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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 50 games similar to Tile Miner down to the 12 that fit the “Fantasy” category. We Happy Few, Twinsen's Little Big Adventure 2 Classic and Mafia II (Classic) top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Tile Miner.

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The best games with a fantasy setting like Tile Miner

12 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Tile Miner. Each one has been evaluated across 21 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.

#1We Happy FewClosest overall match

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldProceduralFantasyExplorationCrafting

Steam👍 77%· 14KIGDB63· 10OC63· 112

Year 2018Dev Compulsion Games · Gearbox PublishingOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension, while skipping sandbox freedom

Where it drifts furthest from Tile Miner: visuals and tone.

Released 4 years after Tile Miner.

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#2Twinsen's Little Big Adventure 2 ClassicClosest on combat

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeMagicNarrativeCozyOpen WorldFantasyExploration

Steam👍 97%· 914RAWG👍 74%· 77

Year 1997Dev DotEmu · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and cozy, relaxing feel

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, precision platforming and setting scifi, while skipping sandbox freedom

Little Big Adventure 2, also known as Twinsen's Odyssey is the sequel of Little Big Adventure (also known as Relentless: Twinsen's Adventure) in which you've liberated the world from its evil dictator.

Where it drifts furthest from Tile Miner: visuals and progression.

It predates Tile Miner by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

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#3Mafia II (Classic)Closest on world

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldFantasyExploration

Steam👍 94%· 58KRAWG👍 88%· 2.2KMC77IGDB73· 6

Year 2010Dev 2K Czech · 2K GamesPlaytime ~13hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, sandbox freedom and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, shooter and racing gameplay, while skipping survival mechanics

A tightly linear crime story set in a 1940s and 50s American city, more interested in Vito's decade than in filling a map with icons — the world is a backdrop for the narrative, not a checklist. The writing and period detail are why people still recommend it. This original SKU is the problem: it is a 32-bit build that crashes and stutters badly on current Windows, and the Definitive Edition exists.

Where it drifts furthest from Tile Miner: visuals and progression.

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#4Ori and the Will of the WispsClosest on setting

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeCozyOpen WorldFantasyExploration2D

Steam👍 97%· 144KRAWG👍 89%· 1.3KMC91IGDB91· 12OC91· 178

Year 2020Dev Moon Studios · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~11hOn PC · Xbox · Nintendo

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and cozy, relaxing feel

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, Metroidvania exploration and puzzle design, while skipping sandbox freedom

A New Journey Begins Embark on an adventure with all new combat and customization options while exploring a vast, exotic world encountering larger than life enemies and challenging puzzles. Seek help from discoverable allies on your path to unravel Ori’s true destiny.

Where it drifts furthest from Tile Miner: progression and world.

Released 6 years after Tile Miner.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyExploration

Steam👍 69%· 2.9KIGDB69· 8

Year 2012Dev Ubisoft Shanghai · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, dark, oppressive atmosphere and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping sandbox freedom

Where it drifts furthest from Tile Miner: visuals and progression.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyExploration2D

Steam👍 89%· 28KIGDB72· 8OC71· 137

Year 2022Dev Sonic Team · SegaOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, deep RPG systems and action RPG combat, while skipping sandbox freedom

Where it drifts furthest from Tile Miner: progression and visuals.

Released 8 years after Tile Miner.

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Steam Epic Xbox

#7Hob

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyExploration

Steam👍 88%· 5.5KIGDB72· 8OC75· 53

Year 2017Dev Runic GamesOn PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, precision platforming and Metroidvania exploration, while skipping sandbox freedom

Where it drifts furthest from Tile Miner: visuals and progression.

Released 3 years after Tile Miner.

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#8Disney•Pixar Finding Nemo

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyExploration

Steam👍 76%· 217

Year 2015Dev KnowWonder · Disney InteractivePlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and open world exploration

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, vibe casual and visual third person, while skipping sandbox freedom

Disney/Pixar's Finding Nemo features two main storylines. As in the 2003 animated feature film, the clown fish Nemo is headed for his first day at school when he's captured near Australia's Great Barrier Reef by a scuba diver and winds up in an aquarium in a dentist's office.

Where it drifts furthest from Tile Miner: visuals and progression.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeOpen WorldFantasyExploration

RAWG👍 77%· 21IGDB86· 4OC79· 136

Year 2026Dev Pearl AbyssOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing adventure storytelling, open world exploration and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with visual third person, while skipping sandbox freedom

Crimson Desert is an open-world action-adventure set in the beautiful yet brutal continent of Pywel. Discover adventure, uncover wonders, and experience thrilling action as you witness the saga surrounding Kliff, leader of the Greymanes, whose mission takes him on an incredible journey.

Where it drifts furthest from Tile Miner: visuals and progression.

Released 12 years after Tile Miner.

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Steam

#10Control

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