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93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

93% User Score Based on 116 reviews

Alice Escaped is a 2D action and exploration game. Follow the advenctures of the two girls Usada and Kotora who wander into a strange world of grimoires, chasing after "Alice". What awaits them there are mysterious characters based off of Alice in Wonderland: the Cheshire Cat, the Mad Hatter, and Humpty Dumpty — but are they really the enemy? And why does the White Rabbit guiding them have a zipp… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alice Escaped!.

Clipping Mask Clipping Mask is a 2D Puzzle Platformer in which the player must use a combination of movement skills, alongside the “Clipping Mask” ability in order to progress in each level. This skill allows them to copy properties from their environment and paste them into others, effectively altering the landscape to their advantage. Properties are represented through the usage of colour schem… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Clipping Mask.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

70% User Score Based on 40 reviews

Help Alice find some answers as she joins a unique bunch of scientists, oddballs and theorists at a remote hilltop research facility to investigate some puzzling stone carvings. A single player puzzle/platform game about science and curiosity presented in a modern pixel art style. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Moonstone Equation.

Loople is a Knowledge-Gated Puzzle/Action/Adventure game created by a single person in less than 4 days for the GMTK 2025 Game Jam.Inspired by games such as Tunic, Outer Wilds, Antichamber, Animal Well, Rain World and Chroma Zero, deep knowledge-gated puzzles permeate the world under the guise of a cutesy action-platformer. You take control of a small cat warrior, stuck in a world where a haunting… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Loople.

Created for SUS Gamejam 2023. The team consisted of:Character artist: QwstCoder: SpicyRamenEnvironment, light and props: NattkrypHow to Play "Bedtime Hero" Welcome to the whimsical and eerie world of "Bedtime Hero." You are the child's trusted toy robot, on a mission to reach the child's most cherished pacifier in each dream level. To navigate this surreal dream world, you'll need to master a few … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bedtime Hero.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

71% User Score Based on 95 reviews

"First person platforming gameplay at its very best!“ Construct: Escape the System is a sci-fi themed first person platformer that sees you trapped in a computer system, trying to escape. Explore the system and discover the 8 empowering 'ability orbs'. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Construct: Escape the System.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

75% User Score Based on 59 reviews

Nevrosa is an escape room game with horror and action elements, where you are trying to find your way out of laboratory through solving puzzles while being locked with a strange creature. Mystical machines, old family curse and various endings depending on your ways of play. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nevrosa: Escape.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

95% User Score Based on 594 reviews

Hook into a Metroidvania adventure of epic proportions. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HAAK.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

74% User Score Based on 39 reviews

An artistic metroidvania with a classic NES era gameplay, taking the player through the life of an average man escaping his depression in a partly imaginary world he created around him. Fight more than 60 enemy types and 5 bosses, uncover more than 160 areas and unlock all powers and items. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to External Visions.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

88% User Score Based on 32 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 11 reviews

To save their world from an alien threat, two proud races must set aside their differences and come together... literally. Embers of Mirrim is an adventure-platformer featuring a mystical creature with the ability to split into light and dark embers, each independently controlled by the analog sticks. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Embers of Mirrim.

52%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

69% User Score Based on 26 reviews

A Not Troll Game, a pakour jump and run game where you are constantly being trolled. But, I warn you! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A NOT Troll Game.

This capstone project, Rusted-Shift, was awarded the 2nd PLACE WINNER at UCI 5th ICS GAME DESIGN EXPO 2025! [Overviews] 2D/3D Perspective-Shifting Soulslike This is a pixel-art platform adventure game that uniquely blends 2D side-scrolling and 3D third-person exploration into a seamless experience. Players can freely switch perspectives to solve puzzles, engage in combat, and traverse a post-ap… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rusted Shift.

About: Follow Puddel, a naïve sentient science experiment on his quest to travel the world! Use your unique state changing abilities to melt, evaporate and solidify your way through different puzzles and navigate unique camera perspectives to escape the house and travel the globe!  Puddel is a unique 3D platformer, where the objective is to get through levels by   using your different state shift… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Puddel.

Welcome to Snowman's Land, a game about snowball fights! Here, there's only one rule.  Reach your friend and tag them before they tag you... with a snowball... in the head. Traverse chilly forests, navigate crumbling platforms, and solve puzzles left by your opponent in this action puzzler. If you get stuck, fear not! Look for a carrot to pop on one of our conveniently located snowmen as a checkpo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Snowman's Land.

Rise of The Flightless Robin Get ready for an epic adventure as you step into the shoes of Robin, a middle-aged engineer with a thirst for adventure and a fascination for the stars! Despite the confines of a wheelchair, Robin is determined to live up to his name and soar high like his avian namesake. Journey to the Summit Join Robin on an adrenaline-fueled journey to conquer the world's tallest… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rise of The Flightless Robin.

An absurd, flight-based platformer, you play as a wizard who already knows the magic, but isn't the best at using it. Learn to fly with no cartoon-y safeguards or easy spells: humans are squishy, and magic is hard. Current Build The current build includes 2 levels to build on previous mechanics. There are no new mechanics or feature changes. Controls When on the ground: AD to strafe, W to jump. Wh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Magic Is Hard.

Descriptions : The rain has become toxic to humans, join one survival in his quest to reached the top of the world, where rain never drops ! You will need to use reflexion and agility to pass puzzles and plateforms. This game was made in two days during the KISS Gamejam organised by WALGA, HEAJ and Digital Wallonia and many more and it won the second prize ! The team was composed of Video Game… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Averse.

Corrupt is a metroidvania game set in mysterious and dark environments full of dangerous enemies. Art: https://penusbmic.itch.io/ If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Corrupt.

Luna is a physics-based, gravity-twisting, 2D platforming mind-bender. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Luna.

47%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability

80% User Score Based on 10 reviews

You are a doll who wakes up on the day of her owner's first period. How will you navigate the unfamiliar and increasingly surreal situation? Navigate immersive psychological environments. As the girl's mental state deteriorates, how does your environment change? Solve puzzles to help your owner. Look for solutions in your environment to the problems she's facing. Discover journal pages and g… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Doll Parts.

Nogalious is a retro-style action platformer that pays homage to the era of classic 2D platforming on 8-bit personal computers. Explore 5 different worlds and go through cozy dungeons in the first title of a trilogy that tells the story of Nogalious, his daughter Mariet, and the evil Darama. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nogalious.

Welcome to the Rolling Gauntlet. See if you are ready to traverse the universe in forty levels. Test the dexterity of your fingers and the strength of your resolve. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rolling Gauntlet.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

93% User Score Based on 335 reviews

Welcome to Carmel, an Academy Citadel renowned for its cutting-edge technology, where survival of the fittest is the only law and strength reigns supreme. The "Carmel Star" —symbolizing the ultimate honor— is the goal students dream of. As the Centennial Anniversary approaches, a new "Carmel Star Election" is about to begin. You represent a mysterious "exchange student&q… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kotama and Academy Citadel.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, optimization

90% User Score Based on 105 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

An ongoing apocalyptic meteor shower has forced the world’s population to settle underground. As Shell, a feline child who awakens to find her mother missing, drill downward from the surface layer through a tile-based underground and discover the Everdeep. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Everdeep Aurora.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability

81% User Score Based on 52 reviews

Dive into Ayasa, a dark and mysterious platformer where light and shadow hold the key to survival. Journey through six haunting lands, solve challenging puzzles and restore balance to a world on the brink of collapse. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ayasa: Shadows of Silence.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability

71% User Score Based on 48 reviews

Crystal Story: Dawn of Dusk picks up where Awakening ended, and marks the true introduction and foundation of the series! Crystal Story is a series that blends together charming retro-style graphics, with fast-paced action and turn-based battles, heavily inspired by 16-bit classics! - Meet Mina - Players take the role of Mina, a young adventurer from the Dawnside, who must traverse a perilous … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crystal Story: Dawn of Dusk.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

93% User Score Based on 18,164 reviews

Critic Score 82%Based on 66 reviews

Buy Little Nightmares II on PS4. Face the unknown, discover the truth and save the city. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Little Nightmares 2.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

96% User Score Based on 52 reviews

Randomice is Metroid-like… randomized. Usually, important items are always in the same place, and you collect powers in a predetermined order. But here, everything is randomly redistributed throughout the world. As a result, you never know what you're going to find or in what order you're going to explore the rooms of the house. Adapt to what you findSince the items are randomly placed, each ga… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Randomice.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

90% User Score Based on 40 reviews

A narrative puzzle-adventure game based on Brian Jacques' Redwall™️ book series. Vicious searats are invading the once peaceful Mossflower wood and it's up to the Lilygrove Scout Corps' newest recruit to save the day. Play as Sophia or Liam If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Lost Legends of Redwall: The Scout Anthology.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

89% User Score Based on 1,071 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.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, character development

86% User Score Based on 78 reviews

All manner of thing shall be wellWelcome to a compact, tightly packed Metroidvania, where the Square Aspect Ratio and Single Screen Level Design allows every one of the 200+ rooms to slot into the larger puzzle-box of the world; where secrets, exploits and sequence-breaking are built into the very foundation of the game; and where the overarching story doesn’t care too much which path you happen t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alruna and the Necro-Industrialists.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

96% User Score Based on 51 reviews

Critic Score 88%Based on 2 reviews

A relaxing and charming puzzle game about Roberto, a dog who really loves loooooooong sticks with a plan in mind. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stick to the Plan.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

79% User Score Based on 276 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

Yukumo is a young girl who travels around in her airship, her pride and joy. When visiting a particular Far Eastern town to run some errands her airship suddenly breaks down. She decides to explore the town to search for parts for repair; however, the town has fallen silent with no trace of the people who live there, the only inhabitants being a strange cat-like species...Tasomachi is an adventure… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TASOMACHI: Behind the Twilight.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

72% User Score Based on 324 reviews

A new chapter of charming 3D platformer about the little rusty robot C4N who unwittingly finds himself in the midst of momentous events in Robo Land. In order to solve the new riddle, Canny will once again need to run and jump a lot, solve puzzles, and fight against enemies who are much bigger and stronger than he is. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scrap Garden: The Day Before.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

69% User Score Based on 270 reviews

Critic Score 85%Based on 3 reviews

‘Between Me and The Night' is a surrealist action adventure game that walks the thin path between sanity and madness. Take on the role of a young boy and explore and interact with the mysterious house in which he lives. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Between Me and The Night.

44%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

53% User Score Based on 34 reviews

Enter the enigmatic world of Ascendance and experience an enchanting and peaceful journey to the sky and beyond. Ascendance is a calming, relaxing and minimalist first person 3D Platformer. Shape your way with mysterious abilities and rise with the enchanted wind platforms beyond the skies within a world which evolves and transforms around you. A journey which leads through different ages of our… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ascendance.

41%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, stability

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding

57% User Score Based on 23 reviews

Robo Do It is a funny third person puzzle game where you need your logic to build a commands sequence for each robot in the level game and they will execute these commands. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Robo Do It.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, atmosphere

84% User Score Based on 200 reviews

Critic Score 69%Based on 8 reviews

Yono and the Celestial Elephant is a grand adventure, featuring carefully designed puzzles, treasure hunts, a sprinkling combat and a world full of people. Play as a young elephant tasked to save a world he’s never seen before, and explore the rich history of a kingdom where humans, zombies and robots live side by side. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Yono and the Celestial Elephants.

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.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability

94% User Score Based on 54 reviews

Turner is a 2D platformer puzzle game set in an insane asylum where you take the role of Turner, a man with a troubled past and an unstable state of mind. Complete over 500 levels by rotating the world around you. Solve a variety of puzzles, traverse through challenging levels, collect mysterious notes scattered throughout the asylum, and avoid dangerous obstacles, all while trying to solve the my… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Turner.

51%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

51% User Score Based on 53 reviews

Take Jethro the Lion on a magical journey, traversing space and time to prevent the imminent collapse of the universe. Oh and your friend Ronald the Bear is missing, maybe you can find him whilst you’re out exploring? Discover a huge world and enjoy an adventure that blends together retro platforming fun with a mix of 2D + 3D mechanics and a modern design aesthetic. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lion Quest.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story

90% User Score Based on 282 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

From the creative mind behind The Adventures of Shuggy comes an exciting new retro-styled 2D platformer, a winner of Dream Build Play 2012 and a top 50 game of 2012 according to Game Informer. Grab the gateway guns and explore a huge lab filled with mysterious puzzles in this classic platforming adventure. Use gateway technology to leap from one place to another, change size to explore small passa… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gateways.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

70% User Score Based on 293 reviews

Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

Etherborn is an environmental puzzle platformer built on exploring and understanding gravity-shifting structures. You are a voiceless being that has just been born into a world where a bodiless voice calls to you, patiently awaiting your arrival. As your first thoughts emerge, you realise your journey has just begun. You must reach this ethereal voice to fully understand your own existence. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Etherborn.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

93% User Score Based on 846 reviews

Critic Score 69%Based on 4 reviews

Tsioque is an animated adventure game inspired by classic 80s and 90s point and click titles. Craftily mixing influences of games like Day of the Tentacle, Dragon's Lair or Humongous Games' Pajama Sam, it offers its own, original narrative experience, which can be described as both dark and adorable. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TSIOQUE.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development

85% User Score Based on 2,937 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 12 reviews

Timespinner is a 2D metroidvania platformer about a young woman who travels through time to destroy the empire that killed her family. At its heart, the game is a child of the great pixelated classics of the SNES and PS1 age. From the rich story worlds of Star Ocean, the expansive gothic castle to explore in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, and the tight gameplay of Megaman X, Timespinner seek… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Timespinner.

Marty Thinks 4th Dimentionally is an isometric 3D puzzle platformer where you play as a small robot on a journey to find his creator. With the aid of time travel, Marty is able to step into the past and work together with past versions of himself to overcome any challenge. By playing out partial solutions and then resetting time, the player can work with their past to succeed. The game was crea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Marty Thinks 4D.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

100% User Score Based on 46 reviews

Play as Beep, a brave yet cavalier robot who is on a mission to escape from the strange tech facility that he and his fellow bots are being held captive in. Using just your wits and the items you find around you, will you help Beep find a route to safety? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beep's Escape.

54%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability

59% User Score Based on 352 reviews

Critic Score 48%Based on 28 reviews

The Deer God is a breathtaking 3D pixel art adventure that will challenge your religion and your platforming skills. It's a game about survival, reincarnation, and karma; all set in a breathtaking and unique 3D pixelized world. Feast your eyes on the beautiful lighting, day and night system, and vast landscapes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Deer God.

55%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability

80% User Score Based on 20 reviews

EFO is a side scrolling platformer, wherein you control an alien who has crash landed, and must reach the top of the mountain in order to call for a ride home before the battery on your distress beacon runs out. The climb is difficult, but you have the power of telekinesis! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to EFO: Escape From Outerworld.

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.