- #1 The Bridge
97% matchVery Positive87% of 4,339 reviews2013
Dev: Ty TaylorPub: The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The Bridge is a logic puzzle game that forces you to reevaluate your preconceptions of physics and perspective. It is Isaac Newton meets M. C. Escher. Manipulate gravity to redefine the ceiling as the floor while venturing through impossible architectures.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 36.7%, Puzzle 12.3%, Platformer 8.5%, Surreal 6.9%, Physics 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: Like Munin, this game centers on rotating the environment to solve complex physics-based puzzles within a 2D space.
- #2 Nihilumbra
96% matchVery Positive88% of 2,981 reviews2013
Dev: BeautiFun Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Discover the beautiful world of Nihilumbra and join Born on his adventure to find himself whilst trying to escape from his inevitable curse. Born was created from the absolute nothingness: The Void. But somehow he separates himself from the black emptiness and appears in the world.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.1%, Platformer 21.4%, Puzzle 14%, Indie 8.4%, Adventure 7%
Why You'll Like It: It shares a similar melancholic atmosphere and focuses on using environmental interaction to navigate challenging platforming sections.
- #3 Trine Enchanted Edition
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 15,752 reviews2009
Dev: Frozenbyte
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Three Heroes make their way through dangers untold in a fairytale world of great castles and strange machinery, featuring physics-based puzzles, beautiful sights and online co-op.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 37.4%, Platformer 19.5%, Beautiful 15.2% ★, Puzzle 9%, Physics 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the Norse-inspired fantasy aesthetic while utilizing physics-based puzzle-platforming mechanics.
- #4 NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits
95% matchVery Positive90% of 135 reviews2010
Dev: Over the Top Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Fly with Nyx across the ruins of the ancient Greece in her dangerous search for her dearest friend Icarus. Use the powers of Zeus and the Gods from Olympus and use them wisely in order to help Nyx to complete her epic adventure.
Why similar: Platformer 37.3%, Adventure 28.2%, Female Protagonist 21%, Mythology 13.5%
Why You'll Like It: This title features a strong mythological theme and combines platforming with puzzle elements that require divine intervention.
- #5 Jotun: Valhalla Edition
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 8,541 reviews2015
Dev: Thunder Lotus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Jotun is a hand-drawn action-exploration game set in Norse mythology. In Jotun, you play Thora, a Viking warrior who died an inglorious death and must prove herself to the Gods to enter Valhalla. Impress the Gods!
Why similar: Mythology 24%, Adventure 20%, Female Protagonist 18.3%, Hand-drawn 9.8%, Indie 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: If you enjoyed the Norse mythology and hand-drawn art style of Munin, this adventure offers a grander, action-oriented experience in the same setting.
- #6 Evergate
94% matchVery Positive94% of 193 reviews2020
Dev: Stone Lantern GamesPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Evergate is a haunting 2D puzzle-platformer set in a stunning hand-drawn vision of the Afterlife with an original score recorded by a live orchestra. Navigate 85 challenging stages and unleash the extraordinary powers of the genre-defining 'Soulflame' to help a lost soul reincarnate on earth!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 35%, Platformer 18%, Puzzle 11.7%, Female Protagonist 9.6%, 2D Platformer 9%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a beautiful, ethereal atmosphere and mechanics that revolve around manipulating the environment to traverse levels.
- #7 Teslagrad
93% 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 33.6%, Puzzle Platformer 26.1%, Puzzle 16.9%, Indie 6.9%, Difficult 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: It features complex physics-based puzzles and 2D platforming that require precise movement and logical thinking.
- #8 Helheim Hassle
92% matchVery Positive90% of 416 reviews2020
Dev: Perfectly ParanormalPub: Yogscast Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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: Adventure 39.1%, Indie 34%, Puzzle 16.1%, 2D Platformer 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A humorous take on Norse mythology that relies heavily on creative puzzle-solving and unique character movement mechanics.
- #9 Unravel
91% 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 27.5%, Puzzle 22.9%, Platformer 20.9%, Adventure 10.9%, Beautiful 8.1% ★
Why You'll Like It: This physics-based puzzle-platformer emphasizes environmental interaction and a contemplative, story-driven journey.
- #10 Aspire: Ina's Tale
91% matchVery Positive83% of 419 reviews2021
Dev: Wondernaut StudioPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Set out on a mystical adventure of self-discovery against the backdrop of fantastical landscapes of The Tower. Meet its dwellers and unravel their stories. Manipulate spirits to solve puzzles, and lead Ina on her path to freedom.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 32.4%, Platformer 15.3%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Puzzle 9%, Surreal 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal puzzle-platformer that focuses on navigating a strange, atmospheric world through environmental manipulation.
- #11 GRIS
89% 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: Beautiful 27.1% ★, Puzzle Platformer 15.3%, Platformer 12.9%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Indie 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: While less focused on physics, it shares the atmospheric, artistic, and puzzle-platforming qualities that make Munin so memorable.
- #12 Degrees of Separation
90% matchVery Positive81% of 1,275 reviews2019
Dev: MoondropPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Degrees of Separation is a puzzle platformer where cooperation is built into every move. Two contrasting souls, Ember and Rime, fall in love, but are separated by an enigmatic force, and must use their powers to progress through a spectacular world of fantasy and adventure.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 41%, Platformer 18.2%, Puzzle 13.4%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Difficult 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: The game centers on two characters manipulating their surroundings to solve puzzles, mirroring the environmental manipulation found in Munin.
- #13 Braid
89% 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 51.5%, Platformer 15.9%, Puzzle 12.4%, 2D Platformer 8.5%, Indie 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic puzzle-platformer that uses time and environmental manipulation to challenge the player's perspective.
- #14 LIMBO
88% 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 49.4%, Platformer 16.4%, Puzzle 11.4%, Indie 5.8%, Adventure 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game is a masterclass in atmospheric puzzle-platforming, focusing on environmental hazards and logic-based progression.
- #15 A Juggler's Tale
87% matchVery Positive92% of 2,126 reviews2021
Dev: kaleidoscubePub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Lead Abby the string puppet through a bruised, but beautiful fairy tale world in this cinematic adventure. Solve riddles, evade traps and shake off pursuers on the way to find freedom. Can Abby take control of her fate with all the strings attached?
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 42.1%, Platformer 22.1%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Physics 6.7%, Adventure 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: This atmospheric puzzle-platformer features a storybook aesthetic and clever environmental puzzles that feel very similar to Munin.
- #16 In My Shadow
86% matchVery Positive81% of 70 reviews2021
Dev: PlaybaePub: Alcon Interactive Group
Windows
Play with shadows using your imagination to solve brain twisting platforming puzzles as you unfold a journey of loss, nostalgia and acceptance.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 34.3%, Platformer 15.3%, Puzzle 13.1%, Female Protagonist 8.8%, 2D Platformer 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game uses shadow manipulation to solve puzzles, offering a fresh perspective on 2D platforming logic.
- #17 Minute of Islands
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 939 reviews2021
Dev: Studio FizbinPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Explore strange and wonderful islands and dark labyrinths below in this narrative puzzle platformer. Guide young mechanic Mo on her quest to repair a world on the brink of collapse. The powerful Omni Switch at your disposal may not be enough to fix the damage that hides beneath the surface...
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 41%, Platformer 18.4%, Puzzle 11.5%, Female Protagonist 7.8%, Hand-drawn 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a beautiful, hand-drawn world filled with mystery and environmental puzzles that reward exploration.
- #18 Mekabolt
85% matchVery Positive88% of 179 reviews2019
Dev: SomepxPub: Ratalaika Games S.L.
Windows
Use your trusty Mekabolt device to manipulate robots, solve a variety of puzzling levels and obtain batteries to fix the robots!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 32.9%, Platformer 16%, Puzzle 11.1%, 2D Platformer 8.6%, Female Protagonist 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward but challenging puzzle-platformer that focuses on using gadgets to manipulate the environment.
- #19 Fe
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 909 reviews2020
Dev: ZoinkPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Run, climb and glide your way through a dark Nordic forest and explore its living, breathing ecosystem filled with secrets and mystical creatures. Become Fe and discover a world that you will never want to leave.
Why similar: Puzzle 49.3%, Adventure 15.8%, Beautiful 14.4% ★, Dark 10.1%, Atmospheric 8%
Why You'll Like It: A Norse-inspired exploration game that emphasizes interacting with the environment to progress through a mysterious, interconnected world.
- #20 Dreaming Sarah
84% matchVery Positive91% of 2,855 reviews2015
Dev: Asteristic Game Studio
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Dreaming Sarah is an adventure platformer where you play as Sarah, a girl who is in a coma. Explore the world around her and help her wake up!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 32.3%, Platformer 17.1%, Puzzle 11%, Female Protagonist 9.5%, Casual 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal exploration-based puzzle-platformer that shares the dreamlike quality of Munin's journey.
- #21 Way of Rhea
82% matchVery Positive98% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: Games by Mason LLC
Windows · Linux
A puzzle game with challenging puzzles, but forgiving mechanics. Master the use of your color changing staff to solve mind bending puzzles, unlock new areas, and help out your friends. Undo any mistake with the press of a button.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 37.2%, Puzzle 16.6%, Difficult 8.1%, Logic 7.5%, Adventure 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging puzzle-platformer that requires players to manipulate colors and environmental states to overcome obstacles.
- #22 Recursed
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 637 reviews2016
Dev: PortponkyPub: Shambles Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A puzzle game where the rooms are items and the items are rooms. Get to the goal by moving, rearranging and duplicating rooms and altering the structure of the world.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 42.5%, Puzzle 21.3%, Indie 10.6%, Difficult 8.2%, Female Protagonist 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A highly cerebral puzzle-platformer that involves manipulating the structure of the levels themselves.
- #23 Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons
82% matchVery Positive94% of 41,204 reviews2013
Dev: Starbreeze Studios ABPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Guide two brothers on an epic fairy tale journey from visionary Swedish film director, Josef Fares and top-tier developer Starbreeze Studios. Control both brothers at once as you experience co-op play in single player mode, like never before.
Why similar: Adventure 24.2%, Puzzle 24.1%, Beautiful 15.8% ★, Indie 12.2%, Platformer 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: This emotional journey through a Norse-inspired world uses unique control mechanics to solve puzzles and advance the narrative.
- #24 Hue
80% matchVery Positive92% of 11,146 reviews2016
Dev: Fiddlesticks GamesPub: Curve Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Hue is a vibrant, award-winning puzzle-adventure, where you alter the world by changing its background colour.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 38.3%, Platformer 19.7%, Puzzle 17.6%, Indie 8.9%, Adventure 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: The game revolves around changing the color of the background to interact with the environment, similar to how Munin rotates the world.
- #25 Contrast
79% matchVery Positive91% of 5,616 reviews2013
Dev: Compulsion Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
CONTRAST is a puzzle/platform game where you can move between a fantastic 3D world and a mysterious shadowy universe in 2D in the blink of an eye. Delve into a dreamlike and surreal 1920s world, inspired by the performance art world of vaudeville and film noir, and cradled by a smooth and sultry jazz ambiance.
Why similar: Platformer 26.2%, Puzzle 18.7%, Female Protagonist 17%, Puzzle Platformer 15%, Adventure 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game uses a unique shadow-shifting mechanic to solve puzzles, providing a similar 'perspective-shift' feel to Munin.
- #26 LogiGun
81% matchVery Positive81% of 63 reviews2014
Dev: Alfred Lam
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
LogiGun is a physics-based puzzle platformer. Take control of June as she climbs a tower filled with perplexing puzzles. Mix and match a variety of neat guns to solve your way through increasingly complex challenges.
Why similar: Puzzle 34.9%, Indie 32.8%, Casual 32.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on using different tools to solve environmental puzzles, appealing to fans of Munin's logic-based gameplay.
- #27 Monument Valley
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,203 reviews2022
Dev: ustwo games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Embark on a journey of forgiveness through impossible environments and illusionary puzzles. Experience this meditative and calming puzzle game by manipulating monuments and creating evolving paths to explore new, surreal, and mysterious worlds.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31%, Puzzle 25.1%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Casual 11.7%, Adventure 10.5%
- #28 Toren
81% matchMixed63% of 1,349 reviews2015
Dev: SwordtalesPub: Versus Evil
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Experience the mysterious, timeless world of Toren, the first adventure game from Brazilian indie developer Swordtales. You are Moonchild, destined to climb the tower (known as Toren) on a hauntingly solitary journey to find your purpose.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 42.2%, Female Protagonist 19.2%, Adventure 13.7%, Indie 12%, Puzzle 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: An indie adventure featuring a female protagonist and a focus on puzzle-solving within a mystical, tower-based environment.
- #29 Valkyrie Saga
75% matchVery Positive94% of 199 reviews2026
Dev: Public Void
Windows
Join Roll the Valkyrie as she subverts fate in a retro indie platformer taking after PSX classics. Climb, dash, jump, and glide your way up a falling sky island, to stop it from destroying the world below.
Why similar: Platformer 44.2%, Female Protagonist 25.3%, Adventure 14.9%, Indie 9.6%, Atmospheric 4.4%
- #30 Flipping Death
79% matchVery Positive90% of 283 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 40.7%, Adventure 24.4%, Indie 20.1%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, 2D 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game allows players to flip between the land of the living and the dead, providing a unique environmental shift mechanic.
- #31 Raven's Hike
78% matchVery Positive93% of 67 reviews2021
Dev: Wired Dreams Studio
Windows
No jumping, no walking. Raven's Hike is an unique 2d platformer in which all movement is based on her Grappling Hook
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 40.3%, Platformer 20.4%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Difficult 7.6%, Mythology 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A precision-platformer that relies on clever movement mechanics to navigate increasingly difficult puzzle rooms.
- #32 Anna's Quest
77% matchVery Positive88% of 2,480 reviews2015
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
With her telekinesis, unorthodox use of torture instruments, a knack for improvisation and the help of a shady fox she makes her way from the peaks of Glass Mountain to the deepest dungeon.
Why similar: Adventure 29%, Female Protagonist 28.9%, Indie 18.4%, Puzzle 13.9%, Dark 4.7%
- #33 Lotte
76% matchVery Positive91% of 78 reviews2023
Dev: mathismeilby
Windows
A minimalistic five-minute puzzle platformer, where you become a fly when you die. Immerse yourself in a soothing forest and use your ability to become a fly to solve puzzles.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 32.9%, Platformer 17%, Puzzle 11.7%, Female Protagonist 9.2%, 2D Platformer 9.1%
- #34 Toki Tori 2+
78% matchVery Positive85% of 1,084 reviews2013
Dev: Two Tribes
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Toki Tori 2+ may look cute, but it’s a challenging puzzle adventure game. Whistle and stomp are the only moves you need to solve increasingly complex puzzles, as you go anywhere, anytime on a lush forest island.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 46.6%, Platformer 24.5%, Puzzle 16.7%, Casual 7.5%, 2D 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A pure puzzle-platformer that requires deep understanding of the environment and creature interactions to succeed.
- #35 Bat to the Heavens
73% matchVery Positive95% of 377 reviews2024
Dev: ceroro
Windows · Linux
Can't run or jump? But with a bat, you can surpass any obstacle! Climb to the heavens, learn techniques, and discover secrets across the valley in this challenging puzzle - execution - momentum game!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 36.2%, Platformer 14.7%, Puzzle 11.7%, Difficult 6.9%, Female Protagonist 6.5%
- #36 Oscuro Blossom's Glow
74% matchVery Positive95% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: Hongoneon
Windows
Join Selene in a charming platforming and puzzle adventure, where her ability to absorb and emit light from various flowers is key to activating mechanisms, overcoming obstacles, and navigating through environments that adjust depending on how you wield the light.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 34.4%, Platformer 20.2%, Puzzle 13%, Adventure 6.9%, Casual 6.9%
- #37 Herdling
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 838 reviews2025
Dev: OkomotivePub: Panic
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Guide a herd of mysterious creatures on a stirring and beautiful journey into the mountains… and beyond.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 25%, Adventure 16.5%, Indie 15%, Casual 13.9%, Hand-drawn 12.5%
- #38 Peregrin
77% matchMostly Positive80% of 351 reviews2017
Dev: Peregrin Developers
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Peregrin is a story puzzle game. A solitary traveller undertakes a perilous voyage through the haunted ruins of a lost civilisation. Seeking to fulfil an ancient prophecy, she will have to use her arcane powers to solve puzzles and survive battles - if she is to find a way to restore the fallen world of Peregrin.
Why similar: Casual 28.5%, Adventure 20.3%, Puzzle 18.3%, Indie 17.7%, Female Protagonist 15.2%
- #39 The Dark Eye: Memoria
75% matchVery Positive89% of 2,452 reviews2013
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In Memoria, players travel through different time periods, following two distinct protagonists: Sadja, a southern princess who wants to be a war hero, and Geron, a bird catcher who wants to lift a curse from his girlfriend.
Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Puzzle 36.4%, 2D 6.8%, Indie 6.4%, Female Protagonist 5.6%
- #40 Romino's Adventure
74% matchVery Positive94% of 54 reviews2021
Dev: InterDan
Windows · Linux
A blocky puzzle platformer adventure.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 46.8%, Platformer 12.3%, 2D Platformer 10.5%, Female Protagonist 9.7%, Puzzle 9%
- #41 Teslagrad 2
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 552 reviews2023
Dev: Rain GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Lumina, a young Teslamancer, finds herself stranded after her airship crash lands in Wyrmheim, a remote and treacherous land to the North. Embark on a dangerous adventure, exploring a gigantic, abandoned tower looming over a fjordside valley, on a quest to get Lumina home and back to her family.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 33.8%, Platformer 19.9%, Puzzle 13.7%, Female Protagonist 8.7%, 2D Platformer 8.5%
- #42 Mount Serenity: Guardian of the Spirits
73% matchVery Positive84% of 57 reviews2021
Dev: CEON ArtsPub: Ahlman Games
Windows
Enter an ancient spirit world as a lost spirit and meet a dragon who needs your help. Explore three different, peaceful areas and collect runestones while moving forward with your rope. Look for the way towards the top of the mountain. Only you can save the forest and the soul of the dragon’s owner.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 42.1%, Platformer 24.1%, Casual 9.5%, Adventure 8.9%, Mythology 7.2%
- #43 Röki
71% matchVery Positive89% of 3,110 reviews2020
Dev: Polygon TreehousePub: United Label
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Röki is a stunning adventure set in the snowcapped wilderness. As Tove, you must explore an uncharted world of hidden legends and forgotten monsters. Solve puzzles, collect curiosities, and uncover a tale of tragic loss, as you chart your path to redemption.
Why similar: Puzzle 23.5%, Female Protagonist 17.8%, Mythology 14.8%, Casual 12%, Adventure 11.5%
- #44 BOOR
73% matchVery Positive83% of 231 reviews2017
Dev: DazlogStudioPub: BadLand Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
BOOR is a 2D puzzle-platformer game, where you play as a girl with the ability to multiply herself, stranded on Eden, a beautiful but strange world, full of challenging puzzles with platforming elements and a refreshing gameplay.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 34.3%, Platformer 17.4%, Puzzle 11.2%, Female Protagonist 8.2%, Casual 7.4%
- #45 Celeste
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 138,420 reviews2018
Dev: Maddy Makes Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 26.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.
Why similar: Platformer 26.6%, Puzzle Platformer 19.8%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Difficult 10.9%
- #46 LAPIN
69% matchVery Positive95% of 333 reviews2023
Dev: Studio Doodal
Windows
LAPIN is a 2D precision platformer game featuring a group of brave rabbit explorers. Break through life-threatening obstacles with precise controls, and embark on an adventure filled with new encounters and stunning landscapes!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.6%, Platformer 18.1%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, 2D Platformer 10.1%, Hand-drawn 6.5%
- #47 Monument Valley 3
67% matchVery Positive93% of 1,911 reviews2025
Dev: ustwo games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 40.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Set sail for a world-changing adventure as you guide Noor in their quest through a series of mind-bending illusions and atmospheric puzzles. Can you unlock the secrets of the mysterious world – and the meaning behind the Sacred Light?
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 39%, Puzzle 17%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Casual 10%, Abstract 9.9%
- #48 Unleaving
69% matchVery Positive90% of 58 reviews2024
Dev: orangutan matter
Windows · Mac
When everything seems hopeless a child is awakened by the whispers of the last leaf, drawn into an imaginary world. Unleaving invites the player into a narrative-driven puzzle platformer where each challenge unfolds within a hand-painted landscape, exploring perception and meaning
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.3%, Platformer 16.9%, Puzzle 11.7%, 2D Platformer 8.9%, Surreal 7.5%
- #49 Equinoxe
70% matchVery Positive84% of 68 reviews2022
Dev: Lowkey InteractivePub: IIM Digital School
Windows
Equinoxe is a contemplative & narrative game with puzzle phases taking place in two mirrored worlds. Discover a quest for self-acceptance and restore the fragile balance of your world by using its main source of energy: water.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 33.8%, Puzzle 21.1%, Female Protagonist 16.9%, Surreal 8.7%, Indie 7.3%
- #50 Gravity Error
72% matchVery Positive86% of 56 reviews2015
Dev: Faris Mohammed
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Gravity Error is an indie 2D puzzle/platformer about changing gravity. Guide Force in his quest seeking emotional stableness in a set of levels and avoid being crushed. Solve the puzzles in multiple creative ways.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 40.5%, Platformer 25.4%, Puzzle 17.2%, Indie 12.4%, 2D 4.5%
- #51 Monument Valley 2
66% matchVery Positive93% of 3,902 reviews2022
Dev: ustwo games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Discover illusionary pathways and delightful puzzles as you learn the secrets of The Sacred Geometry. Follow the heart warming story of Ro in her journey through motherhood. Rediscover independence through manipulating monuments and evolving paths to explore new, surreal, and mysterious worlds.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 48.1%, Puzzle 21.3%, Casual 13%, Female Protagonist 9.4%, Adventure 4%
- #52 Aaru's Awakening
71% matchMixed69% of 133 reviews2015
Dev: Lumenox ehf
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Aaru's Awakening is a hand drawn 2D action platformer set in the mythical world of Lumenox. Travel through the mysterious world while the story of the four gods unravels.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 36.8%, Platformer 26.4%, Adventure 15.5%, Indie 14.6%, Difficult 6.6%
- #53 Sumeru
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 164 reviews2016
Dev: BigCheeseGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
This is a 2D physical game. You can help hero to escape from Sumerian World by drawing a bridge across the cliff , a high-climbing stairs, a hammer to break the door , etc. There are six levels namely “dreamland”,” forest”, “ice”, “city”, “mountain” and “last task”, and all together 43 scenes in this game.
Why similar: Casual 26.2%, Indie 21.7%, Adventure 21.7%, Puzzle 16.1%, Physics 13.5%
- #54 AER Memories of Old
67% matchVery Positive86% of 7,624 reviews2017
Dev: Forgotten KeyPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Transform into a bird and fly to explore and experience a vibrant world of floating islands in the sky. Venture down into lost ancient ruins where each step leads you closer to the end of the world.
Why similar: Adventure 26.6%, Female Protagonist 24.8%, Indie 19.1%, Puzzle 15%, Atmospheric 7.4%
- #55 Hack And Climb
63% matchVery Positive98% of 58 reviews2026
Dev: Kodachi Games
Windows
Be the weapon! Swing like an axe, thrust like a spear, and soar like an arrow in this physics-based platformer. Flip, throw, and carve your path to the peak! Rage burns, revenge awaits... Are you up to the challenge?
Why similar: Platformer 24.1%, 2D Platformer 15.4%, Difficult 14.3%, Physics 14%, Adventure 11.1%
- #56 ROTA: Bend Gravity
66% matchVery Positive93% of 86 reviews2022
Dev: Harmony Monroe
Windows · Linux
In ROTA gravity bends beneath your feet! Move blocks and twist gravity to solve puzzles. Collect all 50 gems and explore 8 vibrant worlds!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 39.1%, Puzzle 14.7%, Platformer 13.7%, Female Protagonist 9%, 2D Platformer 7.1%
- #57 Fowl Damage
64% matchVery Positive93% of 149 reviews2024
Dev: May GardensPub: Red Nexus Games Inc.
Windows
Fowl Damage is an atmospheric puzzle platformer where your default jump provides enough fall damage to destroy you! Carefully manage your jumps and falls as you adventure through this chilling, beautiful, and occasionally cute world.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 39.7%, Platformer 19.3%, Puzzle 13.5%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Physics 4.3%
- #58 Path to Mnemosyne
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 247 reviews2018
Dev: DevilishGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Relax, empty your mind, activate your senses and step into the hypnotic adventure of the Path to Mnemosyne in the quest for the lost memories.
Why similar: Puzzle 19.3%, Beautiful 16.7% ★, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Mythology 10.8%, Adventure 10.7%
- #59 Etherborn
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 444 reviews2019
Dev: Altered MatterPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Delve into an environmental puzzle platformer built on exploring and understanding gravity-shifting structures. You are a voiceless being that has just been born into a world where a bodiless voice awaits your arrival. Go forth and seek your purpose.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 36.8%, Platformer 17.9%, Puzzle 13.5%, Beautiful 7.4% ★, Adventure 6.7%
- #60 Ley Lines
67% matchVery Positive83% of 154 reviews2016
Dev: Miria Studios
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 44%
You are the last hope of a ruined world, capable of restoring the severed Ley Lines. Throughout the ruined temple of Miria's Heart, attune to and master five unique powers, allowing you to alter gravity, slow time, shift space, and much more.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 40.5%, Female Protagonist 22.5%, Adventure 21.3%, Indie 15.7%