Games Like Closure

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

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.7%, Platformer 23.7%, Puzzle 17.7%, Dark 8.1%, Indie 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential dark, atmospheric puzzle-platformer that shares Closure's monochromatic aesthetic and eerie, wordless narrative.

CONTRAST is a puzzle/platform game where you can move between a fantastic 3D world and a mysterious shadowy universe in 2D in the blink of an eye. Delve into a dreamlike and surreal 1920s world, inspired by the performance art world of vaudeville and film noir, and cradled by a smooth and sultry jazz ambiance.

Why similar: Platformer 37.3%, Puzzle 28.7%, Great Soundtrack 10.2%, Indie 10%, Puzzle Platformer 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a core mechanic centered on manipulating light and shadow to traverse 2D silhouettes on walls, mirroring the core concept of Closure.

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 39%, Platformer 24.4%, Puzzle Platformer 15.8%, Indie 7.2%, Great Soundtrack 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, atmospheric puzzle game that explores themes of identity and reality through clever environmental manipulation.

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

Why similar: Platformer 27.7%, Puzzle 26.8%, Puzzle Platformer 21.7%, Indie 9.9%, Great Soundtrack 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Like Closure, this game revolves around a central mechanic of manipulating the environment through color and light to reveal hidden paths.

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: Platformer 27.3%, Puzzle Platformer 22.9%, Puzzle 20.1%, Dark 10.8%, Indie 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game delivers a deeply unsettling, atmospheric puzzle-platforming experience with a dark, surreal world that feels spiritually aligned with Closure.

Discover the beautiful world of Nihilumbra and join Born on his adventure to find himself whilst trying to escape from his inevitable curse. Born was created from the absolute nothingness: The Void. But somehow he separates himself from the black emptiness and appears in the world.

Why similar: Platformer 32.5%, Puzzle 22.9%, Puzzle Platformer 18.4%, Indie 10%, Great Soundtrack 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a surreal, dark world where you manipulate the environment to solve puzzles, much like the reality-shifting nature of Closure.

Antichamber is a mind-bending psychological exploration game where nothing can be taken for granted. Discover an Escher-like world where hallways wrap around upon each other, spaces reconfigure themselves, and accomplishing the impossible may just be the only way forward.

Why similar: Puzzle 52.9%, Surreal 30.6%, Indie 9.7%, Singleplayer 2.3%, Great Soundtrack 2%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, non-Euclidean puzzle game that challenges your perception of space and reality, appealing to fans of Closure's abstract design.

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: Puzzle 26.1%, Surreal 21.7%, Puzzle Platformer 19.5%, Dark 11.3%, Horror 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, dark, and surreal underwater puzzle-adventure that captures the same eerie, lonely feeling found in Closure.

Escape the depths of an otherworldly labyrinth in this cinematic puzzle platformer. Explore a hauntingly beautiful world, with three playable characters, in one dark, interconnected story.

Why similar: Platformer 27.9%, Puzzle Platformer 23.9%, Puzzle 16.1%, Dark 11.3%, Indie 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A hauntingly beautiful, story-rich puzzle-platformer that balances dark, atmospheric exploration with emotional depth.

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 24.6%, Platformer 21.1%, Puzzle 15.4%, Surreal 14.9%, Indie 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A mind-bending puzzle-platformer that uses screen-wrapping and perspective shifts to manipulate reality in ways that feel very similar to Closure.

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 24.5%, Surreal 23.8%, Puzzle 21.9%, Platformer 14%, 2D 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal puzzle game that forces you to manipulate perspective and gravity, echoing the reality-bending puzzles of Closure.

Invite a friend to explore the strange, yet beautiful world of darkness and light in Shadow Puppeteer, an award-winning, local co-op adventure.

Why similar: Platformer 31.7%, Puzzle 19.7%, Puzzle Platformer 19.4%, Dark 8.2%, Indie 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A cooperative puzzle-platformer that relies heavily on light and shadow manipulation to progress through its dark, mysterious environments.

You are the Mooseman and you have the ability to see all that is hidden to the mortal eye. You are about to visit three layers of this universe - the first one is the Lower World where dead reside…

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 27.3%, Indie 26.6%, Puzzle 21.9%, Atmospheric 12.1%, 2D 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, mythology-inspired puzzle-adventure that uses a unique visual style and environmental interaction to tell its story.

Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

Why similar: Platformer 24.8%, Great Soundtrack 18.7%, Puzzle 12.2%, Puzzle Platformer 11.8%, Surreal 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal and visually stunning puzzle-platformer that uses color and environment to convey a deeply emotional, wordless narrative.

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 44.5%, Puzzle 24.1%, Puzzle Platformer 13.9%, Indie 7.1%, 2D 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that utilizes magnetism and electricity to manipulate the environment, offering a similar sense of mechanical discovery.

Play as Gregor, turned into a tiny bug, and set out on an extraordinary journey to unravel the mystery of your transformation. Metamorphosis is a first person adventure set in a surrealist world where your newfound abilities are your last and only hope for redemption.

Why similar: Puzzle 40.2%, Great Soundtrack 19.4%, Dark 18.6%, Indie 11.1%, Atmospheric 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, first-person puzzle-adventure that places you in a bizarre, shifting world, capturing the same dreamlike quality as Closure.

Take on the role of Six, a lone child lost in a massive metal vessel known as the Maw, surrounded by dangerous, distorted versions of adults. You’ll need to do your best to escape in one piece or your fate will be worse than you ever dared dream.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.4%, Puzzle 20.6%, Platformer 18.1%, Dark 10.7%, Horror 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, eerie puzzle-platformer that excels at creating a sense of dread and mystery through its unique, grotesque world design.

Selma and the Wisp is an astonishing platform game with a particularly eerie feel to it. Densely packed with logical puzzles and unexpected obstacles, the game incorporates innovative gameplay, low-poly models and an spectacular animations.

Why similar: Platformer 30.1%, Puzzle Platformer 18%, Puzzle 16.5%, Indie 13%, Dark 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric puzzle-platformer where you guide a character through dangerous environments using light-based interactions.

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 49.7%, Puzzle Platformer 39.4%, Indie 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game requires players to shift their viewpoint to manipulate the 3D environment, sharing the core 'what you see is what exists' philosophy of Closure.

The Sojourn is a first-person puzzle game set in an immersive colour-drenched world of light and darkness. Think your way through dozens of puzzles as you traverse parallel worlds, awaken mysterious artifacts and overcome challenging obstacles on an unforgettable journey.

Why similar: Puzzle 26.2%, Surreal 21.1%, Puzzle Platformer 19.3%, Dark 9.7%, Great Soundtrack 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person puzzle game that uses light and shadow mechanics within a surreal, dreamlike world to progress.

A challenging puzzle platformer inspired by games like Limbo and Badland.

Why similar: Platformer 27.4%, Surreal 15%, Puzzle Platformer 14.2%, Puzzle 13.9%, Indie 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric puzzle-platformer that feels heavily inspired by the visual and mechanical style of the genre's best entries.

Unravel is a physics-based puzzle platformer. Yarny, a character made from a single thread of yarn, must embark on a larger than life adventure.

Why similar: Puzzle 36.7%, Platformer 31%, Puzzle Platformer 16.5%, Great Soundtrack 5.8%, Atmospheric 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based puzzle-platformer that uses a thread-based mechanic to interact with the environment in a deeply atmospheric setting.

Circa Infinity is a brain-melting circular platformer by Kenny Sun, with a pulse-pounding soundtrack by Jack + Jim Fay.

Why similar: Platformer 19.1%, Puzzle Platformer 16%, Puzzle 15.6%, Experimental 13.6% ★, Great Soundtrack 12.5%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, mind-bending puzzle-platformer that uses nested, circular levels to create a unique and disorienting gameplay experience.

Traverse a dried-out seabed littered with the remains of a decaying civilization. Keep your unique vessel going, overcome numerous obstacles and withstand the hazardous weather conditions. How far can you make it? What will you find?

Why similar: Platformer 31.1%, Puzzle 27.3%, Puzzle Platformer 23.8%, Indie 8.7%, Atmospheric 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, side-scrolling puzzle-adventure that focuses on maintaining a vehicle through a desolate, surreal landscape.

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 35.3%, Platformer 27.1%, Puzzle 22.7%, Indie 6.3%, Great Soundtrack 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: A classic puzzle-platformer that uses time manipulation to alter the environment, sharing the intellectual satisfaction of Closure's puzzles.

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: Platformer 46.4%, Puzzle Platformer 30.1%, Indie 8.7%, 2D 6.9%, Atmospheric 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, atmospheric puzzle-platformer that uses simple shapes and environmental interaction to tell a surprisingly deep story.

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 64.4%, Indie 20.6%, Horror 7.4%, 2D 4.4%, Atmospheric 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based puzzle-platformer set in a dark, mysterious world that emphasizes exploration and environmental manipulation.

Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.

Why similar: Platformer 24.8%, Puzzle 22.3%, Puzzle Platformer 22%, Surreal 13.2%, Horror 5.2%

Keep the Lights On is an atmospheric horror game where you step in the shoes of Edmund Rosental, a private detective, who is tasked with investigating an old abbey and the mystery surrounding it. Will he be able to keep the lights on or will he succumb to the darkness

Why similar: Platformer 52.3%, Puzzle 16.5%, Horror 10.2%, 2D 7.9%, Indie 5.8%

You are a spider. Craft webs of your own design to trap insects and leave the mysterious Blackbird Estate covered in cobwebs. This unique blend of action-puzzle gameplay takes you on a dark adventure through an abandoned mansion built by a secret society.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 42.4%, Puzzle 24.6%, Indie 23.2%, Atmospheric 9.8%

A profound experience that carries players into an unknown and mysterious world surrounded by carefully designed puzzles...

Why similar: Puzzle 49%, Indie 25.3%, Great Soundtrack 15%, 2D 7.8%, Singleplayer 2.8%

Light, darkness and remarkable puzzles! Bend the light to your will in this award winning physics-based puzzle game. Feel like a renaissance engineer, build your own solutions to light puzzles, feel your brain grow and all of that within the beautiful and mysterious world of LIT.

Why similar: Indie 47%, Puzzle 29.7%, Great Soundtrack 11.9%, 2D 5.3%, Atmospheric 3.9%

A surreal puzzle platformer that's as beautiful as it is challenging – discover two beings entwined by fate, a girl and her soulmate, left to travel through a hauntingly elegant world...

Why similar: Surreal 29.8%, Puzzle 25%, Puzzle Platformer 17.4%, Indie 12.4%, Dark 5.2%

See No Evil is a dark, isometric puzzle game about sound manipulation. A harsh fantasy where the willingly blind are hostile to the nonconformist. Sometimes, the world seems darker with your eyes open.

Why similar: Puzzle 55.5%, Indie 28.8%, Great Soundtrack 10.1%, Atmospheric 2.9%, Singleplayer 2.7%

Adventures of different characters with their unique atmosphere and puzzles.

Why similar: Platformer 30.9%, Puzzle 23.9%, Surreal 15.3%, Indie 8.7%, Dark 6.6%

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 41.8%, Puzzle 29.1%, Indie 9.3%, Great Soundtrack 9%, Puzzle Platformer 7.3%

A psychological 2D puzzle platformer. You must switch between two versions of the past: dark & light, positive & negative, hope & despair. Every action is innately tied to this dualistic battle. Traverse a surreal landscape of memory to try and mend a fragile mind.

Why similar: Platformer 39.1%, Puzzle Platformer 22.3%, Indie 16.9%, Dark 10.1%, Great Soundtrack 9.5%

A lonely kid desperately tries to escape his dark world.

Why similar: Platformer 22.8%, Puzzle 22.1%, Puzzle Platformer 16.3%, Great Soundtrack 12.5%, Dark 12%

Explore terrifying liminal spaces. Horror walking simulator with reality-bending platforming and supernatural threats. Get lost between dimensions.

Why similar: Platformer 47.9%, Puzzle 37.1%, Dark 7.1%, Indie 4.8%, Atmospheric 3.1%

A dark tale of survival and conscience, blending platforming, puzzles, and haunting beauty. Journey through surreal lands where every choice shapes the fate of a world on the edge of ruin will you restore the light or embrace the darkness?

Why similar: Platformer 26.7%, Puzzle Platformer 22.5%, Puzzle 20.8%, Dark 10.6%, Horror 6.6%

Schein is a 2D precision side-scrolling puzzle platformer. Use the magic of light to explore hidden worlds, solve challenging puzzles, and defeat deadly beasts in this award-winning atmospheric action-adventure game.

Why similar: Platformer 35.9%, Puzzle Platformer 28.9%, Puzzle 27.2%, 2D 5.7%, Atmospheric 2.3%

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: Platformer 37%, Great Soundtrack 26.3%, Indie 19%, 2D 8.2%, Horror 7.3%

Re-live a dark and haunting tale in this fixed camera puzzle-horror game RE-miniscent of the first generation of survival horror games.

Why similar: Puzzle 43.4%, Indie 34.1%, Horror 15.3%, Atmospheric 7.2%

Concluse is an atmospheric horror game which features puzzles, outstanding cutscenes, and something a little twisted..

Why similar: Puzzle 37.4%, Horror 26.6%, Indie 17.6%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Singleplayer 7%

Experience the intricate dioramas and connections of your life, and the ripples we all make, in this award-winning narrative puzzle game about death, loss, and mental health.

Why similar: Puzzle 48.2%, Surreal 21.9%, Indie 11.2%, Dark 9.4%, Atmospheric 5.7%

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 41.8%, Puzzle 28.4%, Puzzle Platformer 15.1%, Indie 13.5%, Singleplayer 1.2%

Insight is a single-player horror story game shrouded in mystery. You'll take control of different characters to solve crimes and unveil the dark secrets behind them.

Why similar: Surreal 49.8%, Dark 30.6%, Horror 19.6%

A completely self-contained portable version of one of the highest user-rated games. Built on an entirely new engine with new UI, support for Steam Deck, & more. Features world-bending puzzles, intriguing denizens, surreal environments, and a captivating story about the truth of the game's reality.

Why similar: Puzzle 40.8%, Surreal 23.1%, Indie 11.8%, Great Soundtrack 10.5%, 2D 7.9%

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: Platformer 33.2%, Puzzle Platformer 29.9%, Indie 12.6%, Great Soundtrack 9.8%, 2D 4.9%

Element4l is an immersive and experimental indie platform game, with a strong focus on flow and smooth gameplay, wrapped in an exceptional soundtrack by Mind Tree.

Why similar: Platformer 44%, Puzzle 20.1%, Indie 16.4%, Great Soundtrack 14.5%, Atmospheric 4.1%

Andarin Weppes is a first person puzzle experience of a man with ever advancing dementia...

Why similar: Platformer 25.2%, Puzzle Platformer 20.2%, Puzzle 19.2%, Surreal 18%, Dark 7.8%

You start the game, you wake up, and eventually you will close the game. One day, you may even start the game again. That's the game.

Why similar: Surreal 32.9%, Experimental 22.8% ★, Indie 18.3%, Dark 11.3%, Horror 10.5%

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: Puzzle 32.8%, Great Soundtrack 22.7%, Surreal 17.5%, Indie 12.6%, Atmospheric 5.6%

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: Platformer 30.1%, Puzzle Platformer 19.1%, Puzzle 12.5%, Surreal 11%, Dark 10.1%

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: Puzzle 36.9%, Platformer 36.3%, Puzzle Platformer 11.9%, Indie 9.8%, Great Soundtrack 2.4%

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: Platformer 37.2%, Puzzle 29.4%, Puzzle Platformer 23.3%, Indie 4.4%, Atmospheric 4.1%