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2022PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified97 % positive28.49 €

You play a stray cat lost in a decaying, robot-inhabited neon city, climbing, sneaking and poking around to uncover what happened to it. Its charming feline interactions and dense cyberpunk atmosphere make this short adventure stand out.

Post-apocalyptic setting
Sneaking and hiding
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The closest matches for Stray are Inside, Planet Alpha and Europa. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Stray special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Best alternative overall: Inside 91% match – Sneaking and hiding
Newest alternative: Europa 82% match – released 2024

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Inside

91 %Match

2016PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified97 % positive22.99 €

A wordless, oppressive puzzle-platformer in which a boy slips through a bleak dystopia, controlling bodies with his mind along the way. Masterful atmosphere and a disturbing finale make it unforgettable.

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Planet Alpha

Distinctive, stylised art style

An atmospheric 2D platform adventure on an alien planet where you shift the time of day to solve puzzles and slip past dangerous creatures. Striking colors and wordless storytelling define the experience.

Europa

Post-apocalyptic setting

As the android Zee you explore a painterly terraformed moon and the ruins of a fallen utopia. Gliding, flying and gentle puzzles carry a calm, atmospheric story about the last human alive.

Far: Changing Tides

Lots to discover

A quiet, atmospheric adventure where you steer a transforming ship through a flooded world. Visuals and music, not dialogue, tell a tale of loss and hope while you solve environmental puzzles.

Monobot

Pure single-player experience

A 2D physics-based puzzle platformer where you guide a small robot through a bleak dystopian future, solving puzzles to uncover the secrets of its world.

The Cub

Post-apocalyptic setting

A wild child grows up among the ruins of humanity in a hand-painted, old-school platformer inspired by classic Sega games. Moody synth-tinged music and quietly told stories give this Jungle Book-style post-apocalypse a melancholic atmosphere.

Vesper

Pure single-player experience

You guide a small android through a ruined world hunted by relentless machines. Along the way you harness the power of Light and shape the fate of his kind.

American Arcadia

Sneaking and hiding

A puzzle-platformer set in a 70s retro-futuristic city that is secretly a deadly reality show. You try to escape the cameras and uncover the truth, alternating between 2D puzzles, stealth sections and 3D chase sequences.

Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty

Sneaking and hiding

A remake of the classic Abe's Oddysee in which you play Abe, an enslaved Mudokon sneaking and puzzling through a sinister meat factory, rescuing fellow workers via the GameSpeak system. Dark humor and a quirky world define the precise 2.5D platforming.

Beautiful Desolation

Post-apocalyptic setting

An isometric point-and-click adventure set in a surreal, post-apocalyptic Africa, where two brothers uncover a family story after a mysterious monolith appears. Its strengths are atmosphere, a striking look and exploration.