Games Like Hue

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: Puzzle Platformer 22.9%, Great Soundtrack 18.1%, Platformer 14.2%, Puzzle 12.4%, Side Scroller 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: This puzzle-platformer allows you to deform the world itself to overcome obstacles, mirroring the creative environmental interaction found in Hue.

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 28.2%, Puzzle 27%, Puzzle Platformer 21.3%, Indie 9.4%, Great Soundtrack 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game shares a similar focus on manipulating the environment to reveal paths, where light and shadow dictate what is tangible.

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 29.7%, Puzzle Platformer 20.5%, Platformer 15.8%, Great Soundtrack 13%, Indie 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Like Hue, this game centers on a core environmental mechanic—cloning yourself—to solve intricate spatial puzzles in an atmospheric setting.

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 23.5%, Platformer 20.6%, Puzzle 17.1%, Great Soundtrack 14%, Indie 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: You manipulate the world by painting different colors onto surfaces to change their physical properties, making it a direct thematic and mechanical cousin to Hue.

This is the original version of Braid from 2009, which may not work well on newer systems. For an updated version of the game with nicer graphics, more levels and a large amount of developer commentary, see Braid, Anniversary Edition.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 42.9%, Platformer 16.3%, Puzzle 16.1%, Great Soundtrack 9.9%, Indie 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A seminal puzzle-platformer that, much like Hue, introduces a world-altering mechanic—time manipulation—that fundamentally changes how you navigate levels.

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 28.1%, Puzzle 23%, Great Soundtrack 21.7%, Puzzle Platformer 10%, Indie 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: The perspective-shifting mechanic in this game provides the same 'aha!' moments of environmental discovery that define the experience of playing Hue.

I can see the signs in my sleep now, always guiding me closer. Will this really work? Have we almost achieved the impossible?

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 32.7%, Platformer 18.7%, Puzzle 18.6%, Side Scroller 11.8%, Colorful 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a brilliant mechanic where you manipulate 2D signs to create paths, capturing the same 'puzzle-platformer' spirit of environmental transformation.

CONTRAST is a puzzle/platform game where you can move between a fantastic 3D world and a mysterious shadowy universe in 2D in the blink of an eye. Delve into a dreamlike and surreal 1920s world, inspired by the performance art world of vaudeville and film noir, and cradled by a smooth and sultry jazz ambiance.

Why similar: Platformer 23.5%, Great Soundtrack 22.5%, Puzzle 20.8%, Puzzle Platformer 11.1%, Adventure 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: It utilizes a unique shadow-shifting mechanic that forces you to interact with the world in two dimensions, similar to how Hue uses color to toggle objects.

A top-down adventure game in a coloring book world full of vibrant characters. Use painting powers to explore, solve puzzles, make friends, and draw on anything! From creators on Wandersong + Celeste.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 32.2%, Adventure 17.9%, Indie 17.8%, Puzzle 12.9%, Colorful 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: The painting mechanic is central to both the puzzles and the world-building, perfectly capturing the colorful, interactive spirit of Hue.

Unravel is a physics-based puzzle platformer. Yarny, a character made from a single thread of yarn, must embark on a larger than life adventure.

Why similar: Puzzle 24%, Puzzle Platformer 18.6%, Platformer 17.6%, Adventure 10.9%, Great Soundtrack 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: This physics-based puzzle-platformer uses a yarn-based mechanic to interact with the environment, offering a similar sense of tactile, clever problem-solving.

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 31.7%, Puzzle 22%, Side Scroller 11.3%, Colorful 10.5%, Adventure 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: This puzzle-platformer heavily utilizes color-based mechanics to interact with objects, making it one of the closest gameplay experiences to Hue.

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 27.5%, Puzzle 17.5%, Puzzle Platformer 17.3%, Metroidvania 9.9%, Great Soundtrack 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on electromagnetic mechanics to solve puzzles and navigate, offering a similar depth of mechanical interaction within a platforming framework.

Figment is an action-adventure game that invites you to explore a unique surreal universe filled with music, humor and multi layered narrative. Join Dusty and his ever-optimistic friend, Piper, on an adventure through the different sides of the mind seeking to restore the courage that's been lost.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 35.2%, Puzzle 23.7%, Adventure 13.6%, Indie 10.7%, Colorful 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A musical puzzle-adventure that uses environmental interaction to solve challenges, sharing the whimsical and vibrant tone of Hue.

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: Puzzle Platformer 29.8%, Platformer 22.7%, Side Scroller 12.5%, Colorful 7.4%, Indie 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist puzzle-platformer that relies on the unique properties of different characters to solve environmental puzzles, much like Hue's color-based logic.

Hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project. INSIDE is a dark, narrative-driven platformer combining intense action with challenging puzzles. It has been critically acclaimed for its moody art style, ambient soundtrack and unsettling atmosphere.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 35%, Platformer 20.6%, Puzzle 17.9%, Adventure 8.5%, Indie 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in atmospheric puzzle-platforming that relies on environmental cues and logic to progress through a mysterious, silent world.

Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 38%, Platformer 14.2%, Puzzle Platformer 13.6%, Puzzle 8.2%, Indie 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: While more atmospheric, this game uses color and visual progression to unlock new abilities and areas, resonating with the vibrant aesthetic of Hue.

A unique adventure game filled with beautiful puzzles all hand-drawn in an original 2D style . Out of Line follows the adventures of San in a quest to escape the Factory that was once home. Dive into a story set in a mysterious world that is revealed through multiple chapters.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 33.7%, Platformer 18%, Puzzle 16.9%, Colorful 7.1%, Adventure 6%

Why You'll Like It: A beautiful, hand-drawn puzzle-platformer that focuses on using a spear-like tool to manipulate the environment in ways reminiscent of Hue's mechanics.

Transform the world of Hob! A new action-adventure from Runic Games, the award-winning studio behind Torchlight I and II. It's your chance. Make it home.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22%, Platformer 18.7%, Puzzle 17%, Adventure 13%, Great Soundtrack 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: An environmental puzzle-adventure where the world itself shifts and transforms as you unlock new areas, echoing the world-altering nature of Hue.

OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 45.6%, Puzzle 21.9%, Indie 10.5%, Adventure 8.5%, Story Rich 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: A meta-puzzle game that challenges your perception of the game world, appealing to the same intellectual curiosity found in Hue.

DYE is a challenging precision platformer where you help Hue rescue Pigments and defeat the nefarious Necrolights in order to restore color to the world! Jump, wall jump and float your way through 4 unique worlds with hundreds of challenges ranging from beginner to advanced level.

Why similar: Platformer 24.6%, Great Soundtrack 21.5%, Adventure 13.9%, Indie 13.7%, Colorful 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, colorful platformer that emphasizes precision and environmental awareness.

Linelight is an elegant puzzle game set in a world of lines.

Why similar: Puzzle 37.8%, Great Soundtrack 27.6%, Indie 17.5%, Adventure 13%, Casual 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist puzzle-platformer that strips away the noise to focus purely on the logic of its mechanics, much like the core loop of Hue.

In Ynglet, you jump, dash, slide, bounce and float your way through an abstract, effervescent sky. Melt into the reactive, dynamic soundtrack, while beautiful colors make every moment a visual treat.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 35.2%, Platformer 18.5%, Puzzle 16.5%, Colorful 9.8%, Adventure 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, atmospheric platformer that focuses on fluid movement and environmental navigation rather than traditional combat.

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 28.8%, Great Soundtrack 28.7%, Indie 12.2%, Adventure 12.1%, Colorful 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric puzzle game that uses environmental manipulation to tell a story, sharing the contemplative feel of Hue.

Perception is reality. In this mind-bending first-person puzzler, you escape a surreal dream world through solving impossible puzzles using the ambiguity of depth and perspective.

Why similar: Puzzle 39.5%, Puzzle Platformer 33.8%, Adventure 9.9%, Colorful 9.3%, Story Rich 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: A perspective-based puzzle game that forces you to rethink the environment, capturing the same 're-perceiving the world' feeling as Hue.

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: Puzzle Platformer 35.4%, Platformer 21.8%, Puzzle 10.1%, Indie 9.5%, Adventure 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A gravity-based puzzle-platformer that requires creative use of mechanics to navigate complex, colorful environments.

Chromatic Conundrum is a first person puzzle game where you manipulate light. Combine different colors and form shadows to illuminate your way through an enigmatic world.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31.3%, Platformer 24.8%, Puzzle 23%, Colorful 7.6%, Adventure 7.4%

VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 36.9%, Platformer 31.6%, Indie 10%, 2D Platformer 6.3%, 2D 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: A gravity-shifting platformer that requires quick thinking and mechanical mastery, similar to the precision required in Hue's more complex color-switching sequences.

An epic open-world puzzle Metroidbrainia that respects your intelligence! Knowledge is your superpower. Use creatures as tools to determine your own path.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.5%, Platformer 16%, Puzzle 13.4%, Side Scroller 10.4%, Metroidvania 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game relies entirely on environmental interaction and creature behavior to solve puzzles, emphasizing logic over traditional platforming reflexes.

SLUDGE LIFE is a first-person / open-world / vandalism-centric stroll through a polluted island full of cranky idiots and a vibe so thick you can taste it.

Why similar: Adventure 51.7%, Indie 48.3%

Shift Happens is a cooperative platformer for two. You and a friend shift your mass, throw each other and puzzle your way through four stages of stylized imaginary worlds. Including the occasional backstabbing and taunting. Play with a friend on a couch, online or even special singleplayer levels.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 39.3%, Puzzle 18%, Platformer 15%, Side Scroller 7.7%, Indie 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: The core mechanic involves changing your character's mass and properties to solve puzzles, which provides a similar 'state-switching' feel to Hue.

Color Symphony 2 is a puzzle action platformer that utilizes the ambiguity of color. Try to eliminate obstacles or find new paths by using color!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.4%, Platformer 22.7%, Puzzle 16.2%, Indie 11.3%, Side Scroller 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game explicitly uses color-based mechanics to make platforms appear or disappear, making it a very close mechanical match to Hue.

When Blobolonia is threatened by an evil Emperor, the blob comes to Earth looking for help. Instead, he finds a young boy. Help the blob dethrone the evil Emperor that's terrorizing Blobolonia and establish a friendship with the blob that will last a lifetime.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 39%, Platformer 20.1%, Puzzle 18.9%, Adventure 14.8%, 2D 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: The transformation mechanics used to solve puzzles in this game provide a similar sense of variety and mechanical depth to Hue's color-shifting.

Dive into the wondrous world of the Inops! The 2D puzzle based side scrolling adventure of dark and light. Battle the fire breathing demons and rescue the scattered Inops.

Why similar: Adventure 27.8%, Indie 24.4%, Puzzle Platformer 15.9%, Great Soundtrack 14.7%, Side Scroller 5.9%

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.

Why similar: Puzzle 27%, Puzzle Platformer 26.5%, Great Soundtrack 17.9%, Adventure 12.8%, Indie 8.8%

Seasons After Fall is a 2D platform-puzzler game that will let you dive into a captivating universe and explore a land governed by magic and nature.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 22.3%, Puzzle Platformer 20.8%, Platformer 20%, Adventure 8.9%, Puzzle 8.1%

Colored Effects is a puzzle platformer game where you use different abilities to advance through levels. Each color grants a unique ability. Switch between the colors and their effects to collect gems, defeat bosses, and solve fun puzzles.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 35.6%, Puzzle 19.5%, Platformer 17.5%, Side Scroller 7.2%, Colorful 6.9%

Create your own paths combining the different elements available in this uniquely crafted world. Immerse yourself in a relaxing experience where your actions shape not only your surroundings but also your fate.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 24.2%, Puzzle Platformer 22.8%, Adventure 14.7%, Indie 12.5%, Puzzle 12.4%

An attractive puzzle platformer where you use magnetism to escape a factory. Meet a cast of magnet characters and work together to solve logical conundrums.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 33%, Platformer 17%, Puzzle 17%, Adventure 7.2%, Side Scroller 5.8%

"TurnOn" tells the spellbinding tale of a brave alien creature and its striking journey through blackout world, in an incredibly colorful and detailed platformer without platforms.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.6%, Great Soundtrack 18.8%, Platformer 16.7%, Adventure 10.8%, Indie 9.5%

A single-player journey of discovery through an ancient world of wonders, created by solo developer Jonas Manke.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 32.3%, Platformer 20.6%, Puzzle 17.5%, Colorful 9.2%, Adventure 9.1%

A nonviolent musical 3D Platformer The land of Groovy Hue was once bursting with music and color until the Great Slumber. Take control of Newt, a new tone in this musical land. Awakening this sleeping, silent world is Newt's rite of passage. Restore music, life, and color to the your world!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 20.5%, Platformer 18.7%, Adventure 17%, Indie 15.6%, Puzzle 13.8%

Blink into a world of after-images, where you can walk on light. Solve puzzles by manipulating lights and blinking between worlds. Explore hand drawn landscapes while uncovering the secrets behind this strange power.

Why similar: Adventure 53.5%, Indie 46.5%

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: Puzzle Platformer 32.9%, Great Soundtrack 22.9%, Puzzle 21.6%, Adventure 9.2%, Indie 9.1%

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 25.9%, Puzzle Platformer 24.6%, Platformer 14.7%, Puzzle 14.1%, Adventure 6.7%

Welcome to the Museum! Machinika Museum is a mystery game where you discover beautiful and mysterious machines of extra-terrestrial origins in an atmospheric galaxy-spanning 3D puzzle game. Will you be able to understand their stories and discover what happened to their previous owner?

Why similar: Puzzle 54.4%, Adventure 18.7%, Indie 17.5%, Story Rich 5.1%, Singleplayer 4.3%

Neon Warp is a simple yet very unique puzzle game.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 29.7%, Puzzle 21.2%, Indie 20%, 2D 10.4%, Colorful 9.3%

An inventive, thought-provoking puzzle platformer. Use powerups in each environment, and your own inherent gravity-bending powers, to complete each level. The more you play, the more story details you'll uncover.

Why similar: Platformer 28.8%, Great Soundtrack 19.8%, Puzzle 19.6%, Indie 15.7%, Adventure 8.3%

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 Platformer 31.9%, Puzzle 25%, Great Soundtrack 19%, Indie 11.3%, Adventure 7.2%

Spectrum is a platformer set in an abstract world of stylized shapes and bright colors. Escape from 80 levels spread in 8 mysterious environments.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 34%, Platformer 26.5%, Adventure 17.6%, Indie 15.3%, Side Scroller 6.5%

Wield the awesome powers of Enril the wind spirit to guide and protect young Toku through this unique platform adventure.

Why similar: Platformer 27%, Puzzle Platformer 19.1%, Adventure 17.4%, Great Soundtrack 12.9%, Puzzle 9.4%

Humanity is enslaved by an AI… which is awesome, because we’re on the right side of the conflict. Exploit puny humans to extract power and build your own empire!

Why similar: Indie 35.2%, Great Soundtrack 32.1%, 2D 24%, Singleplayer 8.7%

A musical platforming adventure with an emotional story. Play as a silly bard and use music to interact with everything on a journey around the world. Along the way you'll explore, solve puzzles, and meet a huge cast of characters!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 37.6%, Platformer 14.8%, Adventure 13.2%, Colorful 10.6%, Indie 9.8%

Hoa is a beautiful puzzle-platforming game that features breathtaking hand-painted art, lovely music, and a peaceful, relaxing atmosphere.

Why similar: Platformer 32%, Puzzle Platformer 22.7%, Adventure 14.3%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Indie 11.5%

MEANDERS is a sparkling adventure through a series of funny and relaxing challenges in a colourful setting.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.6%, Great Soundtrack 21.6%, Puzzle 18.8%, Platformer 11.6%, Adventure 7.8%

Lowglow - an audiovisual puzzle journey. Glowingly beautiful graphics combined with a dynamic audio environment make sure that Lowglow is an unforgettable, mind-bending experience for you!

Why similar: Puzzle 43%, Indie 25.2%, Adventure 22.8%, Casual 5%, Singleplayer 4%

All of the color has been wiped from Huey's world! Run, jump, dash, swipe, and pogo your way through this hand-drawn platformer to restore color to the land.

Why similar: Platformer 42.2%, Adventure 19.9%, Side Scroller 12.2%, Colorful 11.1%, Indie 6.8%

Catch a wave in this smooth sound-surfing platformer: Let ethereal tunes carry you fluidly through serene abstract landscapes, tune into soothing sound spheres and revel in a meditative journey of life.

Why similar: Puzzle 24.8%, Puzzle Platformer 24.8%, Platformer 19.8%, Adventure 8.7%, Colorful 8.6%

Warhammer 40,000: Gladius – Relics of War brings you to a world of terror and violence. Four factions will engage in a brutal war for dominance over the planet’s resources. In the first turn-based 4X strategy game set in Warhammer 40,000 you will lead one of four unique factions.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 89.2%, Singleplayer 10.8%

A profound experience that carries players into an unknown and mysterious world surrounded by carefully designed puzzles...

Why similar: Puzzle 34.9%, Great Soundtrack 32.6%, Indie 22.7%, 2D 7.2%, Singleplayer 2.5%