Games Like Typoman

A short, fully voiced, story-first adventure across two worlds. Rearrange words into platforms in Izzy’s diary, then wield word magic to shape your path in the fantasy she writes. Gentle puzzles, watercolour wonder, and a bittersweet story of family, loss, and healing.

Why similar: Word Game 36.5%, Puzzle Platformer 19.3%, Side Scroller 18.5%, Platformer 10%, Puzzle 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: It features a beautiful narrative where you use words to interact with the environment and solve platforming puzzles.

In this award-winning puzzle adventure game, play as the Traveler on a quest to reunite the Peoples of the Tower. Observe, listen, and decipher ancient languages in a fascinating universe inspired by the Myth of Babel.

Why similar: Word Game 46%, Puzzle 22.1%, Great Soundtrack 13.9%, Puzzle Platformer 8.4%, Adventure 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game centers on deciphering languages and understanding symbols, capturing the same intellectual satisfaction found in word-based puzzles.

In this platform game you embody ":" ready to travel through the History of typography, from it's origin to today! Overcome obstacles, escape your enemies and collect asterisks, but beware not to fall down! Will you come out of this journey unscathed?

Why similar: Platformer 30.5%, Puzzle Platformer 30.1%, Puzzle 20.7%, 2D 8%, Indie 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: This title is a direct thematic cousin to Typoman, focusing on the history of typography through creative platforming levels.

Baba Is You is a puzzle game where the rules you have to follow are present as blocks you can interact with. By manipulating them, you can change how the game works, repurpose things you find in the levels and cause surprising interactions!

Why similar: Puzzle 46.3%, Great Soundtrack 25.8%, Indie 12.1%, 2D 10.4%, Surreal 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: Like Typoman, this game forces you to manipulate the rules of the world by physically rearranging words and sentences.

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 22.8%, Puzzle Platformer 19.5%, Puzzle 19%, Surreal 17.1%, Great Soundtrack 10%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, dark puzzle-platformer that uses light and shadow mechanics to define the environment, much like Typoman's letter-based world.

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

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.6%, Great Soundtrack 19.5%, Side Scroller 17.6%, Platformer 12.9%, Puzzle 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric adventure that captures the same moody, surreal aesthetic found in Typoman's world.

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

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 43.9%, Platformer 15.8%, Puzzle 12.1%, Surreal 8.1%, Side Scroller 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game shares the dark, atmospheric, and minimalist puzzle-platforming DNA that defines the core experience of Typoman.

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

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.3%, Great Soundtrack 21.7%, Platformer 14.1%, Puzzle 13.9%, Side Scroller 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: This puzzle-platformer uses color manipulation to alter the environment, providing a similar sense of mechanical discovery as Typoman's word-crafting.

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 45.4%, Platformer 23.6%, Puzzle 17.8%, Indie 7.3%, Adventure 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A masterpiece of atmospheric puzzle-platforming that mirrors the eerie, wordless storytelling and environmental challenges of Typoman.

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: Puzzle Platformer 26.6%, Platformer 20.6%, Great Soundtrack 18.6%, Puzzle 14.9%, Indie 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that allows you to change the properties of the world, offering a similar sense of environmental manipulation.

Craft spells by combining floating fragments of words in Leximan, a whimsical adventure that uses creative wordplay to summon countless weird and wonderful solutions to puzzles. Alongside an awkward assembly of basement-wizards, save Academy Elementinia and become the hero nobody asked for!

Why similar: Word Game 50.8%, Surreal 20.9%, Puzzle 11.9%, 2D 8.4%, Indie 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven puzzle game where wordplay is the primary mechanic for solving problems and interacting with the world.

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 27.6%, Puzzle Platformer 19.7%, Puzzle 15.3%, Side Scroller 11.9%, Great Soundtrack 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based puzzle-platformer that relies on environmental interaction and clever movement to overcome obstacles.

You are the Mooseman and you have the ability to see all that is hidden to the mortal eye. You are about to visit three layers of this universe - the first one is the Lower World where dead reside…

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 54.4%, Indie 13.7%, Adventure 11.5%, 2D 11%, Puzzle 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, mythology-driven puzzle game that relies on visual storytelling and environmental interaction.

SAY ANYTHING in this bizarre dungeon adventure where words control everything. Fill in the blanks with text or voice to uncover lost abilities, embark on strange quests, and solve mindbending riddles. Can you conquer the crypt and uncover the mystery at the heart of CRYPTMASTER?

Why similar: Word Game 72.9%, Surreal 27.1%

Why You'll Like It: A dungeon crawler that uses typing and word-based mechanics as its core gameplay loop, appealing to fans of linguistic puzzles.

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: Puzzle Platformer 21%, Surreal 18.2%, Great Soundtrack 15.2%, Side Scroller 13.1%, Indie 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A metroidvania-style puzzle-platformer that focuses on environmental interaction and exploration in a strange world.

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 28.1%, Great Soundtrack 25.5%, Puzzle 15.5%, Platformer 9.9%, Indie 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A hand-drawn, atmospheric puzzle-platformer that emphasizes environmental observation and clever puzzle design.

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 46.5%, Platformer 15.6%, Puzzle 13.4%, Great Soundtrack 12.7%, Indie 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: A classic surreal puzzle-platformer that requires deep logic and environmental manipulation to progress through its dreamlike world.

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 30.8%, Great Soundtrack 21.1%, Platformer 15%, Side Scroller 12.7%, Indie 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced puzzle-platformer with a dark, atmospheric tone and unique movement mechanics.

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: Puzzle Platformer 33.5%, Surreal 30.9%, Puzzle 13.4%, 2D 9%, Platformer 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, perspective-shifting puzzle game that shares the artistic, hand-drawn, and thought-provoking nature of Typoman.

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 22.4%, Puzzle 22.3%, Platformer 18.4%, Great Soundtrack 16.4%, Side Scroller 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: This atmospheric puzzle-platformer uses physics-based mechanics and a somber tone to tell a story through the environment.

Eternal Hope is a puzzle platformer game that follows the story of Ti’bi – a boy who must embark on a journey of love and hope to find his beloved’s soul.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 33.8%, Platformer 22.1%, Puzzle 14%, Great Soundtrack 12.5%, 2D 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A story-rich puzzle-platformer that uses a dark, emotional aesthetic to drive its environmental challenges.

Gorogoa is an elegant evolution of the puzzle genre, told through a beautifully hand-drawn story designed and illustrated by Jason Roberts. Winner of Debut Game at the 2018 BAFTA Games Awards, as well as Best Mobile Game and the Innovation Award at the GDC 2018 Choice Awards.

Why similar: Puzzle 44.4%, Great Soundtrack 24.2%, Surreal 9.1%, 2D 9%, Indie 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: An incredibly unique, surreal puzzle game that requires rearranging panels to solve complex, wordless visual riddles.

Play as the ultimate digital underdog in the Adventures of Pip,an action-platformer with a fresh gameplay twist inside a retro 32-bit world. Alas, Pip is an unlikely 1-pixel hero yet has the unique ability to absorb the pixels of his defeated enemies to evolve into three different forms.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 36.4%, Platformer 34.5%, Puzzle 11.9%, Indie 9.6%, Adventure 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A platformer that uses character evolution as a mechanic, providing a similar sense of growth and environmental interaction.

A strange game of hangman with a strange man. Traverse through the darkness, letters, & watchful eyes to save your friend. Decode notes left behind to uncover the message that you never got, but should have had.

Why similar: Word Game 48.7%, Side Scroller 21.9%, Puzzle 16.2%, 2D 10.1%, Indie 3.2%

You are stranded on a strange and peculiar planet. It’s time to embark on your journey and find your way home! Explore a gravity defying and challenging platformer with striking visuals and a captivating story that transports you to a world beyond ours.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 37.9%, Platformer 20.5%, Great Soundtrack 11.4%, Puzzle 8.3%, Indie 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging puzzle-platformer that requires precise movement and environmental manipulation to navigate its surreal levels.

Play as Gregor, turned into a tiny bug, and set out on an extraordinary journey to unravel the mystery of your transformation. Metamorphosis is a first person adventure set in a surrealist world where your newfound abilities are your last and only hope for redemption.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 57.2%, Puzzle 25.4%, Adventure 8.9%, Indie 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, story-rich adventure that focuses on perspective and environmental puzzles in a strange, distorted world.

Machinarium is the award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of Samorost series, Botanicula and CHUCHEL. Help Josef the robot save his girlfriend Berta kidnapped by the Black Cap Brotherhood gang!

Why similar: Surreal 32.5%, Great Soundtrack 27.2%, Puzzle 20.1%, 2D 11.2%, Adventure 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A classic point-and-click puzzle game that excels in atmospheric, wordless storytelling and inventive environmental puzzles.

Guide Bob the sleepwalker to the safety of his bed by taking control of his subconscious guardian, Subob. Explore a surreal and hand-painted dream world, avoid dangers and get Bob safely back to bed.

Why similar: Puzzle 64.9%, Surreal 28.4%, Indie 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal puzzle game that challenges your perception of space and logic in a dreamlike environment.

Gravity Error is an indie 2D puzzle/platformer about changing gravity. Guide Force in his quest seeking emotional stableness in a set of levels and avoid being crushed. Solve the puzzles in multiple creative ways.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 35.4%, Platformer 24.1%, Puzzle 18%, Indie 11.4%, 2D 11%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D puzzle-platformer that plays with physics and gravity, echoing the mechanical experimentation of Typoman.

Purge the graveyard from the forces of Evil by using your typing skills.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 49.8%, Side Scroller 37.6%, 2D 12.6%

Humor-filled indie adventure game created by the makers of Machinarium and Samorost.

Why similar: Surreal 53.8%, Puzzle 24.1%, 2D 15.4%, Adventure 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, whimsical puzzle adventure that shares the creative, experimental spirit of Typoman's design.

Save the world with breakbeats.

Why similar: Surreal 100%

Explore a world like no other, where your keyboard becomes a level, and each key represents a room on that level. You’ll face various logic puzzles, challenging arcade levels, cunning enemies, and unexpected surprises.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 47.8%, Puzzle 22.2%, Indie 16.2%, 2D 13.8%

You play an explorer stranded on a dangerous alien planet. Low on fuel, your only hope for escape is to find the planet’s core in this incredibly clever action-puzzle-platformer.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 28.6%, Platformer 25.5%, Puzzle Platformer 17.2%, Puzzle 12.1%, 2D 7.3%

Dive into the wondrous world of the Inops! The 2D puzzle based side scrolling adventure of dark and light. Battle the fire breathing demons and rescue the scattered Inops.

Why similar: Indie 21.4%, Great Soundtrack 20.5%, Puzzle Platformer 18.8%, Adventure 17.5%, Side Scroller 16.8%

Type your way through absurd encounters and mysterious puzzles in this old-school typing dungeon crawler.

Why similar: Indie 59.5%, Adventure 40.5%

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 33.8%, Platformer 20.2%, Side Scroller 15.7%, Adventure 8.4%, Indie 8%

OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 49.4%, Surreal 17.3%, Puzzle 15.3%, Indie 7.1%, 2D 6.8%

Word game is literally a game of words. Player controls "I" to find clues between lines, delete words to change the meaning of sentences, or shift words to rewrite facts. “I” must be wise and brave enough complete the mission of words. May the best "I” win!

Why similar: Puzzle 58.2%, 2D 32.2%, Adventure 9.6%

Figment is an action-adventure game that invites you to explore a unique surreal universe filled with music, humor and multi layered narrative. Join Dusty and his ever-optimistic friend, Piper, on an adventure through the different sides of the mind seeking to restore the courage that's been lost.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 38.7%, Surreal 30.2%, Puzzle 17.1%, Indie 7.4%, Adventure 6.7%

"TurnOn" tells the spellbinding tale of a brave alien creature and its striking journey through blackout world, in an incredibly colorful and detailed platformer without platforms.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.1%, Great Soundtrack 23.5%, Side Scroller 22.2%, Platformer 15.7%, Indie 7.5%

Make words come to life in this action adventure unlike any other! Haimrik blends gameplay with the narrative of its story set in medieval times. Combined with crisp humor and rare visual style, Haimrik’s journey is sure to entertain. Word’s the word!

Why similar: Side Scroller 36.3%, Puzzle 21%, Platformer 18.9%, 2D 10.3%, Indie 7%

They're coming. There's no hope. Still, you're a HYNPYTOL.

Why similar: Puzzle 54.3%, 2D 19.3%, Adventure 17.9%, Indie 8.5%

TYPE TO KILL in this survival horror adventure. Alone or with friends, explore a sprawling cursed film studio as its horror movies bleed into reality. Choose from a roster of characters then plan your escape from this bloody homage to old school horror. But remember... death is just a typo away.

Why similar: Word Game 94%, Adventure 6%

A handcrafted adventure about overcoming fear and doubt. Will you defeat your inner demons or be crippled with regret ?

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 31.6%, Puzzle Platformer 22.5%, Platformer 17.3%, Indie 8.8%, 2D 8.8%

"Let's play a typing game." Dyping Escape is a simple game where you type according to instructions from the game master, a mysterious eyeball. But be careful; everything you type becomes reality. Just be careful not to brick your computer.

Why similar: Surreal 62.2%, 2D 19.9%, Indie 9.3%, Adventure 8.6%

Tomb of the Bloodletter is a strategic word roguelike where your keyboard becomes your arsenal. Use your wit to unleash deadly words through tactical combinations of your letters to defeat the denizens of this dingy tomb and claim the Bloodletter for yourself...

Why similar: Word Game 82%, Puzzle 11%, 2D 5.8%, Indie 1.1%

Shoot, jump, and slide your way through a ruined, mysterious, dog-filled world as you fight to save humanity from the clutches of a rogue AI named Daddy.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 32.8%, Platformer 27.2%, Side Scroller 13.9%, 2D 11.9%, Indie 7.5%

Word game is literally a game of words. Player controls "I" to find clues between lines, delete words to change the meaning of sentences, or shift words to rewrite facts. “I” must be wise and brave enough complete the mission of words. May the best "I” win!

Why similar: Puzzle 45%, 2D 24.8%, Indie 17.6%, Adventure 12.6%

Cube puzzler and an epic adventure. Stamp stickers to the sides of your cube to imbue each surface with unique powers, which are vital to solving puzzles and finding secrets.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 52.9%, Puzzle 23.1%, Great Soundtrack 15.5%, Adventure 4.6%, Indie 4%

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 26.7%, Puzzle Platformer 24.3%, Puzzle 18.6%, Side Scroller 13.3%, Indie 9.8%

Ever wondered what would happen if you crossed Scrabble with an RPG? Now you don't have to, because Letter Quest is here! Help Grimm and Rose, a couple of adorable grim reapers, defeat monsters, ghosts, evil bunnies and more using the power of words!

Why similar: Word Game 79.8%, Puzzle 13.3%, Indie 6.9%

After Death is a platform / exploration game in a dark and hostile world. With the help from lost souls, you will have to find a way to open a gate which seems to be the only exit from this mysterious world infected by monsters.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 44.6%, Side Scroller 19.1%, Platformer 13.2%, Indie 8.3%, 2D 8.1%

A robot, a poncho and a journey of discovery! Make your way through this wonderful world of pixelated parallax platforming to solve the ultimate puzzle: who is Poncho?

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.6%, Platformer 20.3%, Side Scroller 17.6%, Great Soundtrack 17.1%, Indie 9.5%

Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 43.2%, Platformer 24.3%, Side Scroller 10.5%, 2D 10%, Indie 7.7%

Ollie, kickflip, and grind your way through the ash and smoke of the Underworld as you take on a seemingly impossible quest. Skate fast to destroy demons and save other tortured souls on your journey from fragile beginner to a hardened skater.

Why similar: Surreal 40.5%, Great Soundtrack 38.8%, Indie 11.9%, Adventure 8.9%

Join Pixel as he quests through gaming history, teleporting across the most iconic video game systems of generations past. He’ll have to jump, dodge and play smart if he wants to survive all the traps, puzzles and enemies waiting to take him down at every turn.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 39.6%, Platformer 34.4%, 2D 11.6%, Indie 9.9%, Adventure 4.4%

You a hero, so have to explore a world full of dangers. overcome various difficulties, traps and demons.

Why similar: Indie 34.2%, 2D 33.7%, Adventure 32.1%

A tribute to a friend who has passed — and to the adventures we still need to live. A story-driven adventure about a young polyglot traversing mystical islands and using the power of words to confront his own fate and save a world tamed by darkness.

Why similar: Puzzle 52.9%, Indie 25.1%, Adventure 22.1%

You are his last hope. The only one who can rescue him. Delve deep into the dreams of Luke Williams, a man diagnosed with depression, unfold the heartbreaking story of his life and prevent him from... fading away.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 40%, Side Scroller 22%, Puzzle Platformer 18.2%, 2D 8.4%, Indie 6.2%