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6 Puzzle games like Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet that you should try

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We filtered the 48 games similar to Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet down to the 6 that fit the “Puzzle” category. Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime, Portal 2 and Binary Domain top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS
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SoloCo-op
Year 2011Dev Shadow Planet Productions

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Within the “Puzzle” category, the closest game to Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet is Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime — scoring 84/100 on our similarity scale. Portal 2 and Binary Domain follow close behind.

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The best puzzle games like Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet. Each one has been evaluated across 14 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.

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Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime

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Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
Closest overall match
ShooterFPS
OfflineCo-opMultiplayerSoloMeleeSci-Fi2D
Year 2015Dev Asteroid BaseOn PS4 · Linux · PC

What brings it close to Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet is melee combat, a sci-fi setting and offline play, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. To that it adds 2D presentation. They part company on setting: this one brings a space setting.

Released 4 years after Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet.

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Portal 2

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Portal 2
Closest on setting
ShooterFPS
Co-opOfflineSoloMultiplayerMeleeSci-Fi
Year 2011Dev Valve Software · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~11hOn PC · PS · Xbox

Genre puts it alongside Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet, and so does melee combat, a sci-fi setting and co-op play. The distance is in visuals and combat — its own ground is ranged combat and a first-person view.

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Binary Domain

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Binary Domain
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeSci-Fi
Year 2012Dev Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios · SegaOn PlayStation 3 · PC

Same family as Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet: melee combat, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and setting — its own ground is a cyberpunk setting and a third-person camera.

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Doom II: Hell on Earth

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Doom II: Hell on Earth
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeSci-Fi
Year 1994Dev id Software · ImagineerOn PC · Mac

On paper it is what Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet is — melee combat, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Where the two diverge is visuals and setting: horror setting and a first-person view.

It predates Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

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Syndicate

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Syndicate
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiCyberpunk
Year 2012Dev Starbreeze Studios · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC

Same family as Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet: a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and setting — its own ground is a cyberpunk setting and a first-person view.

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Duke Nukem 3D

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Duke Nukem 3D
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeSci-FiFirst Person
Year 1996Dev 3D Realms · MacSoft GamesOn PC · Mac

Same family as Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet: melee combat, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and game mode: a first-person view.

It predates Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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