Tchia

About Tchia

Tchia is a single player open world platformer game. It was developed by Awaceb and was released on March 31, 2022. It received positive reviews from players.

Buy Tchia on PlayStation Store. Take control of any animal or object and explore a vast and beautiful archipelago in this physics-driven adventure game.

Skip Games Like Tchia

Looking for games like Tchia? Here are top open world platformer recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Wavetale, OMNO or Kena Bridge of Spirits.

82%1.4kreviews

Wavetale

2022

Platformer

90%1.3kreviews

OMNO

2021

Casual Platformer

87%6.9kreviews

Kena Bridge of Spirits

2022

Role Playing

+13

95%2kreviews

Tinykin

2022

Arcade Role Playing

92%20kreviews

A Short Hike

2019

Open World Platformer

+10

97%267reviews

Zefyr: A Thief's Melody

2025

Open World Platformer

80%2.4kreviews

Grow Up

2016

Open World Platformer

77%4kreviews

AER Memories of Old

2017

Open World Platformer

94%4.8kreviews

Alba: A Wildlife Adventure

2020

Open World Action Adventure

+13

96%461reviews

Gecko Gods

2026

Open World Platformer

More games like Tchia

Skip User Reviews

Reviews

88%Audience ScoreBased on 438 reviews

story79 positive mentions

optimization4 negative mentions

Beautiful, vibrant open world inspired by New Caledonia with authentic cultural representation, music, language, and folklore.
Innovative and fun soul-jumping mechanic allowing control of animals and objects that enhances traversal and exploration.
Relaxing and immersive gameplay with smooth movement, sailing, climbing, gliding, and variety of minigames and collectibles.

Repetitive and shallow gameplay elements, particularly in combat and fetch quests, with some tedious backtracking and filler content.
Technical issues including crashes, stuttering, performance problems, audio glitches, and occasional bugs and clipping.
Some players find story pacing uneven, cutscenes and music sequences too frequent/unskippable, and certain content (dark themes, child romance) potentially inappropriate or jarring.

story
279 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
28% positive mentions, 67% neutral mentions, 5% negative mentions
The story in Tchia is a heartfelt, culturally rich coming-of-age tale blending folklore with modern themes, featuring both lighthearted and surprisingly dark moments. While it is relatively short and straightforward, often interspersed with fetch quests and cutscenes, it offers emotional depth, charming characters, and an immersive atmosphere that complements the exploration-focused gameplay. Some players find the narrative a bit restrictive or uneven in pacing, but overall it provides a touching and memorable experience within a beautiful South Pacific setting.
- “The mechanics are tight, the world is beautiful and the story made me cry.”
- “The story has humour, but it also gets surprisingly dark in places, especially during moments like your first face-to-face meeting with Meavora.”
- “The story is bittersweet, heartwarming, and surprisingly hilarious at times, and the game isn't afraid to be violent, gory, or crass if the situation calls for it, pulling no punches and always sticking the landing with its tone.”
- “The story suffers from a lack of cohesion and depth.”
- “It's very chill and cozy with lots of cultural homage, but if you try to focus on the story it too often gets interrupted by drawn out unskippable music segments and fetch quests, leaving me impatiently sighing in frustration.”
- “I dislike the kind of inhibiting freedom the game has, like you can magically possess things, but it's finite -- you have to do missions, but instead of being able to explore and quantify agency, something that a child can and probably should be interested in doing, it handholds in a patronizing way with the story and mission flow.”
gameplay
170 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
46% positive mentions, 49% neutral mentions, 5% negative mentions
Gameplay in Tchia is praised for its smooth, fluid movement and a unique soul-jumping mechanic that allows players to possess animals and objects, adding creativity and fun exploration to the experience. Inspired by Zelda and other adventure titles, its mechanics are accessible and diverse, with optional challenges and musical elements enhancing engagement, though some find the depth limited and progression light. Overall, the gameplay delivers a relaxing, enjoyable sandbox with charming cultural integration, despite minor issues with tutorials and some repetitive or simplistic elements.
- “The defining mechanic is the ability to “soul-jump” into animals and objects, effectively allowing players to possess elements of the environment.”
- “The combination of fluid movement, creative mechanics, and cultural authenticity gives the experience a unique identity that stands apart from more conventional open-world titles.”
- “The creative gameplay mechanics, like soul-jumping, and the seamless interaction with nature added so much depth to the experience.”
- “My one critique is that mechanics are sometimes not explained well - for instance, the boat has separate stations to control speed and steering. By default, you start sailing at the steering station, then you need to stop using the rudder, walk over to the sails, interact with them to modify your speed, and then go back to steering.”
- “However, some core mechanics (8-item inventory, catamaran controls, map without self-location, almost non-existent fast travel) are just bad.”
- “I really hoped Tchia would be fun because it’s such a great game on paper, but some poor gameplay design decisions made this game extremely frustrating and dull to play from nearly the first hour onwards.”
music
164 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
46% positive mentions, 51% neutral mentions, 3% negative mentions
The music in this game is widely praised for its authenticity, cultural richness, and atmospheric quality, featuring traditional Kanak-inspired melodies and instruments that deeply enhance the immersive exploration experience. Players appreciate the integration of music into gameplay, such as interactive instrument-playing and rhythm mini-games, though some find these sequences repetitive or overly long despite options to skip or autoplay them. Overall, the soundtrack is considered a standout highlight, contributing significantly to the game's charm, emotional impact, and celebration of New Caledonian culture.
- “Beautiful cultural representation: the music, the fully voiced native language, and the local folklore give this game a distinct, authentic, and heartwarming personality.”
- “One of the highlights is that the music in the game feels very authentic and not only fits the theming but it really adds to the adventure, like when you're out on the boat sailing and the music picks up.”
- “The soundtrack is amazing, and pairs well with the art and culture of the game.”
- “The music sequences often felt too long, and the instrument-playing minigames were uninteresting.”
- “Repetitive songs and it's miserable trying to follow subtitles and play the minigame.”
- “This was marketed as a BotW clone, and the beginning of the game spent far too long trapped in cutscenes / music minigames.”
graphics
59 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
58% positive mentions, 35% neutral mentions, 7% negative mentions
The graphics are widely praised for their charming, colorful, and visually stunning art style that vividly brings the tropical world to life with beautiful lighting, skyboxes, and character designs. While some note occasional performance issues and minor graphical bugs, the overall aesthetic is considered immersive, warm, and uniquely appealing, often compared favorably to animated films and popular open-world games. A few users find the cartoonish style less to their taste, but most agree it complements the game's atmosphere and cultural setting strongly.
- “The graphics are stunning and the soundtrack is very original.”
- “Tchia's art style is both charming and detailed, bringing the archipelago to life in a way that's both beautiful and immersive.”
- “The graphics are colorful, cartoon-like, conveying the atmosphere of the tropics: azure waters, dense jungles, sun-drenched beaches.”
- “The game is disappointing, the graphics are trash, and the music is so so bad.”
- “For how simple the graphics are, it runs surprisingly bad.”
- “Interestingly, the city side looks absolutely disgusting graphically.”
emotional
55 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The game delivers a deeply emotional experience characterized by a heartwarming, bittersweet story that blends cultural richness, touching themes, and moments of genuine sorrow and joy. Its authentic representation of New Caledonian culture, combined with beautiful visuals and a soulful soundtrack, creates a warm and memorable atmosphere that resonates with players on a personal level. Overall, it is praised for its emotional depth, thoughtful narrative, and the powerful connection it fosters through its artistic and storytelling elements.
- “From the absolutely gorgeous sunsets on the water to the both heart-warming and heart-wrenching interactions between the titular young Tchia and the many inhabitants of the islands that make up the game world, this game is one I will simply never forget.”
- “You can tell a lot of heart went into this game—the world feels warm and thoughtful, and the story has a few emotional moments that stick with you.”
- “It's deeply moving, both through very dark storytelling at some points and powerfully heartwarming in others.”
atmosphere
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
88% positive mentions, 12% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The game is highly praised for its immersive and authentic atmosphere, featuring beautifully detailed tropical environments, rich cultural world-building, and outstanding music. Its relaxing, meditative vibe encourages exploration and enjoying the serene, vibrant setting, making the atmosphere the game's standout quality.
- “A neat, very atmospheric game with amazing music!”
- “These details are not just decorative—they shape the atmosphere and create a sense of authenticity that makes the experience feel personal and grounded.”
- “This is a meditative, atmospheric adventure that allows you to enjoy the open world, learn more about an unfamiliar culture and just relax.”
humor
13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
92% positive mentions, 8% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The game's humor is a standout feature, blending playful, creative moments with surprising dark, crass, and sometimes gory elements, resulting in a tone that is both heartfelt and unexpectedly funny. It balances lightheartedness with bittersweet and mature themes, offering a unique mix of warmth, laughter, and emotional depth.
- “The soul-jumping ability allows you to transmute into various animals and objects, resulting in lots of creativity and funny moments.”
- “Tchia is more than just another Zelda-like; it's a love letter to Kanaky with a compelling story, real fun mechanics, and lots of little moments that took me by surprise and made me laugh.”
- “The story is bittersweet, heartwarming, and surprisingly hilarious at times, and the game isn't afraid to be violent, gory, or crass when appropriate, always sticking the landing with its tone.”
optimization
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
25% positive mentions, 42% neutral mentions, 33% negative mentions
Optimization for the game is mixed, with many users reporting poor performance issues such as stuttering, judder, and crashes, especially on certain hardware like Steam Deck and Nvidia GPUs. While some find the game fairly polished with minor bugs, others experience significant frame rate drops and poor optimization that detracts from the overall experience. Recent patches appear to have addressed some issues, but performance remains inconsistent across different systems.
- “The optimization is good, the game works bug-free.”
- “The game is very polished - the only bugs I noticed were some small performance issues; but I think that's largely because I was running it on Linux.”
- “The gameplay is pretty basic (though mechanically decent) and the world isn't huge, but everything else is great - art, vocals, music, performance, story.”
- “Terrible performance, I've never seen a game stutter so much in my life; plus, crashes don't help.”
- “In short, Tchia has a good heart, but it’s buried under too much filler and poor optimization.”
- “I haven’t experienced anything anywhere close to this bad playing any other game, so I believe Tchia is rather poorly optimized.”
grinding
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions
Grinding in the game is generally described as somewhat tedious, particularly due to frequent minigames, cutscenes, and inefficient traversal mechanics that hinder exploration. While some find the sailing and progression relaxing and not overly grindy, others feel the gameplay can become monotonous, especially during certain missions and exploration phases. Overall, grinding may detract from the experience for some players despite the game's appealing visuals and scope.
- “I do generally enjoy 'collect-a-thons,' and I've 100%ed some much longer and larger than Tchia, but exploration in this game is downright tedious due to the fact that the only remotely efficient means of getting around disappears every time you exit it and you have to wait to summon it again.”
- “I wish I had more fun playing this game, because there are a lot of things it absolutely nails that I hope to see other games take note of, but sadly the gameplay and traversal in Tchia was painfully tedious for me the entire way through, so I can’t recommend playing it.”
- “But without spoilers, there were a few end game missions in enemy bases that got tedious.”
stability
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions
The game experiences frequent glitches, crashes, and bugs, including clipping issues, map and camera problems, and occasional performance drops. While these stability issues can be frustrating, they generally do not prevent enjoyable exploration and gameplay. However, players aiming for 100% completion should be cautious of semi-missable achievements affected by these bugs.
- “Reasonably fun to play, but be warned that the game is very buggy at times and does have semi-missable achievements.”
- “It was also fairly buggy and I had to restart often to fix map and camera problems.”
- “Despite that had multiple crashes, sound bugs, glitches, DLSS on reduces FPS.”
replayability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
67% positive mentions, 33% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The game offers a high level of replayability, with collectables and other features encouraging players to revisit it multiple times, making it almost infinitely replayable.
- “A good amount of replayability through collectibles and other things.”
- “Infinitely replayable (or almost).”