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Games like Return.

2018PC90 % positive1.09 €

Return. is a short platformer with moody pixel art. You jump through a compact, dense journey that mainly wins you over with its atmosphere.

  • Jumping and platforming
  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

The closest matches for Return. are MO:Astray, Nuclear Blaze and Blitz Breaker. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Return. special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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MO:Astray

92 %Match

2019PCNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified92 % positive12.49 €

  • Jumping and platforming
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
  • Pure single-player experience

A pixel-art platformer where you guide the slime-like MO through hazardous levels full of traps and strange enemies. Precise jumping and the character's special abilities drive the challenge.

Nuclear Blaze

Pure single-player experience

A 2D platformer where you play a firefighter battling blazes with a hose, dealing with fire physics like backdrafts and explosions. Along the way you uncover the secrets of a mysterious military facility.

Blitz Breaker

Jumping and platforming

You guide the tiny robot Blitz through a hostile factory using nothing but jumps and four-directional air dashes. The minimal control scheme turns every stage into a satisfying test of precise timing.

Celeste 64: Fragments of the Mountain

Jumping and platforming

You revisit Celeste Mountain as Madeline in this small, heartfelt 3D platformer that the Celeste team made in about a week to mark the game's sixth anniversary. Precise jumping stays at the core even though the scope is modest.

Lunark

Jumping and platforming

A cinematic 2D platformer in the spirit of classics like Another World and Flashback, with fluid rotoscope-style animation and a sci-fi tale spanning alien ruins and futuristic cities.

Will You Snail?

Jumping and platforming

A punishing precision platformer where you play a snail dodging traps from a malicious AI that anticipates your moves. Tight jumps, optional puzzles and a dark simulation mystery drive the experience.

Schism

Jumping and platforming

Schism is a short action-platformer meant as a quick burst of fun with a modest challenge. It is a compact experience built for a brief session.

Sonic.EXE

Easy to pick up

A short fan-made horror platformer that twists Sonic's cheerful world into a nightmare: as Tails, Knuckles and Robotnik you flee a malevolent Sonic through eerie, lifeless levels.

Eversion

Pure single-player experience

A seemingly cute platformer that gradually turns into a disturbing horror trip as you 'evert' the world between layers. The contrast between colorful innocence and creeping dread is what makes it special.

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