Games like Tchia
If you like Tchia (adventure, open world and exploration), these 10 games are similar in what you do and how you play. They go from most to least similar.
Sonic Frontiers
- In common: exploring
- Difference: less creative
When you fancy tearing through an open world at full speed and have a few evenings free: it's an adventure of around 20 hours.
Stray
- In common: exploring and story
- Difference: less creative
When you want a simple, lovely adventure you can complete in a few afternoons.
Omno
- In common: exploring and a relaxed pace
- Difference: less story
When you want something calm for an afternoon: falling just takes you back to the last checkpoint, and it lasts about four hours.
Hogwarts Legacy
- In common: exploring and story
- Difference: more progression
When you've got weeks ahead of you: the main story runs to around 25-35 hours, and doing everything takes twice that.
Spyro™ Reignited Trilogy
- In common: exploring and a relaxed pace
- Difference: less creative
When you want a calm, unhurried platformer where you clear levels and track down every last gem.
Jusant
- In common: exploring and a relaxed pace
- Difference: less creative
When you're in the mood for something calm and meditative that's over in about six hours, ideally with a controller.
Bob Esponja: The Cosmic Shake
- In common: short sessions
- Difference: less exploring
When you want a light, cheerful platformer for a weekend: the story is over in around seven hours.
Sonic Adventure DX
- In common: short sessions
- Difference: less exploring
When you fancy going back to the Dreamcast Sonic: according to GamingBolt, the Sonic and Tails stages have aged best.
Slime Rancher
- In common: exploring and a relaxed pace
- Difference: more building
When you want to relax without getting bored: there's always a new area to discover or a pen to upgrade.
Loddlenaut
- In common: exploring and a relaxed pace
- Difference: less story
When you want to unwind doing something useful and lovely: cleaning an area gives instant satisfaction.
How we pick them
We compare the tags the Steam community gives each game with our own classification: what you do (action, story, building…), the difficulty, how long sessions last and whether you play alone or with others. Nobody pays to appear.
About Tchia
An open-world adventure across an archipelago inspired by New Caledonia: you climb, glide and sail to rescue your father, and you can jump into the bodies of over 30 animals and hundreds of objects or play the ukulele to change the weather.
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