Games like Aaru's Awakening
Looking for games like Aaru's Awakening? Here are top platformer recommendations with a fantasy focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Ori and the Blind Forest, Nihilumbra or DeadCore.
1 90%Game Brain Scorestory, musicgrinding, stability96% User Score 26,368 reviewsCritic Score 84%31 reviewsThe forest of Nibel is dying. After a powerful storm sets a series of devastating events in motion, an unlikely hero must journey to find his courage and confront a dark nemesis to save his home. “Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning action-platformer crafted by Moon Studios for PC. Featuring hand-painted artwork, meticulously…
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77%Game Brain Scorestory, graphicsmonetization, stability87% User Score 2,618 reviewsCritic Score 67%7 reviewsDiscover the beautiful world of Nihilumbra and join Born on his adventure.
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74%Game Brain Scoregameplay, storyoptimization, grinding84% User Score 1,333 reviewsCritic Score 63%8 reviewsDeadCore is a fast-paced first-person shooter/platformer hybrid. Become immersed in a futuristic and dreamlike adventure which will see you climb a huge Tower born from the void and truly put your capabilities to the test. Will you be able to reveal the secrets that lie beneath this fog-ridden world?
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79%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsgrinding, stability75% User Score 1,668 reviewsCritic Score 86%4 reviewsOutland is a fast-paced, dynamic platformer where the player uses powers of light and dark in an epic journey to save the world from forces of chaos. In-between Balance and Chaos stands one man, whose efforts will either bridge the ancient divide or doom the world to destruction. Outland is an ambitious 2D-platformer with a beautiful visual style and a unique, polarity-switching gameplay syst…
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79%Game Brain Scorestory, musicgrinding, stability81% User Score 2,276 reviewsCritic Score 76%19 reviewsSeasons After Fall is a 2D platform-puzzler game that will let you dive into a captivating universe and explore a land governed by magic and nature. As a wild fox you are sent on a perilous journey to meet the four Guardians, aided only by your ability to change the seasons at will, manipulating a gorgeous 2D world. Each of the seasons has a drastic change on the environment: it is up to you to ch…
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82%Game Brain Scoregameplay, storystability, grinding84% User Score 1,010 reviewsCritic Score 80%18 reviewsA challenging, atmospheric and hand-drawn platformer.
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73%Game Brain Scoregraphics, gameplaygrinding, replayability71% User Score 3,669 reviewsCritic Score 73%28 reviewsJotun is a hand-drawn action-exploration game set in Norse mythology. In Jotun, you play Thora, a Norse warrior who has died an inglorious death and must prove herself to the Gods to enter Valhalla.
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78%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaygrinding, replayability80% User Score 1,231 reviewsCritic Score 76%19 reviewsTeslagrad is a 2D puzzle platformer developed by Rain Games. Released in 2013, it is set in a steampunk-inspired world and revolves around the use of magnetism and electricity to solve puzzles. Players control a young boy who must navigate through a mysterious tower, using magnetic powers to manipulate the environment and overcome obstacles. The game is characterised by its lack of dialogue, relyi…
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84%Game Brain Scoremusic, gameplaygrinding, stability84% User Score 2,692 reviewsThey Bleed Pixels is a fiendishly difficult action platformer inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and classic horror. Rendered in a distinct visual style that blends pixel art with paper and ink textures, They Bleed Pixels is a singular mix of intense platforming and fierce beat-em-up action. At the core of its fighting system is a simple one-button combat scheme with surprising depth and versatility. Butt…
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73%Game Brain Scoremusic, gameplayoptimization, grinding73% User Score 132 reviewsCritic Score 70%10 reviews[Media 2077820] A virus, known as the Nanobyte has infected hardware around the globe rendering all systems useless - gaming is dead. The HoPiKo, who ran the games, have been enslaved... It’s...
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