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2019PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified92 % positive19.50 €

A wordless platform adventure that tells a couple's life story through memories, from old age back to childhood. You bend time to get past obstacles, backed by a moving orchestral soundtrack.

  • Strong, story-driven narrative
  • Jumping and platforming
  • Lavish presentation
  • Lots to discover
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The closest matches for Arise: A Simple Story are RiME, Lost Words: Beyond the Page and Papo & Yo. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Arise: A Simple Story special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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RiME

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2017PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified90 % positive34.99 €

  • Lavish presentation
  • Strong, story-driven narrative
  • Lots to discover

A wordless, beautifully stylized adventure where a boy explores a mysterious island and solves environmental puzzles. The meaning of the journey only reveals itself near the end, as a moving story about grief and loss.

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Papo & Yo

Jumping and platforming

A poetic puzzle platformer in which a boy navigates a dreamlike favela alongside a monster who stands in for his father's addiction. The puzzles and the personal, autobiographical story are tightly intertwined.

A Juggler's Tale

Jumping and platforming

You guide the string puppet Abby through a fairytale circus world where her strings are both a prison and a gameplay mechanic. A poetic, story-driven 2.5D adventure mixing platforming and puzzles.

Bound

Distinctive, stylised art style

Bound is a short, poetic 3D platformer where you dance through an abstract, faceted world that mirrors a pregnant woman's memories. Its strength lies in art direction, music and emotional storytelling rather than challenge.

The Last Guardian

Jumping and platforming

A boy and the giant creature Trico traverse crumbling ruins together, solving environmental puzzles and climbing challenges that hinge on trust and cooperation. Trico's willful, lifelike behavior makes their bond one of Team Ico's most moving experiences.

Braid: Anniversary Edition

Jumping and platforming

A puzzle platformer where rewinding and bending time is the key to solving clever, mind-bending puzzles. The anniversary edition adds hand-repainted visuals, reworked audio, new puzzles and extensive developer commentary.

Contrast

Distinctive, stylised art style

You play a character who shifts between a 3D world and a 2D shadow plane to solve puzzles. Its surreal 1920s film noir and vaudeville atmosphere and jazz score give it a distinctive mood.

Moss: Book II

Jumping and platforming

A storybook VR adventure where you guide the mouse heroine Quill while also manipulating the environment around her. It blends puzzles, platforming and sword combat in charming miniature worlds.

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