Games like Make Your Board & Climb In It

"TurnOn" is a single-player kids' platformer game with splendid graphics and fantastic music. As a living electric spark, you must restore electricity to a darkened city, solving puzzles and overcoming obstacles in a visually-told story with a charming art style and soothing soundtrack. Experience the magic of a world that depends on electricity and help its citizens regain their safe and carefree lives.

RiME is a single-player, open-world puzzle adventure game with a wholesome story and dense atmosphere. As a young boy stranded on a mysterious island, you'll explore enchanting landscapes, solve ingenious puzzles using sound, light, and time manipulation, and uncover secrets that reveal the island's forgotten past. With its outstanding gameplay, graphics, and soundtrack, RiME offers a captivating experience, despite minor optimization issues and some grinding.

In "Caravan SandWitch," play as a traveler in a mystical Provence-like world, seeking your missing sister while interacting with various communities and upgrading your van. With no combat or death, explore at your own pace on foot or in your van, discovering new areas, and uncovering ancient ruins. The game features a serene and immersive experience, emphasizing exploration and puzzle-solving.

"The Plan" is a free, contemplative fly-through game by Krillbite Studio, where players control a fly pondering its existence. It has been compared to Journey, Passage, and Dear Esther for its thought-provoking and visually appealing experience. The game's minimal mechanics allow for interpretation and introspection, making it a worthy download.

"Northern Journey" is a narrative-driven game set in a stunningly beautiful yet melancholic northern wilderness. With fast-paced combat and dark humor, players will encounter over 50 unique bosses and enemies, using various weapons to aid their journey to the cold mountains. The game features custom music for each level, with a linear design that prioritizes storytelling over bloat or grind. It is highly optimized and currently only supports keyboard and mouse input.

In Dead Format, you play as a sibling searching for their missing brother who vanished while obsessed with a mysterious cursed VHS format. Explore your apartment hub and dive into nightmarish worlds inspired by iconic film eras, battling horrors and solving puzzles. Survive these cinematic nightmares to uncover the truth behind the government cover-up and save your brother.

South of Midnight is a third-person action-adventure set in the eerie American Deep South, where you play Hazel, a Weaver with magical powers to mend broken bonds and spirits. Explore a macabre world steeped in Southern folklore, confront mysterious creatures, and unravel the dark secrets of Hazel’s family and hometown. The game blends mystical storytelling with atmospheric exploration and combat.

The Long Gate is a single-player, first-person puzzle game with three classes of puzzles based on real-world technologies. Explore ancient caverns and learn to solve digital, analog, and quantum puzzles to repair ancient circuits and uncover the mystery of the creators. The game contains accurate quantum circuit depictions, verified by scientists at D-Wave Systems.

"Papo & Yo" is a narrative-driven puzzle game where you play as Quico, caring for your best friend, Monster, who has a dangerous addiction to poisonous frogs. Together, you'll explore a magical, surrealist world inspired by South American favelas, solving puzzles and managing Monster's emotions to progress. The game delves into complex relationships, showcasing the bond between Quico, Monster, and other characters.

Eastshade is a single-player, open-world exploration-adventure game where you play as a traveling painter on the island of Eastshade. Capture the stunning world on canvas, engage in dynamic conversations with inhabitants, and solve quests to uncover the land's secrets. With its peaceful gameplay, outstanding music, and emotional depth, Eastshade offers a memorable and immersive experience, despite some bugs and optimization issues.