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2015 PC

An atmospheric indie platformer in which you play an apprentice lighthouse keeper collecting the shards of a shattered light stone to save the Driftlands from darkness.

What defines Oscura: Lost Light:

  • Fantasy setting
  • Distinctive, stylised art style
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

The closest matches for Oscura: Lost Light are Mandagon, Fossil Echo and Creepy Tale. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Oscura: Lost Light special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Mandagon

90 %

2016 PC free 👍 95 % Overwhelmingly positive, 5,666 reviews on Steam

  • Distinctive, stylised art style
  • Pure single-player experience
  • Focus on a single character

An atmospheric platform adventure set in a world inspired by Tibetan philosophy, dwelling on life, death and the meaning of true sacrifice.

Fossil Echo

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

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.

Unbound: Worlds Apart

Fantasy setting

An atmospheric 2D puzzle-platformer where you play Soli, opening magic portals into other realities that change the physical rules of the character and the world. Its art style is a dark fairy tale told in a cartoonish look.

Toren

Fantasy setting

A poetic, fable-like adventure in which you guide the Moonchild from childhood to adulthood through a towering structure. Light puzzles, a distinctive art style and a quiet, symbolic storytelling tone define the experience.

Tulpa

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A surreal puzzle platformer in which two fate-bound beings travel through a hauntingly elegant world. It combines tricky puzzles and platforming with a strong atmospheric art style.

Saviorless

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

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.

Candle

Distinctive, stylised art style

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.

The Mooseman

Distinctive, stylised art style

A short, atmospheric puzzle platformer in which you guide a moose-headed man through the three worlds of Finno-Ugric mythology. Its art draws on ancient ornaments and artefacts, and the puzzles revolve around shifting between worlds.

Aaru's Awakening

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A fast-paced 2D platformer where Aaru, champion of Dawn, uses teleportation and charging dashes to race across the world of Lumenox and restore balance between the times of day.

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