Games like What Lies in the Multiverse
by Studio Voyager, IguanaBee
A bombastic puzzle platformer about worlds turned inside out. Shift dimensions at the push of a button, solve brain-twisting logistical riddles, and race through the wilds of the multiverse in a bleakly hilarious (and hilariously bleak) story where everything you know can turn on a dime.
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$14.99Braid
Apr 10 · Number None
Both: Puzzle Platformer · Puzzle · 2D Platformer
This is the original version of Braid from 2009, which may not work well on newer systems. For an updated version of the game with nicer graphics, more levels and a large amount of developer commentary, see Braid, Anniversary Edition.
Puzzle PlatformerPuzzle2D PlatformerPlatformerIndieTime Manipulation2DSingleplayerGreat SoundtrackDifficult👍 6,941
$19.99Braid, Anniversary Edition
May 14 · Thekla, Inc.
Both: Puzzle Platformer · 2D Platformer · Puzzle
Control the flow of time to solve puzzles in this new version of the indie classic, featuring fully repainted artwork, a new world of puzzles, and seriously in-depth commentary.
Puzzle Platformer2D PlatformerPuzzlePlatformerAction-Adventure2DTime ManipulationActionCasualCartoony👍 1,766
$6.99The Multi-Medium
Jan 20 · Micah Boursier
Both: Puzzle Platformer · 2D Platformer · Puzzle
The Multi-Medium is a visually unique 2D puzzle platform adventure in which you play as an interdimensional explorer lost in the multiverse. Travel to diverse worlds, each drawn or painted by hand in a different medium and style, in search of your place in the cosmos.
AdventureHand-drawnCasualPuzzle PlatformerStylizedStory RichColorfulPlatformer2D PlatformerPuzzle👍 525
$11.995D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel
Jul 22 · Conor Petersen, Thunkspace, LLC
Both: Time Travel · Time Manipulation · Puzzle
It's the first ever chess variant with spatial, temporal, and parallel dimensions. It's 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel! Move pieces back in time to create branching timelines. Send a rook to a parallel dimension. Protect your kings in the present and in the past!
ChessTime TravelTime ManipulationBoard GameDifficultPuzzleMultiplayerTurn-Based StrategyStrategyPsychological👍 8,097
-70%$7.49Viewfinder
Jul 18 · Sad Owl Studios
Both: Puzzle Platformer · Puzzle
Challenge perception, redefine reality, and reshape the world around you with an instant camera. Viewfinder is a new single player game offering gamers hours of interesting and fun experiences while uncovering the mysteries left behind.
Puzzle PlatformerPuzzleFirst-PersonSingleplayerAbstractSurrealPsychologicalAdventurePhysicsAtmospheric👍 11,929
$29.99The Talos Principle 2
Nov 2 · Croteam
Both: Puzzle · Puzzle Platformer
The Talos Principle 2 is a thought-provoking first-person puzzle experience that greatly expands on the first game's philosophical themes and stunning environments with increasingly mind-bending challenges.
PuzzleStory RichPhilosophicalFirst-PersonSci-fiPuzzle PlatformerExplorationWalking Simulator3D PlatformerLore-Rich👍 12,481
$4.99The Inner Darkness
Feb 24 · Nauris Amatnieks
Both: Time Manipulation · Puzzle · Puzzle Platformer
A lone man's journey through a strange world. Dimension switching mechanic - switch between the dimensions to traverse the world and solve puzzles.
Time ManipulationPuzzlePuzzle PlatformerDarkShortPixel GraphicsMysteryRetroAtmosphericSingleplayer
-80%$3.99Arise: A Simple Story
Dec 3 · Piccolo Studio
Both: Time Manipulation · Puzzle Platformer
Embark on an emotional journey of losing the love of one's life. Manipulate time, solve puzzles, reshape surroundings as you push forward into the bittersweet recollections of a past life. This is a story about happiness and hardship, joy and sorrow. A story that all of us will one day experience.
3D PlatformerEmotionalTime ManipulationExplorationCuteRelaxingPuzzle PlatformerLocal Co-OpStory RichPlatformer👍 2,726
$11.99Eternal Hope
Aug 20 · Doublehit Games
Both: Puzzle Platformer · Puzzle · 2D Platformer
Eternal Hope is a puzzle platformer game that follows the story of Ti’bi – a boy who must embark on a journey of love and hope to find his beloved’s soul.
PlatformerIndieStory RichPuzzle PlatformerPuzzle2D PlatformerAdventureSingleplayer2DFantasy👍 359
$24.99INSIDE
Jul 7 · Playdead
Both: Puzzle Platformer
Hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project. INSIDE is a dark, narrative-driven platformer combining intense action with challenging puzzles. It has been critically acclaimed for its moody art style, ambient soundtrack and unsettling atmosphere.
2.5DPuzzle PlatformerAtmosphericDarkHorrorIndieStory RichSingleplayerCinematicAdventure👍 69,808
-50%$7.49MO:Astray
Oct 24 · Archpray Inc.
Both: Pixel Graphics · Puzzle Platformer
MO: Astray is a pixel art, side-scrolling, action-platformer. Lead MO through mind-bending puzzles using special abilities. Bizarre enemies, threatening traps and ingenious level designs await.
IndieActionAdventurePixel GraphicsPuzzle PlatformerPlatformerSci-fiSingleplayerGoreAtmospheric👍 4,059
$19.99Pid
Oct 31 · Might and Delight
Both: Puzzle Platformer · Puzzle
You are stranded on a strange and peculiar planet. It’s time to embark on your journey and find your way home! Explore a gravity defying and challenging platformer with striking visuals and a captivating story that transports you to a world beyond ours.
IndiePuzzle PlatformerAdventurePlatformerPuzzleLocal Co-OpDifficultSingleplayerCo-opGreat Soundtrack👍 296
$4.99The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom
Apr 20 · The Odd Gentlemen
Both: Puzzle · Time Manipulation · Puzzle Platformer
Enter a macabre and comical silent world filled with mischief, time travel and delicious pie. Includes Steam Achievements, Cloud, and Leaderboards!
IndiePuzzlePlatformerAdventureTime ManipulationPuzzle Platformer2DComedyGreat SoundtrackSingleplayer👍 395
$39.99Oddworld: Soulstorm Enhanced Edition
Jun 21 · Oddworld Inhabitants
Both: Puzzle · 2D Platformer · Puzzle Platformer
Oddworld: Soulstorm is the explosive second game in a brand new Oddworld Quintology that tells the continuing story of Abe and his comrades as they discover further crimes against Mudokonkind and look for the spark that will ignite a revolution.
ActionAdventureAction-AdventurePlatformerPuzzle2D PlatformerPuzzle Platformer2.5DRealistic1990's👍 505
$9.99And Yet It Moves
Apr 2 · Broken Rules
Both: Puzzle Platformer · Puzzle
And Yet It Moves is a puzzle-platformer, set in a unique world, made of ripped paper. Within the paper-collage you can jump, run and last but certainly not least: rotate the world. Learn how to apply the physical consequences of rotation to master the many tricky situations you may encounter.
Puzzle PlatformerPhysicsPlatformerIndiePuzzle2DSingleplayerExperimentalActionSurreal👍 349
$1.99Lonely Trip
Feb 5 · Fish Chain Games
Both: Puzzle Platformer · Puzzle · 2D Platformer
Lonely Trip is a 2D puzzle platformer. Unique puzzles, beautiful visuals and capturing music, experience all these by completing this lonely adventure.
Puzzle PlatformerPlatformerCasualIndiePuzzleRelaxingMinimalist2D Platformer2DCartoon
$14.99Orten Was The Case
Nov 29 · Woodhill Interactive
Both: Time Manipulation · Puzzle
Orten Was The Case - A free movement puzzle/adventure game where you play as a youngster stuck in a time loop with the simple task of saving the world from literal destruction.
MysteryAdventureTime ManipulationOpen WorldHorrorExplorationTime ManagementPuzzleConspiracyStory Rich👍 126
$14.99INMOST
Aug 21 · Hidden Layer Games
Both: Pixel Graphics · Puzzle Platformer
Escape the depths of an otherworldly labyrinth in this cinematic puzzle platformer. Explore a hauntingly beautiful world, with three playable characters, in one dark, interconnected story.
Pixel GraphicsIndieAdventureStory RichExplorationAtmosphericThrillerPuzzle PlatformerPsychologicalDark👍 5,929