Games Like Dark Sun

It's a meta game that previously only existed in the imagination, allowing you to break window boundaries and interact in multiple game windows.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.1%, Time Manipulation 18.3% ★, Platformer 13.7%, Puzzle 11.7%, RPG 11.1%

Rift Walker is an open world 2D puzzle platformer where... there aren't any platforms?

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.5%, Platformer 13.8%, Lore-Rich 12.5%, Puzzle 11.6%, Exploration 10%

In The Old One you set forth from the last city to explore a crumbling world that has been ripped apart by the old gods as an aging wizard who can't jump. You teleport to move through the land and meet factions, interesting characters, and search for the force behind an attack on your home.

Why similar: Platformer 16.8%, Puzzle Platformer 16%, Dark Fantasy 11.9%, Lore-Rich 11.7%, Puzzle 10%

Save the crew in this 2D puzzle platformer! As a small robot, you manipulate gravity, time, and your size to repair a damaged ship. Use portals to change perspectives, avoid dangerous lasers, and solve creative puzzles in an unstable pixel world.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 32.6%, Platformer 22.5%, Exploration 16.5%, Puzzle 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%

The third part of the puzzle-platformer Butterfly - Funny Twins! 40 steps to victory with these funny twins! Bounce off enemies, climb into pipes, measure distance, use obstacles to complete levels without misfire.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31.2%, Platformer 26.4%, Puzzle 17.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%, 2D 6.1%

From the creators of Hero Siege, Squishy the Suicidal Pig is a puzzle platformer with a counterintuitive goal where you play as Squishy, a pig wearing a yellow sweater who's trying to reach his parents in animal heaven by completing his deal with the devil.You asked for a challenge, now you have it!

Why similar: Platformer 34%, Puzzle Platformer 31.8%, Puzzle 17.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%, Indie 4.1%

Light is your friend, and sadly it is in short supply. Help Billy and his Inverse Yllib as they struggle to work together in getting through the dark world that is Billy's mirror. Using only the light of a candle traverse difficult puzzles and platforming challenges in order to get Billy home.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 36.6%, Platformer 27.1%, Puzzle 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, 2D 9.1%

A platform-adventure game about time travelling, puzzle solving and a friendship between an Old Inventor and a Snail.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 41.1%, Platformer 23.1%, Puzzle 13.4%, Time Manipulation 11.8% ★, Adventure 5.3%

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 34.3%, Platformer 32.2%, Puzzle 19.7%, 2D 8%, Indie 5.9%

Take control of Rectangle in this puzzle platformer, where he aims to escape the cavern...

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 43.8%, Platformer 29.6%, Puzzle 16.6%, 2D 6.8%, Indie 2%

As the Guardian of the Four Winds, use your unique wind powers to complete the trials of the Wind Temples and free the Souls of the Wind from corruption. This is a tale of a world full of wind magic, through a beautiful 3rd person puzzle-adventure game crafted by Wandering Spirit Games.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.7%, Platformer 18.9%, RPG 16.8%, Puzzle 11.9%, Exploration 9.1%

BLACK WEREWOLF - Werewolves from neighboring lands invaded your lands and began to destroy all your property. The village elder had no choice but to send you to deal with the enemies and find out what was going on.

Why similar: RPG 36.2%, Platformer 23.1%, Puzzle Platformer 18.9%, Exploration 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 5.1%

Trapped in a 3‑day time loop, you must master each moment and live the perfect day or watch the town that despises you fall into darkness.

Why similar: RPG 30.3%, Platformer 20%, Puzzle Platformer 19.9%, Puzzle 11.4%, Colorful 5.7%

Enter a macabre and comical silent world filled with mischief, time travel and delicious pie. Includes Steam Achievements, Cloud, and Leaderboards!

Why similar: Platformer 29.5%, Puzzle Platformer 20.8%, Puzzle 19.3%, Time Manipulation 18.7% ★, Indie 4.3%

Finding the Place to Return, A survival horror of ashes and light. In a city where the dawn never comes, Scavenging for food, scavenging for life, And yet you are still alive. ………"Welcome home."

Why similar: RPG 35.3%, Platformer 22.3%, Exploration 10.8%, Dark Fantasy 9.3%, Post-apocalyptic 7.8%

Escape the hellish planet 50Y-80Y in a puzzle platformer about a stranded astronaut overcoming sly planet's shenanigans in the ultimate quest to survive and discover the mysterious planet's secret.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.5%, RPG 24.8%, Platformer 21.9%, Puzzle 13.8%, Exploration 9.2%

A warrior who wandered in search of redemption after abdicating his post receives a call to return to his ancient continent. Explore the continent of Orion in a 2D action adventure with 3 endings according to your choices.

Why similar: RPG 19.8%, Platformer 18.8%, Puzzle Platformer 17.9%, Puzzle 11.2%, Exploration 9.1%

Fly on a broom, fight enemies, unlock new powers, and explore a planet full of secrets and challenges. A twist on the metroidvania genre. Choose your own path and abilities on your quest to collect the fallen stars and return them to the sky.

Why similar: RPG 38.6%, Platformer 24.5%, Exploration 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%, Adventure 6.3%

Timeline Traveler II is a puzzle game that combined time control and platformer element together to provide a new game experience!

Why similar: Time Manipulation 22% ★, Puzzle Platformer 21.7%, RPG 20%, Platformer 15%, Puzzle 12%

HYDE is an adventure puzzle game, where you discover ancient ruins but , it turns out this ruins are keeping more secrets than it looks like. I am working alone, the whole map in the game is fully custom made.

Why similar: Platformer 24.1%, Puzzle Platformer 21.8%, Puzzle 13.7%, Exploration 10.3%, Dark Fantasy 8.6%

A 2D Puzzle Platformer about navigating mazes of lasers. The objective of each level is to get to the goal block, and a variety of laser types and gadgets make each challenge unique. Includes a level editor!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 39.9%, Platformer 32.1%, Puzzle 22.2%, Indie 5.8%

Max: The Curse of Brotherhood is a cinematic adventure filled with action-packed platforming and creative puzzle-solving. Armed with only a Magic Marker, Max must confront evil at every turn in a hostile and fantastical world in order to save his kid brother, Felix. Join Max on his great adventure!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 44.4%, Platformer 31.8%, Puzzle 14.3%, Adventure 6.9%, 2D 2.1%

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 42.4%, Platformer 26.5%, Puzzle 17.1%, Pixel Graphics 8%, Indie 3.2%

A 2D puzzle-platformer where every level challenges your mind and reflexes. Solve clever environmental puzzles, outmaneuver enemies, and survive fast-paced chase and shooting segments as you uncover the secrets of a strange, atmospheric world.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 44.3%, Platformer 28%, Puzzle 18.7%, 2D 6.1%, Indie 1.9%

No Strings Attached is a puzzle platform thriller where you play as Pavo, a newly-sentient puppet, in a struggling circus. Marionette Pavo’s arms to swing, climb, and more to escape your Master’s true intentions.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 33.2%, Platformer 23.2%, Exploration 16.3%, Puzzle 14.9%, Atmospheric 5.7%

Play as an anthropomorphic computer virus in prog.1, a thrilling 2D puzzle platformer set in a sci-fi world where scientists work feverishly to build the first fully artificial universe.

Why similar: Platformer 37.7%, Puzzle Platformer 35.8%, Puzzle 20.3%, Indie 6.2%

After escaping the research ship, Samuel finds himself crash landed on a foreign planet overrun by a hostile organization. Now it's up to Samuel and his trusty SOL equipment to rescue the scientists who also escaped the ship, and find a way off of the planet.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.5%, RPG 18.5%, Platformer 18%, Exploration 11.7%, Puzzle 11.6%

The Road 66 is a 2D pixel art adventure where Kai and childhood friends Sue and Nile hit the road to find the brothers' missing mother. Along Route 66, they’ll encounter talking cats, dancing fire gods, and eerie folklore. Start the engine—adventure awaits!

Why similar: RPG 37.3%, Puzzle 15.4%, Exploration 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%, Adventure 6.4%

Wraith of the Cards is a turn-based deckbuilding RPG with platforming exploration! Explore the vast halls of a mysterious mansion that has called you forth, and attack your way through enemies using special card magic!

Why similar: RPG 19.6%, Puzzle Platformer 19.6%, Platformer 18.3%, Puzzle 10.9%, Exploration 8.8%

Wander, jump, and fly upon the clouds, collects stars to grow your energy, help guffy villagers with their wishes, and finally rerun the abandoned ferris wheel. Life is not of great goals or loud slogans but of negligible yet sparkling wishes.

Why similar: RPG 24.2%, Puzzle Platformer 23.1%, Platformer 21.2%, Puzzle 12%, Exploration 9.6%

Morphing is a 2D adventure puzzle game where you possess the ability of morphing. This power allows you to transform and acquire the traits of certain objects or creatures. Use this unique skill to overcome challenges and explore the world.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31.5%, Platformer 21.3%, Exploration 17.2%, Puzzle 14.3%, Fantasy 5.1%

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 43.5%, Platformer 20.1%, Time Manipulation 15% ★, Puzzle 14.1%, 2D 2.9%

Mariposa is a 2D puzzle-platformer game that harnesses the butterfly effect, shaping the past to change the future. Every interaction with Mariposa, an automatonsmith from a utopian past, will billow out into time itself—and guiding a ghost from a forgotten era might be enough to change your fate.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 32.9%, RPG 24.9%, Platformer 22%, Puzzle 9.2%, Adventure 4.6%

"Tape Man" is a puzzle platfomer packed with hidden mechanics for you to discover. Throw your measuring tape to explore a vast maze of puzzles. Your measure tapes work as platform, obstacle, and many other things, it's for you to find out!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.7%, Platformer 26.7%, Puzzle 15.5%, Exploration 12%, 2D 5.6%

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 36.3%, Puzzle 21.2%, Exploration 12.2%, Puzzle Platformer 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%

We smell degeneration in every single day of our life, we see it. We speak degeneration and we touch it. We are living the degeneration. But that is not what it is supposed to be.

Why similar: RPG 42.5%, Puzzle Platformer 24.8%, Puzzle 11.3%, Atmospheric 6.5%, Indie 5.1%

Manipulate space and time in this planetary puzzle-platformer. Learn the rules to unravel more of the world and the secrets within. Do you remember? 183 15.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.6%, Time Manipulation 20.5% ★, Platformer 19.2%, Puzzle 13.4%, Exploration 8.3%

Cast into an ancient crypt, survive the horrors that dwell below, and ascend from despair with your unexpected companion in this short 2D puzzle platformer. Take risks to evade the petrifying gaze from beyond the dark.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29%, Platformer 28.3%, Puzzle 17%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, Atmospheric 5.8%

NOSTOI is a narrative 3D puzzle and platformer game with a gameplay mechanics based on the physics and time manipulation. The game is about a boy who tries to escape his psychological trauma.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.7%, Platformer 23.6%, Time Manipulation 23.6% ★, Puzzle 15.8%, Story Rich 5.3%

TIMEWINDER is a 2D platformer with puzzle and precision elements. Run, jump, dash and travel in time to brave the obstacles and continue on your journey, but be careful not to break the timeline continuity!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.9%, Time Manipulation 22.3% ★, Platformer 19.7%, Puzzle 11.3%, Fantasy 5.8%

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 49.7%, Platformer 32%, Puzzle 12.4%, Indie 4%, Adventure 1.8%

Explore the magical world of Circus with Marsel in this wonderful 2D platform game inspired by classic platformer games of the 90's. When Marsel's spaceship crashes on Earth, he discovers that the parts needed for repairs can only be found on Circuses of yesterday, today, and tomorrow!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.1%, Platformer 22.6%, Puzzle 14.3%, Exploration 14.1%, Colorful 5.9%

Help Alice find some answers as she joins a unique bunch of scientists, oddballs and theorists at a remote hilltop research facility to investigate some puzzling stone carvings. A single player puzzle/platform game about science and curiosity presented in a modern pixel art style.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.1%, Platformer 21%, Puzzle 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Exploration 8.5%

A puzzle platformer game where the player controls 2 characters chained together in a link.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31.1%, Platformer 29.1%, Puzzle 16.5%, Colorful 7.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%

Explore a hand-drawn world of trash with your giant robot, trusty orb, and (lack of) platforming skills! These hostile lands will test your understand of many bizarre mechanics, and a complete exploration can only achieved by the most devoted of players.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 34.2%, Platformer 20.3%, Puzzle 13.7%, Exploration 10.8%, Atmospheric 6.2%

"The Last Light" is an atmospheric puzzle-platformer set in the early 1980s Pacific Northwest.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.5%, Platformer 20.4%, Exploration 15.8%, Puzzle 13.5%, Post-apocalyptic 10.4%

Replay: VHS is not dead is a puzzle/ platform game, set in a movie-based universe. Record your characters’ movements. Use the remote control powers to bend time. Change character and play again to combine their actions.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 34.1%, Platformer 27.5%, Puzzle 17.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Adventure 5.9%

Mother Nature fights back once more, a pixel-art journey to restore life to a world built on ruin.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31%, Platformer 17.5%, Exploration 16.8%, Puzzle 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%

Navigate and manipulate your dreams in this challenging puzzle. Rescue all of Penelope's stuffed animal friends before you run out of warm milk. Can you outwit the dastardly Emily Watterson and get back the toy she stole from you?

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 38.6%, Platformer 26%, Puzzle 22.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Indie 2%

Backpack Boy is off on one of his treks when he discovers a peculiar flashlight that changes the world around him. Explore a seemingly abandoned structure in this puzzle platformer built around mode-swapping.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31.6%, Platformer 23.6%, Puzzle 14.8%, Colorful 7.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%

This is a 2D horizontal board platform puzzle game about finding one's own Sword Of Scarlet Perception by the Hinanawi Tenshi. She use her ability to manipulate stones to overcome numerous obstacles and find the unclaimed Sword Of Scarlet Perception.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31%, RPG 26.1%, Platformer 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Puzzle 8.3%

Shuggy has just inherited a castle full of goblins, ghouls, zombies, and robots. Help him clear out over 100 rooms to make his new home liveable again!

Why similar: Platformer 44.3%, Puzzle Platformer 21.5%, Puzzle 15.9%, Time Manipulation 9.1% ★, Indie 4.7%

Stretch from platform to treasure in this unique and ghostly puzzle-platformer!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.8%, Platformer 25.6%, Puzzle 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, Fantasy 6.2%

Retro Machina is a single-player action and exploration game set in a retro-futuristic universe. Experience the journey of a little robot as it solves intricate puzzles and begins unraveling the mysteries of a world long forgotten.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 18%, Platformer 14.3%, RPG 14%, Post-apocalyptic 9.2%, Puzzle 9%

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

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 46%, Platformer 22.8%, Puzzle 14.3%, Atmospheric 6.6%, 2D 4.2%

Bound to your bones in a decrepit dungeon, you must jump, stomp and carefully navigate round the different rooms to escape and save yourself from the Dark Wizards clutches.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 39.7%, Platformer 28.1%, Puzzle 13.6%, Fantasy 6.4%, Adventure 5.5%

Help our round blue hero turn into fire in order to get rid of some nasty birds!

Why similar: Platformer 29%, Puzzle Platformer 29%, Puzzle 15.7%, Colorful 7%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%

"Exp10sion" is a pixel-art puzzle platformer. You'll play as a bomb that explodes within 10 seconds. Each explosion respawns the bomb, starts a new round, and generates a "Time Shadow" of your last round. Use your shadow wisely to solve the puzzles!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.6%, Platformer 21.3%, Time Manipulation 20.3% ★, Puzzle 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%

Jujubos is a puzzle game that you need to use different tools to build a path until the end and rescue all the Jujubos.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.7%, Platformer 28.4%, Puzzle 17.4%, Colorful 8.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%

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 45.8%, Platformer 26.4%, Puzzle 14.7%, Atmospheric 6.6%, Indie 3.8%