Crossing Souls similar games & best alternatives

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Crossing Souls

PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch • 2018

Should you play it?

California, 1986: A group of friends discover a mysterious pink stone that allows travel between two realms. This gang will live the summer of their lives in an adventure that will get them involved in a government conspiracy. Control five kids with special skills while fighting and solving puzzles.

What works

  • Strong 80s nostalgia and atmosphere
  • Engaging and emotional story
  • Beautiful pixel art and animated cutscenes
  • Varied gameplay with character switching and puzzles
  • Excellent synthwave soundtrack

Things to keep in mind

  • Frustrating platforming sections and difficulty spikes
  • Inconvenient save system and unskippable cutscenes
  • Some combat and controls feel clunky
  • Linear progression with limited exploration late game
  • Some bugs and minor design flaws

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Little Big Adventure

  • Anomaly Agent

  • Underhero

  • Omega Strike

  • SANABI

  • יום פתוח (Open Day)

More expressive

Games that feels like Crossing Souls but with more self-expression and customization

  • HoloCure - Save the Fans!

  • Soda Girls

  • Turnip Boy Robs a Bank

  • Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo

  • Punch Club 2: Fast Forward

  • Dungeon Drafters

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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.
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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 Crossing Souls. These titles are not in What to play next.

Crossing Souls: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Value, Creativity, Story.

Last update: 21/08/2026