Games Like Happy Mask

A game like none other. Victim invites you into the world of The Ominous Oppression. A desolate landscape of horrors and mental anguish. A place where only the mentally strong can survive and overcome the seemingly endless relentless trials of perpetuating devastation.

Why similar: Dynamic Narration 29.9% ★, Difficult 15.2%, Collectathon 14.6%, Puzzle Platformer 10.4%, Metroidvania 7.1%

Unravel the eerie secrets of Droian, a sci-fi horror metroidvania. Guide a lone I.A.N bot through a desolate moon to save humanity, battling twisted creatures of flesh and machine. Explore dark, labyrinthine environments and uncover cryptic mysteries, where every path holds a chilling surprise.

Why similar: Nonlinear 19.6%, Collectathon 15.3%, Dark Comedy 13.9%, Metroidvania 11.1%, Puzzle Platformer 10.7%

Oh hello dearie.. Babushka needs to clean up her big magical cellar. Use hag magic, or just hit stuff with your broom.

Why similar: Nonlinear 23.5%, Puzzle Platformer 14.8%, Collectathon 11%, Metroidvania 8.8%, Surreal 8.6%

You have been summoned to another world to help someone gather a special kind of leaves. Explore the locale in search of increasingly difficult platforming challenges, while discovering the history and people of this new place.

Why similar: Nonlinear 27.8%, Collectathon 25.9%, Difficult 21.5%, Platformer 7.7%, Exploration 7.7%

Embark on an unforgettable adventure with Uncle Che! Explore a vibrant 2D world, battle whimsical enemies, and uncover secrets to retrieve the stolen ingredients and save the recipe for legendary bread in this charming Metroidvania.

Why similar: Nonlinear 22.3%, Difficult 21.5%, Metroidvania 18.9%, Exploration 9.9%, Side Scroller 8.9%

The Tedium and You is an experimental first-person boredom simulator. Getting points is easy: just walk back and forth across a boring hallway. But that likely won't hold your interest. Explore the facility instead to find that the more you see, the less you know.

Why similar: Dynamic Narration 40.3% ★, Nonlinear 31.6%, Psychological 10.7%, Exploration 8.2%, Surreal 6.4%

In MONOMOON, the way forward is reserved for the knowing and the daring. Guided by moonlight, you’ll uncover hidden truths and wander through a tiny and mysterious open world.

Why similar: Nonlinear 23.1%, Puzzle Platformer 15.2%, Metroidvania 13.8%, Surreal 9.4%, Platformer 7.8%

In this Puzzle Platformer, follow the narrative of three explorers, kidnapped by a mechanical megastructure. Play as their assistant spherical robot in an effort to save them from this brutal place. By powering up the system, area by area, the secretive past and dark truth may make itself known.

Why similar: Dynamic Narration 28.8% ★, Collectathon 17.1%, Puzzle Platformer 12.4%, Psychological 11.4%, Metroidvania 10.1%

Aleya's Ascent is a metroidvania inspired by Celeste and Hollow Knight. Explore a cosmic mountain range and find strange temples, hidden labyrinths, and ancient artifacts while overcoming platforming challenges, punishing fights and chase sequences to return star fragments to the night sky.

Why similar: Nonlinear 21%, Difficult 17%, Puzzle Platformer 15%, Metroidvania 13.5%, Side Scroller 11.9%

Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 18.4%, Metroidvania 17.8%, Nonlinear 17.2%, Exploration 10.1%, Surreal 9.9%

Follow Idony on a journey to find her brother Edus in a strange factory where the walls between dimensions are thin.

Why similar: Dynamic Narration 30% ★, Nonlinear 25.4%, Surreal 17%, Platformer 10.7%, Exploration 9.4%

Nanali in another world is an engaging puzzle-platformer where players must explore two dimensions and solve complex challenges using the unique abilities of the main character.

Why similar: Collectathon 22.6%, Difficult 18.3%, Puzzle Platformer 15.3%, Side Scroller 12.2%, Platformer 9.5%

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: Difficult 23%, Puzzle Platformer 16.9%, Nonlinear 15.8%, Surreal 13.1%, Side Scroller 11.2%

The NONOLITH consumes you. Copy and paste the world around you to discover the secrets of this ancient, enigmatic structure. You are very powerful, you just don't know it yet.

Why similar: Nonlinear 24.7%, Puzzle Platformer 18.1%, Metroidvania 14.7%, Surreal 12.6%, Exploration 9.3%

Explore the haunting, dreamlike fantasy world of BEFORE I GO, a punishing Metroidvania where you embody the innocence of an inner child on an allegorical odyssey towards death acceptance. The end is inevitable, but will you brave the journey?

Why similar: Difficult 22.3%, Nonlinear 20.5%, Metroidvania 15.9%, Surreal 12.8%, Side Scroller 10.1%

Play as a salmon journeying home in this challenging physics based platformer using only two buttons! Remember that on a voyage through innumerable obstacles and constant danger, it is your reaction to adversity that determines your success.

Why similar: Dynamic Narration 31.9% ★, Nonlinear 21.3%, Collectathon 16.6%, Puzzle Platformer 11.3%, Platformer 5.9%

A love letter to classic NES games! Explore an ever-expanding, challenging maze filled with countless secrets.

Why similar: Nonlinear 23.4%, Collectathon 20.8%, Difficult 17.8%, Metroidvania 13%, Exploration 6.9%

Evolve your body further to survive this vast, yet dense, system of caves. You must use your wits to outsmart predators lurking in the dark and to solve puzzling challenges in order to further advance in this strange world.

Why similar: Nonlinear 21.5%, Puzzle Platformer 15.4%, Metroidvania 15.2%, Surreal 12.7%, Platformer 9.3%

Explore branching levels, fight quirky bosses, and save the day in this retro platformer inspired by the classics!

Why similar: Nonlinear 28.4%, Difficult 15%, Side Scroller 14%, Platformer 9.3%, Exploration 8.9%

Document an ancient paradise before it's lost forever. Study the behaviour of the EMUUROM creatures and use the gained knowledge to create new paths forward. Slowly, the machinations of the mythic forest sprites begin to unfold.

Why similar: Nonlinear 20.3%, Puzzle Platformer 15.8%, Metroidvania 14.1%, Surreal 11.7%, Platformer 8.5%

Outsmart your past self in a battle of cause and effect. Explore an interconnected clay world, discover its hidden rules, and uncover the secrets it would rather keep buried.

Why similar: Nonlinear 24.3%, Puzzle Platformer 16.4%, Metroidvania 15.4%, Difficult 14.2%, Exploration 8.7%

Juno’s Darkest Hour is a simple but challenging 2D action adventure platformer game inspired by the side-scrollers of the past. Explore the secrets of a vast monochromatic world. Will you succeed against all odds, or will you die over and over again?

Why similar: Nonlinear 33.6%, Difficult 27.4%, Platformer 13.1%, Exploration 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%

Capybound is a 2D platformer with puzzle elements. You wake up as a capybara in a beautiful pixelated world. Find oranges, meet and talk to many different animals, solve puzzles, unlock skills, explore the world and it's secrets, all in a quest to find your way back home.

Why similar: Collectathon 23.8%, Nonlinear 18.3%, Puzzle Platformer 16.1%, Metroidvania 15.7%, Exploration 9.6%

Take a dive in the world of Plungeez, a puzzle platformer where Bonnie, a fierce woman who, after falling in the underground, must explore the sewers of Salvador in search of a way out. Light torches, boilers, and use plungers to climb and solve puzzles!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.5%, Nonlinear 22.4%, Platformer 18.8%, Metroidvania 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%

Climb It is a platformer and a puzzle game. Find all levels in a world which want to kill you and finish them. But be careful...be prepared to hit the "Restart" button more than once !

Why similar: Difficult 28%, Puzzle Platformer 24.7%, Side Scroller 12%, Exploration 10.3%, Platformer 10.1%

Chiaroscuro is a 2D adventure platformer with metroidvania elements. Explore a world that has fallen into darkness and discover the Lights to illuminate your forgotten past.

Why similar: Nonlinear 23.5%, Difficult 21.2%, Metroidvania 15.4%, Platformer 10.8%, Side Scroller 9.6%

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: Difficult 24.5%, Collectathon 22.1%, Platformer 11.6%, Exploration 9%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%

Spelunk, plunder, and pickaxe in Lost Caves, A 2D collect-a-thon all about exploration and treasure hunting! Venture through 4 expansive labyrinthine levels to find over 80 unique treasures to amass your wealth, and use your trusty pickaxe to defeat anything in your way!

Why similar: Nonlinear 29%, Collectathon 27%, Platformer 11.5%, Exploration 10%, Side Scroller 9.4%

An alien lost on a strange planet needs help returning home

Why similar: Collectathon 21.5%, Nonlinear 20.1%, Difficult 17.6%, Metroidvania 12.7%, Side Scroller 11.8%

Jump, swipe, and pounce your way through this colorful platforming adventure as Chloe the Cat! Explore each nook and cranny for food and secrets while leaping past danger around every corner.

Why similar: Collectathon 26%, Difficult 15.8%, Side Scroller 14.8%, Puzzle Platformer 12.4%, Platformer 9.9%

Glyph is a cute, physics-based adventure starring a mech-scarab and his trusted guide, Anobi, challenged with rebuilding an ancient civilization buried under the desert sand. Jump, double-jump, smash and glide through the air in this vertical platformer with amazing controls.

Why similar: Collectathon 24.8%, Difficult 21.4%, Nonlinear 20.8%, Puzzle Platformer 12.8%, Platformer 7.5%

Collect coins, gems and gun powder, uncover secrets, and conquer epic bosses across time-based levels. Test your skills by mastering the rolling mechanics in this action-packed 3D platformer! Face dynamic environments, harness powerful abilities, and race to save the magical world of Boomerland!

Why similar: Collectathon 27.8%, Difficult 19.6%, Puzzle Platformer 14.3%, Metroidvania 13.8%, Surreal 10.7%

Slash, dash and reap through Little Reaper as Ollie, the Grim Reaper’s tiny assistant in this colourful adventure platformer game. Ollie accidentally shatters a jar of souls while Death is on holiday. Now he has to travel the world to retrieve them, or else suffer the wrath of Death. Or worse… get fired!

Why similar: Collectathon 25.3%, Dark Comedy 23.1%, Puzzle Platformer 18.2%, Side Scroller 14.6%, Platformer 10.3%

Explore an alien ecosystem that reshapes itself each time you die. Mutate to reach new areas and adapt to your surroundings. Find your own way to brave the planet’s dangers and unearth its deepest secrets.

Why similar: Nonlinear 20.1%, Difficult 17.4%, Puzzle Platformer 15.6%, Metroidvania 14%, Surreal 11.6%

Core Descent is a puzzle-platformer set in a vivid world filled with puzzles to solve, items to collect, and secrets to find.

Why similar: Collectathon 29.5%, Puzzle Platformer 21.4%, Metroidvania 12.8%, Exploration 11.1%, Platformer 10.7%

You are a "no power" protagonist, you can only avoid the enemy, including BOSS battles, the game has a rich BGM.

Why similar: Dynamic Narration 41.3% ★, Puzzle Platformer 21.1%, Difficult 12.4%, Exploration 9.7%, Stylized 6.5%

You strayed from the path. Now you are doomed to wander the woods.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 33%, Nonlinear 29.4%, Surreal 17.7%, Exploration 9.9%, Mystery 5.2%

A challenging precision platformer with evolving pixel art environments, tight mechanics and instant retries. Join Eva's journey to uncover if she is the last of her kind.

Why similar: Collectathon 23.8%, Difficult 19.5%, Puzzle Platformer 17.6%, Side Scroller 13.9%, Platformer 9.3%

Welcome to the Great Library of Dreams, where chaos has just been unleashed! Play as The Agent in this fantasy 3D Metroidvania filled to the brim with surprising secrets, daring traversal, confounding puzzles and menacing monkeys. Rid the library of the creatures wreaking havoc and bring back order!

Why similar: Collectathon 24.5%, Nonlinear 20.6%, Puzzle Platformer 18.8%, Metroidvania 15.5%, Platformer 9.5%

Play as Omie, a lost Corgi. Hopping from island to island with Solo, the lost ghost dog. Help villagers, cause playful chaos, and stumble into many little side stories. Every wag, wiggle, and sniff leads you somewhere. Home is out there. Probably.

Why similar: Dynamic Narration 37.6% ★, Collectathon 21.7%, Nonlinear 20.3%, Exploration 6.7%, Stylized 6.1%

A 2D pixel-art metroidvania where you fight using elemental spirits instead of basic attacks. Explore, collect, and solve puzzles in a magical forest.

Why similar: Difficult 21.9%, Puzzle Platformer 20%, Metroidvania 15.6%, Side Scroller 15.4%, Platformer 7.4%

Delve into the diverse world of horror movies in this 2D action puzzler. Nothing can prepare you for the R-rated challenges you will face!

Why similar: Dynamic Narration 31.6% ★, Dark Comedy 20.3%, Difficult 16.2%, Puzzle Platformer 13.9%, Platformer 7.6%

Explore unearthly ruins, solve arcane riddles and pick up your sword against the indescribable horrors that lurk amidst the forgotten depths of our world. Beware the creeping grip of madness as you uncover secrets not meant for the eyes of men!

Why similar: Difficult 23.3%, Puzzle Platformer 18.3%, Metroidvania 16.2%, Psychological 12.8%, Platformer 11.3%

Enter a World of Your Dreams!This immersive first-person action-adventure transforms your dream journal entries into a narrative-rich playground. Create, Explore, and Unravel. Expect the unexpected in this ever-evolving dream world - beware though - you are not alone!

Why similar: Dynamic Narration 43.1% ★, Nonlinear 24.2%, Psychological 15.7%, Surreal 8.6%, Exploration 6.6%

Throw on your nostalgia goggles and travel back in time with Super Win the Game, a retro-core explosion of exploration and platforming action!!

Why similar: Nonlinear 24.2%, Difficult 19%, Metroidvania 14.8%, Side Scroller 13.3%, Platformer 9.1%

A short and surreal dark comedy-horror narrative game.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 27.7%, Dynamic Narration 26.1% ★, Satire 14.6% ★, Surreal 14.3%, Psychological 12.1%

Lyden Lys is a knowledge-based metroidvania about an existential journey through a lost homeland. Control the surroundings through music, explore a smoldering world, discover what happened to your people, decide the fate of your successors, and find yourself.

Why similar: Nonlinear 23.6%, Puzzle Platformer 19.2%, Metroidvania 16.6%, Platformer 10.5%, Psychological 10%

Escape Zolstar is a metroidvania where you explore, collect powerups, fight enemies, and defeat bosses.

Why similar: Nonlinear 32.1%, Metroidvania 17.9%, Difficult 13%, Side Scroller 12.4%, Platformer 12.2%

Welcome to Happy! the Hippo, a previously lost 3D platformer collectathon, now brought to life on modern hardware. Roll, bounce, and dive through a handful of enchanting levels. Tackle quests, rescue frogs, and embrace the vintage charm of janky early 2000s platforming, broken glitches and all.

Why similar: Collectathon 22.2%, Nonlinear 17.6%, Puzzle Platformer 16.3%, Metroidvania 13.7%, Surreal 10.1%

Whale Well is a short adventure game where you play as a duck. Collect and trade items while exploring a civilization in the belly of a great whale.

Why similar: Collectathon 30.7%, Dark Comedy 29.8%, Exploration 9.6%, Stylized 8%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%

Recording and Playback. Solving a puzzle with your past self. High intelligence and mechanics needed.

Why similar: Dynamic Narration 33% ★, Difficult 22.6%, Puzzle Platformer 19.9%, Side Scroller 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%

Nixie is a 2D story-driven exploration game about a robot’s search for a missing human lost in an android space colony. Slash, fling, and glide your way through an eclectic world, while enjoying colorful 16-bit pixel art and an infectious soundtrack!

Why similar: Collectathon 26.1%, Nonlinear 25.3%, Metroidvania 15.3%, Platformer 10.6%, Exploration 9.3%

Rize of the Summonds is a metroidvania game, in which player has the power to transform into legendary Summons including the fearless Dragon, stealthy Wraith, heavy Orc and agile Cat; each equipped with unique abilities in order to reach new areas, defeat enemies, and avoid traps.

Why similar: Nonlinear 22.6%, Difficult 18.3%, Puzzle Platformer 13.9%, Metroidvania 13.4%, Side Scroller 11.5%

You're stuck in a dream. Blink and change your surroundings to escape the shadows of your past.

Why similar: Dynamic Narration 41.2% ★, Psychological 19.5%, Puzzle Platformer 15.1%, Surreal 14.4%, Stylized 6.5%

Simulacro is a 3D action-platformer with a measured pace and unconventional mechanics. In a world of strange physics and synthetic creatures, the experience challenges genre standards with a unique approach.

Why similar: Collectathon 25.7%, Dark Comedy 16.2%, Puzzle Platformer 15.4%, Platformer 12.6%, Surreal 9.6%

Ever miss being a child, playing games at your grandma's or in your old bedroom? Look no further! Play The Adventures of Elena Temple, the classic you never knew existed, on old machines that kind of sort of maybe existed. It's not like you can remember for sure, right?

Why similar: Nonlinear 20.7%, Difficult 19.3%, Puzzle Platformer 18.5%, Metroidvania 13.7%, Platformer 9.3%

Amalu: Wells Between Worlds is a pixel-art 2D platformer, and Metroidvania blending Atmospheric exploration, Spell-casting puzzle mechanics, Amazigh/North African mythology and an emotional storytelling

Why similar: Nonlinear 24.8%, Puzzle Platformer 21%, Metroidvania 19.4%, Exploration 13%, Platformer 11.5%

On My Way Out is a heartwarming adventure game about a spinning top trying to watch the sunset with his friends. The problem - the front gate won't budge. Play as Culver, who will have to spin, jump and dive through the obstacles the neighborhood contains in order to find a way out.

Why similar: Nonlinear 44.8%, Exploration 18.3%, Platformer 18.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Adventure 7.9%

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: Dark Comedy 27%, Difficult 21.5%, Puzzle Platformer 18.5%, Side Scroller 14.2%, Platformer 10.4%

A minimalist sci-fi 2D platformer where you shift through walls and machines. Explore and find secrets in a strange, maze-like dimension, where the laws of physics don't seem to make sense.

Why similar: Nonlinear 30%, Puzzle Platformer 17.4%, Surreal 16%, Platformer 10.7%, Exploration 9.1%