- #1 VVVVVV
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,536 reviews2010
Dev: Terry Cavanagh
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?
Why similar: Difficult 31.6%, 2D Platformer 30.5%, Pixel Graphics 18%, 2D 6%, Retro 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: It features instant-death mechanics and minimalist visuals that perfectly mirror the high-stakes, precision-based gameplay of TRUFFLE.
- #2 Ball laB
96% matchMixed64% of 878 reviews2018
Dev: Viktor Yurchuk
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 23%
Ball laB is a hardcore platformer with minimalist graphics.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22%, Difficult 19.9%, 2D Platformer 16.2%, Minimalist 13.1%, Puzzle 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similar experience of navigating small, dangerous levels with precise movement and instant-death hazards.
- #3 Super Meat Boy
95% matchVery Positive94% of 39,051 reviews2010
Dev: Team Meat
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!
Why similar: Difficult 44.8%, 2D Platformer 32%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, 2D 7.1%, Retro 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: A definitive precision platformer that emphasizes trial-and-error gameplay and tight controls in a lethal environment.
- #4 YAPP: Yet Another Puzzle Platformer
96% matchVery Positive87% of 63 reviews2017
Dev: Artless Games
Windows
A challenging puzzle platformer in which you clone and teleport.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.7%, Difficult 22%, 2D Platformer 21.2%, Minimalist 11.8%, Puzzle 9%
Why You'll Like It: It combines puzzle-solving with platforming mechanics in a way that prioritizes careful movement over speed.
- #5 Micro Platformer
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,774 reviews2020
Dev: Daveyyy
Windows
A minimalistic platformer with a 1x1 tileset. No enemies, no bullets, no lasers. Just sheer platforming.
Why similar: Difficult 44.4%, Minimalist 27.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, 2D Platformer 9.6%, Linear 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on minimalist design and high-difficulty platforming challenges that test player dexterity.
- #6 aMAZE Untouchable
94% matchMixed56% of 116 reviews2018
Dev: Blender Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 46%
aMAZE Untouchable is a straightforward and surprisingly-difficult celebration of the simple beauty of the maze with calm soundtrack.
Why similar: Abstract 24.9%, Difficult 23.9%, Puzzle 12%, Strategy 8.2%, Stylized 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: The core mechanic of avoiding walls and obstacles makes it a direct thematic match for the gameplay loop of TRUFFLE.
- #7 The End Is Nigh
93% matchVery Positive94% of 3,485 reviews2017
Dev: Edmund McMillen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 68.5%, 2D 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%, Dark 5%, 2D Platformer 4%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the punishing difficulty and dark, minimalist atmosphere of navigating hazardous platforming levels.
- #8 140
92% matchVery Positive93% of 4,693 reviews2013
Dev: Carlsen Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Minimalist 35.5%, Difficult 33%, Abstract 9.7%, Puzzle 8.9%, 2D 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, abstract platformer that relies on rhythm and precision to navigate its geometric levels.
- #9 Halver
91% matchVery Positive96% of 96 reviews2024
Dev: Gologames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Halve the blocks into two equal parts and solve the unique puzzles in a game with a blueprint visual style and meditative music
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.1%, Abstract 14.7%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Difficult 11.5%, Minimalist 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based puzzle-platformer that requires precision and logic to navigate through increasingly difficult stages.
- #10 Toby: The Secret Mine
91% matchMostly Positive70% of 743 reviews2015
Dev: Lukas Navratil
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A challenging puzzle platformer inspired by games like Limbo and Badland.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 32.3%, Difficult 21.2%, Puzzle 13.9%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Dark 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: It provides an atmospheric puzzle-platforming experience that emphasizes navigating dangerous environments.
- #11 Unitied
90% matchVery Positive98% of 53 reviews2019
Dev: Peter Hijma
Windows · Mac · Linux
Unitied is a minimalistic & relaxing puzzle game
Why similar: Abstract 15.8%, Difficult 15.7%, Strategy 14.8%, Minimalist 12.1%, Puzzle 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist puzzle game that focuses on movement logic and spatial awareness.
- #12 Warlock's Tower
89% matchVery Positive98% of 53 reviews2017
Dev: MidipixelPub: Whippering
Windows · Mac
A punishing puzzler with elegantly designed levels around one brutal rule - one move equals one life lost.
Why similar: Difficult 54.8%, Puzzle 39.1%, Indie 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A difficult, minimalist puzzle game that requires careful planning to avoid instant-death traps.
- #13 In Between
89% matchVery Positive85% of 481 reviews2015
Dev: GentlymadPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 32.9%, Difficult 25.7%, Puzzle 12.5%, 2D 7.5%, Atmospheric 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that uses gravity and spatial manipulation to create challenging, thought-provoking levels.
- #14 Tametsi
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,486 reviews2017
Dev: Grip Top Games
Windows
Median: 11.6 hrsMean: 61.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Tametsi is a difficult logic game played on a set of tiles, in which you must use the clues provided to discover and mark hidden mines.
Why similar: Difficult 51.5%, Puzzle 31.5%, Minimalist 7.9%, Strategy 4%, 2D 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging, minimalist logic puzzle game that rewards patience and careful observation.
- #15 Death Fungeon
88% matchMostly Positive74% of 703 reviews2018
Dev: Ritual GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 33%
A puzzle platform game, with both stealth and parkour elements. Use your wits, cunning and agility to escape this deadly prison. Take the stealthy approach, progressing slowly, hiding and staying out of sight. Or utilise your athleticism to wall jump, ledge grab and speed run your way to freedom.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.7%, Difficult 26.1%, Puzzle 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Stylized 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A difficult puzzle-platformer that features pixel-art graphics and a focus on overcoming lethal obstacles.
- #16 Alignment
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 73 reviews2023
Dev: Adam RobichauxPub: Dewdrop Games
Windows
A challenging and engaging puzzle game that will require you to move colored objects and place them on their respective platforms to explore through a series of increasingly complex levels.
Why similar: Abstract 18.5%, Puzzle Platformer 14.7%, Minimalist 13.6%, Puzzle 9.2%, 2D Platformer 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist puzzle game that focuses on logic and spatial alignment, similar to the abstract nature of TRUFFLE.
- #17 Polimines
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 213 reviews2022
Dev: Molter
Windows · Mac · Linux
Polimines is a challenging logic game that brings together mechanics from Nonograms and Minesweeper. Solve increasingly difficult hand-designed levels in this puzzle game where guessing is never required.
Why similar: Difficult 22.6%, Abstract 18.8%, Minimalist 15.5%, Puzzle 13%, Relaxing 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist puzzle game that focuses on logic and high difficulty, appealing to fans of abstract puzzle design.
- #18 Super Hexagon
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 25,108 reviews2012
Dev: Terry Cavanagh
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Why similar: Difficult 80.3%, Minimalist 11.4%, 2D 3.6%, Indie 1.9%, Casual 1.4%
Why You'll Like It: While faster-paced, it shares the minimalist aesthetic and the extreme demand for dexterity and pattern recognition.
- #19 Diefrosty
85% matchVery Positive82% of 62 reviews2021
Dev: UlonPub: Gagonfe
Windows
Diefrosty is an unsurvival puzzle game, where your one and only goal is to kill your ice-cuby character no matter how. Intereract with many obstacles, use really dumb ways to die while melting your brain to beat each level.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 18.4%, Puzzle 12.5%, Relaxing 11.3%, Strategy 10.7%, Abstract 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A logic-based puzzle game that requires careful planning to navigate through its pixelated, hazardous levels.
- #20 CIPHER ZERO
82% matchVery Positive90% of 176 reviews2025
Dev: Zapdot
Windows · Mac · Linux
A minimalist logic game. Can you solve for 𝒙?
Why similar: Abstract 19.7%, Difficult 17.7%, Minimalist 12.7%, Puzzle 9.8%, Relaxing 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, minimalist puzzle game that offers a slower-paced alternative while maintaining an abstract aesthetic.
- #21 Ascent
83% matchVery Positive94% of 102 reviews2020
Dev: Tim KashaniPub: Fireapples
Windows · Mac
One mountain; Zero checkpoints
Why similar: 2D Platformer 36.1%, Minimalist 14.4%, Strategy 13.9%, Puzzle 12.3%, 2D 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A precision platformer that emphasizes difficult, tight movement in a minimalist 2D space.
- #22 Midnight
84% matchMostly Positive74% of 81 reviews2016
Dev: Petite Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Precision puzzle platformer. Launch a square fairy through 56 deadly levels using only your mouse.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.5%, 2D Platformer 23.4%, Difficult 22.3%, Puzzle 6.7%, 2D 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: This title utilizes physics and platforming to create a puzzle-heavy experience that requires steady hands.
- #23 Puzzlement
82% matchVery Positive92% of 235 reviews2018
Dev: Yunus Ayyildiz
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 46%
a game about walking/jumping between plane surfaces to collect all red squares
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.3%, Minimalist 18.2%, Difficult 16.8%, Puzzle 15.3%, Relaxing 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist puzzle game that focuses on simple mechanics and challenging, logical progression.
- #24 TRUFFLE: Classic
79% matchVery Positive82% of 132 reviews2022
Dev: Ethan RobichauxPub: Vultive Entertainment
Windows
TRUFFLE is a minimalist maze puzzle game where touching the walls kills you instantly. Test your patience and dexterity in 10 handcrafted levels.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 12.9%, Abstract 11.7%, Minimalist 10%, 2D Platformer 9.8%, Linear 7.2%
- #25 Trio
81% matchMixed59% of 107 reviews2017
Dev: Paper Plane
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 36%
2D plaformer with hardcore levels
Why similar: Minimalist 51%, Casual 26.3%, 2D 20.1%, Indie 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, single-player puzzle experience that emphasizes clean design and logical movement.
- #26 The Cave Diver
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 118 reviews2026
Dev: Ovsko
Windows
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 37.4%, Difficult 34.9%, Dark 7.8%, 2D 7.2%, Atmospheric 6.8%
- #27 Tinboy
81% matchMixed61% of 515 reviews2015
Dev: Interactive Stone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Tinboy is a puzzle-platformer, with a massive difficulty level.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.4%, Difficult 23.2%, 2D Platformer 20.4%, Puzzle 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A precision-platformer that features side-scrolling mechanics and challenging level design.
- #28 Redactem
80% matchMixed67% of 441 reviews2016
Dev: Elliott JonesPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Rewind time and manipulate gravity in order to solve parkour puzzles in this exciting new 2D platformer.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.7%, Difficult 20.4%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Puzzle 9.1%, Strategy 9%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that blends action and strategy, requiring players to think before they move.
- #29 Hade
78% matchVery Positive90% of 332 reviews2016
Dev: KirUn
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Hade is a minimalist logic game with severely difficult puzzles softened by relaxing ambient music.
Why similar: Difficult 24.8%, Puzzle 19.8%, Strategy 19.4%, Minimalist 15.5%, Relaxing 9.5%
- #30 Through the Mirror
78% matchVery Positive82% of 124 reviews2017
Dev: Cleiton OliveiraPub: Volens Nolens Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A hard, mind bending platformer based on imagination and quick reflexes.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.2%, Difficult 20%, Minimalist 14%, Puzzle 11.8%, Linear 8.8%
- #31 Bliss
79% matchMixed60% of 50 reviews2014
Dev: Oruji Productions
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 45%
2D puzzle platforming adventure with a heavy story about life and psychology told without words.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 80%, 2D 16.6%, Indie 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: An indie puzzle-platformer that offers a 2D experience focused on navigating through abstract environments.
- #32 Wayout
76% matchVery Positive88% of 1,177 reviews2016
Dev: KonstructorsPub: Hook Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Relax, clear your mind and find the way out.
Why similar: Difficult 24.8%, Puzzle 17.8%, Minimalist 13.9%, Abstract 8.7%, Relaxing 7.7%
- #33 Lotte
74% matchVery Positive91% of 78 reviews2023
Dev: mathismeilby
Windows
A minimalistic five-minute puzzle platformer, where you become a fly when you die. Immerse yourself in a soothing forest and use your ability to become a fly to solve puzzles.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.1%, 2D Platformer 17.3%, Abstract 11.4%, Linear 11.1%, Puzzle 9.7%
- #34 aMAZE Halloween
77% matchMostly Positive80% of 86 reviews2018
Dev: Blender Games
Windows
aMAZE Halloween is a straightforward and surprisingly - difficult celebration of the simple beauty of the maze with halloween art and calm soundtrack.
Why similar: Difficult 22.2%, Abstract 21.8%, Relaxing 10.8%, Puzzle 10.8%, Strategy 10.3%
- #35 TTV2
75% matchVery Positive86% of 1,542 reviews2017
Dev: Walter Machado
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%
TTV2 is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame, sequel to Trip to Vinelands.
Why similar: Difficult 33%, Puzzle 14.6%, Minimalist 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Retro 7.7%
- #36 aMAZE Classic
75% matchVery Positive80% of 318 reviews2018
Dev: Blender Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
aMAZE Classic is a straightforward and surprisingly - difficult celebration of the simple beauty of the maze with abstraction art and calm soundtrack.
Why similar: Abstract 24.3%, Difficult 19.9%, Relaxing 12.8%, Puzzle 12.6%, Strategy 7.1%
- #37 Magicube
72% matchVery Positive99% of 209 reviews2023
Dev: nebu soku
Windows
A magical puzzle platformer made with PICO-8. Be thinky to get the legendary treasure.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 38.7%, Difficult 32.6%, Puzzle 20.4%, 2D 7.7%, Indie 0.7%
- #38 Cavern Escape Extremely Hard game!!!
77% matchMixed42% of 475 reviews2017
Dev: White Dog GamesPub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Cavern Escape is a challenging platformer puzzle game where precision and patience are the key to success.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.7%, Abstract 17.7%, Difficult 14.7%, Minimalist 12.6%, Casual 11.2%
- #39 MO:Astray
71% matchVery Positive92% of 5,055 reviews2019
Dev: Archpray Inc.Pub: Rayark International Limited
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 47.2%, Pixel Graphics 16.9%, Difficult 15.9%, Atmospheric 8.1%, 2D 7.3%
- #40 Colors! Maze
72% matchVery Positive88% of 93 reviews2021
Dev: Vergiu
Windows
Colors! Maze is a minimalist casual game of easy mazes with relaxing music.
Why similar: Abstract 18.3%, Minimalist 14.1%, Difficult 12.4%, Relaxing 11.7%, Linear 11.4%
- #41 Minimalism
73% matchMixed67% of 4,627 reviews2017
Dev: PixelMouse
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 61.5%, Minimalist 21.5%, Casual 12.2%, Indie 4.8%
- #42 aMAZE Classic: Inverted
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 109 reviews2018
Dev: Blender Games
Windows
aMAZE Classic: Inverted is a straightforward and surprisingly - difficult celebration of the simple beauty of the maze with abstraction art and calm soundtrack.
Why similar: Abstract 24.9%, Difficult 20.1%, Puzzle 11.2%, Relaxing 11.1%, Strategy 8.4%
- #43 Miniballist
74% matchMostly Positive70% of 128 reviews2018
Dev: Timberwolf StudiosPub: My Way Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Minimalist hardcore one click\press direction changer game.
Why similar: Difficult 75.7%, Casual 20.4%, Indie 3.9%
- #44 aMAZE ZER0
73% matchVery Positive82% of 290 reviews2017
Dev: Blender Games
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 47%
aMAZE ZER0 is a straightforward and surprisingly-difficult celebration of the simple beauty of the maze with calm soundtrack.
Why similar: Abstract 26.7%, Difficult 19.5%, Puzzle 12.9%, Relaxing 9.3%, Stylized 6.5%
- #45 Repit
71% matchVery Positive86% of 84 reviews2021
Dev: Limansia Games
Windows
Madness is the repetition of the same action over and over again, in the hope of a change. The challenge that Repit throws at your nerves is not everyone is ready to accept and only a few will be able to reach the end
Why similar: Difficult 21%, Puzzle Platformer 19.8%, Abstract 12.4%, 2D Platformer 10.2%, Minimalist 9.7%
- #46 Alephant
70% matchVery Positive93% of 59 reviews2023
Dev: Lucas Le Slo
Windows
A word-less abstract puzzle game about language.
Why similar: Difficult 21.3%, Minimalist 14.4%, Abstract 13%, Puzzle 12.5%, Relaxing 12.4%
- #47 That Level Again
68% matchVery Positive95% of 131 reviews2024
Dev: IamTagir
Windows
A small logic game where all levels are the same but ways to win are not
Why similar: Puzzle 34.3%, Linear 18.1%, 2D 13.6%, Stylized 11.9%, Casual 11.2%
- #48 Dungeon Escape
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 915 reviews2016
Dev: Roenko Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Challenging 2D platformer with simple graphics and a great chiptune soundtrack.
Why similar: Difficult 36.3%, 2D Platformer 20.6%, Minimalist 13.8%, Puzzle 8.2%, 2D 8.1%
- #49 The Hardest Game Ever
65% matchMostly Positive77% of 362 reviews2023
Dev: AIAdev
Windows
An insanely difficult precision platformer
Why similar: Difficult 81.9%, 2D 16.7%, Indie 1.4%
- #50 aMAZE Frozen
69% matchMixed67% of 129 reviews2018
Dev: Blender Games
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 44%
aMAZE Frozen is a straightforward and surprisingly-difficult celebration of the simple beauty of the maze with calm soundtrack.
Why similar: Abstract 26.7%, Difficult 22.1%, Puzzle 12.3%, Strategy 10.3%, Relaxing 9.6%
- #51 Rumbral
63% matchVery Positive87% of 60 reviews2026
Dev: OSEA InnovationsPub: Out of Mana
Windows
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: Puzzle Platformer 25.7%, 2D Platformer 17.1%, Puzzle 13.6%, Minimalist 12.5%, Mystery 10.1%
- #52 Fugaz
62% matchVery Positive100% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: Spheanix
Windows
Play a flute to solve puzzles and unlock secrets, looking for an exit of a dark place before the darkness consumes everything. In this dark immersive horror puzzle game, knowledge is key to put the pieces together. No music experience required.
Why similar: Puzzle 27.7%, Mystery 17%, Atmospheric 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Minimalist 11.1%
- #53 OVIVO
66% matchVery Positive90% of 468 reviews2017
Dev: IzHard
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Difficult 26.4%, Puzzle Platformer 26.2%, Minimalist 17.8%, Puzzle 7.6%, Dark 7%
- #54 Snik
70% matchMixed55% of 120 reviews2015
Dev: Cleverweek
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Snik is an extremely hard game that will test your reflexes, timing, aiming and planning ahead in a simple, minimalist interface.
Why similar: Casual 88.2%, Indie 11.8%
- #55 aMAZE ABC
69% matchMixed46% of 113 reviews2018
Dev: Blender Games
Windows
aMAZE ABC is a straightforward and surprisingly - difficult celebration of the simple beauty of the maze with abstraction art and calm soundtrack.
Why similar: Abstract 25.7%, Difficult 22.2%, Puzzle 11.9%, Relaxing 10.9%, Strategy 7.9%
- #56 aMAZE Valentine
67% matchVery Positive81% of 70 reviews2018
Dev: Blender Games
Windows
aMAZE Valentine is a straightforward and surprisingly - difficult celebration of the simple beauty of the maze with romantic art and calm soundtrack.
Why similar: Abstract 26.3%, Difficult 21.1%, Relaxing 12.2%, Puzzle 12.1%, Stylized 7.8%
- #57 Dark Frame
67% matchMixed53% of 74 reviews2021
Dev: Nimos Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Simple platformer in a dark setting
Why similar: 2D Platformer 34.9%, Linear 18.2%, Stylized 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, 2D 9%
- #58 Dream Alone
68% matchMixed58% of 57 reviews2018
Dev: Play2ChillPub: No Gravity Games
Windows
Are you skilled enough to face frequent deaths, survive deadly traps and avoid scary enemies? Enjoy an ultra difficult classic 2D platformer with a dark story! Master your special abilities, enter an alternate reality, and clone yourself to get through 21 hardcore levels!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.9%, Difficult 25%, 2D Platformer 21.1%, Stylized 8.4%, Dark 6.9%
- #59 aMAZE Christmas
67% matchVery Positive81% of 112 reviews2018
Dev: Blender Games
Windows
aMAZE Christmas is a straightforward and surprisingly - difficult celebration of the simple beauty of the maze with christmas art and calm soundtrack.
Why similar: Abstract 22.1%, Difficult 20.4%, Puzzle 11.5%, Relaxing 11.2%, Strategy 10%