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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Puzzle Platformer, Platformer, Puzzle, Adventure.

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In Between is set inside the mind of a man hit by a cruel twist of fate. Together you are on a journey through the protagonist's head, a world that doesn’t obey the laws of physics.

Reviews: Very Positive — 85% — of 473 reviews
Released: 2015-08-21
Developer: Gentlymad
Publisher: Assemble Entertainment
Genres: Indie
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
Median playtime: 3.5 hrs
Mean playtime: 4.0 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 95%

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    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 17.4%, Platformer 15.6%, Dark 11.1%, Side Scroller 10.9%, Difficult 10%

  2. #2 The Bridge
    96% matchVery Positive87% of 4,339 reviews2013
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    The Bridge is a logic puzzle game that forces you to reevaluate your preconceptions of physics and perspective. It is Isaac Newton meets M. C. Escher. Manipulate gravity to redefine the ceiling as the floor while venturing through impossible architectures.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.6%, Hand-drawn 14.1%, Emotional 10.1%, Puzzle 7.9%, Difficult 7.7%

  3. #3 LIMBO
    96% matchVery Positive92% of 60,454 reviews2011
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    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%

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    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 36.3%, Platformer 14%, Dark 12.2%, Puzzle 8.8%, Atmospheric 7.4%

  4. #4 Nihilumbra
    95% matchVery Positive88% of 2,981 reviews2013
    Dev: BeautiFun Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%

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    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.4%, Platformer 17.6%, Narration 13%, Puzzle 10.5%, Atmospheric 7%

  5. #5 Unleaving
    94% matchVery Positive90% of 58 reviews2024
    Dev: orangutan matter
    Windows · Mac

    When everything seems hopeless a child is awakened by the whispers of the last leaf, drawn into an imaginary world. Unleaving invites the player into a narrative-driven puzzle platformer where each challenge unfolds within a hand-painted landscape, exploring perception and meaning

    Why similar: Philosophical 18.8%, Hand-drawn 11.7%, Dark 10.2%, Puzzle Platformer 9.4%, Platformer 9.1%

  6. #6 Disorder
    94% matchMostly Positive72% of 104 reviews2015
    Dev: Swagabyte Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    A psychological 2D puzzle platformer. You must switch between two versions of the past: dark & light, positive & negative, hope & despair. Every action is innately tied to this dualistic battle. Traverse a surreal landscape of memory to try and mend a fragile mind.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.4%, Platformer 19.9%, Difficult 15.7%, Dark 13.1%, Indie 9.7%

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    91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 73,507 reviews2016
    Dev: Playdead
    Windows
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.5 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.

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    93% matchMixed63% of 433 reviews2015
    Dev: BSK GamesPub: Mandragora
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    Anoxemia is a story-driven exploration game that puts you in control of the scientist Dr. Bailey and his operations drone, ATMA. Search the ocean floor as you discover and extract samples from the bowels of the underwater caves. Danger lurks in each passageway.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.8%, Platformer 12.1%, Dark 12.1%, Side Scroller 10.6%, Physics 9.7%

  9. #9 The Inner Darkness
    92% matchMostly Positive73% of 107 reviews2017
    Dev: Nauris Amatnieks
    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    A lone man's journey through a strange world. Dimension switching mechanic - switch between the dimensions to traverse the world and solve puzzles.

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    91% matchVery Positive91% of 145 reviews2023
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    Windows · Mac

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  11. #11 Andarin Weppes
    90% matchVery Positive90% of 51 reviews2025
    Dev: MötivPub: Next in Game
    Windows

    Andarin Weppes is a first person puzzle experience of a man with ever advancing dementia...

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    89% matchVery Positive86% of 51 reviews2023
    Dev: TearyHand StudioPub: Kodansha
    Windows · Mac

    Enter the hauntingly beautiful shadow world of In His Time, a 2D puzzle-solving adventure game. There you will meet Olly and join him to solve puzzles throughout each step of his emotional journey of growth and self-discovery.

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  13. #13 With My Past
    87% matchVery Positive95% of 344 reviews2024
    Dev: Imagine Wings StudioPub: Edigger
    Windows

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  14. #14 Teslagrad
    89% matchVery Positive84% of 2,460 reviews2013
    Dev: Rain Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%

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  15. #15 Andarin Weppes: Pre-Dementia
    86% matchVery Positive92% of 184 reviews2024
    Dev: MötivPub: Next in Game
    Windows
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    88% matchVery Positive82% of 993 reviews2014
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    86% matchMixed61% of 310 reviews2024
    Dev: Vellichor Games
    Windows

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    Windows · Mac
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    81% matchVery Positive88% of 60 reviews2024
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    Windows

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    82% matchVery Positive91% of 76 reviews2020
    Dev: Filipe F. Thomaz
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    82% matchVery Positive84% of 62 reviews2021
    Dev: Christoph Frey
    Windows

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    79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 583 reviews2023
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    Windows
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    80% matchMostly Positive73% of 55 reviews2023
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    Windows

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    81% matchMixed55% of 259 reviews2015
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  28. #28 INMOST
    75% matchVery Positive91% of 7,185 reviews2020
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    Windows · Mac
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    78% matchVery Positive82% of 115 reviews2017
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    Windows
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    76% matchVery Positive94% of 932 reviews2021
    Dev: [SAMPLE TEXT] Studios ltd
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    79% matchMixed64% of 289 reviews2014
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    76% matchVery Positive89% of 2,607 reviews2017
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    77% matchMostly Positive79% of 375 reviews2018
    Dev: Luoriver studio-洛神游戏工作室Pub: WhiteLakeStudio
    Windows
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%

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  35. #35 Schein
    78% matchMostly Positive73% of 329 reviews2014
    Dev: Zeppelin Studio
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%

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    74% matchVery Positive84% of 1,299 reviews2021
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    Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%

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    73% matchVery Positive92% of 5,025 reviews2019
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    Windows
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    75% matchMixed63% of 67 reviews2018
    Dev: Two-Way Ltd.
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    72% matchVery Positive88% of 52 reviews2023
    Dev: Electric Prune Juice
    Windows

    A tough platformer following a girl diving over the heads of terrifying creatures and bouncing off walls to traverse a mysterious, unsettling world that's so much bigger than her: the "world between all worlds"

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    72% matchVery Positive93% of 57 reviews2022
    Dev: P² Studios
    Windows

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    73% matchVery Positive90% of 467 reviews2017
    Dev: IzHard
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%

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    74% matchMostly Positive74% of 724 reviews2014
    Dev: Nowhere Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    71% matchVery Positive97% of 69 reviews2022
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    Windows

    Accompany the spirit of a Pharaoh reincarnated as a hieroglyph on his final journey. Help him understand the circumstances of his death and overcome the obstacles of his tomb. Will you uncover the identity of his murderer?

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    71% matchVery Positive92% of 62 reviews2022
    Dev: Delil Timurtaş
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    68% matchVery Positive95% of 77 reviews2025
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    69% matchVery Positive94% of 63 reviews2024
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    73% matchMixed60% of 50 reviews2014
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    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 46%

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    69% matchVery Positive83% of 427 reviews2020
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    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%

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    71% matchMostly Positive72% of 95 reviews2017
    Dev: Grimwood Team
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%

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    70% matchMostly Positive76% of 605 reviews2018
    Dev: Little Moth GamesPub: Akupara Games
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    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%

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    68% matchMostly Positive79% of 310 reviews2022
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    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%

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    70% matchVery Positive83% of 2,430 reviews2012
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    Windows · Mac
    Median: 30 minMean: 29.4 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.

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    66% matchVery Positive89% of 137 reviews2024
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    70% matchMixed68% of 579 reviews2015
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    69% matchVery Positive85% of 992 reviews2012
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    66% matchVery Positive87% of 2,883 reviews2020
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    Windows
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    The Last Campfire is an adventure, a story of a lost ember trapped in a puzzling place, searching for meaning and a way home.

    Why similar: Philosophical 16.7%, Puzzle Platformer 14.6%, Emotional 14.2%, Narration 13.7%, Puzzle 10.3%

  58. #58 Between Me and The Night
    68% matchMostly Positive76% of 833 reviews2016
    Dev: RainDance LX
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 23.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    ‘Between Me and The Night' is a surrealist action adventure game that walks the thin path between sanity and madness. Take on the role of a young boy and explore and interact with the mysterious house in which he lives.

    Why similar: Adventure 100%

  59. #59 In My Shadow
    67% matchVery Positive81% of 70 reviews2021
    Dev: PlaybaePub: Alcon Interactive Group
    Windows

    Play with shadows using your imagination to solve brain twisting platforming puzzles as you unfold a journey of loss, nostalgia and acceptance.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.7%, Emotional 16.1%, Precision Platformer 13.8%, Platformer 13.3%, Side Scroller 12.7%

  60. #60 Bat to Bed
    63% matchVery Positive88% of 59 reviews2025
    Dev: Brothers Make Games
    Windows · Mac

    A punishing yet friendly get-to-the-top adventure across a haunted, retro-inspired world.

    Why similar: Difficult 27.3%, Precision Platformer 19.1%, Dark 18%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Platformer 8.8%

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