The Impossible Game similar games & best alternatives

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The Impossible Game

PlayStation 3, Linux, Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360 • 2014

Should you play it?

The super-addictive and very, very hard platform game finally arrives on Steam - it's quite possibly the world's hardest game! As well as five classic Impossible Game levels, this desktop version includes an EXCLUSIVE new Level Editor.

What works

  • Challenging and skill-based gameplay
  • Excellent and motivating soundtrack
  • Level editor for creative content
  • Addictive and rewarding progression
  • Low system requirements

Things to keep in mind

  • Limited number of official levels
  • Some bugs and crashes reported
  • Can cause frustration and rage
  • Minimal narrative or social features
  • Level editor lacks workshop integration

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Dashy Square

  • Glyphica: Typing Survival

  • You Have 10 Seconds 2

  • oO

  • Blaite

  • Cybercube

Less survival-focused

Games that feels like The Impossible Game but with less survival pressure

  • Zup! 3

  • Zup! 4

  • Zup! Q

  • Zup! 6

  • Zup!

  • Oik 2

More exploratory

Games that feels like The Impossible Game but with more exploration of areas and secrets

  • Mutant Mudds Deluxe

  • Super Life of Pixel

  • Geometry Dash

  • VVVVVV

  • Progressbar95

  • Melody's Escape

More fantastical

Games that feels like The Impossible Game but with more imaginative fiction

  • Potatoman Seeks the Troof

  • Ninja Hanrei

  • Tcheco in the Castle of Lucio

  • Squirreltopia

  • Electronic Super Joy 2

  • Duck Souls

Less expressive

Games that feels like The Impossible Game but with less self-expression and customization

  • Super Hipster Lumberjack

  • The Hardest Game Ever

  • Duet

  • BIT.TRIP RUNNER

  • Gravity Cat

  • Color Symphony

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Similarity map

How to compare these games

Compare nearby games

Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with The Impossible Game. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with The Impossible Game. These titles are not in What to play next.

The Impossible Game: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Story, Fantasy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Competition, Fantasy, Relaxation.

Last update: 21/08/2026