
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.

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A lonely kid desperately tries to escape his dark world.
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 16.1%, Dystopian 15.7%, Puzzle Platformer 15.1%, Cinematic 9.6%, Dark 9.6%
A lonely kid desperately tries to escape his dark world.
Why similar: Dark 13.3%, 2.5D 12.9%, Dystopian 12.9%, Puzzle Platformer 12.6%, Platformer 7.4%
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 18.4%, Puzzle Platformer 13.2%, 2.5D 13.2%, Cinematic 8.2%, Dark 8.1%
Help the protagonist escape from the inner world and make a choice.
Why similar: Dystopian 27.1%, 2.5D 23.5%, Puzzle Platformer 18.5%, Dark 11.8%, Story Rich 6.8%
In a fractured world where nature and machines collide, a deer must uncover the truth behind his mysterious surroundings, and his own origins. Stalhart is a cinematic puzzle-platformer, a moving tale of instinct and courage.
Why similar: 2.5D 20.4%, Puzzle Platformer 16.4%, Cinematic 13%, Runner 8.9%, Side Scroller 8.4%
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 15.4%, Puzzle Platformer 14.6%, Dark 12.4%, 2.5D 10.5%, Platformer 9.4%
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 23.3%, 2.5D 21.9%, Cinematic 13.6%, Dark 9.1%, Atmospheric 7.7%
“The journalist who lost his daughter unveils the veil of truth with his light”
Why similar: Dystopian 17.1%, 2.5D 14.8%, Puzzle Platformer 14.7%, Cinematic 9.3%, Side Scroller 9%
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 19%, Puzzle Platformer 17.6%, Dark 15%, Mystery 7.6%, Atmospheric 7.5%
"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%, Dystopian 19.7%, Platformer 10.4%, 2D Platformer 10.2%, Side Scroller 9.3%
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 25.4%, Puzzle Platformer 11.5%, 2.5D 11.4%, Dark 9.4%, Atmospheric 7.2%
While the Great Stargazer is deeply sleeping, the Celestial Guardians protect the equilibrium of the forgotten world…
Why similar: Dystopian 19.6%, 2.5D 15.7%, Puzzle Platformer 13.9%, Dark 9.7%, Sci-fi 6.1%
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 21.1%, Puzzle Platformer 20%, Side Scroller 13.8%, 2D Platformer 11%, Platformer 9.6%
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 17.9%, Dystopian 17.3%, Puzzle Platformer 17%, 2.5D 10.8%, Puzzle 10.1%
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 23%, Puzzle Platformer 21.1%, Cinematic 12.4%, Platformer 10.7%, Side Scroller 8.4%
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 19.4%, Puzzle Platformer 14.4%, Cinematic 12.4%, Dark 12.1%, 2.5D 11.5%
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 21.4%, Puzzle Platformer 17.9%, Cinematic 13.5%, Dark 11.1%, Story Rich 7.1%
This world should leave nothing behind.
Why similar: Dystopian 22.7%, Puzzle Platformer 20.3%, Dark 12.6%, Side Scroller 12.5%, 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 20.4%, 2.5D 18.1%, Dark 13.8%, Platformer 7.1%, Atmospheric 6.9%
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 19.4%, Side Scroller 13.5%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Minimalist 10.4%, Platformer 9.5%
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 24.2%, Dark 16.4%, Platformer 11.1%, Cinematic 8.8%, Atmospheric 8.5%
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 17.5%, Dystopian 17%, 2.5D 12.4%, Platformer 12.2%, Dark 9.9%
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 27.6%, Puzzle Platformer 21%, Cinematic 12.4%, Sci-fi 7.6%, Story Rich 7.5%
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 22%, Puzzle Platformer 15.8%, Dark 10.5%, Side Scroller 7.7%, 2D Platformer 7.6%
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 16.3%, Puzzle Platformer 15.6%, Platformer 13.5%, Dark 11.5%, Minimalist 8.9%
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 18.5%, 2.5D 18.5%, Dark 10.9%, Platformer 10.1%, Side Scroller 9.9%
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 26.4%, Puzzle Platformer 20.8%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Side Scroller 10.1%, Platformer 9.9%
In this poetic cinematic platformer, a runaway boy meets a fawn. As their bond grows, so do their abilities and the emotional weight of their journey, where silence speaks louder than words.
Why similar: 2.5D 16.5%, Cinematic 13.6%, Puzzle Platformer 11.3%, Platformer 9.7%, Side Scroller 8.4%
Test your skills, take control of the environment, and guide Naught through a dark underground world full of mystery. A platform videogame with a unique control that will immerse you in deep labyrinths in search of the light.
Why similar: 2.5D 17.8%, Puzzle Platformer 17%, Side Scroller 10.7%, Platformer 9.4%, 2D Platformer 9.3%
Feartten noir Story - is a 2d platformer with a mysterious horror theme. Go through the cursed depths of hell and try to get out of the nightmare of a boy. Are you ready to go through all the circles of hell to overcome your fears?
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.6%, Dark 15.6%, Platformer 13%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Puzzle 8.1%
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: Dystopian 30.8%, Puzzle Platformer 27.1%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Platformer 9%, Puzzle 4.4%
A vulnerable sheet of paper learns new abilities by taking the shape of objects in the environment, through the power of origami.
Why similar: 2.5D 25.8%, Puzzle Platformer 25.6%, Cinematic 12.1%, Atmospheric 7.9%, Platformer 6.6%
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 28%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Puzzle Platformer 13.9%, Platformer 13.6%, Cinematic 8.9%
Alone in the desolate underground, Ji’we is desperate to reach the surface.
Why similar: 2.5D 24.5%, Dystopian 16.3%, Puzzle Platformer 16.1%, Platformer 12.6%, Side Scroller 12.5%
Synthetic Hopes is a puzzle game with original and systemic mechanics sparkled with a few platforming action sequences. You are an enslaved android with a shot at freedom in a dystopian cyberpunk setting. Learn the ways of the world and maybe you'll have a chance to break the cycle!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.5%, Dystopian 16.4%, Platformer 15.1%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Puzzle 9.5%
Rumbral is a dark, puzzle platformer set in a seemingly forgotten world. Find your way in this desolated place while trying to recover your memories and find out who you really are.
Why similar: 2.5D 21.5%, Puzzle Platformer 15.9%, Dark 12.8%, Platformer 11.7%, Side Scroller 8.8%
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 18.1%, Dystopian 17.1%, Puzzle Platformer 16.5%, Platformer 10.1%, Dark 9.2%
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 18.9%, Puzzle Platformer 15.4%, Cinematic 11.9%, Dark 10.4%, Platformer 7.7%
2.5D puzzle platformer where you use light to guide plants and creatures through intricate puzzles while exploring breathtaking environments.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.2%, 2.5D 17.6%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Side Scroller 10.4%, Platformer 9.3%
Is this world ruined by environmental pollution just a nightmare? Or is it our future?
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.5%, Dark 17.2%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Story Rich 8.7%, Platformer 8.5%
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 22.1%, Puzzle Platformer 17.5%, Dark 14.3%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Side Scroller 8.7%
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 21.2%, Puzzle Platformer 15.9%, Platformer 11.5%, Side Scroller 8.8%, Dark 8.2%
In a world full of demons and the undead, a man searches for his lost wife. Resources are limited. Death is instant and waiting in the darkness. You will be running, jumping, climbing and searching in this 2D or 2.5D puzzle platformer.
Why similar: 2.5D 18.3%, Puzzle Platformer 16.8%, Dystopian 15.6%, Platformer 10%, Side Scroller 9.8%
Take on the role of a mutant sloth forced into a defensive territorial battle. Crawl, climb, roll, bounce, and blast your way through the uncharted Amazon in this atmospheric 2.5D puzzle platformer. Reclaim the rainforest as you push a greedy corporate logging operation out of your rainforest home.
Why similar: 2.5D 21.8%, Puzzle Platformer 17.8%, Cinematic 12.1%, Dark 8.7%, 2D Platformer 7.2%
Explore the enigmatic world of My Shadow, a 2.5D Horror Puzzle Platformer where reality blurs. As night descends, illusions materialize, luring you into the intricate depths of your own mind. Unravel the mysteries where the boundaries of reality haze and imagination takes control.
Why similar: 2.5D 19.7%, Puzzle Platformer 17.9%, Cinematic 14%, Platformer 11.6%, Dark 10.5%
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 25.7%, Dystopian 20%, Platformer 14.6%, 2D Platformer 13%, Action 8.1%
Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 39%, Dark 15.8%, Platformer 13.5%, Puzzle 8.3%, Atmospheric 7.9%
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 27.5%, Side Scroller 14.2%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Puzzle 10.6%, Dark 10.2%
A short experimental puzzle platformer exploring the idea of a glitched out main menu.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.6%, Side Scroller 15.6%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Platformer 11.4%, Cinematic 10.1%
Experience an innovative co-op adventure where two players have to work together. Engage in collaborative puzzle solving and dynamic combat with each player having unique abilities. Delve into a psychological narrative that explores the essence of humanity.
Why similar: 2.5D 19.7%, Puzzle Platformer 19.4%, Cinematic 13.7%, Platformer 11.4%, Side Scroller 10.8%
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: Dystopian 18.5%, Puzzle Platformer 18.1%, Platformer 11%, Side Scroller 10.1%, 2D Platformer 9.9%
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 21.1%, 2.5D 18.5%, Puzzle Platformer 17.3%, Dark 10.3%, Platformer 9.4%
Dimensional Gears is a 2.5D puzzle platformer that takes place in a dystopian steam-punk future where household appliances are the only sentient beings left. Shift dimensions in order explore a dangerous 2.5D environment, escape the factory, and save your friends!
Why similar: 2.5D 23.3%, Puzzle Platformer 22.1%, Dystopian 15%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Platformer 11.9%
What happened on this automated space station? Take control of Esferibot, the last working robot on the base and try to find it out
Why similar: 2.5D 22.3%, Dystopian 21.3%, Puzzle Platformer 19.1%, Platformer 6.7%, Story Rich 6.2%
Khemia is a 2D puzzle-platformer with a technological medieval fantasy theme where you play Oti, a little kid who has been turned into a goat. Jump, kick, dash and ram the enemies who will block your path! Climb up the evil alchemist's tower and defeat her to restore the peace.
Why similar: 2.5D 23.4%, Puzzle Platformer 21.5%, Platformer 13.2%, 2D Platformer 8.6%, Puzzle 7.5%
Escape: Immersion is a horror adventure inspired by Inside and Little Nightmares. An atmospheric survival adventure with puzzles, platforming, and unpredictable challenges inside a collapsing underwater lab.
Why similar: 2.5D 32.6%, Cinematic 11.6%, Platformer 11.6%, Side Scroller 10.3%, Atmospheric 9.5%
Eternal Hope is a puzzle platformer game that follows the story of Ti’bi – a boy who must embark on a journey of love and hope to find his beloved’s soul.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.7%, Platformer 14.8%, Cinematic 13.5%, 2D Platformer 11%, Story Rich 9.2%
In a world crawling with colossal beings, a boy named Nero sets out on a journey to find the missing girl, Snoa. Use a variety of movement abilities and the surrounding environment to push forward, and at times confront overwhelming horrors, in this cinematic puzzle-platformer, DOSMIC.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.8%, 2.5D 19.7%, Dark 12.9%, Cinematic 12.3%, Platformer 10%