- #1 Time Loader
97% matchVery Positive83% of 555 reviews2021
Dev: FlazmPub: META Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.5 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: 2.5D 18.6%, Time Manipulation 17.9% ★, Puzzle Platformer 14.6%, Precision Platformer 12.2%, Emotional 11%
- #2 Causal Loop
96% matchVery Positive93% of 59 reviews2026
Dev: Mirebound InteractivePub: Headup
Windows
Causal Loop is a narrative puzzler that blends mind-bending mechanics with a rich sci-fi story about time, consequence, and survival. Solve intricate puzzles by using the signature “echo” mechanic to record, replay, and interact with up to three versions of your past self. Can you break the loop?
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.1%, Time Manipulation 18.2% ★, Emotional 12.8%, Platformer 10.9%, Sci-fi 10.3%
- #3 Black The Fall
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,817 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 19.2%, Dark 11.7%, Platformer 10.3%, Atmospheric 8.1%
- #4 Monolith
95% matchMostly Positive77% of 341 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 33.2%, Emotional 15.3%, Robots 14.4%, Sci-fi 12.9%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #5 Planet of the Eyes
94% matchVery Positive84% of 591 reviews2015
Dev: Cococucumber
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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%, Robots 19.2%, Platformer 14.8%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Stylized 9.8%
- #6 BatteryNote
93% matchVery Positive100% of 203 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: Dialogue Heavy 24.9%, Robots 23.8%, Emotional 20.1%, Sci-fi 11%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #7 Retro Machina
94% matchVery Positive86% of 254 reviews2021
Dev: Orbit StudioPub: SuperGG.com
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 56%
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: Robots 19%, Emotional 18.9%, Puzzle Platformer 18.7%, Dark 12.8%, Platformer 9.7%
- #8 In His Time
92% matchVery Positive87% of 53 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 32.3%, Dark 17.1%, Platformer 13.4%, Story Rich 10.9%, Atmospheric 10.6%
- #9 MIO: Memories in Orbit
91% matchVery Positive82% of 3,685 reviews2026
Dev: Douze DixièmesPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 12.4 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 29.5%, Precision Platformer 19.6%, Platformer 19.5%, Atmospheric 14.3%, Sci-fi 11.4%
- #10 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 18.1%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Platformer 8%
- #11 The Last Cube
90% matchVery Positive97% of 147 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 30.3%, Robots 24.3%, Sci-fi 13.7%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Puzzle 9.1%
- #12 Chronology
89% matchVery Positive87% of 992 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 43.7%, Time Manipulation 19.7% ★, Platformer 16%, Adventure 8.6%, Puzzle 8.5%
- #13 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 29.8%, Robots 16.6%, Platformer 15.3%, Sci-fi 12.2%, Dark 10.5%
- #14 7th Sector
88% matchMostly Positive74% of 697 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 58.4%, Stylized 17.3%, Sci-fi 17.1%, Adventure 5.2%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #15 Vesper: Zero Light Edition
87% 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 33.2%, Sci-fi 19.5%, Platformer 16.9%, Story Rich 11.2%, Puzzle 9.6%
- #16 Trans Neuronica
86% matchVery Positive90% of 61 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 47.2%, Dark 28.7%, Puzzle 13.5%, Sci-fi 4%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #17 Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo: Closure Edition
84% matchVery Positive99% of 225 reviews2025
Dev: GallaPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 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 24.9% ★, 2.5D 24.1%, Emotional 15.9%, Stylized 9.2%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #18 Time in Time
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 123 reviews2017
Dev: ErayTek
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Time in Time is a side scroller puzzle-platformer game where you control everything with timers..
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.4%, 2.5D 27.6%, Robots 17.2%, Platformer 14.7%, Puzzle 7.4%
- #19 A Tale of Paper: Refolded
85% matchMostly Positive74% of 204 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 29.1%, 2.5D 18.3%, Atmospheric 13.6%, Dark 11.6%, Adventure 9.9%
- #20 Mind Over Magnet
82% matchVery Positive89% of 1,332 reviews2024
Dev: Game Maker's Toolkit
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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 32.3%, Robots 27.1%, Platformer 13.3%, Sci-fi 10.1%, Puzzle 8.6%
- #21 Neoproxima
83% matchVery Positive97% of 70 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 Rumu
84% matchVery Positive90% of 567 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 22.2%, Robots 19.2%, Emotional 16.4%, Dark 11.2%, Sci-fi 7.9%
- #23 Hypogea
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 742 reviews2025
Dev: Charlie Wagner
Windows
Escape from a mysterious underground megastructure in this short atmospheric 3d-platformer.
Why similar: Robots 32.5%, Puzzle Platformer 24.8%, Atmospheric 16.3%, Platformer 11.4%, Adventure 10.9%
- #24 SELINI
80% matchVery Positive94% of 66 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 19.6%, Robots 17.4%, Puzzle Platformer 15%, Platformer 9.8%, Dark 8.3%
- #25 Monochroma
81% 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 21.5%, 2.5D 16.1%, Puzzle 11.2%, Atmospheric 9.2%
- #26 INMOST
78% matchVery Positive91% of 7,236 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 23.6%, Dark 16.1%, Emotional 15%, Platformer 10.9%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #27 CO-OP : Decrypted
82% 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 43.1%, Sci-fi 29.1%, Adventure 16.5%, Indie 11.3%
- #28 Once Upon A Puppet
76% matchVery Positive92% of 124 reviews2025
Dev: Flatter Than EarthPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Control the strings of fate and embark on a grand adventure with Drev and Nieve. A magical, story-driven 2.5D puzzle-platformer where puppeteering mechanics and a whimsical, theater-inspired world intertwine.
Why similar: 2.5D 26.4%, Puzzle Platformer 23.3%, Emotional 12.7%, Platformer 12.7%, Atmospheric 10.2%
- #29 INSIDE
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 74,205 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%, Puzzle Platformer 20.3%, Dark 13.6%, Platformer 9.5%, Atmospheric 8.2%
- #30 Meet me at NooN
77% 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 25.7%, Time Management 18%, Platformer 12.2%, Puzzle 8.5%
- #31 The Fall
77% matchVery Positive88% of 3,697 reviews2014
Dev: Over The Moon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 17.0 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 25.3%, Robots 17.2%, Atmospheric 12.9%, Story Rich 10.5%, Dark 10.3%
- #32 The Entropy Centre
75% matchVery Positive89% of 4,295 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% ★, Puzzle Platformer 14.8%, Artificial Intelligence 14.8%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #33 A Small Robot Story
78% matchVery Positive86% of 50 reviews2017
Dev: bc likes youPub: MAGIC Spell Studios
Windows
A Small Robot Story is an adventure-platformer where you play as Rae, a small robot who activates and has no idea why. So you need to set out and find out what's up! With a heavy emphasis on story, A Small Robot Story will take you through forests, factories, caves, laboratories, and more.
Why similar: Robots 49.4%, Platformer 30.8%, Adventure 15.1%, Indie 4.7%
- #34 Faraday Protocol
76% 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 31.1%, Puzzle Platformer 19%, Sci-fi 17%, Atmospheric 12.3%, Puzzle 11.9%
- #35 Minds Beneath Us
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,730 reviews2024
Dev: BearBoneStudio
Windows
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 42.5%, Atmospheric 14.3%, Sci-fi 14.1%, Story Rich 13.5%, Puzzle 7.8%
- #36 The Uncertain: Last Quiet Day
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 5,889 reviews2016
Dev: ComonGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.9 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 36.3%, Sci-fi 17.1%, Atmospheric 13.5%, Story Rich 10%, Adventure 9.3%
- #37 Somerville
73% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,848 reviews2022
Dev: Jumpship
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
In the wake of catastrophe find the means to make your family whole again.
Why similar: Emotional 19.9%, 2.5D 19.6%, Dark 14.9%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #38 Noir Punk
73% matchVery Positive89% of 70 reviews2021
Dev: Milpitians
Windows
2D sidescrolling adventure narrative game with puzzle solving and platforming elements.
Why similar: Story Rich 37.5%, Puzzle 32.8%, Atmospheric 19.3%, Adventure 9.1%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #39 ElecHead
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,335 reviews2021
Dev: NamaTakahashi
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 45.2%, Platformer 19.5%, Robots 14%, Puzzle 11.7%, Adventure 5.3%
- #40 Space Expedition
71% matchVery Positive92% of 185 reviews2023
Dev: Mobirate
Windows · Mac
Space Expedition is a 2D sci-fi platformer where you play as an astronaut who is sent to a space station to collect samples of mysterious dark matter. Space Expedition combines puzzle platforming, pixel art, and atmospheric adventures set in the style of 1980s sci-fi horror films.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.6%, Emotional 19.6%, Robots 18.5%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Platformer 11%
- #41 Night Lights
74% 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 32.7%, Precision Platformer 31.2%, Platformer 16.5%, Story Rich 10.2%, Puzzle 9.4%
- #42 The Mensional
72% matchVery Positive92% of 63 reviews2022
Dev: Delil Timurtaş
Windows · Mac
Adventures of different characters with their unique atmosphere and puzzles.
Why similar: Platformer 24.5%, Atmospheric 19.5%, Dark 19%, Puzzle 14.4%, Adventure 7.6%
- #43 Now I Am There
73% 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 28.3%, Puzzle Platformer 23.5%, Platformer 13.5%, Adventure 11.7%, Atmospheric 9.5%
- #44 no signal
69% matchVery Positive99% of 71 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 29.2%, Sci-fi 20.7%, Story Rich 15%, Atmospheric 12.8%, Puzzle 12.1%
- #45 Clocker
72% 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 29.6% ★, Puzzle Platformer 24.3%, Emotional 16.2%, Platformer 7.8%, Story Rich 6.6%
- #46 Stuffo the Puzzle Bot
70% matchVery Positive99% of 178 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 38.5%, Robots 28.2%, Sci-fi 14.7%, Puzzle 10.6%, Adventure 4.8%
- #47 Retrace the Light
68% matchVery Positive89% of 249 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 46% ★, Stylized 17.3%, Atmospheric 16.2%, Puzzle 12.7%, Indie 4.2%
- #48 Entangled
70% 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%, Platformer 16.9%, Story Rich 16.8%, Atmospheric 15.2%, Puzzle 14.8%
- #49 MotionRec
66% matchVery Positive100% of 388 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% ★, Puzzle Platformer 24.3%, Robots 21.9%, Sci-fi 11.3%, Puzzle 7%
- #50 Au Revoir
68% matchVery Positive95% of 118 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 22.7%, Atmospheric 21.4%, Puzzle 15%, Adventure 10%
- #51 Red Matter
69% matchVery Positive90% of 1,169 reviews2018
Dev: Vertical Robot
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 61%
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 8.4%, Puzzle 7.2%
- #52 Shift Quantum - A Cyber Noir Puzzle Platformer
70% 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 29.1%, 2.5D 19%, Platformer 11.4%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Stylized 9.6%
- #53 Chronoquartz
63% matchVery Positive99% of 467 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 31.9%, Puzzle 26.8%, Atmospheric 23.1%, Adventure 10.1%, Singleplayer 4.1%
- #54 Genopanic
66% matchMostly Positive77% of 377 reviews2024
Dev: Mobirate
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Genopanic is a pixel-art, Metroidvania-inspired adventure-platformer. Explore corridors of the space station, teeming with secrets and dangers, and engage in boss fights. Solve puzzles and uncover hidden mysteries in the dark atmosphere of a sci-fi research complex. Discover the truth with each step
Why similar: Precision Platformer 34.1%, Platformer 20.3%, Atmospheric 17.1%, Sci-fi 15.3%, Story Rich 7.1%
- #55 The Beggar's Ride
69% 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 18.6%, 2.5D 15.8%, Puzzle Platformer 15%, Emotional 12.1%, Atmospheric 9.8%
- #56 The Way
67% matchVery Positive83% of 1,302 reviews2016
Dev: Puzzling DreamPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 34.1%, Platformer 18.4%, Sci-fi 14.4%, Adventure 11.1%, Atmospheric 6.6%
- #57 BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 688 reviews2020
Dev: THE BROTHERHOOD
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION is an isometric, point & click adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic future. Explore an unscene landscape, solve puzzles, meet new friends and make powerful enemies, mediate conflicts and fight for your life as you unravel the secrets of the desolate world around you.
Why similar: 2.5D 42%, Sci-fi 16.6%, Story Rich 13.7%, Atmospheric 13.2%, Puzzle 7.7%
- #58 Chromatic Conundrum
62% matchVery Positive98% of 302 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 27.7%, Platformer 17.4%, Sci-fi 15.1%, Atmospheric 12%, Puzzle 10.5%