Max: The Curse of Brotherhood similar games & best alternatives

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Max: The Curse of Brotherhood

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2014

Should you play it?

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!

What works

  • Creative and unique marker drawing mechanic
  • Engaging puzzles and platforming
  • Beautiful, colorful graphics and animation
  • Family friendly and accessible difficulty
  • Good pacing and level design

Things to keep in mind

  • Short game length
  • Some control imprecision especially with drawing
  • Limited replay value beyond collectibles
  • Occasional frustrating timed sequences
  • Lack of multiplayer or social features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Nihilumbra

  • Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition

  • Tomb Raider: Anniversary

  • Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom

  • Darwin's Paradox!

  • Mushroom 11

Less expressive

Games that feels like Max: The Curse of Brotherhood but with less self-expression and customization

  • Leo’s Fortune - HD Edition

  • Outer Wilds

  • XING: The Land Beyond

  • Teslagrad 2

  • Candle

  • After Us

Less survival-focused

Games that feels like Max: The Curse of Brotherhood but with less survival pressure

  • Yoku's Island Express

  • Seasons after Fall

  • Keeper

  • The Night of the Rabbit

  • Children of Silentown

  • Queen's Quest 2: Stories of Forgotten Past

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From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Omega Strike

  • Monster Slayers

  • Glass Masquerade

  • Trailmakers

  • Kalimba

Similarity map

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).

Max: The Curse of Brotherhood: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Competition, Leadership.

Last update: 04/08/2026