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Games like Joyspring
Studio Heart Engine · 2021 · Windows, macOS, Linux
Steam: 77 % positive of 158 reviews, as of Oct 28
ASCEND the peak in search of the Joyspring. Explore every cavern and cave, crevasse and chasm. Hear the wind sing. Keep dashing and find the spring. And when you return, return smiling.
24 games that play like Joyspring and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: Celeste, GRIS and Refunct.
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Best matches
Plays and looks like Joyspring
These games are close to it by gameplay and by look, so they appear in both lists below.
By gameplay
Plays like Joyspring
Matched from Steam descriptions and player tags. The tags under each game are the ones both games share.

Celeste
96 % positive of 133,884
Shared: 2D Platformer · Precision Platformer · Platformer

GRIS
95 % positive of 84,292
Shared: Platformer · Exploration · Story Rich

Refunct
96 % positive of 16,025
Shared: Platformer · Exploration · Stylized

A Short Hike
98 % positive of 19,480
Shared: Exploration · Pixel Graphics · Female Protagonist

Himno
90 % positive of 5,830
Shared: 2D Platformer · Platformer · Exploration

Arise: A Simple Story
90 % positive of 2,763
Shared: Platformer · Exploration · Story Rich

Jusant
92 % positive of 4,167
Shared: Platformer · Exploration · Adventure

Hoa
89 % positive of 2,583
Shared: 2D Platformer · Platformer · Exploration

Ynglet
98 % positive of 304
Shared: 2D Platformer · Platformer · Stylized

Smushi Come Home
99 % positive of 2,131
Shared: Platformer · Exploration · Pixel Graphics

Promenade
93 % positive of 844
Shared: 2D Platformer · Platformer · Exploration

FEZ
92 % positive of 11,738
Shared: Platformer · Exploration · Pixel Graphics
More matches
- Vibrant Venture98 % positive of 572Shared: 2D Platformer · Platformer · Pixel Graphics
- MEANDERS91 % positive of 358Shared: Platformer · Adventure · Casual
- Drop Alive89 % positive of 1,573Shared: Platformer · Adventure · Casual
- Webbed97 % positive of 13,883Shared: 2D Platformer · Platformer · Exploration
- Hiiro87 % positive of 93Shared: Platformer · Exploration · Pixel Graphics
- Moonleap97 % positive of 1,380Shared: 2D Platformer · Platformer · Pixel Graphics
- Leap Year96 % positive of 3,107Shared: 2D Platformer · Precision Platformer · Platformer
- Freedom Fall88 % positive of 159Shared: Platformer · Adventure · Indie
- Valley Peaks96 % positive of 176Shared: Platformer · Exploration · Stylized
- Wandersong95 % positive of 2,194Shared: Platformer · Exploration · Story Rich
- Planet of Lana92 % positive of 9,825Shared: 2D Platformer · Platformer · Female Protagonist
- Aspire: Ina's Tale83 % positive of 336Shared: 2D Platformer · Platformer · Exploration
By look
Looks like Joyspring
Matched from screenshots. Each card shows the screenshot closest to the look of this game.

Celeste
96 % positive of 133,884

Reventure
95 % positive of 8,469

Noita
95 % positive of 81,843

Caveblazers
85 % positive of 3,436

Remnants of Naezith
95 % positive of 440

Leaf Blower Revolution - Idle Game
94 % positive of 26,539

Quarion
94 % positive of 172

Splodey
91 % positive of 224

Dome Keeper
91 % positive of 19,273

Slash/Jump
98 % positive of 678

Monster Sanctuary
90 % positive of 10,454

Risk of Rain Returns
89 % positive of 24,859
More matches
- Shelldiver98 % positive of 17,622
- Deepest Sword86 % positive of 10,951
- Titan Souls82 % positive of 8,097
- Moonleap97 % positive of 1,380
- Nuclear Blaze96 % positive of 781
- Brave Escape98 % positive of 151
- Afterplace97 % positive of 178
- Haiku, the Robot90 % positive of 2,593
- Swallow the Sea97 % positive of 2,470
- Jump King90 % positive of 12,414
- Ageless69 % positive of 56
- Chronicles of Teddy69 % positive of 265
At a glance
What games like Joyspring have in common
- The tags they share most often with Joyspring: Platformer (23 of 24), Exploration (15) and 2D Platformer (11).
- They came out between 2013 and 2024, 7 of them after Joyspring (2021).
- Best rated by Steam players: Smushi Come Home (99 % positive of 2,131).
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.


