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2023PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified80 % positive19.99 €

You play a smith rebuilding a village on an island of master artisans, mixing light platforming adventure with forging and crafting. Charming, approachable and touched by mystery.

  • Cosy, great for unwinding
  • Fantasy setting
  • Strong character progression
  • Distinctive, stylised art style

The closest matches for While the Iron’s Hot are Islets, Mika and the Witch's Mountain and Magical Delicacy. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes While the Iron’s Hot special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Islets

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2022PCPlayStationXboxNintendo Switch96 % positive19.50 €

  • Cosy, great for unwinding
  • Fantasy setting
  • Distinctive, stylised art style

A charming hand-painted metroidvania where you play a little mouse named Iko exploring floating islands and piecing a shattered world back together. The tone is warm and gentle, with quirky characters and moderate boss fights.

Magical Delicacy

Strong character progression

A cozy pixel-art metroidvania where you play a witch cooking magical dishes, delivering them to townsfolk, and unlocking new traversal abilities to uncover the town's secrets.

Yoku's Island Express

Distinctive, stylised art style

As a dung beetle turned postman, you explore a vibrant island by using pinball flippers instead of jumping. The blend of Metroidvania exploration and pinball mechanics is original, charming and laid-back.

Smushi Come Home

Accessible and relaxed

You play a tiny mushroom lost in a storybook forest, wandering at your own pace through colorful areas, chatting with friendly locals and hopping through light puzzles and tasks on the way home.

LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias

Distinctive, stylised art style

You guide the boy Toku and manipulate wind and new seasonal powers to solve environmental puzzles and uncover secrets in a colorful, storybook world. A calm, gentle platform adventure built around a distinctive control idea.

New Super Lucky's Tale

Bright, upbeat tone

A colorful, family-friendly 3D platformer where Lucky the fox jumps, burrows and tail-whips through varied worlds and side-scrolling stages. Easygoing and charming, great for younger players and newcomers.

Ila: A Frosty Glide

Distinctive, stylised art style

As a young witch-in-training, you glide on a skate-broom across a small, whimsical island, uncovering secrets and collectibles as you climb toward the summit. Relaxed exploration and smooth flying movement take center stage.

Lil Gator Game

Accessible and relaxed

A cozy open-world adventure where a little gator explores a charming island, helps friends and enjoys relaxed climbing and gliding. Warm, funny and stress-free, with a surprisingly heartfelt story about childhood and imagination.

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