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2023PCXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified95 % positive19.50 €

A dark puzzle-platformer set in an eerie fairy-tale palace, where swapping places with the protagonist's reflection is the key to solving puzzles, beating bosses and uncovering secrets.

Jumping and platforming
Dread and tension
Puzzles and brain teasers
Dark, serious atmosphere

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The closest matches for Ugly are Little Nightmares II, Inmost and Bye Sweet Carole. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Ugly special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Best alternative overall: Little Nightmares II 96% match – Dread and tension
Newest alternative: Bye Sweet Carole 96% match – released 2025

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Little Nightmares II

96 %Match

2021PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified92 % positive29.99 €

A creepy puzzle-platformer where little Mono and his companion Six sneak through a grotesque, dollhouse-like nightmare world. It tells its story without words and builds tension through tense chase sequences and environmental puzzles.

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Inmost

Jumping and platforming

A dark pixel-art puzzle platformer where you play three characters whose stories intertwine in a decaying castle. Moody atmosphere, stealth sections and an emotional narrative take center stage.

Bye Sweet Carole

Distinctive, stylised art style

A dark horror adventure drawn like a classic hand-animated film. You explore a fairytale yet menacing world full of puzzles, chases and platforming sections. The contrast between its charming look and its unsettling story is the main draw.

Limbo

Jumping and platforming

A wordless puzzle-platformer rendered in stark black and white, following a boy through a hostile shadow world full of deadly traps learned through trial and error. Its oppressive atmosphere and minimalist art make it a haunting, memorable experience.

Bramble: The Mountain King

Lavish presentation

A grim adventure steeped in Nordic folklore and nightmarish creatures, in which a boy tries to rescue his sister. It blends puzzles, hiding and boss encounters with an oppressive, fairy-tale atmosphere.

Little Nightmares

Dread and tension

As tiny Six you sneak through the Maw, a nightmarish vessel full of grotesque giants, solving environmental puzzles while evading capture. Its dollhouse-like, unsettling art style and wordless storytelling make this short adventure unforgettable.

Alice: Madness Returns

Jumping and platforming

A grim hack-and-slash platformer that turns Wonderland into a twisted reflection of Alice's shattered mind. Its grotesquely beautiful art direction and haunting story about her family's death make every realm memorable.

Creepy Tale

Puzzles and brain teasers

A dark 2D puzzle-platformer in which you make your way through a corrupted, menacing forest, solving small puzzles to uncover its secret. Its storybook-style horror art gives it a distinct atmosphere.

Papo & Yo

Puzzles and brain teasers

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.

American McGee's Alice

Dread and tension

A twisted, nightmarish Wonderland where a traumatized Alice fights through with a vorpal knife and strange weapons, mixing action, platforming and puzzles. Its gothic, surreal art direction makes it unforgettable.