Games Like Hope

A lonely boy, lost and pursued, is dragged into a corrupted world. Immerse yourself in the dark dystopian world of "glix" with its atmospheric art style and compelling story. Navigate surreal landscapes, solve intricate puzzles, and uncover hidden truths.

Why similar: 2.5D 25.8%, Dystopian 22.7%, Puzzle Platformer 20.3%, Dark 12.3%, Story Rich 6.8%

A lonely kid desperately tries to escape his dark world. (Part 2)

Why similar: Dystopian 27.1%, 2.5D 23.5%, Puzzle Platformer 18.5%, Dark 11.8%, Story Rich 6.8%

After decades of toil, an old machinist plots his escape from Communism, through manipulation and scheming. Along the road, he befriends the most unlikely creature, an abandoned robot. Could they solve the puzzles and flee this bleak world together?

Why similar: Dystopian 24%, 2.5D 19.1%, Puzzle Platformer 16.1%, Political 9.9% ★, Dark 9.4%

A lonely kid desperately tries to escape his dark world.

Why similar: 2.5D 20.9%, Dystopian 18.8%, Dark 17.3%, Puzzle Platformer 17%, Story Rich 6.2%

In a world of corrupted memories, you traverse the remains of a once flourishing city. Shadows flicker around you and metallic echoes pulse through your mind. Search for your father's legacy to regain your forgotten past. But beware! Each step takes you deeper into a waking nightmare.

Why similar: Dystopian 32.7%, 2.5D 16.2%, Puzzle Platformer 13.8%, Dark 10.8%, Story Rich 8.3%

While the Great Stargazer is deeply sleeping, the Celestial Guardians protect the equilibrium of the forgotten world…

Why similar: Dystopian 25.4%, 2.5D 22.6%, Puzzle Platformer 16.8%, Dark 11.2%, Story Rich 7.1%

Alone in the desolate underground, Ji’we is desperate to reach the surface.

Why similar: 2.5D 32.2%, Dystopian 19.4%, Puzzle Platformer 17.8%, Side Scroller 9.8%, Story Rich 9.5%

Traverse a desolate world as you uncover the fate of those who came before. Solve puzzles, interact with a decaying yet beautiful landscape, and rely on your companion to endure a journey of loss, hope, and discovery. In this atmospheric 2.5D adventure, the world remembers—even if no one else does.

Why similar: Dystopian 21.8%, Puzzle Platformer 19.3%, 2.5D 16.6%, Dark 15.7%, Side Scroller 8.5%

A beloved children’s show character has a crisis of consciousness when the facade of his reality cracks and he peers into a darker truth. Vulnerable and alone for the first time, he stumbles forward into the unknown.

Why similar: 2.5D 34.3%, Puzzle Platformer 30.8%, Dark 11.4%, Story Rich 7.7%, Side Scroller 5.8%

A dark and Moody 2.5D, story-driven action puzzle game based on a child with a worrying view of the world.

Why similar: 2.5D 29.2%, Puzzle Platformer 22.8%, Dark 18.4%, Story Rich 10.7%, Mystery 5.8%

Hide. Solve. Run. Survive. In a near-future dystopia ruined by the Yellow, Aila must rely on observation and ingenuity to escape a world where light is lethal. Copy objects from the environment, adapt under pressure, and create your own way forward in this dark cinematic stealth adventure.

Why similar: Dystopian 25.5%, Puzzle Platformer 17.6%, 2.5D 16.7%, Dark 14.1%, Story Rich 6.4%

Once a ghost, now trapped in flesh—avoid every obstacle, evade human eyes, and use brief moments of spectral freedom to find your way out.

Why similar: 2.5D 25.1%, Puzzle Platformer 22.3%, Dystopian 18%, Noir 12%, Side Scroller 9.7%

Selma and the Wisp is an astonishing platform game with a particularly eerie feel to it. Densely packed with logical puzzles and unexpected obstacles, the game incorporates innovative gameplay, low-poly models and an spectacular animations.

Why similar: Dystopian 21.9%, Puzzle Platformer 21.1%, 2.5D 17.7%, Dark 11.4%, Adventure 7.3%

Monochroma is a cinematic puzzle platformer. It’s a game about being a kid, growing up with a little brother that needs your help, facing obstacles and solving unique puzzles in a dystopian 1950's setting.

Why similar: Dystopian 24.3%, Puzzle Platformer 22.3%, 2.5D 16.8%, Puzzle 7.9%, Adventure 7.7%

GREENFIELD is a story driven puzzle-platformer set in a lonely atmospheric world. Embark the surreal depths of a fractured mind and a forgotten island facility in search of answers to a haunting mystery.

Why similar: 2.5D 30.9%, Puzzle Platformer 20.6%, Dark 16.1%, Story Rich 9.2%, Side Scroller 7.2%

As long as I have dreams in my heart, I can never escape. I can never awaken from my dreams. Maybe if I follow the dream just past this doorway, then someday I can wake up again...

Why similar: Dystopian 26.8%, 2.5D 26%, Puzzle Platformer 20.4%, Dark 11.6%, Story Rich 7.9%

"CIO" is a side-scrolling action adventure puzzle game. What seems like an ordinary day, darkness silently envelops the campus, You play as a pupil "Z", using your wisdom and bravery to solve every puzzle, activate every mechanism, defeat every enemy, and ultimately break free from the dark shroud！

Why similar: 2.5D 40%, Puzzle Platformer 32.6%, Adventure 9.6%, Story Rich 8.9%, Mystery 5.8%

“The journalist who lost his daughter unveils the veil of truth with his light”

Why similar: Dystopian 26.5%, 2.5D 25.3%, Puzzle Platformer 21.2%, Dark 9.5%, Side Scroller 9.2%

This world should leave nothing behind.

Why similar: Dystopian 31.8%, Puzzle Platformer 26.5%, Dark 15.7%, Side Scroller 11.6%, Adventure 5.3%

A cooperative puzzle adventure where a small flame and a girl journey together through the night. Guided by light, they brave wind and rain to reach the shrine.

Why similar: 2.5D 43.8%, Puzzle Platformer 35.4%, Adventure 10%, Puzzle 7.7%, Indie 2.6%

In a world full of demons and the undead, a man searches for his lost wife. Resources are limited. Death is instant and waiting in the darkness. You will be running, jumping, climbing and searching in this 2D or 2.5D puzzle platformer.

Why similar: 2.5D 27.1%, Puzzle Platformer 21%, Dystopian 20.8%, Dark 10.6%, Side Scroller 8.7%

DIVISION is a sci-fi adventure game. The whole world bacame strange, the place we live seem to be falling apart.A girl named YI will embark on an incredible journey.

Why similar: 2.5D 43.8%, Puzzle Platformer 28.1%, Story Rich 11.1%, Side Scroller 6.2%, Adventure 4.7%

What happened on this automated space station? Take control of Esferibot, the last working robot on the base and try to find it out

Why similar: 2.5D 32.9%, Dystopian 28.3%, Puzzle Platformer 23.7%, Story Rich 8.5%, Mystery 3.6%

Exploring the vast unknown world from a microscopic perspective of moss, embarking on a journey to find an oasis.

Why similar: 2.5D 42.9%, Puzzle Platformer 29%, Adventure 9.8%, Side Scroller 7.5%, Puzzle 7.5%

Locks is a horror puzzle-platformer set in a puppet show. The game features a new type of puzzle, and the evil doesn't chase the puppet, as it usually does in platformers, it chases you.

Why similar: 2.5D 27.6%, Puzzle Platformer 21.5%, Dark 17.9%, Psychedelic 9.4%, Side Scroller 8.5%

Trapped in a house inhabited by a crazed family, with a hand stitched on its tail. Solve puzzles, craft items & tools, survive deadly encounters, use force or outwit bosses, hide & use stealth. Survive long enough to escape the Manor and decide how it ends.

Why similar: 2.5D 30.1%, Puzzle Platformer 28.5%, Dark 18.4%, Story Rich 6.4%, Side Scroller 5.6%

Take control of Hodge the cat in a brand new, stand-alone prequel story in Another Sight - Hodge's Journey. Tackle new platforming challenges using Hodge's nimble feline skills to solve puzzles and misteries as he travels between the world of dreams and the world of the real.

Why similar: 2.5D 45.5%, Puzzle Platformer 21.8%, Dark 14.5%, Adventure 5.4%, Mystery 4.9%

The Earth is sick and we are the disease. All hope rests on Gaia, a powerful being born from mother nature’s last breath. Use her abilities to alter the environment, escape from dangerous creatures, solve thoughtful puzzles and survive in this dying world.

Why similar: 2.5D 36.8%, Puzzle Platformer 16.8%, Story Rich 12.1%, Dark Fantasy 9.7%, Side Scroller 8%

A Night In Riverager is a free horror short set in the monochrome world of My Beautiful Paper Smile. It tells the tale of a strange hunter in an even stranger land, on a quest to find medicine for his ailing mother. Strange and powerful forces are stirring. Can he resist them?

Why similar: 2.5D 37%, Dystopian 33.4%, Dark 11.7%, Dark Fantasy 9.3%, Puzzle 4.2%

Fighting that's a cross between Smash Bros and Dragon Ball Z!

Why similar: Dystopian 82%, Political 15.3% ★, Side Scroller 1.6%, Indie 1.1%

Lock, load, and get ready for a new kind of action adventure! Immerse yourself in a noir rain-soaked city inside a paperback comic. Uncover a cyberpunk conspiracy against human rights. THIS is the revolution.

Why similar: Dystopian 26.4%, 2.5D 22.7%, Puzzle Platformer 14.6%, Noir 12.2%, Dark 9.7%

As Nazi forces take his father, equipped only with his imagination and creativity, Emil goes on a journey to find him. Emil: A Hero's Journey is a Cinematic Puzzle-Platformer, combining intense action and creative puzzle solving. inspired by actual testimonies that took place during WW2.

Why similar: 2.5D 36.3%, Puzzle Platformer 25.6%, Dark 15.1%, Story Rich 11.1%, Adventure 4.4%

A dark tale of survival and conscience, blending platforming, puzzles, and haunting beauty. Journey through surreal lands where every choice shapes the fate of a world on the edge of ruin will you restore the light or embrace the darkness?

Why similar: 2.5D 27%, Puzzle Platformer 22.8%, Dark 14.7%, Story Rich 8.9%, Side Scroller 7.9%

Experience an innovative co-op adventure where two players have to work together. Engage in collaborative puzzle solving and dynamic combat with each player having unique abilities. Delve into a psychological narrative that explores the essence of humanity.

Why similar: 2.5D 30.2%, Puzzle Platformer 25%, Dark 12.9%, Side Scroller 9.8%, Dark Fantasy 7.3%

Oddworld: Soulstorm is the explosive second game in a brand new Oddworld Quintology that tells the continuing story of Abe and his comrades as they discover further crimes against Mudokonkind and look for the spark that will ignite a revolution.

Why similar: 2.5D 29.1%, Dystopian 24.8%, Puzzle Platformer 22.3%, Dark 11.8%, Puzzle 4.8%

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: Dystopian 44.9%, Puzzle Platformer 36.9%, Story Rich 5.3%, Adventure 4.9%, Indie 3.7%

Rumbral is a dark, puzzle platformer set in a seemingly forgotten world. Find your way in this desolated place while trying to recover your memories and find out who you really are.

Why similar: 2.5D 34.7%, Puzzle Platformer 21.6%, Dark 16.6%, Side Scroller 8.5%, Dark Fantasy 5.5%

A 3rd person, quest based, survival horror journey, with a heavy lean on narrative, mystery, exploration and detective work. Uncover the circumstances behind the grim world you awaken in, and in the process learn the truth by piecing together the many character stories clues and puzzles

Why similar: Dystopian 36%, 2.5D 27.2%, Dark 14.3%, Story Rich 9.7%, Puzzle 4.6%

Guide I.R.I.S., a gardening robot lost to time, to unearth the secrets of her overgrown world. Solve plant-based puzzles using your water spout, and untangle events through environmental storytelling, in this atmospheric journey

Why similar: 2.5D 46%, Puzzle Platformer 30.5%, Puzzle 5.4%, Dark 4.5%, Adventure 4%

Overcome your deepest nightmares and face your unavoidable fate. `Delator´ is a cosmic horror puzzle-platformer where you will play the role of a skittish doctor chosen by the cult of Delator to be the last sacrifice.

Why similar: 2.5D 29.6%, Puzzle Platformer 23.3%, Side Scroller 11.7%, Psychedelic 9.6%, Dark Fantasy 7.2%

Lens Gloss is a dark, mysterious puzzle game inside an animator’s mind. You use different films to enter 3 worlds: his joyful golden past, his sombre blue present and his cold dark future.

Why similar: 2.5D 27.3%, Puzzle Platformer 26.3%, Noir 14.3%, Dark 12.1%, Psychedelic 8.3%

A small city deprived of any freedom of thought under a dictator's rule, spread the seed of resistance and free people from oppression!

Why similar: Dystopian 41.5%, Political 21.4% ★, Puzzle Platformer 19.7%, Side Scroller 7.3%, Indie 6.2%

In Living Shadows, explore a dystopian future where humans and shadows have been separated. Solve puzzles, face challenges, and dive into a deep narrative as you uncover hidden secrets in a dark world.

Why similar: 2.5D 27.7%, Dystopian 23.5%, Puzzle Platformer 21.2%, Side Scroller 9.6%, Dark Fantasy 5.2%

A Tale of Paper: Refolded is a puzzle-platformer that tells the story of Line, a magical character made of paper who can use origami to change its shape. Transform into a frog, a rocket, a bird and more as Line embarks on an emotional journey to fulfill the dream of its creator.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 33.9%, 2.5D 21.7%, Side Scroller 14.3%, Dark 13%, Adventure 10.1%

This game is a puzzle game in which you aim for the goal window by switching between two perspectives, one viewed from the side and the other viewed from above. The biggest feature is that when you change the viewpoint, the depth and height also change.

Why similar: 2.5D 37.8%, Puzzle Platformer 32.7%, Dark 13%, Puzzle 7.7%, Story Rich 6.2%

Test your skills, take control of the environment, and guide Naught through a dark underground world full of mystery. A platform videogame with a unique control that will immerse you in deep labyrinths in search of the light.

Why similar: 2.5D 29.6%, Puzzle Platformer 23.8%, Noir 14.6%, Side Scroller 10.6%, Dark 9.2%

Climatic side scroller where history plot intermingles with Slavic legends, Second World War, and paranormal activity. Solve complex puzzles, do some platforming, interact with various characters, discover their unclear motives, and be a part of the dark and forgotten mystery.

Why similar: 2.5D 31%, Puzzle Platformer 26.2%, Dark 14.7%, Side Scroller 9.9%, Story Rich 8%

DARQ tells the story of Lloyd, a boy who finds himself in the middle of a lucid nightmare. Unable to wake up, Lloyd has to face his fears and decipher the meaning of the dream.

Why similar: 2.5D 29.4%, Puzzle Platformer 23.2%, Dark 18.5%, Side Scroller 9.3%, Psychedelic 6.7%

Dive into Silent Sadie, a puzzle-platformer in Hollywood's golden age. Join Sadie on her quest to become a star, tackling puzzles, stealth challenges, and fast-paced platforming. Inspired by silent film legends, this game combines humor, visual gags, and challenging gameplay in a charming adventure.

Why similar: 2.5D 38.6%, Puzzle Platformer 25.6%, Noir 14%, Side Scroller 10.5%, Puzzle 4.4%

In a fractured world where nature and machines collide, a deer must uncover the truth behind his mysterious surroundings, and his own origins. Stalhart is a cinematic puzzle-platformer, a moving tale of instinct and courage.

Why similar: 2.5D 40.1%, Puzzle Platformer 27.2%, Dark 11.4%, Side Scroller 9.8%, Adventure 5.1%

When the protagonist wakes up, he finds himself on a luxury cruise ship. The game revolves around the story of his attempts to escape from the sinking ship and a group of passengers he feels nostalgic about.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31.7%, 2.5D 30.8%, Side Scroller 12.6%, Story Rich 12.3%, Puzzle 4.8%

A vulnerable sheet of paper learns new abilities by taking the shape of objects in the environment, through the power of origami.

Why similar: 2.5D 43.4%, Puzzle Platformer 36.3%, Side Scroller 6.5%, Adventure 5.2%, Puzzle 3.6%

Explore the enigmatic world of My Shadow, a 2.5D Horror Puzzle Platformer where reality blurs. As night descends, illusions materialize, luring you into the intricate depths of your own mind. Unravel the mysteries where the boundaries of reality haze and imagination takes control.

Why similar: 2.5D 32.3%, Puzzle Platformer 24.7%, Dark 13.8%, Dark Fantasy 7.8%, Story Rich 6.6%

In a world crawling with colossal beings, a boy named Nero sets out on a journey to find the missing girl, Snoa. Use a variety of movement abilities and the surrounding environment to push forward, and at times confront overwhelming horrors, in this cinematic puzzle-platformer, DOSMIC.

Why similar: 2.5D 31.2%, Puzzle Platformer 26.3%, Dark 16.3%, Story Rich 10.9%, Dark Fantasy 5.5%

A noir 2.5D platformer where Satrapo explores a sealed city through a rotating 2D perspective, engaged in an obsessive hunt for the mysterious R. A paranoid tale about desire, featuring eccentric characters and complex three-dimensional labyrinths.

Why similar: 2.5D 34.4%, Puzzle Platformer 21.2%, Noir 16.5%, Dark 12.7%, Story Rich 7.2%

Somber is an atmospheric action-platformer that takes place in the semi-open world of Gloom. A hand-painted game filled with stunning environments, Somber demands absolute precision from players who wish to unlock its many secrets.

Why similar: Dystopian 35.2%, 2.5D 23.1%, Puzzle Platformer 21.5%, Side Scroller 10.1%, Story Rich 5.6%

If you like video games about dystopian worlds, don't miss this exciting fusion of adventure, stealth and puzzles that immerses you in an unforgettable experience. Join Victoria on her journey through a dystopian city, where the savage instincts lurk around every corner.

Why similar: Dystopian 29%, 2.5D 27.9%, Puzzle Platformer 21.3%, Dark Fantasy 7.8%, Puzzle 5.1%

Dimensional Gears is a 2.5D puzzle platformer that takes place in a dystopian steam-punk future where household appliances are the only sentient beings left. Shift dimensions in order explore a dangerous 2.5D environment, escape the factory, and save your friends!

Why similar: 2.5D 38%, Puzzle Platformer 30.3%, Dystopian 22.1%, Puzzle 6%, Cartoony 3.4%