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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 50 games similar to The Garden Path down to the 29 that fit the “Multiplayer” category. Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Goat Simulator and Yooka-Laylee top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to The Garden Path.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreOpen World Action-Adventure
Tags
CozyRelaxingOfflineCo-op
Year 2024Dev carrotcake.studio

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Within the “Multiplayer” category, the closest game to The Garden Path is Animal Crossing: New Horizons — scoring 86/100 on our similarity scale. Goat Simulator and Yooka-Laylee follow close behind.

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The best multiplayer games like The Garden Path

29 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to The Garden Path. Each one has been evaluated across 15 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.

#1Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opRelaxingCasualCozySandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationIsometric
IGDB90· 11OC90· 150
Year 2020Dev Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 5 · NintendoOn Switch

✓ Both are open-world adventures — sharing deep simulation, sandbox freedom and vibe relaxing

≠ Where it differs: brings skill tree progression, while skipping adventure storytelling

Genre100Game mode100World100Visuals100Tone88Progression74
#2Goat Simulator
Goat Simulator
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloCo-opOfflineMultiplayerCasualSandbox WorldOpen WorldExploration
Steam👍 91%· 70KRAWG👍 41%· 1.2KMC62IGDB52· 11OC60· 47
Year 2014Dev Double Eleven · Coffee Stain StudiosPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the open-world adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, deep simulation and sandbox freedom

≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat and visual third person, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

Goat Simulator is a game that mainly can be described as a crazy one. It does not have a specific story, and there is no central villain. It is illogical, besides there are lots of bugs.

Where it drifts furthest from The Garden Path: visuals and tone.

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

Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Tone35Visuals0
Yooka-Laylee
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloOfflineMultiplayerCo-opCozyCasualOpen WorldExploration
Steam👍 75%· 5.4KIGDB70· 22OC72· 172
Year 2017Dev Playtonic · Team17On PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are open-world adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, cozy, relaxing feel and vibe casual

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, melee combat and fantasy world, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from The Garden Path: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Tone57World57Visuals0
LEGO Jurassic World
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opOpen WorldExplorationIsometric
Steam👍 93%· 11KIGDB73· 15OC71· 79
Year 2015Dev TT Games · WB GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are open-world adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, open world exploration and offline

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, melee combat and setting scifi, while skipping deep simulation

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

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals71World56
A Hat in Time
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloCo-opOfflineMultiplayerCozyOpen WorldExploration
Steam👍 98%· 53KRAWG👍 90%· 507MC77IGDB80· 10OC78· 89
Year 2017Dev Humble BundlePlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are open-world adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, cozy, relaxing feel and open world exploration

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, melee combat and fantasy world, while skipping deep simulation

A Hat in Time is a cute-as-heck 3D platformer featuring a little girl who stitches hats for wicked powers.A little girl and her spaceshipIn A Hat in Time you play as a tiny space-travelling girl with a big tophat.

Where it drifts furthest from The Garden Path: visuals and tone.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100World51Tone45Visuals0
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opOpen WorldExploration
Steam👍 87%· 9.4KIGDB81· 7
Year 2010Dev Traveller's Tales · Feral InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Fits the open-world adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, open world exploration and offline

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, precision platforming and combat magic, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from The Garden Path: visuals.

It predates The Garden Path by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100World50Visuals0
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opOpen WorldExploration
Steam👍 89%· 3.3KIGDB76· 7
Year 2011Dev Traveller's Tales · Feral InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · Android · PC

✓ Same family of open-world adventures: adventure storytelling, open world exploration and offline

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, precision platforming and combat magic, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from The Garden Path: visuals.

It predates The Garden Path by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100World50Visuals0
The LEGO Movie Videogame
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineOpen WorldExploration
Steam👍 87%· 5.9KIGDB64· 10OC70· 42
Year 2014Dev TT Fusion · WB GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of open-world adventures: adventure storytelling, open world exploration and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, melee combat and visual third person, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from The Garden Path: visuals.

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

Genre100Game mode100Progression100World50Visuals0
LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opOpen WorldExploration
Steam👍 83%· 2.0KIGDB75· 4
Year 2009Dev Traveller's Tales · LucasArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Both are open-world adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, open world exploration and offline

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, precision platforming and melee combat, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from The Garden Path: visuals and world.

It predates The Garden Path by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100World49Visuals0
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opNarrativeOpen WorldExploration
Steam👍 90%· 48KIGDB82· 9OC82· 171
Year 2022Dev Traveller's Tales · WB GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of open-world adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and open world exploration

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, melee combat and setting space, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from The Garden Path: visuals and tone.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100World58Tone21Visuals0
LEGO The Lord of the Rings
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineCasualOpen WorldExploration
Steam👍 90%· 16KIGDB77· 9
Year 2012Dev Traveller's Tales · Feral InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · Android · PC

✓ Both are open-world adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, vibe casual and open world exploration

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from The Garden Path: visuals and tone.

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

Genre100Game mode100Progression58World57Tone22Visuals0
LEGO Star Wars - The Complete Saga
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineCasualOpen WorldExploration
Steam👍 97%· 25KRAWG👍 86%· 641MC77IGDB85· 2
Year 2007Dev Feral Interactive · Warner Bros. InteractivePlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are open-world adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, vibe casual and open world exploration

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, puzzle design and melee combat, while skipping deep simulation

Lego Star Wars: The Video Game is an action-adventure game based on Star Wars set of Lego constructors. This is the first installment in the Lego Star Wars video game series. ###Plot and art style The game uses characters from the movie series and loosely retells the story of episodes I-III.

Where it drifts furthest from The Garden Path: visuals and tone.

It predates The Garden Path by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Progression49World48Tone24Visuals0
76
Roblox
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloMultiplayerCo-opSandbox WorldOpen WorldExploration
Year 2006Dev Roblox CorporationOn PS4 · Android · PC

✓ Fits the open-world adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, deep simulation and sandbox freedom

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, visual first person and visual third person, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

Where it drifts furthest from The Garden Path: visuals.

It predates The Garden Path by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100World100Progression100Game mode74Visuals0
LEGO Worlds
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloMultiplayerCo-opCasualOpen WorldSandbox WorldExploration
Steam👍 78%· 16KIGDB71· 6OC67· 69
Year 2017Dev Traveller's Tales · WB GamesOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the open-world adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, sandbox freedom and deep simulation

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

Where it drifts furthest from The Garden Path: visuals and tone.

Genre100World100Progression100Game mode75Tone22Visuals0
Farming Simulator 15
AdventureOpen World Action-Adventure
SoloMultiplayerCo-opCozyRelaxingSandbox WorldOpen WorldExploration
Steam👍 92%· 16KRAWG👍 71%· 68MC64IGDB50· 6OC57· 30
Year 2014Dev Giants Software · Focus Home InteractivePlaytime ~9hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are open-world adventures — sharing deep simulation, sandbox freedom and cozy, relaxing feel

≠ Where it differs: brings resource management, visual first person and visual third person, while skipping adventure storytelling

Special Offer About the GameWelcome to the new generation of Farming Simulator! With a brand new graphics and physics engine, Farming Simulator 15 offers an immense open world, filled with details and visual effects transporting the Farming Simulator franchise to a new era.

Where it drifts furthest from The Garden Path: visuals.

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

Genre100World100Progression82Game mode75Tone73Visuals0

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