What is the best game similar to Ori and the Will of the Wisps?

The closest game to Ori and the Will of the Wisps is Lunnye Devitsy, scoring 89/100 on our similarity scale. They share 11 gameplay attributes, including precision platforming, Metroidvania exploration and puzzle design. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like Ori and the Will of the Wisps?

The three closest games to Ori and the Will of the Wisps are: 1. Lunnye Devitsy (89/100, 11 shared attributes) 2. Hob (84/100, 10 shared attributes) 3. Twinsen's Little Big Adventure 2 Classic (74/100, 10 shared attributes). All share Ori and the Will of the Wisps's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 49 candidates across 13 dimensions.

Is Hob similar to Ori and the Will of the Wisps?

Yes, very much so — Hob scores 84/100 similarity to Ori and the Will of the Wisps. 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 Ori and the Will of the Wisps?

The best Platformer games similar to Ori and the Will of the Wisps are Lunnye Devitsy, Hob, Twinsen's Little Big Adventure 2 Classic and Supraland Six Inches Under. All share the Platformer genre alongside other key Ori and the Will of the Wisps attributes like precision platforming, Metroidvania exploration and puzzle design.

How is similarity to Ori and the Will of the Wisps calculated?

We compare Ori and the Will of the Wisps against every game in our catalog using 13 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 Ori and the Will of the Wisps experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.

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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.

Ori and the Will of the Wisps is hard to replace: few games combine precision platforming, strong narrative focus and open world exploration in quite the same way. We compared Ori and the Will of the Wisps against over 6,700 titles across 13 gameplay attributes and found 49 genuine alternatives — not generic genre suggestions. Lunnye Devitsy, Hob and Twinsen's Little Big Adventure 2 Classic lead the list, with Lunnye Devitsy reaching a 89/100 similarity score. Every game here is ranked by how closely it replicates what makes Ori and the Will of the Wisps special.

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Ori and the Will of the Wisps. 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.

#1Lunnye DevitsyClosest overall match

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeHardcoreNarrativeOpen WorldExploration2D

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, vibe relaxing and visual pixel, 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 Ori and the Will of the Wisps: tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against overwhelmingly positive for Ori and the Will of the Wisps.

It predates Ori and the Will of the Wisps by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2HobClosest on setting

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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 cozy, relaxing feel

Where it drifts furthest from Ori and the Will of the Wisps: visuals and tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Ori and the Will of the Wisps.

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#3Twinsen's Little Big Adventure 2 ClassicClosest on tone

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeCozyOpen 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 combat magic, setting scifi and visual isometric, 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 Ori and the Will of the Wisps: visuals and combat.

It predates Ori and the Will of the Wisps by 23 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4Supraland Six Inches Under

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeCozyOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 96%· 4.1KRAWG👍 90%· 37

Year 2022Dev Supra GamesPlaytime ~12hOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with first-person shooting, shooter and vibe relaxing, while skipping strong narrative focus

Supraland Six Inches Under is a First-Person-Metroidvania. That means, you're in a gated world and the more abilities you gather, the more parts of the world you can access. The gameplay consists of roughly 55% exploration, 40% solving puzzles and 5% combat.

Where it drifts furthest from Ori and the Will of the Wisps: setting and visuals.

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#5Control

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeHardcoreOpen 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 Ori and the Will of the Wisps: visuals and setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Ori and the Will of the Wisps.

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#6Ratchet & 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, 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 Ori and the Will of the Wisps: setting and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Ori and the Will of the Wisps.

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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 Ori and the Will of the Wisps: tone and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Ori and the Will of the Wisps.

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#8Disney•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 Ori and the Will of the Wisps: visuals and tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Ori and the Will of the Wisps.

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#9LEGO 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 Ori and the Will of the Wisps: visuals and game mode.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Ori and the Will of the Wisps.

It predates Ori and the Will of the Wisps by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#10Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

iRank93

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen 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 Ori and the Will of the Wisps: visuals and tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Ori and the Will of the Wisps.

It predates Ori and the Will of the Wisps by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

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#11Alba: A Wildlife Adventure

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeCozyNarrativeOpen 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, cozy, relaxing feel and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: vibe casual and visual 3d, while skipping precision platforming

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 Ori and the Will of the Wisps: visuals.

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#12Amnesia: The Bunker

iRank87

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeHardcoreOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 93%· 12KIGDB85· 4OC77· 97

Year 2023Dev Frictional GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, horror tension and shooter, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from Ori and the Will of the Wisps: setting and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Ori and the Will of the Wisps.

Released 3 years after Ori and the Will of the Wisps.

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#13I Am Alive

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen 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 strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Where it drifts furthest from Ori and the Will of the Wisps: visuals and tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against overwhelmingly positive for Ori and the Will of the Wisps.

It predates Ori and the Will of the Wisps by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#14Mafia II (Classic)

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyExploration

Steam👍 94%· 58KRAWG👍 88%· 2.2KMC77IGDB73· 6

Year 2010Dev 2K Czech · 2K GamesPlaytime ~13hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

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

A tightly linear crime story set in a 1940s and 50s American city, more interested in Vito's decade than in filling a map with icons — the world is a backdrop for the narrative, not a checklist. The writing and period detail are why people still recommend it. This original SKU is the problem: it is a 32-bit build that crashes and stutters badly on current Windows, and the Definitive Edition exists.

Where it drifts furthest from Ori and the Will of the Wisps: visuals and combat.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Ori and the Will of the Wisps.

It predates Ori and the Will of the Wisps by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#15Mini Ninjas

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeCozyOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 90%· 4.7KRAWG👍 62%· 230MC74IGDB77· 5

Year 2009Dev Feral Interactive · Square EnixPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, precision platforming and cozy, relaxing feel

≠ Where it differs: brings stealth mechanics, combat magic and ranged combat, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Mini Ninjas is set in a cartoonish version of medieval Japan and puts you into the role of a cute ninja. Your village was attacked by an Evil Samurai Warlord, who uses magic to turn the innocent animals into his loyal soldiers.

Where it drifts furthest from Ori and the Will of the Wisps: visuals and combat.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Ori and the Will of the Wisps.

It predates Ori and the Will of the Wisps by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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Complete list of Ori and the Will of the Wisps alternatives

The full catalog of games sharing gameplay DNA with Ori and the Will of the Wisps, 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.

Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter

Adventure · Puzzle

LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars

Adventure · Platformer

Toy Story 3: The Video Game

Adventure · Platformer

Vangers

Racing · Adventure

Crimson Desert

Adventure

Ghostwire: Tokyo

Adventure · Horror

Grand Theft Auto III

Third-person shooter · Adventure

Bully: Scholarship Edition

Adventure · Sandbox

Disney Infinity 2.0: Gold Edition

Adventure · Sandbox

Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered

Adventure

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

Shooter · FPS

Grand Theft Auto

Adventure · Racing

Mafia II: Definitive Edition

Adventure · Shooter

High on Life

Shooter · FPS

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Definitive Edition

Adventure · Shooter

Alone in the Dark

Adventure · Horror

Grand Theft Auto 2

Shooter · FPS

Just Cause 3

Adventure · Shooter

Far Cry: Primal

Survival · Shooter

We Happy Few

Adventure · Survival

Just Cause 2

Third-person shooter · Adventure

Just Cause 4

Adventure · Shooter

Destroy All Humans!

Adventure · Shooter

LEGO® DC Super-Villains

Adventure

Mafia III

Adventure · Shooter

Need for Speed™

Racing · Simulation

Just Cause

Third-person shooter · Adventure

Agents of Mayhem

Shooter · Third-person shooter

Crash Time 3

Racing · Simulation

Hatred

Shooter · FPS

Driver Parallel Lines

Racing · Third-person shooter

Saints Row

Shooter · Third-person shooter

Crazy Taxi

Racing · Sandbox

Postal III

FPS · Shooter

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best game similar to Ori and the Will of the Wisps?: The closest game to Ori and the Will of the Wisps is Lunnye Devitsy, scoring 89/100 on our similarity scale. They share 11 gameplay attributes, including precision platforming, Metroidvania exploration and puzzle design. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like Ori and the Will of the Wisps?: The three closest games to Ori and the Will of the Wisps are: 1. Lunnye Devitsy (89/100, 11 shared attributes) 2. Hob (84/100, 10 shared attributes) 3. Twinsen's Little Big Adventure 2 Classic (74/100, 10 shared attributes). All share Ori and the Will of the Wisps's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 49 candidates across 13 dimensions.
Is Hob similar to Ori and the Will of the Wisps?: Yes, very much so — Hob scores 84/100 similarity to Ori and the Will of the Wisps. 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 Ori and the Will of the Wisps?: The best Platformer games similar to Ori and the Will of the Wisps are Lunnye Devitsy, Hob, Twinsen's Little Big Adventure 2 Classic and Supraland Six Inches Under. All share the Platformer genre alongside other key Ori and the Will of the Wisps attributes like precision platforming, Metroidvania exploration and puzzle design.
How is similarity to Ori and the Will of the Wisps calculated?: We compare Ori and the Will of the Wisps against every game in our catalog using 13 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 Ori and the Will of the Wisps experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.