# Games like Max: The Curse of Brotherhood

> The closest matches to Max: The Curse of Brotherhood: Monochroma, Teslagrad, Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty, INSIDE, and The Pedestrian. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Monochroma](https://imho.run/games/265830/monochroma) — Also Puzzle-Platformer and 2.5D, like Max: The Curse of Brotherhood. 134 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/265830/)
2. [Teslagrad](https://imho.run/games/249590/teslagrad) — Also Puzzle-Platformer and Side Scroller, like Max: The Curse of Brotherhood. 780 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/249590/)
3. [Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty](https://imho.run/games/314660/oddworld-new-n-tasty) — A frequent pick in Max: The Curse of Brotherhood players' libraries, and another Action. 1,591 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/314660/)
4. [INSIDE](https://imho.run/games/304430/inside) — Also Puzzle-Platformer and 2.5D, like Max: The Curse of Brotherhood. 23,692 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/304430/)
5. [The Pedestrian](https://imho.run/games/466630/the-pedestrian) — A frequent pick in Max: The Curse of Brotherhood players' libraries, and another Indie. 2,546 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/466630/)
6. [Contrast](https://imho.run/games/224460/contrast) — Also Puzzle-Platformer, like Max: The Curse of Brotherhood. 2,564 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/224460/)
7. [The Cave](https://imho.run/games/221810/the-cave) — A frequent pick in Max: The Curse of Brotherhood players' libraries, and another Adventure. 1,377 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/221810/)
8. [Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince](https://imho.run/games/690640/trine-4-the-nightmare-prince) — Also Puzzle-Platformer and 2.5D, like Max: The Curse of Brotherhood. 2,869 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/690640/)
9. [Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna)](https://imho.run/games/295790/never-alone-kisima-ingitchuna) — Also Puzzle-Platformer and Side Scroller, like Max: The Curse of Brotherhood. 2,575 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/295790/)
10. [Unravel](https://imho.run/games/1225560/unravel) — Also Puzzle-Platformer and Side Scroller, like Max: The Curse of Brotherhood. 1,636 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1225560/)
11. [Rochard](https://imho.run/games/107800/rochard) — Also Puzzle-Platformer and 2.5D, like Max: The Curse of Brotherhood. 494 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/107800/)
12. [Rayman® Legends](https://imho.run/games/242550/rayman-legends) — Also Side Scroller, like Max: The Curse of Brotherhood. 4,151 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242550/)
13. [Leo’s Fortune - HD Edition](https://imho.run/games/355630/leo-s-fortune-hd-edition) — Also Puzzle-Platformer and Side Scroller, like Max: The Curse of Brotherhood. 151 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/355630/)
14. [LIMBO](https://imho.run/games/48000/limbo) — Also Puzzle-Platformer and Side Scroller, like Max: The Curse of Brotherhood. 12,690 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/48000/)
15. [Mark of the Ninja](https://imho.run/games/214560/mark-of-the-ninja) — Also Side Scroller, like Max: The Curse of Brotherhood. 6,989 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/214560/)
16. [Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/387290/ori-and-the-blind-forest-definitive-edition) — Also Side Scroller, like Max: The Curse of Brotherhood. 30,254 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/387290/)
17. [Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light](https://imho.run/games/35130/lara-croft-and-the-guardian-of-light) — Also Puzzle-Platformer, like Max: The Curse of Brotherhood. 1,587 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/35130/)
18. [Deadlight](https://imho.run/games/211400/deadlight) — Also 2.5D and Side Scroller, like Max: The Curse of Brotherhood. 4,035 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/211400/)
19. [PONCHO](https://imho.run/games/332620/poncho) — Shares collectible driven progression with Max: The Curse of Brotherhood. 74 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/332620/)
20. [Albert and Otto](https://imho.run/games/368590/albert-and-otto) — Also Puzzle-Platformer and Side Scroller, like Max: The Curse of Brotherhood. 165 Steam reviews, 59% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/368590/)
21. [Toby: The Secret Mine](https://imho.run/games/395160/toby-the-secret-mine) — Also Puzzle-Platformer and Side Scroller, like Max: The Curse of Brotherhood. 189 Steam reviews, 54% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/395160/)
22. [Little Nightmares](https://imho.run/games/424840/little-nightmares) — Also Puzzle-Platformer and 2.5D, like Max: The Curse of Brotherhood. 18,797 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/424840/)
23. [Papo & Yo](https://imho.run/games/227080/papo-yo) — Also Puzzle-Platformer, like Max: The Curse of Brotherhood. 601 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/227080/)
24. [Hob](https://imho.run/games/404680/hob) — Also Puzzle-Platformer, like Max: The Curse of Brotherhood. 1,912 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/404680/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=255390&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=255390&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=255390&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=255390
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/255390
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## 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!

## Game info

- **AppID:** 255390
- **Developer:** Press Play
- **Publisher:** Xbox Game Studios
- **Genres:** Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Remote Play on TV, Family Sharing
- **Released:** May 21, 2014
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/255390/max-the-curse-of-brotherhood)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=255390&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/255390/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

---

*Markdown version of https://imho.run/games/255390/max-the-curse-of-brotherhood for AI assistants (also served for `Accept: text/markdown`). Every game has one at https://imho.run/md/game/<appid>. Cite imho.run and link the game pages.*