Similar games to INSIDE?

[°infinitus° ∞]

It's 2023 and this thread has been going on for more than 6 years! There were many contributions from all of you guys so thank you very much! I'd like to especially thank h4k3, dysthimia, and lancelot for helping me in managing this list.

The following updated list was categorized by lancelot, so while it might be subjective, I still think it will help people find what they're looking for more easily. So thanks again lancelot!

Have fun browsing this huge list and I hope you will find something you like :) :

puzzle-platformers, side view

7th Sector
A Juggler's Tale
Adventure Light
Albert and Otto
Altero
Antenna
Aspire: Ina's Tale
Black The Fall
Boor
Closure
Coma
Creaks
Darq
Deadlight
Deadlight: Director's Cut
Degrees of Separation
Element4l
Eternal Hope
Far: Lone Sails
Far: Changing Tides
Forgotton Anne
Four Sided Fantasy
Gris
Helheim Hassle
Keep Light
Lair of the Clockwork God
Limbo
Little Nightmares
Little Nightmares II
Ministry of Broadcast
Munin
Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna)
Nihilumbra
Northern Lights
Pikuniku
Planet Alpha
Planet of Lana
Seen
Seen 2
Selma and the Wisp
Silt
Somerville
Stela
The Mensional
The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom
The Swapper
Toby: The Secret Mine
Tulpa
Unravel
Unravel Two
Vesper: Zero Light Edition
Vessel
White Shadows

puzzle-platformers, 3D

A Tale of Paper: Refolded
Aer
Biped
Bramble: The Mountain King
Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons
Cocoon
Contrast
Ico
Iris Fall
It Takes Two
Little Orpheus
Max: The Curse of Brotherhood
Metrico+
Monochroma
Omno
Papo & Yo
Portal
Portal 2
Rime
Shady Part of Me
Stray
Submerged
Submerged: Hidden Depths
Tandem: A Tale of Shadows
The Cave
The Spirit and the Mouse
The Talos Principle
Time Loader
TVs: The Awakening
Vane

precision platforming, combat

A Walk in the Dark
Adventures of Pip
Another World/Out of this World
Braid
Capsized
Feist
Fez
Flashback
Heart of Darkness
Heartz
Hoa
Hue
Inops
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
Koloro
Last Inua
Leo’s Fortune
Mari and Bayu - The Road Home
Mark of the Ninja
Mushroom 11
Night Lights
NightSky
NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus
On Rusty Trails
Ori and the Blind Forest
Orphan
Oscura: Lost Light
Outland
Pid
Pinstripe
Pitiri 1977
Rain World
Schein
Secrets of Raetikon
Shadow Complex
Spate
SteamWorld Dig
SteamWorld Dig 2
Teslagrad
The Fall
Trine Series
Typoman
Unbound: Worlds Apart
Unmechanical
Visibility
Volt
Waking Mars

not a platformer

A Short Hike
Abzu
Apotheon
Bastion
Blue June
Burning Daylight
Child of Light
Creepy Tale
Darkest Dungeon
Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights
Firewatch
Ghost of a Tale
Gibbon: Beyond the Trees
Happy Game
Hyper Light Drifter
Inmost
Kentucky Route Zero
Machinarium
Mosaic
NaissanceE
Neverending Nightmares
Neversong
Oxenfree
Puzzle Agent
Reveal The Deep
Roki
Shadow of the Colossus
Soma
Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP
Tales from the Void
The Last Guardian
The Old Tree
The Pedestrian
The Plane Effect
The Silent Age
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
The Witness
Transistor
Wandersong

no longer available on Steam

Collisions
Inzane
Rochard
Shiftlings

[[-502-] Bad Gateway]

try On Rusty Trail! http://store.steampowered.com/app/277700/?snr=1_7_15__13

[Vitín!!]

yo wait, didn't anyone mention Feist yet? Atmosphere wise, kinda copied from Limbo. Lasts just for a while though.. but as a Limbo/Inside fan I presume you'll enjoy it as I did
http://store.steampowered.com/app/327060/

[Vitín!!]

ah yeah, not same atmosphere, yet still kind of creepy somehow, and really nice 2D puzzles:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/40930/?snr=1_7_7_151_150_1

[°infinitus° ∞]

Wow thank you guys, I didn't expect to get so many answers :D I'll definetly check out most of the games you mentioned here :)

[♥ ҉҈҉҈҈ Present]

ori and the forest

[morrritz]

http://store.steampowered.com/app/252670/

[Gorynych]

http://store.steampowered.com/app/305740/

http://store.steampowered.com/app/249590/

http://store.steampowered.com/app/331980/

http://store.steampowered.com/app/255390/

http://store.steampowered.com/app/265830/

http://store.steampowered.com/app/303550/

http://store.steampowered.com/app/368590/

http://store.steampowered.com/app/395160/

[outcast]

I would recommend SOMA if you like this for the setting and the amazing story. They feel very alike in many ways, especially the atmosphere, even though SOMA is in first person view instead of a 2D sidescroller.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/282140/

[°infinitus° ∞]

Again, thank you guys. Now I have a huge list to look through I think I'll have a lot of games to play in the next few months :D

[Mike]

DAMMIT just as I'd got my wishlist back into single figures :D

[Fart Stream Enjoyer]

Originally posted by brianmolko1234:

You have to try Heart of Darkness it's a 90's game but still looks and plays great and you no it came out when games had challenge and little hand holding.

this! so much! what a great that was. dayum!

[BOBBY THE SHEEP]

Hey!
Just to repeat a few ones and offer some new suggestions.

Since you loved LIMBO and INSIDE, The Swapper - as some have suggested - is your best bet. Some bits can get a bit challenging, but most of the puzzles are almost always fair (with some trial and error). The art was actually created using clay and then digitized into the background. Great effect. Whole vibe of the game is gloomy, too, like Limbo / Inside.

You can also try The Fall. I didn't like the middle sections cause it seemed to drag on a lot, but the story is great and unique. Definitely worth a try, and the game doesn't cost much on Steam either.

There's also Monochroma - which, as the name suggests, uses a lot of monochromatic colors in its design. The movement is a bit clunky but some bits are really fun. Most Steam players have a love/hate relationship with the game but it's worth checking out regardless.

Selma and the Wisp is a pretty new release on Steam too. It's a bit different from Inside / Limbo, since you control a wisp with Selma following you. But it's got a mega Very Positive rating and is a side-scroller with great visual flair. It's much more surreal too, but less 'lonesome' than Playdead's games. Solid stuff.

Also try out Typoman for something a bit different. Side-scroller, dark setting, VERY creative alphabet puzzles, and a pleasure to play.

You can also check out a few other games like Limbo / Inside from this list of atmospheric side-scrolling games[www.gameslikezone.com]. There are also a few videos on YouTube that offer recommendations (just search 'games like Inside' or 'games like Limbo').

Good luck!

[Raf-9600]

http://store.steampowered.com/app/265690/ and film «Eden Log».

[Avadark]

Since you already played Inside, I don't have to feel bad suggesting Metrico+ :)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/373990

[Sivulla]

Heart of Darkness