What is the best game similar to William and Sly?

The closest game to William and Sly is Ori and the Will of the Wisps, scoring 84/100 on our similarity scale. They share 10 gameplay attributes, including precision platforming, Metroidvania exploration and adventure storytelling. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like William and Sly?

The three closest games to William and Sly are: 1. Ori and the Will of the Wisps (84/100, 10 shared attributes) 2. Lunnye Devitsy (86/100, 10 shared attributes) 3. Hob (78/100, 9 shared attributes). All share William and Sly's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 49 candidates across 14 dimensions.

Is Lunnye Devitsy similar to William and Sly?

Yes, very much so — Lunnye Devitsy scores 86/100 similarity to William and Sly. They share 10 attributes, including precision platforming and Metroidvania exploration. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.

What Adventure games are similar to William and Sly?

The best Adventure games similar to William and Sly are Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Lunnye Devitsy, Hob and Supraland Six Inches Under. All share the Adventure genre alongside other key William and Sly attributes like precision platforming, Metroidvania exploration and adventure storytelling.

How is similarity to William and Sly calculated?

We compare William and Sly 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 William and Sly 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.

William and Sly is hard to replace: few games combine adventure storytelling, cozy, relaxing feel and open world exploration in quite the same way. We compared William and Sly against over 6,700 titles across 14 gameplay attributes and found 49 genuine alternatives — not generic genre suggestions. Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Lunnye Devitsy and Hob lead the list, with Ori and the Will of the Wisps reaching a 84/100 similarity score. Every game here is ranked by how closely it replicates what makes William and Sly special.

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Top games similar to William and Sly

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to William and Sly. 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.

#1Ori and the Will of the WispsClosest on genre

iRank92

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeCozyOpen WorldFantasyExploration

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 precision platforming, Metroidvania exploration and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, punishing difficulty and visual 2d, while skipping vibe casual

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 William and Sly: visuals.

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#2Lunnye DevitsyClosest overall match

iRank64

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeCasualNarrativeRelaxingOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 64%· 162

Year 2009Dev Boss BaddiePlaytime ~2hOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, punishing difficulty and visual 2d, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

Lunnye Devitsy is the story of an alien who falls from the moon onto a huge mountainside on the planet below. Explore strange locations, aid mysterious characters and find your way home.

Where it drifts furthest from William and Sly: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for William and Sly.

It predates William and Sly by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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#3Hob

iRank81

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, precision platforming and Metroidvania exploration

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, deep RPG systems and action RPG combat, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

Where it drifts furthest from William and Sly: visuals and tone.

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#4Supraland Six Inches Under

iRank94

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeCozyRelaxingOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 96%· 4.1KRAWG👍 90%· 37

Year 2022Dev Supra GamesPlaytime ~12hOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, first-person shooting and shooter, while skipping vibe casual

Supraland Six Inches Under is a First-Person-Metroidvania. That means, you're in a gated world and the more abilities you gather, the more parts of the world you can access. The gameplay consists of roughly 55% exploration, 40% solving puzzles and 5% combat.

Where it drifts furthest from William and Sly: setting and visuals.

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#5Twinsen's Little Big Adventure 2 Classic

iRank88

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeCozyOpen WorldFantasyExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 97%· 914RAWG👍 74%· 77

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

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, combat magic and setting scifi, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

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 William and Sly: visuals.

It predates William and Sly by 27 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6Sonic FrontiersClosest on visuals

iRank80

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyExplorationThird Person3D

Steam👍 89%· 28KIGDB72· 8OC71· 137

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

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

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and setting scifi, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Where it drifts furthest from William and Sly: tone.

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#7Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

iRank90

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeCozyOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 91%· 17KIGDB91· 15OC88· 200

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

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

≠ Stands apart with shooter, third-person shooting and first-person shooting, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Where it drifts furthest from William and Sly: setting.

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#8Control

iRank85

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 86%· 60KIGDB83· 15OC84· 183

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

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

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

Where it drifts furthest from William and Sly: tone and setting.

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#9Alba: A Wildlife AdventureClosest on tone

iRank91

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeCasualCozyNarrativeOpen WorldExploration3D

Steam👍 98%· 8.0KRAWG👍 96%· 82MC81OC82· 28

Year 2020Dev ustwo gamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Nearly identical: adventure storytelling, vibe casual and cozy, relaxing feel.

≠ Missing: Metroidvania exploration.

Alba: a Wildlife Adventure is a new tale from the creators of Monument Valley and Assemble with Care. When Alba visits her grandparents on a Mediterranean island, she is ready for a peaceful summer of wildlife exploration with her friend Ines.

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#10I Am Alive

iRank69

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 69%· 2.9KIGDB69· 8

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

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

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Where it drifts furthest from William and Sly: tone and setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for William and Sly.

It predates William and Sly by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#11Disney•Pixar Finding Nemo

iRank76

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeCasualOpen WorldFantasyExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 76%· 217

Year 2015Dev KnowWonder · Disney InteractivePlaytime ~1hOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

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 William and Sly: tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for William and Sly.

It predates William and Sly by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#12Mini Ninjas

iRank78

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeCozyOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 90%· 4.7KRAWG👍 62%· 230MC74IGDB77· 5

Year 2009Dev Feral Interactive · Square EnixPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings stealth mechanics, combat magic and ranged combat, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Mini Ninjas is set in a cartoonish version of medieval Japan and puts you into the role of a cute ninja. Your village was attacked by an Evil Samurai Warlord, who uses magic to turn the innocent animals into his loyal soldiers.

Where it drifts furthest from William and Sly: combat and tone.

It predates William and Sly by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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#13LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars

iRank87

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeOpen WorldFantasyExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 95%· 9.1KIGDB70· 3

Year 2011Dev Traveller's Tales · Feral InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, precision platforming and open world exploration

≠ Stands apart with setting scifi, offline and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Where it drifts furthest from William and Sly: game mode.

It predates William and Sly by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeOpen WorldFantasyExplorationThird Person

RAWG👍 77%· 21IGDB86· 4OC79· 136

Year 2026Dev Pearl AbyssOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Nearly identical: adventure storytelling, open world exploration and melee combat.

≠ Missing: Metroidvania exploration.

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.

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#15LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game

iRank84

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 91%· 5.6KIGDB71· 5

Year 2011Dev Traveller's Tales · Disney Interactive StudiosOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

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

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, offline and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Where it drifts furthest from William and Sly: game mode.

It predates William and Sly by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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Complete list of William and Sly alternatives

The full catalog of games sharing gameplay DNA with William and Sly, 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.

Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter

Adventure · Puzzle

Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered

Adventure

Grand Theft Auto III

Third-person shooter · Adventure

Bully: Scholarship Edition

Adventure · Sandbox

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

Third-person shooter · Adventure

Mafia II (Classic)

Third-person shooter · Adventure

Mafia II: Definitive Edition

Adventure · Shooter

Disney Infinity 2.0: Gold Edition

Adventure · Sandbox

Ghostwire: Tokyo

Adventure · Horror

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Definitive Edition

Adventure · Shooter

Jet Island

Adventure · Simulation

Vangers

Racing · Adventure

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

Shooter · FPS

Just Cause 3

Adventure · Shooter

High on Life

Shooter · FPS

Just Cause 2

Third-person shooter · Adventure

Just Cause 4

Adventure · Shooter

Destroy All Humans!

Adventure · Shooter

We Happy Few

Adventure · Survival

Far Cry: Primal

Survival · Shooter

Mafia III

Adventure · Shooter

Grand Theft Auto 2

Shooter · FPS

Just Cause

Third-person shooter · Adventure

Need for Speed™

Racing · Simulation

LEGO® DC Super-Villains

Adventure

Agents of Mayhem

Shooter · Third-person shooter

Crazy Taxi

Racing · Sandbox

Alone in the Dark

Adventure · Horror

Driver Parallel Lines

Racing · Third-person shooter

Saints Row

Shooter · Third-person shooter

Crash Time 3

Racing · Simulation

Postal III

FPS · Shooter

Hatred

Shooter · FPS

Down To One

FPS · Survival

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best game similar to William and Sly?: The closest game to William and Sly is Ori and the Will of the Wisps, scoring 84/100 on our similarity scale. They share 10 gameplay attributes, including precision platforming, Metroidvania exploration and adventure storytelling. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like William and Sly?: The three closest games to William and Sly are: 1. Ori and the Will of the Wisps (84/100, 10 shared attributes) 2. Lunnye Devitsy (86/100, 10 shared attributes) 3. Hob (78/100, 9 shared attributes). All share William and Sly's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 49 candidates across 14 dimensions.
Is Lunnye Devitsy similar to William and Sly?: Yes, very much so — Lunnye Devitsy scores 86/100 similarity to William and Sly. They share 10 attributes, including precision platforming and Metroidvania exploration. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.
What Adventure games are similar to William and Sly?: The best Adventure games similar to William and Sly are Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Lunnye Devitsy, Hob and Supraland Six Inches Under. All share the Adventure genre alongside other key William and Sly attributes like precision platforming, Metroidvania exploration and adventure storytelling.
How is similarity to William and Sly calculated?: We compare William and Sly 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 William and Sly experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.