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2019PCPlayStationXboxNintendo Switch92 % positive

You guide Mother Bilby through a hidden underground realm in search of her children. The game blends atmospheric 2.5D platforming with clever puzzles and an emotional, heartfelt story.

  • Jumping and platforming
  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Distinctive, stylised art style
  • Lavish presentation

The closest matches for Macrotis: A Mother's Journey are A Juggler's Tale, Braid: Anniversary Edition and Papo & Yo. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Macrotis: A Mother's Journey special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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A Juggler's Tale

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2021PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified92 % positive14.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Macrotis: A Mother's Journey: jumping and platforming, puzzles to figure out as well as lavish production.

You guide the string puppet Abby through a fairytale circus world where her strings are both a prison and a gameplay mechanic. A poetic, story-driven 2.5D adventure mixing platforming and puzzles.

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.

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.

Hue

Puzzles and brain teasers

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.

Tandem: A Tale of Shadows

Jumping and platforming

A puzzle platformer where you switch between Emma in a top-down view and her teddy bear Fenton in a side-scrolling view. Emma's lantern casts shadows that Fenton can walk across, as the pair investigate a missing magician.

Ico

Fantasy setting

You guide a boy and a mysterious girl through a desolate castle, where you are only strong together. Its quiet, melancholic atmosphere and puzzles against shadow creatures make ICO an unforgettable experience.

Arise: A Simple Story

Lavish presentation

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.

Candle

Jumping and platforming

A hand-painted puzzle-platform adventure where you play Teku, whose left hand is a candle, lighting your way through trap-filled, dark areas to rescue your tribe's shaman.

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