- #1 INSIDE
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 73,507 reviews2016
Dev: Playdead
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project. INSIDE is a dark, narrative-driven platformer combining intense action with challenging puzzles. It has been critically acclaimed for its moody art style, ambient soundtrack and unsettling atmosphere.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.3%, 2D Platformer 16.8%, Platformer 15%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, Atmospheric 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive cinematic puzzle-platformer that shares the same haunting, wordless narrative style and dark, dystopian atmosphere as Monobot.
- #2 LIMBO
96% matchVery Positive92% of 60,454 reviews2011
Dev: Playdead
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 42.2%, Platformer 16.7%, Puzzle 10.8%, Atmospheric 8.6%, Side Scroller 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: As a foundational title in the genre, it mirrors the minimalist, atmospheric puzzle-platforming and sense of vulnerability found in Monobot.
- #3 The Fall
96% matchVery Positive88% of 3,697 reviews2014
Dev: Over The Moon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Take the role of ARID, the artificial intelligence within a high-tech combat suit. The Fall is a unique combination of adventure-game puzzle solving and side-scroller action, all set within a dark and atmospheric story. Get ready for a disturbing journey as you explore the world of The Fall.
Why similar: Side Scroller 29.4%, Sci-fi 26.9%, Puzzle 11.6%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Adventure 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a robot protagonist navigating a mysterious, sci-fi environment with a heavy focus on narrative and puzzle-solving.
- #4 Black The Fall
95% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,805 reviews2017
Dev: Sand Sailor StudioPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Puzzle Platformer 22.8%, Side Scroller 20.8%, Platformer 14.9%, Sci-fi 10.6%, Puzzle 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Set in a bleak, industrial, and dystopian world, this puzzle-platformer perfectly matches the oppressive atmosphere of Monobot.
- #5 Vesper: Zero Light Edition
94% matchVery Positive84% of 89 reviews2021
Dev: Cordens Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Thousands of years after the activation of the Vesper Protocol, a small android crosses a fallen world, hunted by merciless machines, to control the power of Light and decide the fate of his race.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 18.6%, Post-apocalyptic 17.6%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Sci-fi 12.2%, Platformer 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: This sci-fi puzzle-platformer emphasizes stealth and environmental manipulation in a desolate, alien landscape.
- #6 Full Void
94% matchVery Positive91% of 268 reviews2023
Dev: OutOfTheBit Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
A gripping, retro-inspired 2D cinematic puzzle-platformer set in a dystopian future where AI has taken over humanity. A short game in handcrafted pixel art, to experience in a film-like journey. Play as a young teenager, alone in a run-down world, relying only on your hacking skills to survive.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 32.8%, 2D Platformer 22%, Platformer 12.4%, Post-apocalyptic 9.8%, Puzzle 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A beautiful pixel-art puzzle-platformer that explores themes of a dystopian future and human-machine interaction.
- #7 Little Nightmares
93% matchVery Positive95% of 115,101 reviews2017
Dev: Tarsier StudiosPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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 30.2%, Atmospheric 14.2%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Platformer 11.7%, Puzzle 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the same feeling of being a small, fragile protagonist navigating a hostile, oversized world filled with environmental puzzles.
- #8 MO:Astray
91% matchVery Positive92% of 5,025 reviews2019
Dev: Archpray Inc.Pub: Rayark International Limited
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
MO: Astray is a pixel art, side-scrolling, action-platformer. Lead MO through mind-bending puzzles using special abilities. Bizarre enemies, threatening traps and ingenious level designs await.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.7%, Platformer 15.4%, Side Scroller 14%, Sci-fi 13.1%, Atmospheric 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: While more action-oriented, it provides a similar sense of navigating a strange, ruined facility with unique puzzle-platforming mechanics.
- #9 Monochroma
92% matchMostly Positive74% of 724 reviews2014
Dev: Nowhere Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 25.1%, Puzzle Platformer 20.9%, Puzzle 14.9%, Side Scroller 13.4%, Adventure 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: This cinematic puzzle-platformer shares the monochromatic, atmospheric, and narrative-driven DNA of Monobot.
- #10 Machinarium
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 19,289 reviews2009
Dev: Amanita Design
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Machinarium is the award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of Samorost series, Botanicula and CHUCHEL. Help Josef the robot save his girlfriend Berta kidnapped by the Black Cap Brotherhood gang!
Why similar: Sci-fi 21.3%, Puzzle 20.6%, Stylized 18.2%, Atmospheric 15.7%, 2D 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: If you enjoyed the robot protagonist and puzzle-solving aspects of Monobot, this classic point-and-click adventure is a must-play.
- #11 Planet of the Eyes
91% matchVery Positive84% of 589 reviews2015
Dev: Cococucumber
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
An atmospheric narrative-platformer about a service robot stranded on a mysterious planet, Planet of the Eyes features a stunning visual mix of puzzle and platforming challenges, an original musical score, and fully voiced audio logs left by another survivor. Explore the mystery of an unknown world.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.5%, Platformer 18.1%, Sci-fi 13.5%, Puzzle 12.1%, Stylized 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similar blend of sci-fi exploration and puzzle-platforming mechanics within a mysterious, abandoned world.
- #12 FAR: Lone Sails
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 25,500 reviews2018
Dev: Okomotive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Post-apocalyptic 27.8%, Puzzle Platformer 19.5%, Platformer 12.2%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Puzzle 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the lonely, post-apocalyptic journey feel, focusing on maintaining a vehicle through a desolate, beautiful landscape.
- #13 Stray
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 169,703 reviews2022
Dev: BlueTwelve StudioPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Lost, alone and separated from family, a stray cat must untangle an ancient mystery to escape a long-forgotten cybercity and find their way home.
Why similar: Third Person 20.7%, Atmospheric 20.5%, Sci-fi 19.3%, Puzzle 16.7%, Adventure 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: Playing as a small robot-adjacent character in a decaying, machine-filled city provides a similar sense of scale and exploration.
- #14 Haiku, the Robot
87% matchVery Positive90% of 3,390 reviews2022
Dev: Mister Morris Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Delve into the depths of a mechanical world in this cute, adventure-exploration game. Explore and fight in a land full of corrupt robots and machinery. All while seeking answers to the mysteries around you.
Why similar: Side Scroller 29.1%, 2D Platformer 19.7%, Platformer 18.1%, Atmospheric 11%, Action-Adventure 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A charming metroidvania featuring a robot protagonist exploring a machine-filled world that echoes the aesthetic of Monobot.
- #15 PLANET ALPHA
89% matchMixed70% of 1,107 reviews2018
Dev: Planet Alpha ApSPub: Team17 Digital Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Side Scroller 22.8%, Puzzle Platformer 14%, Platformer 13.5%, Space 13%, Sci-fi 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game delivers a stunning sci-fi atmosphere with platforming challenges set against a backdrop of a hostile, alien world.
- #16 Unravel
85% matchVery Positive91% of 5,395 reviews2020
Dev: Coldwood InteractivePub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 19.8%, Puzzle 18.4%, Platformer 17.9%, Atmospheric 12.4%, Side Scroller 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on physics-based puzzle-solving and a poignant, wordless narrative that resonates with the emotional tone of Monobot.
- #17 Retro Machina
86% matchVery Positive87% of 252 reviews2021
Dev: Orbit StudioPub: SuperGG.com
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Retro Machina is a single-player action and exploration game set in a retro-futuristic universe. Experience the journey of a little robot as it solves intricate puzzles and begins unraveling the mysteries of a world long forgotten.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 21.2%, Puzzle Platformer 20.7%, Platformer 13.1%, Fantasy 10.2%, Action-Adventure 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A singleplayer action-puzzle game set in a world of robots that shares the futuristic, mechanical aesthetic of Monobot.
- #18 Mechanism
86% matchMixed67% of 166 reviews2018
Dev: Alexander Goodwin
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Mechanism - - an adventure game about a lonely robot. Dive into a depressive steampunk world which has been infected with a strange disease called "Phlegm".
Why similar: Puzzle 18%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Atmospheric 17.6%, Third Person 15.2%, Adventure 14.8%
Why You'll Like It: A steampunk-inspired adventure that focuses heavily on the life and puzzles of robots in a decaying world.
- #19 Exographer
84% matchVery Positive95% of 130 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: Puzzle Platformer 21.8%, 2D Platformer 18%, Platformer 13.1%, Side Scroller 11.4%, Puzzle 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that emphasizes exploration and environmental discovery in a sci-fi setting.
- #20 The Library of Babel
84% matchMostly Positive74% of 85 reviews2023
Dev: Tanuki Game StudioPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows
Join Ludovik in a 2D Stealth Platformer and Graphic Adventure, as he explores the jungles of a futuristic Babylon to discover the secret behind the Library of Babel’s sudden lockdown and the mysteries behind their mythical creators.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.4%, Post-apocalyptic 24.5%, Platformer 16.5%, Sci-fi 12.2%, Atmospheric 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: Set in a futuristic, dystopian world, this game combines platforming with detective-style puzzle-solving.
- #21 Teslagrad
83% matchVery Positive84% of 2,460 reviews2013
Dev: Rain Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A journey begins... A treacherous tower... Unravel its mysteries!Discover the secrets kept in the long abandoned Tesla Tower!Magnetism and other electromagnetic powers will help you explore a non-linear world of beautiful hand-drawn environments, in a steampunk-inspired vision of old Europe.
Why similar: Platformer 30.9%, Puzzle Platformer 20.1%, Puzzle 14.5%, Side Scroller 14.3%, 2D 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: This puzzle-platformer uses electromagnetic mechanics to navigate a mysterious, decaying world that feels very similar in tone.
- #22 A Void Hope
82% matchVery Positive94% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: Elden Pixels
Windows · Mac · Linux
A Void Hope takes you on an atmospheric narrative adventure to find a cure for a collapsed city. Follow the story of a tormented couple as they try to decipher reality from nightmares and evade the shadowy threats lurking in the dark.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.4%, 2D Platformer 22%, Atmospheric 16.5%, Platformer 12.6%, Puzzle 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: This atmospheric, dystopian adventure focuses on narrative and exploration in a retro-styled world.
- #23 Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty
82% matchVery Positive86% of 3,611 reviews2015
Dev: Just Add Water (Developments), Ltd.Pub: Oddworld Inhabitants, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 37.3%, Platformer 23.3%, Side Scroller 11.2%, Puzzle 10.7%, Adventure 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic cinematic puzzle-platformer that features a vulnerable protagonist navigating a dangerous, industrial dystopia.
- #24 Genopanic
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 364 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: Side Scroller 31.5%, 2D Platformer 19.5%, Platformer 16.7%, Sci-fi 11.6%, Atmospheric 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi metroidvania with a strong atmospheric focus and pixel-art style that complements the vibe of Monobot.
- #25 Stuffo the Puzzle Bot
80% matchVery Positive99% of 172 reviews2023
Dev: Hapatus Ltd
Windows
A laid-back but smart puzzle game. Stuffo is the last remaining puzzle bot stuck in a world filled with bite-sized brain-teasers. Help Stuffo to solve the mind-bending puzzles by using various blocks to climb, push and teleport your way to the exit.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 44.3%, Sci-fi 19%, Puzzle 16.9%, 2D 8.3%, Adventure 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A dedicated puzzle game featuring a robot protagonist that requires logical thinking and environmental interaction.
- #26 GRIS
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 93,692 reviews2018
Dev: Nomada StudioPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 26.1%, Platformer 20.3%, Puzzle Platformer 20.2%, Puzzle 8.7%, Indie 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: While less sci-fi, it is a masterclass in atmospheric, wordless storytelling through puzzle-platforming gameplay.
- #27 The Mobius Machine
79% matchVery Positive84% of 461 reviews2024
Dev: Madruga Works
Windows
Discover a vast alien world. Fight the ferocious local fauna and killer machines. Reveal its secrets and find a way to escape. The Mobius Machine is a side-scroller action adventure, with an emphasis on free-form exploration and intense combat.
Why similar: Side Scroller 37%, Platformer 17.4%, Space 15.2%, Action-Adventure 11.4%, Futuristic 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling exploration game that captures the feeling of being stranded on a dangerous, alien planet.
- #28 Braid
79% matchVery Positive93% of 9,899 reviews2009
Dev: Number None
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 61%
This is the original version of Braid from 2009, which may not work well on newer systems. For an updated version of the game with nicer graphics, more levels and a large amount of developer commentary, see Braid, Anniversary Edition.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 42.3%, 2D Platformer 18.2%, Platformer 15.6%, Puzzle 11.3%, Indie 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: A masterpiece of the puzzle-platformer genre that focuses on time-manipulation mechanics and a deep, melancholic story.
- #29 Escape From Tethys
81% matchMixed69% of 457 reviews2018
Dev: Whimsical
Windows · Mac
You're trapped, alone and cold on a distant planet. Pursued by a droid with only one purpose: killing everything. You must find an escape. Explore the hostile environment, find secret upgrades and new weapons, and finally make your escape from this dark, hostile planet...
Why similar: Platformer 67.3%, Action-Adventure 32.7%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi action-adventure that focuses on exploring a hostile planet and upgrading your character to survive.
- #30 SELINI
77% matchVery Positive96% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: Cymban
Windows
A wordless metroidvania through fog-covered ruins and the remnants of a lost world. Explore, gain new abilities and uncover meaning without guidance or dialogue.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 19.7%, Side Scroller 17.1%, Puzzle Platformer 16.6%, Platformer 12.5%, Sci-fi 10.2%
- #31 Overloop
77% matchVery Positive94% of 244 reviews2022
Dev: Charge GamesPub: Digerati
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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: Side Scroller 20.1%, Puzzle Platformer 18.6%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Platformer 11.4%, Sci-fi 11%
- #32 MIO: Memories in Orbit
74% matchVery Positive83% of 2,890 reviews2026
Dev: Douze DixièmesPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Play as android MIO in this mesmerizing metroidvania where you explore the Vessel, an enormous technological ark overgrown with machines gone rogue. Uncover its secrets, enhance MIO's abilities, and save the spaceship and its residents from oblivion.
Why similar: Platformer 20.2%, Futuristic 17.1%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Action-Adventure 13.3%, Atmospheric 11.2%
- #33 Ghost Song
76% matchVery Positive83% of 1,404 reviews2022
Dev: Old MoonPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
On the desolate moon of Lorian, a long-dormant Deadsuit awakens from slumber. Journey beneath the surface on an atmospheric 2D adventure of self-discovery, ancient mysteries, and cosmic terror. Explore winding caverns and acquire new abilities to unearth this alien world’s long-buried secrets.
Why similar: Side Scroller 20.4%, Post-apocalyptic 14.2%, Platformer 13.1%, Sci-fi 13.1%, 2D Platformer 11.1%
- #34 Deadlight: Director's Cut
78% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,593 reviews2016
Dev: Tequila WorksPub: Deep Silver
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 60%
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: Post-apocalyptic 29.9%, Side Scroller 29.2%, Platformer 22.6%, Adventure 8.6%, Atmospheric 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: This cinematic platformer captures the feeling of a lone survivor navigating a ruined, post-apocalyptic environment.
- #35 BREAKER: INITIATING
76% matchMixed68% of 73 reviews2024
Dev: Moloko Games
Windows
A post-apocalyptic 3D platformer combining puzzles with intense action. You play as El, a robot escaping from a dreadful facility and exploring the ruins of civilization.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22%, Post-apocalyptic 22%, Platformer 12.3%, Stylized 8.9%, Atmospheric 7.5%
- #36 Bionic Bay
73% matchVery Positive86% of 657 reviews2025
Dev: Psychoflow StudioPub: Kepler Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
A scientist uses a unique teleportation instrument to escape an ancient biomechanical world filled with imaginative technology, deadly traps, and hidden secrets.
Why similar: Space 18.6%, Platformer 17.3%, Sci-fi 16.3%, 2D Platformer 15.8%, Atmospheric 10.6%
- #37 SnowBot
73% matchVery Positive91% of 137 reviews2026
Dev: inoutofit
Windows
Silence, cold, solitude… What lies ahead? A small atmospheric adventure about a robot lost in a frozen wasteland.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 32.2%, Atmospheric 17.3%, Third Person 15.6%, Adventure 11.7%, Puzzle 10.4%
- #38 BLADECHIMERA
72% matchVery Positive89% of 1,329 reviews2025
Dev: Team LadybugPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Explore a dark and sinister Osaka as the Demon Hunter Shin. Battle demons, regain lost skills, and uncover the truth of your forgotten past in this exciting occult-inspired cyberpunk metroidvania.
Why similar: Side Scroller 31%, 2D Platformer 18.4%, Platformer 15.2%, Futuristic 11.6%, Sci-fi 10.1%
- #39 HAAK
73% matchVery Positive90% of 3,356 reviews2022
Dev: BlingamePub: OKJOY
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
HAAK is a Metroidvania-Platformer. As the mysterious wanderer Haak, you embarked on an epic expedition across the vast cyber-wasteland to find your lost brother. Explore deserted cities and metro, refine your weapons and hack skills, and uncover the secrets behind metal and dust.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 19.7%, Puzzle Platformer 19.6%, Side Scroller 19.3%, Platformer 12%, 2D Platformer 10.6%
- #40 6-Mon Adventure
74% matchVery Positive94% of 65 reviews2022
Dev: Objectif 3D
Windows
Embark on an adventure with 6-mon the little robot. Take control of the robot and travel through a disused factory, avoiding falls, protecting yourself from projectiles and traversing dangerous levels to stop the activities of a crazy AI.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 33.8%, Third Person 25.2%, Platformer 16.7%, Stylized 14.2%, Indie 3.6%
- #41 KEEP OUT
75% matchMixed67% of 76 reviews2021
Dev: Weaveractive
Windows
KEEP OUT is a horror puzzle adventure Game. Players explore Devota Hill by manipulating Mr. M in 3d side scrolling views. Survive from all threats. You are the lord of toys. With all your toys paying attention to you, think only about salvaging the world of threatened toys!
Why similar: Side Scroller 44.3%, Action-Adventure 21.1%, Puzzle 17.7%, Psychological Horror 7.6%, Adventure 7.5%
- #42 Void Memory
75% matchMixed67% of 230 reviews2017
Dev: Gustav
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
You, who was born in a world full of darkness, should wander this hollowed land to find the Relics for a person who created you. However, fallen and lost souls with trap-filled trials await in your course of doing so. Can you survive in this crumbling world and start a new era?
Why similar: Side Scroller 31.4%, Platformer 20%, Adventure 16.3%, Indie 13.2%, Atmospheric 9.5%
- #43 Seen
71% matchVery Positive91% of 9,938 reviews2019
Dev: Seen Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A lonely kid desperately tries to escape his dark world.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.4%, Side Scroller 15.1%, Platformer 14.3%, Puzzle 12%, Atmospheric 11.1%
- #44 MONUMENTUM
70% matchVery Positive94% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Jakob Scott
Windows
Take control of a small rolling square and utilize long dormant mechanisms to ascend to the top. Watch your step!
Why similar: Side Scroller 31.9%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Puzzle Platformer 13.9%, Platformer 9.7%, 2D Platformer 7.6%
- #45 Ex Vitro
71% matchVery Positive94% of 145 reviews2024
Dev: Evolver Dynamics
Windows
EX VITRO is a dark sci-fi 2D platformer where you delve into the ruins of a military research facility and discover the horrors within. Whether machine, creature, or something else entirely, you’ll face the violent legacy of the last survivors of humanity.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 31.5%, Platformer 27%, Sci-fi 16.5%, Atmospheric 10.3%, 2D 8.6%
- #46 REDO!
71% matchVery Positive88% of 234 reviews2019
Dev: Robson Paiva
Windows
REDO! is a game about a girl trying to find another human in a dystopian world overrun by biomachines. It's a lonely and evocative game about exploring the unknown and overcoming obstacles to see what is left.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 40.5%, Sci-fi 18.9%, Atmospheric 14.5%, Adventure 13.1%, 2D 7.9%
- #47 Low Oxygen
69% matchVery Positive89% of 299 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: Side Scroller 18.9%, Puzzle Platformer 17.2%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Platformer 12.8%, Futuristic 9%
- #48 IN-VERT: Definitive Edition
72% matchVery Positive80% of 106 reviews2018
Dev: TERNOX
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
This is a short hardcore enthralling puzzle-platform game about a lonely robot, which tries to find his master. To go all the way you'll have to look for the master in two dimensions at the same time. Parallel world module will help to overcome any obstacles!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 16.7%, 2D Platformer 15.9%, Platformer 15.5%, Side Scroller 14.6%, Puzzle 8.3%
- #49 INMOST
68% matchVery Positive91% of 7,185 reviews2020
Dev: Hidden Layer GamesPub: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 26%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Platformer 14.6%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Atmospheric 10.1%
- #50 MotionRec
66% matchVery Positive100% of 360 reviews2025
Dev: HANDSUMPub: PLAYISM
Windows
MotionRec is a recording puzzle action game where you progress through stages by recording and playing back your own movements.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.1%, 2D Platformer 20.3%, Sci-fi 14.7%, Action-Adventure 12.9%, Puzzle 11.1%
- #51 Super Roboy
67% matchVery Positive95% of 130 reviews2025
Dev: Vincent PenningPub: VP Games
Windows
Delve into the world of Super Roboy, a hand-drawn Metroidvania in a post-apocalyptic setting! Learn enemy skills, explore an interconnected world, battle mutants and robots, and uncover the emotional story of a young robot searching for his father.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 23.9%, Platformer 22.7%, Sci-fi 19.2%, Action-Adventure 16.3%, 2D 7.1%
- #52 Cyber Shadow
69% matchVery Positive84% of 1,490 reviews2021
Dev: Aarne "MekaSkull" HunzikerPub: Yacht Club Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
The world has been taken over by synthetic lifeforms. A desperate plea for help sets Shadow, the sole survivor of his clan, on one last mission to uncover what started the path to perpetual ruin.
Why similar: Side Scroller 23.4%, Platformer 21.5%, Post-apocalyptic 14.9%, 2D Platformer 14%, Sci-fi 9.4%
- #53 Hail to the Rainbow
63% matchVery Positive91% of 2,211 reviews2025
Dev: Носков Сергей
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The story of a lonely young man named Ignat, who survives in the dangerous and gloomy world of post-apocalyptic cyberpunk. You have to face the trials of a new reality and plunge into the secrets of the surrounding chaos.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 25.3%, Futuristic 20.2%, Sci-fi 14.5%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Puzzle 11.6%
- #54 DEFECTIVE
67% matchVery Positive95% of 91 reviews2023
Dev: CushKimPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
DEFECTIVE는 퍼즐 요소가 가미된 단편 어드벤처 게임입니다. 고철 폐기장에서 깨어난 간호 로봇 '온누리-480'은 길 잃은 소녀 '설'을 부모님에게 데려다 주어야 합니다.
Why similar: Side Scroller 32.6%, Post-apocalyptic 27.9%, Sci-fi 12.2%, Puzzle 9%, Atmospheric 7.1%
- #55 Orange Moon
70% matchMixed68% of 109 reviews2017
Dev: Betelgeuse Zero
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Search for new life forms as you try to survive on a mysterious hostile world in the surreal 2D action-platformer Orange Moon.
Why similar: Platformer 27%, Puzzle Platformer 25.2%, Sci-fi 17.2%, Adventure 16.4%, Indie 14.2%
- #56 SILT
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 875 reviews2022
Dev: Spiral Circus GamesPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Dive into a surreal ocean abyss in an atmospheric puzzle-adventure. Explore dangerous waters, possess sea creatures and solve environmental puzzles to discover what lies deep below the surface…
Why similar: Side Scroller 26.5%, Puzzle Platformer 25%, Puzzle 13.9%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Third Person 7.5%
- #57 Hex Bots
65% matchVery Positive89% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: Skaar Game Productions
Windows
You are hunted by a rogue computer program. Avoid the bot either by yourself or cooperate with others while attempting to collect electrical components around the world to activate beacons to open the escape hatch.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 28.6%, Futuristic 27.6%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Sci-fi 13.8%, Atmospheric 13.1%
- #58 PONCHO
70% matchMixed64% of 194 reviews2015
Dev: Delve InteractivePub: Rising Star Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A robot, a poncho and a journey of discovery! Make your way through this wonderful world of pixelated parallax platforming to solve the ultimate puzzle: who is Poncho?
Why similar: Platformer 20.6%, Puzzle Platformer 19.9%, Side Scroller 19.1%, Post-apocalyptic 16.2%, Adventure 10.5%
- #59 SECTOR ZERO
63% matchVery Positive97% of 120 reviews2026
Dev: Ondrej Angelovic
Windows
SECTOR ZERO is a short, physics-based dark sci-fi puzzle adventure where you play as a fragment of an ancient hive-mind entity, awakened by mining operations deep within Asteroid 2031 XT.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.1%, Futuristic 15%, Sci-fi 13.8%, Space 13.7%, Action-Adventure 12.5%
- #60 After Death
68% matchVery Positive89% of 166 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: Side Scroller 30.2%, Platformer 19.4%, 2D Platformer 17.1%, Adventure 12.2%, Indie 10.5%