Games like The Crayon Is Mightier

Allow your magic to bloom!Sophie: Starlight Whispers is an adventure game with metroidvania elements, featuring pixelated graphics, a deep narrative, and fully dubbed in Portuguese. Explore a vast map and put an end to the dark creatures that terrorize the kingdom of Sharan. FACE MONSTERS WITH REAL-TIME COMBAT Collect up to 32 different spells and build your arsenal according to your play style… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sophie: Starlight Whispers.

The smoke is rising, will you survive its secrets or be consumed by the haze? Add the smoke to your wishlist now! Join the first wave of survivors to explore this dark and mysterious world before anyone else! The Smoke is a 2D Metroidvania-style game that will teleport the players into a universe of alchemy, magic, mystery, and straight-up shooting fun. The plan is to release The Smoke on PC, a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Smoke.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story

99% User Score Based on 176 reviews

Oh hello there, dearie.. (WARNING: This game includes flashing that may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy.) You are a little old lady who needs to clean your big magical cellar. Learn colorful spells, meet strange NPCs, and uncover the secrets of the dungeon. You die 100s of times and lose your memories in order to learn dark magic. it's cute! feat… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Babushka's Glitch Dungeon.

49%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability

82% User Score Based on 11 reviews

Okay, I lied, I updated it. Here's what's new: A new Second Quest with 10 exploration focused levels and 37 exits (the Main Story only had 10 exits). A new Randomizer with 10 levels that procedurally generate a new layout every time you play them. Over a two dozen new objects including collectables, blocks, enemies, scene-wide effects, and light probes. Underwater levels, oceans of poison, blac… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cartridge the Tiger.

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.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

100% User Score Based on 34 reviews

The atmospheric hardcore action platformer about the Sandman wandering the world of children's nightmares. You will have to find and rescue the children from the trap of the almighty Morpheus, by overcoming of all their fears. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Through the Nightmares.

                 Your wife is out, the kids are sleeping; it's time for a compact yet unforgettable experience! In this "microidvania" platforming, combat, and mining are balanced and interconnected to offer a new way to play. The terrain can be destroyed to collect resources or used as platforms to progress forward. Inari wakes up a hundred years after a mysterious cataclysm cr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Inari's Redemption.

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.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects: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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Genopanic.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

97% User Score Based on 66 reviews

Hollow Floor is an exploration-based single-sitting Metroidvania inspired by VVVVVV and REDDER. Hollow Floor power-ups are based on adding movesets that will expand the player's ability to explore all three different dangerous biomes. Hollow Floor world is full of secrets and hard challenges that can be tackled at any moment in the game or completely ignored. All you need to finish is to collect a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hollow Floor.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

89% User Score Based on 54 reviews

The kingdom on the sea was once peaceful. But magic has since taken over the land, and only fools or followers of the Dark Sorcerer remain among the ruins. You arrive somewhat forgetful, but your purpose is clear: explore the once thriving kingdom, and fight your way past the servants of dark magic! Equipped with a magic bow, in Overbowed you'll explore ruins and the dangerous foes that inhabit… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Overbowed.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

95% User Score Based on 2,180 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 3 reviews

The ground starts shaking, light bulbs are breaking - and something rather unusual is happening right behind the walls of your very room. Equipped with nothing but wit and courage, you slowly descend into a world inhabited by avian folk and seemingly deadly furniture monsters. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Creaks.

49%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

75% User Score Based on 16 reviews

Jump, slash and explore a broken world! Welcome to the Grizzled Planet, a seamless open world platformer presented in retro style and filled with old-school challenges. Explore without pointers to uncover secret areas. Equip yourself with unique items and skills, even the ability to shrink and enlarge or explode and recombine. Only through self-discovery will you overcome enemy Dinos in epic comb… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grizzland.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding

99% User Score Based on 476 reviews

Garbanzo Quest! Run, Jump, and Spit your way through trouble in the silly world called Freedomland. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Garbanzo Quest.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

87% User Score Based on 2,684 reviews

Critic Score 74%Based on 34 reviews

Unravel is a game about Yarny, a tiny character born from a single thread. Yarny embarks on a big adventure into the nature, inspired by the beauty of Northern Scandinavia. Without any spoken words, the character will have to solve puzzles and use tools to overcome tough challenges. All this, in order to find memories of his lost family. Only Yarny can be the bond that ties everything together in … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unravel.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

87% User Score Based on 517 reviews

About Love, Hate and the other ones“ is a mindbending puzzle game in which you take control of the two main characters Love and Hate. Guide them through 60 levels to take them back home to their beloved hill. You will encounter different Other Ones with unique behaviours, depending on whether Love or Hate interacts with them. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to About Love, Hate and the other ones.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability

99% User Score Based on 140 reviews

In search of a more beautiful night, the moon child descends to retrieve some shooting stars. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Moonleap.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

76% User Score Based on 264 reviews

Critic Score 63%Based on 3 reviews

Deleveled is a physics-based puzzle-platformer in which you simultaneously control two characters who fall in opposite directions. You must help them work together to get through dozens of tricky levels. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deleveled.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

88% User Score Based on 80 reviews

It's said that somewhere, in seas far from the eyes of men, lies a mysterious island linked to the land of the dead. Some tales say that this island is the last place souls see before moving on to the afterlife. But when a certain vacationing Elephant stumbles upon a way between worlds, will she unwittingly let something far more sinister slip through? In Elephantasy: Flipside, you play as a tiny… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Elephantasy: Flipside.

This game is NUTZ! Get ready to dive into an action-packed 2D platformer that pits a group of feisty nuts against a sinister rodent gang! Embark on this nutty adventure where you’ll control our courageous nut heroes, each with their unique abilities, as they navigate treacherous levels and take on massive rodent bosses!! Can you help the Nutz squad restore balance and enact their revenge on the e… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nutz Revenge.

Within her own garden, amidst soil and roots, there exists an abundant and nearly unexplored kingdom, full of secrets and challenges, where small lives can change an entire world. Play as Rafaela - After falling from her window while trying to catch a butterfly, and mysteriously waking up tiny in her enormous garden, Rafaela must discover how to help her new insect companions and find a way to … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Garden of Butterflies.

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

100% User Score Based on 11 reviews

Play as Blocky with super high jumping height in this 2D adventure platformer. Discover new worlds where Blocky's abilities change. Gain the ability to always jump, float in the air, always move right, and other abilities. Game features: A world map with levels to complete to continue your adventure. Many worlds with new gimmicks. Over 130 levels. Float in the air. Always jump… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blocky's Short Quest.

ADD TO WISHILIST About the Game Condemned: No Scape is a love letter to the golden age of the Game Boy, but with the brutal precision of modern platformers. You wake up in a forgotten prison, with no memories and only one goal: escape. But the exit isn't just a door… it's a choice. Forget luck. Here, every pixel counts. Tight Controls: Physics designed to respond instantly to your re… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Condemned: No Escape.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

100% User Score Based on 12 reviews

ProtoDungeon: Episode I is a short, top-down exploration adventure game set in a mysterious abandoned castle. Explore, solve puzzles, and find your way out! You appear in front of a castle, trapped in an unknown realm. Make your way through the castle in front of you to the familiar chapel, which you shudder at even though you can't remember why. Seek the fragments of the chapel seal to unlock it… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ProtoDungeon: Episode I.

Jaime was just playing in the forest when, drawn in by a beautiful red bird, he accidentally fell into a deep and mysterious cave. Now, he must find a way to escape while uncovering the forgotten secrets of this ancient place. In an underground world full of dangers and lost stories, you embark on an exciting adventure, solving puzzles, exploring hidden passages, and helping spirits that long for … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Perimbó.

Inside Darkness is a captivating 2D puzzle-platformer set in a fantasy world, offering a unique gameplay experience that revolves around the contrast of light and shadow. You play as a young girl who can transform into a monster when engulfed in darkness. In this world of alchemical secrets and lurking dangers, you’ll face challenging puzzles and uncover the dark mysteries of an ancient kingdom. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Inside Darkness.

64%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

100% User Score Based on 15 reviews

Box #341 is trying to return to its spot in the warehouse—by cleverly flipping itself and using liquids with unique abilities! Flip, Dip, and reach the Goal ! Master the art of strategy and creativity in this delightful puzzle adventure! The challenges revolve around harnessing the unique potential of the Box's sides—dip into various liquids to grant each face special properties. Align these e… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Box #341.

"Hello, can you hear me? My name is Joy-N. I don't understand how I ended up in this place. I was playing, and suddenly a big storm started. I got hit somehow, and I can't explain what happened. I just woke up now, and everything around me looks different. The world seems colorless. Maybe I'm dreaming, maybe not, but everything feels very realistic. I've started to feel scared and very lone… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Joy-N Help Me.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

100% User Score Based on 23 reviews

ADVENTURE AWAITSUsing the Bloom Bow, Bluma connects Harmonian flowers to create platforms for solving puzzles. These platforms combine with unique environmental mechanics in each realm, adding a layer of depth to your adventure. UNITE HARMONIALong ago, the magical Greenhouse connected all 4 elemental realms of Harmonia: Crystal, Wind, Bubble, and Volcano. But Harmonians stopped caring for … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BLUMA.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

99% User Score Based on 928 reviews

Explore a vast urban landscape in this narrative-driven, 2D top-down platforming adventure! In Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo, you're a budding yoyo master facing off against enemies using the weapon you know best: your prized yoyo! As Pippit, you'll be quite literally thrown into the shocking story of your auntie's business empire, a soul-stealing mega-laser, and four dastardly crime bosses! E… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

96% User Score Based on 17,548 reviews

Buy Animal Well on PlayStation Store. Explore a surreal, forsaken labyrinth and unravel its many secrets. Rely on your wits to avoid danger in this combat-free Metroidvania. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ANIMAL WELL.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

96% User Score Based on 104 reviews

"Bearnard" is a captivating single-player adventure game where you step into the furry paws of Bearnard, a valiant archer-bear on a mission to reclaim a legendary bow and protect his beloved forest from threats. This journey takes players through diverse biomes, including dense forests, dark mines, snowy mountains, abandoned castles, and mysterious dungeons, each presenting unique challeng… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bearnard.

100%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

100% User Score Based on 60 reviews

The Glitch Fairy is a fast action platformer starring Monie, a spunky fairy with the unusual power to ''glitch'' her enemies StoryOur story begins when Monie gets her flying ability stolen by her arch nemesis, the minigun-wielding Princess ''Badassia'' Spalanie.Fortunately for our little fairy, she discovers a shrine that grants her a new magical power; The Glitch Beam, a powerful reality-bending … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Glitch Fairy.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

73% User Score Based on 598 reviews

Critic Score 71%Based on 2 reviews

Candle is an adventure with challenging puzzles. Play as Teku, a young man on a dangerous journey to rescue his tribe's shaman from the evil Wakcha-Clan. But the way is littered with sinister traps and difficult obstacles. To master these challenges you need to have keen eyes and a good sense for your environment, or your next step may be your last. But Teku has a special gift: his left hand is a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Candle.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development

84% User Score Based on 819 reviews

A Metroidvania inspired by new & old classics like Hollow Knight, Super Metroid, Super Castlevania IV & Megaman X. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lone Fungus.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

87% User Score Based on 372 reviews

Critic Score 78%Based on 3 reviews

Alwa’s Legacy is a modern retro game full of dangerous dungeons, magical items and ancient secrets. By upgrading your magic, any way forward is right in this non-linear adventure game full of exploration. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alwa's Legacy.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

84% User Score Based on 738 reviews

Critic Score 81%Based on 8 reviews

Toki Tori 2 is a puzzle adventure game in which you explore a lush forest island inhabited by strange creatures. Whistle and stomp to influence their behavior, and solve the puzzles. But what's up with that black goo? It's threatening your home world! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Toki Tori 2.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story

66% User Score Based on 95 reviews

Take Storm on a wonderful adventure in his magical teacup. Storm's brother Cloud has created an amazing dream-like world for you to explore! Solve puzzles, avoid pitfalls and beat the bad guys in this imaginative and unique platformer! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Storm in a Teacup.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

97% User Score Based on 698 reviews

Critic Score 79%Based on 7 reviews

  生高橋（NamaTakahashi） つよみー (Tsuyomi) If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ElecHead.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

100% User Score Based on 21 reviews

Super Sketch Bob is a 2D action platformer which gives you the power to draw ladders, bridges and trampolines to overcome challenges and save the day! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Sketch Bob.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, atmosphere

81% User Score Based on 31 reviews

Critic Score 66%Based on 1 reviews

Adventure platformer about Potata's travel in fairy forest. Reveal all secrets and hidden treasures and don't forget to save the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Potata: fairy flower.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

88% User Score Based on 32 reviews

Explore. Upgrade. Improve. Overcome. Jump, Push, Dash, Climb, Glide & Slice your way through hidden paths and secret passages. Pick your own fights, upgrade your weapon, and spend some time with the weird locals. Features: A beautiful classic orchestral original soundtrack from composer Wesley Coleman! A handcrafted pixel-art open-world! Fast paced, challenging platforming &… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aeternum Vale.

Demo Available June 15 About the GameAdventures are better together… even when they don’t start that way. In a distant corner of the Kingdom, two enterprising young souls, Moira and Adrius, find themselves in over their heads when a heist goes wrong, accidentally binding their fate to that of the realm’s greatest heroes. Now together with Amadeus, Zoya, and Pontius, the unlikely party must j… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trine 6: Together in Time.

Two friends. One crazy plan. And a very hungry bear somewhere nearby. Ram and Hedgehog is a vibrant, absurd, and delightfully unhinged point-and-click adventure with 2D platforming elements and QTE mechanics, where common sense has long since abandoned everyone. Two restless friends — a ram and a hedgehog — live a simple life: playing pranks on each other, arguing over nothing, and occasionally … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ram and Hedgehog.

Story On the planet Lumira lives an unusual girl named Rovi. Since childhood, she has been unable to use magic—a "flaw" that forced her to become an ordinary science student. Her peaceful life with her mother is shattered when "Starlight" chooses her, granting her unprecedented magical power. But this gift brings unknown dangers. Invaders from deep space begin to arrive... O… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rovi's Diary.

A darkly nostalgic platformer with Gameboy roots and modern juice. A Dangerous Journey Inspired by the golden age of Nintendo and Sega platformers, Wicked Boy blends 90s Gameboy-style visuals with modern sound design, effects, and fluid controls. It’s fast, stylish, and unforgiving — a game where every jump, dash, and spell matters. Explore twisted forests, climb cursed ruins, and uncove… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wicked Boy.

This is only the beginning of the story - Ada: Tainted Soil – Prologue takes you into the first chapter of the tale before the full version of the game arrives. Uncover the events that will shape the heroine’s fate and prepare you for what’s to come. ADA: Tainted Soil is a story-driven adventure filled with unique characters and their own storylines. In this top-down action RPG with fast-paced… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ada: Tainted Soil: Prologue.

This is a platform - jumping puzzle - solving game. You find yourself in a place completely engulfed in darkness, where you need to do your best to understand the story of this world. Use the newly learned knowledge to explore more areas, uncover the connection between this world and your original one, and find a way back to your own world. Reach new areas by dispelling darkness: The passages bet… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Labyrinth.

About This Game Discover the Fantastic World of Sintonia! Embark on a magical adventure as Maria, an unlikely heroine in search of her missing puppies. Explore a vibrant world filled with unique biomes and cunning enemies, where every step uncovers new challenges and secrets. Sintonia is a place where creativity and strategy come together in an unforgettable experience. Introduction A Journey … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Sintonia Chronicles.

Apocalypse of the UniverseGenre: 2D Platformer Adventure Story: In Apocalypse of the Universe, players take on the role of an elven hero on a perilous quest to save his homeland from a demonic invasion. Once a peaceful world bathed in the eternal glow of the moon, it is now torn apart by portals that unleash endless waves of demons. These gateways connect to dark realms and threaten to spread … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Apocalypse of the Universe.