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2016PC70 % positive

A small indie platformer with hand-drawn environments and full voice acting, telling a dark tale of unrequited love. Its platforming mechanics are twisted with puzzle elements.

  • Jumping and platforming
  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Strong, story-driven narrative

The closest matches for Broken Dreams are In Between, Nihilumbra and Papo & Yo. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Broken Dreams special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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In Between

93 %Match

2015PCPlayStationXboxSteam Deck verified85 % positive11.99 €

  • Jumping and platforming
  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Dark, serious atmosphere

An atmospheric puzzle platformer where you bend gravity and the environment while a terminally ill protagonist works through grief, anger and acceptance. The puzzles are tightly woven into its emotional story.

Nihilumbra

Dark, serious atmosphere

An atmospheric puzzle-platformer in which you guide Born as he flees the Void, painting the terrain with colours that make surfaces slippery, sticky or bouncy. Each world adds a new colour and fresh puzzles.

Papo & Yo

Strong, story-driven narrative

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

Strong, story-driven narrative

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.

Braid: Anniversary Edition

Distinctive, stylised art style

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.

Eternal Hope

Dark, serious atmosphere

You guide a boy who shifts between the world of the living and the realm of the dead to rescue his beloved's soul. This puzzle platformer builds its challenges around dimension switching and tells a melancholic, emotional story.

Metamorphosis

Strong, story-driven narrative

Playing as Gregor Samsa turned into a bug, you explore a surreal Kafka-inspired world of giant everyday objects in first person. Puzzles and platforming drive a quirky, strange story.

Hue

Distinctive, stylised art style

A minimalist puzzle platformer where you change the background colour of the world to make obstacles vanish and open new paths. The search for the protagonist's missing mother provides a quiet, simple story.

Macrotis: A Mother's Journey

Distinctive, stylised art style

You guide Mother Bilby through a hidden underground realm in search of her children. The game blends atmospheric 2.5D platforming with clever puzzles and an emotional, heartfelt story.

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