- #1 Coven of the Chicken Foot
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wildflower Interactive
Windows
After the dungeons have been plundered and the monsters all killed, an elderly witch quietly gets to work. In this emotionally-rich, stylized, single-player adventure - Gert will need to build a bond with a peculiar creature if she’s to fulfill a coven’s oath.
Why similar: Narrative 27.8% ★, Emotional 14%, Puzzle Platformer 11.3%, 3D Platformer 8.6%, Stylized 5.9%
- #2 Burden of Revenge
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SerapionPub: Saltium Games
Windows
Step into the shoes of young Finn Goldenhorn, as he sets out on his quest for revenge. Master dynamic traversal, solve challenging puzzles and fight your way through enemies to uncover the secrets of a mysterious realm in this 3rd-person action-adventure puzzle platformer.
Why similar: Narrative 21.8% ★, 3D Platformer 12.3%, Puzzle Platformer 10.5%, Platformer 6.8%, Stylized 6.7%
- #3 Land of Infinite Dreams
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Infinite Tales Studio
Windows
Land of Infinite Dreams is a single-player, story-driven action-adventure about Princess Luna, a young girl who escapes into Lunaria — a dreamworld shaped by loss, loneliness, and imagination. She harnesses the power of moonlight to overcome challenges and confront creatures born from her fears.
Why similar: Narrative 32% ★, Emotional 13.1%, Surreal 12.9%, Story Rich 7.6%, Soundtrack 5.9% ★
- #4 Shadow's Light
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: I Want to Live in the Mountains
Windows
Shadow's Light is an atmospheric 3D puzzle platformer about a child refugee and their shadow, trying to survive across two different planes of existence, while solving puzzles by travelling across multiple universes, and traversing levels by casting physically interactable shadows.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 15.9%, 3D Platformer 15.8%, Surreal 15.6%, Emotional 14.5%, Platformer 8.3%
- #5 Astral Remembrance
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spam Studios
Windows · Mac
A cinematic puzzle-platformer where you shift between the physical and astral planes. Master fluid movement, solve dual-reality puzzles, and complete a final rite of passage in a deeply personal journey about memory, identity, and letting go.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 17.6%, Puzzle Platformer 16.1%, Platformer 10.9%, Action-Adventure 9.8%, Emotional 7.7%
- #6 Cyoube
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pinky Punky Seal
Windows
Wake up in a cubic world, contrasting with what you represent. Follow Norman's voice, the universe itself, in a vibrant journey towards your fate. Will you fit in?
Why similar: Soundtrack 27% ★, Puzzle Platformer 14.8%, 3D Platformer 13.2%, Platformer 8.6%, Emotional 7.2%
- #7 A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home | Season 2
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The DeameriansPub: HandyGames
Windows
Stranded far from home, Mat, the determined young rat, must brave the dangerous "Outside" to make his way back to his friends and Nat. Armed with only a rivet, he must face new foes and forge alliances in order to complete his epic quest and be reunited with his beloved.
Why similar: Narrative 25.6% ★, 3D Platformer 14.8%, Puzzle Platformer 14.1%, Action-Adventure 8.5%, Stylized 6.8%
- #8 A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home | Season 1
92% matchPositive86% of 37 reviews2026
Dev: The DreameriansPub: HandyGames
Windows
Mat, a young rat, is willing to risk everything for love. Determined to reunite with Nat, a pet mouse, he secretly ventures to the upper floors of "the Giants" house. Longing for a new life on the "Outside", Mat's actions and the dark secrets harbored by his commune put both their lives in danger.
Why similar: Narrative 26.4% ★, 3D Platformer 14.6%, Puzzle Platformer 14.1%, Action-Adventure 8.1%, Stylized 7.1%
- #9 Yours Truly
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Arnmazing Studios
Windows
Yours Truly is a platforming adventure about Liam, a discontented company man, astral projects into a dream world Along the way, players will encounter challenges such as climbing obstacles, solving puzzles, collecting shiny objects, and confronting negative emotions in the form of bosses.
Why similar: Narrative 22.7% ★, 3D Platformer 15.7%, Emotional 14.9%, Puzzle Platformer 13.2%, Third Person 7%
- #10 Curyeux
91% matchVery Positive95% of 122 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 20%, 3D Platformer 17.1%, Emotional 13.7%, Puzzle Platformer 11.9%, Stylized 9.7%
- #11 Stick Tongue
89% matchVery Positive96% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: Hunt Games
Windows
Hello, I'm Frogus! Humans have ruined the Earth and drained its resources. My plan? Climb to heaven with my tongue and ask God to make it rain!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 14.9%, 3D Platformer 14.6%, Surreal 13.2%, Emotional 12.8%, Platformer 8.4%
- #12 Rescue Teddy
90% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2021
Dev: Another Game Studio Mx
Windows
Rescue teddy is a single player platform game where you step into the feet of Timmy, a boy who must recover his Teddy bear from the nightmares, but he will not be alone, Twine will accompany you on your adventure, allowing you to alternate between this world of nightmares and dreams.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 22%, Puzzle Platformer 19.4%, Surreal 13%, Platformer 12.6%, Third Person 7.6%
- #13 Dwalm
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Samuraininja84Pub: Soulrent Interactive
Windows
Work your way through the city by day and navigate strange dreamscapes by night, exploring your memories and recalling what was lost. Dwalm is an adventure platformer that takes you through both childish dreams and traumatic memories alike.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 20.6%, Puzzle Platformer 19%, Platformer 9.9%, Emotional 9.8%, Exploration 8.6%
- #14 Night Reverie
88% matchVery Positive96% of 328 reviews2021
Dev: Somber Pixel
Windows
Night Reverie is a Puzzle/Adventure game in which a child must solve the mystery behind the distortion of his house. Explore puzzle-filled environments and discover strange creatures living in the house as you reach the truth behind of what looks like a bizarre nightmare.
Why similar: Narrative 23.5% ★, Surreal 16.7%, Soundtrack 16.5% ★, Emotional 11.8%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #15 ORMS
87% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Rhea Games
Windows · Mac
ORMS - An atmospheric narrative puzzle-adventure where you guide a frightened boy through a surreal island shaped by his childhood fears. Shift between Sam’s terrifying world of shadows and monsters and Kira’s reality of light to solve puzzles and reignite the lighthouse.
Why similar: Narrative 24.9% ★, Emotional 11.9%, Surreal 10.9%, Puzzle Platformer 7.4%, Platformer 7.2%
- #16 Moss: The Forgotten Relic
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Polyarc
Windows
Moss: The Forgotten Relic is an emotional and atmospheric adventure set in the pages of a living storybook, brimming with myth and ancient magic. Guide a tiny but determined hero on a heartfelt journey of challenge, courage, and connection.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 18.3%, Puzzle Platformer 17.3%, Emotional 10.9%, Platformer 9.2%, Action-Adventure 8.5%
- #17 Waking Up: Way Back Home
86% matchVery Positive90% of 90 reviews2023
Dev: Nostalgic Brains
Windows · Mac · Linux
A child infiltrates a spaceship to carry out a secret rescue mission. His objective is compromised when they must make a forced landing on a strange planet. Explore this mysterious place, overcome obstacles, and find the way back home!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 16.5%, 3D Platformer 16%, Emotional 10.5%, Platformer 9.8%, Stylized 8.7%
- #18 Hauntii
85% matchVery Positive91% of 407 reviews2024
Dev: Moonloop GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows
An action adventure about a ghost’s journey through the afterlife. Possess enemies and the environment and fend off hostile spirits in pursuit of starry fragments from a past life.
Why similar: Soundtrack 22.6% ★, Puzzle Platformer 12.9%, Surreal 12.9%, Emotional 11.4%, Stylized 6.7%
- #19 Skelly Screamer
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Double Digit Games
Windows
SCREAM TO MOVE and CLIMB TO SPACE! Use your microphone to control an undead skeleton! The louder you speak, the faster he goes! Conquer obstacles, enemies, and puzzles and climb higher towards the top of the world!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 17.8%, 3D Platformer 16.5%, Surreal 12.4%, Platformer 10%, Action-Adventure 8.9%
- #20 Chasing the Unseen
83% matchMixed63% of 41 reviews2024
Dev: Strange Shift Studio
Windows
Embark on a challenging journey as you climb colossal creatures, explore otherworldly landscapes, and find what you've been seeking.
Why similar: Surreal 16.1%, Puzzle Platformer 15.5%, 3D Platformer 14.7%, Action-Adventure 10.2%, Platformer 10.1%
- #21 An Everyday Story
82% matchPositive95% of 21 reviews2024
Dev: Cactus Production
Windows · Linux
An Everyday Story is a 2.5D story-driven puzzle platformer with a heartfelt twist. Experience life from the view of three trinkets... what do you think happens when our dreams become so real that they stain our reality?
Why similar: 3D Platformer 22.3%, Puzzle Platformer 18.7%, Emotional 14.4%, Story Rich 11.9%, Platformer 11.1%
- #22 Papo & Yo
84% matchVery Positive93% of 2,870 reviews2013
Dev: Minority Media Inc.Pub: Minority Media
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Quico’s best friend, Monster, is a huge beast with razor-sharp teeth, but that doesn’t scare Quico away from playing with him. That said, Monster does have a very dangerous problem: an addiction to poisonous frogs.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 22.6%, Puzzle Platformer 17.6%, Surreal 13.8%, Emotional 13.6%, Platformer 7.5%
- #23 Pixelated Reverie
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bearly Awake GamesPub: Bearly Awake Games Ltd
Windows
An interdimensional indie puzzle-platformer game that follows the story of scientist Lilien McKavish. Explore a digital world in search for your missing father, switching between characters and dimensions to solve the mystery of the machine.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.4%, Emotional 16%, Mystery 10%, 3D Platformer 9.5%, Story Rich 9%
- #24 The House of Hikmah
80% matchVery Positive98% of 57 reviews2026
Dev: Lunacy Studios
Windows
The House of Hikmah is a fully voice-acted, narrative-driven 3D adventure game exploring grief, legacy and the search for answers after profound loss. Solve puzzles, encounter historical scholars of the Islamic Golden Age, and uncover timeless lessons in a beautifully imagined House of Wisdom.
Why similar: Emotional 17.4%, 3D Platformer 15.9%, Puzzle Platformer 14.5%, Surreal 10.8%, Platformer 10.1%
- #25 Gibbon: Beyond the Trees
81% matchVery Positive89% of 565 reviews2022
Dev: Broken Rules
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Master the gibbon’s art of movement with a unique moveset that lets you swing, slide and somersault through a lush jungle canopy, and experience a free-flowing story of family and survival as you search for a home that may be lost forever.
Why similar: Narrative 26.3% ★, Soundtrack 24.2% ★, Emotional 12.5%, Story Rich 6.5%, Action-Adventure 6.5%
- #26 InFlux Redux
79% matchVery Positive97% of 91 reviews2024
Dev: Impromptu Games
Windows
InFlux Redux is a high-def remake of the 2013 ball-rolling puzzler InFlux, built on a new engine with improved graphics and physics. Roll through a series of beautiful environments filled with elaborate, mind-bending puzzle structures.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 18.3%, Puzzle Platformer 17.7%, Surreal 17.4%, Soundtrack 12.4% ★, Platformer 9.2%
- #27 Zeitgeist
81% matchMixed58% of 33 reviews2022
Dev: [SAMPLE TEXT] Studios ltd
Windows
Equipped with your pot plant companion, travel through the roots of time delving into the past and present depths of an ancient submerged city. Exploring grand halls, navigating between walls, and taking advantage of ancient mechanisms on your mission to steal the heart of the city.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 18.3%, Emotional 11.6%, Third Person 8.5%, Stylized 8.3%, Puzzle Platformer 8.1%
- #28 Oniros
79% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Small Leap Studio
Windows · Linux
Help Hana find her way through the mysterious world of dreams, in this colourful 3D platforming adventure. Explore a web of interconnected levels, reveal the world, and find a way to wake from this dream.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 21.8%, Puzzle Platformer 20%, Stylized 10.7%, Platformer 9.5%, Exploration 8.8%
- #29 Yami
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Goldborough Studio
Windows
A young elf wakes to find himself alone in a strange colourless land with no memory of how he got there. Led on by mysterious spirits, he travels on a dangerous quest that will reveal who he is and why he's there.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.1%, 3D Platformer 16.9%, Action-Adventure 12.7%, Platformer 12.1%, Adventure 7.8%
- #30 Skaramazuzu
78% matchVery Positive93% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: Bleeding Moon StudioPub: Iphigames
Windows
Enter the mysterious world of Skaramazuzu, and get ready to be tested. Meet strange beings and whimsical personalities, face challenges, and solve riddles in a hand-drawn, black and white 2D world.
Why similar: Soundtrack 22% ★, Surreal 20.5%, Emotional 14.4%, Stylized 9.4%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #31 Alterspective
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WaltWW
Windows
Alterspective is a perspective swapping open world adventure. Use your unique abilities to navigate an intriguing land full of colorful characters and mind-bending challenges.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 15.4%, Surreal 14.4%, Puzzle Platformer 14.3%, Emotional 13.9%, Stylized 8.1%
- #32 TAMITOS: Tale of Understanding
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: OZ TAMITOS
Windows
A story-driven platformer where you experience the world through autistic and neurotypical perspectives. Explore a magical world, rescue Tamitos frog creatures representing emotions, and solve meaningful puzzles that teach empathy, understanding, and the beauty of seeing the world differently.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 25.5%, Platformer 12.4%, Puzzle Platformer 12.3%, Action-Adventure 11.3%, Emotional 10.9%
- #33 Clawmarks Purrsuit - Early Access
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: StarGnaw Studio
Windows
Unleash your inner hero in Clawmarks Purrsuit! As knight-errant Leo Clawmarks, battle through a trap-filled castle to topple an evil rat army and reclaim Mouse Town. The purr-suit of justice begins!
Why similar: 3D Platformer 29.2%, Story Rich 9.8%, Third Person 9.3%, Platformer 9.2%, Stylized 8.7%
- #34 Nasal Nomad: Sniffer's Delight
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tiny Nomads
Windows
Play as Sniffer, a runny nose with snotty legs & toes! In this 3D platformer, master snot-related abilities as you find your way out of the smelly sewers where every breath counts!
Why similar: Soundtrack 21.5% ★, 3D Platformer 15.6%, Surreal 14%, Platformer 9.2%, Stylized 8.9%
- #35 Feelings
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lumo Entertainment
Windows
Feelings is a third-person adventure game that follows the inner journey of Sarah and her friend Toothbun. Together they explore floating islands that symbolize the characters' memories and feelings, in an incredible quest of self-discovery.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.3%, 3D Platformer 19.4%, Emotional 15.6%, Stylized 9.5%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #36 Evasion from Hell
76% matchPositive89% of 36 reviews2022
Dev: EpiXR Games UG
Windows
Escape all 9 circles of hell by showing off your 3D platformer skills. A terrifying yet beautiful world full of surprises, challenges and lost souls is waiting for you. Will you be able to escape from hell?
Why similar: 3D Platformer 25.4%, Puzzle Platformer 15.6%, Surreal 15.2%, Platformer 12%, Stylized 8.6%
- #37 Spiral
74% matchVery Positive95% of 64 reviews2024
Dev: Folklore Games
Windows
Spiral is a third-person narrative exploration game that shares a poetic vision of cognitive degeneration. Step into the shoes of Bernard as you help him and support him while braving his unravelling mind and reliving his most treasured moments.
Why similar: Soundtrack 26.5% ★, Emotional 18.8%, Narrative 10% ★, Story Rich 9%, Third Person 7.7%
- #38 Arcane Whispers: The Last Stand
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alex Schrefer
Windows
Step into the role of Zephon, the last Guardian, in this third-person action-adventure. Explore the ruins of a once-thriving realm and harness its raw power, channeling it into the elemental forces of Fire, Water, Earth, and Air to defeat the intruders threatening the world’s final collapse.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 19.9%, Puzzle Platformer 13.6%, Stylized 11.3%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, Third Person 7.7%
- #39 Miniatures
73% matchVery Positive95% of 351 reviews2024
Dev: Other Tales Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
A collection of surreal tales, each connected to a stored-away object from childhood. Pick one to follow the moon, feed a hungry lizard or build a peculiar cabinet.
Why similar: Narrative 22.1% ★, Surreal 19.9%, Emotional 13.5%, Stylized 10.3%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #40 The Spirit and the Mouse
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,023 reviews2022
Dev: AlblunePub: Armor Games Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Bring kindness and light to the people of Sainte-et-Claire as Lila—a tiny mouse with a big heart! Explore a quaint French village, make electrifying new friends, and do good deeds for those in need in this lush narrative adventure game.
Why similar: Narrative 26.1% ★, Puzzle Platformer 18.1%, 3D Platformer 11.3%, Emotional 11.2%, Platformer 8.9%
- #41 Before Your Eyes
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 23,035 reviews2021
Dev: GoodbyeWorld GamesPub: Skybound Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Embark on an emotional first-person narrative adventure where you control the story—and affect its outcomes—with your real-life blinks. With this innovative technique you will fully immerse yourself in a world of memories, both joyous and heartbreaking, as your whole life flashes before your eyes.
Why similar: Narrative 44.5% ★, Emotional 23.9%, Story Rich 9.5%, Surreal 8.6%, Stylized 4%
- #42 As Long As You're Here
71% matchVery Positive100% of 488 reviews2025
Dev: Autoscopia Interactive
Windows · Mac
What if you lost all your memories? An emotional family drama seen through the eyes of a woman with Alzheimer's disease. As Annie’s life slowly unravels, uncover memories of her deceased brother as her past bleeds into the present.
Why similar: Narrative 27.8% ★, Emotional 22.2%, Story Rich 9.8%, Mystery 8.5%, Stylized 8.3%
- #43 Doll Parts
72% matchMixed71% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Stella BarbagiannisPub: Doll Parts Studios
Windows · Mac
Play as a doll trying to help her owner through puberty. Solve puzzles, navigate your environment, and discover journal pages to survive the horrors of growing up.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 18.5%, Puzzle Platformer 17.6%, Emotional 11.2%, Platformer 10.5%, Surreal 9.5%
- #44 Of All Possible Rooms
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Motus Ludos
Windows
A narrative game about grief, memory, and perception. Explore a shifting home that reshapes itself around emotion. What you’re willing to face will determine what you find, or what stays hidden.
Why similar: Narrative 42.5% ★, Surreal 14.5%, Emotional 12.1%, Story Rich 8.9%, Exploration 8.8%
- #45 Through the Nightmares
70% matchVery Positive97% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: Sandman Team
Windows
Through the Nightmares is a challenge-driven platformer for anyone who’s ever had a restless night. Run, jump, and change your size to overcome the nightmare’s traps. Face Morpheus. Rescue children from an endless dream.
Why similar: Narrative 24.6% ★, Puzzle Platformer 21.1%, Surreal 13.4%, Emotional 12%, Stylized 6.6%
- #46 WaxHeart
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WaxHeart Team
Windows · Mac
An atmospheric puzzle-adventure platformer where a wax child with a lantern for a heart journeys through a ruined world in search of their lost memory.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 18.2%, Puzzle Platformer 17.6%, Surreal 17.3%, Platformer 9.3%, Third Person 8.4%
- #47 Figment 2: Creed Valley
71% matchVery Positive94% of 1,404 reviews2023
Dev: Bedtime Digital Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Figment 2: Creed Valley is an action-adventure game set in the human mind. Face bosses in musical showdowns, make your way through puzzles, and explore unique environments.
Why similar: Soundtrack 36.7% ★, Emotional 14.1%, Surreal 12.2%, Action-Adventure 8%, Exploration 7.3%
- #48 Heartworm
68% matchVery Positive86% of 478 reviews2025
Dev: Vincent AdinolfiPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Pass through the threshold and enter a world born of memories. Defend yourself with a camera while solving death’s mysteries in a reverent evolution of 90’s survival horror, integrating both fixed cameras and over the shoulder perspectives.
Why similar: Narrative 30% ★, Surreal 15%, Emotional 13.9%, Action-Adventure 7.8%, Third Person 6.9%
- #49 Pebble
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wardius
Windows · Mac
Explore a mystical world as Pebble, a small rock with the ability to manipulate time, in this enchanting 3D-Puzzle-Platformer.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 20.3%, Puzzle Platformer 14.4%, Third Person 10.6%, Emotional 9.9%, Platformer 9.7%
- #50 Contraria
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HellYeah!Pub: TBC
Windows · Mac
Step into the shadows of Contraria, solve 3D puzzles and collect ProtoCores while crew logs whisper from another time—or maybe another reality. Keep solving. Keep looping. Until the final room. The Answer… or just another Question.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 27.5%, Puzzle Platformer 23.9%, Platformer 11.5%, Third Person 10.1%, Story Rich 6.1%
- #51 Alex and the Rescue of Sofia
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WR Gaming studioPub: WR Gaming Studio
Windows
This is a 3D action-adventure game that combines detailed exploration with a fast-paced combat system. Developed in Unreal Engine, the game offers a vibrant visual experience and precise mechanics.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 16.9%, Puzzle Platformer 15.6%, Action-Adventure 12.6%, Platformer 12.3%, Stylized 8.1%
- #52 Kiki
69% matchMostly Negative37% of 1,600 reviews2024
Dev: NipoBoxPub: NipoBox Publishing
Windows
A vibrant platformer with unique graphics and catchy chiptune soundtrack! Dodge treacherous traps and obstacles, overcome only by your agility and quick reflexes. Don’t miss the chance to test your abilities and become a true master of jumping! 🏃♀️
Why similar: 3D Platformer 21.3%, Puzzle Platformer 20.1%, Soundtrack 15.4% ★, Platformer 10.7%, Exploration 8.1%
- #53 TRY AGAIN
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,464 reviews2023
Dev: the Rejects
Windows
You're Benny, a test character trapped in an unfinished game by a figure called The Designer. She's up against a deadline for her publisher which means it's your last day as a test character. Navigate the facility, dodge game-dev chaos and defy expectations to become the main character.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 16.6%, Puzzle Platformer 15.8%, Surreal 14.3%, Narrative 12.3% ★, Platformer 10.1%
- #54 Booklet's Big Story
68% matchPositive85% of 26 reviews2025
Dev: Barvo Studios
Windows
Booklet is the only empty storybook in all of the Grand Library! Journey alongside them as they wrestle with feelings of unbelonging while striving to find their own story in this 3D puzzle platformer.
Why similar: Narrative 39.2% ★, 3D Platformer 17.3%, Platformer 9.6%, Story Rich 8.5%, Third Person 8.4%
- #55 INSIDE
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 74,668 reviews2016
Dev: Playdead
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project. INSIDE is a dark, narrative-driven platformer combining intense action with challenging puzzles. It has been critically acclaimed for its moody art style, ambient soundtrack and unsettling atmosphere.
Why similar: Narrative 27.1% ★, Soundtrack 22.8% ★, Puzzle Platformer 14.7%, Platformer 7.2%, Action-Adventure 6.9%
- #56 ONEiRA
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dream Matter Labs
Windows · Mac · Linux
ONEiRA is a narrative-driven puzzle-platformer where your choices matter. Explore a world where dreams are sold as entertainment and your job is to ensure each is market-ready. Inspect virtual dreamscapes and untangle the trauma hidden within.
Why similar: Surreal 17.8%, Puzzle Platformer 16%, Emotional 14.2%, 3D Platformer 13.1%, Platformer 8.4%
- #57 DARK FOREST
67% matchPositive90% of 21 reviews2023
Dev: LithiumStudios
Windows
You searching for secret treasure.You being confronted by mysterious creatures, guards and gods.The only way to get away is to destroy everything stands against you.A forest in darkness which had been kept secret, protected and laid the in middle of internal conflict. You ready for the adventure?
Why similar: Surreal 23.9%, 3D Platformer 19.2%, Action-Adventure 12%, Exploration 10.4%, Third Person 8.6%
- #58 Recollage
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Windspiel
Windows
Craft your way through this dark fantasy puzzle adventure. Use your creativity to transform yourself and the world around you. It’s the only way to break free from the shadows of your childhood.
Why similar: Narrative 30.8% ★, Emotional 14.3%, Surreal 13.2%, Stylized 12.5%, Story Rich 10.8%
- #59 Eggman
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Somplex
Windows
in a dangerous world, Alone to find all of my family
Why similar: 3D Platformer 17.9%, Puzzle Platformer 15.8%, Action-Adventure 10.4%, Story Rich 10%, Stylized 8.1%
- #60 Little Gods of the Abyss
64% matchVery Positive88% of 73 reviews2026
Dev: PLAY MephistowaltzPub: GRAVITY
Windows
To heal a corrupted and crumbling world, Nia's journey begins. Beyond the twisted space, restore the gates and reclaim the forgotten flow.
Why similar: Narrative 30.4% ★, Puzzle Platformer 14.8%, Emotional 14.1%, Platformer 7.5%, Third Person 7%