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2018PCPlayStationXboxNintendo Switch9.99 €

You guide a hero through a dark 2D platformer full of deadly traps, where unique abilities and a gloomy, Tim Burton-like atmosphere set the experience apart. Classic platforming meets light puzzle solving.

  • Jumping and platforming
  • Dread and tension
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Distinctive, stylised art style

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In short: Games like Dream Alone

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Dream Alone special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Limbo

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2010USK 16PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified91 % positive11.49 €

Brings what grabs you about Dream Alone: jumping and platforming, dread and tension as well as a dark atmosphere.

A wordless puzzle-platformer rendered in stark black and white, following a boy through a hostile shadow world full of deadly traps learned through trial and error. Its oppressive atmosphere and minimalist art make it a haunting, memorable experience.

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Creepy Tale 2

Distinctive, stylised art style

You play the brave Lars, solving tricky environmental puzzles in a dark, fairy-tale world to save his sister's mind. The eerie Brothers Grimm atmosphere and illustrated look are the main draw.

Closure

Jumping and platforming

A dark puzzle-platformer where only what is lit exists: you move light sources to phase objects in and out of reality and navigate eerie worlds like a factory, forest and carnival.

Creepy Tale

Dread and tension

A dark 2D puzzle-platformer in which you make your way through a corrupted, menacing forest, solving small puzzles to uncover its secret. Its storybook-style horror art gives it a distinct atmosphere.

Bye Sweet Carole

Distinctive, stylised art style

A dark horror adventure drawn like a classic hand-animated film. You explore a fairytale yet menacing world full of puzzles, chases and platforming sections. The contrast between its charming look and its unsettling story is the main draw.

Grimind

Jumping and platforming

A 2D physics-based puzzle platformer that drops you into dark caves and ancient crypts with no memory. Precise platforming and tricky puzzles are needed to escape its creepy setting.

Heart of Darkness

Jumping and platforming

A dark cinematic platformer in the vein of Another World: as young Andy you venture into a nightmarish shadow realm to rescue your kidnapped dog. Lush hand-animated frames, an orchestral score and instant-death traps create a moody and punishing journey.

Feist

Distinctive, stylised art style

An atmospheric 2D platformer where a tiny furry creature struggles to survive in a hostile, gloomy forest. Physics-driven traps, thorns and aggressive creatures create tension, while the silhouette-like art gives it a fairytale-yet-menacing mood.

Damsel

Vast, open spaces

You dash through a fast, demanding action platformer with a dark cartoon look. You fight vampires, rescue hostages and defuse bombs across colourful comic-styled arenas.

Naught Reawakening

Challenging difficulty

A platformer built around manipulating gravity to guide Naught through a gloomy underground world. Precise jumping and environmental puzzles against a menacing darkness are the focus.

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