Games like Rain World

The closest matches to Rain World: Hollow Knight, ANIMAL WELL, Noita, Celeste, and Nine Sols. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Rain World is your kind of game, the closest matches are Hollow Knight, ANIMAL WELL and Noita — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, bleak and hypnotic, and single out its creature ai interaction and ecosystem simulation. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

Rain World is a survival platformer set in a fractured post-apocalyptic ecosystem where players guide a nomadic slugcat through industrial wastes, navigating as both predator and prey. The game combines creature AI interaction with ecosystem simulation, rewarding players who observe and understand creature behaviors to survive. Environmental storytelling unfolds through exploration and environmental clues, while procedural world generation ensures varied experiences across playthroughs. Movement mastery and platforming depth serve as core hooks, with relentless rain creating constant adaptation demands. Players describe the atmosphere as bleak, hypnotic, and immersive, praising how the ecosystem feels alive and reactive. Released in 2017 by Videocult and published by Akupara Games, the game holds a 95% positive rating from over 28,000 Steam reviews and is marked playable on Steam Deck at a price of $24.99.

About Rain World: You are a nomadic slugcat, both predator and prey in a broken ecosystem. Grab your spear and brave the industrial wastes, hunting enough food to survive, but be wary— other, bigger creatures have the same plan... and slugcats look delicious.