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2019 PCPlayStationXboxNintendo Switch 12.49 € 👍 79 % Mostly positive, 337 reviews on Steam

A stylish top-down action game where you play a robot batting energy orbs around dungeon rooms like a pinball table to solve puzzles and fight a creature. The blend of pinball, combat and puzzles feels very original.

What defines Creature in the Well:

  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Distinctive, stylised art style
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Lavish presentation
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The closest matches for Creature in the Well are Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet, Vaporum and PixelJunk Shooter. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Creature in the Well special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet

90 %

2011 PCXbox 13.99 € 👍 87 % Very positive, 867 reviews on Steam

  • Distinctive, stylised art style
  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Sci-fi setting

A 2D Metroidvania where you pilot a small UFO through a eerie silhouette-style world full of strange creatures. New abilities and environmental puzzles open the way toward the core of the shadow planet.

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Vaporum

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A grid-based first-person dungeon crawler in a steampunk setting, reminiscent of Legend of Grimrock. You explore a mechanical tower, solve puzzles and fight in real time with a single hero whose gear and skills you customize.

PixelJunk Shooter

Puzzles and brain teasers

A stylish cave shooter where you pilot a small ship and use fluid physics of lava, water and gas to rescue survivors. The liquid simulation turns each level into a clever puzzle with bursts of action.

Teslagrad

Puzzles and brain teasers

A dialogue-free 2D puzzle platformer set in a steampunk world, where you use magnetism and electricity to solve clever puzzles and beat bosses. The story is told purely through visuals and atmosphere.

Bionic Bay

Puzzles and brain teasers

A physics-driven 2D platformer where a swap mechanic lets you trade places with objects to leap and puzzle your way through an eerie, alien sci-fi world. Precise timing and inventive puzzles define the experience.

Cocoon

Puzzles and brain teasers

Cocoon is a wordless puzzle adventure where you play a small insectoid creature carrying worlds inside orbs and nesting them within each other to solve puzzles. The worlds-within-worlds mechanic delivers clever aha moments and a mysterious atmosphere.

Velocity 2X

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A fast sci-fi game that blends top-down shoot-'em-up stages with quick platforming and teleport-based puzzle sections. It's all about speed, precise control and chasing best times.

Teslagrad 2

Puzzles and brain teasers

A hand-drawn 2D puzzle platformer where you wield magnetism and electricity to solve tricky puzzles and explore a new region. The story is told almost wordlessly through visuals and atmosphere.

Narita Boy

Distinctive, stylised art style

Narita Boy is a pixel-art action platformer that pays tribute to the 80s by sending you into a digital world of neon colors and synth music. You fight with a sword through a dreamlike, poetic story full of retro charm.

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond

Lavish presentation

Stranded on the alien world Viewros, Samus explores ancient ruins in first person, scanning her surroundings and using new psychic powers to open up blocked paths. It is an atmospheric sci-fi adventure that blends shooting, exploration and environmental puzzles.

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