- #1 LILITH
97% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Mustafa Tugay Sert
Windows
Every head is a world. LILITH is a folk-art puzzle-platformer set inside nesting dolls: climb into heads, hang characters on your tree to wear their skills, and descend through an İstanbul of graveyards, malls and rooftops, until you find the man in the shower.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.5%, Surreal 22.9%, 2D Platformer 21.9%, Atmospheric 7.8%, Puzzle 5.6%
- #2 Breakrooms
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: n8tus
Windows · Linux
You wake in the seams of a world that shouldn't exist. Breakrooms is a sci-fi horror adventure set in an alternate dimension that will make you question your own reality.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.7%, Lore-Rich 18.9%, Surreal 17.8%, Cinematic 15.8%, Atmospheric 6.1%
- #3 Cat of Egypt
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sonospire Games
Windows
Play as Pharaoh’s cat in a cinematic 2D puzzle-platformer. Explore ancient Egypt, solve environmental puzzles, and survive the biblical plagues unfolding around you.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.5%, 2D Platformer 18.5%, Lore-Rich 15.5%, Cinematic 14.3%, Puzzle 7.2%
- #4 Find Me
95% matchPositive88% of 17 reviews2020
Dev: Girls Make Games
Windows · Mac
A lost shadow seeks to be reunited with her human girl, while searching for memories and avoiding the dangerous city lights. Find Me is a 2D puzzle platformer set in a beautiful, surreal cityscape.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31.3%, 2D Platformer 29.3%, Surreal 23%, Adventure 7.3%, Puzzle 5.8%
- #5 Stasis Valley
94% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Noobles Studio
Windows
Stasis Valley is a puzzle-platformer which follows Adam, a young man who descends into a world frozen in time. Uncover its secrets, experience a story about grief, and confront the dangers lurking within the valley.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.4%, Surreal 20.7%, 2D Platformer 20.4%, Atmospheric 7.2%, Puzzle 6.7%
- #6 Taking Root - Academic Version
93% match8 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: Taking Root TeamPub: MediaCube Games
Windows
Join a stone creature and its loyal plant companion in an emotional journey to escape their once-pristine home, now suffocated by a concrete metropolis. Solve mind-bending puzzles by shifting perspectives as they flee together and find a new sanctuary to forever take root!
Why similar: Lore-Rich 27.1%, Surreal 24.3%, Puzzle Platformer 16.6%, Puzzle 7.9%, Cartoon 7.3%
- #7 Larger Than Light
92% 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 33.5%, Surreal 24.9%, Cinematic 13.6%, 2D Platformer 9.1%, Puzzle 5.8%
- #8 BUBBLE BOI
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Boi Games
Windows
BUBBLE BOI is a puzzle platformer where the protagonist cannot move. Play as a bubble magician, use bubble mechanics to explore a surreal, pantomime-style fantasy world, retrieve your bow tie, and perform a magic show on stage.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 32.3%, 2D Platformer 22.1%, Surreal 15.5%, Puzzle 9.1%, Cartoon 7%
- #9 Paper Carnival
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sagalrashore
Windows
Paper Carnival is a surreal 2D puzzle platformer. Play as a hammer-wielding clown rabbit exploring interconnected puzzle rooms. Smack props with your giant hammer and use the recoil to jump higher! Escape this bizarre carnival machine, only to discover the ending is actually...
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31%, Surreal 27.1%, 2D Platformer 20.7%, Atmospheric 7%, Puzzle 6.3%
- #10 Saviorless
90% matchVery Positive88% of 387 reviews2024
Dev: Empty Head GamesPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Embark on a journey to The Smiling Islands, the realm of the Saviors, where an enigmatic guide beckons. The seasoned narrator has shared this story countless times, yet none have graced the miraculous land. Can you seize your narrative and ascend as a Savior?
Why similar: 2D Platformer 20.6%, Puzzle Platformer 20.1%, Dialogue Heavy 17%, Surreal 16.7%, Cinematic 8.4%
- #11 Where We Went
89% matchVery Positive98% of 59 reviews2026
Dev: Oddcube Games
Windows
Where We Went is a narrative driven puzzle game. Step into the role of a mysterious character that can control ancient guardians to solve puzzles. Uncover the story behind your visit to the tomb and the reason for its existence!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22%, Lore-Rich 21.9%, Cinematic 15.9%, Puzzle 10.6%, Adventure 9.3%
- #12 Take Me Home
89% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Error byDefault
Windows
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 24.2%, 2D Platformer 22%, Surreal 18.1%, Cinematic 11.6%, Atmospheric 8.5%
- #13 Yerba Buena
88% matchVery Positive86% of 58 reviews2026
Dev: Mad About PandasPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Dive into a surreal 1970s gameworld and save San Francisco from a sinister threat. Play as Barb, and use the Oscillator to capture and reapply the physical traits of objects to solve mind-bending environmental platforming puzzles.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 21.8%, Puzzle Platformer 21.2%, Surreal 19.3%, Dialogue Heavy 16.9%, Puzzle 6.5%
- #14 In The Drift
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Daniel Fineberg
Windows
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: Puzzle Platformer 20.4%, 2D Platformer 19.7%, Cinematic 16.3%, Surreal 11.3%, Adventure 10.6%
- #15 EMBERLOST
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: TSD Games
Windows
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 25.3%, 2D Platformer 22.2%, Cinematic 16.8%, Adventure 11.2%, Puzzle 9.7%
- #16 Loveland's Leap
86% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: Alex LloydPub: Theodore Jacobson
Windows
Leap into the forest in this 2d puzzle platformer! Swing through the woods, find flies, and solve simple brain teasers. Let the trees envelope you as the water colored backgrounds and kalimba themed music create an unforgettable story book like atmosphere.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.4%, 2D Platformer 26.5%, Surreal 20.1%, Adventure 8.2%, Colorful 5.5%
- #17 Quick Brown
85% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Subanshh
Windows
Explore a surreal forest full of meerkats, collect alphabet relics, and help a fox chase a dream no animal has ever reached.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31.7%, 2D Platformer 28.6%, Lore-Rich 21.9%, Puzzle 9.1%, Adventure 5.9%
- #18 The Zamazingo
84% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: yusuf vuran
Windows · Mac
A dark, atmospheric, puzzle-filled indie adventure platformer. It is black and white. Discover secrets hidden around you and try to survive in this limbo.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 36.8%, 2D Platformer 34.4%, Puzzle 10.6%, Adventure 8.6%, Atmospheric 6.7%
- #19 Nowhere
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HollowGuys
Windows
Nowhere is a mystery noir adventure where seemingly trivial cases lead to shocking truths. Play as Kim Yuhan, a temporary police officer gifted with 'Absolute Memory,' and navigate between official investigations and unofficial inquiries to uncover the massive conspiracy hidden behind the crimes.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.4%, 2D Platformer 19.2%, Lore-Rich 16.8%, Point & Click 14.9%, Adventure 9.6%
- #20 Hands of Timber
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Woodwork Game StudioPub: QUByte Interactive
Windows
Hands of Timber portrays the journey of a little wooden doll that wakes up inside the mind of its creator. To find her father, she must wander through his memories... the good, the bad, and the incomplete ones...
Why similar: Lore-Rich 29.1%, Puzzle Platformer 24.9%, Cinematic 18.6%, Emotional 7.2%, Adventure 6.1%
- #21 Whispers Among the Poppies
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rapid Snail
Windows
A hand-drawn narrative journey through the eyes of a child who lives through war and possesses the gift of communicating with the spirit world
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.8%, 2D Platformer 25.5%, Adventure 12.1%, Puzzle 10.7%, Cartoon 9.1%
- #22 Ling Hun
82% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: Ling Hun Project
Windows
A 2D Platformer Game were Jumping is not affected by gravity (that's what happens when you got your soul stolen). Master the jump to succeed in every level. Enjoy the classic Pixel Art with a mix of Asian ink style in the Background. Change the pace of the game to adapt it to your gamestyle.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.3%, Lore-Rich 30.2%, 2D Platformer 26.4%, Atmospheric 5.8%, Adventure 3.8%
- #23 Surface Tension: Eclipse
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Redo Games
Windows
Move lights. Walk on shadows. Surface Tension: Eclipse is a surreal 2D puzzlevania where cast shadows become solid platforms, every room is a spatial riddle, and the darkness hides more than it reveals.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31.1%, Surreal 22.4%, 2D Platformer 21.8%, Puzzle 8.7%, Atmospheric 8%
- #24 Monolight
81% matchVery Positive88% of 368 reviews2020
Dev: bit paradigm
Windows
MONOLIGHT is 2D plat-former puzzle adventure game. Using tiny lantern, go through the maze.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 33.1%, 2D Platformer 28.8%, Adventure 16.5%, Puzzle 11%, Indie 7.9%
- #25 Aspire: Ina's Tale
80% matchVery Positive83% of 470 reviews2021
Dev: Wondernaut StudioPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Set out on a mystical adventure of self-discovery against the backdrop of fantastical landscapes of The Tower. Meet its dwellers and unravel their stories. Manipulate spirits to solve puzzles, and lead Ina on her path to freedom.
Why similar: Surreal 27.6%, Puzzle Platformer 27.2%, 2D Platformer 15.3%, Atmospheric 8.3%, Puzzle 6.5%
- #26 Eternal Hope
79% matchVery Positive83% of 451 reviews2020
Dev: Doublehit GamesPub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 28.3%, 2D Platformer 19.9%, Cinematic 18%, Puzzle 8.3%, Emotional 6.1%
- #27 GLYPHS
78% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Landon ChandlerPub: Vortex Bros.
Windows
GLYPHS is a difficult puzzle-platformer about exploration and persistence. Formidable bosses, platforming, and puzzles stand in the way of discovery, guarding the depths of the ever-complex Tomb of Forbidden Knowledge.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31.6%, Lore-Rich 25.3%, 2D Platformer 23%, Adventure 7.7%, Puzzle 6.8%
- #28 Where Shadows Slumber
79% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2021
Dev: Jack KellyPub: Game Revenant
Windows
A moody puzzle game where shadows can change the environment around you.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 37.2%, Surreal 20.7%, Point & Click 18.5%, Puzzle 6.3%, Cartoony 5.2%
- #29 MonstrousPark+
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio OCTMOON
Windows
A workplace ensemble visual novel about sixteen cast members — monsters — working at a small amusement park that opens only at night.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 34%, 2D Platformer 33%, Cinematic 19%, Adventure 10.3%, Indie 2%
- #30 ANETHA
77% matchMixed49% of 39 reviews2023
Dev: Team Panopticon
Windows
아네사는 호러 어드벤처 게임입니다. 당신은 실종된 딸을 구하기 위해 해킹범이 전송하는 파일의 암호를 풀어야 합니다. 그러나 그 파일들은 모두 실종된 딸의 숨겨진 비밀을 품고 있습니다. 파일을 풀고, 딸의 비밀에 접근해 나가세요. 당신은 "왜" 이런 비극이 일어난 건지 알고 싶다면 말이죠.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26%, 2D Platformer 21.7%, Point & Click 16.7%, Puzzle 8.8%, Emotional 7.3%
- #31 Maskbound
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Whistle Games
Windows · Linux
Maskbound is the story of a Native American village whose culture centers around powerful artifacts – elemental masks. The lives of its people change forever when a visitor from Europe arrives! It’s a tale of tradition and culture clashing with knowledge brought from across the ocean.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 34.1%, 2D Platformer 29.9%, Puzzle 9.4%, Cartoony 9.4%, Adventure 7.2%
- #32 Once a Tale
76% matchPositive91% of 44 reviews2024
Dev: Carcajou GamesPub: 2 Igloos
Windows
You are invited to step into the enchanting world of fairy tales like never before. Play as Hansel and Gretel in this unique stop-motion-style single-player 3rd-person narrative adventure where you'll uncover mysteries, solve puzzles, and meet a reimagined cast of beloved fairy tale characters.
Why similar: Cinematic 22%, Puzzle Platformer 21.9%, Dialogue Heavy 19.4%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Adventure 6.6%
- #33 Mobius
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Anvil Studio
Windows
If space has no end, where is the exit? Mobius is a gravity-flipping puzzle-platformer set in a looping realm. Cross screen edges to invert gravity and find hidden paths in symmetrical spaces. Solve physical puzzles to reach the mysterious door—what secrets await on the other side?
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.3%, Surreal 21.5%, 2D Platformer 20.7%, Puzzle 8.1%, Atmospheric 6%
- #34 Gold Lining
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sondering Studio
Windows · Mac
Gold Lining is a narrative platformer about a teenage girl who must find her way back home from a beautiful, fantastical realm. There, she relives her memories, revealing a touching story about understanding her mother and finding meaning in life’s imperfections.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.1%, Cinematic 19.3%, 2D Platformer 18.5%, Emotional 8.4%, Atmospheric 8%
- #35 Ajayu
75% 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: Puzzle Platformer 26.9%, 2D Platformer 23.7%, Lore-Rich 15.4%, Adventure 11.9%, Puzzle 10.4%
- #36 Demigod Islands: A Puzzle to Die For
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lugremond
Windows
Vicious demigods demand sacrifices! To please them and uncover their secrets, take control of captive creatures, explore Demigod Islands and solve 50+ mindbending puzzle rooms by... killing yourselves. In this puzzle platformer, death is the goal and it can take many shapes and forms.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.3%, 2D Platformer 25.8%, Surreal 18.5%, Puzzle 8.7%, Cartoony 4.8%
- #37 TOMMYROT
74% 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: Puzzle Platformer 34.9%, Cinematic 22.7%, Surreal 9.9%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Adventure 9.1%
- #38 The Endless Dream
73% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Fortitudo Games
Windows
Dive into an enigmatic world, solve captivating puzzles, and unravel the mysteries of an endless dream. Reconstruct a fragmented life as the line between reality and illusion blurs. Challenge your mind and uncover the hidden truth in a gripping adventure that will leave you amazed!
Why similar: Lore-Rich 29.7%, Puzzle Platformer 20.5%, Surreal 17.6%, Atmospheric 7.9%, Puzzle 7.8%
- #39 of pawns & kings
71% matchNo user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: monkey mac jones adventures UG ( Haftungsbeschraenkt)
Windows
"of pawns & kings" is a slightly modernized, visually stunning, point&click adventure in the spirit of Monkey Island, Riven and Labyrinth. (the Jim Henson movie) Solve puzzles, combine items, talk to fascinating characters and advance in the rich story. Can you reveal all the secrets to make a stand
Why similar: Lore-Rich 26.5%, Point & Click 21.1%, Surreal 18.9%, Adventure 12.3%, Atmospheric 9%
- #40 Raybound
73% matchPositive97% of 35 reviews2021
Dev: J. L. Bravo
Windows · Mac · Linux
Everyone is born with an appearance of some sort, but you simply don't seem to know what you are... It's time for a sweet adventure, one taking place in a civilization obsessed with a star in the sky... Run, jump, and cast your rays to uncover the puzzles and mysteries of this world...
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.8%, 2D Platformer 23.7%, Surreal 18.6%, Puzzle 9.2%, Adventure 7.8%
- #41 SIIMI
73% matchPositive95% of 37 reviews2021
Dev: GOINDOLPub: GamBridzy
Windows
An adventure game about SIIMI, who set out on a journey to discover her true ‘me’. SIIMI is a puzzle game designed as a criticism of the unnatural standards placed upon us in our appearance-oriented society. The objective of the game is removing leaves from the main character.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.2%, Lore-Rich 18.7%, Point & Click 15.8%, Cartoon 8.8%, Puzzle 8.2%
- #42 You Don't Belong Here
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Googy Studios
Windows
You're an 8-bit character adrift in a 3D world dissolving under its own weight. Journey through a fading nihilistic world you don't belong to and explore what it feels like not to fit in and to keep going anyway.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.4%, Dialogue Heavy 20.7%, Surreal 19.6%, 2D Platformer 19.4%, Puzzle 7.1%
- #43 Bru & Boegie: Episode 1 - Get da MILK!
69% matchVery Positive95% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: MIKDOG
Windows · Mac · Linux
A hilarious and weird hand-drawn 2D point-and-click comedy adventure game where you're Bru on a ridiculous quest to get milk for your morning coffee.
Why similar: Surreal 26.7%, Dialogue Heavy 20.5%, Point & Click 14.1%, Cartoon 8.2%, Puzzle 6%
- #44 Don't block road!
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ZZ
Windows
High specification picture! Wonderful music!! With grand SCENES!! Neither exists in this game :) is a light-hearted puzzle game. You will accompany the lovable characters "Iggy" and "Java" on their journey through various scenarios and rich puzzles.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 32.3%, 2D Platformer 28.4%, Dialogue Heavy 15.3%, Puzzle 11.6%, Cartoony 6.6%
- #45 Screaming Loaf
71% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2022
Dev: AshumArcade
Windows · Linux
Screaming Loaf is an action-puzzle-platformer with some unique gameplay mechanics, many levels, and lots of humour. Play as a loaf of bread and destroy every enemy in each level by screaming at them, separate into screaming sliced bread to defeat far-apart enemies more efficiently and solve puzzles!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.3%, 2D Platformer 25.1%, Surreal 18.2%, Puzzle 8.8%, Cartoon 4.9%
- #46 Tulpa
72% matchMixed55% of 260 reviews2015
Dev: Encryptique
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A surreal puzzle platformer that's as beautiful as it is challenging – discover two beings entwined by fate, a girl and her soulmate, left to travel through a hauntingly elegant world...
Why similar: Surreal 39.9%, Puzzle Platformer 23.8%, Puzzle 10.9%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Adventure 6.7%
- #47 Lona: Realm Of Colors
71% matchMixed69% of 32 reviews2021
Dev: SpaceFox Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
“Lona: Realm of Colors” is a point and click adventure in nature focusing on art and narration instead of fetch puzzles and dialogue. Each level is an abstraction of Lona’s story and it is up to you to bring peace and balance to her painting and find out what has happened to her.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31.9%, Point & Click 23.4%, Surreal 17.7%, Adventure 14.1%, Atmospheric 6.9%
- #48 Halima
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Edge of the World Studios
Windows
Enter a claymation dream world shaped by jinn, memory, and forgotten rituals. Solve symbolic puzzles, evade the Nightmare Jinn, and uncover the truth buried inside the dream.
Why similar: Surreal 26.6%, Puzzle Platformer 22.1%, Lore-Rich 21.8%, Puzzle 8.1%, Atmospheric 7.5%
- #49 Chase
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: R.H. Industries
Windows
This is a story about someone who put their dreams away for a long time—and finally catches up with the person they used to be in their dream.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31.8%, 2D Platformer 28.3%, Lore-Rich 22.1%, Adventure 10.6%, Colorful 3.6%
- #50 Motivational Hero Vol. 2
70% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2021
Dev: Euclides Lopes
Windows
Motivational Hero is a Motivational Puzzle-Platformer 2d with levels based in Motivational Analogies
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.9%, Lore-Rich 23.9%, Surreal 19%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Puzzle 7.9%
- #51 Creaks
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,195 reviews2020
Dev: Amanita Design
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
The ground starts shaking, light bulbs are breaking - and something rather unusual is happening right behind the walls of your very room. Equipped with nothing but wit and courage, you slowly descend into a world inhabited by avian folk and seemingly deadly furniture monsters.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.5%, Surreal 24.9%, 2D Platformer 9.5%, Cartoon 9.2%, Puzzle 8.9%
- #52 Graves's Halloween Tag!
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Grave Limit StudioPub: Self
Windows
Everyone loves a game of hide and seek! Humans need to collect all of the Jack-o-lanterns. Ghost need to stop them, every human that gets caught, makes the ghosts grow in numbers!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.5%, 2D Platformer 22%, Lore-Rich 20.5%, Cartoon 8.9%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #53 Unleaving
67% matchVery Positive90% of 58 reviews2024
Dev: orangutan matter
Windows · Mac
When everything seems hopeless a child is awakened by the whispers of the last leaf, drawn into an imaginary world. Unleaving invites the player into a narrative-driven puzzle platformer where each challenge unfolds within a hand-painted landscape, exploring perception and meaning
Why similar: Surreal 24.9%, 2D Platformer 17.4%, Cinematic 16.5%, Puzzle Platformer 13.3%, Atmospheric 7.6%
- #54 Embodiment
69% matchMixed64% of 14 reviews2022
Dev: Embodiment Team
Windows
In this 2D puzzle platformer, take control of a blob with the ability to take control and embody skeletons. Use their abilities to swim, climb, and fly through the facility.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 42.5%, 2D Platformer 19%, Cartoony 10.4%, Adventure 9%, Puzzle 7.9%
- #55 Layerformer
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: stuartwith2tsPub: MCoded Games
Windows
A 2D platformer game where you can swap between the background and foreground layers to solve puzzle elements.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31.3%, 2D Platformer 27.2%, Dialogue Heavy 22.3%, Puzzle 9.4%, Adventure 3.8%
- #56 Be Brave, Barb
67% 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: Puzzle Platformer 26.7%, 2D Platformer 23.1%, Cartoon 9.9%, Puzzle 9.1%, Adventure 7.6%
- #57 DOMINO The Little One
67% matchVery Positive82% of 143 reviews2023
Dev: LÖRNPub: Beko
Windows
DOMINO: The Little One, a hand-drawn 2D adventure game, invites you to traverse a realm where the perils of global warming and ecological catastrophe manifest as monstrous entities, and the only weapon at your disposal is your wit and will to make a change.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.2%, 2D Platformer 23.5%, Cinematic 21.4%, Adventure 7.9%, Atmospheric 5.8%
- #58 Antenna Dilemma
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Goloso Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Antenna Dilemma is a witty point-and-click adventure game in which you follow C432632, a finicky grey cube that loves watching TV and Alfred, a sphere who discovers a new world where, surprisingly, cookies don't exist.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 31.1%, Surreal 28.5%, Point & Click 19%, Puzzle 10.4%, Adventure 4.4%
- #59 Rattle Spring
66% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: oddginger
Windows
Rattle Spring is a surreal point-and-click puzzle adventure inspired by Rusty Lake. When your cousin vanishes from her family’s desert health resort, you must explore unsettling spaces, mind-bending puzzles, and confront generational trauma to uncover the truth—and escape a gloomy fate.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 33%, Surreal 22.5%, Puzzle 11.9%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Adventure 9.6%