- #1 Time Loader
97% matchVery Positive83% of 534 reviews2021
Dev: FlazmPub: META Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Time Loader is a story-driven puzzle-platformer with tiny robots, alternate realities, nostalgic music, and primitive tech from the 90s!
Why similar: Time Manipulation 26.2% ★, Puzzle Platformer 21.1%, Emotional 15.9%, Platformer 10.9%, Sci-fi 10.8%
- #2 Black The Fall
96% 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: 2.5D 22.4%, Puzzle Platformer 19.1%, Dark 11.7%, Platformer 10.2%, Atmospheric 8.1%
- #3 Retro Machina
96% 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: Emotional 19.2%, Robots 18.9%, Puzzle Platformer 18.6%, Dark 12.9%, Platformer 9.6%
- #4 Planet of the Eyes
95% 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 19.4%, Robots 19.1%, Platformer 14.7%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Stylized 10%
- #5 Monolith
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 335 reviews2023
Dev: Animation Arts
Windows · Linux
A classical science fiction point and click adventure which takes you into a deep story and murky atmosphere, while solving logical puzzles. Accompany Tessa Carter and her talking robot as she finds out about herself and searches for a way to survive.
Why similar: 2.5D 33.1%, Emotional 15.7%, Robots 14%, Sci-fi 12.9%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #6 BatteryNote
93% matchVery Positive100% of 186 reviews2025
Dev: 72studioPub: room6
Windows · Mac
BatteryNote is a multi-ending sci-fi adventure visual novel game. You can recharge three robots with limited lifespans, bringing them back to life. Interact with them through conversations or experiment by applying high voltage. How they spend their final moments is entirely up to you.
Why similar: Conversation 24%, Robots 23.6%, Emotional 20.7%, Sci-fi 11.2%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #7 The Last Cube
94% matchVery Positive97% of 144 reviews2022
Dev: Improx Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Cube puzzler and an epic adventure. Stamp stickers to the sides of your cube to imbue each surface with unique powers, which are vital to solving puzzles and finding secrets.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.7%, Artificial Intelligence 20.8%, Robots 20%, Sci-fi 11.2%, Atmospheric 8.2%
- #8 In His Time
92% matchVery Positive86% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: TearyHand StudioPub: Kodansha
Windows · Mac
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 32.1%, Dark 17.3%, Platformer 13.3%, Story Rich 10.9%, Atmospheric 10.7%
- #9 Beam
91% matchVery Positive89% of 61 reviews2020
Dev: Binary ImpactPub: CobraTekku Games
Windows
BEAM is a challenging precision platformer with puzzle elements in which you need to manipulate various light beams and tightly maneuver MARBLE in order to save both your lives.
Why similar: 2.5D 21.2%, Puzzle Platformer 20%, Precision Platformer 18%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Platformer 8%
- #10 Chronology
91% matchVery Positive87% of 986 reviews2014
Dev: Bedtime Digital Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A platform-adventure game about time travelling, puzzle solving and a friendship between an Old Inventor and a Snail.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 43.6%, Time Manipulation 19.8% ★, Platformer 16%, Adventure 8.6%, Puzzle 8.5%
- #11 MIO: Memories in Orbit
87% 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: Robots 29.6%, Platformer 19.4%, Precision Platformer 19.3%, Atmospheric 14.4%, Sci-fi 11.4%
- #12 Vesper: Zero Light Edition
89% 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 33.1%, Sci-fi 19.6%, Platformer 16.8%, Story Rich 11.3%, Puzzle 9.6%
- #13 Time in Time
90% matchMostly Positive74% of 121 reviews2017
Dev: ErayTek
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Time in Time is a side scroller puzzle-platformer game where you control everything with timers..
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.3%, 2.5D 27.8%, Robots 17.2%, Platformer 14.6%, Puzzle 7.4%
- #14 The Library of Babel
89% 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 29.7%, Robots 16.5%, Platformer 15.2%, Sci-fi 12.3%, Dark 10.6%
- #15 Mind Over Magnet
86% matchVery Positive89% of 1,301 reviews2024
Dev: Game Maker's Toolkit
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
An attractive puzzle platformer where you use magnetism to escape a factory. Meet a cast of magnet characters and work together to solve logical conundrums.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 32.1%, Robots 27.3%, Platformer 13.2%, Sci-fi 10.1%, Puzzle 8.5%
- #16 7th Sector
88% matchMostly Positive74% of 688 reviews2019
Dev: Носков Сергей
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Welcome to the 7th Sector, set in a mysterious cyberpunk world. Immerse yourself on this intricate path, solving different puzzles, facing its dangers and collecting scattered information to discover the story of this world.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 58%, Stylized 17.8%, Sci-fi 17.1%, Adventure 5.2%, Singleplayer 2%
- #17 A Tale of Paper: Refolded
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 200 reviews2022
Dev: Open House GamesPub: Digerati
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
A Tale of Paper: Refolded is a puzzle-platformer that tells the story of Line, a magical character made of paper who can use origami to change its shape. Transform into a frog, a rocket, a bird and more as Line embarks on an emotional journey to fulfill the dream of its creator.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.9%, 2.5D 18.4%, Atmospheric 13.7%, Dark 11.6%, Adventure 9.9%
- #18 Trans Neuronica
85% matchVery Positive92% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: Evidently CubePub: Untold Tales
Windows
Trans Neuronica is a puzzle game that takes the concept of Numberlink and intertwines it with a story about human - AI interactions.The goal of the game is to connect nodes while adhering to the rules imposed by the special limiters, switches and stations that get progressively more challenging.
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 47.4%, Dark 28.6%, Puzzle 13.4%, Sci-fi 4%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #19 Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo
82% matchVery Positive100% of 209 reviews2025
Dev: GallaPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Help the cursed souls of Limbo escape their endless time loop in the afterlife. As Kulebra, a newly-deceased snake, witness their grief and guide them toward closure through point-and-click puzzles, light stealth, and empathy-driven boss encounters.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 24.8% ★, 2.5D 23.9%, Emotional 16%, Stylized 9.3%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #20 Hypogea
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 687 reviews2025
Dev: Charlie Wagner
Windows
Escape from a mysterious underground megastructure in this short atmospheric 3d-platformer.
Why similar: Robots 32.8%, Puzzle Platformer 24.2%, Atmospheric 16.7%, Platformer 11.5%, Adventure 10.8%
- #21 Neoproxima
83% matchVery Positive97% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: Lonestone Studio
Windows
Investigating a time-loop during the Cold War, light years away from Earth. Neoproxima is a text-based adventure game that combines exploration and simple RPG and survival mechanics. Plan your next loop carefully, and go as far as possible before time catches up with you.
Why similar: Cold War 60.7% ★, Sci-fi 14.3%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Story Rich 10.1%, Adventure 3.5%
- #22 Monochroma
84% 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: Puzzle Platformer 21.7%, Platformer 21.4%, 2.5D 16.2%, Puzzle 11.2%, Atmospheric 9.3%
- #23 SELINI
81% 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: 2.5D 20.2%, Robots 17.8%, Puzzle Platformer 15.8%, Platformer 9.7%, Sci-fi 8.7%
- #24 Somerville
82% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,808 reviews2022
Dev: Jumpship
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
In the wake of catastrophe find the means to make your family whole again.
Why similar: Emotional 20.1%, 2.5D 19.5%, Dark 14.9%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #25 INMOST
80% 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 23.4%, Dark 16.1%, Emotional 15.3%, Platformer 10.7%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #26 CO-OP : Decrypted
84% matchMixed43% of 67 reviews2015
Dev: Pixelz Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 31%
CO-OP is a 2.5D puzzle-platformer. You control two robots; R3D, who can absorb all the light sources around him, and BLU3, who converts that energy into an explosive power. They find themselves in what seems like a recycling facility, with drones analyzing their every move...
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 42.9%, Sci-fi 29.2%, Adventure 16.5%, Indie 11.4%
- #27 Faraday Protocol
79% matchVery Positive85% of 113 reviews2021
Dev: Red Koi BoxPub: Deck13
Windows · Linux
Faraday Protocol is a first person puzzle game that will test your wits and intelligence. Use the Bia-Tool, an ancient pistol-like relic of an alien civilization, to solve puzzles by bending energy and manipulating enigmatic machinery.
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 31.3%, Puzzle Platformer 18.8%, Sci-fi 16.9%, Atmospheric 12.4%, Puzzle 11.8%
- #28 Meet me at NooN
78% matchVery Positive100% of 73 reviews2022
Dev: Pandaroo Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Could time go backwards? Meet me at NooN is a time manipulation turn-based puzzle-platformer with Tenet inspired mechanics. Control two characters, create perfect time loops and solve brain melting time puzzles.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 34.3% ★, Puzzle Platformer 25.6%, Time Management 18.2%, Platformer 12.1%, Puzzle 8.4%
- #29 Rumu
79% matchVery Positive90% of 564 reviews2017
Dev: Robot HousePub: Hammerfall Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Rumu is an intimate, narrative-driven adventure that follows the path into sentience of a robot vacuum cleaner.
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 22.4%, Robots 18.9%, Emotional 16.5%, Dark 11.2%, Sci-fi 7.9%
- #30 INSIDE
75% 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: 2.5D 29.1%, Puzzle Platformer 20.1%, Dark 13.7%, Platformer 9.4%, Atmospheric 8.2%
- #31 The Entropy Centre
74% matchVery Positive89% of 4,209 reviews2022
Dev: Stubby GamesPub: Playstack
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Think in reverse. Outsmart the impossible. A mind-bending first-person adventure where you solve ingenious and complex puzzles by rewinding objects through time.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 24.6% ★, Artificial Intelligence 15%, Puzzle Platformer 14.7%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #32 Night Lights
77% matchVery Positive83% of 77 reviews2019
Pub: Meridian4
Windows
Night Lights is a relaxing puzzle platformer where you manipulate light and shadow to guide a small robot through a calm, atmospheric world.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 32.6%, Precision Platformer 31.2%, Platformer 16.4%, Story Rich 10.3%, Puzzle 9.4%
- #33 The Uncertain: Last Quiet Day
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 5,880 reviews2016
Dev: ComonGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
The Uncertain is an story-driven adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Experience the mysterious vibe of each of carefully explored locations, solve diverse puzzles, make fateful decisions and discuss intriguing matters to find out the whole truth being kept from you.
Why similar: Robots 35.9%, Sci-fi 17.2%, Atmospheric 13.6%, Story Rich 10.2%, Adventure 9.2%
- #34 Entangled
76% matchVery Positive93% of 57 reviews2022
Dev: P² Studios
Windows
Complete physics-based platformer puzzles as you venture deeper into an abandoned research facility responsible for developing ominously powerful quantum entanglement technology.
Why similar: Sci-fi 24.9%, Story Rich 16.9%, Platformer 16.8%, Atmospheric 15.3%, Puzzle 14.7%
- #35 Red Matter
75% matchVery Positive90% of 1,161 reviews2018
Dev: Vertical Robot
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Red Matter is a story-driven VR puzzle adventure game set during a dystopian sci-fi Cold War. Take on the role of Agent Epsilon, an astronaut of the Atlantic Union dispatched to an abandoned Volgravian moon base on a faraway planet. Your mission: to investigate a shady top secret research project.
Why similar: Cold War 55% ★, Sci-fi 12.5%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Story Rich 8.5%, Puzzle 7.1%
- #36 Now I Am There
77% matchVery Positive83% of 53 reviews2019
Dev: Harun Yusuf ŞahinPub: Falcon Production
Windows · Mac
The story begin when the robot, whose experiment was interrupted, begins working again years later in an abandoned laboratory.
Why similar: 2.5D 28.4%, Puzzle Platformer 23.4%, Platformer 13.4%, Adventure 11.7%, Atmospheric 9.6%
- #37 Retrace the Light
72% matchVery Positive89% of 243 reviews2025
Dev: Xiaming Game
Windows
Dive into the immersive world of Retrace the Light, a captivating 2.5D action-adventure game centered around the "Spatial Retracing" feature. Assume the role of an Enforcer working for a super AI in a futuristic world, exploring the depths of human consciousness and healing their emotional wounds.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 45.8% ★, Stylized 17.6%, Atmospheric 16.2%, Puzzle 12.6%, Indie 4.3%
- #38 Space Expedition
73% matchVery Positive93% of 181 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: Puzzle Platformer 24.4%, Emotional 19.9%, Robots 18.4%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Platformer 10.9%
- #39 MotionRec
70% 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: Time Manipulation 30.1% ★, Puzzle Platformer 24.2%, Robots 21.9%, Sci-fi 11.3%, Puzzle 6.9%
- #40 Stuffo the Puzzle Bot
72% 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 38.4%, Robots 28.1%, Sci-fi 14.8%, Puzzle 10.6%, Adventure 4.8%
- #41 The Mensional
73% matchVery Positive92% of 62 reviews2022
Dev: Delil Timurtaş
Windows · Mac
Adventures of different characters with their unique atmosphere and puzzles.
Why similar: Platformer 24.3%, Atmospheric 19.7%, Dark 19.2%, Puzzle 14.3%, Adventure 7.6%
- #42 Minds Beneath Us
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,416 reviews2024
Dev: BearBoneStudio
Windows
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
MINDS BENEATH US is an emotional sci-fi narrative game. Through the eyes of a humble individual, experience a mad world where humans are exploited as computing devices for AI. Listen to the concerns of those you meet and offer guidance. Together, face challenges and confront an uncertain destiny.
Why similar: 2.5D 42.4%, Atmospheric 14.4%, Sci-fi 14.1%, Story Rich 13.5%, Puzzle 7.7%
- #43 The Fall
71% 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: Sci-fi 25.2%, Robots 17.1%, Atmospheric 13%, Story Rich 10.5%, Dark 10.4%
- #44 Shift Quantum - A Cyber Noir Puzzle Platformer
73% matchVery Positive85% of 79 reviews2018
Dev: Fishing Cactus
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Shift Quantum is a brain-busting platformer using a unique mechanic called SHIFTING, a way to twist your environment and invert space around you. Bend your mind to reach the exit of each level and unveil the secrets of a strange program. Extend the experience, create and share your own levels.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.9%, 2.5D 19%, Platformer 11.3%, Stylized 9.8%, Sci-fi 9.7%
- #45 PONCHO
74% 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: 2.5D 34.3%, Robots 18.3%, Puzzle Platformer 17.8%, Platformer 15.1%, Adventure 9%
- #46 ElecHead
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,305 reviews2021
Dev: NamaTakahashi
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 45.2%, Platformer 19.4%, Robots 14%, Puzzle 11.7%, Adventure 5.3%
- #47 Noir Punk
71% matchVery Positive89% of 70 reviews2021
Dev: Milpitians
Windows
2D sidescrolling adventure narrative game with puzzle solving and platforming elements.
Why similar: Story Rich 37.6%, Puzzle 32.6%, Atmospheric 19.4%, Adventure 9.1%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #48 Genopanic
69% 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: Precision Platformer 34%, Platformer 20.1%, Atmospheric 17.2%, Sci-fi 15.3%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #49 Chronoquartz
66% matchVery Positive99% of 437 reviews2025
Dev: Infinite Stairs
Windows
In Chronoquartz, every move matters! You have 10 turns per loop: explore, solve puzzles, and use your past knowledge to progress. Strategy, critical thinking, and time management will be your allies in this unique temporal adventure. Will you succeed in saving time?
Why similar: Sci-fi 31.8%, Puzzle 26.7%, Atmospheric 23.3%, Adventure 10%, Singleplayer 4.2%
- #50 Au Revoir
67% matchVery Positive96% of 106 reviews2025
Dev: Invisible StudioPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
Play as Tristan and solve puzzles to recover human consciousnesses in the year 2071. Investigate environments, uncover secrets, and make choices that affect the ending. Explore a neon-noir world with a low poly aesthetic inspired by the 90s.
Why similar: Sci-fi 26.9%, Story Rich 22.8%, Atmospheric 21.4%, Puzzle 14.9%, Adventure 10%
- #51 BREAKER: INITIATING
69% 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 29%, Dark 19.7%, Platformer 13.2%, Stylized 12.1%, Atmospheric 10.8%
- #52 no signal
66% matchVery Positive99% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: exodrifter
Windows · Linux
An emotional point-and-click hard sci-fi adventure game about exploring an abandoned space station. Follow messages left by the long-gone staff to learn the outcome of the research team and the secrets they left behind.
Why similar: Emotional 29.5%, Sci-fi 20.6%, Story Rich 14.9%, Atmospheric 12.8%, Puzzle 11.9%
- #53 The Beggar's Ride
71% matchMostly Positive80% of 198 reviews2016
Dev: Bad Seed
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 18.5%, 2.5D 15.8%, Puzzle Platformer 14.9%, Emotional 12.3%, Atmospheric 9.9%
- #54 In Between
70% matchVery Positive85% of 473 reviews2015
Dev: GentlymadPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 23.6%, Dark 13.1%, Emotional 13.1%, Platformer 11.6%, Atmospheric 9.2%
- #55 Alteric
70% matchMixed70% of 128 reviews2016
Dev: goonswarm
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Jump through boiling lava; run from perilous traps and saw blades; glide and climb through catacombs; fall into the abyss and overcome gravity. And don't forget to switch to a parallel dimension in time, because it’s Alteric!
Why similar: Platformer 32.9%, Adventure 17.7%, Atmospheric 14.1%, Puzzle 11.7%, Story Rich 11.1%
- #56 Chromatic Conundrum
63% matchVery Positive98% of 277 reviews2026
Dev: Digs
Windows
Chromatic Conundrum is a first person puzzle game where you manipulate light. Combine different colors and form shadows to illuminate your way through an enigmatic world.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.5%, Platformer 17.3%, Sci-fi 15.1%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Puzzle 10.5%
- #57 On Rusty Trails
68% matchVery Positive87% of 266 reviews2016
Dev: Black Pants Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Conformity is everything in this lightning-fast platformer - get ready to shift your friendships each and every second!
Why similar: 2.5D 25.6%, Puzzle Platformer 19.4%, Precision Platformer 19.2%, Platformer 9.9%, Sci-fi 8.2%
- #58 Clocker
67% matchVery Positive83% of 283 reviews2019
Dev: Wild Kid Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The world has been swallowed into the grey void of time and space. The only key to the winding puzzle - a time-controling pocket-watch - lies in the hands of a clockmaker Father. The watch creates a mysterious barrier between the Father and his estranged Daughter.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 30.5% ★, Puzzle Platformer 24.9%, Emotional 17%, Platformer 8%, Story Rich 6.9%