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A short, atmospheric puzzle-platformer set in a 1920s film-noir world, where you switch between 3D and 2D shadow planes to solve puzzles and follow a story about a broken family.

Iris.Fall
A compact single-player puzzle adventure about manipulating light and shadow, with a striking storybook look and some surprisingly tricky puzzles.
2018-12-07
- Puzzle
- Adventure
- Strategy

Third person

Indie

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What Lies in the Multiverse

A dimension-shifting puzzle platformer with a bleakly funny multiverse story, praised for fresh mechanic-driven puzzles and a roughly 10–13 hour playthrough.

2022-03-04

Action
Comedy
Platform
Puzzle
Adventure
Indie
Side view

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White Shadows

A short, single-player action-adventure where young Ravengirl traverses a brutal, surreal dystopian city in a simple, atmospheric story that takes about three to four hours.

2021-12-07

Action
Platform
Puzzle
Adventure
Horror
Survival
Indie
Side view
Stealth

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Projected Dreams

A cozy single-player puzzle game about crafting shadow plays from toys to tell a heartwarming 1990s story, with gentle puzzles and a roughly five-hour runtime.

2025-05-29

First person
Puzzle
Adventure
Fantasy
Indie
Simulator

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Chromatic Conundrum

A short first-person puzzle game about manipulating light and shadows, with an eerie atmosphere and a tricky final stretch.

2026-01-26

First person
Adventure
Indie

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Gloomy Eyes

A cozy horror adventure where you switch between a zombie boy and a girl to solve puzzles in Tim Burton-esque levels, with a ~8-hour forbidden love story.

2025-09-12

Action
Puzzle
Adventure
Horror
Third person
Indie

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Afterdream

A brief, eerie 2D side-scrolling adventure through a dreamlike haunted residence, using a unique camera to uncover secrets and solve puzzles.

2023-09-28

Action
Puzzle
Adventure
Horror
Indie
Side view
Arcade
Point-and-click

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Shady Part of Me

A roughly six-hour artistic puzzle game about emotional struggles, with dream-like visuals, light/shadow mechanics, and a melancholy story.

2020-12-10

Action
Platform
Puzzle
Adventure
Third person
Indie
Role-playing (RPG)

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Cat Museum

A surreal 2D side-scrolling puzzle-adventure in which you and a mischievous cat uncover a mysterious museum's secrets through atmospheric puzzles.

2022-03-17

Puzzle
Adventure
Indie
Arcade
Mystery

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From the Shadows

A casual, cooperative puzzle platformer set in a mysterious mansion, where light and shadow mechanics drive short, enjoyable sessions best played with a friend.

2020-11-27

Action
Comedy
Platform
Puzzle
Adventure
Indie
Side view

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Once Upon A Puppet

A whimsical 2.5D puzzle-platformer with puppeteering mechanics and a story about loss, with about six hours of median reviewer playtime.

2025-04-23

Platform
Puzzle
Adventure
Fantasy
Indie

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SCHiM

A relaxing 3D shadow-jumping platformer with striking abstract visuals and a short, cinematic adventure.

2024-07-18

Action
Platform
Puzzle
Adventure
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Kids