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1994PC

As the dolphin Ecco, you swim through vivid underwater worlds, solve puzzles and travel through time to stop a cosmic threat. It is atmospheric, unusual and notoriously tough.

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  • Challenging difficulty
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Puzzles and brain teasers
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The closest matches for Ecco: The Tides of Time are Ecco the Dolphin, VVVVVV and Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Ecco: The Tides of Time special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Ecco the Dolphin

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1992PCXbox

Brings what grabs you about Ecco: The Tides of Time: a demanding difficulty, lots to discover and a sci-fi setting.

As a young dolphin you swim through vast, dangerous oceans to rescue your vanished family. It blends exploration, puzzles and tricky underwater action with an unusual, melancholic atmosphere and a notoriously high difficulty.

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VVVVVV

Challenging difficulty

A tough retro platformer where you can't jump but instead flip gravity to switch between floor and ceiling. Brutally precise rooms, generous checkpoints and a pounding chiptune soundtrack make it a cult classic.

Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future

Sci-fi setting

You swim as a dolphin through a 3D underwater world, solving puzzles and fighting the Foe to save Earth's future. Its appeal lies in blending exploration, sonar-based navigation and a melancholy science-fiction story.

Bionic Bay

Sci-fi setting

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.

The Way

Puzzles and brain teasers

A pixel-art sci-fi platformer in the vein of Another World and Flashback: you travel to an alien planet seeking a way to bring a loved one back to life. Puzzles, platforming and exploration form the core.

Saira

Puzzles and brain teasers

A metroidvania-style puzzle platformer where photographer Saira, seemingly the last person in the galaxy, explores alien worlds. Its look is built from high-resolution photographs, giving it a mysterious atmosphere.

Axiom Verge

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A retro-styled Metroidvania in which a scientist wakes up in a strange biomechanical world. It thrives on a labyrinthine map, offbeat weapons and abilities, and the thrill of uncovering secrets.

Animal Well

Puzzles and brain teasers

A dense, interconnected pixel-art labyrinth packed with secrets, where a handful of tools unlock clever puzzles. Its cute look hides an eerie atmosphere, and the deepest mysteries reward real puzzle-solving and curiosity.

Antichamber

Puzzles and brain teasers

A surreal first-person puzzler where impossible spaces and geometry defy logic. Short philosophical messages guide you through a minimalist, vivid world full of aha moments.

AM2R: Return of Samus

Lots to discover

A fan-made remake of Metroid II that blends classic Samus Aran gameplay with modern controls, expanded areas and punchy boss fights. Hunting the Metroids across planet SR388 is atmospheric and rewards thorough exploration.

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