Games like Braid
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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.
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$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
$9.99Mind Over Magnet
Nov 13 · Game Maker's Toolkit
Both: Puzzle Platformer · Puzzle · Platformer
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.
Puzzle PlatformerPuzzleAdventureRobotsPlatformer2D Platformer2DIndieLogicSingleplayer👍 1,344
$4.99Leap Year
Jun 13 · Daniel Linssen
Both: 2D Platformer · Puzzle Platformer · Puzzle
Leap Year is a clumsy platformer about knowledge and discovery. Explore a compact, hand drawn world filled with hidden paths. Understand the game’s secrets to reach new areas and collect all the pages of your calendar.
ExplorationPrecision Platformer2D PlatformerPuzzle PlatformerMetroidvaniaPuzzlePlatformer2DNonlinearAction👍 3,061
$7.99Mosa Lina
Oct 17 · Stuffed Wombat, Silkersoft, Lukke, Rollin'Barrel
Both: 2D Platformer · Puzzle Platformer · Puzzle
a hostile interpretation of the immersive sim, where nothing is planned, and everything works
Co-opMultiplayerOnline Co-Op2D PlatformerPuzzle PlatformerPuzzleLocal Co-OpAdventureImmersive SimSimulation👍 2,015
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$4.99Laughing to Die
Apr 10 · 大吉利制作组
Both: Puzzle · Platformer · 2D Platformer
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AdventureCasualPuzzlePlatformer2D PlatformerHand-drawnPsychological HorrorPuzzle PlatformerPhilosophical2D👍 3,121
$10.99CATO: Buttered Cat
Sep 5 · Team Woll
Both: Puzzle Platformer · Puzzle · Platformer
Puzzle platformer where you control both the cat and the toast, based on the famous "Buttered Cat Paradox". The game features 200+ levels, 70+ skins, plus boss fights and mini-games!
Puzzle PlatformerCatsCuteAdventurePuzzlePixel GraphicsIndieMultiplayerPlatformerSingleplayer👍 2,795
$24.99COCOON
Sep 29 · Geometric Interactive
Both: Puzzle · Puzzle Platformer
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.
AdventurePuzzleExplorationIndiePuzzle PlatformerAtmosphericStylized3DSingleplayerFuturistic👍 7,963
$8.99Pyramid Runner
Jun 18 · Kuzmin Nikolay
Both: Puzzle Platformer · Puzzle · 2D Platformer
This arcade puzzle game challenges you to collect treasures from ancient pyramids, dark dungeons, and even Mars. You'll have to outsmart cruel mummies and dangerous gorillas, as well as solve many of clever puzzles.
Puzzle PlatformerArcadePuzzleCasualLogic2D Platformer2DPlatformerOld SchoolRetro
$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
-50%$9.99Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus
Jul 17 · Squid Shock Studios, Christopher Stair, Trevor Youngquist
Both: 2D Platformer · Platformer
Flow gracefully through a colorful, hand-drawn 2.5D action platformer inspired by Japanese folklore. Engage in acrobatic aerial combat, unlock powerful mystical abilities, and explore an interconnected world of myth as you seek to unravel the mysteries of your origin.
Precision PlatformerSide ScrollerExploration2D PlatformerPlatformerMetroidvaniaSouls-likeAction-AdventureComic Book2D👍 1,399
$24.99Fatal Claw
Aug 26 · NDEV GAMES
Both: 2D Platformer · Platformer
Dive into Fatal Claw, a Metroidvania game in vibrant 2D artwork. Explore the arcane underworld your way with Kisha. Your ultimate goal is to find the key to the surface world alongside other survivors, while vanquishing infected enemies and absorbing their power. Start your clawsome adventure now!
MetroidvaniaExploration2D PlatformerAction-AdventureHand-drawnNonlinearPlatformerAtmosphericStory RichMultiple Endings👍 444
-70%$3.59Anomaly Agent
Jan 24 · Phew Phew Games
Both: 2D Platformer · Platformer
ANOMALY AGENT is a cyberpunk action-adventure featuring fluid combat, a time-bending story, quirky characters and a catchy synthwave soundtrack! Punch or shoot through mobs of enemies, impact the story with your choices and stop the anomalies before the world plunges into chaos!
2D PlatformerSide ScrollerAction RoguelikeHack and SlashPlatformerSouls-like2D FighterRogueliteAction RPGAction-Adventure👍 9,465
$19.99Worldless
Nov 20 · Noname Studios
Both: 2D Platformer · Platformer
Worldless is a stylised 2D platformer with a unique combat system and a mind-bending interpretative narrative. Players embark on a journey of self-growth and understanding, pushing the limits of their nature in a newly born and abstract universe.
Stylized2D PlatformerPlatformerMetroidvaniaSingleplayerAction RPGFemale Protagonist2DFantasySci-fi👍 1,558
$2.99Temporal Gunslinger
Apr 15 · Ledan's Gift
Both: Puzzle · Time Manipulation
Play as a supernatural gunslinger with the power to redirect bullets and rewind time in this action puzzle game. Travel across different time periods and slay the Reaper's traitorous Heralds. Achieve mastery over time and projectiles.
PuzzleTime ManipulationShooterBullet TimeFPSSupernaturalActionTime TravelThird-Person Shooter3D
$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
$16.99Bearnard
Aug 12 · Michał Wikliński
Both: 2D Platformer · Difficult · Platformer
Play cards by shooting arrows - miss the shot, lose the card. Master turn-based combat, defeat enemies, and solve environmental puzzles across diverse biomes. Join Bearnard on his quest!
Card Battler2D PlatformerTurn-Based CombatTutorialDifficultCard GamePlatformer2DFunnyController👍 152
Freean unplayable game?!
Oct 20 · ./badgames.zip
Both: Puzzle Platformer · Puzzle · 2D Platformer
a game about accessibility settings that's just a *bit* too hard for you to play effectively. 10-15 minutes in length with 30+ minutes of developer commentary!
LinearActionCasualAbstractShortPuzzle PlatformerEmotionalPuzzle2D PlatformerPixel Graphics
-35%$9.74SANABI
Nov 8 · WONDER POTION
Both: 2D Platformer
SANABI is an exhilarating stylish dystopian action-platformer. Play as a legendary retired veteran and use your signature prosthetic arm to jump over cliffs and skyscrapers, zip through bullets and traps and defeat powerful enemies.
Pixel GraphicsStory RichActionCyberpunk2D PlatformerAdventureSingleplayer2DIndieAction-Adventure👍 41,734
-60%$2.39The Sirena Expedition
Oct 26 · Giraffe Cat
Both: Platformer · 2D Platformer
The Sirena Expedition is a short PSX-style horror-platformer in which you explore a mysterious underwater facility.
HorrorPlatformerUnderwaterAtmosphericSupernatural2D PlatformerRetroLinearAdventureFemale Protagonist👍 135
FreeSonder
Feb 15 · Finally Games
Both: Platformer · Puzzle · Puzzle Platformer
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
-75%$8.74Ultros
Feb 13 · Hadoque
Both: Platformer · 2D Platformer
ULTROS is a psychedelic metroidvania where you wake up stranded on The Sarcophagus — a cosmic uterus holding an ancient, demonic being. Trapped in the loop of a black hole, you will have to explore The Sarcophagus and meet its inhabitants to understand the part you play...
MetroidvaniaAdventurePlatformerSci-fi2D PlatformerFemale ProtagonistExplorationPsychedelicActionSingleplayer👍 789
$12.99Elemgate
Sep 25 · CWPGames
Both: Platformer · Difficult
Elemgate is a unique precision platformer where you'll need to control your speed, changing of the elements and jump timing and to earn more time that converts into score needed to pass 10 stages per level and ultimately across 15 levels in this 2.5D obstacle course challenge to escape an evil god.
PlatformerDifficult2.5DIndieCasualAdventureActionFast-PacedSide ScrollerPrecision Platformer
-70%$8.99Prince of Persia The Lost Crown
Aug 8 · Ubisoft Montpellier
Both: 2D Platformer
Dash into a stylish and thrilling action-adventure platformer set in a mythological Persian world where the boundaries of time and space are yours to manipulate.
MetroidvaniaExploration2D PlatformerActionSide ScrollerAdventurePrecision PlatformerAction-AdventureSingleplayerController👍 6,766
$1.99Simply Cubic
Sep 29 · Aquila Games
Both: Puzzle · Puzzle Platformer
Draw a path to where you want your cube to go. Take care to draw by anticipating what may happen after simulating the path you have drawn. Remember, your rights to draw a path is limited. Make good use of these rights!
CasualStrategyPuzzleGrand StrategyEducationPoint & ClickPuzzle PlatformerTurn-Based TacticsIncremental3D
$17.99Ollie and the Merchant of Dreams
Mar 12 · Lavadrop Entertainment
Both: 2D Platformer · Puzzle Platformer
A 2D metroidvania where every defeated Archon becomes a summonable power. Claim six ancient beings, use their abilities to fight, move, and unlock hidden paths, and uncover a sinister plot threatening the world.
MetroidvaniaPixel Graphics2D PlatformerPuzzle PlatformerAction-AdventureMagicExplorationAction RPGControllerMultiple Endings
NewFreeKairos: In Step with Time
Yesterday · Jiakang Lin
Both: Puzzle · Puzzle Platformer
Kairos: In Step with Time is an experimental interactive experience about time, cosmic order, and human response. Align the time ring, answer six moments of change, and let your final hexagram emerge from the rhythm of the universe.
CasualSimulationStrategySpace SimPuzzle3D PlatformerPuzzle PlatformerExploration3DStylized
$19.99Isles of Sea and Sky
May 22 · Cicada Games
Both: Puzzle
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
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
$4.99Jaded
Jan 24 · ShellSnore Games
Both: 2D Platformer · Platformer
A fast-paced platformer where you can slash, dash, and control time. Slow down the frenzy of combat and find the right moment to strike! Then, aim the 360-degree dash and zoom away at lightning speed! Master your abilities to maneuver around obstacles and vaporize foes before they can touch you.
Precision Platformer2D PlatformerPlatformer2DCombatIndieLinearActionSide ScrollerHack and Slash
$29.99Blue Prince
Apr 10 · Dogubomb
Both: Puzzle
Welcome to Mt. Holly, where every dawn unveils a new mystery. Navigate through shifting corridors and ever-changing chambers in this genre-defying strategy puzzle adventure. But will your unpredictable path lead you to the rumored Room 46?
PuzzleMysteryExplorationInvestigationRogueliteSingleplayerStory RichFirst-PersonIndieAdventure👍 17,523
$24.99Chrono Ark
May 2 · Al Fine
Chrono Ark is a singleplayer roguelike that combines elements from deckbuilders and party-based RPGs. Recruit, train, and build a team of unique Investigators to restore the Twisted World!
Roguelike DeckbuilderAnimeRPGStrategyIndieAdventureRogueliteCard GameFemale ProtagonistParty-Based RPG👍 12,624
$24.99Submachine: Legacy
Oct 13 · Mateusz Skutnik
Both: Puzzle
Submachine is a hand-drawn puzzle adventure game. You find yourself in a vast network of desolate locations containing puzzles, secrets, notes and items to collect to help you along the way. Follow the story of a banished lighthouse keeper to discover his descent into ruins.
PuzzlePoint & ClickAdventureHand-drawnExploration2DIndieAtmosphericColorfulDystopian 👍 1,281
$2.99Karen The Chicken
Dec 8 · HannaHannaGames
Both: Puzzle Platformer · Puzzle
Join "Karen The Chicken" on an adventure where a simple task escalates into an extraordinary quest for escape on an alien planet. Unravel the mystery behind Karen's sudden kidnapping, through a series of bizarre challenges. Are you ready for this adventure or are you going to CHICKEN OUT?
Puzzle Platformer3D PlatformerInteractive FictionPuzzleBasketballMini GolfShooterAction-AdventureFemale ProtagonistCute
$19.99Trinity Fusion
Dec 15 · Angry Mob Games
Both: Platformer
Three fractured realities. One collapsing multiverse. Fast, fluid combat in a dark sci-fi Roguevania where each run begins in a separate universe — then lets you fuse your parallel selves, powers, and worlds to create brutal, ever-evolving builds.
Action RoguelikeRogueliteMetroidvaniaPlatformerRoguelikeSouls-likeAction RPGHack and SlashFemale ProtagonistAction👍 689
$3.99Polda 5
May 1 · Zima software
Both: Puzzle
Elite private detective Pankrac saves the world as an agent of the Time Police. Help him settle all the time anomalies in the history of mankind.
AdventureCasualAnimation & ModelingDesign & IllustrationInteractive FictionPoint & ClickPuzzleChoose Your Own AdventureIncrementalExploration
-30%$12.59Quantum Odyssey
Jan 29 · Quarks Interactive
Both: Puzzle · Difficult
Design, optimize, and reverse-engineer real quantum algorithms in an open-ended Zachlike puzzle game. Solve 500+ optimization challenges, hack player creations, and master quantum logic without coding.
Early AccessHardwareProgrammingLogicPuzzleSimulationEducationDifficultScienceAutomation👍 141
$0.99Exodus
Jan 31 · Ranger Studio
Both: 2D Platformer · Platformer
Save Moses' girlfriend from the clutches of the prince of Egypt, Ramses, in this thrilling adventure across the Egyptian desert. Face enemies and bosses, find items and power-ups scattered throughout a fantastic 2D open world full of challenges, secrets and much more!
ExplorationMetroidvania2D PlatformerSandboxPlatformerShooterAction-Adventure2DActionController
$16.99Space Accident VR
Jan 21 · VR-WRG
Both: Puzzle
Step into the future with our groundbreaking VR game set in the year 2119, where humanity embarks on a historic journey into space. Join the "CCM-1" (Callisto Colonization Mission) expedition, aimed at the enigmatic moon of Jupiter - Callisto.
AdventureActionPuzzleAction-AdventureExplorationPrecision PlatformerHidden ObjectCreature CollectorVRStylized👍 231
$7.99Clocked
Mar 20 · Cykodd Production
Both: Puzzle
Two worlds coexist, but one of them didn't exist yesterday. That's why you, an automaton, and your calculator sidekick, are looking for a way out of the Great Clock, searching for answers, but above all to find a way out of this place that's gathering dust.
SteampunkRobotsAdventureNonlinearMysteryTop-DownExplorationPuzzleDialogue HeavyTime Travel
$9.99Tallowmere 2: Curse of the Kittens
Feb 19 · Chris McFarland
Both: 2D Platformer
Lady Tallowmere's kittens have been acting strange. Still, the dungeon's rituals must be carried out. Despite the unusual circumstances, how many rooms can you clear?
Action Roguelike2D PlatformerOnline Co-OpLocal Co-OpSingleplayerRogueliteDungeon CrawlerHack and SlashLootPerma Death👍 318
-20%$39.99Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Apr 24 · Sandfall Interactive
Lead the members of Expedition 33 on their quest to destroy the Paintress so that she can never paint death again. Explore a world of wonders inspired by Belle Époque France and battle unique enemies in this turn-based RPG with real-time mechanics.
Turn-Based CombatStory RichFantasyGreat SoundtrackRPGSingleplayerJRPGExplorationLore-RichAdventure👍 181,781
$14.99Boxes: Lost Fragments
Feb 1 · Big Loop Studios
Both: Puzzle
As a legendary thief, your next assignment lures you into a grand and lavish mansion. There you find a series of puzzle boxes, designed for an unknown purpose. What should have been a quick in-and-out, gradually turns into your own harrowing struggle for freedom and answers.
PuzzleMysteryPoint & ClickAdventureCasual3DAtmosphericHidden ObjectIndieStory Rich👍 3,245
-20%$15.99Solateria
Mar 12 · Studio Doodal
Both: Difficult · Platformer
Solateria is a hand-drawn action Metroidvania with parry-focused combat. A small fire warrior journeys to find the Primordial Flame, the world’s last hope against the Shadow Plague. Defeat foes with stylish parries and explore mysterious realms to uncover the world’s secrets.
MetroidvaniaSouls-likeDifficultHand-drawn2DExplorationStory RichPlatformerDark FantasyAction👍 712
$24.99INDIKA
May 2 · Odd Meter
Both: Puzzle
Play a third-person, story-driven game set in alternative Russia at the turn of the XIX century where religious visions clash with harsh reality. INDIKA tells the story of a young nun who sets off on a journey of self-discovery with the most unusual companion by her side, the devil himself.
SurrealPuzzleHorrorThird PersonStory RichPsychedelicDarkPsychologicalExplorationCinematic👍 7,039
$10.99Fable of Sand Paws
Jun 19 · Arthur Iung Dias
Both: Puzzle Platformer · Puzzle
Sand Paw is an adventurous cat who is looking for treasures! Explore the 3D dioramas, rotate the camera to find hidden locations, move blocks and platforms, solve puzzles, find and collect all the lost treasures!
CasualPuzzle PlatformerCatsPuzzleCuteAdventureIsometricSokobanPoint & ClickExploration
$9.99StellaGale: The Trials Of Faith
Dec 14 · Extra Life Entertainment, Vifth Floor
Both: 2D Platformer · Platformer
StellaGale is a 2D hack and slash side-scroller set in the steampunk Roman Empire. Play as Stella the gladiator with her spirit-brother Gale to pave the way to be the strongest contender in the colosseum!
Early Access2D2D PlatformerComic BookHack and SlashPlatformerAction RPGSide ScrollerSingleplayerAction
$9.99Paper Bride 5 Two Lifetimes
Nov 30 · HeartBeat Plus
Both: Puzzle · Puzzle Platformer
"Paper Bride 5 Two Lifetimes" is the 5th work in the "Paper Bride' series. Our cast from Zangling Village return to the stage to welcome players back to the world of paper bride...
CasualAdventureRPGDating SimWord GamePuzzleStrategy RPGVisual NovelPuzzle PlatformerIdler👍 606
$11.99Machinika: Atlas
Sep 17 · Littlefield Studio
Both: Puzzle
Machinika: Atlas is an indie puzzle game and is the direct sequel to Machinika: Museum, you play as a museum researcher who just land on Atlas. Will you unravel the mysteries of the alien vessel? Solve cryptic puzzles to find out what happened!
CasualPuzzleAdventurePoint & ClickHidden ObjectSci-fiFirst-PersonMysterySpace3D👍 575
$9.99Nazar
Nov 4 · Eray Dinc Studio, Recontact Games
Both: Puzzle Platformer
Experience the world's first fusion of FMV genre and 2D platforming in this revolutionary sci-fi adventure. Explore Cappadocia's mystic realm where fortune-telling meets quantum physics. Join Nazar, unlock psychic powers, and race to prevent a dark future in this genre-defying journey!
FMV2DTime ManagementPuzzle PlatformerInteractive FictionVideo ProductionChoices MatterDynamic NarrationEducationTutorial




