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2015 PCPlayStationXboxNintendo Switch 8.99 € 👍 71 % Mostly positive, 693 reviews on Steam

An atmospheric 2D puzzle platformer where a small boy tries to rescue his kidnapped friends from a gloomy mine. Traps, puzzles and sneaking sections create tension in the vein of Limbo.

What defines Toby: The Secret Mine:

  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Distinctive, stylised art style
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

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2020 PCPlayStationXboxNintendo Switch −35 % 4.99 € 3.24 € 5 days left 👍 86 % Very positive, 2,671 reviews on Steam

  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Distinctive, stylised art style
  • Pure single-player experience

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Seen

Linear, curated structure

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Braid

Puzzles and brain teasers

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MO:Astray

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

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.

And Yet It Moves

Linear, curated structure

A puzzle-platformer set in a torn-paper collage world where you rotate the entire level to change gravity and exploit physics. The rotation mechanic drives clever, tricky challenges.

Typoman

Linear, curated structure

A dark 2D puzzle platformer where you form words from letters to reshape the environment and get past obstacles. Its surreal, stark visual style and word-based mechanic set it apart.

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.

Cube Escape: Seasons

Linear, curated structure

A short, dark and surreal point-and-click puzzle game from the Rusty Lake universe: you are trapped in a room and solve quirky puzzles to get out. Its appeal lies in the eerie mood and unsettling details.

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