- #1 Semblance
97% matchVery Positive85% of 404 reviews2018
Dev: NyamakopPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 54%
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 18.3%, Platformer 14.2%, Puzzle 12.3%, 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.
- #2 Closure
96% matchVery Positive85% of 997 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 28.3%, Puzzle 26.9%, Puzzle Platformer 21.3%, Great Soundtrack 9.4%, Indie 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.
- #3 The Swapper
96% matchVery Positive94% of 7,587 reviews2013
Dev: Olli Harjola, Otto Hantula, Tom Jubert, Carlo CastellanoPub: Facepalm Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 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 29.6%, Puzzle Platformer 20.6%, Platformer 15.9%, Great Soundtrack 13.2%, Indie 6.8%
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.
- #4 Nihilumbra
95% matchVery Positive88% of 3,003 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: Puzzle Platformer 23.5%, Platformer 20.7%, Puzzle 17%, Great Soundtrack 14.1%, Indie 9.2%
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.
- #5 FEZ
94% matchVery Positive93% of 16,274 reviews2013
Dev: Polytron CorporationPub: Trapdoor
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 57%
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 28.2%, Puzzle 22.9%, Great Soundtrack 21.9%, Puzzle Platformer 10%, Indie 9.1%
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.
- #6 Braid
94% matchVery Positive93% of 9,957 reviews2009
Dev: Number None
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 61%
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 16.4%, Puzzle 16%, Great Soundtrack 10%, Indie 5.5%
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.
- #7 The Pedestrian
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,121 reviews2020
Dev: Skookum Arts
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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 32.8%, Platformer 18.8%, Puzzle 18.5%, Side Scroller 11.9%, Colorful 7.3%
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.
- #8 Contrast
93% matchVery Positive91% of 5,710 reviews2013
Dev: Compulsion Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 22.7%, Puzzle 20.7%, 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.
- #9 Chicory: A Colorful Tale
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,003 reviews2021
Dev: Wishes Ultd.Pub: Finji
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 32.4%, Adventure 18%, Indie 17.5%, Puzzle 13%, 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.
- #10 Way of Rhea
89% matchVery Positive98% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: Games by Mason LLC
Windows · Linux
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 11.4%, Colorful 10.4%, 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.
- #11 Teslagrad
91% matchVery Positive84% of 2,477 reviews2013
Dev: Rain Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.1 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 27.6%, Puzzle 17.5%, Puzzle Platformer 17.3%, Metroidvania 9.9%, Great Soundtrack 7.8%
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.
- #12 Figment
90% matchVery Positive87% of 5,712 reviews2017
Dev: Bedtime Digital Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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 35.8%, Puzzle 23.6%, Adventure 13.6%, Indie 10.5%, Colorful 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A musical puzzle-adventure that uses environmental interaction to solve challenges, sharing the whimsical and vibrant tone of Hue.
- #13 Unravel
88% matchVery Positive91% of 5,606 reviews2020
Dev: Coldwood InteractivePub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 23.8%, Puzzle Platformer 18.5%, Platformer 17.5%, Great Soundtrack 11.4%, Adventure 10.9%
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.
- #14 Thomas Was Alone
89% matchVery Positive94% of 9,394 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: Puzzle Platformer 29.9%, Platformer 22.8%, Side Scroller 12.6%, Colorful 7.3%, Indie 6.2%
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.
- #15 INSIDE
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 76,037 reviews2016
Dev: Playdead
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 35.1%, Platformer 20.7%, Puzzle 17.8%, Adventure 8.6%, Indie 7.5%
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.
- #16 GRIS
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 96,496 reviews2018
Dev: Nomada StudioPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 38.3%, Platformer 14.2%, Puzzle Platformer 13.6%, Puzzle 8.1%, Indie 8%
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.
- #17 Out of Line
86% matchVery Positive90% of 242 reviews2021
Dev: Nerd MonkeysPub: Hatinh Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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 33.8%, Platformer 18.1%, Puzzle 16.8%, Colorful 7%, Adventure 6.1%
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.
- #18 Hob
85% matchVery Positive88% of 5,620 reviews2017
Dev: Runic GamesPub: Arc Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 21.8%, Platformer 18.6%, Puzzle 17.3%, Adventure 13.1%, Great Soundtrack 8.7%
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.
- #19 Ynglet
83% matchVery Positive97% of 384 reviews2021
Dev: NifflasPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 52%
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 35.3%, Platformer 18.6%, Puzzle 16.4%, Colorful 9.7%, Adventure 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, atmospheric platformer that focuses on fluid movement and environmental navigation rather than traditional combat.
- #20 DYE
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 106 reviews2017
Dev: Bat Country Games, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
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 24.7%, Great Soundtrack 21.7%, Adventure 14%, Indie 13.5%, Colorful 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, colorful platformer that emphasizes precision and environmental awareness.
- #21 OneShot
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 65,379 reviews2016
Dev: Future Cat LLCPub: KOMODO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 28.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 46.1%, Puzzle 21.8%, Indie 10.3%, Adventure 8.5%, Story Rich 5.2%
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.
- #22 Linelight
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,110 reviews2017
Dev: My Dog Zorro
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Linelight is an elegant puzzle game set in a world of lines.
Why similar: Puzzle 37.7%, Great Soundtrack 27.9%, Indie 17.3%, 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.
- #23 Amphora
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 217 reviews2014
Dev: Moondrop
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Great Soundtrack 29%, Puzzle 28.7%, Adventure 12.2%, Indie 12.1%, Colorful 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric puzzle game that uses environmental manipulation to tell a story, sharing the contemplative feel of Hue.
- #24 Superliminal
78% matchVery Positive95% of 34,206 reviews2020
Dev: Pillow Castle
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 34%, Adventure 10%, Colorful 9.2%, 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.
- #25 Toki Tori 2+
81% matchVery Positive85% of 1,105 reviews2013
Dev: Two Tribes
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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 13.3%, Side Scroller 10.5%, 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.
- #26 VVVVVV
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,563 reviews2010
Dev: Terry Cavanagh
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.5 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: Great Soundtrack 37.2%, Platformer 31.6%, Indie 9.9%, 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.
- #27 Color Symphony 2
81% matchVery Positive89% of 70 reviews2015
Dev: REMIMORY
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 30.5%, Platformer 22.8%, Puzzle 16.2%, Indie 11.1%, 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.
- #28 SLUDGE LIFE
77% matchVery Positive91% of 5,554 reviews2021
Dev: Terri VellmannPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 41%
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 52.1%, Indie 47.9%
- #29 Chromatic Conundrum
73% matchVery Positive99% of 369 reviews2026
Dev: Digs
Windows
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 24.9%, Puzzle 22.9%, Colorful 7.5%, Adventure 7.5%
- #30 Pid
79% matchVery Positive83% of 2,431 reviews2012
Dev: Might and Delight
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 30.0 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: Puzzle Platformer 35.4%, Platformer 21.9%, Puzzle 10%, Indie 9.4%, Adventure 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A gravity-based puzzle-platformer that requires creative use of mechanics to navigate complex, colorful environments.
- #31 Shift Happens
79% matchMostly Positive77% of 4,390 reviews2017
Dev: Klonk GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 39.4%, Puzzle 18%, Platformer 15.1%, 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.
- #32 Omno
76% matchVery Positive92% of 2,803 reviews2021
Dev: Studio InkyfoxPub: Future Friends Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 65%
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 20.7%, Puzzle 17.5%, Adventure 9.2%, Colorful 9.1%
- #33 A Boy and His Blob
78% matchMixed69% of 569 reviews2016
Dev: Abstraction GamesPub: Ziggurat
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 39.1%, Platformer 20.2%, Puzzle 18.8%, Adventure 14.9%, 2D 5.8%
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.
- #34 Inops
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 56 reviews2020
Dev: ZRZStudio
Windows
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 27.9%, Indie 24.1%, Puzzle Platformer 15.9%, Great Soundtrack 14.9%, Side Scroller 6%
- #35 Colored Effects
72% matchVery Positive95% of 63 reviews2023
Dev: TACSOU
Windows · Linux
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 19.4%, Platformer 17.6%, Side Scroller 7.2%, Colorful 6.8%
- #36 Seasons after Fall
75% matchVery Positive81% of 3,182 reviews2016
Dev: Swing Swing SubmarinePub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 22.4%, Puzzle Platformer 21.1%, Platformer 19.8%, Adventure 8.8%, Puzzle 8.1%
- #37 Mind Over Magnet
70% matchVery Positive89% of 1,428 reviews2024
Dev: Game Maker's Toolkit
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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 33.1%, Platformer 17.1%, Puzzle 17%, Adventure 7.2%, Side Scroller 5.8%
- #38 Helix: Descent N Ascent
68% matchVery Positive97% of 88 reviews2026
Dev: Badass Mongoose
Windows
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 26.9%, Puzzle Platformer 26.5%, Great Soundtrack 18.1%, Adventure 12.9%, Indie 8.7%
- #39 Areia: Pathway to Dawn
74% matchVery Positive84% of 63 reviews2020
Dev: Gilp Studio
Windows
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 24.4%, Puzzle Platformer 22.8%, Adventure 14.8%, Indie 12.4%, Puzzle 12.3%
- #40 Viewfinder
69% matchVery Positive95% of 13,334 reviews2023
Dev: Sad Owl StudiosPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Challenge perception, redefine reality, and reshape the world around you with an instant camera. Viewfinder is a new single player game offering gamers hours of interesting and fun experiences while uncovering the mysteries left behind.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 40.6%, Puzzle 22.4%, Platformer 15.3%, Adventure 8.9%, Colorful 7.7%
- #41 TurnOn
75% matchVery Positive83% of 345 reviews2016
Dev: Brainy Studio LLCPub: Xsolla USA Inc
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
"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 19%, Platformer 16.8%, Adventure 10.8%, Indie 9.3%
- #42 OneShift
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,129 reviews2018
Dev: Mazen GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 9.1 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: Puzzle Platformer 32.9%, Great Soundtrack 23.1%, Puzzle 21.5%, Adventure 9.2%, Indie 9%
- #43 Newt One
73% matchMixed64% of 89 reviews2019
Dev: DevNAri
Windows · Mac
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 20.7%, Platformer 18.8%, Adventure 17.1%, Indie 15.5%, Puzzle 13.7%
- #44 Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep: A Wonderlands One-shot Adventure
71% matchMixed65% of 3,688 reviews2021
Dev: Gearbox SoftwarePub: 2K
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Smash skeletons, defeat dragons, and battle giant golems in Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep: A Wonderlands One-Shot Adventure. Experience the acclaimed 2013 quest that started it all in this standalone campaign jam-packed with fantasy, fun, and mountains of magical loot!
Why similar: Adventure 70.5%, Story Rich 21.9%, Singleplayer 7.5%
- #45 Blink
73% matchVery Positive92% of 79 reviews2017
Dev: nextReality Games
Windows
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 54%, Indie 46%
- #46 Machinika: Museum
68% matchVery Positive93% of 6,319 reviews2021
Dev: Littlefield StudioPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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 18.9%, Indie 17.3%, Story Rich 5.1%, Singleplayer 4.3%
- #47 Etherborn
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 457 reviews2019
Dev: Altered MatterPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 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 26.2%, Puzzle Platformer 24.6%, Platformer 14.7%, Puzzle 14%, Adventure 6.7%
- #48 Despotism 3k
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 3,839 reviews2018
Dev: Konfa Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 46%
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%, Great Soundtrack 32.6%, 2D 23.8%, Singleplayer 8.6%
- #49 Recursed
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 670 reviews2016
Dev: PortponkyPub: Shambles Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 24.9%, Great Soundtrack 19.2%, Indie 11.1%, Adventure 7.3%
- #50 Hoa
67% matchVery Positive89% of 3,168 reviews2021
Dev: Skrollcat StudioPub: PM Studios, inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Hoa is a beautiful puzzle-platforming game that features breathtaking hand-painted art, lovely music, and a peaceful, relaxing atmosphere.
Why similar: Platformer 32.2%, Puzzle Platformer 22.8%, Adventure 14.4%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Indie 11.4%
- #51 Neon Warp
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 108 reviews2016
Dev: Axel Sonic
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Neon Warp is a simple yet very unique puzzle game.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 30.1%, Puzzle 21.2%, Indie 19.9%, 2D 10.2%, Colorful 9.2%
- #52 gravilon
72% matchMixed59% of 1,254 reviews2015
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 29%, Great Soundtrack 20%, Puzzle 19.6%, Indie 15.5%, Adventure 8.3%
- #53 Spectrum
70% matchVery Positive83% of 71 reviews2016
Dev: 3D Avenue
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%
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 34.3%, Platformer 26.5%, Adventure 17.7%, Indie 15.1%, Side Scroller 6.5%
- #54 Glowkeeper
62% matchVery Positive98% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: oolimry
Windows · Mac · Linux
A luminescent puzzle game about manipulating elements. By the light of fireflies, link and dissolve elemental forces to construct bridges, break through obstacles, and traverse a glowing, interconnected world.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 43.9%, Puzzle 22.1%, Metroidvania 12.4%, Colorful 9.5%, Adventure 6.9%
- #55 Lowglow
68% matchVery Positive90% of 470 reviews2015
Dev: Rockodile
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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%, Adventure 23%, Casual 5%, Singleplayer 4%
- #56 Braid, Anniversary Edition
62% matchVery Positive92% of 1,888 reviews2024
Dev: Thekla, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Control the flow of time to solve puzzles in this new version of the indie classic, featuring fully repainted artwork, a new world of puzzles, and seriously in-depth commentary.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 36.9%, Platformer 22.4%, Puzzle 19.5%, Colorful 7.4%, 2D 5.4%
- #57 Wandersong
66% matchVery Positive95% of 3,910 reviews2018
Dev: Wishes Ultd.Pub: Greg Lobanov
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 37.7%, Platformer 15%, Adventure 13.3%, Colorful 10.6%, Indie 9.6%
- #58 MEANDERS
67% matchVery Positive91% of 407 reviews2018
Dev: ATOMIC BREATH
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 21.8%, Puzzle 18.7%, Platformer 11.7%, Adventure 7.8%
- #59 LostWinds
69% matchVery Positive81% of 753 reviews2016
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 2.9 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 27.1%, Puzzle Platformer 19.1%, Adventure 17.4%, Great Soundtrack 13%, Puzzle 9.4%