Games Like Toby: The Secret Mine

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

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.6%, Platformer 15.4%, Dark 11.6%, Puzzle 7%, Indie 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive atmospheric puzzle-platformer that served as the primary inspiration for Toby: The Secret Mine.

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 20.3%, Platformer 17.5%, Dark 15.4%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Horror 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Created by the same developers as Limbo, it offers a similarly dark, cinematic, and puzzle-heavy experience.

Escape the depths of an otherworldly labyrinth in this cinematic puzzle platformer. Explore a hauntingly beautiful world, with three playable characters, in one dark, interconnected story.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.2%, Platformer 17.3%, Dark 15.5%, Adventure 10.1%, Atmospheric 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply atmospheric, dark, and narrative-driven puzzle-platformer that shares the somber tone of the seed game.

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 24.7%, Puzzle Platformer 13.5%, Adventure 12.5%, Indie 11.7%, Puzzle 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: Features a striking black-and-white visual style and cooperative puzzle-solving mechanics that feel very similar to Toby.

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 20%, Dark 15.4%, Horror 13%, Platformer 11.9%, Atmospheric 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the same eerie, unsettling atmosphere and focuses on navigating a dangerous, surreal world.

In the dark and mysterious world of Closure, only what you see exists. Manipulate lights to phase objects in and out of reality in this multiple-award-winning puzzle game. Play as a strange spider-like demon who explores the stories of three human characters through beautiful, eerie environments such as a decrepit factory, a murky...

Why similar: Platformer 28.1%, Surreal 14.8%, Puzzle Platformer 14.4%, Puzzle 14%, Indie 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, dark puzzle-platformer where light and shadow are the primary mechanics for navigating the world.

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: Platformer 23.4%, Puzzle Platformer 18.2%, Indie 11.5%, Adventure 10.3%, Puzzle 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a surreal, atmospheric journey through dark landscapes with unique color-based puzzle mechanics.

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

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 14.7%, Dark 13.9%, Platformer 13.4%, Side Scroller 12.9%, Adventure 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, surreal adventure that excels at building a haunting atmosphere through its unique art style.

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 21%, Puzzle Platformer 15.2%, Puzzle 14.9%, Adventure 14.5%, Atmospheric 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric puzzle-platformer that emphasizes environmental traversal and a poignant, quiet tone.

In a world torn between nature’s grace and cold machine invasion, one girl and her companion must rely on their bond to survive and protect what they hold dear. Their story of hope, loss, and love will stay with you long after the journey ends.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.2%, Side Scroller 17.7%, Platformer 17.5%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Puzzle 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A beautiful, cinematic puzzle-platformer that balances dark, mysterious environments with clever mechanics.

Created by solo developer Nikola Kostic - Traverse a haunting world set in 1939 Germany in search of a mysterious girl with rabbit ears. Utilize a little bunny in creative ways to solve puzzles. Levitate sheep, use them as torches or wolf bait and make your way through a dangerous land.

Why similar: Indie 22.1%, Platformer 12.4%, Surreal 10.3%, Dark 9.5%, Side Scroller 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, puzzle-heavy platformer that features a similar aesthetic and focus on overcoming environmental obstacles.

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 13.9%, Puzzle 10.7%, Side Scroller 9.8%, Indie 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that uses magnetism and physics to create challenging, atmospheric gameplay.

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%, Platformer 18%, Adventure 11.9%, Indie 10.9%, Side Scroller 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: Combines dark, pixelated environments with unique movement-based puzzle-platforming mechanics.

In Between is set inside the mind of a man hit by a cruel twist of fate. Together you are on a journey through the protagonist's head, a world that doesn’t obey the laws of physics.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 17.6%, Platformer 15.9%, Side Scroller 11%, Dark 10.9%, Difficult 10%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based puzzle-platformer that explores somber themes through gravity-manipulation mechanics.

Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

Why similar: Atmospheric 19.9%, Platformer 19.1%, Puzzle Platformer 12.5%, Surreal 12.1%, Indie 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: While more artistic, it shares the focus on atmospheric exploration and puzzle-platforming in a surreal world.

A surreal puzzle platformer that's as beautiful as it is challenging – discover two beings entwined by fate, a girl and her soulmate, left to travel through a hauntingly elegant world...

Why similar: Surreal 29%, Puzzle Platformer 15.2%, Indie 12.5%, Atmospheric 9.7%, Puzzle 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, atmospheric puzzle game that focuses on psychological themes and environmental navigation.

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: Puzzle Platformer 20.1%, Platformer 20%, Adventure 15.6%, Side Scroller 11%, Indie 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: An adventure-focused puzzle-platformer that captures a sense of mystery and exploration in a hostile world.

OddPlanet is a side-scrolling adventure game inspired by Limbo and Oddworld.

Why similar: Adventure 56.2%, Indie 43.8%

Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling puzzle-platformer that emphasizes survival and exploration in a strange, atmospheric world.

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: Adventure 13.7%, Surreal 13.4%, Puzzle Platformer 13.2%, Indie 11.7%, Side Scroller 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A metroidvania-lite experience that features intricate puzzle-platforming and a mysterious, atmospheric setting.

Grimind is a 2D, physics based, adventure, platform game in horror/creepy theme. Grimind casts you into forgotten caves and ancient crypts, without memories. While being there you have to demonstrate great manual skills to pass obstacles and solve non trivial puzzles to get out of scary environment and additionally discover what are you...

Why similar: Platformer 33.2%, Indie 16.9%, Side Scroller 16.1%, Adventure 12.8%, Horror 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, physics-based platformer that emphasizes exploration and environmental puzzle-solving.

Traverse a dried-out seabed littered with the remains of a decaying civilization. Keep your unique vessel going, overcome numerous obstacles and withstand the hazardous weather conditions. How far can you make it? What will you find?

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.4%, Platformer 20.2%, Atmospheric 15.2%, Adventure 12.5%, Puzzle 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the feeling of loneliness and atmospheric travel through a desolate, puzzle-filled landscape.

“Probably the best downloadable title on the market right now.” 9/10 – Eurogamer.se

Why similar: Platformer 35.6%, Side Scroller 20.1%, Indie 9.1%, Adventure 9.1%, Atmospheric 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A cinematic, dark side-scrolling platformer that emphasizes survival and environmental puzzles.

Overcome emotional struggles across a touching narrative filled with twists and surprises. Embark on a dream-like journey, with breathtaking artistic direction and the enthralling voice of Hannah Murray (Game of Thrones, Skins).

Why similar: Platformer 24.5%, Indie 15.1%, Puzzle Platformer 13.6%, Atmospheric 12.9%, Puzzle 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, atmospheric puzzle game that plays with light and shadow to navigate a dreamlike world.

Experience the epic journey of Nuna and Fox as they search for the source of an eternal blizzard that threatens the survival of everything they have ever known.

Why similar: Platformer 27.8%, Puzzle Platformer 13.2%, Side Scroller 13.1%, Atmospheric 12.3%, Indie 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, narrative-driven puzzle-platformer that focuses on environmental interaction and lore.

Hue is a vibrant, award-winning puzzle-adventure, where you alter the world by changing its background colour.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.7%, Platformer 21.7%, Puzzle 12.9%, Indie 12.1%, Adventure 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: A clever puzzle-platformer that uses color-shifting mechanics to navigate a dark, minimalist environment.

This is the original version of Braid from 2009, which may not work well on newer systems. For an updated version of the game with nicer graphics, more levels and a large amount of developer commentary, see Braid, Anniversary Edition.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 40.9%, Platformer 22.8%, Puzzle 11.7%, Indie 8.5%, Difficult 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A classic puzzle-platformer that uses time manipulation to navigate surreal and thought-provoking levels.

Step into a hand-animated realm of wonder in which everyday objects take on a life of their own. Uncover the Forgotlings’ mysteries & harness magical forces as you embark upon a quest to return home.

Why similar: Platformer 30.6%, Atmospheric 22.4%, Puzzle 15%, Indie 10%, 2D 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A story-rich, atmospheric puzzle-platformer set in a surreal world of forgotten objects.

Degrees of Separation is a puzzle platformer where cooperation is built into every move. Two contrasting souls, Ember and Rime, fall in love, but are separated by an enigmatic force, and must use their powers to progress through a spectacular world of fantasy and adventure.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.8%, Side Scroller 22.8%, Platformer 19%, Difficult 12.6%, Puzzle 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, dual-character puzzle-platformer that uses temperature mechanics to solve environmental challenges.

Shift Happens is a cooperative platformer for two. You and a friend shift your mass, throw each other and puzzle your way through four stages of stylized imaginary worlds. Including the occasional backstabbing and taunting. Play with a friend on a couch, online or even special singleplayer levels.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 33.3%, Platformer 18.7%, Side Scroller 18.1%, Puzzle 11.6%, Indie 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that focuses on character-swapping mechanics to overcome obstacles in a stylized world.

A brutally challenging physics-horror caving game. Using only your hands, drag yourself down a suffocating cave system where every hold pulls you further into the darkness. Equal parts rage-game, claustrophobic nightmare, and descent into a forgotten folktale...

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.6%, Difficult 13.4%, Dark 13%, Surreal 13%, Indie 7.8%

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: Platformer 15.4%, Puzzle Platformer 13.4%, Dark 11.4%, Difficult 9.9%, Side Scroller 9.2%

Reflection of Mine is a dark puzzle video game about the dissociative identity disorder. The entire game takes place in the broken mind of Lilly Witchgan and the goal is to discover who is real – Lilly herself or one of her many personalities.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.1%, Difficult 17.6%, Dark 12.6%, Puzzle 11.8%, Atmospheric 9.3%

Adventures of different characters with their unique atmosphere and puzzles.

Why similar: Platformer 20.8%, Surreal 15.7%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Dark 9.8%, Puzzle 9.8%

Creepy quest with the atmosphere of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales. Go through a dangerous adventure filled with puzzles and challenges! Perhaps it is you who will be able to solve all the secrets of forest and save the peaceful creatures?

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19%, Platformer 16.1%, Side Scroller 13.6%, Dark 12.4%, Adventure 7.7%

Soulless: Ray of Hope is a 2D story-driven platformer focused on atmosphere, exploration, and emotional storytelling in a dark, minimalist world.

Why similar: Side Scroller 28.6%, Puzzle Platformer 23.8%, Platformer 21.9%, Puzzle 9.9%, Horror 8.4%

A hard, mind bending platformer based on imagination and quick reflexes.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.8%, Platformer 19.3%, Difficult 11.9%, Indie 11.3%, Puzzle 9.7%

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 32.3%, Difficult 21.2%, Puzzle 13.9%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Dark 8.7%

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 22.1%, Puzzle 17.9%, Adventure 15.8%, Atmospheric 14.4%, Dark 12.7%

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 26.4%, Adventure 20%, Indie 18.3%, Platformer 15.5%, Puzzle 14.4%

When everything seems hopeless a child is awakened by the whispers of the last leaf, drawn into an imaginary world. Unleaving invites the player into a narrative-driven puzzle platformer where each challenge unfolds within a hand-painted landscape, exploring perception and meaning

Why similar: Surreal 19.1%, Side Scroller 14.5%, Platformer 13.5%, Dark 13.1%, Puzzle Platformer 9%

Cast into an ancient crypt, survive the horrors that dwell below, and ascend from despair with your unexpected companion in this short 2D puzzle platformer. Take risks to evade the petrifying gaze from beyond the dark.

Why similar: Platformer 26.3%, Puzzle Platformer 22.8%, Adventure 12.9%, Puzzle 11.4%, Atmospheric 7.8%

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: Platformer 14.8%, Surreal 14.1%, Puzzle Platformer 13.5%, Side Scroller 13.5%, Indie 7.9%

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 24.5%, Side Scroller 18.5%, Surreal 15.2%, Dark 11.6%, Difficult 10.7%

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

Why similar: Adventure 27.2%, Indie 25.3%, Platformer 25.1%, Action 12.2%, Casual 10.2%

Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22%, Platformer 18%, Surreal 14.5%, Puzzle 9.9%, Atmospheric 7.9%

The Bridge is a logic puzzle game that forces you to reevaluate your preconceptions of physics and perspective. It is Isaac Newton meets M. C. Escher. Manipulate gravity to redefine the ceiling as the floor while venturing through impossible architectures.

Why similar: Surreal 25.2%, Puzzle Platformer 23.3%, Platformer 9.7%, Puzzle 9.2%, Difficult 6.6%

Hollow Floor is an exploration-based single-sitting Metroidvania inspired by VVVVVV and REDDER. Hollow Floor is a relaxed game that is full of secrets and hard challenges that can be tackled at any moment in the game or completely ignored.

Why similar: Platformer 33.8%, Adventure 23.1%, Indie 15.2%, Atmospheric 14.8%, 2D 8%

A punishing yet friendly get-to-the-top adventure across a haunted, retro-inspired world.

Why similar: Dark 26.8%, Difficult 25.1%, Platformer 15.1%, Atmospheric 14.5%, 2D 8%

Dive into a surreal ocean abyss in an atmospheric puzzle-adventure. Explore dangerous waters, possess sea creatures and solve environmental puzzles to discover what lies deep below the surface…

Why similar: Surreal 17.5%, Side Scroller 14.8%, Puzzle Platformer 14%, Dark 13.2%, Puzzle 8.4%

Unravel the dark secrets hidden throughout this stirring puzzle platformer about a tormented nobleman confronting the traumas of his past. Use an innovative mirror mechanic to solve challenging puzzle rooms and defeat towering bosses as you strive to piece together the ugly truth.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.7%, Platformer 22.3%, Puzzle 10.1%, Horror 9.1%, Atmospheric 8.3%

Renoir is a story-driven puzzle platformer that draws inspiration from classic 1940s film noir. Detective James Renoir has but a single shot to crack one hell of a case: his own murder!

Why similar: Adventure 30.8%, Indie 23.8%, Puzzle Platformer 18.9%, Platformer 18.3%, Puzzle 8.2%

Rumbral is a dark, puzzle platformer set in a seemingly forgotten world. Find your way in this desolated place while trying to recover your memories and find out who you really are.

Why similar: Platformer 22.2%, Side Scroller 18.7%, Puzzle Platformer 17.6%, Dark 15.8%, Puzzle 9.3%

Cavern Escape is a challenging platformer puzzle game where precision and patience are the key to success.

Why similar: Adventure 54.4%, Puzzle Platformer 10.3%, Indie 7.6%, Platformer 6.9%, Dark 5.5%

Are you a big fan of platform games? Can your nerves tolerate a high level of difficulty? If your answer is yes, then get your jumping skills ready for a new Super Meat Boy and Defrag(Quake3Arena) inspired platformer Run Rabbit Run!

Why similar: Platformer 24.1%, Puzzle Platformer 20.1%, Difficult 15.8%, Adventure 9.6%, Puzzle 7.6%

This is a difficult game about climbing.

Why similar: Platformer 24.5%, Surreal 19.4%, Difficult 19.4%, Adventure 11.5%, Horror 8.7%

The soldier in the mine is an interesting 2D platformer. In this game, to move from one cave to another. But you will interfere with obstacles.

Why similar: Side Scroller 27.2%, Puzzle Platformer 22.5%, Platformer 20.7%, Puzzle 6.9%, Atmospheric 5.4%

OLI is a short 2D puzzle-platformer game, with a thriller atmosphere. In this game you play as a child who needs to escape from scary monsters while passing through different locations in an inhospitable city. This project is inspired by others games like Limbo and Little Nightmares.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.1%, Dark 24%, Atmospheric 13.5%, Adventure 9.5%, 2D 8.6%

Escape Goat 2 is a puzzle platformer game where you use machinery, the environment, and a friendly mouse to progress through a dungeon.

Why similar: Platformer 41%, Puzzle 17.7%, Indie 17.2%, Puzzle Platformer 9.8%, Action 4.6%

Escape from a mysterious underground megastructure in this short atmospheric 3d-platformer.

Why similar: Adventure 25.1%, Puzzle Platformer 24.3%, Platformer 20.7%, Atmospheric 18.3%, Indie 6.8%

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

Why similar: Side Scroller 24.1%, Puzzle Platformer 20.2%, Platformer 17.5%, Difficult 12%, Puzzle 8.2%