Games Like You Are Not a Banana: Better Edition

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: Retro 16.3%, Exploration 15.1%, Puzzle 13.4%, Surreal 12.9%, Funny 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly mirrors the surreal, low-stakes exploration and philosophical humor found in the seed game.

McPixel 3 is a mind-blowing save-the-day adventure that sees the titular wanna-be hero avert one disaster after another at every turn using unconventional yet entertaining methods of mayhem.

Why similar: Minigames 30.4% ★, Funny 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Surreal 7.8%, Puzzle 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the frantic, minigame-heavy comedy and absurdity that defines the experimental nature of the seed game.

Can a video game convey a flavor?

Why similar: Dark Humor 37.1%, Funny 21.6%, Exploration 20.2%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Casual 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: This short, dark-comedy exploration game delivers the same punchy, unexpected humor and experimental design.

An original puzzle/adventure game inspired by the writings of Franz Kafka.

Why similar: Experimental 34.6% ★, Surreal 33.5%, Dark Humor 9.4%, Puzzle 8.6%, Atmospheric 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: This title offers a similarly surreal, puzzle-driven experience that feels like stepping into a strange, dreamlike narrative.

Run, hit, switch, fall, love, plug, pull. And push.

Why similar: Surreal 45.5%, Funny 23.2%, Puzzle 13.6%, Casual 8.3%, Adventure 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A short, experimental, and highly surreal interactive experience that shares the seed game's focus on bizarre visual metaphors.

It's not a game, it's a toy. Explore all cycles and prepare yourself to accept the inevitable effects of Mitoza.

Why similar: Surreal 29.4%, Multiple Endings 15.4%, Funny 12.8%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Exploration 11%

Why You'll Like It: It is an experimental, surreal choice-based game that feels like a digital fever dream, much like the seed game.

A haiku platformer. It's short and vague.

Why similar: Experimental 30.7% ★, Surreal 21.6%, Dark Humor 16%, Exploration 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: This experimental title focuses on surreal exploration and casual interaction, mirroring the seed game's unconventional structure.

Pants Quest is a tiny, lovingly crafted point & click adventure game about finding your way in life. And your pants. Sometimes just getting dressed & leaving the house feels like an impossible task. Follow one man's emotional journey to deal with the hurdles that life can throw at you on a bad day.

Why similar: Retro 18.3%, Funny 17.5%, Puzzle 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Multiple Endings 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A funny, retro-styled point-and-click adventure that captures the mundane-meets-absurd vibe of the seed game.

A bombastic puzzle platformer about worlds turned inside out. Shift dimensions at the push of a button, solve brain-twisting logistical riddles, and race through the wilds of the multiverse in a bleakly hilarious (and hilariously bleak) story where everything you know can turn on a dime.

Why similar: Dark Humor 28.6%, 2D Platformer 15.3%, Puzzle 12.6%, Funny 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: It combines puzzle-platforming with dark humor and a narrative that shifts through different realities, much like the seed game's surreal events.

Hylics is a recreational program with light JRPG elements.

Why similar: Surreal 73.3%, Atmospheric 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, Exploration 3.8%, Adventure 3%

Why You'll Like It: Its unique, clay-mation-inspired art style and surreal, dreamlike atmosphere make it a perfect match for fans of unconventional indie games.

Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

Why similar: Surreal 34%, Dark Humor 12.8%, Retro 11.3%, Exploration 11.2%, Funny 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: It captures a highly stylized, surreal aesthetic that feels like a direct evolution of the experimental, dreamlike tone of the seed game.

A heartbroken clown, wayward souls, and juicy mechanical lips. As “The Big Event" draws near, help the troubled residents of the Habitat and de-mask the mysterious Doctor Habit... before it's too late.

Why similar: Surreal 33.1%, Funny 18.4%, Multiple Endings 18.4%, Puzzle 16.6%, 2D 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: This point-and-click adventure features a bizarre, surreal world and quirky humor that aligns well with the seed game's tone.

You're a detective, and a frog, and it's time to solve a mystery.

Why similar: Funny 44.2%, Exploration 27.2%, Casual 14.6%, Adventure 9.4%, Singleplayer 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a short, funny, and lighthearted exploration experience that feels just as charming and offbeat as the seed game.

A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face

Why similar: Surreal 32.8%, Multiple Endings 20.3%, Exploration 14.8%, Puzzle 14.7%, Choices Matter 12.7%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, pixel-art mystery that utilizes multiple endings and unconventional mechanics to create a deeply experimental experience.

Pikuniku is an absurdly wonderful puzzle-exploration game that takes place in a strange but playful world where not everything is as happy as it seems. Help peculiar characters overcome struggles, uncover a deep state conspiracy, and start a little revolution in this delightful dystopian adventure!

Why similar: Puzzle 28.6%, Funny 27.5%, Casual 12.1%, Adventure 11.8%, 2D 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: This 2D puzzle-platformer features a whimsical, funny world that emphasizes playful interaction over traditional challenge.

Potatoman will put your reflexes and worldview to the test as you journey through scorching deserts, dark forests, busy cities, the tallest mountains and eventually your own potato-consciousness in search of the ultimate answer. Are you prepared to face the TROOF?

Why similar: Retro 38.7%, Pixel Graphics 30.7%, Surreal 15%, Adventure 8.7%, Funny 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled, surreal platformer that emphasizes humor and unexpected events over traditional gameplay mechanics.

tERRORbane is a comedic adventure where bugs are your FRIENDS! Enjoy exploring a crazy and outlandish world, full of unique, quirky characters and homages to the history of videogaming, challenge the Developer with your creativity and be the Bane of Errors!

Why similar: Multiple Endings 19%, Top-Down 13.8%, Funny 12.8%, Retro 11.9%, Choices Matter 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A meta-adventure game that uses humor and multiple endings to poke fun at game design, similar to the seed game's experimental nature.

A lone clown explores a mysterious home. He meets strange inhabitants on his journey to discover why he exists. Join him, and you may discover a thing or two about yourself.

Why similar: Dark Humor 15.9%, Multiple Endings 15.3%, Exploration 15.1%, Retro 14.2%, Puzzle 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A short, story-rich exploration game that focuses on a strange, singular setting, much like the seed game's everyday-life-gone-wrong premise.

The Stanley Parable is a first person exploration game. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will follow a story, you will not follow a story. You will have a choice, you will have no choice. The game will end, the game will never end.

Why similar: Funny 21.5%, Multiple Endings 20%, Surreal 15.9%, Exploration 12.9%, Choices Matter 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: It is the gold standard for meta-humor and multiple endings, sharing the seed game's desire to subvert player expectations.

Jazzpunk is a comedy adventure set in an alternate reality Cold War World, plagued with corporate espionage, CyberCrime, and sentient martinis. Gameplay is inspired by spoof comedy films and cartoons of yesteryear, with a focus on weird gadgets, exotic locales, and open-world style exploration.

Why similar: Surreal 47.4%, Funny 24.9%, Exploration 16.6%, Adventure 8.3%, Singleplayer 1.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game is a masterclass in surreal, first-person comedy that feels like a chaotic, high-budget version of the seed game's humor.

Dropsy is a non-traditional take on the classic point and click adventure formula starring the game’s perpetually carefree namesake clown as he explores a richly detailed world full of colorful characters and sinister secrets, doling out hugs along the way.

Why similar: Surreal 27.9%, Adventure 22.2%, Pixel Graphics 19%, 2D 15.8%, Puzzle 8%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, wordless point-and-click adventure that relies on atmosphere and strange, heartwarming interactions.

Welcome to Bummertown a place where You'll have to collect items, talk to colorful characters and solve puzzles in order to find a lost character named Bedford.

Why similar: Funny 19.3%, Retro 18.5%, Pixel Graphics 15.8%, Adventure 15%, Casual 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A quirky, indie adventure that focuses on casual exploration and a distinct, offbeat sense of humor.

You're stranded at a cathedral-like train station in the near future, searching for a ticket out of town. Explore the secret passageways, interact with strangers, dig for records, and get hypnotized by the soundtrack – a batch of original music courtesy of the band, Archie Pelago.

Why similar: Surreal 71.7%, Adventure 9.7%, Exploration 9.3%, Atmospheric 7.3%, Singleplayer 1.9%

Why You'll Like It: This surreal, first-person exploration game creates a dreamlike, artistic environment that is both strange and memorable.

Classic Zork meets Existential Crisis. A modern text adventure that explores themes of control, isolation and mental health while levelling up the genre with beautiful pixel art.

Why similar: Puzzle 20.6%, Pixel Graphics 17%, Atmospheric 15.4%, Adventure 9.8%, Multiple Endings 9%

Why You'll Like It: An experimental, atmospheric game that plays with the medium of interactive fiction to create a surreal, meta-narrative experience.

Find your way out of a magical prison in this non-linear point'n'click adventure full of mini games and challenges. Get to meet the charismatic Whateverlanders, steal and deceive or be a good boy to discover all the different endings of Vincent's story.

Why similar: Dark Humor 28.9%, Multiple Endings 18.2%, Exploration 12.1%, Choices Matter 12%, Puzzle 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: A dark-humored, story-rich adventure that features a unique art style and a focus on comedic, surreal interactions.

Explore the mysterious Hotel Norwood in this surreal first-person adventure. Curious characters, forgotten secrets, and head-nodding music await your arrival.

Why similar: Surreal 45%, Exploration 20.2%, Puzzle 10.8%, Atmospheric 9.7%, Adventure 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, music-filled exploration game that rewards curiosity with bizarre encounters and unique character interactions.

Greetings Enforcer, and thank you for enlisting in the Hypnospace Patrol Department! As the world falls into its slumber, Hypnospace becomes a bustling global village. These virtual streets aren't going to police themselves!

Why similar: Surreal 40.6%, Retro 21.1%, Funny 14.3%, Puzzle 11.3%, Atmospheric 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: It leans heavily into 90s nostalgia and surreal internet culture, capturing the same retro-experimental spirit as the seed game.

Be the Universe in this epic, award-winning reality simulation game - featuring thousands of playable characters, endless exploration, an extraordinary soundtrack and narration from Alan Watts.

Why similar: Experimental 43.1% ★, Exploration 17.2%, Funny 13%, Casual 12.4%, Atmospheric 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: An experimental, philosophical simulation that allows you to explore the world from the perspective of anything, matching the seed game's surreal scope.

Explore a desert island full of oddities, transform into monsters you've rescued, collect mysterious spirits, and unlock mods that change up future playthroughs.

Why similar: Surreal 17.9%, Dark Humor 14.9%, Top-Down 11.8%, Exploration 8.8%, Funny 8.3%

An Airport for Aliens Currently Run by Dogs is an open-world comedy adventure game. Talk to stock photo dogs. Solve their problems. Catch your flight. And call it Dog Airport Game when you get tired of saying the full title, like I did three months ago.

Why similar: Surreal 41.4%, Funny 26.1%, Exploration 17.7%, Adventure 8.2%, Casual 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a bizarre, funny premise and surreal exploration that aligns perfectly with the seed game's experimental humor.

Grottesco Absurdus is a bright transference crossover, absurd and chaotic. A vibrant mixture of childhood fantasies and fears becomes an unpredictable story. It's a fair deal! Join us!

Why similar: Minigames 32.4% ★, Experimental 16% ★, Surreal 12.4%, Dark Humor 9.2%, Funny 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a collection of surreal minigames that mirror the experimental, variety-filled structure of the seed game.

A humorous adventure set in a 3D parody of the internet. Diverse puzzles, beautiful worlds, friends, experiences, upgrades and more, await those who 'log on'!

Why similar: Surreal 44.6%, Retro 19.1%, Exploration 9.6%, Adventure 9%, Puzzle 7%

Talk to a stone. Cover yourself in butter. Befriend a flying onion. Take a short break from life and go on a feel-good cat adventure!

Why similar: Surreal 34.8%, Funny 19.7%, Exploration 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Adventure 7.3%

GlitchSPANKR is a comedy-driven narrative adventure full of secrets, chaos, minigames, and unexpected choices. Spank, spare, or smooch your way through a corrupted 90s game haunted by a lonely, unstable virus. Every level is different. Every choice matters. Your future is in your wiggly hand.

Why similar: Multiple Endings 28.9%, Choices Matter 16.8%, Funny 16.6%, Exploration 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%

A short 2D exploration adventure in a retro style! Explore a laundromat in the middle of the night and try to clear it!

Why similar: Retro 19%, 2D Platformer 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 14.5%, Exploration 12.7%, Choices Matter 12.1%

Ever miss being a child, playing games at your grandma's or in your old bedroom? Look no further! Play The Adventures of Elena Temple, the classic you never knew existed, on old machines that kind of sort of maybe existed. It's not like you can remember for sure, right?

Why similar: Retro 17.7%, 2D Platformer 17.6%, Funny 13.8%, Exploration 13.3%, Puzzle 13.1%

A NOT Troll Game, a platformer where you journey through a world that constantly trolls you. Can you make it to Zoobtryx? Beware…

Why similar: 2D Platformer 18.5%, Puzzle 16.8%, Retro 16.7%, Funny 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%

Zueirama is a fun action adventure game packed with references to memes. Inspired by the games of the 90s, with cartoon characters that reflect the essence and Brazilian swinging like you have never seen.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 27.8%, Funny 25%, Retro 17.1%, Adventure 16.7%, Casual 13.3%

RUBATO, an experimental, 2D physics-based take on the collect-a-thon genre!

Why similar: Experimental 30.4% ★, Surreal 19.4%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Funny 11.1%, Dark Humor 10.8%

Night Reverie: Prologue is the first act of a Puzzle/Adventure game in which a child must solve the mystery behind the distortion of his house. Explore puzzle-filled environments and discover strange creatures as you reach the truth behind of what looks like a bizarre nightmare.

Why similar: Surreal 24.1%, Top-Down 16.1%, Exploration 12.8%, Puzzle 12.6%, Choices Matter 9.6%

Melon Journey: Bittersweet Memories is a story-exploration game about getting caught up in the outlandish happenings of a small town where melons are illegal. Silly and cute on the surface, but are things really as peaceful as they seem?

Why similar: Adventure 32.3%, Casual 29.8%, Retro 19.3%, Pixel Graphics 18.6%

tERRORbane is a comedic adventure where bugs are your FRIENDS! Enjoy exploring a crazy and outlandish world, full of unique, quirky characters and homages to the history of videogaming, challenge the Developer with your creativity and be the Bane of Errors!

Why similar: Choices Matter 20.3%, Exploration 18.5%, Retro 18.1%, Top-Down 13.7%, Adventure 10.4%

Very funny, very short and very sweet text adventure game about Chub, Color, 23 and You.

Why similar: Surreal 34.5%, Funny 25.2%, Puzzle 16.4%, Adventure 9.6%, 2D 6.4%

Three friends uncover mysteries in the 1980s. Follow their amazing adventures in a game where your decisions really matter. Be prepared to spin like a record on your incredible journey back to the era of synthesizers, VHS Rental stores, 8 bits games and evil alien conspiracies.

Why similar: Multiple Endings 28.4%, Choices Matter 18.1%, Puzzle 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, 2D 8.9%

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

Why similar: Surreal 29.1%, Funny 17.6%, Exploration 14.3%, Puzzle 12.6%, 2D 7.1%

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: Multiple Endings 15.7%, Surreal 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 15%, Puzzle 13.1%, Choices Matter 12%

This is a 2D platform game but not just a "jumping" game. Action, Puzzles, funny incidents. This is a game that makes you happy.

Why similar: Adventure 51%, Casual 49%

Are you ready for the first Yoyovania?! In this 2D top-down adventure you'll explore a sprawling urban landscape, reinterpreting your surroundings through your mastery of yoyo tricks. Navigate the city's many districts, fight rival crime bosses, and regain the influence of the Pipistrello family!

Why similar: Top-Down 24.1%, Retro 16.3%, Exploration 14.8%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%

Satirical, short and simple point-and-click "simulation" game about the meaninglessness of life.

Why similar: Experimental 34.1% ★, Dark Humor 24.9%, Multiple Endings 20.3%, 2D 6.4%, Retro 5.2%

Night Reverie is a Puzzle/Adventure game in which a child must solve the mystery behind the distortion of his house. Explore puzzle-filled environments and discover strange creatures living in the house as you reach the truth behind of what looks like a bizarre nightmare.

Why similar: Surreal 25.9%, Exploration 15.3%, Puzzle 14.1%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%

A retro jump’n’run adventure based on a German film you’ve probably never heard of. Expect talking kangaroos, weird conspiracy theories, and jokes that may or may not translate. It’s meta. It’s pixelated. It’s probably not what you expected.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 23.6%, Retro 22.8%, Funny 21.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Choices Matter 9%

Minit is a peculiar little adventure played sixty seconds at a time.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 23.4%, Puzzle 17.9%, Retro 15.2%, Adventure 11.6%, Funny 11.1%

Explore the mysterious operating system Crossʀoad OS. Adventure through its decaying programs, solve puzzles, collect items and meet strange creatures.

Why similar: Funny 26.6%, Pixel Graphics 17.7%, Puzzle 16.7%, Exploration 16.4%, 2D 11.8%

You have strayed into the world of computer! ? During the exploration, you will have a series of interesting interactions with folders, garbage files, Word documents, PowerPoint documents, Excel documents, anti-virus software, blinking cursors while typing and even binary 0 and 1 in computer!

Why similar: 2D Platformer 29.5%, Puzzle 27.5%, 2D 11.5%, Funny 8.9%, Casual 7.9%

A short and surreal meta-narrative experience. Explore the gallery and find a way to push The Button...

Why similar: Surreal 49.6%, Puzzle 21.1%, Adventure 16.5%, Atmospheric 12.9%

Bananametr is a clicker game where you click on a banana! In Bananametr, you click on a banana to get a bigger banana and compare it with a friend's banana!!

Why similar: Casual 31%, 2D 23.9%, Retro 21.9%, Funny 20.1%, Singleplayer 3.1%

A surrealist indie first-person adventure game based on art and derealization. Explore the idea of a mind losing its grasp with reality, as reality turns into a dream, and that dream turns into a nightmare.

Why similar: Experimental 28.2% ★, Surreal 24.2%, Dark Humor 17.4%, Puzzle 8.3%, Exploration 8.1%

A classic platform with a twist: A dynamic soundtrack and funny lyrics that sings the player's actions and responds to what is happening during the adventure.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 26.1%, Funny 25.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, 2D 10%, Atmospheric 9.5%

Inspired by the great ‘90s classics such as 'Monkey Island', 'Day of the Tentacle', 'Tony Tough' and 'Sam & Max: Hit the Road', "The Wardrobe" has a strong sense of humour, but isn't shy about dealing with mature and non-politically correct themes.

Why similar: Funny 21%, 2D 18.1%, Puzzle 16.6%, Adventure 15.9%, Retro 14.5%

A short point-and-click adventure game set in a comedic medieval fantasy world, deliberately reminiscent of the great classics from the 80s / 90s, with a specific sweet spot for LucasArts production.

Why similar: Surreal 31.8%, Pixel Graphics 30.7%, 2D 19.8%, Adventure 12.8%, Singleplayer 4.9%