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Games like Puppeteer

2013PEGI 12PlayStation

A 2.5D platformer staged like a theatre play: as the headless puppet boy Kutaro you snip your way through whimsical, handcrafted-looking sets with a magical pair of scissors. A witty narrator, inventive level ideas and a fairy-tale story give it its charm.

  • Strong soundtrack
  • Jumping and platforming
  • Lavish presentation
  • Distinctive, stylised art style

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Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Puppeteer special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Skate Story

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2025PEGI 7PCPlayStationNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified96 % positive19.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Puppeteer: a strong soundtrack, lavish production and a distinctive art style.

A surreal skateboarding adventure where you glide through a neon-lit Underworld as a glass-bodied demon. Tricks, grinds and flow take center stage, wrapped in a bold, stylish presentation.

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Battle Chef Brigade

Fantasy setting

A hand-drawn fantasy cooking tournament where you hunt monsters in short action bouts, then turn the ingredients into dishes through a timed puzzle-style cooking game for the judges. The blend of action and puzzles is unusual and charming.

Brütal Legend

Lots of humour

Double Fine's love letter to heavy metal: as roadie Eddie Riggs (Jack Black), you fight with axe and guitar through a fantasy world built from album covers and lead your metal army in real-time strategy stage battles. It's carried by sharp humor and a legendary metal soundtrack.

Snake Pass

Jumping and platforming

A physics-driven platformer where you slither and coil your way through colorful levels as a snake. The believable snake movement turns every obstacle into a tricky dexterity puzzle.

Fade^2

Jumping and platforming

A 2D action game blending platforming, auto-runner gameplay and rhythm elements. The journey of a reanimated character through a bleached world is told through its music.

Ruffy and the Riverside

Jumping and platforming

Ruffy can copy and paste textures across the game world, turning ice into lava or waterfalls into vines. This makes puzzles, exploration and combat in a colorful, quirky world feel like creative experimentation.

Flower

Strong soundtrack

You play as the wind, sweeping petals across rolling fields and bringing faded landscapes back to vibrant life. A short, wordless and meditative experience from thatgamecompany, carried by a gorgeous score.

World of Goo 2

Strong soundtrack

A physics-based puzzle game where you use living goo balls to build bridges, towers and flying contraptions. Its quirky painterly look and inventive levels make it special.

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