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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Platformer, 2D Platformer, Singleplayer.

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Luminest is a healing 2D platformer where you embody Luminest, a healing spirit, exploring fragmented lands shrouded in darkness. Help lost souls rediscover warmth and courage, dispel the world’s darkness, and embark on a heartwarming journey of self-acceptance and spiritual growth.

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: Q2 2026
Developer: Yahna
Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie
Platforms: Windows

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    97% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Zhetkenshek
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    The Hot-Pink is 2d Platformer game that has a uniqe system, You will have to find keys to the locked doors and fight your enemy.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 17.5%, Metroidvania 15%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Dungeon Crawler 13%, Platformer 11.8%

  2. #2 Greak: Memories of Azur
    96% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,487 reviews2021
    Dev: NavegantePub: Team17
    Windows
    Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Greak: Memories of Azur is a single-player puzzle platformer adventure. Azur is under threat from an enemy attack who have control of strange creatures infecting the land. Take on the role of three siblings: Greak, Adara and Raydel and utilize their unique abilities to escape the invasion together.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 15.7%, Puzzle Platformer 13.4%, Hand-drawn 12.3%, 2D Platformer 10.1%, Dark Fantasy 9%

  3. #3 Cosmic: A Journey Among Shadows
    96% matchMostly Positive70% of 27 reviews2025
    Dev: King's Pleasure
    Windows

    Embark on a journey through a land of darkness to save your lost shadow. With the help of a mysterious beast’s shadow, master new abilities, outsmart enemies, and uncover hidden truths in your quest to reclaim what’s been taken.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 14.9%, Puzzle Platformer 13.7%, Hand-drawn 12.7%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Dark Fantasy 10.3%

  4. #4 Malone In Nightmares
    95% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Who Made This?Pub: Demolish Games S.A.
    Windows

    Malone is not a brave boy, and there is always a strange, mysterious monster lurking in the shadow of his nightmares. Tonight, Malone will have to face his nightmare. Enter the world of Malone and step into a 2D platform adventure born in the mind of a little boy.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 18.9%, Hand-drawn 15.9%, 2D Platformer 15.4%, Platformer 12.2%, Dark Fantasy 11.2%

  5. #5 Soul Blossom
    94% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: KBeet Games
    Windows · Linux

    A brave soul embarks on a rescue mission, to save his loved ones. Soul Blossom is an adventure driven platformer where you solve puzzles while trying to maintain limited flight ability and controlling a flock of souls.

    Why similar: Flight 22.2%, Puzzle Platformer 15.9%, Platformer 12.4%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Hand-drawn 8.6%

  6. #6 Switch Box
    94% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2025
    Dev: 鲁搬三试
    Windows

    "Switch Box" is a 2D pixel-art puzzle platformer. In an unfamiliar world, you must interact with the environment and utilize tools to solve challenges, overcome obstacles, and ultimately discover the path back home.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.7%, Metroidvania 18.3%, Dungeon Crawler 13.8%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Platformer 11.4%

  7. #7 Potata: Foxy Tale
    93% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Potata Company
    Windows

    Potata: Foxy Tale is a fairy tale themed platformer adventure game in a beautiful world of dark forests. Your goal is to restore the balance and assemble the fragments of the Woodland Spirit.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 21.7%, Puzzle Platformer 18.1%, Hand-drawn 15.9%, Platformer 12.1%, Atmospheric 9.4%

  8. #8 Tool Land
    92% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: bjsjsk
    Windows

    Tool Land is an adventure exploration platformer puzzle game. Collect tools with unique functions, uncover the secrets behind various mechanisms, and explore every corner of this hand-drawn doodle art world!

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.6%, Metroidvania 18.8%, 2D Platformer 15%, Hand-drawn 12.9%, Platformer 10.3%

  9. #9 Liminalia
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Space74
    Windows · Mac

    Unravel the mysteries of these forgotten lands in a hand-drawn, narrative-driven 2D action-adventure, as a white-robed girl awakens in the depths of an abandoned world.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 21.3%, Hand-drawn 18%, Dark Fantasy 13.6%, Platformer 11.5%, 2D Platformer 8.6%

  10. #10 Pages of Time: Prologue
    91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,877 reviews2022
    Dev: Starbeings Studio
    Windows

    Pages of Time: Prologue is a 2D platformer puzzle game. Play as the witch who controls the magic of time, in a beautiful and magnificent magic academy, utilize the skills of recording and rewinding time, solve all kinds of puzzles, and look forward to the adventure of the future.

    Why similar: Hand-drawn 17.5%, 2D Platformer 17.1%, Metroidvania 16%, Puzzle Platformer 13.6%, Puzzle 8.9%

  11. #11 DOMINO The Little One
    90% matchVery Positive82% of 135 reviews2023
    Dev: LÖRNPub: Beko
    Windows

    DOMINO: The Little One, a hand-drawn 2D adventure game, invites you to traverse a realm where the perils of global warming and ecological catastrophe manifest as monstrous entities, and the only weapon at your disposal is your wit and will to make a change.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 18.8%, Abstract 16.4%, Hand-drawn 16%, 2D Platformer 15.1%, Platformer 11.6%

  12. #12 Passing By - A Tailwind Journey
    89% matchPositive95% of 41 reviews2024
    Dev: Studio WindsockePub: Dear Villagers
    Windows · Mac

    Take to the skies in your balloon ship and explore a colorful world of floating islands. Befriend fellow travelers and quirky islanders, use your wits to solve immersive puzzles, and gather resources to continue your journey towards an unknown destination.

    Why similar: Wholesome 35.7%, Puzzle Platformer 17%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Platformer 7.9%, Atmospheric 6.8%

  13. #13 Painted Legend: Knights of Ink & Paper
    89% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
    Dev: Storyan teaM
    Windows

    An action-adventure platformer in the metroidvania subgenre. The graphics are made in the style of a checkered notebook and blue ink. Defeat crowds of monsters, overcome traps, explore the game world, unlock new characters and find secrets! And all this to the accompaniment of driving music!

    Why similar: Hand-drawn 17.5%, Dungeon Crawler 15%, Metroidvania 14.2%, Dark Fantasy 12.4%, Platformer 8.9%

  14. #14 Cavalier
    88% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Coin Laundry Games
    Windows · Mac

    The King's pup levels up! Cavalier is a single player hand drawn Metroidvania. Combat enchanted creatures while you explore the expanding map, and restore the magical kingdom in this charming medieval adventure.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 22.6%, Hand-drawn 18.5%, 2D Platformer 15.5%, Puzzle Platformer 14.1%, Platformer 10.3%

  15. #15 Take You Home
    86% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
    Dev: 79STUDIO
    Windows

    In a strange, monochrome world, swap colors and flip gravity to chase a mysterious black cat.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.9%, Hand-drawn 18.3%, 2D Platformer 16.7%, Abstract 14.7%, Platformer 8.4%

  16. #16 Mechinus
    87% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Huey Games
    Windows

    Roll-and-ride contraptions, clockwork puzzles and steampunk stealth await in this puzzle-platforming adventure set in a mechanical ecosystem. You play as Cognito, whose duty to maintain the lifecycle of this captivating world leads him on an epic journey to heart of the machine in order to save it.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 17.6%, Metroidvania 17.2%, Abstract 11.1%, 2D Platformer 9.4%, Dark Fantasy 8.3%

  17. #17 The Master's Pupil
    85% matchVery Positive91% of 145 reviews2023
    Dev: Pat NaoumPub: Pat Naoum Games Pty Ltd
    Windows · Mac

    The Master’s Pupil is a hand painted puzzle adventure game set inside Claude Monet's eyeball

    Why similar: Hand-drawn 18.1%, Puzzle Platformer 17.5%, Abstract 13.7%, Platformer 8.5%, Atmospheric 8.1%

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    83% matchVery Positive94% of 3,016 reviews2024
    Dev: Microbird GamesPub: Curve Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%

    Discover the magic and lore of the Alps in this acclaimed Action Adventure. Forge relationships with locals to help you solve puzzles, battle monsters and uncover secrets of the legendary Dungeons of Hinterberg!

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  19. #19 Morphing
    84% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Team Tapioca
    Windows

    Morphing is a 2D adventure puzzle game where you possess the ability of morphing. This power allows you to transform and acquire the traits of certain objects or creatures. Use this unique skill to overcome challenges and explore the world.

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    86% match9 user reviews33% of 9 reviews2020
    Dev: Magic Pie
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Divinest Light is an atmospheric puzzle-platformer set in the mysterious and dark world with a unique shadow-avoidance mechanic.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.8%, 2D Platformer 17.6%, Hand-drawn 15%, Platformer 13.8%, Puzzle 11.2%

  21. #21 Omno
    84% matchVery Positive92% of 2,713 reviews2021
    Dev: Studio InkyfoxPub: Future Friends Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%

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

    Why similar: Wholesome 38.8%, Puzzle Platformer 16.3%, Platformer 9.1%, Atmospheric 7.1%, Stylized 6.3%

  22. #22 Astra: Fading Stars
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Dimension OmegaPub: Dimension Omega
    Windows · Linux

    It's you who can make a change. Use your soul to fight the corruption that leaks in the mysterious and atmospheric universe of Astra. Dive deeply into the essence of this world and navigate around danger leaning on truths and secrets. The Stars are Fading! Soon the darkness will swallow them all.

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  23. #23 Bulbo's Belief System
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Abstract Digital
    Windows

    Bulbo's Belief System is a puzzle-platformer where knowledge is both a tool and an obstacle. Bulbo believes everything he's told, letting him see, move, and interact, but he can forget! Erase walls from existence, ignore gravity and manage conflicting beliefs to solve cute mind-bending challenges.

    Why similar: Wholesome 31.8%, Puzzle Platformer 14.4%, Hand-drawn 13.4%, Abstract 12.6%, 2D Platformer 8.9%

  24. #24 Amalu, Wells between worlds
    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: IndieTech Studio
    Windows

    Amalu: Wells Between Worlds is a pixel-art 2D platformer, and Metroidvania blending Atmospheric exploration, Spell-casting puzzle mechanics, Amazigh/North African mythology and an emotional storytelling

    Why similar: Metroidvania 24.7%, Puzzle Platformer 19.3%, 2D Platformer 16.2%, Platformer 10.4%, Hand-drawn 9.7%

  25. #25 Tiny Adventure Game
    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: teunu
    Windows

    Join Tiny as he starts his first adventure. Unlock abilities, explore ancient civilisations, and descent into dark caverns or climb the mountain peaks. Tumble, run and hide from dangerous foes, or befriend and fight alongside Tiny's greatest idols.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 23.6%, Puzzle Platformer 19.8%, Stealth 17.1%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Atmospheric 10%

  26. #26 Puzzles For Clef
    80% matchVery Positive83% of 143 reviews2024
    Dev: Weasel TokenPub: indie.io
    Windows

    Join Clef on an adventure set on a magical sky island where her family once lived. Solve puzzles, discover secrets, and experience a story of sisterly love – and something more, if you are willing to dig deeper…

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  27. #27 We're Tethered Together
    79% matchVery Positive98% of 230 reviews2023
    Dev: BunBun Games
    Windows

    Cast into an ancient crypt, survive the horrors that dwell below, and ascend from despair with your unexpected companion in this short 2D puzzle platformer. Take risks to evade the petrifying gaze from beyond the dark.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.2%, 2D Platformer 19.6%, Platformer 16.4%, Stealth 12.2%, Puzzle 10.7%

  28. #28 Shyftrs
    79% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Wicked Art Games
    Windows

    Shyftrs is a 2D stylized action adventure metroidvania game that will take you on a journey to uncover the mysteries of your lineage and the world beyond. Your weapon of choice are Cane Sword, Pistol or use your new found prowess. Step up and embrace the adventure.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 21.2%, Hand-drawn 17%, 2D Platformer 15.3%, Dark Fantasy 14.4%, Puzzle Platformer 13.7%

  29. #29 Guillotine
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Zomorro Studio
    Windows

    You’ve lost your head… and you must get it back. In Guillotine, decapitate enemies, steal their powers, and face creatures from Basque folklore such as Patxi Errementaria, Olentzero, or the Sorgina. Terror and absurd humor in a platformer with the soul of a metroidvania.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 24.3%, 2D Platformer 20.5%, Puzzle Platformer 15%, Platformer 9.3%, Puzzle 9%

  30. #30 Secrets of Orion: Sword of Destiny.
    78% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
    Dev: Alisson araujoPub: Alisson Araujo
    Windows

    A warrior who wandered in search of redemption after abdicating his post receives a call to return to his ancient continent. Explore the continent of Orion in a 2D action adventure with 3 endings according to your choices.

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  31. #31 The Zamazingo
    76% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
    Dev: yusuf vuran
    Windows · Mac

    A dark, atmospheric, puzzle-filled indie adventure platformer. It is black and white. Discover secrets hidden around you and try to survive in this limbo.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.6%, 2D Platformer 26.5%, Platformer 14.7%, Puzzle 10.6%, Adventure 7.7%

  32. #32 Evergate
    77% matchVery Positive94% of 193 reviews2020
    Dev: Stone Lantern GamesPub: PQube
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 40%

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  33. #33 Hirogami
    75% matchMostly Positive78% of 41 reviews2025
    Dev: Bandai Namco Studios Singapore Pte. Ltd.Pub: Kakehashi Games
    Windows

    Explore a beautiful origami world as Hiro, a fan-wielding master of the art of ‘folding’. Embark on a mystical journey to save your fragile home from deadly digital invaders. Take on animal forms to traverse the landscape, solve puzzles, overcome enemies, and save the realm.

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    77% matchMostly Positive74% of 50 reviews2020
    Dev: Stone Lantern GamesPub: PQube
    Windows

    Try this year’s must-play indie smash-hit for free, with Evergate Ki’s Awakening. Take on seven unique levels in this haunting precision puzzle-platformer, set in a stunning hand-drawn vision of the Afterlife, with an original score recorded by a live orchestra.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.2%, 2D Platformer 20.6%, Hand-drawn 19.5%, Platformer 9%, Atmospheric 7.5%

  35. #35 Owlboy
    76% matchVery Positive84% of 6,043 reviews2016
    Dev: D-Pad Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Owlboy is a story-driven platform adventure game, where you can fly and explore a brand new world in the clouds! Pick up your friends, and bring them with you as you explore the open skies, in one of the most detailed adventures of this era.

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  36. #36 Memory Draw
    73% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
    Dev: Restart Studio
    Windows

    Dive into the conscious and use your brushes to solve puzzles, reclaim forgotten memories.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.7%, Metroidvania 23.5%, Hand-drawn 19.4%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Platformer 8.7%

  37. #37 Missing Code
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Ducktail Studios
    Windows

    A man wakes up in an unknown office and doesn't know where to go. Discover the mysteries in this 2D Puzzle-Platform Game, with a tense ambiance and dark atmosphere.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.8%, Hand-drawn 17.7%, 2D Platformer 17.5%, Platformer 14.1%, Puzzle 9.1%

  38. #38 “LIGHT” IS
    73% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
    Dev: Fancy Overflow
    Windows

    LIGHT IS is a 2D platform jumping game about exploration and puzzle solving. Explore the hand drawn style underground city. Use thinking, operation, and ability to reach new areas. Finally discovering the secrets of the world.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.7%, Hand-drawn 20.9%, 2D Platformer 18.6%, Adventure 11.3%, Platformer 9.7%

  39. #39 Omega-Altro
    75% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
    Dev: RakunPub: Rakun Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Young mercenary Rita was called by some organisation on the mission: piloting and shooting! What secrets this mission has?Fly and explore the underground sectors, find and enter rooms, shoot the enemies, and find switchers to advance!

    Why similar: Flight 31.3%, Metroidvania 20.1%, 2D Platformer 15.3%, Hand-drawn 14.3%, Platformer 10.9%

  40. #40 Savage Horizons
    73% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Insolence Studio
    Windows

    A compact, action-driven metroidvania. Explore a mysterious island and recover five fragments of a fallen meteor containing a rare and powerful mineral. Designed to be completed in under two hours, with all the exploration, progression, and challenge fans of the genre expect.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 30.3%, Hand-drawn 22%, 2D Platformer 19.6%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Exploration 5.9%

  41. #41 Art House
    70% matchVery Positive95% of 77 reviews2025
    Dev: Turtle Fish StudiosPub: USC Games
    Windows · Mac

    Art House is a 2D puzzle platformer in which you play as a woman who gets trapped with her children inside the paintings of her recently deceased mother. Navigate through painting rips and use a magical paintbrush to escape and come to terms with your grief.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.5%, Hand-drawn 16.5%, Platformer 13.9%, Puzzle 9.9%, Stylized 7.3%

  42. #42 Creepy Tale
    72% matchVery Positive87% of 2,883 reviews2020
    Dev: Creepy Brothers
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    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 18.9%, Hand-drawn 17.5%, Stealth 16.1%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Platformer 11.6%

  43. #43 Ascender
    74% matchMostly Positive77% of 22 reviews2017
    Dev: GameChanger Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Ascender is a 2D explorative puzzle metroidvania. The game is set in the open world of GOA's districts, and the player will face many unique puzzles to solve. Warning!! This game will truly challenge your puzzle and platforming skill :D

    Why similar: Metroidvania 21.8%, Puzzle Platformer 21.4%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Platformer 10.1%, Hand-drawn 9.9%

  44. #44 Find Eden
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: CozyCoupleCoding
    Windows

    Play as Timmy, whisked into a mysterious cat realm invaded by monsters. Journey through enchanting realms, solve puzzles, and harness new abilities to save this world—and maybe your own—in a cozy, dark, and hand-drawn 2D adventure full of secrets and quirky cats.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 24.6%, Puzzle Platformer 21.4%, Platformer 11.8%, Hand-drawn 8.7%, 2D Platformer 8.5%

  45. #45 Beneath the Ghost Kingdom
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: From Highberg
    Windows

    Venture beneath the Ghost Kingdom where you will encounter strange creatures, solve puzzles and uncover hidden secrets!

    Why similar: Metroidvania 19.4%, 2D Platformer 17.5%, Puzzle Platformer 16.2%, Platformer 15.3%, Adventure 10.3%

  46. #46 Tomorrowness
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Junijuno, LLC
    Windows

    Take flight as Juno, a small bird guided by the sound of her guitar through a hand-drawn world of music and memory. Play melodies to solve puzzles, fly through unique platforming challenges and piece together a story of grief and love.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31%, Hand-drawn 20.5%, Platformer 15.8%, Puzzle 9.8%, Stylized 7.9%

  47. #47 MONOMOON
    70% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Gentle Giant
    Windows

    In MONOMOON, the way forward is reserved for the knowing and the daring. Guided by moonlight, you’ll uncover hidden truths and wander through a tiny and mysterious open world.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 21.6%, Puzzle Platformer 17.2%, 2D Platformer 12%, Platformer 8.7%, Dark Fantasy 8.6%

  48. #48 The Multi-Medium
    69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 534 reviews2023
    Dev: Micah Boursier
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    The Multi-Medium is a visually unique 2D puzzle platform adventure in which you play as an interdimensional explorer lost in the multiverse. Travel to diverse worlds, each drawn or painted by hand in a different medium and style, in search of your place in the cosmos.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 17.8%, Hand-drawn 17.3%, 2D Platformer 13%, Platformer 9.8%, Stylized 8.6%

  49. #49 The Tower of Luminus
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Last Angle Studio
    Windows

    After a horrible accident, Benjamin’s only company is his battered teddy bear. Together, you must find your way to safety, while solving puzzles and evading those that hide in the dark. Find ways to repair your bear to unlock its full potential, and discover new ways it can help you on your journey.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.4%, Hand-drawn 15.8%, Platformer 15.1%, Puzzle 13.4%, Atmospheric 12.3%

  50. #50 No Strings Attached
    68% matchVery Positive90% of 160 reviews2024
    Dev: The Circus FreaksPub: Threehaw Company Ranch
    Windows

    No Strings Attached is a puzzle platform thriller where you play as Pavo, a newly-sentient puppet, in a struggling circus. Marionette Pavo’s arms to swing, climb, and more to escape your Master’s true intentions.

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  51. #51 Feelings
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Lumo Entertainment
    Windows

    Feelings is a third-person adventure game that follows the inner journey of Sarah and her friend Toothbun. Together they explore floating islands that symbolize the characters' memories and feelings, in an incredible quest of self-discovery.

    Why similar: Wholesome 26.2%, Puzzle Platformer 22.7%, Stylized 8.7%, Platformer 7.8%, Story Rich 7.2%

  52. #52 As I Began to Dream
    67% matchPositive90% of 30 reviews2025
    Dev: StrayfluxPub: Soft Source
    Windows

    As I Began to Dream is a hand-illustrated puzzle platformer telling the story of a young girl's journey of navigating grief and loss. With the power to swap and rotate the world around her, Lily embarks on a journey through a dreamlike limbo world to find acceptance and peace.

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  53. #53 Alchemist's Mountain
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Evil Art Bunny Studios
    Windows

    Alchemist's Mountain is a classic platforming puzzle dungeon adventure with a literal twist! Rotate the dungeons to solve them and chart your path to the pinnacle of the Starfall Spire where legends rumor lie the secret to immortality and everlasting wealth.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 21.3%, Dungeon Crawler 17.9%, Puzzle Platformer 17.6%, 2D Platformer 14.3%, Platformer 9.9%

  54. #54 Death and the Fly
    72% matchMostly Negative23% of 13 reviews2011
    Dev: Independent Programmist GroupPub: Interplay Inc.
    Windows

    Control two very different characters, Death and the Fly. Each character has special skills that must be used to navigate the many traps and puzzles contained in each level.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.4%, 2D Platformer 17.9%, Platformer 14.7%, Puzzle 9.5%, Hand-drawn 7.1%

  55. #55 Space Tail: Definitive Edition
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Enjoy StudioPub: Bohemia Interactive
    Windows · Linux

    Space Tail is a 2.5D adventure platformer that follows an emotional, story-driven journey through the cosmos. Play as a brave space-traveling dog exploring mysterious planets, solving puzzles, and forming unique bonds with alien civilizations along the way.

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  56. #56 Museum of Immersive Art
    67% match8 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2024
    Dev: Theodore SchweizerPub: Rice University COMP 460
    Windows

    A casual 2D platformer that immerses the player into the paintings of Vincent Van Gogh, Salvador Dali, and Maurits Escher.

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  57. #57 Spirit Fusion
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Lumforge
    Windows

    Spirit Fusion is a metroidvania about flexible elemental combos. You are Sir Arthur, master of flame, retired to your village—until someone starts hunting your brothers-in-arms—the elemental knights. The murders continue. Who’s behind it?

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  58. #58 Saviorless
    66% matchVery Positive88% of 342 reviews2024
    Dev: Empty Head GamesPub: Dear Villagers
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Embark on a journey to The Smiling Islands, the realm of the Saviors, where an enigmatic guide beckons. The seasoned narrator has shared this story countless times, yet none have graced the miraculous land. Can you seize your narrative and ascend as a Savior?

    Why similar: Hand-drawn 17.5%, Puzzle Platformer 16.8%, 2D Platformer 16.3%, Dark Fantasy 14.6%, Stylized 7.8%

  59. #59 WaxHeart
    66% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: WaxHeart Team
    Windows · Mac

    An atmospheric puzzle-adventure platformer where a wax child with a lantern for a heart journeys through a ruined world in search of their lost memory.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.7%, Abstract 17%, Stealth 12.3%, Platformer 10.9%, Dark Fantasy 10.8%

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