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by Geometric Interactive
From Jeppe Carlsen, the lead gameplay designer of LIMBO and INSIDE — COCOON takes you on an adventure across worlds within worlds. Master world-leaping mechanics and solve intricate puzzles to unravel a cosmic mystery.
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FreeSonder
Feb 15 · Finally Games
Both: Puzzle · Puzzle Platformer · Exploration
Experience an innovative co-op adventure where two players have to work together. Engage in collaborative puzzle solving and dynamic combat with each player having unique abilities. Delve into a psychological narrative that explores the essence of humanity.
CasualAdventurePlatformerPuzzlePuzzle PlatformerExplorationSide Scroller2.5DCinematicStylized
$9.99Planet of the Eyes
Aug 24 · Cococucumber
Both: Puzzle · Stylized · Puzzle Platformer
An atmospheric narrative-platformer about a service robot stranded on a mysterious planet, Planet of the Eyes features a stunning visual mix of puzzle and platforming challenges, an original musical score, and fully voiced audio logs left by another survivor. Explore the mystery of an unknown world.
PuzzlePlatformerIndieActionAdventureSci-fiRetroSingleplayerStylizedPuzzle Platformer👍 179
$9.99Qbeh-1: The Atlas Cube
May 15 · Liquid Flower
Both: Puzzle · Puzzle Platformer · Exploration
A serene first-person puzzle platformer set across strikingly beautiful worlds. Place and remove cubes to solve handcrafted puzzles, discover hidden secrets, and lose yourself in an atmosphere unlike anything else. Includes a full level editor and Steam Workshop support.
PuzzleFirst-PersonAtmosphericRelaxingPuzzle PlatformerPlatformerExplorationCozyWalking SimulatorLevel Editor👍 608
$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
$6.99The Multi-Medium
Jan 20 · Micah Boursier
Both: Puzzle Platformer · Stylized · 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
$29.99The Talos Principle 2
Nov 2 · Croteam
Both: Puzzle · Puzzle Platformer · Exploration
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
$5.99Converter
Apr 6 · Funkyzeit Games
Both: Puzzle · Puzzle Platformer · Exploration
Escape the hellish planet 50Y-80Y in a puzzle platformer about a stranded astronaut overcoming sly planet's shenanigans in the ultimate quest to survive and discover the mysterious planet's secret.
RPGPuzzlePlatformerAdventurePuzzle PlatformerAction-Adventure3D PlatformerExploration3DThird Person
$14.99Braid
Apr 10 · Number None
Both: Puzzle Platformer · Puzzle
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
$16.99Etherborn
Jul 18 · Altered Matter
Both: Puzzle · Puzzle Platformer
Delve into 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 awaits your arrival. Go forth and seek your purpose.
IndieAdventureGreat SoundtrackPuzzlePuzzle PlatformerAtmosphericPlatformer3D PlatformerMinimalistColorful👍 103
-80%$3.99Greak: Memories of Azur
Aug 17 · Navegante
Both: Stylized · Puzzle Platformer · Puzzle
Greak: Memories of Azur is a single-player puzzle platformer adventure. Azur is under threat from an enemy attack who have control of strange creatures infecting the land. Take on the role of three siblings: Greak, Adara and Raydel and utilize their unique abilities to escape the invasion together.
AtmosphericFantasyCinematicMetroidvaniaAction-AdventureSingleplayerStylizedPuzzle PlatformerPuzzleAction👍 997
-80%$3.99Planet of Lana
May 23 · Wishfully
Both: Puzzle Platformer · Puzzle
In a world torn between nature’s grace and cold machine invasion, one girl and her companion must rely on their bond to survive and protect what they hold dear. Their story of hope, loss, and love will stay with you long after the journey ends.
ActionPuzzle PlatformerFemale ProtagonistAtmospheric2D PlatformerPuzzleSingleplayerPlatformerAdventureIndie👍 9,630
$24.99Outer Wilds
Jun 18 · Mobius Digital
Both: Exploration · Puzzle
Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.
ExplorationSpaceMysteryStory RichAdventureGreat SoundtrackAtmosphericPuzzleOpen WorldSingleplayer👍 89,586
$19.99Braid, Anniversary Edition
May 14 · Thekla, Inc.
Both: Puzzle 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
$19.99Minute of Islands
Jun 13 · Studio Fizbin
Both: Puzzle Platformer · Exploration
Explore strange and wonderful islands and dark labyrinths below in this narrative puzzle platformer. Guide young mechanic Mo on her quest to repair a world on the brink of collapse. The powerful Omni Switch at your disposal may not be enough to fix the damage that hides beneath the surface...
Puzzle PlatformerHand-drawnStory RichExplorationMysteryNarrativePlatformerAdventureComic BookIndie👍 718
$4.99Kairo
Apr 24 · Locked Door Puzzle
Both: Puzzle · Exploration
Enter the lost world of Kairo. Explore vast abandoned monuments. Bring strange and ancient machinery back to life. Slowly uncover the true purpose of Kairo and fulfil a great destiny.Kairo is an atmospheric 3D exploration and puzzle solving game.
PuzzleExplorationIndieAtmosphericFirst-PersonAbstractSurrealAdventureSingleplayerMystery👍 1,506
-50%$0.99Underland
Feb 5 · Minicactus Games
Both: Exploration · Puzzle Platformer
Use the elements at your disposal, such as excavators, pumps, plumbing, among others, to drill the soil to the indicated location. The dynamic scenario, fluid mechanics and the laws of physics must be manipulated correctly to achieve the goal. Find the city of Underland!
Dungeon CrawlerDestructionLemmingsExplorationPixel GraphicsPuzzle PlatformerPhysicsSimulationLevel EditorTactical👍 116
$29.99INFRA
Jan 15 · Loiste Interactive
Both: Exploration · Puzzle
INFRA puts you into the boots of a structural analyst on a routine mission. Quickly though, your task turns into a fight for survival, all caused by deep-rooted schemes of the past. Your tools are simple: your camera and the wits to navigate a labyrinth of debris.
ExplorationPuzzleAtmosphericFirst-PersonWalking SimulatorAdventureMysteryStory RichIndieSingleplayer👍 3,469
$29.99The Talos Principle
Dec 11 · Croteam
Both: Puzzle · Exploration
The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).
PuzzlePhilosophicalFirst-PersonSci-fiStory RichAtmosphericSingleplayerGreat SoundtrackRobotsExploration👍 29,240
-70%$5.99Carto
Oct 27 · Sunhead Games
Both: Puzzle · Exploration
Carto is a charming adventure game wrapped around a unique, world-altering puzzle mechanic. Use this power to explore mysterious lands, help a quirky cast of characters, and guide Carto on her journey back to her family.
IndieCutePuzzleExplorationHand-drawnRelaxingAdventureStory RichFemale ProtagonistSingleplayer👍 7,296
$14.99The Way
May 20 · Puzzling Dream
Both: Puzzle Platformer
Journey to another planet and discover its secrets in order to bring your loved one back to life. Experience an adventure, inspired by old school classics like Another World, Heart of Darkness and Flashback.
AdventureIndieActionPixel GraphicsPlatformerPuzzle PlatformerSci-fi2DRetroSingleplayer👍 900
-70%$1.79Riven (1997)
Aug 4 · Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Both: Puzzle · Exploration
Released in 1997 as the original sequel to Myst, one of the best-selling puzzle adventure games of all time. Prepare to enter a world "torn asunder" by timeless, unresolved conflicts -- a world of incomparable beauty, intrigue, and betrayal.
AdventurePuzzlePoint & ClickExplorationClassicStory RichDifficultFirst-PersonCasualAtmospheric👍 1,317
$19.99Venineth
Apr 16 · Venineth Team, mort-art
Both: Exploration · Puzzle Platformer
Venineth is a single-player game focusing on unraveling the mysteries of ancient alien technology, somewhere in the universe via exploration, platforming, and puzzle-solving, in a dangerous, distant worlds.
IndieAdventureActionAtmospheric3D PlatformerExplorationSci-fiPhysicsPuzzle PlatformerSingleplayer👍 253
$4.99iO
Dec 5 · Gamious
Both: Puzzle · Puzzle Platformer
iO is an abstract physics platformer about size and speed. Grow bigger and smaller in order to solve some of the trickiest puzzles. Reach the exit as quickly as possible and grab a gold medal as your reward!
IndieActionRacingPhysicsPuzzlePuzzle Platformer2DPlatformer👍 102
$19.99Isles of Sea and Sky
May 22 · Cicada Games
Both: Puzzle · Exploration
A fantastic, oceanic, open world puzzle adventure. Solve innovative block puzzles while unearthing a mystifying story, gaining new friends that change the puzzle landscape, and unlocking powers that provide more options for how you choose to progress through the enigmatic Isles of Sea and Sky.
AdventurePuzzleCollectathonMetroidvaniaOpen WorldSokobanPixel GraphicsAtmosphericExplorationRetro👍 1,541
-20%$7.99OneShot: World Machine Edition
Sep 30 · Future Cat LLC
Both: Puzzle · Exploration
A completely self-contained portable version of one of the highest user-rated games. Built on an entirely new engine with new UI, support for Steam Deck, & more. Features world-bending puzzles, intriguing denizens, surreal environments, and a captivating story about the truth of the game's reality.
PuzzleStory RichIndiePixel GraphicsChoices MatterMultiple EndingsCuteExploration2DAdventure👍 5,353
$14.99Epitasis
May 1 · Epitasis Games
Both: Puzzle · Exploration
After discovering an ancient portal, you suddenly find yourself among the remnants of an ancient alien civilization. Technological relics, sprawling ruins, and cryptic puzzles are all that remain. If you are to learn their secrets, you must unearth the fate of the race that called this world home.
IndieNaturePuzzleOpen WorldExplorationSpaceAtmosphericSurrealPsychedelicSci-fi👍 130
$14.99MirrorMoon EP
Sep 4 · Santa Ragione
Both: Exploration · Puzzle
MirrorMoon EP is a game about mystery and exploration set in outer space. These space travels begin on a red planet and its unique moon and extend across galaxies. The single player part of MirrorMoon EP blends adventure and exploration with navigation-based puzzle solving.
IndieExplorationPuzzleAbstractAdventureSpaceFirst-PersonSci-fiOpen WorldWalking Simulator👍 330
$1.99Lonely Trip
Feb 5 · Fish Chain Games
Both: Puzzle Platformer · Puzzle
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
$8.99Anoxemia
Jan 16 · BSK Games
Both: Puzzle Platformer · Puzzle
Anoxemia is a story-driven exploration game that puts you in control of the scientist Dr. Bailey and his operations drone, ATMA. Search the ocean floor as you discover and extract samples from the bowels of the underwater caves. Danger lurks in each passageway.
PhysicsPuzzle PlatformerDarkPuzzleAtmosphericSide ScrollerPlatformerSingleplayerDark FantasyAdventure
$6.99SERPENT AT THE VERNISSAGE
Oct 23 · a trip by daniel bock
Both: Exploration · Puzzle Platformer
A psychedelic trip to an abandoned island paradise, where nothing is quite what it seems. Explore forgotten villas, sentient art pieces and sunken opera houses. And find your way back home before the archipelago swallows you whole.
AdventureActionFirst-PersonExplorationAction-AdventurePsychedelicSurrealAtmosphericPuzzle Platformer3D





