Games Like Spoiler Alert

What happens when DLC practices go too far? An indie developer makes a game that mocks the industry and its foibles, that's what! Defeat the bad guy, save the world and get the girl! But first you'll need to find coins to buy DLC to enable animation, sound and even pausing.

Why similar: Platformer 50.5%, Indie 21.1%, Comedy 17.5%, Casual 4.9%, Adventure 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: Like Spoiler Alert, this game uses heavy satire and meta-commentary to poke fun at common video game industry tropes.

A bombastic puzzle platformer about worlds turned inside out. Shift dimensions at the push of a button, solve brain-twisting logistical riddles, and race through the wilds of the multiverse in a bleakly hilarious (and hilariously bleak) story where everything you know can turn on a dime.

Why similar: Adventure 53.9%, Comedy 40.4%, Singleplayer 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: It combines tight puzzle-platforming with time-manipulation mechanics and a sharp, dark sense of humor.

Another Perspective is a puzzle platformer following the very confusing adventure of someone looking for something. Swap minds to see the world in different ways! Where one mind sees a bottomless pit, another might not. Where one sees a locked door, another sees a key. To change perspective is to change reality!

Why similar: Platformer 36.8%, Indie 33.7%, Adventure 29.5%

Why You'll Like It: This puzzle-platformer features a meta-narrative and perspective-shifting mechanics that mirror the unconventional design of the seed game.

Possess the living, aid the dead and flip between the worlds of Flipping Death - a puzzling adventure platformer where you find yourself filling in for Death. Maybe your new powers will help you solve the mystery of your own demise?

Why similar: Adventure 54.2%, Indie 45.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a unique world-flipping mechanic and a comedic, story-rich atmosphere that aligns well with the tone of Spoiler Alert.

Coins are bad? Spikes are good! Looks can be deceiving in Default Dan, an indie platformer that flips the genre upside down.

Why similar: Casual 37.5%, Platformer 31.6%, Indie 30.9%

Why You'll Like It: This platformer intentionally subverts player expectations by turning standard game mechanics against the user in humorous ways.

Potatoman will put your reflexes and worldview to the test as you journey through scorching deserts, dark forests, busy cities, the tallest mountains and eventually your own potato-consciousness in search of the ultimate answer. Are you prepared to face the TROOF?

Why similar: Platformer 51.2%, Indie 27.6%, Adventure 16.1%, Comedy 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled platformer that embraces absurdity and comedy in its level design and presentation.

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: Platformer 59.5%, Indie 29%, Casual 6.6%, Adventure 2.6%, Singleplayer 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: It pioneered the use of time manipulation as a core puzzle-platforming mechanic, offering a cerebral experience similar to the reverse-play concept.

Wealthy, handsome, and... dead? Samuel strikes a deal with Death for one last shot at life, but only if he can survive a day doing everything manually. Blink, breathe, walk, and work - Guide Sam in this darkly humorous and brutally difficult adventure!

Why similar: Adventure 42.8%, Indie 35.5%, Comedy 14.2%, Singleplayer 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A hilarious game centered on controlling a character's every movement, matching the comedic frustration and unique control schemes found in Spoiler Alert.

The Stanley Parable is a first person exploration game. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will follow a story, you will not follow a story. You will have a choice, you will have no choice. The game will end, the game will never end.

Why similar: Comedy 43.6%, Indie 28.1%, Adventure 19.3%, Casual 6.1%, Singleplayer 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for meta-humor in gaming, it constantly subverts player expectations just as Spoiler Alert does with its reverse-level design.

Pony Island is a suspense puzzle game in disguise. You are in limbo, trapped in a malevolent and malfunctioning arcade machine devised by the devil himself. It is not a game about ponies.

Why similar: Indie 88.5%, Singleplayer 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: A brilliant meta-puzzle game that disguises itself as something else, constantly breaking the fourth wall to surprise the player.

In a world oppressed by ruthless machines, a stronghold full of die-hard TV-sets resists the persecution. Your lost friends and the lack of resources drive you to take action against the extinction. Brave the dangers and go find your comrades to rescue your species!

Why similar: Platformer 43.5%, Indie 34.6%, Adventure 22%

Why You'll Like It: A high-octane precision platformer that shares the fast-paced, challenging nature of the levels in Spoiler Alert.

In a creaky old tavern, in a forgotten corner of the video-game universe, a storm is raging. An anonymous caller suggests that there is a murder plot. Six video game protagonists are the only plausible suspects...

Why similar: Indie 59.3%, Platformer 21.2%, Adventure 12.9%, Singleplayer 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: This meta-narrative adventure explores different game genres through a comedic lens, perfect for fans of genre-bending titles.

Portal™ is a new single player game from Valve. Set in the mysterious Aperture Science Laboratories, Portal has been called one of the most innovative new games on the horizon and will offer gamers hours of unique gameplay.

Why similar: Comedy 38.5%, Platformer 37.7%, Adventure 15.3%, Singleplayer 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: It blends innovative puzzle-platforming mechanics with a dry, sarcastic humor that defines the experience.

Baba Is You is a puzzle game where the rules you have to follow are present as blocks you can interact with. By manipulating them, you can change how the game works, repurpose things you find in the levels and cause surprising interactions!

Why similar: Indie 78.4%, Casual 11.6%, Singleplayer 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: It forces players to rethink the rules of the game engine itself, providing a deep, rule-breaking puzzle experience.

Guide a group of rectangles through 120 levels, using their different skills together to overcome a series of obstacles in each environment. Discover the human-made story of the first sentient artificial intelligences with Danny Wallace’s BAFTA-winning narration.

Why similar: Platformer 54.3%, Indie 21.4%, Casual 20.4%, Singleplayer 4%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven platformer that uses simple shapes to tell a complex, humorous, and heartfelt story.

Canyon Capers is a retro style platform game brought right up to date, with tons of levels, modes, collectables and secrets.

Why similar: Platformer 34.7%, Indie 33.4%, Casual 31.9%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired platformer that captures the simple, arcade-style fun found in many indie platformers of the 2014 era.

A game I made for a certain kind of person. To hurt them.

Why similar: Platformer 40.9%, Indie 18.7%, Casual 13%, Adventure 10.2%, Comedy 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a meta-commentary on the nature of frustration in gaming, delivered through a unique and challenging control scheme.

It's a lovely morning in the village and you are a horrible goose.

Why similar: Comedy 39.4%, Indie 34.3%, Adventure 21.3%, Singleplayer 5%

Why You'll Like It: A comedic puzzle game focused on causing mischief and subverting the expectations of NPCs in a sandbox environment.

Squirrel-based 2D platformer

Why similar: Platformer 38.5%, Indie 23.8%, Adventure 22.1%, Casual 12.7%, Singleplayer 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: A precision platformer that tests your reflexes and timing in a way that mirrors the more difficult segments of Spoiler Alert.

In this darkly comedic story, you are the hero of an unfinished fantasy game, and your designers have failed you. Steal the power of a game god - trap their creations, swap behaviors and body parts, crafting your own unique solutions to free-form puzzles. Can you release a game ...from the inside?

Why similar: Adventure 41.2%, Indie 32.3%, Comedy 23.5%, Singleplayer 3%

Why You'll Like It: A meta-game about game development that allows players to manipulate the world and its inhabitants, much like the self-aware nature of Spoiler Alert.

Octodad: Dadliest Catch is a game about destruction, deception, and fatherhood. The player controls Octodad, a dapper octopus masquerading as a human, as he goes about his life. Octodad's existence is a constant struggle, as he must master mundane tasks with his unwieldy boneless tentacles while simultaneously keeping his cephalopodan...

Why similar: Comedy 48%, Indie 27.5%, Adventure 22.8%, Singleplayer 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based comedy game that turns simple tasks into hilarious, chaotic platforming challenges.

Donut County is a story-based physics puzzle game where you play as an ever-growing hole in the ground. Meet cute characters, steal their trash, and throw them in a hole.

Why similar: Casual 35.9%, Indie 29.7%, Adventure 20.7%, Comedy 10.9%, Singleplayer 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: A short, physics-based comedy game that flips the script on traditional destruction games by having you play as a hole in the ground.

Gravity Error is an indie 2D puzzle/platformer about changing gravity. Guide Force in his quest seeking emotional stableness in a set of levels and avoid being crushed. Solve the puzzles in multiple creative ways.

Why similar: Platformer 55.5%, Indie 44.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game utilizes gravity-shifting mechanics to create complex platforming puzzles that require a different way of thinking.

Professional assassin turned amateur campaign manager Steve is charged with cleaning up the city by an anthropomorphic rabbit and mayoral candidate from the future named BunnyLord.

Why similar: Indie 27.5%, Comedy 27.3%, Adventure 23%, Platformer 20.1%, Singleplayer 2.1%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, cover-based action-comedy that features a distinct visual style and a satirical take on political campaigns.

The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!

Why similar: Platformer 67.3%, Indie 26%, Comedy 4%, Singleplayer 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: While less meta, it offers the same tight, challenging precision platforming that fans of the genre will appreciate.

West of Loathing — a slapstick comedy stick-figure wild west adventure role-playing game.

Why similar: Comedy 38.4%, Adventure 32.1%, Indie 24.8%, Singleplayer 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: A comedy-heavy RPG that uses a minimalist art style to deliver constant jokes and subversions of fantasy tropes.

Broforce is an action-packed side-scrolling run ‘n’ gun ode to freedom, putting you in control of an under-funded, overpowered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force.

Why similar: Platformer 46.4%, Indie 19.8%, Comedy 12.8%, Adventure 11.5%, Casual 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: An over-the-top action-platformer that parodies 80s and 90s action cinema with a high degree of comedic destruction.

Jazzpunk is a comedy adventure set in an alternate reality Cold War World, plagued with corporate espionage, CyberCrime, and sentient martinis. Gameplay is inspired by spoof comedy films and cartoons of yesteryear, with a focus on weird gadgets, exotic locales, and open-world style exploration.

Why similar: Comedy 42.8%, Adventure 25.9%, Indie 25.6%, Casual 4.3%, Singleplayer 1.4%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal comedy adventure that prioritizes bizarre humor and exploration over traditional gameplay loops.

Shiny the Firefly is a challenging platform adventure game. Journey through a mysterious garden as Shiny, a brave firefly on a quest to find his children, lost in a terrible accident. Master trials,solve puzzles and use your stealth to guide your children to safety.

Why similar: Indie 27.1%, Casual 26.4%, Adventure 26.1%, Platformer 20.4%

Why You'll Like It: A casual, charming platformer that offers a more relaxed pace while maintaining the core 2D platforming experience.

A platform game about running, jumping and breathing.

Why similar: Platformer 66.2%, Indie 24.4%, Comedy 5%, Singleplayer 4.3%

Upside Down will immerse you in an incredible adventure. Sharpen your reflexes for this fast-paced, precise puzzle-platformer.

Why similar: Indie 59.7%, Casual 15.8%, Platformer 12.4%, Adventure 12.2%

HOO-BOY! A platformer game about the adventures of a candy boy hailing from Candy-Land.

Why similar: Platformer 25.6%, Adventure 25.4%, Casual 25.3%, Indie 23.8%

"Broccoli Bob" is an adventure game that combined with puzzle.

Why similar: Indie 36.5%, Platformer 25.9%, Casual 20.1%, Adventure 17.5%

A NOT Troll Game, a platformer where you journey through a world that constantly trolls you. Can you make it to Zoobtryx? Beware…

Why similar: Platformer 61.8%, Indie 17.5%, Comedy 17.2%, Singleplayer 3.4%

In this hard to master platformer you will slay zombies, avoid deadly traps and unleash your true potential through a variety of skills and abilities.

Why similar: Casual 28.2%, Indie 27.2%, Adventure 26%, Platformer 18.6%

Avenger Bird is a platform side-scroller game with pixel-art graphics, but your hero isn't just a regular hero. You are playing a bird that can flap it's tiny wings to fly and glide for a limited distances. It's a retro inspired 16-bit era game with innovative and challenging fly/glide mechanic.

Why similar: Casual 34.2%, Adventure 33.5%, Indie 32.3%

This is a 2D platform game but not just a "jumping" game. Action, Puzzles, funny incidents. This is a game that makes you happy.

Why similar: Casual 34.7%, Adventure 34.5%, Indie 30.9%

Alpha Runner is a challenging endless platform game, Make your way through different obstacles and mini games that get more difficult the further you get. Show off to your friends by getting the highest score on the leaderboard. Or even play with them and see who can survive the longest.

Why similar: Platformer 29.8%, Indie 25.9%, Casual 23.4%, Adventure 20.9%

Snowman Adventure is a third-person platformer. In this cool game you play as John the snowman. You have to get through all the obstacles to complete this game. This game will give you unforgettable emotions of joy and fun. Play it with cheerful and perky music!

Why similar: Casual 28.5%, Adventure 26.2%, Indie 25.3%, Platformer 18.4%, Singleplayer 1.6%

You Are Not a Banana is set in everyday life and has a sprinkle of imagination and humor. The audiovisuals (free OST included) seek to evoke nostalgia for the 80s and 90s. This short form experimental game unfolds as a sequence of thought provoking events and surprises.

Why similar: Casual 48.8%, Adventure 44.3%, Singleplayer 6.9%

Help Job the Leprechaun to rescue his friend Eri in this retro style Platformer Game.

Why similar: Platformer 34.9%, Casual 34.4%, Indie 30.7%

A quirky 2D puzzle platformer where your most powerful tool is… the DUDES!

Why similar: Casual 42.6%, Platformer 42.5%, Indie 12.4%, Singleplayer 2.5%

Cyberemo 2007: “Wake up damn you, Emo, we have a lot of veins for cuts!” Old-school platformer breathtaking game.

Why similar: Platformer 30.6%, Casual 18.8%, Adventure 18.6%, Indie 16.7%, Comedy 12.4%

Get ready to be the main attraction at the tables.

Why similar: Adventure 37.8%, Indie 36.5%, Platformer 25.7%

Jump, dodge and explore in the search for your Owlfriend, who has been kidnapped by Wizzord: the magic space frog! Explore Wizzord's castle, avoid nasty enemies, find the keys and solve trivia questions to free your friend!

Why similar: Adventure 27%, Indie 26.3%, Casual 26.1%, Platformer 20.7%

Be a Super clown. Beware Traps and different enemies and finish simple levels by finding pirate flag.....

Why similar: Platformer 57.5%, Adventure 34.9%, Indie 6.9%, Singleplayer 0.8%

Balancing the ball might sound easy but the reality is that Crazy Ball Adventures offers you multiple challenges so you will always have to face new and exciting levels.

Why similar: Casual 26%, Adventure 24.7%, Indie 24.6%, Platformer 23%, Singleplayer 1.7%

Comedic puzzle-adventure with strong RPG influences. Take away costumes from the foxes, create the most mad combinations of clothes, explore the world, find secrets and save the princess from the clutches of the cunning king!

Why similar: Platformer 27.8%, Adventure 24.3%, Casual 23.8%, Indie 22.8%, Singleplayer 1.3%

Jelly Killer - Retro Platformer The Adventures Of A Young Bioweapon. In this game you will act like the young bioweapon. You will encounter lots of traps and puzzles. You will have to possess human bodies to pass the game to the end. Good luck!

Why similar: Platformer 27.6%, Casual 25.7%, Indie 23.6%, Adventure 23%

Goat Life is an unusual 2D platformer with elements of survival in which you have to go through a variety of levels for a goat.

Why similar: Adventure 35.7%, Casual 33.4%, Indie 31%

Inner silence - cheerful 2D platformer puzzle game

Why similar: Platformer 29.7%, Casual 24.1%, Adventure 24%, Indie 20.7%, Singleplayer 1.5%

A trivia quiz set in the middle of the ocean.

Why similar: Platformer 47.1%, Casual 24.9%, Adventure 24.1%, Singleplayer 3.9%

Step into Cursedland, a 2D indie action platformer where every jump, movement, and decision truly matters. This is a game built around precision, reflexes, and mastery, challenging players to push their skills to the limit while navigating a world filled with chaos, humor, and surreal surprises.

Why similar: Platformer 32.8%, Adventure 28.3%, Casual 18%, Comedy 9.8%, Indie 9.7%

A strange journey

Why similar: Platformer 50.4%, Adventure 29.8%, Comedy 19.2%, Singleplayer 0.6%

A retro jump’n’run adventure based on a German film you’ve probably never heard of. Expect talking kangaroos, weird conspiracy theories, and jokes that may or may not translate. It’s meta. It’s pixelated. It’s probably not what you expected.

Why similar: Platformer 52.8%, Adventure 26.8%, Comedy 19%, Singleplayer 1.4%

An platformer game about collecting stuff to bear with reality. Just like life, this game is short and meaningless, filled with existential questions of being.

Why similar: Platformer 64.9%, Indie 27.6%, Casual 3.8%, Singleplayer 3.6%

Kill the Plumber is a challenging anti-platformer game. Play as the enemies instead of the hero for a unique new experience!

Why similar: Platformer 38.3%, Adventure 24.9%, Indie 23.4%, Comedy 13.5%

A platform-adventure game about time travelling, puzzle solving and a friendship between an Old Inventor and a Snail.

Why similar: Platformer 40.8%, Adventure 32.8%, Indie 26.4%

Your name is Hank. You are doing a Handstand. Jump to the top.

Why similar: Platformer 54.2%, Adventure 30.1%, Comedy 11.1%, Singleplayer 4.7%