MO:Astray similar games & best alternatives

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MO:Astray

Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Nintendo Switch • 2019

Should you play it?

MO: Astray is a pixel art, side-scrolling, action-platformer. Lead MO through mind-bending puzzles using special abilities. Bizarre enemies, threatening traps and ingenious level designs await.

What works

  • Unique and engaging platforming mechanics
  • Beautiful pixel art and atmospheric soundtrack
  • Challenging and creative puzzles and boss fights
  • Immersive and emotional story
  • Generous checkpoint system and multiple difficulty levels

Things to keep in mind

  • Some difficulty spikes and occasional frustration
  • Story can be confusing or disjointed
  • Limited control customization
  • Non-skippable cutscenes and text during gameplay
  • Keyboard and mouse controls less optimal than controller

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Hellevator

  • DOOMBLADE

  • Adventures of Pip

  • Somber Echoes

  • ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights

  • REPLACED

More expressive

Games that feels like MO:Astray but with more self-expression and customization

  • Dead Cells

  • Pronty

  • GIGA WRECKER

  • Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree

  • Vigil: The Longest Night

  • Skul: The Hero Slayer

Less violent

Games that feels like MO:Astray but with less combat and destruction

  • ANIMAL WELL

  • Planet of Lana II

  • Teslagrad Remastered

  • Teslagrad

  • The Swapper

  • Schein

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Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

MO:Astray: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression, Leadership.

Last update: 03/08/2026