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2008PCPlayStationXboxSteam Deck verified93 % positive14.99 €

A landmark puzzle-platformer where every world bends time in a new, mind-twisting way, from rewinding to parallel realities. Beneath its painterly look lies a melancholic, ambiguous tale of regret and obsession.

  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Distinctive, stylised art style
  • Challenging difficulty
  • Lavish presentation

The closest matches for Braid are Tulpa, Closure and Ugly. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Braid special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Tulpa

90 %Match

2015PC55 % positive

  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Distinctive, stylised art style
  • Challenging difficulty

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.

Closure

Pure single-player experience

A dark puzzle-platformer where only what is lit exists: you move light sources to phase objects in and out of reality and navigate eerie worlds like a factory, forest and carnival.

Ugly

Lavish presentation

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.

In Between

Strong, story-driven narrative

An atmospheric puzzle platformer where you bend gravity and the environment while a terminally ill protagonist works through grief, anger and acceptance. The puzzles are tightly woven into its emotional story.

De-Exit: Eternal Matters

Strong, story-driven narrative

An atmospheric puzzle-platformer set in a surreal voxel afterlife, where you uncover the secrets of the broken Plane of Memory. Light-based puzzles and a touch of stealth are paired with a cinematic presentation.

Candle

Lavish presentation

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.

Hue

Pure single-player experience

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.

Return of the Obra Dinn

Challenging difficulty

As an insurance investigator, you use a magical pocket watch to relive the final moments of a ghost ship's crew and deduce the identity and fate of every sailor. Its striking 1-bit visuals and brilliant deduction design make it a one-of-a-kind detective game.

Ico

Lavish presentation

A quiet, melancholic adventure where a horned boy leads a mysterious girl by the hand through a vast, sunlit castle. Environmental puzzles, wordless storytelling and the bond that grows between the two make it an influential classic.

Tandem: A Tale of Shadows

Lavish presentation

A puzzle platformer where you switch between Emma in a top-down view and her teddy bear Fenton in a side-scrolling view. Emma's lantern casts shadows that Fenton can walk across, as the pair investigate a missing magician.

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