Games Like And Yet It Moves

The Bridge is a logic puzzle game that forces you to reevaluate your preconceptions of physics and perspective. It is Isaac Newton meets M. C. Escher. Manipulate gravity to redefine the ceiling as the floor while venturing through impossible architectures.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.9%, Physics 21.5%, Surreal 11%, Puzzle 8.2%, Platformer 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: It features a core mechanic centered on rotating the world to manipulate gravity and perspective, mirroring the primary gameplay loop of the seed game.

In the dark and mysterious world of Closure, only what you see exists. Manipulate lights to phase objects in and out of reality in this multiple-award-winning puzzle game. Play as a strange spider-like demon who explores the stories of three human characters through beautiful, eerie environments such as a decrepit factory, a murky...

Why similar: Platformer 31.1%, Puzzle Platformer 24.5%, Puzzle 16.4%, Surreal 8.6%, Experimental 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game shares the surreal, atmospheric, and experimental puzzle-platformer nature of the seed game, utilizing light and shadow as a core mechanic.

VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?

Why similar: Platformer 40.2%, Precision Platformer 26.8%, Difficult 14.4%, Indie 7.8%, 2D 5%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on gravity-flipping mechanics that force players to rethink navigation, similar to the spatial awareness required in the seed game.

This is the original version of Braid from 2009, which may not work well on newer systems. For an updated version of the game with nicer graphics, more levels and a large amount of developer commentary, see Braid, Anniversary Edition.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 56.1%, Platformer 20.4%, Puzzle 11.1%, Indie 4.3%, Difficult 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: As a foundational experimental puzzle-platformer, it challenges players to manipulate time and space in ways that feel as inventive as rotating the world.

Imagine you could move mountains - literally! With realistic physics, Norse runes, rotating platforms and a lot of gray cells you'll help Munin, Odin's messenger in her very own 2D-adventure, to reclaim her power on a journey through Yggdrasil.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 42%, Platformer 21.5%, Puzzle 10.5%, Physics 7.1%, Indie 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game directly utilizes a world-rotation mechanic to solve puzzles, making it one of the closest mechanical experiences to the seed game.

Gomez is a 2D creature living in a 2D world. Or is he? When the existence of a mysterious 3rd dimension is revealed to him, Gomez is sent out on a journey that will take him to the very end of time and space. Use your ability to navigate 3D structures from 4 distinct classic 2D perspectives.

Why similar: Platformer 46.7%, Puzzle 21%, Puzzle Platformer 17.2%, Indie 9.4%, 2D 2%

Why You'll Like It: This title revolves around shifting the perspective of a 2D world to solve puzzles, offering a similar sense of spatial discovery.

Nominated as a IGF Seamus McNally Finalist, NightSky is an ambient action-puzzle game that offers a gameplay experience unlike any other—cerebral challenges fill uniquely designed picturesque worlds. The player must maneuver a sphere by using realistic physics to advance; each of these worlds is broken into different areas.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 42.3%, Physics 19.5%, Platformer 19.2%, Puzzle 8.3%, Indie 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: This minimalist, physics-based platformer focuses on momentum and environmental interaction, capturing a similar contemplative puzzle vibe.

World of Goo is a multiple award winning physics based puzzle / construction game made entirely by two guys.

Why similar: Physics 47.1%, Puzzle 25.4%, Indie 9.2%, Surreal 4.5%, 2D 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: It is a highly experimental, physics-based puzzle game that shares the quirky, artistic charm and creative problem-solving found in the seed game.

Another Perspective is a puzzle platformer following the very confusing adventure of someone looking for something. Swap minds to see the world in different ways! Where one mind sees a bottomless pit, another might not. Where one sees a locked door, another sees a key. To change perspective is to change reality!

Why similar: Platformer 39.8%, Puzzle Platformer 26.1%, Indie 15.7%, Puzzle 14.8%, 2D 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on perspective-shifting and spatial manipulation, requiring the player to view the environment from different angles to progress.

Crayon Physics Deluxe is a 2D physics puzzle / sandbox game, in which you get to experience what it would be like if your drawings would be magically transformed into real physical objects. Solve puzzles with your artistic vision and creative use of physics.

Why similar: Physics 51.3%, Puzzle 25.3%, Indie 10.5%, 2D 4.5%, Casual 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: The hand-drawn, paper-like aesthetic combined with physics-based puzzle solving makes it a strong thematic and mechanical match.

Living liquid machines have overrun a world of unstoppable progress and their inventor must stop the chaos in this game about a man with the power to bring ordinary matter to life!

Why similar: Platformer 28.8%, Physics 20.6%, Puzzle Platformer 20.3%, Puzzle 18.6%, Indie 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game relies heavily on fluid physics and environmental manipulation to solve complex puzzles within a platforming framework.

Backworlds is a multi-dimensional puzzle platform game in which you explore by painting. Solve environmental conundrums by using each world’s physical properties to your advantage, and use your own creativity to craft original solutions to the game’s puzzles.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31%, Indie 18.8%, Experimental 18.4%, Platformer 17.1%, Puzzle 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Players manipulate the environment by painting and altering the world, which provides a similar sense of agency over the physics of the level.

A carefully created world with unique environments and an engrossing atmosphere, Unmechanical offers over 30 unique puzzles of exploration and adventure!

Why similar: Physics 34.9%, Puzzle 27.6%, Platformer 20.4%, Indie 13.1%, Casual 4%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a physics-based puzzle-platforming experience with a unique, atmospheric aesthetic that feels experimental and distinct.

Color Symphony 2 is a puzzle action platformer that utilizes the ambiguity of color. Try to eliminate obstacles or find new paths by using color!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.6%, Platformer 17.5%, Experimental 14.8%, Surreal 8.7%, Puzzle 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: It uses color-based mechanics to change the environment, which creates a similar puzzle-platforming challenge.

Guide a group of rectangles through 120 levels, using their different skills together to overcome a series of obstacles in each environment. Discover the human-made story of the first sentient artificial intelligences with Danny Wallace’s BAFTA-winning narration.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28%, Platformer 20.5%, Physics 15.3%, Precision Platformer 11.5%, Side Scroller 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: While more narrative-driven, its minimalist approach to platforming and unique character physics echoes the experimental spirit of the seed game.

An award-winning anti-platformer where destruction is the only way to move. Mold yourself into any form by destroying your cells, and traverse a devastated landscape filled with brain-twisting puzzles and bizarre mutations. Are you ready to break the mold?

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.6%, Platformer 20.1%, Physics 14.8%, Experimental 14%, Puzzle 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: It features a highly experimental movement mechanic where you reshape your character to navigate, similar to the unconventional movement in the seed game.

Hue is a vibrant, award-winning puzzle-adventure, where you alter the world by changing its background colour.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 41%, Platformer 24.9%, Puzzle 15.5%, Indie 8%, Side Scroller 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: The core mechanic involves shifting the color of the world to interact with objects, providing a similar layer of environmental puzzle-solving.

What if someone knew your mind better than you did? The Swapper is an award-winning, narrative driven puzzle game set in the furthest reaches of space.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 32.1%, Puzzle 24.3%, Platformer 23.5%, Indie 6.3%, Atmospheric 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: It features atmospheric, physics-based puzzle mechanics that challenge the player's perception of space and movement.

Escape Goat 2 is a puzzle platformer game where you use machinery, the environment, and a friendly mouse to progress through a dungeon.

Why similar: Platformer 43.9%, Puzzle 20%, Puzzle Platformer 16.1%, Indie 10.5%, 2D 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: A tight, well-designed puzzle-platformer that focuses on environmental interaction and clever level design.

Freeze time and manipulate the world with endless possibilities: build the solution YOU want where nothing is scripted and levels can be solved in multiple ways. When Super Meat Boy meets Braid, you may die repeatedly and enjoy it!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 52.9%, Platformer 26.9%, Puzzle 8%, Indie 6.3%, Side Scroller 4%

Why You'll Like It: This game combines platforming with physics-based puzzles, requiring the player to manipulate objects to clear paths.

Defy Gravity is an action platformer that is a mix between classic platforming and gravity based puzzle solving.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 49.4%, Platformer 29.4%, Puzzle 5.3%, Physics 4.5%, Difficult 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on gravity-based movement and momentum to navigate levels, mirroring the spatial focus of the seed game.

Toki Tori 2+ may look cute, but it’s a challenging puzzle adventure game. Whistle and stomp are the only moves you need to solve increasingly complex puzzles, as you go anywhere, anytime on a lush forest island!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 40.9%, Platformer 23.7%, Side Scroller 11.9%, Puzzle 10.8%, 2D 5%

Why You'll Like It: This puzzle-platformer relies on environmental interaction and exploration rather than traditional combat, fitting the seed game's casual yet clever design.

Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 47.9%, Platformer 18.8%, Puzzle 9.1%, Indie 4.7%, Physics 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its atmospheric, physics-based puzzle-platforming and surreal art style align well with the experimental nature of the seed game.

Gish isn't your average hero. In fact, he's not your average anything...you see, Gish is a ball of tar. A Sunday stroll with his lady friend, Brea, goes awry when a shadowy figure emerges from an open manhole and pulls Brea below ground.

Why similar: Platformer 31.3%, Physics 27.7%, Indie 18%, Puzzle Platformer 10.5%, Puzzle 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A classic physics-based platformer that uses unique movement mechanics to navigate challenging terrain.

Three Heroes make their way through dangers untold in a fairytale world of great castles and strange machinery, featuring physics-based puzzles, beautiful sights and online co-op.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 36.2%, Physics 26.4%, Platformer 22.3%, Puzzle 7.2%, Indie 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game utilizes physics-based interactions and character abilities to solve environmental puzzles in a 2D space.

Snapshot is the tale of a lone robot lost in an abandoned world. Armed with only his trusty camera, Pic sets forth on his great adventure. A camera might not seem like enough for a puzzle platforming adventure, but this camera is different from most: It has the ability to capture and remove from the world the very objects that it...

Why similar: Platformer 38.3%, Puzzle Platformer 29.1%, Puzzle 16.8%, Indie 11.1%, Casual 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: The game uses a camera mechanic to capture and manipulate objects in the environment, emphasizing physics-based puzzle solving.

Guide your puddle of fluid through a vast range of environments and puzzles!

Why similar: Physics 48%, Platformer 17.7%, Puzzle 17.5%, Indie 11.5%, Action 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based simulation game where you guide fluid through obstacles, emphasizing the same physics-first approach as the seed game.

A crash landing on a world inhabited by bee-like lifeforms. Stranded, our hero must unravel the rules of this uncharted planet to find their way home. Navigate a world where left is right, up is down, and you don't know where the simulation ends and you begin.

Why similar: Platformer 44.6%, Puzzle 17.7%, Indie 16.8%, 2D 7.7%, Casual 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a puzzle-platforming experience that relies on clever mechanics and spatial logic to progress.

A challenging puzzle platformer in which you clone and teleport.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 34.7%, Platformer 19.4%, Physics 18.3%, Difficult 9.8%, Puzzle 8%

Grimind is a 2D, physics based, adventure, platform game in horror/creepy theme. Grimind casts you into forgotten caves and ancient crypts, without memories. While being there you have to demonstrate great manual skills to pass obstacles and solve non trivial puzzles to get out of scary environment and additionally discover what are you...

Why similar: Platformer 50.1%, Physics 15.6%, Indie 14.5%, Side Scroller 9.8%, 2D 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game features physics-based platforming in a dark, atmospheric environment that emphasizes environmental interaction.

Fowl Damage is an atmospheric puzzle platformer where your default jump provides enough fall damage to destroy you! Carefully manage your jumps and falls as you adventure through this chilling, beautiful, and occasionally cute world.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 33%, Platformer 18.7%, Physics 15.1%, Precision Platformer 14.2%, Puzzle 9%

Master momentum in this unique jumping game that features no jump button! Preserve your potential energy and fall to new heights as you solve these clever puzzles and maneuver your way to victory.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.8%, Physics 20.2%, Platformer 16%, Precision Platformer 11.2%, Difficult 7.8%

Leap Year is a clumsy platformer about knowledge and discovery. Explore a compact, hand drawn world filled with hidden paths. Understand the game’s secrets to reach new areas and collect all the pages of your calendar.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 37.4%, Platformer 20.8%, Precision Platformer 15.4%, Puzzle 10.1%, Hand-drawn 6.5%

In Ynglet, you jump, dash, slide, bounce and float your way through an abstract, effervescent sky. Melt into the reactive, dynamic soundtrack, while beautiful colors make every moment a visual treat.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.5%, Physics 19%, Platformer 14.8%, Surreal 9.9%, Puzzle 7.2%

Rewind time and manipulate gravity in order to solve parkour puzzles in this exciting new 2D platformer.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 32.6%, Platformer 18.1%, Physics 11.4%, Difficult 9.2%, Puzzle 8.4%

Escape Goat is a puzzle platformer where you take control of a goat, who has been imprisoned for witchcraft, and overcome traps and obstacles to escape the Prison of Agnus. Fear not, for with your supreme agility, sturdy horns, and the help of a magic mouse friend, you can turn the tables on foes and use the environment to your advantage.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 51.7%, Platformer 25.6%, Puzzle 12.8%, Indie 5.7%, 2D 2.2%

Gravity Error is an indie 2D puzzle/platformer about changing gravity. Guide Force in his quest seeking emotional stableness in a set of levels and avoid being crushed. Solve the puzzles in multiple creative ways.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 40.1%, Platformer 29.7%, Puzzle 14%, Indie 10.3%, 2D 6%

A hard, mind bending platformer based on imagination and quick reflexes.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 37.9%, Platformer 20.1%, Puzzle 10.6%, Difficult 8.9%, Indie 6.7%

a game about walking/jumping between plane surfaces to collect all red squares

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.3%, Platformer 19.9%, Physics 17.7%, Puzzle 12.3%, Difficult 6.7%

In Between is set inside the mind of a man hit by a cruel twist of fate. Together you are on a journey through the protagonist's head, a world that doesn’t obey the laws of physics.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.1%, Platformer 17.2%, Physics 9.6%, Difficult 7.8%, Puzzle 7.7%

The Master’s Pupil is a hand painted puzzle adventure game set inside Claude Monet's eyeball

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.3%, Physics 15.9%, Platformer 14.9%, Puzzle 9.6%, Hand-drawn 7.3%

Halve the blocks into two equal parts and solve the unique puzzles in a game with a blueprint visual style and meditative music

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.5%, Physics 19.9%, Platformer 10.7%, Precision Platformer 10.5%, Puzzle 8.2%

A game about the limits of your screen. Four Sided Fantasy is a seamless experience where you wrap the screen to solve mind-bending puzzles. Play as a man and woman who attempt to find each other throughout four seasons in a year, constantly separated by the boundaries of the screen.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 36.5%, Platformer 14.9%, Physics 14.8%, Surreal 8.4%, Puzzle 7%

OVIVO is a minimalistic platformer with unusual mechanics where everything is as simple as black and white. The journey in this metaphoric world is filled with illusions and hidden messages.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.2%, Physics 20.2%, Platformer 18.9%, Difficult 8.7%, Surreal 5.5%

A fast-paced hardcore platformer featuring hand-crafted levels and lightning-fast respawns. Help Square survive his journey to the depths of Flatland, a minimalist neon-style 2D world. Run, jump, die, learn, repeat.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.1%, Platformer 14.2%, Physics 13.9%, Precision Platformer 11.6%, Psychedelic 9.1%

Control the flow of time to solve puzzles in this new version of the indie classic, featuring fully repainted artwork, a new world of puzzles, and seriously in-depth commentary.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 42%, Platformer 24.3%, Puzzle 11.7%, Hand-drawn 5.9%, Physics 5.5%

A journey begins... A treacherous tower... Unravel its mysteries!Discover the secrets kept in the long abandoned Tesla Tower!Magnetism and other electromagnetic powers will help you explore a non-linear world of beautiful hand-drawn environments, in a steampunk-inspired vision of old Europe.

Why similar: Platformer 32.9%, Puzzle Platformer 21.6%, Physics 12%, Puzzle 11.5%, Difficult 5.5%

Perspective is an experimental platformer. The player avatar moves in a 2D space that transforms when the player changes perspective in 3D space. The player needs to use this mechanic navigate the 2D avatar to a goal in order to progress from level to level.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 66.4%, Puzzle 25.7%, Indie 7.8%

When everything seems hopeless a child is awakened by the whispers of the last leaf, drawn into an imaginary world. Unleaving invites the player into a narrative-driven puzzle platformer where each challenge unfolds within a hand-painted landscape, exploring perception and meaning

Why similar: Physics 20.4%, Puzzle Platformer 16.3%, Platformer 16%, Surreal 11.8%, Puzzle 7.7%

Spin jump and solve puzzles.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 36.8%, Precision Platformer 14%, Puzzle 13.6%, Side Scroller 11.6%, Physics 5%

Skala is a puzzle game about changing the scale of the world.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 41.4%, Physics 20.7%, Platformer 19.6%, Puzzle 11.3%, 2D 3%

Traverse mirrors as if they were natural extensions of space to solve puzzles and uncover secrets. Reshape your perspective to perform gravity-shifting acrobatics as you jungle-gym through a sprawling environment. You'll never look in a mirror the same way again.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 52.5%, Surreal 16.7%, Puzzle 14.4%, Platformer 8.3%, Indie 3.1%

The Floor is Jelly is a game that answers the question: what if everything you touched was made of jello?

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 51.3%, Platformer 22.6%, Physics 13.2%, Indie 6.8%, Puzzle 4.4%

Roll, flip gravity and bend perspective in Axyz. Use your environmental and spatial awareness to beat over 100 levels and soak in the vaporwave in this tribute to 90s puzzle games.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 35.3%, Platformer 20.9%, Surreal 11.6%, Difficult 10.8%, Puzzle 9.7%

In this logic based puzzle game, switch between Orbs to solve puzzles and light up your world. Play co-op with yourself, freeze time, fly drones, play with sound… and overcome the evil shadow interfering with your quest.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.3%, Physics 20%, Experimental 16.5%, Platformer 11.6%, Puzzle 9.3%

Swing over spikes and pits, find the secrets of a mysterious tree and overcome difficult challenges as a brave tiny lizard in this small adventure.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31.7%, Physics 23.3%, Platformer 17.1%, Precision Platformer 9.5%, Difficult 6.2%

Chromatic Conundrum is a first person puzzle game where you manipulate light. Combine different colors and form shadows to illuminate your way through an enigmatic world.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.5%, Platformer 23.2%, Physics 22.8%, Puzzle 11.8%, Atmospheric 3%

Can't run or jump? But with a bat, you can surpass any obstacle! Climb to the heavens, learn techniques, and discover secrets across the valley in this challenging puzzle - execution - momentum game!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 34.3%, Platformer 16.2%, Precision Platformer 13.2%, Difficult 10.6%, Puzzle 8.9%

Shift Quantum is a brain-busting platformer using a unique mechanic called SHIFTING, a way to twist your environment and invert space around you. Bend your mind to reach the exit of each level and unveil the secrets of a strange program. Extend the experience, create and share your own levels.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 41.8%, Platformer 19.8%, Indie 9%, Puzzle 7.7%, Difficult 6.2%