Poi similar games & best alternatives

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Poi

Super Famicom • 2017

Should you play it?

Poi is a 3D platformer featuring two kids on a grand adventure to unravel the mysteries of the Milky Way Globe. Explore uncharted lands, compete in challenge levels, meet quirky characters and defeat comical creatures on a journey to become a Master Explorer.

What works

  • Nostalgic and charming 3d platforming
  • Large open levels with secrets and collectibles
  • Smooth and responsive controls
  • Good value with many hours of content
  • Engaging exploration and challenges

Things to keep in mind

  • Boss fights are weak and uninspired
  • Some camera and hit detection issues
  • Repetitive level re-entry after each objective
  • Limited combat and enemy variety
  • Story is simple and minimal

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Lunistice

  • Demon Turf: Queens Edition

  • OlliOlli World

  • Bubsy 4D

  • Katamari Damacy REROLL

  • Big Hops

Less competitive

Games that feels like Poi but with less competition against others

  • Here Comes Niko!

  • AER Memories of Old

  • Wrongworld

  • Super Lucky's Tale

  • Zefyr: A Thief's Melody

  • Mika and The Witch's Mountain

Less status-driven

Games that feels like Poi but with less focus on status and recognition

  • Yooka-Replaylee

  • Super Kiwi 64

  • Promenade

  • Cirno! Lifts a Boulder

  • Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore

  • Penny’s Big Breakaway

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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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  • 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 Poi. These titles are not in What to play next.

Poi: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Competition, Status. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy.

Last update: 21/08/2026