Nodal

Games Like PEPPERED: an existential platformer

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Singleplayer, 2D, Platformer.

Similar Games

View all 60 recommendations
  1. #1 The End Is Nigh
    97% matchVery Positive94% of 3,330 reviews2017
    Dev: Edmund McMillen
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    The End Is Nigh is a sprawling adventure platformer where you die a lot, but thats ok because you are probably already dead anyway.

    Why similar: Precision Platformer 45.6%, Difficult 26.7%, Platformer 19.9%, Pixel Graphics 4.4%, Singleplayer 2.1%

  2. #2 Night in the Woods
    96% matchVery Positive95% of 19,753 reviews2017
    Dev: Infinite FallPub: Finji
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    NIGHT IN THE WOODS is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet and lots to do across a lush, vibrant world.

    Why similar: Dark Humor 31.7%, Choices Matter 17%, Story Rich 14.6%, Platformer 14.3%, Atmospheric 9.7%

  3. #3 DOOMER'S ADVENTURE
    96% matchVery Positive85% of 75 reviews2021
    Dev: deadworld games
    Windows

    An platformer game about collecting stuff to bear with reality. Just like life, this game is short and meaningless, filled with existential questions of being.

    Why similar: Precision Platformer 32.2%, Perma Death 25.6%, Difficult 22.5%, Platformer 16.2%, Singleplayer 2.1%

  4. #4 Overloop
    95% matchVery Positive94% of 244 reviews2022
    Dev: Charge GamesPub: Digerati
    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    A puzzle-platformer set in a dystopian world where the invention of a cloning device has messed things up, big time. Armed with a clone gun and a mighty fine mustache, the chore of saving THE WHOLE OF CIVILIZATION rests on your shoulders. Don’t blow it.

    Why similar: Dark Humor 25%, Puzzle Platformer 22.9%, Platformer 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Exploration 8.6%

  5. #5 Nolgorb's Ordeal
    94% matchMostly Positive72% of 61 reviews2024
    Dev: Hard Meat
    Windows · Linux

    A challenging 3D platformer with little room for error. Escape a dungeon by jumping to the top, and sacrifice your collectables for items to aid in your ordeal.

    Why similar: Precision Platformer 37.1%, Difficult 23.8%, Platformer 13.1%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Multiple Endings 12.3%

  6. #6 Potatoman Seeks the Troof
    94% matchMostly Positive75% of 850 reviews2014
    Dev: Pixeljam
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Potatoman will put your reflexes and worldview to the test as you journey through scorching deserts, dark forests, busy cities, the tallest mountains and eventually your own potato-consciousness in search of the ultimate answer. Are you prepared to face the TROOF?

    Why similar: Platformer 47%, Pixel Graphics 36.4%, Difficult 16.7%

  7. #7 What Lies in the Multiverse
    93% matchVery Positive92% of 705 reviews2022
    Dev: Studio VoyagerPub: Untold Tales
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    A bombastic puzzle platformer about worlds turned inside out. Shift dimensions at the push of a button, solve brain-twisting logistical riddles, and race through the wilds of the multiverse in a bleakly hilarious (and hilariously bleak) story where everything you know can turn on a dime.

    Why similar: Dark Humor 34.8%, Puzzle Platformer 28.8%, Story Rich 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Exploration 7.9%

  8. #8 Alruna and the Necro-Industrialists
    91% matchVery Positive89% of 96 reviews2024
    Dev: NeckboltPub: Burning Planet Digital
    Windows

    Alruna is a compact and high-density Metroidvania, with a focus on sequence-breaking and playing things out of order.

    Why similar: Philosophical 25.4%, Precision Platformer 17.3%, Puzzle Platformer 15.9%, Dystopian 11.8%, Multiple Endings 10.5%

  9. #9 The Warrior
    91% matchVery Positive97% of 248 reviews2025
    Dev: ThornDuck
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A unique platforming experience where the protagonist, story, and mechanics are constantly changing. Take control of legendary warriors, giant worms, greedy kings, and lazy demons, each with their own purpose.

    Why similar: Dark Humor 23.4%, Puzzle Platformer 18.9%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Platformer 10.4%, Action-Adventure 9.4%

  10. #10 Yissa Deep Realms
    92% matchVery Positive92% of 74 reviews2017
    Dev: PixelGreeds
    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 46%

    Hardcore action platformer with multiple endings that depend on your choices.

    Why similar: Difficult 29.7%, Platformer 20.5%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Story Rich 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%

  11. #11 Egging On
    90% matchMostly Positive75% of 657 reviews2025
    Dev: EgoboundsPub: Alibi Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 68%

    This game is hard-boiled. Face the challenge of being a real, fragile egg. Escape the hen-house and jump, roll and climb your way through a farm shop, factory and other perilous environments. With some determination, you might just reach your freedom.

    Why similar: Philosophical 29.1%, Dark Humor 19.7%, Precision Platformer 18.8%, Difficult 16.8%, Platformer 8.7%

  12. #12 Hardcore and Death
    89% matchVery Positive82% of 74 reviews2025
    Dev: ZERO5GAMES
    Windows

    Run through huge multi-level locations, avoiding spikes, falling platforms, and flying blades, use double jumps, and choose your route to reach the Heart before the lights go out.

    Why similar: Platformer 65.2%, Atmospheric 17.8%, Story Rich 13.8%, Singleplayer 3.2%

  13. #13 Shelldom
    87% matchVery Positive97% of 69 reviews2025
    Dev: RoteMandarinen
    Windows

    Climb, endure, and test your skill in Shelldom. a brutal platformer where every jump counts. One slip could send you tumbling down, but at the top lies the fabled Holy Water. Many have fallen trying to claim it. will you break the curse, or become just another lost shell in the tower?

    Why similar: Precision Platformer 45.4%, Platformer 21.6%, Pixel Graphics 14.8%, Psychological 13.4%, Difficult 4.2%

  14. #14 Disorder
    89% matchMostly Positive72% of 104 reviews2015
    Dev: Swagabyte Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    A psychological 2D puzzle platformer. You must switch between two versions of the past: dark & light, positive & negative, hope & despair. Every action is innately tied to this dualistic battle. Traverse a surreal landscape of memory to try and mend a fragile mind.

    Why similar: Psychological 26.6%, Puzzle Platformer 20%, Platformer 16.2%, Difficult 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 11%

  15. #15 Rusted Moss
    86% matchVery Positive90% of 1,532 reviews2023
    Dev: faxdoc, happysquared, sunnydazePub: PLAYISM
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Rusted Moss is a twin-stick shooter metroidvania where you sling around the map with your grapple, blasting your way through witches and rusted machine monstrosities alike. This wasteland once harboring mankind has since fallen, and Fae long forgotten now knock on humanity's door...

    Why similar: Precision Platformer 18.5%, Dystopian 18.1%, Platformer 14.2%, Difficult 13.3%, Multiple Endings 9.3%

  16. #16 The Preposterous Awesomeness of Everything
    88% matchVery Positive93% of 174 reviews2016
    Dev: Joe RichardsonPub: Akupara Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 53%

    The Majority of People navigate progress, politics and preposterous propulsive plans in this satirical point-and-click adventure. Featuring highly debatable democracy, problematic project managers and the belief that Anthony's underdeveloped prefrontal cortex will lead to your salvation!

    Why similar: Dark Humor 32.3%, Philosophical 31.2%, Choices Matter 15.9%, Story Rich 13%, Atmospheric 5.4%

  17. #17 RESTLESS SOUL
    86% matchVery Positive92% of 319 reviews2022
    Dev: Fuz GamesPub: Graffiti Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 63%

    Laugh in the face of death in this hauntingly humorous comedy adventure about a wayward soul trying to make it back to the land of the living. Engage in bullet-hell lite battles, solve puzzles, and communicate with the dead as you navigate this “colorful” world. Death is just the beginning.

    Why similar: Pixel Graphics 34.9%, Action-Adventure 23.1%, Exploration 16.2%, Story Rich 15.8%, Singleplayer 10%

  18. #18 Ingression
    85% matchVery Positive85% of 100 reviews2024
    Dev: Espale StudiosPub: Ravenage Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Ingression is an unforgiving & mind-bending precision platformer where you'll think and platform with seamless portals. Travel to the future to save the past from a tremendous time paradox.

    Why similar: Precision Platformer 27.4%, Difficult 19.2%, Puzzle Platformer 15.4%, Platformer 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%

  19. #19 OneShot
    84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 61,459 reviews2016
    Dev: Future Cat LLCPub: KOMODO
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 27.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.

    Why similar: Story Rich 22%, Choices Matter 19.8%, Pixel Graphics 19.4%, Multiple Endings 17.1%, Atmospheric 11.7%

  20. #20 A Difficult Game About Climbing
    82% matchVery Positive88% of 5,396 reviews2024
    Dev: Pontypants
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    This is a difficult game about climbing.

    Why similar: Philosophical 25.4%, Precision Platformer 22.1%, Difficult 20.1%, Dark Humor 18.5%, Platformer 11.4%

  21. #21 Brainmelter Deluxe
    84% matchPositive98% of 52 reviews2019
    Dev: Cosmocat
    Windows

    Melt your brain with this twisted take on the platform genre!

    Why similar: Perma Death 41.8%, Difficult 28.2%, Platformer 17.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Singleplayer 2.2%

  22. #22 Vesper: Zero Light Edition
    83% 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 24.2%, Platformer 14.5%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Action-Adventure 12.5%

  23. #23 Krimson
    81% matchVery Positive98% of 130 reviews2024
    Dev: CryingPsychoPub: PM Studios, inc.
    Windows

    Krimson is a challenging gritty rhythm platformer featuring heavy electronic metal music. You're an unknown spawn going through a hellish world as it moves rhythmically to the music. One wrong move means death but the checkpoints are often and death is very short.

    Why similar: Precision Platformer 35.2%, Psychological 28.7%, Platformer 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Atmospheric 9.2%

  24. #24 Stray Savior
    79% matchVery Positive93% of 61 reviews2025
    Dev: Gustav
    Windows

    Stray Savior is a 2D action platformer packed full of lethal traps, precise jumps, and powerful bosses. Venture through the dystopian world with weapons and skills, to prove yourself and forge your own path.

    Why similar: Platformer 23.5%, Action-Adventure 21.4%, Precision Platformer 17.5%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, Difficult 13.3%

  25. #25 Hoppup!
    82% matchMostly Positive76% of 80 reviews2020
    Dev: Stephen Damm Boeaas
    Windows

    Attempt to jump to the top of the world in this short, yet difficult platforming adventure. Meet strange friends along the way and make sure not to fall!

    Why similar: Precision Platformer 65.8%, Platformer 26.3%, Difficult 5.1%, Pixel Graphics 2.8%

  26. #26 Ministry of Broadcast
    81% matchVery Positive82% of 466 reviews2020
    Dev: Twin PetesPub: Hitcents
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    Ministry of Broadcast is a narrative-driven single player cinematic platformer mixing Orwell’s 1984 with modern reality TV. A country divided by The Wall; to cross it and reach your family, you must compete on - and win - a reality TV show broadcast by the Regime.

    Why similar: Dystopian 25.1%, Dark Humor 16.9%, Puzzle Platformer 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Difficult 8.7%

  27. #27 Jump Off The Bridge
    80% matchVery Positive87% of 255 reviews2019
    Dev: Cody Penn
    Windows

    An absurd retro-platformer that tests your patience.

    Why similar: Difficult 24.6%, Puzzle Platformer 23.3%, Dark Humor 20.5%, Platformer 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%

  28. #28 Exit: A Biodelic Adventure
    77% matchVery Positive90% of 67 reviews2024
    Dev: neurosaur
    Windows

    In the world of excessive biotechnologies, an epidemic is ravaging the human race, infecting people's neuronet implants and enslaving them to the mysterious Worm. Who are you: a fighter of the infection, or a hunter of new prey?

    Why similar: Story Rich 85%, Singleplayer 15%

  29. #29 Fuzz Dungeon
    78% matchVery Positive100% of 82 reviews2021
    Dev: Jeremy CouillardPub: Akupara Games
    Windows

    Descend through absurd layers of history as a rat-dog-witch trying to escape employment and transcend reality. Explore weird museums, cosmic hallways, and your own bad dreams in a chaotic mash-up of art, humor, and a playable existential crisis.

    Why similar: Dark Humor 37%, Puzzle Platformer 29.7%, Platformer 18.3%, Exploration 11.7%, Singleplayer 3.3%

  30. #30 After Death
    78% matchVery Positive89% of 166 reviews2017
    Dev: After Death Team
    Windows

    After Death is a platform / exploration game in a dark and hostile world. With the help from lost souls, you will have to find a way to open a gate which seems to be the only exit from this mysterious world infected by monsters.

    Why similar: Platformer 39.9%, Pixel Graphics 31.6%, Story Rich 22.3%, Singleplayer 6.2%

  31. #31 Hack And Climb
    75% matchVery Positive98% of 58 reviews2026
    Dev: Kodachi Games
    Windows

    Be the weapon! Swing like an axe, thrust like a spear, and soar like an arrow in this physics-based platformer. Flip, throw, and carve your path to the peak! Rage burns, revenge awaits... Are you up to the challenge?

    Why similar: Precision Platformer 26.3%, Difficult 19.4%, Philosophical 16.8%, Dark Humor 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%

  32. #32 Death's Gambit: Afterlife
    77% matchVery Positive81% of 5,476 reviews2018
    Dev: White RabbitPub: Serenity Forge
    Windows
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action platformer with deep RPG elements. As an agent of Death bound to his service, unravel the mystery of Siradon and discover the true price of immortality.

    Why similar: Pixel Graphics 32%, Difficult 31.9%, Platformer 21.3%, Atmospheric 6.5%, Story Rich 5.2%

  33. #33 Bittersweet Birthday
    74% matchVery Positive95% of 56 reviews2025
    Dev: World Eater GamesPub: DANGEN Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Bittersweet Birthday is a boss fight-only action adventure where every encounter is a unique and emotional showdown. Explore a colorful world full of endearing characters, uncover your memories, and battle your way through challenges that push skill, timing, and determination to their limits.

    Why similar: Difficult 30.1%, Action-Adventure 16.9%, Story Rich 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%, Exploration 10.1%

  34. #34 Dystopian Pet Simulator
    73% matchVery Positive98% of 81 reviews2026
    Dev: dinca.team
    Windows

    A grim exploration-driven pet simulator set in a broken world. Master platforming, optimize pet modifiers, upgrade your body, and advance through a dystopia where survival comes at a cost.

    Why similar: Dystopian 46.5%, Psychological 28.5%, Exploration 12.3%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Singleplayer 3.8%

  35. #35 Hellstuck: Rage With Your Friends
    75% matchVery Positive89% of 179 reviews2022
    Dev: Terror Dog Studio
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 59%

    Get ready to rage with your friends in this co-op precise platforming adventure! You're stuck in Hell. You can only jump upwards and all you have to do is escape … it can't be that hard, right?!

    Why similar: Philosophical 23.7%, Precision Platformer 23.4%, Difficult 17.2%, Dark Humor 14.2%, Platformer 9.3%

  36. #36 Rain World
    74% matchVery Positive94% of 50,449 reviews2017
    Dev: VideocultPub: Akupara Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 23.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    You are a nomadic slugcat, both predator and prey in a broken ecosystem. Grab your spear and brave the industrial wastes, hunting enough food to survive, but be wary— other, bigger creatures have the same plan... and slugcats look delicious.

    Why similar: Difficult 38.8%, Platformer 17.9%, Pixel Graphics 14.7%, Atmospheric 13.9%, Exploration 12.5%

  37. #37 Death Fungeon
    76% matchMostly Positive77% of 638 reviews2018
    Dev: Ritual GamesPub: GrabTheGames
    Windows
    Median: 18 minMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 33%

    A puzzle platform game, with both stealth and parkour elements. Use your wits, cunning and agility to escape this deadly prison. Take the stealthy approach, progressing slowly, hiding and staying out of sight. Or utilise your athleticism to wall jump, ledge grab and speed run your way to freedom.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.7%, Difficult 28.6%, Pixel Graphics 15.3%, Platformer 10.4%, Atmospheric 8%

  38. #38 The Dreadful Whispers
    76% matchVery Positive85% of 156 reviews2019
    Dev: Blackthornprod
    Windows

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

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 32.8%, Platformer 26.7%, Choices Matter 20.9%, Atmospheric 14.1%, Singleplayer 5.4%

  39. #39 Postmortem: One Must Die (Extended Cut)
    79% matchMostly Negative40% of 187 reviews2013
    Dev: Unbound Creations
    Windows
    Median: 12 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 20%

    Narrative-adventure playing an Agent of Death who must take ONE life that could change the fate of a conflict-torn Nation

    Why similar: Choices Matter 33.3%, Multiple Endings 26%, Story Rich 21.1%, Atmospheric 12.7%, Singleplayer 6.9%

  40. #40 Possessor(s)
    72% matchMostly Positive79% of 451 reviews2025
    Dev: Heart MachinePub: Devolver Digital
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    Possessor(s) is a fast-paced action side scroller with combat inspired by platform fighters, a story told through dangerous characters, set in a deep interconnected world ready for exploration.

    Why similar: Dystopian 34.7%, Platformer 29.7%, Action-Adventure 23.3%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Singleplayer 2.5%

  41. #41 Yuppie Psycho: Executive Edition
    72% matchVery Positive95% of 9,094 reviews2019
    Dev: Baroque DecayPub: Neon Doctrine
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Join Brian Pasternack on his first working day at Sintracorp. Uncertain, unprepared, and massively unqualified, will Pasternack have what it takes to shine in Sintracorp’s hierarchy? It all depends on how he performs on his first assignment… and whether he survives it.

    Why similar: Dark Humor 29.6%, Multiple Endings 17%, Choices Matter 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Story Rich 11.8%

  42. #42 Iconoclasts
    73% matchVery Positive86% of 4,919 reviews2018
    Dev: Joakim SandbergPub: Bifrost Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.4%, Pixel Graphics 23.9%, Platformer 19.3%, Story Rich 16%, Action-Adventure 8.6%

  43. #43 GLITCH DADDY
    71% matchVery Positive96% of 51 reviews2024
    Dev: Sad Mask Party
    Windows

    You have a strange dream where you meet a creature named Glitch Daddy, telling you that the world is ending very soon. Then, you wake up and go to unravel the truth through a wild, abstract psychedelic journey.

    Why similar: Multiple Endings 23.7%, Choices Matter 23.5%, Action-Adventure 21%, Atmospheric 13.9%, Exploration 13.6%

  44. #44 Ascending Inferno
    70% matchVery Positive100% of 60 reviews2024
    Dev: Oppolyon Studios
    Windows

    Experience rage-inducing precision platforming as a recently deceased soccer player damned to Inferno! Kick your sibling's soul out of Hell for your chance at redemption!

    Why similar: Precision Platformer 36.9%, Difficult 25.8%, Platformer 14.2%, Story Rich 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%

  45. #45 7th Sector
    73% 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 34.9%, Philosophical 29.6%, Choices Matter 17%, Multiple Endings 16.7%, Singleplayer 1.9%

  46. #46 The Game of Sisyphus
    69% matchMostly Positive79% of 826 reviews2024
    Dev: cream
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 55%

    Roll the boulder to the top.

    Why similar: Philosophical 28.8%, Difficult 23.4%, Dark Humor 16.4%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Platformer 11.6%

  47. #47 Dead Dungeon
    71% matchVery Positive91% of 284 reviews2018
    Dev: Roenko Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Challenging 2D platformer in the best traditions of classic games, with an excellent chiptune soundtrack. The game will check your nerves for strength and bring a lot of emotions.

    Why similar: Precision Platformer 28.8%, Perma Death 26.3%, Difficult 20.5%, Platformer 13.7%, Action-Adventure 8.3%

  48. #48 Anodyne 2: Return to Dust
    70% matchVery Positive94% of 797 reviews2019
    Dev: Melos Han-TaniPub: Analgesic Productions
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    A 3D-2D adventure where you travel a 3D world and explore 2D dungeons inside of its characters' bodies and minds! In an unforgettable, surreal story, travel the world, meet whimsical denizens, and save the world from the dangerous Nano Dust.

    Why similar: Soundtrack 30.7%, Philosophical 20.4%, LGBTQ+ 18.7%, Story Rich 7.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%

  49. #49 HEADLINER
    71% matchMostly Positive77% of 925 reviews2017
    Dev: Unbound Creations
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    Short, thought-provoking adventure where you are a News Editor and decide what stories get published, set in a fictional city where most people are genetically modified. Multiple unique endings let you share your story and see what the Headliner before you did.

    Why similar: Dystopian 34.2%, Choices Matter 25.2%, Multiple Endings 21.7%, Story Rich 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 6%

  50. #50 TRY AGAIN
    67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,426 reviews2023
    Dev: the Rejects
    Windows

    You're Benny, a test character trapped in an unfinished game by a figure called The Designer. She's up against a deadline for her publisher which means it's your last day as a test character. Navigate the facility, dodge game-dev chaos and defy expectations to become the main character.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 32%, Platformer 22.9%, Story Rich 16.6%, Action-Adventure 15.9%, Atmospheric 8.1%

  51. #51 Indecision.
    70% matchVery Positive84% of 636 reviews2018
    Dev: bilge
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 37%

    A haiku platformer. It's short and vague.

    Why similar: Psychological 31.4%, Dark Humor 28%, Story Rich 10.9%, Exploration 9.9%, Atmospheric 9%

  52. #52 The Prisoning: Fletcher's Quest
    66% matchVery Positive90% of 60 reviews2026
    Dev: Elden PixelsPub: Acclaim, Inc.
    Windows · Mac

    After a psychologist visit goes terribly wrong, you find yourself trapped in the mind of a game developer on the brink of physical and emotional burnout during the final stages of an intense project. Experience a metroidvania-lite drenched in anxiety and based on a very true story.

    Why similar: Dark Humor 28.5%, Platformer 18.5%, Precision Platformer 15%, Action-Adventure 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%

  53. #53 Jump King
    68% matchVery Positive90% of 13,075 reviews2019
    Dev: Nexile
    Windows
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 68%

    Take up the challenge and face true high-stakes platforming in Jump King! Struggle upwards in search of the Smoking Hot Babe of legend, but explore with care; a single missed jump could lead to a long fall back down...

    Why similar: Precision Platformer 35.4%, Difficult 28.4%, Philosophical 9.1%, Platformer 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%

  54. #54 Beam
    69% 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: Precision Platformer 25%, Dark Humor 19.4%, Puzzle Platformer 18.3%, Difficult 15.7%, Platformer 8.6%

  55. #55 Super Puzzled Cat
    65% matchVery Positive98% of 192 reviews2025
    Dev: Penguin Mug Games
    Windows

    Help Puzzled Cat use jetpacks, portals, bombs, gum, and more to conquer treacherous platforming stages. Play your own way using save states to explore a world full of challenges and secrets - but can you find the way through? Travel through time and space and reach enlightenment.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 34.4%, Difficult 28.8%, Platformer 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Multiple Endings 7.5%

  56. #56 Super Lone Survivor
    67% matchVery Positive93% of 83 reviews2022
    Dev: SuperflatPub: Superflat Games
    Windows

    The masked protagonist must escape the city ravaged by disease, by any means necessary. Use stealth to scavenge food, or kill everything in your path. Nurture your mental health or descend into madness. How you survive is up to you.

    Why similar: Dystopian 23%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Action-Adventure 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%

  57. #57 PAGER
    65% matchVery Positive88% of 124 reviews2025
    Dev: bilge
    Windows

    You are wetware, working a mysterious job.

    Why similar: Philosophical 21.4%, Dark Humor 18.9%, Psychological 17.5%, Dystopian 16%, Choices Matter 7.9%

  58. #58 World for Two
    68% matchVery Positive87% of 67 reviews2021
    Dev: Seventh rankPub: room6
    Windows

    Traverse stunning pixel landscapes, collect resources, and solve genetic puzzles to bring life back to a desolate planet. Play as an android created by the last human in existence to retrace evolution and save the world from mass extinction, while discovering the true weight of the human condition.

    Why similar: Soundtrack 28.9%, Philosophical 26.4%, Dystopian 20.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Story Rich 8.5%

  59. #59 RUBATO
    63% matchVery Positive96% of 282 reviews2026
    Dev: dconn
    Windows

    RUBATO, an experimental, 2D physics-based take on the collect-a-thon genre!

    Why similar: Dark Humor 25.9%, Puzzle Platformer 24.3%, Action-Adventure 19.9%, Platformer 11.4%, Exploration 10.1%

  60. #60 Full Void
    65% matchVery Positive91% of 268 reviews2023
    Dev: OutOfTheBit Ltd
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A gripping, retro-inspired 2D cinematic puzzle-platformer set in a dystopian future where AI has taken over humanity. A short game in handcrafted pixel art, to experience in a film-like journey. Play as a young teenager, alone in a run-down world, relying only on your hacking skills to survive.

    Why similar: Dystopian 34.9%, Puzzle Platformer 31.4%, Pixel Graphics 14.8%, Platformer 11.4%, Story Rich 5%

PEPPERED: an existential platformer cover art

Games Like PEPPERED: an existential platformer

Based on tag similarity + player behavior
Loading graph...