The Multi-Medium similar games & best alternatives

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The Multi-Medium

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2023

Should you play it?

The Multi-Medium is a visually unique 2D puzzle platform adventure in which you play as an interdimensional explorer lost in the multiverse. Travel to diverse worlds, each drawn or painted by hand in a different medium and style, in search of your place in the cosmos.

What works

  • Unique hand-drawn art styles
  • Relaxing and smooth gameplay
  • Engaging soundtrack
  • Creative level mechanics
  • Emotional and charming narrative

Things to keep in mind

  • Short game length
  • Some minor bugs and hitbox issues
  • Puzzles generally easy
  • Some mechanics feel repetitive
  • Occasional control sensitivity problems

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Mimpi

  • Yoku's Island Express

  • Mimpi Dreams

  • NAIAD

  • Chicken Journey

  • Creaks

Less expressive

Games that feels like The Multi-Medium but with less self-expression and customization

  • Toki Tori

  • Toki Tori 2+

  • Hiiro

  • Promenade

  • Ugly

  • Munin

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Similarity map

How to compare these games

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with The Multi-Medium. 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 Multi-Medium. These titles are not in What to play next.

The Multi-Medium: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Expression, Creativity. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy.

Last update: 21/08/2026