Games like From the Ground Up

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

67% User Score Based on 39 reviews

An exciting game, full of traps and mysteries to be solved in each of its 96 levels. In this hostile story you must put all your skills to the test to solve the hidden enigmas and lead Frank to the end of this compelling story in 2D. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Drama.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

98% User Score Based on 590 reviews

A puzzle game where the rooms are items and the items are rooms. Get to the goal by moving, rearranging and duplicating rooms and altering the structure of the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Recursed.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

72% User Score Based on 324 reviews

A new chapter of charming 3D platformer about the little rusty robot C4N who unwittingly finds himself in the midst of momentous events in Robo Land. In order to solve the new riddle, Canny will once again need to run and jump a lot, solve puzzles, and fight against enemies who are much bigger and stronger than he is. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scrap Garden: The Day Before.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

70% User Score Based on 488 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 22 reviews

TEMBO THE BADASS ELEPHANT is a larger than life, 2D side-scrolling action adventure from Game Freak. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TEMBO THE BADASS ELEPHANT.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

80% User Score Based on 12,569 reviews

Critic Score 43%Based on 26 reviews

Stealth Horror game with adaptive AI If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hello Neighbor.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

66% User Score Based on 53 reviews

Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

Magnetic By Nature explores platforming without platforms. Experience a fast-paced, single-player adventure mixing fluid motion, split-second decision making, stylized machine-age visuals, and a dynamic soundscape. As the last remaining robot, journey through the forgotten ruins to reactivate your friends. Successfully funded on Kickstarter and winner of both the Best Developed Game and Audience C… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Magnetic By Nature.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

84% User Score Based on 216 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

Super Magbot is a precision platformer with no jumping! Players will have to traverse four distinct worlds with new mechanics and challenges unlocking along the way. Learn how to use Super Magbot's magnetic powers and use the different magnets to beat more than 150 levels. Enjoy unique challenging mechanics with classic 16-bit gaming vibes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Magbot.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story

89% User Score Based on 177 reviews

A short linear puzzle platformer about an astronaut on an alien planet. Explore this strange facility by solving strange puzzles which include but not limited to pushing plants, throwing plants, growing plants, bouncing plants and last but not least bouncing plants on other plants. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Low Oxygen.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

86% User Score Based on 602 reviews

Critic Score 71%Based on 28 reviews

Drop in to Olliwood and prepare for finger-flippin’ mayhem in this follow up to cult skateboarding smashOlliOlli. The iconic skater is going all green-screen with a stunning new look, plucking you from the street and dropping you squarely in the middle of the big screen’s most bodacious cinematic locations. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to OlliOlli2: Welcome to Olliwood.

55%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

56% User Score Based on 48 reviews

Amaze Untouchable is a straightforward and surprisingly-difficult celebration of the simple beauty of the maze with calm soundtrack. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to aMAZE Untouchable.

55%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

91% User Score Based on 11 reviews

GatePass is a 2D platformer game with strong puzzle elements. Escape the 100-level labyrinth and return home safely. About Knot The main character, Knot, is a young man of the dwarf race, 30 cm tall. While napping at home, a wild slime invades and transforms into the door of his room, imprisoning him in a different space. The goal of his journey is to understand the natural laws of the l… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GatePass.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

91% User Score Based on 512 reviews

Monomyth is the ultimate first-person dungeon crawler, bringing back the classic virtues of the genre. Inspired by Arx Fatalis, Ultima Underworld and the King's Field series, this gripping RPG leads the player into the mighty fortress of Lysandria to recover a sacred artifact guarded by fierce enemies. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Monomyth.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

100% User Score Based on 34 reviews

A 90-s inspired lo-fi adventure puzzle platformer about a piglet astronaut and his intelligent ship. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Astro Pig.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

100% User Score Based on 20 reviews

Help a charismatic mole collect matchsticks in an abandoned mine in this challenging retro platformer! One mistake is fatal, but the action never stops! Precision is Your Only Hope Momo and the Mine is a hardcore 8-bit precision platformer where every pixel counts. Take control of Momo, a brave mole on a mission to scavenge matchsticks from a haunted mine to keep his home warm. Navigate throug… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Momo and the Mine.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization

82% User Score Based on 384 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 8 reviews

Tools Up! Ultimate Edition is a chaos-filled, local couch-coop extravaganza, all about renovating homes and the outdoors. It comes with all updates, content, and DLC in one package, supporting up to 4 players. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tools Up!.

52%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

85% User Score Based on 13 reviews

Play fetch as Gale the goodest boy. Superfetch Dog a platformer where you need to fetch the orb for your owner. Run across various landscapes, jump over obstacles, climb trees, bark at small creatures, avoid dangerous wildlife, learn new tricks… Do anything you can to retrieve the orb before it’s too late! Nothing can stop a good boy like Gale. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Superfetch Dog.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

95% User Score Based on 293 reviews

A speed-based platformer with throwable platforms! Travel through the dangers in the woods as a fox boy to join afternoon tea with Mr. Bear. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Breadsticks.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

95% User Score Based on 171 reviews

Lorn's Lure: Prologue is an atmospheric narrative first-person platformer with novel climb-anything mechanics and modernized retro 3D graphics. Leaving his home colony while tracking a mysterious glitch, an android finds himself in the midst of a vast and dangerous structure, completely hidden from his people's knowledge. Unable to go back, you must keep going to find out where he is being led. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lorn's Lure: Prologue.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

93% User Score Based on 206 reviews

Use your Parkour skills to outrun the destruction of your city with just one button! One of the most popular and best-loved Flash games of 2010, Canabalt was created in 5 days for the Experimental Gameplay Project, and features a rad soundtrack by superstar indie composer Daniel Baranowsky (Super Meat Boy). If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Canabalt.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

66% User Score Based on 197 reviews

Critic Score 58%Based on 6 reviews

The Great Perhaps is a time travel puzzle game about an astronaut returning to Earth destroyed by natural cataclysms. There, among the ruins he finds an unusual artifact - an old lantern, in the light of which you can see glimpses of another time and travel to the past. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Great Perhaps.

55%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story

55% User Score Based on 234 reviews

Ball laB is a hardcore platformer with minimalist graphics. In the role of the ball you must overcome more than 60 challenging levels. Can you do it? Features: - 60 levels - Difficult gameplay If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ball laB.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

79% User Score Based on 2,926 reviews

Hidden Deep is 2D action & exploration sci-fi thriller game (for PC) where you command group of explorers deep under the ocean floor to find out what happened to previous expedition to which contact has been lost. As they go deeper and deeper, they discover strange structures and deadly unknown organisms. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hidden Deep.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, music

84% User Score Based on 282 reviews

The store page for Vectromirror™ is live! If you enjoy our free game, Vectromirror 0™, you're going to love the next chapter, Vectromirror. New levels, new features, Virtual Reality support, and more! Head to our new store page and add the game to your Steam Wishlist to get it when it releases October 13th! Click here to go to our new store page! Experiment Report #279Our primary objective conti… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vectromirror 0™.

64%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

95% User Score Based on 19 reviews

The Earth's looking a bit Grim, but so would you after 5000 years and countless alien invasions! Grab your spacesuit (the air's not so great any more) and go for an adventure in what is still a beautiful world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grim Earth.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

82% User Score Based on 220 reviews

Experience the thrill of the high-flying antics of the Crazy Ball as it bounces around the dysfunctional office. With unique and challenging gameplay that is easy to grasp, outrageous physics and plenty of fun content, this is one wacky office that you’d never want to leave! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ball at Work: The Ultimate Speedrun Platformer!.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability

75% User Score Based on 788 reviews

Super Grower is a fun game of agility and reflexes. In this game you must control a white square and grow the square to an immense size to eliminate all other objects on the level. By moving the square around the playing area and eat the smaller yellow tokens your square will grow big. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Grower.

48%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

52% User Score Based on 42 reviews

Six towers - each hiding a mask that grants the power of a natural element. Obtain them all by navigating through a set of increasingly-difficult twists and turns in Linked Mask, a captivating call-back to the olden days of the Game Boy era. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Linked Mask.

57%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

57% User Score Based on 307 reviews

Gish isn't your average hero. In fact, he's not your average anything...you see, Gish is a ball of tar. A Sunday stroll with his lady friend, Brea, goes awry when a shadowy figure emerges from an open manhole and pulls Brea below ground. Following Brea's calls for help, Gish suddenly finds himself in the subterranean sewers of Dross, a long forgotten city filled with twisting corridors, evil traps… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gish.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability

84% User Score Based on 32 reviews

Tentacult! is a chaotic swarm control game set in a modern day Pleasantville which meets Lovecraftian Horror as your "Tentacutes" make friends with the community. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tentacult!.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

89% User Score Based on 338 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

Ovivo is mesmerizing platformer with unusual mechanics where everything is as simple as black and white. The journey in the metaphoric world filled with illusions and hidden messages awaits you! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to OVIVO.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

73% User Score Based on 98 reviews

Build amazing 3d vehicles from simple buggies to complex work machinery! In this space themed building game you get to solve increasingly challenging remote-operated missions, as you climb the corporational ladder and unlock new planets. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rover Builder.

53%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

53% User Score Based on 70 reviews

Pitiri 1977 is an adventure-platformer with much exploration in both world and story, and is paying tribute to its classic pioneers – not only by its gameplay, but also by its background story. A narrative, that is set in 1977 (the glorious year of Star Wars IV, the Atari 2600, the Voyager One spacecraft & Led Zeppelin's “Presence”), in an imposing world, created by using hand-painted graphics, ch… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pitiri 1977.

DOWNLOADED VERSION IS MUCH LESS LAGGY Originally much more polish (sounds, menus, better level design) was intended as well as a couple more levels and a boss battle, i have updated the game to include some of these and will upload the zip after the jam is done. Overall i'm still relatively pleased with how the game is in the state it was uploaded to the jam.its now good enough got a decent amo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RUNESCALER.

  The Game  Join this wacky caravan  of cultist sorcerers in a desperate attempt to convince an eldritch horror to NOT devour their world! The Doomsday Cult: Summit Penance is a jam game meant to be placed in the same world as another jam game of mine: "The Doomsday Cult". It's a 2D side-scroller platformer that requires you to perform sacrifices along the way to progress. Run, knock enemies out, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Doomsday Cult: Summit Penance.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

97% User Score Based on 137 reviews

The Angel Cats are back and better than ever before in this complete remaster. Twin Shot Deluxe is an arcade platform shooter where players defend their homeland from invaders using bows and arrows. Take aim at over 200+ brand new levels set across four worlds, each with unique challenges, bosses and enemies. Play solo or team up with friends in local co-op (1-4 players) or play competitively to … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Twin Shot Deluxe.

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

93% User Score Based on 15 reviews

"BAROQUE Become a Meta-Being" returns—now more powerful than ever! ■ Game OverviewIn this game, you play as Grue, one of the minor enemies that appear in BAROQUE. Use jumps and quick movements in all directions to see how far you can progress through the dungeon known as the Neuro Tower. Will you take cautious steps forward, or leap boldly ahead? With simple controls, anyone can enjoy… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BAROQUE �� Become a Meta-Being �� Revive.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

97% User Score Based on 111 reviews

Oh no! Marble has lost all his marbles! It’s up to you to guide them back home. You’ll quickly find yourself immersed in a nostalgic love letter to the classic marble games of the past, reimagined with modern visuals and satisfying physics. Each world presents new challenges designed to test your reflexes, quick thinking, and problem solving. From crumbling platforms and moving machines to wild… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Marble's Marbles.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

80% User Score Based on 101 reviews

Critic Score 76%Based on 5 reviews

Balance the weight of the GIGASWORD, battling between brain and brawn. Solve intricate puzzles, discover covert chambers, and slash through foes as Ezra fights to reach the top of the Nestrium and recover the God Crystal within. Can he restore the world's coherency before it's too late? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GIGASWORD.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development

97% User Score Based on 33 reviews

Vextorial is a mind-bending puzzle-platformer where you swap between 2D and 3D perspectives and twist gravity itself to solve impossible puzzles, explore a surreal, ancient ruin suspended in shifting dimensions, and uncover a mystery only you can piece together. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vextorial.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

98% User Score Based on 46 reviews

Queen of treasure isle is a simple, small-scale metroidvania that mainly consists of bomb throwing and jumping. You can retrieve the treasure hidden in various places and return home in a balloon when you are done. There are some strong queens waiting for you on the island, but you don't have to fight them. If you are not confident, avoid them. Distribution Terms and Conditions We permit bot… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Queen of treasure isle.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

93% User Score Based on 29 reviews

Trapventure is a tough but fun medieval adventure where you’ll be solving tricky puzzles, dodging deadly traps, and battling skeletons. Play as an archer and test your reflexes and brainpower as you jump across floating platforms, face off against enemies, and work your way through dangerous environments. It's a challenge, but that’s all part of the fun! Key Features: Traps & Puzzles: Solve… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trapventure.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story

98% User Score Based on 103 reviews

The Art of Reflection is a first-person puzzle game that explores mirrors as if you could pass right through them. What happens when you cross through a mirror and walk around in mirror-land? What if objects, or even gravity aren't the same on the other side? Unfold complex reflected paths as you learn to navigate this world with mastery. Your primary tool is a snap zoom that lets you pass thr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Art of Reflection.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

98% User Score Based on 333 reviews

Critic Score 74%Based on 8 reviews

GO TO HELL, ARREST SATAN. Propel yourself to justice and glory on a journey through hell in this punchy, crunchy, son-of-a-gun precision platformer from the creator of My Friend Pedro. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shotgun Cop Man.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

100% User Score Based on 24 reviews

Join the Towerbolt Discord for behind the scenes updates, to share your best speedrun times, and to connect with other players!  (Discord link on the right column of store page) Towerbolt is a precision platformer with an emphasis on speed and fluid ascending movement. Set in the far future where robots are waging war against humanity, play as a Bolter, an augmented half human, half ro… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Towerbolt.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

94% User Score Based on 297 reviews

Your hometown has grown quieter over the years. It's time to leave, and the only way out is up! But can you even make it to the end? A bat and your wits are all you need to surpass any obstacle! Climb to the heavens, and discover the secrets across the valley in this challenging puzzle - execution - momentum game! features Yes. There are checkpoints. That way I can make it harder! ( and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bat to the Heavens.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music

74% User Score Based on 228 reviews

                Moving Houses is a silly little physics-based game about moving on... or is it? Be neat, be careful, or be a chaos goblin. The choice is yours. But be warned, not all is as it seems in this quiet little house. "It's time to leave my house," is something everyone says at some time in their life. Now it's your time, whether you want to leave or not. Enjoy this silly… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Moving Houses.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story

100% User Score Based on 20 reviews

Procedurally Generated StagesVariety of ObjectivesIncreasing DifficultyDifferent BiomesMany Dangerous EncountersMany Ships to Unlock Average Session : 10 - 15+ minutes *Game footage not final; graphics and features subject to change. *This game uses procedural generation to build levels, errors may occurred. If so, please pause the game and click "restart" If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Use Turbo To.

Slayer Knight Playground is intended to be a testing platform for the actual game Slayer Knight, and a way where testers can very easily access the game and provide feedback to me as I develop. Overtime, Slayer Knight Playground will evolve to a demo version of the game, accessible either over browser or downloadable through itch. It's highly recommended if you plan to download the game for Mac, y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Slayer Knight Playground.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

90% User Score Based on 194 reviews

You are PETER SHORTS! Grilling on a Saturday afternoon, Peter is ambushed and captured by a top-secret agency, who seek to use his DNA for cloning experiments. Can you help Peter (and his newly-cloned brethren) escape? EXPLORE the facility in this Metroidvania beat-em-up hybrid Find and K.O. rogue PETER CLONES, and let BUG take them to safety P2 can join as BUG, who can drop egg-bombs and c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to You are Peter Shorts.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

89% User Score Based on 45 reviews

Tumblr | Patreon | YouTube (This version of the game is now outdated and cancelled, but is very different from the final version of the game Grey Area, so this version is being kept online for archival and for people to check out and play with if interested) An adventure platforming game in which you must explore a strange world between worlds as you try to get home and find your parents... Curre… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grey Area.