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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 44 games similar to What the Golf? down to the 24 that fit the “Xbox” category. Octodad: Dadliest Catch, Snake Pass and Pikuniku top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to What the Golf?.

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

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CasualCozySoloMultiplayer

Year 2019Dev Triband

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Within the “Xbox” category, the closest game to What the Golf? is Octodad: Dadliest Catch — scoring 69/100 on our similarity scale. Snake Pass and Pikuniku follow close behind.

#1Octodad: Dadliest Catch69 #2Snake Pass64 #3Pikuniku75 #4Never Alone: Kisima Ingitchuna73 #5Unravel71

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The best games like What the Golf? on Xbox

24 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to What the Golf?. Each one has been evaluated across 13 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.

#1Octodad: Dadliest CatchClosest on genre

69

Octodad: Dadliest Catch

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloCo-opMultiplayerMeleeOffline

Steam👍 94%· 11KRAWG👍 73%· 360MC69IGDB74· 11OC73· 68

Year 2014Dev Young HorsesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, punishing difficulty and offline, while skipping sports simulation

Small freeware game Octodad has found a lot of popularity as a simple comedic demo of a game engine and the controls over the octopus, successfully trying to pretend to be a human.

Where it drifts furthest from What the Golf?: tone and visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode90Tone0Visuals0

64

Snake Pass

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMeleeCasualCozyHardcore

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: punishing difficulty, strong narrative focus and exploration and discovery, while skipping sports simulation

Where it drifts furthest from What the Golf?: visuals and game mode.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for What the Golf?.

Genre100Combat100Tone73Game mode36Visuals0

Steam Epic Xbox

#3PikunikuClosest overall match

75

Pikuniku

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

MultiplayerCo-opSoloMeleeCasualCozy2D

Steam👍 96%· 11KRAWG👍 80%· 236MC75OC76· 56

Year 2019Dev Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Where it differs: brings offline and exploration and discovery, while skipping deep simulation

Pikuniku is an absurdly wonderful puzzle-exploration game that takes place in a strange but playful world where not everything is as happy as it seems.

Genre100Combat100Tone100Game mode85Visuals61

#4Never Alone: Kisima Ingitchuna

73

Never Alone: Kisima Ingitchuna

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

Co-opSoloMultiplayerMeleeCozyCasual2D

Steam👍 81%· 8.6KIGDB71· 10

Year 2014Dev Upper One Games · E-Line MediaOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

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

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, historical setting and offline, while skipping deep simulation

Genre100Combat100Tone82Game mode77Visuals64

#5UnravelClosest on game mode

71

Unravel

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloCo-opMultiplayerMeleeCozy2D

Steam👍 91%· 5.5KIGDB81· 19OC77· 91

Year 2016Dev ColdWood Interactive · Electronic ArtsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus and fantasy world, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from What the Golf?: tone.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals64Tone45

Steam Epic Xbox

69

Unravel Two

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

Co-opSoloMultiplayerMeleeCozy2D

Steam👍 78%· 8.8KIGDB81· 11OC81· 85

Year 2018Dev ColdWood Interactive · Electronic ArtsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus, fantasy world and offline, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from What the Golf?: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for What the Golf?.

Genre100Combat100Game mode81Tone54Visuals49

Steam Epic Xbox

#7BattleBlock Theater®

68

BattleBlock Theater®

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

Co-opSoloMultiplayerMeleeCasual2D

Steam👍 97%· 73KRAWG👍 77%· 902MC85IGDB89· 7

Year 2013Dev The Behemoth · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Stands apart with offline and online features, while skipping deep simulation

BattleBlock Theater is a platform game developed by The Behemoth. The player was aboard the S.S. Friendship when the ship encounters a heavy storm that causes the ship to crash into a strange island. After the player awakens, no ship's crew members seem to be around.

Genre100Combat100Game mode71Tone67Visuals65

#8Rayman Legends

63

Rayman Legends

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMelee2D

Steam👍 90%· 12KIGDB81· 13OC90· 76

Year 2013Dev Ubisoft Montpellier · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: punishing difficulty and offline, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from What the Golf?: tone.

Genre100Combat100Game mode84Visuals65Tone0

Steam Epic Xbox

61

The Cave

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMultiplayerCo-op2DOffline

Steam👍 87%· 2.9KIGDB70· 11

Year 2013Dev Double Fine Productions · SegaOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · Android

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

≠ Its own twist: fantasy world and offline, while skipping deep simulation

Genre100Game mode86Visuals64

#10FigmentClosest on visuals

60

Figment

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMeleeCasualCozyIsometric

Steam👍 87%· 5.6KIGDB89· 3OC79· 33

Year 2017Dev Bedtime Digital GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

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

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, fantasy world and exploration and discovery, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from What the Golf?: game mode.

Genre100Combat100Tone88Visuals71Game mode36

#11Planet of Lana

60

Planet of Lana

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMeleeCasualCozy2D

Steam👍 93%· 9.6KIGDB93· 3OC81· 90

Year 2023Dev Wishfully · ThunderfulOn Xbox · PS4 · Android

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

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus, setting anime and setting scifi, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from What the Golf?: game mode.

Released 4 years after What the Golf?.

Genre100Combat100Tone84Visuals65Game mode36

#12Little Nightmares II

60

Little Nightmares II

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMelee2D

Steam👍 93%· 57KIGDB82· 13OC83· 173

Year 2021Dev Tarsier Studios · Bandai Namco EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and strong narrative focus, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from What the Golf?: tone and combat.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals49Combat44Tone0

#13Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince

60

Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

Co-opSoloMultiplayerMelee2D

Steam👍 89%· 14KIGDB78· 8OC80· 93

Year 2019Dev Frozenbyte · Modus GamesOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and fantasy world, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from What the Golf?: tone.

Genre100Combat100Visuals64Game mode60Tone0

#14Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power

60

Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeOffline

Steam👍 63%· 9.1KIGDB62· 5OC67· 28

Year 2015Dev FrozenbyteOn PS4 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and fantasy world, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from What the Golf?: tone and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for What the Golf?.

Genre100Combat100Game mode80Tone0Visuals0

#15Superliminal

58

Superliminal

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMultiplayerCo-opNarrativeDark

Steam👍 95%· 33KIGDB80· 8OC75· 74

Year 2019Dev Pillow Castle GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

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

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from What the Golf?: tone and visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Tone0Visuals0

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