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24 alternatives to 101 Ways to Die

In this puzzle-platformer you'll need creativity and cruelty

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. 101 Ways to Die launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Dumb ways to die▲80

   Title says it all. JUST SURVIVE

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Brung To Life▲55

   Zombies, guts, puzzles, and fatalities

   2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Don't Starve: Shipwrecked▲85

   Sail to adventure through the treacherous seas

   2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Dumb Ways to Die 2: The Games▲111

   There’s a whole new set of dumb characters

   2015 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Way▲74

   A 2D puzzle platformer with a retro feel

   2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Necropolis▲66

   Find the exit, or die trying

   2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   TASTEE: Lethal Tactics▲67

   Meticulous planning meets action in this strategic shooter

   2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Furdemption▲63

   Elegant puzzle platformer

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   In Between▲74

   Solve mind-bending puzzles in this hand-painted platformer

   2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Hot Guns▲69

    Fun, enjoyable and destructive action-platformer varied

    2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Super Markup World▲112

    Use code to create your own platformer

    2016 · supermarkupworld.daggasoft.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Glorch's Great Escape▲60

    A challenging puzzle platformer

    2015 · warriorgeneral.itch.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    .3▲82

    A difficult minimalist game

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Steps!▲58

    One of the hardest Android/iOS games ever!

    2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Right Click To Necromance▲66

    Defeat an opposing army and to necromance their dead bodies!

    2015 · juicybeast.itch.io · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Rotate or Fail▲61

    The simplest-hardest game

    2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    That Dragon, Cancer▲122

    A videogame developer's love letter to his son

    2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Kill The Plumber▲92

    It's like Mario in reverse. Take the role of the enemies.

    2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Warlock's Tower▲62

    A puzzler w/ one brutal rule: one move equals one life lost

    2016 · midipixel.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    One Way to Exit▲61

    Move forward or backward in search of an exit

    2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Platform Panic▲55

    Challenging oldskool platformer

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Blitz Breaker▲73

    Crazy platformer with one change: you can't run, only jump

    2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    FreeMind▲89

    Challenge your friend and step out of your comfort zone!

    2016 · freemind.today · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Mushroom 11▲60

    Puzzle-platformer with unique control mechanics

    2015 · untame.com · its alternatives →

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