Games like Max: The Curse of Brotherhood
If Max: The Curse of Brotherhood is your kind of game, the closest matches are Monochroma, TurnOn and Rochard — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and immersive. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About Max: The Curse of Brotherhood: Max: The Curse of Brotherhood is a cinematic adventure filled with action-packed platforming and creative puzzle-solving. Armed with only a Magic Marker, Max must confront evil at every turn in a hostile and fantastical world in order to save his kid brother, Felix. Join Max on his great adventure!
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Monochroma
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Max: The Curse of Brotherhood.
Top pick for Max: The Curse of Brotherhood fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Max: The Curse of Brotherhood.
Monochroma is a cinematic puzzle platformer. It’s a game about being a kid, growing up with a little brother that needs your help, facing obstacles and solving unique puzzles in a dystopian 1950's setting.
TurnOn
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Max: The Curse of Brotherhood fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Max: The Curse of Brotherhood.
"TurnOn" tells the spellbinding tale of a brave alien creature and its striking journey through blackout world, in an incredibly colorful and detailed platformer without platforms.
Rochard
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Max: The Curse of Brotherhood.
Third-strongest match for Max: The Curse of Brotherhood fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Fast-paced platforming action and mind-bending puzzles based on gravity
Deadlight
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Max: The Curse of Brotherhood.
Ranked #4 for Max: The Curse of Brotherhood fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Max: The Curse of Brotherhood.
“Probably the best downloadable title on the market right now.” 9/10 – Eurogamer.se
Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Max: The Curse of Brotherhood.
Ranked #5 for Max: The Curse of Brotherhood fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Max: The Curse of Brotherhood.
The best-selling Trine series returns to the magic of 2.5D! Join three iconic heroes as they set off on a quest through fantastical fairytale landscapes to save the world from the Nightmare Prince’s shadows.
Life Goes On: Done to Death
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Max: The Curse of Brotherhood.
Ranked #6 for Max: The Curse of Brotherhood fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Max: The Curse of Brotherhood.
A comical puzzle platformer where you must die to progress. The bodies you leave behind are your only tools to solve puzzles on your quest to find the Cup of Life.
Teslagrad
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Max: The Curse of Brotherhood.
Ranked #7 for Max: The Curse of Brotherhood fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
A journey begins... A treacherous tower... Unravel its mysteries!Discover the secrets kept in the long abandoned Tesla Tower!Magnetism and other electromagnetic powers will help you explore a non-linear world of beautiful hand-drawn environments, in a steampunk-inspired vision of old Europe.
The Cave
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Max: The Curse of Brotherhood.
Ranked #8 for Max: The Curse of Brotherhood fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Max: The Curse of Brotherhood.
Assemble your team of three from seven unlikely adventurers, then descend into the mysterious depths to explore The Cave!
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MIGHT
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Max: The Curse of Brotherhood cross-mention this title as a similar play.
MIGHT is a team arena brawler with fun and fast-paced combat. Choose from many different classes, each with their own unique style. Classes are easy to pick up and play but mastering them is harder.
It Takes Two
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Reviewers of Max: The Curse of Brotherhood cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Max: The Curse of Brotherhood.
Embark on the craziest journey of your life in It Takes Two. Invite a friend to join for free with Friend’s Pass and work together across a huge variety of gleefully disruptive gameplay challenges. Winner of GAME OF THE YEAR at the Game Awards 2021.
Hue
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Reviewers of Max: The Curse of Brotherhood cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Max: The Curse of Brotherhood.
Hue is a vibrant, award-winning puzzle-adventure, where you alter the world by changing its background colour.
Planet of Lana
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Max: The Curse of Brotherhood.
Reviewers of Max: The Curse of Brotherhood cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Max: The Curse of Brotherhood.
In a world torn between nature’s grace and cold machine invasion, one girl and her companion must rely on their bond to survive and protect what they hold dear. Their story of hope, loss, and love will stay with you long after the journey ends.
Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Max: The Curse of Brotherhood.
Reviewers of Max: The Curse of Brotherhood cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Max: The Curse of Brotherhood.
Guide two brothers on an epic fairy tale journey from visionary Swedish film director, Josef Fares and top-tier developer Starbreeze Studios. Control both brothers at once as you experience co-op play in single player mode, like never before.
Omno
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Max: The Curse of Brotherhood.
Reviewers of Max: The Curse of Brotherhood cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Max: The Curse of Brotherhood.
A single-player journey of discovery through an ancient world of wonders, created by solo developer Jonas Manke.
New Super Lucky's Tale
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Max: The Curse of Brotherhood.
Reviewers of Max: The Curse of Brotherhood cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Max: The Curse of Brotherhood.
Jump, burrow, and tail swipe your way to victory in this love letter to classic 3D platformers!
Unravel
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Max: The Curse of Brotherhood.
Reviewers of Max: The Curse of Brotherhood cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Max: The Curse of Brotherhood.
Unravel is a physics-based puzzle platformer. Yarny, a character made from a single thread of yarn, must embark on a larger than life adventure.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Max: The Curse of Brotherhood at current Steam store prices.
PEAK
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Priced ~47% under Max: The Curse of Brotherhood on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Max: The Curse of Brotherhood.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Inscryption
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Max: The Curse of Brotherhood on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Max: The Curse of Brotherhood.
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Noita
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Max: The Curse of Brotherhood on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Max: The Curse of Brotherhood.
Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~93% under Max: The Curse of Brotherhood on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Max: The Curse of Brotherhood.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
OneShot
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Max: The Curse of Brotherhood on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Max: The Curse of Brotherhood.
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
Human Fall Flat
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Max: The Curse of Brotherhood on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Max: The Curse of Brotherhood.
Human Fall Flat is a hilarious, light-hearted platformer set in floating dreamscapes that can be played solo or with up to 8 players online. Free new levels keep its vibrant community rewarded.
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Max: The Curse of Brotherhood on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Max: The Curse of Brotherhood.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~87% under Max: The Curse of Brotherhood on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Max: The Curse of Brotherhood.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Max: The Curse of Brotherhood.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Max: The Curse of Brotherhood.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Max: The Curse of Brotherhood.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Max: The Curse of Brotherhood.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Max: The Curse of Brotherhood.
The best-selling Trine series returns to the magic of 2.5D! Join three iconic heroes as they set off on a quest through fantastical fairytale landscapes to save the world from the Nightmare Prince’s shadows.
Life Goes On: Done to Death
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Max: The Curse of Brotherhood.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Max: The Curse of Brotherhood.
A comical puzzle platformer where you must die to progress. The bodies you leave behind are your only tools to solve puzzles on your quest to find the Cup of Life.
The Cave
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Max: The Curse of Brotherhood.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Max: The Curse of Brotherhood.
Assemble your team of three from seven unlikely adventurers, then descend into the mysterious depths to explore The Cave!
Frequently asked about Max: The Curse of Brotherhood
- Is Max: The Curse of Brotherhood verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Max: The Curse of Brotherhood is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Max: The Curse of Brotherhood cost?
- Max: The Curse of Brotherhood is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Max: The Curse of Brotherhood?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Max: The Curse of Brotherhood are Monochroma, TurnOn, Rochard.
- Who developed Max: The Curse of Brotherhood?
- Max: The Curse of Brotherhood was developed by Press Play and published by Xbox Game Studios.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Max: The Curse of Brotherhood.
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