de Blob similar games & best alternatives

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de Blob

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

Should you play it?

The evil I.N.K.T. Corporation has declared 'Color is a Crime!' and leeched Chroma City of all its beauty and interest. The race to rescue Chroma City has just begun, and only de Blob can save the world from a black-and-white future with his unique abilities to color the world back to life.

What works

  • Unique and creative painting mechanic
  • Vibrant colorful art style
  • Dynamic and catchy jazz/funk soundtrack
  • Relaxing and satisfying gameplay
  • Nostalgic appeal and charming story

Things to keep in mind

  • Camera and control issues especially on pc
  • Long levels with no mid-level saving
  • Repetitive objectives and challenges
  • Some frustrating platforming moments
  • Limited graphical options and polish

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Unbox: Newbie's Adventure

  • We Love Katamari REROLL+ Royal Reverie

  • Yono and the Celestial Elephants

  • Demon Tides

  • Once Upon A KATAMARI

  • The Smurfs - Mission Vileaf

Less social

Games that feels like de Blob but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Poi

  • Here Comes Niko!

  • Yooka-Replaylee

  • Rain on Your Parade

  • SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake

  • Sable

More intimate

Games that feels like de Blob but with more focus on close relationships

  • POPUCOM

  • PHOGS!

  • Bang-On Balls: Chronicles

  • GOCCO OF WAR

  • Backfirewall_

  • A Hat in Time

Choose your own criteria ->

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with de Blob. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

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).

Swipe to compare nearby games with de Blob. These titles are not in What to play next.

de Blob: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Cooperation, Fellowship, Expression.

Last update: 21/08/2026