87
iRank82
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloNarrativeCasualDarkHorror2D
Steam👍 92%· 14KIGDB61· 1
Year 2019Dev Killmonday Games HBOn PS4 · Linux · PC
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We filtered the 39 games similar to Pinstripe down to the 18 that fit the “Narrative” category. Little Misfortune, Submerged and The Bridge top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Pinstripe.
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CasualNarrativeSolo
Year 2017Dev Armor Games
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Within the “Narrative” category, the closest game to Pinstripe is Little Misfortune — scoring 87/100 on our similarity scale. Submerged and The Bridge follow close behind.
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The best narrative games like Pinstripe
18 similar games foundUpdated May 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Pinstripe. Each one has been evaluated across 11 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
SoloNarrativeCasualDarkHorror
Steam👍 76%· 4.8KIGDB57· 9OC54· 52
Year 2015Dev Uppercut GamesOn PS4 · PC · iOS
✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design
≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, vibe relaxing and open world exploration, while skipping horror tension
Where it drifts furthest from Pinstripe: visuals and setting.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Pinstripe.
Genre100Game mode100Tone76Setting45Visuals0
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloCasualNarrativeDark2D
Steam👍 87%· 4.3KIGDB69· 5OC73· 17
Year 2013Dev Ty Taylor & Mario Castañeda · The Quantum Astrophysicists GuildOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux
✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings punishing difficulty and fantasy world, while skipping horror tension
Where it drifts furthest from Pinstripe: setting.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone87Setting0
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloCasualNarrativeDarkFantasy
Steam👍 93%· 2.9KIGDB75· 9
Year 2012Dev MinorityOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC
✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design
≠ Its own twist: fantasy world and visual third person, while skipping horror tension
Where it drifts furthest from Pinstripe: setting and visuals.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting0Visuals0
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorror2D
Steam👍 91%· 7.2KIGDB80· 1OC80· 25
Year 2019Dev Hidden Layer Games · Chucklefish GamesOn Android · PC · iOS
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorror2D
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, post-apocalyptic world and fantasy world, while skipping vibe casual
Where it drifts furthest from Pinstripe: setting.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Pinstripe.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Tone73Setting44
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloDarkNarrativeHorror2D
Steam👍 92%· 61KIGDB84· 10
Year 2010Dev Playdead · Microsoft Game StudiosOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorror
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, linear, story-driven structure and fantasy world, while skipping vibe casual
Where it drifts furthest from Pinstripe: visuals and setting.
Released 6 years after Pinstripe.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone75Setting42Visuals0
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloCasualNarrativeHorror2D
Steam👍 96%· 6.8KRAWG👍 28%· 28
Year 2018Dev Quiet RiverPlaytime ~2hOn PC
✓ Both are puzzle-platformers — sharing precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling
≠ Its own twist: vibe relaxing, cozy, relaxing feel and punishing difficulty, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere
Minimal physical puzzle with explosions. The player's goal to keep the blue ball on the platform for 3 seconds in order to pass the level. ▪ 60+ Levels ▪ 2880 Achievements "Zup!" powered by Clickteam Fusion 2.
Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals100Tone51
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorror
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: fantasy world and visual third person, while skipping horror tension
Where it drifts furthest from Pinstripe: visuals.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Pinstripe.
It predates Pinstripe by 16 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone72Setting70Visuals0
#11Psychonauts
69
iRank88
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkExploration
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 exploration and discovery 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 Pinstripe: visuals.
It predates Pinstripe by 12 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone65Visuals0
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 mode100Visuals100Tone65
#13Snake Pass
69
iRank77
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloMeleeCasualNarrativeHardcore
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, punishing difficulty and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping horror tension
Where it drifts furthest from Pinstripe: visuals.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Pinstripe.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone50Visuals0
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloCasualNarrativeCozyRelaxing
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, cozy, relaxing feel and vibe relaxing, while skipping horror tension
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 Pinstripe: visuals and tone.
Released 6 years after Pinstripe.
Genre100Game mode100Tone47Visuals0
#15Shadow Bug
67
iRank82
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 Pinstripe: tone.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Tone29
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