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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 50 games similar to LEGO Horizon Adventures down to the 17 that fit the “Hardcore” category. Octodad: Dadliest Catch, Rayman Legends and N++ (NPLUSPLUS) top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to LEGO Horizon Adventures.

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Within the “Hardcore” category, the closest game to LEGO Horizon Adventures is Octodad: Dadliest Catch — scoring 84/100 on our similarity scale. Rayman Legends and N++ (NPLUSPLUS) follow close behind.

#1Octodad: Dadliest Catch84 #2Rayman Legends82 #3N++ (NPLUSPLUS)75 #4Vibrant Venture72 #5Sunblaze60

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The best hardcore games like LEGO Horizon Adventures

17 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to LEGO Horizon Adventures. Each one has been evaluated across 16 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.

#1Octodad: Dadliest CatchClosest overall match

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Octodad: Dadliest Catch

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloCo-opMultiplayerOfflineMeleeHardcoreThird Person

Steam👍 94%· 11KRAWG👍 73%· 360MC69IGDB74· 11OC73· 68

Year 2014Dev Young HorsesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are puzzle-platformers — sharing precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation and strong narrative focus, while skipping setting scifi

Small freeware game Octodad has found a lot of popularity as a simple comedic demo of a game engine and the controls over the octopus, successfully trying to pretend to be a human.

Where it drifts furthest from LEGO Horizon Adventures: visuals.

It predates LEGO Horizon Adventures by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode90Tone84Visuals42

#2Rayman LegendsClosest on tone

82

Rayman Legends

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineMeleeHardcore

Steam👍 90%· 12KIGDB81· 13OC90· 76

Year 2013Dev Ubisoft Montpellier · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: visual 2d, while skipping setting scifi

Where it drifts furthest from LEGO Horizon Adventures: visuals.

It predates LEGO Horizon Adventures by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Tone100Game mode91Visuals0

Steam Epic Xbox

#3N++ (NPLUSPLUS)Closest on setting

75

N++ (NPLUSPLUS)

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

MultiplayerCo-opOfflineSoloMeleeHardcoreSci-Fi

Steam👍 94%· 3.5KRAWG👍 86%· 124MC90IGDB83· 10

Year 2015Dev Metanet SoftwarePlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, puzzle design and punishing difficulty

≠ Its own twist: visual 2d and free to play, while skipping adventure storytelling

N++ is a fast-paced, momentum-based platformer about darting around obstacles, narrowly evading enemies and collecting gold in a beautiful minimalist landscape. It’s the first N game on PC since 2004 and we’ve spent those 12 years perfecting the platformer.

Where it drifts furthest from LEGO Horizon Adventures: visuals.

It predates LEGO Horizon Adventures by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Tone100Setting100Game mode92Visuals0

#4Vibrant Venture

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Vibrant Venture

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeHardcoreIsometric

Steam👍 98%· 661

Year 2019Dev Semag GamesPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Its own twist: cozy, relaxing feel, fantasy world and visual 2d, while skipping setting scifi

Vibrant Venture is a singleplayer 2D adventure platformer game where you combine and mix unique character abilities to traverse the world! The game features four playable characters each with two unique abilities. By switching between these characters, you can combine their abilities for extremely versatile, fluid and fun movement!

Where it drifts furthest from LEGO Horizon Adventures: setting and visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode77Tone68Visuals30Setting0

60

Sunblaze

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMeleeHardcoreSci-FiCozy

Steam👍 91%· 466OC75· 12

Year 2021Dev Games From Earth · Bonus Stage PublishingPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

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

≠ Stands apart with cozy, relaxing feel, strong narrative focus and visual 2d, while skipping co op

”Whose blood is that on the walls?” -Josie Do you think you’ve got what it takes to be an actual superhero? Well, then you need to help Josie to beat the superhero training simulator, and to become the hero our world needs!

Where it drifts furthest from LEGO Horizon Adventures: visuals and game mode.

Genre100Combat100Setting100Tone60Game mode22Visuals0

Steam GOG Nintendo

#6Freedom Planet 2

59

Freedom Planet 2

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMeleeHardcoreSci-FiCozy

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 cozy, relaxing feel, strong narrative focus and setting anime, while skipping co op

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 LEGO Horizon Adventures: visuals and game mode.

Genre100Combat100Tone61Setting56Game mode21Visuals0

#7Freedom Planet

58

Freedom Planet

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMeleeHardcoreSci-FiCozy

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 cozy, relaxing feel, strong narrative focus and fantasy world, while skipping co op

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 LEGO Horizon Adventures: progression and visuals.

It predates LEGO Horizon Adventures by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Tone75Setting44Game mode22Progression0

#8Catherine Classic

58

Catherine Classic

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMultiplayerHardcoreThird PersonDark

Steam👍 87%· 11KIGDB80· 1OC78· 15

Year 2019Dev Atlus · SegaOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping melee combat

Where it drifts furthest from LEGO Horizon Adventures: setting and visuals.

Genre100Tone54Game mode49Visuals33Setting0

58

Snake Pass

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMeleeHardcoreThird PersonCasual

Steam👍 80%· 3.3KIGDB72· 12OC74· 90

Year 2017Dev Sumo DigitalOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

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

Where it drifts furthest from LEGO Horizon Adventures: progression and game mode.

Genre100Combat100Tone46Visuals41Game mode22Progression0

Steam Epic Xbox

#10Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus®

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Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus®

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMeleeHardcoreSci-FiStealth

Steam👍 95%· 1.7KRAWG👍 86%· 147IGDB80· 1

Year 1998Dev Sony Interactive Entertainment · GT Interactive SoftwarePlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS

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

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, strong narrative focus and stealth mechanics, while skipping co op

Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus is a spin-off installment of the Oddworld game series. It is a direct sequel to the Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee. ###Setting The game is set in the Oddworld, a planet in another dimension, ten times larger than our Earth.

Where it drifts furthest from LEGO Horizon Adventures: visuals and game mode.

It predates LEGO Horizon Adventures by 26 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Setting100Combat64Tone64Game mode22Visuals0

#11Sonic the Hedgehog: Spinball

57

Sonic the Hedgehog: Spinball

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMultiplayerMeleeHardcore2D

Steam👍 90%· 10

Year 1993Dev Sega Technical Institute · Tec ToyOn Linux · PC · Mac

✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, puzzle design and punishing difficulty

≠ Where it differs: brings visual 2d, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from LEGO Horizon Adventures: visuals and game mode.

It predates LEGO Horizon Adventures by 31 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Tone100Game mode49Visuals0

#12Save the Ninja Clan

57

Save the Ninja Clan

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMeleeHardcoreDark2D

Steam👍 91%· 112IGDB74· 2

Year 2017Dev Sometimes YouPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere and visual 2d, while skipping setting scifi

SummarySave the Ninja Clan is a platformer for casual players as well as speed runners. There are two ways to play this game: play through the normal story mode or find secrets/"bugs" in the game to annoy the Game Manager watching. StoryAn evil ninja kidnapped your friends.

Where it drifts furthest from LEGO Horizon Adventures: visuals and game mode.

Genre100Combat100Tone64Game mode21Visuals0

#13Will You Snail?

55

Will You Snail?

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMeleeHardcoreNarrativeCozy

Steam👍 97%· 2.8KMC82

Year 2022Dev Jonas TyrollerPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, strong narrative focus and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping setting scifi

Dear humans, I wanted to let you know that I am better than you. You are all doomed and this game is a celebration of my superiority.Why should you play this? To entertain me. I made this game for for MY personal entertainment... Oh come on, don't worry... I'll totally make you feel like you stand a chance. Humans get frustrated so easily... pathetic.What is this game?

Where it drifts furthest from LEGO Horizon Adventures: progression and visuals.

Genre100Combat100Tone58Game mode20Progression0Visuals0

Steam PS Nintendo

#14Geometry DashClosest on progression

55

Geometry Dash

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMeleeHardcoreSci-FiSkill Tree

Steam👍 93%· 593KRAWG👍 78%· 321

Year 2013Dev RobTop GamesPlaytime ~5hOn PC · iOS · Android

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, puzzle design and punishing difficulty

≠ Stands apart with vibe casual and visual 2d, while skipping adventure storytelling

Jump and fly your way through danger in this rhythm-based action platformer! Prepare for a near impossible challenge in the world of Geometry Dash. Push your skills to the limit as you jump, fly and flip your way through dangerous passages and spiky obstacles.

Where it drifts furthest from LEGO Horizon Adventures: visuals and game mode.

It predates LEGO Horizon Adventures by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Setting100Tone92Progression63Game mode22

#15Thomas Was Alone

55

Thomas Was Alone

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloHardcoreSci-FiNarrativeCasual

Steam👍 94%· 9.4KIGDB76· 8

Year 2012Dev Bithell GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

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

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, vibe casual and linear, story-driven structure, while skipping melee combat

Where it drifts furthest from LEGO Horizon Adventures: visuals and game mode.

It predates LEGO Horizon Adventures by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Setting100Tone59Game mode22Visuals0

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