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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 48 games similar to Ogu and the Secret Forest down to the 25 that fit the “Narrative” category. Lunnye Devitsy, Alba: A Wildlife Adventure and Ori and the Will of the Wisps top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Ogu and the Secret Forest.

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The best narrative games like Ogu and the Secret Forest

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Ogu and the Secret Forest. 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.

#1Lunnye DevitsyClosest overall match

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeCasualNarrativeRelaxingOpen WorldExploration2D

Steam👍 64%· 162

Year 2009Dev Boss BaddiePlaytime ~2hOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, Metroidvania exploration and punishing difficulty, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

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 Ogu and the Secret Forest: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Ogu and the Secret Forest.

It predates Ogu and the Secret Forest by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2Alba: A Wildlife AdventureClosest on tone

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeCasualCozyNarrativeOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 98%· 8.0KRAWG👍 96%· 82MC81OC82· 28

Year 2020Dev ustwo gamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, vibe casual and cozy, relaxing feel

≠ Its own twist: visual 3d, while skipping puzzle design

Alba: a Wildlife Adventure is a new tale from the creators of Monument Valley and Assemble with Care. When Alba visits her grandparents on a Mediterranean island, she is ready for a peaceful summer of wildlife exploration with her friend Ines.

Where it drifts furthest from Ogu and the Secret Forest: visuals.

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#3Ori and the Will of the WispsClosest on setting

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeCozyOpen 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 adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, Metroidvania exploration and punishing difficulty, while skipping vibe relaxing

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 Ogu and the Secret Forest: visuals.

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#4Disney•Pixar Finding Nemo

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeCasualOpen 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 visual third person, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

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 Ogu and the Secret Forest: visuals and tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Ogu and the Secret Forest.

It predates Ogu and the Secret Forest by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#5Twinsen's Little Big Adventure 2 Classic

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeCozyOpen WorldFantasyExplorationIsometric

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 strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, combat magic and setting scifi, while skipping vibe relaxing

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 Ogu and the Secret Forest: visuals.

It predates Ogu and the Secret Forest by 27 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeCasualOpen 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 dark, oppressive atmosphere, multiplayer gameplay and visual first person, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

Where it drifts furthest from Ogu and the Secret Forest: visuals and tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Ogu and the Secret Forest.

It predates Ogu and the Secret Forest by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeCozyOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 91%· 17KIGDB91· 15OC88· 200

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

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and cozy, relaxing feel

≠ Stands apart with shooter, precision platforming and third-person shooting, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Ogu and the Secret Forest: setting and visuals.

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#8Hob

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyExplorationIsometric

Steam👍 88%· 5.5KIGDB72· 8OC75· 53

Year 2017Dev Runic GamesOn PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, Metroidvania exploration and deep RPG systems, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

Where it drifts furthest from Ogu and the Secret Forest: tone and visuals.

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#9Rise of the Tomb Raider

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloCo-opMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationCrafting

Steam👍 94%· 152KIGDB87· 25OC86· 108

Year 2015Dev Crystal Dynamics · Microsoft StudiosOn PS4 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: shooter, survival mechanics and third-person shooting, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

Bigger and better paced than the 2013 reboot: tombs are more numerous and more elaborate, and the crafting and hunting loops give the hub areas a reason to exist. Traversal is excellent. The story is forgettable and the survival framing sits awkwardly beside a protagonist who kills dozens of people without comment.

Where it drifts furthest from Ogu and the Secret Forest: visuals and tone.

It predates Ogu and the Secret Forest by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#10Alone in the DarkClosest on progression

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationCrafting

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 cozy, relaxing feel

Where it drifts furthest from Ogu and the Secret Forest: setting and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Ogu and the Secret Forest.

It predates Ogu and the Secret Forest by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

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#11Just Cause 4Closest on game mode

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloCo-opMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 62%· 32KIGDB69· 15OC68· 134

Year 2018Dev Avalanche Studios · Square EnixOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: shooter, third-person shooting and sandbox freedom, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Ogu and the Secret Forest: visuals and tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Ogu and the Secret Forest.

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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, strong narrative focus and open world exploration

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, deep RPG systems and action RPG combat, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Ogu and the Secret Forest: tone and visuals.

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#13Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloCo-opMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 67%· 9.4KIGDB69· 7

Year 2010Dev IO Interactive · Square EnixOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with shooter, third-person shooting and first-person shooting, while skipping puzzle design

Shot entirely through a handheld-camera aesthetic — grain, blown-out light, censored gore — which is the reason to see it, and consistently committed to. The shooting itself is unremarkable and the cover system is imprecise. It is also very short, and the unrelentingly bleak tone gives you little reason to return once it ends.

Where it drifts furthest from Ogu and the Secret Forest: visuals and tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Ogu and the Secret Forest.

It predates Ogu and the Secret Forest by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloCo-opMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 84%· 127KIGDB77· 19OC75· 109

Year 2015Dev Avalanche Studios · Square EnixOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with shooter, third-person shooting and first-person shooting, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Ogu and the Secret Forest: visuals and tone.

It predates Ogu and the Secret Forest by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#15Control

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyExploration

Steam👍 86%· 60KIGDB83· 15OC84· 183

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

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

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

Where it drifts furthest from Ogu and the Secret Forest: visuals and tone.

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