark, oppressive atmosphere and punishing difficulty, while skipping vibe relaxing

Where it drifts furthest from Isles of Sea and Sky: setting and visuals.

It predates Isles of Sea and Sky by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6Ato

iRank97

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyExploration2DPixel Art

Steam👍 97%· 466

Year 2019Dev WolfWoot · Tiny Warrior GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, fighting mechanics and punishing difficulty, while skipping vibe relaxing

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 Isles of Sea and Sky: tone and setting.

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#7Owlboy

iRank84

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloNarrativeCozyFantasyExplorationPixel 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 puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, melee combat and setting scifi, while skipping vibe relaxing

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 Isles of Sea and Sky: setting.

It predates Isles of Sea and Sky by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals84Tone63Setting35

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

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 puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping vibe relaxing

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 Isles of Sea and Sky: tone.

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#9Yoku's Island Express

iRank89

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloCozyOpen 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 puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, while skipping strong narrative focus

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 Isles of Sea and Sky: tone and setting.

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Steam GOG Epic

#10Iconoclasts

iRank85

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloNarrativeCozyExplorationPixel 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 precision platforming, melee combat and setting scifi, while skipping vibe relaxing

Where it drifts furthest from Isles of Sea and Sky: setting.

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Steam GOG PS

#11SHEEPO

iRank90

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloCasualCozyNarrativeOpen 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 vibe casual

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming 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.

Where it drifts furthest from Isles of Sea and Sky: visuals.

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#12STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™

iRank84

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

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 puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, deep RPG systems and precision platforming, while skipping vibe relaxing

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 Isles of Sea and Sky: visuals and setting.

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Steam Epic Xbox

#13Berry

iRank99

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloCozyNarrativeExploration2DPixel Art

Steam👍 99%· 145

Year 2021Dev Leuns · DegicaPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Web

✓ Fits the Metroidvanias cluster, with adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and cozy, relaxing feel

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, melee combat and visual topdown, while skipping puzzle design

RPG Maker MZ Game Jam "Touch the Star"Berry won first place in the official RPG Maker MZ Game Jam "Touch the Star." About the GameBerry is a short orthogonal 3D platformer centered on delivering light bullet-hell challenges and precise projectile manipulation using its unique web-orbiting systems.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals68Tone57

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Steam itch.io

#14La-Mulana

iRank76

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

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 puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, punishing difficulty and melee combat, while skipping strong narrative focus

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 Isles of Sea and Sky: tone and setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Isles of Sea and Sky.

It predates Isles of Sea and Sky by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG Xbox

#15Teslagrad

iRank82

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloNarrativeCozyExploration2D

Steam👍 84%· 2.5KIGDB79· 6OC79· 45

Year 2013Dev Rain Games · CIRCLE EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

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

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, punishing difficulty and melee combat, while skipping vibe relaxing

Where it drifts furthest from Isles of Sea and Sky: setting and visuals.

It predates Isles of Sea and Sky by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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Adventure · Metroidvania

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Adventure · Metroidvania

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Adventure · Metroidvania

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Adventure · Metroidvania

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Adventure · Metroidvania

Metroid: Zero Mission

Adventure · Metroidvania

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Adventure · Metroidvania

Hollow Knight: Silksong

Adventure · Metroidvania

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Adventure · Metroidvania

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Adventure · Metroidvania

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Adventure · Metroidvania

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Adventure · Metroidvania

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Adventure · Metroidvania

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Adventure · Metroidvania

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Adventure · Metroidvania

Metroid Fusion

Adventure · Metroidvania

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Adventure · Metroidvania

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Adventure · Metroidvania

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Adventure · Metroidvania

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Adventure · Metroidvania

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Adventure · Metroidvania

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Adventure · Metroidvania

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Adventure · Metroidvania

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best game similar to Isles of Sea and Sky?: The closest game to Isles of Sea and Sky is FEZ, scoring 90/100 on our similarity scale. They share 12 gameplay attributes, including adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and puzzle design. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like Isles of Sea and Sky?: The three closest games to Isles of Sea and Sky are: 1. FEZ (90/100, 12 shared attributes) 2. ANIMAL WELL (85/100, 11 shared attributes) 3. Toki Tori 2+ (86/100, 10 shared attributes). All share Isles of Sea and Sky's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 43 candidates across 15 dimensions.
Is ANIMAL WELL similar to Isles of Sea and Sky?: Yes, very much so — ANIMAL WELL scores 85/100 similarity to Isles of Sea and Sky. 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 Isles of Sea and Sky?: The best Adventure games similar to Isles of Sea and Sky are FEZ, ANIMAL WELL, Toki Tori 2+ and A Castle Full of Cats. All share the Adventure genre alongside other key Isles of Sea and Sky attributes like adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and puzzle design.
How is similarity to Isles of Sea and Sky calculated?: We compare Isles of Sea and Sky against every game in our catalog using 15 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 Isles of Sea and Sky experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.