Games Like With My Past

Play with shadows using your imagination to solve brain twisting platforming puzzles as you unfold a journey of loss, nostalgia and acceptance.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.4%, Side Scroller 15.4%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Puzzle 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: It features a core mechanic of manipulating shadows to solve puzzles, mirroring the shadow-collaboration gameplay of the seed.

Tandem : A Tale of Shadows redefines the puzzle platformer genre with a unique gameplay and exceptional aesthetics. Help Emma and the teddy bear Fenton solve the mystery of the disappearance of the famous magician Thomas Kane.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 36.3%, Female Protagonist 19.5%, Platformer 14.8%, Puzzle 12%, 2D Platformer 11%

Why You'll Like It: This game utilizes a dual-perspective system involving shadows and light to navigate puzzles, closely matching the mechanical feel of the seed.

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: Female Protagonist 32.3%, Puzzle Platformer 20.4%, Platformer 15.3%, Atmospheric 13.2%, Puzzle 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: An emotionally resonant platformer featuring a female protagonist that uses artistic, surreal environments to represent the stages of grief and healing.

Control the flow of time to solve puzzles in this new version of the indie classic, featuring fully repainted artwork, a new world of puzzles, and seriously in-depth commentary.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 40.4%, 2D Platformer 18.7%, Platformer 17.6%, Puzzle 14.3%, 2D 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A seminal puzzle-platformer that uses time manipulation to explore complex, philosophical themes of regret and the past.

Set out on a mystical adventure of self-discovery against the backdrop of fantastical landscapes of The Tower. Meet its dwellers and unravel their stories. Manipulate spirits to solve puzzles, and lead Ina on her path to freedom.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.4%, Female Protagonist 18.7%, Platformer 12.2%, 2D Platformer 9.9%, Puzzle 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal and atmospheric puzzle-platformer featuring a female protagonist navigating a mysterious, dreamlike world.

Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 17.3%, Platformer 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 16.3%, 2D Platformer 15.4%, Puzzle Platformer 13.8%

Why You'll Like It: A precision platformer that masterfully weaves a narrative about overcoming anxiety and internal struggles into its challenging gameplay.

What if someone knew your mind better than you did? The Swapper is an award-winning, narrative driven puzzle game set in the furthest reaches of space.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.2%, Philosophical 23.5%, Puzzle 23.3%, Platformer 13.3%, Atmospheric 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: This atmospheric puzzle-platformer explores deep psychological themes through the use of clone-based mechanics that feel similar to interacting with one's past self.

When the Past was Around is an adventure point-and-click puzzle game about love, moving on, letting go, and the joy and pain of everything in between.

Why similar: Philosophical 41.1%, Female Protagonist 23%, Puzzle 11.7%, Cute 9.2%, Story Rich 5%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, emotional point-and-click puzzle game that focuses on themes of love, loss, and moving on from the past.

CONTRAST is a puzzle/platform game where you can move between a fantastic 3D world and a mysterious shadowy universe in 2D in the blink of an eye. Delve into a dreamlike and surreal 1920s world, inspired by the performance art world of vaudeville and film noir, and cradled by a smooth and sultry jazz ambiance.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 34.1%, Platformer 22.2%, Puzzle 18.7%, Puzzle Platformer 14.3%, Atmospheric 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on shifting between a 3D world and a 2D shadow world, offering a unique perspective on shadow-based puzzle solving.

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 27.7%, Puzzle 24%, Platformer 18.6%, Side Scroller 9.1%, Atmospheric 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply emotional puzzle-platformer where the protagonist uses yarn to traverse environments and uncover memories of the past.

Get lost in a lucid dream, bending the lines between reality and fiction. Utilize the strange camera to navigate through the ghosts' mysterious residence. Find the purpose of your nocturnal visit in a vivid and dreamlike setting.

Why similar: Psychological 25.7%, Side Scroller 17.3%, Female Protagonist 17.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Drama 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological 2D adventure that blurs the line between dreams and reality, focusing on atmospheric storytelling.

Ageless is a story driven puzzle platformer where you must alter the age of animals and plant life around you to progress. Play as Kiara, a young girl who braves through heartache and loss as she journeys across a mysterious world to discovers its secrets and herself.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.1%, Female Protagonist 18.7%, Platformer 13.3%, Side Scroller 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer featuring a female protagonist who can manipulate the age of objects, offering a unique take on environmental puzzles.

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

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 54.9%, Platformer 16.1%, Puzzle 13.2%, Atmospheric 5.6%, Side Scroller 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric puzzle-platformer that relies on environmental storytelling and shadow-heavy visuals to convey its narrative.

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 24.9%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Side Scroller 12.3%, 2D Platformer 12%, Platformer 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric puzzle-platformer with a female protagonist that emphasizes companionship and environmental interaction.

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 38.2%, 2D Platformer 16.8%, Platformer 16.2%, Puzzle 13.1%, Atmospheric 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Created by the same team as Limbo, this game offers a haunting, wordless narrative experience with intricate 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: Philosophical 28.8%, Puzzle Platformer 26.9%, Platformer 12%, Side Scroller 9%, Puzzle 9%

Why You'll Like It: A gravity-manipulating puzzle-platformer that uses its mechanics to reflect on the protagonist's life and mortality.

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: Puzzle Platformer 25.4%, Side Scroller 15.2%, Female Protagonist 15%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Platformer 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: An emotional, story-rich adventure that integrates puzzle-platforming with a narrative about coping with personal loss.

Guide a group of rectangles through 120 levels, using their different skills together to overcome a series of obstacles in each environment. Discover the human-made story of the first sentient artificial intelligences with Danny Wallace’s BAFTA-winning narration.

Why similar: Philosophical 30.1%, Puzzle Platformer 20.8%, Side Scroller 13.1%, Platformer 11.4%, 2D Platformer 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven puzzle-platformer that uses simple shapes to tell a profound story about identity and collaboration.

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 19.5%, Philosophical 16.7%, Side Scroller 12.4%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, 2D Platformer 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling puzzle-platformer that emphasizes precise movement and environmental logic in a pixel-art style.

Enter the hauntingly beautiful shadow world of In His Time, a 2D puzzle-solving adventure game. There you will meet Olly and join him to solve puzzles throughout each step of his emotional journey of growth and self-discovery.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 34.8%, Platformer 13.1%, Drama 12%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Puzzle 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A story-rich puzzle-platformer that explores themes of time and memory through a unique visual novel-inspired lens.

A Void Hope takes you on an atmospheric narrative adventure to find a cure for a collapsed city. Follow the story of a tormented couple as they try to decipher reality from nightmares and evade the shadowy threats lurking in the dark.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.1%, 2D Platformer 17.5%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Platformer 10.7%, Atmospheric 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, dystopian adventure that focuses on narrative and exploration within a retro-inspired 2D world.

YesterMorrow is a single-player time travelling 2D platformer, mixing action sequences with puzzle elements. Follow the engaging story of Yui, who travels back into the past to save her family and the remnants of a world now trapped in Never-ending Night.

Why similar: Platformer 20.5%, Pixel Graphics 19.5%, Puzzle Platformer 16.6%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Cute 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A time-traveling adventure platformer that requires players to manipulate environments across different timelines.

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

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 40.8%, Puzzle 19.6%, Platformer 18.6%, Side Scroller 9.5%, 2D 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: This puzzle-platformer uses color-shifting mechanics to alter the environment, providing a similar sense of discovery and logic-based progression.

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 45.1%, Female Protagonist 25.3%, Puzzle 16.7%, Story Rich 6.3%, Atmospheric 6%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological puzzle-platformer that forces the player to control multiple characters simultaneously, reflecting themes of inner conflict.

Step onto the stage in Forgetmenots, a story-driven puzzle adventure where memories take center stage. Explore a theatrical world that unfolds like a live performance, solving puzzles in a whimsical yet bittersweet journey about loss and remembrance.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 34.9%, Puzzle 23%, Side Scroller 21.9%, Story Rich 14%, Atmospheric 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: An emotional, story-driven puzzle game that focuses on the journey of a female protagonist through a reflective narrative.

Evergate is a haunting 2D puzzle-platformer set in a stunning hand-drawn vision of the Afterlife with an original score recorded by a live orchestra. Navigate 85 challenging stages and unleash the extraordinary powers of the genre-defining 'Soulflame' to help a lost soul reincarnate on earth!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.5%, Female Protagonist 16.3%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Platformer 13%, Puzzle 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A beautiful puzzle-platformer that features a female protagonist using a soul-flame mechanic to navigate through afterlife-themed levels.

Make up for lost time with Once Again, If you could travel through time, who’s the first person you’d meet? An interactive story about a boy who spends his summers wandering between past and present... After meeting her, summer will never be the same again...Who is she, and what journey awaits you?

Why similar: Female Protagonist 41.6%, Drama 23%, Puzzle 10.9%, Story Rich 10%, 2D Platformer 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A heartfelt, casual adventure that uses time-loop mechanics to explore themes of memory and connection.

An Anti-Coin Collection Platformer inspired by Japanese folktales. Befriend an assortment of ghosts and ghouls as you explore the world hidden in the dusk.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 46.6%, Platformer 29.6%, Female Protagonist 21.6%, Indie 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: A charming pixel-art platformer that incorporates puzzle elements and a female protagonist in a Japanese folklore-inspired setting.

Dreaming Sarah is an adventure platformer where you play as Sarah, a girl who is in a coma. Explore the world around her and help her wake up!

Why similar: Philosophical 25.8%, Puzzle Platformer 18.6%, Psychological 15.5%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Platformer 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal exploration-based platformer that focuses on navigating the dream world of a young girl.

"The Path Home" is a 2D pixel-art puzzle game where you explore a strange world with a girl. Use panels to "flip" black and white tiles and reshape the puzzle world. The girl always searches for the "shortest path to the goal," but avoiding fake goals and reuniting her with the crow is up to you.

Why similar: Psychological 36%, Puzzle 21%, Pixel Graphics 20.5%, 2D 7.4%, Atmospheric 6.9%

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: Puzzle 42.6%, Cute 21%, Atmospheric 16.1%, Story Rich 12.6%, Action 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: A musical, psychological adventure that explores the inner workings of the human mind through creative puzzle-solving.

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: Psychological 25.5%, Female Protagonist 20.8%, Puzzle Platformer 15.7%, Platformer 14.2%, Puzzle 12.8%

A blocky puzzle platformer adventure.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.3%, Side Scroller 16%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%

Join Selene in a charming platforming and puzzle adventure, where her ability to absorb and emit light from various flowers is key to activating mechanisms, overcoming obstacles, and navigating through environments that adjust depending on how you wield the light.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 36.2%, Platformer 18.9%, Puzzle 14.2%, Female Protagonist 9.2%, Cute 7.9%

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 37.5%, Pixel Graphics 16.1%, Platformer 15.1%, Puzzle 14.8%, Atmospheric 5.4%

Wander a castle built of bitter memories in LOVE ETERNAL, a psychological horror platformer with devious trials and an unsettling, experimental narrative. Find a way out - or live in Shelter forever more.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.6%, Female Protagonist 20.7%, Platformer 13.4%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%

In The Shadows is a puzzle platformer where lights scare away shadows monsters that transform into everyday objects you can use to your own advantage. Confront your fears, solve puzzles, find secrets!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.6%, Psychological 14.7%, Side Scroller 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Platformer 9.5%

In order to retrieve the lost memories, Sekibanki has a big adventure in the world of dreams! Use your "head" to fight your way through a stage full of various mechanisms. It's a 2D visual action puzzle game with a new sensation!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.7%, Female Protagonist 18%, Puzzle 16.9%, Pixel Graphics 16.7%, Cute 10.5%

"GOODBYE WORLD" is a narrative adventure game. Play through 12 stages of a puzzle platformer while following the two protagonists through 13 chapters of their story.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 17.2%, Side Scroller 14.3%, Platformer 12.7%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Drama 10.4%

Equinoxe is a contemplative & narrative game with puzzle phases taking place in two mirrored worlds. Discover a quest for self-acceptance and restore the fragile balance of your world by using its main source of energy: water.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 34.2%, Puzzle Platformer 32.7%, Puzzle 21.3%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Singleplayer 1%

Awakening Sarah is a 2D platformer with emphasis on exploration. Unravel the dreams and realities of Sarah, a girl who's recovering from a coma, while helping her understand the world around her and herself.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 26.5%, 2D Platformer 22.2%, Platformer 20.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Cute 9.3%

Labyrinthine Dreams is a short puzzle game about overcoming the scars of the past and following the right path, even in the face of overwhelming challenges.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 61.5%, Puzzle 31.6%, Indie 6.8%

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: Philosophical 34.4%, Puzzle Platformer 13.3%, Side Scroller 11.6%, 2D Platformer 10.5%, Platformer 9.9%

Lake Ridden is a story-driven, first-person puzzle game! A cozy supernatural adventure where you unravel a mysterious past, trying to find your sister. Luckily, you are not alone...

Why similar: Female Protagonist 43.7%, Puzzle 40.6%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Indie 3.2%, Singleplayer 1%

The Forest Quartet is a puzzle adventure about a gone, but not forgotten, lead singer. Play her spirit and travel through 3 acts unique to the members of her band for a final farewell concert. Face their emotions, solve puzzles and fight the corruption plaguing their souls.

Why similar: Philosophical 39.3%, Female Protagonist 25.2%, Puzzle 16.3%, Story Rich 7.3%, Linear 5.5%

What if the physical objects of everyday life, the possessions we hold close, were actual windows to the past? Peer into distant memories and unseen futures in Hindsight.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 48.6%, Drama 25.6%, Story Rich 13.4%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Indie 0.8%

Monospaced Lovers is an exploration-driven platformer about closeness and distance. Journey through a metafictional, fantasy-filled land and find the truth of your fragile world before it disintegrates.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 35.8%, 2D Platformer 18%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Platformer 13.2%, Cute 8.3%

Biphase is a 2D platform jumping game with exploration and puzzles as its core. In the game, the player plays a role who has bipolar disorder, trying to discover and break through the self in the abstract red and black world.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.3%, Female Protagonist 19.6%, 2D Platformer 16.6%, Platformer 12.2%, Puzzle 10.4%

This is the prologue chapter of "When the Past was Around", an upcoming adventure point-and-click puzzle game about love, moving on, letting go, and the joy and pain of everything in between.

Why similar: Philosophical 51%, Female Protagonist 20%, Puzzle 14.7%, Cute 8.1%, Atmospheric 4.9%

A dark, story-heavy puzzle game. Enter the mind of Mayu, as her soul is invaded and dug through by a seemingly evil witch. Can you stop her? What if you were able to get the upper hand, and invade her back? Would you show mercy, or destroy her? Jishogi will test you in more ways than one.

Why similar: Philosophical 39%, Female Protagonist 21.4%, Puzzle 15.1%, Drama 10.5%, Story Rich 6%

On the edge of the abyss, having lost someone dear, the hero searches for meaning—until fate leads him to a mysterious wanderer whose silent presence brings hope.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.8%, Female Protagonist 21.1%, Puzzle 15.3%, Platformer 12.9%, Atmospheric 7.7%

A dark tale of survival and conscience, blending platforming, puzzles, and haunting beauty. Journey through surreal lands where every choice shapes the fate of a world on the edge of ruin will you restore the light or embrace the darkness?

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31.3%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Side Scroller 15.6%, Platformer 13.2%, Puzzle 11.3%

Explore a mystical, ever-changing dungeon in this isometric puzzle-adventure game. Master self-transmutation abilities and solve increasingly complex challenges as you uncover the secrets of your past.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 46.4%, Puzzle 17.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, 2D 6.5%, Linear 6.1%

Art House is a 2D puzzle platformer in which you play as a woman who gets trapped with her children inside the paintings of her recently deceased mother. Navigate through painting rips and use a magical paintbrush to escape and come to terms with your grief.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 33%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Platformer 12.8%, Psychological 11%, Puzzle 10.9%

Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 23.9%, Puzzle Platformer 23.5%, Pixel Graphics 16.9%, Platformer 12.3%, Side Scroller 7.3%

A minimalist 2D platformer about a liquid cat, locked in a world she doesn't quite understand, trying to get out.

Why similar: Platformer 48.3%, Cute 19.8%, 2D 15.4%, Story Rich 10.9%, Indie 4.5%

Several diaries gradually reveal the thrilling story of a missing case; after multiple deductions, are the answers in the past or present? With frequent plot twists, you never know which is the truth and which is the unexpected; in a dense fog, time buries the past, but the marks remain.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 35.1%, Puzzle 17.1%, Drama 15.8%, Cute 13.2%, Story Rich 9.5%

A story rich narrative puzzle game in which an artist comes to terms with their grief. Explore an infinitely recursive world of strange fractal beauty and solve mind-bending puzzles. Confront the ineffable and chat with your cat in a search for meaning and hope.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 36.8%, Philosophical 35.8%, Puzzle 13.7%, Atmospheric 4.3%, Story Rich 4.2%

Play in multiple dimensions at the same time, traveling through them at will in this innovative 2D platformer that defies boundaries! I'm Eva, by the way, and I promise we'll have fun! Or maybe not... Maybe we'll both suffer horribly... How should I know? I'm just a video game character...

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.1%, Female Protagonist 18.2%, 2D Platformer 14.3%, Platformer 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 11%

In this game, you’ll encounter puzzles which require you to use your environment in order to solve them. Take note of every detail, they can help you in uncovering Sofia’s story.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 27.6%, Puzzle 25.4%, Psychological 17.4%, Story Rich 12.1%, Cute 10.2%