Games Like Nihilumbra

Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 36.8%, Platformer 20.1%, Puzzle 12.9%, Indie 7.5%, Atmospheric 7%

Why You'll Like It: This iconic title shares the dark, atmospheric, and minimalist puzzle-platforming DNA that makes Nihilumbra so compelling.

Hue is a vibrant, award-winning puzzle-adventure, where you alter the world by changing its background colour.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.2%, Platformer 17.9%, Puzzle 15%, Great Soundtrack 11.9%, Narration 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: The core mechanic of changing the world's color to solve puzzles is a direct thematic and mechanical parallel to Nihilumbra.

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 27.2%, Platformer 21.4%, Puzzle 13.7%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Indie 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: As a spiritual successor to Limbo, it offers a similarly tense, wordless narrative and environmental puzzle-solving experience.

“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning action-platformer crafted by Moon Studios for PC.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 28%, Platformer 22.8%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Puzzle Platformer 9.4%, Adventure 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: It features breathtaking atmospheric design and fluid platforming that captures the sense of wonder found in Born's journey.

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 28.3% ★, Great Soundtrack 18.3%, Platformer 11.8%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Puzzle Platformer 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: It mirrors the emotional weight and stunning, color-focused visual storytelling found in Nihilumbra.

What if someone knew your mind better than you did? The Swapper is an award-winning, narrative driven puzzle game set in the furthest reaches of space.

Why similar: Puzzle 25.7%, Platformer 18.5%, Puzzle Platformer 18.2%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Great Soundtrack 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game delivers a deeply philosophical, atmospheric puzzle experience that feels just as existential as Nihilumbra.

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 40%, Platformer 20.3%, Puzzle 14.7%, Great Soundtrack 7.1%, Indie 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A masterpiece of the genre that combines complex, time-bending puzzles with a profound, introspective narrative.

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 20.4%, Platformer 20%, Puzzle Platformer 16%, Adventure 10.3%, Atmospheric 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based puzzle-platformer that uses its environment to tell a poignant, wordless story.

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 29.8%, Puzzle Platformer 17.9%, Puzzle 17.6%, Indie 12.1%, Adventure 11%

Why You'll Like It: A cinematic, atmospheric puzzle-platformer that relies on visual storytelling and environmental hazards.

In the dark and mysterious world of Closure, only what you see exists. Manipulate lights to phase objects in and out of reality in this multiple-award-winning puzzle game. Play as a strange spider-like demon who explores the stories of three human characters through beautiful, eerie environments such as a decrepit factory, a murky...

Why similar: Platformer 32.5%, Puzzle 22.9%, Puzzle Platformer 18.4%, Indie 10%, Great Soundtrack 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: The unique mechanic where only what is illuminated exists creates a surreal, dark puzzle experience similar to the Void's influence.

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 34.9%, Puzzle Platformer 16.5%, Puzzle 16.4%, Indie 7.6%, Great Soundtrack 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a mysterious, non-verbal world filled with intricate platforming and magnetism-based puzzles.

An ex-minister ventures through the frozen depths of Hell in search of his kidnapped daughter.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.1%, Platformer 15.8%, Great Soundtrack 10.3%, Puzzle 9.9%, Indie 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, artistic adventure that focuses on a personal, narrative-heavy journey through a surreal landscape.

Guide a group of rectangles through 120 levels, using their different skills together to overcome a series of obstacles in each environment. Discover the human-made story of the first sentient artificial intelligences with Danny Wallace’s BAFTA-winning narration.

Why similar: Platformer 24.1%, Puzzle Platformer 23.6%, Narration 22%, Atmospheric 7.9%, Indie 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: The strong, omnipresent narration and minimalist aesthetic create a similar emotional connection to the protagonist's journey.

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 26%, Platformer 13.9%, Puzzle 13.7%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Great Soundtrack 10%

Why You'll Like It: It excels at building a dark, oppressive world where the player feels small and vulnerable, much like Born in the Void.

In a world torn between nature’s grace and cold machine invasion, one girl and her companion must rely on their bond to survive and protect what they hold dear. Their story of hope, loss, and love will stay with you long after the journey ends.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.3%, Platformer 22%, Puzzle 14.4%, Atmospheric 9%, Adventure 7%

Why You'll Like It: A cinematic puzzle-platformer that emphasizes a beautiful, hand-painted world and a touching companion-based journey.

Seasons After Fall is a 2D platform-puzzler game that will let you dive into a captivating universe and explore a land governed by magic and nature.

Why similar: Platformer 24.5%, Puzzle Platformer 19.3%, Great Soundtrack 15.9%, Adventure 9%, Indie 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: The ability to manipulate the environment by changing seasons provides a similar sense of agency over the game world.

Gomez is a 2D creature living in a 2D world. Or is he? When the existence of a mysterious 3rd dimension is revealed to him, Gomez is sent out on a journey that will take him to the very end of time and space. Use your ability to navigate 3D structures from 4 distinct classic 2D perspectives.

Why similar: Platformer 32.4%, Puzzle 19.5%, Great Soundtrack 14.4%, Indie 9.8%, Puzzle Platformer 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its perspective-shifting mechanics and focus on discovery capture the same sense of wonder and curiosity as Nihilumbra.

Candle is an adventure with challenging puzzles. Play as Teku, a young novice on a dangerous journey to rescue his tribe's shaman from the evil tribe of the Wakcha. But the way is littered with sinister traps and difficult obstacles.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.8%, Puzzle 17.5%, Great Soundtrack 14.7%, Indie 13.4%, Platformer 13.3%

Why You'll Like It: The hand-drawn art style and focus on intricate, environment-based puzzles make it a strong companion piece to Nihilumbra.

Help a small body save a head-like organism full of air, from a leak that threatens its life. Explore their Metroidvania-style world and overcome challenging environmental puzzles to find the key to the head's survival.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 18.8%, Indie 13%, Adventure 12.9%, Platformer 11.1%, Puzzle 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A metroidvania-style puzzle-platformer that focuses on a unique, character-driven mechanic in a mysterious, interconnected world.

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: Puzzle Platformer 23.9%, Platformer 20.7%, Puzzle 15.7%, Atmospheric 12.8%, Adventure 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the feeling of a lonely, atmospheric journey across a desolate landscape, focusing on survival and movement.

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 22%, Great Soundtrack 17.8%, Platformer 17.6%, Puzzle 12.4%, Beautiful 8.3% ★

Why You'll Like It: This gravity-shifting puzzle game features a contemplative, atmospheric tone that encourages slow, thoughtful exploration.

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 26.3%, Platformer 19.4%, Great Soundtrack 11.8%, Indie 10%, Adventure 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, sci-fi puzzle-platformer that blends challenging movement mechanics with a mysterious, unfolding story.

Eternal Hope is a puzzle platformer game that follows the story of Ti’bi – a boy who must embark on a journey of love and hope to find his beloved’s soul.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25%, Platformer 24.7%, Puzzle 13.2%, Indie 7.4%, Great Soundtrack 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: The ability to shift between dimensions to solve puzzles mirrors the environmental manipulation found in Nihilumbra.

A challenging puzzle platformer inspired by games like Limbo and Badland.

Why similar: Platformer 23%, Puzzle Platformer 18%, Indie 11.8%, Adventure 10.2%, Puzzle 10%

Why You'll Like It: It is heavily inspired by the dark, atmospheric puzzle-platformer style popularized by games like Limbo and Nihilumbra.

Enter the hauntingly beautiful shadow world of In His Time, a 2D puzzle-solving adventure game. There you will meet Olly and join him to solve puzzles throughout each step of his emotional journey of growth and self-discovery.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.1%, Platformer 19.7%, Puzzle 9.7%, Atmospheric 7.9%, Adventure 7.2%

Semblance is an innovative platformer with deformable terrain, set in a beautiful minimalist world. It’s a game that asks, what if you could deform and reshape the world itself? Semblance takes the idea of a ‘platform’ in a platformer and turns it on its head.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.1%, Platformer 19%, Great Soundtrack 14%, Puzzle 12.2%, Indie 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: The ability to deform the world itself offers a creative puzzle-solving experience that feels fresh and tactile.

You are stranded on a strange and peculiar planet. It’s time to embark on your journey and find your way home! Explore a gravity defying and challenging platformer with striking visuals and a captivating story that transports you to a world beyond ours.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31.4%, Platformer 25.7%, Indie 10.4%, Adventure 8.8%, Puzzle 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A gravity-defying puzzle-platformer with a unique, whimsical art style that provides a slightly lighter but equally engaging experience.

A surreal puzzle platformer that's as beautiful as it is challenging – discover two beings entwined by fate, a girl and her soulmate, left to travel through a hauntingly elegant world...

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.3%, Puzzle 23.3%, Indie 18.2%, Atmospheric 13.6%, Adventure 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, atmospheric puzzle-platformer that explores deep, abstract themes through its unique visual style.

Starseed Pilgrim is a game about tending a symphonic garden, exploring space, and embracing fate.You are a gardener, tending to empty noise and empty space to fill them both with colour.You are a refugee, building your own world away from the spreading darkness.You are an explorer, discovering new places, new rules, and new fascinations.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.7%, Puzzle 20.6%, Indie 17.3%, Platformer 13.4%, Adventure 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, abstract puzzle-platformer that rewards players for experimenting with the environment to uncover its secrets.

Guide Gnome across the dangers of this twisted fairytale world. Can you make the annoying cloud go away? And recover his stolen Lucky Hat? Trust your friends? Find out in this, a casual platformer set in a beautiful painted world full of weird creatures you'll have to deal with.

Why similar: Platformer 20.4%, Puzzle Platformer 20%, Beautiful 13.8% ★, Great Soundtrack 13.5%, Adventure 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A charming, atmospheric adventure that balances platforming challenges with puzzle-solving in a whimsical world.

Element4l is an immersive and experimental indie platform game, with a strong focus on flow and smooth gameplay, wrapped in an exceptional soundtrack by Mind Tree.

Why similar: Platformer 30.9%, Great Soundtrack 21.1%, Indie 15.7%, Puzzle 12.2%, Atmospheric 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: This physics-based platformer focuses on adapting to the environment, requiring the same kind of rhythmic movement as Nihilumbra.

Meet Lumote, the squishiest bioluminescent creature, in this beautiful 3D puzzle platformer. Take control of the world’s inhabitants on a quest into the Great Depths to seize control from the Mastermote.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.9%, Platformer 15.6%, Beautiful 12.5% ★, Great Soundtrack 10.9%, Puzzle 9.4%

Somewhere between a platformer, a puzzle game and a great big dollop of pure fun, Fly’N will challenge your skills through more than forty levels set in a luxuriant world. Experiment with the four Buds to save the World-Trees from Dyer, the loony hair-dryer who intends to destroy their Helys!

Why similar: Platformer 47.5%, Indie 14.1%, Puzzle 9.6%, Great Soundtrack 9.1%, Adventure 7%

In Between is set inside the mind of a man hit by a cruel twist of fate. Together you are on a journey through the protagonist's head, a world that doesn’t obey the laws of physics.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.4%, Platformer 17.6%, Narration 13%, Puzzle 10.5%, Atmospheric 7%

“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning Action-Platformer crafted by Moon Studios.

Why similar: Platformer 27.9%, Great Soundtrack 25.1%, Atmospheric 12%, Adventure 6.7%, Difficult 5.7%

Journey to another planet and discover its secrets in order to bring your loved one back to life. Experience an adventure, inspired by old school classics like Another World, Heart of Darkness and Flashback.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27%, Platformer 24.4%, Adventure 13.6%, Indie 10.6%, Puzzle 6.8%

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 26.6%, Puzzle 17.7%, Great Soundtrack 14.9%, Indie 9.7%, Puzzle Platformer 9.3%

Play the critically acclaimed masterpiece. Embark on a new journey in a vast, exotic world where you’ll encounter towering enemies and challenging puzzles on your quest to unravel Ori’s destiny.

Why similar: Beautiful 24.2% ★, Platformer 22.1%, Great Soundtrack 19.2%, Puzzle 6.6%, Atmospheric 6.3%

Hiiro is a 2D platform game focused on ambient exploration and puzzle solving. Discover a grand world filled with mysterious artifacts and forgotten ruins. Become immersed in relaxing gameplay and meditative music. Remain observant as you unravel an explanation for your solitude.

Why similar: Adventure 31.9%, Platformer 19.2%, Puzzle Platformer 15.1%, Puzzle 10%, Indie 7.2%

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 24%, Platformer 18.5%, Narration 11.8%, Puzzle 10.2%, Atmospheric 8.2%

Experience the epic journey of Nuna and Fox as they search for the source of an eternal blizzard that threatens the survival of everything they have ever known.

Why similar: Platformer 28.7%, Puzzle Platformer 15%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Indie 10.4%, Puzzle 9.8%

A handcrafted adventure about overcoming fear and doubt. Will you defeat your inner demons or be crippled with regret ?

Why similar: Platformer 21.6%, Puzzle Platformer 18.5%, Great Soundtrack 17%, Indie 12.1%, Adventure 11%

An inventive, thought-provoking puzzle platformer. Use powerups in each environment, and your own inherent gravity-bending powers, to complete each level. The more you play, the more story details you'll uncover.

Why similar: Platformer 31.8%, Indie 16%, Puzzle 15.9%, Great Soundtrack 12.5%, Adventure 7.4%

OVIVO is a minimalistic platformer with unusual mechanics where everything is as simple as black and white. The journey in this metaphoric world is filled with illusions and hidden messages.

Why similar: Platformer 24.1%, Puzzle Platformer 23.1%, Difficult 9.4%, Puzzle 8.6%, Atmospheric 7.5%

Klaus is lost and alone. Who? Where? Why? He doesn't know anything. Only you can help him find the truth. Join Klaus and K1 - a friendly brute - as you explore this puzzle platform game, through a geometric kaleidoscopic world with high contrast and pop art.

Why similar: Platformer 17.7%, Puzzle Platformer 14.5%, Great Soundtrack 12.1%, Adventure 10.4%, Indie 10.3%

The Beggar’s Ride is a unique and innovative Platform Puzzle Adventure Game where the player can manipulate the environment to solve puzzles in a deep and intriguing story of discovery.

Why similar: Platformer 21.9%, Narration 14.8%, Beautiful 10.6% ★, Puzzle Platformer 10.5%, Puzzle 9.5%

Imagine you could move mountains - literally! With realistic physics, Norse runes, rotating platforms and a lot of gray cells you'll help Munin, Odin's messenger in her very own 2D-adventure, to reclaim her power on a journey through Yggdrasil.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.1%, Platformer 21.4%, Puzzle 14%, Indie 8.4%, Adventure 7%

Immerse yourself in a gorgeous hand-painted world on a search for your true identity. As the mysterious warrior, Dust, your action-packed journey will take you from peaceful glades to snowy mountaintops and beyond.

Why similar: Platformer 37.2%, Great Soundtrack 16.8%, Indie 10.4%, Beautiful 9.1% ★, Adventure 8.7%

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: Platformer 23%, Puzzle Platformer 16.8%, Puzzle 14.8%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Indie 8.1%

The Last Campfire is an adventure, a story of a lost ember trapped in a puzzling place, searching for meaning and a way home.

Why similar: Narration 20.5%, Puzzle 20.4%, Puzzle Platformer 20.1%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Adventure 9.5%

A game about the limits of your screen. Four Sided Fantasy is a seamless experience where you wrap the screen to solve mind-bending puzzles. Play as a man and woman who attempt to find each other throughout four seasons in a year, constantly separated by the boundaries of the screen.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.1%, Platformer 17.1%, Indie 11.5%, Great Soundtrack 10.9%, Puzzle 10.8%

Morphopolis is about transformation and discovery. Morphopolis takes you on a puzzle adventure through a fantastical insect world. Starting as an aphid grub, you embark on an epic journey of metamorphosis toward your spawning ground.

Why similar: Puzzle 43.7%, Indie 13.9%, Great Soundtrack 13.6%, Adventure 9.6%, Casual 9.1%

Dive into the wondrous world of the Inops! The 2D puzzle based side scrolling adventure of dark and light. Battle the fire breathing demons and rescue the scattered Inops.

Why similar: Indie 30%, Adventure 29.9%, Puzzle Platformer 15.8%, Great Soundtrack 11.3%, Atmospheric 5%

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 26.8%, Platformer 20.6%, Puzzle 10.3%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Indie 9.6%

The Navigator is a 2D puzzle-platformer where the player assumes control of a young boy travelling the high seas. The mysterious world around him is filled with floating rocks that have various celestial properties, and the player must help the boy align these celestial rocks to lead him on his journey.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.5%, Great Soundtrack 21.2%, Indie 15.3%, Adventure 15%, Casual 12.7%

You are the Mooseman and you have the ability to see all that is hidden to the mortal eye. You are about to visit three layers of this universe - the first one is the Lower World where dead reside…

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 26.2%, Atmospheric 18.3%, Adventure 17.3%, Indie 16.9%, Puzzle 8.8%

Wield the awesome powers of Enril the wind spirit to guide and protect young Toku through this unique platform adventure.

Why similar: Platformer 32.7%, Puzzle Platformer 17.3%, Adventure 17%, Great Soundtrack 9%, Puzzle 8.4%

Find a way through the towers and dungeons of TRI by solving puzzles, climbing impossible ascents and reflecting light-rays. The mystical TRI will let you create your own paths in this strange world – just try not to lose your mind when you're falling upside down!

Why similar: Platformer 19.5%, Puzzle 15.7%, Great Soundtrack 13.5%, Narration 13.5%, Adventure 8.1%

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 25.6%, Platformer 24.8%, Puzzle 14.8%, Adventure 8.3%, Atmospheric 7.2%