PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloCozyPixel Art2DMelee
Steam👍 97%· 1.3K
Year 2019Dev NamaTakahashiPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Nintendo
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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to MainFrames. Each one has been evaluated across 7 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.
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloCozy2DPixel ArtMelee
Steam👍 98%· 15KRAWG👍 88%· 95
Year 2021Dev Sbug GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Nintendo
✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling
≠ Its own twist: vibe relaxing, strong narrative focus and melee combat
Swing through the trees, spin sticky webs, and make friends with bugs! Be the adorable spider you've always wanted to be.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone58
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloCozyPixel Art2DMelee
Steam👍 96%· 1.7KIGDB88· 1OC83· 26
Dev GalaxyTrailPlaytime ~2hOn PC
✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design
≠ Stands apart with punishing difficulty, strong narrative focus and melee combat
Join the heroes of Avalice as they face their greatest challenge yet! An ancient terror has emerged from the depths of the ocean. Merga, a water dragon from Avalice's oldest and deadliest war, has been freed from her crystal prison as a consequence of the Kingdom Stone's destruction.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone60
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloCozy2DPixel ArtMelee
Steam👍 95%· 4.9KRAWG👍 77%· 77MC81IGDB82· 7OC81· 45
Year 2014Dev GalaxyTrail · MarvelousPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Apple Macintosh
✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design
≠ Stands apart with punishing difficulty, strong narrative focus and melee combat
Freedom Planet is a combat-based platform adventure that pits a spunky dragon girl and her friends against an alien attack force.
It predates MainFrames by 11 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone74
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloCozyPixel Art2DMelee
Steam👍 97%· 141KRAWG👍 88%· 1.7KMC91IGDB91· 10OC92· 74
Year 2018Dev Matt Makes GamesPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Both are puzzle-platformers — sharing precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design
≠ Stands apart with punishing difficulty, strong narrative focus and melee combat
Celeste is a platformer about climbing a mountain, from the creators of TowerFall. Explore a sprawling mountain with over 500 levels bursting with secrets, across 8 unique areas. Unlock a hardcore Remix for each area, with completely new levels that will push your climbing skills to the limit.
Where it drifts furthest from MainFrames: tone.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone46
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloCozy2DPixel ArtMelee
Steam👍 91%· 466OC75· 12
Year 2021Dev Games From Earth · Bonus Stage PublishingPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux
✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling
≠ Stands apart with punishing difficulty, strong narrative focus and melee combat
”Whose blood is that on the walls?” -Josie Do you think you’ve got what it takes to be an actual superhero? Well, then you need to help Josie to beat the superhero training simulator, and to become the hero our world needs!
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone56
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloCozyPixel ArtCasualRelaxing
Steam👍 99%· 2.7KOC83· 11
Year 2023Dev SomeHumbleOnion · Mooneye StudiosPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Apple Macintosh
✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design
≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, vibe casual and vibe relaxing, while skipping visual 2d
Smushi Come Home is a cozy exploration adventure game where you play as a tiny mushroom who's trying to get back home! Play as Smushi, who was taken from its home unexpectedly and dropped into the middle of the forest.
Where it drifts furthest from MainFrames: tone.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals54Tone46
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloCozy2DMeleeNarrative
Steam👍 93%· 9.6KIGDB93· 3OC81· 90
Year 2023Dev Wishfully · ThunderfulOn Xbox · PS4 · Android
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloCozy2DMeleeHardcore
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 strong narrative focus, while skipping visual pixel
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?
Genre100Game mode100Visuals59Tone51
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PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloCozy2DNarrativeCasual
Steam👍 95%· 3.9KRAWG👍 66%· 95IGDB89· 5OC84· 43
Year 2018Dev Humble BundlePlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Both are puzzle-platformers — sharing precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling
≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus, vibe casual and fantasy world, while skipping visual pixel
A musical adventure where you use singing to save the world! Play as a silly bard who embarks on a globe-trotting journey to learn about the mysterious Earthsong, said to be able to prevent the universe’s imminent end. Along the way there’s a huge cast of characters to meet, puzzles to solve and songs to sing!
Genre100Game mode100Tone62Visuals60
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloCozy2DNarrativeRelaxing
Steam👍 97%· 5.9KRAWG👍 83%· 151MC82IGDB73· 2OC79· 31
Year 2020Dev Skookum ArtsPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus, vibe relaxing and visual 3d, while skipping visual pixel
The Pedestrian is a 2.5D side-scrolling puzzle platformer that takes an interesting twist on the genre. It's a build-your-own-solution game with a unique art style centered around public signs, e.g., male & female bathroom symbols, elevator symbol, etc.
Where it drifts furthest from MainFrames: visuals.
Genre100Game mode100Tone51Visuals43
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloCozyMeleeNarrativeSci-Fi
Steam👍 98%· 4.1KRAWG👍 90%· 88IGDB83· 3OC82· 45
Year 2022Dev Splashteam · tinyBuildPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design
≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus, melee combat and setting scifi, while skipping visual 2d
Milo arrives on Earth to find that he's way too small, everybody's gone and a day hasn't passed since 1991! Team up with the mysterious tinykin and use their unique powers to create ladders, bridges, explosions and a lot more!
Where it drifts furthest from MainFrames: visuals.
Genre100Game mode100Tone78Visuals0
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloCozy2DNarrativeCasual
Steam👍 92%· 14KIGDB61· 1
Year 2019Dev Killmonday Games HBOn PS4 · Linux · PC
✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, strong narrative focus and vibe casual, while skipping visual pixel
Where it drifts furthest from MainFrames: tone.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals60Tone45
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PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloCozyMeleeCasualNarrative
Steam👍 99%· 743IGDB85· 4OC85· 56
Year 2022Dev PolyarcPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS
✓ Both are puzzle-platformers — sharing precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling
≠ Its own twist: vibe casual, strong narrative focus and melee combat, while skipping visual 2d
Quill is back! In Moss: Book II, the story picks up right where things left off following the successful rescue of Quill’s uncle Argus.
Where it drifts furthest from MainFrames: visuals.
Genre100Game mode100Tone58Visuals0
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloCozyNarrativeRelaxingDark
Steam👍 98%· 19KIGDB88· 2OC78· 26
Year 2020Dev Hello GamesOn PS4 · PC · iOS
✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling
≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and vibe relaxing, while skipping visual 2d
Where it drifts furthest from MainFrames: visuals and tone.
Genre100Game mode100Tone48Visuals0
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- What is the best game similar to MainFrames?
- The closest game to MainFrames is ElecHead, scoring 81/100 on our similarity scale. They share 7 gameplay attributes, including precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
- What are the top games like MainFrames?
- The three closest games to MainFrames are: 1. ElecHead (81/100, 7 shared attributes) 2. Webbed (78/100, 7 shared attributes) 3. Freedom Planet 2 (78/100, 7 shared attributes). All share MainFrames's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 40 candidates across 7 dimensions.
- Is Webbed similar to MainFrames?
- Yes, very much so — Webbed scores 78/100 similarity to MainFrames. They share 7 attributes, including precision platforming and puzzle design. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.
- What Platformer games are similar to MainFrames?
- The best Platformer games similar to MainFrames are ElecHead, Webbed, Freedom Planet 2 and Freedom Planet. All share the Platformer genre alongside other key MainFrames attributes like precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling.
- How is similarity to MainFrames calculated?
- We compare MainFrames against every game in our catalog using 7 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the MainFrames experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.