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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Singleplayer, Indie, Female Protagonist.

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Ageless is a story driven puzzle platformer where you must alter the age of animals and plant life around you to progress. Play as Kiara, a young girl who braves through heartache and loss as she journeys across a mysterious world to discovers its secrets and herself.

Reviews: Mixed — 56% — of 406 reviews
Released: 2020-07-28
Developer: One More Dream Studios
Publisher: Team17 Digital Ltd
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 3.4 hrs
Mean playtime: 5.0 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 91%

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    95% matchMixed67% of 66 reviews2020
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    Windows

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    94% matchMostly Positive73% of 451 reviews2019
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    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%

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  11. #11 Röki
    91% matchVery Positive89% of 3,214 reviews2020
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    Windows
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    Dev: Contrast GamesPub: Games Harbor
    Windows

    A colorful action platformer with metroidvania elements and a staff that unlocks unique combat techniques and new ways to overcome obstacles. Explore beautiful worlds, fight monsters, and help Mako stop the amber storms that poison all living things.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 17.8%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Platformer 13.7%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Side Scroller 12.3%

  55. #55 Anodyne 2: Return to Dust
    68% matchVery Positive94% of 820 reviews2019
    Dev: Melos Han-TaniPub: Analgesic Productions
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    A 3D-2D adventure where you travel a 3D world and explore 2D dungeons inside of its characters' bodies and minds! In an unforgettable, surreal story, travel the world, meet whimsical denizens, and save the world from the dangerous Nano Dust.

    Why similar: Female Protagonist 22.2%, Great Soundtrack 18.2%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Emotional 13.7%, Story Rich 12.1%

  56. #56 OneShot
    67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 64,754 reviews2016
    Dev: Future Cat LLCPub: KOMODO
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 28.1 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: Great Soundtrack 30.6%, Pixel Graphics 21.4%, Story Rich 20%, Adventure 10.5%, Indie 7.3%

  57. #57 Helen's Mysterious Castle
    69% matchVery Positive93% of 956 reviews2016
    Dev: SatsuPub: PLAYISM
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 24.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    A young girl with a hidden past sets off on an epic and mysterious journey in hope of learning more about her own origins in this beautifully rendered, classic-style RPG adventure.

    Why similar: Female Protagonist 27.9%, Great Soundtrack 18.7%, Pixel Graphics 14.5%, RPG 12.6%, Retro 8.7%

  58. #58 Sonority
    67% matchVery Positive89% of 121 reviews2022
    Dev: Hanging Gardens InteractivePub: Application Systems Heidelberg
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Sonority is an innovative music puzzle adventure set in a lovingly designed, fascinating world. Play as Esther and discover the rockery, a place full of music and unique puzzle mechanics.

    Why similar: Emotional 28.5%, Female Protagonist 26.8%, Story Rich 20.7%, Adventure 14.8%, Indie 4.9%

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