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We filtered the 38 games similar to A Difficult Game About Climbing down to the 8 that fit the “Mobile” category. Inmost, Limbo and Thomas Was Alone top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to A Difficult Game About Climbing.

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer
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NarrativeHardcoreSolo
Year 2024Dev Pontypants
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Within the “Mobile” category, the closest game to A Difficult Game About Climbing is Inmost — scoring 71/100 on our similarity scale. Limbo and Thomas Was Alone follow close behind.

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The best games like A Difficult Game About Climbing on Mobile

8 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to A Difficult Game About Climbing. Each one has been evaluated across 14 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Inmost
Inmost
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMeleeNarrativeHorror2D
Steam👍 91%· 7.2KIGDB80· 1OC80· 25
Year 2019Dev Hidden Layer Games · Chucklefish GamesOn Android · PC · iOS

✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, exploration and discovery and visual pixel, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from A Difficult Game About Climbing: tone and visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting100Visuals44Tone34
Limbo
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloNarrativeHorror2DDark
Steam👍 92%· 61KIGDB84· 10
Year 2010Dev Playdead · Microsoft Game StudiosOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

✓ Both are puzzle-platformers — sharing precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from A Difficult Game About Climbing: tone.

It predates A Difficult Game About Climbing by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals74Tone31
#3Thomas Was Alone
Thomas Was Alone
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloNarrativeHardcoreCasual2D
Steam👍 94%· 9.4KIGDB76· 8
Year 2012Dev Bithell GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with linear, story-driven structure and setting scifi, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from A Difficult Game About Climbing: setting.

It predates A Difficult Game About Climbing by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals76Setting0
GRIS
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloNarrativeCasual2DRelaxing
Steam👍 96%· 94KRAWG👍 84%· 1.1KMC83OC86· 125
Year 2018Dev Nomada Studio · Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with vibe relaxing, while skipping horror tension

Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals67Tone56
Shadow Bug
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMeleeNarrative2D
Steam👍 95%· 111IGDB60· 1OC78· 15
Year 2016Dev Muro Studios · Muro Studios OyPlaytime ~1hOn PC · iOS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Nearly identical: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design.

≠ Missing: horror tension.

Read our open letter to find out how Shadow Bug came to be: http://steamcommunity.com/games/shadowbug/announcements/detail/1420174864656857505 You are the overpowered ninja hero Shadow Bug! Save your home forest from the evil factory by slicing monsters to pieces.

Where it drifts furthest from A Difficult Game About Climbing: tone.

It predates A Difficult Game About Climbing by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals74Tone30
Psychonauts
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMeleeNarrativeThird PersonDark
Steam👍 95%· 19KRAWG👍 79%· 985MC87IGDB85· 6OC89· 8
Year 2005Dev Double Fine Productions · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere and exploration and discovery, while skipping horror tension

Double Fine Productions and Tim Shafer are known for making very curious games out of amazing ideas. Psychonauts is exactly about some idea. You have to get inside people's mind and help them fight with their fears or memories from the past.

Where it drifts furthest from A Difficult Game About Climbing: tone.

It predates A Difficult Game About Climbing by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals62Tone30
Geometry Dash
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMeleeHardcoreCasual2D
Steam👍 93%· 593KRAWG👍 78%· 321
Year 2013Dev RobTop GamesPlaytime ~5hOn PC · iOS · Android

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, puzzle design and punishing difficulty

≠ Stands apart with setting scifi and skill tree progression, while skipping horror tension

Jump and fly your way through danger in this rhythm-based action platformer! Prepare for a near impossible challenge in the world of Geometry Dash. Push your skills to the limit as you jump, fly and flip your way through dangerous passages and spiky obstacles.

Where it drifts furthest from A Difficult Game About Climbing: setting.

It predates A Difficult Game About Climbing by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone82Visuals74Setting0
Jet Set Radio
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMeleeNarrativeThird Person
Steam👍 87%· 8.3KIGDB75· 2
Year 2012Dev BlitWorks · SegaOn PlayStation 3 · Android · PC

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: sports simulation, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from A Difficult Game About Climbing: tone.

It predates A Difficult Game About Climbing by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals62Tone35

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