11 Puzzle games like Ori and the Will of the Wisps that you should try

It shares the essentials of what Ori and the Will of the Wisps does: punishing difficulty, open world exploration and melee combat. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and 2D presentation. The distance is in tone — its own ground is a casual, approachable feel.

The resemblance to Ori and the Will of the Wisps is about as close as this list gets: they line up on genre, combat and game mode. To that it adds fantasy world and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and tone: this one brings an isometric view.

If Ori and the Will of the Wisps worked for you because of cozy, relaxing feel, open world exploration and melee combat, the same is here. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is a relaxing pace and ranged combat.

What brings it close to Ori and the Will of the Wisps is strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and world. The common ground extends to fantasy world and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and combat: magic-based combat and a sci-fi setting.

It shares the essentials of what Ori and the Will of the Wisps does: open world exploration, melee combat and single-player focus. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery. Where the two diverge is visuals and game mode: offline play and a third-person camera.

Matches like this one are rare: it meets Ori and the Will of the Wisps on genre, combat and game mode. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and fantasy world. They part company on visuals and tone: this one brings a casual, approachable feel and a third-person camera.

What brings it close to Ori and the Will of the Wisps is strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting.

What brings it close to Ori and the Will of the Wisps is strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, combat and world. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and tone — its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere and multiplayer gameplay.

It comes from the same genre as Ori and the Will of the Wisps and shares strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is a sandbox world and stealth mechanics.

Same family as Ori and the Will of the Wisps: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and fantasy world. The distance is in visuals and combat — its own ground is a sandbox world and stealth mechanics.

It comes from the same genre as Ori and the Will of the Wisps and shares strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and tone: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and a sandbox world.