Out There Somewhere similar games & best alternatives

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Out There Somewhere

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2016

Should you play it?

You play an explorer stranded on a dangerous alien planet. Low on fuel, your only hope for escape is to find the planet’s core in this incredibly clever action-puzzle-platformer.

What works

  • Innovative teleportation mechanic
  • Challenging and clever puzzles
  • Excellent retro soundtrack
  • Solid controls and level design
  • Very good value for price

Things to keep in mind

  • Very short game length
  • Limited story depth
  • Minimal combat and enemy variety
  • Some frustrating puzzle sections
  • Lack of multiplayer or social features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Shiro

  • Adventures of Pip

  • Alwa's Awakening

  • Jelly Killer

  • Drill Bird

  • Low Oxygen

More continuation-driven

Games that feels like Out There Somewhere but with an even stronger pull to keep playing

  • Environmental Station Alpha

  • Bat to the Heavens

  • ANIMAL WELL

  • VVVVVV

  • Prison Run and Gun

  • Terrian Saga: KR-17

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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.
  • 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).
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  • 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).

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Out There Somewhere: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Creativity. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Continuation, Violence.

Last update: 21/08/2026