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42 Great Games Like Neva

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Neva is a narrative running and jumping game about a young woman's lifelong bond with a wolf. They must work together as they embark on an adventure through a rapidly dying world in the hope of finding a new home. Like the developer's previous game, Gris, it stands out not only for the visuals and platforming but how these are put to work in service of a coherent narrative.

Unfortunately, Neva is not released yet. We have some similar game suggestion for you to play while you wait for it to arrive. It’s not planned to be released for Android, Mac, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S or iOS but we recommend the following games that offer a similar experience or theme:

Neva

Game Details

Release Date: Coming soon

Coming Soon: PC, PS4 and PS5

Expected Content Rating: PEGI 12

Skill Rating: 9+ year-olds

Players: 1

Genres: Narrative, Platform, Traversal (Adventure and Fighting)

Accessibility: 0 features documented (Tweet Developer)

Components: 2D Side-On and Cartoon

Developer: Nomada Studiob CN (@NomadaStudiobCN)

Costs: Purchase cost

6 Similar Games While You Wait For Neva

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Release Date: 28/10/2016

Out Now: PS4

Skill Rating: 9+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person

The Last Guardian is a running, jumping and exploring adventure about a boy who befriends a giant half-bird, half-mammal creature, Trico. You work together to navigate the world, solve puzzles and reach new heights. Unusually, you have to build trust...

Blanc

Release Date: 14/02/2023

Out Now: PC and Switch

Skill Rating: 7+ year-olds

Components: 2D Overhead and Hand-Made

Blanc is a black-and-white adventure for two players. You play a fawn and a wolf cub stranded in a vast, snowy wilderness. As you use each other's abilities to progress through the world, you form an unlikely partnership and hope to find both their...

Lost Ember

Release Date: 19/07/2019, updated in 2019

Out Now: PC, PS4, Switch and Xbox One

Skill Rating: 11+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person and Open World

Lost Ember is an animal exploration adventure game. While forward progress is relatively linear, it involves beguiling flying, swimming, digging and running to explore the mysterious world through the eyes of different animals.

Never Alone

Release Date: 18/12/2014

Out Now: Android, Mac, PC, PS3, PS4, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One and iOS

Skill Rating: 11+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On and Hand-Made

Never Alone is a running, jumping and exploring game based on the traditional Iñupiaq tale, "Kunuuksaayuka". You swap between controlling an Iñupiaq girl named Nuna and her Arctic fox companion as you complete puzzles and move the story forwards.

Celeste

Release Date: 23/01/2018, updated in 2023

Out Now: Mac, PC, PS4, Switch and Xbox One

Skill Rating: 11+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels

Celeste is a platform game that requires players to use jumping and climbing moves to ascend an increasingly challenging two-dimensional mountain. You play Madeline, who is haunted by self-doubt at the scale of the task at hand. She presses on but is...

Islets

Release Date: 24/08/2022, updated in 2023

Out Now: PC, Switch and Xbox One

Skill Rating: 9+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On and Cartoon

Islets is a running and jumping game about a small mouse exploring a sky kingdom to reunite a fragmented world. You play be defeating enemies in each area to gain powers that let you delve further into the world. It's like other Metroid-style games with...

19 Similar Games Long List

Here are our hand-picked long list of similar games; more games to play while you are waiting for Neva.

Journey

Release Date: 14/03/2012, updated in 2019

Out Now: PC, PS3, PS4 and iOS

Skill Rating: 11+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person and Open World

Journey is an adventure game set in a desert. Exploring the eerie sandscape, you discover a world abandoned by the race that created it. The sense of space and scale evokes feelings of aloneness and being lost. But then the game pairs you with other...

Stray

Release Date: 19/07/2022, updated in 2023

Out Now: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S

Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person and Cartoon

Stray is an adventure traversal game about a cat lost in a futuristic city where robots live. You guide your feline friend in and out of buildings, across roads and generally poke your nose in to see what is going on.

Kena: Bridge of Spirits

Release Date: 21/08/2021

Out Now: PC, PS4 and PS5

Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person and Cartoon

Kena: Bridge of Spirits is an adventure about a young girl who travels to an abandoned village in the hope of finding a sacred mountain shrine. To get there she must find and grow a team of charming spirit companions called the Rot, enhancing their...

Abzu

Release Date: 02/11/2016, updated in 2018

Out Now: PC, PS4, Switch and Xbox One

Skill Rating: 7+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person

Abzu is an adventure in a lush underwater world. You descend into the heart of the ocean to find ancient secrets and encounter majestic creatures. This combines the beautiful weightlessness of diving with an ancient story of finding meaning and your...

Hoa

PEGI 7 Video Game Age Rating for Hoa in UK and Europe

Hoa

Release Date: 24/08/2021

Out Now: Mac, PC, PS4, Switch and Xbox One

Skill Rating: 7+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On and Cartoon

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Tchia

Release Date: 17/03/2023

Out Now: PC, PS4 and PS5

Skill Rating: 9+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person, Cartoon, Open World and Weather

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Fe

Release Date: 16/02/2018

Out Now: PC, PS4, Switch and Xbox One

Skill Rating: 7+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person and Open World

Fe is a platform-traversal game where ou play a fox in a magical fairy tale forest. The world extends in front of you in stylised form, with trees, mountains and streams glistening with sparkles of life. You run, jump, climb and dip your paws in every...

Omno

Release Date: 29/07/2021

Out Now: PC, PS4, Switch and Xbox One

Skill Rating: 6+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person, Cartoon and Open World

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Release Date: 23/09/2021

Out Now: PC, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S

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Components: 3D Third-Person, Cartoon and Open World

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16 Younger Content Rating than Neva

If Neva is not age appropriate for your child, here are similar games ordered by age rating so you can find an age-appropriate alternative that’s also a game they will love.

10 Easier Skill Rating than Neva

If you like the sound of Neva but find it too complex or challenging, the games in this section offer a similar experience but with a lower Skill Rating.

3 Board Game Alternatives to Neva

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16 Video Games Like Neva Based on Genre

These are games of a similar genre mix to Neva. This includes games from the Traversal, Fighting, Adventure, Narrative and Platform genres. We pick out games of a similar PEGI rating to further hone these generated suggestions.

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42 Great Games Like Neva

Game Details

6 Similar Games While You Wait For Neva

19 Similar Games Long List

16 Younger Content Rating than Neva

10 Easier Skill Rating than Neva

3 Board Game Alternatives to Neva

16 Video Games Like Neva Based on Genre

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