Games Like Pages of Time: Prologue

Control the flow of time to solve puzzles in this new version of the indie classic, featuring fully repainted artwork, a new world of puzzles, and seriously in-depth commentary.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 24.5%, Puzzle Platformer 22.3%, Puzzle 15.3%, Hand-drawn 14.6%, Platformer 14%

Why You'll Like It: This classic puzzle-platformer is the gold standard for time-manipulation mechanics and intricate puzzle design.

Touhou Luna Nights is a Metroidvania title with a heavy emphasis on exploration and action. Developed by Team Ladybug, creators of multiple fantastic action games thus far.

Why similar: Metroidvania 42.4%, Platformer 15.6%, RPG 13.3%, Anime 8.1%, Adventure 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A beautiful metroidvania that features a protagonist who uses time-stopping abilities to navigate and solve puzzles.

The best-selling Trine series returns to the magic of 2.5D! Join three iconic heroes as they set off on a quest through fantastical fairytale landscapes to save the world from the Nightmare Prince’s shadows.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.2%, 2.5D 21.1%, Puzzle 14.2%, Platformer 13.3%, Adventure 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Features a magical, hand-drawn world with physics-based puzzle-platforming that feels very similar to the seed game.

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: Hand-drawn 21.8%, Platformer 12.9%, Puzzle Platformer 11.9%, Puzzle 9.3%, Atmospheric 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a stunning hand-drawn aesthetic and emotional storytelling that matches the artistic quality of the seed game.

Hoa is a beautiful puzzle-platforming game that features breathtaking hand-painted art, lovely music, and a peaceful, relaxing atmosphere.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 25.1%, Hand-drawn 20.1%, Cute 11.6%, Platformer 8.8%, 2.5D 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A breathtakingly beautiful puzzle-platformer with a cute, hand-painted art style and relaxing exploration.

Uncover the mysteries at Luna Nova Academy and experience the magical world of Studio Trigger style Japanese animation in Little Witch Academia: Chamber of Time.

Why similar: RPG 30.1%, Anime 26.9%, Cute 21.8%, Adventure 19.7%, Singleplayer 1.4%

Why You'll Like It: Perfect for fans of the witch theme, offering an RPG-lite experience with exploration and magical academy vibes.

The Gardens Between is a surreal puzzle adventure that follows best friends, Arina and Frendt, as they fall into a mysterious world of beautiful garden islands. Manipulate time to solve puzzles and discover the secrets of each island.

Why similar: Puzzle 37%, Story Rich 30.9%, Relaxing 12.5%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Linear 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle game centered entirely around manipulating time to navigate through surreal, dream-like environments.

Evergate is a haunting 2D puzzle-platformer set in a stunning hand-drawn vision of the Afterlife with an original score recorded by a live orchestra. Navigate 85 challenging stages and unleash the extraordinary powers of the genre-defining 'Soulflame' to help a lost soul reincarnate on earth!

Why similar: 2D Platformer 17.6%, Puzzle Platformer 16.1%, Hand-drawn 14.7%, Puzzle 10.8%, Platformer 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A beautiful puzzle-platformer where you use a soul-flame mechanic to navigate levels in a way similar to time-based platforming.

Discover the world of Nahucan in this 2D action platformer. You are Itorah, the only human in this strange place. Explore, fight and survive to uncover your past and save Nahucan from its biggest threat, a mysterious plague!

Why similar: Metroidvania 23.4%, 2D Platformer 17.2%, Hand-drawn 14.8%, Platformer 9.6%, 2.5D 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A hand-drawn 2D platformer with a strong focus on exploration and a vibrant, fantasy-inspired world.

YesterMorrow is a single-player time travelling 2D platformer, mixing action sequences with puzzle elements. Follow the engaging story of Yui, who travels back into the past to save her family and the remnants of a world now trapped in Never-ending Night.

Why similar: Adventure 23.4%, Platformer 19.3%, Cute 17%, Indie 17%, Puzzle Platformer 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D adventure game that incorporates time-travel mechanics to alter the environment and solve puzzles.

Timelie is a stealth puzzle adventure, where you control time like a media player. Perceive future events to plan your escape strategy from the past, sneak an enemy, and manipulate time through this companionship journey of a mysterious cat and a little girl with a precognitive power.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.6%, Puzzle 19.5%, Cute 16.9%, Anime 8.6%, Adventure 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A stealth-puzzle game where you control time to coordinate actions and solve complex environmental challenges.

Wytchwood is a crafting adventure game set in a land of gothic fables and fairytales. As the old witch of the woods, explore a strange countryside, collect magic ingredients, brew sorcerous spells, and pass judgement upon a capricious cast of characters.

Why similar: 2.5D 32%, RPG 20.6%, Story Rich 17.8%, Adventure 11.6%, Atmospheric 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A whimsical crafting and exploration game where you play as a witch in a charming, storybook-like world.

“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: Metroidvania 39%, Platformer 16.3%, Cute 8.8%, Story Rich 8.1%, Adventure 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: An exceptional metroidvania with fluid platforming and a lush, artistic world that feels magical to explore.

Aurora, a young girl from 1895 Austria, awakens on the lost fairytale continent of Lemuria. To return home she must fight against the dark creatures of the Queen of the Night, who have stolen the sun, the moon and the stars. At stake is not only Lemuria, but Aurora’s true destiny.

Why similar: RPG 29.4%, Hand-drawn 17.5%, Platformer 17%, Story Rich 9.3%, Adventure 9%

Why You'll Like It: A gorgeous, watercolor-styled RPG that features a young protagonist with magical abilities and a focus on atmosphere.

Rewoven Self is a 2.5D side-scrolling narrative puzzle game where fantasy and reality intertwine. Through folding, cutting, and stitching, you rebuild yourself in a cycle of brokenness and renewal — a gentle yet profound journey of emotional healing.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 22.3%, Puzzle Platformer 17.3%, RPG 12.6%, 2.5D 12.5%, Puzzle 12%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D puzzle-platformer that captures the indie spirit and casual puzzle-solving feel of the seed game.

Ageless is a story driven puzzle platformer where you must alter the age of animals and plant life around you to progress. Play as Kiara, a young girl who braves through heartache and loss as she journeys across a mysterious world to discovers its secrets and herself.

Why similar: Metroidvania 18.5%, Puzzle Platformer 17.7%, 2D Platformer 17%, Platformer 12.5%, Adventure 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer where the main character manipulates the age of objects to overcome obstacles.

A Hat in Time is a cute-as-heck 3D platformer featuring a little girl who stitches hats for wicked powers! Freely explore giant worlds and recover Time Pieces to travel to new heights!

Why similar: Cute 48.7%, Platformer 22.9%, Adventure 13.5%, Indie 9.5%, Singleplayer 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: A cute, vibrant 3D platformer that captures the same whimsical and magical energy found in the seed game.

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 21.9%, 2D Platformer 16.3%, Platformer 11.9%, Puzzle 9.9%, Story Rich 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that blends a visual novel narrative with 2D platforming mechanics.

Potions: A Curious Tale is an adventure & crafting game where wit is your greatest weapon and combat is not always the answer. Play as Luna, a young witch who overcomes obstacles with the potions she brews, as she gathers items from enchanted lands and conquers devious puzzles on her quest.

Why similar: Cute 19.5%, RPG 18.6%, Puzzle 17.8%, Story Rich 12.8%, Adventure 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: An adventure game where crafting potions and using magic are central to solving problems and exploring.

HipWitch is a chill puzzle game that invites you to explore a beautiful nature reserve. Play as Prom, a young witch helping a cast of quirky characters. Use a variety of spells, and the power of 90s dial-up internet to solve the tasks ahead!

Why similar: Hand-drawn 41.4%, Story Rich 16.7%, Puzzle 13.7%, Adventure 11.8%, Indie 5%

Why You'll Like It: A short, story-rich adventure game featuring a witch protagonist and a focus on exploration.

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: Metroidvania 30.3%, Platformer 21%, Puzzle 16.7%, Puzzle Platformer 12.7%, Indie 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that relies on unique physics-based mechanics rather than combat to progress through its world.

Carto is a charming adventure game wrapped around a unique, world-altering puzzle mechanic. Use this power to explore mysterious lands, help a quirky cast of characters, and guide Carto on her journey back to her family.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 24%, Cute 18.4%, Puzzle 17.2%, Story Rich 10.3%, Adventure 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A charming puzzle game where you manipulate the map itself to change the world and progress through the story.

Night Reverie is a Puzzle/Adventure game in which a child must solve the mystery behind the distortion of his house. Explore puzzle-filled environments and discover strange creatures living in the house as you reach the truth behind of what looks like a bizarre nightmare.

Why similar: Puzzle 26.1%, Cute 21.8%, Story Rich 16.1%, Adventure 9.1%, 2D 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-adventure game with a cute art style that focuses on exploring a surreal environment to uncover a story.

Spiritfarer® is a cozy management game about dying. As ferrymaster to the deceased, build a boat to explore the world, care for your spirit friends, and release them into the afterlife. The Spiritfarer Farewell Edition includes the heartwarming base game and three major content updates.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 30.4%, Story Rich 19.5%, Platformer 17.3%, Adventure 10.9%, Indie 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A cozy, hand-drawn management game that emphasizes emotional storytelling and exploration.

Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 29.6%, Platformer 19.1%, Puzzle Platformer 11.2%, Cute 9.1%, Story Rich 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in precision platforming that features a deeply personal and story-rich narrative.

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

Why similar: 2D Platformer 26%, Puzzle Platformer 21%, Adventure 17.3%, Puzzle 16.4%, Indie 12.7%

Why You'll Like It: A simple, indie 2D platformer that focuses on light-based puzzles and exploration.

Tukoni: Prologue is a point-and-click puzzle adventure, based on a series of award-winning books by the Ukrainian artist Oksana Bula. Play as Tukoni, the forest spirits, as you meet unique characters, solve captivating puzzles, craft new items, and explore a magical world filled with kindness.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 17.4%, Puzzle 15%, Puzzle Platformer 14.6%, Hand-drawn 14%, Platformer 11.5%

In a chilling cellar below the apocalyptic snow, Fei Lin the witch wakes up from hibernation, and ventures into the forsaken world. Guide her through the process of escaping the cellar, and seeing the changed world for her first time.

Why similar: Adventure 37%, Puzzle 30.5%, Indie 26.5%, Singleplayer 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric adventure game with a unique art style and a focus on puzzle-solving.

In Hourglass you can create a time-clone of yourself to solve challenging puzzles. You will play as Aywa, a young adventurer who is traveling to Egypt to find her missing father - an archeologist, who never returned from his latest expedition.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 37.3%, Puzzle 29.5%, Adventure 12.3%, Atmospheric 7.1%, Indie 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle game that uses time-cloning mechanics to help the player solve complex environmental challenges.

Use your magic staff and progress through a large interconnected world where you'll solve puzzles, fight enemies and defeat bosses in order to help free the land of Alwa. Explore and uncover the secrets by using your platforming skills in this challenging and charming 8-bit adventure game.

Why similar: Metroidvania 56.8%, Platformer 17.9%, Adventure 11.1%, Indie 8.9%, 2D 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired metroidvania that focuses on using magical items to solve puzzles and traverse the world.

The heroine who lost her memory was trapped in a five-day loop. Connect with your partners to travel through a world with strange time changes, continue to become stronger, retrieve memories, and understand the truth. The game is a time loop Metroidvania.

Why similar: Metroidvania 38.5%, 2D Platformer 17.9%, Hand-drawn 12.7%, Cute 10.8%, RPG 7.4%

Play as a witch living in secret among villagers in this hand-drawn narrative puzzle adventure. An attempt to change fate traps her in a time loop. Help the witch and her cat escape without getting caught by the inquisition. Your choices shape the outcome.

Why similar: Puzzle 41%, Story Rich 24.4%, Adventure 17.1%, 2D 7.3%, Singleplayer 5.7%

Nomori is a mind-bending adventure game where you control time and space to journey through a shattered spirit world. Take shortcuts through portals, rotate your perspective, and control the flow of time to move forward, whichever way that is.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 32.4%, Puzzle 23.2%, Cute 17.4%, Story Rich 11.4%, Relaxing 6.3%

Gastova is a lighthearted 2D platform adventure game. As the Guardian Witch of Arkana, Gastova must keep the balance of magic, solve a mystery involving the elemental fount guardians, discover hidden truths, and protect the future of her world from ominous forces before it's too late...

Why similar: Metroidvania 26.5%, 2D Platformer 18.6%, Platformer 11.7%, RPG 10.8%, Cute 8.7%

Players will use a unique dash system to navigate through various obstacles! The main challenges lie in maneuvering skills and reaction speed, utilizing it to complete different levels in the game, gradually piecing together the truth of the story. This is a free-to-play prologue version.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 31.7%, Platformer 17%, Cute 16%, Adventure 11.8%, Anime 9.4%

Turn back the clock and fight to repair Time itself in this cinematic action platformer with fast sword combat and time-based powers. You are the Warden of Time, Ouro Kronii - be proud and fight hard!

Why similar: 2D Platformer 47.2%, Platformer 15.9%, Anime 13.2%, Metroidvania 9.7%, Indie 5.5%

Try this year’s must-play indie smash-hit for free, with Evergate Ki’s Awakening. Take on seven unique levels in this haunting precision puzzle-platformer, set in a stunning hand-drawn vision of the Afterlife, with an original score recorded by a live orchestra.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 23.6%, Puzzle Platformer 22.4%, Hand-drawn 17.3%, Puzzle 9%, Platformer 8.1%

Night Reverie: Prologue is the first act of a Puzzle/Adventure game in which a child must solve the mystery behind the distortion of his house. Explore puzzle-filled environments and discover strange creatures as you reach the truth behind of what looks like a bizarre nightmare.

Why similar: Puzzle 28.7%, Cute 25.1%, Story Rich 14.7%, 2D 7.5%, Adventure 6.9%

Lens Adventure is an action puzzle game where you play as Talia, a Magic Academy graduate student. Use the camera's time-space magic to solve puzzles: create platforms by photographing objects and use time magic to undo mistakes. Can you return to the academy before the dorm lights go out?

Why similar: 2D Platformer 61.6%, Adventure 10.2%, Relaxing 7.7%, Indie 7.3%, Action-Adventure 6.7%

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 18.4%, Hand-drawn 17.3%, Puzzle 14%, Platformer 13.9%, Cute 10.8%

Raji: An Ancient Epic is an action-adventure game set in ancient India. A young girl named Raji has been chosen by the gods to stand against the demonic invasion. She must use the powers granted to her by the gods to rescue her brother as she battles to face the demon lord Mahabalasura.

Why similar: Metroidvania 27.7%, Platformer 13.6%, Cute 10.2%, Story Rich 9.6%, Puzzle Platformer 8.7%

Play as Leonnor who sets out on a journey to discover everything about his past and his world, things are not always what they seem! Learn special abilities, battle monsters and encounter celestial beings as you explore this beautifically crafted pixel world. This prologue starts a epic journey...

Why similar: 2D Platformer 34.1%, Platformer 21.1%, RPG 17.9%, Story Rich 14.4%, Adventure 7.3%

Lamp Chronicle is a 2D platformer game that tells the story of a little hero who travels to save a kingdom in crisis. Defeat enemies against beautiful backgrounds and enjoy exciting battles with bosses.

Why similar: Metroidvania 23.3%, Hand-drawn 18.4%, 2D Platformer 15.7%, Platformer 10.8%, Cute 10.7%

✉️ Become a living letter and find your way to the one who still waits for you! Fly, sail, roll, solve puzzles, uncover secrets, and travel through time and continents in this adventure platformer!😸

Why similar: Cute 19.6%, Platformer 18.9%, Puzzle 17.7%, Story Rich 14.4%, Adventure 11.1%

This is the prologue chapter of "When the Past was Around", an upcoming adventure point-and-click puzzle game about love, moving on, letting go, and the joy and pain of everything in between.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 29.5%, Puzzle 21.4%, Cute 16.3%, Adventure 10.6%, Indie 9.4%

Mondealy: Day One is a prologue for the 2D adventure game Mondealy. You can see how adventures in the magical kingdom of Dargratt begin.

Why similar: Cute 22.2%, RPG 19.9%, Story Rich 17.9%, Adventure 13.9%, Relaxing 7.3%

A short, fully voiced, story-first adventure across two worlds. Rearrange words into platforms in Izzy’s diary, then wield word magic to shape your path in the fantasy she writes. Gentle puzzles, watercolour wonder, and a bittersweet story of family, loss, and healing.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 23.6%, Puzzle Platformer 20.2%, Puzzle 14.6%, Platformer 13.2%, Story Rich 9.4%

Retro-style platform game in keeping with the best traditions of games of our childhood! Take control of the Himari, the young female wizard travelling across various ages to settle the balance in time across the whole world!

Why similar: 2D Platformer 24.9%, Platformer 18.3%, Cute 16.4%, Anime 11.5%, Adventure 11.3%

A unique adventure game filled with beautiful puzzles all hand-drawn in an original 2D style . Out of Line follows the adventures of San in a quest to escape the Factory that was once home. Dive into a story set in a mysterious world that is revealed through multiple chapters.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 20.5%, Hand-drawn 20%, Puzzle Platformer 18.8%, Puzzle 12.1%, Platformer 10.4%

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: Puzzle 48.2%, Adventure 14.9%, 2D 11.2%, Atmospheric 8.5%, Indie 8.4%

Embark on a grand adventure in Phoenotopia! An action-adventure puzzle platformer inspired by the great classics. Meet charming townsfolk, brave the dungeons, and thwart evil in your quest to save your family.

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.8%, Puzzle Platformer 17.9%, Platformer 15.1%, Adventure 9.7%, Cute 7.4%

Embark on a journey to save the prince’s eyesight in this 2D puzzle-adventure game featuring beautiful hand-drawn art and a bittersweet tale of wishes and what we’re willing to do to make them come true. Utilize your wolf and princess forms to lead the way!

Why similar: Hand-drawn 28.1%, Puzzle Platformer 22.2%, Cute 15.2%, Puzzle 11%, Adventure 7.6%

Join Clef on an adventure set on a magical sky island where her family once lived. Solve puzzles, discover secrets, and experience a story of sisterly love – and something more, if you are willing to dig deeper…

Why similar: 2D Platformer 23.8%, Puzzle Platformer 20.2%, Puzzle 14.5%, Platformer 12.9%, Cute 10.8%

The Cavern of Time is an RPG/Adventure game where you guide the journey of a young girl. Can you find the magical locket in this perilous realm and cure your beloved grandmother's illness? Visit the Cavern of Time and find out!

Why similar: RPG 46.4%, Adventure 32.3%, Indie 21.2%

Paper Trail is a top-down puzzle adventure about leaving home, set in a foldable, paper world.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 29.1%, Puzzle 24.4%, Adventure 11.2%, Indie 8.7%, Relaxing 6.3%

Take control of the seasons and use them to solve puzzles, defeat enemies, and discover the beautiful world of Valdi in this award-winning indie adventure.

Why similar: Metroidvania 27%, Platformer 16.8%, Puzzle Platformer 16.7%, Puzzle 12.9%, Cute 11.5%

Pick up what the waves wash ashore to make instruments. Use those instruments to answer the echoes heard from beyond the ocean.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 23.4%, Puzzle 18.3%, Cute 16.7%, Story Rich 8%, Adventure 7.7%