Snake Pass similar games & best alternatives

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Snake Pass

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2017

Should you play it?

Slither, coil and climb your way to the top of Haven Tor in this one of a kind physics based, puzzle platform adventure from award winning independent studio Sumo Digital!

What works

  • Unique and innovative snake-based platforming mechanics
  • Charming art style and characters
  • Beautiful vibrant graphics
  • Relaxing and nostalgic soundtrack by david wise
  • Well-designed levels encouraging exploration and skill mastery

Things to keep in mind

  • Steep learning curve and challenging controls
  • Camera issues causing frustration
  • Short game length
  • Unskippable cutscenes
  • Some repetitive level elements and collectibles

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Youropa

  • Penny’s Big Breakaway

  • Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair

  • Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom

  • Grow Home

  • Subnautica

Less survival-focused

Games that feels like Snake Pass but with less survival pressure

  • Yoku's Island Express

  • Mika and The Witch's Mountain

  • SCARF

  • Yooka-Replaylee

  • Big Hops

  • New Super Lucky's Tale

More violent

Games that feels like Snake Pass but with more combat and destruction

  • Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure

  • Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore

  • Shantae: Half-Genie Hero

  • Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut

  • Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams

  • Kao the Kangaroo

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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).

Snake Pass: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Leadership, Story.

Last update: 03/08/2026