Games like Parallel Shift
Looking for games like Parallel Shift? Here are top casual platformer recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Boson X, Defy Gravity Extended or Color Symphony.
1 94%Game Brain Scoremusic, gameplaystory, optimization94% User Score 1,570 reviewsQuantum jump from Planck to Planck as you hit critical velocity in Boson X, a new rotational runner from Mu & Heyo. Use precise timing and fast reflexes to navigate a subatomic world where floors and ceilings don't exist. Will you be fast enough to discover the mysterious Boson X?
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84%Game Brain Scoregameplay, musicstory, grinding84% User Score 3,350 reviewsDefy Gravity is an action platformer that is a mix between classic platforming and gravity based puzzle solving. Kara, our heroine, has access to a unique gameplay mechanic that she uses to manipulate the world around her. She has a gun that is able to alter the laws of physics through the creation of pockets of gravity and anti-gravity. By mastering the use of these abilities Kara is able to au…
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65%Game Brain Scoregameplay, musicstability, grinding65% User Score 626 reviewsColor Symphony is basically a side scrolling game. But it has the added element of color and gives you something different. You can be a main character in the game and fight the enemy, eliminate the obstacles or find a new route by using color.
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76%Game Brain Scoregameplay, musicstability, grinding76% User Score 295 reviewsCritic Score 79%3 reviewsCursed to Golf is a golf-like adventure where every shot counts. Players are tasked with making it out of Golf Purgatory to become a Golfing Legend. With insane hazards, otherworldly power-ups and tons of replayability, will you make it back alive or will you forever be… Cursed to Golf!?
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86%Game Brain Scoremusic, gameplaystory, replayability86% User Score 430 reviewsRITE 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..
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64%Game Brain Scoregameplay, storygrinding, stability64% User Score 524 reviewsCamera Obscura takes the beloved platforming gameplay from the 80's and 90's and adds an innovative "afterimage" mechanic that allows you to clone the world around you in order to span gaps, create staircases, and freeze moving platforms in place.
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90%Game Brain Scoregameplay, storygraphics, grinding90% User Score 114 reviewsPeer 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.
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62%Game Brain Scoregameplay, musicstory, stability60% User Score 240 reviewsCritic Score 75%1 reviewsEron is a 2D platform game that allows the player to actively switch between two parallel realms. The player will have to depend upon this power to finish each level.
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80%Game Brain Scoregameplay, musicgrinding, monetization79% User Score 567 reviewsCritic Score 85%1 reviewsThe Adventures of Shuggy is a 2D platformer with a leaning towards puzzles. There are over 100 single player levels and 36 Co-Op levels connected through a gradually unlocking map screen ensuring there is always a variety of levels to choose from. Progress through the mansion is punctuated by comic book cut scenes and the occassional boss encounter. Every room in Shuggy's castle is different, lett…
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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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