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2023PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified80 % positive19.99 €

You play a smith rebuilding a village on an island of master artisans, mixing light platforming adventure with forging and crafting. Charming, approachable and touched by mystery.

  • Cosy, great for unwinding
  • Jumping and platforming
  • Fantasy setting
  • Strong character progression

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In short: Games like While the Iron’s Hot

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes While the Iron’s Hot special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Islets

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2022PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch95 % positive19.50 €

Brings what grabs you about While the Iron’s Hot: jumping and platforming, a cosy mood to unwind as well as a fantasy setting.

A charming hand-painted metroidvania where you play a little mouse named Iko exploring floating islands and piecing a shattered world back together. The tone is warm and gentle, with quirky characters and moderate boss fights.

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Smushi Come Home

Calm and deliberate

You play a tiny mushroom lost in a storybook forest, wandering at your own pace through colorful areas, chatting with friendly locals and hopping through light puzzles and tasks on the way home.

Yoku's Island Express

Cosy, great for unwinding

As a dung beetle turned postman, you explore a vibrant island by using pinball flippers instead of jumping. The blend of Metroidvania exploration and pinball mechanics is original, charming and laid-back.

Critter Café

Accessible and relaxed

You renovate your own café, rescue fantastical critters through mysterious portals and build them a cosy home. A relaxed blend of light platforming, puzzles and café simulation.

Haven Park

Calm and deliberate

As Flint you look after your grandma's campground, gathering resources and building facilities to suit the wishes of quirky campers while exploring the area at a leisurely pace. A very cozy, stress-free building and exploration game with charming dialogue.

Tearaway

Distinctive, stylised art style

A charming platform adventure set in a world folded entirely from paper, where you creatively use the Vita's touch, camera and motion features to help your messenger hero. Its crafty, hands-on design makes it warm and inviting.

Magical Delicacy

Cosy, great for unwinding

A cozy pixel-art metroidvania where you play a witch cooking magical dishes, delivering them to townsfolk, and unlocking new traversal abilities to uncover the town's secrets.

Re:Fresh

Bright, upbeat tone

A cozy solarpunk platformer where you run, jump and dash around to rebuild a town of friendly animals and robots and become its hero.

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