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

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Retro Machina is a single-player action and exploration game set in a retro-futuristic universe. Experience the journey of a little robot as it solves intricate puzzles and begins unraveling the mysteries of a world long forgotten.

Reviews: Very Positive — 86% — of 254 reviews
Released: 2021-05-12
Developer: Orbit Studio
Publisher: SuperGG.com
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 1.3 hrs
Mean playtime: 8.3 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 56%

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    Windows

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  2. #2 Haiku, the Robot
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  3. #3 Caravan SandWitch
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    91% matchMostly Positive74% of 907 reviews2022
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  11. #11 Omno
    90% matchVery Positive92% of 2,742 reviews2021
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    Windows
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    65% matchVery Positive98% of 160 reviews2025
    Dev: Reed Molbak
    Windows · Mac

    Explore an interconnected world full of platforming challenges in this short metroidvania. Reach new areas by swinging from ceilings, throwing bombs, bouncing off spikes, and more. Examine dozens of artifacts, commune with forgotten gods, and piece together what happened to Auridia.

    Why similar: Metroidvania 36.7%, Platformer 11.7%, Story Rich 9.8%, Exploration 9.7%, Puzzle Platformer 8.8%

  57. #57 Vesper: Zero Light Edition
    69% 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: Post-apocalyptic 18.6%, Puzzle Platformer 18.5%, Platformer 11.8%, Action-Adventure 9.5%, Puzzle 8.1%

  58. #58 Ultreïa: Prologue
    68% matchVery Positive96% of 55 reviews2021
    Dev: Olivier De Rop
    Windows

    A little robot becomes a pilgrim and crosses a wild post-apocalyptic world to find the meaning of life.

    Why similar: Robots 58.4%, Story Rich 14.3%, Adventure 8.9%, Exploration 6.3%, Indie 6.1%

  59. #59 Full Void
    66% matchVery Positive91% of 270 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: Puzzle Platformer 33.9%, Platformer 13.2%, Post-apocalyptic 10.7%, Action 8.1%, Puzzle 7.2%

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