- #1 Toki Tori
97% matchVery Positive88% of 2,128 reviews2010
Dev: Two TribesPub: Two Tribes Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 47%
The gameplay in Toki Tori is a blend of two genres. While it looks like a platform game, it's a puzzle game at heart. To progress through the game, the player must pick up each egg in a level using a set number of tools.
Why similar: Puzzle 71%, Casual 14.1%, Indie 12.5%, Singleplayer 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same studio, this game shares the high-quality puzzle design and charming, thoughtful gameplay found in RUSH.
- #2 EDGE
96% matchVery Positive92% of 2,248 reviews2011
Dev: Two TribesPub: Two Tribes Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 34%
EDGE, the award winning retro-styled platform game has been extended! Now with over 40 brand new levels, additional music and all-new races against the notorious Dark Cube!
Why similar: Puzzle 63.2%, Indie 15.5%, Abstract 11.9%, Casual 6.2%, Singleplayer 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: Like RUSH, this game features minimalist 3D movement and spatial puzzle-solving that feels incredibly satisfying.
- #3 Puzzle Dimension
96% matchVery Positive90% of 497 reviews2010
Dev: Doctor Entertainment AB
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Find solutions to 100 unique puzzles and experience the satisfaction of "Aha" moments!
Why similar: Puzzle 67.8%, Casual 15.9%, Indie 13.6%, Singleplayer 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the 3D perspective and logic-heavy pathfinding mechanics that make RUSH so engaging.
- #4 Cubicolor
95% matchVery Positive94% of 208 reviews2016
Dev: Moltenplay
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Cubicolor is a minimalist puzzle game. The rules are simple: Match the color patches on the board and reach the exit, all on one single path. The game gets harder as the levels progress, always accompanying you with soothing piano tunes.
Why similar: Puzzle 40.5%, Casual 26%, Indie 20.1%, Strategy 9.8%, Singleplayer 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: A color-coded 3D puzzle game that directly aligns with the aesthetic and mechanical focus of RUSH.
- #5 Rubek
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 133 reviews2016
Dev: Xigma Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Roll and match colors in this mind bending puzzle.
Why similar: Puzzle 34.4%, Casual 22.7%, Abstract 17.7%, Indie 17.1%, Colorful 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game uses cube-based mechanics and color matching to create challenging 3D puzzles similar to those in RUSH.
- #6 Cosmic Express
94% matchVery Positive90% of 620 reviews2017
Dev: Cosmic EngineersPub: Draknek & Friends
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Plan the train route for the universe's most awkward space colony!
Why similar: Puzzle 44.4%, Abstract 24.9%, Strategy 12.9%, Casual 11.2%, Colorful 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A brilliant path-finding puzzle game that requires the same level of logical planning and routing as RUSH.
- #7 Hexcells Plus
93% matchVery Positive95% of 2,805 reviews2014
Dev: Matthew Brown
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Hexcells Plus is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.
Why similar: Puzzle 71.5%, Casual 10.5%, Indie 9.6%, Strategy 6.4%, Singleplayer 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: A logic-heavy puzzle game that shares the minimalist, strategy-focused appeal of RUSH.
- #8 Cogs
92% matchVery Positive88% of 916 reviews2009
Dev: Lazy 8 Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Cogs is a puzzle game where players build machines from sliding tiles. Players can choose from 50 levels and 3 gameplay modes. New puzzles are unlocked by building contraptions quickly and efficiently. Inventor Mode: Starting with simple puzzles, players are introduced to the widgets that are used to build machines gears, pipes,...
Why similar: Puzzle 70.9%, Casual 13.2%, Indie 12.5%, Singleplayer 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: This title features intricate 3D mechanical puzzles that require the same spatial awareness and strategy as RUSH.
- #9 Pipe Push Paradise
91% matchVery Positive96% of 205 reviews2018
Dev: Corey Martin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 56%
A difficult open world puzzle game about plumbing.
Why similar: Puzzle 68.1%, Indie 27.3%, Singleplayer 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on spatial manipulation and pathing, mirroring the core challenge of guiding objects to specific exits.
- #10 LYNE
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 8,239 reviews2014
Dev: Thomas Bowker
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Deceptively simple. Infinitely complex. LYNE is a minimalist puzzle game that will knot your brain as it calms your soul. Connect the shapes. Fill the board. Lose yourself in the interflowing paths of LYNE.
Why similar: Puzzle 56.8%, Abstract 22.2%, Casual 9.7%, Indie 7.4%, Singleplayer 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist puzzle game that emphasizes connecting paths, echoing the flow-based logic of RUSH.
- #11 Strata
91% matchVery Positive87% of 363 reviews2014
Dev: GraveckPub: GLITCH
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Simple. Elegant. Challenging.
Why similar: Puzzle 45.9%, Casual 20.6%, Strategy 19.3%, Indie 14.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game requires careful planning and pattern recognition, capturing the same cerebral satisfaction as RUSH.
- #12 Zen Bound 2
89% matchVery Positive86% of 584 reviews2010
Dev: Secret Exit Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Wrap your way to bliss in Zen Bound 2, the unique down-tempo indie game! This is a different gaming experience: an opportunity to slow down, zone out and focus on a task that’s challenging but not stressful, a set of gentle puzzles for the mind and fingers to solve.
Why similar: Puzzle 64.5%, Casual 18.9%, Indie 14.7%, Singleplayer 1.9%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the abstract, relaxing, and minimalist atmosphere that makes RUSH a pleasant experience.
- #13 Ichi
89% matchVery Positive85% of 665 reviews2014
Dev: Stolen Couch Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Ichi is an easy to play but challenging one button puzzle game. Don't be deceived by the game simplistic look, it’s a braintwister for sure! Collect golden rings by rotating objects, using teleporters, breaking blocks and more.
Why similar: Puzzle 52.2%, Casual 19.3%, Indie 14%, Strategy 12.8%, Singleplayer 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist strategy puzzle game that focuses on pathing and timing, similar to the mechanics in RUSH.
- #14 Blockwick 2
87% matchVery Positive97% of 177 reviews2015
Dev: Kieffer Bros.
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Welcome to Blockwick 2 – a world of jumbled blocks and colorful shapes. It’s up to you to unscramble the blocks and connect the colors. The game introduces a slew of new block types – entangled blocks, sticky blocks, caterpillar blocks, and more.
Why similar: Puzzle 58.3%, Casual 22.9%, Indie 18.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game centers on sliding and spatial puzzles that require the same logical approach as RUSH.
- #15 Train Valley
86% matchVery Positive90% of 3,430 reviews2015
Dev: Alexey DavydovPub: Flazm
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Build railways, manage traffic and stay accident-free. Play in Europe, America, Japan and USSR in 1830-2020. Complete the story mode from the Gold Rush of 1849 to the first manned spaceflight, and then explore the random mode. Management. Construction. Trains. Welcome to Train Valley!
Why similar: Puzzle 47.6%, Strategy 16.2%, Indie 16%, Casual 14.9%, Singleplayer 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game expands on the routing and pathing concepts found in RUSH by applying them to a railway management setting.
- #16 Mini Metro
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 16,554 reviews2015
Dev: Dinosaur Polo Club
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Mini Metro is a strategy simulation game about designing a subway map for a growing city. Draw lines between stations and start your trains running. As new stations open, redraw your lines to keep them efficient. Decide where to use your limited resources. How long can you keep the city moving?
Why similar: Puzzle 51.6%, Strategy 21.9%, Casual 11.5%, Indie 10.6%, Singleplayer 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the optimization of flow and routing, which is the core strategic element of the RUSH experience.
- #17 Splice
86% matchVery Positive87% of 589 reviews2012
Dev: Cipher Prime Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Splice is an experimental and artistic puzzler. Immerse yourself in its microbial world and start splicing! Every level ("strand") consists of a number of cells that you will need to rearrange into a target structure in several moves ("splices").
Why similar: Puzzle 69.4%, Casual 15.1%, Indie 14.4%, Singleplayer 1.1%
Why You'll Like It: An abstract puzzle game with a great soundtrack that mirrors the calm, thoughtful pace of RUSH.
- #18 Everyday Genius: SquareLogic
85% matchVery Positive98% of 443 reviews2009
Dev: TrueThought
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 29.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
The next generation of puzzle games is here! Combining simple arithmetic with colorful cages and logical problem solving, this new puzzle game makes sure you never have to guess—and you don’t have to be a math wiz!
Why similar: Puzzle 64.3%, Casual 16.7%, Strategy 9.8%, Indie 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A pure logic puzzle game that appeals to the same strategic mindset as RUSH.
- #19 Snakebird
84% matchVery Positive93% of 1,246 reviews2015
Dev: Noumenon Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Do you like puzzles, fruit and the notion of crossing a snake with a bird for no good reason? If the answer to at least one of those questions is yes, then Snakebird might be the game for you. Solve your way through this headscratcher of a puzzle game and help the snakebirds sate their hunger.
Why similar: Puzzle 79.8%, Indie 13.2%, Colorful 5.5%, Singleplayer 1.5%
Why You'll Like It: A highly challenging spatial puzzle game that requires precise path planning to navigate levels.
- #20 Sokobond
83% matchVery Positive93% of 705 reviews2014
Dev: Alan HazeldenPub: Draknek & Friends
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Sokobond is an elegantly designed puzzle game about chemistry. It's logical, minimalist, and beautiful - crafted with love and science.
Why similar: Puzzle 37.4%, Abstract 27%, Strategy 11.5%, Casual 9.7%, Indie 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist logic puzzle game that emphasizes spatial reasoning and clever pathing.
- #21 A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,170 reviews2015
Dev: Alan HazeldenPub: Draknek & Friends
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 60%
An adorable puzzle game about being a monster and making snowmen.
Why similar: Puzzle 45.2%, Abstract 24.1%, Strategy 13.4%, Casual 11.1%, Colorful 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game features spatial pushing mechanics that require careful planning to solve, much like RUSH.
- #22 Hook
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,911 reviews2015
Dev: Maciej Targoni
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
HOOK is a short minimal, puzzle game.
Why similar: Puzzle 50.9%, Abstract 22.7%, Casual 16%, Indie 7%, Singleplayer 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: A very minimalist puzzle game that focuses on clearing paths, echoing the simplicity of RUSH.
- #23 HueBots
81% matchVery Positive95% of 74 reviews2015
Dev: Huebotics
Windows · Mac · Linux
HueBots is a deceptively challenging top-down puzzle game. You control a team of colorful robots that will only interact with objects that match their color; they will also keep moving in one direction until they collide with something that matches their color.
Why similar: Strategy 28.3%, Puzzle 25.7%, Casual 25.6%, Indie 20.3%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-heavy puzzle game that uses color-based logic to navigate levels.
- #24 Unitied
79% matchVery Positive98% of 53 reviews2019
Dev: Peter Hijma
Windows · Mac · Linux
Unitied is a minimalistic & relaxing puzzle game
Why similar: Puzzle 30.6%, Casual 19.1%, Strategy 18%, Indie 15.2%, Abstract 14.4%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist strategy puzzle game that requires careful movement planning to solve levels.
- #25 Micron
81% matchVery Positive95% of 189 reviews2014
Dev: Apparition Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Micron is a unique fusion of puzzle and rhythm gameplay. Place pieces on the board to deflect bullets of energy that fire to the beat. Guide the bullets to the exit through 51 challenging levels — and 12 bonus levels — featuring a variety of distinctive soundscapes. Your solutions create the music.
Why similar: Puzzle 53.2%, Casual 25.3%, Indie 21.5%
Why You'll Like It: Combines rhythm and puzzle mechanics with a minimalist aesthetic similar to RUSH.
- #26 Tidalis
82% matchMixed64% of 240 reviews2010
Dev: Arcen Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Tidalis is a block-based puzzle game with casual appeal, hardcore depth, and an addictive new "streams" mechanic. The game is brimming over with riffs and variants on that core mechanic with 20 game modes, dozens of special blocks and items, and 115 levels in the adventure mode alone.
Why similar: Puzzle 50.1%, Casual 23.9%, Indie 18.2%, Colorful 5.3%, Singleplayer 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: A flow-based puzzle game that shares the color-matching and path-planning elements of RUSH.
- #27 Zenge
78% matchVery Positive95% of 3,079 reviews2016
Dev: Hamster On Coke Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Relaxing puzzle game, telling the story of Eon through gorgeous art and music.
Why similar: Puzzle 66.7%, Casual 17.2%, Indie 15%, Singleplayer 1.2%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist spatial puzzle game that emphasizes clean design and logical progression.
- #28 Fractal: Make Blooms Not War
80% matchMostly Positive75% of 219 reviews2011
Dev: Cipher Prime Studios
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 22%
Push, Combo, and Chain your way through a pulsing technicolor dreamscape all the while expanding your consciousness at 130 BPM.
Why similar: Puzzle 57.7%, Casual 23.8%, Indie 18.5%
Why You'll Like It: An abstract puzzle game that shares the colorful, minimalist aesthetic of RUSH.
- #29 Spin Rush
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 601 reviews2016
Dev: EGAMERPub: SA Industry
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Spin Rush is 2D arcade game, where you have to collect dots and match colors.
Why similar: Indie 42.7%, Puzzle 31.9%, Casual 25.5%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the action-puzzle hybrid feel and minimalist design language of RUSH.
- #30 Cube Link
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 104 reviews2017
Dev: Hannes Delbeke
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 42%
CubeLink is a flow puzzle game with a twist. By spinning the cube around you can connect colours in every direction. Unlock more challenging levels as you progress.
Why similar: Puzzle 39.2%, Casual 31.1%, Indie 25.4%, Singleplayer 4.3%
- #31 Hexcells
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 5,891 reviews2014
Dev: Matthew Brown
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Hexcells is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.
Why similar: Puzzle 70.9%, Casual 11.2%, Indie 7.7%, Strategy 5.4%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #32 Cubot
76% matchVery Positive91% of 277 reviews2015
Dev: Nicolas Pierre-Loti-Viaud
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
At first sight, Cubot is a puzzle-game with a minimalist gameplay, just move color cubes towards tiles of the same color. It's really easy, but it will be a torture for your mind to complete all levels of the game because the apparent simplicity of the game is in contradiction with the complexity of the level-design.
Why similar: Puzzle 76.3%, Indie 23.7%
- #33 Critical Mass
77% matchMixed69% of 440 reviews2011
Dev: Manic Game Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Critical Mass is an action puzzle game that takes traditional match 3 and brings it into the world of 3D.
Why similar: Puzzle 61%, Casual 21%, Indie 15.6%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #34 Roogoo
77% matchMostly Positive80% of 337 reviews2009
Dev: Spidermonk Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 15%
Roogoo is an innovative and unusual 3D puzzle game that has players guide and stack different shaped blocks through various platforms to not only save planet Roo, but the entire Roogoo race. Roogoo tasks players with guiding meteors in the form of shaped blocks through a series of rotating disks as a means of saving planet Roo and the...
Why similar: Puzzle 67.6%, Casual 32.4%
- #35 Lines
74% matchVery Positive88% of 143 reviews2017
Dev: Gamious
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Lines is an abstract ‘zen’ game experience where form is just as important as function. Place or remove Dots to initiate a colourful race that fills a drawing. The colour that dominates the race wins.
Why similar: Puzzle 52.8%, Casual 28.1%, Indie 19%
- #36 Miniature - The Story Puzzle
75% matchMixed50% of 58 reviews2016
Dev: purpleElephant
Windows
The Miniature is a unique 3D Story-based puzzle game, a stunning visual world, fascinating music and original game mode.
Why similar: Puzzle 36.3%, Indie 23.5%, Strategy 20.2%, Casual 20%
- #37 Eets
75% matchMostly Positive77% of 564 reviews2006
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 12 minMean: 1.0 hrs≥1hr: 17%
Eets may have a cute outer-shell, but its Lemmings meets The Incredible Machine gameplay, crazy characters and over 100 increasingly tricky puzzles quickly sucks in even the most seasoned player.
Why similar: Puzzle 42%, Casual 20.9%, Strategy 17.1%, Indie 17.1%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #38 Fake Colours
73% matchVery Positive84% of 164 reviews2015
Dev: Beyond-Limits-GamesPub: Budget Friendly Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
The best new puzzle game around is ready to challenge you! Are you ready to take on the 30 levels of Fake Colours?
Why similar: Puzzle 32.7%, Indie 28.5%, Strategy 19.7%, Casual 19.1%
- #39 Puzzle Cube
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 242 reviews2016
Dev: ThinkOfGamesPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Three in a row, but in 3d!
Why similar: Puzzle 55%, Casual 24.3%, Indie 16.4%, Singleplayer 4.3%
- #40 Crate Mates
69% matchVery Positive100% of 59 reviews2022
Dev: Emerick Gibson
Windows · Linux
The pinnacle of warehouse simulators. Crate Mates is a block pushing puzzle game with a unique twist: Gravity.
Why similar: Puzzle 53.9%, Strategy 17.5%, Casual 14.3%, Indie 5.5%, Singleplayer 4.6%
- #41 PUSH
70% matchVery Positive87% of 693 reviews2017
Dev: Maciej TargoniPub: Hamster On Coke Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Can you push all the buttons?
Why similar: Puzzle 58.1%, Casual 26.5%, Indie 15.4%
- #42 Geometry Rush
71% matchVery Positive85% of 126 reviews2018
Dev: RewindApp
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 25%
It is a game for hardcore players where you have to flip, spin and dodge to achieve the highest score possible.
Why similar: Casual 55.7%, Indie 44.3%
- #43 MineSweeper Rush
63% matchVery Positive87% of 162 reviews2025
Dev: ax_pokl
Windows
MineSweeper Rush brings a fresh twist to classic Minesweeper with a growing minefield and fast row clearance. Every second counts as you race to beat your high score and climb the leaderboards.
Why similar: Puzzle 53.1%, Casual 23.3%, Indie 19.4%, Strategy 2.9%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #44 Square's Route
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 54 reviews2016
Dev: Black Death Apps LimitedPub: Green Man Gaming Publishing
Windows · Mac
Square’s Route is the addictive new game of path finding and weed whacking.
Why similar: Puzzle 71%, Indie 29%
- #45 Spiral Splatter
72% matchMostly Positive71% of 99 reviews2017
Dev: Neonchimp GamesPub: Sometimes You
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 32%
Spiral Splatter is a brain-bending arcade puzzle game that will push your hand-eye coordination to the limit with nonstop, mind-boggling puzzles!
Why similar: Puzzle 51.7%, Casual 27.6%, Indie 20.7%
- #46 Z Rush
63% matchVery Positive99% of 126 reviews2024
Dev: Teamey
Windows
Z Rush is an exciting strategic 3D game where your task is to place zombies in such a way that they can destroy all the turrets on the level.
Why similar: Strategy 45.5%, Indie 43.5%, Singleplayer 11%
- #47 Colorful Colore
68% matchVery Positive97% of 165 reviews2020
Dev: Gagonfe
Windows
Colorful Colore is a Puzzle Labyrinth game, where your objective is to get in the exit matching the correct colors in the way.
Why similar: Puzzle 33%, Strategy 27.4%, Casual 23.3%, Indie 11.7%, Singleplayer 4.6%
- #48 Puzzler World 2
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 235 reviews2011
Dev: Ideas PadPub: Puzzler
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 55%
The highly anticipated sequel to last year’s PC hit, Puzzler World 2 brings more puzzles, new games, fun rewards and an all new Master Mode.
Why similar: Puzzle 37.8%, Casual 24.6%, Strategy 20.1%, Indie 17.5%
- #49 PictoQuest
68% matchVery Positive83% of 605 reviews2020
Dev: NanoPikoPub: PID Games
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Logic puzzles with a light RPG twist, here comes PictoQuest!
Why similar: Casual 37.8%, Puzzle 32.9%, Indie 29.4%
- #50 SquishCraft
66% matchVery Positive96% of 139 reviews2022
Dev: bcat112a
Windows · Linux
Puzzle game about squishing blocks together.
Why similar: Puzzle 61.6%, Indie 19.3%, Casual 7.8%, Colorful 6.1%, Singleplayer 5.2%
- #51 Ouros
62% matchVery Positive97% of 266 reviews2024
Dev: Michael Kamm
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ouros is a calming puzzle game about forming beautiful curves in a serene space. Find your flow as you nudge, bend, and stretch curves into pleasing shapes, and discover the inherent mathematical beauty of Ouros.
Why similar: Puzzle 47.2%, Abstract 22.5%, Casual 17.9%, Indie 5.5%, Colorful 4.2%
- #52 Sokobond Express
64% matchVery Positive88% of 103 reviews2024
Dev: José HernándezPub: Draknek & Friends
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sokobond Express is a beautifully minimalist puzzle game that combines chemical bonds and puzzling pathfinding in novel ways.
Why similar: Puzzle 48.1%, Abstract 28.4%, Casual 9.1%, Indie 8.9%, Singleplayer 3.7%
- #53 DETOUR
71% matchMixed61% of 1,774 reviews2011
Dev: Geoff 'Zag' Keene
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A true test your wits and spatial reasoning. Detour combines highway-building fun with the excitement of a competitive real-time strategy game. Construct a path for your convoy to reach its destination in this incredibly addictive title. With online multiplayer!
Why similar: Puzzle 38.2%, Strategy 25.6%, Indie 23.4%, Casual 8.9%, Singleplayer 3.8%
- #54 Box: The Game
70% matchMixed58% of 219 reviews2019
Dev: Heekdevelopment
Windows
Box: The Game is a fun puzzle game which will challenge your brain to think in different ways. All cubes attach to each other, your goal is to match the displayed shape to continue to the next level.
Why similar: Puzzle 32.9%, Casual 19.5%, Abstract 16.4%, Indie 16.4%, Strategy 7.2%
- #55 Spectraball
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 503 reviews2008
Dev: Shorebound Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Spectraball combines elements of platforming, puzzle solving, addictive gameplay, and stunning visuals to deliver an experience that sets a new standard for the genre. In addition, Spectraball utilizes Steamworks, offering full support for achievements and stat tracking.
Why similar: Puzzle 44.6%, Casual 31.8%, Indie 23.6%
- #56 Altered
65% matchVery Positive100% of 127 reviews2021
Dev: GlitchheartPub: Rooftop Panda
Windows · Linux
Solve difficult puzzles in a soothing atmosphere by altering your characters in multiple ways, forcing you to think outside the box.
Why similar: Puzzle 58.2%, Strategy 19.2%, Colorful 9.8%, Indie 8.5%, Singleplayer 4.4%
- #57 Patrick's Parabox
61% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,580 reviews2022
Dev: Patrick Traynor
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A mind-bending recursive puzzle game about boxes within boxes within boxes within boxes. Learn to use infinity to your advantage as you explore a deep and elegant system.
Why similar: Puzzle 50.9%, Abstract 26.5%, Indie 6.6%, Casual 6.4%, Strategy 5.8%
- #58 SiNKR 3
64% matchVery Positive95% of 73 reviews2022
Dev: Robert WahlerPub: Wahler Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
SiNKR 3 is the culmination of the award winning minimalist puzzler series. SiNKR 3 offers a new slant on the familiar contraptions with new diagonal layouts and billiards-style physics. BY PLAYER DEMAND: multi-step undo.
Why similar: Puzzle 49.7%, Abstract 19.5%, Strategy 19.1%, Casual 6.6%, Indie 5.1%
- #59 Bloxpath
60% matchVery Positive98% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: agoo
Windows
A minimalist roll playing puzzle game. About 10 unique puzzle mechanics, around 200 puzzles, and satisfying smooth procedural animations.
Why similar: Puzzle 44.5%, Abstract 20.5%, Strategy 14.8%, Casual 10.7%, Indie 6.4%