- #1 VVVVVV
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,401 reviews2010
Dev: Terry Cavanagh
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?
Why similar: Platformer 33.5%, Great Soundtrack 22.7%, Difficult 16.3%, Indie 11.7%, Minimalist 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential gravity-flipping platformer that shares the minimalist aesthetic and high difficulty of the seed game.
- #2 Semblance
96% matchVery Positive85% of 398 reviews2018
Dev: NyamakopPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Semblance is an innovative platformer with deformable terrain, set in a beautiful minimalist world. It’s a game that asks, what if you could deform and reshape the world itself? Semblance takes the idea of a ‘platform’ in a platformer and turns it on its head.
Why similar: Platformer 22.7%, Minimalist 20.3%, Great Soundtrack 16.8%, Indie 13.2%, Puzzle 12%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer where the world itself is soft and deformable, requiring creative manipulation to progress.
- #3 The Swapper
96% matchVery Positive94% of 7,519 reviews2013
Dev: Olli Harjola, Otto Hantula, Tom Jubert, Carlo CastellanoPub: Facepalm Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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: Puzzle 31.9%, Platformer 28%, Indie 13.6%, Great Soundtrack 13.5%, Adventure 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features atmospheric puzzle-platforming with unique gravity and cloning mechanics that reward careful thought.
- #4 Hue
95% matchVery Positive92% of 11,146 reviews2016
Dev: Fiddlesticks GamesPub: Curve Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Hue is a vibrant, award-winning puzzle-adventure, where you alter the world by changing its background colour.
Why similar: Platformer 28.5%, Puzzle 19.5%, Great Soundtrack 19.1%, Indie 16.6%, Adventure 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A vibrant puzzle-platformer that uses color-shifting mechanics to alter the environment and solve complex puzzles.
- #5 Teslagrad
94% matchVery Positive84% of 2,460 reviews2013
Dev: Rain Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 43.4%, Puzzle 16.7%, Indie 11.4%, Difficult 9.9%, Great Soundtrack 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Combines electromagnetism and gravity-based physics with tight platforming in a beautifully realized 2D world.
- #6 Element4l
94% matchVery Positive83% of 652 reviews2013
Dev: I-Illusions
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Platformer 33.8%, Great Soundtrack 23.3%, Indie 20.6%, Puzzle 11%, Difficult 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on physics-based movement and transformation, requiring precise control to navigate difficult environments.
- #7 FEZ
92% matchVery Positive93% of 16,036 reviews2013
Dev: Polytron CorporationPub: Trapdoor
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 56%
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 40%, Puzzle 19.8%, Great Soundtrack 17.9%, Indie 14.6%, Adventure 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: A perspective-shifting puzzle-platformer that challenges your spatial awareness in a way similar to gravity-based games.
- #8 And Yet It Moves
93% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,324 reviews2009
Dev: Broken Rules
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 26%
And Yet It Moves is a puzzle-platformer, set in a unique world, made of ripped paper. Within the paper-collage you can jump, run and last but certainly not least: rotate the world. Learn how to apply the physical consequences of rotation to master the many tricky situations you may encounter.
Why similar: Platformer 53.6%, Puzzle 17.8%, Indie 17.8%, 2D 7.1%, Casual 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: A paper-style platformer where you rotate the entire world to manipulate gravity and navigate obstacles.
- #9 Recursed
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 637 reviews2016
Dev: PortponkyPub: Shambles Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A puzzle game where the rooms are items and the items are rooms. Get to the goal by moving, rearranging and duplicating rooms and altering the structure of the world.
Why similar: Puzzle 24.1%, Difficult 22.5%, Indie 19.9%, Great Soundtrack 17.5%, 2D 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, recursive puzzle-platformer that forces you to think about space and physics in highly inventive ways.
- #10 The Sun and Moon
91% matchVery Positive87% of 185 reviews2014
Dev: Daniel Linssen
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 35%
The Sun and Moon, the winner of Ludum Dare 29, is a platformer with a unique mechanic: you can dive into the ground. Momentum is conserved but gravity is reversed, letting you fling yourself high into the air or deep beneath the surface.
Why similar: Platformer 35.2%, Indie 25.7%, Great Soundtrack 16.9%, Puzzle 11.4%, Difficult 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: Features momentum-based gravity flipping that creates a fast-paced and challenging platforming experience.
- #11 Four Sided Fantasy
90% matchVery Positive82% of 448 reviews2016
Dev: Ludo LandPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 57%
A game about the limits of your screen. Four Sided Fantasy is a seamless experience where you wrap the screen to solve mind-bending puzzles. Play as a man and woman who attempt to find each other throughout four seasons in a year, constantly separated by the boundaries of the screen.
Why similar: Platformer 20.4%, Minimalist 19.3%, Indie 16.4%, Great Soundtrack 13.1%, Difficult 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: Uses screen-wrapping and perspective-shifting mechanics to create clever puzzles that defy traditional platforming logic.
- #12 Escape Goat 2
89% matchVery Positive95% of 452 reviews2014
Dev: MagicalTimeBeanPub: Double Fine Presents
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 40.8%, Puzzle 20.4%, Indie 17.6%, Great Soundtrack 14.1%, 2D 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: A tight, well-designed puzzle-platformer that focuses on environmental interaction and clever level layouts.
- #13 Nihilumbra
89% matchVery Positive88% of 2,981 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: Platformer 31.8%, Indie 16%, Puzzle 15.9%, Great Soundtrack 12.5%, Adventure 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric puzzle-platformer where you manipulate the environment with different colors to overcome obstacles.
- #14 Defy Gravity Extended
88% matchVery Positive86% of 8,545 reviews2016
Dev: Paul FischPub: Fish Factory Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Defy Gravity is an action platformer that is a mix between classic platforming and gravity based puzzle solving.
Why similar: Platformer 53.2%, Indie 11%, Puzzle 10.5%, Great Soundtrack 9.1%, Difficult 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Directly tackles gravity manipulation as its core mechanic, offering a similar challenge to the seed game.
- #15 Out There Somewhere
86% matchVery Positive93% of 6,916 reviews2016
Dev: MiniBossPub: Senpai Industrial Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
You play an explorer stranded on a dangerous alien planet. Low on fuel, your only hope for escape is to find the planet’s core in this incredibly clever action-puzzle-platformer.
Why similar: Platformer 38.2%, Great Soundtrack 18.7%, Puzzle 12.6%, Indie 10.9%, Difficult 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art platformer that uses a teleportation gun to solve puzzles and navigate difficult terrain.
- #16 Pid
87% matchVery Positive83% of 2,430 reviews2012
Dev: Might and Delight
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 29.4 hrs≥1hr: 32%
You are stranded on a strange and peculiar planet. It’s time to embark on your journey and find your way home! Explore a gravity defying and challenging platformer with striking visuals and a captivating story that transports you to a world beyond ours.
Why similar: Platformer 38.9%, Indie 18.8%, Puzzle 10.9%, Adventure 9.7%, Great Soundtrack 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features gravity-defying mechanics and a unique art style that emphasizes puzzle-solving within a platforming framework.
- #17 Fly'N
86% matchVery Positive86% of 511 reviews2012
Dev: Ankama Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Somewhere between a platformer, a puzzle game and a great big dollop of pure fun, Fly’N will challenge your skills through more than forty levels set in a luxuriant world. Experiment with the four Buds to save the World-Trees from Dyer, the loony hair-dryer who intends to destroy their Helys!
Why similar: Platformer 47.3%, Indie 16.9%, Great Soundtrack 9.1%, Puzzle 7.9%, 2D 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A creative platformer that uses unique character abilities to solve puzzles and navigate vibrant, challenging levels.
- #18 Etherborn
84% matchMostly Positive73% of 444 reviews2019
Dev: Altered MatterPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Delve into an environmental puzzle platformer built on exploring and understanding gravity-shifting structures. You are a voiceless being that has just been born into a world where a bodiless voice awaits your arrival. Go forth and seek your purpose.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 23.6%, Platformer 23%, Minimalist 22.1%, Puzzle 13.3%, Indie 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A 3D puzzle-platformer that centers on gravity-shifting mechanics to navigate surreal, minimalist environments.
- #19 Closure
85% matchVery Positive85% of 992 reviews2012
Dev: Eyebrow Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
In the dark and mysterious world of Closure, only what you see exists. Manipulate lights to phase objects in and out of reality in this multiple-award-winning puzzle game. Play as a strange spider-like demon who explores the stories of three human characters through beautiful, eerie environments such as a decrepit factory, a murky...
Why similar: Platformer 43.5%, Puzzle 25.2%, Indie 16.1%, Great Soundtrack 8.3%, 2D 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric puzzle-platformer where objects only exist when they are illuminated, requiring clever light manipulation.
- #20 N++ (NPLUSPLUS)
83% matchVery Positive94% of 3,463 reviews2016
Dev: Metanet Software Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
N++ is a fast-paced, momentum-based platformer about darting around obstacles, narrowly evading enemies and collecting gold in a beautiful minimalist landscape.
Why similar: Minimalist 34.4%, Platformer 26.2%, Difficult 24.9%, Indie 12.2%, Singleplayer 2.3%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, high-precision platformer that emphasizes momentum and physics-based movement.
- #21 YAPP: Yet Another Puzzle Platformer
84% matchVery Positive87% of 62 reviews2017
Dev: Artless Games
Windows
A challenging puzzle platformer in which you clone and teleport.
Why similar: Platformer 24.7%, Minimalist 20.7%, Difficult 17%, Puzzle 11.3%, Great Soundtrack 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A dedicated puzzle-platformer that emphasizes difficult, logic-based level design.
- #22 Thomas Was Alone
81% matchVery Positive94% of 9,347 reviews2012
Dev: Bithell Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Guide a group of rectangles through 120 levels, using their different skills together to overcome a series of obstacles in each environment. Discover the human-made story of the first sentient artificial intelligences with Danny Wallace’s BAFTA-winning narration.
Why similar: Platformer 42.8%, Minimalist 28.1%, Indie 13.2%, 2D 10%, Casual 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist narrative-driven platformer that uses unique character abilities to solve environmental puzzles.
- #23 Gravity Error
82% matchVery Positive86% of 56 reviews2015
Dev: Faris Mohammed
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 48%
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: Platformer 41.7%, Indie 26.1%, Puzzle 21.6%, 2D 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A direct take on gravity-based puzzle-platforming with a minimalist aesthetic.
- #24 Gravitia
74% matchVery Positive92% of 168 reviews2024
Dev: VuzzlePub: Jungle Game Lab
Windows
Gravitia is an adventure game about manipulating gravity to escape a unique world full of mystery.
Why similar: Platformer 43.9%, Puzzle 30.4%, Adventure 17.1%, Indie 5%, Singleplayer 3.6%
- #25 The Art of Reflection
71% matchVery Positive97% of 139 reviews2025
Dev: Hydrozoa
Windows
Traverse mirrors as if they were natural extensions of space to solve puzzles and uncover secrets. Reshape your perspective to perform gravity-shifting acrobatics as you jungle-gym through a sprawling environment. You'll never look in a mirror the same way again.
Why similar: Minimalist 36.5%, Puzzle 28.5%, Platformer 15%, Indie 10.2%, Adventure 6.6%
- #26 Dispersio
80% matchVery Positive89% of 90 reviews2016
Dev: Achpile
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 49%
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: Platformer 25.9%, Indie 21.6%, Great Soundtrack 21.5%, Difficult 18.3%, Adventure 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: A difficult, minimalist platformer that tests your reflexes and problem-solving skills in a 2D space.
- #27 Alteric
81% matchMixed70% of 128 reviews2016
Dev: goonswarm
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Jump through boiling lava; run from perilous traps and saw blades; glide and climb through catacombs; fall into the abyss and overcome gravity. And don't forget to switch to a parallel dimension in time, because it’s Alteric!
Why similar: Platformer 28.8%, Minimalist 23.6%, Indie 18.4%, Adventure 10.3%, Puzzle 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist 2D platformer that focuses on precision and environmental challenges.
- #28 Polarity
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 4,680 reviews2016
Dev: Bluebutton Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Polarity takes it to the next level, demanding all of your wits and reflexes. Full-featured local co-op campaign.
Why similar: Puzzle 41.4%, Indie 18%, Platformer 15%, Strategy 9.5%, Adventure 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person puzzle game that uses polarity and gravity-like mechanics to navigate complex environments.
- #29 Full Bore
79% matchVery Positive85% of 244 reviews2014
Dev: Whole Hog GamesPub: Nkidu Games Inc.
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Deep underground lies a reminder of Boarkind’s darkest hours. All it takes is one little boar to dig it back up. A block puzzler with an exploratory twist, Full Bore throws the player into an open world of crumbling mines, arcane ruins, and technological wonders with only curiosity to lead the way.
Why similar: Platformer 25.1%, Indie 19.5%, Great Soundtrack 18.7%, Puzzle 17.7%, Adventure 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer with a focus on exploration and environmental manipulation in a grid-based world.
- #30 The Last Cube
73% matchVery Positive97% of 144 reviews2022
Dev: Improx Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Cube puzzler and an epic adventure. Stamp stickers to the sides of your cube to imbue each surface with unique powers, which are vital to solving puzzles and finding secrets.
Why similar: Difficult 35.7%, Puzzle 29.7%, Great Soundtrack 12.5%, Indie 9.7%, Adventure 8.3%
- #31 Waveform
77% matchVery Positive83% of 2,137 reviews2012
Dev: Eden Industries
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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: Indie 29%, Great Soundtrack 23.2%, Puzzle 17%, Difficult 10.9%, Strategy 8.5%
- #32 BEEP
77% matchVery Positive85% of 4,704 reviews2011
Dev: Big Fat Alien
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A combination of platforming with a gravity gun, BEEP is an amazing physics-platformer. Despite its friendly art style, this is a hardcore platformer in the truest sense.
Why similar: Platformer 37.6%, Indie 20.4%, Puzzle 10.8%, 2D 8.6%, Adventure 7.6%
- #33 Rolling Sun
78% matchMixed49% of 846 reviews2015
Dev: Mystik'Art
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Rolling Sun takes advantage of the latest version of CRYENGINE, with best in class physics, lighting and water effects. Discover ancient magic as you guide your Sun Stone through lost Incan and Mayan civilizations.
Why similar: Platformer 48.3%, Indie 18.4%, Puzzle 12.5%, Adventure 9.2%, Strategy 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based platformer that requires careful movement and environmental interaction to succeed.
- #34 Super Blasting Boy
76% matchMixed70% of 69 reviews2018
Dev: BekkerDev Studio
Windows
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: Platformer 19.5%, Minimalist 18.3%, Indie 15.9%, Great Soundtrack 12.7%, Difficult 11.3%
- #35 SiNKR 2
73% matchVery Positive95% of 263 reviews2019
Dev: Robert WahlerPub: Wahler Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
SiNKR 2 is a minimalist puzzle game evolved from the award winning SiNKR. There is just you, hooks, pucks, and various contraptions. Subtle differences within level themes drive different solutions to superficially similar scenarios.
Why similar: Minimalist 26.8%, Great Soundtrack 21.9%, Puzzle 17.1%, Strategy 12.8%, Indie 10.6%
- #36 Marble Mayhem: Fragile Ball
76% matchMixed67% of 1,112 reviews2015
Dev: Bimboosoft Co.,Ltd.Pub: Senpai Industrial Studios
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Devilishly difficult but insanely rewarding physics puzzler. Play through 85 levels of diverse and ingenious physics-based challenges.
Why similar: Puzzle 24.3%, Indie 21.3%, Platformer 19.9%, Difficult 19.3%, Casual 6.9%
- #37 The Howler
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 2,099 reviews2014
Dev: Antanas Marcelionis
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Use gravity, tension, and wind currents to get your hot air balloon to its destination, dropping off cargo on your way, in this ultra-challenging physics-based game. All art used in the Howler was meticulously created by classically-trained experienced painters.
Why similar: Indie 29.1%, Puzzle 19.2%, Platformer 14.8%, Strategy 10.8%, Difficult 9.9%
- #38 Redactem
75% matchMixed68% of 436 reviews2016
Dev: Elliott JonesPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Rewind time and manipulate gravity in order to solve parkour puzzles in this exciting new 2D platformer.
Why similar: Platformer 23.4%, Difficult 16.3%, Minimalist 16.2%, Puzzle 12%, Indie 11.6%
- #39 Genius Greedy Mouse
74% matchVery Positive83% of 113 reviews2016
Dev: Space Fractal
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
GENIUS GREEDY MOUSE is a clay based puzzle game featuring a host of fun and challenging levels.
Why similar: Puzzle 28.6%, Platformer 14.9%, Indie 13.8%, Strategy 12.4%, Great Soundtrack 12.3%
- #40 Super Magbot
70% matchVery Positive84% of 401 reviews2021
Dev: Astral PixelPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 37%
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: Indie 21.8%, Platformer 21.7%, Difficult 20.5%, Great Soundtrack 12.3%, Puzzle 8.5%
- #41 Bokida - Heartfelt Reunion
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 154 reviews2017
Dev: Rice Cooker Republic
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
An open-world adventure with puzzle elements and a minimalist aesthetic. Bokida takes place on a dormant, seemingly monochromatic world of light that gradually reveals its beauty. Experience freedom while exploring a peaceful, intriguing environment.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 40.3%, Indie 27.6%, Adventure 16.4%, Puzzle 15.7%
- #42 Fourmiworld
62% matchVery Positive98% of 88 reviews2025
Dev: CZDOOM
Windows · Linux
Carve your own path through Fourmiworld - an "open-world-ant-farm-metroidvania". Play as an interdimensional urban explorer girl, collect Gamut to unlock new abilities, and discover the sights, plights, & soundbites of a surreal alien dimension.
Why similar: Platformer 30.3%, Indie 27.9%, Adventure 17.3%, 2D 11.5%, Puzzle 6%
- #43 Grapple
72% matchVery Positive91% of 335 reviews2015
Dev: Tuesday SocietyPub: Midnight City
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Grapple is a 3D puzzle platformer. You can fling, swing and climb across everything in Grapple. Different surfaces react uniquely to your gooball. Grapple is as fast paced as you want to play it. With multiple checkpoints and unlimited lives your skill is the only thing slowing you down.
Why similar: Platformer 52.4%, Indie 47.6%
- #44 Gravity Ghost
71% matchVery Positive97% of 304 reviews2015
Dev: Ivy Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Gravity Ghost is a physics game with a twist. Run, jump, and soar around planets, using gravity to glide through the air. Explore a shattered galaxy and rescue its survivors, armed with powerups and mysterious terraforming powers. Meet the 7 magical guardians and best their challenges. There's no killing, no dying, and no way to fail.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 52.3%, Indie 28.9%, Adventure 9.5%, Puzzle 9.3%
- #45 Unmechanical
72% matchVery Positive92% of 473 reviews2012
Dev: Talawa GamesPub: Teotl Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 58%
A carefully created world with unique environments and an engrossing atmosphere, Unmechanical offers over 30 unique puzzles of exploration and adventure!
Why similar: Puzzle 32.7%, Indie 25.6%, Platformer 21.9%, Adventure 14.3%, Casual 5.5%
- #46 Filament
68% matchVery Positive85% of 752 reviews2020
Dev: Beard EnvyPub: Kasedo Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 25.9%, Puzzle 21%, Indie 14%, Strategy 12.1%, Great Soundtrack 11.7%
- #47 The Way
70% matchVery Positive83% of 1,295 reviews2016
Dev: Puzzling DreamPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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: Platformer 38.8%, Indie 20.3%, Adventure 15.7%, Puzzle 8.9%, 2D 7.9%
- #48 Altered
67% matchVery Positive100% of 123 reviews2021
Dev: GlitchheartPub: Rooftop Panda
Windows · Linux
Solve difficult puzzles in a soothing atmosphere by altering your characters in multiple ways, forcing you to think outside the box.
Why similar: Minimalist 31.3%, Difficult 25.1%, Puzzle 19.9%, Strategy 13.4%, Indie 8.4%
- #49 OneShift
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 989 reviews2018
Dev: Mazen GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 47%
OneShift is a puzzle platformer where the player has the ability to freeze/unfreeze time and shift through worlds to collect blue cubes. But only one world can be active at a time. Later in the game, a world rotating mechanic is unveiled, which makes everything more complex!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 25%, Puzzle 24.5%, Indie 19%, Difficult 12.8%, Adventure 9.8%
- #50 MO:Astray
66% matchVery Positive92% of 5,025 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: Platformer 30.7%, Indie 19.1%, Great Soundtrack 18.8%, Adventure 10.6%, Difficult 9.1%
- #51 Isles of Sea and Sky
61% matchVery Positive93% of 1,404 reviews2024
Dev: Cicada Games
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A fantastic, oceanic, open world puzzle adventure. Solve innovative block puzzles while unearthing a mystifying story, gaining new friends that change the puzzle landscape, and unlocking powers that provide more options for how you choose to progress through the enigmatic Isles of Sea and Sky.
Why similar: Puzzle 42%, Strategy 25.5%, Adventure 18.9%, Casual 7.6%, Singleplayer 6%
- #52 Super Life of Pixel
71% 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 45.1%, Great Soundtrack 22.6%, Indie 17.2%, 2D 8.6%, Adventure 5.6%
- #53 LostWinds
70% matchVery Positive81% of 733 reviews2016
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Wield the awesome powers of Enril the wind spirit to guide and protect young Toku through this unique platform adventure.
Why similar: Platformer 47.2%, Adventure 17.8%, Great Soundtrack 13.1%, Puzzle 9.9%, Indie 6.7%
- #54 Symphonia
60% matchVery Positive92% of 338 reviews2024
Dev: Sunny PeakPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Awaken an expansive musical realm in this non-violent and poetic platformer. In Symphonia, you'll use the power of your violin coupled with your platforming skills to gather an orchestra to bring the musical machinery of the world back to life.
Why similar: Platformer 46.6%, Difficult 32.5%, Adventure 10.6%, 2D 9.7%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #55 BLACKHOLE
69% matchVery Positive85% of 1,063 reviews2015
Dev: FiolaSoft StudioPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
BLACKHOLE is an award-winning hardcore platformer with over 15 hours of story-driven sci-fi comedy and gravity-twisting puzzles. Complete Edition out now!
Why similar: Platformer 20.6%, Difficult 20.1%, Great Soundtrack 18.7%, Puzzle 12.9%, Indie 11.8%
- #56 Agent Brain: Tricky Puzzles
60% matchVery Positive98% of 51 reviews2024
Dev: Little Bittle
Windows
Every level introduces a unique solution method, breaking the fourth wall between the game and the player in unprecedented ways. From using a pause button to halt threats to turning off the sound to put an enemy NPC to sleep, the game continually surprises and engages players.
Why similar: Puzzle 33.4%, Minimalist 22.6%, Indie 21.7%, 2D 17%, Casual 5.3%
- #57 Mission Zigloton
66% matchVery Positive94% of 249 reviews2020
Dev: Ben Lega
Windows · Mac · Linux
Help Zigloton steal an old relic on his journey to infiltrate a mysterious planet, in this challenging platformer developped and hand-animated by one person.
Why similar: Indie 33.7%, Adventure 19.9%, Platformer 19.2%, Great Soundtrack 14.8%, Difficult 11.1%
- #58 Airscape - The Fall of Gravity
68% matchVery Positive82% of 2,660 reviews2015
Dev: Cross-ProductPub: Senpai Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Airscape is a fast-paced, ultra-challenging 60 level action platformer. You play a deep-sea octopus, kidnapped by a mechanical alien race. Jump, dodge, and swim through a skybound environment full of floating islands, water formations, and robotic terrors.
Why similar: Platformer 30.6%, Difficult 20.7%, Puzzle 13.2%, Great Soundtrack 9.7%, 2D 7.9%