- #1 Total Party Kill
97% matchVery Positive96% of 168 reviews2019
Dev: Adventure Islands
Windows · Mac
Your party enters a deep and dark dungeon… but sacrifices must be made! Control 3 different heroes and use their special abilities to solve tricky puzzles by sacrificing your teammates!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.9%, Dark Humor 16.5%, Platformer 10.5%, Adventure 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
- #2 Life Goes On: Done to Death
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,439 reviews2014
Dev: Infinite Monkeys Entertainment Ltd.Pub: k-Critical
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
A comical puzzle platformer where you must die to progress. The bodies you leave behind are your only tools to solve puzzles on your quest to find the Cup of Life.
Why similar: Dark Humor 29.5%, Puzzle Platformer 18.2%, Platformer 17%, Funny 11.6%, Puzzle 11.1%
- #3 A NOT Troll Game
96% matchMostly Positive76% of 81 reviews2023
Dev: Garanty Studios
Windows · Mac
A NOT Troll Game, a platformer where you journey through a world that constantly trolls you. Can you make it to Zoobtryx? Beware…
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.1%, Platformer 15.8%, Logic 14%, Puzzle 10.4%, Retro 9.5%
- #4 A Pixel Story
95% matchMostly Positive78% of 51 reviews2015
Dev: Lamplight Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 98%
A Pixel Story is a devious 2D puzzle platformer that charts the evolution of video games. You must use your Magical Teleportation Hat to explore 6 increasingly detailed zones on your quest to reach the core of The System to stop the evil OS and save the world.
Why similar: Adventure 39.2%, Pixel Graphics 32.4%, Indie 28.4%
- #5 RESTLESS SOUL
94% matchVery Positive92% of 323 reviews2022
Dev: Fuz GamesPub: Graffiti Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Laugh in the face of death in this hauntingly humorous comedy adventure about a wayward soul trying to make it back to the land of the living. Engage in bullet-hell lite battles, solve puzzles, and communicate with the dead as you navigate this “colorful” world. Death is just the beginning.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 28.4%, Funny 18.2%, Retro 16%, Adventure 15.9%, 2D 13.4%
- #6 Death Fungeon
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 703 reviews2018
Dev: Ritual GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 33%
A puzzle platform game, with both stealth and parkour elements. Use your wits, cunning and agility to escape this deadly prison. Take the stealthy approach, progressing slowly, hiding and staying out of sight. Or utilise your athleticism to wall jump, ledge grab and speed run your way to freedom.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.2%, Difficult 17.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Retro 9.8%, Platformer 8.9%
- #7 What Lies in the Multiverse
92% matchVery Positive92% of 723 reviews2022
Dev: Studio VoyagerPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A bombastic puzzle platformer about worlds turned inside out. Shift dimensions at the push of a button, solve brain-twisting logistical riddles, and race through the wilds of the multiverse in a bleakly hilarious (and hilariously bleak) story where everything you know can turn on a dime.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.5%, Dark Humor 26.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Puzzle 9.3%, Funny 7.5%
- #8 Jump Off The Bridge
93% matchVery Positive87% of 258 reviews2019
Dev: Cody Penn
Windows
An absurd retro-platformer that tests your patience.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21%, Difficult 15.7%, Dark Humor 15%, Platformer 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%
- #9 Helheim Hassle
91% matchVery Positive91% of 444 reviews2020
Dev: Perfectly ParanormalPub: Yogscast Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Helheim Hassle is a narrative adventure game with puzzle platforming elements. Play as Bjørn, a pacifist Viking that can detach and combine limbs at will to solve challenging puzzles and get out of uncomfortable situations involving desperate Norse Gods, Goblins, Dragons, and angry skeletons.
Why similar: Adventure 40%, Indie 28.7%, Funny 16%, Puzzle 15.4%
- #10 Angelo and Deemon: One Hell of a Quest
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 188 reviews2019
Dev: Specialbit Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Once upon a time, the Grim Reaper chose the wrong door. Angelo – a young lazy bum-a-holic, oh sorry - a blogger, powered only by his blogging skills, must turn on “point-n-click adventure” mode, go around the inferno, meet the locals, and somehow get back home. Enjoy Hell! We made it just for you.
Why similar: Dark Humor 31.6%, Logic 17%, Puzzle 13.1%, Funny 11.9%, Colorful 8.4%
- #11 Ugly
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 634 reviews2023
Dev: Team UglyPub: Graffiti Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Unravel the dark secrets hidden throughout this stirring puzzle platformer about a tormented nobleman confronting the traumas of his past. Use an innovative mirror mechanic to solve challenging puzzle rooms and defeat towering bosses as you strive to piece together the ugly truth.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.4%, Dark Humor 26.9%, Platformer 16.9%, Puzzle 11.6%, 2D 6.3%
- #12 Escape Goat
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 703 reviews2013
Dev: MagicalTimeBean
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 42.6%, Platformer 20.4%, Puzzle 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Indie 5.6%
- #13 Trials of Azra
89% matchVery Positive88% of 127 reviews2016
Dev: Onion Core
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Play as Sam, a kid that controls the dead! Defeat your enemies with magic and control their bodies to solve challenging puzzles!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 18.2%, Difficult 11.8%, Platformer 11.1%, Puzzle 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%
- #14 I hate this game
88% matchVery Positive93% of 2,637 reviews2019
Dev: Pixel Error
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
I hate this game is a logic game, where gameplay changes every level. Solve crazy puzzles and use forgotten functions of your PC! Be attentive, interact with everything that you see on the screen.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 17.3%, Logic 16.6%, Platformer 10.6%, Puzzle 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%
- #15 Overloop
87% matchVery Positive94% of 257 reviews2022
Dev: Charge GamesPub: Digerati
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
A puzzle-platformer set in a dystopian world where the invention of a cloning device has messed things up, big time. Armed with a clone gun and a mighty fine mustache, the chore of saving THE WHOLE OF CIVILIZATION rests on your shoulders. Don’t blow it.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.2%, Dark Humor 20.4%, Platformer 13.3%, Puzzle 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%
- #16 MO:Astray
86% matchVery Positive92% of 5,055 reviews2019
Dev: Archpray Inc.Pub: Rayark International Limited
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Puzzle Platformer 33.3%, Platformer 17%, Pixel Graphics 15.6%, Adventure 8.7%, Difficult 8.4%
- #17 The Cave
86% matchVery Positive87% of 2,922 reviews2013
Dev: Double Fine Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Assemble your team of three from seven unlikely adventurers, then descend into the mysterious depths to explore The Cave!
Why similar: Platformer 28.7%, Puzzle 18.3%, Adventure 14.4%, Dark Humor 13.2%, Puzzle Platformer 12%
- #18 Creepy Tale
84% matchVery Positive86% of 2,970 reviews2020
Dev: Creepy Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Creepy quest with the atmosphere of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales. Go through a dangerous adventure filled with puzzles and challenges! Perhaps it is you who will be able to solve all the secrets of forest and save the peaceful creatures?
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 40%, Platformer 21.3%, Puzzle 15.1%, Adventure 8%, 2D 7.2%
- #19 Crossroad OS
82% matchVery Positive98% of 315 reviews2023
Dev: GuyPub: Martin Games
Windows · Linux
Explore the mysterious operating system Crossʀoad OS. Adventure through its decaying programs, solve puzzles, collect items and meet strange creatures.
Why similar: Funny 18%, Pixel Graphics 16.6%, Puzzle 14%, Colorful 13.3%, Mystery 11.7%
- #20 Nine Witches: Family Disruption
83% matchVery Positive91% of 318 reviews2020
Dev: IndiesruptionPub: Blowfish Studios
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
When an occult German WW2 division releases an ancient curse upon the world, a supernatural problem is going to require a supernatural solution. Take control of two playable heroes as they embark on a comedic, alternate-history adventure with a truly original story (99.9999% guaranteed).
Why similar: Dark Humor 36.5%, Pixel Graphics 15.7%, Retro 12.8%, Adventure 8.1%, Funny 5.7%
- #21 Purple Heart
85% matchMixed47% of 131 reviews2017
Dev: Artalasky
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 26%
Hardcore pixel indie platformer with puzzle elements and history. Can you get to the end?
Why similar: Platformer 18.5%, Difficult 16.1%, Adventure 15%, Retro 12.4%, Indie 11.7%
- #22 We're Tethered Together
81% matchVery Positive97% of 238 reviews2023
Dev: BunBun Games
Windows
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 31.8%, Platformer 23.1%, Puzzle 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Adventure 8.8%
- #23 NecroWorm
84% matchMixed43% of 345 reviews2017
Dev: postpunkplPub: Walkabout
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
It's MIDNIGHT, you're DEAD, and got a bad case of THE MUNCHIES. Chew your way through 120 levels of addictive puzzle gameplay, where your only goal is to devour everything but your own wormy self. It's quick, tasty, and hard to resist. Just like a late-night snack.
Why similar: Dark Humor 21.2%, Logic 17.7%, Difficult 14.3%, Puzzle 9.6%, Funny 9.2%
- #24 Ghostland Yard
79% matchVery Positive98% of 98 reviews2023
Dev: Obelisk Studio
Windows
Uncover the truth about the Ghostland Yard investigators disappearance in this challenging 2D platformer. Travel across the world in more than 250 handcrafted levels to find your friends!
Why similar: Difficult 33.6%, Platformer 25.5%, 2D 10%, Indie 9.8%, Colorful 8.4%
- #25 Cursed Gem
81% matchVery Positive91% of 67 reviews2020
Dev: AikonCWDPub: Vega Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Help Oliver in this retro-pixel and challenging platformer. Explore a cursed cave, full of traps, secrets and diamonds. Complete all levels, get the biggest diamond for your girlfriend and break the curse that is dooming you.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.8%, Platformer 20%, Difficult 17.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Funny 7.1%
- #26 Welcome to Bummertown
82% matchVery Positive82% of 92 reviews2018
Dev: Think Inside The Box
Windows
Welcome to Bummertown a place where You'll have to collect items, talk to colorful characters and solve puzzles in order to find a lost character named Bedford.
Why similar: Adventure 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, Retro 14.2%, Indie 13.3%, Funny 13%
- #27 Desvelado
78% matchVery Positive99% of 383 reviews2024
Dev: Valentín ZacaríasPub: Vampi Team
Windows
Turn off the lights, dodge the ghosts and go to sleep as soon as you can in this hand-crafted 2d platform experience! In this vampiric precision platformer you will overcome challenging puzzles and deadly enemies before going to sleep in your cosy coffin.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 36.1%, Platformer 16.2%, Puzzle 12%, Funny 10%, 2D 9%
- #28 The Devilry Reservation
79% matchVery Positive93% of 89 reviews2023
Dev: GentFish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Step into the role of a faceless detective investigating creatures from Slavic folklore. Explore dialogue-driven mysteries, solve puzzles, and uncover post-Soviet occult secrets in a pixel art housing block full of bizarre residents and hidden truths
Why similar: Dark Humor 21.5%, Logic 18.5%, Pixel Graphics 16.2%, Puzzle 13.8%, Platformer 11.1%
- #29 REZ PLZ
80% matchMostly Positive77% of 56 reviews2020
Dev: Long Neck GamesPub: Graffiti Games
Windows
A puzzle platformer with a new twist on co-op and single player gameplay. Solve puzzles, platforming challenges, and encounter dangerous monsters and traps that require you to KILL and resurrect your brother to advance! Death is just part of the adventure.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.3%, Difficult 19.4%, Platformer 17.1%, Puzzle 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%
- #30 The Warrior
75% matchVery Positive98% of 351 reviews2025
Dev: ThornDuck
Windows · Mac · Linux
A unique platforming experience where the protagonist, story, and mechanics are constantly changing. Take control of legendary warriors, giant worms, greedy kings, and lazy demons, each with their own purpose.
Why similar: Dark Humor 24.8%, Puzzle Platformer 22.5%, Platformer 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Funny 8.6%
- #31 Moventure
76% matchMixed69% of 250 reviews2026
Dev: Pixelatto
Windows
100 moves, 2 buttons, 0 tutorials. Master a massive moveset hidden within a D-Pad and 2 buttons. Conquer +100 levels in the ultimate movelike precision platformer.
Why similar: Difficult 20.5%, Dark Humor 18.8%, Platformer 16%, Funny 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%
- #32 Beam
78% matchVery Positive89% of 61 reviews2020
Dev: Binary ImpactPub: CobraTekku Games
Windows
BEAM is a challenging precision platformer with puzzle elements in which you need to manipulate various light beams and tightly maneuver MARBLE in order to save both your lives.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.1%, Dark Humor 19.1%, Difficult 13.4%, Logic 11.2%, Platformer 10.3%
- #33 Max: The Curse of Brotherhood
77% matchVery Positive95% of 1,656 reviews2014
Dev: Press PlayPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 46%, Platformer 25.2%, Adventure 12.5%, Puzzle 12.4%, 2D 2.4%
- #34 Way of Rhea
75% matchVery Positive98% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: Games by Mason LLC
Windows · Linux
A puzzle game with challenging puzzles, but forgiving mechanics. Master the use of your color changing staff to solve mind bending puzzles, unlock new areas, and help out your friends. Undo any mistake with the press of a button.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24%, Logic 20.5%, Difficult 18.5%, Puzzle 12.1%, Colorful 7.9%
- #35 SPOOKWARE
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 802 reviews2021
Dev: BEESWAX GAMESPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Play through loads of hand-crafted fast-paced microgames based on horror tropes, explore the world of the afterlife and help the skelebros live their death to the fullest.
Why similar: Dark Humor 40%, Colorful 16.3%, Funny 12.8%, Puzzle 12.6%, Mystery 8.5%
- #36 Gloomy Eyes
70% matchVery Positive95% of 268 reviews2025
Dev: Atlas VPub: ARTE France
Windows
A cozy horror, “self-coop”, adventure about two unlikely souls who forge a forbidden bond and journey together to find the sun. Explore eerie yet charming Tim Burton-esque levels, switch between two unique characters, and solve brain-teasing puzzles.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31.8%, Logic 23%, Puzzle 13.8%, Colorful 10%, Mystery 8.7%
- #37 Hellstuck: Rage With Your Friends
73% matchVery Positive89% of 180 reviews2022
Dev: Terror Dog Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Get ready to rage with your friends in this co-op precise platforming adventure! You're stuck in Hell. You can only jump upwards and all you have to do is escape … it can't be that hard, right?!
Why similar: Difficult 19%, Dark Humor 18.1%, Platformer 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Retro 9.6%
- #38 Grimind
77% matchMixed64% of 292 reviews2014
Dev: Paweł MogiłaPub: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 60%
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 55.4%, Indie 19.7%, Adventure 16.6%, 2D 8.3%
- #39 Rules & Rodents
71% matchVery Positive100% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: Gravy Crew Games
Windows
A puzzling adventure where you abuse the Rules set by your Rat captors! 📜🐀 Manipulate enemies and environments with the commanding power of Rules to escape!
Why similar: Puzzle 27.3%, Logic 19.1%, Pixel Graphics 18.7%, 2D 13.3%, Adventure 12.2%
- #40 Nihilumbra
74% matchVery Positive88% of 3,000 reviews2013
Dev: BeautiFun Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: Puzzle Platformer 27.6%, Platformer 22.4%, Puzzle 14.5%, Adventure 7.7%, Indie 7.7%
- #41 Hellevator
72% matchVery Positive92% of 331 reviews2021
Dev: Quasar Games
Windows
Hellevator is a 2D platformer in hell where the only way to escape is to die. Find creative ways to die in order to solve the puzzles and progress through this infernal hotel.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 52.1%, Platformer 22.4%, 2D 9.3%, Adventure 8.9%, Indie 4.1%
- #42 AVA: Dark History
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 57 reviews2020
Dev: DnovelPub: My Way Games
Windows
Mysterious, dark as night, hard as a saw platformer. AVA: Dark story in the world "Koutei"
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.8%, Adventure 18.4%, Platformer 14.7%, Casual 14.2%, Retro 9.7%
- #43 Squared Adventure
71% matchVery Positive94% of 77 reviews2024
Dev: Games not quite right
Windows
Embark on a journey through tunnels, caves and ancient temples, solving puzzles and fighting all kinds of hostile creatures. Be smart - avoid traps and think carefully. They say it doesn't hurt ;)
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24%, Pixel Graphics 14.3%, Platformer 13.3%, Retro 13.3%, Puzzle 13.3%
- #44 Courier of the Crypts
73% matchVery Positive94% of 65 reviews2019
Dev: Emberheart Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Courier of the Crypts is a 2D puzzle adventure game where you have to survive as a Courier on his first errand to the ominous crypts. Main tool to achieve the mission is a Magic Torch which you use to illuminate your path, defend from darkness and solve puzzles - it must never run out!
Why similar: Difficult 24.1%, Pixel Graphics 18.7%, Retro 18.3%, Adventure 15%, Puzzle 11.6%
- #45 INMOST
70% matchVery Positive91% of 7,360 reviews2020
Dev: Hidden Layer GamesPub: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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: Puzzle Platformer 32.5%, Platformer 17.6%, Pixel Graphics 16.4%, Puzzle 9.2%, Adventure 8%
- #46 Once Upon A Puppet
68% matchVery Positive89% of 140 reviews2025
Dev: Flatter Than EarthPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Control the strings of fate and embark on a grand adventure with Drev and Nieve. A magical, story-driven 2.5D puzzle-platformer where puppeteering mechanics and a whimsical, theater-inspired world intertwine.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 38.4%, Platformer 24.4%, Puzzle 13.6%, Adventure 8.8%, Indie 6.4%
- #47 Devil's Drizzle
67% matchVery Positive96% of 123 reviews2025
Dev: Cozy Creeps GamesPub: ZNT Productions
Windows · Linux
Devil's Drizzle is a 2D platformer that narrates the story of a kid in pursuit of his friend, an umbrella. Brave the storm and outrun the clutches of the demonic Pazuzu in this audacious effort to save your buddy.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.2%, Platformer 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Retro 12.6%, Funny 9.1%
- #48 Potatoman Seeks the Troof
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 860 reviews2014
Dev: PixeljamPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Test both mind, body and spirit in this surreal bullet hell platformer. Plum the depths of your potato-consciousness to overcome impossible challenges in search of the elusive, tantalizing TROOF.
Why similar: Platformer 21.7%, Difficult 19.1%, Retro 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Funny 10.6%
- #49 Fearful Symmetry & The Cursed Prince
71% matchVery Positive85% of 54 reviews2017
Dev: Gamera Interactive
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Fearful Symmetry is a fun puzzle game with a unique brain-teasing twist. Control two characters at the same time; both in different dimensions. It’s up to you to move the characters simultaneously in opposite directions to guide them through treacherous puzzles filled with traps.
Why similar: Difficult 22.2%, Puzzle 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Colorful 9.9%, 2D 8.1%
- #50 Toby: The Secret Mine
72% matchMostly Positive70% of 743 reviews2015
Dev: Lukas Navratil
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A challenging puzzle platformer inspired by games like Limbo and Badland.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.3%, Platformer 21.5%, Difficult 11.9%, Adventure 10.3%, Puzzle 10%
- #51 The Button Witch
69% matchVery Positive100% of 53 reviews2020
Dev: DDreams Games
Windows
Adventure game full of magic, puzzles and cute characters, featuring a young witch-in-training and a talking ghost-squirrel!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.5%, Puzzle 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Funny 12.4%, Adventure 9.1%
- #52 Rikki & Vikki
69% matchVery Positive91% of 114 reviews2018
Dev: PenguiNet
Windows
Puzzling Action for One or Two Players.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23%, Difficult 15%, Dark Humor 14.5%, Platformer 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%
- #53 Shadow Alchemist
65% matchVery Positive96% of 100 reviews2024
Dev: PostHuman Interactive
Windows
Explore a mystical, ever-changing dungeon in this isometric puzzle-adventure game. Master self-transmutation abilities and solve increasingly complex challenges as you uncover the secrets of your past.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 39.8%, Puzzle 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, 2D 9%, Mystery 8.8%
- #54 Mago
66% matchVery Positive93% of 1,053 reviews2022
Dev: Dream Potion Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Mago is a retro 2D platformer that puts us in the boots of a sorcerer, who was unfortunate enough to eat evil overlords' food. Now he has to rescue his beloved princess from the dinner menu of the evil Gourmet! Nostalgia awaits!
Why similar: Platformer 23.5%, Difficult 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Retro 11.4%, Funny 9.8%
- #55 Upstairs
64% matchVery Positive94% of 64 reviews2026
Dev: Karellen Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short classic point-and-click adventure with a verb-based interface and dialogue choices, where you explore a strange building, meet unsettling characters, and slowly uncover a dark, ancient secret.
Why similar: Dark Humor 31%, Retro 12.6%, Puzzle 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Funny 9.4%
- #56 Escape Goat 2
69% matchVery Positive95% of 460 reviews2014
Dev: MagicalTimeBeanPub: Double Fine Presents
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Escape Goat 2 is a puzzle platformer game where you use machinery, the environment, and a friendly mouse to progress through a dungeon.
Why similar: Platformer 37.8%, Puzzle 24.5%, Puzzle Platformer 14.4%, Indie 11.1%, Casual 5.7%
- #57 Lightmatter
66% matchVery Positive92% of 2,907 reviews2020
Dev: Tunnel Vision GamesPub: Aspyr
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A first-person puzzler where shadows kill you. Watch your step or be swallowed by the darkness.
Why similar: Logic 49.9%, Puzzle 12.7%, Adventure 11.9%, Puzzle Platformer 11.5%, Indie 9.3%
- #58 Super Life of Pixel
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 379 reviews2014
Dev: Super Icon LtdPub: WhiteMoon Dreams, Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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: Platformer 34.5%, Retro 21.7%, Pixel Graphics 17.7%, 2D 9.1%, Indie 9%
- #59 Splodey
65% matchVery Positive91% of 253 reviews2024
Dev: Send It StudiosPub: Mad Mushroom
Windows
The platformer without a jump button! Master the art of potion propulsion in this fast-paced adventure where strategy, precision, and creativity meet explosive fun.
Why similar: Dark Humor 25.9%, Difficult 19.6%, Platformer 17.3%, Funny 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
- #60 Road to Ballhalla
68% matchVery Positive88% of 429 reviews2016
Dev: Torched HillPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Roll and be trolled on your journey to the legendary place called Ballhalla. Follow the beat to overcome deadly hazards in sync with the music. Style your balls and marble at awful puns in the roll playing game of the year!
Why similar: Dark Humor 24.4%, Puzzle Platformer 24.4%, Difficult 13.9%, Platformer 11.1%, Funny 10.3%