- #1 ANIMAL WELL
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,932 reviews2024
Dev: Billy BassoPub: Bigmode
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Metroidvania 33.1%, Puzzle Platformer 17.9%, Nonlinear 13.1%, Platformer 9.1%, Exploration 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Like Toki Tori 2+, this game relies on deep environmental observation and non-verbal puzzle-solving to navigate its interconnected world.
- #2 Islets
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,293 reviews2022
Dev: Kyle ThompsonPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Take to the sky and reunite a fragmented world in this surprisingly wholesome metroidvania! Help Iko adventure across beautiful hand-painted islands, receive letters from a quirky cast of characters, and face powerful monstrous adversaries.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.3%, Platformer 11.5%, Side Scroller 10.9%, Open World 8.4%, Animals 6.5% ★
Why You'll Like It: This charming metroidvania captures the same sense of exploration and whimsical atmosphere while offering satisfying platforming challenges.
- #3 Yoku's Island Express
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,192 reviews2018
Dev: Villa GorillaPub: Team17 Digital Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Meet Yoku, the pint-sized postman protagonist of Yoku's Island Express! Use a unique blend of pinball mechanics, platforming and open world exploration to unlock the secrets of Mokumana Island, help the locals, awaken ancient deities and much more in this amazing new tropical adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.8%, Platformer 14.3%, Puzzle Platformer 11.5%, Family Friendly 7.5%, Open World 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: It blends metroidvania exploration with a unique traversal mechanic that feels just as inventive and refreshing as Toki Tori 2+'s whistle and stomp system.
- #4 SHEEPO
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 581 reviews2020
Dev: Kyle Thompson
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Explore a strange planet, collect the creatures you find, and then shape-shift into them to expand your world. Build your own path, chat with the locals, and discover the planets sprawling secrets in this quirky metroidvania platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.8%, Platformer 14.3%, Open World 12.7%, Exploration 8.1%, Cute 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A metroidvania that focuses on creature interaction and exploration rather than combat, mirroring the non-violent puzzle-solving spirit of the seed game.
- #5 Treasure Adventure World
94% matchVery Positive82% of 279 reviews2018
Dev: Robit Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Set sail for adventure with a paper hat on your head and a magical shrinking boat in your pocket, in search of legendary treasures! Solve tricky puzzles, battle formidable foes, piece together clues and dig up secrets to uncover your own shrouded history as you explore this sprawling open world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.8%, Platformer 19%, Adventure 14.2%, Cute 9.3%, Indie 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes exploration and discovery in a vast, interconnected world, rewarding curiosity in a way that feels very similar to Toki Tori 2+.
- #6 Wuppo: Definitive Edition
94% matchVery Positive94% of 5,928 reviews2016
Dev: snekflat
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Play as an exiled 'wum' looking for a new home in this bizarre but charming world, filled with strange creatures, puzzles, monsters and political chaos.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.6%, Puzzle Platformer 14.3%, Platformer 12.2%, Exploration 7.9%, Cute 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: The game features a wonderfully unique world and a focus on exploration and charm that aligns perfectly with the tone of Toki Tori 2+.
- #7 Environmental Station Alpha
93% matchVery Positive83% of 1,627 reviews2015
Dev: Arvi TeikariPub: Hempuli Oy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 66.4%, Platformer 15.2%, Adventure 5.2%, Exploration 4.4%, Indie 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a deep, rewarding experience centered on exploration and uncovering the secrets of a mysterious world through environmental puzzles.
- #8 Outer Wilds
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 102,192 reviews2020
Dev: Mobius DigitalPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.
Why similar: Open World 33.1%, Exploration 29.3%, Puzzle 18.1%, Adventure 10.1%, Singleplayer 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: While in 3D, it shares the core philosophy of Toki Tori 2+ where knowledge of the world's mechanics is the only true progression system.
- #9 Toki Tori
92% matchVery Positive88% of 2,125 reviews2010
Dev: Two TribesPub: Two Tribes Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 47%
The gameplay in Toki Tori is a blend of two genres. While it looks like a platform game, it's a puzzle game at heart. To progress through the game, the player must pick up each egg in a level using a set number of tools.
Why similar: Puzzle 30.1%, Platformer 21.7%, Puzzle Platformer 12.4%, Cute 9%, Family Friendly 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: The original game shares the same DNA, focusing on clever puzzle-platforming mechanics and a cute aesthetic.
- #10 Supraland
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 14,884 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: Metroidvania 32.3%, Puzzle Platformer 22%, Open World 9.7%, Exploration 8.4%, Puzzle 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person metroidvania that prioritizes clever puzzle-solving and exploration, making it a great fit for fans of Toki Tori's puzzle-heavy design.
- #11 Promenade
89% matchVery Positive95% of 873 reviews2024
Dev: Holy Cap
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Go on an adventure in a world packed with secrets helped by your friend, a poulp with many abilities. Explore, solve puzzles, wander across dungeons, blast through races and much more in this cute game inspired by the best 3D platformers
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.2%, Puzzle Platformer 17.3%, Platformer 12.6%, Family Friendly 8.2%, Cute 8%
Why You'll Like It: A collectathon-style platformer that emphasizes exploration and puzzle-solving in a vibrant, cute world.
- #12 Knytt Underground
90% matchVery Positive84% of 483 reviews2013
Dev: Nifflas' GamesPub: Ripstone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 67%
The legendary Knytt series continues with Nifflas’ latest creation; Knytt Underground. In this Knytteration; humans have long since abandoned the planet after practically destroying it in a war, five hundred years ago.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.9%, Platformer 24.7%, Exploration 13.8%, Adventure 7.3%, Indie 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: An expansive, non-linear game focused on movement and exploration in a beautiful, atmospheric world.
- #13 Haiku, the Robot
88% matchVery Positive90% of 3,452 reviews2022
Dev: Mister Morris Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Delve into the depths of a mechanical world in this cute, adventure-exploration game. Explore and fight in a land full of corrupt robots and machinery. All while seeking answers to the mysteries around you.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.3%, Nonlinear 14.7%, Side Scroller 13.3%, Open World 12%, Platformer 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: This metroidvania emphasizes exploration and environmental interaction, providing a polished experience for fans of the genre.
- #14 Offspring Fling!
89% 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 25.3%, Puzzle Platformer 23.5%, Puzzle 16.7%, Cute 10.2%, Family Friendly 7%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that requires clever manipulation of the environment and mechanics to succeed.
- #15 Gato Roboto
86% matchVery Positive94% of 5,104 reviews2019
Dev: doinksoftPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.
Why similar: Metroidvania 52.5%, Platformer 12%, Side Scroller 10.3%, Cute 5.3%, 2D 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A compact, cute metroidvania that distills the genre down to its most satisfying exploration and puzzle elements.
- #16 Elephantasy: Flipside
87% matchVery Positive83% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: B. Maksym (Linker)
Windows
Use and upgrade magic items, collect hidden treasures, and uncover the secrets between two worlds in this cute isometric puzzler! When a certain vacationing Elephant stumbles upon a way into the land of the dead, will she unwittingly let something far more sinister slip through?
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.5%, Nonlinear 17.4%, Puzzle Platformer 15.1%, Open World 10%, Platformer 9%
Why You'll Like It: An isometric puzzle-metroidvania that rewards exploration and clever use of limited mechanics.
- #17 Hatup
86% matchVery Positive92% of 59 reviews2022
Dev: Naoka StudioPub: Naoka Games
Windows
In Hatup you'll have the mission to go through different challenges with your hat that will allow you to progress through the game's stages. Using different mechanics you will face many challenges and with different levels of difficulty.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.1%, Side Scroller 16.4%, Puzzle Platformer 15.8%, Platformer 11.3%, Puzzle 7%
Why You'll Like It: An action-adventure platformer that blends exploration with puzzle elements in a compact, challenging package.
- #18 Pikuniku
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,059 reviews2019
Dev: Arnaud De BockPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Pikuniku is an absurdly wonderful puzzle-exploration game that takes place in a strange but playful world where not everything is as happy as it seems. Help peculiar characters overcome struggles, uncover a deep state conspiracy, and start a little revolution in this delightful dystopian adventure!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 14.5%, Puzzle 14.4%, Cute 13.7%, Platformer 13.3%, Family Friendly 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A whimsical puzzle-platformer with unique movement mechanics and a charming, lighthearted tone.
- #19 Songbird Symphony
85% matchVery Positive90% of 686 reviews2019
Dev: Joysteak StudiosPub: PQube
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Musical Metroidvania, with pixel art to die for. Guide orphaned chick 'Birb', on a platform adventure, as he faces off against the denizens of the forest in rhythm-action boss battles. Acclaimed for its gorgeous animation, and heart-warming storytelling, as Birb strives to discover his true origins.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.4%, Puzzle Platformer 16.9%, Side Scroller 16.5%, Platformer 9.9%, Exploration 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: Combines metroidvania exploration with rhythm-based puzzle elements, offering a unique and charming experience.
- #20 Minit
84% matchVery Positive89% of 2,830 reviews2018
Dev: JWPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Minit is a peculiar little adventure played sixty seconds at a time.
Why similar: Puzzle 26.4%, Adventure 21.8%, Indie 12.5%, 2D 12.4%, Cute 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: Progression is entirely based on understanding how the world works and using that knowledge to overcome obstacles, much like in Toki Tori 2+.
- #21 A Short Hike
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 22,017 reviews2019
Dev: adamgryu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
Why similar: Open World 24.9%, Exploration 22%, Cute 18.6%, Adventure 9.9%, Family Friendly 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the joy of exploration and discovery in a small, dense world without the pressure of combat.
- #22 LostWinds
83% matchVery Positive81% of 745 reviews2016
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Wield the awesome powers of Enril the wind spirit to guide and protect young Toku through this unique platform adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.8%, Platformer 22.6%, Puzzle Platformer 17.3%, Adventure 11.8%, Family Friendly 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric puzzle-platformer that uses unique wind-based mechanics to interact with the world.
- #23 Unravel
81% matchVery Positive91% of 5,467 reviews2020
Dev: Coldwood InteractivePub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.0 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: Puzzle Platformer 19.1%, Puzzle 16.6%, Platformer 16%, Family Friendly 14.4%, Side Scroller 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: This puzzle-platformer uses physics-based environmental interaction to create a strong sense of atmosphere and discovery.
- #24 Semblance
82% matchVery Positive86% of 400 reviews2018
Dev: NyamakopPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Semblance is an innovative platformer with deformable terrain, set in a beautiful minimalist world. It’s a game that asks, what if you could deform and reshape the world itself? Semblance takes the idea of a ‘platform’ in a platformer and turns it on its head.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.4%, Side Scroller 16.7%, Platformer 11.6%, Nonlinear 9.8%, Family Friendly 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer where you can physically deform the environment to solve puzzles, echoing the creative problem-solving of Toki Tori 2+.
- #25 Grow Home
80% matchVery Positive92% of 5,587 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: Open World 39.5%, Exploration 16.4%, Cute 11.7%, Adventure 9.7%, Platformer 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features unique, physics-based movement and a focus on vertical exploration that feels distinct and rewarding.
- #26 Vibrant Venture
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 662 reviews2020
Dev: Semag Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Vibrant Venture is a singleplayer 2D adventure platformer game featuring a quirky cast of characters! The game features four playable characters with multiple unique abilities that can be combined for extremely versatile, fluid and fun movement!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.3%, Side Scroller 21.1%, Level Editor 18.8%, Platformer 14.5%, Cute 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A platformer that emphasizes movement and puzzle-solving, offering a colorful and engaging experience.
- #27 Fe
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 918 reviews2020
Dev: ZoinkPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Run, climb and glide your way through a dark Nordic forest and explore its living, breathing ecosystem filled with secrets and mystical creatures. Become Fe and discover a world that you will never want to leave.
Why similar: Puzzle 50.3%, Adventure 17.1%, Singleplayer 11.2%, Cute 11.1%, Exploration 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A non-verbal exploration game that relies on interacting with the environment and creatures to progress.
- #28 Randomice
77% matchVery Positive97% of 118 reviews2025
Dev: VideoludidPub: Abiding Bridge
Windows
Escape from a laboratory house in this unique puzzling platformer with a twist! All important objects are randomly placed in the world before the start of the game. Each playthrough will take a different path through the house, but can always be completed. A perfect introduction to Randomizers.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.8%, Nonlinear 18.4%, Puzzle Platformer 15.7%, Platformer 9.2%, Exploration 6.6%
- #29 Öoo
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,955 reviews2025
Dev: NamaTakahashi
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A Bomb Caterpillar's Big Adventure! "Öoo" is a charming yet mysterious exploration puzzle platformer where you discover creative ways to use bombs!
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.7%, Puzzle Platformer 24.4%, Platformer 11.4%, Exploration 8.3%, Puzzle 8.1%
- #30 EMUUROM
77% matchVery Positive96% of 69 reviews2026
Dev: borbwarePub: Coyote Time Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
A creature-scanning metroidvania. Explore an ancient paradise before it's lost forever. Study the EMUUROM creatures, document your findings in the EMUUDEX, and use what you learn to unlock new paths.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.7%, Nonlinear 19%, Puzzle Platformer 15.9%, Platformer 9.4%, Exploration 6.8%
- #31 Ittle Dew
79% matchVery Positive92% of 1,341 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 30.6%, Adventure 19.9%, Cute 18.2%, Indie 10.6%, Exploration 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy adventure game with a cute aesthetic that focuses on solving environmental riddles.
- #32 Fly'N
78% matchVery Positive87% of 513 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 56.3%, Puzzle 11.4%, Indie 10.1%, 2D 9.8%, Adventure 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that relies on switching between unique character abilities to navigate and solve puzzles.
- #33 Dimensional Animals
76% matchVery Positive89% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: Marcos Game Dev
Windows
Five animal friends with unique abillities unite in this metroidvania adventure! You'll need to master each animal's skill to complete your quest! Play as the dog, duck, cat, frog and raccoon at the same time!
Why similar: Metroidvania 34%, Nonlinear 23.5%, Family Friendly 8.9%, Platformer 8.9%, Exploration 8.1%
- #34 Wenjia
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 375 reviews2018
Dev: Luoriver studio-洛神游戏工作室Pub: WhiteLakeStudio
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Wenjia is a 2D platform game with puzzle-solving elements. Players can freely travel between two realms (the material world and the energy world), each of them with different challenges and obstacles. Players must utilize both realms’ mechanisms to reach their final goal.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.4%, Puzzle Platformer 16.7%, Side Scroller 15.4%, Platformer 10.1%, Family Friendly 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric 2D platformer that incorporates metroidvania elements and environmental puzzle-solving.
- #35 Tukoni: Prologue
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,969 reviews2020
Dev: Dream Operator
Windows
Tukoni: Prologue is a point-and-click puzzle adventure, based on a series of award-winning books by the Ukrainian artist Oksana Bula. Play as Tukoni, the forest spirits, as you meet unique characters, solve captivating puzzles, craft new items, and explore a magical world filled with kindness.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.5%, Side Scroller 20.1%, Platformer 15%, Puzzle 11.6%, Cute 9%
- #36 Cats Catching Mice: The Black and White World
73% matchVery Positive99% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: 半星BanXing
Windows · Linux
Explore in a black-and-white world. You'll encounter interesting enemies, feel smooth physics effects, freely combine props to solve fun puzzles, use powerful weapons, and defeat cool bosses.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.8%, Puzzle Platformer 18.4%, Open World 12.4%, Platformer 10.1%, Exploration 7.5%
- #37 Simulation world
75% matchVery Positive86% of 56 reviews2021
Dev: 007berd
Windows
Simulation World - This is a puzzle, story and open world. Feel the vanilla atmosphere as you progress through the puzzles. Rescue the simulation from a virus that wants to destroy the computer world
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.6%, Side Scroller 18.7%, Platformer 13.2%, Open World 10%, Puzzle 9.8%
- #38 Iron Diamond
73% matchVery Positive89% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: North Folk Studios
Windows
Explore the mysterious island of Kindara in this vibrant 2D action-adventure. Fight and platform your way through jungles, icy peaks, castles, and crystal caverns in a non-linear interconnected world. Adventure awaits!
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.1%, Nonlinear 22.7%, Platformer 8.8%, Exploration 8.2%, Cute 6.2%
- #39 Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair
74% matchVery Positive81% of 1,418 reviews2019
Dev: Playtonic GamesPub: Playtonic Friends
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 32.3%, Adventure 18.3%, Indie 10.4%, Family Friendly 9.2%, Exploration 7.5%
- #40 ToriDori 2
73% matchVery Positive94% of 81 reviews2024
Dev: Very Very LITTLE Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
TORIDORI 2 is the wonderful world of a photographer who is able to capture his dreams in the photo, but he can only take 2 shots per dream. The differences of some details will be the difference between these two shots. Carefully explore every corner and enjoy the game.
Why similar: Puzzle 23.3%, Cute 20.5%, Family Friendly 18.2%, Adventure 17.6%, Casual 11%
- #41 LostWinds 2: Winter of the Melodias
75% matchVery Positive82% of 329 reviews2016
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
With amazing new abilities, re-visit a land full of wonder on a new adventure in LostWinds 2: Winter of the Melodias - sequel to the award-winning ‘LostWinds’.
Why similar: Platformer 32.3%, Puzzle Platformer 30.7%, Adventure 25.2%, Puzzle 11.8%
- #42 Lost Twins 2
70% matchVery Positive90% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Playdew
Windows · Mac
A cute yet challenging puzzle-platformer with a unique mechanic of moving the world itself to create new paths. Play solo or with a friend in local co-op mode to help Ben & Abi navigate this mysterious world. Test your logic skills by solving clever puzzles to help them find their way back home
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.6%, Side Scroller 20%, Platformer 15%, Family Friendly 10%, Puzzle 9.7%
- #43 Seasons after Fall
72% matchVery Positive81% of 3,143 reviews2016
Dev: Swing Swing SubmarinePub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Seasons After Fall is a 2D platform-puzzler game that will let you dive into a captivating universe and explore a land governed by magic and nature.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21%, Metroidvania 19.5%, Platformer 18.7%, Side Scroller 9.5%, Cute 7.4%
- #44 Kiko's Apple Adventure
70% matchVery Positive96% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: PawPaw Games
Windows · Mac
Push apples, move the rafts, and outsmart silly enemies in this adorable puzzle adventure!
Why similar: Level Editor 38.1%, Puzzle 17.6%, Cute 15.8%, 2D 9.4%, Adventure 5.3%
- #45 Chicken Journey
69% matchVery Positive96% of 458 reviews2023
Dev: loonyware
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Play as an adorable chicken in this relaxing platformer. Jump, climb and solve puzzles to find the answer to the ULTIMATE question a chicken can ask...
Why similar: Platformer 18.2%, Puzzle Platformer 15.6%, Cute 12.6%, Exploration 11%, Family Friendly 9.1%
- #46 Polyroll
71% matchVery Positive95% of 95 reviews2019
Dev: Spicy Gyro GamesPub: HOF Studios
Windows
Explore branching levels, fight quirky bosses, and save the day in this retro platformer inspired by the classics!
Why similar: Nonlinear 27.9%, Side Scroller 21.6%, Platformer 11.9%, Puzzle Platformer 9.9%, Exploration 9%
- #47 Super Win the Game
72% matchVery Positive89% of 652 reviews2014
Dev: Minor Key Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Throw on your nostalgia goggles and travel back in time with Super Win the Game, a retro-core explosion of exploration and platforming action!!
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.8%, Nonlinear 17.3%, Side Scroller 15%, Open World 11.1%, Platformer 8.4%
- #48 TitTok 2
71% matchVery Positive85% of 54 reviews2022
Dev: Siberian Mouse
Windows
TitTok 2 - Minimalistic adventure 2D puzzle platformer with cats, explosions and spinning saws! Continuation of the first part. TikTok ≠ TitTok
Why similar: Side Scroller 37.5%, Adventure 19.2%, Cute 14%, Casual 13.6%, 2D 9%
- #49 Owlboy
71% matchVery Positive84% of 6,078 reviews2016
Dev: D-Pad Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Owlboy is a story-driven platform adventure game, where you can fly and explore a brand new world in the clouds! Pick up your friends, and bring them with you as you explore the open skies, in one of the most detailed adventures of this era.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.6%, Puzzle Platformer 19%, Platformer 12.6%, Animals 8% ★, Cute 6.9%
- #50 Super Puzzled Cat
68% matchVery Positive98% of 197 reviews2025
Dev: Penguin Mug Games
Windows
Help Puzzled Cat use jetpacks, portals, bombs, gum, and more to conquer treacherous platforming stages. Play your own way using save states to explore a world full of challenges and secrets - but can you find the way through? Travel through time and space and reach enlightenment.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.1%, Side Scroller 16.8%, Platformer 13.9%, Puzzle 8.6%, Cute 8.4%
- #51 Super Grappling Gecko
69% matchVery Positive99% of 77 reviews2021
Dev: CalangamesPub: Bee Legacy Publishing
Windows
Swing over spikes and pits, find the secrets of a mysterious tree and overcome difficult challenges as a brave tiny lizard in this small adventure.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28%, Platformer 14.5%, Side Scroller 11.5%, Cute 11%, Exploration 10.2%
- #52 Carto
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,210 reviews2020
Dev: Sunhead GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Carto is a charming adventure game wrapped around a unique, world-altering puzzle mechanic. Use this power to explore mysterious lands, help a quirky cast of characters, and guide Carto on her journey back to her family.
Why similar: Open World 17.2%, Cute 15.2%, Puzzle 13.2%, Exploration 12.4%, Family Friendly 12%
- #53 Togges
70% matchMixed69% of 208 reviews2022
Dev: Regular StudioPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Togges is a charming and colourful 3D Puzzle-Platformer. Go on adventures, stack adorable living blocks and solve puzzles around the Cosmos to save the Galaxy from the threats of the Void.
Why similar: Open World 19.6%, Platformer 11.7%, Puzzle 10.7%, Puzzle Platformer 10.1%, Family Friendly 9.8%
- #54 Tux and Fanny
68% matchVery Positive99% of 90 reviews2022
Dev: Ghost Time GamesPub: Means Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
A retro-inspired adventure puzzle game featuring multiple playable characters with interwoven storylines. Explore the natural (and unnatural) world for unique interactions and unlock items to aid you in your quest. There's nothing as simultaneously charming and strange as the world of Tux and Fanny.
Why similar: Exploration 19%, Nonlinear 17.7%, Puzzle 16.7%, Cute 11.8%, Colorful 11.1%
- #55 Unbound: Worlds Apart
68% matchVery Positive84% of 1,307 reviews2021
Dev: Alien Pixel Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Summon portals to overcome vicious beasts, devious puzzles and fiendish platforming challenges. Master the unique powers of each portal to stop the collapse of reality, while exploring lush, hand-drawn worlds and unraveling a deep narrative full of mysteries.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.8%, Side Scroller 16.6%, Platformer 15.2%, Open World 8.8%, Exploration 7.1%
- #56 Princess Castle Quest
69% matchVery Positive98% of 51 reviews2021
Dev: Piggybank Studios
Windows
2D Puzzle Game with Full Level Editor and Local Coop
Why similar: Family Friendly 18.9%, Puzzle 18.6%, Exploration 18.2%, Cute 14.6%, Colorful 10.7%
- #57 TitTok
67% matchVery Positive87% of 129 reviews2021
Dev: Siberian Mouse
Windows
TitTok - Minimalistic adventure 2D puzzle platformer with cats, explosions and spinning saws! TikTok ≠ TitTok
Why similar: Side Scroller 23.6%, Puzzle Platformer 23.6%, Platformer 17.4%, Puzzle 11.5%, Adventure 6.9%
- #58 Frog's Adventure
65% matchVery Positive100% of 234 reviews2023
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
You're a frog who just got given a brain! 🐸 Point-and-click your way through a hand-drawn world and solve puzzles, collect items and talk to other hexed animals. . . Can you lift the curse?
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.1%, Exploration 13.4%, Puzzle 12.1%, Cute 10.7%, Open World 7.6%
- #59 Escape Goat 2
67% matchVery Positive95% of 455 reviews2014
Dev: MagicalTimeBeanPub: Double Fine Presents
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 40%, Puzzle 24.4%, Puzzle Platformer 15.3%, Indie 8.7%, 2D 5%