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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, 2D, Sci-fi, Platformer.

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Exographer is an exploration game based on science. Become an explorer, stranded in an alien planet, and discover the secrets of an extinct civilization. Gain new powers to avoid dangers and obstacles in your journey, and use your camera to reveal particles and hidden clues.

Reviews: Very Positive — 95% — of 130 reviews
Released: 2024-09-26
Developer: SciFunGames
Publisher: Abylight Studios
Genres: Action, Adventure
Platforms: Windows, Mac

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    94% matchVery Positive83% of 1,295 reviews2016
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    92% matchVery Positive81% of 261 reviews2020
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    Windows
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    90% matchVery Positive89% of 1,195 reviews2012
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    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%

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    Windows
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    Windows
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    Windows
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    75% matchVery Positive94% of 113 reviews2021
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    Windows

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    77% matchMixed66% of 371 reviews2016
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    Windows
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    73% matchVery Positive94% of 149 reviews2025
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    Windows · Linux

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    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%

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    Windows
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    77% matchMostly Positive73% of 52 reviews2016
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    72% matchVery Positive88% of 330 reviews2023
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    70% matchVery Positive94% of 145 reviews2024
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    71% matchMixed66% of 151 reviews2019
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    70% matchVery Positive84% of 2,460 reviews2013
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    67% matchVery Positive90% of 3,356 reviews2022
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    70% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,096 reviews2011
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    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 27%, Platformer 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 14.5%, Adventure 7.6%, 2D 7.3%

  58. #58 Plus Ultra: Legado
    64% matchVery Positive89% of 102 reviews2025
    Dev: Póntica
    Windows · Mac

    Explore a vast, colorful world in this 2D hand-drawn Metroidvania set during the Age of Discoveries. Grab your halberd and become a hero amid the storm!

    Why similar: 2D Platformer 25.6%, Platformer 18.5%, Metroidvania 17.9%, Exploration 14.3%, Side Scroller 13.7%

  59. #59 Rebel Transmute
    65% matchMostly Positive75% of 272 reviews2024
    Dev: Fatal Fawn GamesPub: JanduSoft
    Windows

    Rebel Transmute is a challenging 2D action-platformer epic with heart! Explore the twisting caverns of an alien planet, augment your play-style to fit your strengths, battle deadly bosses, and uncover a dark truth as Moon Mikono searches for her long lost mother.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 17.8%, 2D Platformer 15%, Platformer 13.3%, Exploration 12.9%, Sci-fi 12.8%

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