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More about this game →We filtered the 47 games similar to Puppeteer down to the 20 that fit the “Fantasy” category. Super Ghouls'n Ghosts, Ghouls 'n Ghosts and Metal Slug 2 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Puppeteer.
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Within the “Fantasy” category, the closest game to Puppeteer is Super Ghouls'n Ghosts — scoring 70/100 on our similarity scale. Ghouls 'n Ghosts and Metal Slug 2 follow close behind.
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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Puppeteer. Each one has been evaluated across 8 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.
✓ Fits the 2D platformers cluster, with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere
≠ Its own twist: ranged combat, while skipping co op
Where it drifts furthest from Puppeteer: game mode.
It predates Puppeteer by 22 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Nearly identical: precision platforming, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting.
≠ Missing: adventure storytelling.
Where it drifts furthest from Puppeteer: game mode.
It predates Puppeteer by 25 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Same family of 2D platformers: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and fantasy world
≠ Its own twist: shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere
Where it drifts furthest from Puppeteer: setting.
It predates Puppeteer by 15 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Fits the 2D platformers cluster, with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and fantasy world
≠ Its own twist: roguelike runs, procedural generation and setting scifi, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere
Where it drifts furthest from Puppeteer: setting.
Released 7 years after Puppeteer.
✓ Both are 2D platformers — sharing precision platforming, adventure storytelling and fantasy world
≠ Where it differs: brings fighting mechanics, melee combat and ranged combat, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere
TowerFall is an indie action-game with focus on local multiplayer. It was initially developed as an exclusive for OUYA microconsole and was later ported on other systems as TowerFall Ascension.
Where it drifts furthest from Puppeteer: setting.
✓ Same family of 2D platformers: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere
≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, loot and gear systems and skill tree progression, while skipping horror setting
Where it drifts furthest from Puppeteer: game mode.
✓ Both are 2D platformers — sharing precision platforming, adventure storytelling and fantasy world
≠ Where it differs: brings shooter and ranged combat, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere
Where it drifts furthest from Puppeteer: game mode.
It predates Puppeteer by 27 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Same family of 2D platformers: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and fantasy world
≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat and visual pixel, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere
Where it drifts furthest from Puppeteer: game mode.
Released 4 years after Puppeteer.
✓ Both are 2D platformers — sharing precision platforming, adventure storytelling and fantasy world
≠ Its own twist: melee combat and visual pixel, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere
Where it drifts furthest from Puppeteer: game mode.
It predates Puppeteer by 25 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Same family of 2D platformers: precision platforming, fantasy world and single-player focus
≠ Where it differs: brings multiplayer gameplay, while skipping adventure storytelling
It predates Puppeteer by 19 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Same family of 2D platformers: precision platforming, fantasy world and single-player focus
≠ Stands apart with melee combat, while skipping adventure storytelling
Where it drifts furthest from Puppeteer: game mode.
It predates Puppeteer by 20 years, with what that implies technically.
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