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Journey into the forgotten world of Helix, where ancient powers awaken within you. Unlock and combine embodied abilities to unravel the mysteries of a lost civilization. Descend into a tale that will challenge your mind and soul, solving intricate puzzles as you ascend to the light of a new day.

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: 2026-07-23
Developer: Badass Mongoose
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows

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    97% matchVery Positive95% of 8,624 reviews2023
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    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%

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    Why similar: Puzzle 22.2%, Puzzle Platformer 15.8%, Beautiful 12.8%, Adventure 11.7%, Atmospheric 9.5%

  2. #2 Gorogoa
    96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 20,093 reviews2017
    Dev: Buried SignalPub: Annapurna Interactive
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%

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    Why similar: Beautiful 25.5%, Puzzle 24.8%, Hand-drawn 15%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Great Soundtrack 5.8%

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    96% matchMostly Positive70% of 658 reviews2021
    Dev: Graceful DecayPub: Annapurna Interactive
    Windows
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    Why similar: Beautiful 22.2%, Puzzle 17.7%, Puzzle Platformer 16.4%, Adventure 11.6%, Great Soundtrack 7.3%

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    95% matchVery Positive84% of 62 reviews2020
    Dev: Gilp Studio
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    Why similar: Beautiful 25.6%, Puzzle Platformer 13.6%, Adventure 13.1%, Great Soundtrack 12.6%, Puzzle 9.8%

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    94% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2018
    Dev: ProudMom GamesPub: Vandalia Softworks
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    Why similar: Beautiful 22.8%, Puzzle Platformer 15.8%, Adventure 13.7%, Great Soundtrack 11.2%, Puzzle 9.6%

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    94% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,176 reviews2016
    Dev: Teku StudiosPub: Silver Lining Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%

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    Why similar: Hand-drawn 22%, Puzzle Platformer 19.8%, Puzzle 19%, Adventure 13.8%, Great Soundtrack 13.4%

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    93% matchPositive86% of 29 reviews2019
    Dev: 4L GAMES LTD.
    Windows

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    92% matchVery Positive90% of 1,657 reviews2020
    Dev: Lantern StudioPub: Coconut Island Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    LUNA The Shadow Dust is a fully hand-animated Point&Click puzzle adventure, brought to life through wordless storytelling, beautiful cinematics and a breathtaking original soundtrack.

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    91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 94,608 reviews2018
    Dev: Nomada StudioPub: Devolver Digital
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    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%

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    91% matchVery Positive83% of 230 reviews2016
    Dev: Elf Games
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    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%

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    Why similar: Beautiful 21.1%, Hand-drawn 13.7%, Great Soundtrack 12.7%, Puzzle 12.4%, Adventure 11.9%

  11. #11 Amphora
    90% matchMostly Positive79% of 214 reviews2014
    Dev: Moondrop
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Amphora is a peculiar puzzle game that mixes story elements and physics. Amphora presents you with an unfamiliar world with a striking visual style inspired by all the shadow theatre traditions and colors of the world.

    Why similar: Puzzle 26.3%, Great Soundtrack 17.1%, Atmospheric 15.8%, Adventure 12.4%, Stylized 11.1%

  12. #12 Hope
    89% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2020
    Dev: Glusoft
    Windows

    Alone you wake up amnesiac, trying to uncover your past by exploring the world.

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    89% matchVery Positive84% of 311 reviews2021
    Dev: Somnium Games d.o.o.
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%

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  14. #14 Nihilumbra
    88% matchVery Positive88% of 2,989 reviews2013
    Dev: BeautiFun Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%

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  15. #15 I Am Dead
    87% matchVery Positive82% of 450 reviews2020
    Dev: Hollow PondsPub: Annapurna Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%

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    86% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

    Pastel is a Single-Player 3D Adventure Puzzle Game. Play as Pastel, a nine-tailed fox who has just woken up in an overgrown forest with no memory of who she is or how she got there. You will need to travel through time to recover her memories and prevent a great calamity from taking place.

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    86% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: PMF Top Joy Games
    Windows

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    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%

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    84% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    83% matchMixed62% of 804 reviews2020
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    82% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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  23. #23 Shadows
    82% match5 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2017
    Dev: Logan Apple
    Windows

    Shadows is a puzzle-based platformer taking place in a mysterious, silhouetted world. Your goal is to construct a beacon of light to call for help and find your way home. Throughout your journey, you will need to balance the powers of light and darkness to keep yourself alive.

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    81% matchVery Positive90% of 104 reviews2020
    Dev: Luminawesome Games Ltd.Pub: Wired Productions
    Windows

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    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Last Angle Studio
    Windows

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    79% matchMostly Positive77% of 64 reviews2024
    Dev: El Palo GamesPub: U-tad
    Windows

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  27. #27 The Thin Silence
    80% matchPositive81% of 26 reviews2018
    Dev: TwoPM StudiosPub: Nkidu Games Inc.
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    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%

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    79% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2020
    Dev: Mr. CreepPub: Mr. Creep Game
    Windows

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    76% matchVery Positive94% of 9,904 reviews2024
    Dev: Nomada StudioPub: Devolver Digital
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%

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    77% matchVery Positive84% of 1,954 reviews2020
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    Windows
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    78% matchNo user reviews2026
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    Windows

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    78% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2016
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    Windows · Mac

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    76% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2022
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    77% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2018
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    74% matchVery Positive91% of 5,467 reviews2020
    Dev: Coldwood InteractivePub: Electronic Arts
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%

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  36. #36 The Dreadful Whispers
    74% matchVery Positive85% of 156 reviews2019
    Dev: Blackthornprod
    Windows

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  37. #37 Niko: Through The Dream
    75% matchMostly Positive73% of 230 reviews2015
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    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%

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    73% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2026
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    73% matchMixed57% of 23 reviews2022
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    71% matchVery Positive90% of 162 reviews2024
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  41. #41 ODA
    72% matchPositive90% of 29 reviews2021
    Dev: Moon Bear Studio
    Windows · Mac

    ODA is a retrowave-style puzzle platformer. It's smart and unusual. Can it change your perception of space, time and your own life? Hopefully not. But it can enrich your perception of space, it can challenge you with quite unusual swap-mechanics.

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    71% matchVery Positive90% of 5,170 reviews2017
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    Windows
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%

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    73% matchMixed60% of 534 reviews2013
    Dev: droqen
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 12 minMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 17%

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    70% matchVery Positive91% of 3,179 reviews2019
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    72% matchPositive82% of 28 reviews2017
    Dev: Atapki
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    70% matchVery Positive94% of 41,228 reviews2013
    Dev: Starbreeze Studios ABPub: 505 Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%

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    70% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
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    Windows

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  48. #48 Baezult
    71% matchMostly Positive79% of 81 reviews2016
    Dev: Atapki
    Windows
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 69%

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    67% matchVery Positive94% of 37,631 reviews2020
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    67% matchVery Positive93% of 16,126 reviews2013
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    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 57%

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    69% matchNo user reviews2026
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    69% matchMostly Positive75% of 24 reviews2018
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    67% matchVery Positive94% of 288 reviews2020
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    68% matchVery Positive85% of 245 reviews2014
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    68% matchMixed48% of 73 reviews2015
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    65% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
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    Windows

    A 2D platformer and puzzle game where silence and symbols tell a love story. Move in synergy with a mysterious sphere, explore the character’s reality and dreams, and solve over a hundred puzzles. An intimate journey through fear, memory… and love.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.8%, Hand-drawn 19.3%, Puzzle 17%, Adventure 12.3%, Atmospheric 11.1%

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