- #1 Szikra
97% matchPositive95% of 42 reviews2024
Dev: Imre Pap
Windows
A relaxing, 2.5D side-scrolling short game set in a unique steampunk/fantasy environment. Find your way through vast fields, magical forests, and giant gears in a steaming factory to reach the twisted circus where your friend is locked up. Jump, find switches, push boxes around to get there.
Why similar: 2.5D 20.8%, Puzzle Platformer 18.9%, Platformer 16.3%, Side Scroller 14.7%, Puzzle 7.9%
- #2 Tomoshibi no Yoru
96% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: NISAKE
Windows · Mac
A cooperative puzzle adventure where a small flame and a girl journey together through the night. Guided by light, they brave wind and rain to reach the shrine.
Why similar: 2.5D 32.8%, Puzzle Platformer 26.6%, Adventure 10.7%, Puzzle 10.7%, Stylized 10.2%
- #3 Stalhart
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PARA
Windows
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 27.3%, Puzzle Platformer 18.6%, Side Scroller 15.1%, Platformer 9.7%, Stealth 8.3%
- #4 Cyber Detective
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Chaos Trigger Studios
Windows
Cyber Detective is an adventure puzzle game. You play as a detective with the ability to shrink your body. Use the Cybergun with three special abilities to solve the case!
Why similar: 2.5D 27.4%, Puzzle Platformer 22.3%, Platformer 18.1%, Adventure 9.8%, Puzzle 9%
- #5 Dinos Falling
94% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: GAMEATOM
Windows
A wacky 3-player co-op platformer where clumsy dinosaurs try to escape a city full of traps and surprises. Everything’s trying to kill you — and that’s a good thing!
Why similar: 2.5D 19.2%, Side Scroller 16.2%, Puzzle Platformer 16.2%, Platformer 14.6%, Puzzle 8.4%
- #6 Naught
94% matchPositive90% of 21 reviews2020
Dev: WildSphere
Windows
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: Noir 21.3%, 2.5D 20.6%, Side Scroller 16.6%, Puzzle Platformer 16.6%, Platformer 11.2%
- #7 Infinite Library
92% matchPositive81% of 16 reviews2024
Dev: Breck OrtizPub: Infinite Library
Windows
In this award winning puzzle-platformer you are tasked with saving the Infinite Library from impending doom! Use unique movement and abilities to navigate dangerous puzzles and dispel the darkness before it's too late!
Why similar: 2.5D 24.3%, Puzzle Platformer 21.7%, Platformer 17.4%, Adventure 8.9%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #8 Song of Kings
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Mogo Games
Windows
Song of Kings is a narrative platformer inspired by Sri Lankan myth. A Yaksha boy, captured by humans, must escape a ruthless king. Guided by his grandfather’s spirit and armed with a magical flute, he uncovers his heritage and fights to return to his people.
Why similar: Stealth 26.5%, 2.5D 16.8%, Puzzle Platformer 12.6%, Side Scroller 12%, Platformer 9.1%
- #9 Project-Robot
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 2024studios
Windows
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: Puzzle Platformer 17.1%, Side Scroller 16.9%, 2.5D 14.6%, Platformer 13.5%, Stealth 13%
- #10 Neighbours back From Hell
90% matchVery Positive95% of 4,958 reviews2020
Dev: FarbworksPub: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
There goes the neighborhood! Play the star of a cheeky TV Show who taking revenge on his horrible neighbor by constantly pranking him at home and around the world in the most creative and ludicrous ways.
Why similar: 2.5D 20.4%, Stealth 17.9%, Side Scroller 13.9%, Comedy 11.4%, Old School 10.3%
- #11 Cursed Ghost
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tugay StudiosPub: Tugay Saydam
Windows
Once a ghost, now trapped in flesh—avoid every obstacle, evade human eyes, and use brief moments of spectral freedom to find your way out.
Why similar: 2.5D 21.7%, Noir 21.7%, Puzzle Platformer 19.3%, Side Scroller 18.9%, Puzzle 6.9%
- #12 The Living Threeangle
89% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Triple Helix and a Half, LLC
Windows · Linux
Roll a triangle across a hand-drawn landscape. But sometimes, being a triangle isn't for the best which is why you can change your shape. This 2.5D puzzle platformer will take you through a variety of environments where you encounter other shapes, activate buttons, and flip levers.
Why similar: 2.5D 29.4%, Side Scroller 22.6%, Platformer 17.7%, Puzzle Platformer 14.8%, Puzzle 7.4%
- #13 Revert
88% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Higher Up Games
Windows · Linux
Revert is a Puzzle-Platformer based on time-manipulation abilities. Dodge obstacles, unlock new abilities, and solve increasingly complicated puzzles to master Revert!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.4%, 2.5D 24.6%, Platformer 15%, Side Scroller 12.9%, Puzzle 8.8%
- #14 A Tale of Paper: Refolded
87% matchMostly Positive74% of 200 reviews2022
Dev: Open House GamesPub: Digerati
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
A Tale of Paper: Refolded is a puzzle-platformer that tells the story of Line, a magical character made of paper who can use origami to change its shape. Transform into a frog, a rocket, a bird and more as Line embarks on an emotional journey to fulfill the dream of its creator.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.6%, Side Scroller 23.3%, 2.5D 15.7%, Platformer 10.6%, Adventure 10.5%
- #15 Divemensions
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SoyVixterDevPub: Diveverse Studios
Windows
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: 2.5D 22.5%, Side Scroller 20.6%, Puzzle Platformer 20.2%, Platformer 13.2%, Linear 7.7%
- #16 mossasis
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FutileGames
Windows
Exploring the vast unknown world from a microscopic perspective of moss, embarking on a journey to find an oasis.
Why similar: 2.5D 33%, Puzzle Platformer 22.4%, Side Scroller 13%, Adventure 10.8%, Puzzle 10.7%
- #17 Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty
85% matchVery Positive86% of 3,611 reviews2015
Dev: Just Add Water (Developments), Ltd.Pub: Oddworld Inhabitants, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Built from scratch, enjoy breathtaking visuals, enhanced audio and improved, deeper gameplay as New 'n' Tasty reignites the original Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee using the latest next-generation technology.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.5%, Platformer 19.8%, 2.5D 8.4%, Stealth 7.8%, Puzzle 7.8%
- #18 Ajayu
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Infinity Gears Studios
Windows
Join Alaya on this spiritual adventure, who, with the help of his ability to control his own soul, will have to face dangerous enemies and solve challenging puzzles across the world's driest desert, to find the place where his ancestors rest.
Why similar: 2.5D 23.8%, Puzzle Platformer 21.1%, Platformer 16.9%, Puzzle 9.8%, Adventure 9.3%
- #19 Anatta
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PlayS'more
Windows
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 30%, Puzzle Platformer 23.2%, Side Scroller 14.6%, Platformer 14.4%, Puzzle 7.5%
- #20 Ayasa: Shadows of Silence
82% matchMixed69% of 95 reviews2025
Dev: Aya Games
Windows
A dark tale of survival and conscience, blending platforming, puzzles, and haunting beauty. Journey through surreal lands where every choice shapes the fate of a world on the edge of ruin will you restore the light or embrace the darkness?
Why similar: 2.5D 20.5%, Puzzle Platformer 17.4%, Stealth 15.7%, Side Scroller 13.4%, Platformer 10.6%
- #21 Odd Eye
83% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: PlayDay Co., Ltd.
Windows
Two different worlds from different colored eyes.
Why similar: 2.5D 23.6%, Puzzle Platformer 20.7%, Side Scroller 20.4%, Platformer 13.6%, Female Protagonist 11.4%
- #22 巨 ~Gigantify~
82% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: EviTRea
Windows · Linux
You Grow Big, and Create Your Path to the Exit!That's It. This a a short game by the way.
Why similar: Side Scroller 26.8%, Puzzle Platformer 24.4%, Noir 19%, Platformer 12.7%, Female Protagonist 10.7%
- #23 Mirror Traveller
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Naughty Engineering
Windows
Mirror Traveller is a unique hidden object game. Players search for mirrors in ruins and mazes, find another self in the mirror, and travel between different worlds in a sci-fi narrative.
Why similar: 2.5D 28.9%, Puzzle Platformer 23.4%, Platformer 18.7%, Adventure 9.9%, Puzzle 9.4%
- #24 Romino's Adventure
81% matchVery Positive94% of 54 reviews2021
Dev: InterDan
Windows · Linux
A blocky puzzle platformer adventure.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.4%, Side Scroller 24.9%, Female Protagonist 13%, Platformer 10.3%, Linear 8.3%
- #25 EONA
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SUPER AC
Windows
Dive into Eona’s dark and strange tale. Survive the castle’s dangers—and Mélusine, the evil fairy who rules over it—for she has waited so long for a soul to torment. Escape this cursed place with your loot, hoping to save your mother.
Why similar: 2.5D 24.6%, Puzzle Platformer 21.6%, Stealth 14.2%, Platformer 14.1%, Female Protagonist 12.3%
- #26 WetBread
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: biksbit.games
Windows
WetBread is a 2.5D Metroidvania Platformer, where you gain control of the Dry Rusk, travel through the store shelves of various departments, solve puzzles and fight enemies and bosses.
Why similar: 2.5D 26.3%, Side Scroller 19.2%, Puzzle Platformer 16.5%, Platformer 10.3%, Stylized 6.1%
- #27 Edenbound
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Louis DeSimonePub: Tenth Legion Games
Windows
Journey through darkness with "Edenbound." A red panda braves chaos to reach Eden amidst encroaching demons. Navigate landscapes, confront foes, and unravel mysteries. Guide the panda, restore balance.
Why similar: 2.5D 30.7%, Side Scroller 28.5%, Platformer 18.2%, Linear 7.8%, Stylized 6.9%
- #28 Torn Apart - an origami adventure
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: À Part Games
Windows
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 32%, Puzzle Platformer 26.8%, Side Scroller 10.8%, Stylized 8.9%, Platformer 8.5%
- #29 Shark Castle
78% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2020
Dev: Sublunary Studio
Windows
An atmospheric adventure featuring a sentient shark. Your castle is overrun with pollution, endangering you and your friends! Navigate toxic pipes, avoid robot minions, and save your home.
Why similar: 2.5D 31%, Puzzle Platformer 24.4%, Side Scroller 17.4%, Stealth 12.1%, Adventure 5.5%
- #30 Sonder
76% matchVery Positive90% of 688 reviews2024
Dev: Finally Games
Windows
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 23.5%, Puzzle Platformer 19.4%, Side Scroller 17.2%, Platformer 14%, Puzzle 7.5%
- #31 Macrotis: A Mother's Journey
77% matchVery Positive92% of 181 reviews2019
Dev: Proud DinosaursPub: Orsam Information Technologies
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Help Mother Bilby, as she struggles underground to find her children, in this magical indie, 2.5D puzzle-platformer game. Macrotis: A Mother’s Journey is an unforgettable adventure for those who love being challenged.
Why similar: 2.5D 33.9%, Puzzle Platformer 20%, Platformer 14.4%, Adventure 10.2%, Puzzle 8.2%
- #32 TOMMYROT
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LMNOP
Windows
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: 2.5D 31.3%, Puzzle Platformer 28.2%, Side Scroller 11.8%, Adventure 7.4%, Linear 7%
- #33 Gravity Whipped
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Packet Gaming Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Use the incredible power of the Gravity Whip to alter the direction of gravity and whip your way through the mysterious Maze of Dreams in this exciting 2.5D Puzzle Platformer. Jump over spike pits and collect coins and gems to upgrade your character and unlock secret levels. How far will you go?
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.3%, 2.5D 19%, Side Scroller 18.1%, Platformer 15.7%, Adventure 6.5%
- #34 Aurora Dawn Poet
75% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Yellow Jacket
Windows
AURORA [DAWN POET] is a narrative adventure where you play as the writer Federico García Lorca on his journey through New York City, writing Poet in New York. Explore, solve puzzles and immerse yourself in the duality of the tail end of 1920s—the last signs of the looming Depression.
Why similar: 2.5D 20.4%, Puzzle Platformer 19.5%, Platformer 16.8%, Side Scroller 15.4%, Adventure 8.7%
- #35 Echoes of Adventure
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Deprechoes
Windows · Mac
Feel the consequences of your own choices! Solve puzzles by repeating the same level with each character and their special ability. But be careful. What helps you with one character could stop you in the next run.
Why similar: 2.5D 38.6%, Platformer 21.2%, Puzzle 13.1%, Linear 8.9%, Stylized 7.9%
- #36 Darwin's Paradox!
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ZDT StudioPub: KONAMI
Windows
Dive into the adventure with Darwin, an octopus as endearing as he is ingenious, torn from the ocean and trapped in a vast and mysterious industrial complex. Harness his unique talents and abilities to help him overcome the many dangers and traps in this captivating platformer and adventure game.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.8%, 2.5D 18%, Platformer 16.4%, Stealth 10.4%, Puzzle 8.5%
- #37 DIVISION
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MOSS² Studio
Windows
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 35.9%, Puzzle Platformer 23%, Side Scroller 11.4%, Stylized 7.9%, Female Protagonist 7.2%
- #38 Girlfriend from Hell
73% matchVery Positive81% of 193 reviews2024
Dev: That Guy's Games
Windows
Manage your strange romance with a demonic girlfriend and experience total chaos! Laugh, be surprised, and unravel absurd situations in this crazy comedic adventure game.
Why similar: Stealth 20%, Side Scroller 16.9%, Comedy 12.5%, Old School 12.5%, Funny 8.1%
- #39 Contrast
73% matchVery Positive91% of 5,616 reviews2013
Dev: Compulsion Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
CONTRAST is a puzzle/platform game where you can move between a fantastic 3D world and a mysterious shadowy universe in 2D in the blink of an eye. Delve into a dreamlike and surreal 1920s world, inspired by the performance art world of vaudeville and film noir, and cradled by a smooth and sultry jazz ambiance.
Why similar: Noir 38.1%, Female Protagonist 17.6%, Platformer 16.9%, Puzzle 9.6%, Puzzle Platformer 7.5%
- #40 Brixby
72% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Brandon Pallares
Windows
Join Brixby, the block-headed hero, on his quest to stop Shadowblock and his Greyblock minions from taking over the land. Run, Jump, & Stomp your way through the many different terrains of The Golden Block Kingdom and save Princess Goldie Bloxx.
Why similar: 2.5D 36%, Side Scroller 28.9%, Platformer 17.2%, Linear 7.3%, Stylized 4.8%
- #41 Dark Space
73% matchMostly Negative38% of 13 reviews2020
Dev: Zakroutil
Windows
Overcome difficult platforming challenges, solve puzzles and escape dangerous enemies hiding in every corner of Dark Space!
Why similar: 2.5D 22.6%, Puzzle Platformer 21.7%, Side Scroller 17.5%, Platformer 12.2%, Linear 7.5%
- #42 2ME
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: N51 ATELIER
Windows
2ME offers a surreal 'Alter Ego' experience, allowing a single player to control both giant and mini avatars simultaneously. Switching between 2-sized characters, collaborating with myself, passing multi-scaled 3D puzzles, all in a beautiful 2.5D platformer.
Why similar: 2.5D 28.6%, Side Scroller 22.2%, Platformer 17.6%, Puzzle Platformer 9.2%, Puzzle 9.1%
- #43 Monochroma
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 724 reviews2014
Dev: Nowhere Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 25.8%, Puzzle Platformer 20%, 2.5D 15%, Puzzle 13.1%, Side Scroller 10.6%
- #44 Seeing Double
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Serrated Studios
Windows
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 31.4%, Puzzle Platformer 27.1%, Platformer 15.8%, Puzzle 9.3%, Linear 7.8%
- #45 Deer & Boy
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lifeline GamesPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
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 21.6%, Stealth 17.5%, Side Scroller 14.6%, Platformer 13.1%, Puzzle Platformer 12.4%
- #46 Hannah VCR
70% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Spaceboy
Windows
Hannah VCR is a narrative puzzle game where you manipulate a VHS tape to alter environments and guide Hannah on her quest. Play in VR or with traditional controllers and explore a story filled with mystery, nostalgia, and broken memories.
Why similar: Side Scroller 23.2%, Puzzle Platformer 22.5%, Platformer 19.5%, Adventure 10.2%, Puzzle 9.8%
- #47 Larger Than Light
71% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2021
Dev: 20 Watt Games
Windows · Mac
Traverse shadows by manipulating light in this 2.5D puzzle platform game. Escape a haunted school as the sibling duo: Skia, who can move across other shadows on the wall, and Lux, who can manipulate the size and placement of shadows for his younger sister to platform across.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31.4%, Platformer 18.8%, 2.5D 17.2%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Linear 7.8%
- #48 Songs from the Iron Sea
69% matchVery Positive98% of 113 reviews2022
Dev: Bazaar Games
Windows
Immerse yourself in a contrasted emotional journey with delicate visuals! Songs from the Iron Sea is a poetic platformer set in a whimsical aquatic universe. Guided by a kind entity, embody a creature lost in a metal nightmare and escape the foreman's gaze to regain your freedom.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.3%, Side Scroller 21.4%, Platformer 17.4%, Puzzle 9.4%, Stealth 8%
- #49 Dream
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: R-Next
Windows
Dream is a 2.5D adventure where Luna explores the dream world while conquering dreamlike mazes by rotating the environments to uncover poem fragments and memories of her late father, seeking the warmth of his lost embrace through non-linear puzzle-solving.
Why similar: 2.5D 36.8%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Puzzle Platformer 11.1%, Side Scroller 9.8%, Platformer 8.6%
- #50 Be Brave, Barb
68% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Thomas K. Young
Windows
Barb the cactus has lost her positive affirmations! How will she get through the day? How will she face her fears? How will she defeat King Cloudy and his evil henchmen? I have no idea. Maybe you should play this gravity-bending platforming adventure right now and find out?
Why similar: 2.5D 28.3%, Puzzle Platformer 22%, Platformer 18%, Puzzle 9%, Stylized 6.5%
- #51 Revenant's Reach
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Shatter Flask Syndicate
Windows
Revenant’s Reach is a 2.5D side-scrolling action platformer that combines dynamic, fast-paced combat with versatile grappler mechanics. Guide the relentless Phaedon of Arsica on his quest for vengeance as he hunts down those who betrayed and left him for dead.
Why similar: 2.5D 34.8%, Side Scroller 26.7%, Platformer 20.9%, Linear 11.3%, Action 4.8%
- #52 Ethan: Meteor Hunter
70% matchMixed62% of 255 reviews2014
Dev: Seaven Studio
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Freeze time and manipulate the world with endless possibilities: build the solution YOU want where nothing is scripted and levels can be solved in multiple ways. When Super Meat Boy meets Braid, you may die repeatedly and enjoy it!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 45.9%, Platformer 25.2%, Side Scroller 11%, Puzzle 8.6%, Indie 4.2%
- #53 Nose: Breathing Rebellion
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Feeel 3d
Windows
An egomaniacal villain, factories that generate hate, tubes carrying hatred into homes, an alienated society and the weirdos in jail. It is a contemporary portrait of our crazy society told in a surreal creative way. A 3D puzle video game set in a city controlled by the Eye of the villain Kovalev.
Why similar: 2.5D 26.7%, Noir 20%, Puzzle Platformer 17.7%, Side Scroller 13.8%, Platformer 10.3%
- #54 Dodo Master
66% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Lilou Studio
Windows
In this charming 2.5D platformer you'll venture through perilous caves and devious dungeons to escape your captors and reclaim your stolen eggs.
Why similar: Platformer 23.2%, 2.5D 19.3%, Side Scroller 17.2%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Old School 7.5%
- #55 NAHKA
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Platonic Partnership
Windows
NAHKA is the ultimate feel-bad game about fur farming. A 2,5D puzzle platformer that shows the impact humans have on nature from the perspective of the animals.
Why similar: Noir 28.9%, Side Scroller 21.5%, Platformer 14.4%, Stealth 13.6%, Linear 8%
- #56 One Last Breath
67% matchPositive84% of 37 reviews2024
Dev: Moonatic Studios
Windows
The Earth is sick and we are the disease. All hope rests on Gaia, a powerful being born from mother nature’s last breath. Use her abilities to alter the environment, escape from dangerous creatures, solve thoughtful puzzles and survive in this dying world.
Why similar: 2.5D 30.3%, Platformer 17.7%, Side Scroller 14.9%, Puzzle Platformer 13.9%, Puzzle 9.7%
- #57 Enci's Solution
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dark Emerald Studios
Windows
Alone in the desolate underground, Ji’we is desperate to reach the surface.
Why similar: 2.5D 32.1%, Side Scroller 22%, Puzzle Platformer 17.8%, Platformer 17.1%, Puzzle 7%
- #58 Beau & Bow
67% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: A. T. FerrellPub: Studio Ten/Ten
Windows · Linux
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 27.1%, Puzzle Platformer 26.3%, Platformer 17.6%, Old School 13.2%, Puzzle 9%
- #59 Renoir
68% matchMixed52% of 150 reviews2016
Dev: Black Wing FoundationPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Renoir is a story-driven puzzle platformer that draws inspiration from classic 1940s film noir. Detective James Renoir has but a single shot to crack one hell of a case: his own murder!
Why similar: Noir 36.6%, Puzzle Platformer 19.5%, Adventure 16.4%, Platformer 13.4%, Puzzle 7.3%