12 Games with a sci-fi setting like The Cub 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 41 games similar to The Cub down to the 12 that fit the “Sci-Fi” category. Far: Lone Sails, The Talos Principle II and Thomas Was Alone top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to The Cub.

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The best games with a sci-fi setting like The Cub

12 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.

#1Far: Lone SailsClosest on genre

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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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Steam GOG Epic

#2The 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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Steam GOG Epic

#3Thomas 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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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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Steam GOG PS

#5Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien

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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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Steam GOG PS

#6Oddworld: 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👍 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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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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#9A 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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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloHardcoreCasualSci-Fi2D

Steam👍 93%· 593KRAWG👍 78%· 321

Year 2013Dev RobTop GamesPlaytime ~5hOn PC · iOS · Android

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, puzzle design and punishing difficulty

≠ Stands apart with melee combat and skill tree progression, while skipping adventure storytelling

Jump and fly your way through danger in this rhythm-based action platformer! Prepare for a near impossible challenge in the world of Geometry Dash. Push your skills to the limit as you jump, fly and flip your way through dangerous passages and spiky obstacles.

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

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

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#11Lode Runner

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