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A free, short shadow-puppet platformer about a star quest and confronting anxiety and depression in a grey world.

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

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Light & Shadow
Games like Light & Shadow

Find the Steam hidden gems

single-players with secrets you find without a guideor

Edit search

Games like Light & Shadow

A free, short shadow-puppet platformer about a star quest and confronting anxiety and depression in a grey world.

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

Equinox

A cute, ~3-hour 2D platformer in a moon-shattered world where a small bunny hops toward the stars.

2021-12-03

Adventure
Indie

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

Lost in the Woods

A short walking experience through a shifting dark forest as Violet seeks mementos to save her marriage.

2025-11-28

Horror
Indie
Side view
Visual Novel

Ayasa: Shadows of Silence

A dark, choice-driven puzzle platformer about survival and conscience, with a haunting atmosphere and mostly positive Steam reviews.

2025-11-28

Action
Platform
Puzzle
Adventure
Horror
Bird view / Isometric
Side view

Numbra

A short, free-to-play 3D action-adventure in which a girl traverses a dark post-apocalyptic world and must stay awake to survive.

2025-05-30

Action
Puzzle
Adventure
Horror
Third person
Indie
Side view

No Strings Attached

A free-to-play puzzle-platform thriller about a sentient puppet escaping a sinister circus master with marionette arm-swinging and climbing.

2024-05-02

Adventure

Storm the Swan - And the Power of FRIENDSHIP and IMAGINATION

A brief, Gameboy-styled adventure that pairs cute animal friends with a surprisingly dark and heartbreaking psychological story.

2024-10-31

First person
Comedy
Adventure
Horror
Fantasy
Indie
Point-and-click
Visual Novel

The Light that Binds Us

A short puzzle-adventure about manipulating shadows and light to reshape the world and uncover an emotional story.

2026-06-23

Puzzle
Adventure
Third person
Indie

Lumin's Path

A short atmospheric 3D platformer where light and darkness reshape the world, with a whimsical but rough-around-the-edges feel.

2020-01-24

Adventure
Third person

Red: Flame & Fable

A short, janky but visually striking 2D platformer with creative lantern combat, set in a dark Little Red Riding Hood-inspired fairy tale.

2026-05-01

Action
Platform
Adventure
Indie
Side view

Rewoven Self

A brief, gentle single-player 2.5D side-scrolling narrative puzzle that blends fantasy and reality in an emotional healing journey through folding, cutting, and stitching.

2025-11-07

Adventure
Indie
Role-playing (RPG)

From the Shadows