Games Like Through the Mirror

Through the Nightmares is a challenge-driven platformer for anyone who’s ever had a restless night. Run, jump, and change your size to overcome the nightmare’s traps. Face Morpheus. Rescue children from an endless dream.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 45.6%, Difficult 20.9%, Linear 10%, Action 7%, Indie 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging 2D puzzle-platformer that emphasizes precision and atmospheric, surreal level design.

"oO" is a hardcore minimal arcade game.

Why similar: Difficult 25.7%, Minimalist 22.4%, Arcade 13.2%, Platformer 8.1%, Puzzle 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, minimalist arcade game that perfectly captures the reflex-heavy, difficult nature of the seed game.

Sprint between saw blades while dodging homing missiles. Duck under lasers while the floor crumbles beneath you. Almost There was designed specifically for fans of the hardcore platforming genre - you've been warned.

Why similar: Minimalist 19.6%, Difficult 19.6%, Platformer 18.6%, Casual 10.6%, Cartoony 10%

Why You'll Like It: An unforgiving, minimalist platformer that focuses on short, intense bursts of gameplay similar to the seed.

VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?

Why similar: Platformer 34%, Difficult 31.1%, Indie 11.9%, Minimalist 6.8%, Action 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A classic minimalist puzzle-platformer that uses simple mechanics to create incredibly difficult and rewarding challenges.

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

Why similar: Difficult 39.4%, Platformer 38%, Indie 11.5%, 2D 6.3%, Action 3%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the high-difficulty, precision-platforming DNA that makes Through the Mirror so engaging.

Super Switch is a difficult platformer in which you have to actively switch between 2 dimensions. It's tougher than iron and extremely rewarding.

Why similar: Indie 100%

Why You'll Like It: A difficult, minimalist platformer that relies on quick-thinking mechanics to navigate challenging obstacles.

140 is a challenging minimalistic platformer with abstract colorful graphics. Rhythmic awareness is required to overcome obstacles controlled by an energetic, yet melancholic electronic soundtrack.

Why similar: Platformer 31.5%, Minimalist 25.6%, Difficult 16.1%, Indie 9.9%, Puzzle 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, rhythm-based puzzle-platformer that requires both quick reflexes and an ear for patterns.

A challenging puzzle platformer in which you clone and teleport.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.3%, Difficult 17.9%, Minimalist 14%, Platformer 13.9%, Puzzle 9%

Why You'll Like It: A direct genre match that emphasizes the same puzzle-platforming hybrid gameplay found in the seed.

The End Is Nigh is a sprawling adventure platformer where you die a lot, but thats ok because you are probably already dead anyway.

Why similar: Difficult 37.2%, Platformer 34.7%, Indie 11.7%, Action 8.2%, 2D 5%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in precision platforming that offers the same level of frustration and satisfaction found in Through the Mirror.

Color Symphony 2 is a puzzle action platformer that utilizes the ambiguity of color. Try to eliminate obstacles or find new paths by using color!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.8%, Platformer 15%, Difficult 11.4%, Action 10.3%, Puzzle 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game utilizes color-based mechanics to create complex puzzle-platforming scenarios that feel very similar to the seed.

Minimalism - platformer with a lot of levels, made in minimalist style - which is a cube protogonist. The game is a kind of labyrinth consisting of levels, to go between them you need to open the doors with collected keys.

Why similar: Difficult 25.9%, Platformer 19%, Indie 18.2%, Minimalist 13.2%, Casual 12.9%

Why You'll Like It: As the name suggests, it offers a stripped-back, difficult platforming experience that aligns with the seed's aesthetic.

Electronic Super Joy is a brutally hard platformer set in a world of pulse-pounding electronic music. Run, jump, smash & fly your way through 45+ weird & different levels, with low-gravity, world rotation, giant monsters & swarming missiles.

Why similar: Platformer 40.3%, Difficult 34.8%, Indie 12%, Action 8.2%, 2D 3%

Why You'll Like It: A high-energy, minimalist platformer that matches the fast-paced, reflex-testing gameplay of the seed.

Rewind time and manipulate gravity in order to solve parkour puzzles in this exciting new 2D platformer.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.3%, Difficult 16%, Platformer 12.3%, Minimalist 10.2%, Casual 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that incorporates strategic elements into its difficult, action-oriented levels.

In Hyper Box you try to beat a bunch of platform levels in less than 30 seconds each by using the box rotation to your advantage, this is meant to be a very challenging yet rewarding experience as you improve at the game.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.5%, Difficult 19.2%, Platformer 16%, Minimalist 15%, Puzzle 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A difficult, pixel-art platformer that focuses on tight controls and challenging puzzle-platforming segments.

This is a short hardcore enthralling puzzle-platform game about a lonely robot, which tries to find his master. To go all the way you'll have to look for the master in two dimensions at the same time. Parallel world module will help to overcome any obstacles!

Why similar: Difficult 17.5%, Puzzle Platformer 16.8%, Platformer 13.6%, Minimalist 11.2%, Puzzle 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A difficult action-platformer that requires precise timing and quick reflexes to overcome its obstacles.

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

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.5%, Platformer 19%, Difficult 11.8%, Indie 11.7%, Puzzle 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A moody, atmospheric puzzle-platformer that shares the 2D side-scrolling perspective of the seed.

An insanely difficult precision platformer

Why similar: Difficult 47.2%, Platformer 20.4%, Cartoony 13.5%, 2D 9.1%, Indie 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A title that lives up to its name by offering pure, reflex-based difficulty in a 2D space.

Watch is a free incremental game combined with collecting wristwatches integrated into Steam inventory.

Why similar: Minimalist 43.8%, Casual 42.8%, Indie 11.2%, Singleplayer 2.1%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that uses perspective-shifting mechanics to challenge the player's spatial reasoning.

Adventures of different characters with their unique atmosphere and puzzles.

Why similar: Platformer 23.4%, Puzzle 18.1%, Minimalist 11.9%, Indie 10.7%, Atmospheric 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric puzzle-platformer that uses dimension-shifting mechanics to create mind-bending levels.

Challenging first person puzzle platformer.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.9%, Puzzle 18.3%, Casual 13.1%, Minimalist 12.2%, Platformer 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A 3D puzzle-platformer that tests your spatial awareness and reflexes in a minimalist environment.

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

Why similar: Indie 45.2%, Casual 15.6%, Action 13.1%, Platformer 12%, Puzzle Platformer 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: A casual yet challenging platformer that plays with gravity mechanics to create unique puzzle scenarios.

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: Puzzle Platformer 29.7%, Platformer 19.2%, Minimalist 15.1%, Linear 10.2%, Casual 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: While more narrative-focused, its minimalist aesthetic and clever puzzle-platforming mechanics are a great thematic fit.

Traverse mirrors as if they were natural extensions of space to solve puzzles and uncover secrets. Reshape your perspective to perform gravity-shifting acrobatics as you jungle-gym through a sprawling environment. You'll never look in a mirror the same way again.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 45.7%, Minimalist 18.6%, Puzzle 17.2%, Platformer 6.4%, Atmospheric 5.8%

a game about walking/jumping between plane surfaces to collect all red squares

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22%, Minimalist 17.7%, Platformer 13.1%, Puzzle 12.6%, Casual 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist puzzle game that focuses on logic and spatial navigation, sharing the seed's visual simplicity.

Cavern escape is new platformer puzzle game.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.4%, Casual 15.7%, Action 13.3%, Minimalist 10.3%, Indie 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A straightforward, difficult platformer that focuses on the same 'escape' style gameplay as the seed.

Minimalist hardcore one click\press direction changer game.

Why similar: Difficult 33.9%, Platformer 27.2%, Casual 23%, Indie 15.8%

Swiftly is a very challenging platformer game. It has simple graphics and easy to understand rules, but you are going to have a hard time completing the levels.

Why similar: Action 46.7%, Platformer 27.3%, Indie 26%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, indie platformer that emphasizes quick movement and reflex-based navigation.

Time Up is a fast paced action platformer, with each level only being 9 seconds. Sieze every opportunity, plan your route, Survive various deadly traps, and reach the finish line! This game combines a variety of classic platformer elements: The levels are carefully designed to make them harder, yet more enjoyable to give the player a...

Why similar: Casual 18.8%, Difficult 17.9%, Action 17%, Minimalist 14.8%, Platformer 13.3%

This is a platform puzzle game related to our "WATCH" vision.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 36.5%, Platformer 19.4%, Puzzle 13.9%, Casual 10.2%, Action 8.2%

Dangerous Bullets- This dynamic hardcore platforming, challenges you.

Why similar: Platformer 23.6%, Action 19.4%, Minimalist 17.6%, Difficult 14.2%, Indie 9.8%

Inner silence - cheerful 2D platformer puzzle game

Why similar: Action 23.5%, Puzzle Platformer 21.8%, Platformer 17%, Casual 14%, Puzzle 9.5%

Minimalistic puzzle game telling about a tricky life situation, which gets your Hero. Mysterious world and treacherous enemies. Strange laws of this weird reality. Here the help of friends is more dangerous than the attack of enemies! Welcome to NEONomicon!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.5%, Platformer 24.2%, Indie 18%, Action 17.4%, Casual 12.3%

Super hardcore first-person game.

Why similar: Casual 27.7%, Difficult 27.6%, Action 25.1%, Indie 17.9%, Singleplayer 1.6%

A magical puzzle platformer made with PICO-8. Be thinky to get the legendary treasure.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 40.9%, Difficult 26.4%, Puzzle 20.4%, 2D 5.9%, Indie 5.1%

3D Hardcore Cube - this is not an easy platformer in which you want to get to the portal and not to fall into the trap. The game has boosters traffic boosters bounce, anti bounce, falling cubes, turrets and more!

Why similar: Action 26.3%, Difficult 22.3%, Indie 18.7%, Puzzle 15.3%, Casual 9.1%

OVIVO is a minimalistic platformer with unusual mechanics where everything is as simple as black and white. The journey in this metaphoric world is filled with illusions and hidden messages.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.9%, Difficult 16.9%, Minimalist 16.6%, Platformer 14.4%, Casual 6.1%

Jump, switch and fly your way through mind-bending subterranean puzzles in this stunning new platforming adventure from the award-winning Press Play!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.6%, Casual 22.7%, Action 19.4%, Difficult 15.1%, Platformer 13.2%

This is a SHORT, 2D PLATFORMER with TIGHT CONTROLS about exploring a single level to get past a bunch of TRAPS. There is an EASY mode and a HARD mode depending on your skill level.

Why similar: Difficult 43.4%, Platformer 29%, Action 11.3%, Minimalist 7.8%, 2D 6.6%

A fast-paced hardcore platformer featuring hand-crafted levels and lightning-fast respawns. Help Square survive his journey to the depths of Flatland, a minimalist neon-style 2D world. Run, jump, die, learn, repeat.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.5%, Difficult 22.5%, Platformer 13.6%, Minimalist 11.1%, Arcade 8.7%

The great arcade challenge in physics based platform world. Join the hardcore journey of 200 levels with puzzle elements and claim the title of Ultimate Solid!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23%, Difficult 20.4%, Action 20%, Indie 15.1%, Puzzle 12.9%

Sleeping Valley - a new arcade platformer game In Sleeping Valley you only have one life to live and it's your job to see how far you can take this cute character on his brutally hard journey.

Why similar: Casual 24.7%, Platformer 12.9%, Puzzle Platformer 12.6%, Action 10.6%, Difficult 10.2%

Ingression is an unforgiving & mind-bending precision platformer where you'll think and platform with seamless portals. Travel to the future to save the past from a tremendous time paradox.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.6%, Difficult 26.7%, Platformer 21.7%, Action 9.4%, Atmospheric 5.7%

Time in Time is a side scroller puzzle-platformer game where you control everything with timers..

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.2%, Difficult 19%, Platformer 14.9%, Minimalist 12.1%, Puzzle 10%

TRUFFLE is a minimalist puzzle maze game where touching the walls kills you instantly. It is a high difficulty, patience testing, dexterity game.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.9%, Difficult 19.8%, Minimalist 14.2%, Puzzle 11.8%, Linear 8.9%

Master momentum in this unique jumping game that features no jump button! Preserve your potential energy and fall to new heights as you solve these clever puzzles and maneuver your way to victory.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.1%, Difficult 15%, Minimalist 12.7%, Platformer 12.1%, Puzzle 8%

Defy Gravity is an action platformer that is a mix between classic platforming and gravity based puzzle solving.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 46.1%, Platformer 24.1%, Difficult 7.5%, Puzzle 6.7%, Indie 5%

This is simple but highly addictive strategy game that will test your reaction times and your hand to eye coordination.

Why similar: Puzzle 42.6%, Casual 24%, Difficult 17.9%, Indie 11.9%, Singleplayer 3.6%

Devilishly difficult but insanely rewarding physics puzzler. Play through 85 levels of diverse and ingenious physics-based challenges.

Why similar: Casual 19.8%, Difficult 19.8%, Puzzle 18.9%, Indie 11.7%, Platformer 10.9%

Phantom Jump is a skill based platformer with rhythm mechanics, built to turn you into a speedrunner.

Why similar: Difficult 35.3%, Platformer 32.4%, Indie 24.7%, 2D 7.6%

Rap Pop Jump Core is a hardcore action platformer demanding constant movement, quick decisions, and combat. Navigate a vibrant city by leaping between platforms. One mistake, and you fall to your fate. Escape swiftly!

Why similar: Difficult 29.6%, Platformer 22.4%, Arcade 14.7%, Casual 10.7%, Action 10.6%

Tiles is a unique action-puzzle game that will both convolute your mind and burn your finger tips!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.5%, Minimalist 17%, Difficult 14.9%, Indie 13.7%, Platformer 13.1%

Shift Quantum is a brain-busting platformer using a unique mechanic called SHIFTING, a way to twist your environment and invert space around you. Bend your mind to reach the exit of each level and unveil the secrets of a strange program. Extend the experience, create and share your own levels.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31.2%, Platformer 13%, Action 11.7%, Indie 10.7%, Difficult 10.4%

Rift Racoon is an intense precision platformer about a lost racoon with a fun abillity: teleportation! Teleport through dangerous traps, use your claws to climb walls and jump your way across difficult platforming levels with retro visuals!

Why similar: Difficult 30.9%, Platformer 22.3%, Linear 13.9%, Puzzle Platformer 10.2%, Action 10.1%

Tinboy is a puzzle-platformer, with a massive difficulty level.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30%, Difficult 18.8%, Platformer 14.9%, Puzzle 11.5%, Casual 7.5%

2D Pixel platformer about a cute character named Gelu. He can create and destroy his copies made of ice, limited number of times. With the help of ice copies he can climb on platform, pass the obstacles and pass the levels. Help Gelu to pass hard levels.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.7%, Platformer 18.1%, Puzzle 12.7%, Casual 11.3%, Difficult 8.2%

Nixxsz Castle is a precision platform and rage inducing game. Inspired by games from previous generations, Nixxsz Castle has a very hard gameplay experience for those with patience and skill.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.1%, Difficult 22.1%, Platformer 12.3%, Puzzle 9.8%, Linear 7.8%

A 8-bit retro action platformer that goes beyond just pixels and chiptunes

Why similar: Action 35.7%, Platformer 33.3%, Indie 23.5%, 2D 7.5%