- #1 SHEEPO
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 581 reviews2020
Dev: Kyle Thompson
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Explore a strange planet, collect the creatures you find, and then shape-shift into them to expand your world. Build your own path, chat with the locals, and discover the planets sprawling secrets in this quirky metroidvania platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 79.9%, Casual 8.6%, 2D 4.7%, Funny 3%, Indie 2.8%
- #2 A Planet Full of Cats
96% matchVery Positive90% of 418 reviews2026
Dev: Devcats
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A Planet Full of Cats is a hidden object adventure with metroidvania-style exploration in true Devcats fashion. Explore diverse biomes, unlock new powers and uncover ancient secrets!
Why similar: Metroidvania 67.7%, Puzzle 11.9%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Casual 8.3%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #3 Quarion
96% matchVery Positive94% of 159 reviews2025
Dev: ZejoantPub: Bootleg Bytes
Windows · Linux
A short 2D pixel-style metroidvania where you explore, fight bosses, aquire items and abilities and find secrets. Inspired by games such as You Have to Win the Game and VVVVVV.
Why similar: Metroidvania 79.2%, Space 11.7%, 2D 4.8%, Indie 2.2%, Singleplayer 2%
- #4 Hollow Floor
95% matchVery Positive95% of 79 reviews2024
Dev: Ahmed KhalifaPub: Cheesy Holes
Windows
Hollow Floor is an exploration-based single-sitting Metroidvania inspired by VVVVVV and REDDER. Hollow Floor is a relaxed game that is full of secrets and hard challenges that can be tackled at any moment in the game or completely ignored.
Why similar: Metroidvania 91.6%, 2D 4.1%, Indie 2.9%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #5 Space Sprouts
94% matchVery Positive97% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: Schleuder Games
Windows · Mac
Launch into a chaotic spaceship adventure: bend the rules of physics, experiment with unusual gadgets and toss everything around. With each journey, you will have limited time to reveal the mysteries aboard your solar punk spaceship - how much will you discover before you arrive home?
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.6%, Space 20.1%, Puzzle 11%, Sci-fi 7.5%, Funny 6.6%
- #6 Cats Catching Mice: The Black and White World
94% matchVery Positive99% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: 半星BanXing
Windows · Linux
Explore in a black-and-white world. You'll encounter interesting enemies, feel smooth physics effects, freely combine props to solve fun puzzles, use powerful weapons, and defeat cool bosses.
Why similar: Metroidvania 55.2%, Minimalist 24.4%, Puzzle 11.5%, Casual 4.6%, 2D 3.6%
- #7 Auridia
92% matchVery Positive98% of 160 reviews2025
Dev: Reed Molbak
Windows · Mac
Explore an interconnected world full of platforming challenges in this short metroidvania. Reach new areas by swinging from ceilings, throwing bombs, bouncing off spikes, and more. Examine dozens of artifacts, commune with forgotten gods, and piece together what happened to Auridia.
Why similar: Metroidvania 83.8%, Puzzle 12.2%, 2D 3.1%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #8 Xeodrifter
93% matchMostly Positive75% of 855 reviews2014
Dev: Atooi
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Xeodrifter is the story of an interstellar drifter traveling the stars on a simple mission of exploration. We join our nomad as he embarks on the investigation of a small cluster of four planets in the omega sector, after a collision with a rogue asteroid damaged his warp core.
Why similar: Metroidvania 65.4%, Space 15.8%, Sci-fi 10.2%, 2D 4.5%, Indie 2.8%
- #9 Entropy
91% matchVery Positive94% of 198 reviews2022
Dev: Chromatic WindowPub: Juggernaut Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Fly between incomprehensible galaxies in this experimental micro game!
Why similar: Space 58%, Minimalist 29.8%, Casual 12.2%
- #10 EMUUROM
91% matchVery Positive96% of 69 reviews2026
Dev: borbwarePub: Coyote Time Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
A creature-scanning metroidvania. Explore an ancient paradise before it's lost forever. Study the EMUUROM creatures, document your findings in the EMUUDEX, and use what you learn to unlock new paths.
Why similar: Metroidvania 77.9%, Puzzle 15.8%, 2D 4.4%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #11 Dodd Goes to the Museum
90% matchVery Positive98% of 110 reviews2025
Dev: Schwegg
Windows
Explore Dodd's local museum in this short and sweet, casual and relaxing side-scroller adventure! Visit various exhibits within the museum's four wings and talk to various characters along the way!
Why similar: Casual 40.9%, Walking Simulator 30.2%, Funny 13%, 2D 10.7%, Indie 3.8%
- #12 Chroma Zero
89% matchVery Positive96% of 330 reviews2024
Dev: ekorzPub: ZeroXP
Windows
Explore a unique and connected world. Understand its fragile balance, uncover its deepest questions, and find more than just the answers.
Why similar: Minimalist 41.2%, Puzzle 26.9%, Walking Simulator 13.6%, Sci-fi 13%, Indie 3.5%
- #13 Fourmiworld
89% matchVery Positive98% of 94 reviews2025
Dev: CZDOOM
Windows · Linux
Carve your own path through Fourmiworld - an "open-world-ant-farm-metroidvania". Play as an interdimensional urban explorer girl, collect Gamut to unlock new abilities, and discover the sights, plights, & soundbites of a surreal alien dimension.
Why similar: Metroidvania 81.5%, 2D 6.6%, Indie 5.7%, Puzzle 4.4%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #14 Genopanic
88% matchMostly Positive77% of 377 reviews2024
Dev: Mobirate
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Genopanic is a pixel-art, Metroidvania-inspired adventure-platformer. Explore corridors of the space station, teeming with secrets and dangers, and engage in boss fights. Solve puzzles and uncover hidden mysteries in the dark atmosphere of a sci-fi research complex. Discover the truth with each step
Why similar: Metroidvania 67.2%, Funny 10.1%, Sci-fi 8.8%, Casual 7.3%, 2D 5.4%
- #15 The Multi-Medium
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 550 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 26.8%, Sci-fi 21.8%, Casual 19.4%, Funny 18.2%, 2D 10.7%
- #16 Hello World
86% matchVery Positive96% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: Hello World StudioPub: OKJOY
Windows
You have strayed into the world of computer! ? During the exploration, you will have a series of interesting interactions with folders, garbage files, Word documents, PowerPoint documents, Excel documents, anti-virus software, blinking cursors while typing and even binary 0 and 1 in computer!
Why similar: Puzzle 38.1%, Casual 17.8%, Minimalist 14.3%, 2D 11.5%, Funny 8.3%
- #17 Low Oxygen
86% matchVery Positive89% of 303 reviews2023
Dev: Alex-Stefan Neagu
Windows · Linux
Explore an abandoned facility on the planet you've crashlanded, solving puzzles with strange plants along the way.
Why similar: Puzzle 28.3%, Casual 21.3%, Space 17.6%, Funny 13.9%, 2D 9.2%
- #18 Interior Worlds
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 579 reviews2023
Dev: sodaraptorPub: Raptorsoft Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Snap your own homemade liminal space photos using a mysterious SLR camera as you explore a variety of empty, strange, and familiar spaces.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 51.7%, Casual 35.1%, Indie 9.5%, Singleplayer 3.7%
- #19 Orbitmine
84% matchVery Positive84% of 353 reviews2026
Dev: vibemaker1
Windows
Orbit a planet, fire your laser, and mine it to the core. Upgrade your ship and conquer seasonal hazards across four unique zones. A satisfying incremental mining game set in space.
Why similar: Space 55%, Sci-fi 21.5%, Casual 13.4%, 2D 5.5%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #20 Boots Quest DX
84% matchVery Positive100% of 62 reviews2022
Dev: Harrison LemkePub: Discount Realms
Windows · Mac
An offbeat adventure game about traveling to the ends of the earth in search of the Best Boots. Solve puzzles, complete quests, collect items, and don weird hats as a hapless young boot enthusiast in a compact open world full of strange friends and foes. You can even jump.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.1%, Puzzle 25.1%, Casual 23%, Funny 12.6%, 2D 9.6%
- #21 Moonleap
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,353 reviews2023
Dev: guselect
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Explore a world full of mysteries that transform with each jump! Moonleap is a game about a moon boy on his journey to recover shooting stars. Change day to night with your jump and catch all the stars in this challenging puzzle-platformer!
Why similar: Minimalist 49.6%, Puzzle 19.6%, Funny 10.7%, Casual 10.2%, 2D 7.6%
- #22 Looking for Aliens
83% matchVery Positive95% of 346 reviews2021
Dev: YustasPub: Alawar Casual
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Aliens are among us! Can you find traces of them on Earth, the moon, and the edges of the galaxy? Find all the clues to prove the existence of alien civilizations and discover how making fried eggs can end up in a monster attack!
Why similar: Space 36.5%, Puzzle 22.1%, Casual 14.7%, Funny 14.6%, 2D 8.3%
- #23 Cosmic Collapse
82% matchVery Positive99% of 133 reviews2024
Dev: Johan PeitzPub: Apskeppet
Windows · Mac
Merge planets together in this puzzle game with soft physics. Can you make it to the sun? Can you merge two suns? Find out for science!
Why similar: Puzzle 41.1%, Casual 25.6%, Space 17.6%, 2D 8.5%, Singleplayer 4.7%
- #24 Space Expedition
81% matchVery Positive92% of 185 reviews2023
Dev: Mobirate
Windows · Mac
Space Expedition is a 2D sci-fi platformer where you play as an astronaut who is sent to a space station to collect samples of mysterious dark matter. Space Expedition combines puzzle platforming, pixel art, and atmospheric adventures set in the style of 1980s sci-fi horror films.
Why similar: Space 61.9%, 2D 13.8%, Walking Simulator 13.2%, Indie 8.7%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #25 Linelith
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,239 reviews2022
Dev: Patrick Traynor
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Solve puzzles embedded in rocks and crystals as you explore a colorful, serene alien asteroid. Discover a few clever twists as you progress in this short and sweet puzzle experience.
Why similar: Puzzle 26.6%, Minimalist 24.7%, Casual 19.8%, Grid-Based Movement 14.3%, Sci-fi 6.2%
- #26 Keep on Mining! - Worlds
78% matchVery Positive81% of 1,407 reviews2026
Dev: EagleEye Games
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Keep on Mining! – Worlds is an incremental mining game where you mine rocks, collect resources, and travel through many unique worlds, finding artifacts, crafting pickaxes, and purchasing many permanent upgrades!
Why similar: Casual 46.5%, Minimalist 33.7%, Indie 8.4%, 2D 7.7%, Singleplayer 3.6%
- #27 bobo robot
81% matchVery Positive89% of 79 reviews2020
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
A wacky metroidvania. ⚡ Meet weird characters, unlock new abilities and complete a mysterious mission . . .
Why similar: Metroidvania 75.4%, Indie 24.6%
- #28 Paradise Marsh
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 532 reviews2022
Dev: LazyEti
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Stars vanished from the sky and scattered across a perfect endless wetland... Catch bugs and chat with many characters while playfully wandering through peaceful scenery. But don't lose sight of the night sky, the constellations need help!
Why similar: Funny 36.5%, Walking Simulator 34.3%, Casual 29.2%
- #29 Islets
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,293 reviews2022
Dev: Kyle ThompsonPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Take to the sky and reunite a fragmented world in this surprisingly wholesome metroidvania! Help Iko adventure across beautiful hand-painted islands, receive letters from a quirky cast of characters, and face powerful monstrous adversaries.
Why similar: Metroidvania 84.3%, Funny 8.4%, 2D 5.7%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #30 Pine Hearts
76% matchVery Positive97% of 114 reviews2024
Dev: Hyper Luminal Games LtdPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Pine Hearts is a wholesome and tender adventure about nostalgic journeys, overcoming loss, and helping others. Embark on a cozy hiking expedition to the sprawling Pine Hearts nature reserve and scale the mountain your father never managed to climb.
Why similar: Metroidvania 71.9%, Walking Simulator 7.3%, Funny 6.8%, Puzzle 6.6%, Casual 6.3%
- #31 Orbit HD
80% matchMixed58% of 89 reviews2015
Dev: Brainchild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Explore the cosmos as a comet, orbiting planets with a realistic gravity system and a backdrop of procedurally generated nebulae. Learn to use planetary gravity to your advantage, and relax in the ambience of space.
Why similar: Space 45.7%, Minimalist 24.6%, Puzzle 16.9%, Casual 9%, Indie 2%
- #32 Orbox C
77% matchVery Positive94% of 285 reviews2016
Dev: wins_84Pub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Bounce the box in outer space. Blow bombs, break the ice, collect orbs, activate sensors and more! The game starts easy and slowly grows in difficulty to the real challenge. When you want a clever brain teaser for 5-20 min session - this is the best choice.
Why similar: Space 35.9%, Grid-Based Movement 18%, Puzzle 15.7%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Casual 11.1%
- #33 Moonlight Pulse
75% matchVery Positive92% of 244 reviews2024
Dev: Seafloor Games LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Teamwork matters most in this seamless, fantastical metroidvania within a living, breathing world. Realize each character's true potential to take down an invading force of overwhelmingly powerful parasites.
Why similar: Metroidvania 67.1%, Space 17.8%, Sci-fi 10.9%, 2D 3.9%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #34 Puzzlement
76% matchVery Positive92% of 235 reviews2018
Dev: Yunus Ayyildiz
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 46%
a game about walking/jumping between plane surfaces to collect all red squares
Why similar: Minimalist 44.5%, Puzzle 23.4%, Casual 18.3%, 2D 6.4%, Indie 5.5%
- #35 Solar System
79% matchMixed44% of 55 reviews2017
Dev: RewindApp
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Rediscover the solar system! Solar System is a relaxing game, which will allow you to deepen your knowledge of the Solar System by interacting with the planets!
Why similar: Casual 75.8%, Indie 24.2%
- #36 Exographer
73% matchVery Positive95% of 132 reviews2024
Dev: SciFunGamesPub: Abylight Studios
Windows · Mac
Exographer is an exploration game based on science. Become an explorer, stranded in an alien planet, and discover the secrets of an extinct civilization. Gain new powers to avoid dangers and obstacles in your journey, and use your camera to reveal particles and hidden clues.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.7%, Puzzle 27.4%, Sci-fi 14.9%, 2D 9.2%, Indie 2.1%
- #37 Funi Raccoon Game
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,555 reviews2026
Dev: CrayonPub: The Crayon Eating Company
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Explore a series of whimsical, interconnected worlds to steal everything not nailed down. Make a garbage bin a garbage home :)
Why similar: Casual 92.4%, Indie 4.5%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #38 Goodboy Galaxy
73% matchVery Positive96% of 145 reviews2024
Dev: Goodboy Galaxy Ltd.
Windows · Linux
A vibrant sci-fi platform adventure game where you help Maxwell the dog explore unfamiliar worlds, make strange new friends and contend with mysterious forces - by jumping, shooting, slicing, shrinking, warping and drilling.
Why similar: Metroidvania 70.7%, Space 16.1%, Sci-fi 6.8%, 2D 5.7%, Indie 0.4%
- #39 PSYCRON
74% matchVery Positive94% of 113 reviews2021
Dev: Mothware
Windows
A fast-paced 2D handcrafted metroidvania with strange sci-fi environments. Something is roaming the halls, watching your every move.
Why similar: Metroidvania 62.8%, Space 22.4%, Sci-fi 10.4%, 2D 3.1%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #40 Patch me if you can
71% matchVery Positive99% of 236 reviews2025
Dev: Ah Shot ChuPub: Jungle Game Lab
Windows
Patch me if you can is a puzzle adventure where you dive into a game world and manipulate objects however you want. Equip blocks to shrink boulders, move the sun, and thwart Lord's conspiracy. This broken world needs your 'patch'!
Why similar: Puzzle 35.3%, Funny 23.6%, Casual 20.9%, 2D 13.9%, Indie 3.7%
- #41 Ufouria: The Saga 2
72% matchVery Positive91% of 125 reviews2024
Dev: SUNSOFT
Windows
Explore the unique and wacky world of SUNSOFT's Ufouria in this exploration-based side-scrolling game. The levels' terrain change each time you play with new secrets to explore. Be charmed, comforted and tickled by the fluffy felt-like remake of the strange-but-cute world of Ufouria!
Why similar: Metroidvania 95.6%, Singleplayer 4.4%
- #42 Self-Checkout Unlimited
73% matchVery Positive83% of 98 reviews2020
Dev: Argent Games
Windows · Mac
Explore and unravel the mall of your mind in this surreal adventure game.
Why similar: Casual 44.1%, Walking Simulator 41.3%, Indie 14.5%
- #43 Xanthiom Zero
71% matchVery Positive96% of 129 reviews2023
Dev: MathanGames
Windows
Play as Captain Grisham, and uncover the secrets of Planet 4-514 in this thrilling prequel to Side Scape!
Why similar: Metroidvania 59.6%, Space 27.6%, Sci-fi 7.7%, 2D 4.3%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #44 Other Worlds India
75% matchMixed62% of 141 reviews2017
Dev: SharF Co.
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Pure metroidvania game, adventures, secret locations, tons of weapons, and of course hardcore gameplay.
Why similar: Metroidvania 71.3%, Funny 10.7%, Casual 10.1%, 2D 5.6%, Indie 1.4%
- #45 Fugue in Void
74% matchMixed66% of 256 reviews2018
Dev: Moshe LinkePub: Sedoc LLC
Windows · Mac
A walking sim in which you can explore all kinds of mysterious places and dive into a world full of atmosphere. Let this experience unfold in your head. Let it inspire you.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35%, Casual 33.3%, Sci-fi 18%, Indie 10.3%, Singleplayer 3.4%
- #46 homebound
71% matchVery Positive89% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: Justin Yip
Windows · Mac
Tasked with finding humanity a new home, a lonely astronaut braves a desolate planet while making a fluffy friend along the way. homebound is a short 2D puzzle platformer that explores the feeling of home.
Why similar: Casual 30.7%, Puzzle 27.4%, Space 17.7%, Sci-fi 10.7%, 2D 8%
- #47 Supraland Six Inches Under
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,127 reviews2022
Dev: Supra Games
Windows
Median: 12.7 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A mix between Portal, Zelda and Metroid. Exploration, puzzles, combat! A first-person-metroidvania taking place six inches under Supraland.
Why similar: Metroidvania 73.6%, Puzzle 14.8%, Funny 9.9%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #48 Go Outside Simulator
69% matchVery Positive96% of 74 reviews2024
Dev: Aaron DeVriesPub: SimRed
Windows
For when you can't or won't go outside, go outside from the comfort of inside. Explore different environments, look for hidden Easter eggs, chill and relax in virtual worlds. Go Outside Simulator is a for fun game used to help in the future development of real games and useful programs.
Why similar: Casual 77.2%, Indie 22.8%
- #49 Revenge of the Savage Planet
67% matchVery Positive86% of 3,391 reviews2025
Dev: Raccoon Logic Studios Inc.
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Revenge of the Savage Planet is an upbeat, satirical action adventure Sci-Fi. Jump, shoot and collect your way across vibrant alien worlds, uncovering new gear and upgrades, while discovering various hidden secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 53%, Space 29.2%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Puzzle 6.1%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #50 Zolg
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 223 reviews2016
Dev: Robert Alvarez
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Zolg is a minimalist top-down shooter where you explore, fight enemies, collect powerups, and defeat bosses.
Why similar: Metroidvania 64%, Minimalist 28.4%, 2D 5.4%, Singleplayer 1.3%, Indie 1%
- #51 Trash Quest
70% matchVery Positive93% of 122 reviews2021
Dev: Francis Vace
Windows
Trash Quest is a compact metroidvania with a single spawn point, run and gun action and tight platforming. Navigate an interwoven maze of rooms through this space station, destroying robots, collecting power ups and unlocking shortcuts.
Why similar: Metroidvania 69.9%, Minimalist 20.9%, Sci-fi 5.1%, 2D 3.4%, Indie 0.4%
- #52 Elephantasy: Flipside
70% matchVery Positive83% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: B. Maksym (Linker)
Windows
Use and upgrade magic items, collect hidden treasures, and uncover the secrets between two worlds in this cute isometric puzzler! When a certain vacationing Elephant stumbles upon a way into the land of the dead, will she unwittingly let something far more sinister slip through?
Why similar: Metroidvania 80.7%, Puzzle 17.4%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #53 Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack
69% matchVery Positive92% of 1,054 reviews2012
Dev: Drinkbox Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.1 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: Puzzle 38.1%, Funny 29.5%, 2D 16.5%, Indie 9.7%, Singleplayer 6.2%
- #54 Solar 2
69% matchVery Positive91% of 2,209 reviews2011
Dev: Murudai
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Dynamic abstract sandbox universe. Changes and evolves as you do.
Why similar: Space 65.8%, Casual 14.5%, Sci-fi 8.2%, 2D 5.2%, Indie 4.7%
- #55 Slider
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 547 reviews2024
Dev: boomo
Windows · Mac · Linux
Slide chunks of the world to solve puzzles and help others. Control an ever-growing set of tiles and mechanics. Explore nine unique areas, unravel the mysteries of the universe, and reconnect the world -- one slider at a time.
Why similar: Minimalist 32.4%, Grid-Based Movement 24.6%, Puzzle 16.4%, Funny 9%, Casual 8.9%
- #56 Lone Fungus
66% matchVery Positive83% of 1,159 reviews2023
Dev: BASTI GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 61%
A handcrafted open-world platformer set in a world built by Mushrooms! Explore different locations filled with secrets, acquire new abilities and use those abilities to reach new places!
Why similar: Metroidvania 73%, 2D 24.9%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #57 Space Between Worlds
67% matchVery Positive95% of 480 reviews2018
Dev: 4H StudioLab
Windows
Did you ever pay attention to the importance of space? Space Between Worlds is a short puzzle game that expresses the concept of proximity and lets the player interpret the context and arc of the story.
Why similar: Casual 77%, Indie 23%
- #58 ANIMAL WELL
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,932 reviews2024
Dev: Billy BassoPub: Bigmode
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Metroidvania 77.8%, Puzzle 14.8%, 2D 4.6%, Indie 1.9%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #59 Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure
65% matchVery Positive92% of 386 reviews2024
Dev: Furniture & Mattress LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Find your way in a world of breezy, thoughtful puzzles, along a charming journey of self-discovery.
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 31.8%, Minimalist 31.7%, Puzzle 18.1%, Funny 9.2%, 2D 6.9%
- #60 Broken Reality
66% matchVery Positive93% of 2,227 reviews2018
Dev: Dynamic Media TriadPub: Digital Tribe
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
A humorous adventure set in a 3D parody of the internet. Diverse puzzles, beautiful worlds, friends, experiences, upgrades and more, await those who 'log on'!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 47.4%, Puzzle 23.4%, Indie 16%, Funny 9.5%, Singleplayer 3.6%