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24 alternatives to The Way

A 2D puzzle platformer with a retro feel

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

1. 1
   Dreamlike Worlds▲56

   A challenging puzzle platformer.

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   ShapeConnector▲85

   A simple open source puzzle game.

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Almost Impossible!▲111

   A side-scrolling atmospheric puzzle platformer

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4A2
   a 2D platformer game I've been working on▲47

   2013 · onlinehut.org · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Two or More▲73

   A stylish color-matching puzzle game for IOS platform

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Inky Blocks▲95

   A colorful reimagining of Tetris

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Pedestrian▲61

   A build-your-own-solution puzzle platformer.

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Gridland ▲87

   An adictive roleplaying stacking puzzle

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Shape▲81

   A letter shaping game

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    TwoDots▲194

    A beautiful new puzzle game for iOS from the makers of Dots

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Puzzlepops!▲59

    A minimalist game of lollipops and logic

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    MC Lars: The Video Game▲63

    A beat-driven platformer

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13AP
    A puzzle game inspired by functional programming, written in PureScript▲121

    2015 · david-peter.de · its alternatives →

14. 14
    LVL▲63

    New minimalistic puzzle that blends 3D into 2D with a twist

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    voi▲80

    Minimalistic shape-matching puzzler

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    HelloRun▲95

    A hypnotic 3D runner game focused on speed and rhythm

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    TurnOn▲59

    Colorful and detailed platformer without platforms

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Crooked Path▲68

    A beautiful hardcore puzzle runner

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19TC
    The Choice – An online programming puzzle RPG▲95

    2013 · thechoice.amos.me · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Spacey Shape▲68

    An action game about speed and transport

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Interlocked▲61

    Stunning 3D brain-teasing puzzles

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Twisted Lines▲66

    A tacticle puzzle game with a twist

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Stagehand▲13

    a reverse platformer

    2017 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Collect or Die▲59

    A gory retro platformer with dynamic ragdoll physics

    2017 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →