Games like Rochard

92% positive from 1,733 reviewsReleased 201119% finish itSteam Deck Verified

What it is

Side-scrolling puzzle-platformer with gravity manipulation. Players solve puzzles and fight enemies using a G-Lifter.

What players liked

Players praise the fun, gravity-based puzzles, reminiscent of Portal, despite the out-of-place combat.

The catch

The puzzles stay easy and the gravity gimmick gets repetitive well before the end.

Why it is here

It is here because it sits in the band this site looks at: well reviewed at 92% positive, but with 1,733 reviews, far fewer than the household names carry.

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Six games like Rochard

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 Physics, Puzzle and Casual.

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Quantum Conundrum

85% positive from 2,143 reviews20122% finish itDeck Playable

A first-person puzzle-platformer where players switch dimensions to manipulate object properties and solve environmental challenges in a surreal mansion.

What players likedPlayers praise it as a clever first-person puzzler with inventive challenges using unique dimensional mechanics.

The catchSolutions are easy; the real challenge is fiddly, frustrating precision platforming.

Both are tagged Physics, Puzzle and Casual.

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ΔV: Rings of Saturn

93% positive from 3,399 reviews202315% finish itDeck Playable

This is a realistic space simulation game focused on asteroid mining. Players manage a ship and crew, excavating resources in Saturn's rings.

What players likedPlayers praise this hard sci-fi space mining sim as a more grounded, customizable, and relaxing version of Asteroids or Elite Dangerous.

The catchControls are clumsy and barely rebindable, and the game explains very little of itself.

Both are tagged Physics, Sci-fi and Action.

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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 Physics, Platformer and Puzzle.

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Arctic Eggs

96% positive from 3,775 reviews2024Deck Verified

A narrative cooking simulator where players cook eggs for inhabitants. The core loop involves listening to stories or quickly cooking, with realistic physics.

What players likedPlayers praise Arctic Eggs as a unique, atmospheric, and philosophical cooking simulator with satisfying physics and jazzy music.

The catchCore frying mechanic feels unrefined and tedious

Both are tagged Physics, Sci-fi and Indie.

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Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered

80% positive from 4,378 reviews20182% finish itDeck Playable

Open-world action game with physics-based destruction and guerrilla combat. Players use tactics and environmental destruction to fight an oppressive force on Mars.

What players likedPlayers praise its unparalleled destruction physics, making it a unique experience unlike other games.

The catchOpen-world missions are repetitive copy-paste objectives

Both are tagged Physics and Sci-fi.

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