What is the best game similar to The Mobius Machine?

The closest game to The Mobius Machine is Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, scoring 75/100 on our similarity scale. They share 10 gameplay attributes, including adventure storytelling, shooter and precision platforming. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like The Mobius Machine?

The three closest games to The Mobius Machine are: 1. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (75/100, 10 shared attributes) 2. Sunset Overdrive (71/100, 9 shared attributes) 3. Control (69/100, 9 shared attributes). All share The Mobius Machine's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 50 candidates across 14 dimensions.

Is Sunset Overdrive similar to The Mobius Machine?

Yes, very much so — Sunset Overdrive scores 71/100 similarity to The Mobius Machine. They share 9 attributes, including shooter and adventure storytelling. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.

What Metroidvania games are similar to The Mobius Machine?

The best Metroidvania games similar to The Mobius Machine are Control, Ori and the Will of the Wisps and Lunnye Devitsy. All share the Metroidvania genre alongside other key The Mobius Machine attributes like adventure storytelling, shooter and precision platforming.

How is similarity to The Mobius Machine calculated?

We compare The Mobius Machine against every game in our catalog using 14 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 Mobius Machine 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.

If The Mobius Machine left you wanting more, this list of 50 similar games is for you. Each one shares part of its essence — Metroidvania exploration, open world exploration and melee combat — and is ranked by a similarity score computed across 14 attributes. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart comes closest (75/100).

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to The Mobius Machine. Each one has been evaluated across 14 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.

#1Ratchet & Clank: Rift ApartClosest overall match

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeOpen WorldSci-FiSpaceExploration

Steam👍 91%· 17KIGDB91· 15OC88· 200

Year 2021Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PC · PS5

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, shooter and precision platforming

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, strong narrative focus and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Where it drifts furthest from The Mobius Machine: visuals.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloCo-opMeleeOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 90%· 14KIGDB82· 16OC83· 89

Year 2014Dev Insomniac Games · Microsoft StudiosOn PC · Xbox

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing shooter, adventure storytelling and precision platforming

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, sandbox freedom and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Where it drifts furthest from The Mobius Machine: setting and visuals.

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

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#3Control

iRank85

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeOpen WorldSci-FiExploration

Steam👍 86%· 60KIGDB83· 15OC84· 183

Year 2019Dev Remedy Entertainment · 505 GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, shooter and first-person shooting

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, horror tension and strong narrative focus, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from The Mobius Machine: visuals and setting.

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#4Toy Story 3: The Video Game

iRank72

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloCo-opMeleeOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 71%· 2.0KIGDB73· 6

Year 2010Dev Avalanche Software · Disney Interactive StudiosOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing adventure storytelling, precision platforming and shooter

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, strong narrative focus and punishing difficulty, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Where it drifts furthest from The Mobius Machine: visuals.

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

It predates The Mobius Machine by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloCo-opMeleeOpen WorldSci-FiExploration

Steam👍 83%· 17KIGDB72· 9OC68· 105

Year 2020Dev Croteam · Devolver DigitalOn Xbox · Linux · PC

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, punishing difficulty and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Where it drifts furthest from The Mobius Machine: visuals.

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#6Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora

iRank75

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloCo-opMeleeOpen WorldSci-FiExploration3D

Steam👍 77%· 14KIGDB73· 6OC72· 147

Year 2023Dev Massive Entertainment · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, shooter and first-person shooting

≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus, multiplayer gameplay and online features, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Where it drifts furthest from The Mobius Machine: visuals.

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

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#7Gears 5

iRank79

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloCo-opMeleeOpen WorldSci-FiExploration

Steam👍 71%· 24KIGDB88· 12OC85· 150

Year 2019Dev The Coalition · Xbox Game StudiosOn Xbox · PC

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing adventure storytelling, shooter and first-person shooting

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, dark, oppressive atmosphere and strong narrative focus, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Where it drifts furthest from The Mobius Machine: visuals.

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

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#8Rise of the Tomb Raider

iRank90

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloCo-opMeleeOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 94%· 152KIGDB87· 25OC86· 108

Year 2015Dev Crystal Dynamics · Microsoft StudiosOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing adventure storytelling, shooter and first-person shooting

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, puzzle design and third-person shooting, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Bigger and better paced than the 2013 reboot: tombs are more numerous and more elaborate, and the crafting and hunting loops give the hub areas a reason to exist. Traversal is excellent. The story is forgettable and the survival framing sits awkwardly beside a protagonist who kills dozens of people without comment.

Where it drifts furthest from The Mobius Machine: visuals and combat.

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

Genre100World100Game mode94Progression47Combat42Visuals0

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloCo-opMeleeOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 84%· 127KIGDB77· 19OC75· 109

Year 2015Dev Avalanche Studios · Square EnixOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, shooter and first-person shooting

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, sandbox freedom and strong narrative focus, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Where it drifts furthest from The Mobius Machine: visuals.

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

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#10Saints Row: The Third

iRank92

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloCo-opMeleeOpen WorldExploration2D

Steam👍 96%· 69KIGDB85· 10

Year 2011Dev Volition · Square EnixOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: shooter, adventure storytelling and first-person shooting

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, racing gameplay and sandbox freedom, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Where it drifts furthest from The Mobius Machine: setting and visuals.

It predates The Mobius Machine by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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#11Red Faction: Armageddon

iRank74

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloCo-opMeleeOpen WorldSci-FiExploration

Steam👍 73%· 5.0KIGDB75· 5

Year 2011Dev Volition · THQOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: shooter, adventure storytelling and first-person shooting

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, dark, oppressive atmosphere and linear, story-driven structure, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Where it drifts furthest from The Mobius Machine: visuals and setting.

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

It predates The Mobius Machine by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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#12Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

iRank93

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloCo-opMeleeOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 92%· 83KRAWG👍 93%· 4.1KMC93IGDB93· 6

Year 2004Dev Rockstar North · CapcomPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, shooter and first-person shooting

≠ Stands apart with racing gameplay, sandbox freedom and third-person shooting, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

The largest of the PS2-era entries by a distance: three cities, countryside between them, and systems the series never repeated — stat training, gang territory, vehicle variety from bikes to planes. It is also the most uneven. Mission difficulty spikes without warning, and the RPG-ish stat grind sits oddly against the pace of everything else.

Where it drifts furthest from The Mobius Machine: visuals and combat.

It predates The Mobius Machine by 20 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloCo-opMeleeOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 92%· 21KIGDB77· 11

Year 2012Dev Digital Extremes · 2K GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Quad-wielding combat: two guns plus two demon arms that grab, throw and tear, which makes fights faster and more physical than the first game. The comic-book art style holds up well. It is short — a single sitting for many players — and the darkness-and-light mechanic reduces most encounters to shooting out the same lamps.

Where it drifts furthest from The Mobius Machine: setting and visuals.

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

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#14Just Cause 4Closest on game mode

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloCo-opMeleeOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 62%· 32KIGDB69· 15OC68· 134

Year 2018Dev Avalanche Studios · Square EnixOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing adventure storytelling, shooter and first-person shooting

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, sandbox freedom and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Where it drifts furthest from The Mobius Machine: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for The Mobius Machine.

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#15Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days

iRank68

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloCo-opMeleeOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 67%· 9.4KIGDB69· 7

Year 2010Dev IO Interactive · Square EnixOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing shooter, adventure storytelling and first-person shooting

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, dark, oppressive atmosphere and strong narrative focus, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Shot entirely through a handheld-camera aesthetic — grain, blown-out light, censored gore — which is the reason to see it, and consistently committed to. The shooting itself is unremarkable and the cover system is imprecise. It is also very short, and the unrelentingly bleak tone gives you little reason to return once it ends.

Where it drifts furthest from The Mobius Machine: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for The Mobius Machine.

It predates The Mobius Machine by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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Complete list of The Mobius Machine alternatives

The full catalog of games sharing gameplay DNA with The Mobius Machine, 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.

Lost Planet 3

Shooter · Third-person shooter

LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham

Adventure · Puzzle

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Adventure · Puzzle

Ori and the Will of the Wisps

Platformer · Metroidvania

Grand Theft Auto 2

Shooter · FPS

High on Life

Shooter · FPS

Strange Brigade

Adventure · Puzzle

Generation Zero

Shooter · FPS

Saints Row

Shooter · Third-person shooter

LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars

Adventure · Platformer

Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell

Shooter · Third-person shooter

Lunnye Devitsy

Platformer · Metroidvania

Grand Theft Auto IV

Adventure · Third-person shooter

Sonic Frontiers

Adventure · Platformer

LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game

Adventure · Puzzle

Agents of Mayhem

Shooter · Third-person shooter

Mafia II: Definitive Edition

Adventure · Shooter

I Am Your Beast

FPS · Shooter

Jet Island

Adventure · Simulation

SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated

Adventure · Platformer

Destroy All Humans!

Adventure · Shooter

Bang-On Balls: Chronicles

Adventure · Sandbox

Saints Row 2

Third-person shooter · Adventure

Alba: A Wildlife Adventure

Adventure

Trailmakers

Adventure · Simulation

LEGO® DC Super-Villains

Adventure

Need for Speed: Rivals

Racing · Adventure

Vangers

Racing · Adventure

Disney Infinity 2.0: Gold Edition

Adventure · Sandbox

Need for Speed™

Racing · Simulation

The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes

Adventure · Survival

Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter

Adventure · Puzzle

Bully: Scholarship Edition

Adventure · Sandbox

Down To One

FPS · Survival

Need for Speed™ Payback

Racing · Sports

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best game similar to The Mobius Machine?: The closest game to The Mobius Machine is Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, scoring 75/100 on our similarity scale. They share 10 gameplay attributes, including adventure storytelling, shooter and precision platforming. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like The Mobius Machine?: The three closest games to The Mobius Machine are: 1. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (75/100, 10 shared attributes) 2. Sunset Overdrive (71/100, 9 shared attributes) 3. Control (69/100, 9 shared attributes). All share The Mobius Machine's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 50 candidates across 14 dimensions.
Is Sunset Overdrive similar to The Mobius Machine?: Yes, very much so — Sunset Overdrive scores 71/100 similarity to The Mobius Machine. They share 9 attributes, including shooter and adventure storytelling. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.
What Metroidvania games are similar to The Mobius Machine?: The best Metroidvania games similar to The Mobius Machine are Control, Ori and the Will of the Wisps and Lunnye Devitsy. All share the Metroidvania genre alongside other key The Mobius Machine attributes like adventure storytelling, shooter and precision platforming.
How is similarity to The Mobius Machine calculated?: We compare The Mobius Machine against every game in our catalog using 14 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 Mobius Machine experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.