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Games like But Why?
Perspektik · 2026 · Windows
Steam: 89 % positive of 193 reviews, as of Oct 28
An atmospheric climbing experience for solo players or up to 4 in co-op. A short, minimalist platformer about the cold, isolation, and quiet persistence.
24 games that play like But Why? and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: PEAK, Chained Together and Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna).
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Plays and looks like But Why?
Close to it by gameplay and by look, so it appears in both lists below.
By gameplay
Plays like But Why?
Matched from Steam descriptions and player tags. The tags under each game are the ones both games share.
PEAK
93 % positive of 310,477
Shared: Online Co-Op · Co-op · Exploration
Chained Together
89 % positive of 55,374
Shared: Online Co-Op · Co-op · Exploration
Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna)
80 % positive of 5,821
Shared: Co-op · Platformer · Adventure
A Short Hike
98 % positive of 19,480
Shared: Exploration · Third Person · Walking Simulator
Bread & Fred
78 % positive of 4,251
Shared: Online Co-Op · Co-op · Comedy
It Takes Two
95 % positive of 220,682
Shared: Online Co-Op · Co-op · Exploration
Penguin Helper
95 % positive of 468
Shared: Online Co-Op · Exploration · Comedy
Only Climb: Better Together
53 % positive of 2,962
Shared: Online Co-Op · Co-op · Third Person
Pikuniku
95 % positive of 10,194
Shared: Co-op · Exploration · Comedy
Journey
94 % positive of 35,067
Shared: Co-op · Exploration · Mystery
Sonder
89 % positive of 839
Shared: Co-op · Exploration · Platformer
Jusant
92 % positive of 4,167
Shared: Exploration · Third Person · Platformer
More matches
- With You88 % positive of 2,910Shared: Exploration · Platformer · Adventure
- Human Fall Flat93 % positive of 175,579Shared: Co-op · Comedy · Multiplayer
- SnowBot89 % positive of 221Shared: Exploration · Third Person · Mystery
- Baby Steps89 % positive of 2,406
- We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip81 % positive of 4,116Shared: Online Co-Op · Co-op · Mystery
- We Were Here88 % positive of 33,532Shared: Online Co-Op · Co-op · Exploration
- Chionophile88 % positive of 179Shared: Exploration · Mystery · Walking Simulator
- Refunct96 % positive of 16,025Shared: Exploration · Platformer · Family Friendly
- The Pedestrian96 % positive of 5,226Shared: Platformer · Mystery · Family Friendly
- The Last Campfire97 % positive of 17,812Shared: Family Friendly · Adventure · 3D
- Unravel Two78 % positive of 7,596Shared: Online Co-Op · Co-op · Platformer
- Voyage86 % positive of 151Shared: Co-op · Exploration · Platformer
By look
Looks like But Why?
Matched from screenshots. Each card shows the screenshot closest to the look of this game.
Valheim
92 % positive of 475,740
The Long Dark
89 % positive of 110,973
Penguin Helper
95 % positive of 468
Dread Hunger
60 % positive of 46,241
Feed and Grow: Fish
78 % positive of 20,933
Sons Of The Forest
87 % positive of 287,847
ABZU
92 % positive of 22,080
Beasts of Bermuda
69 % positive of 8,475
Under The Waves
77 % positive of 1,753
Mýrdalssandur, Iceland
91 % positive of 1,572
Everything
82 % positive of 3,199
WILL: Follow The Light
73 % positive of 564
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- Unreal Physics72 % positive of 230
- The Fidelio Incident77 % positive of 810
- ICARUS74 % positive of 56,595
- Nature Treks VR81 % positive of 283
- Fishing Grind86 % positive of 367
- Nephise70 % positive of 557
- Exo One89 % positive of 5,086
- Slender: The Arrival87 % positive of 7,957
- Stone Simulator – Just Be a Rock94 % positive of 1,569
- Fever Meme90 % positive of 4,408
- Subside96 % positive of 525
- Phoning Home69 % positive of 1,088
At a glance
What games like But Why? have in common
- The tags they share most often with But Why?: Exploration (15 of 24), Co-op (14) and Online Co-Op (9).
- They came out between 2014 and 2026, none of them after But Why? (2026).
- Best rated by Steam players: A Short Hike (98 % positive of 19,480).
How these matches work
Matches come from embeddings of Steam descriptions, player tags and screenshots, computed offline. “Plays like” compares what the games are about and how players tag them; “Looks like” compares their screenshots. The share of positive reviews is based on Steam user reviews.