10 Relaxing games like Spirit of the North 2 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 39 games similar to Spirit of the North 2 down to the 10 that fit the “Relaxing” category. Monument Valley, Smushi Come Home and Submerged top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Spirit of the North 2.

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The best relaxing games like Spirit of the North 2

10 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Spirit of the North 2. Each one has been evaluated across 12 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.

#1Monument ValleyClosest overall match

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloRelaxingCasualNarrativeExploration3DThird Person

Steam👍 98%· 8.4KRAWG👍 93%· 545MC89

Year 2014Dev ustwo gamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · iOS · Android

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

≠ Where it differs: brings linear, story-driven structure and fantasy world, while skipping setting mythology

** Apple Game of the Year 2014 ** ** Winner of Apple Design Award 2014 ** In Monument Valley you will manipulate impossible architecture and guide a silent princess through a stunningly beautiful world.

Where it drifts furthest from Spirit of the North 2: setting.

It predates Spirit of the North 2 by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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SoloCasualRelaxingNarrativeExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 99%· 2.7KOC83· 11

Year 2023Dev SomeHumbleOnion · Mooneye StudiosPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, cozy, relaxing feel and open world exploration, while skipping setting mythology

Smushi Come Home is a cozy exploration adventure game where you play as a tiny mushroom who's trying to get back home! Play as Smushi, who was taken from its home unexpectedly and dropped into the middle of the forest.

Where it drifts furthest from Spirit of the North 2: visuals.

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#3SubmergedClosest on progression

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloRelaxingNarrativeCasualExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 76%· 4.8KIGDB57· 9OC54· 52

Year 2015Dev Uppercut GamesOn PS4 · PC · iOS

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

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and open world exploration, while skipping setting mythology

Where it drifts furthest from Spirit of the North 2: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Spirit of the North 2.

It predates Spirit of the North 2 by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam Epic PS

#4GRIS

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SoloNarrativeRelaxingCasual2D

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 visual 2d, while skipping setting mythology

Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

Where it drifts furthest from Spirit of the North 2: visuals.

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Steam GOG PS

#5Zup! X

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloCasualRelaxingNarrativeExploration

Steam👍 96%· 6.8KRAWG👍 28%· 28

Year 2018Dev Quiet RiverPlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Both are puzzle-platformers — sharing precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, cozy, relaxing feel and punishing difficulty, while skipping setting mythology

Minimal physical puzzle with explosions. The player's goal to keep the blue ball on the platform for 3 seconds in order to pass the level. ▪ 60+ Levels ▪ 2880 Achievements "Zup!" powered by Clickteam Fusion 2.

Where it drifts furthest from Spirit of the North 2: setting and visuals.

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Steam

#6Creaks

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SoloNarrativeCasualRelaxingDark

Steam👍 95%· 5.8KIGDB70· 1OC80· 26

Year 2020Dev Amanita DesignOn PS4 · PC · iOS

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

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, linear, story-driven structure and setting cartoon, while skipping setting mythology

Where it drifts furthest from Spirit of the North 2: setting and visuals.

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Steam GOG Epic

#7Jusant

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloNarrativeRelaxingExplorationThird Person3D

Steam👍 93%· 6.6KIGDB86· 3OC84· 83

Year 2023Dev DON'T NODOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Both are puzzle-platformers — sharing precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: cozy, relaxing feel, melee combat and fantasy world, while skipping vibe casual

Where it drifts furthest from Spirit of the North 2: setting.

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SoloNarrativeRelaxing3DCozy

Steam👍 97%· 5.9KRAWG👍 83%· 151MC82IGDB73· 2OC79· 31

Year 2020Dev Skookum ArtsPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings cozy, relaxing feel and visual 2d, while skipping vibe casual

The Pedestrian is a 2.5D side-scrolling puzzle platformer that takes an interesting twist on the genre. It's a build-your-own-solution game with a unique art style centered around public signs, e.g., male & female bathroom symbols, elevator symbol, etc.

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Steam GOG PS

#9Sable

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