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Screenbound is a simple running and jumping game but your character is also playing a game on their GameBoy. Play involves the usual platforming jumps, stomping, shooting and collecting but you control both worlds simultaneously: the main 3D world and a 2D world on the GameBoy. It stands out for this combination of perspectives and interrelated worlds to traverse.
Unfortunately, Screenbound 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, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox X|S or iOS but we recommend the following games that offer a similar experience or theme:
Release Date: Coming soon
Coming Soon: PC
Skill Rating: 6+ year-olds
Players: 1
Genres: Brain Game, Platform (Adventure, Shooting and Traversal)
Accessibility: 0 features documented (Tweet Developer )
Components: 2D Side-On, 3D First-Person and Cartoon
Developer: CM Games (@CM_Games)
Costs: Purchase cost
Here are our hand-picked games to fill the void until Screenbound is released:
Ibb and Obb is a puzzle game where you run, jump, land on enemies and solve momentum puzzles.
Ibb and Obb is a puzzle game where you run, jump, land on enemies and solve momentum puzzles. The novelty is that it's a game designed for cooperation.
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Toodee and Topdee is a platform puzzle game where you control two characters to complete single-screen levels.
Toodee and Topdee is a platform puzzle game where you control two characters to complete single-screen levels. The twist is that each character exists in a different plane.
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Fez is a dimension based puzzle game where you, as a small character called Gomez, can rotate between four 2D views of the 3D world (as four sides around a cube-like space).
Fez is a dimension based puzzle game where you, as a small character called Gomez, can rotate between four 2D views of the 3D world (as four sides around a cube-like space). This sounds confusing but actually develops into a mind-stretching and intuitive puzzle game.
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Reventure is a running, jumping and flying game.
Reventure is a running, jumping and flying game. Or, that's what it looks like.
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Perspective is a running and jumping game where you control a 2D character in a 3D world.
Perspective is a running and jumping game where you control a 2D character in a 3D world. Like the Flatland novel, your 2D character can only experience a slice of the 3D world, so you must move your 3D character around to find a perspective that grants access to the climbable surfaces to progress.
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Contrast is a traversal puzzle game set in a surreal 1920s world of vaudeville, film noir and jazz clubs.
Contrast is a traversal puzzle game set in a surreal 1920s world of vaudeville, film noir and jazz clubs. To move through each area you use your light to create shadowy platforms that you can use to progress.
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Here are our hand-picked long list of similar games; more games to play while you are waiting for Screenbound.
Outer Wilds is an exploration space mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.
Outer Wilds is an exploration space mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop. After twenty minutes of game time, you must start again – but each time brings a new opportunity to learn how you ended up on the planet and solve the secrets of who built the strange galaxy.
Baba is You requires some lateral thinking.
Baba is You requires some lateral thinking. Each level is controlled by rules written on the screen, such as ‘Lava is Hot’, ‘Wall is Stop’ and ‘Flag is Move’.
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Cris Tales is a role-playing game where you see how your actions in the present affect the past and future.
Cris Tales is a role-playing game where you see how your actions in the present affect the past and future. You play as Crisbell in a cartoon-looking adventure through four Kingdoms in a bid to stop the powerful Time Empress and rewrite the future of the world.
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Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons is an action-adventure game where you simultaneously control two brothers on a quest to save their ill father.
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons is an action-adventure game where you simultaneously control two brothers on a quest to save their ill father. In single-player you control each brother with one of the controller sticks, or in co-op with a friend you each control one of the brothers.
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Braid is a platform game, not dissimilar to Mario World, that appears simple but has a twist.
Braid is a platform game, not dissimilar to Mario World, that appears simple but has a twist. The movement of your character is connected to the progression of time in a mind-bending manner.
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Splitter Critters is a puzzle game where you cut up the world to connect platforms and get to the exit.
Splitter Critters is a puzzle game where you cut up the world to connect platforms and get to the exit. You split and rearrange each level so you can avoid deadly lasers and create floating swimming pools to guide alien critters back to their spaceship.
Airhead is an exploration adventure in a sprawling interconnected world.
Airhead is an exploration adventure in a sprawling interconnected world. The twist is that you play as a small Body that must keep the Head (it finds) inflated.
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Sometimes You Die is an unusual sliding and jumping game.
Sometimes You Die is an unusual sliding and jumping game. As you play there is a written narrative on the walls of each level that discusses game design, player motivation and the metaphysics of life.
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Membrane is a traversal puzzle game where you fire blocks into the world to build, bend and break the platforms.
Membrane is a traversal puzzle game where you fire blocks into the world to build, bend and break the platforms. Play involves running and jumping around the world, more unusually you can change the levels by firing objects that work with the game physics in different ways.
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World Splitter is a platform puzzle game with a dual dimension challenge.
World Splitter is a platform puzzle game with a dual dimension challenge. In each level, you need to collect a series of characters and get to the exit.
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Recursed is a puzzle game where you must reach the crystal in each room using blocks, keys and chests.
Recursed is a puzzle game where you must reach the crystal in each room using blocks, keys and chests. The twist is that the chests contain other rooms with items you need and can retrieve.
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If you like the sound of Screenbound but find it too complex or challenging, the games in this section offer a similar experience but with a lower Skill Rating.
These are our hand-picked alternatives to Screenbound. 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.
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.
Dixit is a communication game where you guess which Picture cards are related to someone's clue.
Dixit is a communication game where you guess which Picture cards are related to someone's clue. Each round you each pick a card to match the Storyteller player's clue and then try and guess which one was the Storyteller's.
Just One is a communication party game where you guess words based on one-word clues from the group.
Just One is a communication party game where you guess words based on one-word clues from the group. You work together to help the guesser by writing one-word clues on the wipeable easels.
These are games of a similar genre mix to Screenbound. This includes games from the Traversal, Brain Game, Adventure, Shooting and Platform genres. We pick out games of a similar PEGI rating to further hone these generated suggestions.
Funky Bones IV is a running and jumping puzzle game.
Funky Bones IV is a running and jumping puzzle game. You play a cute skeleton in a cardboard Mexican Day of the Dead world.
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Earthblade is a running, jumping and fighting game from the creators of Celeste and Towerfall where you explore a ruined earth and discover its hidden past.
Earthblade is a running, jumping and fighting game from the creators of Celeste and Towerfall where you explore a ruined earth and discover its hidden past. You gymnastically traverse through the levels, fighting monsters with fast-paced attacks, and uncovering secrets and hidden areas as you go.
Super Mario Bros Wonder is a running and jumping game that evolves the classic 2D Mario genre in weird and dream-like directions.
Super Mario Bros Wonder is a running and jumping game that evolves the classic 2D Mario genre in weird and dream-like directions. You play with up to four friends, each picking from Mario, Luigi, Toad, Princess Peach, Princess Daisy, Yoshi and other Nintendo characters.
Animal Well is a platform puzzle game where you explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth.
Animal Well is a platform puzzle game where you explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth. Play involves collecting items that let you manipulate the world in unexpected ways.
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Berserk Boy is a running and jumping game that updates the classic retro formula by letting you switch between different elemental abilities as you battle through pixelated levels.
Berserk Boy is a running and jumping game that updates the classic retro formula by letting you switch between different elemental abilities as you battle through pixelated levels. Play focuses on fast-paced movement and attack combos while you juggle your elemental forms to best tackle each enemy.
Out Now: PC and Switch
Owlboy is a running, flying and shooting adventure where you fight sky pirates in the clouds.
Owlboy is a running, flying and shooting adventure where you fight sky pirates in the clouds. You explore dungeons to discover secrets and treasures, shooting bad guys along the way.
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Haiku, The Robot is a running and jumping game set in a world full of corrupt robots and machinery.
Haiku, The Robot is a running and jumping game set in a world full of corrupt robots and machinery. You explore, fight fierce machines, and befriend quirky robots as you search for answers to the mysteries of the world around you.
Mr Sun's Hatbox is a slapstick running, jumping and shooting game about retrieving a stolen hatbox at any cost.
Mr Sun's Hatbox is a slapstick running, jumping and shooting game about retrieving a stolen hatbox at any cost. Play is Spelunky-style platforming and shooting, but with characters who have problematic traits that must be offset with hat abilities.
Tales of Kenzera: Zau is a running, jumping and fighting adventure where you play a grieving boy, Zau, who bargains with God to bring his father back to life.
Tales of Kenzera: Zau is a running, jumping and fighting adventure where you play a grieving boy, Zau, who bargains with God to bring his father back to life. To play you traverse the world with carefully timed jumps, combat and discovering new abilities.
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Super Mario World is a running and jumping game where you help Mario on his quest to save Princess Toadstool and Dinosaur Land from Bowser and his minions.
Super Mario World is a running and jumping game where you help Mario on his quest to save Princess Toadstool and Dinosaur Land from Bowser and his minions. Play is similar to earlier Mario games, only here the levels are larger and have vertical height, so exploration and discovery is as much of the challenge as the well timed jumps.
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Ori and the Blind Forest is a running and jumping game that places you in control of a diminutive guardian spirit.
Ori and the Blind Forest is a running and jumping game that places you in control of a diminutive guardian spirit. You traverse and solve platforming challenges to progress through the world while fighting off monsters.
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Turnip Mountain is a traversal game about climbing up a mountain as a turnip with arms.
Turnip Mountain is a traversal game about climbing up a mountain as a turnip with arms. You control each of the turnip's limbs with separate sticks, using momentum to complete big jumps between the mountain's edges.
It's a Wrap! is a running and jumping game set within an editable 1980s Hollywood film timeline that you can adjust to make the jumps and dashes achievable.
It's a Wrap! is a running and jumping game set within an editable 1980s Hollywood film timeline that you can adjust to make the jumps and dashes achievable. Play is in two stages, first, you drag and drop the different actions on the timeline to set things up for the second stage where you (hopefully) run and jump to the end of the scene (without getting crushed by that giant boulder) It's a game that's as much about sitting in the director's chair as it is good timing and platforming skills.
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 Screenbound in the following lists: