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1987 Classic

A classic isometric puzzle-adventure where you control two characters with different abilities, joining or splitting them to solve a sprawling maze of rooms filled with switches and tricky jumps.

What defines Head Over Heels:

  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • A party of several characters
  • Challenging difficulty
  • Lots to discover

The closest matches for Head Over Heels are Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders, Oxygen Not Included and Kerbal Space Program. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Head Over Heels special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders

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1988 PC 5.89 € 👍 90 % Very positive, 131 reviews on Steam

  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Lots of humour
  • Lots to discover

A quirky LucasArts point-and-click adventure where a tabloid reporter and three allies solve puzzles around the globe to stop aliens from dumbing down humanity. Its offbeat humor and freely travelable world map define the charm.

Oxygen Not Included

A party of several characters

A deep colony sim inside an asteroid where you keep your Duplicants alive by managing oxygen, heat, food and waste through interlocking physics-like systems. Spectacular failures are part of the fun, often with dark humor.

Kerbal Space Program

Challenging difficulty

You assemble rockets and spacecraft from parts and send the endearing Kerbals to moons and planets under realistic orbital physics. Failure is part of the fun and often as entertaining as success.

Maniac Mansion

A party of several characters

A classic point-and-click adventure where you guide Dave and two friends through a bizarre mansion full of puzzles and quirky humor. Your choice of team opens up different solutions and endings.

Ghost 1.0

Lots to discover

A sci-fi metroidvania where you infiltrate a space station as an agent, switching between a robotic body and a digital ghost form to fight enemies and solve puzzles.

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.

Gobliiins

A party of several characters

Three goblins with different abilities team up to solve quirky, absurd puzzles and save their bewitched king. Zany humor and clever cooperation between the characters define the experience.

Treasure Island Dizzy

Challenging difficulty

A classic retro platform adventure where the egg hero Dizzy collects and uses items on an island to solve puzzles. Charming humor and tricky inventory puzzles define the experience.

I Am Fish

Bright, upbeat tone

Four pet shop fish roll, fly and chomp their way back to the ocean in a funny physics-based platformer full of puzzles and tricky platforming. Each fish has its own quirky way of moving, which keeps every level feeling fresh.

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