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2010PCPlayStation74 % positive

You literally redraw Max's world with his magic marker to stop a rampaging monster. Its appeal lies in reshaping each level on the fly while you jump through classic 2D platforming.

Jumping and platforming
Puzzles and brain teasers
Lots of humour
Distinctive, stylised art style

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The closest matches for Max & the Magic Marker are The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom, Bomb Chicken and Leo's Fortune. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Max & the Magic Marker special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Best alternative overall: The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom 92% match – Jumping and platforming
Newest alternative: Thank Goodness You're Here! 89% match – released 2024

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The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom

92 %Match

2010PCXbox88 % positive3.99 €

A charming silent-film-style puzzle platformer where you record and replay your own actions with time-travel clones to collect as much pie as possible. Its darkly comic black-and-white look gives it a distinct personality.

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Bomb Chicken

Lots of humour

You play a chicken that lays bombs after a freak accident and blast your way through tricky platforming stages. Its appeal lies in clever bomb-based puzzles and the goofy charm of its pixel art.

Leo's Fortune

Bright, upbeat tone

A lovingly crafted platformer where you play Leo, a fluffy mustachioed ball chasing the thief who stole your gold. Momentum-based platforming, light puzzles and painterly levels make for a charming, short adventure.

Escape Goat 2

Jumping and platforming

A puzzle platformer where a goat hops and thinks its way through a huge fortress full of traps, using switches, machinery and a helpful mouse. Rooms are cleverly designed, with quirky humor and hidden secrets.

Thank Goodness You're Here!

Lots of humour

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.

And Yet It Moves

Jumping and platforming

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.

Max: The Curse of Brotherhood

Jumping and platforming

A 2.5D puzzle platformer where Max uses a magic marker to conjure earth pillars, vines and more, solving physics puzzles creatively while rescuing his brother. The levels form one connected, cinematic journey.

Save the Ninja Clan

Lots of humour

A humorous ninja platformer aimed at both casual players and speedrunners. Besides the story mode, you can hunt for secrets and fake bugs to annoy the watching Game Manager.

Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition

Jumping and platforming

In Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition you flip between two dimensions with a button press to open and close blocks and catch criminals. Its fast platforming and clever switch puzzles combine into a frantic but fair arcade challenge.

The Pedestrian

Puzzles and brain teasers

You guide a tiny pedestrian pictogram across city signs, rearranging and reconnecting them to build routes forward. The clever idea of turning everyday signage into levels powers this laid-back puzzle platformer.

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