Games like Polchinski's Paradox

69%Game Brain Score

story, atmosphere

graphics, stability

69% User Score Based on 85 reviews

THIS GAME IS FREE TO PLAY. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR SYSTEM PERFORMANCE MEETS MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS. HEADS UP: THE GAME WAS CREATED BY A SINGLE DEVELOPER - IT HAS ROUGH SPOTS AROUND THE EDGES IN PLACES. SAVE REGULARLY. Player Reviews "The awesomeness of this game completely shocked me. Based on the bland title and screenshots, it looked like just another bad indie puzzle game that I woul…

72%Game Brain Score

gameplay, story

grinding, optimization

82% User Score Based on 2,300 reviews

Critic Score 61%Based on 8 reviews

"Praey for the Gods" is a brutal journey set on a desolate frozen island, where your only chance of survival is to destroy the very gods you believe in. In Praey for the Gods, you play a lone hero sent to the edge of a dying world to discover the mystery behind a never-ending winter. Arriving with only the clothes on your back, you must survive the colossal dangers that you encounter. To restore …

56%Game Brain Score

gameplay, graphics

stability, music

56% User Score Based on 354 reviews

Evolve your creature to survive Yggsdrasil! You are a newborn blob at the base of the divine tree. Collect legs, arms, tails, wings and other parts, then combine them in your own body to become the optimal creature!

81%Game Brain Score

gameplay, story

grinding, optimization

79% User Score Based on 94 reviews

Critic Score 90%Based on 2 reviews

With amazing new abilities, re-visit a land full of wonder on a new adventure in LostWinds 2: Winter of the Melodias - sequel to the award-winning ‘LostWinds’.

76%Game Brain Score

gameplay, graphics

replayability, grinding

76% User Score Based on 139 reviews

Genopanic is a pixel-art, Metroidvania-inspired adventure-platformer. Explore corridors of the space station, teeming with secrets and dangers, and engage in boss fights. Solve puzzles and uncover hidden mysteries in the dark atmosphere of a sci-fi research complex. Discover the truth with each step.

94%Game Brain Score

music, gameplay

optimization, grinding

94% User Score Based on 299 reviews

Toree Saturn is the newest game in the "Toree Franchise".It's a speed based 3D Platformer featuring a round bird with sunglasses and a backpack!Run through linear levels from point A to B with a double jumping bird while avoiding enemies, collecting stars (if desired), and getting all kinds of little speed boosts along the way.Features: - Simple to understand gameplay: Just run around and jump an…

94%Game Brain Score

gameplay, music

94% User Score Based on 378 reviews

Game Features: Over 200 different items to unlock by completing tracks Bullet time works fantastic to aim rockets with precision Race against Leaderboard Ghosts and defeat them to rank up Live Events to compete for unique items

67%Game Brain Score

graphics, atmosphere

gameplay, grinding

95% User Score Based on 21 reviews

If you like the demo & want to know more, feel free to check out my kickstarter site Your first priority is to stay alive and get out of this place! To get out you need to: * Explore your...

Created for GMTK Jam 2024. The idea was to make an Metroidvania. Sadly, as is usually the case with overscoping, most of the content that makes the game a game couldn't get in. A good chunk of the development time actually went into making the basic mechanics and the level editor, so I made sure to include them in the web version as well (even if without the ability to save your creation). Usage …

Timeshift is a puzzle-platformer all about using physics and time travel to your advantage. You can create a saved position, and at any point warp back to it, carrying over any current momentum. This combined with the ability to rotate in any direction leads to a completely unique take on the 2D platformer genre. You play as Quinn and find yourself in a strange place called the Rift, a canyo…