What is the best game similar to The Cub?

The closest game to The Cub is Thomas Was Alone, scoring 84/100 on our similarity scale. They share 9 gameplay attributes, including precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like The Cub?

The three closest games to The Cub are: 1. Thomas Was Alone (84/100, 9 shared attributes) 2. Will You Snail? (79/100, 8 shared attributes) 3. Far: Lone Sails (80/100, 9 shared attributes). All share The Cub's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 41 candidates across 11 dimensions.

Is Will You Snail? similar to The Cub?

Yes, very much so — Will You Snail? scores 79/100 similarity to The Cub. They share 8 attributes, including precision platforming and adventure storytelling. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.

What Platformer games are similar to The Cub?

The best Platformer games similar to The Cub are Thomas Was Alone, Will You Snail?, Far: Lone Sails and Freedom Planet. All share the Platformer genre alongside other key The Cub attributes like precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling.

How is similarity to The Cub calculated?

We compare The Cub against every game in our catalog using 11 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 The Cub 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.

The Cub is hard to replace: few games combine precision platforming, strong narrative focus and post-apocalyptic world in quite the same way. We compared The Cub against over 6,700 titles across 11 gameplay attributes and found 41 genuine alternatives — not generic genre suggestions. Thomas Was Alone, Will You Snail? and Far: Lone Sails lead the list, with Thomas Was Alone reaching a 84/100 similarity score. Every game here is ranked by how closely it replicates what makes The Cub special.

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Top games similar to The Cub

41 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to The Cub. 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.

#1Thomas Was AloneClosest overall match

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloNarrativeHardcoreCasualSci-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 linear, story-driven structure, while skipping post-apocalyptic world

Where it drifts furthest from The Cub: setting.

It predates The Cub by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2Will You Snail?Closest on progression

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloHardcoreNarrativeExploration2D

Steam👍 97%· 2.8KMC82

Year 2022Dev Jonas TyrollerPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, cozy, relaxing feel and melee combat, while skipping vibe casual

Dear humans, I wanted to let you know that I am better than you. You are all doomed and this game is a celebration of my superiority.Why should you play this? To entertain me. I made this game for for MY personal entertainment... Oh come on, don't worry... I'll totally make you feel like you stand a chance. Humans get frustrated so easily... pathetic.What is this game?

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloNarrativePost-ApocalypticSci-FiExploration2D

Steam👍 95%· 26KIGDB78· 2OC80· 40

Year 2018Dev Okomotive · Assemble EntertainmentOn PS4 · Android · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, survival mechanics and melee combat, while skipping punishing difficulty

Where it drifts furthest from The Cub: tone.

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloHardcoreNarrativeSci-FiExploration2D

Steam👍 95%· 4.9KRAWG👍 77%· 77MC81IGDB82· 7OC81· 45

Year 2014Dev GalaxyTrail · MarvelousPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Stands apart with cozy, relaxing feel, melee combat and fantasy world, while skipping vibe casual

Freedom Planet is a combat-based platform adventure that pits a spunky dragon girl and her friends against an alien attack force.

Where it drifts furthest from The Cub: setting.

It predates The Cub by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#5The Talos Principle IIClosest on setting

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloNarrativeSci-FiPost-ApocalypticExploration

Steam👍 95%· 13KIGDB90· 6

Year 2023Dev Croteam · Devolver DigitalOn Xbox · PC · PS5

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

≠ Where it differs: brings linear, story-driven structure, melee combat and visual first person, while skipping punishing difficulty

Where it drifts furthest from The Cub: visuals and tone.

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloCasualHardcoreNarrativeExploration

Steam👍 80%· 3.3KIGDB72· 12OC74· 90

Year 2017Dev Sumo DigitalOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, cozy, relaxing feel and melee combat, while skipping post-apocalyptic world

Where it drifts furthest from The Cub: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for The Cub.

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Steam Epic Xbox

#7Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloCasualHardcoreSci-Fi2D

Steam👍 92%· 3.1KIGDB78· 10

Year 2013Dev Gaijin GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

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

≠ Its own twist: linear, story-driven structure, melee combat and ranged combat, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from The Cub: setting.

It predates The Cub by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#8Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus®

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloNarrativeHardcoreSci-Fi2D

Steam👍 95%· 1.7KRAWG👍 86%· 147IGDB80· 1

Year 1998Dev Sony Interactive Entertainment · GT Interactive SoftwarePlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS

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

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and stealth mechanics, while skipping vibe casual

Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus is a spin-off installment of the Oddworld game series. It is a direct sequel to the Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee. ###Setting The game is set in the Oddworld, a planet in another dimension, ten times larger than our Earth.

Where it drifts furthest from The Cub: setting.

It predates The Cub by 26 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloHardcoreNarrativeSci-Fi2D

Steam👍 96%· 1.7KIGDB88· 1OC83· 26

Dev GalaxyTrailPlaytime ~2hOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with cozy, relaxing feel, melee combat and setting anime, while skipping vibe casual

Join the heroes of Avalice as they face their greatest challenge yet! An ancient terror has emerged from the depths of the ocean. Merga, a water dragon from Avalice's oldest and deadliest war, has been freed from her crystal prison as a consequence of the Kingdom Stone's destruction.

Where it drifts furthest from The Cub: setting.

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Steam

#10Sunblaze

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloHardcoreNarrativeSci-Fi2D

Steam👍 91%· 466OC75· 12

Year 2021Dev Games From Earth · Bonus Stage PublishingPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

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

≠ Stands apart with cozy, relaxing feel, melee combat and visual pixel, while skipping vibe casual

”Whose blood is that on the walls?” -Josie Do you think you’ve got what it takes to be an actual superhero? Well, then you need to help Josie to beat the superhero training simulator, and to become the hero our world needs!

Where it drifts furthest from The Cub: setting.

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Steam GOG Nintendo

#11GRIS

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloNarrativeCasual2DRelaxing

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, while skipping punishing difficulty

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.

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Steam GOG PS

#12The Bridge

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloCasualNarrativeHardcore2D

Steam👍 87%· 4.3KIGDB69· 5OC73· 17

Year 2013Dev Ty Taylor & Mario Castañeda · The Quantum Astrophysicists GuildOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

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

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and fantasy world, while skipping post-apocalyptic world

Where it drifts furthest from The Cub: setting.

It predates The Cub by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloCasualNarrativeExplorationCozy

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 vibe relaxing, while skipping punishing difficulty

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 The Cub: visuals and tone.

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Steam GOG

#14A Story About My Uncle

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloCasualNarrativeSci-FiRanged

Steam👍 92%· 29KIGDB69· 2OC79· 17

Year 2014Dev Gone North Games · Coffee Stain StudiosOn Linux · PC · Mac

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

≠ Its own twist: ranged combat, fantasy world and visual first person, while skipping punishing difficulty

Where it drifts furthest from The Cub: visuals and setting.

It predates The Cub by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG

#15Submerged

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloNarrativeCasualPost-ApocalypticExploration

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, vibe relaxing and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping punishing difficulty

Where it drifts furthest from The Cub: visuals and tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for The Cub.

It predates The Cub by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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Complete list of The Cub alternatives

The full catalog of games sharing gameplay DNA with The Cub, 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.

Save the Ninja Clan

Platformer · Adventure

Psychonauts

Platformer · Adventure

The Pedestrian

Platformer · Puzzle

Shadow Bug

Platformer · Adventure

LocoRoco

Platformer · Puzzle

Stick it to the Man!

Platformer · Adventure

Hue

Platformer · Adventure

Geometry Dash

Platformer · Puzzle

Max: The Curse of Brotherhood

Platformer · Adventure

Wario Land 4

Platformer · Puzzle

The Lion King

Platformer · Adventure

The Last Guardian

Platformer · Puzzle

No Time

Platformer · Puzzle

Lode Runner

Platformer · Puzzle

Prince of Persia

Platformer · Puzzle

Donkey Kong

Platformer · Puzzle

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Platformer · Puzzle

Blackthorne

Platformer · Puzzle

Sound Shapes

Platformer · Puzzle

10 Second Ninja

Platformer · Puzzle

Jet Set Radio

Platformer · Sports

Spyro: Year of the Dragon

Platformer · Puzzle

Mario vs. Donkey Kong

Platformer · Puzzle

Q.U.B.E.

Platformer · Puzzle

Kirby's Dream Land 2

Platformer · Puzzle

Disney's Darkwing Duck

Platformer · Puzzle

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best game similar to The Cub?: The closest game to The Cub is Thomas Was Alone, scoring 84/100 on our similarity scale. They share 9 gameplay attributes, including precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like The Cub?: The three closest games to The Cub are: 1. Thomas Was Alone (84/100, 9 shared attributes) 2. Will You Snail? (79/100, 8 shared attributes) 3. Far: Lone Sails (80/100, 9 shared attributes). All share The Cub's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 41 candidates across 11 dimensions.
Is Will You Snail? similar to The Cub?: Yes, very much so — Will You Snail? scores 79/100 similarity to The Cub. They share 8 attributes, including precision platforming and adventure storytelling. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.
What Platformer games are similar to The Cub?: The best Platformer games similar to The Cub are Thomas Was Alone, Will You Snail?, Far: Lone Sails and Freedom Planet. All share the Platformer genre alongside other key The Cub attributes like precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling.
How is similarity to The Cub calculated?: We compare The Cub against every game in our catalog using 11 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 The Cub experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.