Games like Lantern Loop - GMTK Game Jam Submission 2025

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

85% User Score Based on 68 reviews

Makis Adventure is an Action- Platformer with shark demons. Fight, dash, swim and bite your way through 3 different dungeons. Let the inner shark out! Face many different opponents and defeat powerful bosses. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Makis Adventure.

About this gameDear Flower is an enchanting adventure that invites you to explore a beautifully hand-drawn world, control three unique characters, and solve intriguing puzzles—all without a single word of text or dialogue. Hand-Drawn AnimationsEvery character and background is lovingly crafted with hand-drawn animation. Enjoy numerous beautifully animated cutscenes. Each frame of animation is c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dear Flower.

100%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

100% User Score Based on 136 reviews

WISHLIST NOW & JOIN THE DISCORD <3 About the GameBento Blocks is a cozy puzzle game about slicing and packing ingredients neatly into lunch boxes using the fewest cuts. ... Test your culinary creativity by exploring over 180 hand-crafted levels, each with its own quirky twist and satisfying solution. ... Play how you like! Unwind with gentle music, bite-sized challenges and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bento Blocks.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere

89% User Score Based on 133 reviews

INTENSE SURVIVAL HORROR COMBAT CHOOSE YOUR ROLE TACTICAL SQUAD BASED CO-OPNecrosis: Dawn of Dread is a co-op survival horror game built around tension, teamwork, and limited resources, inspired by classic survival horror design from the late 90s and early 2000s. Every encounter requires positioning, coordination, and careful use of ammo and abilities. Survival depends on how well y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Necrosis: Dawn of Dread.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, graphics

92% User Score Based on 39 reviews

JOIN OUR DISCORD FOR BETA TESTING About the GameEvery dungeon you step into presents its own set of challenges. To stand a chance against the odds, your equipment selection is key. Choose wisely, for your survival depends on it. Set off on exciting adventures through randomly generated dungeons. Each trip brings fresh surprises. Seek the most valuable hidden treasures and overcome different… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Treasure Hunters: Raid Together.

31%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

50% User Score Based on 12 reviews

Build an underground network of caves in this fantasy-themed management sim. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cavern Adventurers.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

92% User Score Based on 1,726 reviews

Horripilant is a chilling incremental dungeon crawl through the horrors of a forgotten underworld. Combining idler, puzzle and autobattler elements, you'll fight, mine, and think your way through the depths of a forsaken dungeon. With each step you'll grow stronger, but beware; every boon has its burden. You awaken. An old, battered knight, lost in the darkest corners of an abandoned dungeon, with… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Horripilant.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

90% User Score Based on 412 reviews

Critic Score 84%Based on 5 reviews

Explore an atmospheric setting on the edge of nightmare Guide a team of occult investigators to investigate the disappearance of a noble family. Keep your team well equipped and safe from hunger, injury, madness and disease. Each member of this motley crew offers their own unique skills to aid with your quest. But they also harbour their own secret ambitions... Master the dark arts Combine charact… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Horror at Highrook.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

100% User Score Based on 14 reviews

(Press F11 to go full screen in the browser)) Welcome to the world of "The Shadowed Rune."  In the game, you'll embody Maia, an apprentice mage trapped in a mysterious tower. There, she will find a magical artifact that allows her to control and combine the elements: Water, Fire, Earth, and Wind. Will you be able to overcome the dungeon? For your first playthrough, I recommend trying the prologue… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Shadowed Rune.

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.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, character development

97% User Score Based on 198 reviews

Fight, solve puzzles, and learn the secrets of Homunculi in this character action RPG experience. Create and customize your own Homunculus, develop new techniques and combos with an array of weapons, and fight to end a centuries-long conflict.Deep combat, inspired by the legends of the character action genre, strikes a delicate balance with exploration and puzzle-solving. Create your own Homunculu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to REAL WEB LEGENDS: Carter's Quest.

55%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, gameplay

77% User Score Based on 22 reviews

Thanks for playing the prologue of Emil: A Hero's Journey!STORYAfter Nazi forces take his father away, 11-year-old Emil must use the only two things he has left—creativity and imagination—as he embarks on a perilous journey to find his father. Inspired by the true coming-of-age story of a Holocaust survivor.GAMEPLAYEmil: A Hero's Journey is a Cinematic 2.5D Puzzle-Platformer that combines intense … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Emil: A Hero's Journey - Prologue.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

89% User Score Based on 1,218 reviews

An attractive puzzle platformer where you use magnetism to escape a factory. Meet a cast of magnet characters and work together to solve logical conundrums. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mind Over Magnet.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

92% User Score Based on 247 reviews

Disparity of the Dead was originally created back in October of 2020 for the Dread X Collection 3. It is a 3d platformer / detective game hybrid in which you try to solve the mystery as to why people are dying and not showing up in the afterlife. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Disparity of the Dead.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

74% User Score Based on 70 reviews

A highly stylized horror adventure game set in the depths of an ancient dungeon. With torch in hand, explore and find a way to escape before falling prey to the unspeakable horror that lurks within. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Wailer.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, monetization

95% User Score Based on 86 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

Colorful Colore is a Puzzle Labyrinth game, where your goal is to reach the exit while matching the right colors in the room and interacting with different mechanics If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Colorful Colore.

57%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, graphics

92% User Score Based on 13 reviews

A surreal dream exploration game, both beautiful and terrifying. Shita ni is a surreal dream exploration RPG Maker game. Through the exploration of both beautiful and haunting dreamscapes, you will uncover the different facets of a young girl's mind. This game will not hold your hand. Instead, you will be free to investigate the mysteries of your surroundings at your own pace in whatever way you … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to shita ni.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

97% User Score Based on 92 reviews

REVIEWS: "Navarro’s Midnight Scenes are nothing short of masterpieces."— Rock Paper Shotgun "Midnight Scenes are the perfect Halloween weekend bite-sized games."— The Verge "Halloween games don’t get better than Midnight scenes."— itch.io Recommends--- This game is a bite-sized experience (~30 minutes of gameplay). Perfect for your coffee break! In tonight's episode of Midnight Scenes, th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Midnight Scenes: The Goodbye Note.

64%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

55% User Score Based on 58 reviews

Critic Score 77%Based on 6 reviews

Jars is a strategy game featuring puzzles and elements of tower defense. Join Victor in his spooky yet endearing world and prepare for a quest to uncover the secrets of his family's basement. Will you save the world or get grounded by mother? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to JARS.

56%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music

56% User Score Based on 238 reviews

The world of Brookhaven exists in a dark storybook filled with dangerous creatures, friendly townsfolk, and – most importantly – adventure! Within, you will find a thriving magical community of unique and eccentric characters to meet and learn about, and (with little charm) you might even fall in love and start a family with one of these new neighbors. Quest, explore, farm, socialize; whatever yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Brookhaven Grimoire.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, atmosphere

91% User Score Based on 70 reviews

Kharon's Crypt is an eerie non-linear dungeon crawler game full of puzzles, riddles and deadly challenges, and graphics designed to follow the aesthetics of the beloved Game Boy Color. In Kharon's Crypt, you'll be playing as Kharon (a being thought to be death itself) in his mission to escape from the crypt where he had been sealed by a deranged king that wanted to elude death. As Kharon, your ab… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kharon's Crypt: Even Death May Die.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

73% User Score Based on 400 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

Transform the World Set in a series of procedurally generated labyrinths, Loot River is a challenging, dungeon crawling action roguelike that combines tense, real-time combat and dark fantasy settings with spatial block-shifting. Defeat Brutal Bestial Abominations Armed with the power of the Relic, players can shift the ground beneath them, sliding floating ruins together in a series of t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Loot River.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

93% User Score Based on 367 reviews

Experience 12 all-new spoopy games made in 10 days exclusively for this unique horror anthology. Explore a mysterious castle that changes as you play. Keep your wits about you as the line between cute and creepy begins to blur. Uncover the next chapter in the ongoing Dread X Collection storyline. Includes:Bete Grise (Amon26)Bubbo: Adventure on Geralds Island (Breogan Hackett)Chip’s Tips (Torple Do… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dread X Collection 3.

The greate waves destroyed everything in the city, but the mysterious mechanism stopped the time in the game district. For all outside residents, the events within the segment stopped, but for the inhabitants of the district the time continues to go. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Marginal act.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, story

86% User Score Based on 1,472 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

Hunt for the great treasure and solve puzzles by sacrificing your teammates! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Total Party Kill.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

94% User Score Based on 52 reviews

You've died and landed in purgatory, your options? Unending suffering or finding a way back to your world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ghost Trap.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

75% User Score Based on 108 reviews

Critic Score 63%Based on 5 reviews

Manipulate light and darkness in this co-op puzzle platformer Shadow Puppeteer combines platforming with puzzle-solving in a play of light and shadow. Having a truly Nordic yet original art style, the game tells the story of a boy and his shadow. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shadow Puppeteer.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding

90% User Score Based on 114 reviews

Peer into the future in this time-travelling metroidvania. Then rewind time and use your knowledge of future events to discover new paths. It's a classic 2D action-adventure revamped with modern sensibilities and time-loop mechanics. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vision Soft Reset.

56%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:music

92% User Score Based on 12 reviews

Return to Lansinet castle to free your partner’s trapped soul. Solve puzzles, avoid traps, and unravel the many paranormal mysteries that await you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Delusions of a Lost Soul.

64%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

75% User Score Based on 36 reviews

Old-school solo dungeon adventure roguelike based on the board game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rogue Dungeon.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding

90% User Score Based on 20 reviews

Just UpdatedPunk Plush Panic, our Free To Play 2.5D beat 'em up platformer, is available now on Steam!! Our team is very excited to reveal our free to play capstone game we have been developing since last august! We hope you punks enjoy it! About the Game Punk Plush Panic is a free to play chaotic 2.5D hack and slash in which players swap between 3 cute characters, using their explosi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Punk Plush Panic.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

100% User Score Based on 10 reviews

You discover a hollow asteroid filled with procedurally generated mines, facilities, alien creatures, and space-loot. Asterogue is a fast, juicy, "coffeebreak" roguelike directly inspired by the original Rogue. Descend through 17 unique levels into the heart of an asteroid to find the Cursed Orb and save the galaxy. Balance futuristic hand weapons, armour, chemicals, nanotech, medkits… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Asterogue.

58%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

88% User Score Based on 17 reviews

Your spaceship may be busted, but that’s not stopping you! Travel through bizarre alien planets, each with its own dangers, weird creatures, and strange landscapes. Who knows what secrets (or trouble) you’ll find? Lost in space? Bring a buddy along! Play solo or with a friend in 2-player co-op and work together to solve challenges, escape enemies, and (hopefully) not get lost in space forever. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SPACESHEEP.

41%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

67% User Score Based on 12 reviews

Harborde combines survivors/roguelite gameplay with base building and management. In this early development build, you’ll find ways to upgrade your character, unlock new skills and characters, and craft weapons. Farming and resource gathering play a key role in building and improving your settlement. Key Features: Survivors Combat: Fight waves of enemies and upgrade your stats and abilities.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Harborde.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music

93% User Score Based on 27 reviews

Sime Is Back 18+ takes the beloved retro-inspired platformer into full chaos! Explore a sprawling underground temple and travel to a different worlds, collect shiny diamonds and keys, and unlock new levels in a mysterious world hub packed with that nostalgic charm you’ve come to love. It’s everything you’d expect from a fun, lighthearted 3D platformer… Until it isn’t. What awaits behind the f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sime Is Back 18+.

Game Summary Passage of Grief is a first-person narrative-driven exploration game that immerses players in a surreal journey through the mind of Henry as he navigates a series of liminal spaces. Inspired by "PT" and "Amnesia," this game features randomized, infinite looping environments and physics-based interactions, creating an unsettling and immersive experience. Story After experiencing a p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Passage of Grief.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

94% User Score Based on 16 reviews

Narcissus is an adrenaline-pumping, top down, action-horror game that puts you in the shoes of the last survivor on a doomed spaceship. The clock is ticking, and danger lurks around every corner If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Narcissus.

Game Summary Passage of Grief is a first-person narrative-driven exploration game that immerses players in a surreal journey through the mind of Henry as he navigates a series of liminal spaces. Inspired by "PT" and "Amnesia," this game features randomized, infinite looping environments and physics-based interactions, creating an unsettling and immersive experience. Story After experiencing a p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Passage of Grief.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability

93% User Score Based on 14 reviews

NECROMANCIA – A skele-puzzle type game where your bones and your wit may guide ye through the delving of the dungeons and catacombs. Take command of your undead hordes and collect the spreads to form the ultimate sandwich. The only brain your minions will be eating is yours!  Made for this https://itch.io/jam/pirateThis is our first game and we want to improve on it, so please give your feeback. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Necromancia.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music

89% User Score Based on 38 reviews

Logic Car is a coding-based puzzle game in which you program cars to achieve goals. Check the conditions given in each unique stage and take advantage of the various functions installed in the vehicle. Sometimes the laws of physics can be the solution. Now is the time to unleash your creativity. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Logic Car.

In an alternate reality, using a keyboard and a mouse, despite the danger of dissolving to nothing again, the player chose to transform potential into actuality, in a space of possibility he will try every key and every combination of keys until he forms an ultimate map of this new reality. The Judgement of Q is a 2.5D puzzle game, as a being, you found yourself in a new reality, you must disco… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Judgement of Q.

SokoBunny is new fully 3d look at classic sokoban. Play alone or with your friend online, kick the cargo in the warehouse labyrinth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SokoBunny.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

90% User Score Based on 20 reviews

In Void Future: Hacking Protocol, you play as a hacker in a cyberpunk world ruled by corporations. Hack, solve puzzles, and uncover a global conspiracy. Hunted by a system that never sleeps, you’ll need to stay hidden, outsmart surveillance, and fight to survive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Void Future: Hacking Protocol.

Hand Meat Walker is an FPS that seeks to combine fast, gory action with a pet-like companion and a retro style. Roam through old-fashioned, chunky maps. Explore, solve puzzles and massacre foes alongside your ally. Make use of odd and powerful weapons, each playing a crucial role in your battles against the unbelonging creatures. Bash them with a giant sword for health! Explode them for ammo! The … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hand Meat Walker.

Tattoo Dungeon is an 8-bit action-platformer with some metroidvania influence. It's an indie homebrew gameboy color game, ported to play easily on PCs. This version of the game retains it's original retro 8-bit "charm" just as if you were playing on the original handheld. Features• Lost Flash: Recover 20 hidden tattoo designs to fill your gallery. • Tattoo Skin Maps: Tattoo skin maps to… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tattoo Dungeon.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

89% User Score Based on 167 reviews

A Metroidvania x Roguelite, where you advance using a cursed hat. Use a variety of magic or possess your enemies to reach the lowest levels! Bring back loot, build new facilities in your village, make a living and strengthen yourself for the next battle! Supports up to 4-player multiplayer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Never Grave: The Witch and the Curse.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, replayability

92% User Score Based on 355 reviews

Find clues, solve crimes in a giant city If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MicroMacro: Downtown Detective.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization

85% User Score Based on 125 reviews

Item effects depend not only on stats, but on trigger point direction and linkage conditions from positioning. Change positions to alter frequency and routes, creating your own chain rhythm. Items vary in shape and size. Weigh active triggers against passive effects, carefully managing limited slots to find the optimal combination. Each hero's exclusive items build different systems. Multipl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backpack Dungeon.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

88% User Score Based on 76 reviews

Critic Score 85%Based on 12 reviews

Get a grip, it’s Heave Ho 2! The insane 2-4 player party game sequel takes the couch co-op mayhem online for the first time. Grab what you can and swing to win! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heave Ho 2.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:music

100% User Score Based on 17 reviews

<Finding Cats>: A Furry Fairy Tale Hidden-Object Adventure! Ready to dive into a fairy tale world made of paws and purrs? Cats Everywhere is a uniquely creative hidden-object and clicker adventure that gives the beloved story of Snow White a fantastic "feline" twist! Gameplay & Experience: Fairy Tale Scenes, Feline Hunt: Explore beautifully recreated classic scenes from Snow … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Finding Cats.