Trine
Trine is a physics-based action game where three characters allow clever solutions to challenges created by hazardous puzzles and threatening enemies. The gameplay is based on fully interactive physics – each character's different abilities and tactics can be used to invent new ways to overcome obstacles and save the kingdom.
What it feels like
The fairytale setting and colorful, imaginative world design convey a fanciful, slightly absurd charm. Overcoming physics puzzles and hazards through clever problem-solving creates moments of earned victory and satisfaction.
What it's about
The fairytale setting of great castles and a kingdom in peril establishes a classic high-fantasy adventure tone.
How it plays
Physics simulation is central to the entire design—puzzles are solved by manipulating interactive physics systems and leveraging object dynamics. Puzzles are woven into the game world itself, using level geometry and physics interaction rather than standalone logic challenges. Jumping, traversal, and navigating hazardous geometry form a core pillar of the gameplay alongside puzzle-solving.
How it looks and sounds
The game is presented as a 2D side-on view, making lateral traversal and platforming the dominant perspective. The art features hand-drawn or painterly 2D visuals with lush, beautiful environments characteristic of a stylized fantasy world.
How it's structured
Every level is deliberately authored by designers, creating carefully-constructed physics puzzles and platforming challenges rather than randomly generated content. A full story campaign designed to be played cooperatively, where all three characters work together throughout a continuous narrative arc. The game progresses through discrete levels and stages that branch from a central structure, with players returning between distinct self-contained challenges.
Kindred games
Shares Platforming, Environmental Puzzles, Co-op Campaign, Handcrafted World.
Both lean into Platforming, Environmental Puzzles, Co-op Campaign, Handcrafted World.
Shares Platforming, Physics Puzzles, Local Co-op, Party Management.
Both lean into Platforming, Physics Puzzles, Local Co-op, Party Management.
Shares Co-op Campaign, Platforming, Environmental Puzzles, Local Co-op.
Both lean into Co-op Campaign, Environmental Puzzles, Platforming, Local Co-op.
Closest hidden gems
A lesser-known kindred — Platforming, Local Co-op, Online Co-op, Environmental Puzzles. 89% positive across 4,629 Steam reviews.
Both lean into Platforming, Local Co-op, Online Co-op, Environmental Puzzles.
A lesser-known kindred — Platforming, Environmental Puzzles, Party Management, Handcrafted World. 98% positive across 4,211 Steam reviews.
Both lean into Platforming, Environmental Puzzles, Party Management, Hand-Drawn 2D.
A lesser-known kindred — Platforming, Environmental Puzzles, Local Co-op, Hub-and-Spoke. 88% positive across 4,355 Steam reviews.
Both lean into Platforming, Environmental Puzzles, Local Co-op, Hub-and-Spoke.