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We filtered the 42 games similar to Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus® down to the 31 that fit the “Adventure” category. Thomas Was Alone, INSIDE and Darq top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus®.

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DarkNarrativeSolo
Year 1998Dev Sony Interactive Entertainment

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Within the “Adventure” category, the closest game to Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus® is Thomas Was Alone — scoring 95/100 on our similarity scale. INSIDE and Darq follow close behind.

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The best adventure games like Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus®

31 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus®. Each one has been evaluated across 11 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.

Thomas Was Alone
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloNarrativeHardcoreSci-Fi2D
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 vibe casual and linear, story-driven structure, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

INSIDE
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeDarkSci-Fi2D
Steam👍 97%· 74KRAWG👍 90%· 2.6KMC87IGDB93· 39OC91· 169
Year 2016Dev PlaydeadPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with horror tension and horror setting, while skipping punishing difficulty

Darq
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloStealthMeleeDarkNarrativeSci-Fi2D
Steam👍 94%· 4.2KIGDB70· 1OC73· 19
Year 2019Dev Unfold GamesOn Xbox · PC · Switch

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

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, survival mechanics and horror setting, while skipping punishing difficulty

The Lion King
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMelee2DPixel Art
Steam👍 64%· 84IGDB80· 1
Year 1994Dev Westwood Studios · GradienteOn Linux · PC · Mac

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

≠ Its own twist: visual pixel, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

LocoRoco
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
Solo2D
IGDB91· 2
Year 2006Dev SCE Japan Studio · Sony Computer Entertainment

✓ Nearly identical: precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling.

≠ Missing: dark, oppressive atmosphere.

Hue
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
Solo2D
Steam👍 92%· 11KIGDB78· 16OC79· 64
Year 2016Dev Fiddlesticks · Curve DigitalOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Nearly identical: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design.

≠ Missing: dark, oppressive atmosphere.

Stick it to the Man!
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMelee2D
Steam👍 95%· 869IGDB78· 8OC80· 39
Year 2013Dev Zoink · RipstoneOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Nearly identical: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design.

≠ Missing: dark, oppressive atmosphere.

GRIS
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloNarrative2DRelaxingCasual
Steam👍 96%· 94KRAWG👍 84%· 1.1KMC83OC86· 125
Year 2018Dev Nomada Studio · Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

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

Save the Ninja Clan
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMeleeDarkHardcore2D
Steam👍 91%· 112IGDB74· 2
Year 2017Dev Sometimes YouPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Nearly identical: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design.

≠ Missing: strong narrative focus.

Viewfinder
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkSci-Fi
Steam👍 94%· 12KIGDB89· 3OC83· 94
Year 2023Dev Sad Owl Studios · ThunderfulOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings exploration and discovery and visual first person, while skipping punishing difficulty

Max: The Curse of Brotherhood
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMelee2D
Steam👍 95%· 1.6KIGDB74· 15OC70· 66
Year 2013Dev Press Play · Microsoft StudiosOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Nearly identical: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design.

≠ Missing: dark, oppressive atmosphere.

The Last Guardian
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloLootSkill TreeThird Person
IGDB80· 21OC81· 128
Year 2016Dev Team Ico · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4

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

≠ Where it differs: brings loot and gear systems, skill tree progression and visual third person, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Spyro: Year of the Dragon
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloIsometricThird Person
IGDB55· 1
Year 2000Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Where it differs: brings visual isometric and visual third person, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Prince of Persia
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
Solo2DMythology
Year 1989Dev Brøderbund Software

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

≠ Its own twist: setting mythology, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Wario Land 4
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMelee2DPixel Art
IGDB78· 2
Year 2001Dev Nintendo R&D1 · Nintendo

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

≠ Where it differs: brings visual pixel, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

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