Games Like Pid

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 55.8%, Platformer 19.8%, Puzzle 8%, Indie 6%, Great Soundtrack 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: Like Pid, this game combines deep puzzle mechanics with a beautiful, melancholic atmosphere and a focus on manipulating the environment.

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

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 52.5%, Platformer 20%, Puzzle 7.2%, Indie 7.2%, Adventure 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: This title shares the lonely, atmospheric puzzle-platforming feel and high-stakes challenge found in Pid.

Gomez is a 2D creature living in a 2D world. Or is he? When the existence of a mysterious 3rd dimension is revealed to him, Gomez is sent out on a journey that will take him to the very end of time and space. Use your ability to navigate 3D structures from 4 distinct classic 2D perspectives.

Why similar: Platformer 40.8%, Puzzle Platformer 15.4%, Puzzle 13.7%, Indie 11.8%, Great Soundtrack 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on perspective-shifting puzzles and exploration, capturing the same sense of curiosity and discovery as Pid.

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 30.9%, Platformer 22.1%, Puzzle 17.1%, Indie 8.5%, Great Soundtrack 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric puzzle-platformer that utilizes unique cloning mechanics to navigate complex, gravity-defying environments.

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 44.3%, Platformer 24.5%, Adventure 8.8%, Puzzle 8.7%, Indie 8%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in atmospheric puzzle-platforming that mirrors the sense of isolation and discovery present in Pid.

Three Heroes make their way through dangers untold in a fairytale world of great castles and strange machinery, featuring physics-based puzzles, beautiful sights and online co-op.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 37.1%, Platformer 22.2%, Local Co-Op 11.1%, Great Soundtrack 8%, Puzzle 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: Features physics-based puzzle-platforming and local co-op, making it a perfect companion for fans of Pid's cooperative elements.

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: Puzzle Platformer 27%, Platformer 23.6%, Puzzle 13.4%, Adventure 12.9%, Co-op 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based platformer that relies on clever environmental puzzles and a strong, emotive atmosphere.

VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?

Why similar: Platformer 44.8%, Great Soundtrack 18.5%, Difficult 15.6%, Indie 12.5%, Adventure 3%

Why You'll Like It: This game centers entirely on gravity-flipping mechanics, providing the same kind of spatial challenge that defines Pid.

“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 for PC.

Why similar: Platformer 28.7%, Great Soundtrack 21.7%, Puzzle Platformer 16.9%, Adventure 8.9%, Difficult 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Offers breathtaking visuals and tight platforming mechanics that evoke the same sense of wonder found in Pid's world.

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 36.9%, Puzzle Platformer 24.9%, Puzzle 9.7%, Indie 7.7%, Difficult 6%

Why You'll Like It: Combines physics-based puzzles with challenging platforming in a visually striking, steampunk-inspired world.

Guide a group of rectangles through 120 levels, using their different skills together to overcome a series of obstacles in each environment. Discover the human-made story of the first sentient artificial intelligences with Danny Wallace’s BAFTA-winning narration.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 44.3%, Platformer 31.6%, Side Scroller 8.4%, Indie 7.8%, Atmospheric 4%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven puzzle-platformer that emphasizes character movement and environmental interaction in a minimalist style.

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: Puzzle Platformer 31.4%, Platformer 25.7%, Indie 10.4%, Adventure 8.8%, Puzzle 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: An indie puzzle-platformer that uses color-based mechanics to change the environment, similar to the gravity-beam puzzles in Pid.

Take control of a nimble janitor to rid the world of dust and debris.

Why similar: Platformer 45.2%, Great Soundtrack 19.5%, Difficult 14%, Indie 10.6%, Local Co-Op 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: A precision platformer that features an incredible soundtrack and a high skill ceiling similar to Pid's more difficult sections.

Experience the epic journey of Nuna and Fox as they search for the source of an eternal blizzard that threatens the survival of everything they have ever known.

Why similar: Platformer 25%, Puzzle Platformer 18.7%, Local Co-Op 18%, Indie 8.7%, Adventure 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, co-op-focused platformer that emphasizes cultural storytelling and environmental interaction.

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

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 36.1%, Platformer 21.4%, Puzzle 10%, Indie 9.9%, Adventure 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A clever puzzle-platformer where changing the background color alters the world, requiring the same spatial awareness as Pid.

MO: Astray is a pixel art, side-scrolling, action-platformer. Lead MO through mind-bending puzzles using special abilities. Bizarre enemies, threatening traps and ingenious level designs await.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 38.8%, Platformer 20%, Adventure 10.2%, Indie 9.9%, Great Soundtrack 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging puzzle-platformer with a unique movement mechanic and a dark, atmospheric aesthetic.

Assemble your team of three from seven unlikely adventurers, then descend into the mysterious depths to explore The Cave!

Why similar: Platformer 31.3%, Adventure 15.7%, Local Co-Op 15.6%, Puzzle Platformer 13.4%, Puzzle 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A character-driven puzzle-platformer designed with co-op in mind, echoing the collaborative spirit of Pid.

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 42.2%, Platformer 15.8%, Adventure 10.4%, Puzzle 8.7%, Great Soundtrack 7%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric puzzle-platformer that excels at building a strange, unsettling world for the player to navigate.

Michel Ancel, the celebrated creator of Rayman®, Beyond Good & Evil®, and the Raving Rabbids®, returns to unleash his innovative creativity on this new entry into the Rayman® franchise.When Rayman, Globox, and the Teensies discover a mysterious tent filled with captivating paintings, they are suddenly transported to a series of...

Why similar: Platformer 43.5%, Local Co-Op 17%, Great Soundtrack 11.6%, Adventure 9.5%, Co-op 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Provides fluid, high-energy platforming and excellent local co-op that matches the polish of Pid.

Guide two brothers on an epic fairy tale journey from visionary Swedish film director, Josef Fares and top-tier developer Starbreeze Studios. Control both brothers at once as you experience co-op play in single player mode, like never before.

Why similar: Adventure 28.4%, Puzzle 14%, Indie 13.9%, Platformer 12%, Great Soundtrack 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: Features a unique control scheme and emotional storytelling that resonates with the journey-focused nature of Pid.

Starseed Pilgrim is a game about tending a symphonic garden, exploring space, and embracing fate.You are a gardener, tending to empty noise and empty space to fill them both with colour.You are a refugee, building your own world away from the spreading darkness.You are an explorer, discovering new places, new rules, and new fascinations.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 33.9%, Indie 17.3%, Platformer 14%, Adventure 13.2%, Puzzle 12%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, exploration-heavy puzzle game that shares the sense of being stranded on a strange, alien world.

Shuggy has just inherited a castle full of goblins, ghouls, zombies, and robots. Help him clear out over 100 rooms to make his new home liveable again!

Why similar: Platformer 39.2%, Puzzle Platformer 24.8%, Indie 11.1%, Local Co-Op 9.8%, Puzzle 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that features gravity-shifting and room-rotating mechanics, directly mirroring Pid's core gameplay loop.

Built from scratch, enjoy breathtaking visuals, enhanced audio and improved, deeper gameplay as New 'n' Tasty reignites the original Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee using the latest next-generation technology.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 44.9%, Platformer 27.2%, Adventure 9.2%, Puzzle 6.9%, Indie 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: A classic puzzle-platformer that balances environmental hazards with a distinct, immersive art style.

Toki Tori 2+ may look cute, but it’s a challenging puzzle adventure game. Whistle and stomp are the only moves you need to solve increasingly complex puzzles, as you go anywhere, anytime on a lush forest island.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 48.6%, Platformer 29.4%, Puzzle 10.4%, Side Scroller 9.1%, 2D 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: A pure puzzle-platformer that rewards exploration and logical thinking rather than just reflex-based platforming.

The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!

Why similar: Platformer 50.4%, Difficult 19.9%, Indie 12.1%, Great Soundtrack 12.1%, 2D 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: For players who enjoyed the high difficulty and precision requirements of Pid's more intense platforming levels.

Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams is a blistering hardcore platformer with contrasting worlds.

Why similar: Platformer 30.6%, Local Co-Op 16.5%, Difficult 14.7%, Side Scroller 9.4%, Adventure 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Features a mechanic-switching system that forces players to navigate complex platforming challenges in two distinct worlds.

In 2097, life is discovered on Mars. When your mission of first contact becomes trapped by a cave-in, you must master the alien ecosystem to survive. Soon you stumble upon more than anyone expected, and with time running out, you will make a decision that determines the fate of a lost planet.

Why similar: Platformer 42.8%, Adventure 19.8%, Indie 14.7%, Puzzle 13.4%, Atmospheric 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric exploration game set on an alien planet that focuses on ecosystem management and puzzle-solving.

You play an explorer stranded on a dangerous alien planet. Low on fuel, your only hope for escape is to find the planet’s core in this incredibly clever action-puzzle-platformer.

Why similar: Platformer 35.7%, Puzzle Platformer 22.7%, Great Soundtrack 10.6%, Indie 8.1%, Puzzle 8%

Somewhere between a platformer, a puzzle game and a great big dollop of pure fun, Fly’N will challenge your skills through more than forty levels set in a luxuriant world. Experiment with the four Buds to save the World-Trees from Dyer, the loony hair-dryer who intends to destroy their Helys!

Why similar: Platformer 54.6%, Indie 15.6%, Adventure 8.7%, Great Soundtrack 6.4%, Puzzle 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A vibrant, character-focused platformer that emphasizes unique abilities and puzzle-solving in a whimsical setting.

Defy Gravity is an action platformer that is a mix between classic platforming and gravity based puzzle solving.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 52.3%, Platformer 30.4%, Indie 5%, Puzzle 4.1%, Difficult 3.6%

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 37.8%, Platformer 23.9%, Adventure 14.3%, Indie 10%, Puzzle 3.7%

Help Mother Bilby, as she struggles underground to find her children, in this magical indie, 2.5D puzzle-platformer game. Macrotis: A Mother’s Journey is an unforgettable adventure for those who love being challenged.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.2%, Platformer 19.7%, Adventure 14.5%, Indie 13.5%, Puzzle 7.3%

A puzzle platformer with funky physics and mind boggling puzzles requiring out-of-the-box thinking and persistence. Only a few players were able to complete the game. Can you handle it?

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.3%, Platformer 12.4%, Adventure 11.3%, Indie 10.7%, Local Co-Op 7.9%

Capsized is a fast paced 2D platformer focused on intense action and exploration. As a intrepid space traveler, your ship has crash landed on a mysterious alien planet. You must navigate through the perilous environment and fight off blood-thirsty creatures to save your crewmates and escape with your lives!

Why similar: Platformer 52%, Local Co-Op 17%, Indie 16%, Great Soundtrack 7.5%, Adventure 2.9%

Invite a friend to explore the strange, yet beautiful world of darkness and light in Shadow Puppeteer, an award-winning, local co-op adventure.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.9%, Platformer 21.2%, Local Co-Op 14.1%, Adventure 7.5%, Co-op 7.3%

A challenging puzzle platformer in which you clone and teleport.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 43.6%, Platformer 23.8%, Difficult 11.6%, Puzzle 7.4%, Great Soundtrack 5.4%

Help a small body save a head-like organism full of air, from a leak that threatens its life. Explore their Metroidvania-style world and overcome challenging environmental puzzles to find the key to the head's survival.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.9%, Adventure 15.9%, Indie 14.3%, Platformer 12.8%, Difficult 6.3%

Polarity takes it to the next level, demanding all of your wits and reflexes. Full-featured local co-op campaign.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 27.5%, Puzzle 25.7%, Platformer 13.7%, Indie 13.1%, Adventure 9.6%

Help Zigloton steal an old relic on his journey to infiltrate a mysterious planet, in this challenging platformer developped and hand-animated by one person.

Why similar: Adventure 23.4%, Indie 21.4%, Puzzle Platformer 19.8%, Platformer 15.3%, Great Soundtrack 7.2%

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 51.3%, Platformer 24.4%, Indie 8.5%, Puzzle 7.6%, Adventure 6.6%

Gravity Error is an indie 2D puzzle/platformer about changing gravity. Guide Force in his quest seeking emotional stableness in a set of levels and avoid being crushed. Solve the puzzles in multiple creative ways.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 41.7%, Platformer 30.2%, Indie 15.1%, Puzzle 10.6%, 2D 2.4%

Tales of the Tiny Planet tells the story of a separated group of planet friends who want to reunite. You have to assist them against the dangers of time and space.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.7%, Indie 16.3%, Platformer 14.8%, Local Co-Op 11.3%, Adventure 9.2%

A puzzle game where the rooms are items and the items are rooms. Get to the goal by moving, rearranging and duplicating rooms and altering the structure of the world.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 43.1%, Puzzle 13%, Difficult 12.7%, Indie 12.6%, Great Soundtrack 8.5%

Explore the ancient, mysterious world of Journey as you soar above ruins and glide across sands to discover its secrets.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 28.3%, Adventure 24.9%, Indie 19.3%, Co-op 15.2%, Atmospheric 11.3%

Antichamber is a mind-bending psychological exploration game where nothing can be taken for granted. Discover an Escher-like world where hallways wrap around upon each other, spaces reconfigure themselves, and accomplishing the impossible may just be the only way forward.

Why similar: Puzzle 45.6%, Indie 22.5%, Adventure 10.4%, Difficult 8.6%, Great Soundtrack 4.6%

An inventive, thought-provoking puzzle platformer. Use powerups in each environment, and your own inherent gravity-bending powers, to complete each level. The more you play, the more story details you'll uncover.

Why similar: Platformer 38.9%, Indie 18.8%, Puzzle 10.9%, Adventure 9.7%, Great Soundtrack 9.4%

The Floor is Jelly is a game that answers the question: what if everything you touched was made of jello?

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 55.4%, Platformer 23.8%, Indie 10.3%, Great Soundtrack 6.3%, Puzzle 3.5%

Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.

Why similar: Platformer 41.7%, Great Soundtrack 19.7%, Indie 14%, Adventure 10.4%, Difficult 4.7%

Play as the ultimate digital underdog in the Adventures of Pip,an action-platformer with a fresh gameplay twist inside a retro 32-bit world. Alas, Pip is an unlikely 1-pixel hero yet has the unique ability to absorb the pixels of his defeated enemies to evolve into three different forms.

Why similar: Platformer 36.2%, Puzzle Platformer 35.9%, Adventure 11.5%, Indie 10.6%, Puzzle 5.9%

Wrangle the hands and arms of a 1970s space cosmonaut and push, pull and twist your way through an increasingly precarious range of physically simulated stellar scenarios, where without gravity, nothing is still, nothing is secure, and nothing is simple.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 34%, Local Co-Op 17.4%, Difficult 11.9%, Puzzle 8.5%, Adventure 8.3%

Exographer is an exploration game based on science. Become an explorer, stranded in an alien planet, and discover the secrets of an extinct civilization. Gain new powers to avoid dangers and obstacles in your journey, and use your camera to reveal particles and hidden clues.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 42.8%, Platformer 24.8%, Puzzle 10.1%, Adventure 9.6%, Side Scroller 3.6%

Delve into an environmental puzzle platformer built on exploring and understanding gravity-shifting structures. You are a voiceless being that has just been born into a world where a bodiless voice awaits your arrival. Go forth and seek your purpose.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 37.5%, Platformer 21%, Great Soundtrack 13.1%, Adventure 8.3%, Puzzle 8.2%

You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.

Why similar: Puzzle 41.9%, Difficult 18.9%, Indie 13.1%, Adventure 11.8%, Atmospheric 6.3%

Pikuniku is an absurdly wonderful puzzle-exploration game that takes place in a strange but playful world where not everything is as happy as it seems. Help peculiar characters overcome struggles, uncover a deep state conspiracy, and start a little revolution in this delightful dystopian adventure!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 18.6%, Platformer 17.7%, Local Co-Op 11.2%, Adventure 10.7%, Puzzle 10.6%

A game about the limits of your screen. Four Sided Fantasy is a seamless experience where you wrap the screen to solve mind-bending puzzles. Play as a man and woman who attempt to find each other throughout four seasons in a year, constantly separated by the boundaries of the screen.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 43.9%, Platformer 17.5%, Indie 11.2%, Great Soundtrack 6.8%, Difficult 6.4%

Embark on a thrilling co-op adventure in 'Brave Escape,' a challenging platformer demanding teamwork to conquer perilous traps and treacherous terrain.

Why similar: Platformer 26.5%, Local Co-Op 16.8%, Difficult 14.3%, Co-op 10.1%, Puzzle 8.3%

🦆 Marbles and 🐢 Checkers need your help finding their way home after being swept away in a storm. In this 90s buddy-platformer there's a ton of stuff to do and even more to collect!

Why similar: Platformer 36.3%, Difficult 16.1%, Local Co-Op 12.3%, Adventure 11.1%, Co-op 9.4%

BOOR is a 2D puzzle-platformer game, where you play as a girl with the ability to multiply herself, stranded on Eden, a beautiful but strange world, full of challenging puzzles with platforming elements and a refreshing gameplay.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 38.6%, Platformer 22.5%, Adventure 8.6%, Difficult 8.2%, Indie 8.1%