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We filtered the 42 games similar to Guayota down to the 24 that fit the “Narrative” category. Bramble: The Mountain King, Deadlight and Inmost top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Guayota.

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The best narrative games like Guayota

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Guayota. 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.

#1Bramble: The Mountain KingClosest overall match

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SoloMeleeNarrativeHorrorFantasyMythologyExploration

Steam👍 95%· 7.5KIGDB68· 1OC79· 38

Year 2023Dev Dimfrost StudioOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and linear, story-driven structure, while skipping historical setting

Where it drifts furthest from Guayota: visuals.

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMeleeNarrativeHorrorFantasyHistorical

Steam👍 79%· 13KIGDB71· 7

Year 2012Dev Tequila Works · Microsoft StudiosOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping setting mythology

Where it drifts furthest from Guayota: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Guayota.

It predates Guayota by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#3Inmost

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SoloMeleeNarrativeHorrorExploration

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, visual pixel and visual 2d, while skipping setting mythology

Where it drifts furthest from Guayota: visuals and setting.

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#4Chants of SennaarClosest on tone

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SoloMeleeNarrativeFantasyMythologyExplorationIsometric

Steam👍 98%· 30KRAWG👍 86%· 111IGDB80· 2OC82· 46

Year 2023Dev Rundisc · Focus EntertainmentPlaytime ~9hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with stealth mechanics, while skipping horror tension

Unveil mysteries behind the fragments of the past Legend says that one day, a lone traveler will reunite the Peoples of the Tower, who are no longer able to understand each other following a terrible malediction.

Where it drifts furthest from Guayota: combat and visuals.

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#5Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

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SoloMeleeNarrativeFantasyMythology

Steam👍 86%· 5.1KRAWG👍 90%· 937MC89IGDB84· 7

Year 2003Dev Ubisoft · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, deep RPG systems and visual third person, while skipping horror tension

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is an action game with platforming and puzzle solving elements. You take on the role of the Prince who gets two powerful artifacts: the Dagger of Time and the Sands of Time. Tricked by the Vizier, he releases the Sands that turn citizens into monsters.

Where it drifts furthest from Guayota: visuals.

It predates Guayota by 21 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6Limbo

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SoloNarrativeHorrorDark2D

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 and visual 2d, while skipping melee combat

Where it drifts furthest from Guayota: visuals and setting.

It predates Guayota by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMeleeNarrativeFantasyExploration

Steam👍 95%· 26KIGDB78· 2OC80· 40

Year 2018Dev Okomotive · Assemble EntertainmentOn PS4 · Android · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, survival mechanics and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Guayota: visuals and setting.

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#8Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2

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SoloMeleeNarrativeFantasyHorror

Steam👍 67%· 1.1KIGDB95· 2

Year 2001Dev Crystal Dynamics · Eidos InteractiveOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere and visual third person, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Guayota: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Guayota.

It predates Guayota by 23 years, with what that implies technically.

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SoloMeleeNarrativeExplorationDark

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 visual third person, 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 Guayota: visuals.

It predates Guayota by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

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#10Shadow Bug

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SoloMeleeNarrative2D

Steam👍 95%· 111IGDB60· 1OC78· 15

Year 2016Dev Muro Studios · Muro Studios OyPlaytime ~1hOn PC · iOS · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Where it differs: brings visual 2d, while skipping 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 Guayota: visuals.

It predates Guayota by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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SoloMeleeNarrativeExplorationHardcore

Steam👍 97%· 2.8KMC82

Year 2022Dev Jonas TyrollerPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, punishing difficulty and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping horror tension

Dear humans, I wanted to let you know that I am better than you. You are all doomed and this game is a celebration of my superiority.Why should you play this? To entertain me. I made this game for for MY personal entertainment... Oh come on, don't worry... I'll totally make you feel like you stand a chance. Humans get frustrated so easily... pathetic.What is this game?

Where it drifts furthest from Guayota: visuals and tone.

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#12The Talos Principle II

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SoloMeleeNarrativeExplorationLinear

Steam👍 95%· 13KIGDB90· 6

Year 2023Dev Croteam · Devolver DigitalOn Xbox · PC · PS5

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

≠ Where it differs: brings linear, story-driven structure, setting scifi and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Guayota: setting and visuals.

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMeleeNarrativeExplorationSci-Fi

Steam👍 88%· 39KRAWG👍 83%· 2.4KMC81IGDB73· 6

Year 2008Dev Electronic Arts DICE · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with setting scifi, setting cyberpunk and visual first person, while skipping horror tension

Refreshing look of Mirror’s Edge made this first-person action platformer recognizable even by people who have never played it before. The City of the “utopian” society is highly monitored by the totalitarian military groups.

Where it drifts furthest from Guayota: setting and visuals.

It predates Guayota by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

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#14Snake Pass

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SoloMeleeNarrativeExplorationCasual

Steam👍 80%· 3.3KIGDB72· 12OC74· 90

Year 2017Dev Sumo DigitalOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, vibe casual and punishing difficulty, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Guayota: visuals and tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Guayota.

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Steam Epic Xbox

#15Cocoon

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SoloNarrativeExplorationIsometricLinear

Steam👍 95%· 8.6KIGDB89· 5OC87· 73

Year 2023Dev Geometric Interactive · Annapurna InteractiveOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

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

Where it drifts furthest from Guayota: setting and visuals.

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