- #1 Total Party Kill
97% matchVery Positive96% of 168 reviews2019
Dev: Adventure Islands
Windows · Mac
Your party enters a deep and dark dungeon… but sacrifices must be made! Control 3 different heroes and use their special abilities to solve tricky puzzles by sacrificing your teammates!
Why similar: Dark Humor 27.7%, Puzzle Platformer 19.7%, Platformer 15.7%, Funny 12.5%, Puzzle 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: You must sacrifice your party members to progress, mirroring the core death-based mechanics of the seed game.
- #2 REZ PLZ
96% matchMostly Positive77% of 56 reviews2020
Dev: Long Neck GamesPub: Graffiti Games
Windows
A puzzle platformer with a new twist on co-op and single player gameplay. Solve puzzles, platforming challenges, and encounter dangerous monsters and traps that require you to KILL and resurrect your brother to advance! Death is just part of the adventure.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.7%, Platformer 23.2%, Comedy 16.1%, Puzzle 12.8%, Fantasy 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: This cooperative puzzle-platformer requires you to kill your characters in creative ways to solve environmental puzzles.
- #3 Suicide Guy
96% matchVery Positive88% of 3,411 reviews2017
Dev: Fabio FerraraPub: Chubby Pixel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Suicide Guy is set in the incredibile and extraordinary dreams of its protagonist. What would you do in order to save the thing you love most? Immerse yourself into his weird dreams and help him to wake up before it's too late.
Why similar: Funny 22.2%, Comedy 19.8%, Dark Humor 17.6%, Puzzle 13.1%, Platformer 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: The game revolves around finding creative ways to die to wake up from dreams, matching the dark humor and death-centric theme.
- #4 Manual Samuel - Last Tuesday Edition
95% matchVery Positive83% of 3,571 reviews2016
Dev: Perfectly ParanormalPub: Curve Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Wealthy, handsome, and... dead? Samuel strikes a deal with Death for one last shot at life, but only if he can survive a day doing everything manually. Blink, breathe, walk, and work - Guide Sam in this darkly humorous and brutally difficult adventure!
Why similar: Dark Humor 59%, Funny 22%, Comedy 8.4%, Physics 3.8%, Indie 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: It features a similar sense of dark humor and clumsy, physics-based mechanics that make simple tasks hilariously difficult.
- #5 The Cave
94% matchVery Positive87% of 2,932 reviews2013
Dev: Double Fine Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Assemble your team of three from seven unlikely adventurers, then descend into the mysterious depths to explore The Cave!
Why similar: Platformer 28.9%, Puzzle 17.2%, Comedy 15.8%, Dark Humor 14.9%, Funny 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: This puzzle-platformer features dark humor and character-specific abilities that are essential for navigating its mysterious depths.
- #6 Overloop
93% matchVery Positive94% of 260 reviews2022
Dev: Charge GamesPub: Digerati
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
A puzzle-platformer set in a dystopian world where the invention of a cloning device has messed things up, big time. Armed with a clone gun and a mighty fine mustache, the chore of saving THE WHOLE OF CIVILIZATION rests on your shoulders. Don’t blow it.
Why similar: Dark Humor 32.7%, Puzzle Platformer 19.8%, Platformer 19.1%, Puzzle 14.5%, Side Scroller 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: You must clone yourself and sacrifice your clones to solve puzzles, which captures the same strategic self-sacrifice gameplay.
- #7 Cute Things Dying Violently
94% matchMostly Positive73% of 51 reviews2015
Dev: ApathyWorks, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Flick hapless Critters around to get them safely out of each level! Dodge all sorts of lethal goodies like spikes, buzzsaws, and fire, and use a variety of wacky items to pull it off.
Why similar: Dark Humor 31.9%, Platformer 18.3%, Comedy 17.7%, Puzzle 12.9%, Great Soundtrack 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: The title says it all; it features physics-based puzzle-platforming with a dark, humorous edge.
- #8 Flipping Death
92% matchVery Positive90% of 287 reviews2018
Dev: Zoink Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Possess the living, aid the dead and flip between the worlds of Flipping Death - a puzzling adventure platformer where you find yourself filling in for Death. Maybe your new powers will help you solve the mystery of your own demise?
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 60.5%, Indie 19.2%, Adventure 16.6%, 2D 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines a quirky art style with dark humor and puzzle-platforming mechanics centered around the afterlife.
- #9 Ghostory
91% matchVery Positive93% of 72 reviews2017
Dev: RigidCore Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Puns, and puzzles. Horrible puns and devious puzzles actually, along with several incorporeal entities are what makes Ghostory a pixel art puzzle adventure brimming with humour and intrigue. Take on the role of a cursed traveler, master your ghostly form, find a cure, and escape a perilous cave system.
Why similar: Dark Humor 29.2%, Puzzle Platformer 18.3%, Platformer 17.2%, Funny 11.5%, Puzzle 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer where you can switch between human and ghost forms to manipulate the environment and solve challenges.
- #10 Peace, Death!
91% matchVery Positive93% of 2,448 reviews2017
Dev: AZAMATIKA
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Peace, Death! is an arcade simulator with difficulties. In this game you play as the Reaper working for your boss, Death, and send clients to Heaven, Hell, or Purgatory.
Why similar: Dark Humor 34.4%, Funny 31.6%, Comedy 17.3%, Great Soundtrack 6.1%, Indie 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: A dark comedy simulation game where you manage the souls of the dead, matching the morbid yet funny tone.
- #11 Road to Ballhalla
90% matchVery Positive88% of 429 reviews2016
Dev: Torched HillPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Roll and be trolled on your journey to the legendary place called Ballhalla. Follow the beat to overcome deadly hazards in sync with the music. Style your balls and marble at awful puns in the roll playing game of the year!
Why similar: Dark Humor 29.4%, Comedy 16.2%, Puzzle Platformer 15.6%, Funny 14.4%, Platformer 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: This rhythm-based puzzle game is filled with dark humor and traps that punish the player in funny ways.
- #12 Goblins and Grottos
89% matchMixed66% of 82 reviews2016
Dev: Psychic Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Reverse the roles & play as a goblin rather than a knight or wizard in this parody dungeon game. Level editor & online sharing - Mario Maker with goblins! Watch your family get blasted by a lvl 100 paladin & embark on an epic quest of revenge, beset on all sides by greedy powerleveling adventurers.
Why similar: Platformer 16.8%, Comedy 16.1%, Funny 13.6%, Family Friendly 13.6%, Puzzle Platformer 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: A comedy-focused platformer that flips the script on traditional fantasy tropes, much like the lighthearted tone of the seed game.
- #13 Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit
88% matchVery Positive85% of 3,731 reviews2012
Dev: ArkedoPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 44%
A crazy action-adventure platformer... In Hell.
Why similar: Platformer 49%, Comedy 20.9%, Funny 16.9%, Great Soundtrack 4.5%, Action 2.3%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced platformer with a comedic, edgy aesthetic and plenty of over-the-top death animations.
- #14 The Swapper
87% 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 35.1%, Platformer 25.7%, Puzzle Platformer 21.5%, Great Soundtrack 7.4%, Indie 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: A atmospheric puzzle game where you create clones of yourself to navigate environments, often requiring you to discard them to succeed.
- #15 Die With Glory — Point and Click Adventure Game
89% matchMixed60% of 59 reviews2017
Dev: CastlePub: Veslo Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Die With Glory is a humor-packed adventure game with a rich, non-linear storyline where your ultimate goal is to die.
Why similar: Dark Humor 32.2%, Comedy 16.8%, Funny 16.5%, Family Friendly 13.4%, Fantasy 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: The game focuses on a hero trying to find a glorious death to enter Valhalla, perfectly aligning with the seed game's theme.
- #16 Escape Goat 2
86% matchVery Positive95% of 460 reviews2014
Dev: MagicalTimeBeanPub: Double Fine Presents
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Escape Goat 2 is a puzzle platformer game where you use machinery, the environment, and a friendly mouse to progress through a dungeon.
Why similar: Platformer 43.7%, Puzzle 26.4%, Puzzle Platformer 9.9%, Great Soundtrack 9%, Indie 5%
Why You'll Like It: A tight, well-designed puzzle-platformer that focuses on clever mechanics rather than just reflexes.
- #17 Max: The Curse of Brotherhood
86% matchVery Positive95% of 1,663 reviews2014
Dev: Press PlayPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Max: The Curse of Brotherhood is a cinematic adventure filled with action-packed platforming and creative puzzle-solving. Armed with only a Magic Marker, Max must confront evil at every turn in a hostile and fantastical world in order to save his kid brother, Felix. Join Max on his great adventure!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 39.9%, Platformer 36.5%, Puzzle 16.8%, Adventure 4.1%, Action 1.2%
Why You'll Like It: A creative puzzle-platformer that uses environmental manipulation to overcome obstacles in a fantasy setting.
- #18 The End Is Nigh
84% matchVery Positive94% of 3,510 reviews2017
Dev: Edmund McMillen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The End Is Nigh is a sprawling adventure platformer where you die a lot, but thats ok because you are probably already dead anyway.
Why similar: Platformer 58.6%, Great Soundtrack 19.9%, Funny 8.2%, Indie 5.2%, Adventure 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: While more difficult, it shares the theme of constant death and respawning in a bleak, platforming-heavy world.
- #19 TurnOn
85% 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: Platformer 21%, Puzzle Platformer 19.1%, Family Friendly 14.7%, Funny 13.7%, Great Soundtrack 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A casual, charming platformer where you restore power to a city, offering a lighter take on the genre.
- #20 Peace, Death! 2
82% matchVery Positive95% of 901 reviews2021
Dev: AZAMATIKA
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Peace, Death! 2 is a midcore turn-based logic game where you send clients to Hell, Heaven, or Purgatory and help members of the Reapers Union as they work towards their great cause!
Why similar: Comedy 24.4%, Dark Humor 22.4%, Funny 17.5%, Puzzle 14.3%, Fantasy 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: The sequel continues the dark, humorous simulation gameplay of the original with improved mechanics.
- #21 Haunt the House: Terrortown
84% matchVery Positive87% of 2,431 reviews2014
Dev: SFB Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Haunt your way through town in the dead of night! Possess objects to scare people away from a museum, a hospital, a theatre and a cruise ship. Will you be able to scare everyone out and reclaim what has been lost, before the night is over? A side-scrolling action puzzle game starring ghosts!
Why similar: Comedy 21.3%, Funny 21%, Family Friendly 16.8%, Puzzle 13.9%, Great Soundtrack 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A funny, supernatural game where you use your ghostly powers to cause chaos and solve puzzles.
- #22 Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack
83% matchVery Positive92% of 1,095 reviews2012
Dev: Drinkbox Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A sci-fi puzzle-platformer of cataclysmic proportions! Evolve from a tiny captive into a world-eating giant. Use your mutant blob powers to devour the pathetic humans and all of civilization!
Why similar: Platformer 18%, Puzzle Platformer 16.7%, Funny 13.1%, Comedy 13.1%, Family Friendly 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: A quirky platformer where you play as a growing blob, featuring a humorous tone and satisfying puzzle-platforming.
- #23 DROS
79% matchVery Positive96% of 135 reviews2023
Dev: emergeWorlds
Windows
Swap between a gooey creature and her human shell in this body-swapping puzzle adventure. Outsmart enemies, solve clever challenges, and escape a twisted Alchemy Tower.
Why similar: Dark Humor 25.8%, Platformer 15.6%, Puzzle Platformer 14.6%, Comedy 13.2%, Funny 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: A fantasy-themed puzzle-platformer with unique character-swapping mechanics that feel fresh and engaging.
- #24 Ray's The Dead
82% matchMixed59% of 64 reviews2020
Dev: Ragtag Studio
Windows
Experience the life, and afterlife of Ray LaMorte as you unlock the mystery behind his death in this heart-warming dark comedy action adventure!
Why similar: Funny 35.1%, Platformer 32.8%, 2.5D 12.6%, Great Soundtrack 5.2%, Casual 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: A humorous action-adventure game where you control a zombie and his horde, blending strategy with comedy.
- #25 Jump Off The Bridge
81% matchVery Positive87% of 258 reviews2019
Dev: Cody Penn
Windows
An absurd retro-platformer that tests your patience.
Why similar: Dark Humor 27.8%, Platformer 23.3%, Puzzle Platformer 20.7%, Funny 10.4%, Side Scroller 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A short, indie platformer that leans into the absurdity of its premise with a focus on simple, funny mechanics.
- #26 Skully
81% matchMixed57% of 282 reviews2020
Dev: Finish Line Games
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 45%
On a mysterious remote island, a skull washes up on shore and is reawakened by an enigmatic deity. Dubbed Skully, the newly reanimated being has been summoned to intervene in a war between the deity’s three siblings, whose quarrel jeopardizes the island they call home.
Why similar: Platformer 21%, Puzzle Platformer 18.2%, Comedy 14.7%, Puzzle 13.3%, Funny 13.1%
Why You'll Like It: A 3D puzzle-platformer where you control a skull that can transform into different forms to solve environmental puzzles.
- #27 Suicide Guy: The Lost Dreams
79% matchMostly Positive80% of 226 reviews2023
Dev: Chubby Pixel
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The Lost Dreams is the new chapter from the Suicide Guy game series: a first person puzzle game set in a world of new crazy dreams. In this adventure you'll have to find a way to wake up from your nightmares.
Why similar: Dark Humor 33.1%, Puzzle Platformer 13.1%, Funny 13%, Comedy 12.9%, Platformer 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: An expansion of the original's physics-based puzzle gameplay with new, creative scenarios for the protagonist to expire.
- #28 Wakey Wakey
76% matchVery Positive99% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: Moon Jam Games LLC
Windows
Wakey Wakey is a Puzzle Platformer with a unique world-bending twist. Navigate your everchanging bedroom, take control of new household objects, and overcome surprising obstacles to help this sleepy guy get a good night's rest.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 18.3%, Platformer 18.2%, Comedy 16.1%, Funny 15%, Family Friendly 13.1%
- #29 A Game of Changes
80% matchMixed68% of 244 reviews2016
Dev: Nuno DonatoPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A 3d puzzle platformer that takes you along a journey of wisdom, through the 64 unique worlds that draw inspiration and teachings from the I Ching [Book of Changes], one of the oldest oracles in human history.
Why similar: Dark Humor 26.5%, Platformer 16.8%, Puzzle Platformer 15.4%, Comedy 12.6%, Puzzle 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: A logic-heavy puzzle game that requires careful planning to navigate its platforming challenges.
- #30 Octodad: Dadliest Catch
77% matchVery Positive94% of 10,722 reviews2014
Dev: Young Horses
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Octodad: Dadliest Catch is a game about destruction, deception, and fatherhood. The player controls Octodad, a dapper octopus masquerading as a human, as he goes about his life. Octodad's existence is a constant struggle, as he must master mundane tasks with his unwieldy boneless tentacles while simultaneously keeping his cephalopodan...
Why similar: Comedy 37.8%, Funny 22.6%, Family Friendly 19.6%, Physics 8%, Puzzle 4.4%
- #31 From the Shadows
78% matchVery Positive85% of 260 reviews2020
Dev: Gamagora ICOM
Windows
From the Shadows is a cooperative puzzle platformer game where players have to work their way through a mysterious mansion by resolving puzzles that revolve around the mechanics of light and shadow.
Why similar: Dark Humor 21.6%, Platformer 16.6%, Puzzle Platformer 15.8%, Comedy 11.2%, Puzzle 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-focused game that encourages exploration and careful observation to progress.
- #32 One Death at a Time
75% matchVery Positive93% of 57 reviews2026
Dev: Figus
Windows
One Death at a Time is a first-person exploration game. You play as John, in the middle of a midlife crisis. A suspicious milk carton offers you a wish in exchange for 14 souls… but because you're a good person, you'll have to die yourself and explore the city in search of 14 ways to do it.
Why similar: Dark Humor 54.1%, Funny 20.2%, Comedy 16.8%, Casual 4.4%, Indie 2%
- #33 Trials of Azra
78% matchVery Positive88% of 127 reviews2016
Dev: Onion Core
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Play as Sam, a kid that controls the dead! Defeat your enemies with magic and control their bodies to solve challenging puzzles!
Why similar: Platformer 24.3%, Puzzle Platformer 23.7%, Funny 20.9%, Puzzle 18.5%, Indie 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D puzzle-platformer that emphasizes logic and environmental interaction over pure action.
- #34 Suicide Guy Deluxe Plus
76% matchVery Positive81% of 554 reviews2022
Dev: Chubby PixelPub: Chubby Pixel Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Suicide Guy Deluxe Plus is the surreal puzzle game set in the dreams of its protagonist. Will you be able to save the thing you love most and overcome the neverending whirlwind of nightmares? Now in a new shiny edition.
Why similar: Dark Humor 32.6%, Puzzle Platformer 19.3%, Comedy 17.5%, Funny 15.5%, Puzzle 7.7%
- #35 Quantum Conundrum
77% matchVery Positive85% of 2,155 reviews2012
Dev: Airtight GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Find and rescue your uncle by using his newest invention to work your way through a crazy complex mansion as you switch between dimensions and solve puzzles!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 35.1%, Puzzle 21.6%, Comedy 14.1%, Platformer 14%, Family Friendly 6%
- #36 RESTLESS SOUL
74% matchVery Positive91% of 323 reviews2022
Dev: Fuz GamesPub: Graffiti Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Laugh in the face of death in this hauntingly humorous comedy adventure about a wayward soul trying to make it back to the land of the living. Engage in bullet-hell lite battles, solve puzzles, and communicate with the dead as you navigate this “colorful” world. Death is just the beginning.
Why similar: Comedy 56.2%, Funny 32.1%, Adventure 4.9%, Singleplayer 3.4%, 2D 3.4%
- #37 Lab Rags
74% matchVery Positive92% of 448 reviews2021
Dev: Salt Mine Studios
Windows
Enjoy failure as it fuels your success in Lab Rags, where you get to use your ragdoll bodies to solve puzzles!
Why similar: Platformer 22.1%, Puzzle Platformer 20%, Comedy 14.9%, Puzzle 14.5%, Family Friendly 12.9%
- #38 Death by Scrolling
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 192 reviews2025
Dev: Terrible Toybox NZPub: MicroProse Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Welcome to Purgatory, inc. now under new management! Death by Scrolling is an action game where you kill enemies, collect gold, and avoid the Reaper long enough to pay the Ferrymanʼs exorbitant river-crossing fee to the afterlife.
Why similar: Dark Humor 43.7%, Comedy 15.3%, Platformer 12.5%, Funny 11.9%, Fantasy 11.7%
- #39 Chariot
75% matchVery Positive81% of 462 reviews2014
Dev: Frima Studio
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Embark on a journey to give his majesty the ride of his afterlife. Guide a chariot containing the King's remains through underground caves using physics-based mechanics such as pushing, pulling, riding and swinging.
Why similar: Platformer 24.2%, Puzzle Platformer 21.3%, Puzzle 13.2%, Funny 9.7%, Fantasy 8.6%
- #40 Super Adventure Hand
72% matchVery Positive96% of 110 reviews2023
Dev: Devm Games
Windows
Hands down the most adventurous and handsome hand in the world! You play as a hand on a gripping handventure where you single-handedly face dangerous obstacles and de-feet a handful of evil feet.
Why similar: Platformer 22.5%, Comedy 19%, Puzzle Platformer 18.9%, Funny 16.4%, Puzzle 8.4%
- #41 Helheim Hassle
73% matchVery Positive91% of 450 reviews2020
Dev: Perfectly ParanormalPub: Yogscast Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Helheim Hassle is a narrative adventure game with puzzle platforming elements. Play as Bjørn, a pacifist Viking that can detach and combine limbs at will to solve challenging puzzles and get out of uncomfortable situations involving desperate Norse Gods, Goblins, Dragons, and angry skeletons.
Why similar: Funny 37.5%, Puzzle 25.9%, Indie 20.1%, Adventure 16.5%
- #42 Songs for a Hero - Definitive Edition
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,458 reviews2016
Dev: Dumativa
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A classic platform with a twist: A dynamic soundtrack and funny lyrics that sings the player's actions and responds to what is happening during the adventure.
Why similar: Platformer 19.4%, Funny 17.3%, Puzzle Platformer 17.2%, Family Friendly 12.1%, Comedy 11.5%
- #43 Splodey
70% matchVery Positive91% of 255 reviews2024
Dev: Send It StudiosPub: Mad Mushroom
Windows
The platformer without a jump button! Master the art of potion propulsion in this fast-paced adventure where strategy, precision, and creativity meet explosive fun.
Why similar: Dark Humor 37.5%, Platformer 22.3%, Funny 17.9%, Side Scroller 8%, Fantasy 7.9%
- #44 Hellevator
71% matchVery Positive92% of 331 reviews2021
Dev: Quasar Games
Windows
Hellevator is a 2D platformer in hell where the only way to escape is to die. Find creative ways to die in order to solve the puzzles and progress through this infernal hotel.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 48.1%, Platformer 34.7%, Physics 6.4%, Adventure 3.1%, 2D 2.7%
- #45 Pikuniku
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,882 reviews2019
Dev: Arnaud De BockPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Pikuniku is an absurdly wonderful puzzle-exploration game that takes place in a strange but playful world where not everything is as happy as it seems. Help peculiar characters overcome struggles, uncover a deep state conspiracy, and start a little revolution in this delightful dystopian adventure!
Why similar: Funny 17.7%, Puzzle 16%, Platformer 15.1%, Comedy 12%, Family Friendly 11.8%
- #46 Never Give Up
71% matchVery Positive87% of 193 reviews2019
Dev: Massive MonsterPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Never Give Up is a hardcore platformer determined to turn you into bloody chunks. Run, jump, and slide your way through ever-changing levels that get harder each time you succeed. You’ll need to try, die, and try again if you want to conquer the game without pressing the Give Up button.
Why similar: Platformer 42%, Comedy 17.8%, Great Soundtrack 10.2%, Funny 9.4%, Side Scroller 7%
- #47 The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom
71% matchVery Positive88% of 465 reviews2010
Dev: The Odd GentlemenPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Enter a macabre and comical silent world filled with mischief, time travel and delicious pie. Includes Steam Achievements, Cloud, and Leaderboards!
Why similar: Platformer 33.5%, Puzzle 22.3%, Puzzle Platformer 18.5%, Comedy 13.4%, Great Soundtrack 4.5%
- #48 What Lies in the Multiverse
69% matchVery Positive91% of 729 reviews2022
Dev: Studio VoyagerPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 65%
A bombastic puzzle platformer about worlds turned inside out. Shift dimensions at the push of a button, solve brain-twisting logistical riddles, and race through the wilds of the multiverse in a bleakly hilarious (and hilariously bleak) story where everything you know can turn on a dime.
Why similar: Dark Humor 38.9%, Puzzle Platformer 21.2%, Comedy 14%, Funny 12.5%, Puzzle 11.1%
- #49 Rage in Peace
70% matchVery Positive87% of 412 reviews2018
Dev: Rolling Glory JamPub: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Rage in Peace is a story-driven action adventure with elements of surprise and memorization. Unravel the last day of Timmy's life, as he races against time to get back home and fulfill his sole dream of dying peacefully in his pajamas, in the warmth of home, in peace, and with no drama.
Why similar: Dark Humor 41.2%, Comedy 18.8%, Great Soundtrack 15.5%, Funny 15.1%, Indie 3.7%
- #50 Fall Again
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 84 reviews2026
Dev: Muffin
Windows
A brutally difficult physics-based platformer designed to test your patience, precision, and sanity.
Why similar: Platformer 27.8%, Funny 21.7%, Comedy 18.7%, Puzzle Platformer 12.9%, Puzzle 7.9%
- #51 Donut County
68% matchVery Positive92% of 12,171 reviews2018
Dev: Ben EspositoPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Donut County is a story-based physics puzzle game where you play as an ever-growing hole in the ground. Meet cute characters, steal their trash, and throw them in a hole.
Why similar: Funny 28.6%, Puzzle 18.2%, Family Friendly 13.9%, Comedy 11.3%, Great Soundtrack 10.3%
- #52 Felix The Reaper
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 473 reviews2019
Dev: Kong OrangePub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Felix The Reaper is a challenging and strict 3D puzzle game about bringing humans into deadly situations. You are Felix, the ever-dancing bringer of death, who just so happens to be dangerously in love with Life.
Why similar: Dark Humor 34.4%, Puzzle 16.2%, Comedy 15.7%, Funny 13.5%, Great Soundtrack 7.7%
- #53 Death's Door
66% matchVery Positive93% of 22,253 reviews2021
Dev: Acid NervePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Reaping souls of the dead and punching a clock might get monotonous but it's honest work for a Crow. The job gets lively when your assigned soul is stolen and you must track down a desperate thief to a realm untouched by death - where creatures grow far past their expiry.
Why similar: Adventure 39.8%, Action 31.6%, Indie 28.6%
- #54 The Upturned
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 2,725 reviews2022
Dev: Zeekerss
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A frantic adventure. Welcome to the Upturned Inn: a grand hotel for the dead! You just want to find your room.
Why similar: Comedy 28.1%, Puzzle Platformer 24.9%, Platformer 19%, Funny 16.5%, Physics 7.5%
- #55 Lightmatter
66% matchVery Positive92% of 2,908 reviews2020
Dev: Tunnel Vision GamesPub: Aspyr
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A first-person puzzler where shadows kill you. Watch your step or be swallowed by the darkness.
Why similar: Puzzle 46.4%, Puzzle Platformer 26.9%, Indie 14.1%, Adventure 10.7%, Atmospheric 1.9%
- #56 After Death
68% matchVery Positive89% of 167 reviews2017
Dev: After Death Team
Windows
After Death is a platform / exploration game in a dark and hostile world. With the help from lost souls, you will have to find a way to open a gate which seems to be the only exit from this mysterious world infected by monsters.
Why similar: Platformer 35.5%, Great Soundtrack 31.6%, Side Scroller 10.2%, Indie 7.8%, Adventure 5.9%
- #57 Zombie Ballz
69% matchMixed68% of 155 reviews2017
Dev: Almighty GamesPub: My Way Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Arcade-style physics puzzle game where you kill undead & keep villagers alive. Level challenges offer a variety of weapons with their own physical properties. Choose the right weapon and solve puzzles by exploding crates, magnetizing metal, burning, slicing, dicing and bouncing your balls to victory
Why similar: Puzzle 29.5%, Funny 14.4%, Comedy 14.1%, Family Friendly 12.9%, Fantasy 10.9%
- #58 Sleepy Joe's Adventures (Bye!Den, GO!)
66% matchMostly Positive76% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Nokwite Games
Windows · Mac
A satirical 2D platformer in the spirit of the classic physics-based puzzle game QWOP. Help President Den finish his tasks, getting caught in absurd situations and making decisions that lead the country to chaos. A unique blend of humor and absurdity awaits you in every mission!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.8%, Platformer 21%, Funny 19.4%, Comedy 15.4%, Puzzle 11.9%
- #59 RUBATO
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 540 reviews2026
Dev: dconn
Windows
RUBATO, an experimental, 2D physics-based take on the collect-a-thon genre!
Why similar: Dark Humor 28.1%, Funny 21.2%, Puzzle Platformer 17.2%, Platformer 13.5%, Puzzle 10%