Games like BLACKHOLE

Hardcore sci-fi platformer with gravity-twisting puzzles and a story-driven comedy feel. Explore over 90 levels, solve hundreds of secrets, and fix your spaceship.

85% positive from 1,058 · 2015 · 3% finish it · Steam Deck Playable · $8.99 $0.89 -90% · Lowest ever $0.63 (2025-11-21)

AdventureIndiePuzzle-Platformer DifficultAction2D

Six games like BLACKHOLE

Recursed

96% positive from 635 reviews20169% finish itDeck Verified

A 2D puzzle-platformer with a room-manipulation mechanic, offering a logic-driven, non-violent experience.

What players likedPlayers praise Recursed as an extremely challenging and excellent recursive game, like manipulating global variables within a function.

The catchThere is no undo, so one small mistake means restarting the whole level.

Both are tagged Puzzle-Platformer, Difficult and 2D.

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La-Mulana 2

86% positive from 1,065 reviews201824% finish itDeck Verified

This is a Metroidvania-style action-adventure game focused on non-linear exploration and puzzle-solving within ancient ruins. Players decipher cryptic clues to uncover secrets and overcome challenges.

What players likedPlayers praise La-Mulana 2 as a challenging Metroidvania with improved puzzles, combat, and design compared to its predecessor.

The catchMovement is stiff and janky, with knockback bouncing you back several screens.

Both are tagged Puzzle-Platformer, Difficult and Action.

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Lakeview Cabin Collection

92% positive from 1,931 reviews201511% finish itDeck Playable

This is a survival horror game where players explore cult movie scenarios. Players use found items to survive slasher-themed challenges.

What players likedPlayers praise this fun horror game's unique "movie" levels, reminiscent of classic horror films, with bonus modes adding replayability.

The catchThere are no tutorials or hints, so progress means trial and error or a walkthrough.

Both are tagged Puzzle-Platformer, Difficult and Indie.

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Snake Pass

80% positive from 3,323 reviews20173% finish itDeck Verified

Snake Pass is a physics-based puzzle platformer where players control a snake. Its core loop involves slithering and coiling through levels to solve environmental puzzles.

What players likedPlayers praise its unique, masterful snake movement in a 3D collectathon.

The catchThe snake controls fight you constantly and slip off holds you thought were secure.

Both are tagged Puzzle-Platformer, Difficult and Adventure.

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Knock-knock

87% positive from 2,054 reviews20139% finish it

A side-scrolling horror game about surviving until dawn in a cabin in the woods, where the sleepless Lodger repairs missing rooms, hides from nocturnal Guests, and works out the rules of their game.

What players likedPlayers praise its artistic atmosphere and creepy interactive experience, reminiscent of being alone at home with unsettling sounds and sights.

The catchGameplay boils down to walking rooms, flicking lights on, and waiting out timers.

Both are tagged Difficult and Adventure.

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Braid, Anniversary Edition

93% positive from 1,795 reviews20246% finish itDeck Verified

A puzzle platformer where players manipulate time to solve challenges in painterly worlds, featuring extensive developer commentary.

What players likedPlayers praise its beautiful art, fantastic music, and sophisticated, intuitive puzzles that offer a rewarding "aha!" moment.

The catchPuzzles hinge on unexplained mechanics and fiddly execution rather than clean insight.

Both are tagged Puzzle-Platformer, 2D and Action.

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More about BLACKHOLE

What players liked

Players praise its demanding gravity manipulation puzzles, comparing it to other elegant puzzle-platformers.

The catch

Demands precise platforming but controls and physics feel imprecise

Reviews: 85% positive from 1,058
Released: 2015
Finish it: 3% of players
Steam Deck: Steam Deck Playable
Price: $8.99 $0.89 -90% · Lowest ever $0.63 (2025-11-21)
Play: Single-playerFull controller support

It is here because it sits in the band this site looks at: well reviewed at 85% positive, but with 1,058 reviews, far fewer than the household names carry.

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