#01Little Nightmares II
2021Primary genrePlatformer › Cinematic Platformer
Supporting signalsStealth
Find puzzle platformer games with evidence-backed puzzle roots, related hybrids, and useful structural filters.
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#01Primary genrePlatformer › Cinematic Platformer
Supporting signalsStealth
#02Primary genrePuzzle › Physics Puzzle
Supporting signalsExploration · Mystery
#03Primary genrePuzzle › Puzzle Platformer
#04Primary genrePlatformer › Puzzle Platformer
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Why these games appear
Platforming in which traversal depends substantially on solving spatial, logical, timing, or physics problems.
Include when
Assign Puzzle Platformer when platforming in which traversal depends substantially on solving spatial, logical, timing, or physics problems. This must be a sustained, defining part of play rather than an isolated mode or sequence.
Leave out when
Exclude platformers with occasional switches or environmental puzzles unless solving them materially governs traversal.