Games like Nihilumbra

Nihilumbra is a 2D puzzle-platformer where players use colors to alter the environment and gain abilities. It features a dark, atmospheric narrative about escaping an encroaching void.

88% positive from 2,995 · 2013 · 35% finish it · Steam Deck Playable · $7.99 $2.39 -70% · Lowest ever $0.20 (2019-04-02)

IndieAdventurePlatformer PuzzleCasualPuzzle-Platformer

Six games like Nihilumbra

Refunct

95% positive from 7,502 reviews2015Deck Verified

Refunct is a short, non-violent platformer where players restore a vibrant world through exploration and movement. It offers a relaxing, seamless experience with a dynamic, music-synced environment.

What players likedRefunct is a peaceful, relaxing first-person platformer praised for its smooth movement, atmospheric soundtrack, and satisfying simplicity.

The catchIt is one level that ends in about fifteen minutes, with no depth or replay value.

Both are tagged Puzzle-Platformer, Casual and Adventure.

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The Bridge

87% positive from 4,352 reviews20135% finish itDeck Verified

A hand-drawn logic puzzle game where players manipulate gravity to navigate impossible architecture. It offers a challenging, intellectual experience with a time-backtracking mechanic.

The catchSolutions come down to slow, precise physics fiddling and trial and error, not logic.

Both are tagged Puzzle-Platformer, Puzzle and Casual.

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Tukoni: Prologue

97% positive from 3,981 reviews202069% finish it

This is a hand-drawn point-and-click puzzle adventure where players craft items and solve puzzles to help forest creatures in a kind, magical world. Dialog is visualized through animated bubbles.

What players likedPlayers praise its beautiful art and character design, finding it a painterly experience despite limited gameplay.

The catchIt ends after roughly fifteen minutes and plays more like a demo than a game.

Both are tagged Platformer, Puzzle and Casual.

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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, Casual and Adventure.

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Papo & Yo

93% positive from 2,870 reviews201332% finish itDeck Playable

A narrative puzzle-adventure game where players use a monster's emotions to solve environmental puzzles. It's a surreal, personal story about friendship and addiction.

What players likedPlayers praise its unique, impactful experience, often comparing it to a profound journey rather than other games.

The catchThe puzzles boil down to running between highlighted switches and get boring fast.

Both are tagged Puzzle-Platformer, Platformer and Puzzle.

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Dreaming Sarah

91% positive from 2,858 reviews201512% finish itDeck Verified

Surreal adventure platformer with puzzle elements. Explore Sarah's dream world, collect items, and talk to characters to help her wake up.

What players likedPlayers praise this Metroidvania for its surreal, dreamlike world, enjoyable exploration, and memorable soundtrack.

The catchExploration offers no direction, so players wander lost with no idea where to go.

Both are tagged Puzzle-Platformer, Platformer and Casual.

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More about Nihilumbra

What players liked

Players praise its unique narrative and puzzle-platforming, often comparing it to Limbo for its atmospheric storytelling and challenging gameplay.

The catch

The narrator talks over everything and keeps telling you what to think and feel.

Reviews: 88% positive from 2,995
Released: 2013
Finish it: 35% of players
Steam Deck: Steam Deck Playable
Price: $7.99 $2.39 -70% · Lowest ever $0.20 (2019-04-02)
Play: Single-player

It is here because it sits in the band this site looks at: well reviewed at 88% positive, but with 2,995 reviews, far fewer than the household names carry.

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