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Games like Shadow of the Colossus

2012PlayStation

You ride your horse Agro through a silent, empty land and face giant colossi one by one, climbing their bodies to find their weak points. The game thrives on its melancholic mood, stark beauty, and the feeling that every victory comes at a cost.

  • Lavish presentation
  • Open world
  • Fantasy setting
  • Lots to discover

The closest matches for Shadow of the Colossus are After Us, RiME and Ico. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Shadow of the Colossus special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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After Us

84 %Match

2023PCPlayStationXboxSteam Deck verified85 % positive27.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Shadow of the Colossus: lavish production, a fantasy setting and lots to discover.

You play Gaia, a life-bringer wandering a surreal, deserted world to free the spirits of the last animals. An atmospheric, emotional platforming adventure with striking visuals and an ecological message.

RiME

Lots to discover

A wordless, beautifully stylized adventure where a boy explores a mysterious island and solves environmental puzzles. The meaning of the journey only reveals itself near the end, as a moving story about grief and loss.

Ico

Puzzles and brain teasers

A quiet, melancholic adventure where a horned boy leads a mysterious girl by the hand through a vast, sunlit castle. Environmental puzzles, wordless storytelling and the bond that grows between the two make it an influential classic.

AER: Memories of Old

Open world

As the shape-shifting Auk you turn into a bird and glide across a world of floating islands. Instead of combat, it focuses on calm exploration, light puzzles in ancient ruins and a moody low-poly art style.

Neva

Distinctive, stylised art style

Neva is a gorgeously painted, almost wordless platforming adventure about a woman, her wolf cub and a world in decay. Light combat and environmental puzzles accompany a moving tale of bonding and loss.

Papo & Yo

Puzzles and brain teasers

A poetic puzzle platformer in which a boy navigates a dreamlike favela alongside a monster who stands in for his father's addiction. The puzzles and the personal, autobiographical story are tightly intertwined.

The Last Guardian

Puzzles and brain teasers

A boy and the giant creature Trico traverse crumbling ruins together, solving environmental puzzles and climbing challenges that hinge on trust and cooperation. Trico's willful, lifelike behavior makes their bond one of Team Ico's most moving experiences.

Tunic

Open world

A tiny fox explores a mysterious Zelda-like world with demanding, Souls-inspired combat. Its true heart is a scattered in-game manual written in an unknown script, whose pages gradually reveal layered secrets and brain-bending puzzles.

Jivana

Puzzles and brain teasers

You step into Aelis, a water priestess who must bend water to clear the way for her people after a huge cataclysm forces them to flee. The game blends platforming and water-based puzzles with an emotional story about leading your community to safety.

Hob

Lots to discover

Hob is a wordless action-adventure set in a vivid, mechanical world that you come to understand by exploring and reshaping the landscape. Puzzles, climbing and light combat make for a calm, atmospheric journey.

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