9 Puzzle games like Noreya: The Gold Project that you should try

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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 49 games similar to Noreya: The Gold Project down to the 9 that fit the “Puzzle” category. Lunnye Devitsy, Ori and the Will of the Wisps and Hob top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Noreya: The Gold Project.

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The best puzzle games like Noreya: The Gold Project

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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.

#1Lunnye DevitsyClosest overall match

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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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#2Ori and the Will of the Wisps

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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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#3Hob

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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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#4Twinsen's Little Big Adventure 2 Classic

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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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#5LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game

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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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#6Alone in the DarkClosest on tone

iRank42

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 40%· 1.5KIGDB45· 2

Year 2008Dev Eden Games · Atari InteractiveOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, shooter and first-person shooting, while skipping precision platforming

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

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

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

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#7Disney•Pixar Finding Nemo

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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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#8Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter

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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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#9Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

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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.

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