- #1 Unforgettable You
97% matchVery Positive87% of 54 reviews2021
Dev: NanningsGames
Windows · Linux
Unforgettable You is a contemplating platformer game about love.
Why similar: Narrative 53.8% ★, Walking Simulator 21.2%, 2D Platformer 18.3%, Adventure 2.2%, 2D 1.7%
- #2 Sheepy: A Short Adventure
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 23,279 reviews2024
Dev: MrSuicideSheep
Windows
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 28%, Walking Simulator 18.7%, Surreal 13%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Adventure 7.4%
- #3 A Game About
96% matchVery Positive90% of 889 reviews2018
Dev: byolivierb
Windows · Mac
A Game About is a free, short, lo-fi point & click adventure that tasks the player with living with their daily routine. Through day to day choices, life changes in imperceptibles and unexpected ways.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #4 Blue Wednesday
95% matchVery Positive86% of 212 reviews2023
Dev: Buff Studio
Windows · Linux
Blue Wednesday is a relaxing and lovely adventure game focused on story, music, and characters. Explore the city, meet various characters, and have conversations. Listen to their stories, play mini-games, collect music albums, and play music.
Why similar: Narrative 32.3% ★, 2D Platformer 18.7%, Choices Matter 18.5%, Walking Simulator 15.8%, Atmospheric 7%
- #5 sun-rise.exe
94% matchVery Positive90% of 63 reviews2023
Dev: louis morel
Windows
Adventure through bizarre and intricately made levels in this 2D platformer game.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 43.2%, Atmospheric 17.5%, Adventure 14.4%, Platformer 12%, Surreal 6.2%
- #6 Magic Box
94% matchMixed66% of 132 reviews2017
Dev: Indie Games StudioPub: Enoops
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Magic Box - interesting puzzle game with a lot of interesting and challenging levels.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 38.1%, Adventure 18.3%, Atmospheric 15%, Puzzle 10.2%, Indie 9.8%
- #7 Pretentious Game
93% matchMostly Positive79% of 287 reviews2014
Dev: Keybol
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Enjoy the uncluttered and peculiar aesthetics of Pretentious Game and plunge wholeheartedly into a poetic and deep story.
Why similar: Indie 53.7%, Platformer 28.5%, Puzzle 17.8%
- #8 A Pizza Delivery
91% matchVery Positive85% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Eric OsunaPub: Dolores Entertainment
Windows
A Pizza Delivery is a narrative exploration game with puzzle elements focused on connecting with people. Share pizza with charming characters to uncover their stories—and your own. Drive and explore a strange, meditative world filled with secrets.
Why similar: Narrative 44.8% ★, Walking Simulator 22.9%, Surreal 11.8%, Atmospheric 7.3%, Adventure 6.1%
- #9 Box Clicker
92% matchMixed60% of 161 reviews2024
Dev: NipoBoxPub: NipoBox Publishing
Windows
📦 Box Clicker is a game in which you break Boxes to get more Boxes. And that's just the beginning!
Why similar: Atmospheric 62%, Adventure 23.4%, Singleplayer 14.6%
- #10 Patrick's Parabox
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,624 reviews2022
Dev: Patrick Traynor
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A mind-bending recursive puzzle game about boxes within boxes within boxes within boxes. Learn to use infinity to your advantage as you explore a deep and elegant system.
Why similar: Minimalist 47.5%, Puzzle 24.2%, 2D 11.9%, Indie 8.8%, Singleplayer 7.7%
- #11 Puzzle Box Palace
91% matchVery Positive86% of 124 reviews2021
Dev: SMU Guildhall
Windows
Puzzle Box Palace is an escape room style puzzle game where you are pulled into your grandfather's magical puzzle box. Solve puzzles, manipulate the puzzle box, and jump across furniture as you look for a way out.
Why similar: Surreal 42.7%, Adventure 28.7%, Puzzle 15.2%, Indie 13.4%
- #12 i love me, i love me not
89% matchVery Positive95% of 85 reviews2022
Dev: MALGOW
Windows · Mac
a hand-drawn mental-health-focused game!
Why similar: Adventure 52.2%, 2D 25.5%, Indie 14.9%, Singleplayer 7.4%
- #13 Journey To The Center Of The Earth
90% matchMixed69% of 698 reviews2015
Dev: InSayn
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
You love riddles and to combine logically? You love Jump 'n' Runs? You don't want to fight but you still want a challenge? Then you will love this Journey to the Center of the Earth! Control three adventurers with unique powers at the same time, or guide them individually in this narrative 2D puzzle platformer...
Why similar: Adventure 40.5%, Indie 34.1%, Platformer 25.4%
- #14 Summon The DUDES!
87% matchVery Positive97% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: Inanity Catchers Team
Windows
A quirky 2D puzzle platformer where your most powerful tool is… the DUDES!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 55.1%, Platformer 16.3%, Puzzle 13.1%, 2D 6.2%, Indie 5.2%
- #15 League Of Enthusiastic Losers
88% matchVery Positive84% of 190 reviews2021
Dev: yookond.
Windows · Mac
League of Enthusiastic Losers is a reflective adventure game about experiencing yourself, looking for happiness, self-care, and not giving up contrary to what others think. Immerse yourself in a slow-flowing but true story, of the nostalgic journey to the 90s.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.2%, 2D Platformer 20.4%, Atmospheric 19.9%, Adventure 16.3%, 2D 8.1%
- #16 Outcore: Desktop Adventure
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 18,003 reviews2022
Dev: Doctor Shinobi
Windows
All you wanted was a nice game. But now you find yourself opening Windows apps like Paint & Notepad to solve puzzles, and searching for files on your computers that you didn't put there... Who is she? Why did she appear on your desktop? Let's dive into her memories and find out.
Why similar: Choices Matter 46.6%, Adventure 18%, Platformer 9.8%, Puzzle 9.3%, 2D 5.9%
- #17 Depanneur Nocturne
86% matchVery Positive96% of 258 reviews2020
Dev: KO_OP
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
A short exploration game about poking around a convenience store and finding a gift with the help of its owner. But sometimes the perfect gift finds you.
Why similar: Adventure 37.7%, Choices Matter 17.6%, Surreal 16.7%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Walking Simulator 10.3%
- #18 Fourmiworld
84% matchVery Positive97% of 98 reviews2025
Dev: CZDOOM
Windows · Linux
Carve your own path through Fourmiworld - an "open-world-ant-farm-metroidvania". Play as an interdimensional urban explorer girl, collect Gamut to unlock new abilities, and discover the sights, plights, & soundbites of a surreal alien dimension.
Why similar: Surreal 43.2%, Atmospheric 20.6%, Adventure 14.4%, Indie 7.2%, Platformer 5.6%
- #19 A Monster's Expedition
84% matchVery Positive95% of 1,663 reviews2020
Dev: Draknek & Friends
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%
An adorable and relaxing open world puzzle adventure for monsters who love to learn about humans!
Why similar: Surreal 37.7%, Atmospheric 20.8%, Adventure 16.5%, Puzzle 12.9%, 3D 7%
- #20 A Webbing Journey
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,279 reviews2025
Dev: Fire Totem GamesPub: Future Friends Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Adorable spider chaos! Swing around the house, weave crazy structures, play with physics-based objects, and pull off chores with nothing but your webs and your wits in this madcap sandbox adventure.
Why similar: Adventure 38.1%, Puzzle 30.1%, Indie 18.7%, Singleplayer 13.1%
- #21 Wish Upon a Cat
82% matchVery Positive96% of 233 reviews2025
Dev: Odencat
Windows · Mac · Linux
Embark on a delightful little romp through the worlds of various Odencat games to track down a dimension-diving cat in this short, heartwarming adventure.
Why similar: Surreal 43.1%, Adventure 37.3%, 2D 11.7%, Indie 4.7%, Singleplayer 3.3%
- #22 OneShot
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 63,597 reviews2016
Dev: Future Cat LLCPub: KOMODO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 27.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
Why similar: Choices Matter 29.2%, Multiple Endings 16.4%, Atmospheric 15.1%, Surreal 14.4%, Adventure 7.2%
- #23 Curyeux
80% matchVery Positive94% of 125 reviews2025
Dev: Campus ADN 2024-2025Pub: Campus ADN
Windows
Dive into the mind of Lucienne, a tormented painter. Leap through emotional memories, solve puzzles where shapes deceive and emotion leads the way. A dreamlike platformer where each painting brings you one step closer to yourself.
Why similar: Surreal 48.7%, Atmospheric 18.1%, Platformer 8.9%, Adventure 7.7%, Puzzle 6.4%
- #24 CUBOTS The Origins
83% matchMixed69% of 54 reviews2017
Dev: Street Lamp Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Be a part of an adventurous journey in Cubots: The Origins. Explore and survive in beautiful, atmospheric environments!
Why similar: Atmospheric 29.7%, Minimalist 21.9%, Adventure 16.9%, Puzzle 12.3%, Indie 9.1%
- #25 Plug & Play
81% matchVery Positive85% of 4,932 reviews2015
Dev: Mario von RickenbachPub: Etter Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 8%
Run, hit, switch, fall, love, plug, pull. And push.
Why similar: Surreal 55.8%, Adventure 14.1%, Indie 13.2%, Puzzle 8.2%, Psychological 5%
- #26 Crow Story
79% matchVery Positive95% of 360 reviews2021
Dev: log64
Windows
Jump, dive, and platform through this minimalistic indie 3D platformer about a little crow trying to save his friends.
Why similar: Atmospheric 31%, Minimalist 26.5%, Platformer 15%, Adventure 13.7%, 3D 9.5%
- #27 MAZEMAZE
79% matchVery Positive81% of 66 reviews2023
Dev: LuuuLuuuL
Windows
"MAZEMAZE" is an adventure game where you explore maps, find objects, and progress through the story. One day, the protagonist jumps off a building and finds themselves in a mysterious space. They are guided through corridors in a maze where various things exist.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.2%, Surreal 17.6%, Atmospheric 13%, Adventure 10.8%, Puzzle 6.4%
- #28 The Endless Empty
78% matchVery Positive96% of 311 reviews2018
Dev: Erik Sheader-Smith
Windows
A surreal post-life adventure
Why similar: Surreal 33.5%, Choices Matter 23.2%, Adventure 14.7%, Atmospheric 11%, Indie 7.9%
- #29 About Love, Hate and the other ones
78% matchVery Positive90% of 843 reviews2014
Dev: Black Pants Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
About Love, Hate and the other ones is a puzzle game, in which you influence your surroundings by the force of Hate and the power of Love. Find a way through caves and ice, castles and factories, all by the might of your puzzling!
Why similar: Atmospheric 29.7%, Puzzle 22.2%, 2D 14.3%, Indie 13.9%, Platformer 11.1%
- #30 Hello World
76% matchVery Positive96% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: Hello World StudioPub: OKJOY
Windows
You have strayed into the world of computer! ? During the exploration, you will have a series of interesting interactions with folders, garbage files, Word documents, PowerPoint documents, Excel documents, anti-virus software, blinking cursors while typing and even binary 0 and 1 in computer!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 46.1%, Platformer 9.9%, Puzzle 9.7%, Adventure 8.4%, 2D 6.1%
- #31 a pig game: A Pee Wee Premiere
75% matchVery Positive92% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: McGraw Game JamsPub: PineyWoods Corner, LLC
Windows
A polished dive into the lessons of playful prototyping! This jam served as a feature-complete instructional sandbox for university students exploring digital asset pipelines, the Steamworks backend, and the limitations of AI-assisted design. Short, experimental, and delightfully ceramic!
Why similar: Platformer 24.4%, Adventure 24.3%, Puzzle 18.5%, Indie 15.9%, Singleplayer 11.6%
- #32 I doesn't exist - a modern text adventure
77% matchMixed68% of 79 reviews2023
Dev: LUAL Games KIGPub: DreadXP
Windows · Mac · Linux
Classic Zork meets Existential Crisis. A modern text adventure that explores themes of control, isolation and mental health while levelling up the genre with beautiful pixel art.
Why similar: Atmospheric 23.7%, Choices Matter 16%, Psychological 15.9%, Adventure 12.8%, Puzzle 7.6%
- #33 With Shining Eyes
74% matchVery Positive95% of 100 reviews2024
Dev: Lucas Fisher
Windows
Uncover secrets, experience history, solve puzzles and understand one another. Immerse yourself and explore a surreal and colorful world in this short, first-person adventure.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.1%, Surreal 33.5%, Adventure 11.6%, Atmospheric 8.5%, Puzzle 6.8%
- #34 The Honours Project
73% matchVery Positive96% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Scott CambellPub: ScottCambellAudio
Windows
The Honours Project is an autobiographical walking simulator. Enjoy a narrative experience, adventuring through dream-like levels, solving an occasional puzzle and listening to the dark and sometimes comical dialogue that acts as a commentary about being a student and game development.
Why similar: Narrative 51.4% ★, Walking Simulator 26.8%, Atmospheric 6.3%, Adventure 6.1%, Surreal 4.8%
- #35 The Beggar's Ride
77% matchMostly Positive80% of 198 reviews2016
Dev: Bad Seed
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The Beggar’s Ride is a unique and innovative Platform Puzzle Adventure Game where the player can manipulate the environment to solve puzzles in a deep and intriguing story of discovery.
Why similar: Atmospheric 24.9%, Adventure 22.3%, Platformer 20.2%, Indie 11.8%, Puzzle 10.2%
- #36 FREERIDE
73% matchVery Positive88% of 236 reviews2025
Dev: Flightyfelon Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
Your Personality plays the game! Help strange spirits solve their Unfinished Business... or leave them to Despair. In this highly-branching narrative adventure you'll only see about 1/3 of the full story in each playthrough, but the end is whenever you want it to be.
Why similar: Choices Matter 40.2%, Multiple Endings 25.3%, Atmospheric 14.3%, Adventure 10.8%, 3D 3.4%
- #37 OneShot: World Machine Edition
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,348 reviews2024
Dev: Future Cat LLCPub: KOMODO
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A completely self-contained portable version of one of the highest user-rated games. Built on an entirely new engine with new UI, support for Steam Deck, & more. Features world-bending puzzles, intriguing denizens, surreal environments, and a captivating story about the truth of the game's reality.
Why similar: Choices Matter 30%, Multiple Endings 19.4%, Surreal 17.3%, Atmospheric 9%, Puzzle 7%
- #38 Cats Love Boxes
71% matchVery Positive97% of 440 reviews2024
Dev: Devcats
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Fofiño and Lily are always in pursue of fun, particularly boxes! Help them to move the boxes around in this puzzle adventure! ฅ^•ﻌ•^ฅ
Why similar: Adventure 52.7%, Puzzle 41.9%, Singleplayer 5.4%
- #39 Completely Stretchy
72% matchVery Positive83% of 98 reviews2024
Dev: Warp DigitalPub: Super Rare Originals
Windows
A befuddling mishap has made you COMPLETELY STRETCHY! Stretch, swing and stick around the delightfully odd and vibrant Grombi Isles in this eccentric and light-hearted 3D platformer.
Why similar: Surreal 50.2%, Adventure 20.9%, Platformer 15.7%, 3D 7.7%, Singleplayer 5.5%
- #40 Unbox: Newbie's Adventure
74% matchVery Positive82% of 627 reviews2016
Dev: Prospect GamesPub: Merge Games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Unbox: Newbie's Adventure is a 90s style 3D platformer about the ultimate postal service, self-delivering cardboard boxes! Unbox: Newbie's Adventure has giant worlds full of challenges, collectibles and boxy boss battles!
Why similar: Adventure 61.7%, Indie 20.5%, Platformer 11.3%, Singleplayer 6.4%
- #41 A Game of Changes
76% matchMixed68% of 233 reviews2016
Dev: Nuno DonatoPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A 3d puzzle platformer that takes you along a journey of wisdom, through the 64 unique worlds that draw inspiration and teachings from the I Ching [Book of Changes], one of the oldest oracles in human history.
Why similar: Choices Matter 22.1%, Atmospheric 18%, Adventure 17%, Platformer 15.3%, Puzzle 13.4%
- #42 Plasticity
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 649 reviews2019
Dev: Plasticity Games
Windows
Plasticity is a hauntingly beautiful puzzle-platformer where you explore a plastic-ridden world. Traverse flooded cities and ravaged lands as you make choices that profoundly change both gameplay and your future.
Why similar: Choices Matter 47.3%, Atmospheric 23.4%, Indie 11.9%, Platformer 11.8%, Singleplayer 5.6%
- #43 Robot Hospice
68% matchVery Positive100% of 80 reviews2026
Dev: Buttercup gardenPub: dokogames
Windows · Mac
"Robot Hospice" is a 2D pixel art adventure game where beloved robots spend their final days in a hospice. As a new staff member, you will gently yet painfully bid farewell to these cherished machines that once lived alongside humans.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 28.6%, Atmospheric 27.8%, Adventure 17.9%, Indie 11.3%, 2D 10.5%
- #44 Unboxathon
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 259 reviews2025
Dev: Skye <3Pub: EVIL CORP GAMES
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Unboxathon is a cute content-packed incremental game about opening mystery boxes. Find rare items, upgrade your skills, and unlock new boxes & features! Collect shiny items, pop bubble wrap, and materialize artifacts out of thin air. Can you find your lost childhood plush?
Why similar: Minimalist 82%, 2D 11.3%, Indie 3.5%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #45 You Are Not a Banana: Better Edition
75% matchMixed66% of 143 reviews2015
Dev: Brian CullenPub: Fluxscopic Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
You Are Not a Banana is set in everyday life and has a sprinkle of imagination and humor. The audiovisuals (free OST included) seek to evoke nostalgia for the 80s and 90s. This short form experimental game unfolds as a sequence of thought provoking events and surprises.
Why similar: Surreal 22.2%, 2D Platformer 18%, Choices Matter 17.1%, Multiple Endings 16.2%, Atmospheric 8.4%
- #46 Blemo
69% matchVery Positive96% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: Blippin Bloppy Games
Windows
BLEMO! It’s a super-short, casual interactive story. You can talk to NPCs, walk across the tiny map, or try to solve our secret puzzle. We wanted to create a tiny, living world so let us know how we did! Soak in the five minutes of gameplay for as long as you like.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 41.8%, Choices Matter 23%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, Puzzle 7.4%, 2D 5.6%
- #47 Tux and Fanny
71% matchVery Positive99% of 91 reviews2022
Dev: Ghost Time GamesPub: Means Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
A retro-inspired adventure puzzle game featuring multiple playable characters with interwoven storylines. Explore the natural (and unnatural) world for unique interactions and unlock items to aid you in your quest. There's nothing as simultaneously charming and strange as the world of Tux and Fanny.
Why similar: Surreal 22.1%, Atmospheric 21.5%, Adventure 20%, Minimalist 15.2%, Puzzle 11.3%
- #48 Odd Adventure of Chub, Color, 23 and You
72% matchVery Positive84% of 81 reviews2020
Dev: Axel Sonic
Windows
Very funny, very short and very sweet text adventure game about Chub, Color, 23 and You.
Why similar: Surreal 51.6%, Adventure 24.8%, Puzzle 12%, 2D 7%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #49 7Groves
71% matchMixed67% of 59 reviews2024
Dev: RainySundayAfternoon
Windows · Mac · Linux
A game in which you explore surreal and beautiful forests.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.2%, Atmospheric 25%, Surreal 17.6%, Adventure 16%, Puzzle 4.8%
- #50 A Tiny Sticker Tale
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 638 reviews2023
Dev: Ogre Pixel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A Tiny Sticker Tale is a cozy miniature adventure about changing the world, using the power of stickers!
Why similar: Adventure 38.5%, Puzzle 25.6%, Indie 15.6%, 2D 14.8%, Singleplayer 5.4%
- #51 words from pluto...
66% matchVery Positive99% of 70 reviews2026
Dev: ThatMegalosaurus
Windows
An experimental platformer where words are tied to movement. Guide Pluto up the strange mountain and figure out what secrets are held within.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 34.3%, Surreal 20.8%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, Platformer 8.1%, Atmospheric 7.8%
- #52 PoPuP
68% matchVery Positive92% of 91 reviews2023
Dev: 번둥천개Pub: 청강문화산업대학교
Windows
Puzzle Flatformer Game Adventures Over Obstacles at a Paper Amusement Park
Why similar: 2D Platformer 46.1%, Adventure 25.3%, Platformer 14%, 2D 7.4%, Indie 4.2%
- #53 NaissanceE
69% matchVery Positive84% of 4,337 reviews2014
Dev: Limasse Five
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 44%
NaissanceE is an obscure and magical first person exploration game, a philosophical trip and an artistic experience. The adventure takes place in a primitive mysterious structure and the game mainly consists to explore and feel the deep and strong ambiance of this atemporal world.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.7%, Surreal 23.3%, Atmospheric 17.2%, Adventure 7.9%, Indie 5.2%
- #54 A Fold Apart
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 120 reviews2020
Dev: Lightning Rod Games
Windows
A puzzle game that explores the emotional rollercoaster of a long-distance relationship — in a world of folding paper! Flip, fold, unfold and rotate paper puzzles to help a couple navigate the complexities of living apart.
Why similar: Platformer 32.2%, Puzzle 26.5%, Atmospheric 26.4%, 3D 14.9%
- #55 Biphase
67% matchVery Positive96% of 268 reviews2021
Dev: Seasun Seed
Windows
Biphase is a 2D platform jumping game with exploration and puzzles as its core. In the game, the player plays a role who has bipolar disorder, trying to discover and break through the self in the abstract red and black world.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 28.4%, Multiple Endings 16.8%, Minimalist 15.9%, Atmospheric 13.4%, Platformer 5.8%
- #56 Blue Wednesday: Prologue
67% matchVery Positive90% of 83 reviews2023
Dev: Buff Studio
Windows
An experience filled with stories and music See the world through the eyes of jazz pianist, Morris. takes you through a dream-like adventure through jazz and love, and failure.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 50.4%, Atmospheric 25.9%, Adventure 9.6%, Puzzle 7.2%, 2D 4.2%
- #57 Automaton Heart
63% matchVery Positive97% of 79 reviews2026
Dev: Luke Vincent
Windows · Linux
Automaton Heart is an RPG with platforming elements where you visit obscure and interesting places while upgrading your organs and strategizing about which items to bring along.
Why similar: Surreal 42.2%, Atmospheric 27.2%, Adventure 21.2%, 3D 9.4%
- #58 Once Upon A Puppet
65% matchVery Positive91% of 131 reviews2025
Dev: Flatter Than EarthPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Control the strings of fate and embark on a grand adventure with Drev and Nieve. A magical, story-driven 2.5D puzzle-platformer where puppeteering mechanics and a whimsical, theater-inspired world intertwine.
Why similar: Narrative 61.8% ★, Atmospheric 13%, Adventure 7.6%, Platformer 6.9%, Puzzle 4.3%
- #59 SCHiM
66% matchMostly Positive73% of 330 reviews2024
Dev: Ewoud van der WerfPub: Extra Nice
Windows · Mac · Linux
SCHiM is a game about jumping from shadow to shadow in a relaxing and lively environment. This 3D platformer takes elements of light, shadow & animation and adds them directly to the gameplay, delivering an experience that you will only find in SCHiM.
Why similar: Minimalist 33.8%, Adventure 24%, Puzzle 22.1%, 3D 13.5%, Singleplayer 6.6%