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262 games like Linger in Shadows · 1984 – 2024

  • Timed Nintendo exclusiveWhy 52Form.04World.00Curated.58Lists.00Indie · Puzzle · Often paired

    Draknek Limited · Android, Linux, Switch +5

    IndiePuzzleAdventureMetroidbrainiaSokoban

    A Monster’s Expedition (Through Puzzling Exhibitions) is a brand new adventure tour for monsters who love to learn about humans! Learn the ancient art of pushing trees over* and fashion your own pathways with our easy-build bridges. Then im

    79 rating1 list9 h main storyOften paired

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  • Why 51Form.14World.00Curated.50Lists.00Indie · Puzzle · Often paired

    Mobius Digital · Switch, PS4, PS5 +4

    IndiePuzzleTime travelAction-adventureAdventure

    Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop. The newest member of the space program in a small village on the planet Timber Hearth, the player navigates a s

    87 rating8 lists12 h main storyOften paired

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  • Why 50Form.12World.00Curated.50Lists.00Arcade · Indie · Often paired

    Linux, Switch, PS5 +2

    ArcadeIndiePuzzleAbstractAdventure

    A mind-bending recursive puzzle game about boxes within boxes within boxes within boxes. Learn to use infinity to your advantage as you explore a deep and elegant system.

    88 rating2 lists6.5 h main storyOften paired

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 48Form.07World.00Curated.50Lists.00Arcade · Indie · Often paired

    Kokoromi · PlayStation VR, SteamVR, Windows

    ArcadeIndiePuzzleAnalogAmbient

    SuperHyperCube is a VR "first person puzzler" with classic controls and intuitive shape-matching gameplay. You control a group of cubes and rotate it to fit through a hole in a wall that is constantly moving toward you. Each time you fit th

    74 rating2 listsOften paired

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 42Form.11World.00Curated.39Lists.00Indie · Puzzle

    Pixel Reef · Meta Quest, PS4, PS5 +3

    IndiePuzzleAdventureSimulationOpen world

    From the creative mind of renowned game designer Eric Chahi (Another World, Heart of Darkness, From Dust) comes Paper Beast, a playful exploration game of big data and vibrant wildlife. Paper Beast will see player-explorers discover an eco

    75 rating5 lists3 h main story

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  • Why 34Form.07World.18Curated.24Lists.00Indie · Puzzle

    Linux, Switch, PS4 +3

    IndiePuzzleAdventureDifficultSokoban

    A difficult open world puzzle game about climbing mysterious ruins and setting fire to your belongings.

    81 rating2 lists11 h main story

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 34Form.48World.00Curated.00Lists.00Art

    Nintendo DS

    ArtSimulation

    Imagine is a series of simulation video games primarily for the Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, Microsoft Windows, and Wii game consoles, released from October 2007 to February 2013. Imagine video games are aimed primarily at girls aged six to f

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  • Why 34Form.01World.75Curated.16Lists.00Indie

    ColePowered Games · PS5, Windows, Xbox Series

    IndieAdventureCyberpunkDetectiveHistorical

    Shadows of Doubt is a detective stealth game set in a fully-simulated neo-noir metropolis. An open world stealth game with a whole city of secrets at your fingertips! Set in an alternate reality hyper-industrialized 1980s where the govern

    73 rating2 lists23 h main story

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 33Form.42World.00Curated.00Lists.00Puzzle · Abstract

    Japan Studio · PS3, PlayStation Portable

    PuzzleAbstractSixaxis supportPlatformerNon-humanoid protagonist

    LocoRoco Cocoreccho! (or Oideyo LocoRoco!! BuuBuu Cocoreccho! (おいでよロコロコ!! BuuBuu Cocoreccho!?), in Japan, meaning "LocoRoco Come On Over(!)! BuuBuu Cocoreccho!") is a video game in the LocoRoco series released on the PlayStation Network for

    75 rating2 lists

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 32Form.39World.00Curated.00Lists.00Interactive art · Art

    London Studio · PS3

    Interactive artArtAdventureCasualFantasy

    Art, folklore and possibly history. Use hand gestures and whole body movements seen by the PlayStation Eye to direct your flock of birds from location to location within the panning scroll, left, right, up or down. Every location worthwhile

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  • Timed PlayStation exclusiveWhy 32Form.15World.14Curated.17Lists.00Indie · Puzzle

    Switch, PS4, PS5 +2

    IndiePuzzleAbstractAdventurePlatformer

    Viewfinder is a puzzle game where you can reshape the world around you by taking photos with an instant camera.

    84 rating1 list4 h main story

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 30Form.37World.00Curated.00Lists.00Art · Abstract

    Nintendo SPD · Nintendo DS

    ArtAbstractSimulationTrainingColoring

    Art Academy offers simple, easy to understand art lessons that you can take at your own pace. You even have the ability to fast forward or rewind a step if you would like to view it again. Vince is your in-game art tutor and he will guide y

    56 rating5 lists

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  • Why 30Form.39World.00Curated.00Lists.00Art · Abstract

    Software Creations · 64DD

    ArtAbstractSimulationNintendo 64 peripheral: modemNintendo 64 peripheral: video capture cassette

    Mario Artist: Communication Kit serves as an add-on and accessory to the other Mario Artist games. It allowed players to connect to the Internet via RandNetDD and show off their creations to other players. While connected, players can use t

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  • Why 30Form.05World.17Curated.15Lists.00Indie · Puzzle

    Rime

    2017

    Tantalus Media · Switch, PS4, Windows +1

    IndiePuzzleAction-adventureAdventurePlatformer

    A third-person exploratory action/adventure title in which a boy ends up on a mysterious island and makes his way through its highly stylized environments, containing puzzles and slight navigation challenges, to get to the bottom of why he'

    74 rating6 lists5.5 h main story

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 30Form.38World.00Curated.00Lists.00Puzzle · Art

    Appaloosa Interactive · NES

    PuzzleArtEducationalBased on - tv showLicensed game

    Create a cartoon featuring Buster, Babs, Plucky, Furrball, Calamity, and Little Beeper! You pick the backgrounds, settings, and situations, then add in music, sound effects, and captions to tell the story!

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 30Form.35World.00Curated.00Lists.00Sixaxis support

    Game Republic · PS3

    Sixaxis supportRacingActionThird person

    Toy Home is a downloadable racing video game on the PlayStation Store.

    3 lists

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  • Why 29Form.34World.00Curated.00Lists.00Puzzle · Abstract

    Linux, Windows, macOS

    PuzzleAbstract

    Chocolate Castle is a puzzle game for Mac & PC. It was released in 2007 by Lexaloffle.

    2 lists

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 29Form.34World.00Curated.00Lists.00Puzzle · Abstract

    Taito · Game Boy Color

    PuzzleAbstractActionScience fiction

    Can you trap the elusive line of energy that's bouncing all around? Based on the coin-operated classic, QIX, this GBC sequel to the puzzle-based original offers similar gaming styles and a few welcome updates. In this take, you'll use a cur

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 29Form.31World.15Curated.00Lists.00Puzzle · Abstract

    Hookstone · PlayStation, Windows

    PuzzleAbstractStrategyActionScience fiction

    Prepare your mind, body and soul for a horrific game of hide and seek, where you are the hunted! From the people at Psygnosis comes this bone-chilling, mind-numbing strategy title that will make you dive into your brain and cringe with fear

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 29Form.32World.00Curated.00Lists.00Puzzle · Abstract

    PS3

    PuzzleAbstractSixaxis supportActionEyetoy support

    Snakeball & trade; is a funky, futuristic sport set in a vibrant arena where you glide across the dazzling disco floor on your hoversnake, collecting balls and scoring goals. Watch out for the other snakeballers desperate to knock you for a

    50 rating2 lists

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  • Why 28Form.31World.00Curated.00Lists.00Puzzle · Abstract

    Aether

    2008

    Edmund McMillen · Browser

    PuzzleAbstractAdventureSide view

    Venture into space! Exploring distant planets and solving their puzzles to change the way the world views you, become a hero!

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 28Form.32World.00Curated.00Lists.00Art · Abstract

    Kuju Ltd. · Nintendo DS

    ArtAbstractEducational entertainmentSimulationTraining

    Art Academy offers simple, easy to understand art lessons that you can take at your own pace. You even have the ability to fast forward or rewind a step if you would like to view it again. Vince is your in-game art tutor and he will guide y

    56 rating1 list

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  • Xbox console exclusiveWhy 28Form.34World.00Curated.00Lists.00Time travel · Cat

    Artoon · Windows, Xbox

    Time travelCatTime stoppingPlatformerMascot

    Blinx: The Time Sweeper is a platform game developed by Artoon and published by Microsoft Game Studios. It was released for the Xbox on October 7, 2002. A sequel, Blinx 2: Masters of Time and Space, was released for the Xbox in 2004.

    46 rating5 lists

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  • Why 28Form.33World.00Curated.00Lists.00Puzzle · Abstract

    Blodia

    1984

    Hudson Soft · TurboGrafx-16, Commodore 64, Atari ST +6

    PuzzleAbstract

    Get wrapped up in this mind-bending game that will test your mental agility. The action seems simple -- just keep a ball rolling through a winding maze by shifting around pieces of tubing. But the action is intense! Race against time and th

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 28Form.01World.63Curated.00Lists.00Same studio

    Datura

    2012

    Plastic · PS3

    ActionAction-adventureAdventureExplorationMinigames

    Explore the haunting world of Datura and embark on a voyage of mystery.

    63 rating2 listsSame studio

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  • Why 28Form.32World.00Curated.00Lists.00Puzzle · Abstract

    Broderbund · Windows

    PuzzleAbstractAdventureComedyThird person

    Koala Lumpur, a silly and twisted tongue-in-cheek ride until the very last screen, is well worth your time. The game centres around a Zen Master koala named Koala Lumpur and his friend, a dingo named Dr. Dingo Tu-Far in their quest to preve

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 28Form.33World.00Curated.00Lists.00Puzzle · Abstract

    Realtime Associates · SNES

    PuzzleAbstractActionBird view / Isometric

    This game is based on the coin op of the early 80's. You play a orange ball with 3 appendages: 2 legs and a snout. Q*bert is very good at hopping and does so on a isometric grid in the shape of a pyramid. Q*Bert 3 takes this simple premise

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 28Form.33World.00Curated.00Lists.00Puzzle · Abstract

    Core Design · PlayStation Portable

    PuzzleAbstract

    Smart Bomb test your skills, the puzzle game for the PSP developed by Core Design Ltd.

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 28Form.32World.00Curated.00Lists.00Puzzle · Abstract

    ASCII Corporation · Atari ST, Atari ST/STE, SNES

    PuzzleAbstractStrategyActionScience fiction

    On it's most basic level, Spindizzy Worlds is, like its predecessor, similar to Marble Madness. Controlling GERALD, you must move through the isometrically viewed landscape (largely flick-screen on the ST). There are two skill levels; the h

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 27Form.16World.00Curated.00Lists.00Puzzle · Abstract · Same studio

    Bound

    2016

    Santa Monica Studio · PS4, PlayStation VR

    PuzzleAbstractAdventurePlatformerDancing

    Bound is a 3D platformer designed for people with the desire to concentrate on the narrative side of games and experience a mature story. On the other side of the spectrum, Bound is also being prepared for hardcore gamers looking for the ch

    73 rating4 listsSame studio

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  • Why 27Form.29World.00Curated.00Lists.00Abstract

    Apple Pippin, Windows, macOS

    AbstractAdventureComedyEducational

    Dazzeloids is a 1994 children's CD-ROM game created by Rodney Greenblat, who also made PaRappa the Rapper. It features Anne Dilly Whim, and her team of boredom banishers fighting the forces of mediocrity set by the Mediogre and his geeky a

    2 lists

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 27Form.14World.40Curated.00Lists.00Abstract

    Dreams

    2020

    Media Molecule · PS4, PS5, PlayStation VR

    AbstractAdventureGame creation systemSandboxUser generated content

    Dreams is a game designed to unleash players’ creativity, turning the PS4 into the Creative console. It’s both a playful sandbox game and an endless explorative journey where players can create and share their dreams, and then surf an endl

    91 rating3 lists

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  • Why 27Form.29World.00Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Abstract

    Rastersoft · Amiga CD32, Arcade, Atari Jaguar +10

    ArcadeAbstractActionSide view

    A 16-bit remake of the game Frog Bog, which was originally released on the Atari 2600. The game has been released on a variety of platforms, but originated during the Classic Gaming Expo 2005. It is consistently being ported to new platform

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  • Xbox exclusiveWhy 27Form.29World.00Curated.00Lists.00Puzzle · Abstract

    Konami · Xbox 360

    PuzzleAbstractSide view

    Players use their body to control an on-screen character to guide small creatures into a safety zone. It is designed for 1 or 2 players. There are 50 single player levels and 12 co-op levels.

    65 rating2 lists

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  • Why 27Form.28World.00Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Art

    Software Creations · 64DD

    ArcadeArtAbstractCharacter customizationCharacter creation

    In Mario Artist: Talent Studio, the player can create their own characters in 3D, customizing features such as hair, skin, and eye color, voice, clothes, facial features, and body size and type. The process is similar to Nintendo's later Mi

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  • Why 27Form.28World.00Curated.00Lists.00Abstract

    Windows, macOS

    AbstractRole-playing

    Middens is a surrealist RPG that lets players explore a world full of strange denizens and scenery. The art style is a mixture of collage, traditional drawing and pixel art that gives the game a very unique atmosphere. The game is non-linea

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  • Why 27Form.30World.00Curated.00Lists.00Indie · Puzzle

    Rusty Lake · Browser

    PuzzleIndieAbstractPoint-and-click adventureAdventure

    Samsara Room is the first game created by Studio Maarten, which would later become known as Rusty Lake. It is the precursor for the Cube Escape series, and contains similar puzzles that have been carried into the Rusty Lake games.

    86 rating1 list

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  • Why 27Form.17World.44Curated.00Lists.00Indie · Puzzle

    SCHiM

    2024

    Extra Nice · Linux, Switch, PS4 +5

    IndiePuzzleAbstractAdventurePlatformer

    SCHiM is a game about jumping through shades in a challenging and lively environment, touch the light and it's over! This fast-paced 3D platformer takes elements of light & animation and adds them directly to the gameplay, delivering an exp

    56 rating3 lists3.5 h main story

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 27Form.31World.00Curated.00Lists.00Puzzle · Abstract

    GameVision · Arcade, Game Boy Advance

    PuzzleAbstractPlatformerAction

    This GBA game mimics the gameplay of Solomon's Key. Players are tasked with creating and destroying blocks to collect items and reach stage exits.

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  • Why 27Form.30World.00Curated.00Lists.00Indie · Puzzle

    Lukas Navratil · Android, Linux, Switch +6

    IndiePuzzleAbstractAction-adventureAdventure

    A challenging puzzle platformer inspired by games like Limbo and Badland.

    55 rating5 lists2 h main story

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 26Form.15World.40Curated.00Lists.00Indie · Puzzle

    Eyebrow Interactive · Linux, PS3, PlayStation Portable +2

    IndiePuzzleAbstractCatPlatformer

    In the dark and mysterious world of Closure, only what you see exists. Manipulate lights to phase objects in and out of reality in this multiple-award-winning puzzle game. Play as a strange spider-like demon who explores the stories of thre

    78 rating5 lists6.5 h main story

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 26Form.28World.00Curated.00Lists.00Time travel

    ASCII Corporation · SNES

    Time travelRole-playingFantasyBird view / Isometric

    Down the World: Mervil's Ambition is a Final Fantasy IV-like role-playing video game where the player takes the role as Mervil as he tries to become the most successful man in his world. This game was released for the Super Famicom in the f

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 26Form.23World.00Curated.00Lists.00Puzzle · Abstract

    Artoon · PlayStation Portable

    PuzzleAbstractTime manipulationSide view

    Echoshift is a franchise spin-off of the previously released PlayStation Network title echochrome.

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 26Form.27World.00Curated.00Lists.00Time stopping

    Konami · Arcade, Switch, Windows

    Time stoppingShooterSimulationVertically scrolling shooterShoot 'em up

    The player starts out as a ship fighting over North America. Capsules are shot from the ground, that when shot open contains either a ship upgrade or powerup. Transformation - The very first item that comes out of the capsule is an upgrade

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  • Why 26Form.26World.00Curated.00Lists.00Indie · Art

    Joe Richardson · Android, Windows, iOS +1

    IndieArtAdventurePoint-and-click adventureMedieval

    Four Last Things is a very silly pythonesque adventure made from Renaissance-era paintings and public domain recordings of classical music. It is about sin, and the Four Last Things – Death, Judgement, Heaven and Hell – and strives to be in

    72 rating1 list2 h main story

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  • Why 26Form.28World.00Curated.00Lists.00Indie · Puzzle

    Cinemax · Windows

    IndiePuzzleAbstractPlatformerCasual

    Gumboy has fun and novel gameplay set in a richly imagined world. With simple game controls, Gumboy lets the player bounce, roll, float, and fly through the world. Additionally, Gumboy can change size, shape and material.

    50 rating1 list4 h main story

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  • Why 26Form.27World.00Curated.00Lists.00Time stopping

    Affect · PC-FX, SNES

    Time stoppingActionMagical girlPlatformerMartial arts

    Join Jo on the world's weirdest summer vacation. Jo is into Kendo, Japanese fencing, so her parents sent her to Japan to study under Osaki sensei. Osaki is the greatest sword master of all time, but he looks like a green haired cyberpunk. J

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  • Why 26Form.22World.17Curated.00Lists.00Indie · Abstract

    Choice Provisions · PS4, Windows, Xbox One +1

    IndieAbstractRhythmMusic and rhythmAction

    Remember what it means to be a human in this interactive biography of a dead astronaut found in deep space by future intelligences who have no concept of humankind. With technology far beyond human comprehension, the discoverers of the ast

    59 rating2 lists1.5 h main story

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