So basically puzzle platformers, but more specifically, short 4-6 hour, often wordless but still atmospheric, linear 2D puzzle platformers where the art style's doing a lot of heavy lifting, the narrative is implied by the environment rather than being spelledo out and there's often, to a greater or lesser degree, a bit of a creepy vibe going on.
(I'd maybe throw Neva and Gris in there too. Feel a wee bit different, but similar enough.)
Anyway, I think these kinds of games are awesome. Playing Planet of Lana right now and, yeah, it's not very challenging, the puzzles aren't terribly intricate, but it just looks so good. Feels like a beauifully illustrated interactive picture book at times, and I feel a lot of these are more about the experience as a whole than cracking gameplay or head scratching puzzles.
Any other examples people could recommend in a similar vein? And any catchy little name for the genre?