
A lonely kid desperately tries to escape his dark world. (Part 2)
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A lonely kid desperately tries to escape his dark world. (Part 2)

glix
A lonely boy, lost and pursued, is dragged into a corrupted world. Immerse yourself in the dark dystopian world of "glix" with its atmospheric art style and compelling story. Navigate surreal landscapes, solve intricate puzzles, and uncover hidden truths.

Black The Fall
After decades of toil, an old machinist plots his escape from Communism, through manipulation and scheming. Along the road, he befriends the most unlikely creature, an abandoned robot. Could they solve the puzzles and flee this bleak world together?
A lonely boy, lost and pursued, is dragged into a corrupted world. Immerse yourself in the dark dystopian world of "glix" with its atmospheric art style and compelling story. Navigate surreal landscapes, solve intricate puzzles, and uncover hidden truths.
Why similar: 2.5D 15.9%, Dystopian 15.5%, Puzzle Platformer 15.4%, Cinematic 9.6%, Dark 9.4%
After decades of toil, an old machinist plots his escape from Communism, through manipulation and scheming. Along the road, he befriends the most unlikely creature, an abandoned robot. Could they solve the puzzles and flee this bleak world together?
Why similar: Dystopian 18.2%, Puzzle Platformer 13.4%, 2.5D 13.1%, Cinematic 8.3%, Dark 7.9%
A lonely kid desperately tries to escape his dark world.
Why similar: Dark 13%, Puzzle Platformer 12.8%, 2.5D 12.7%, Dystopian 12.7%, Platformer 7.6%
The world went cold a long time ago. One ember remembers the light. A wordless, atmospheric journey through ten chapters - carry the last fire through fog, ruin and silence, and rekindle the Hearths of a world that forgot how to burn.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 17.5%, Dystopian 13.5%, Platformer 11.5%, Cinematic 10.2%, 2D Platformer 10%
Traverse a desolate world as you uncover the fate of those who came before. Solve puzzles, interact with a decaying yet beautiful landscape, and rely on your companion to endure a journey of loss, hope, and discovery. In this atmospheric 2.5D adventure, the world remembers—even if no one else does.
Why similar: Dystopian 15.1%, Puzzle Platformer 14.9%, Dark 12.1%, 2.5D 10.4%, Platformer 9.7%
Help the protagonist escape from the inner world and make a choice.
Why similar: Dystopian 26.8%, 2.5D 23.3%, Puzzle Platformer 19%, Dark 11.6%, Story Rich 6.7%
“The journalist who lost his daughter unveils the veil of truth with his light”
Why similar: Dystopian 16.8%, Puzzle Platformer 15%, 2.5D 14.6%, Side Scroller 9.2%, Cinematic 9.2%
A beloved children’s show character has a crisis of consciousness when the facade of his reality cracks and he peers into a darker truth. Vulnerable and alone for the first time, he stumbles forward into the unknown.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.8%, 2.5D 21.5%, Cinematic 13.5%, Dark 8.9%, Atmospheric 7.5%
Play as a deer in a cinematic platforming adventure where nature isn't what it seems. Leap across danger, evade relentless machines, and venture beyond the forest as a greater tale unfolds.
Why similar: Dark 15%, Platformer 14.6%, 2.5D 13.1%, Puzzle Platformer 12.7%, Cinematic 10.6%
"Path To You" is a puzzle-action game where a malfunctioning robot awakens moments before being scrapped, drawn by a mysterious call. The robot moves autonomously but can't change direction. Players must guide it using red and blue hacking controls to manipulate obstacles and enemies.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.3%, Dystopian 19.2%, Platformer 10.7%, 2D Platformer 10.2%, Side Scroller 9.5%
A dark and Moody 2.5D, story-driven action puzzle game based on a child with a worrying view of the world.
Why similar: 2.5D 18.8%, Puzzle Platformer 18.1%, Dark 14.6%, Mystery 7.5%, Story Rich 7.4%
As Nazi forces take his father, equipped only with his imagination and creativity, Emil goes on a journey to find him. Emil: A Hero's Journey is a Cinematic Puzzle-Platformer, combining intense action and creative puzzle solving. inspired by actual testimonies that took place during WW2.
Why similar: 2.5D 21.1%, Puzzle Platformer 18.4%, Cinematic 13.4%, Dark 10.9%, Story Rich 7%
In a world of corrupted memories, you traverse the remains of a once flourishing city. Shadows flicker around you and metallic echoes pulse through your mind. Search for your father's legacy to regain your forgotten past. But beware! Each step takes you deeper into a waking nightmare.
Why similar: Dystopian 25.2%, Puzzle Platformer 11.9%, 2.5D 11.3%, Dark 9.3%, Atmospheric 7.1%
While the Great Stargazer is deeply sleeping, the Celestial Guardians protect the equilibrium of the forgotten world…
Why similar: Dystopian 19.3%, 2.5D 15.6%, Puzzle Platformer 14.2%, Dark 9.5%, Sci-fi 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: Dystopian 20.6%, Puzzle Platformer 20.3%, Side Scroller 14%, 2D Platformer 11%, Platformer 9.9%
Monochroma is a cinematic puzzle platformer. It’s a game about being a kid, growing up with a little brother that needs your help, facing obstacles and solving unique puzzles in a dystopian 1950's setting.
Why similar: Platformer 18.4%, Puzzle Platformer 17.3%, Dystopian 16.9%, 2.5D 10.5%, Puzzle 10.2%
A dystopian sci-fi adventure where you're a broken robot carrying the consciousness of a legendary hacker. Cross landscapes shaped by war, scavenge supplies, hack systems and solve puzzles as your battery drains. Infiltrate Block-07 to find the person who can save your mind before it’s lost forever.
Why similar: Dystopian 21.4%, Puzzle Platformer 15.1%, 2.5D 14.6%, Cinematic 10.2%, Side Scroller 8.4%
Imagine waking up on a deserted shore without a clue how you ended up there. Anatta is a puzzle-platformer that takes you deep into the mysteries of an enigmatic island. Discover its haunting past and carve your path to salvation.
Why similar: 2.5D 22.5%, Puzzle Platformer 21.4%, Cinematic 12.2%, Platformer 11%, Side Scroller 8.5%
Meet Vaska — a cat lost in a strange and dangerous forest... Move quietly, hide, solve puzzles, and find your way home!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.8%, Platformer 10.4%, Dark 8.9%, 2D Platformer 8.3%, Atmospheric 7.9%
Hide. Solve. Run. Survive. In a near-future dystopia ruined by the Yellow, Aila must rely on observation and ingenuity to escape a world where light is lethal. Copy objects from the environment, adapt under pressure, and create your own way forward in this dark cinematic stealth adventure.
Why similar: Dystopian 19.2%, Puzzle Platformer 14.8%, Cinematic 12.3%, Dark 11.9%, 2.5D 11.4%
This world should leave nothing behind.
Why similar: Dystopian 22.2%, Puzzle Platformer 20.7%, Side Scroller 12.8%, Dark 12.3%, 2D Platformer 10.4%
Trapped in a house inhabited by a crazed family, with a hand stitched on its tail. Solve puzzles, craft items & tools, survive deadly encounters, use force or outwit bosses, hide & use stealth. Survive long enough to escape the Manor and decide how it ends.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.8%, 2.5D 17.8%, Dark 13.5%, Platformer 7.4%, Atmospheric 6.7%
LIMICORE is a dark and narratively driven experience containing uncovered mysteries. Traverse the world through various realities and solve engaging puzzles to discover the truth behind the organization's objectives.
Why similar: Dystopian 22.8%, 2.5D 15.9%, Puzzle Platformer 15.2%, Cinematic 9.7%, 2D Platformer 7.8%
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: Puzzle Platformer 19.7%, Side Scroller 13.8%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Minimalist 10.2%, Platformer 9.7%
Climatic side scroller where history plot intermingles with Slavic legends, Second World War, and paranormal activity. Solve complex puzzles, do some platforming, interact with various characters, discover their unclear motives, and be a part of the dark and forgotten mystery.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 18.8%, 2.5D 18.1%, Dark 10.6%, Platformer 10.3%, Side Scroller 10.1%
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: 2.5D 18.6%, Puzzle Platformer 15.8%, Cinematic 11.8%, Dark 10.3%, Platformer 7.9%
A runaway boy meets a lost fawn, and together they cross a quiet, dangerous world. Solve puzzles, climb, and slip past threats as your companion grows from a fragile newborn into a powerful deer. What you cannot do alone, you learn to do together.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 16.5%, Cinematic 13.9%, 2.5D 11.9%, Platformer 9.8%, Side Scroller 9.1%
False Calamity is a dark, 2d, narrative-driven platformer combining challenging puzzles and intense action. Experience the ominous story and immerse yourself in the unsettling atmosphere set after the supposed calamity of the world.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.6%, Dark 16%, Platformer 11.4%, Cinematic 8.7%, Atmospheric 8.3%
DIVISION is a sci-fi adventure game. The whole world bacame strange, the place we live seem to be falling apart.A girl named YI will embark on an incredible journey.
Why similar: 2.5D 27.1%, Puzzle Platformer 21.5%, Cinematic 12.3%, Sci-fi 7.6%, Story Rich 7.5%
Selma and the Wisp is an astonishing platform game with a particularly eerie feel to it. Densely packed with logical puzzles and unexpected obstacles, the game incorporates innovative gameplay, low-poly models and an spectacular animations.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 17.8%, Dystopian 16.6%, Platformer 12.6%, 2.5D 12.2%, Dark 9.7%
Quandary is a 2D puzzle platformer where you navigate puzzles with two separate characters, each embodying a side of your conscience and moving in opposite directions, Can you find harmony within this inner chaos and solve puzzles that seem impossible?
Why similar: Cinematic 16.1%, Puzzle Platformer 16%, Platformer 14%, Dark 11.3%, Minimalist 8.7%
What is one's purpose if they cannot fulfil the one they were created for? Help Clamp, a defective robot, escape a life in the company scrapyard and find new meaning within themselves in this easy-to-pick-up 2D platformer with light puzzles!
Why similar: Dystopian 26.4%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Puzzle Platformer 13.6%, Platformer 13.5%, Cinematic 8.5%
Use your different physical properties and states of matter to overcome challenges in this 2D puzzle platformer. Set in an oppressive industrial world dominated by machines, you are the only hope to restore nature and save the planet.
Why similar: Dystopian 25.8%, Puzzle Platformer 21.1%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Side Scroller 10.3%, Platformer 10.2%
The Helminths is a 2D pixel art platformer that pays homage to classic games and blending environmental puzzles, precision platforming, and fast-paced action. Confront the grim realities of exploitation in dystopian sci-fi world and embark on a dark journey of survival.
Why similar: Dystopian 21.7%, Puzzle Platformer 16.2%, Dark 10.2%, Side Scroller 7.9%, Platformer 7.7%
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Why similar: 2.5D 21.2%, Puzzle Platformer 16.3%, Dark 12.6%, Platformer 12%, Side Scroller 9%
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Why similar: Dystopian 30.1%, Puzzle Platformer 27.6%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Platformer 9.2%, Puzzle 4.4%
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Why similar: 2.5D 17.5%, Puzzle Platformer 17.4%, Side Scroller 11%, Platformer 9.7%, 2D Platformer 9.3%
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Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.1%, Dark 15.2%, Platformer 13.3%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Puzzle 8.2%
Oddworld: Soulstorm is the explosive second game in a brand new Oddworld Quintology that tells the continuing story of Abe and his comrades as they discover further crimes against Mudokonkind and look for the spark that will ignite a revolution.
Why similar: 2.5D 17.8%, Puzzle Platformer 16.8%, Dystopian 16.8%, Platformer 10.4%, 2D Platformer 9%
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Why similar: 2.5D 18.5%, Puzzle Platformer 17.4%, Dark 10.3%, Cinematic 9.9%, Side Scroller 8.5%
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Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.9%, Dystopian 16%, Platformer 15.4%, 2D Platformer 13%, Puzzle 9.5%
A game about fixing the internet in space. Travel the asteroid belt and restore connections in a dreamy narrative platformer from one half of the creators of Sable.
Why similar: 2.5D 17.7%, Puzzle Platformer 17.3%, Platformer 14.4%, Cinematic 12.1%, 2D Platformer 10.8%
Switch between two fractured worlds, overcome deadly traps, and uncover the truth hidden behind a broken reality.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.4%, Platformer 13.3%, Dystopian 12.6%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Puzzle 7.3%
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Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.8%, 2.5D 19.4%, Cinematic 13.5%, Platformer 11.6%, Side Scroller 11%
2.5D puzzle platformer where you use light to guide plants and creatures through intricate puzzles while exploring breathtaking environments.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.4%, 2.5D 17.1%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Side Scroller 10.6%, Platformer 9.5%
Is this world ruined by environmental pollution just a nightmare? Or is it our future?
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29%, Dark 16.8%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Platformer 8.8%, Adventure 8.7%
GREENFIELD is a story driven puzzle-platformer set in a lonely atmospheric world. Embark the surreal depths of a fractured mind and a forgotten island facility in search of answers to a haunting mystery.
Why similar: 2.5D 21.7%, Puzzle Platformer 17.8%, Dark 14%, Side Scroller 8.9%, Atmospheric 8.5%
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Why similar: 2.5D 18%, Puzzle Platformer 17.2%, Dystopian 15.3%, Platformer 10.4%, Side Scroller 10%
In a shadowed parallel universe, 8-year-old Marta navigates desolate landscapes ruled by mechanical overlords and nightmarish creatures, desperately seeking her lost family while survival becomes a relentless test of wits and willpower.
Why similar: 2.5D 20.8%, Puzzle Platformer 16.2%, Platformer 11.8%, Side Scroller 9%, Dark 8%
Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 39.3%, Dark 15.4%, Platformer 13.8%, Puzzle 8.3%, Atmospheric 7.6%
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Why similar: 2.5D 19.4%, Puzzle Platformer 18.3%, Cinematic 13.9%, Platformer 12%, Dark 10.3%
A short experimental puzzle platformer exploring the idea of a glitched out main menu.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.9%, Side Scroller 15.8%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Platformer 11.6%, Cinematic 9.9%
Out of Skull is a puzzle platformer in which skeleton uses “head- throwing” to clear stages. Use your “head” to solve the puzzles and escape the underworld!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.9%, Side Scroller 14.4%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Puzzle 10.6%, Dark 9.9%
Jump, shoot, dodge and manipulate the world with magnetic forces. Battle robots, navigate deadly traps and solve physics-based puzzles on a fallen space station where an autonomous AI may be humanity's last hope.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.4%, Platformer 15.3%, Dystopian 14.5%, Sci-fi 9.8%, 2D Platformer 8.1%
Cube Commando is a 2.5D sci-fi action platformer set in a dystopian future, where precision combat, environmental hazards, and an emotional story collide. Fight through deadly facilities to uncover the truth behind a missing person.
Why similar: 2.5D 25.4%, Dystopian 19.7%, Platformer 15.2%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Action 8.4%
Entangled is a 2D puzzle platformer where you control two quantum-entangled cat's at once. Solve each puzzle by making use of the two cats to escape a space research facility. Guide them through their journey.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 18.3%, Dystopian 18.1%, Platformer 11.2%, Side Scroller 10.3%, 2D Platformer 9.9%
Spirits of Baciu is the enigmatic adventure of a small, cat-like spirit who suddenly wakes up in the dark forest of Baciu. Help him to find his way through the woods by solving puzzles and confronting the spirits that inhabit this strange place.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.7%, Dark 15.7%, Platformer 12.7%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, 2.5D 8.7%
As long as I have dreams in my heart, I can never escape. I can never awaken from my dreams. Maybe if I follow the dream just past this doorway, then someday I can wake up again...
Why similar: Dystopian 20.7%, 2.5D 18.2%, Puzzle Platformer 17.7%, Dark 10.1%, Platformer 9.8%