Games Like The Way

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 20.7%, Platformer 17.6%, Retro 12.3%, Sci-fi 12.2%, Adventure 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive classic that directly inspired the gameplay style and cinematic presentation of The Way.

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

Why similar: Adventure 25.8%, Platformer 23.5%, Action 18.2%, Retro 15.9%, Sci-fi 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: A foundational cinematic platformer that shares the same retro sci-fi DNA and methodical movement mechanics found in The Way.

MO: Astray is a pixel art, side-scrolling, action-platformer. Lead MO through mind-bending puzzles using special abilities. Bizarre enemies, threatening traps and ingenious level designs await.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.2%, Pixel Graphics 14.8%, Platformer 12.6%, Adventure 10.5%, Sci-fi 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art puzzle-platformer that blends fast-paced action with sci-fi narrative elements.

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 33.1%, Platformer 20.1%, Adventure 11.8%, Action 8.3%, Indie 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the same sense of dread and environmental storytelling through a polished, cinematic puzzle-platformer experience.

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

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 45%, Platformer 19%, Indie 7.4%, Adventure 7%, Puzzle 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A seminal puzzle-platformer that relies on atmospheric tension and trial-and-error gameplay similar to the challenges in The Way.

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: Puzzle Platformer 21.4%, Sci-fi 20.9%, Platformer 16.9%, Puzzle 10.7%, Indie 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A cerebral sci-fi puzzle-platformer that mirrors the lonely, discovery-driven exploration of an alien world.

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 36.7%, Platformer 24.5%, Adventure 13.6%, Action 5.7%, Puzzle 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: Features the classic cinematic platformer structure where timing, stealth, and puzzle-solving are essential for survival.

After decades of toil, an old machinist plots his escape from Communism, through manipulation and scheming. Along the road, he befriends the most unlikely creature, an abandoned robot. Could they solve the puzzles and flee this bleak world together?

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.6%, Platformer 16.4%, Adventure 12%, Sci-fi 9.5%, Side Scroller 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A dystopian, sci-fi puzzle-platformer that emphasizes environmental interaction and a bleak, atmospheric world.

Travel by train through a dying world. Look after your passengers, keep your train operational, and make sure you can always reach the next station. Make your way through swarms of infected at each station. Explore mysterious and abandoned stations looking for supplies and survivors.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 31.7%, Adventure 13.8%, Indie 9.1%, Action 8.6%, 2D 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art survival game that emphasizes atmospheric storytelling and resource management in a post-apocalyptic setting.

Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.6%, Pixel Graphics 19%, Platformer 14.7%, Adventure 11.5%, Action 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Combines intricate platforming and puzzle-solving with a deep, narrative-driven sci-fi story.

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: Platformer 21.1%, Pixel Graphics 19.2%, Sci-fi 12.2%, Retro 9.8%, Adventure 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi metroidvania that captures the retro pixel-art aesthetic and exploration-heavy gameplay of classic titles.

PLANET ALPHA, a beautiful alien world filled with mystery and danger. Pursued by relentless enemies, you must harness the power of night and day as you struggle to survive.

Why similar: Platformer 20.2%, Puzzle Platformer 19.7%, Side Scroller 12.9%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Adventure 12%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a stunning sci-fi platforming experience that emphasizes visual storytelling and environmental puzzles.

A zombie outbreak eradicated all hope of returning life back to normal, now only survival lives on. Run, hide and fight your way through the undead as Randall searches for his family in this gorgeous, gritty, destroyed world.

Why similar: Platformer 30.2%, Action 22.3%, Adventure 21.7%, Side Scroller 14.8%, Story Rich 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: A cinematic platformer that focuses on survival and environmental navigation within a harsh, atmospheric setting.

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 32.3%, Puzzle Platformer 19.7%, Indie 7.3%, Puzzle 6.9%, Adventure 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that uses unique electromagnetic mechanics to create challenging, physics-based gameplay.

You play an explorer stranded on a dangerous alien planet. Low on fuel, your only hope for escape is to find the planet’s core in this incredibly clever action-puzzle-platformer.

Why similar: Platformer 23.8%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, Puzzle Platformer 13.7%, Retro 8.9%, Adventure 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A short, punchy sci-fi platformer that focuses on teleportation mechanics and retro pixel-art visuals.

Candle is an adventure with challenging puzzles. Play as Teku, a young novice on a dangerous journey to rescue his tribe's shaman from the evil tribe of the Wakcha. But the way is littered with sinister traps and difficult obstacles.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 34.4%, Adventure 23.2%, Indie 14.9%, Platformer 14.2%, Puzzle 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A unique puzzle-adventure with a hand-drawn aesthetic that focuses on clever environmental interaction.

Take on the role of Six, a lone child lost in a massive metal vessel known as the Maw, surrounded by dangerous, distorted versions of adults. You’ll need to do your best to escape in one piece or your fate will be worse than you ever dared dream.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 36.8%, Adventure 16.3%, Platformer 15.2%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Puzzle 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a tense, atmospheric puzzle-platforming experience that shares the same sense of vulnerability found in The Way.

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 27%, Platformer 24.4%, Adventure 13.6%, Indie 10.6%, Puzzle 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric puzzle-platformer where the environment itself is a key tool for solving challenges.

Explore the ancient, mysterious world of Journey as you soar above ruins and glide across sands to discover its secrets.

Why similar: Adventure 45.2%, Indie 23.3%, Atmospheric 22.7%, Story Rich 6.6%, Singleplayer 2.1%

Why You'll Like It: While less focused on platforming, it shares the profound sense of atmospheric exploration and emotional storytelling.

Use your magic staff and progress through a large interconnected world where you'll solve puzzles, fight enemies and defeat bosses in order to help free the land of Alwa. Explore and uncover the secrets by using your platforming skills in this challenging and charming 8-bit adventure game.

Why similar: Platformer 23.7%, Pixel Graphics 22.3%, Adventure 15.1%, Retro 14.4%, Indie 10%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired platformer that captures the exploration and discovery feel of 8-bit classics.

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

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20%, Platformer 19.8%, Adventure 15.3%, Side Scroller 10.9%, Indie 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric puzzle-platformer that draws clear inspiration from the cinematic platformer genre.

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 22.6%, Puzzle Platformer 20.4%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Retro 12.3%, Adventure 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: A clever platformer that uses evolving character mechanics to solve puzzles and navigate the world.

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 19.9%, Platformer 19.7%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Retro 10.8%, Adventure 10%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi puzzle-platformer that emphasizes environmental hazards and a mysterious, alien atmosphere.

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 30.3%, Pixel Graphics 25.5%, Adventure 15.6%, Indie 9.9%, 2D 8%

Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric platformer that emphasizes exploration and a peaceful, contemplative tone.

Ageless is a story driven puzzle platformer where you must alter the age of animals and plant life around you to progress. Play as Kiara, a young girl who braves through heartache and loss as she journeys across a mysterious world to discovers its secrets and herself.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.6%, Platformer 15.9%, Adventure 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Side Scroller 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer with a unique time-manipulation mechanic that requires precise movement and logic.

Join Pixel as he quests through gaming history, teleporting across the most iconic video game systems of generations past. He’ll have to jump, dodge and play smart if he wants to survive all the traps, puzzles and enemies waiting to take him down at every turn.

Why similar: Platformer 32%, Pixel Graphics 21.1%, Retro 19.7%, Indie 10.5%, Adventure 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A love letter to retro gaming that features a wide variety of platforming challenges across different historical styles.

You are the Mooseman and you have the ability to see all that is hidden to the mortal eye. You are about to visit three layers of this universe - the first one is the Lower World where dead reside…

Why similar: Adventure 38.7%, Indie 22.4%, Atmospheric 16.4%, 2D 9.1%, Story Rich 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, mythology-driven adventure that relies on environmental puzzles and a unique visual style.

Visit a wonderfully peculiar dog's dream in a heroic attempt to save your owner in this beautiful pixel art puzzle platformer.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.4%, Pixel Graphics 14.7%, Platformer 11.6%, Adventure 10.1%, Indie 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art puzzle-platformer that blends action and exploration in a charming, dreamlike world.

Can you save Silence, the grim, but also serene world between life and death? Can you help Noah find his little sister Renie in this suffering world? Can you bring her home? Explore Silence and join the siblings on their adventurous journey.

Why similar: Adventure 74%, Story Rich 11.8%, Indie 7.5%, Puzzle 5%, Singleplayer 1.7%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric adventure game that focuses on narrative depth and beautiful, hand-painted environments.

Old Man’s Journey, a soul-searching puzzle adventure, tells a story of life, loss, and hope. Interacting with the world around you, you'll shape the landscape to create the old man's path forward. Experience heartache and hope as you embark on a heartfelt journey through a sunkissed world.

Why similar: Adventure 37.4%, Indie 17.3%, Puzzle 13.1%, Atmospheric 12.4%, Story Rich 9.8%

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

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 21.9%, Sci-fi 18.2%, Retro 14.2%, Adventure 11.9%, Puzzle 10%

A long-forgotten species, a hostile planet and a journey of discovery! Welcome to the world of Lumini – split and reform your swarm, evolve and discover new abilities to bring the Lumini back to their former glory...

Why similar: Adventure 61.6%, Indie 38.4%

Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, atmospheric adventure that focuses on exploration and group movement mechanics.

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 37.8%, Platformer 23.9%, Adventure 14.3%, Indie 10%, Puzzle 3.7%

Cybarian The Time Travelling Warrior is a classically inspired arcade action game, with a mixture of modern and retro gaming tropes.

Why similar: Platformer 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.4%, Sci-fi 13.1%, Retro 11.5%, Adventure 10%

A puzzle game with challenging puzzles, but forgiving mechanics. Master the use of your color changing staff to solve mind bending puzzles, unlock new areas, and help out your friends. Undo any mistake with the press of a button.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 33.2%, Adventure 13.8%, Side Scroller 13.5%, Difficult 9.1%, Puzzle 8%

"The Path Home" is a 2D pixel-art puzzle game where you explore a strange world with a girl. Use panels to "flip" black and white tiles and reshape the puzzle world. The girl always searches for the "shortest path to the goal," but avoiding fake goals and reuniting her with the crow is up to you.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 32.1%, Adventure 15.9%, Puzzle 12.7%, 2D 11.4%, Indie 8.8%

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: Puzzle Platformer 25.5%, Platformer 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Adventure 10.3%, Sci-fi 9%

The Sojourn is a first-person puzzle game set in an immersive colour-drenched world of light and darkness. Think your way through dozens of puzzles as you traverse parallel worlds, awaken mysterious artifacts and overcome challenging obstacles on an unforgettable journey.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 39.8%, Adventure 19.5%, Indie 11.2%, Puzzle 10.9%, Atmospheric 9.9%

A mysterious trip to gorgeous and surreal lands, players explore the unknown and harness mystical powers which have been hidden in the valley for centuries.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 34.1%, Adventure 27.3%, Platformer 19.3%, Indie 14.4%, Atmospheric 4.9%

Super Blasting Boy is a logical platform platformer made in the best traditions of retro games of the late 80's and 90's.

Why similar: Adventure 16.1%, Puzzle Platformer 14.9%, Platformer 13.9%, Action 12.1%, Indie 9.8%

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

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.1%, Platformer 19.9%, Adventure 13%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Side Scroller 11.1%

Help Sam and Elicy on their challenging journey through the abyss. An epic 2D precision platform game where exploring the unknown, overcoming obstacles, and discovering secrets are crucial to reaching the top of the abyss. Adventure awaits you!

Why similar: Platformer 21%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Retro 13.7%, Side Scroller 13.7%, Adventure 10.7%

A robot, a poncho and a journey of discovery! Make your way through this wonderful world of pixelated parallax platforming to solve the ultimate puzzle: who is Poncho?

Why similar: Platformer 17.1%, Adventure 16.5%, Puzzle Platformer 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Retro 10.5%

Space Expedition is a 2D sci-fi platformer where you play as an astronaut who is sent to a space station to collect samples of mysterious dark matter. Space Expedition combines puzzle platforming, pixel art, and atmospheric adventures set in the style of 1980s sci-fi horror films.

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

Explore an unknown and abandoned world. Each step, each puzzle, brings you closer to discovering the history and secrets of a lost civilization. Can you find the light?

Why similar: Indie 28.3%, Atmospheric 22.5%, Adventure 22.3%, Puzzle 21.4%, Singleplayer 5.5%

A land of discovery stretches out before you. Explore the beautiful, rugged world of RiME. Armed with your wits and a will to overcome—and the guidance of a helpful fox—you must explore the enigmatic island, reach the tower's peak, and unlock its closely guarded secrets.

Why similar: Adventure 36%, Puzzle 17.5%, Atmospheric 14.6%, Platformer 9.8%, Indie 8.8%

Expelled - the adventure of a rabbit on dangerous planets, and all in order to use the only chance to get out of prison and return home to his wife and children.

Why similar: Platformer 24.2%, Adventure 18.4%, Action 13.4%, Indie 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%

YesterMorrow is a single-player time travelling 2D platformer, mixing action sequences with puzzle elements. Follow the engaging story of Yui, who travels back into the past to save her family and the remnants of a world now trapped in Never-ending Night.

Why similar: Adventure 21.7%, Platformer 17.4%, Pixel Graphics 15.5%, Action 13.7%, Indie 12.9%

Enjoy an adventurous vacation to a 1960's parallel universe! A Sci-Fi-Mystery Adventure Game with handmade scenery.

Why similar: Adventure 51%, Indie 15.3%, Retro 9.2%, Puzzle 7.3%, Story Rich 7%

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

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 25.1%, Platformer 21.3%, Adventure 12.8%, Action 8.3%, Retro 8.1%

A child infiltrates a spaceship to carry out a secret rescue mission. His objective is compromised when they must make a forced landing on a strange planet. Explore this mysterious place, overcome obstacles, and find the way back home!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 34.3%, Platformer 25.1%, Adventure 15.7%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Puzzle 7.1%

"TurnOn" tells the spellbinding tale of a brave alien creature and its striking journey through blackout world, in an incredibly colorful and detailed platformer without platforms.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.1%, Platformer 18.4%, Adventure 16.7%, Action 11.5%, Side Scroller 10.6%

The Last Campfire is an adventure, a story of a lost ember trapped in a puzzling place, searching for meaning and a way home.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 34.1%, Adventure 21.9%, Puzzle 12.3%, Indie 11.1%, Atmospheric 9.1%

Inspired by classics from long ago, help a toy named felix find his owner when a mysterious event takes over the planet

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.5%, Platformer 25.5%, Adventure 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Puzzle 7.2%

Be a part of an adventurous journey in Cubots: The Origins. Explore and survive in beautiful, atmospheric environments!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 47.5%, Adventure 18.6%, Indie 11.6%, Puzzle 9.9%, Atmospheric 9.3%

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: Sci-fi 24.5%, Platformer 23.5%, Adventure 17.7%, Indie 8.8%, Puzzle 6%

Return to your home planet after 200 years of space travel in this atmospheric, art-driven adventure. Shoot, slash, and roll your way through dangerous enemies and ancient bosses, purchase items and unlock powerful weapons, and explore your unfamiliar home for parts to repair your ship.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 20.7%, Side Scroller 14.4%, Sci-fi 14.3%, Adventure 13%, Difficult 8.8%

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 34.3%, Pixel Graphics 17.4%, Adventure 12.3%, Platformer 12%, Atmospheric 4.8%

After Death is a platform / exploration game in a dark and hostile world. With the help from lost souls, you will have to find a way to open a gate which seems to be the only exit from this mysterious world infected by monsters.

Why similar: Adventure 18.1%, Platformer 15.1%, Action 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Retro 11.4%