Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Another World (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Another World on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: Flashback, which made by the same studio, Delphine Software International.
- Another World is tagged Adventure, Platformer, Action, Retro, Remake, Sci-fi, Singleplayer, 2D by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
- 1 are from the same studio: Flashback.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
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Flashback
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Delphine Software International; both science fiction, puzzle and difficult; shares 10 player tags including Platformer, Retro and 1990's; released around the same time (1992).
FLASHBACK™, the hit action-adventure game with over 2.2 million units sold, is back!
Flashback at a glance Released 1992 Studio Delphine Software International Player sentiment 78% positive of 603 Price $9.99 PlatformerRetro1990'sSci-fiClassic2DOld SchoolCinematic
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Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
Why it matched: both atmospheric, puzzle and difficult; shares 10 player tags including Platformer, Classic and Puzzle.
Selected by the fickle finger of fate, Abe™, floor-waxer first class for RuptureFarms, was catapulted into a life of adventure when he overheard plans by his boss, Molluck the Glukkon™, to turn Abe and his fellow Mudokons into Tasty Treats as part of a last-ditch effort to rescue Molluck's failing meat-packing empire.
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee at a glance Released 1997 Studio Oddworld Inhabitants Player sentiment 85% positive of 4,534 Price $2.99 PlatformerClassicPuzzle2DCult ClassicRetro1990'sDifficult
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Tomb Raider II
Why it matched: both atmospheric, puzzle and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Classic, Puzzle and Platformer.
The second instalment in the Tomb Raider series invites you to join Lara as she travels around the globe to retrieve a precious artefact before it falls into the wrong hands. The legendary artefact, the Dagger of Xian, is said to give its possessor the power of a fire breathing dragon.
Tomb Raider II at a glance Released 1997 Studio Core Design Player sentiment 87% positive of 2,360 Price $3.49 ClassicPuzzlePlatformerOld School1990'sRetroPuzzle-PlatformerDifficult
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Braid
Why it matched: both atmospheric, puzzle and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Puzzle-Platformer, Puzzle and 2D Platformer.
This is the original version of Braid from 2009, which may not work well on newer systems. For an updated version of the game with nicer graphics, more levels and a large amount of developer commentary, see Braid, Anniversary Edition.
Braid at a glance Released 2008 Studio Jonathan Blow Player sentiment 93% positive of 9,957 Price $14.99 Puzzle-PlatformerPuzzle2D PlatformerPlatformer2DDifficultClassic
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Grim Fandango
Why it matched: both atmospheric, puzzle and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Classic, Cult Classic and Puzzle.
One of the most acclaimed adventure games of all time is now back, better than ever. Grim Fandango Remastered has the all the beautiful art and engaging story fans remember, but has also been remastered to look, sound, and control even better than the award-winning original release.
Grim Fandango at a glance Released 1998 Studio Lucasfilm Games Player sentiment 91% positive of 8,905 Price $14.99 ClassicCult ClassicPuzzleRemakeRetro1990'sDifficult
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VVVVVV
Why it matched: both science fiction, puzzle and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Platformer, 2D Platformer and Difficult.
VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?
VVVVVV at a glance Released 2010 Studio Terry Cavanagh Player sentiment 96% positive of 10,540 Price $4.99 Platformer2D PlatformerDifficultRetro2DSci-fiPuzzle
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Ikaruga
Why it matched: both science fiction, puzzle and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Classic, Sci-fi and Difficult.
Shoot! Dodge! and... Get Hit!? "Ikaruga" is a vertical shoot 'em up that features an unique polarity-switching gameplay. Switch the ship's polarity and "get hit and absorb" enemy bullets! Achieve High Score with the chain bonus!
Ikaruga at a glance Released 2001 Studio Treasure Player sentiment 95% positive of 2,364 Price $9.99 ClassicSci-fiDifficult2DRetroControllerPuzzle
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X-COM: UFO Defense
Why it matched: both science fiction, atmospheric and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Classic, Sci-fi and Aliens.
You are in control of X-COM: an organization formed by the world's governments to fight the ever-increasing alien menace.
X-COM: UFO Defense at a glance Released 2008 Studio MicroProse Software, Inc Player sentiment 95% positive of 3,992 Price $4.99 ClassicSci-fiAliensDifficultOld School1990'sRetro
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Limbo
Why it matched: both atmospheric, puzzle and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Puzzle-Platformer, Puzzle and Platformer.
Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO
Limbo at a glance Released 2010 Studio Playdead Player sentiment 92% positive of 62,016 Price $12.49 Puzzle-PlatformerPuzzlePlatformer2DDifficultCinematicController
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Defy Gravity Extended
Why it matched: both science fiction, puzzle and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Puzzle-Platformer, Platformer and Puzzle.
Defy Gravity is an action platformer that is a mix between classic platforming and gravity based puzzle solving.
Defy Gravity Extended at a glance Released 2016 Studio Paul Fisch Player sentiment 86% positive of 8,531 Price $0.55 Puzzle-PlatformerPlatformerPuzzle2DDifficultSci-fiRetro
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Polarity
Why it matched: both science fiction, atmospheric, puzzle and difficult; shares 5 player tags including Puzzle, Platformer and Sci-fi.
Polarity takes it to the next level, demanding all of your wits and reflexes. Full-featured local co-op campaign.
Polarity at a glance Released 2016 Studio Bluebutton Games Player sentiment 79% positive of 4,668 Price $12.99 PuzzlePlatformerSci-fiRetroDifficult
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Half-Life
Why it matched: both science fiction, atmospheric and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Classic, 1990's and Sci-fi.
Named Game of the Year by over 50 publications, Valve's debut title blends action and adventure with award-winning technology to create a frighteningly realistic world where players must think to survive. Also includes an exciting multiplayer mode that allows you to play against friends and enemies around the world.
Half-Life at a glance Released 1998 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 96% positive of 163,786 Price $9.99 Classic1990'sSci-fiAliensRetroDifficult
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Half-Life: Opposing Force
Why it matched: both science fiction, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 6 player tags including Classic, Sci-fi and Aliens.
Return to the Black Mesa Research Facility as one of the military specialists assigned to eliminate Gordon Freeman. Experience an entirely new episode of single player action. Meet fierce alien opponents, and experiment with new weaponry. Named 'Game of the Year' by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences.
Half-Life: Opposing Force at a glance Released 1999 Studio Gearbox Software Player sentiment 95% positive of 28,900 Price $4.99 ClassicSci-fiAliens1990'sPuzzleRetro
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Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
Why it matched: both science fiction, atmospheric and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Classic, Sci-fi and 1990's.
You've just unearthed the classic post-apocalyptic role-playing game that revitalized the entire CRPG genre. The Fallout® SPECIAL system allows drastically different types of characters, meaningful decisions and development that puts you in complete control. Explore the devastated ruins of a golden age civilization.
Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game at a glance Released 2015 Studio Interplay Inc. Player sentiment 94% positive of 25,164 Price $9.99 ClassicSci-fi1990'sRetro2DDifficult
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Half-Life: Blue Shift
Why it matched: both science fiction, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 6 player tags including Sci-fi, Aliens and Classic.
Made by Gearbox Software and originally released in 2001 as an add-on to Half-Life, Blue Shift is a return to the Black Mesa Research Facility in which you play as Barney Calhoun, the security guard sidekick who helped Gordon out of so many sticky situations.
Half-Life: Blue Shift at a glance Released 2001 Studio Gearbox Software Player sentiment 93% positive of 21,191 Price $4.99 Sci-fiAliensClassic1990'sPuzzleRetro
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DuckTales
Why it matched: both difficult; shares 8 player tags including Platformer, Remake and Retro; released around the same time (1989).
DuckTales: Remastered is a beautiful hand-crafted reimagining of one of the most cherished 8-bit titles of all time. Go back to one of the golden ages of gaming, now refined with a level of detail that will please the most hardened devoted Disney or retro Capcom fan alike.
DuckTales at a glance Released 1989 Studio Capcom Player sentiment 88% positive of 7,930 Price $3.74 PlatformerRemakeRetroClassic2DDifficultController2D Platformer
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The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
Why it matched: both atmospheric and puzzle; shares 7 player tags including Classic, Remake and Puzzle.
Back by popular demand, The Secret of Monkey Island™: Special Edition faithfully re-imagines the internationally-acclaimed classic game (originally released in 1990) for original and new audiences alike.
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition at a glance Released 2009 Studio LucasArts Player sentiment 95% positive of 6,227 Price $9.99 ClassicRemakePuzzle1990's2DCult ClassicRetro
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Antichamber
Why it matched: both science fiction, atmospheric, puzzle and difficult; shares 4 player tags including Puzzle, Difficult and Sci-fi.
Antichamber is a mind-bending psychological exploration game where nothing can be taken for granted. Discover an Escher-like world where hallways wrap around upon each other, spaces reconfigure themselves, and accomplishing the impossible may just be the only way forward.
Antichamber at a glance Released 2013 Studio Alexander Bruce Player sentiment 95% positive of 17,755 Price $19.99 PuzzleDifficultSci-fiPlatformer
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Cave Story
Why it matched: both science fiction and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Platformer, 2D and Retro.
Run, jump, shoot, fly and explore your way through a massive action-adventure reminiscent of classic 8- and 16-bit games.
Cave Story at a glance Released 2004 Studio Daisuke Amaya Player sentiment 93% positive of 8,305 Price $14.99 Platformer2DRetroClassicDifficultRemakeSci-fi
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Portal
Why it matched: both science fiction, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 5 player tags including Puzzle, Puzzle-Platformer and Sci-fi.
Portal™ is a new single player game from Valve. Set in the mysterious Aperture Science Laboratories, Portal has been called one of the most innovative new games on the horizon and will offer gamers hours of unique gameplay.
Portal at a glance Released 2007 Studio Valve Player sentiment 99% positive of 198,682 Price $9.99 PuzzlePuzzle-PlatformerSci-fiClassicPlatformer
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Quake III Arena
Why it matched: both science fiction, atmospheric and difficult; shares 5 player tags including Classic, 1990's and Difficult.
The greatest warriors of all time and space have been summoned to battle for the amusement of an ancient alien race. Wield a variety of guns and power-ups as you fight for glory against ruthless combatants in this fast-paced single-player and multiplayer FPS.
Quake III Arena at a glance Released 1999 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 96% positive of 4,100 Price $14.99 Classic1990'sDifficultSci-fiOld School
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Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition
Why it matched: both atmospheric, puzzle and difficult; shares 5 player tags including Platformer, Difficult and 2D.
“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning Action-Platformer crafted by Moon Studios.
Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition at a glance Released 2016 Studio Moon Studios GmbH Player sentiment 95% positive of 71,430 Price $19.99 PlatformerDifficult2DPuzzleController
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Resident Evil
Why it matched: both atmospheric, puzzle and difficult; shares 5 player tags including Classic, Remake and Puzzle.
The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.
Resident Evil at a glance Released 1996 Studio Capcom Player sentiment 92% positive of 36,244 Price $19.99 ClassicRemakePuzzleCult ClassicDifficult
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Resident Evil
Why it matched: both atmospheric, puzzle and difficult; shares 5 player tags including Classic, Remake and Puzzle.
The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.
Resident Evil at a glance Released 2002 Studio Capcom Player sentiment 92% positive of 36,244 Price $19.99 ClassicRemakePuzzleCult ClassicDifficult
Common questions
What game is most like Another World?
Flashback, on the evidence we have. It made by the same studio, Delphine Software International. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to Another World" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with Another World. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
What else did the makers of Another World do?
Flashback is also from Éric Chahi, and appears in the list below for that reason as well as on tag overlap.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.