Games like EDGE

This is a retro-styled platformer where players control a cube to roll through levels. The core loop involves collecting prisms and improving times on over 100 levels.

92% positive from 2,248 · 2011 · 9% finish it · Steam Deck Playable · $6.99 $0.83 -88% · Lowest ever $0.39 (2015-07-13)

Puzzle-Platformer PuzzleIndieActionPlatformerGreat Soundtrack

Six games like EDGE

Element4l

83% positive from 653 reviews20132% finish itDeck Playable

Element4l is an experimental indie platformer with a signature mechanic of controlling four elements for smooth, flowing movement. It offers a challenging, reflex-based experience with an exceptional soundtrack.

What players likedPlayers praise Element4l's unique elemental-based movement and puzzle-solving, reminiscent of games like Ori and the Blind Forest.

The catchFloaty physics controls demand pixel perfect timing, so you replay sections endlessly.

Both are tagged Great Soundtrack, Platformer and Puzzle.

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Tiny and Big: Grandpa's Leftovers

92% positive from 4,147 reviews201221% finish itDeck Playable

This is a comic-style platformer where players use a grappling hook and slicing abilities to alter the environment. It features a humorous story and a destructible world with indie music.

What players likedPlayers praise its unique terrain deformation mechanics, unlike other 3D platformers, for its impressive physics-based arsenal.

The catchFloaty, over-sensitive controls make the platforming feel rough and imprecise.

Both are tagged Great Soundtrack, Platformer and Puzzle.

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Seasons after Fall

81% positive from 3,153 reviews201617% finish itDeck Verified

2D platform-puzzler where you change seasons to solve environmental puzzles. Explore a magical world with a fox, aided by a string quartet soundtrack.

What players likedPlayers praise its artistic identity and atmosphere, comparing it to a 2D adventure-puzzle game where you play as a fox.

The catchJumping and movement suffer constant input lag, so simple platforming keeps failing.

Both are tagged Puzzle-Platformer, Great Soundtrack and Platformer.

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Supraland

95% positive from 4,925 reviews201927% finish itDeck Unsupported

First-person Metroidvania puzzle game. Explore a sandbox world, discover versatile abilities, and solve creative, unique puzzles.

What players likedPlayers praise Supraland as a metroidvania and puzzle platformer with rewarding exploration, clever puzzles, and charming humor.

The catchCombat is shallow and respawning enemies constantly interrupt puzzling and exploring.

Both are tagged Puzzle-Platformer, Action and Indie.

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Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty

86% positive from 3,640 reviews201516% finish itDeck Playable

Abe's Oddysee remake. Puzzle-platformer with stealth and environmental interaction.

What players likedPlayers praise it as a great remake of a classic puzzle platformer, capturing the original's unique world and difficulty.

The catchClunky, unresponsive movement causes most deaths rather than the puzzles themselves.

Both are tagged Puzzle-Platformer, Platformer and Puzzle.

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HAAK

90% positive from 3,424 reviews202234% finish itDeck Verified

A pixel art Metroidvania action-platformer with a hook mechanic in a retro-futuristic wasteland. Explore, fight mutants, and solve puzzles with multiple endings.

What players likedPlayers praise HAAK as a polished Metroidvania with fluid gameplay, a well-crafted map, and an engaging post-apocalyptic story.

The catchEndless dull dialogue interrupts the platforming, and the writing is not worth reading.

Both are tagged Puzzle-Platformer, Platformer and Action.

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More about EDGE

What players liked

Players praise its nostalgic platforming, reminiscent of mobile games, with new levels adding to the experience.

The catch

Stiff, imprecise controls make the tight timing of later levels frustrating.

Reviews: 92% positive from 2,248
Released: 2011
Finish it: 9% of players
Steam Deck: Steam Deck Playable
Price: $6.99 $0.83 -88% · Lowest ever $0.39 (2015-07-13)
Play: Single-playerFull controller support

It is here because it sits in the band this site looks at: well reviewed at 92% positive, but with 2,248 reviews, far fewer than the household names carry.

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