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  • Why 78Form.16World.17Curated.79Lists.00Adventure · Indie · Often paired

    Vertigo Games · Switch, PS4, Windows +1

    AdventureIndieActionKidsPuzzle

    Embark on a bold adventure in Adam’s Venture: Origins. Set in the roaring 20’s, in Adam’s Venture: Origins you will explore ancient ruins, and recover mysterious artifacts. Together with your trusted accomplice Evelyn, you will have to outs

    60 rating2 lists4.5 h main storyOften paired

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  • Why 64Form.04World.13Curated.62Lists.00Adventure · Indie · Often paired

    Poi

    2017

    Linux, Switch, PS4 +4

    AdventureIndieActionAction-adventurePlatformer

    Poi is a 3D adventure platformer throwback to the 90s era of classic platforming games. Explore big worlds, compete in challenge levels, meet quirky characters and pull off classic platforming feats on a journey to become a Master Explorer.

    79 rating4 lists5.5 h main storyOften paired

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 63Form.12World.20Curated.58Lists.00Adventure · Indie · Often paired

    Chris Nordgren · Switch, Windows

    AdventureIndieActionScience fictionRhythm

    Expect the unexpected in an ineffable tale of the inexpressible world of Everhood. Amusing rhythmic battles and with a promise to fulfill all your dreams. To simply put it: You are in for a ride.

    76 rating1 list6.5 h main storyOften paired

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  • Timed PlayStation exclusiveWhy 63Form.06World.43Curated.58Lists.00Adventure · Indie · Often paired

    Linux, Switch, PS4 +4

    AdventureIndieActionScience fictionMetroidvania

    Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a huge, open world filled with intricate puzzles, oddball characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure telling a personal story about faith,

    80 rating5 lists11 h main storyOften paired

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  • Timed Nintendo exclusiveWhy 63Form.11World.00Curated.60Lists.00Adventure · Indie · Often paired

    Röki

    2020

    Polygon Treehouse · Switch, PS4, PS5 +3

    AdventureIndiePlatformerPoint-and-click adventurePuzzle

    Rediscover magic and chart your adventure through this forgotten northern world of mystery and monsters. Find your courage, discover hidden paths, solve ancient puzzles and travel deeper through the icy land to learn the truth. We join Tov

    79 rating1 list10 h main storyOften paired

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  • Why 62Form.06World.58Curated.53Lists.00Adventure · Indie · Often paired

    Switch, PS4, Windows +1

    AdventureIndieActionScience fictionAction-adventure

    A mysterious agent, capable of becoming a digital ghost, sneaks aboard the Nakamura Space Station. This is where the fun begins: the station is well-protected with its heavy defences, never-ending arsenal of weapons, and mysterious artifact

    83 rating4 lists13 h main storyOften paired

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  • Why 58Form.04World.25Curated.50Lists.00Indie · Often paired

    Four Circle Interactive · Switch, PS4, PlayStation Vita +4

    ActionIndieArcadeFightingPlatformer

    10 SECOND NINJA X is a blisteringly fast, satisfyingly difficult and surprisingly methodical sidescroller which tasks you with completing each level in ten seconds or less. No lengthy checkpoint gaps. No cluttered control scheme. No hand ho

    71 rating6 lists2 h main storyOften paired

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  • Timed PlayStation exclusiveWhy 55Form.04World.12Curated.50Lists.00Adventure · Indie · Often paired

    Lumo

    2016

    Linux, Switch, PS4 +4

    AdventureIndieIsometric platformerPlatformerPuzzle

    Witness the rebirth of a genre in Lumo – a classic isometric adventure with a modern twist for gamers young and old alike!

    68 rating6 lists5 h main storyOften paired

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  • Timed Xbox exclusiveWhy 54Form.04World.13Curated.56Lists.00Adventure · Often paired

    Avowed

    2025

    Obsidian Entertainment · PS5, Windows, Xbox Series

    AdventureActionAction role-playingRole-playingFantasy

    Welcome to the Living Lands, a mysterious island filled with adventure and danger. Set in the fictional world of Eora that was first introduced to players in the Pillars of Eternity franchise, Avowed is a first-person fantasy action RPG fr

    80 rating5 lists20 h main storyOften paired

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  • Why 53Form.05World.25Curated.43Lists.00Adventure · Indie

    Swing Swing Submarine · Linux, PS4, Windows +2

    AdventureIndieActionPlatformerPuzzle

    Seasons after Fall is a game about adventure and exploration, crafted with gorgeous two-dimensional visuals. The spirits of the four seasons are gone. Something is definitely happening in the forest, something that never happened before. I

    71 rating3 lists4 h main story

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  • Why 52Form.05World.25Curated.43Lists.00Adventure · Indie

    Switch, PS4, PS5 +3

    AdventureIndieActionAction-adventureArcade

    A brand-new side-scrolling entry to the NINJA GAIDEN series from the team behind Blasphemous, NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound redefines the classic platformer saga in a spectacular, thrilling and challenging ninja adventure.

    86 rating2 lists6 h main story

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  • Why 52Form.13World.16Curated.43Lists.00Adventure · Indie

    Uppercut Games · Switch, PS4, Windows +2

    AdventureIndiePost-apocalypticPlatformerPuzzle

    Submerged is a third-person combat-free game in which you explore a mysterious flooded city and discover the beauty of desolation in vast outdoor environments. You take on the role of Miku, a young girl who has brought her wounded brother t

    58 rating2 lists2.5 h main story

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  • Xbox console exclusiveWhy 51Form.22World.31Curated.31Lists.00Indie · Gravity control

    Alientrap · Linux, Windows, Xbox 360 +1

    IndieGravity controlActionScience fictionMetroidvania

    Capsized is a fast paced 2D platformer focused on intense action and exploration. As a intrepid space traveler, your ship has crash landed on a mysterious alien planet. You must navigate through the perilous environment and fight off blood-

    67 rating4 lists4 h main story

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  • Why 51Form.06World.33Curated.33Lists.00Adventure · Indie

    Feist

    2015

    Bits & Beasts · Android, Linux, PS4 +4

    ActionAdventureIndiePlatformerExploration

    Feist is a beautiful, poetic and action packed game, with an enchanting and spooky atmosphere. It tells the story of a small creature surviving in a mysterious, hostile world. Once players escape the crude crate the strange, lumbering beast

    61 rating2 lists2.5 h main story

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  • Why 51Form.02World.33Curated.41Lists.00Adventure

    Game Freak · Switch, PS4, Windows +1

    AdventureActionScience fictionPlatformerPuzzle

    "Giga Wrecker is a 2D puzzle-platform action game developed and published by Game Freak. You play as a cyborg girl, who has the power of reconstructing debris and scraps into various weapons, and explore a world invaded by an army of myster

    80 rating3 lists11 h main story

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  • Why 51Form.04World.00Curated.55Lists.00Adventure · Indie · Often paired

    Linux, Windows, macOS

    AdventureIndieRole-playingSimulationVampire

    "Nighthawks is the brand new urban fantasy RPG from Wadjet Eye Games (The Blackwell Legacy, Unavowed, Technobabylon) and writer/designer Richard Cobbett (Sunless Sea/Sunless Skies, The Long Journey Home)." "Nighthawks is a mix of story-dri

    89 rating1 listOften paired

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  • Why 51Form.06World.31Curated.41Lists.00Adventure · Indie

    Tiger Style · Android, Linux, Windows +2

    AdventureIndieActionScience fictionMetroidvania

    Waking Mars is a one-of-a-kind adventure in which you jetpack through subterranean Mars encountering a host of extraordinary alien lifeforms that operate as a living, breathing ecosystem. Learn and master the behaviors of these creatures to

    79 rating2 lists6.5 h main story

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  • Why 50Form.05World.25Curated.35Lists.00Adventure · Indie

    Linux, Nintendo 3DS, Switch +4

    ActionAdventureIndieArcadePlatformer

    6180 the moon is a platformer game with a unique mechanic. It offers a fresh, unseen gameplay style by connecting the top and bottom of the screen. This allows in a mechanic with delightfully long jumps and no fear of 'slipping' to death.

    68 rating6 lists1.5 h main story

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  • Why 50Form.05World.13Curated.47Lists.00Adventure · Indie

    Switch, PS4, PS5 +2

    AdventureIndieActionPlatformerPuzzle

    "Spirit of the North is a single player, 3rd-person adventure game inspired by the breathtaking and mysterious landscapes of Iceland. The story takes root from various pieces of Nordic folklore. The game is unique in that it purposefully ha

    72 rating4 lists5 h main story

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  • Xbox console exclusiveWhy 49Form.03World.25Curated.41Lists.00Indie

    Strawdog Studios · Windows, Xbox 360

    ActionIndieScience fictionArcadePlatformer

    Space Ark is a fun arcade/puzzle game with a hint of retro arcade flavour; inspired by classic arcade games of the late 80s, such as Rainbow Island, Bubble Bobble and Arkanoid. With your crack team of animal ‘Arkonauts’, you have escaped y

    2 lists2 h main story

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  • Why 48Form.25World.00Curated.31Lists.00Adventure · Indie

    Windows, macOS

    AdventureIndieRobot protagonistMetroidvaniaPlatformer

    Light up the world! As Plug, you are charged with restoring the expansive Amp-Tree-System, and thwarting an enigmatic intruder. Solve puzzles and explore in 1000 Amps!

    76 rating1 list4 h main story

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  • Why 47Form.01World.25Curated.39Lists.00Adventure

    Krome Studios · PS3, Windows, Xbox 360

    AdventureActionScience fictionArcadePlatformer

    In Blade Kitten, join Kit Ballard as she explores the mysterious world of Hollow Wish to hunt down rogue mechs and soft targets.

    60 rating5 lists6 h main story

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  • Why 47Form.06World.25Curated.43Lists.00Adventure · Indie

    Live Wire · Switch, PS4, PS5 +3

    AdventureIndieActionMetroidvaniaPlatformer

    Decades after the Rain of Death, a new journey begins in the Land of Fumes, where mystical powers lie beneath the earth. The kingdom’s desire for conquest led to the creation of the Homunculi, machine-like artificial life forms prepared to

    85 rating2 lists17 h main story

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  • Why 46Form.06World.29Curated.29Lists.00Adventure · Indie

    Linux, Switch, PS4 +3

    ActionAdventureIndieScience fictionAction-adventure

    Nefarious is a 2d-animated action platformer, where your objective on each stage is to kidnap a princess and then escape with them! Heroes will attempt to thwart you, and many things may not go quite as expected.

    63 rating3 lists4 h main story

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  • Timed PlayStation exclusiveWhy 46Form.22World.18Curated.17Lists.00Adventure · Indie

    Poncho

    2015

    Linux, PS4, PlayStation Vita +3

    ActionAdventureIndiePost-apocalypticRobot protagonist

    A Platformer like nothing seen before in games, explore this open-world puzzler in multiple dimensions on a journey to find your maker. Humanity has been extinct for centuries, leaving their robotic creations behind to fend for themselves.

    63 rating2 lists3.5 h main story

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  • Why 46Form.04World.16Curated.46Lists.00Adventure · Indie

    Uppercut Games · Switch, PS4, Stadia +3

    AdventureIndiePost-apocalypticPlatformerPuzzle

    Submerged is a third-person combat-free game in which you explore a mysterious flooded city and discover the beauty of desolation in vast outdoor environments. You take on the role of Miku, a young girl who has brought her wounded brother t

    58 rating3 lists

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  • Timed Xbox exclusiveWhy 46Form.04World.00Curated.46Lists.00Adventure · Indie

    Android, Linux, Switch +9

    AdventureIndieArcadePlatformerPuzzle

    A black-and-white puzzle game inspired by the art of M. C. Escher. Players guide a character through hand-drawn levels by rotating the world, which shifts the direction of gravity so that ceilings can become floors. Each level is a self-con

    70 rating8 lists3.5 h main story

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 46Form.07World.32Curated.29Lists.00Adventure · Indie

    Crocodile Entertainment · PS3, Windows

    AdventureIndieActionScience fictionPlatformer

    Zack Zero takes you on an action-packed platform adventure with incredible 3D graphics and the playability and entertainment of classic 2D games. Help Zack Zero save his beloved Marlene, kidnapped by the evil Zulrog in an effort to obtain t

    65 rating4 lists4 h main story

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  • Xbox console exclusiveWhy 45Form.06World.25Curated.31Lists.00Adventure · Indie

    Haruneko Entertainment · Windows, Xbox 360, iOS

    AdventureIndieActionNinjaPlatformer

    You are Akane, a Kunoichi ninja secretely loving her master Goro, a noble samurai. One day Goro is kidnapped by the evil Hiromi - you have to rescue him, but it won't be an easy task!

    50 rating1 list2 h main story

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  • Timed Xbox exclusiveWhy 45Form.04World.25Curated.27Lists.00Adventure · Indie

    Linux, Switch, PS4 +4

    ActionAdventureIndieScience fictionArcade

    Wryn is a girl with a big arsenal and big dreams and she wants to be the ultimate videogame hero! Help her take down the Greatest Heroes of All Time in an action-packed bid to claim the title for herself and show the world what a true hero

    73 rating3 lists1.5 h main story

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  • Why 45Form.02World.43Curated.31Lists.00Adventure

    Light Brick Studio · Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PS4 +3

    AdventureKidsAction-adventurePlatformerPuzzle

    From the makers of LEGO Builder's Journey comes a new 2-player co-op adventure about friendship and play. When two friends make it their mission to rescue an abandoned spaceship, they embark on a journey beyond their wildest dreams.

    77 rating5 lists4 h main story

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  • Why 45Form.33World.13Curated.15Lists.00Adventure · Indie

    Amanita Design · Windows, macOS

    AdventureIndieRobot protagonistScience fictionPoint-and-click adventure

    Finally reunited and searching for a new home, Josef and Berta discover a hidden valley settled by two peculiar robot tribes slowly running short of power. The time has come for a sequel to Amanita Design's adventure classic.

    2 lists

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  • Why 45Form.14World.25Curated.19Lists.00Adventure · Indie

    BeautiFun Games · Android, Linux, Switch +6

    AdventureIndieActionPlatformerPuzzle

    Nihilumbra is played as a standard platform game, by controlling Born as he walks and jumps across the game's levels. There are multiple enemies that the player needs to avoid since, at first, there is no way to defeat them. The game is div

    75 rating5 lists5 h main story

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  • Why 45Form.04World.13Curated.41Lists.00Adventure · Indie

    Different Tales · Linux, Switch, PS4 +4

    AdventureIndieActionRole-playingVisual novel

    Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Heart of the Forest throws you deep into a primeval wilderness in the center of modern Europe. It's where the protectors of nature wage their ancient, never-ending war against the forces of destruction. Visit rea

    55 rating3 lists2 h main story

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  • Timed Nintendo exclusiveWhy 45Form.05World.28Curated.33Lists.00Adventure · Indie

    Renegade Kid · Nintendo 3DS, Switch, PS4 +3

    AdventureIndieActionScience fictionMetroidvania

    Xeodrifter is an action-packed exploration game with a retro graphical style. Blast your way through alien landscapes, seek out valuable secrets, and defeat ancient guardians to unlock powers from a legendary supreme culture in this excitin

    74 rating6 lists1 h main story

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  • Timed Nintendo exclusiveWhy 44Form.05World.28Curated.29Lists.00Adventure · Indie

    Linux, Switch, PS4 +2

    AdventureIndieActionPlatformerPuzzle

    Antonblast is a fast-paced explosive action platformer that's all about destruction. Play as the enraged Dynamite Anton (or his cranked-out coworker Annie) and use your Mighty F’n Hammer to demolish bizarre worlds, tussle with screen-fillin

    78 rating3 lists7 h main story

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  • Why 44Form.03World.25Curated.36Lists.00Adventure · Indie

    Team Soda · Windows, macOS

    AdventureIndieActionExtraction shooterLooter shooter

    A single-player top-down looter-shooter game. Loot, escape, build, and eventually become a mighty bird soldier. Beware! If you are knocked down, items in your inventory will be lost! But don't worry. With your infrastructure built nicely, y

    72 rating2 lists40 h main story

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  • Timed Xbox exclusiveWhy 44Form.01World.08Curated.34Lists.00Adventure

    Moon Studios · Switch, Windows, Xbox One

    AdventureActionAction-adventureMetroidvaniaPlatformer

    The forest of Nibel is dying. After a powerful storm sets a series of devastating events in motion, an unlikely hero must journey to find his courage and confront a dark nemesis to save his home. Ori and the Blind Forest tells the tale of a

    87 rating7 lists8 h main story

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  • Why 44Form.03World.29Curated.29Lists.00Adventure · Indie

    Pid

    2012

    Might and Delight · PS3, PlayStation Portable, Windows +2

    AdventureIndieActionScience fictionPlatformer

    Pid was developed by Might and Delight for PC, Mac, X-Box, and PlayStation and released in 2012. It is a story-driven platformer that includes a variety of puzzles. It was praised for the artwork, presentation, and soundtrack; and received

    61 rating3 lists9.5 h main story

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 43Form.04World.13Curated.36Lists.00Adventure · Indie

    Switch, Windows

    AdventureIndieKidsBusiness simulationRole-playing

    Welcome to Amber Isle - a quaint, friendly village of prehistoric residents who are in need of a new shopkeep... That’s you! Craft and sell items, upgrade your shop, befriend your Paleofolk neighbours and customise the island to bring the v

    3 lists37 h main story

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  • Why 43Form.03World.00Curated.36Lists.00Indie

    Compulsion Games · PS3, PS4, Windows +2

    IndiePlatformerPuzzle2.5dAction-adventure

    Contrast is a puzzle/platform game where you can move between a fantastic 3D world and a mysterious shadowy universe in 2D in the blink of an eye. Delve into a dreamlike and surreal 1920s world, inspired by the performance art world of vaud

    57 rating6 lists3 h main story

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 43Form.04World.25Curated.33Lists.00Indie

    Messhof · PS4, Windows, macOS

    ActionIndieScience fictionMazeSimple

    Flywrench is a frenetic action game from the makers of Nidhogg about piloting an aerobatic ship through the depths of space.

    80 rating1 list2.5 h main story

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  • Timed Nintendo exclusiveWhy 43Form.02World.17Curated.26Lists.00Adventure · Indie

    GalaxyTrail · Linux, Switch, PS4 +3

    ActionAdventureIndieScience fictionPlatformer

    Freedom Planet is a combat-based platform adventure that pits a spunky dragon girl and her friends against an alien attack force. There's trouble around every turn, from insects to giant robots to sheer explosive destruction, but you'll hav

    80 rating5 lists1.5 h main story

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  • Why 43Form.16World.13Curated.32Lists.00Adventure · Indie

    Switch, PS4, Windows +1

    AdventureIndieActionPlatformerFantasy

    Giraffe and Annika is a 3D adventure game for PC where you follow along with the cat eared girl Annika as she explores the mysterious island of Spika. Each dungeon is guarded by a boss where Annika will need to defeated through a music-bas

    69 rating1 list5.5 h main story

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 43Form.04World.25Curated.33Lists.00Adventure · Indie

    Over the Top Games · Linux, Wii, Windows +2

    AdventureIndieActionPlatformerPuzzle

    Fly with Nyx in her dangerous search for her dearest friend Icarus. With NYXQUEST: KINDRED SPIRITS you will discover a new type of game play and mechanics that will surprise you... The action takes place in ancient Greece, a place inhabite

    80 rating3 lists3 h main story

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  • Why 43Form.20World.25Curated.14Lists.00Adventure · Indie

    Linux, Windows, macOS

    AdventureIndieRobot protagonistScience fictionPlatformer

    Snapshot is a puzzle platformer that uses pictures to pickup and move objects around to get past obstacles or solve puzzles. The game has 4 worlds to progress through with around 100 levels overall. Each level has a hidden collectible objec

    70 rating3 lists4.5 h main story

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  • Why 43Form.02World.52Curated.31Lists.00Adventure

    Insomniac Games · PS4, Windows, Xbox One

    AdventureActionMetroidvaniaPuzzleUnderwater

    A metroidvania-style action-adventure game following a young girl’s quest into the unknown to find her missing father.

    72 rating3 lists7 h main story

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 42Form.04World.21Curated.29Lists.00Indie

    Ivy Games · Linux, PS4, Windows +1

    IndieActionScience fictionPuzzleGhosts

    Gravity Ghost is a peaceful gravity hopper: Run, jump, and orbit your way through a handpainted galaxy. Join Iona the ghost as she searches for her lost best friend, the ghost fox. Explore a shattered galaxy and rescue its survivors, armed

    72 rating1 list3 h main story

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