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We filtered the 41 games similar to Little Kitty, Big City down to the 20 that fit the “PlayStation” category. Toki Tori 2+, Yoku's Island Express and ANIMAL WELL top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Little Kitty, Big City.

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The best games like Little Kitty, Big City on PlayStation

20 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Little Kitty, Big City. 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.

#1Toki Tori 2+Closest overall match

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloCasualCozyOpen WorldExploration

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 vibe casual

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, precision platforming and vibe relaxing, while skipping deep simulation

###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 Little Kitty, Big City: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Little Kitty, Big City.

It predates Little Kitty, Big City by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2Yoku's Island Express

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloCozyOpen WorldExplorationFantasy

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 cozy, relaxing feel

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, puzzle design and fantasy world, while skipping deep simulation

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 Little Kitty, Big City: visuals.

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SoloCozyOpen WorldExplorationMelee

Steam👍 96%· 24KRAWG👍 83%· 77OC89· 57

Year 2024Dev Shared MemoryPlaytime ~7hOn PC · PS · Nintendo

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, precision platforming and horror tension, while skipping deep simulation

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 Little Kitty, Big City: visuals and tone.

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#4Shantae: Half-Genie Hero

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SoloCozyExplorationMeleeAnime

Steam👍 90%· 2.4KIGDB81· 16OC81· 71

Year 2016Dev WayForward · XSEED GamesOn PS4 · PC · PS5

✓ Same family of Metroidvanias: adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and cozy, relaxing feel

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, melee combat and setting anime, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Little Kitty, Big City: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Little Kitty, Big City.

It predates Little Kitty, Big City by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#5FEZ

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloCasualOpen WorldExplorationNarrative

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 vibe casual

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, precision platforming and strong narrative focus, while skipping deep simulation

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 Little Kitty, Big City: visuals and tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Little Kitty, Big City.

It predates Little Kitty, Big City by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG Epic

#6Owlboy

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloCozyExplorationMeleeNarrative

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 cozy, relaxing feel

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, puzzle design and strong narrative focus, while skipping deep simulation

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 Little Kitty, Big City: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Little Kitty, Big City.

It predates Little Kitty, Big City by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloCozyExplorationMeleeHardcore

Steam👍 85%· 2.6KIGDB82· 13OC79· 82

Year 2017Dev Lizardcube · DotEmuOn PS4 · Linux · Android

✓ Both are Metroidvanias — sharing adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and cozy, relaxing feel

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, punishing difficulty and melee combat, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Little Kitty, Big City: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Little Kitty, Big City.

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SoloCozyExplorationMeleeNarrative

Steam👍 86%· 4.9KIGDB85· 8OC84· 57

Year 2018Dev Joakim Sandberg · Bifrost EntertainmentOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Same family of Metroidvanias: adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and cozy, relaxing feel

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, precision platforming and strong narrative focus, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Little Kitty, Big City: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Little Kitty, Big City.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloCozyExplorationMeleeHardcore

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 cozy, relaxing feel

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, puzzle design and punishing difficulty, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Little Kitty, Big City: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Little Kitty, Big City.

It predates Little Kitty, Big City by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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SoloCasualExplorationMeleeSci-Fi

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 vibe casual

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, puzzle design and melee combat, while skipping deep simulation

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 Little Kitty, Big City: visuals and tone.

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SoloCasualExplorationMeleeSci-Fi

Steam👍 94%· 11KIGDB81· 8OC82· 45

Year 2013Dev Image & FormOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Fits the Metroidvanias cluster, with adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and vibe casual

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, puzzle design and melee combat, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Little Kitty, Big City: visuals and tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Little Kitty, Big City.

It predates Little Kitty, Big City by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG Epic

#12Shadow ComplexClosest on progression

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloExplorationSkill TreeTacticalMelee

IGDB85· 4

Year 2009Dev ChAIR Entertainment Group · Microsoft Game StudiosOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of Metroidvanias: adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, shooter and precision platforming, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Little Kitty, Big City: visuals.

It predates Little Kitty, Big City by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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#13Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloExplorationThird PersonMeleeNarrative

Steam👍 74%· 1.9KRAWG👍 82%· 243MC91

Year 1999Dev Sony Interactive Entertainment · Square EnixPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · SEGA

✓ Fits the Metroidvanias cluster, with adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, horror tension and strong narrative focus, while skipping deep simulation

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver is a third-person action-adventure title developed by Crystal Dynamics. It is the direct continuation of Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain and is the second title in the series. ###Plot The game takes place 1500 years after the events of Blood Omen.

Where it drifts furthest from Little Kitty, Big City: tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Little Kitty, Big City.

It predates Little Kitty, Big City by 25 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloExplorationMeleeHardcorePixel Art

Steam👍 93%· 13KRAWG👍 87%· 334MC84IGDB87· 8OC86· 81

Year 2018Dev Sabotage · Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are Metroidvanias — sharing adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, punishing difficulty and melee combat, while skipping deep simulation

The game moves between 8-bit and 16-bit art styles, allowing the player to move between the two by going forward or backwards in time. As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan’s survival.

Where it drifts furthest from Little Kitty, Big City: tone and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Little Kitty, Big City.

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#15Axiom Verge

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloExplorationMeleeNarrativeSci-Fi

Steam👍 90%· 6.5KIGDB84· 15OC85· 90

Year 2015Dev Thomas Happ GamesOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Fits the Metroidvanias cluster, with adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and single-player focus

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

Where it drifts furthest from Little Kitty, Big City: tone and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Little Kitty, Big City.

It predates Little Kitty, Big City by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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