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 30.1%, Physics 21.4%, Surreal 11%, Puzzle 8.2%, Platformer 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game features hand-drawn aesthetics and mechanics that rely heavily on rotating the environment to manipulate gravity.

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 46.8%, Puzzle 20.9%, Puzzle Platformer 17.4%, Indie 9.3%, 2D 2%

Why You'll Like It: Like the seed game, this title centers on shifting perspectives and rotating the world to solve spatial puzzles.

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 31.2%, Puzzle Platformer 24.6%, Puzzle 16.4%, Surreal 8.5%, Experimental 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: This surreal puzzle-platformer uses light and shadow mechanics that mirror the experimental and atmospheric nature of the seed game.

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

Why similar: Platformer 40.3%, Precision Platformer 26.8%, Difficult 14.5%, Indie 7.8%, 2D 5%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a similar focus on gravity-based movement and precision platforming within a unique, minimalist visual style.

Perception is reality. In this mind-bending first-person puzzler, you escape a surreal dream world through solving impossible puzzles using the ambiguity of depth and perspective.

Why similar: Physics 27.8%, Puzzle Platformer 25.6%, Puzzle 15.6%, Surreal 15.3%, Psychedelic 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the core focus on perspective manipulation, where changing your viewpoint fundamentally alters the physical world.

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 37.6%, Platformer 14.8%, Physics 14.5%, Surreal 8.3%, Puzzle 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game uses screen-wrapping and perspective-shifting mechanics that directly challenge your perception of space, much like world rotation.

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 25.7%, Platformer 20.1%, Physics 14.7%, Experimental 14%, Puzzle 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: It features a highly unique physics-based movement mechanic that requires constant adaptation, similar to the rotation puzzles in the seed.

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

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 51.5%, Platformer 22.7%, Physics 13%, Indie 6.7%, Puzzle 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes physics-based platforming and a surreal, dreamlike atmosphere that feels very close to the seed game's vibe.

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 42.5%, Physics 19.4%, Platformer 19.3%, Puzzle 8.3%, Indie 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: It is a physics-based puzzle-platformer with a contemplative, artistic tone that matches the experimental feel of the seed game.

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 28.9%, Physics 20.4%, Puzzle Platformer 20.4%, Puzzle 18.6%, Indie 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on complex fluid-based physics puzzles that require creative thinking to navigate through platforming segments.

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 56.2%, Platformer 20.4%, Puzzle 11%, Indie 4.3%, Difficult 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: A classic surreal puzzle-platformer that uses time manipulation to create the same sense of wonder and intellectual challenge.

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 33%, Puzzle Platformer 21.7%, Physics 11.9%, Puzzle 11.5%, Difficult 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: It combines physics-based platforming with magnetism mechanics, providing a similar depth of environmental interaction.

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

Why similar: Physics 34.7%, Puzzle 27.6%, Platformer 20.5%, Indie 13.1%, Casual 4%

Why You'll Like It: This physics-based puzzle game features a unique, atmospheric world that rewards careful exploration and spatial logic.

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 42.1%, Platformer 21.5%, Puzzle 10.5%, Physics 7%, Indie 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game features direct rotation-based puzzle mechanics that are highly reminiscent of the core gameplay in the seed game.

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 29.7%, Physics 18.9%, Platformer 14.9%, Surreal 9.8%, Puzzle 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a relaxing, atmospheric approach to movement-based puzzle-platforming that feels like a modern evolution of the genre.

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 29.2%, Platformer 17.3%, Physics 9.5%, Difficult 7.8%, Puzzle 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric puzzle-platformer that uses gravity manipulation and physics to tell a surreal, emotional story.

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 27%, Physics 20%, Platformer 16.1%, Precision Platformer 11.2%, Difficult 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A clever puzzle-platformer where momentum and physics are the primary tools for navigating between different vertical planes.

Portal™ is a new single player game from Valve. Set in the mysterious Aperture Science Laboratories, Portal has been called one of the most innovative new games on the horizon and will offer gamers hours of unique gameplay.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 51.6%, Puzzle 20.4%, Physics 14.4%, Platformer 9%, Singleplayer 2.1%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for spatial physics puzzles, offering a similar satisfaction in solving environmental challenges through clever mechanics.

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

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.4%, Physics 15.8%, Platformer 15%, Puzzle 9.6%, Hand-drawn 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: An artistic, hand-drawn puzzle-platformer that emphasizes visual beauty and creative environmental problem-solving.

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 51.8%, Platformer 25.6%, Puzzle 12.7%, Indie 5.7%, 2D 2.2%

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

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 28.2%, Platformer 20.6%, Physics 15.2%, Precision Platformer 11.5%, Side Scroller 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist puzzle-platformer that uses physics and character abilities to create a deeply engaging and atmospheric experience.

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 25.3%, Physics 20.1%, Platformer 18.9%, Difficult 8.7%, Surreal 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: This minimalist platformer uses a unique black-and-white physics mechanic that feels both surreal and challenging.

Human Fall Flat is a hilarious, light-hearted platformer set in floating dreamscapes that can be played solo or with up to 8 players online. Free new levels keep its vibrant community rewarded.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 44.7%, Physics 34.5%, Puzzle 14.2%, Action 3.4%, Indie 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based puzzle game where the clumsy, tactile movement of the character is the primary source of the challenge.

Shift Happens is a cooperative platformer for two. You and a friend shift your mass, throw each other and puzzle your way through four stages of stylized imaginary worlds. Including the occasional backstabbing and taunting. Play with a friend on a couch, online or even special singleplayer levels.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 50.8%, Platformer 18.6%, Puzzle 12.2%, Side Scroller 7.2%, Indie 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: It features physics-based character switching and platforming that requires constant coordination and spatial planning.

N++ is a fast-paced, momentum-based platformer about darting around obstacles, narrowly evading enemies and collecting gold in a beautiful minimalist landscape.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.5%, Physics 19.1%, Platformer 16.4%, Precision Platformer 16%, Difficult 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: A pure physics-based platformer that offers a high degree of control and satisfaction through momentum-based movement.

An epic open-world puzzle Metroidbrainia that respects your intelligence! Knowledge is your superpower. Use creatures as tools to determine your own path.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 41.1%, Platformer 23.7%, Side Scroller 11.9%, Puzzle 10.8%, 2D 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A non-linear puzzle-platformer that relies on environmental interaction rather than traditional combat, much like 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 31.5%, Physics 27.5%, Indie 18%, Puzzle Platformer 10.5%, Puzzle 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A classic physics-based platformer where manipulating the physical properties of the character is key to solving environmental puzzles.

In Stealth Inc 2, you play the role of a clone escaping a sinister and high-tech testing facility. Stealth Inc 2 tests both your brain and your reflexes over 60 varied levels linked together in a sprawling overworld.

Why similar: Platformer 38.3%, Puzzle Platformer 29.5%, Puzzle 13.6%, Indie 10.1%, Action 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: It blends puzzle-solving with platforming mechanics in a way that rewards patience and understanding of the environment.

Experience the freedom of unbounded climbing as you take control of BUD, a procedurally animated robot on a quest to save his planet. Create your own path through an alien world as you control and ride a giant plant on a vertical journey to the stars.

Why similar: Physics 39.9%, Platformer 33.2%, Singleplayer 8.5%, Indie 7.7%, Casual 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: It features a unique, physics-driven climbing mechanic that makes navigating the environment feel like a puzzle in itself.

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 33.1%, Platformer 18.7%, Physics 15%, Precision Platformer 14.2%, Puzzle 9%

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 37.5%, Platformer 20.9%, Precision Platformer 15.4%, Puzzle 10%, Hand-drawn 6.4%

A challenging puzzle platformer in which you clone and teleport.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 34.8%, Platformer 19.4%, Physics 18.1%, Difficult 9.8%, Puzzle 8%

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

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 32.8%, Platformer 18.1%, Physics 11.3%, Difficult 9.3%, Puzzle 8.4%

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 24.7%, Platformer 17.6%, Experimental 14.8%, Surreal 8.7%, Puzzle 6.9%

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

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.5%, Platformer 19.9%, Physics 17.6%, Puzzle 12.3%, Difficult 6.7%

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 40.2%, Platformer 29.7%, Puzzle 14%, Indie 10.2%, 2D 5.9%

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

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 38%, Platformer 20.1%, Puzzle 10.6%, Difficult 8.9%, Indie 6.7%

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

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 49.5%, Platformer 29.5%, Puzzle 5.3%, Physics 4.4%, Difficult 3.6%

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

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 48%, Platformer 18.9%, Puzzle 9%, Indie 4.6%, Physics 4.5%

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 27.2%, Platformer 14.2%, Physics 13.7%, Precision Platformer 11.6%, Psychedelic 9.1%

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 29.6%, Physics 19.8%, Platformer 10.7%, Precision Platformer 10.5%, Puzzle 8.2%

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 44%, Puzzle 20%, Puzzle Platformer 16.2%, Indie 10.4%, 2D 3.3%

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 53%, Platformer 26.9%, Puzzle 8%, Indie 6.3%, Side Scroller 4%

Spin jump and solve puzzles.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 36.9%, Precision Platformer 14%, Puzzle 13.6%, Side Scroller 11.6%, Physics 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 66.6%, Puzzle 25.6%, Indie 7.8%

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

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 41.6%, Physics 20.5%, Platformer 19.6%, Puzzle 11.3%, 2D 3%

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 20.3%, Puzzle Platformer 16.4%, Platformer 16.1%, Surreal 11.8%, Puzzle 7.7%

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 52.7%, Surreal 16.6%, Puzzle 14.4%, Platformer 8.3%, Indie 3.1%

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 42.2%, Platformer 24.4%, Puzzle 11.7%, Hand-drawn 5.9%, Physics 5.4%

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 26.2%, Indie 15.6%, Puzzle 14.8%, 2D 3.6%

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 35.4%, Platformer 20.9%, Surreal 11.5%, Difficult 10.9%, Puzzle 9.7%

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 31.9%, Physics 23.1%, Platformer 17.1%, Precision Platformer 9.5%, Difficult 6.3%

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 41.9%, Platformer 19.8%, Indie 9%, Puzzle 7.6%, Difficult 6.2%

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 27.5%, Physics 19.8%, Experimental 16.6%, Platformer 11.6%, Puzzle 9.3%

Challenging first person puzzle platformer.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 35.1%, Puzzle 17.4%, Platformer 14.3%, Physics 9.8%, Precision Platformer 8.4%

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 34.6%, Platformer 16.2%, Precision Platformer 13.1%, Difficult 10.6%, Puzzle 8.9%

A simple physical puzzle.

Why similar: Physics 26.2%, Experimental 22.5%, Puzzle 12.9%, Difficult 12.5%, Side Scroller 8.4%

MO: Astray is a pixel art, side-scrolling, action-platformer. Lead MO through mind-bending puzzles using special abilities. Bizarre enemies, threatening traps and ingenious level designs await.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 43.7%, Platformer 23.1%, Indie 7.9%, Side Scroller 5.5%, Difficult 5%

Inspired by two not so different worlds, Mind Spheres brings you an exclusive and awesome experience. A physics puzzle with minigolf + pinball unique mashup. Figure out puzzles in order to proceed to the next level.

Why similar: Physics 31.4%, Puzzle Platformer 18.8%, Precision Platformer 16.7%, Puzzle 12.7%, Platformer 10.5%