11 Games like Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus® on Nintendo Switch that you should try

On paper it is what Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus® is — dark, oppressive atmosphere, stealth mechanics and a sci-fi setting — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Both also lean on 2D presentation and single-player focus. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is horror setting and a third-person camera.

Shelved next to Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus® for good reason: strong narrative focus, stealth mechanics and single-player focus. The common ground extends to 2D presentation. Where the two diverge is setting and visuals: horror setting and a third-person camera.

What brings it close to Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus® is strong narrative focus, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and setting. The common ground extends to 2D presentation. Where the two diverge is tone: a casual, approachable feel.

Same family as Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus®: strong narrative focus, melee combat and a sci-fi setting. To that it adds single-player focus. They part company on visuals and combat: this one brings a first-person view.

With Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus® it shares strong narrative focus, single-player focus and 2D presentation. They part company on setting: this one brings fantasy world.

With Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus® it shares dark, oppressive atmosphere, single-player focus and 2D presentation. They part company on setting: this one brings horror setting.

The genre is the same as Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus®’s, and with it strong narrative focus, melee combat and a sci-fi setting. Both also lean on single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and tone — its own ground is a first-person view.

It meets Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus® on melee combat, single-player focus and 2D presentation. Where they diverge is combat.

Its point of contact with Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus® is melee combat, single-player focus and 2D presentation. The distance is in combat.

Same family as Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus®: strong narrative focus, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and tone — its own ground is an isometric view.

What carries over from Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus® is single-player focus and 2D presentation.