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Games Like Playerless: One Button Adventure

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Indie, Adventure, Puzzle, Story Rich.

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Discover Playerless, the game set in another game. Your character has become self-aware, you can only use one button to play, the AI has formed a sect - and the game engine is a physical mechanism. It’ll be fun!

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: Coming soon
Developer: Moonlit
Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie
Platforms: Windows, Mac

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    97% matchMostly Positive80% of 206 reviews2015
    Dev: studiocime
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    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%

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    Why similar: Hacking 67.4%, Adventure 12.7%, Indie 12.4%, Puzzle 7.6%

  2. #2 Corban's Station
    96% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Novumber Studios
    Windows · Mac

    In this first-person puzzle exploration game, walk the liminal spaces of a long-abandoned service station. Reprogram aging computers, physically reroute damaged and fading connections and restore fragments of their waning memory.

    Why similar: Hacking 42.6%, Philosophical 17.8%, Puzzle 11.1%, Investigation 11%, Adventure 8.8%

  3. #3 Tech Support: Error Unknown
    96% matchMostly Positive74% of 635 reviews2019
    Dev: Dragon SlumberPub: Iceberg Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Things are not what they seem at your new tech support specialist job. While resolving customer issues, you soon find yourself in the middle of a conspiracy. Will you side with your employer, join a rogue hacktivist group bent on destroying them, assist the police or stand alone?

    Why similar: Hacking 66.4%, Adventure 12.6%, Story Rich 9.1%, Indie 7.3%, Casual 4.6%

  4. #4 Passcode Breaker: The Day Before
    95% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2019
    Dev: Tutorial Boss
    Windows

    Passcode Breaker: The Day Before is a casual puzzle game in which players try to crack passcodes to deactivate computers, inspired by classic board game Mastermind with different modes and mechanics for everyone to enjoy.

    Why similar: Hacking 56.8%, Indie 16.1%, Casual 15%, Puzzle 12.1%

  5. #5 The Mammoth: A Cave Painting
    94% matchVery Positive92% of 1,141 reviews2017
    Dev: inbetweengames
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 12 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 12%

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    Why similar: Philosophical 28%, Narration 20.8%, Adventure 16.8%, Indie 14.4%, Casual 9.2%

  6. #6 ANONYMOUS;CODE
    94% matchMostly Positive80% of 513 reviews2023
    Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Hack Into God

    Why similar: Hacking 49%, Investigation 19%, Adventure 15.5%, Story Rich 8.1%, Choices Matter 7%

  7. #7 Ink of Fate
    93% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Cloud Creatures Studios
    Windows

    Explore the world of books, discover its secrets and collect every page in Ink of Fate. A narrative 3D puzzle game in which you will help Helena, a half elf who embarks on a journey to rewrite her destiny and avoid the tragic end imposed on her by her author.

    Why similar: Philosophical 24.2%, Narration 16.8%, Puzzle 11.6%, Adventure 10.4%, Logic 9.8%

  8. #8 Woven
    92% matchVery Positive81% of 160 reviews2019
    Dev: Alterego GamesPub: StickyLock Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Explore a woollen world where stuffed animals once lived in peace. Search for hidden secrets and customize your character with different animal shapes to solve puzzles. An epic adventure with two very unlikely heroes and a story narrated in rhyme.

    Why similar: Narration 23.3%, Adventure 17.5%, Story Rich 14.5%, Casual 12.9%, Indie 12.3%

  9. #9 Back To The Collis
    91% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: SollersTech
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Back To The Collis is a story-rich, fully hand-drawn 2D Point & Click adventure puzzle. Embark on a journey alongside the main character, Benjamin, to solve lots of engaging puzzles and explore the town of Collis, outstanding by its memorable populace.

    Why similar: Philosophical 24.4%, Narration 19.4%, Puzzle 10%, Logic 9.9%, Story Rich 9%

  10. #10 Backfirewall_
    90% matchVery Positive92% of 475 reviews2023
    Dev: Naraven GamesPub: All in! Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 23.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Hello and welcome to Backfirewall_, a first-person tragicomic adventure set inside a smartphone. You are the update assistant. Solve wacky puzzles to counter the update and save the previous operating system from deletion. The fate of the System is in your hands!

    Why similar: Narration 32.6%, Adventure 15.8%, Comedy 11.7%, Story Rich 9.9%, Funny 8.6%

  11. #11 ASH OF WAR™
    91% matchMixed63% of 67 reviews2018
    Dev: Two-Way Ltd.
    Windows · Mac

    The story about an uneasy journey of one man. You will experience certain situations, those, that could have happened with our parents, children or even a neighbours on just any other war. Through the eyes of our hero you will see his struggle in a modern war, struggle with oneself.

    Why similar: Philosophical 40.2%, Adventure 19.9%, Indie 15.5%, Puzzle 12.4%, Story Rich 12.1%

  12. #12 OFFLINE
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Anoft
    Windows

    A story-driven quest in which the setting plays a key role. Pay attention to detail and look for connections, ask yourself questions, and never forget the bigger picture, learning to read the symbolism that surrounds you. Are you playing?

    Why similar: Philosophical 18.6%, Narration 15.5%, Logic 13%, Investigation 11.8%, Puzzle 10.4%

  13. #13 BitVault
    89% matchVery Positive94% of 53 reviews2020
    Dev: Enigma Dragons LLC
    Windows

    Become an expert hacker by using your raw brainpower! Learn how to get ahead in your new job at a cybersecurity company. Analyze servers for weaknesses, and hack them using their own subroutines to access the data they protect.

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  14. #14 Are You Human?
    88% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Mupet
    Windows · Mac

    What are you? The CAPTCHA can't find an answer to that question, and it won’t let you go until it knows your identity. Through minigames and puzzles, you must prove your identity. Follow it's instructions...please, it will cry if you don't.

    Why similar: Puzzle 16.9%, Narration 16.4%, Funny 14.5%, Casual 13.2%, Adventure 12.4%

  15. #15 DEBUG NEPHEMEE
    87% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Nephemee Studio
    Windows

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    86% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Emirhan GüngörmezPub: Han Interactive Entertaiment
    Windows

    Survive a plane crash and enter the veil between life and death. Solve physics-bending puzzles, collect lost stars, and cultivate a garden within your mind. In this atmospheric journey inspired by The Little Prince and Sufi mysticism, the only way out is within.

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    85% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2024
    Dev: Simon Says: Play!
    Windows

    Zly.ii The Hacked Station is a first-person sci-fi adventure game made for the 10th anniversary of the Black Cube series (ASA, Myha...). Visit an abandoned space station, and try to get a Black Cube while searching for your lost friend...

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    86% matchPositive91% of 43 reviews2019
    Dev: Siddharth Sivaraman
    Windows · Mac

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    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 35.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%

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    83% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    82% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

    Free logical puzzle game for meditation. The goal of the player is to assemble a puzzle consisting of nodes. Easy to understand mechanics, swap hexagons with lines.

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  22. #22 Youlogic
    80% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2024
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    81% matchVery Positive92% of 1,253 reviews2019
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    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 23.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%

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  24. #24 HACK_IT
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    Dev: Dan_D
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    HACK_IT presents players with a fully immersive hacking experience, you’ll meet characters and find out things you never imagined. Including interactive apps that will give you the power to shutdown servers and retrieve passwords.

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  25. #25 Sorry, James
    82% matchMostly Positive79% of 854 reviews2017
    Dev: KonstructorsPub: Hook Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%

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  26. #26 Hacknet
    81% matchVery Positive94% of 25,824 reviews2015
    Dev: Team Fractal AlligatorPub: Fellow Traveller
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%

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  27. #27 PacketRunner: Digital Resistance
    79% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Pivchenko
    Windows

    A turn-based text adventure where you play as a data packet carrying whistleblower information through a hostile network. Solve puzzles, make moral choices, and survive.

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  28. #28 There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015
    78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,359 reviews2020
    Dev: Draw Me A Pixel
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 24 minMean: 1.4 hrs≥1hr: 8%

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    Why similar: Adventure 20.3%, Indie 19.7%, Casual 17.2%, Funny 14.5%, Comedy 10.8%

  29. #29 Crew 167: The Grand Block Odyssey
    79% matchPositive94% of 33 reviews2020
    Dev: oddbreeze
    Windows

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  30. #30 Cloud Cats` Land
    74% matchVery Positive92% of 74 reviews2025
    Dev: PurrMurrMeow Games
    Windows

    Adventure on the mysterious Island of Cloud Cats! Explore picturesque locations, meet magical creatures, and solve unusual puzzles. Dive into the secrets of the wonderful island!🐾

    Why similar: Narration 18.4%, Investigation 13.2%, Surreal 10.5%, Funny 10%, Logic 9.9%

  31. #31 Sixth Extinction
    78% matchPositive89% of 18 reviews2021
    Dev: Polte Games
    Windows

    Sixth extinction is a dark, narrative-driven experience about extinction and discovering the true nature of yourself. Can you outwit the obstacles in your way, uncover the truth and begin a change?

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  32. #32 Moral Dilemma: The Interview
    73% matchVery Positive85% of 1,027 reviews2025
    Dev: Hectic
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 62%

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    Why similar: Narration 23%, Philosophical 21.2%, Comedy 9.9%, Choices Matter 9.2%, Funny 8.9%

  33. #33 Joyful Masks
    76% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Heartfelt Edge Studio
    Windows

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  34. #34 BreakFest
    77% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2019
    Dev: Stormee Games
    Windows

    Play as Waltynn, a waffle from the planet Hekta who lost control of his spaceship and crashed on the planet Lylo. Help him survive and escape the planet. As you explore the planet, you realize that you've landed right in the middle of a Apocalypse.

    Why similar: Adventure 22.7%, Indie 19.1%, Casual 17.9%, Funny 11.7%, Puzzle 9.9%

  35. #35 Big Quest 2: the Adventure
    76% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2021
    Dev: ZeLDER
    Windows

    A casual quest adventure with dialogues, investigations, puzzles in a beautiful vibrant world.

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    77% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2015
    Dev: Milan KazarkaPub: Vysoko Anime Production
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Cyberpunk visual novel set in a future in a mega city where surveillance and hacking are part of every day life, it revolves around human relations, their dreams and their fight for living a free life. Standalone version.

    Why similar: Hacking 59.7%, Adventure 22.2%, Indie 18.1%

  37. #37 Stip
    74% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Sixtyfour
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Assign, undo, deduce! Solve a series of minimalist number puzzles. Use constraints to assign numbers to the correct stips. Navigate the interconnected puzzles to uncover secrets. Please ignore any odd Stip behavior.

    Why similar: Philosophical 20%, Investigation 15.6%, Logic 15.4%, Puzzle 15.1%, Surreal 10.5%

  38. #38 Plunker
    75% matchMostly Positive70% of 10 reviews2020
    Dev: Auggo Doggo Games
    Windows

    This is a (45 to 90 minute) indie VR game where things happen and then you laugh.

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  39. #39 Hacker.exe
    75% matchMostly Negative24% of 25 reviews2018
    Dev: LinkUp Games
    Windows · Mac

    Hacker.exe is horror/strategy/puzzle that takes you to a near future where the internet has become a safer place due to world wide regulations. You start to question how safe the internet is because you as a hacker, keep noticing security organizations working with illegal business. That begs the question: Why are you even a hacker?

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  40. #40 Lowglow
    73% matchVery Positive90% of 467 reviews2015
    Dev: Rockodile
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%

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    Why similar: Puzzle 22.5%, Indie 22.4%, Adventure 21.6%, Casual 17.8%, Atmospheric 12.2%

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    73% matchMostly Positive77% of 359 reviews2017
    Dev: RebelephantPub: ReadGraves
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%

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    Why similar: Hacking 68%, Adventure 9.8%, Indie 9%, Puzzle 7%, Story Rich 4.9%

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    71% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Slugware
    Windows

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    Why similar: Philosophical 21.1%, Indie 16.9%, Puzzle 16.1%, Casual 12.6%, Adventure 12.1%

  43. #43 Cybernetic Fault
    68% matchMostly Positive78% of 715 reviews2025
    Dev: Whale Rock Games
    Windows

    Prove your ability to read names next to the big red buttons! Show your ability to fight for life in a science center that is falling apart from the consequences of an insane scientific experiment!

    Why similar: Hacking 37.6%, Narration 19.4%, Investigation 18.3%, Story Rich 8.7%, Puzzle 5.9%

  44. #44 Project RyME
    69% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2024
    Dev: Strange Qwarq
    Windows

    Project RyME is a story-focused puzzle adventure where you take on the role of a young woman investigating her father's disappearance. Use your computer hacking skills to investigate the internet and an odd, old computer to solve a mystery that deepens at every turn.

    Why similar: Hacking 54%, Investigation 15.2%, Puzzle 9.7%, Adventure 8.4%, Story Rich 6.7%

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    66% matchVery Positive94% of 87 reviews2025
    Dev: Game DynastyPub: Valkyrie Initiative
    Windows

    Explore a surreal world with a drunken alpaca! Solve puzzles, fish out the most unusual items from rivers, fight watermelon thugs, and uncover all the secrets of this world!

    Why similar: Surreal 13.6%, Isometric 13%, Funny 12.7%, Puzzle 10.5%, Comedy 10.1%

  46. #46 Wardialler
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: nervous_testpilotPub: Mode 7
    Windows

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    72% matchPositive82% of 33 reviews2017
    Dev: Level One GamesPub: LumiNet
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%

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    Why similar: Indie 24.9%, Casual 24.7%, Adventure 20%, Puzzle 17.1%, Story Rich 13.3%

  48. #48 N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure
    72% matchMixed69% of 194 reviews2016
    Dev: Storm in a Teacup
    Windows
    Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    N.E.R.O. is a wonderful journey in a world of incredible beauty, a story driven first-person game with puzzles and intuitive controls where the environment is connected to the characters and their past. The world of N.E.R.O. is magical and varied, making exploring an ongoing challenge.

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  49. #49 Sunrise Down
    68% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
    Dev: Ben
    Windows

    A collection of unique and engaging puzzles. Guided by your host, Antisthenes, you'll not only solve puzzles but also delve into intriguing philosophical discussions.

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  50. #50 Fur the Game
    70% matchVery Positive91% of 158 reviews2019
    Dev: Fur Dev Team
    Windows

    Fur the Game is a small first-person puzzle game where you explore an exciting world inhabited by adorable creatures called Furs! Rescue these creatures and throw them around to solve puzzles!

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  51. #51 Code 7: A Story-Driven Hacking Adventure
    71% matchVery Positive93% of 113 reviews2017
    Dev: Goodwolf StudioPub: Rel.Pink
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Try to save humanity in this episodic and fully voiced hacker story. Guide your partner through a thrilling and emotional science fiction journey by hacking systems and extracting information. All from your keyboard.

    Why similar: Hacking 48.1%, Adventure 24.5%, Indie 19.3%, Story Rich 8.1%

  52. #52 Lexicon
    67% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2024
    Dev: Illum Softworks LLC
    Windows · Mac

    Reality calls you home. Will you return to her? Lexicon is a 2D single-player puzzle adventure game where you escape back to reality by ascending the six layers of Limbo, uncovering its secrets, overcoming its challenges, and discovering the truth of who you really are. #duckinadungeon

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    65% matchVery Positive93% of 2,718 reviews2024
    Dev: Cyan Worlds, Inc.
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Uncover a story of intrigue, betrayal, and a civilization teetering on the brink of collapse as you solve intricate puzzles to unlock the secrets of Riven. Built from the ground-up and expanded from the award-winning original game released in 1997.

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  54. #54 Decamped
    70% matchMixed50% of 10 reviews2021
    Dev: Sobek Games
    Windows

    Decamped is a first-person puzzle adventure game that finds the character waking up to an overgrown desolate world. They must face their past in order to move forward and unravel the mystery of what happened in Deckner.

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    66% matchPositive92% of 38 reviews2024
    Dev: Cutting Edge Entertainment
    Windows

    Goblins are prohibited from entering a local tavern, but luckily, they hatched a cunning plan. Move and balance the three goblins to help them quench their thirst and end goblin discrimination in this cute wobbling simulator.

    Why similar: Intentionally Awkward Controls 46.1%, Funny 9.9%, Indie 8.3%, Comedy 7.8%, Adventure 7.4%

  56. #56 Qbik
    69% matchVery Positive91% of 137 reviews2017
    Dev: Norbert PalaczPub: Forever Entertainment S. A.
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    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 24.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%

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    71% matchMixed53% of 919 reviews2014
    Dev: Double Fine Productions
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 24 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 35%

    Hack ‘n’ Slash is a puzzle action game about hacking -- reprogram object properties, hijack global variables, hack creature behavior, and even rewrite the game’s code. The only way to win is not to play...by the rules!

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    69% matchVery Positive85% of 87 reviews2020
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    Windows

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    67% matchMixed69% of 493 reviews2023
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    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: remora
    Windows

    SimPlaE is a platformer played as a simulation. Instead of direct control, place blocks to design a path to reach the destination. Among countless options, only one is the most optimized solution. Solve puzzles, visit various platformer worlds, and encounter new rules and stories.

    Why similar: Philosophical 23.6%, Logic 15.2%, Puzzle 11.3%, Story Rich 9.4%, Funny 8.2%

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