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Schim is a traversal game where you run and jump from shadow to shadow. The world around you (and its shadows) are in motion so you need to carefully plan and time your movement. It's challenging and head-stretching in how it combines the cast of light and your ability to move.
Unfortunately, Schim is not released yet. We have some similar game suggestion for you to play while you wait for it to arrive. It’s not planned to be released for Android, Mac, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox X|S or iOS but we recommend the following games that offer a similar experience or theme:
Release Date: 18/07/2024
Coming Soon: PC, PS4 and PS5
Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds
Players: 1
Genres: Simulation, Traversal (Narrative and Puzzle)
Accessibility: 28 features
Components: 2D Overhead, Blocks and Hand-Made
Developer: Ewoud 3 d (@Ewoud3d)
Costs: Purchase cost
Here are our hand-picked games to fill the void until Schim is released:
Viewfinder is a puzzle adventure game where your camera doesn't just take pictures but reshapes the fabric of reality around you.
Viewfinder is a puzzle adventure game where your camera doesn't just take pictures but reshapes the fabric of reality around you. By taking and holding up pictures you create new ways to traverse the world and solve environmental puzzles.
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Octodad: Dadliest Catch is a traversal game where you try and control an octopus masquerading as a human as he goes about his day-to-day life.
Octodad: Dadliest Catch is a traversal game where you try and control an octopus masquerading as a human as he goes about his day-to-day life. Using a combination of sticks and buttons, it creates an awkward, stomach-churning feeling of having too many limbs that you can’t directly control.
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Kaiju Super Datetech is a robot dating simulator where you create a machine from simple parts with the unusual aim of attracting a monster date.
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Ynglet is an exploration game where you jump between bubbles that float in the sky making sounds as you interact with the doodled environment.
Ynglet is an exploration game where you jump between bubbles that float in the sky making sounds as you interact with the doodled environment. Part platform game, part dynamic soundtrack, it's a game designed to let you flow through the world to discover intriguing new spaces and interactions.
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A Little Perspective is a puzzle game where you rotate the world to see things from a different angle and find new paths to the goal.
A Little Perspective is a puzzle game where you rotate the world to see things from a different angle and find new paths to the goal. Like an Escher picture (and like the PlayStation 3 game, Echochrome) the perspective affects which platforms you can roll your cube onto.
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Monument Valley and Monument Valley 2 are puzzle mazes made from optical illusions.
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The Unfinished Swan invites you to explore a world by splashing paint on it. The tactile experience leads you into a fairy tale about an unfinished painting that leads a child back to his parent.
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Gris is a platform game where you guide a young girl through a crumbling world.
Gris is a platform game where you guide a young girl through a crumbling world. Through beautiful metaphoric landscapes and soaring music, the game touches on emotions of loss and longing but doesn’t resolve to a firm narrative.
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If you like the sound of Schim but find it too complex or challenging, the games in this section offer a similar experience but with a lower Skill Rating.
Here are a selection of games with a similar theme to Schim:
These are our hand-picked alternatives to Schim. This doesn't use automatic matching, instead, we hand-pick games that are good to play if you have enjoyed Labyrinth. These selections also include games that offer a different experience but address a similar theme or topic.
Ice Cool, and the follow-up Ice Cool 2, is an action game where you flick plastic Penguins around cardboard school rooms to collect points and avoid the Catcher.
Ice Cool, and the follow-up Ice Cool 2, is an action game where you flick plastic Penguins around cardboard school rooms to collect points and avoid the Catcher. Like a cross between Subbuteo and Cluedo, you slide, jump and barrel your penguin through each door to collect fish.
Tsuro is a strategic tile-laying traversal game where the goal is to keep your piece on the board longer than anyone else.
Tsuro is a strategic tile-laying traversal game where the goal is to keep your piece on the board longer than anyone else. You play by adding intricate winding Path tiles to a board to move pieces along the path that you create.
Santorini is a strategy game where you place buildings on a Greek island in an effort to get your character to the top.
Santorini is a strategy game where you place buildings on a Greek island in an effort to get your character to the top. This creates a chess-like three-dimensional competitive puzzle that changes as each player adds pieces to the village.
These are games of a similar genre mix to Schim. This includes games from the Traversal, Simulation, Puzzle and Narrative genres. We pick out games of a similar PEGI rating to further hone these generated suggestions.
Super Adventure Hand is an adventure game where you are an anthropomorphic hand traversing levels that challenge your finger-based movement.
Super Adventure Hand is an adventure game where you are an anthropomorphic hand traversing levels that challenge your finger-based movement. It plays a little like other action platform games, but here your movement and interactions must contend with having no legs.
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Golf Story is an adventure game where you play golf over eight different courses as a story unfolds.
Golf Story is an adventure game where you play golf over eight different courses as a story unfolds. You play a golfer forced to give up all that he holds dear for one last shot at accomplishing his dreams.
Jusant is a climbing traversal game where you take a challenging-yet-meditative climb to the top of a tall tower.
Jusant is a climbing traversal game where you take a challenging-yet-meditative climb to the top of a tall tower. You use the trigger buttons to hold on and the stick to jump and reach for the next position.
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JellyCar Worlds is a puzzle game about a car made of jelly traversing a squishy world.
JellyCar Worlds is a puzzle game about a car made of jelly traversing a squishy world. You use the physics properties of the car and the objects in the world to get from A to B.
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Pico Park is a collaborative puzzle game for up to 10 players where you traverse levels using one another to solve puzzles.
Pico Park is a collaborative puzzle game for up to 10 players where you traverse levels using one another to solve puzzles. It's a game about communication and physics as players work to position themselves to bridge a gap, use ropes to hang off ledges or unlock keys.
Henry Halfhead is a traversal game where you move around by possessing and controlling any object within your reach.
Henry Halfhead is a traversal game where you move around by possessing and controlling any object within your reach. You move around the world freely, but to get where you need to go you need to become the objects around you to use their abilities.
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Mars First Logistics is a traversal game where you build robots to move awkwardly-shaped objects across the surface of Mars.
Mars First Logistics is a traversal game where you build robots to move awkwardly-shaped objects across the surface of Mars. It's a simple concept, but to contend with the cumbersome objects and rough terrain you need to use every tool at your disposal to create ingenious contraptions.
AER Memories of Old is an exploration game where you transform from a woman to a golden eagle at will.
AER Memories of Old is an exploration game where you transform from a woman to a golden eagle at will. As Auk, your quest is to save the world by finding the lost keys and restoring balance.
I Am Bread takes the malleable, real-world physics gameplay and applies it to a slice of bread.
I Am Bread takes the malleable, real-world physics gameplay and applies it to a slice of bread. By controlling each corner with a different stick or button you make your way around the kitchen and other rooms of the house.
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Type:Rider is an adventure game where you play as the two dots of a colon as they roll and jump through levels made up of the letters and styles of different ages of typography.
Type:Rider is an adventure game where you play as the two dots of a colon as they roll and jump through levels made up of the letters and styles of different ages of typography. The level design showcases the fonts, techniques, artwork, people, and even music for each age, creating an immersive atmosphere that is always changing and revealing something new.
Out Now: Android, PC, PS Vita, PS4, Switch and iOS
Human Fall Flat is a movement platform game with rag-doll characters.
Human Fall Flat is a movement platform game with rag-doll characters. You run, jump and solve puzzles with your elastic character, either on your own or with another player.
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Bonkies is a co-operative building game where you construct buildings from different blocks.
Bonkies is a co-operative building game where you construct buildings from different blocks. With a jetpack and a grab-arm you work with other players to manoeuvre the blocks into place.
Super Monkey Ball is a rolling and balancing game where you tilt platforms to control the path of a hamster ball containing a monkey.
Super Monkey Ball is a rolling and balancing game where you tilt platforms to control the path of a hamster ball containing a monkey. The peculiar premise is matched with accurate challenging gameplay and some great multiplayer modes (like Monkey Target) that could be games in their own right.
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Exo One is a surreal exploration game where you guide a small transforming object to drift, flow and soar across enigmatic landscapes with a gravity-based movement system.
Exo One is a surreal exploration game where you guide a small transforming object to drift, flow and soar across enigmatic landscapes with a gravity-based movement system. The game aims to create an out-of-body other-worldly experience with atmospheric, diffused visuals merged with ethereal sound effects and a hypnotic electric guitar soundtrack.
Out Now: PC, Xbox One and Xbox X|S
If you like the sound of Schim but it doesn’t offer the accessibility you require, the games in this section offer a similar experience but with more Accessibility Features. You can view a full breakdown in our Schim Accessibility Report.
In addition to the similar games listed above, which have been linked to this game specifically in the database, you may find games with a similar theme to Schim in the following lists: