Games Like Space Expedition

What if someone knew your mind better than you did? The Swapper is an award-winning, narrative driven puzzle game set in the furthest reaches of space.

Why similar: Space 25.1%, Puzzle Platformer 22.2%, Atmospheric 16.7%, Platformer 14.6%, Indie 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A masterpiece of atmospheric sci-fi puzzle-platforming that perfectly mirrors the lonely, cerebral tone of Space Expedition.

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: Puzzle Platformer 28.3%, 2D Platformer 23.4%, Platformer 14.4%, Atmospheric 12.7%, Story Rich 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game excels at wordless, atmospheric storytelling through dark, puzzle-heavy 2D platforming sequences.

Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 31%, Platformer 22.5%, Indie 9.2%, Exploration 8.6%, Adventure 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: This title offers a deep, pixel-art space exploration experience that rewards curiosity and atmospheric immersion.

Anoxemia is a story-driven exploration game that puts you in control of the scientist Dr. Bailey and his operations drone, ATMA. Search the ocean floor as you discover and extract samples from the bowels of the underwater caves. Danger lurks in each passageway.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.8%, Physics 16.9%, Platformer 14.1%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Exploration 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the claustrophobic, dark, and puzzle-oriented nature of exploring a hostile environment as a lone protagonist.

Journey to another planet and discover its secrets in order to bring your loved one back to life. Experience an adventure, inspired by old school classics like Another World, Heart of Darkness and Flashback.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.5%, Pixel Graphics 19.4%, Platformer 16.6%, Adventure 10.2%, Indie 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired adventure that leans heavily into the 80s sci-fi aesthetic and puzzle-platforming mechanics.

Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 49%, Platformer 17.2%, Atmospheric 12.1%, Indie 7.7%, 2D 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its minimalist, haunting atmosphere and focus on physics-based puzzle-platforming make it a direct thematic cousin to Space Expedition.

Also known as Out Of This World™, Another World is a pioneer action/platformer that released across more than a dozen platforms since its debut in 1991. Along the years, Another World™ has attained cult status among critics and sophisticated gamers alike.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.6%, 2D Platformer 24.7%, Platformer 18.9%, Atmospheric 12.5%, 2D 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: As a foundational title for the cinematic sci-fi platformer genre, it shares the exact retro aesthetic and high-stakes exploration found in your seed game.

A Void Hope takes you on an atmospheric narrative adventure to find a cure for a collapsed city. Follow the story of a tormented couple as they try to decipher reality from nightmares and evade the shadowy threats lurking in the dark.

Why similar: Immersive 40.8% ★, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Puzzle Platformer 11.9%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Exploration 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers a moody, dystopian, and retro-styled experience that focuses on environmental puzzles and narrative discovery.

An atmospheric narrative-platformer about a service robot stranded on a mysterious planet, Planet of the Eyes features a stunning visual mix of puzzle and platforming challenges, an original musical score, and fully voiced audio logs left by another survivor. Explore the mystery of an unknown world.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.1%, Robots 19.3%, Platformer 16.6%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Exploration 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: This puzzle-platformer features a lone astronaut navigating a strange, dangerous world with a strong emphasis on atmosphere.

On the desolate moon of Lorian, a long-dormant Deadsuit awakens from slumber. Journey beneath the surface on an atmospheric 2D adventure of self-discovery, ancient mysteries, and cosmic terror. Explore winding caverns and acquire new abilities to unearth this alien world’s long-buried secrets.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 22.4%, Robots 21.9%, Platformer 18.1%, Atmospheric 14.4%, 2D 9%

Why You'll Like It: This game combines a melancholic, atmospheric space setting with 2D exploration and challenging platforming.

Exographer is an exploration game based on science. Become an explorer, stranded in an alien planet, and discover the secrets of an extinct civilization. Gain new powers to avoid dangers and obstacles in your journey, and use your camera to reveal particles and hidden clues.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 21.6%, Puzzle Platformer 20.1%, Exploration 11%, Platformer 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: This puzzle-platformer emphasizes exploration and discovery in a sci-fi setting, mirroring the investigative nature of your seed game.

FLASHBACK™, the hit action-adventure game with over 2.2 million units sold, is back!

Why similar: Platformer 50.3%, Adventure 34.7%, 2D 15%

Why You'll Like It: A classic sci-fi platformer that defines the retro aesthetic and exploration-based gameplay of the 1990s era.

Genopanic is a pixel-art, Metroidvania-inspired adventure-platformer. Explore corridors of the space station, teeming with secrets and dangers, and engage in boss fights. Solve puzzles and uncover hidden mysteries in the dark atmosphere of a sci-fi research complex. Discover the truth with each step

Why similar: 2D Platformer 24.5%, Pixel Graphics 15%, Platformer 14.3%, Atmospheric 12.4%, Exploration 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D platformer that leans into the atmospheric, sci-fi horror aesthetic with a focus on exploration and side-scrolling mechanics.

Xeodrifter is the story of an interstellar drifter traveling the stars on a simple mission of exploration. We join our nomad as he embarks on the investigation of a small cluster of four planets in the omega sector, after a collision with a rogue asteroid damaged his warp core.

Why similar: Platformer 17.7%, 2D Platformer 16.7%, Pixel Graphics 16.3%, Exploration 13%, Space 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: A concise, retro-styled space exploration game that focuses on tight platforming and environmental discovery.

Planet RIX-13 is а 2D adventure, in which you play as a space explorer engaged in searching for planets potentially suitable for life.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 45.6%, Indie 29%, Adventure 25.4%

Why You'll Like It: A short, pixel-art adventure that captures the feeling of being a lone explorer on a mysterious, abandoned planet.

A 90-s inspired lo-fi adventure puzzle platformer about a piglet astronaut and his intelligent ship.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 18.9%, Robots 16.7%, Space 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Exploration 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A space-themed puzzle-platformer that captures the exploration and pixel-art charm of the seed game.

Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 26.9%, Platformer 25.4%, Exploration 11%, Indie 10.7%, 2D 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: While more combat-focused, its deep sense of isolation and alien exploration aligns well with the themes of Space Expedition.

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

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.8%, 2D Platformer 23.5%, Platformer 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Atmospheric 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A casual platformer that focuses on the survival and puzzle-solving aspects of space exploration.

A carefully created world with unique environments and an engrossing atmosphere, Unmechanical offers over 30 unique puzzles of exploration and adventure!

Why similar: Physics 27.5%, Indie 26.8%, Platformer 22.9%, Adventure 22.7%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-focused game set in a mysterious, atmospheric sci-fi world that emphasizes exploration over combat.

A short 2D pixel-style metroidvania where you explore, fight bosses, aquire items and abilities and find secrets. Inspired by games such as You Have to Win the Game and VVVVVV.

Why similar: Exploration 17.8%, Pixel Graphics 16.6%, Platformer 16%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Space 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: This nonlinear exploration game offers a deep, atmospheric experience for players who enjoy uncovering secrets in a sci-fi setting.

EX VITRO is a dark sci-fi 2D platformer where you delve into the ruins of a military research facility and discover the horrors within. Whether machine, creature, or something else entirely, you’ll face the violent legacy of the last survivors of humanity.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 32.1%, Platformer 18.8%, Exploration 18.2%, Atmospheric 9.8%, 2D 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A metroidvania-style platformer that focuses on exploration and pve mechanics within a sci-fi environment.

In 2097, life is discovered on Mars. When your mission of first contact becomes trapped by a cave-in, you must master the alien ecosystem to survive. Soon you stumble upon more than anyone expected, and with time running out, you will make a decision that determines the fate of a lost planet.

Why similar: Platformer 25.8%, Exploration 25%, Adventure 12.3%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Indie 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the scientific exploration of an alien ecosystem, providing a unique, atmospheric sci-fi experience.

The Station is a first-person sci-fi mystery set on a space station sent to study a sentient alien civilization. Assuming the role of a recon specialist, players must unravel a mystery which will decide the fate of two civilizations.

Why similar: Space 27.9%, Walking Simulator 18.3%, Atmospheric 16.7%, Story Rich 12.9%, Indie 12.9%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven sci-fi game that focuses on uncovering the mystery of an abandoned space station through environmental clues.

Play as android MIO in this mesmerizing metroidvania where you explore the Vessel, an enormous technological ark overgrown with machines gone rogue. Uncover its secrets, enhance MIO's abilities, and save the spaceship and its residents from oblivion.

Why similar: Robots 21.3%, 2D Platformer 15.8%, Platformer 15.5%, Exploration 14.4%, Atmospheric 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric platformer that focuses on fluid movement and exploration within a sprawling, sci-fi-inspired world.

Astronite is a 1bit metroidvania that combines action, exploration, puzzles and platforms. Recover the planet where you and yours lived before it was invaded by strange creatures.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 23.8%, Exploration 16.4%, Platformer 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Indie 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled metroidvania that emphasizes exploration and survival on a mysterious, alien world.

Complete physics-based platformer puzzles as you venture deeper into an abandoned research facility responsible for developing ominously powerful quantum entanglement technology.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 29.2%, Physics 16%, Platformer 11.8%, Atmospheric 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 10%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based puzzle game that uses sci-fi themes to challenge the player's logic and platforming skills.

Grocket is a minimalist, precision-based adventure and puzzle game. To survive in space, you not only have to escape numerous dangers, but also prove your skills at playing with and against other players.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 23%, Puzzle Platformer 22.6%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Platformer 10.1%, Space 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A precision-focused puzzle-platformer that utilizes pixel art to create a challenging, space-themed experience.

The Sirena Expedition is a short PSX-style horror-platformer in which you explore a mysterious underwater facility.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 35.8%, Platformer 24.5%, Atmospheric 18.9%, Exploration 12.7%, Adventure 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game blends horror and platforming in an atmospheric, underwater setting that evokes similar feelings of isolation.

Embark on a pixel adventure with Ponchee the bunny in "Bunny Space Odyssey: FlopHop". Solve puzzles, protect plants, and uncover deep mysteries with Usagi-01 on an uninhabited planet.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27%, Space 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, Atmospheric 9%, Platformer 7.8%

Crashed on a desolate but mysterious planet you find yourself eye to eye with an ancient civilisation. Explore the planet, find powerful upgrades, and fulfill your destiny.

Why similar: Platformer 21.2%, Exploration 20.9%, Atmospheric 17.6%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, Adventure 10.5%

This is the original version of Braid from 2009, which may not work well on newer systems. For an updated version of the game with nicer graphics, more levels and a large amount of developer commentary, see Braid, Anniversary Edition.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 45.9%, 2D Platformer 25.6%, Platformer 15%, Indie 5.7%, 2D 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: A seminal puzzle-platformer that uses time-manipulation mechanics to create a thoughtful, atmospheric experience.

A journey begins... A treacherous tower... Unravel its mysteries!Discover the secrets kept in the long abandoned Tesla Tower!Magnetism and other electromagnetic powers will help you explore a non-linear world of beautiful hand-drawn environments, in a steampunk-inspired vision of old Europe.

Why similar: Platformer 32.1%, Puzzle Platformer 23.5%, Indie 8.4%, 2D 8.4%, Exploration 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that relies on environmental mechanics and a distinct visual style to guide the player through a mysterious world.

Tasked with finding humanity a new home, a lonely astronaut braves a desolate planet while making a fluffy friend along the way. homebound is a short 2D puzzle platformer that explores the feeling of home.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 24.3%, Puzzle Platformer 23.7%, Platformer 17.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Atmospheric 7.7%

Stranded for unknown reasons in the lower orbit of a purple gas giant, you are kind of just chilling out. You should probably get on with your mission. There's still plenty of time, though.

Why similar: Space 21.8%, Platformer 21.5%, Pixel Graphics 16.7%, 2D Platformer 14.3%, 2D 8.9%

A strange signal... an alien craft... an interplanetary, gravity-defying journey through space and time.

Why similar: Space 25.8%, Exploration 16.2%, Atmospheric 16.1%, Walking Simulator 14.5%, Physics 14.1%

Astronite Landing on Neplea is the prologue to this fantastic 1bit metroidvania that combines action, exploration, puzzles and platforms. Take on Astronite's first major challenge and defeat the deadly Kronch.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 25.2%, Platformer 22%, Atmospheric 16.6%, 2D 10.8%, Adventure 9.4%

Adventure through bizarre and intricately made levels in this 2D platformer game.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 36.3%, Platformer 23.2%, Atmospheric 14.9%, Adventure 9.3%, Colorful 8.8%

The Moon's haunted - and when an astronaut loses contact with Earth, the adventure begins in full. Fill up your oxygen, load up the guns, and set out on an interstellar FPS adventure across the stars, filled with puzzles, fights, exploration, and strange secrets of the universe.

Why similar: Robots 29.4%, Space 24.8%, Exploration 13.6%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Adventure 9.2%

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.

Why similar: Emotional 22.1%, Puzzle Platformer 16.4%, Robots 16.3%, Platformer 9.2%, Colorful 8.5%

A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 27.7%, Pixel Graphics 17.9%, Platformer 14.4%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Walking Simulator 9.3%

During an expedition to the Moon, two astronauts find themselves in a familiar town back on Earth. They soon discover the town is the beginning of a strange and mysterious journey...

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.2%, Space 21.6%, Exploration 13.9%, Walking Simulator 13.4%, Atmospheric 12.2%

Gordy and the Monster Moon is a bite-sized exploration-driven game about a pumpkin astronaut going on spooky adventures.

Why similar: Exploration 37.3%, Pixel Graphics 28.1%, 2D 18.4%, Adventure 9%, Indie 4%

Explore Mandagon, a world inspired by Tibetan theology and philosophy. With a focus on life and death, discover what it means to make a true sacrifice . . .

Why similar: Platformer 23.8%, Pixel Graphics 23.3%, Atmospheric 12.4%, 2D 10.5%, Indie 9%

A scientist uses a unique teleportation instrument to escape an ancient biomechanical world filled with imaginative technology, deadly traps, and hidden secrets.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 20.6%, Space 19%, Platformer 15.4%, Atmospheric 12.9%, Physics 11%

Deep Space Exploitation is a space mining game featuring 2D physics, fully destructible asteroids, and a story of survival under an exploitative corporation. Use your equipment wisely, upgrade your ship, and make difficult decisions to secure your future!

Why similar: Space 30.8%, Pixel Graphics 28.8%, Physics 28.6%, 2D 11.8%

Experience an immersive sci-fi adventure. Walk in the footsteps of the ill-fated crew members of the Miranda station. Explore a world cloaked in mystery and danger, solve clever puzzles to help discover the questions that...

Why similar: Space 35.6%, Exploration 19.1%, Adventure 12.9%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Platformer 7.6%

Play as Captain Grisham, and uncover the secrets of Planet 4-514 in this thrilling prequel to Side Scape!

Why similar: 2D Platformer 23.4%, Space 18.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, Exploration 12.8%, Platformer 11.8%

A fast-paced 2D handcrafted metroidvania with strange sci-fi environments. Something is roaming the halls, watching your every move.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 24.7%, Space 16.7%, Pixel Graphics 14.3%, Exploration 13.9%, Platformer 11.2%

Welcome to the Deep: Pixelart platformer indie game located deep inside caves. You are a cave explorer who accidentally falls in a pit which leads to a big cave system. After some exploration, you find remains of an old civilization that used to live there and decide to explore it a little further.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 32%, Platformer 20.6%, Adventure 19.2%, Indie 18.8%, 2D 9.5%

A throw-back, retro-inspired, point and click adventure with chunky and beautiful pixel art

Why similar: Exploration 23.4%, Space 22.7%, Pixel Graphics 19.1%, 2D 11%, Story Rich 10.5%

Delve into the depths of a mechanical world in this cute, adventure-exploration game. Explore and fight in a land full of corrupt robots and machinery. All while seeking answers to the mysteries around you.

Why similar: Robots 20.7%, 2D Platformer 18.6%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Exploration 11.8%, Platformer 11.7%

Explore space and race against the clock in this retro styled adventure game.

Why similar: Space 24.8%, Exploration 21%, Pixel Graphics 17.9%, Physics 14.4%, 2D 9.6%

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: Pixel Graphics 21.1%, Exploration 19.4%, Platformer 16.2%, Atmospheric 14%, Puzzle Platformer 9.6%

A 2D puzzle-platformer where you light your way through the darkness. Play as the Light, exploring an abandoned civilization where you find a suit of armor that seems to have magical properties. Suit up using the powers of the suit to channel your light magic to see what this strange place hides.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 25.9%, Puzzle Platformer 25.7%, Exploration 17.1%, Platformer 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%

A sidescrolling 3D adventure shortgame that combines multiple genres and features various action and puzzle sequences. Its artistic approach is supported by powerful visuals, intense atmosphere and a unique game narrative on the boundaries of science-fiction and fantasy.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 35.7%, Space 19.3%, Atmospheric 15.1%, Walking Simulator 12.2%, Story Rich 8%

The Multi-Medium is a visually unique 2D puzzle platform adventure in which you play as an interdimensional explorer lost in the multiverse. Travel to diverse worlds, each drawn or painted by hand in a different medium and style, in search of your place in the cosmos.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.9%, 2D Platformer 19.6%, Platformer 12.3%, Exploration 10.1%, Atmospheric 8.5%

A pixel-art sci-fi adventure set in the midst of a rebellion against a totalitarian regime, LUNARK is a modern take on the 2D cinematic platformer genre of the '90s. Run, jump, hang, climb, roll, and shoot your way through gorgeous and mysterious locations!

Why similar: 2D Platformer 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 17.2%, Platformer 16.4%, Exploration 10%, Colorful 9.7%

Platformer based on a 22 year old blueprint. Help Comit boost his was through several planets in an attempt to stop the evil space pirate Krater from taking over the Star System.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 22.1%, Platformer 19.3%, Space 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, 2D 8.4%

A sci-fi-style rolling 3D platformer.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 39%, Platformer 26.5%, Space 21.2%, Indie 6.8%, Adventure 5%

You Have to Win the Game is a free exploration platformer with a retro 1980s PC aesthetic.

Why similar: Platformer 37.5%, Pixel Graphics 21.7%, Indie 12.6%, 2D 11.8%, Exploration 9.8%