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Unbound: Worlds Apart

Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2021

Should you play it?

Summon portals to overcome vicious beasts, devious puzzles and fiendish platforming challenges. Master the unique powers of each portal to stop the collapse of reality, while exploring lush, hand-drawn worlds and unraveling a deep narrative full of mysteries.

What works

  • Unique portal mechanics
  • Challenging and precise platforming
  • Beautiful hand-drawn art and music
  • Frequent checkpoints and forgiving respawn
  • Engaging puzzles and boss fights

Things to keep in mind

  • Steep difficulty spikes can frustrate
  • Short game length
  • Minimal story and character development
  • Some control and hitbox issues reported
  • Limited replayability beyond 100% completion

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Schein

  • Teslagrad

  • Teslagrad Remastered

  • SHEEPO

  • Mushroom 11

  • Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams

More violent

Games that feels like Unbound: Worlds Apart but with more combat and destruction

  • Aeterna Noctis

  • AWAKEN - Astral Blade

  • Death's Gambit: Afterlife

  • Hollow Knight

  • Deepening Fire

  • MindSeize

More relaxing

Games that feels like Unbound: Worlds Apart but with a more relaxing feel

  • LostWinds 2: Winter of the Melodias

  • Ori and the Blind Forest

  • Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition

  • SteamWorld Dig 2

  • Candle

  • Nanotale - Typing Chronicles

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Unbound: Worlds Apart: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Expression, Relaxation.

Last update: 21/08/2026