Games Like Duet

A Dance of Fire and Ice is a strict rhythm game. Keep your focus as you guide two orbiting planets along a winding path without breaking their perfect equilibrium.

Why similar: Difficult 39.1%, Great Soundtrack 35.9%, Indie 8.5%, Action 6.3%, Casual 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses heavily on rhythmic precision and maintaining synchronization, much like the orbiting mechanics in Duet.

Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 40.7%, Difficult 39.3%, Minimalist 7.8%, Indie 7.6%, Action 2%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the same intense, rhythm-based difficulty and minimalist aesthetic that makes Duet so addictive.

Pivvot is a thrilling game of strategic avoidance that will consistently test and challenge your ability to make quick, impulsive decisions. As the game progresses, you will have to rely on your instincts and problem-solving skills to navigate down the winding path for survival.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 38.3%, Difficult 30.9%, Indie 13%, Action 8.6%, Casual 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: The rotating mechanics and focus on avoiding obstacles in a minimalist environment mirror the core gameplay loop of Duet.

140 is a challenging minimalistic platformer with abstract colorful graphics. Rhythmic awareness is required to overcome obstacles controlled by an energetic, yet melancholic electronic soundtrack.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 33.1%, Minimalist 28.9%, Difficult 19.5%, Indie 10.7%, Action 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: A rhythmic platformer where the environment and obstacles move in perfect sync with the music, capturing the same audio-visual harmony as Duet.

Deftly teleport your way through a cosmic obstacle course in this white-knuckle arcade dodge-em-up!

Why similar: Difficult 41%, Minimalist 30.4%, Indie 10.1%, Action 9%, Puzzle 5%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a fast-paced, minimalist challenge that requires perfect timing and rhythmic movement to navigate complex grids.

Save patients with your rhythm mastery! Rhythm Doctor is a rhythm game where you heal patients by defibrillating in time to their heartbeats. Learn each patient's unique heartbeat and defeat boss viruses trying to sabotage your rhythm, all set to heart-pumping, soul-soothing music.

Why similar: Indie 39.8%, Action 34.4%, 2D 12.9%, Singleplayer 12.9%

Why You'll Like It: A precision-based rhythm game that requires intense focus and timing to succeed, echoing the difficulty curve of Duet.

Test your reflexes and awareness as you simultaneously guide two lovable balls through over 100 brightly-coloured challenges in a controller-smashingly tough BAFTA nominated platformer.

Why similar: Difficult 27.2%, Great Soundtrack 26.2%, Minimalist 20.1%, Indie 13.9%, Action 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: You control two characters simultaneously, requiring the same dual-focus and coordination needed to manage the two spheres in Duet.

Flywrench is a frenetic action game from the makers of Nidhogg about piloting an aerobatic ship through the depths of space.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 31.7%, Difficult 23.6%, Minimalist 16.1%, Indie 10.5%, Action 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: It features high-difficulty, physics-based movement that requires rhythmic input to navigate through tight, minimalist spaces.

Surf through a pulsating, underground world on platforms pulled from thin air in this challenging, psychedelic, rhythm-infused action platformer that has you defying gravity to a pumping beat.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 54.5%, Difficult 25.1%, Indie 9.7%, Action 5.6%, 2D 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: This title blends precision platforming with a strong rhythmic pulse, creating a similar sense of flow and challenge.

"oO" is a hardcore minimal arcade game.

Why similar: Difficult 32.4%, Minimalist 26.7%, Great Soundtrack 21.2%, Indie 5.6%, Action 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist arcade game that focuses on fast-paced, precision movement through rotating, abstract environments.

Jump and fly your way through danger in this rhythm-based action platformer!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 45.2%, Difficult 42.4%, Indie 3.8%, 2D 2.9%, Action 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game is built entirely around rhythmic platforming and high-difficulty obstacle avoidance, matching the core challenge of Duet.

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: Great Soundtrack 47.2%, Indie 18.6%, Difficult 17.9%, Action 8.9%, Puzzle 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, physics-based platformer that requires rhythmic switching of states to navigate challenging environments.

Thumper is rhythm violence: classic rhythm-action, blistering speed, and brutal physicality. You are a space beetle. Brave the hellish void and confront a maniacal giant head from the future.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 47%, Difficult 31.7%, Indie 10.5%, Action 8.6%, Singleplayer 2.1%

Why You'll Like It: An intense rhythm-action game that provides a similar atmospheric and high-pressure experience through its minimalist, abstract visuals.

Linelight is an elegant puzzle game set in a world of lines.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 31.7%, Minimalist 22.5%, Indie 17%, Casual 10%, Action 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist puzzle game that uses light and movement to create a relaxing yet engaging experience focused on timing.

Simple in concept, but very challenging and rewarding,Circuits is a puzzle game that requires careful listening to complete each level. The goal of Circuits : piece together the different parts of a song. Sounds easy, but maybe not.

Why similar: Indie 32.1%, Minimalist 29.9%, Puzzle 20.3%, Casual 14.9%, Singleplayer 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: A music-focused puzzle game that emphasizes the connection between audio and gameplay, much like the soundtrack-driven nature of Duet.

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

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 45.3%, Difficult 30.1%, Indie 10.4%, Minimalist 6.2%, Action 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, high-difficulty platformer that relies on gravity-flipping mechanics to navigate complex, tight corridors.

perspective illusion puzzle based on M.C. Escher drawings and impossible shapes

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 24.3%, Minimalist 20.4%, Indie 20.1%, Difficult 18.2%, Casual 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, perspective-based puzzle game that shares Duet's clean, abstract visual style.

Boson X is a fast-paced rotational runner set in a particle accelerator.

Why similar: Minimalist 47%, Difficult 26.8%, Action 13.4%, Indie 9.1%, Singleplayer 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, rhythmic runner that uses minimalist geometry to create a challenging and hypnotic experience.

A desperate, savage survival experience full of stunning visuals, dynamic creatures, and a haunting soundtrack.

Why similar: Indie 28%, Action 24.2%, Great Soundtrack 22.9%, Difficult 19%, 2D 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, physics-based game that features a unique, minimalist art style and challenging movement mechanics.

The super-addictive and very, very hard platform game finally arrives on Steam - it's quite possibly the world's hardest game! As well as five classic Impossible Game levels, this desktop version includes an EXCLUSIVE new Level Editor.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 48.5%, Difficult 35.6%, Indie 11.1%, Casual 2.8%, 2D 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: A classic rhythm-based platformer that is notoriously difficult and relies on perfect timing to clear obstacles.

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

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 51%, Indie 30.1%, Puzzle 11.5%, 2D 4.2%, Singleplayer 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: An abstract, minimalist puzzle game that focuses on atmospheric sound and simple, elegant mechanics.

From gameplay to visuals to music and imagination, BIT.TRIP BEAT is inspired by classic games in every way. Get sucked into a whole new world of sight and sound as you juggle beats and ride the vibe in this modern look at the beginning of it all. BIT.

Why similar: Difficult 35.7%, Minimalist 32.2%, Indie 10.9%, Action 9.1%, Casual 6%

Why You'll Like It: One of the pioneers of the rhythm-action genre, offering a minimalist and challenging experience that aligns well with Duet.

Radium is a minimalist and physics-based skill game, featuring unique game controls.

Why similar: Indie 40.1%, Difficult 19.9%, Minimalist 18.1%, Action 13%, Casual 9%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist physics-based game that requires precision and careful handling to navigate through complex, narrow paths.

Ball laB is a hardcore platformer with minimalist graphics.

Why similar: Difficult 36.8%, Minimalist 33.5%, Indie 10.1%, Puzzle 6.3%, Casual 6%

Why You'll Like It: A precision-platformer that uses minimalist design and tight controls to create a challenging, single-screen experience.

A challenging 2D precision platformer with minimalist graphics and a great chiptune soundtrack. Escape a dangerous dungeon filled with enemies and deadly traps.

Why similar: Difficult 34.1%, Minimalist 24.5%, Great Soundtrack 21.2%, Action 7.6%, Indie 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A precision-platformer that focuses on difficult, fast-paced movement through minimalist, retro-inspired levels.

Relaxing puzzle game in a minimal style.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 31.8%, Indie 23%, Minimalist 22%, Casual 11.8%, Puzzle 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, relaxing puzzle game that emphasizes simplicity and clean design, providing a nice contrast to the high-stress levels of Duet.

Pilot the last vessel of a fallen civilization into the vast expanse of space. Collect resources and search for a new world to call home in this minimalist space exploration and survival game.

Why similar: Minimalist 51.4%, Indie 16.8%, Action 15.5%, Casual 7.7%, 2D 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist space exploration game that requires careful, precise control to navigate through hazardous environments.

THOTH is a challenging twin-stick shooter you can conquer alone or cooperatively with a friend. Each stage is handcrafted to test coordination and puzzle-solving skills. Colorful minimalist graphics combine with an intense unnerving soundtrack, making for an exciting mix of art and arcade.

Why similar: Minimalist 32.1%, Difficult 31.7%, Indie 19.5%, Action 16.7%

Navigate the beauty and hazards of the solar system while riding a wave of light through 100+ levels in this innovative action-puzzle game!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 41.2%, Indie 22.9%, Difficult 17.9%, Puzzle 6.1%, Casual 4.2%

Neon Warp is a simple yet very unique puzzle game.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 23.5%, Minimalist 17.5%, Difficult 16.2%, Indie 13.4%, Action 11.8%

A challenging puzzle platformer in which you clone and teleport.

Why similar: Difficult 33.5%, Minimalist 24.8%, Great Soundtrack 19.7%, Indie 6.6%, Casual 5.7%

Ever wondered what running at 140mph feels like? FOTONICA is a first-person game about the thrill of speed and traveling flawlessly through complex environments.FOTONICA is simple, but is not easy: it follows a tradition of arcade games that are easy to pick up and almost impossible to master.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 46.6%, Minimalist 27.1%, Indie 11%, Action 9.2%, Casual 4.2%

INK is a fast-paced platformer about using colorful paint to uncover your surroundings. Defeat all enemies in the room and reach the goal! However, the terrain is invisible, so you need to discover the terrain by physically bumping into it, by performing a double jump or by, well, dying.

Why similar: Difficult 49%, Indie 25.4%, Action 18.8%, 2D 3.8%, Singleplayer 3%

Love is a reductive platforming game with a retro aesthetic and a focus on a challenging difficulty. It has an custom respawn system, 16 levels, 12 track soundtrack, competitive scoring, and a simple-to-use level creation feature.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 44.4%, Indie 18.2%, Minimalist 15.8%, Difficult 11.7%, Action 7.6%

Solve challenging cable-based puzzles and uncover what really happened to the crew of The Alabaster. Now with Hint System (for those ultra tricky puzzles).

Why similar: Difficult 43.9%, Great Soundtrack 21.6%, Minimalist 11.9%, Indie 11.5%, Puzzle 7.8%

Immerse yourself in the minimalist audio-visual world of OCO. Use simple one-button controls to launch, rush, crash, glide, warp, and hang as you solve over 2000 fast-paced platforming puzzles.

Why similar: Minimalist 37.5%, Great Soundtrack 28.2%, Action 11.1%, Indie 8.1%, Puzzle 7.3%

A Glider's journey is a short, minimalist, yet very challenging flight game. The goal is simple: Glide to the next landing zone and regain forward momentum along the way by collecting boosts.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 31%, Difficult 25.3%, Indie 16.7%, Action 14.7%, Casual 10.2%

Relaxing puzzle game, telling the story of Eon through gorgeous art and music.

Why similar: Minimalist 34.2%, Great Soundtrack 25.1%, Indie 17.5%, Puzzle 12.5%, Casual 9.7%

Avoiding all obstacles and collect points before they are destroyed. Watch out for projectiles and enemies stalking you! Will you the #1 highscore on leaderboard against your friends?

Why similar: Difficult 27.7%, Minimalist 25.3%, Indie 16.9%, Action 14.8%, Casual 9.9%

WAVESHAPER is a minimalist score attack game in which you attempt to stop the 2D vector menace, one obstacle at a time.

Why similar: Minimalist 27.4%, Difficult 26.5%, Indie 16.6%, Action 14.6%, Casual 10.1%

THE BEAT REVOLVES AROUND YOU in Beatblock, the headspinning rhythm-action game! Move your paddle and block to the beat in simple yet deviously bombastic levels, each complete with their own unique theming and visuals.

Why similar: Difficult 40.4%, Minimalist 33.4%, Indie 10%, Action 9.2%, 2D 3.7%

kuso is the sequel to LOVE, and is a challenging yet fair platformer with a simple aesthetic. You have the ability to run, jump, and leave your own checkpoint. Make your way through acid, long jumps, disappearing platforms, bouncers, giant saws, and much more in this dreadful mechanical world.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 44.6%, Indie 20.2%, Difficult 19.3%, Action 15.9%

Enter the ambient world of Osmos: elegant, physics-based gameplay, dreamlike visuals, and a minimalist, electronic soundtrack. Your objective is to grow by absorbing other motes. Propel yourself by ejecting matter behind you. But be wise: ejecting matter also shrinks you. Relax - good things come to those who wait.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 33.3%, Indie 18.2%, Difficult 13.9%, Minimalist 11.2%, Casual 10%

Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 49.9%, Difficult 34.8%, Indie 9.2%, Action 2.3%, 2D 1.9%

Sit back and enjoy 30 minutes of original electronic and vaporwave music in this challenging platformer, push forward to unlock Time Trial mode and a second playable character who completely changes the gameplay.

Why similar: Difficult 52.7%, Great Soundtrack 16.6%, Action 11.1%, Casual 7.2%, Indie 5.3%

Melatonin is a rhythm game about dreams and reality merging together. It uses animations and sound cues to keep you on beat without any intimidating overlays or interfaces. Harmonize through a variety of dreamy levels containing surprising challenges, hand-drawn art, and vibrant music.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 35.6%, Indie 26.1%, Difficult 13.8%, Action 10.1%, Puzzle 5.2%

Dubio is a game of tiny puzzle parcours. It offers a challenging mix of puzzle-solving and momentum control. Jump and bounce through 100 levels that test your wits and sense of timing. Or are there more?

Why similar: Minimalist 56.4%, Puzzle 12.2%, Casual 11.2%, Indie 8%, Action 7%

Help a small body save a head-like organism full of air, from a leak that threatens its life. Explore their Metroidvania-style world and overcome challenging environmental puzzles to find the key to the head's survival.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 30%, Difficult 23.9%, Indie 23.2%, Action 15.3%, Puzzle 5.5%

HOOK is a short minimal, puzzle game.

Why similar: Minimalist 37.6%, Great Soundtrack 21.3%, Puzzle 11.3%, Casual 10.9%, Indie 9.8%

Devilishly difficult but insanely rewarding physics puzzler. Play through 85 levels of diverse and ingenious physics-based challenges.

Why similar: Difficult 40%, Indie 21.4%, Casual 15.1%, Puzzle 11.1%, Action 6.1%

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: Indie 41.4%, Minimalist 34.2%, Puzzle 16.5%, Singleplayer 7.9%

Hade is a minimalist logic game with severely difficult puzzles softened by relaxing ambient music.

Why similar: Difficult 31.5%, Minimalist 27.2%, Indie 18.8%, Casual 10.8%, Puzzle 9%

A precise 2D platformer with a twist. NO JUMPING. Master your magnetic powers to beat each level with speed and skill. Enjoy classic 16-bit gaming vibes, tackle challenging achievements and compete for global leaderboard supremacy along the way.

Why similar: Difficult 37.2%, Great Soundtrack 24.4%, Indie 19.2%, Action 10.6%, Puzzle 3.4%

A precise momentum-based platformer that emphasizes exploration and navigation puzzles. Run and jump your way through a wide variety of obstacles and challenges as you explore an abandoned derelict freighter. Be careful: getting in is often easier than getting out!

Why similar: Minimalist 69.4%, Action 19.2%, 2D 8.1%, Singleplayer 3.3%

Explore a world like no other, where your keyboard becomes a level, and each key represents a room on that level. You’ll face various logic puzzles, challenging arcade levels, cunning enemies, and unexpected surprises.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 28.6%, Difficult 23.7%, Minimalist 21.6%, Indie 13.1%, Action 4.5%

Become a pianist with KEYBOARD and MOUSE! Play the masterpieces of classic, jazz and other piano pieces.

Why similar: Difficult 43.5%, Minimalist 31.2%, Action 7%, Indie 6.5%, Casual 5.4%

Guide an ever-growing Line through a multiple of environments, listening carefully to the music. Tap the screen to make a sharp turn, avoiding obstacles and reacting to the World changing before your eyes.

Why similar: Casual 79.7%, Singleplayer 20.3%

SiNKR is a minimalist puzzler using various contraptions to sink pucks. Responsive ambient music. No holes left behind.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 33.4%, Minimalist 33%, Difficult 14.1%, Indie 7.8%, Puzzle 6.9%

Y2ROLL is an N64-style minimalistic physics-based arcade-style marble rolling game that will take you back to the turn of the millennium.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 34.3%, Action 24.9%, Difficult 21.7%, Indie 16.9%, Singleplayer 2.1%