Games Like Fossil Echo

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 37.7%, Adventure 23.5%, Action 21.4%, Indie 17.3%

Why You'll Like It: This atmospheric puzzle-platformer relies on environmental storytelling and a wordless protagonist to build tension and mystery.

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: Great Soundtrack 61%, Platformer 16.3%, Indie 11.7%, Adventure 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: Like Fossil Echo, this game uses a wordless narrative and stunning hand-drawn art to convey a deeply emotional journey.

Enjoy meditative vibes in Jusant, an action-puzzle climbing game. Scale an immeasurably tall tower and ascend to new heights alongside your watery companion. Master your climbing tools, find your way up through diverse biomes, and piece together the tower’s past.

Why similar: Soundtrack 51.9% ★, Platformer 18.7%, Adventure 12%, Action 9.9%, Indie 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Focusing on the act of climbing, this game mirrors the vertical journey and atmospheric isolation of the seed title.

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

Why similar: Action 29%, Platformer 26.2%, Indie 21.8%, Great Soundtrack 16.8%, Adventure 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the same atmospheric, wordless, and challenging 2D platforming experience found in Fossil Echo.

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

Why similar: Platformer 49.9%, Indie 25.2%, Adventure 19.7%, Action 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: A classic of the genre, it shares the wordless, solitary, and often dangerous journey through a hostile environment.

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 55.2%, Platformer 23.1%, Indie 10.8%, Adventure 6.7%, Action 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: A premier precision platformer that matches the challenging gameplay and emotional depth of Fossil Echo.

Candle is an adventure with challenging puzzles. Play as Teku, a young novice on a dangerous journey to rescue his tribe's shaman from the evil tribe of the Wakcha. But the way is littered with sinister traps and difficult obstacles.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 39.5%, Adventure 25.6%, Indie 20.1%, Platformer 14.8%

Why You'll Like It: The unique hand-painted art style and puzzle-platforming gameplay align perfectly with the aesthetic goals of the seed game.

An atmospheric vehicle adventure that follows the emotional journey of a boy and his ship as he embarks on a voyage to find a new home.

Why similar: Platformer 38.1%, Adventure 22.6%, Action 18.1%, Soundtrack 18.1% ★, Indie 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: This title offers a wordless, atmospheric journey through a beautiful, decaying world that feels very similar in tone.

“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning Action-Platformer crafted by Moon Studios.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 53.7%, Platformer 24.7%, Adventure 11.1%, Action 6.7%, Indie 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: It features breathtaking hand-drawn visuals and fluid, challenging platforming mechanics that emphasize exploration.

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 47.6%, Great Soundtrack 18.6%, Indie 14%, Adventure 9.9%, Action 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a challenging 2D platforming experience with a focus on environmental storytelling and unique mechanics.

Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 49.7%, Platformer 24%, Indie 9.9%, Adventure 9.7%, Action 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game excels at environmental storytelling and atmospheric world-building within a challenging 2D platforming framework.

Owlboy is a story-driven platform adventure game, where you can fly and explore a brand new world in the clouds! Pick up your friends, and bring them with you as you explore the open skies, in one of the most detailed adventures of this era.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 39.8%, Platformer 23.3%, Adventure 14.4%, Action 12.3%, Indie 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: The beautiful pixel-art and sense of adventure provide a similar feeling of discovery and exploration.

You are a nomadic slugcat, both predator and prey in a broken ecosystem. Grab your spear and brave the industrial wastes, hunting enough food to survive, but be wary— other, bigger creatures have the same plan... and slugcats look delicious.

Why similar: Platformer 45.1%, Indie 21%, Adventure 20.9%, Action 13%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a challenging, wordless, and highly atmospheric experience where the environment tells the story.

Journey to another planet and discover its secrets in order to bring your loved one back to life. Experience an adventure, inspired by old school classics like Another World, Heart of Darkness and Flashback.

Why similar: Adventure 30.5%, Platformer 29.3%, Action 22.9%, Indie 17.3%

Why You'll Like It: A cinematic puzzle-platformer that captures the solitary, wordless exploration of a mysterious world.

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: Platformer 25%, Action 24.5%, Adventure 23.8%, Great Soundtrack 23.1%, Indie 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that relies on a wordless narrative and atmospheric environments to guide the player's journey.

Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.

Why similar: Platformer 37.9%, Action 18.7%, Indie 17%, Great Soundtrack 16%, Adventure 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: While more arcade-focused, it shares the intense, vertical, and challenging nature of the seed game's platforming.

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 42.8%, Platformer 26.1%, Indie 17.9%, Action 13.2%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on movement-based platforming challenges within a highly atmospheric, minimalist environment.

Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 60%, Adventure 15.9%, Action 12.7%, Indie 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: Though more combat-focused, its wordless storytelling and striking visual style resonate with the feel of Fossil Echo.

Explore the ancient, mysterious world of Journey as you soar above ruins and glide across sands to discover its secrets.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 61.1%, Adventure 23.8%, Indie 15%

Why You'll Like It: The quintessential wordless, atmospheric exploration game that focuses on the emotional impact of a solitary trek.

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: Platformer 43.1%, Great Soundtrack 36.4%, Indie 18.4%, Adventure 2.1%

Why You'll Like It: This influential puzzle-platformer uses its mechanics to tell a poignant, wordless story about time and regret.

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: Great Soundtrack 39.8%, Platformer 37.3%, Indie 15.3%, Adventure 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: The focus on exploration and uncovering the secrets of a mysterious world makes it a great companion to the seed game.

Immerse yourself in a gorgeous hand-painted world on a search for your true identity. As the mysterious warrior, Dust, your action-packed journey will take you from peaceful glades to snowy mountaintops and beyond.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 31.1%, Platformer 28.6%, Action 17.1%, Adventure 12.4%, Indie 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: Features beautiful hand-drawn visuals and fluid 2D platforming action that feels very polished.

A simple, fast paced platformer with one small change: Your character can't run. Play as an adorable robot named Blitz and help it escape the factory it was built in. The only problem is, it seems like everything is trying to break you!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 37.8%, Action 22.6%, Platformer 22.3%, Indie 17.2%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, difficult platformer that tests your reflexes in short, focused bursts.

Inhabit Krog, a mysterious blue creature in a red loincloth, as he traverses a labyrinth of ladders, levers, traps, and monsters. Explore the nooks and crannies of a bizarre and evocative world as you hack and slash your way to victory, leaving a graveyard of grotesque bosses in your wake.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 47.1%, Platformer 16%, Action 14.6%, Indie 12.3%, Adventure 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging 2D platformer with a strong focus on retro-inspired action and atmospheric level design.

From the art director of Journey®, ABZÛ is a beautiful underwater adventure that evokes the dream of diving. Immerse yourself in a vibrant hidden world bursting with color and life as you descend into the heart of the ocean. But beware as you swim deeper as dangers lurk in the depths.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 72.6%, Adventure 18.2%, Indie 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: While underwater, it mirrors the wordless, atmospheric, and visually driven journey found in the seed game.

A robot, a poncho and a journey of discovery! Make your way through this wonderful world of pixelated parallax platforming to solve the ultimate puzzle: who is Poncho?

Why similar: Adventure 24.3%, Platformer 23.7%, Great Soundtrack 20.8%, Indie 16.5%, Action 14.7%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D platformer that uses perspective-shifting mechanics to explore a beautiful, hand-drawn world.

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 40.6%, Platformer 39.2%, Indie 13.9%, Action 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, rhythm-based platformer that relies on its soundtrack and visual cues to guide the player.

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: Great Soundtrack 35.3%, Platformer 30.8%, Indie 16.7%, Adventure 12.7%, Action 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: A thoughtful puzzle-platformer that uses its atmospheric setting to convey a deep, wordless story.

Also known as Out Of This World™, Another World is a pioneer action/platformer that released across more than a dozen platforms since its debut in 1991. Along the years, Another World™ has attained cult status among critics and sophisticated gamers alike.

Why similar: Platformer 45.4%, Adventure 28.3%, Action 26.3%

Why You'll Like It: A foundational cinematic platformer that relies entirely on wordless environmental cues to drive the narrative.

Eternal Hope is a puzzle platformer game that follows the story of Ti’bi – a boy who must embark on a journey of love and hope to find his beloved’s soul.

Why similar: Platformer 36.9%, Great Soundtrack 21.8%, Adventure 16.1%, Indie 14.9%, Action 10.3%

The legendary Knytt series continues with Nifflas’ latest creation; Knytt Underground. In this Knytteration; humans have long since abandoned the planet after practically destroying it in a war, five hundred years ago.

Why similar: Platformer 35.6%, Great Soundtrack 27%, Adventure 19.6%, Indie 17.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes atmospheric exploration and movement in a vast, mysterious world.

"TurnOn" tells the spellbinding tale of a brave alien creature and its striking journey through blackout world, in an incredibly colorful and detailed platformer without platforms.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 30.6%, Platformer 19.6%, Adventure 19%, Action 17%, Indie 13.9%

The Navigator is a 2D puzzle-platformer where the player assumes control of a young boy travelling the high seas. The mysterious world around him is filled with floating rocks that have various celestial properties, and the player must help the boy align these celestial rocks to lead him on his journey.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 51.3%, Adventure 28%, Indie 20.8%

Freedom Fall is a diabolical down-scrolling platformer set in a prison tower so tall it touches the clouds. Presented with hand painted art, its old school vibe mixes with fast-paced free falling action and a story with both dark wit and heart.

Why similar: Platformer 30.2%, Action 25.4%, Adventure 23%, Indie 21.5%

Hats up and whips out; the wilderness' mysteries await! Explore lush biomes, use your trusty whip to extract wild flowers' mystic powers, and collect rare gems in this dynamic precision-platformer. Unearth archaeological marvels and become a legend!

Why similar: Platformer 45.5%, Adventure 25.6%, Soundtrack 16.1% ★, Action 12.8%

In this pixel-perfect homage to the classic action platformers, you play as Sydney Hunter - an explorer who gets trapped inside a Mayan pyramid while he's out exploring!

Why similar: Action 23.5%, Adventure 22%, Great Soundtrack 21%, Platformer 17.1%, Indie 16.3%

A super high difficulty, fantastical 2D action platformer complete with an expansive original soundtrack. 20+ Levels. Multiple playable characters. Rich lore. BLEAK: Welcome to Glimmer is Act One in a timeless tale of loss and redemption.

Why similar: Action 38.5%, Indie 28.2%, Great Soundtrack 22.1%, Platformer 11.2%

Skeleton Boomerang is a platformer where the hero, Hunter, must use an enchanted boomerang to put an end to an army of bony soldiers led by the voodoo master Mr. Saturday. Get high scores, collect upgrades, find secrets, and overcome many skeletal challenges!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 48.3%, Action 21.4%, Platformer 15.6%, Indie 14.6%

Dispersio is a retro-style action platformer. As you progress through the game, you will have to use and combine special abilities, such as dashing, wall-jumping and more. There's even a hard mode for hardcore players.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 38.3%, Adventure 24.4%, Platformer 19.3%, Indie 18.1%

An open world adventure inspired by the classics. Get lost in a wide world of precarious platforming that will take you back to a simpler time...

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 33.6%, Platformer 25.6%, Action 22.6%, Indie 18.3%

Super Blasting Boy is a logical platform platformer made in the best traditions of retro games of the late 80's and 90's.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 26.4%, Adventure 20.9%, Action 20.3%, Platformer 16.9%, Indie 15.5%

Master the gibbon’s art of movement with a unique moveset that lets you swing, slide and somersault through a lush jungle canopy, and experience a free-flowing story of family and survival as you search for a home that may be lost forever.

Why similar: Soundtrack 57.1% ★, Platformer 18.5%, Adventure 13.8%, Action 10.5%

“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning action-platformer crafted by Moon Studios for PC.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 60.3%, Platformer 20.3%, Adventure 11%, Action 4.9%, Indie 3.5%

2D platform game focused on intense combat against enemies and exploration of secret areas in dark dungeons full of dangers.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 38.6%, Platformer 20.9%, Action 16.5%, Indie 12.9%, Adventure 11.2%

Chameleon is a side-scrolling platformer with a hand-drawn doodle style. In this world of doodles, you will play as a chameleon created by a young boy's imagination. With the whimsical and imaginative adventures the young boy envisions, the charming chameleon embarks on thrilling adventures!

Why similar: Platformer 44.5%, Adventure 25.1%, Action 23.2%, Indie 7.2%

A 8-bit retro action platformer that goes beyond just pixels and chiptunes

Why similar: Action 40.1%, Platformer 33.3%, Indie 26.6%

A Story About My Uncle is a first person platforming adventure game about a boy who searches for his lost uncle, and ends up in a world he couldn’t imagine existed. The movement is a crucial part of the games core gameplay – focusing on swinging through the world with a grappling hook that gives the player a wonderful sense of speed and...

Why similar: Adventure 86.8%, Platformer 5.7%, Great Soundtrack 3.6%, Indie 2.8%, Action 1.1%

Adventure in the Tower of Flight is a retro-styled platformer in which you fly instead of jump! You are Wing, a young adventurer. Wing must climb a seeming endless the tower and collect all five known relics held within to become the ruler of the known world.

Why similar: Adventure 37.9%, Action 36.9%, Indie 25.1%

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 30.9%, Great Soundtrack 29.1%, Adventure 18.4%, Indie 17.5%, Action 4.2%

Join Pixel as he quests through gaming history, teleporting across the most iconic video game systems of generations past. He’ll have to jump, dodge and play smart if he wants to survive all the traps, puzzles and enemies waiting to take him down at every turn.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 40.6%, Platformer 33.9%, Indie 14.6%, Adventure 10.9%

Talewind is a whimsical platformer where you play as a young boy that is trying to save his village, but dont let its looks fool you, it will challenge even the most experienced platformer veterans. trailer music: bensound.com

Why similar: Adventure 37.1%, Action 36.1%, Indie 26.7%

“Shio” is a challenging platformer game in which you deep and moving story by jumping from lantern to lantern. If you are big fan of Super Meat Boy, you will like Shio as well!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 28%, Action 21.4%, Indie 16.8%, Soundtrack 16.3% ★, Platformer 12.7%

Stray Savior is a 2D action platformer packed full of lethal traps, precise jumps, and powerful bosses. Venture through the dystopian world with weapons and skills, to prove yourself and forge your own path.

Why similar: Platformer 37.5%, Action 25.8%, Adventure 24.6%, Indie 12.1%

Help Sam and Elicy on their challenging journey through the abyss. An epic 2D precision platform game where exploring the unknown, overcoming obstacles, and discovering secrets are crucial to reaching the top of the abyss. Adventure awaits you!

Why similar: Platformer 49%, Adventure 26.5%, Action 24.4%

Unrooted is a vibrant and eye-catching precision platformer with lush environments and a stunning musical score. Take up your courage and squash your fear of heights. Travel upwards to lands no sapling has dared to explore before. But heed with caution, the higher you journey, the more you risk.

Why similar: Platformer 58.9%, Adventure 27.9%, Indie 13.2%

Play as the ultimate digital underdog in the Adventures of Pip,an action-platformer with a fresh gameplay twist inside a retro 32-bit world. Alas, Pip is an unlikely 1-pixel hero yet has the unique ability to absorb the pixels of his defeated enemies to evolve into three different forms.

Why similar: Platformer 39%, Action 23.5%, Adventure 21.4%, Indie 16.1%

A game about the short journey of a boy who left home. Experience a dense story in around 2 hours, along with rhythm gameplay and music puzzles. Enjoy live acoustic sounds and a story that feels like a musical film!

Why similar: Adventure 59.5%, Indie 40.5%

A malicious orb has cast Savant out of his tower and transformed his surroundings into dangerous enemies!Dodge and shoot your way back up the tower, and blast down waves of enemies as you make your way towards the top! As you progress, you unlock CDs that not only give you new tracks to play to, but also grant you powerful new abilities!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 61.4%, Action 19.3%, Indie 12.7%, Platformer 6.6%

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: Platformer 61.7%, Indie 22.3%, Adventure 16%

A gripping, retro-inspired 2D cinematic puzzle-platformer set in a dystopian future where AI has taken over humanity. A short game in handcrafted pixel art, to experience in a film-like journey. Play as a young teenager, alone in a run-down world, relying only on your hacking skills to survive.

Why similar: Platformer 31.7%, Adventure 26.9%, Action 24%, Indie 17.3%