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  1. #1 Later
    97% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2020
    Dev: Little Thingie
    Windows

    After everything that has happened, I've got nothing else to lose.

    Why similar: Adventure 22.2%, Indie 17.2%, Puzzle Platformer 14.3%, Platformer 11.3%, Mystery 10.3%

  2. #2 The Moonstone Equation
    96% matchMostly Positive75% of 24 reviews2018
    Dev: Andy BuckPub: Hippy Lizard
    Windows

    Help Alice find some answers as she joins a unique bunch of scientists, oddballs and theorists at a remote hilltop research facility to investigate some puzzling stone carvings. A single player puzzle/platform game about science and curiosity presented in a modern pixel art style.

    Why similar: Adventure 18.6%, Puzzle Platformer 16.8%, Platformer 12.2%, Indie 11.5%, Mystery 9%

  3. #3 Oscura: Lost Light
    96% matchMixed63% of 123 reviews2015
    Dev: Chocolate Liberation FrontPub: Surprise Attack
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Oscura, the apprentice lighthouse keeper, has destroyed the Aurora Stone, sending shards across the Driftlands and plunging them into darkness and danger. It’s up to Oscura to find the shards of the stone and restore light to the Driftlands before creatures of the dark can destroy it.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.6%, Indie 19.7%, Adventure 18.9%, Platformer 18.7%, Dark 12.4%

  4. #4 The Way
    95% matchVery Positive83% of 1,295 reviews2016
    Dev: Puzzling DreamPub: PlayWay S.A.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    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: Adventure 20.3%, Puzzle Platformer 19.9%, Platformer 14.8%, Indie 12%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%

  5. #5 Another Perspective
    94% matchVery Positive88% of 322 reviews2014
    Dev: SaraJS
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 41%

    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: Adventure 27%, Indie 24.7%, Platformer 22.2%, Puzzle Platformer 12.8%, Puzzle 9.7%

  6. #6 Adventures of Pip
    94% matchVery Positive87% of 275 reviews2015
    Dev: Tic Toc Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 52%

    Play as the ultimate digital underdog in the Adventures of Pip,an action-platformer with a fresh gameplay twist inside a retro 32-bit world. Alas, Pip is an unlikely 1-pixel hero yet has the unique ability to absorb the pixels of his defeated enemies to evolve into three different forms.

    Why similar: Platformer 22.2%, Puzzle Platformer 18.9%, Adventure 16.2%, Retro 15.5%, Indie 12.6%

  7. #7 Reality Falls
    93% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Lewis DenbyPub: Game If You Are
    Windows

    In a dusty, dilapidated town on the former Soviet steppe, a young traveller finds himself embroiled in a strange and surreal plot that threatens the very existence of Reality Falls itself. A story-driven indie adventure, with classic point-and-click puzzles and a retro JRPG-style look and feel.

    Why similar: Adventure 28.8%, Indie 21.6%, Mystery 11.4%, Retro 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%

  8. #8 Monochroma
    92% 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 21.2%, Adventure 19.2%, Indie 16%, Puzzle Platformer 15.6%, Puzzle 11%

  9. #9 Repressed
    91% matchPositive82% of 22 reviews2019
    Dev: Sigur Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Play as a shadow that’s on a journey inside your mind. Find answers to the questions bothering you. Navigate the maze that is your memory, and ease your mind in the process.

    Why similar: Adventure 36%, Indie 27%, Puzzle Platformer 8.9%, Logic 7.1%, Platformer 6.4%

  10. #10 The Journey: Bob's Story
    91% matchMixed53% of 40 reviews2017
    Dev: Tomas Gonzalez
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    The Journey: Bob's Story is an Exploration, Atmospheric and puzzle 2D platformer. Play as Bob, who goes on an adventure to find his best friend Neibag who left the village with a group of explorers through villages secret cave.

    Why similar: Adventure 34.5%, Indie 21.2%, Puzzle Platformer 18.6%, Platformer 14.6%, Atmospheric 6.7%

  11. #11 Captain MaCaw 2
    90% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Auld Games
    Windows

    We're not in Guadeloupe anymore Capn'! Captain MaCaw 2 is a Sci-Fi flip screen retro platform adventure game with pixel art graphics and old school chip tunes!

    Why similar: Adventure 35.7%, Indie 26.8%, Platformer 15.1%, Retro 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%

  12. #12 Dr Muddles and the Cursed Library
    89% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
    Dev: WallyDog Games
    Windows

    Play as the talented but confused sorcerer, Dr Muddles, who wakes up in a strange library full of dangerous magic. Explore the library and try to unravel the mystery of how you got here, and more importantly, how to get out!

    Why similar: Adventure 24.1%, Platformer 14.8%, Puzzle Platformer 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Puzzle 9.7%

  13. #13 Skala
    88% matchVery Positive89% of 310 reviews2022
    Dev: Gustav Almström
    Windows · Linux

    Skala is a puzzle game about changing the scale of the world.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.9%, Logic 17.4%, Adventure 15%, Platformer 14.5%, Puzzle 9.8%

  14. #14 Dragon Perception
    89% matchMostly Negative25% of 57 reviews2017
    Dev: ARGamesPub: Metal Fox
    Windows
    Median: 6 minMean: 25.3 hrs≥1hr: 34%

    Dragon Perception - 2.5D platformer, in which you will need to play for a small dragon, on whose lands attacked aggressive robots.

    Why similar: Adventure 29.8%, Puzzle Platformer 26.1%, Indie 23.4%, Platformer 20.7%

  15. #15 Feartten Noir Story
    87% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: LAUNCH APP LTD
    Windows

    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 23%, Platformer 14.5%, Dark 12.8%, Adventure 9.4%, Mystery 9.3%

  16. #16 Divider Dave
    86% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Louis 'Pignomaster' Vidal
    Windows

    A slapstick puzzle-platformer where you clone yourself, swap between copies, and use every double to outsmart deadly traps. Escape the facility. Find out who Dave is.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.4%, Adventure 17.5%, Platformer 14.2%, Puzzle 9%, Indie 8.2%

  17. #17 Where is my Heart?
    86% matchMostly Positive77% of 183 reviews2014
    Dev: Schulenburg SoftwarePub: Die Gute Fabrik
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 42 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 40%

    In Where is my Heart? you play the story of a family of forest spirits. The family lives comfortably in a tree in the woods until one day they lose their home and thus embark on a great adventure. Their journey will take them through the mushroom caves and even deeper down to the lifeless crystal pools and back up into the mountains.

    Why similar: Adventure 22.1%, Indie 20.4%, Puzzle Platformer 17.8%, Platformer 17.2%, Puzzle 11.3%

  18. #18 The Land of the Seazogs
    85% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2018
    Dev: Manel García
    Windows · Mac

    Professor Meme, a renowned 164-year-old genetic scientist, receives a mysterious call for help from his old friend Gustav, the head of the animal research base on Zerulia, an inhospitable planet inhabited by ancient aquatic creatures: the Seazogs.

    Why similar: Adventure 31.3%, Indie 23.5%, Mystery 14.9%, Retro 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%

  19. #19 LIMBO
    84% matchVery Positive92% of 60,454 reviews2011
    Dev: Playdead
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%

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

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 33.2%, Platformer 14.8%, Dark 12.8%, Indie 10.3%, Puzzle 8.4%

  20. #20 Walk The Light
    84% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2016
    Dev: Anti Crunch Studios
    Windows · Mac

    A unique puzzle game where you control a mysterious light source to help Charlie escape the caverns he's been trapped in. Use an assortment of light shapes to tackle each puzzle set before you! Overcome traps and pits to reach the exit of each stage! Available on Mac and Windows.

    Why similar: Adventure 29.1%, Puzzle Platformer 27.8%, Indie 22.8%, Puzzle 12%, 2D 8.3%

  21. #21 Hiiro
    82% matchVery Positive86% of 311 reviews2016
    Dev: Jon TiburziPub: Sometimes You
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Hiiro is a 2D platform game focused on ambient exploration and puzzle solving. Discover a grand world filled with mysterious artifacts and forgotten ruins. Become immersed in relaxing gameplay and meditative music. Remain observant as you unravel an explanation for your solitude.

    Why similar: Adventure 48.4%, Platformer 11.9%, Puzzle Platformer 11.4%, Indie 8.2%, Puzzle 5.4%

  22. #22 Pinstripe
    81% matchVery Positive89% of 2,607 reviews2017
    Dev: Atmos Games, LLCPub: Armor Games Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    An ex-minister ventures through the frozen depths of Hell in search of his kidnapped daughter.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 18.6%, Adventure 18%, Dark 15.1%, Indie 14.7%, Platformer 12.6%

  23. #23 Purple Heart
    83% matchMixed47% of 131 reviews2017
    Dev: Artalasky
    Windows
    Median: 6 minMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 27%

    Hardcore pixel indie platformer with puzzle elements and history. Can you get to the end?

    Why similar: Adventure 30.1%, Indie 23.2%, Platformer 16.2%, Retro 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%

  24. #24 Backpack Boy
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Chuck
    Windows

    Backpack Boy is off on one of his treks when he discovers a peculiar flashlight that changes the world around him. Explore a seemingly abandoned structure in this puzzle platformer built around mode-swapping.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23%, Platformer 15.4%, Logic 10.7%, Indie 10.5%, Puzzle 8.8%

  25. #25 Theme Park Mystery
    81% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
    Dev: Image WorksPub: MIRROR Soft
    Windows

    What sinister power has forced the Magic Canyon Theme Park to close down? Why does the mere mention of its name send shudders down your spine? What terrible secret drove its former owner mad? You're the inheritor of this mysterious park - only you can find the answer!

    Why similar: Adventure 23.6%, Puzzle Platformer 21.5%, Platformer 18.6%, Mystery 9.1%, Retro 7.8%

  26. #26 Owyn's Adventure
    80% matchVery Positive98% of 55 reviews2019
    Dev: Gazoid
    Windows · Mac

    Call Grandpops and tell him that dinner's ready? What sounds like a straightforward task from Mum becomes an adventure when Owyn leaves the safety of his house and enters a garden world where threats abound, and not even the slowest of creatures can be trusted...

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 17.9%, Platformer 17.3%, Adventure 14.5%, Retro 13.3%, Indie 11.5%

  27. #27 Tomb Towers
    79% matchPositive86% of 22 reviews2019
    Dev: Mosaique Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    The necromancer is hiding in a locked tomb tower. Solve puzzles, acquire keys and open doors until you catch-up to him.

    Why similar: Adventure 24.4%, Indie 18.3%, Puzzle Platformer 16.6%, Platformer 12%, Retro 11.7%

  28. #28 The Tower of Luminus
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Last Angle Studio
    Windows

    After a horrible accident, Benjamin’s only company is his battered teddy bear. Together, you must find your way to safety, while solving puzzles and evading those that hide in the dark. Find ways to repair your bear to unlock its full potential, and discover new ways it can help you on your journey.

    Why similar: Adventure 22.6%, Puzzle Platformer 17.2%, Platformer 16.6%, Puzzle 12.2%, Dark 10.6%

  29. #29 Graveyard Birds
    79% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2018
    Dev: Indispensable Studios
    Windows · Mac

    Graveyard Birds is a 2d puzzle game. Guide Lemmy the bird through 50 devious levels and escape the clutches of the undead with the help of your friends!

    Why similar: Adventure 30.9%, Indie 23.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Puzzle 11.3%, Atmospheric 11.2%

  30. #30 Ghostory
    78% matchVery Positive93% of 72 reviews2017
    Dev: RigidCore Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Puns, and puzzles. Horrible puns and devious puzzles actually, along with several incorporeal entities are what makes Ghostory a pixel art puzzle adventure brimming with humour and intrigue. Take on the role of a cursed traveler, master your ghostly form, find a cure, and escape a perilous cave system.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.5%, Platformer 12.1%, Adventure 11.2%, Logic 10.7%, Indie 9.1%

  31. #31 Replay - VHS is not dead
    77% matchPositive90% of 49 reviews2015
    Dev: Team ReplayPub: Neko Entertainment
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    Replay: VHS is not dead is a puzzle/ platform game, set in a movie-based universe. Record your characters’ movements. Use the remote control powers to bend time. Change character and play again to combine their actions.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.3%, Adventure 20.8%, Platformer 18.3%, Indie 15.6%, Puzzle 10.8%

  32. #32 Offspring Fling!
    77% matchVery Positive82% of 594 reviews2012
    Dev: Kyle Pulver
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Offspring Fling is a game about a poor forest creature that has misplaced all of her children.

    Why similar: Platformer 23.1%, Puzzle Platformer 18.1%, Indie 17.1%, Puzzle 13.3%, Adventure 10.6%

  33. #33 I am Ball
    76% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2019
    Dev: Emilios Manolidis
    Windows

    Control a ball that's bouncing non-stop! Gain new powers and explore mysterious worlds! Puzzle platforming goodness at its finest! Do you have what it takes?

    Why similar: Adventure 32.2%, Indie 25.7%, Puzzle Platformer 24.4%, Platformer 17.7%

  34. #34 Collect Call
    73% match7 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2024
    Dev: sudologic
    Windows · Linux

    A puzzle platformer about cooperating and exploring.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.4%, Adventure 15.9%, Mystery 14.5%, Platformer 10.5%, Puzzle 10%

  35. #35 CEREBRUM remastered
    72% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
    Dev: Jannikderdschinn
    Windows

    Fight the nightmare monsters that your friends have become, free them, and awaken a team with unique powers to defeat the evil.

    Why similar: Adventure 26.3%, Puzzle Platformer 25.5%, Platformer 20%, Dark 14.1%, 2D 6.4%

  36. #36 Space Raft
    76% matchNo user reviews2024
    Dev: RaftronautPub: Nami Tentou Mushi, LLC
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Embark on a music-infused adventure as you recover stolen master tapes and release the new Space Raft record.

    Why similar: Adventure 32.7%, Indie 24.5%, Platformer 14.7%, Retro 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%

  37. #37 Eskimo Bob: Starring Alfonzo
    75% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2017
    Dev: Spoony Bard Productions
    Windows

    Eskimo Bob is an 8-bit puzzle-platformer with sixty-four levels of fish-collecting action. Originally developed for the NES, you can now enjoy this game on Steam!

    Why similar: Indie 26.9%, Puzzle Platformer 24.4%, Platformer 19.1%, Retro 18.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%

  38. #38 Snapshot
    75% matchMostly Positive73% of 259 reviews2012
    Dev: Retro Affect
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 30 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 27%

    Snapshot is the tale of a lone robot lost in an abandoned world. Armed with only his trusty camera, Pic sets forth on his great adventure. A camera might not seem like enough for a puzzle platforming adventure, but this camera is different from most: It has the ability to capture and remove from the world the very objects that it...

    Why similar: Adventure 24.7%, Platformer 24.6%, Indie 20%, Puzzle Platformer 16.4%, Puzzle 12.6%

  39. #39 KEIKA - A Puzzle Adventure
    74% matchMostly Positive74% of 19 reviews2019
    Dev: YukiOstudio
    Windows

    Help KEIKA restore his world by assembling various interactive elements in this puzzle game

    Why similar: Adventure 34.7%, Puzzle Platformer 20.3%, Indie 18.2%, Platformer 14.7%, Puzzle 12.2%

  40. #40 Baezult
    74% matchMostly Positive79% of 81 reviews2016
    Dev: Atapki
    Windows
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    Baezult is a puzzle/action platformer set in a lost temple hidden for thousands of years behind a waterfall. You play as a brave explorer looking to find riches beyond his wildest dreams. But be careful, the people of the temple have protected their wealth very well.

    Why similar: Adventure 32.2%, Puzzle Platformer 29.6%, Indie 26.4%, Puzzle 11.8%

  41. #41 Frog Escape
    71% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2024
    Dev: TeamEscape
    Windows

    A frog girl, trapped in an underground lab, overhears a shocking plan to dispose of her. Determined to escape, she sets out to find freedom. Navigate obstacles, avoid enemies, and help her break free!

    Why similar: Adventure 28.5%, Platformer 17.3%, Puzzle Platformer 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, 2D 8.4%

  42. #42 Hyss
    73% matchPositive97% of 29 reviews2018
    Dev: Sunscale Studios
    Windows

    Angry fairies, a kidnapped herd of cows and a devastated cow queen. Play as Vilde and Grusa, throw Ms. Cowknight and solve the fairies’ tricky puzzles to save the kidnapped cows. Hyss is a lighthearted puzzle adventure with focus on platforming, puzzle solving and throwing cows.

    Why similar: Adventure 43%, Indie 32.2%, Puzzle Platformer 17.7%, Puzzle 7.1%

  43. #43 VOiD
    73% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2019
    Dev: Retro Gears
    Windows

    In this epic quest you must reach the end by going through black holes. Try to avoid all the traps, solve all the mind-bending puzzles and escape form the powerful bosses. OH... And one more thing .... secrets are everywhere.

    Why similar: Indie 25.1%, Puzzle Platformer 22.7%, Platformer 15%, Retro 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%

  44. #44 Toby: The Secret Mine
    72% matchMostly Positive70% of 725 reviews2015
    Dev: Lukas Navratil
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    A challenging puzzle platformer inspired by games like Limbo and Badland.

    Why similar: Adventure 18.1%, Platformer 16.6%, Puzzle Platformer 15.9%, Indie 15.9%, Dark 11.7%

  45. #45 Squishy the Suicidal Pig
    70% matchVery Positive83% of 3,366 reviews2014
    Dev: Tomi MaarelaPub: Panic Art Studios
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 57%

    From the creators of Hero Siege, Squishy the Suicidal Pig is a puzzle platformer with a counterintuitive goal where you play as Squishy, a pig wearing a yellow sweater who's trying to reach his parents in animal heaven by completing his deal with the devil.You asked for a challenge, now you have it!

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.1%, Platformer 25%, Indie 15.7%, Puzzle 11.5%, Adventure 10.9%

  46. #46 Blacksmith Run
    70% matchMixed70% of 33 reviews2019
    Dev: Skull Box GamesPub: КиКо
    Windows

    Go with the brave blacksmith on his journey for the Hammer of Gods. To get the legendary tool, you have to overcome 20 hardcore levels filled with deadly traps!

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.6%, Platformer 20.2%, Indie 13.5%, Adventure 13.3%, Retro 12.6%

  47. #47 IVAN POE
    69% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2023
    Dev: REACTOR PROJECTS LTD
    Windows · Mac

    Ivan Poe is a third person find-your-way puzzle adventure following this cuboid character as they keep truckin' on through the Cosmic Soup.

    Why similar: Adventure 40.8%, Indie 30.6%, Mystery 18.4%, Puzzle 10.1%

  48. #48 Clockwise
    71% matchMixed65% of 49 reviews2017
    Dev: pheenix93
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    "Clockwise" is an adventure, puzzle, horror game with different playthroughs. It combines the feeling of being watched with the ones of confusion and fear. Will you find a way out of the haunted house?

    Why similar: Adventure 37%, Indie 21.7%, Mystery 14.3%, Dark 11.2%, Puzzle 9%

  49. #49 Pid
    69% matchVery Positive83% of 2,430 reviews2012
    Dev: Might and Delight
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 30 minMean: 29.4 hrs≥1hr: 32%

    You are stranded on a strange and peculiar planet. It’s time to embark on your journey and find your way home! Explore a gravity defying and challenging platformer with striking visuals and a captivating story that transports you to a world beyond ours.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31.9%, Platformer 21.4%, Adventure 18.1%, Indie 16%, Puzzle 6.4%

  50. #50 John Black: Memories
    70% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2018
    Dev: Emakestudio
    Windows

    John Black: Memories is a remake of a 2D classic platformer available in the early 2000s, called "Johnny Megatone". Dive into the seeking of Mr. Zeta, a naughty killer who took out your girlfriend, Lona.

    Why similar: Adventure 26.2%, Indie 20.6%, Platformer 19.9%, Retro 16.5%, Atmospheric 9.9%

  51. #51 Negative World
    69% matchMostly Positive79% of 19 reviews2018
    Dev: Big Niche Games
    Windows · Mac

    Jump your way up to the next layer of the sky, and discover what's on the other side of the clouds. Negative World is a 2D puzzle platformer where "The Wanderer" has a limited amount of jumps due to the less than plentiful amount of oxygen.

    Why similar: Adventure 25.9%, Puzzle Platformer 24.2%, Indie 19.4%, Platformer 15.3%, Puzzle 7.3%

  52. #52 Escape: The Brother's Saloon
    68% matchVery Positive80% of 112 reviews2020
    Dev: Woodcrest Games, LLC
    Windows

    Trapped by your brother Joseph in a mysterious room, filled with the faint ticking of a clock and the crackles of a fire...it's up to you to explore, find clues, and solve the puzzles. Will you escape The Brother's Saloon?

    Why similar: Adventure 46.1%, Indie 34.6%, Mystery 8.5%, Puzzle 4.7%, Atmospheric 4.6%

  53. #53 Split Souls
    66% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
    Dev: Warlock Games
    Windows

    The Player's soul has been split into 2 and it's the job of the player to get the souls back together.

    Why similar: Adventure 29.2%, Puzzle Platformer 23.2%, Platformer 22%, Puzzle 11.2%, Indie 7.2%

  54. #54 There Is a Way
    68% matchMostly Positive72% of 18 reviews2020
    Dev: Bauble
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    There Is a Way is a cyclic maze adventure game in which you create the story of your character and solve the main puzzle of the game. You play as an unknown person, whose story is formed depending on the puzzles you solve and the path you choose, leading them to the exit.

    Why similar: Adventure 41.6%, Indie 30.2%, Mystery 17.6%, Puzzle 10.6%

  55. #55 Creaworm
    65% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
    Dev: Allan Shade
    Windows · Linux

    In this short indie puzzle game you play as a little bookworm with a big dream. Find morsels of lost knowledge across the maze, craft spells to pass doors, and find the way to the land of dreams.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.5%, Platformer 17%, Adventure 16.1%, Logic 12.9%, Puzzle 10.2%

  56. #56 Munin
    67% matchVery Positive82% of 993 reviews2014
    Dev: GojiraPub: Daedalic Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Imagine you could move mountains - literally! With realistic physics, Norse runes, rotating platforms and a lot of gray cells you'll help Munin, Odin's messenger in her very own 2D-adventure, to reclaim her power on a journey through Yggdrasil.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.5%, Platformer 17.7%, Adventure 14.3%, Indie 13%, Puzzle 10.2%

  57. #57 Nihilumbra
    67% matchVery Positive88% of 2,981 reviews2013
    Dev: BeautiFun Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Discover the beautiful world of Nihilumbra and join Born on his adventure to find himself whilst trying to escape from his inevitable curse. Born was created from the absolute nothingness: The Void. But somehow he separates himself from the black emptiness and appears in the world.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.7%, Platformer 19.9%, Adventure 15.7%, Indie 15.5%, Puzzle 10.6%

  58. #58 Hotel Spring
    68% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2018
    Dev: Chief Fenrir Entertainment
    Windows

    A first-person puzzle mystery game with 3D controls and a focus on atmosphere and immersion

    Why similar: Adventure 41.9%, Indie 31.4%, Mystery 17.2%, Puzzle 9.5%

  59. #59 MANDAGON
    65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 5,723 reviews2016
    Dev: Blind Sky Studios
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 36 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 23%

    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 24.6%, Adventure 17.9%, Pixel Graphics 14.5%, Indie 14.5%, Atmospheric 8.8%

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