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Games Like Vesper: Zero Light Edition

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Singleplayer, Puzzle, Platformer.

Vesper: Zero Light Edition header art

Thousands of years after the activation of the Vesper Protocol, a small android crosses a fallen world, hunted by merciless machines, to control the power of Light and decide the fate of his race.

Reviews: Very Positive — 84% — of 89 reviews
Released: 2021-07-30
Developer: Cordens Interactive
Genres: Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 3.0 hrs
Mean playtime: 4.0 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 88%

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    Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%

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    Why similar: Indie 39.7%, Action 31.3%, Adventure 29%

  2. #2 Full Void
    96% matchVery Positive91% of 270 reviews2023
    Dev: OutOfTheBit Ltd
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.9%, 2D Platformer 19.3%, Platformer 10.7%, Post-apocalyptic 8.2%, Linear 7.6%

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    96% matchVery Positive89% of 1,197 reviews2012
    Dev: Tiger Style
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 54 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 49%

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    Why similar: Sci-fi 28%, Platformer 18.4%, Exploration 13.4%, Puzzle 10.9%, Indie 6%

  4. #4 Retro Machina
    95% matchVery Positive86% of 254 reviews2021
    Dev: Orbit StudioPub: SuperGG.com
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 56%

    Retro Machina is a single-player action and exploration game set in a retro-futuristic universe. Experience the journey of a little robot as it solves intricate puzzles and begins unraveling the mysteries of a world long forgotten.

    Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 18.6%, Puzzle Platformer 18.5%, Platformer 11.8%, Action-Adventure 9.5%, Puzzle 8.1%

  5. #5 Memorrha
    94% matchMixed65% of 152 reviews2019
    Dev: StickyStoneStudio
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%

    Go on a voyage of discovery following the traces of a mysterious culture. Discover diverse landscapes, investigate abandoned artifacts, and wake strange machines from their slumber.

    Why similar: Sci-fi 20%, Puzzle 19.5%, Multiple Endings 16.2%, Exploration 16%, Story Rich 11.2%

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    94% matchVery Positive92% of 1,255 reviews2018
    Dev: Candleman Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%

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    Why similar: Platformer 21.4%, Indie 15.5%, Puzzle 14.9%, Action 12.6%, Linear 12%

  7. #7 Black The Fall
    93% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,817 reviews2017
    Dev: Sand Sailor StudioPub: Square Enix
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%

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  8. #8 SECTOR ZERO
    91% matchVery Positive96% of 135 reviews2026
    Dev: Ondrej Angelovic
    Windows

    SECTOR ZERO is a short, physics-based dark sci-fi puzzle adventure where you play as a fragment of an ancient hive-mind entity, awakened by mining operations deep within Asteroid 2031 XT.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.1%, Stealth 20.4%, Sci-fi 17.4%, Action-Adventure 13.9%, Story Rich 10%

  9. #9 The Library of Babel
    92% matchMostly Positive74% of 85 reviews2023
    Dev: Tanuki Game StudioPub: Neon Doctrine
    Windows

    Join Ludovik in a 2D Stealth Platformer and Graphic Adventure, as he explores the jungles of a futuristic Babylon to discover the secret behind the Library of Babel’s sudden lockdown and the mysteries behind their mythical creators.

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    90% matchVery Positive95% of 132 reviews2024
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    Windows · Mac

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    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.4%, 2D Platformer 19.1%, Platformer 13.6%, Sci-fi 11%, Exploration 10.5%

  11. #11 Night Lights
    91% matchVery Positive83% of 77 reviews2019
    Pub: Meridian4
    Windows

    Night Lights is a relaxing puzzle platformer where you manipulate light and shadow to guide a small robot through a calm, atmospheric world.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.9%, 2D Platformer 15.4%, Platformer 13%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Linear 9.6%

  12. #12 Planet of the Eyes
    89% matchVery Positive84% of 591 reviews2015
    Dev: Cococucumber
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    An atmospheric narrative-platformer about a service robot stranded on a mysterious planet, Planet of the Eyes features a stunning visual mix of puzzle and platforming challenges, an original musical score, and fully voiced audio logs left by another survivor. Explore the mystery of an unknown world.

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  13. #13 Venineth
    89% matchVery Positive81% of 265 reviews2020
    Dev: Venineth TeamPub: mort-art
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    Venineth is a single-player game focusing on unraveling the mysteries of ancient alien technology, somewhere in the universe via exploration, platforming, and puzzle-solving, in a dangerous, distant worlds.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.1%, Sci-fi 19.1%, Indie 12.3%, Exploration 11.4%, Puzzle 10.4%

  14. #14 IN-VERT: Definitive Edition
    88% matchMostly Positive80% of 108 reviews2018
    Dev: TERNOX
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%

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  15. #15 BREAKER: INITIATING
    86% matchMixed69% of 74 reviews2024
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    Windows

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    84% matchVery Positive99% of 67 reviews2026
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    Windows

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    87% matchMixed48% of 60 reviews2019
    Dev: DimleTeam
    Windows

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    Windows
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    Windows

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    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    83% matchMixed67% of 231 reviews2017
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    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%

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    78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 660 reviews2025
    Dev: Mostly Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%

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    Windows · Mac
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    Windows
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    77% matchVery Positive89% of 249 reviews2025
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    Windows

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    Windows
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    Windows

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    73% matchVery Positive95% of 190 reviews2025
    Dev: Lapsus Games
    Windows · Linux

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    75% matchVery Positive89% of 54 reviews2023
    Dev: Justin Yip
    Windows · Mac

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    75% matchVery Positive85% of 794 reviews2014
    Dev: Slak GamesPub: Plug In Digital
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%

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    73% matchVery Positive83% of 156 reviews2023
    Dev: Fair Pixel LLCPub: Kirkidexi LTD
    Windows · Linux

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    76% matchMixed64% of 133 reviews2015
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Why similar: Platformer 26%, Indie 25.5%, Action 20.7%, Adventure 17.8%, 2D 10%

  39. #39 Ghost Song
    72% matchVery Positive83% of 1,413 reviews2022
    Dev: Old MoonPub: Balor Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%

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    73% matchVery Positive88% of 827 reviews2012
    Dev: Strange Loop GamesPub: IndiePub
    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 41%

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    Why similar: Platformer 29%, Puzzle 26.4%, Puzzle Platformer 19.9%, Indie 9.5%, Sci-fi 5.3%

  41. #41 Escape From Tethys
    74% matchMixed70% of 460 reviews2018
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    Windows · Mac

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    70% matchVery Positive90% of 3,452 reviews2022
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    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%

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    74% matchMixed67% of 422 reviews2012
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    Windows
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  44. #44 ZERO PROTOCOL
    69% matchVery Positive84% of 597 reviews2024
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    Windows
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%

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    71% matchMostly Positive75% of 186 reviews2022
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    Windows

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  46. #46 Nihilumbra
    71% matchVery Positive88% of 2,989 reviews2013
    Dev: BeautiFun Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%

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  47. #47 Aphelion
    68% matchMixed67% of 269 reviews2026
    Dev: DON'T NOD
    Windows

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    72% matchVery Positive86% of 50 reviews2017
    Dev: bc likes youPub: MAGIC Spell Studios
    Windows

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    68% matchMostly Positive79% of 391 reviews2025
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    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%

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  50. #50 PLANET ALPHA
    70% matchMixed70% of 1,116 reviews2018
    Dev: Planet Alpha ApSPub: Team17 Digital Ltd
    Windows
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  51. #51 Stray Savior
    67% matchVery Positive93% of 61 reviews2025
    Dev: Gustav
    Windows

    Stray Savior is a 2D action platformer packed full of lethal traps, precise jumps, and powerful bosses. Venture through the dystopian world with weapons and skills, to prove yourself and forge your own path.

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    71% matchMixed65% of 197 reviews2015
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    69% matchMixed64% of 1,195 reviews2020
    Dev: ComonGamesPub: META Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%

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    69% matchMostly Positive76% of 5,889 reviews2016
    Dev: ComonGames
    Windows · Mac
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    68% matchMixed44% of 50 reviews2025
    Dev: debdev
    Windows

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  56. #56 Space Expedition
    67% matchVery Positive92% of 185 reviews2023
    Dev: Mobirate
    Windows · Mac

    Space Expedition is a 2D sci-fi platformer where you play as an astronaut who is sent to a space station to collect samples of mysterious dark matter. Space Expedition combines puzzle platforming, pixel art, and atmospheric adventures set in the style of 1980s sci-fi horror films.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.6%, 2D Platformer 23.6%, Platformer 14.1%, Exploration 12.6%, Story Rich 6.7%

  57. #57 The Multi-Medium
    66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 550 reviews2023
    Dev: Micah Boursier
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    The Multi-Medium is a visually unique 2D puzzle platform adventure in which you play as an interdimensional explorer lost in the multiverse. Travel to diverse worlds, each drawn or painted by hand in a different medium and style, in search of your place in the cosmos.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.6%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Platformer 11.9%, Linear 8.7%

  58. #58 Ex Vitro
    66% matchVery Positive94% of 146 reviews2024
    Dev: Evolver Dynamics
    Windows

    EX VITRO is a dark sci-fi 2D platformer where you delve into the ruins of a military research facility and discover the horrors within. Whether machine, creature, or something else entirely, you’ll face the violent legacy of the last survivors of humanity.

    Why similar: 2D Platformer 21.5%, Platformer 18%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Sci-fi 13.2%, Exploration 13.1%

  59. #59 MO:Astray
    66% matchVery Positive92% of 5,040 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 31.1%, Sci-fi 17.2%, Platformer 16.8%, Indie 7.9%, Story Rich 6.7%

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