Child of Light similar games & best alternatives

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Child of Light

PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One • 2014

Should you play it?

Aurora, a young girl from 1895 Austria, awakens on the lost fairytale continent of Lemuria. To return home she must fight against the dark creatures of the Queen of the Night, who have stolen the sun, the moon and the stars. At stake is not only Lemuria, but Aurora’s true destiny.

What works

  • Beautiful hand-painted art style
  • Poetic and engaging story
  • Unique and strategic turn-based combat
  • Excellent soundtrack
  • Local cooperative play

Things to keep in mind

  • Requires uplay client
  • Some repetitive combat in later stages
  • Short game length for rpg standards
  • Limited replayability beyond new game+
  • Day-one dlc perceived as unnecessary

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Escape from Ever After

  • Winds of Change

  • Trine 2: Complete Story

  • Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection

  • Born of Bread

  • Book of Travels

More violent

Games that feels like Child of Light but with more combat and destruction

  • The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing: Final Cut

  • Wuthering Waves

  • Astral Ascent

  • Absolum

  • LOST EPIC

  • Battle Chasers: Nightwar

Less social

Games that feels like Child of Light but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Ruined King: A League of Legends Story™

  • Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree

  • Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom

  • Lost in Random™

  • Ghost Song

  • Ori and the Blind Forest

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From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Assassin's Creed 2

  • Far Cry 3

  • Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition

  • Assassin's Creed Mirage

  • Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction™

Similarity map

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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).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Child of Light. These titles are not in What to play next.

Child of Light: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story, Relaxation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence.

Last update: 21/08/2026