Games like The Bridge

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.

87% positive from 4,352 · 2013 · 5% finish it · Steam Deck Verified · $9.99 $2.99 -70% · Lowest ever $0.50 (2020-12-07)

Puzzle-PlatformerHand-drawnSurreal Physics2DPuzzle

Six games like The Bridge

Creaks

96% positive from 2,066 reviews202034% finish itDeck Verified

Creaks is a hand-painted puzzle adventure game with precise animation and eerie sounds. Players solve environmental puzzles in a mansion, exploring and uncovering secrets.

What players likedPlayers praise Creaks' unique, dreamlike atmosphere, art, and music, comparing it to Machinarium but with distinct charm.

The catchThe puzzles recycle the same few mechanics and get repetitive well before the end.

Both are tagged Surreal, Hand-drawn and Puzzle-Platformer.

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Manifold Garden

95% positive from 4,492 reviews2019Deck Verified

A first-person puzzle game where players manipulate gravity to navigate an infinite, Escher-inspired world. Its core loop involves solving spatial puzzles by walking on any surface and restoring life.

What players likedPlayers praise its mind-bending puzzles, beautiful Escher-esque visuals, and gravity mechanics, feeling like a mix of Portal 2 and Superliminal.

The catchFinding the next puzzle in huge empty spaces takes far longer than solving it.

Both are tagged Surreal, Puzzle-Platformer and Puzzle.

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The Unfinished Swan

83% positive from 1,977 reviews202038% finish itDeck Playable

A first-person puzzle adventure where players reveal a world by splatting paint. It features surreal exploration and a storybook feel.

What players likedPlayers praise its innovative story and unique mechanics, comparing it to "What Remains Of Edith Finch" for its narrative depth.

The catchThe novelty wears off fast and painting the world quickly turns monotonous.

Both are tagged Surreal, Puzzle-Platformer and Puzzle.

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Creepy Tale

86% positive from 2,946 reviews202054% finish itDeck Verified

A minimalist puzzle-platformer where you solve environmental puzzles, hide from enemies, and use inventory items to save your brother. It has a dark, fairy tale feel with a focus on atmosphere and exploration.

What players likedPlayers praise the atmosphere and art style of this puzzle game, which is like a disturbing love story.

The catchPuzzles defy logic, pushing you into trial and error or a walkthrough.

Both are tagged Hand-drawn, Puzzle-Platformer and Adventure.

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Arctic Eggs

96% positive from 3,867 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 Surreal, Physics and Adventure.

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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-Platformer and Puzzle.

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More about The Bridge

The catch

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

Reviews: 87% positive from 4,352
Released: 2013
Finish it: 5% of players
Steam Deck: Steam Deck Verified
Price: $9.99 $2.99 -70% · Lowest ever $0.50 (2020-12-07)
Play: Single-playerFull controller support

It is here because it sits in the band this site looks at: well reviewed at 87% positive, but with 4,352 reviews, far fewer than the household names carry.

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