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In this puzzle platformer, your screen is split down the middle. Control Pitter and Patter simultaneously as you jump, dash, and climb through two parallel realities in this atmospheric adventure on your quest to reunite them.

Why similar: Side Scroller 27%, Puzzle Platformer 19.5%, 2D Platformer 16.1%, Platformer 9.9%, Puzzle 7.4%

A blocky puzzle platformer adventure.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.6%, Side Scroller 24%, 2D Platformer 15.6%, Linear 7.5%, Platformer 7.2%

A 2D side scroller where player can play as 2 swappable character, a girl and a rabbit. Stay together through various obstacle until they reach their destination.

Why similar: Side Scroller 22.7%, Puzzle Platformer 17.1%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Minimalist 11%, Platformer 8.9%

Inverted Journey is a mind-bending puzzle platformer where you can enter the negative space of levels. Use this unique ability to solve strange puzzles, collect hidden treasures, and journey on a quest to save your little brother from a terrible fate.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.6%, Side Scroller 16.4%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Minimalist 10.7%, Platformer 9.6%

Take control of Servo — a high-speed drone. Chain boosts & switch gravity. Ricochet with precision and use momentum to survive in a chaotic world.

Why similar: Side Scroller 24.5%, Puzzle Platformer 18.8%, 2D Platformer 14.8%, Platformer 9.6%, Minimalist 8.8%

Synchronous is a puzzle-platformer where you commandeer up to three unique player characters at once. Use numerous gizmos to solve 49 increasingly complicated puzzle levels, and all this is made possible by magnetization, allowing characters to move simultaneously and independently at once.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.3%, Side Scroller 22.4%, Platformer 8.5%, 2D Platformer 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%

UNBOXING is a puzzle-platformer where death is your key. Die, revive, and solve tricky puzzles using your companion box to return back to life. Will you find the cause of this endless cycle? Will you break free?

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.6%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Platformer 11.8%, Linear 10.2%, Minimalist 10.2%

Super Slime Boy is a fast-paced precision platformer set in a black-and-white world filled with deadly traps. Jump, dodge saws and spikes, and race against time to complete levels while restoring color to the world!

Why similar: Side Scroller 24.6%, Puzzle Platformer 20.4%, 2D Platformer 16.1%, Platformer 11.3%, Puzzle 8.1%

Beau & Bow! A game about two sweethearts going on a lighthearted adventure. Best platforming challenges and solve puzzles! This game is inspired by handheld platformers from the late '80s and early '90s. Beau & Bow! A great introduction for those new to the platforming genre.

Why similar: Side Scroller 25.6%, Puzzle Platformer 20.9%, 2D Platformer 16.5%, Platformer 12.1%, Puzzle 8%

Master the four elements as a shape-shifting slime in a 16-bit puzzle-platformer adventure. Alter your form to solve puzzles, overcome obstacles, and retrieve Idunn's stolen apples to restore a withering world.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.3%, 2D Platformer 18.4%, Side Scroller 15.6%, Platformer 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%

You’re just a rectangle. But not an ordinary one. Switch your body, defy gravity, and navigate a deceptively simple world built to break your rhythm.

Why similar: Side Scroller 24.9%, Puzzle Platformer 20.3%, 2D Platformer 14.3%, Platformer 14.2%, Minimalist 8.6%

Petty's Adventure: Desert is a colorful game with changing gravity in which you have collect crystals to complete a level.

Why similar: Side Scroller 25.1%, Puzzle Platformer 24.8%, 2D Platformer 17.3%, Puzzle 9.6%, Atmospheric 5.1%

Help Vylan on his journey to regain his lost memories in this Tile-Based platformer. Take on 100 levels in this platformer that flips the genre on its head.

Why similar: Side Scroller 24.5%, Puzzle Platformer 20.1%, 2D Platformer 15.5%, Platformer 9.5%, Linear 7.4%

A malfunctioning cloning machine is causing more and more clones to spread through an underground laboratory. In this flash-inspired puzzle platformer, solve all the trials thrown your way while trying to find a way to escape.

Why similar: Side Scroller 28.9%, Puzzle Platformer 20.9%, 2D Platformer 17.2%, Platformer 10.6%, Puzzle 8%

Discard - it is a sci-fi puzzle 2D-platformer inspired by old-school cinematic platformers. You must solve problems in order to survive on this dangerous planet.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.3%, 2D Platformer 15.6%, Side Scroller 12.6%, Platformer 9%, Linear 7.5%

This is a platform jumping game. You can experience happiness in it. If the game often flashes back, you can use Windows Compatibility mode to select Windows 7 to run

Why similar: Side Scroller 25.2%, Puzzle Platformer 23.8%, 2D Platformer 20.7%, Platformer 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%

2D Pixel platformer about a cute character named Gelu. He can create and destroy his copies made of ice, limited number of times. With the help of ice copies he can climb on platform, pass the obstacles and pass the levels. Help Gelu to pass hard levels.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.5%, Side Scroller 20.8%, Platformer 14%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Puzzle 9.3%

Help Javier on his journey to "El Dorado", a city made of gold, in this super platform game with hundreds of challenging and addictive platform screens. See the reasons for his ambition and question his decisions with him.

Why similar: Side Scroller 22.2%, Puzzle Platformer 20.5%, 2D Platformer 16.3%, Platformer 13%, Minimalist 10.4%

A minimalistic five-minute puzzle platformer, where you become a fly when you die. Immerse yourself in a soothing forest and use your ability to become a fly to solve puzzles.

Why similar: Side Scroller 22.1%, Puzzle Platformer 18.8%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Platformer 10.8%, Linear 8.2%

A free cute puzzle game from the Butterfly series of games. You can choose any level to pass through. The caterpillar can't jump on its own! It can fly from place to place bouncing off various game objects in its path. It also moves around the level on pipes. Use logic and have fun!

Why similar: Side Scroller 23.4%, 2D Platformer 17.3%, Puzzle Platformer 17.2%, Platformer 14.5%, Puzzle 10.8%

Absorb the DNA of other creatures to gain their unique abilities. Solve handcrafted pixel-art puzzles. Switch forms strategically, your last DNA is your only power until you die and choose again.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.6%, Side Scroller 19%, 2D Platformer 16.2%, Platformer 14.3%, Puzzle 9.3%

TitTok - Minimalistic adventure 2D puzzle platformer with cats, explosions and spinning saws! TikTok ≠ TitTok

Why similar: Side Scroller 20.8%, Puzzle Platformer 17.3%, 2D Platformer 15.1%, Platformer 12.5%, Puzzle 9%

Grayscale is a story driven, 2D puzzle platformer centered around the main character Faela. The game follows her story as she attempts to save her world from its own instability. Take advantage of the bizarre plane swapping physics of their world to change everything around you and progress.

Why similar: Side Scroller 18.7%, Puzzle Platformer 17.7%, 2D Platformer 16.2%, Platformer 13.6%, Puzzle 10.1%

Bubble Frog DX is a fun and challenging short Action Puzzle game where you take on the role of a Frog in a Bubble who's been tasked to save 160 Onigiri from all kinds of hazards across 50 levels and 4 colorful zones in this retro throwback title!

Why similar: Side Scroller 25.1%, Puzzle Platformer 21.1%, 2D Platformer 16.5%, Platformer 11.8%, Linear 8.6%

Change the gravity to help the little mouse explorer HomeNaut on his journey to reach the legendary cheese in this puzzle platformer

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.8%, 2D Platformer 16%, Side Scroller 14.7%, Platformer 12%, Puzzle 9.1%

Explore an abandoned facility on the planet you've crashlanded, solving puzzles with strange plants along the way.

Why similar: Side Scroller 21.3%, Puzzle Platformer 19.8%, 2D Platformer 16.3%, Platformer 13.7%, Puzzle 9.3%

Bebop is a private investigator that gets himself mixed with... THE MOB. And he regrets his actions, then comes back home a hero, after having tried to kill an innocent man and having tried to end him in a hospital.

Why similar: Side Scroller 22.4%, Puzzle Platformer 20.7%, 2D Platformer 16.4%, Platformer 13.1%, Linear 7.2%

Stasis Valley is a puzzle-platformer which follows Adam, a young man who descends into a world frozen in time. Uncover its secrets, experience a story about grief, and confront the dangers lurking within the valley.

Why similar: Side Scroller 21.8%, Puzzle Platformer 20.6%, 2D Platformer 16.2%, Platformer 10.1%, Linear 7.9%

Pixel is a minimalist platformer + puzzle game! Control a being that aims to reach somewhere... always jumping, dodging, avoiding and tricking obstacles that seem not to let you proceed. Died? Just try one more time =D

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.6%, Platformer 14.5%, Minimalist 12.7%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Puzzle 9.3%

Grab, drop, and throw nearly every piece of the puzzle in Pinky's Paradigm, a pure but charming puzzle platformer that repurposes common tropes into interesting mechanics. Solve puzzles composed of individual pieces that you can move at will, defusing "bombs", hurdling chasms. and much more.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.3%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Minimalist 11.3%, Side Scroller 11%, Physics 9.5%

Teleport, swap, and solve puzzles! Use your unique ability to swap places with blocks and uncover the secrets of a lost planet.

Why similar: Side Scroller 22.9%, Puzzle Platformer 15.5%, Platformer 15.3%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Puzzle 9.1%

EFO is a side scrolling platformer, wherein you control an alien who has crash landed, and must reach the top of the mountain in order to call for a ride home before the battery on your distress beacon runs out. The climb is difficult, but you have the power of telekinesis!

Why similar: Side Scroller 26.2%, Puzzle Platformer 21.8%, 2D Platformer 17.3%, Platformer 12%, Puzzle 8.6%

Navigate this puzzle platformer using different "tinctures" to manipulate the world around you. Double-jump, air-dash, and wall-jump your way through this alchemopunk world and uncover why the Alchemical Society is trying to have innovation silenced.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.7%, Side Scroller 17.5%, 2D Platformer 17.5%, Platformer 8.7%, Puzzle 8.2%

A small 2D platformer. Run, jump and avoid obstacles through 4 challenging levels. Explore a beautiful, hand-crafted pixel world. Meet captivating NPCs and reach the Old Summit to retrieve the family Heirloom.

Why similar: Side Scroller 23.1%, Puzzle Platformer 17.8%, 2D Platformer 14.9%, Platformer 13.6%, Retro 7%

A 2D platformer with a twist: instant teleportation! Solve brain-scratching puzzles, engage in adrenaline-pumping traversal, and discover the purpose within.

Why similar: Side Scroller 20.9%, Puzzle Platformer 19.3%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Platformer 10.7%, Minimalist 8.4%

Everyone is born with an appearance of some sort, but you simply don't seem to know what you are... It's time for a sweet adventure, one taking place in a civilization obsessed with a star in the sky... Run, jump, and cast your rays to uncover the puzzles and mysteries of this world...

Why similar: Side Scroller 21.6%, Puzzle Platformer 20.3%, 2D Platformer 16.3%, Platformer 13.2%, Puzzle 8.9%

Solve puzzles by switching between the perspective of an astronaut and their robot. Flip levers to deactivate lasers, send boxes through portals, and much more to get both characters to the exit doors!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.5%, Side Scroller 16%, 2D Platformer 15%, Platformer 11.1%, Linear 9.1%

Run, jump, shoot, and think your way to safety in this retro-inspired 2D puzzle-platformer. Station Zeta is out of control, and you'll have to deal with crazed robots, terribly designed station machinery, and blatant safety hazards as you try to make your escape across 35 levels.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29%, 2D Platformer 19.6%, Side Scroller 19%, Platformer 13.2%, Puzzle 8.4%

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Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.9%, Platformer 14.2%, Linear 12%, Puzzle 10.5%, 2D Platformer 8%

SmartSolues is a 2D platform game with beautiful graphics and challenging levels. Not the easiest gameplay as it might seem. In the game, you need to complete the tasks provided with your robot.🦾 At the beginning you will have easy levels, but they will become more and more difficult.

Why similar: Side Scroller 23.4%, Puzzle Platformer 19.1%, 2D Platformer 17.1%, Platformer 14.2%, Minimalist 8.4%

Divemensions is a 2D Puzzle Platformer.... just that the levels are not actually 2D! In this game you'll need to move between the layers of the world to overcome various challenges! Get ready to solve puzzles by understanding the 3D layout of the levels or create your own with the level editor!

Why similar: Side Scroller 23.1%, Puzzle Platformer 19%, 2D Platformer 14.9%, Platformer 10.8%, Linear 8.1%

A new type of puzzle 2D platformer! Make the blocks materialize and guide the duck to the goal!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30%, 2D Platformer 20.2%, Side Scroller 15.2%, Platformer 13.5%, Puzzle 10.1%

A 2D puzzle platformer where you play as a lonely cube trapped in a cold, dark cave. With your unique ability to clone yourself, escape by any means necessary. Sacrifices will have to be made.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.2%, 2D Platformer 14.3%, Minimalist 11.5%, Platformer 10.1%, Physics 9.4%

Tricky Castle is a 2d puzzle-platformer with mind-bending, out-of-the-box puzzles. Use creative thinking to solve unconventional challenges and escape a castle full of devious traps.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31%, 2D Platformer 20.8%, Platformer 15.4%, Linear 13.1%, Puzzle 11.6%

Your chosen path is the key. "TrailRail" is a physics-based puzzle game that brings the trajectory of your movements to life. Make good use these materialized shapes to clear stages and unlock the mysteries of your origins and world.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.4%, Side Scroller 19.7%, 2D Platformer 17.9%, Platformer 15.1%, Puzzle 11.2%

Help Astri find his data cards and beat levels to reach his ship, in this hard-to-finish platformer. Complete all the hand-crafted levels, finish as much as you can and become a god of the universe.

Why similar: Side Scroller 19.5%, Puzzle Platformer 18.2%, 2D Platformer 16.5%, Platformer 13.6%, Puzzle 9.1%

Kind-hearted girl was trapped by the evil shogun. He wants to forcefully marry her, but that’s not gonna happen — our brave geisha will surely find the way to escape her prison cell and past all the deadly traps and labyrinths of the mighty evil-doer.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.6%, Side Scroller 18%, 2D Platformer 15%, Platformer 14.7%, Puzzle 9.3%

You and your friend are test subjects (?) in a super lab run by a mysterious robot! With an air gun and a grappling hook, cooperate to overcome its obstacle courses. Use each character’s unique abilities to tackle challenges and enjoy a fun, chaotic co-op platformer in a cute and casual world!

Why similar: Side Scroller 21.7%, Puzzle Platformer 20.2%, 2D Platformer 16.6%, Platformer 13.8%, Puzzle 9.3%

Explore this strange world using portals to shift between the light and dark dimensions. Navigate the world, transforming it as you progress. Illuminate the void to reveal what has been abandoned in the shadows. And remember, don't linger in the darkness...

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.4%, 2D Platformer 24%, Platformer 14.4%, Puzzle 10.5%, Linear 9.4%

《Silence Dream》is a indie puzzle game. you could take on the role of musican, change or retain different abilities and take it into difference scence, gradually uncovering the man's past.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.7%, 2D Platformer 20.4%, Puzzle 12.4%, Platformer 10.8%, Linear 10.5%

Byte Hack is a fast-paced puzzle platformer about hacking your way through an infected computer tower. Change gravity, teleport, control your enemies, and more to navigate each level. Be quick on your feet and sharp in your mind to solve the puzzles before the contaminated GPU destroys the computer!

Why similar: Side Scroller 19.2%, Puzzle Platformer 18.5%, 2D Platformer 14.8%, Platformer 12.4%, Puzzle 8.3%

Sqr(2) is logical platformer with hardcore elements. It contains 3 difficulty and 100+ levels with different gameplay on each level. The simple controls & many mechanics with logical problems make game process more interesting.

Why similar: Side Scroller 20.2%, Puzzle Platformer 19.7%, 2D Platformer 16.3%, Platformer 12.1%, Minimalist 8.7%

Bob the Block Rebooted is a pixelated indie platformer heavily influenced by recoil mechanics. You must use your ability to jump paired with your infinite ammo gun to traverse 40 difficult stages. Conquer anything from large, expansive jumps to tight, precise maze-like levels.

Why similar: Side Scroller 22%, 2D Platformer 20.1%, Platformer 18.3%, Puzzle 11.7%, Adventure 9.8%

A personal game about the maker's daughter with a link to our world's problems. Gaia is a story-driven platformer that takes the player through the world of Greek Mythology and leaves the player with the feeling that everyone can change the world for the better.

Why similar: Side Scroller 25.2%, Puzzle Platformer 21.1%, 2D Platformer 16.6%, Platformer 11%, Puzzle 8.4%

Prepare to test your wits, agility, and problem-solving skills as you navigate through a series of meticulously crafted one-screen puzzle stages.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28%, 2D Platformer 19.5%, Platformer 13.9%, Puzzle 9%, Minimalist 8.7%

A puzzle platformer about cooperating and exploring.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.7%, Side Scroller 15%, Puzzle 11.2%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Platformer 9.4%

Right Click To Activate Translator is a pixel side-scrolling language puzzle game. On your journey to find your missing pet cat "Shiro," you are transported to an otherworldly realm, facing an unfamiliar language and "Octocats." Remember, "Right Click to Open the Translator."

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.1%, Side Scroller 27.1%, 2D Platformer 17.2%, Puzzle 8.6%, Linear 7.5%

The Lost Son is a short but challenging indie puzzle platformer game tease. Have your wits about you and use both characters to decode the cyber ruins and find your lost son!

Why similar: Side Scroller 24.4%, Puzzle Platformer 20.4%, 2D Platformer 16%, Platformer 11.4%, Puzzle 8.2%

Before his flock's migration, Ika the Woodpecker lost his ability to fly. He is forced to do the impossible - walk the migration path. Hope emerges when he discovers a magical child of a long extinct species. Craft, climb, and solve puzzles to overcome obstacles as a duo in this puzzle-platformer.

Why similar: Side Scroller 24.4%, Puzzle Platformer 22.1%, 2D Platformer 16.2%, Platformer 12%, Puzzle 8.5%

A dark, atmospheric, puzzle-filled indie adventure platformer. It is black and white. Discover secrets hidden around you and try to survive in this limbo.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.1%, 2D Platformer 26.4%, Platformer 15.3%, Puzzle 11.5%, Adventure 6.1%