Games Like Oscura: Lost Light

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

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 40.9%, Platformer 20.2%, Dark 15%, Indie 10.2%, Atmospheric 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A definitive dark, atmospheric puzzle-platformer that shares the monochromatic, mysterious tone of Oscura.

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: Platformer 29.6%, Puzzle Platformer 27.9%, Indie 16.7%, Adventure 12.1%, Atmospheric 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric adventure where you manipulate the environment to survive, echoing the dark, stylized world of the Driftlands.

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 29.9%, Platformer 21.3%, Dark 18.2%, Indie 9.8%, Adventure 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Features similar side-scrolling puzzle-platforming mechanics with a heavy emphasis on atmosphere and environmental storytelling.

Overcome emotional struggles across a touching narrative filled with twists and surprises. Embark on a dream-like journey, with breathtaking artistic direction and the enthralling voice of Hannah Murray (Game of Thrones, Skins).

Why similar: Platformer 30%, Indie 21.2%, Puzzle Platformer 19.7%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Adventure 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Centers on light and shadow manipulation mechanics that directly mirror the core gameplay loop of Oscura.

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 32.4%, Puzzle Platformer 21.5%, Indie 17.7%, Adventure 15.3%, Atmospheric 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A cinematic puzzle-platformer set in a dark, industrial world that relies on clever environmental interaction.

Despite only being able to burn for 10 seconds, a little candle journeys into the darkness, with the purpose of seeking light.

Why similar: Indie 32.3%, Platformer 30%, Adventure 29.8%, Atmospheric 5.1%, Singleplayer 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: Features a protagonist who uses light to navigate dangerous, dark environments, mirroring Oscura's core mission.

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 37.4%, Indie 18.4%, Adventure 16.6%, Puzzle Platformer 14.4%, Atmospheric 10%

Why You'll Like It: A unique puzzle-platformer that revolves around shifting between 3D space and 2D shadow projections, perfectly matching the light-based theme.

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 40.3%, Platformer 31.3%, Indie 16.3%, Adventure 8.9%, Singleplayer 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that emphasizes stealth and light mechanics within a dark, sci-fi setting.

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

Why similar: Platformer 24.1%, Puzzle Platformer 20.8%, Indie 16.6%, Dark 14.5%, Adventure 13.6%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric 2D puzzle-platformer that captures the same sense of lonely exploration found in Oscura.

Another Perspective is a puzzle platformer following the very confusing adventure of someone looking for something. Swap minds to see the world in different ways! Where one mind sees a bottomless pit, another might not. Where one sees a locked door, another sees a key. To change perspective is to change reality!

Why similar: Platformer 33.9%, Indie 27.1%, Adventure 21.4%, Puzzle Platformer 17.6%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D puzzle-platformer that challenges the player to shift their viewpoint to solve complex environmental puzzles.

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 31.2%, Dark 19.4%, Platformer 15.1%, Adventure 11.9%, Atmospheric 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric puzzle-platformer that excels at creating a sense of vulnerability in a hostile, shadow-filled world.

This is a story of light - of Gleam, in a world of glass stained in darkness.

Why similar: Indie 47.5%, Adventure 45.1%, Atmospheric 5.5%, Singleplayer 1.9%

Why You'll Like It: A dark-fantasy platformer that shares the atmospheric, light-focused visual style of Oscura.

An ancient tower in a forgotten land. A lone photographer on a desperate search. Facing dangerous animals, crumbling architecture, and perilous pitfalls, can you reach the summit of the Tower, and perhaps, redemption?

Why similar: Platformer 47.5%, Indie 19.6%, Adventure 15.7%, Puzzle Platformer 14.6%, Singleplayer 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: Uses unique visual mechanics to alter the environment, fitting the puzzle-platforming focus of the seed game.

To restore the Village's light, the Girl heads to the Tower.

Why similar: Indie 51.9%, Adventure 48.1%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D puzzle-platformer where the player must manipulate light to reveal hidden paths and solve environmental challenges.

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

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 36.7%, Platformer 28.1%, Indie 18.3%, Adventure 14.5%, Singleplayer 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: A clever puzzle-platformer where changing the color of the world is essential to navigating obstacles and light-based puzzles.

Light up the world! As Plug, you are charged with restoring the expansive Amp-Tree-System, and thwarting an enigmatic intruder.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 46.5%, Platformer 28.6%, Indie 13.9%, Adventure 9.3%, Singleplayer 1.7%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist puzzle-platformer that focuses on lighting up dark rooms to progress, directly mirroring the seed game's theme.

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: Platformer 30.5%, Puzzle Platformer 27%, Adventure 20%, Atmospheric 13%, Singleplayer 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on physics-based puzzles and atmospheric exploration in a beautifully stylized 2D environment.

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 47.8%, Puzzle Platformer 24.9%, Indie 14%, Adventure 6.9%, Atmospheric 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D puzzle-platformer that uses magnetism and electricity mechanics to create challenging environmental puzzles.

A Void Hope takes you on an atmospheric narrative adventure to find a cure for a collapsed city. Follow the story of a tormented couple as they try to decipher reality from nightmares and evade the shadowy threats lurking in the dark.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.5%, Platformer 17.7%, Dark 16.1%, Adventure 15.1%, Atmospheric 14.3%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, dystopian adventure that focuses on exploration and puzzle-solving in a dark, retro-inspired world.

💀🧩🕹️ Beyond The Darkness is a horror adventure game with puzzles where you help little girl Milly battle nightmares in the darkness to find her missing family. You will find yourself in bizarre worlds of memories, distorted by fears, and your only weapon will be the light of a small lamp...

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 33.1%, Platformer 23.5%, Dark 19.8%, Adventure 10.6%, Atmospheric 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A horror-tinged puzzle-platformer that uses a light source as the primary tool for survival and navigation.

The sun has disappeared from the sky! Darkness chokes the land, depriving it of all things good. Now it’s time for you to figure out how to bring the sun back! Get behind the wheel and find the sun in Night Shift!

Why similar: Indie 52.8%, Adventure 47.2%

Why You'll Like It: An indie puzzle-adventure that shares the dark, mysterious tone and focus on navigating dangerous environments.

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: Platformer 25.7%, Puzzle Platformer 20.4%, Atmospheric 20.3%, Indie 18.4%, Adventure 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: A visually stunning 2D platformer that prioritizes atmosphere and emotional storytelling over traditional combat.

A dark tale of survival and conscience, blending platforming, puzzles, and haunting beauty. Journey through surreal lands where every choice shapes the fate of a world on the edge of ruin will you restore the light or embrace the darkness?

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.6%, Platformer 21%, Dark 18%, Adventure 9.9%, Indie 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric puzzle-platformer that focuses on navigating shadows and silence to progress.

You awaken in your mansion and discover that your love is missing. She has been kidnapped but it's unclear by whom.

Why similar: Platformer 26.5%, Puzzle Platformer 23.9%, Indie 17.6%, Dark 16.2%, Adventure 15.7%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D puzzle-platformer that emphasizes precise movement and environmental awareness.

Slip into the role of an unusual HERO and find the last letter to restore hope in a merciless world.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 44%, Platformer 30.8%, Indie 15.8%, Adventure 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric puzzle-platformer where words and letters are used to manipulate the environment and overcome obstacles.

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: Puzzle Platformer 32.2%, Adventure 17.7%, Indie 16%, Dark 15.3%, Atmospheric 13.2%

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 Platformer 30.6%, Platformer 28.3%, Indie 15.3%, Atmospheric 14.7%, Adventure 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric puzzle-platformer that uses light and cloning mechanics to navigate a dark, mysterious space station.

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 31.1%, Platformer 24.3%, Adventure 14%, Atmospheric 13.8%, Indie 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: A journey-based atmospheric game that captures the feeling of traversing a lonely, desolate landscape.

“Probably the best downloadable title on the market right now.” 9/10 – Eurogamer.se

Why similar: Platformer 56.3%, Indie 16.7%, Adventure 13.4%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Singleplayer 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, cinematic 2D platformer that emphasizes survival and environmental navigation in a post-apocalyptic setting.

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 36%, Platformer 31.6%, Adventure 13.5%, Atmospheric 8.4%, Indie 7.5%

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 58%, Platformer 26.7%, Indie 11.4%, Singleplayer 1.5%, Atmospheric 1.5%

Why You'll Like It: A classic puzzle-platformer that uses time manipulation to solve intricate environmental puzzles.

A 2D puzzle-platformer where you light your way through the darkness. Play as the Light, exploring an abandoned civilization where you find a suit of armor that seems to have magical properties. Suit up using the powers of the suit to channel your light magic to see what this strange place hides.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 51%, Platformer 31.7%, Adventure 15.1%, Singleplayer 2.2%

You are a girl called Maya who ends stranded in island with a lighthouse during a storm. What is this strange place? How did she get here? What to do next? Explore this small island and lighthouse to understand what happened to Maya.

Why similar: Adventure 37.7%, Indie 37.5%, Atmospheric 16.3%, Singleplayer 8.4%

A global catastrophe has literally torn our planet apart, breaking Earth into many pieces. You are the survivor that explores the remains of our planet and investigates the anomalies that have settled upon it. You start out with only a single item: a broken weapon that also functions as a flashlight.

Why similar: Adventure 70.6%, Indie 29.4%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D platformer that maintains a somber, atmospheric tone while focusing on exploration and environmental puzzles.

This dark act takes place from a single day of the Lighthouse Keeper. Listen to keeper carefully and help him to interrupt his twenty-years-old shift at the Lighthouse.

Why similar: Adventure 51.8%, Dark 39.2%, Indie 6.5%, Singleplayer 2.5%

An ongoing apocalyptic meteor shower has forced the world’s population to settle underground. As Shell, a feline child who awakens to find her mother missing, drill downward from the surface layer through a tile-based underground and discover the Everdeep.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 34.3%, Platformer 17.8%, Indie 14.2%, Adventure 14%, Stylized 10.2%

A first-person puzzler where shadows kill you. Watch your step or be swallowed by the darkness.

Why similar: Indie 31.5%, Adventure 29.3%, Puzzle Platformer 18.1%, Dark 13.1%, Atmospheric 8.1%

Are you ready to investigate a mysterious occurrence at a remote lighthouse? Solve all mysteries in this dark and eerie puzzle game.

Why similar: Indie 49.3%, Adventure 44.8%, Singleplayer 5.8%

Archaica is an atmospheric puzzler with lasers and mirrors, that introduces a mystical and ancient world, full of challenging puzzles. In this game, we become the Light Bearer who is sent on a quest to walk the legendary Path of Light and save the world from impending disaster.

Why similar: Indie 39.5%, Adventure 32.1%, Atmospheric 20.9%, Singleplayer 7.5%

Longing for light, a sunless world begins devouring itself. Every step shifts the landscape beneath you as you search for what remains of her.

Why similar: Dark 32.2%, Stylized 26.8%, Adventure 19.7%, Atmospheric 15.5%, Singleplayer 5.8%

"I just want to go home..." A hand-drawn 3D puzzle-platformer. Control Drew find her way back home, through a series of abstract levels requiring you to find invisible paths, gaining color to her black-and-white character as you progress. Featuring unrestricted 2D animation in a 3D environment.

Why similar: Indie 52.5%, Adventure 47.5%

When humans get too lonely, they turn into monsters… Set sail across a beautiful and evolving world of darkness and light, and discover what it means to be human.

Why similar: Platformer 33.7%, Dark 24.6%, Adventure 19.5%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Stylized 7.4%

MONOLIGHT is 2D plat-former puzzle adventure game. Using tiny lantern, go through the maze.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 38.6%, Indie 29.9%, Adventure 27.8%, Singleplayer 3.7%

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 35.5%, Platformer 31.2%, Adventure 13.4%, Stylized 10.3%, Atmospheric 6.2%

You, who was born in a world full of darkness, should wander this hollowed land to find the Relics for a person who created you. However, fallen and lost souls with trap-filled trials await in your course of doing so. Can you survive in this crumbling world and start a new era?

Why similar: Indie 27.2%, Adventure 26.7%, Platformer 23.7%, Dark 12.7%, Atmospheric 6.9%

While the Great Stargazer is deeply sleeping, the Celestial Guardians protect the equilibrium of the forgotten world…

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.8%, Indie 17.1%, Dark 16.8%, Adventure 16.4%, Platformer 12.1%

Alone on a remote island, you're tasked with keeping a lighthouse. But the horrific events that claimed the lives of previous keepers still whisper through the air. Each day, the line between reality and delusion fades and something in the dark is waiting for the last keeper

Why similar: Dark 49.5%, Adventure 27%, Atmospheric 23.5%

"DEADDAYLIGHT" is a side-scrolling platform action-adventure game.Developed independently by a single person. It tells the dark story of a protagonist who wakes up from a nightmare about the plague during a plague after the gods abandoned the earth, and then return to the Cathedral of Holy Light.

Why similar: Platformer 68.2%, Adventure 31.8%

Selfloss is an emotional exploration game filled with rich lore, set in a whale-worshipping, Slavic-inspired world. Embark on the journey of the healer, Kazimir, and his magical staff as he fights a mysterious Miasma in search of a ritual to cure his wounded soul.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 33.6%, Dark 24.8%, Adventure 14.9%, Stylized 13.5%, Atmospheric 10.3%

Simple platformer in a dark setting

Why similar: Platformer 45.5%, Adventure 21.4%, Stylized 19.1%, Indie 11.4%, Singleplayer 2.6%

Craft your path in this innovative 2D platformer. Master the use of your own platform to explore the Forgotten World of Numbra and save the land and its inhabitants from an imminent threat. Do you have what it takes to survive in perilous Numbra?

Why similar: Indie 52.5%, Adventure 47.5%

Lumione is a platformer game set in a deep-sea universe. Join the protagonist Glimmer on a journey in search of the Light as you put your wit to the test in solving challenging puzzle-like levels. Learn from your failures and restore the Light of Hope to the seabed.

Why similar: Platformer 51.7%, Puzzle Platformer 17%, Indie 16%, Atmospheric 5.8%, Adventure 5.4%

Fall of Light is a story-driven dungeon crawler set within a world consumed by Darkness, where an old warrior takes his daughter to see the last remnants of sunlight. Only together will they be strong enough to defeat the enemies born from the Shadow.

Why similar: Adventure 44.6%, Indie 44.5%, Atmospheric 10.9%

The Lightbringer is a poetic adventure/puzzle platformer with light combat elements, set in a beautiful world claimed by a vile corruption. Guided by your sister’s spirit, you must prevail where she could not. Cleanse the corruption, become The Lightbringer.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 35.6%, Platformer 28.5%, Stylized 15.2%, Adventure 11.3%, Atmospheric 9.4%

Courier of the Crypts is a 2D puzzle adventure game where you have to survive as a Courier on his first errand to the ominous crypts. Main tool to achieve the mission is a Magic Torch which you use to illuminate your path, defend from darkness and solve puzzles - it must never run out!

Why similar: Adventure 51.1%, Indie 40%, Singleplayer 8.9%

Snapshot is the tale of a lone robot lost in an abandoned world. Armed with only his trusty camera, Pic sets forth on his great adventure. A camera might not seem like enough for a puzzle platforming adventure, but this camera is different from most: It has the ability to capture and remove from the world the very objects that it...

Why similar: Platformer 36.2%, Puzzle Platformer 21.8%, Indie 21.3%, Adventure 18.9%, Singleplayer 1.7%

Darkness Ahead is an adventure game about a man searching for his little brother. A plateau between mountains holds a dark secret about its past. You have to stay alive and collect everything you need to complete your quest.

Why similar: Indie 36.7%, Adventure 29.6%, Dark 21.3%, Atmospheric 9%, Singleplayer 3.4%

Keep the Lights On is an atmospheric horror game where you step in the shoes of Edmund Rosental, a private detective, who is tasked with investigating an old abbey and the mystery surrounding it. Will he be able to keep the lights on or will he succumb to the darkness

Why similar: Platformer 45.1%, Adventure 29.4%, Atmospheric 13.3%, Indie 9.2%, Singleplayer 2.9%

"The Path Home" is a 2D pixel-art puzzle game where you explore a strange world with a girl. Use panels to "flip" black and white tiles and reshape the puzzle world. The girl always searches for the "shortest path to the goal," but avoiding fake goals and reuniting her with the crow is up to you.

Why similar: Adventure 31.1%, Indie 30.5%, Atmospheric 28.5%, Singleplayer 10%

All the colors have gone missing from the world. While on a mission to bring them back you discover you are being hunted by those who would see the colors banished. Your only hope is a woman in red who may be holding the key to preventing the world from becoming discolored.

Why similar: Adventure 44.5%, Atmospheric 43%, Singleplayer 12.5%