Games Like Ugly

A bombastic puzzle platformer about worlds turned inside out. Shift dimensions at the push of a button, solve brain-twisting logistical riddles, and race through the wilds of the multiverse in a bleakly hilarious (and hilariously bleak) story where everything you know can turn on a dime.

Why similar: Narrative 22.1% ★, Dark Humor 17.7%, Puzzle Platformer 15.5%, Psychedelic 14.2%, 2D Platformer 10.3%

Explore strange and wonderful islands and dark labyrinths below in this narrative puzzle platformer. Guide young mechanic Mo on her quest to repair a world on the brink of collapse. The powerful Omni Switch at your disposal may not be enough to fix the damage that hides beneath the surface...

Why similar: Narrative 26.9% ★, Puzzle Platformer 20.4%, Hand-drawn 14.6%, Platformer 11%, Story Rich 7.6%

A puzzle-platformer set in a dystopian world where the invention of a cloning device has messed things up, big time. Armed with a clone gun and a mighty fine mustache, the chore of saving THE WHOLE OF CIVILIZATION rests on your shoulders. Don’t blow it.

Why similar: Dark Humor 19.9%, Puzzle Platformer 19.3%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Platformer 11.9%, Puzzle 9.6%

In a world torn between nature’s grace and cold machine invasion, one girl and her companion must rely on their bond to survive and protect what they hold dear. Their story of hope, loss, and love will stay with you long after the journey ends.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.9%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Emotional 12.5%, Platformer 12.1%, Hand-drawn 10.8%

The Penitent One awakens as Blasphemous 2 joins him once again in an endless struggle against The Miracle. Dive into a perilous new world filled with mysteries and secrets to discover, and tear your way through monstrous foes that stand between you and your quest to end the cycle once and for all.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 30.9%, Platformer 22.8%, Horror 18.6%, Story Rich 12.7%, 2D 9%

Set off on a delightful expedition and use your photographic eye to uncover the mysteries of the magical TOEM in this hand-drawn adventure game. Chat with quirky characters, solve their problems by snapping neat photos, and make your way through a relaxing landscape!

Why similar: Hand-drawn 33.2%, Puzzle 23.1%, Stylized 18.9%, Atmospheric 13.2%, Adventure 7.3%

Li-Lo is a single-player puzzle platformer in which you run, jump and solve puzzles to guide your small family through a beautiful and mysterious world. Enjoy bittersweet moments of bonding and growth, before life skips ahead to its next chapter.

Why similar: Narrative 16.9% ★, Puzzle Platformer 16.7%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Platformer 12.6%, Emotional 11.1%

Malone is not a brave boy, and there is always a strange, mysterious monster lurking in the shadow of his nightmares. Tonight, Malone will have to face his nightmare. Enter the world of Malone and step into a 2D platform adventure born in the mind of a little boy.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19%, 2D Platformer 14.9%, Platformer 13.6%, Hand-drawn 12%, Psychedelic 11.4%

CATATONIC GAME is a narrative puzzle-platformer in a 1930s rubber hose world. As Katrina, explore the eerie New Marilyn City, solve puzzles, collect evidence, and defeat bosses without killing by using the arena to stun them and interrogating them with what you found.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.9%, Dark Humor 18.8%, 2D Platformer 15.2%, Platformer 12%, Psychological Horror 10.2%

Liekki is a fast-paced puzzle platformer where you play as a little fire spirit and try to burn as much as possible – or as little as possible. Solve levels using different fire related powers and change levels while burning them down.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.8%, Dark Humor 19%, 2D Platformer 17.6%, Platformer 13.1%, Hand-drawn 10.2%

Developed by FROM SOFTWARE, DARK SOULS™ II is the highly anticipated sequel to the gruelling 2011 breakout hit Dark Souls. The unique old-school action RPG experience captivated imaginations of gamers worldwide with incredible challenge and intense emotional reward.

Why similar: Atmospheric 44.9%, Action 32.5%, Adventure 22.6%

Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

Why similar: 2D 56.1%, Indie 24.2%, Singleplayer 19.7%

The ground starts shaking, light bulbs are breaking - and something rather unusual is happening right behind the walls of your very room. Equipped with nothing but wit and courage, you slowly descend into a world inhabited by avian folk and seemingly deadly furniture monsters.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.8%, Hand-drawn 16.7%, Puzzle 10.6%, Platformer 10.1%, Stylized 10.1%

Don the mask and join the Phantom Thieves of Hearts as they stage grand heists, infiltrate the minds of the corrupt, and make them change their ways!

Why similar: Emotional 44.5%, Story Rich 42.3%, Singleplayer 7.6%, Adventure 5.6%

Delve into a dark adventure following the boy with a prosthetic face and a tragic past. Unravel the sinister mysteries of Sally's world to find the truth that lies hidden beneath the shadows.

Why similar: Narrative 18.2% ★, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Dark Humor 12.7%, Horror 9.2%, Emotional 8.8%

Escape the depths of an otherworldly labyrinth in this cinematic puzzle platformer. Explore a hauntingly beautiful world, with three playable characters, in one dark, interconnected story.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 18.7%, Psychological Horror 12%, Emotional 11.6%, Platformer 10.6%, 2D Platformer 9.8%

Elio is a boy who deals with reality through imagination. He finds himself trapped in a dark dungeon mirroring his thoughts. This wordless puzzle platformer tells a story through memory shards. Only by gathering them, he hopes to break free.

Why similar: Narrative 28.5% ★, Puzzle Platformer 17.4%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Platformer 10.2%, Emotional 7.4%

Catch hundreds of tinykin and use their unique powers to bring Milo back to his home planet and back to normal size!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 32.2%, Platformer 18.7%, Puzzle 15.2%, Story Rich 12.5%, Atmospheric 9.3%

Fight to bring beautiful colors back to a hand-crafted world of darkness and discover the story of Europa, a young warrior, and her ghostly childhood companion, Apino.

Why similar: Platformer 48.5%, Story Rich 10.3%, Action 10%, Atmospheric 9.1%, 2D 8.6%

Take to the sky and reunite a fragmented world in this surprisingly wholesome metroidvania! Help Iko adventure across beautiful hand-painted islands, receive letters from a quirky cast of characters, and face powerful monstrous adversaries.

Why similar: Platformer 31.4%, Story Rich 17.4%, Atmospheric 14.2%, 2D 9.9%, 2D Platformer 9.9%

Don't just play the game—rewrite it. Dive into your own creation as a burnt-out developer. Use Code to hack enemies, Art to reshape the map, and Music to control minds. Will you be a benevolent god or a glitchy tyrant in this meta-pixel adventure?

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.4%, Dark Humor 18.3%, Psychedelic 12%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Platformer 10.3%

Solve puzzles, riddles, and embark on an exciting journey of discovery! Join Toto and Gal as they explore dreamscapes and befriend magical creatures. Lost in their imagination, the brother and sister must stick together and solve puzzles to find their way home.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 32.6%, Puzzle 23.5%, Story Rich 13.4%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Indie 6.8%

A dark, atmospheric, puzzle-filled indie adventure platformer. It is black and white. Discover secrets hidden around you and try to survive in this limbo.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.2%, 2D Platformer 25.1%, Platformer 16.2%, Puzzle 11.7%, 2D 5.5%

I can see the signs in my sleep now, always guiding me closer. Will this really work? Have we almost achieved the impossible?

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.9%, 2D Platformer 18%, Platformer 16.4%, Emotional 13.6%, Puzzle 12.6%

Only the strong will conquer this gruesome action platformer with RPG elements. Dismember demonic creatures and terrifying bosses by wielding brutal weapons in intense skill-based combat. Slay or be slain as you collect glory and treasure in this nightmarish 2D world.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 32.6%, Platformer 28%, 2D 13.5%, Action 8.6%, Adventure 6.7%

Join Norah, a woman plagued by a mysterious illness, in her search for her missing husband in this adventure puzzle game set on a lush island paradise. Immerse yourself in stunning visuals and unlock forbidden secrets in a moving tale of mystery and love.

Why similar: Puzzle 27.1%, Story Rich 21.2%, Emotional 20.6%, Atmospheric 13%, Adventure 8.8%

Humanity is fighting a losing battle against the virus. Experience a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by hordes of zombies, where your parkour and combat skills are key to survival. Traverse the City freely during the day, but watch the monsters take over during the night.

Why similar: Horror 59.8%, Action 17.4%, Adventure 13.1%, Singleplayer 9.7%

7 Days to Die is an open-world game that is a unique combination of first-person shooter, survival horror, tower defense, and role-playing games. Play the definitive zombie survival sandbox RPG that came first. Navezgane awaits!

Why similar: Horror 75.2%, Action 24.8%

Cast into an ancient crypt, survive the horrors that dwell below, and ascend from despair with your unexpected companion in this short 2D puzzle platformer. Take risks to evade the petrifying gaze from beyond the dark.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.7%, 2D Platformer 19.2%, Platformer 18.6%, Puzzle 12.1%, Horror 8.4%

Eternal Hope is a puzzle platformer game that follows the story of Ti’bi – a boy who must embark on a journey of love and hope to find his beloved’s soul.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.3%, Platformer 15.5%, 2D Platformer 13.9%, Emotional 10.6%, Puzzle 8.7%

Try this year’s must-play indie smash-hit for free, with Evergate Ki’s Awakening. Take on seven unique levels in this haunting precision puzzle-platformer, set in a stunning hand-drawn vision of the Afterlife, with an original score recorded by a live orchestra.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.4%, 2D Platformer 19.3%, Hand-drawn 14.3%, Platformer 9.7%, Puzzle 6.7%

Little Nightmares II is the second game in a series that has thrilled and captivated millions of players worldwide since 2017. Now it’s your turn to try to survive this critically acclaimed entry in the most charming horror series ever made.

Why similar: Horror 23.2%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Puzzle Platformer 14%, Puzzle 12.7%, Story Rich 8.4%

As a legendary thief, your next assignment lures you into a grand and lavish mansion. There you find a series of puzzle boxes, designed for an unknown purpose. What should have been a quick in-and-out, gradually turns into your own harrowing struggle for freedom and answers.

Why similar: Puzzle 40.8%, Story Rich 15.9%, Atmospheric 14.8%, Stylized 10.4%, Adventure 10%

NIGHT IN THE WOODS is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet and lots to do across a lush, vibrant world.

Why similar: Narrative 20.7% ★, Dark Humor 17%, Hand-drawn 9.6%, 2D Platformer 9.5%, Psychological Horror 9.5%

Amnesia: The Bunker is a first-person horror game set in a WW1 bunker. A relentless, AI-driven monster stalks you. Survival depends on finding tools, crafting items, and keeping the lights on.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.8%, Horror 27.2%, Atmospheric 14.2%, Story Rich 12.3%, Action 7.9%

Divinest Light is an atmospheric puzzle-platformer set in the mysterious and dark world with a unique shadow-avoidance mechanic.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.5%, 2D Platformer 17.4%, Platformer 15.8%, Puzzle 12.9%, Hand-drawn 11.6%

Aeterna Noctis is a challenging metroidvania that majestically combines action, exploration and adventure. With 2 game modes and difficulty based on action or the exclusive Noctis mode where a level of difficulty is added in precision platforming never seen in the metroidvania genre.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.4%, Platformer 22.4%, Hand-drawn 18.3%, Story Rich 8.3%, Atmospheric 8%

A first-person horror adventure. Uncover your past and survive the Algerian desert. Fear is your enemy; stay calm to not succumb to an illness threatening you and your loved one. Avoid darkness, hide from monsters and solve puzzles. Adventure Mode available for a less scary experience.

Why similar: Horror 18.9%, Puzzle 15.7%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Emotional 14.6%, Story Rich 14.1%

American Arcadia is a cinematic puzzle game that combines a 2.5D platformer and first-person game to tell the tale of a thrilling escape. Experience the extraordinary story of Trevor, an average man escaping from the world's most popular reality tv show.

Why similar: Emotional 26.5%, Horror 22%, Story Rich 14.2%, Atmospheric 10.8%, 2D 10.7%

Play the critically acclaimed masterpiece. Embark on a new journey in a vast, exotic world where you’ll encounter towering enemies and challenging puzzles on your quest to unravel Ori’s destiny.

Why similar: Platformer 29.6%, Emotional 15.9%, Story Rich 11.8%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Puzzle 9.3%

NORCO is a dialogue-focused point & click adventure that immerses the player in the sinking suburbs and industrial swamplands of an increasingly surreal and distorted South Louisiana.

Why similar: Story Rich 37.4%, Atmospheric 28.8%, 2D 16.6%, Adventure 10.1%, Singleplayer 7%

Digging deep into the root of his world, you play as the hallucinations of a man struggling with psychotic depression. Puzzling your way through the darkness of alcoholism and the fear of losing loved ones, it is up to you to root connect this man’s life back together again!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 16%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11%, Psychedelic 10.8%, Platformer 9.2%

Transform the world of Hob! A new action-adventure from Runic Games, the award-winning studio behind Torchlight I and II. It's your chance. Make it home.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.9%, Platformer 23.8%, Puzzle 16.6%, Adventure 9.1%, Action 7.9%

Storybook characters discover a three-dimensional world outside the pages of their book and must jump between 2D & 3D realms to save their friends in this charming action-adventure.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 42.8%, 2D Platformer 34%, Adventure 10.3%, 2D 8.7%, Singleplayer 2.6%

The Strange Box is a 2D adventure puzzle game, a dark fairy tale woven from horror, mystery, and fantasy. Beneath the apartment’s walls lies a hideous secret, where a lonely child is slowly devoured by nightmares.

Why similar: Psychedelic 18.8%, Dark Humor 16.8%, Hand-drawn 11.9%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Stylized 10%

Alwa’s Legacy is a modern retro game full of dangerous dungeons, mystic items and ancient secrets. Upgrade your magic and choose your own path in this non-linear adventure game brimming with exploration.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 34.3%, 2D Platformer 26.5%, Platformer 21.1%, 2D 6.9%, Indie 4%

A 2d puzzle game with different mechanics for each world. Swap minds with enemies, destroy terrain with explosions, create clones and summon gusts of wind to solve puzzles.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25%, 2D Platformer 20.5%, Platformer 20.3%, Puzzle 12.5%, Horror 9%

Vicious demigods demand sacrifices! To please them and uncover their secrets, take control of captive creatures, explore Demigod Islands and solve 50+ mindbending puzzle rooms by... killing yourselves. In this puzzle platformer, death is the goal and it can take many shapes and forms.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.7%, Dark Humor 20.1%, 2D Platformer 17.6%, Platformer 12.9%, Puzzle 9%

ENDER LILIES is a dark fantasy 2D action RPG about unraveling the mysteries of a destroyed kingdom. On this sorrowful journey, encounter horrific enemies against whom a moment of inattention could be fatal. Overcome these hardships and seek the truth with the help of fallen knights.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 29%, Atmospheric 25%, 2D 20.3%, Singleplayer 9.1%, Indie 8.8%

Logic puzzles with a light RPG twist, here comes PictoQuest!

Why similar: Indie 52%, Puzzle 48%

Make your way through more than 600 rooms, and unravel the secrets of your past by finding the five elemental orbs. Cathedral features a vast world, meant for exploring!

Why similar: Platformer 37.9%, Action 21.8%, Adventure 15.2%, Indie 15.1%, 2D 10%

《Silence Dream》is a indie puzzle game. you could take on the role of musican, change or retain different abilities and take it into difference scence, gradually uncovering the man's past.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.5%, 2D Platformer 20.5%, Puzzle 13.3%, Platformer 12.1%, Story Rich 7.6%

Become Jules Verne and adventure into the dangers that hide in Hemera, a fantastic parallel world built from his own imagination. Explore, solve puzzles and unlock the most coveted secret of the mighty Atlantis.

Why similar: Narrative 54.6% ★, Puzzle 12.9%, Story Rich 11.1%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Adventure 4.6%

Fueled by love but driven by rage, Cherry embarks on a blood-soaked quest for revenge, explores the massive Megastructure, and eviscerates the armies of Infornet in a best-in-class action-adventure that breaks tropes and bones.

Why similar: Platformer 48.5%, 2D 16.1%, Action 14.3%, Adventure 7.7%, Indie 7.4%

Embark on a journey of forgiveness through impossible environments and illusionary puzzles. Experience this meditative and calming puzzle game by manipulating monuments and creating evolving paths to explore new, surreal, and mysterious worlds.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.6%, Emotional 27.2%, Puzzle 26.6%, Adventure 7.4%, Singleplayer 5.1%

True stories told by real people. Welcome to Elk transforms the weird, wonderful, dark and desperate tales of the road less-traveled into an inventive, biographical adventure. This is an island like no other where drama, trauma, love and laughter hide around every corner.

Why similar: Dark Humor 30.8%, Stylized 13.9%, Story Rich 11.4%, Hand-drawn 11.4%, Narrative 10.8% ★

Discover the magic and lore of the Alps in this acclaimed Action Adventure. Forge relationships with locals to help you solve puzzles, battle monsters and uncover secrets of the legendary Dungeons of Hinterberg!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.8%, Platformer 18.9%, Puzzle 14.2%, Story Rich 10.5%, Atmospheric 9.3%

Delve into the depths of a mechanical world in this cute, adventure-exploration game. Explore and fight in a land full of corrupt robots and machinery. All while seeking answers to the mysteries around you.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 30.9%, Platformer 27.1%, Atmospheric 13.1%, Story Rich 11%, 2D 8.5%