Games like Nihilumbra

88% positive from 2,995 reviewsReleased 2013Steam Deck Playable$7.99

What it is

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.

The catch

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

Why it is here

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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Six games like Nihilumbra

Refunct

95% positive from 7,491 reviews

Refunct is a short, non-violent platformer where players restore a vibrant world through exploration and movement. It offers a relaxing...

Both are tagged Puzzle-Platformer, Casual and Adventure.

BirdGut

95% positive from 5,163 reviews

A hand-drawn 2D puzzle-platformer where you free brainwashed bugs inside a bird using physics-based mechanics. Explore unique organs...

The catchLate-game difficulty spikes into checkpoint-free precision sections

Both are tagged Puzzle-Platformer, Casual and Adventure.

The Bridge

87% positive from 4,352 reviews

A hand-drawn logic puzzle game where players manipulate gravity to navigate impossible architecture. It offers a challenging...

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

Both are tagged Puzzle-Platformer, Puzzle and Casual.

Tukoni: Prologue

97% positive from 3,981 reviews

This is a hand-drawn point-and-click puzzle adventure where players craft items and solve puzzles to help forest creatures in a kind...

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

Both are tagged Platformer, Puzzle and Casual.

Snake Pass

80% positive from 3,323 reviews

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

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

Both are tagged Puzzle-Platformer, Casual and Adventure.

Carry The Glass

75% positive from 3,202 reviews

Cooperative physics-based puzzle game where players transport fragile glass. Navigate challenging levels with a focus on careful...

Both are tagged Puzzle-Platformer, Platformer and Casual.

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