
games like
Proteus
Proteus leans Variance (Light / Casual). Below: catalogued games with the closest cheat-test profile, and exactly where each one differs.
Matched first against: Adventure, Indie - then ranked by cheat-test profile.
8 games like Proteus
A cross-genre tag below means that pick didn't share a genre - it filled a slot on cheat-test profile alone.

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (0 vs 1) - Occasional QTEs are the only physical demand
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (0 vs 1) - Janky physics resist precision on purpose
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (0 vs 1) - Forgiving QTE prompts, no real skill ceiling
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Both lean on execution about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: optimization (0 vs 1) - Almost nothing to solve, story carries everything
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Both lean on execution about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: variance (2 vs 1) - Narration fragments are semi-randomised between playthroughs.
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Both lean on execution about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: variance (2 vs 1) - Story beats are fixed, only interpretation varies
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Both lean on execution about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: variance (2 vs 1) - branching text has minor unpredictability
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Both lean on execution about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: optimization (0 vs 1) - Minimal choice mapping across three endings
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- Released
- 2013
- Developer
- Ed Key and David Kanaga
- Platforms
- PS3, Linux, PC, Mac, Vita
- Modes
- Single player
- IGDB critics
- 70/100
- IGDB users
- 58/100