Games Like INSIDE

Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 34.7%, Dark 13.7%, Platformer 12.9%, Puzzle 8.5%, Horror 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: Playdead's earlier puzzle-platformer shares INSIDE's silhouetted visual language, deadly environmental puzzles, and hauntingly minimal storytelling.

Little Nightmares II is the second game in a series that has thrilled and captivated millions of players worldwide since 2017. Now it’s your turn to try to survive this critically acclaimed entry in the most charming horror series ever made.

Why similar: Horror 18.8%, Dark 14.3%, Puzzle Platformer 11.2%, 2.5D 10.2%, Puzzle 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its vulnerable child protagonists, grotesque world, cinematic chase sequences, and environmental puzzles make it one of the closest modern alternatives.

Take on the role of Six, a lone child lost in a massive metal vessel known as the Maw, surrounded by dangerous, distorted versions of adults. You’ll need to do your best to escape in one piece or your fate will be worse than you ever dared dream.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.8%, Horror 17%, Dark 13.2%, 2.5D 10.4%, Atmospheric 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: This eerie puzzle-platformer similarly casts a small, powerless child against an enormous and deeply unsettling hostile environment.

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: 2.5D 17.1%, Puzzle Platformer 15.3%, Cinematic 12.7%, Platformer 9.3%, Dark 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A grim industrial dystopia, physics-based puzzles, and wordless resistance against an authoritarian machine make it especially close in mood and structure.

In the wake of catastrophe find the means to make your family whole again.

Why similar: Narrative 20.6% ★, Cinematic 16.1%, 2.5D 11.6%, Dark 9.2%, Multiple Endings 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: From a Playdead co-founder, this atmospheric sci-fi journey emphasizes silent storytelling, uncanny catastrophe, and puzzle-led exploration.

Lead Abby the string puppet through a bruised, but beautiful fairy tale world in this cinematic adventure. Solve riddles, evade traps and shake off pursuers on the way to find freedom. Can Abby take control of her fate with all the strings attached?

Why similar: Narrative 19.7% ★, 2.5D 17.6%, Puzzle Platformer 16.9%, Cinematic 13.5%, Platformer 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: It pairs side-scrolling traversal and environmental puzzles with a dark fairy-tale world where an ominous narrator and pursuers shape the journey.

Bramble The Mountain King is a grim adventure set in a world inspired by dark, Nordic fables. Explore the beautiful yet dangerous and twisted land of Bramble in your endeavour to rescue your sister. Traverse a wondrous landscape and survive deadly encounters with Bramble's many hideous creatures.

Why similar: Cinematic 32.2%, Horror 17.7%, Dark 16.8%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Action-Adventure 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its cinematic pacing, child protagonist, disturbing folklore creatures, and frequent escape sequences evoke INSIDE's sense of vulnerability.

In a world torn between nature’s grace and cold machine invasion, one girl and her companion must rely on their bond to survive and protect what they hold dear. Their story of hope, loss, and love will stay with you long after the journey ends.

Why similar: Soundtrack 28% ★, Puzzle Platformer 20%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Platformer 11.2%, Puzzle 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A beautiful but ominous cinematic platformer with companion-based puzzles, hostile machines, and a largely wordless narrative journey.

The wolves are watching! Venture through a captivating but brutal dystopia where our young adventurer Ravengirl will travel through this huge city’s brightest highs and delve to its darkest depths on her perilous journey of discovery and finding her destiny where hope seems in short supply.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 15.6%, Cinematic 11.6%, Platformer 11.6%, Dark 10%, Horror 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its monochrome dystopian city, oppressive social themes, and puzzle-platforming structure strongly recall INSIDE's visual and thematic approach.

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 22.8%, Puzzle Platformer 19.4%, Dark 15.8%, Horror 13.2%, Puzzle 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal nightmare world, shifting perspective puzzles, and a helpless protagonist give this horror adventure a similarly uneasy feel.

From Jeppe Carlsen, the lead gameplay designer of LIMBO and INSIDE — COCOON takes you on an adventure across worlds within worlds. Master world-leaping mechanics and solve intricate puzzles to unravel a cosmic mystery.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 36.8%, Puzzle 26.3%, Adventure 13.7%, Atmospheric 13.4%, Indie 6%

Why You'll Like It: Created by INSIDE's lead gameplay designer, it offers elegantly interlocking environmental puzzles and an equally mysterious alien atmosphere, albeit from an isometric perspective.

Traverse a dried-out seabed littered with the remains of a decaying civilization. Keep your unique vessel going, overcome numerous obstacles and withstand the hazardous weather conditions. How far can you make it? What will you find?

Why similar: 2.5D 22.3%, Cinematic 15.1%, Puzzle Platformer 14.9%, Platformer 8.6%, Atmospheric 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: This quiet, post-apocalyptic trek uses tactile machinery puzzles and visual storytelling to create a lonely, contemplative journey through ruins.

An atmospheric vehicle adventure that follows the emotional journey of a boy and his ship as he embarks on a voyage to find a new home.

Why similar: 2.5D 27.1%, Puzzle Platformer 21.5%, Platformer 11.7%, Action-Adventure 10.2%, Atmospheric 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its lonely voyage through flooded post-apocalyptic landscapes retains the series' tactile puzzles and evocative visual storytelling.

Escape the depths of an otherworldly labyrinth in this cinematic puzzle platformer. Explore a hauntingly beautiful world, with three playable characters, in one dark, interconnected story.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 18.1%, Cinematic 13%, Dark 12%, Platformer 9.6%, Story Rich 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A bleak, emotionally charged narrative told through several vulnerable characters combines puzzle-platforming with horror imagery and oppressive atmosphere.

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: Platformer 21.4%, Puzzle Platformer 19%, 2.5D 13.3%, Puzzle 12.9%, Adventure 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its stark monochrome presentation, authoritarian setting, and puzzle-platforming focused on protecting a younger companion make it a direct tonal match.

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 Platformer 25.3%, Puzzle 24.9%, Platformer 17.6%, Atmospheric 15.7%, Indie 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its isolated sci-fi setting and ingenious cloning puzzles deliver the same kind of unsettling, environmentally driven problem-solving in a more cerebral form.

The ground starts shaking, light bulbs are breaking - and something rather unusual is happening right behind the walls of your very room. Equipped with nothing but wit and courage, you slowly descend into a world inhabited by avian folk and seemingly deadly furniture monsters.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31.8%, Puzzle 13.9%, Platformer 13.6%, Atmospheric 12.3%, 2D Platformer 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Hand-drawn surreal environments, strange creatures, and tightly designed environmental puzzles provide a polished, wordless puzzle-adventure alternative.

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: Atmospheric 25.1%, Puzzle Platformer 19.7%, Platformer 18.6%, Story Rich 10.6%, Puzzle 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: While more melancholic than horrific, it offers wordless storytelling, gorgeous atmospheric spaces, and platforming that reflects an emotional inner journey.

Built from scratch, enjoy breathtaking visuals, enhanced audio and improved, deeper gameplay as New 'n' Tasty reignites the original Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee using the latest next-generation technology.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 38%, Platformer 22.2%, Puzzle 10.4%, 2.5D 10.1%, Adventure 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: This darkly comic industrial escape combines stealth, hazards, environmental puzzles, and a fragile protagonist navigating a cruel corporate world.

An ex-minister ventures through the frozen depths of Hell in search of his kidnapped daughter.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.1%, Dark 18.1%, Platformer 12.4%, Atmospheric 10%, Story Rich 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: This dark storybook adventure mixes platforming and light puzzle-solving with sinister imagery and a father searching for his lost daughter.

A challenging puzzle platformer inspired by games like Limbo and Badland.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.4%, Platformer 17.6%, Dark 15.3%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Horror 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its silhouetted art, trap-filled environments, and silent boy-on-a-rescue-mission premise closely echo LIMBO and INSIDE's core format.

You are a nomadic slugcat, both predator and prey in a broken ecosystem. Grab your spear and brave the industrial wastes, hunting enough food to survive, but be wary— other, bigger creatures have the same plan... and slugcats look delicious.

Why similar: Platformer 29.4%, 2D Platformer 24%, Atmospheric 23.4%, Indie 7.9%, Adventure 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its unforgiving ecosystem and predator-filled ruins create an unusually strong sense of being small, hunted, and alone in an uncaring world.

PLANET ALPHA, a beautiful alien world filled with mystery and danger. Pursued by relentless enemies, you must harness the power of night and day as you struggle to survive.

Why similar: 2.5D 29.8%, Puzzle Platformer 18.2%, Platformer 16.5%, 2D Platformer 10.3%, Atmospheric 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A gorgeous alien world, looming predators, and a day-night manipulation mechanic give its 2.5D platforming a tense, cinematic quality.

You are ARID, the AI of a high-tech combat suit crashed on a hostile planet. Your pilot is dying inside you. Your protocols demand you save him — but this world will force you to bend every rule you have. A dark sci-fi puzzle-adventure. Winner of Giant Bomb's Best Story award.

Why similar: Atmospheric 15%, Puzzle 14.9%, Story Rich 14.1%, Adventure 13.3%, Dark 12.8%

Why You'll Like It: This dark sci-fi side-scroller combines environmental puzzles, a mysterious hostile facility, and an isolated protagonist uncovering an unsettling story.

Embark on a dark, dystopian isometric adventure as 'Solo,' seeking to reunite with your wife and daughter after an otherworldly, life-changing event. Solve intricate puzzles and evade an everwatching sinister presence...

Why similar: Narrative 24.3% ★, 2.5D 19%, Cinematic 16.6%, Horror 8.7%, Minimalist 8%

Why You'll Like It: This surreal dystopian puzzle adventure follows a lone commuter through increasingly bizarre spaces, with an oppressive Kafkaesque tone.

Enter a world that’s utterly surreal and eerily familiar. Escape the mundanity of your existence in an experience that will stay with you. Mosaic is a narrative-driven modern adventure game with a story that lasts about 2-3 hours.

Why similar: Cinematic 30.3%, Adventure 23.7%, Indie 17.7%, Dark 15.5%, Atmospheric 12.7%

Why You'll Like It: A bleak, near-wordless portrait of life in a dehumanizing dystopia, presented through atmospheric exploration and understated puzzle interactions.

A lonely kid desperately tries to escape his dark world.

Why similar: 2.5D 18.7%, Dark 16.9%, Puzzle Platformer 16.5%, Platformer 10.3%, Puzzle 8.8%

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: Soundtrack 28.6% ★, Puzzle Platformer 17.8%, Puzzle 13%, Story Rich 9.6%, Atmospheric 9.3%

“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning action-platformer crafted by Moon Studios for PC.

Why similar: Platformer 26.8%, Atmospheric 18.9%, Puzzle Platformer 16.3%, Story Rich 14.8%, Adventure 8.1%

A desperate, savage survival experience full of stunning visuals, dynamic creatures, and a haunting soundtrack.

Why similar: Platformer 36.3%, Action 21%, Indie 17.1%, Atmospheric 17.1%, Adventure 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its striking hand-drawn wilderness, predatory creatures, and physics-driven survival platforming capture the tension of being hunted in a hostile world.

A zombie outbreak eradicated all hope of returning life back to normal, now only survival lives on. Run, hide and fight your way through the undead as Randall searches for his family in this gorgeous, gritty, destroyed world.

Why similar: 2.5D 36.1%, Platformer 24.9%, Action 13%, Adventure 10.5%, Story Rich 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A cinematic side-scrolling survival journey through a ruined city, mixing platforming, environmental hazards, and a bleak apocalyptic story.

“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning Action-Platformer crafted by Moon Studios.

Why similar: Platformer 30.6%, Atmospheric 20.7%, Story Rich 13.9%, 2.5D 10.8%, Adventure 7.6%

Unravel the dark secrets hidden throughout this stirring puzzle platformer about a tormented nobleman confronting the traumas of his past. Use an innovative mirror mechanic to solve challenging puzzle rooms and defeat towering bosses as you strive to piece together the ugly truth.

Why similar: Narrative 22.6% ★, Puzzle Platformer 18.1%, 2D Platformer 12%, Platformer 10.5%, Horror 9.2%

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 Platformer 21.1%, Puzzle 18.6%, Platformer 18%, Atmospheric 13.1%, Adventure 9.4%

Follow the grim tale of young Amicia and her little brother Hugo, in a heartrending journey through the darkest hours of history.

Why similar: Story Rich 27.2%, Dark 17.4%, Atmospheric 15%, Horror 13.6%, Adventure 11.2%

Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 32.8%, Platformer 16.7%, Horror 15%, Puzzle 13.2%, Atmospheric 9.5%

A runaway boy meets a lost fawn, and together they cross a quiet, dangerous world. Solve puzzles, climb, and slip past threats as your companion grows from a fragile newborn into a powerful deer. What you cannot do alone, you learn to do together.

Why similar: Cinematic 18.6%, Puzzle Platformer 16.3%, 2.5D 13.4%, Platformer 10.3%, 2D Platformer 7.8%

Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

Why similar: Platformer 31.2%, Multiple Endings 16.7%, Atmospheric 14.4%, Story Rich 14.1%, Indie 7.3%

Guide two brothers on an epic fairy tale journey from visionary Swedish film director, Josef Fares and top-tier developer Starbreeze Studios. Control both brothers at once as you experience co-op play in single player mode, like never before.

Why similar: Atmospheric 23.6%, Story Rich 22.1%, Adventure 17.4%, Puzzle 16.2%, Platformer 7.6%

The Beast Inside is a unique, gripping twist on thriller and survival horror. Immerse in the story of long-buried secrets, personal tragedies, and madness. Play as two protagonists bounded by dark heritage. Combat the enemies, solve riddles and experience real terror in the 3D-scanned environment.

Why similar: Horror 49.5%, Story Rich 13.9%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Adventure 9.7%, Action 7.1%

From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.

Why similar: Horror 22.7%, Dark 21.6%, Story Rich 13.4%, Atmospheric 12.7%, Puzzle 11.4%

Hue is a vibrant, award-winning puzzle-adventure, where you alter the world by changing its background colour.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 35.1%, Platformer 20.7%, Puzzle 17.8%, Adventure 8.6%, Indie 7.5%

Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.

Why similar: Platformer 25.2%, 2D Platformer 24.8%, Puzzle Platformer 16.8%, Story Rich 10.6%, Indie 6.7%

💀🧩🕹️ Beyond The Darkness is a horror adventure game with puzzles where you help little girl Milly battle nightmares in the darkness to find her missing family. You will find yourself in bizarre worlds of memories, distorted by fears, and your only weapon will be the light of a small lamp...

Why similar: Horror 18.3%, 2.5D 16.3%, Puzzle Platformer 15.7%, Dark 10.1%, Platformer 8.3%

Explore the ancient, mysterious world of Journey as you soar above ruins and glide across sands to discover its secrets.

Why similar: Narrative 34.1% ★, Atmospheric 28.8%, Adventure 15%, Story Rich 10.5%, Indie 9.4%

Creepy quest with the atmosphere of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales. Go through a dangerous adventure filled with puzzles and challenges! Perhaps it is you who will be able to solve all the secrets of forest and save the peaceful creatures?

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.5%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Dark 12.8%, Platformer 11.7%, Action-Adventure 8.6%

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 18.9%, Puzzle Platformer 17.2%, Dark 11.3%, Horror 10%, Platformer 9.1%

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 23.4%, Puzzle Platformer 15.8%, Dark 12.3%, Platformer 12.3%, Minimalist 9.2%

My Memory of Us is a moving fairy tale about friendship and hope in the darkest moments of our times. Enter a hand-crafted, gorgeously animated 2D world full of adventure, exploration, stealth and puzzles. Meet the kids brought up in different worlds and help them survive during times of occupation.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.8%, Dark 13.3%, 2D Platformer 11.5%, Platformer 11.4%, Action-Adventure 8.6%

When humans get too lonely, they turn into monsters… Set sail across a beautiful and evolving world of darkness and light, and discover what it means to be human.

Why similar: Dark 31.5%, Platformer 30%, Atmospheric 15.9%, Adventure 14%, Singleplayer 5.5%

OVIVO is a minimalistic platformer with unusual mechanics where everything is as simple as black and white. The journey in this metaphoric world is filled with illusions and hidden messages.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 17.4%, Cinematic 15.4%, Minimalist 14.2%, Dark 12.8%, Platformer 12.3%

Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.

Why similar: Story Rich 30.5%, Atmospheric 28%, Adventure 15.3%, Horror 14.5%, Singleplayer 6.2%

Experience the epic journey of Nuna and Fox as they search for the source of an eternal blizzard that threatens the survival of everything they have ever known.

Why similar: Platformer 25.9%, Puzzle Platformer 20.1%, Atmospheric 15%, Story Rich 11.9%, Puzzle 9.1%

Through the Nightmares is a challenge-driven platformer for anyone who’s ever had a restless night. Run, jump, and change your size to overcome the nightmare’s traps. Face Morpheus. Rescue children from an endless dream.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.3%, Narrative 27.7% ★, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Dark 11.6%, Action-Adventure 7.5%

You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.

Why similar: Puzzle 55.4%, Atmospheric 18.4%, Adventure 8.1%, Indie 7.5%, Singleplayer 7.4%

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 Platformer 21.2%, Cinematic 20.2%, Puzzle 16.9%, Minimalist 13.7%, Story Rich 10.7%

Experience the altered memories of a dying man, reliving his entire life as a little boy while lying on his deathbed. Explore the profound depths of his subconscious as you assist Griffin to shed the remains of his miserable life before his impending demise.

Why similar: 2.5D 18.3%, Puzzle Platformer 16.5%, Dark 9.6%, Platformer 9.4%, Story Rich 8.6%

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: Soundtrack 30.4% ★, Puzzle Platformer 19.9%, 2D Platformer 12%, Platformer 9.6%, Puzzle 6.8%