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Help a small body save a head-like organism full of air, from a leak that threatens its life. Explore their Metroidvania-style world and overcome challenging environmental puzzles to find the key to the head's survival.

Reviews: Very Positive — 88% — of 60 reviews
Released: 2024-02-12
Developer: Octato
Publisher: HandyGames
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows

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  2. #2 Nihilumbra
    96% matchVery Positive88% of 2,981 reviews2013
    Dev: BeautiFun Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
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  3. #3 After Death
    96% matchVery Positive89% of 166 reviews2017
    Dev: After Death Team
    Windows

    After Death is a platform / exploration game in a dark and hostile world. With the help from lost souls, you will have to find a way to open a gate which seems to be the only exit from this mysterious world infected by monsters.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 36.1%, Great Soundtrack 16.5%, Adventure 13.7%, Indie 10.7%, Action 10.2%

  4. #4 MO:Astray
    95% matchVery Positive92% of 5,025 reviews2019
    Dev: Archpray Inc.Pub: Rayark International Limited
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%

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    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.8%, Adventure 14.1%, Indie 11.7%, Action 10.6%, Great Soundtrack 10.1%

  5. #5 Balthazar's Dream
    94% matchVery Positive88% of 114 reviews2017
    Dev: Psilocybe Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%

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    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.9%, Great Soundtrack 14.6%, Adventure 11.6%, Indie 11.3%, Side Scroller 7.6%

  6. #6 Inops
    93% matchMostly Positive79% of 53 reviews2020
    Dev: ZRZStudio
    Windows

    Dive into the wondrous world of the Inops! The 2D puzzle based side scrolling adventure of dark and light. Battle the fire breathing demons and rescue the scattered Inops.

    Why similar: Adventure 38%, Indie 29.2%, Puzzle Platformer 11%, Great Soundtrack 8.1%, Side Scroller 6.3%

  7. #7 Tulpa
    94% matchMixed55% of 259 reviews2015
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  8. #8 ElecHead
    91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,305 reviews2021
    Dev: NamaTakahashi
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%

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  9. #9 Teslagrad
    92% matchVery Positive84% of 2,460 reviews2013
    Dev: Rain Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%

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  10. #10 Metamorphosis
    91% matchVery Positive86% of 640 reviews2020
    Dev: Ovid WorksPub: Untold Tales
    Windows
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  11. #11 MIO: Memories in Orbit
    89% matchVery Positive83% of 2,890 reviews2026
    Dev: Douze DixièmesPub: Focus Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Play as android MIO in this mesmerizing metroidvania where you explore the Vessel, an enormous technological ark overgrown with machines gone rogue. Uncover its secrets, enhance MIO's abilities, and save the spaceship and its residents from oblivion.

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  12. #12 MindSeize
    90% matchMostly Positive75% of 305 reviews2020
    Dev: Kamina Dimension
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%

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  13. #13 Macrotis: A Mother's Journey
    89% matchVery Positive92% of 181 reviews2019
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    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%

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    88% matchVery Positive90% of 103 reviews2020
    Dev: Luminawesome Games Ltd.Pub: Wired Productions
    Windows

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  15. #15 Gato Roboto
    86% matchVery Positive94% of 5,065 reviews2019
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    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%

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    87% matchMostly Positive76% of 75 reviews2019
    Dev: Grynsoft
    Windows

    A great unknown danger is approaching Roah's home planet. Follow Roah as she explores the world and encountering all of its different factions, uncovering the mystery of what is draining the planets lifeforce.

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    Windows · Mac
    Median: 30 minMean: 29.4 hrs≥1hr: 32%

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    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    84% matchVery Positive83% of 1,601 reviews2015
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  21. #21 Islets
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    Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%

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    Dev: Ben Lega
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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  23. #23 LostWinds
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    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%

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  24. #24 Etherborn
    82% matchMostly Positive73% of 444 reviews2019
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    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%

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    81% matchVery Positive82% of 2,660 reviews2015
    Dev: Cross-ProductPub: Senpai Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
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  26. #26 Venineth
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    Windows
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  27. #27 Tales of the Tiny Planet
    80% matchVery Positive84% of 56 reviews2017
    Dev: Pixelsplit
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    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%

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  28. #28 Lanternium
    79% matchVery Positive86% of 80 reviews2019
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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  29. #29 OneShot
    76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 61,459 reviews2016
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  30. #30 Beam
    78% matchVery Positive89% of 61 reviews2020
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    77% matchVery Positive90% of 202 reviews2021
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  32. #32 The Way
    78% matchVery Positive83% of 1,295 reviews2016
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  33. #33 Out There Somewhere
    75% matchVery Positive93% of 6,916 reviews2016
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    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%

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  34. #34 Into A Dream
    76% matchVery Positive91% of 76 reviews2020
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  35. #35 Kingdom Shell
    74% matchVery Positive89% of 232 reviews2023
    Dev: Cup of PixelsPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    Kingdom Shell is an atmospheric 2D platformer with a captivating storyline. Explore the local lands to stop the invasion of nightmarish creatures and unravel the mysteries of the Kingdom.

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  36. #36 Monochroma
    77% matchMostly Positive74% of 724 reviews2014
    Dev: Nowhere Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%

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  37. #37 Stuffo the Puzzle Bot
    73% matchVery Positive99% of 172 reviews2023
    Dev: Hapatus Ltd
    Windows

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  38. #38 Mekabolt
    75% matchVery Positive88% of 179 reviews2019
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  39. #39 Unbound: Worlds Apart
    73% matchVery Positive84% of 1,299 reviews2021
    Dev: Alien Pixel Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%

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  40. #40 Anodyne
    74% matchVery Positive85% of 1,586 reviews2013
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%

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    73% matchMostly Positive70% of 278 reviews2023
    Dev: Frozen LinePub: Ravenage Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%

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    72% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,561 reviews2021
    Dev: Rootless StudioPub: NEOWIZ
    Windows
    Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%

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    69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 138,420 reviews2018
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
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  44. #44 Low Oxygen
    70% matchVery Positive89% of 299 reviews2023
    Dev: Alex-Stefan Neagu
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    71% matchVery Positive96% of 110 reviews2021
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    Windows

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  46. #46 Axiom Verge
    70% matchVery Positive90% of 6,442 reviews2015
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    Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%

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  47. #47 TurnOn
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    71% matchVery Positive82% of 278 reviews2018
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    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%

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    68% matchVery Positive91% of 5,395 reviews2020
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    72% matchMostly Positive79% of 342 reviews2012
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  57. #57 Void Memory
    70% matchMixed67% of 230 reviews2017
    Dev: Gustav
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    You, who was born in a world full of darkness, should wander this hollowed land to find the Relics for a person who created you. However, fallen and lost souls with trap-filled trials await in your course of doing so. Can you survive in this crumbling world and start a new era?

    Why similar: Metroidvania 28.7%, Adventure 16.8%, Action 12.7%, Indie 12.4%, Difficult 9.4%

  58. #58 Ever Forward
    68% matchVery Positive82% of 278 reviews2020
    Dev: Pathea Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%

    A girl trapped in a strange world somewhere between reality and imagination. Help her find her way in this adventure puzzle game.

    Why similar: Adventure 34.5%, Indie 26.2%, Beautiful 10.5%, Puzzle 9.6%, Great Soundtrack 5.5%

  59. #59 SILT
    66% matchMostly Positive79% of 875 reviews2022
    Dev: Spiral Circus GamesPub: Fireshine Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    Dive into a surreal ocean abyss in an atmospheric puzzle-adventure. Explore dangerous waters, possess sea creatures and solve environmental puzzles to discover what lies deep below the surface…

    Why similar: Surreal 20.3%, Puzzle Platformer 18.5%, Adventure 12.2%, Side Scroller 10.6%, Puzzle 10.4%

  60. #60 A Void Hope
    65% matchVery Positive94% of 63 reviews2024
    Dev: Elden Pixels
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A Void Hope takes you on an atmospheric narrative adventure to find a cure for a collapsed city. Follow the story of a tormented couple as they try to decipher reality from nightmares and evade the shadowy threats lurking in the dark.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.3%, Adventure 20.3%, Atmospheric 16.1%, Dark 10.1%, Platformer 8.4%

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