6 Cozy games like William and Sly that you should try

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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 49 games similar to William and Sly down to the 6 that fit the “Cozy” category. Alba: A Wildlife Adventure, Ori and the Will of the Wisps and Supraland Six Inches Under top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to William and Sly.

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The best cozy games like William and Sly

6 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

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.

#1Alba: A Wildlife AdventureClosest on genre

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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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#2Ori and the Will of the WispsClosest overall match

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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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#3Supraland Six Inches Under

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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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#4Twinsen's Little Big Adventure 2 Classic

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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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#5Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

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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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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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