ActionImmersive Sim
SoloMeleeRelaxingCasualNarrativeOpen WorldExploration3D
Steam👍 80%· 5.0KIGDB83· 6OC87· 11
Year 2009Dev ThatGameCompany · Annapurna InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC
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We filtered the 39 games similar to planktOs down to the 24 that fit the “Narrative” category. Flower, Lunnye Devitsy and Alba: A Wildlife Adventure top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to planktOs.
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The best narrative games like planktOs
24 similar games foundUpdated May 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to planktOs. 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.
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeCasualNarrativeRelaxingOpen WorldExploration
Steam👍 64%· 162
Year 2009Dev Boss BaddiePlaytime ~2hOn PC
✓ Like planktOs, it's known for puzzle design, adventure storytelling and vibe casual
≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, Metroidvania exploration and punishing difficulty, while skipping deep simulation
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 planktOs: visuals.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for planktOs.
Combat100Game mode100World100Progression100Tone76Genre50
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeCasualCozyNarrativeOpen WorldExploration3D
Steam👍 98%· 8.0KRAWG👍 96%· 82MC81OC82· 28
Year 2020Dev ustwo gamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Nearly identical: adventure storytelling, vibe casual and cozy, relaxing feel.
≠ Missing: 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.
Released 4 years after planktOs.
Combat100Game mode100World100Progression100Visuals84Tone79
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeNarrativeCasualOpen WorldExploration
Steam👍 76%· 217
Year 2015Dev KnowWonder · Disney InteractivePlaytime ~1hOn PC
✓ If you enjoyed planktOs, expect adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus
≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world and visual third person, while skipping deep simulation
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 planktOs: visuals.
Combat100Game mode100World100Progression100Tone52Genre50
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeNarrativeCozyOpen WorldExploration
Steam👍 97%· 144KRAWG👍 89%· 1.3KMC91IGDB91· 12OC91· 178
Year 2020Dev Moon Studios · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~11hOn PC · Xbox · Nintendo
✓ Shared with planktOs: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus
≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, Metroidvania exploration and punishing difficulty, while skipping deep simulation
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 planktOs: visuals and tone.
Released 4 years after planktOs.
Combat100Game mode100World100Progression100Genre50Tone47
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeNarrativeCozyOpen WorldExploration
Steam👍 91%· 17KIGDB91· 15OC88· 200
Year 2021Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PC · PS5
✓ Like planktOs, it's known for 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 planktOs: visuals and tone.
Released 5 years after planktOs.
Combat100Game mode100World100Progression100Genre50Tone46
ActionImmersive Sim
SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldFirst Person
Steam👍 94%· 2.8KRAWG👍 87%· 76MC76IGDB80· 6OC83· 13
Year 2016Dev Schell GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS
✓ Both are immersive sims — sharing puzzle design, adventure storytelling and deep simulation
≠ Where it differs: brings punishing difficulty, while skipping vibe casual
** AGENT, YOUR EXPLOSIVE, FINAL MISSION 'OPERATION: DEATH ENGINE' IS NOW AVAILABLE ** I Expect You To Die is a virtual reality puzzle game that places you in the well-polished shoes of an elite secret agent. You must attempt to survive deadly situations in immersive and dangerous locales.
Where it drifts furthest from planktOs: tone and visuals.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100World100Visuals47Tone21
ActionImmersive Sim
SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldFirst Person
Steam👍 94%· 2.1KIGDB90· 1
Year 2000Dev Looking Glass Studios · Eidos InteractiveOn PC
✓ Fits the immersive sims cluster, with deep simulation, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus
≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping puzzle design
Where it drifts furthest from planktOs: tone and combat.
It predates planktOs by 16 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100World100Visuals51Combat28Tone24
ActionImmersive Sim
SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldFirst Person
Steam👍 81%· 2.6KRAWG👍 77%· 230MC85IGDB83· 2
Year 2004Dev Ion Storm · Square EnixPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Xbox
✓ Fits the immersive sims cluster, with adventure storytelling, deep simulation and strong narrative focus
≠ Its own twist: shooter, horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping puzzle design
Thief 3: Deadly Shadows is a stealth-action game developed by Ion Storm Inc. It is the third installment in the Thief franchise. The game is set in a Steampunk world that resembles both the middle ages and the Victorian era. Besides that, there are several fantasy elements in the game.
Where it drifts furthest from planktOs: progression and tone.
It predates planktOs by 12 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100World100Visuals40Combat28Tone23
ActionImmersive Sim
SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person3D
Steam👍 96%· 130KRAWG👍 85%· 220MC80IGDB83· 3OC80· 35
Year 2022Dev Tuxedo LabsPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS
✓ Fits the immersive sims cluster, with deep simulation, puzzle design and strong narrative focus
≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, precision platforming and sandbox world, while skipping adventure storytelling
Plan the perfect heist using creative problem solving, brute force and everything around you. Teardown features a fully destructible and truly interactive environment where player freedom and emergent gameplay are the driving mechanics.
Where it drifts furthest from planktOs: tone and game mode.
Released 6 years after planktOs.
Genre100Progression100Visuals84Combat62World36Game mode34
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ActionImmersive Sim
SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExploration3DFirst Person
Steam👍 50%· 641RAWG👍 17%· 29
Year 2008Dev Meridian4Playtime ~1hOn PC
✓ Fits the immersive sims cluster, with deep simulation, strong narrative focus and open world exploration
≠ Its own twist: ranged combat, setting cyberpunk and setting scifi, while skipping puzzle design
In the far future, humanity is ruled by The Ministry of Accounts, an oppressive bureaucracy that tracks, records and taxes every transaction of daily life. From the depths of Red Tape, a new breed of marketeer arises to challenge the authority and make a profit: the Space Trader is born!
Where it drifts furthest from planktOs: tone and progression.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for planktOs.
It predates planktOs by 8 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100World100Visuals100Combat41Game mode34Progression29
ActionImmersive Sim
SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen World3D
Steam👍 42%· 39KRAWG👍 46%· 93MC72OC68· 84
Year 2020Dev Visual Concepts · 2K GamesPlaytime ~19hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Both are immersive sims — sharing deep simulation, strong narrative focus and open world exploration
≠ Its own twist: sports simulation, competitive edge and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping puzzle design
With extensive improvements upon its best-in-class graphics and gameplay, competitive and community online features, and deep, varied game modes, NBA 2K21 offers one-of-a-kind immersion into all facets of NBA basketball and culture - where Everything is Game.
Where it drifts furthest from planktOs: progression and game mode.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for planktOs.
Released 4 years after planktOs.
Genre100Combat100World100Visuals69Game mode19Tone19
ActionImmersive Sim
SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldFirst Person
Steam👍 93%· 38K
Year 2011Dev Tripwire InteractiveOn Linux · PC
✓ Both are immersive sims — sharing deep simulation, strong narrative focus and open world exploration
≠ Its own twist: shooter, first-person shooting and turn-based strategy, while skipping puzzle design
Where it drifts furthest from planktOs: tone and combat.
Genre100World100Game mode53Visuals51Combat29Tone22
ActionImmersive Sim
SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person
Steam👍 85%· 132KIGDB77· 6OC79· 58
Year 2018Dev New World Interactive · Focus EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC
✓ Fits the immersive sims cluster, with deep simulation, strong narrative focus and open world exploration
≠ Its own twist: shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping puzzle design
Where it drifts furthest from planktOs: game mode and tone.
Genre100World100Progression100Visuals51Combat46Tone19
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person
Steam👍 40%· 1.5KIGDB45· 2
Year 2008Dev Eden Games · Atari InteractiveOn PC
✓ Like planktOs, it's known for adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus
≠ Its own twist: horror tension, shooter and first-person shooting, while skipping deep simulation
Where it drifts furthest from planktOs: tone and visuals.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for planktOs.
It predates planktOs by 8 years, with what that implies technically.
Combat100Game mode100World100Progression77Genre50Visuals40
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