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2020PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable68 % positive4.99 €

A humorous side-scrolling adventure set in the Cold War, in which a Soviet cosmonaut recounts his outlandish journey to the centre of the Earth. It focuses on witty storytelling, playful visuals and light platforming and puzzle sections.

Lots of humour
Strong, story-driven narrative
Sci-fi setting
Distinctive, stylised art style

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The closest matches for Little Orpheus are The Artful Escape, Stick it to the Man! and What Lies in the Multiverse. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Little Orpheus special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Best alternative overall: The Artful Escape 91% match – Lavish presentation
Newest alternative: The Plucky Squire 88% match – released 2024

Best match

The Artful Escape

91 %Match

2021PCPlayStationXboxNintendo Switch91 % positive18.49 €

A psychedelic 2D adventure where a young guitar prodigy travels through cosmic realms and shreds his way toward a stage persona of his own. It prioritizes music, dazzling visuals and a witty, laid-back journey over challenge.

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Stick it to the Man!

Lots of humour

A quirky 2D paper-craft adventure where Ray, with a pink spaghetti arm sprouting from his brain, reads minds, places stickers and folds the world to solve humorous puzzles.

What Lies in the Multiverse

Sci-fi setting

A story-driven 2D puzzle adventure hopping across multiverses, mixing zany cartoon humor with serious themes like death, envy and obsession.

Wandersong

Lots of humour

You play an endlessly optimistic bard who sings your way through a colorful papercraft world, using a note-wheel to solve puzzles and befriend people while trying to save the world. Warm, funny and moving, with lovable characters and a great musical core.

Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin

Lots of humour

A humorous first-person VR puzzle adventure that bridges the gap between Psychonauts and Psychonauts 2. You solve puzzles with psychic powers in quirky, inventive environments.

The Plucky Squire

Lots of humour

A charming adventure where a storybook hero leaps off the page into the 3D world of a child's desk. Switching between 2D and 3D drives inventive puzzles, playful humor and frequent changes of genre.

Pikuniku

Accessible and relaxed

A charming, absurdly funny puzzle-platformer where you play a little red creature who rolls, kicks and swings through a quirky world while uncovering a silly conspiracy. Its bold minimalist look and gentle difficulty make it very approachable.

Trover Saves the Universe

Sci-fi setting

A garish, absurd sci-fi action platformer from the Rick and Morty creators: you team up with Trover to rescue your dognapped pups and the universe with lots of jokes and chaos.

Broken Age

Lots of humour

A lovingly painted point-and-click adventure where you switch between a girl in a fantasy world and a boy on a spaceship. Charming humor, a striking storybook look and clever puzzles drive the experience.

Thank Goodness You're Here!

Accessible and relaxed

An absurd, hand-animated comedy adventure platformer set in a bizarre Northern English town, where you take on ever stranger jobs for the locals. Its British humor and slapstick gags are the real star.