- #1 Primal Planet
97% matchVery Positive89% of 653 reviews2025
Dev: SeethingswarmPub: Pretty Soon
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Unveil a heartfelt story of family, dinosaurs, and UFOs! Craft, upgrade, and survive in a realm of primeval predators, savage tribes and... ancient aliens. Rise from a humble cave dweller to the planet’s last hope — alone or in local co-op. Welcome to the dinovania!
Why similar: Dinosaurs 39.3% ★, Emotional 15.8%, Side Scroller 15.4%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
- #2 The Way
96% matchVery Positive83% of 1,302 reviews2016
Dev: Puzzling DreamPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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: Pixel Graphics 27.7%, Sci-fi 26.4%, Side Scroller 22.2%, Adventure 15.4%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #3 After Us
96% matchVery Positive85% of 462 reviews2023
Dev: PiccoloPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Explore the corners of a surrealistic post-human world to give life on Earth a second chance in this touching story about sacrifice and hope.
Why similar: Emotional 34.4%, Exploration 24.2%, Third Person 23.4%, Adventure 17.9%
- #4 Anodyne 2: Return to Dust
95% matchVery Positive94% of 809 reviews2019
Dev: Melos Han-TaniPub: Analgesic Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A 3D-2D adventure where you travel a 3D world and explore 2D dungeons inside of its characters' bodies and minds! In an unforgettable, surreal story, travel the world, meet whimsical denizens, and save the world from the dangerous Nano Dust.
Why similar: Soundtrack 27.5% ★, Philosophical 20.6%, Emotional 12.3%, Third Person 7.9%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #5 Simulation world
94% 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: Side Scroller 30.1%, 2D Platformer 23.4%, Story Rich 17.2%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Sci-fi 9.9%
- #6 GOODBYE WORLD
94% matchVery Positive85% of 837 reviews2022
Dev: YO FUJIIPub: Flyhigh Works
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
"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: Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Side Scroller 14.9%, Story Rich 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Emotional 12.6%
- #7 Panthalassa
93% matchVery Positive100% of 51 reviews2026
Dev: Meia Calça
Windows
Panthalassa is a Point and click Puzzle game set in an underwater alien world. You play as an AI reborn in a highly advanced body they do not recognize. Interface with otherworldly technology and unlock the secrets behind this strange planet.
Why similar: Transhumanism 41.2% ★, Post-apocalyptic 18.3%, Lore-Rich 11.2%, Relaxing 7.5%, Story Rich 6.8%
- #8 EMUUROM
92% 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: Creature Collector 39.7%, 2D Platformer 18.4%, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, Exploration 13.2%, Colorful 8.5%
- #9 Creatures of Ava
91% matchVery Positive87% of 501 reviews2024
Dev: Inverge StudiosPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Let your empathy guide you as you play an exciting action-adventure, creature-saver game. Understand and tame the creatures of Ava and let them lead you through a variety of ecosystems – all in the hopes of saving the planet from a life-consuming infection.
Why similar: Creature Collector 31.4%, Lore-Rich 17.3%, Sci-fi 13.1%, Emotional 12.4%, Exploration 9.1%
- #10 Waking Mars
91% matchVery Positive89% of 1,197 reviews2012
Dev: Tiger Style
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 49%
In 2097, life is discovered on Mars. When your mission of first contact becomes trapped by a cave-in, you must master the alien ecosystem to survive. Soon you stumble upon more than anyone expected, and with time running out, you will make a decision that determines the fate of a lost planet.
Why similar: Sci-fi 45%, Exploration 23.1%, Story Rich 11.5%, Adventure 11.5%, Side Scroller 8.9%
- #11 Eastward
89% matchVery Positive84% of 16,430 reviews2021
Dev: PixpilPub: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Welcome to the charming world of Eastward - population declining! Journey through a society on the brink of collapse. Discover delightful towns, strange creatures and even stranger people! Wield a trusty frying pan and mystic powers on an adventure into the unknown…
Why similar: Soundtrack 31% ★, Post-apocalyptic 27.9%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Story Rich 11%, Relaxing 10.2%
- #12 Seed of Life
90% matchMostly Positive71% of 95 reviews2021
Dev: MadLightPub: Leonardo Interactive
Windows
Seed of Life is an epic adventure game about the persistence of life. You're Cora, the last known survivor of Lumia, a dying planet. Your only hope to save your homeworld is to activate the Seed of Life and rekindle the sun once again. Will you be the light that conquers the darkness?
Why similar: Emotional 29.2%, Sci-fi 16.7%, Third Person 15.2%, Colorful 12.3%, Story Rich 11.2%
- #13 Vesper: Zero Light Edition
89% matchVery Positive84% of 89 reviews2021
Dev: Cordens Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 27.1%, Lore-Rich 20.5%, Sci-fi 16.4%, 2D Platformer 15.4%, Exploration 9.4%
- #14 Golf Club Nostalgia
87% matchVery Positive81% of 1,553 reviews2021
Dev: Demagog StudioPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Human life is wiped out. Earth is now a golf course for the ultra-rich. In this dystopian sports puzzler, play through destroyed brutalist monuments, crumbling shopping malls, and abandoned museums as you piece together the full story of how humanity fell.
Why similar: Soundtrack 26.1% ★, Post-apocalyptic 20.5%, Dystopian 18.9%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Sci-fi 8.6%
- #15 Space Expedition
86% 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: Emotional 25.2%, 2D Platformer 23.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.8%, Exploration 13.4%, Colorful 10%
- #16 One Lonely Outpost
85% matchMixed59% of 645 reviews2025
Dev: indie.io
Windows
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
An alien world sometimes needs a farmer’s touch to bring it to life. In this sci-fi, colonization-life sim, terraform a barren world: turn wastelands into verdant landscapes while exploring, farming, building, and unlocking all the mysteries of this strange new planet.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 53.1%, Sci-fi 46.9%
- #17 Exographer
84% matchVery Positive95% of 132 reviews2024
Dev: SciFunGamesPub: Abylight Studios
Windows · Mac
Exographer is an exploration game based on science. Become an explorer, stranded in an alien planet, and discover the secrets of an extinct civilization. Gain new powers to avoid dangers and obstacles in your journey, and use your camera to reveal particles and hidden clues.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 27.9%, Exploration 16.1%, Sci-fi 15.7%, Side Scroller 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%
- #18 Even the Ocean
86% matchVery Positive86% of 281 reviews2016
Dev: Melos Han-TaniPub: Analgesic Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A story-rich 2D platformer where you'll delve into dangerous power plants and massive creatures, while uncovering the truth of your world. Explore towns and cities, and help a world thrown out of balance!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 29.7%, Story Rich 18%, Side Scroller 14.2%, Colorful 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%
- #19 World End Diner
82% matchVery Positive93% of 422 reviews2025
Dev: Andymente
Windows
Run a diner on the last island in the world after the destruction of humankind! For the cute animals and robots that survived, cook delicious food, run a farm, explore the forest, and create the best diner!
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 72%, Pixel Graphics 20.7%, Adventure 7.3%
- #20 Retro Machina
84% 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 32.3%, Emotional 28.4%, Colorful 14%, Story Rich 10.8%, Exploration 10.3%
- #21 Return
82% matchVery Positive87% of 209 reviews2023
Dev: Dead Unicorn
Windows
Return to your home planet after 200 years of space travel in this atmospheric, art-driven adventure. Shoot, slash, and roll your way through dangerous enemies and ancient bosses, purchase items and unlock powerful weapons, and explore your unfamiliar home for parts to repair your ship.
Why similar: Soundtrack 24.9% ★, Dystopian 18.8%, Post-apocalyptic 16.1%, Side Scroller 11.8%, Sci-fi 7.5%
- #22 Europa
81% matchVery Positive87% of 879 reviews2024
Dev: Helder PintoPub: Future Friends Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 61%
On the moon Europa, a lush terraformed paradise in Jupiter’s shadow, an android named Zee sets out in search of answers. Run, glide and fly across the landscape, solve mysteries in the ruins of a fallen utopia, and discover the story of the last human alive.
Why similar: Creature Collector 34.5%, Emotional 16.6%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Third Person 11.7%, Exploration 11.5%
- #23 NYKRA: Before
83% matchMixed61% of 137 reviews2021
Dev: ENDESGA
Windows
A narrative-driven sci-fi platformer game, set in the first born galaxy of the Heptaverse: Nykra. You travel the ancient and abandoned planets in the hopes to find the origins of your existence.
Why similar: Philosophical 26.3%, Pixel Graphics 23.5%, Sci-fi 18.8%, Adventure 11.7%, Exploration 9.9%
- #24 Nobody Nowhere
80% matchVery Positive94% of 187 reviews2025
Dev: 深渊标记 Tag:hadal
Windows
a side-scrolling, story-driven text adventure game in pixel art. The story is set in 2079, when a Replicant awakens in a lab facility amidst a life-or-death situation. The replicant aid agency tries to rescue him but fails. In the process they stumble on the real secret of the Replicant project...
Why similar: Side Scroller 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Lore-Rich 14.9%, Sci-fi 14.5%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #25 dino game
81% matchVery Positive90% of 87 reviews2020
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
You fell from your UFO... How do you get back? Explore a foreign and friendly world inhabited by geysers, tall trees and dinosaurs. Learn its rules and systems and craft your way back to your spaceship!
Why similar: Adventure 58.9%, Relaxing 24.4%, Colorful 16.8%
- #26 Kintsugi
77% matchVery Positive99% of 72 reviews2026
Dev: StudiohohoPub: IIM Digital School
Windows
Accompany Kyō, a young apothecary, on his journey to repair a world shattered by mankind and uncover the origin of his newfound golden powers.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 29.2%, Philosophical 24.9%, Emotional 12.4%, Adventure 12%, Relaxing 11.8%
- #27 PEPPERED: an existential platformer
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 660 reviews2025
Dev: Mostly Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
An existential platformer where Doomsday is just around the corner. Save the world or become an eternal corporate slave for the God of Death. Choices matter. Or do they? Goof around and find out.
Why similar: Soundtrack 29.2% ★, Philosophical 26.3%, Dystopian 20.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #28 Kandria
78% matchVery Positive95% of 108 reviews2023
Dev: Shirakumo Games
Windows · Linux
Explore a ruined open world of caverns and settlements. Hack and slash your way through missions: patrol, repair, scavenge - choose your quests and dialogue. Or go fishing, forage mushrooms, and race the clock! The old world is gone - the future is up to you.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 27.7%, 2D Platformer 18.4%, Sci-fi 10.8%, Exploration 10.7%, Side Scroller 10.5%
- #29 The Aquatic Adventure of the Last Human
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 509 reviews2016
Dev: YCJY Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Explore the ruins of the human race and discover the thriving wildlife that blossomed after our extinction in this underwater action/adventure. Encounter monstrous creatures and let curiosity guide you through an inevitable voyage of extinction.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 49.3%, Pixel Graphics 25.5%, Adventure 15.2%, Exploration 10%
- #30 Unpetrified: Echoes of Nature
75% matchVery Positive99% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: Dreamhunt StudioPub: Mindscape
Windows
Be a stone Golem and try to save Nature with the help of an adorable Fox! Reconnect ancient sources of energy in environmental puzzles. Discover secrets from a lost civilization and save animals on an emotional quest in a cozy, colorful world.
Why similar: Emotional 22.8%, Relaxing 17.6%, Third Person 17.6%, Exploration 13.1%, Story Rich 12.7%
- #31 BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 688 reviews2020
Dev: THE BROTHERHOOD
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION is an isometric, point & click adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic future. Explore an unscene landscape, solve puzzles, meet new friends and make powerful enemies, mediate conflicts and fight for your life as you unravel the secrets of the desolate world around you.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 38.4%, Lore-Rich 28.1%, Sci-fi 16.3%, Story Rich 12.3%, Adventure 5%
- #32 Stuffo the Puzzle Bot
76% matchVery Positive99% of 178 reviews2023
Dev: Hapatus Ltd
Windows
A laid-back but smart puzzle game. Stuffo is the last remaining puzzle bot stuck in a world filled with bite-sized brain-teasers. Help Stuffo to solve the mind-bending puzzles by using various blocks to climb, push and teleport your way to the exit.
Why similar: Soundtrack 36.7% ★, Relaxing 21.9%, Sci-fi 20.8%, Pixel Graphics 15.5%, Adventure 5.1%
- #33 Endling - Extinction is Forever
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,340 reviews2022
Dev: Herobeat StudiosPub: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
As the last mother fox on Earth, your cubs need all your care to survive in a merciless world that slowly destroys itself. You have to help them, teach them and save them. And you should never forget that extinction is forever – in the real world and in this 2023 BAFTA award winning experience.
Why similar: Emotional 29.8%, Dystopian 21.4%, Side Scroller 18.8%, Exploration 9.9%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #34 A dead world's dream
79% matchMostly Positive72% of 54 reviews2016
Dev: JoqLePecheur
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
A Dead World's Dream is a challenging retro platformerAs a peaceful alien, explore a harsh world looking for hidden species.Unlocking upgrades and power-ups, travel to even more treacherous places.Carefuly examine your surroundings before jumping toward new dangers and secrets.
Why similar: Exploration 56.9%, Adventure 43.1%
- #35 Loddlenaut
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,779 reviews2023
Dev: Moon LagoonPub: Secret Mode
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Play as an interstellar custodian sent to clean up a polluted ocean planet. Pick up trash, explore the vibrant waters, and take care of axolotl-like alien creatures!
Why similar: Creature Collector 35.8%, Relaxing 18.3%, Sci-fi 14.5%, Colorful 10.9%, Exploration 9.4%
- #36 Fourmiworld
72% matchVery Positive98% of 94 reviews2025
Dev: CZDOOM
Windows · Linux
Carve your own path through Fourmiworld - an "open-world-ant-farm-metroidvania". Play as an interdimensional urban explorer girl, collect Gamut to unlock new abilities, and discover the sights, plights, & soundbites of a surreal alien dimension.
Why similar: Exploration 66.1%, Adventure 33.9%
- #37 Iconoclasts
74% matchVery Positive86% of 4,950 reviews2018
Dev: Joakim SandbergPub: Bifrost Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Pixel Graphics 30.3%, Story Rich 20.8%, Side Scroller 18.7%, Adventure 10.4%, Colorful 9.6%
- #38 MANDAGON
74% matchVery Positive95% of 5,730 reviews2016
Dev: Blind Sky Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 23%
Explore Mandagon, a world inspired by Tibetan theology and philosophy. With a focus on life and death, discover what it means to make a true sacrifice . . .
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 38.6%, Relaxing 25.4%, Story Rich 14.6%, Adventure 13.5%, Exploration 7.8%
- #39 PONCHO
77% matchMixed65% of 197 reviews2015
Dev: Delve InteractivePub: Rising Star Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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: Post-apocalyptic 29.9%, Side Scroller 22.3%, Pixel Graphics 16.4%, Adventure 13.7%, Exploration 9.3%
- #40 Ascent DX
71% matchVery Positive99% of 279 reviews2025
Dev: Johan PeitzPub: Apskeppet
Windows · Mac
Crashed on a desolate but mysterious planet you find yourself eye to eye with an ancient civilisation. Explore the planet, find powerful upgrades, and fulfill your destiny.
Why similar: Exploration 36.6%, Pixel Graphics 25.4%, Story Rich 19.4%, Adventure 18.6%
- #41 Full Void
73% matchVery Positive91% of 270 reviews2023
Dev: OutOfTheBit Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
A gripping, retro-inspired 2D cinematic puzzle-platformer set in a dystopian future where AI has taken over humanity. A short game in handcrafted pixel art, to experience in a film-like journey. Play as a young teenager, alone in a run-down world, relying only on your hacking skills to survive.
Why similar: Dystopian 35.4%, 2D Platformer 23.9%, Pixel Graphics 15.8%, Post-apocalyptic 14.1%, Story Rich 5.5%
- #42 OneShot
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 62,700 reviews2016
Dev: Future Cat LLCPub: KOMODO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 27.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Story Rich 39.6%, Pixel Graphics 34.4%, Exploration 12.9%, Adventure 8.5%, Emotional 4.6%
- #43 Chroma Zero
70% matchVery Positive96% of 330 reviews2024
Dev: ekorzPub: ZeroXP
Windows
Explore a unique and connected world. Understand its fragile balance, uncover its deepest questions, and find more than just the answers.
Why similar: Sci-fi 27.9%, Colorful 25.8%, Exploration 22.8%, Adventure 12%, Story Rich 11.5%
- #44 Planet Centauri
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,370 reviews2024
Dev: Permadeath
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Dive into an epic adventure alone or with friends! Explore hidden dungeons, capture and tame fearsome monsters, build and defend your village. Craft powerful weapons, master magical spells, and transform an planet into the cradle of a new civilization!
Why similar: Creature Collector 38.9%, Side Scroller 20.5%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Exploration 12.4%, Colorful 11.1%
- #45 The Robot Girl Meets The Human!
71% matchVery Positive97% of 70 reviews2022
Dev: Usui Sio
Windows · Mac
This is an adventure game that takes you on a journey through a world after humans have disappeared. Lead the robot girl "Scarlet" to find the surviving humans.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 26.8%, Interactive Fiction 23.5%, Emotional 16.1%, Side Scroller 15.4%, Story Rich 11.4%
- #46 Master Lemon: The Quest for Iceland
68% matchVery Positive100% of 157 reviews2025
Dev: Pepita Digital
Windows
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: Soundtrack 35.2% ★, Emotional 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Story Rich 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%
- #47 The Savior From Above
70% matchVery Positive94% of 380 reviews2021
Dev: kóborfotonok
Windows
A sidescrolling 3D adventure shortgame that combines multiple genres and features various action and puzzle sequences. Its artistic approach is supported by powerful visuals, intense atmosphere and a unique game narrative on the boundaries of science-fiction and fantasy.
Why similar: Dystopian 28.3%, Post-apocalyptic 26.9%, Side Scroller 23.3%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #48 Seedlings
70% matchVery Positive98% of 85 reviews2023
Dev: Bardsley Creative
Windows · Mac · Linux
An atmospheric 2D puzzle platformer made using real photos and videos from New Zealand's native forest. Become a seed that can possess different plant creatures with unique abilities. Solve the obstacles in your way to discover the secrets of the Seedlings.
Why similar: Relaxing 25.1%, Sci-fi 24.6%, 2D Platformer 22.4%, Story Rich 10.5%, Exploration 10.3%
- #49 Haiku, the Robot
69% 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: Side Scroller 22%, Lore-Rich 20.8%, 2D Platformer 17.8%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Exploration 12.7%
- #50 Wanda - A Beautiful Apocalypse
73% matchMixed58% of 190 reviews2016
Dev: Kodots Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Wanda is a minimalist story-rich puzzle about two robotic lifeforms finding happiness, companionship and hope in a lonely post-apocalyptic world.
Why similar: Story Rich 75.9%, Adventure 24.1%
- #51 Dogworld
69% matchVery Positive96% of 111 reviews2021
Dev: Lateralis Heavy Industries
Windows
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: 2D Platformer 40%, Story Rich 19.3%, Side Scroller 14.3%, Sci-fi 11.3%, Adventure 8.8%
- #52 Cobble: The Stone Forager
67% matchVery Positive99% of 135 reviews2025
Dev: Twenty LensesPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
Gather resources and explore to help lost settlers build a new home in this relaxing, foraging RPG.
Why similar: Relaxing 38.5%, Exploration 33.7%, Pixel Graphics 21.4%, Adventure 6.5%
- #53 homebound
68% matchVery Positive89% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: Justin Yip
Windows · Mac
Tasked with finding humanity a new home, a lonely astronaut braves a desolate planet while making a fluffy friend along the way. homebound is a short 2D puzzle platformer that explores the feeling of home.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 51.9%, Pixel Graphics 24.2%, Sci-fi 23.9%
- #54 FixFox
68% matchVery Positive87% of 442 reviews2022
Dev: RendlikePub: Joystick Ventures
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Arriving on a curious planet, Vix and her toolbox Tin explore space, fixing machines with unconventional tools and eating cozy meals with kind robot locals. On an epic adventure, the duo repairs an interstellar beacon, constructs giant mechs, and unravels a cosmic mystery that transcends existence.
Why similar: Transhumanism 43.1% ★, Lore-Rich 15.2%, Sci-fi 8.7%, Relaxing 8.5%, Exploration 6.7%
- #55 Low Oxygen
67% matchVery Positive89% of 303 reviews2023
Dev: Alex-Stefan Neagu
Windows · Linux
Explore an abandoned facility on the planet you've crashlanded, solving puzzles with strange plants along the way.
Why similar: Side Scroller 35.9%, 2D Platformer 29.9%, Pixel Graphics 14.4%, Sci-fi 10.5%, Adventure 9.4%
- #56 Planet of Lana
65% matchVery Positive93% of 9,699 reviews2023
Dev: WishfullyPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Soundtrack 33% ★, Side Scroller 17.9%, Emotional 17.5%, 2D Platformer 16%, Sci-fi 11.8%
- #57 Dinosaur Fossil Hunter
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 966 reviews2022
Dev: ▲ Pyramid Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Become a real paleontologist, explore various environments and search for dinosaur fossils. Dig for and study the remnants of these majestic creatures to learn about their evolution. Build your own museum and experience an immersive background story.
Why similar: Dinosaurs 71.1% ★, Relaxing 14.8%, Exploration 11.1%, Adventure 3%
- #58 ENDLING
66% matchVery Positive88% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Team HumansPub: TelePresent Games
Windows · Mac
Live the perfect day, break the cycle, and discover the truth about yourself in this short, quirky sci-fi mystery about freedom, choice, and loneliness.
Why similar: Philosophical 38.5%, Lore-Rich 24.7%, Emotional 18.9%, Sci-fi 13.5%, Adventure 3.1%
- #59 Tux and Fanny
67% 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: Philosophical 43.8%, Relaxing 16.5%, Exploration 12.2%, Colorful 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%