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2016PC63 % positive

An atmospheric platform adventure where a boy climbs a giant tower in the sea, uncovering his past through playable flashbacks. Inspired by Ico, Shadow of the Colossus and Studio Ghibli films.

  • Jumping and platforming
  • Strong, story-driven narrative
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
  • Distinctive, stylised art style

The closest matches for Fossil Echo are Arise: A Simple Story, Evan's Remains and Metamorphosis. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Fossil Echo special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Arise: A Simple Story

91 %Match

2019PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified92 % positive19.50 €

  • Jumping and platforming
  • Strong, story-driven narrative
  • Distinctive, stylised art style

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.

Evan's Remains

Jumping and platforming

A calm puzzle adventure where you explore a mysterious island as a young woman, solving platforming puzzles while the story unfolds through visual-novel-style narrative sequences.

Metamorphosis

Jumping and platforming

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.

Teslagrad

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

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.

Braid

Jumping and platforming

A landmark puzzle-platformer where every world bends time in a new, mind-twisting way, from rewinding to parallel realities. Beneath its painterly look lies a melancholic, ambiguous tale of regret and obsession.

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.

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.

Saviorless

Jumping and platforming

An experimental hand-animated 2D platformer made in Cuba, in which a little god searches eight levels for the Creator of the Universe. Timing mechanics and puzzles carry a dark, surreal story.

Hue

Pure single-player experience

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.

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