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2016PC70 % positive

A small indie platformer with hand-drawn environments and full voice acting, telling a dark tale of unrequited love. Its platforming mechanics are twisted with puzzle elements.

  • Emotional impact
  • Jumping and platforming
  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Dark, serious atmosphere

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In short: Games like Broken Dreams

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Broken Dreams special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Best match

Lost Words: Beyond the Page

94 %Match

2020PEGI 7PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified94 % positive14.79 €

Brings what grabs you about Broken Dreams: emotional impact, jumping and platforming as well as a strong story.

An emotional 2D adventure where a girl travels through her diary, using words themselves as platforms and puzzle pieces. The hand-drawn look and a gentle story about grief and loss take center stage.

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In Between

Emotional impact

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.

Macrotis: A Mother's Journey

Emotional impact

You guide Mother Bilby through a hidden underground realm in search of her children. The game blends atmospheric 2.5D platforming with clever puzzles and an emotional, heartfelt story.

A Juggler's Tale

Strong, story-driven narrative

You guide the string puppet Abby through a fairytale circus world where her strings are both a prison and a gameplay mechanic. A poetic, story-driven 2.5D adventure mixing platforming and puzzles.

Nihilumbra

Dark, serious atmosphere

An atmospheric puzzle-platformer in which you guide Born as he flees the Void, painting the terrain with colours that make surfaces slippery, sticky or bouncy. Each world adds a new colour and fresh puzzles.

Papo & Yo

Emotional impact

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.

Pinstripe

Dark, serious atmosphere

A dark, emotional puzzle-adventure in which you play ex-minister Teddy traveling through a frozen Hell to rescue his kidnapped daughter. Its striking gothic storybook look and personal tale set it apart.

Shady Part of Me

Emotional impact

An atmospheric puzzle-platformer where you switch between a girl and her shadow, using light and shadow to escape a dreamlike world. Its painterly look and emotional story carry the experience.

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