- #1 A Hat in Time
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 52,923 reviews2017
Dev: Gears for Breakfast
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 19.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A Hat in Time is a cute-as-heck 3D platformer featuring a little girl who stitches hats for wicked powers! Freely explore giant worlds and recover Time Pieces to travel to new heights!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 30.2%, 3D Platformer 28%, Platformer 14.9%, Indie 7.1%, Third Person 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A vibrant 3D platformer that captures the same sense of whimsical adventure and tight movement found in Tiny and Big.
- #2 Octodad: Dadliest Catch
96% matchVery Positive94% of 10,528 reviews2014
Dev: Young Horses
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Physics 42%, Comedy 19.4%, Indie 11.3%, Funny 6.9%, Great Soundtrack 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based comedy game that shares the same hilarious, clumsy movement and lighthearted tone.
- #3 Donut County
96% matchVery Positive92% of 11,545 reviews2018
Dev: Ben EspositoPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Physics 29.6%, Great Soundtrack 25.5%, Puzzle 13.9%, Indie 13.4%, Funny 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-driven puzzle game with a quirky sense of humor and a satisfying loop of environmental manipulation.
- #4 Tinykin
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,059 reviews2022
Dev: SplashteamPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Catch hundreds of tinykin and use their unique powers to bring Milo back to his home planet and back to normal size!
Why similar: 3D Platformer 29%, Platformer 19.1%, Puzzle 13.8%, Third Person 12.8%, Comedy 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: This 3D platformer features a unique art style and creative exploration mechanics that mirror the charm of the seed game.
- #5 Human Fall Flat
94% matchVery Positive95% of 223,253 reviews2016
Dev: No Brakes GamesPub: Curve Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 22.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Human Fall Flat is a hilarious, light-hearted platformer set in floating dreamscapes that can be played solo or with up to 8 players online. Free new levels keep its vibrant community rewarded.
Why similar: Physics 43.3%, Puzzle 19.4%, Funny 9.2%, Adventure 7.2%, 3D Platformer 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on physics-based platforming and puzzle-solving where the player's clumsy interactions are part of the fun.
- #6 Stacking
94% matchVery Positive89% of 1,827 reviews2012
Dev: Double Fine Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Embark on an adventure to rescue Charlie’s family from the nefarious industrialist known only as the 'Baron.'
Why similar: Puzzle 34%, Indie 16.4%, Comedy 16%, Adventure 13.9%, Third Person 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: A charming, quirky adventure game that shares the distinct indie personality and puzzle-solving focus of the seed game.
- #7 World of Goo
93% matchVery Positive94% of 6,476 reviews2008
Dev: 2D BOYPub: 2D BOY
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
World of Goo is a multiple award winning physics based puzzle / construction game made entirely by two guys.
Why similar: Physics 33.5%, Great Soundtrack 27.5%, Puzzle 19.9%, Indie 12.1%, Comedy 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic physics-based puzzle game that shares the indie spirit and clever design of the seed game.
- #8 Snake Pass
92% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,293 reviews2017
Dev: Sumo DigitalPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Slither, coil and climb your way to the top of Haven Tor in this one of a kind physics based, puzzle platform adventure from award winning independent studio Sumo Digital!
Why similar: Physics 31.8%, 3D Platformer 22.7%, Platformer 19%, Puzzle 11.4%, Indie 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a unique physics-based movement system that requires the player to master the environment, much like the cutting mechanics in Tiny and Big.
- #9 Supraland
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 14,649 reviews2019
Dev: Supra Games
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Try the demo! A mix between Portal, Zelda and Metroid. Exploration, puzzles, terrible combat, secret upgrades and new abilities that help you reach new places. Playtime 12-25h.
Why similar: Physics 36.7%, 3D Platformer 18.9%, Puzzle 15.9%, Platformer 14.5%, Adventure 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A brilliant 3D puzzle-platformer that encourages creative thinking and environmental interaction.
- #10 Quantum Conundrum
91% matchVery Positive85% of 2,130 reviews2012
Dev: Airtight GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Find and rescue your uncle by using his newest invention to work your way through a crazy complex mansion as you switch between dimensions and solve puzzles!
Why similar: 3D Platformer 28.4%, Physics 23.4%, Puzzle 22.2%, Platformer 15.2%, Comedy 8%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person puzzle-platformer that relies on manipulating physics properties to progress through levels.
- #11 Grow Home
90% matchVery Positive92% of 5,564 reviews2015
Dev: Reflections, a Ubisoft StudioPub: Infogrames
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Experience the freedom of unbounded climbing as you take control of BUD, a procedurally animated robot on a quest to save his planet. Create your own path through an alien world as you control and ride a giant plant on a vertical journey to the stars.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 34.4%, Physics 16.3%, Platformer 11.7%, Great Soundtrack 9.4%, Adventure 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: An exploration-focused game that utilizes physics-based climbing mechanics to navigate a vertical, open world.
- #12 Psychonauts
89% matchVery Positive95% of 18,796 reviews2006
Dev: Double Fine Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A Psychic Odyssey Through the Minds of Misfits, Monsters, and Madmen. This classic action/adventure platformer from acclaimed developers Double Fine Productions follows the story of a young psychic named Razputin.
Why similar: Platformer 33.2%, 3D Platformer 16.9%, Comedy 14.3%, Great Soundtrack 12.1%, Third Person 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic 3D platformer with a highly imaginative world and a strong emphasis on character-driven humor.
- #13 Little Inferno
89% matchVery Positive95% of 13,558 reviews2012
Dev: Tomorrow Corporation
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Throw your toys into your fire, and play with them as they burn. An adventure that takes place almost entirely in front of a fireplace - about looking up up up out of the chimney, and the cold world just on the other side of the wall. From the creators of World of Goo and Human Resource Machine.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 30.3%, Indie 23%, Puzzle 20.5%, Comedy 11.7%, Funny 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based puzzle game that emphasizes the satisfying destruction of objects in a stylized environment.
- #14 Katamari Damacy REROLL
88% matchVery Positive93% of 6,511 reviews2018
Dev: MONKEYCRAFT Co. Ltd.Pub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
The beloved roll-em-up game returns with fully updated graphics, completely recreated cutscenes and in full HD!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 73.3%, Comedy 7.7%, Puzzle 7.2%, Funny 5.8%, Third Person 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features a unique physics-based gameplay loop and a surreal, comedic atmosphere that fans of Tiny and Big will appreciate.
- #15 Superliminal
84% matchVery Positive95% of 32,646 reviews2020
Dev: Pillow Castle
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Perception is reality. In this mind-bending first-person puzzler, you escape a surreal dream world through solving impossible puzzles using the ambiguity of depth and perspective.
Why similar: Physics 51.9%, Puzzle 31.4%, Funny 7.8%, Adventure 6.7%, Singleplayer 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: A perspective-based physics puzzle game that rewards creative manipulation of the environment.
- #16 Stick it to The Man!
86% matchVery Positive95% of 867 reviews2013
Dev: Zoink GamesPub: Ripstone
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Hard hat tester, Ray, has a bizarre accident and wakes up with a giant pink spaghetti arm sticking out of his brain! With his awesome new powers he can read minds and change the world with stickers but he’s on the run for a crime he didn’t commit. Can you help Ray out of this sticky situation?
Why similar: Platformer 36.6%, Comedy 16.3%, Indie 16.1%, Puzzle 12.4%, Adventure 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A comedy-adventure game with a distinct visual style and a focus on quirky, puzzle-based progression.
- #17 The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom
86% matchVery Positive88% of 461 reviews2010
Dev: The Odd GentlemenPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Enter a macabre and comical silent world filled with mischief, time travel and delicious pie. Includes Steam Achievements, Cloud, and Leaderboards!
Why similar: Platformer 33.2%, Puzzle 21.1%, Indie 19.3%, Great Soundtrack 13.1%, Comedy 7%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer with a unique aesthetic and time-manipulation mechanics that require clever environmental use.
- #18 Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack
85% matchVery Positive92% of 1,030 reviews2012
Dev: Drinkbox Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A sci-fi puzzle-platformer of cataclysmic proportions! Evolve from a tiny captive into a world-eating giant. Use your mutant blob powers to devour the pathetic humans and all of civilization!
Why similar: Physics 30%, Platformer 22.9%, Puzzle 12.1%, Indie 11.5%, Comedy 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based action game where you grow by consuming objects, offering a similar sense of environmental destruction.
- #19 Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair
84% matchVery Positive81% of 1,409 reviews2019
Dev: Playtonic GamesPub: Team17 Digital Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair is a brand-new 2.5D platformer from some of the key creative talent behind 'Donkey Kong Country'. As the colourful buddy duo you must tackle a series of stunning, 2.5D levels and explore a puzzling 3D Overworld rich with secrets and surprises!
Why similar: Platformer 29.3%, Great Soundtrack 24%, Indie 22.4%, Adventure 11.8%, Comedy 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A colorful 2.5D platformer that captures the spirit of classic collectathon games with a great soundtrack.
- #20 Clustertruck
82% matchVery Positive94% of 18,074 reviews2016
Dev: LandfallPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Clustertruck is a chaotic physics based truckformer. Jump your way through insane levels in a game of "the floor is lava" on top of speeding trucks driven by terrible drivers.
Why similar: Physics 29.4%, 3D Platformer 26.8%, Great Soundtrack 17.6%, Platformer 8.6%, Indie 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A high-octane physics platformer that demands precise movement and quick thinking in chaotic environments.
- #21 FEZ
82% matchVery Positive93% of 16,036 reviews2013
Dev: Polytron CorporationPub: Trapdoor
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Gomez is a 2D creature living in a 2D world. Or is he? When the existence of a mysterious 3rd dimension is revealed to him, Gomez is sent out on a journey that will take him to the very end of time and space. Use your ability to navigate 3D structures from 4 distinct classic 2D perspectives.
Why similar: Platformer 33.1%, Great Soundtrack 26.3%, Puzzle 18.7%, Indie 14.2%, Beautiful 4% ★
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that uses perspective shifting to navigate a 3D world, offering a similar sense of discovery.
- #22 Crayon Physics Deluxe
83% matchVery Positive86% of 1,153 reviews2009
Dev: Kloonigames
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Crayon Physics Deluxe is a 2D physics puzzle / sandbox game, in which you get to experience what it would be like if your drawings would be magically transformed into real physical objects. Solve puzzles with your artistic vision and creative use of physics.
Why similar: Physics 47%, Puzzle 25.4%, Indie 17.9%, Great Soundtrack 8.5%, Singleplayer 1.2%
Why You'll Like It: A creative puzzle game where drawing objects into the world affects physics, mirroring the creative freedom of the seed game.
- #23 Grandma, No!
78% matchVery Positive86% of 106 reviews2025
Dev: WALLRIDEPub: Super Rare Originals
Windows
Step into Grandma’s slippers and wreak havoc in this physics-driven comedy where nothing stays under control—and that’s exactly the point. Fart, flop, and fumble your way through a home that refuses to behave.
Why similar: Physics 36.9%, Comedy 14.1%, Puzzle 13.7%, Third Person 11.5%, Funny 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based comedy game that shares the slapstick humor and lighthearted tone of the seed game.
- #24 Teslagrad
81% matchVery Positive84% of 2,460 reviews2013
Dev: Rain Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 38.1%, Puzzle 16.8%, Physics 16%, Indie 11.8%, Great Soundtrack 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that uses electromagnetic mechanics to navigate, providing a deep sense of environmental interaction.
- #25 Grow Up
79% matchVery Positive92% of 1,892 reviews2016
Dev: Reflections, a Ubisoft StudioPub: Infogrames
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Leaping from mind-boggling heights, bouncing off Champolines, soaring inches from floating islands, BUD can do it all - that look of mild terror, that’s his daredevil face. Help the adorable little robot collect MOM’s scattered ship parts and return them to the moon.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 38.9%, Physics 16.7%, Indie 14.6%, Adventure 12.4%, Platformer 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: The sequel to Grow Home, expanding on the physics-based exploration and vertical platforming mechanics.
- #26 Scrap Garden - The Day Before
80% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,005 reviews2016
Dev: Egidijus BachurPub: Flazm
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 43%
A new chapter of charming 3D platformer about the little rusty robot C4N who unwittingly finds himself in the midst of momentous events in Robo Land. In order to solve the new riddle, Canny will once again need to run and jump a lot, solve puzzles, and fight against enemies who are much bigger and stronger than he is.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 20.9%, 3D Platformer 17.1%, Puzzle 16.1%, Physics 14.6%, Indie 13.8%
Why You'll Like It: A charming 3D platformer with puzzle elements that focuses on exploration and lighthearted adventure.
- #27 Wattam
78% matchVery Positive85% of 587 reviews2020
Dev: FunomenaPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Wattam is a game about the joys of friendship and discovery, from the imagination of Keita Takahashi (creator of Katamari Damacy and Noby Noby Boy) and developer Funomena.
Why similar: Puzzle 28%, Indie 25.3%, Comedy 23.4%, Adventure 12.6%, Funny 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A highly experimental and quirky physics-based game that prioritizes joy and interaction over traditional goals.
- #28 TRI: Of Friendship and Madness
79% matchVery Positive85% of 506 reviews2014
Dev: Rat King Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Find a way through the towers and dungeons of TRI by solving puzzles, climbing impossible ascents and reflecting light-rays. The mystical TRI will let you create your own paths in this strange world – just try not to lose your mind when you're falling upside down!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 19.6%, 3D Platformer 18.2%, Physics 17.9%, Platformer 15.8%, Puzzle 12%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person puzzle-platformer that tasks players with creating their own paths through the environment.
- #29 Tales of the Tiny Planet
77% matchVery Positive84% of 56 reviews2017
Dev: Pixelsplit
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Tales of the Tiny Planet tells the story of a separated group of planet friends who want to reunite. You have to assist them against the dangers of time and space.
Why similar: Physics 31.1%, Indie 17.1%, Great Soundtrack 16.5%, Platformer 10.4%, Puzzle 8.5%
- #30 BEEP
77% matchVery Positive85% of 4,704 reviews2011
Dev: Big Fat Alien
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A combination of platforming with a gravity gun, BEEP is an amazing physics-platformer. Despite its friendly art style, this is a hardcore platformer in the truest sense.
Why similar: Platformer 30.3%, Physics 23.8%, Indie 19.4%, Puzzle 10%, Great Soundtrack 8.1%
- #31 Penny’s Big Breakaway
73% matchVery Positive80% of 1,236 reviews2024
Dev: Evening StarPub: Private Division
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Ready. Set. YO! - Join Penny & Yo-Yo in a kinetic 3D-platformer bursting with innovative gameplay! Showcase your catalog of tricks and chain impressive combos to deliver Penny & Yo-Yo's perfect breakout performance. Take the stage with this vibrant pair in Penny’s Big Breakaway.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 31.5%, Platformer 26.7%, Great Soundtrack 13.8%, Third Person 9.8%, Adventure 8.2%
- #32 Super Chipflake Ü: Quest for the Uncooked Schnitzel
69% matchVery Positive96% of 387 reviews2026
Dev: SalsaShark Studios
Windows
You're hungry. For a schnitzel. The problem is: you have to get it!
Why similar: 3D Platformer 33.1%, Platformer 27.6%, Adventure 10.1%, Third Person 9.8%, Comedy 8.5%
- #33 Super Adventure Hand
72% matchVery Positive98% of 88 reviews2023
Dev: Devm Games
Windows
Hands down the most adventurous and handsome hand in the world! You play as a hand on a gripping handventure where you single-handedly face dangerous obstacles and de-feet a handful of evil feet.
Why similar: Physics 26.7%, 3D Platformer 20.8%, Platformer 20.4%, Comedy 9.1%, Third Person 8.4%
- #34 Newt One
76% matchMixed64% of 87 reviews2019
Dev: DevNAri
Windows · Mac
A nonviolent musical 3D Platformer The land of Groovy Hue was once bursting with music and color until the Great Slumber. Take control of Newt, a new tone in this musical land. Awakening this sleeping, silent world is Newt's rite of passage. Restore music, life, and color to the your world!
Why similar: 3D Platformer 20.2%, Great Soundtrack 16.3%, Indie 15.8%, Platformer 14.5%, Adventure 7.5%
- #35 Fly'N
76% matchVery Positive86% of 511 reviews2012
Dev: Ankama Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Somewhere between a platformer, a puzzle game and a great big dollop of pure fun, Fly’N will challenge your skills through more than forty levels set in a luxuriant world. Experiment with the four Buds to save the World-Trees from Dyer, the loony hair-dryer who intends to destroy their Helys!
Why similar: Platformer 47.1%, Indie 19.8%, Great Soundtrack 16.2%, Puzzle 9%, Adventure 4.9%
- #36 MEANDERS
74% matchVery Positive91% of 407 reviews2018
Dev: ATOMIC BREATH
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
MEANDERS is a sparkling adventure through a series of funny and relaxing challenges in a colourful setting.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 25.8%, Great Soundtrack 24.2%, Puzzle 14.1%, Platformer 12.6%, Indie 9.7%
- #37 Misc. A Tiny Tale
69% matchVery Positive98% of 119 reviews2025
Dev: Tinyware Games
Windows
Meet Buddy and Bag Boy – two tiny robots with big hearts and an even bigger mission: spreading joy! After a mysterious explosion rains golden cogs and trash from the sky, it’s their job to collect, clean, and help each village while uncovering the secret behind the blast.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 34.4%, Platformer 30.5%, Indie 15.2%, Comedy 12.2%, Adventure 6.3%
- #38 The Tiny Bang Story
74% matchVery Positive87% of 6,576 reviews2011
Dev: Colibri Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Life on Tiny Planet was calm and carefree until a great disaster occurred - Tiny Planet was hit by a meteor! The world fell apart and now its future depends only on you! Use your imagination and creativity: in order to restore Tiny Planet and help its inhabitants you will have to fix a variety of machines and mechanisms as well as solve...
Why similar: Puzzle 94.8%, Indie 2.5%, Adventure 1.7%, Atmospheric 0.7%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #39 Riverhill Trials
75% matchMixed62% of 55 reviews2018
Dev: Watercolor Games
Windows
Riverhill Trials is a first person, 3D PLATFORMER ADVENTURE with a dynamic environment. Fly your Space Ship, land on the strange planet and overcome its challenges: moving platforms, falling asteroids, traps and alien structures - you will be tested.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 24.5%, Indie 20.9%, Platformer 18.3%, 3D Platformer 16.8%, Adventure 9.9%
- #40 Bug Academy
71% matchVery Positive96% of 293 reviews2020
Dev: Igrek GamesPub: Gaming Factory
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Bug Academy is a crazy action game in which you control a swarm of insects. Break through walls while delivering fridges, send rockets into space using chili sauce or catch ghosts with a vacuum cleaner. Finish all the lessons and pass the final exam to become Bug Academy graduate!
Why similar: Indie 36.6%, Physics 24.7%, 3D Platformer 12%, Puzzle 9.6%, Comedy 6.2%
- #41 Space Hole 2016
73% matchVery Positive84% of 88 reviews2016
Dev: Sam AtlasPub: Mr. Sam Atlas
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
YOU GOTTA GO IN THE SPACE HOLE In the near future, humans discover the missing piece for faster-than-light travel: giant glass spheres. Navigate your ball through the space hole(s).
Why similar: Physics 25.4%, 3D Platformer 20.7%, Platformer 13.8%, Puzzle 11.4%, Third Person 10.1%
- #42 Giraffe Town
73% matchVery Positive80% of 408 reviews2018
Dev: Samer Khatib (Snowconesolid Productions)
Windows
A giraffe born with slippery feet sets out to find love...
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 18%, Physics 15.5%, Indie 12.3%, 3D Platformer 11.5%, Platformer 11.4%
- #43 Tiny Terry's Turbo Trip
67% matchVery Positive95% of 2,050 reviews2024
Dev: snekflatPub: Super Rare Originals
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Terry wants to launch himself into space using his new car. Doing something this cool and reckless will surely make him the talk of the town. Run, drive and glide through this small journey of big discoveries as Terry works towards achieving this goal.
Why similar: Platformer 37.9%, Indie 26.6%, Funny 17.7%, Adventure 14.3%, Singleplayer 3.4%
- #44 Ittle Dew
72% matchVery Positive92% of 1,336 reviews2013
Dev: Ludosity
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Adventuress Ittle Dew and her sidekick Tippsie crash onto a strange island, filled with loot and mysterious inhabitants. It quickly dawns on the duo that this might become their biggest adventure yet.Ittle Dew boils down the classic adventure formula until there is only fun left.
Why similar: Puzzle 28.2%, Indie 24.4%, Great Soundtrack 17.2%, Adventure 13.7%, Comedy 11.1%
- #45 Gizmo
71% matchVery Positive93% of 318 reviews2018
Dev: Dane WinnPub: Milo Games
Windows
Gizmo is a Saturday-morning 3D platformer inspired by 90s classics of the genre.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 23.4%, Great Soundtrack 19.8%, Platformer 17%, Indie 15.7%, Third Person 9%
- #46 Airhead
68% matchVery Positive88% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: OctatoPub: HandyGames
Windows
Help a small body save a head-like organism full of air, from a leak that threatens its life. Explore their Metroidvania-style world and overcome challenging environmental puzzles to find the key to the head's survival.
Why similar: Indie 20.2%, Great Soundtrack 17.5%, Physics 15.9%, Platformer 12.2%, Puzzle 10.2%
- #47 Refunct
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 17,405 reviews2015
Dev: Dominique Grieshofer
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Refunct is a peaceful, short first-person platformer about restoring a vibrant world.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 35.3%, Great Soundtrack 31.2%, Platformer 22.4%, Adventure 4.3%, Beautiful 4.2% ★
- #48 AtmaSphere
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,858 reviews2018
Dev: Mazen GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
AtmaSphere is roll-a-ball game set in a medieval world which is full of dangerous traps and uncertain paths! Roll all you want, but don't fall off! Collect all diamonds to impress Ballerina, and get Ballard safely to her house!
Why similar: Physics 20%, Great Soundtrack 19.2%, 3D Platformer 16.5%, Platformer 14.7%, Indie 11.6%
- #49 Henry Halfhead
64% matchVery Positive98% of 198 reviews2025
Dev: Lululu Entertainment
Windows
Meet Henry, merely half a head, yet with the peculiar ability to become any object within their reach! Discover every object’s unique abilities and cleverly combine them to take Henry through their not-so-ordinary everyday life.
Why similar: Physics 45.6%, Puzzle 18.8%, Comedy 16.5%, Adventure 7.7%, Funny 7%
- #50 Yooka-Laylee
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 5,364 reviews2017
Dev: Playtonic GamesPub: Playtonic Friends
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 23.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Yooka-Laylee is an all-new open-world platformer from genre veterans Playtonic! Explore huge, beautiful worlds, meet an unforgettable cast of characters and horde a vault-load of collectibles as buddy-duo Yooka and Laylee embark on an epic adventure to thwart corporate creep Capital B!
Why similar: 3D Platformer 34%, Great Soundtrack 21.9%, Platformer 20.2%, Indie 9.6%, Adventure 6.3%
- #51 Plazma Being
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 403 reviews2015
Dev: Hedge Knight Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Take control of Zeb in this puzzle/platformer. He is a small energy based life form from space, known as a Plazma Being. While journeying through space to his home, Zeb was surprised to find that he was being kidnapped by aliens. They took him back to their planet and unceremoniously threw him into captivity.
Why similar: Platformer 31.1%, Physics 24.5%, Puzzle 19.2%, Indie 14%, Adventure 8.4%
- #52 A Story About My Uncle
68% matchVery Positive92% of 29,113 reviews2014
Dev: Gone North GamesPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A Story About My Uncle is a first person platforming adventure game about a boy who searches for his lost uncle, and ends up in a world he couldn’t imagine existed. The movement is a crucial part of the games core gameplay – focusing on swinging through the world with a grappling hook that gives the player a wonderful sense of speed and...
Why similar: Adventure 63.9%, Platformer 11.1%, 3D Platformer 7.8%, Indie 5.7%, Great Soundtrack 5.2%
- #53 Tiny
64% matchVery Positive84% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Just Indie
Windows
Tiny: is a first-person platformer. Your goal is to reach the top and achieve a good speedrun.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 34.6%, Physics 26.7%, Platformer 24.1%, Indie 12.6%, Atmospheric 1.3%
- #54 Sumoman
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 633 reviews2017
Dev: Tequilabyte Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Sumoman is an adventure puzzle platformer with advanced physics, destructible objects and the ability to reverse time. Solve various physical puzzles, trying to keep the unstable Sumoman on his feet in challenging environments.
Why similar: Platformer 21.8%, Puzzle 19.9%, Indie 16.6%, Comedy 15.3%, Funny 10%
- #55 Unravel
65% matchVery Positive91% of 5,395 reviews2020
Dev: Coldwood InteractivePub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Unravel is a physics-based puzzle platformer. Yarny, a character made from a single thread of yarn, must embark on a larger than life adventure.
Why similar: Platformer 25.7%, Puzzle 24.7%, Great Soundtrack 17.7%, Beautiful 9.4% ★, Adventure 9.3%
- #56 Isopod: A Webbed Spin-off
61% matchVery Positive90% of 470 reviews2025
Dev: Sbug Games
Windows
You're a tiny pill-bug in a big world! Roll, zip, and slam your way through the gorgeous landscapes of the Australian bush, unite your fellow bugs, and fight back the greedy Fire Ant Conglomerate!
Why similar: Physics 29.3%, 3D Platformer 25.2%, Platformer 21.8%, Third Person 8.8%, Adventure 5.2%
- #57 Woodle Tree 2: Deluxe+
67% matchVery Positive90% of 130 reviews2019
Dev: Fabio FerraraPub: Chubby Pixel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
A new edition of Woodle Tree 2 is here, with many enhancements! Will you be able to save Mother Nature in this vast open-world Adventure? This time a devastating menace is taking over the Wood Lands with a black substance that is absorbing life and energy from all living creatures!
Why similar: 3D Platformer 23.8%, Great Soundtrack 23.1%, Platformer 11.6%, Indie 11.2%, Comedy 7.4%