What is the best game similar to Noreya: The Gold Project?

The closest game to Noreya: The Gold Project is Ori and the Will of the Wisps, scoring 85/100 on our similarity scale. They share 11 gameplay attributes, including precision platforming, Metroidvania exploration and adventure storytelling. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like Noreya: The Gold Project?

The three closest games to Noreya: The Gold Project are: 1. Ori and the Will of the Wisps (85/100, 11 shared attributes) 2. Hob (83/100, 10 shared attributes) 3. Lunnye Devitsy (86/100, 11 shared attributes). All share Noreya: The Gold Project's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 49 candidates across 14 dimensions.

Is Hob similar to Noreya: The Gold Project?

Yes, very much so — Hob scores 83/100 similarity to Noreya: The Gold Project. They share 10 attributes, including adventure storytelling and puzzle design. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.

What Platformer games are similar to Noreya: The Gold Project?

The best Platformer games similar to Noreya: The Gold Project are Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Hob, Lunnye Devitsy and Twinsen's Little Big Adventure 2 Classic. All share the Platformer genre alongside other key Noreya: The Gold Project attributes like precision platforming, Metroidvania exploration and adventure storytelling.

How is similarity to Noreya: The Gold Project calculated?

We compare Noreya: The Gold Project against every game in our catalog using 14 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 Noreya: The Gold Project experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.

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If Noreya: The Gold Project left you wanting more, this list of 49 similar games is for you. Each one shares part of its essence — precision platforming, dark, oppressive atmosphere and open world exploration — and is ranked by a similarity score computed across 14 attributes. Ori and the Will of the Wisps comes closest (85/100).

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Noreya: The Gold Project. Each one has been evaluated across 14 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.

#1Ori and the Will of the WispsClosest on genre

iRank92

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyExploration2D

Steam👍 97%· 144KRAWG👍 89%· 1.3KMC91IGDB91· 12OC91· 178

Year 2020Dev Moon Studios · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~11hOn PC · Xbox · Nintendo

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing precision platforming, Metroidvania exploration and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings cozy, relaxing feel and punishing difficulty, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

A New Journey Begins Embark on an adventure with all new combat and customization options while exploring a vast, exotic world encountering larger than life enemies and challenging puzzles. Seek help from discoverable allies on your path to unravel Ori’s true destiny.

Where it drifts furthest from Noreya: The Gold Project: tone.

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#2Hob

iRank81

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyExploration

Steam👍 88%· 5.5KIGDB72· 8OC75· 53

Year 2017Dev Runic GamesOn PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and precision platforming

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and visual isometric, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Where it drifts furthest from Noreya: The Gold Project: visuals and tone.

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#3Lunnye DevitsyClosest overall match

iRank64

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExploration2DPixel Art

Steam👍 64%· 162

Year 2009Dev Boss BaddiePlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: precision platforming, Metroidvania exploration and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with vibe casual, punishing difficulty and vibe relaxing, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Lunnye Devitsy is the story of an alien who falls from the moon onto a huge mountainside on the planet below. Explore strange locations, aid mysterious characters and find your way home.

Where it drifts furthest from Noreya: The Gold Project: tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Noreya: The Gold Project.

It predates Noreya: The Gold Project by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4Twinsen's Little Big Adventure 2 Classic

iRank88

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyExploration

Steam👍 97%· 914RAWG👍 74%· 77

Year 1997Dev DotEmu · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and precision platforming

≠ Stands apart with cozy, relaxing feel, combat magic and setting scifi, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Little Big Adventure 2, also known as Twinsen's Odyssey is the sequel of Little Big Adventure (also known as Relentless: Twinsen's Adventure) in which you've liberated the world from its evil dictator.

Where it drifts furthest from Noreya: The Gold Project: visuals and setting.

It predates Noreya: The Gold Project by 27 years, with what that implies technically.

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#5Control

iRank85

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldFantasyExploration

Steam👍 86%· 60KIGDB83· 15OC84· 183

Year 2019Dev Remedy Entertainment · 505 GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, third-person shooting and horror tension, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from Noreya: The Gold Project: visuals and setting.

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#6Grand Theft Auto: Vice CityClosest on tone

iRank93

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 93%· 30KRAWG👍 93%· 3.1KMC94IGDB94· 4

Year 2002Dev Rockstar North · Rockstar GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, shooter and racing gameplay, while skipping precision platforming

Tighter and more focused than the open worlds that followed it, with a compact city you learn by heart rather than by map marker. Driving carries most of the game. The shooting has aged badly — no proper cover, stiff aiming — and missions restart from the beginning, which turns a late failure into a long redo.

Where it drifts furthest from Noreya: The Gold Project: visuals.

It predates Noreya: The Gold Project by 22 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Tone100Progression100Game mode85Combat75World69

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyExploration

Steam👍 69%· 2.9KIGDB69· 8

Year 2012Dev Ubisoft Shanghai · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, precision platforming and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, post-apocalyptic world and horror setting, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Where it drifts furthest from Noreya: The Gold Project: visuals and setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Noreya: The Gold Project.

It predates Noreya: The Gold Project by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyExploration2D

Steam👍 89%· 28KIGDB72· 8OC71· 137

Year 2022Dev Sonic Team · SegaOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, precision platforming and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and setting scifi, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Where it drifts furthest from Noreya: The Gold Project: visuals and setting.

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#9Disney•Pixar Finding Nemo

iRank76

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyExploration

Steam👍 76%· 217

Year 2015Dev KnowWonder · Disney InteractivePlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings vibe casual and visual third person, while skipping precision platforming

Disney/Pixar's Finding Nemo features two main storylines. As in the 2003 animated feature film, the clown fish Nemo is headed for his first day at school when he's captured near Australia's Great Barrier Reef by a scuba diver and winds up in an aquarium in a dentist's office.

Where it drifts furthest from Noreya: The Gold Project: visuals and setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Noreya: The Gold Project.

It predates Noreya: The Gold Project by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#10LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game

iRank84

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeOpen WorldExplorationOffline

Steam👍 91%· 5.6KIGDB71· 5

Year 2011Dev Traveller's Tales · Disney Interactive StudiosOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and precision platforming

≠ Its own twist: offline, multiplayer gameplay and co op, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Where it drifts furthest from Noreya: The Gold Project: visuals and game mode.

It predates Noreya: The Gold Project by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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#11Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter

iRank73

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 80%· 14KIGDB67· 8OC65· 41

Year 2016Dev Frogwares · Bigben InteractiveOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with vibe casual, multiplayer gameplay and visual first person, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from Noreya: The Gold Project: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Noreya: The Gold Project.

It predates Noreya: The Gold Project by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#12Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

iRank90

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 91%· 17KIGDB91· 15OC88· 200

Year 2021Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PC · PS5

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, precision platforming and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with shooter, third-person shooting and first-person shooting, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Where it drifts furthest from Noreya: The Gold Project: setting and visuals.

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#13Grand Theft Auto III

iRank89

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 87%· 15KRAWG👍 86%· 1.6KMC93IGDB95· 2

Year 2001Dev DMA Design · CapcomPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, shooter and deep simulation, while skipping precision platforming

The one that established the template: a 3D open city with radio stations, missions on call and free roaming between them. Historically it matters enormously. It has aged the hardest of the era — no mission checkpoints, no map markers for much of it, a silent protagonist, and shooting that amounts to auto-aim and hoping.

Where it drifts furthest from Noreya: The Gold Project: visuals.

It predates Noreya: The Gold Project by 23 years, with what that implies technically.

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#14Bully: Scholarship Edition

iRank82

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 84%· 41KRAWG👍 86%· 765MC72IGDB80· 3

Year 2008Dev Rockstar New England · Rockstar GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Xbox · Nintendo

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, deep simulation and sandbox world, while skipping precision platforming

Set in Bullworth Academy, a fictional British private school, this game tells about school bullying and the troublesome period of growing to adolescence. You assume the role of Jimmy Hopkins, a 15-year-old boy and a “problem child”, who was already kicked out of many schools for his misbehavior.

Where it drifts furthest from Noreya: The Gold Project: visuals.

It predates Noreya: The Gold Project by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldFantasyExploration

Steam👍 83%· 20KIGDB77· 7OC77· 208

Year 2022Dev Tango Gameworks · Bethesda SoftworksOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, shooter and first-person shooting, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from Noreya: The Gold Project: visuals and setting.

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Complete list of Noreya: The Gold Project alternatives

The full catalog of games sharing gameplay DNA with Noreya: The Gold Project, ordered from highest to lowest similarity score. Use the filters above to narrow down by genre, setting or game mode and find the alternative that best fits your playstyle.

Mafia II: Definitive Edition

Adventure · Shooter

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

Shooter · FPS

High on Life

Shooter · FPS

Alba: A Wildlife Adventure

Adventure

Alone in the Dark

Adventure · Horror

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Definitive Edition

Adventure · Shooter

Grand Theft Auto IV

Adventure · Third-person shooter

Crimson Desert

Adventure

Grand Theft Auto 2

Shooter · FPS

Far Cry: Primal

Survival · Shooter

We Happy Few

Adventure · Survival

Metro Exodus

Shooter · FPS

Mini Ninjas

Adventure · Platformer

Disney Infinity 2.0: Gold Edition

Adventure · Sandbox

Just Cause 4

Adventure · Shooter

Vangers

Racing · Adventure

Destroy All Humans!

Adventure · Shooter

Mafia III

Adventure · Shooter

Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days

Shooter · Third-person shooter

Just Cause 3

Adventure · Shooter

Agents of Mayhem

Shooter · Third-person shooter

POSTAL 2

Adventure · Sandbox

Just Cause 2

Third-person shooter · Adventure

LEGO® DC Super-Villains

Adventure

Need for Speed™

Racing · Simulation

Just Cause

Third-person shooter · Adventure

Hatred

Shooter · FPS

Carmageddon II: Carpocalypse Now

Racing

Void Bastards

Shooter · FPS

Postal III

FPS · Shooter

Crash Time 3

Racing · Simulation

Driver Parallel Lines

Racing · Third-person shooter

Crazy Taxi

Racing · Sandbox

Clutch

Racing · Simulation

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best game similar to Noreya: The Gold Project?: The closest game to Noreya: The Gold Project is Ori and the Will of the Wisps, scoring 85/100 on our similarity scale. They share 11 gameplay attributes, including precision platforming, Metroidvania exploration and adventure storytelling. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like Noreya: The Gold Project?: The three closest games to Noreya: The Gold Project are: 1. Ori and the Will of the Wisps (85/100, 11 shared attributes) 2. Hob (83/100, 10 shared attributes) 3. Lunnye Devitsy (86/100, 11 shared attributes). All share Noreya: The Gold Project's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 49 candidates across 14 dimensions.
Is Hob similar to Noreya: The Gold Project?: Yes, very much so — Hob scores 83/100 similarity to Noreya: The Gold Project. They share 10 attributes, including adventure storytelling and puzzle design. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.
What Platformer games are similar to Noreya: The Gold Project?: The best Platformer games similar to Noreya: The Gold Project are Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Hob, Lunnye Devitsy and Twinsen's Little Big Adventure 2 Classic. All share the Platformer genre alongside other key Noreya: The Gold Project attributes like precision platforming, Metroidvania exploration and adventure storytelling.
How is similarity to Noreya: The Gold Project calculated?: We compare Noreya: The Gold Project against every game in our catalog using 14 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 Noreya: The Gold Project experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.