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Games like Bow and Banister

Games like Bow and Banister

Looking for games like Bow and Banister? Here are top casual platformer recommendations with a comedy, medieval and historical focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Baby Steps, City Climber or Tongue of Dog.

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  2. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    75% User Score Based on 262 reviews
    Critic Score 45%Based on 1 reviews

    City Climber is a silly physics-based game about climbing and finding your way through various environments. Progress through the story or enjoy funny challenges filled with falling and destruction. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to City Climber.

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  3. Play as a cute dog. Stick out your tongue to grab onto things. Overcome 8 unique levels: swing high, slide on ice, float in space, and escape from a volcano. No checkpoints. Collectibles and leaderboards included. Customize your character. Climb, fall, die, rage, learn, and repeat. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tongue of Dog.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    94% User Score Based on 49 reviews

    MONUMENTUM is a metroidvania-rage-puzzle-platformer-pinball-like where you control both the environment and the player character. Overcome platforming challenges, climb upwards, and activate new mechanisms of movement to reach the top! FEATURES 1-2 hours of playtime 100+ platforming challenges 5 mechanism abilities to discover and activate Activate and utilize long dorman… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MONUMENTUM.

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    54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    86% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    Leo: The Square is a minimalist 2D platformer that focuses heavily on atmosphere and level design. As players explore various locations, they will encounter diverse challenges, solve puzzles, and progress through the storyline. Key Features Varied levels: Each level introduces new obstacles and conditions. Progression requires adapting to different challenges. Atmospheric music: Filled with… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Leo: The Square.

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  6. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 454 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack is a sci-fi puzzle-platformer of cataclysmic proportions. You're a Blob of alien origin with mutant powers and an insatiable appetite. To the great horror of your former captors (and all of humanity), you have escaped into the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack.

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  7. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    78% User Score Based on 1,427 reviews
    Critic Score 67%Based on 12 reviews

    Manual Samuel is a classic adventure game with a wild twist. After making a deal with Death, our hero, the spoiled rich-kid Samuel, must survive for 24 hours controlling his entire body manually. From breathing and blinking to driving and working, all these tasks will fall to you. It won’t be easy, with Death himself tagging along for the ride, you might be in some very deep feces! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Manual Samuel.

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  8. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    98% User Score Based on 134 reviews

    The mountains are calling! Complete routes of varying difficulty to scale summits in this wholesome yet ribbiting first-person climbing sim. Overcome obstacles, unlock upgrades, explore a mountain paradise, and get chummy with Valley Peaks’ froggy inhabitants as you climb to your heart’s content. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Valley Peaks.

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  9. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    99% User Score Based on 19,940 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 17 reviews

    Buy A Short Hike for PS4. Escape to the wilderness and explore a tiny open world in this peaceful adventure platformer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Short Hike.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    96% User Score Based on 96 reviews

    Goop Loop is a physics-based platformer with a simple mechanic that's difficult to master: you jump and stick to a loop. Physics does the rest. Imagine a hamster ball, but with a giant booger, or something like that. There's also commentary to egg you on. It's a silly, fun, rage-inducing challenge. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Goop Loop.

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  11. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 294 reviews

    Knight's Try is a tough platformer with retro 64 bit 3D graphics. Take on the role of an honorable Knight of Trye attempting to complete their sacred pilgrimage by leaping through a world full of perilous pitfalls and dangerous traps! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Knight's Try.

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    61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    94% User Score Based on 16 reviews

    Color Souls is a Fast-paced Splatformer where platforms are invisible and you have to paint them. Walk, Jump, Double Jump, Slide and Wall Jump to paint everything, A vast amount of difficult levels for you challenge and powerful bosses to beat. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Color Souls.

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  13. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music
    88% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    Wishlist the new game! About the Game“The flying kettle powered by tea fuel is the future of humanity.” Space Kettle is a challenging game where your main and only task is to reach the top of a surreal mountain using the power of the recently developed “Tea engine”. Select the direction of flight, hold the left mouse button, and start conquering new heights. Remember: despite the fact that the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Kettle.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    94% User Score Based on 97 reviews

    Take a wirm on a tiny adventure through this delightfully wiggly physics platformer :) If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wirm.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    89% User Score Based on 435 reviews

    Put your jumping boots on, grit your teeth and hop into JUMP KING QUEST! Master platforming-combat inspired by Soulslikes and Fighting Games, explore a huge map and build your character to your own taste, as friends and strangers collide on the climb of a lifetime! In The Perfect World, people like you would not exist…As a mudman of the "Redfin" generation you awake in the era of ARMA… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to JUMP KING QUEST.

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    100%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    100% User Score Based on 350 reviews

    How do you platform if walking and jumping aren't an option? With a sword of course! Bounce and slash your way through this short and sweet, uniquely controlled precision platformer! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Slash/Jump.

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  17. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    87% User Score Based on 176 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 13 reviews

    Help the ghosts with their curious problems while also solving the mystery surrounding your own demise in this new puzzling adventure from Zoink Games. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Flipping Death.

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  18. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 1,380 reviews
    Critic Score 40%Based on 8 reviews

    A comical puzzle platformer where you must die to progress. The bodies you leave behind are your only tools to solve puzzles on your quest to find the Cup of Life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Life Goes On: Done to Death.

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  19. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    74% User Score Based on 94 reviews

    Embark on a journey through a vast post-apocalyptic environment, full of interesting characters and engaging puzzle games in this sci-fi point-and-click adventure game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Life of Delta.

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  20. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, atmosphere
    79% User Score Based on 220 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    Little Briar Rose is a very special, stained glass-styled adventure inspired by the Sleeping Beauty fairy tale. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Little Briar Rose.

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  21. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    96% User Score Based on 101 reviews

    Poor planning has put you in a tough situation: your spacecraft is nearly out of power and an abandoned derelict freighter is your only chance for survival. Can you overcome the tricky obstacles that await you and collect enough power to make it out alive? Note from the developer:I am obsessed with platformers and the minute details of how they control and I wanted to create a game that feature… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Derelict Star.

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  22. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    96% User Score Based on 331 reviews

    Explore a mysterious island as a tiny lizard. Complete ancient puzzles, effortlessly climb cliffs, and eat bugs as you make your way across an island civilization lost to time. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gecko Gods.

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  24. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability
    98% User Score Based on 50 reviews

    Welcome to the world of ONLY UP: BRAINROT TOGETHER!The main hero Tung Tung Sahur and his friends must achieve the impossible — climb to the top and truly reach the peak. But the path upward won’t be easy: at every step, they’ll be hunted by chaotic creatures — Bombardino Cocodrilo, Spijuniro Golubiro, and others! If you enjoyed games like Peak, RV There Yet?, and other platformers, you’ll feel at … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Only Up: BRAINROT TOGETHER.

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  25. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    96% User Score Based on 26 reviews

    Enjoy the LITE version of  "Hack and Climb" on browserThe Lite Edition is limited to only the MAIN AXE, but if you want you can try the DESKTOP EDITION with access to MORE WEAPONS Download on Steam Button ---  Team: Programmed by Felipe Ishimine Art by Mica Karaman --- If you liked it, don't forget to check out our other games    If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hack and Climb.

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  26. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, optimization
    90% User Score Based on 105 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    An ongoing apocalyptic meteor shower has forced the world’s population to settle underground. As Shell, a feline child who awakens to find her mother missing, drill downward from the surface layer through a tile-based underground and discover the Everdeep. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Everdeep Aurora.

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  27. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    88% User Score Based on 26 reviews

    A slow-paced action game with simple control, funny physics, and exhausted life experience. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Exhausted Man.

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  28. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    96% User Score Based on 52 reviews

    Randomice is Metroid-like… randomized. Usually, important items are always in the same place, and you collect powers in a predetermined order. But here, everything is randomly redistributed throughout the world. As a result, you never know what you're going to find or in what order you're going to explore the rooms of the house. Adapt to what you findSince the items are randomly placed, each ga… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Randomice.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    86% User Score Based on 430 reviews

    RITE is a high-speed precision platformer where you must conquer a series of demanding trials, a rite of passage for every Nim. Find the key and reach the exit to move on to the next trial, and maybe collect some gold along the way. Who knows, they could prove valuable to those who like a brutal challenge.. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RITE.

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  30. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, character development
    86% User Score Based on 78 reviews

    All manner of thing shall be wellWelcome to a compact, tightly packed Metroidvania, where the Square Aspect Ratio and Single Screen Level Design allows every one of the 200+ rooms to slot into the larger puzzle-box of the world; where secrets, exploits and sequence-breaking are built into the very foundation of the game; and where the overarching story doesn’t care too much which path you happen t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alruna and the Necro-Industrialists.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    95% User Score Based on 1,055 reviews

    Climb the tower BETON BRUTAL is a first person parkour game which tries to replicate and build upon the parkour mechanics seen in Minecraft. Your goal is to climb a massive overgrown concrete tower which offers multiple stages of increasing difficulty. Watch your step Beware, a single misstep might cost you a lot of progress as there are no checkpoints whatsoever. The course is however riddled … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BETON BRUTAL.

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  32. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 406 reviews
    Critic Score 63%Based on 4 reviews

    A physics-based coop game where each player controls one of the arms of a hideous thing. You will go on a journey full of absurd encounters to find the abomination gods and receive their blessings. At long last a game that lets you incarnate a screeching pile of flesh! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Struggling.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    80% User Score Based on 187 reviews
    Critic Score 88%Based on 7 reviews

    Too long have I slumbered. Unsheathe me and I will lead you to the secrets that lie deep beneath. All shall tremble before us, for I am DOOMBLADE. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DOOMBLADE.

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  35. 100%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    100% User Score Based on 136 reviews

    Dive deep "Below the Ocean" in search of legendary treasures while using your oxygen lifeline to swing passed obstacles! Run, Jump, Swing, Bubble-Jump, Bungee, Slingshot, Puzzle-Solve, Platform, Treasure-Hunt, BELOW THE OCEAN! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Below The Ocean.

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  39. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    79% User Score Based on 926 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 1 reviews

    Pid was developed by Might and Delight for PC, Mac, X-Box, and PlayStation and released in 2012. It is a story-driven platformer that includes a variety of puzzles. It was praised for the artwork, presentation, and soundtrack; and received the 2012 European Games Award in the Innovate Newcomer category. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pid.

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  40. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, stability
    75% User Score Based on 161 reviews

    Emotional 3rd-person story-driven exploration game focused on solving puzzles and using stealth mechanics. Use your bow to interact with environment elements. Sneak, climb or distract guards to move further unnoticed. Solve light puzzles alongside your path to rescue your loved one. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cynthia: Hidden in the Moonshadow.

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  43.                                             Royal Jest is the world's first ever theatrically performed 2D adventure game! Play as our hero, a humble peasant boy, as he receives a once-in-a-lifetime invitation to the opulent royal palace. The royal family, eager to refresh their lineage, seeks a worthy suitor for the Princess... Crafted with charming, hand-cut papercraft aesthetics, this unique a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Royal Jest (Director's Cut).

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  44. Nothing meant anything. Everything was the same: the sounds, the walks, the stares. Then a task appeared in your head. It wasn’t clear. It didn’t make sense. But it was enough. For your dreams, you had to be a lone penguin. Because maybe this whole walk is meant to uncover a secret that’s been waiting for years. Being a PenguinThis is the story of a penguin who keeps asking questions. Enter dia… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to But Why Penguin?.

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  45. a deceptively simple yet fiercely demanding precision-platformer set on a distant, dying world. Every jump is deliberate, weighty, and difficult to master—yet deeply satisfying once you learn its rhythm. There are no enemies to defeat, only the environment itself and the unwavering discipline it demands from you. As you descend deeper beneath the surface, the story unfolds subtly, piece by piece.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Xenogen.

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    64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    64% User Score Based on 214 reviews

    Welcome to Cursedland! It's a blood-pumping, action-filled platformer experience bursting to the brim with humor, chaos, and memes. Cursedland is a 2D indie action platformer that combines extreme precision, absurd humor, and constant chaos. Designed for players who enjoy challenging platform games, Cursedland blends classic mechanics with a modern approach and a strong, distinctive identity. In… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cursedland.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    85% User Score Based on 82 reviews

    Archaeogem is a dynamic precision-platformer in which you, as a world-renowned archaeologist, must collect rare gems in the heart of mysterious biomes. Use your trusty whip to extract wild flowers' mystic powers, navigate ancient ruins, and overcome the many dangers of the wilderness. Become a legend - if you make it out alive! Your mission to expand human knowledge about these archaic and powe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Archaeogem.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    98% User Score Based on 49 reviews

    Unaccessible is a third-person wheelchair platformer about struggling to get a health insurance claim approved on a mysterious island without accessibility ramps. Tackle stairs, climb obstacles and hop your way through the pain of the claims approval process. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unaccessible.

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  49. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    59% User Score Based on 174 reviews
    Critic Score 69%Based on 1 reviews

    A village in peril. A samurai reanimated. An Oni advancing. Fight an army of undead warriors and Japanese monsters as a human, a Kodama, and a cat in this 2D stop-motion action adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Spirit of the Samurai.

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  50. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    88% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    Hirocato is a fast-paced side scroller loaded with hard-to-beat levels, great music, gorgeous pixel art and an emotional subtle story. Control Cato while running through an exciting city delivering food while discovering the hidden truths behind Cato's world downfall - Welcome to Hirocato. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hirocato: The Delivery Hero.

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