6 Cozy games like Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered that you should try

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We filtered the 49 games similar to Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered down to the 6 that fit the “Cozy” category. Alba: A Wildlife Adventure, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart and Ori and the Will of the Wisps top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered.

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The best cozy games like Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered

6 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered. Each one has been evaluated across 12 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 overall match

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: deep simulation.

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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#2Ratchet & 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, strong narrative focus and cozy, relaxing feel

≠ Stands apart with shooter, precision platforming and third-person shooting, while skipping deep simulation

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#3Ori and the Will of the Wisps

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeCozyOpen WorldExploration

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 deep simulation

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 Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered: visuals.

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#4Twinsen's Little Big Adventure 2 Classic

iRank88

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeCozyOpen WorldExplorationThird 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, strong narrative focus and cozy, relaxing feel

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, precision platforming and combat magic, while skipping deep simulation

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 Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered: visuals and combat.

It predates Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered by 27 years, with what that implies technically.

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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, cozy, relaxing feel and open world exploration

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, stealth mechanics and combat magic, while skipping deep simulation

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 Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered: combat.

It predates Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6Supraland Six Inches Under

iRank94

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeCozyOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 96%· 4.1KRAWG👍 90%· 37

Year 2022Dev Supra GamesPlaytime ~12hOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, precision platforming and Metroidvania exploration, while skipping deep simulation

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 Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship - Remastered: visuals and tone.

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