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39%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

50% User Score Based on 28 reviews

Blue sheep is a Platformer Adventure set in a strange world, plagued by the physical manifestation of misery, known as the Beast. Play as the Outsider, experiencing the memories of a warrior who once opposed the Beast. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blue Sheep.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

73% User Score Based on 85 reviews

Ascend the peak in search of the Joyspring. Explore every cavern and cave, crevasse and chasm. Hear the wind sing. Keep dashing and find the spring. And when you return, return smiling. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Joyspring.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

81% User Score Based on 2,418 reviews

They may be awkward dimensions, but they're my dreams... Interactive Dream Journal & Diary; Awkward Dimensions Redux is a personal game. Lasts 20 minutes to an hour with less traditional... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Awkward Dimensions Redux.

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.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

94% User Score Based on 3,124 reviews

Critic Score 81%Based on 41 reviews

Enjoy meditative vibes in Jusant, an action-puzzle climbing game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jusant.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics

100% User Score Based on 22 reviews

Steam Deck compatibilityGlypha has been tested successfully for Steam Deck by the developer and users. In fact Glypha was designed specifically around the Steam Deck for its controls and screen dimensions. About the Game A fast-paced, Egyptian-themed jousting tournament recalls 1980's classic arcade action. Glypha, the classic shareware game on the early Macintosh, now landed in the 21st Centu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Glypha: Vintage.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

64% User Score Based on 556 reviews

Critic Score 73%Based on 17 reviews

PLANET ALPHA, a beautiful alien world filled with mystery and danger. Pursued by relentless enemies, you must harness the power of night and day as you struggle to survive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PLANET ALPHA.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

79% User Score Based on 790 reviews

Ok/Normal is a short, experimental third-person horror experience, inspired by early 3D console games of the 90's. Journey through a dark, disjointed, dreamlike dimension with your cloud companion! Remember a good diet, take your medicine, and you should be fine! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to OK/NORMAL.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story

97% User Score Based on 475 reviews

The world is your canvas in this innovative first-person puzzle platformer. Tag walls and other surfaces with different colors of spray paint to reveal new ways to navigate each level, including bouncing off, sliding across, and sticking to the surfaces you paint. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tag: The Power of Paint.

50%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

56% User Score Based on 41 reviews

Klym is a warm 3D-platformer about climbing buildings and bringing ducklings back to their mother. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Klym.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

95% User Score Based on 7,072 reviews

Critic Score 84%Based on 6 reviews

Explore a beautiful Escheresque world where the laws of physics are different. Geometry repeats infinitely in every direction, and falling down leads you back to where you started. Manipulate gravity to change your perspective and see the world in new ways. Master the rules of the universe and restore a barren world with vegetation and life. - KEY FEATURES - ◽ An expansive and visually striking … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Manifold Garden.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

90% User Score Based on 58 reviews

Help the Hero to collect all the trophys to be the master of the achievements! Trophy Chaser is a Rêtro platformer game where you have to collect the trophys to get the achievements, are you able to collect them all? Prove it in the gamer way! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trophy Chaser.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

93% User Score Based on 4,764 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 14 reviews

Routine is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror title set on an abandoned Lunar base designed around an 80’s vision of the future. Curious exploration turns into a need for survival when a lunar base goes completely quiet. Searching for answers puts you face to face with an enemy who is certain the main threat is you. Discoveries lead to deeper unknowns and the only way to go is forward. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ROUTINE.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization

95% User Score Based on 555 reviews

A slice-of-life adventure about childhood, community, and soccer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to despelote.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

97% User Score Based on 698 reviews

Critic Score 83%Based on 6 reviews

Its safer in the dark. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fear the Spotlight.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

96% User Score Based on 951 reviews

Critic Score 89%Based on 11 reviews

A time magic platformer If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Braid, Anniversary Edition.

48%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

68% User Score Based on 22 reviews

In Astral Disorder, you are the lone maintenance worker on an unkempt space train station. The facility has become mostly automated, decreasing the need for human workers. As the last remaining utility expert, your state-of-the-art equipment and tools used for navigation and repairs are strewn about the chaotic facility. After a devastating crash causing the station to start running on backup powe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Astral Disorder.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:music

80% User Score Based on 174 reviews

Critic Score 76%Based on 4 reviews

Ereban: Shadow Legacy is a fast-paced stealth platformer game where you become Ayana, the last descendant of a forgotten race. Harness mystical shadow powers, high-tech gadgets and avoid or kill to uncover the truth about your past and the key to saving a dying, morally grey universe. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ereban: Shadow Legacy.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

90% User Score Based on 500 reviews

Critic Score 79%Based on 22 reviews

Enter the Highlands. Lose yourself. Find harmony. Reach the sea. A narrative adventure with rhythm and survival elements, from the creators of Heaven’s Vault and 80 Days. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Highland Song.

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.

54%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

55% User Score Based on 225 reviews

Critic Score 53%Based on 3 reviews

Rememoried is an independent video game, a virtual place where memories change to dreams and the only possible way is forgetting, which becomes a mechanism for proceeding to the next layer of dreams. The Surrealist explorative first-person adventure game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rememoried.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story

88% User Score Based on 144 reviews

A short adventure in which you will have to use precise platforming in order to find your cat, Xavier. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Finding Xavier.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

86% User Score Based on 4,420 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 33 reviews

FIND YOURSELF If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sable.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

81% User Score Based on 408 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

Explore the mystery of an unknown world. You’ve crash-landed on the Planet of the Eyes in an escape pod. Discover what lies beneath through puzzle solving, exploration, and audiologs from another survivor. Turn down the lights, put on your headphones and grab your controller to experience the atmospheric journey of a lone robot in a dangerous world. Planet of the Eyes will keep you on the edge a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Planet of the Eyes.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability

88% User Score Based on 2,285 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 22 reviews

A third-person exploratory action/adventure title in which a boy ends up on a mysterious island and makes his way through its highly stylized environments, containing puzzles and slight navigation challenges, to get to the bottom of why he's ended up there and to reach the end of the road he's inadvertently begun to travel. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RiME.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

81% User Score Based on 141 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

From the co-creator of Anodyne. In this surreal, PSX-like adventure, learn someone's secrets and experiences by exploring their mind. Control Yuito as you explore his estranged and dying father's "Memory World" - what surreal and supernatural things will you find? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to All Our Asias.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

89% User Score Based on 38 reviews

Rob the hidden treasure with your beastie abilities and escape without getting caught! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beastie Land.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

91% User Score Based on 1,160 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 7 reviews

Marooned on the desolate planet Gravoria, the trio of adventurers finds the only method of escape awaits at the top of a tower - a tower renowned for its deadliness and its propensity to be filled with monsters! Lizard-men! UFOs! Nuclear ants! Dinosaurs! Robot Apes! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Deadly Tower of Monsters.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

75% User Score Based on 653 reviews

Critic Score 55%Based on 3 reviews

Imagine a world where death is no longer final, where precious memories are saved to enjoy forever, where your soul is immortal, welcome to the Soul Cloud. Upload your soul to our dedicated servers and relax knowing that a part of you will live on for eternity. That favorite holiday, happy moments from your childhood, meeting that special someone for the first time. All these memories saved for yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Master Reboot.

57%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

60% User Score Based on 48 reviews

Critic Score 52%Based on 4 reviews

“What Happened puts you in the shoes of high-school student Stiles, a teenage boy suffering from acute anxiety and depression. You must guide him through the dark and twisted corridors of his own sub-conscious, with his fate depending entirely on your empathy with his tortured state of mind.” Psychological thriller in which you guide high school student Stiles on an uncompromising journey through… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to What Happened.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story

90% User Score Based on 110 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

Enter an abstract and mysterious world filled with carefully designed puzzles evoking an introspective state of mind... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ETHEREAL.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

91% User Score Based on 993 reviews

Join Postmouse on their very first journey to deliver mail in a treacherous world unfit for a tiny mouse. Explore the ruins, meet charming characters and solve puzzles on your way through an abandoned mansion in this free, student-made adventure - all in one small mouse-sized package! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Postmouse.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

97% User Score Based on 128 reviews

Critic Score 72%Based on 6 reviews

Planet Cube: Edge is 2D run n' gun platformer where you shoot, jump and dash through rooms filled with enemies. A precision platformer where shooting is key. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Planet Cube: Edge.

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics

93% User Score Based on 15 reviews

Past and Future meet in this small puzzle platformer!  Explore Space, the Deep Ocean, and even the Wild west in this short, cozy platformer experience.  CONTROLS: A,D and LEFT STICKMOVESPACE and A(xbox)/X(ps4)JUMPE and X/SquareINTERACT If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Linked.

Development Time: 1 week Overview: Mr. Slime in your hand, make him roll!  Help the slime reach the flower ring by tilting the screen and changing his form wisely. The slime has two forms: liquid and solid. When colliding with ice, the slime will be frozen and become solid; when colliding with fire, frozen slime will be changed back to liquid.  But be careful, the environment can become dangerous … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rolling Slime.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

100% User Score Based on 22 reviews

OverviewClimb your way to the top of the tower in this vertical platformer roguelike! Take up the helm of Dream Knight, and use your sword to pogo off enemies and obstacles as you make your ascent. Discover powerful items that will greatly aid you in your quest, and unlock permanent upgrades as well as cosmetics between runs. No two attempts up the tower will be the same, with a random selection o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tower of Dreams.

Pondus Hydrogenii The first video game I ever developed! Made with a team back in 2013 when I was in junior high school for the Washington Technology Student Association  (TSA, not the airport one) Team Game Design Competition. We won 2nd place in-state, which honestly was amazing since the development for that competition was a total disaster I won't get into here. In the end, this game, the one … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pondus Hydrogenii.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding

90% User Score Based on 21 reviews

Overview Palette Swap is a monochrome action platformer inspired by the Super Game Boy accessory for the Super Nintendo, allowing you to swap 2 color palettes on the fly during gameplay. However, the palette will change the environment around you as well, requiring constant swapping to get through the game. Explore 3 huge collectathon-style levels as well as extra speedrun challenges. Do your best… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Palette Swap.

58%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

75% User Score Based on 28 reviews

A New Adventure in Classic Metroidvania Style Beholgar II is a pixel-art Metroidvania platformer inspired by the spirit of the '90s. Explore a vast interconnected world — from shadowy dungeons and cursed forests to forgotten temples and the very edge of hell. Key Features: Ancient Powers & Magic: Unlock powerful abilities and spells to grow stronger. Mysterious, Layered Levels: Every corne… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beholgar 2.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

96% User Score Based on 184 reviews

Blackshard is a first-person exploration game. Wander through a strange megastructure, the Labyrinth, to unravel its mysteries... Your behavior within the Labyrinth will define the outcome of your journey. What path will you choose to take? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BLACKSHARD.

52%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

73% User Score Based on 22 reviews

Hello from Team Goo!Welcome to GOO-B3-R! This is an initial prototype of a Singleplayer 3D Puzzle Platformer made by Team Goo, a group of college students from the University of Silicon Valley! The game itself revolves around using different types of goo to travel to the end of various levels. Bounce up high using the Bounce Goo, which bounces you up to the same height you start at. Speed along … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GOO-B3-R.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

94% User Score Based on 729 reviews

Hello Everyone! I am the Developer of this Game, and let me just tell you a few things about it. It is a First Person Shooter with Bombastic Action, High-Scale Set Pieces, Fun Shooting Mechanics, along with a Deeply Layered Story. Before you leave to check out my amazing game, I would just like to shout-out my Game Manager (#2694) — without him, this game wouldn't have been p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to INSERT GAME HERE.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

94% User Score Based on 33,296 reviews

Critic Score 69%Based on 61 reviews

Re-Discover Little Nightmares, now enhanced in stunning 4K and 60 FPS. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Little Nightmares.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

97% User Score Based on 232 reviews

A 3D adventure/stealth game with a contemplative mood. Play as a young thief studying at the Guild. Confront or avoid pirates, guards & robots. Explore and climb every island in a cartoon open... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zefyr: A Thief's Melody.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

98% User Score Based on 165 reviews

Critic Score 82%Based on 1 reviews

Stars in the Trash brings the magic of animated movie classics into a narrative-driven platformer that combines action, exploration and puzzles. Tired of feeling trapped at home, Moka, a spoiled cat decides to run away and seek adventure. Explore, make friends, fight, and escape from the kennelman. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stars in the Trash.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

86% User Score Based on 133 reviews

ReSetna is a post-apocalyptic Metroidvania, in a crumbling world dominated by the APEX AI. As a mysterious Signal driving robots to madness emerges, ReSetna sets off on a journey to uncover the mystery. Explore, engage, evolve, navigating through the crumbling ruins of a once glorious civilization. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ReSetna.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability

93% User Score Based on 117 reviews

Join our community! Atan is a student project made by a passionate team from Breda University of Applied Sciences. We want to hear what you think of the game! Feel free to join and share your opinion and give us feedback so we can improve the game. We are looking forward to hear from you! About the GameThe GameAtan is an action-adventure game where you traverse a massive colossus. Use your cli… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Atan.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

84% User Score Based on 94 reviews

Join our Discord server! About the Game​Step into the shadows of Antwerp and shapes events during this crucial moment. Sicaria is a third-person stealth game set in ​Antwerp during the Eighty Years' War. You play as an engineer, a person capable of overcoming any challenge through your own cleverness. Because of the war you lost an arm, but you were able to build a mechanical one. ​​Stealth-Ce… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sicaria.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

84% User Score Based on 75 reviews

Above is a product of a collaboration between 16 students coming together to create an engaging and challenging action climbing adventure. The team developed Above at the National Film School of Denmark in winter 2023, and we are very happy to share the experience with you, the player - thank you so much for playing! - The team at Dreamful Projects THE ONLY WAY IS UP ABOVE is a challenging climb… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Above.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

80% User Score Based on 156 reviews

Game development is hard.Before committing to Zapling Bygone, I created a ton of "Just for fun" projects. This allowed me to learn the ropes in an environment where it didn't matter if I failed. I created a load of small throwaway games for the fun of it. Some of these games got lost or deleted, and some were uncovered in the depths of my old harddrive. I decided to rescue as many of them as I cou… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Operation PP: Time Flies..