- #1 The Sojourn
97% matchMostly Positive72% of 221 reviews2020
Dev: Shifting TidesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The Sojourn is a first-person puzzle game set in an immersive colour-drenched world of light and darkness. Think your way through dozens of puzzles as you traverse parallel worlds, awaken mysterious artifacts and overcome challenging obstacles on an unforgettable journey.
Why similar: Puzzle 20%, Mystery 15.6%, Relaxing 13.7%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Family Friendly 9.6%
- #2 The Eyes of Ara
96% matchVery Positive83% of 838 reviews2016
Dev: 100 Stones Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Explore a vast, mysterious castle riddled with secret rooms and challenging puzzles in this award-winning puzzle adventure.
Why similar: Puzzle 17.6%, Mystery 15%, Difficult 13.9%, Hidden Object 12.8%, Atmospheric 9.5%
- #3 Optika
96% matchVery Positive86% of 345 reviews2016
Dev: PlayZilla.tk
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Discover the world of light physics: play with lasers, prisms, mirrors, magnets and dozens of other optical devices. Explore the world of Optika with Prof. Opticus and his assistant, Sofia! Research and complete more than one hundred challenging puzzles!
Why similar: Casual 33.3%, Adventure 25.1%, Indie 24.8%, Puzzle 16.8%
- #4 realMyst: Masterpiece Edition
95% matchVery Positive89% of 1,590 reviews2014
Dev: Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Released in 2014, experience one of the first 3D adaptations of the renowned puzzle-adventure game Myst! Each discovery you make, every puzzle you solve, will bring you closer to reversing a wrong that has gone unchecked for ages.
Why similar: Puzzle 25.9%, Classic 22% ★, Mystery 14.7%, Adventure 12.9%, Difficult 5.5%
- #5 Path of Ra
94% matchVery Positive97% of 69 reviews2022
Dev: Oneiric Tales
Windows
Accompany the spirit of a Pharaoh reincarnated as a hieroglyph on his final journey. Help him understand the circumstances of his death and overcome the obstacles of his tomb. Will you uncover the identity of his murderer?
Why similar: Puzzle 21.3%, Mystery 17.8%, Relaxing 14%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Adventure 9.2%
- #6 Floodcore
93% matchVery Positive96% of 218 reviews2024
Dev: Floodcore Team
Windows
Floodcore is a puzzle adventure game in which you explore an ancient civilization in a flooded world, and discover a mysterious power to overcome the temple's challenges.
Why similar: Puzzle 18.9%, Relaxing 13.3%, Mystery 12.6%, Atmospheric 10%, Top-Down 9.1%
- #7 Memorrha
94% matchMixed65% of 153 reviews2019
Dev: StickyStoneStudio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Go on a voyage of discovery following the traces of a mysterious culture. Discover diverse landscapes, investigate abandoned artifacts, and wake strange machines from their slumber.
Why similar: Puzzle 19.3%, Mystery 12.8%, Difficult 12.5%, Relaxing 10.2%, Sci-fi 8.7%
- #8 LIT: Bend the Light
92% matchVery Positive93% of 323 reviews2020
Dev: Copperglass
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Light, darkness and remarkable puzzles! Bend the light to your will in this award winning physics-based puzzle game. Feel like a renaissance engineer, build your own solutions to light puzzles, feel your brain grow and all of that within the beautiful and mysterious world of LIT.
Why similar: Casual 28.7%, Indie 24.2%, Puzzle 14.3%, Difficult 9.3%, Education 8.3%
- #9 Quern - Undying Thoughts
91% matchVery Positive91% of 4,005 reviews2016
Dev: Zadbox EntertainmentPub: Blue Brain Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Discover the truth about Quern’s past, unfold the mysteries of its present, and be the explorer who shapes its future. Quern introduces reusable puzzle mechanics to the classic genre, making the player think about the game as a whole, and not just as a series of individual challenges.
Why similar: Puzzle 24.3%, Mystery 21.1%, Relaxing 12.4%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Adventure 11%
- #10 The Way
91% matchVery Positive83% of 1,306 reviews2016
Dev: Puzzling DreamPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Journey to another planet and discover its secrets in order to bring your loved one back to life. Experience an adventure, inspired by old school classics like Another World, Heart of Darkness and Flashback.
Why similar: Adventure 22.7%, Sci-fi 16.8%, Indie 15.4%, Puzzle 13.1%, Retro 10.2%
- #11 Way of Rhea
89% matchVery Positive98% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: Games by Mason LLC
Windows · Linux
A puzzle game with challenging puzzles, but forgiving mechanics. Master the use of your color changing staff to solve mind bending puzzles, unlock new areas, and help out your friends. Undo any mistake with the press of a button.
Why similar: Puzzle 25.7%, Difficult 23.4%, Colorful 11.6%, Relaxing 10.3%, Atmospheric 10.1%
- #12 Ashi: Lake of Light
90% matchVery Positive92% of 51 reviews2018
Dev: Nick Cellini
Windows · Mac
Find the true path through the night and into the sunrise in Ashi: Lake of Light. Use floating candles to guide the path of a solitary firefly through a twilight world in this gentle and meditative puzzle game.
Why similar: Puzzle 17.6%, Casual 17.1%, Indie 14.7%, Relaxing 11.2%, Family Friendly 10%
- #13 Areia: Pathway to Dawn
89% matchVery Positive84% of 63 reviews2020
Dev: Gilp Studio
Windows
Create your own paths combining the different elements available in this uniquely crafted world. Immerse yourself in a relaxing experience where your actions shape not only your surroundings but also your fate.
Why similar: Adventure 18.6%, Puzzle 16.5%, Indie 15.7%, Relaxing 15.6%, Colorful 13.2%
- #14 illum
87% matchVery Positive93% of 112 reviews2023
Dev: Elsa LiuPub: USC Games
Windows · Mac
Embark on a heartwarming journey with your little light friend to solve puzzles and bring light to the mystical realm of Illum.
Why similar: Puzzle 24%, Relaxing 16.4%, Family Friendly 10.8%, Fantasy 9.7%, Mystery 9.2%
- #15 There The Light
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 108 reviews2019
Dev: CasualBebop
Windows · Mac
Explore an unknown and abandoned world. Each step, each puzzle, brings you closer to discovering the history and secrets of a lost civilization. Can you find the light?
Why similar: Mystery 23.4%, Puzzle 17.4%, Relaxing 17.2%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Colorful 9.1%
- #16 Iris.Fall
86% matchVery Positive88% of 2,862 reviews2018
Dev: NEXT Studios
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Iris.Fall is a puzzle adventure game featuring striking visuals and a spellbinding theme of "light and shadow".
Why similar: Puzzle 40.4%, Adventure 19.7%, Casual 17.2%, Indie 14.1%, Atmospheric 6.9%
- #17 Monument Valley
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,586 reviews2022
Dev: ustwo games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Embark on a journey of forgiveness through impossible environments and illusionary puzzles. Experience this meditative and calming puzzle game by manipulating monuments and creating evolving paths to explore new, surreal, and mysterious worlds.
Why similar: Puzzle 31.8%, Relaxing 23.6%, Adventure 12%, Casual 11.7%, Fantasy 5.5%
- #18 Light Maze
84% matchVery Positive99% of 167 reviews2022
Dev: catgrease
Windows
A simple casual game where you light up floor tiles in a level in order to go to the next level.
Why similar: Puzzle 30.2%, Casual 21.4%, Top-Down 16.3%, Colorful 7.6%, Atmospheric 6.9%
- #19 Amphora
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 214 reviews2014
Dev: Moondrop
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Amphora is a peculiar puzzle game that mixes story elements and physics. Amphora presents you with an unfamiliar world with a striking visual style inspired by all the shadow theatre traditions and colors of the world.
Why similar: Puzzle 37.2%, Atmospheric 16.6%, Indie 14.9%, Adventure 14.9%, Colorful 12.1%
- #20 Chants of Sennaar
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 32,187 reviews2023
Dev: RundiscPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
In this award-winning puzzle adventure game, play as the Traveler on a quest to reunite the Peoples of the Tower. Observe, listen, and decipher ancient languages in a fascinating universe inspired by the Myth of Babel.
Why similar: Puzzle 41.6%, Adventure 12.1%, Colorful 10.6%, Atmospheric 8.3%, Indie 8.2%
- #21 Dusty
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 67 reviews2024
Dev: El Palo GamesPub: U-tad
Windows
Dusty is a third-person puzzle game focused on explore beautiful environments. Join archaeologist Dusty on his search for a mysterious civilization. Explore equipped with your extensible cane and notebook to resolve the past, the ways of the civilization and his technology of light.
Why similar: Puzzle 27.7%, Adventure 19.8%, Atmospheric 15.1%, Casual 13.3%, Indie 12%
- #22 Linelight
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,103 reviews2017
Dev: My Dog Zorro
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Linelight is an elegant puzzle game set in a world of lines.
Why similar: Puzzle 40.4%, Casual 20.5%, Indie 17.7%, Adventure 13.2%, Relaxing 8.2%
- #23 TAL: Arctic
85% matchMixed57% of 100 reviews2018
Dev: Snkl Studio
Windows
TAL: Arctic - In this game you need help an unknown creature to go in the magic portal across many mazes.
Why similar: Puzzle 15.9%, Casual 14%, Adventure 12.8%, Indie 11.7%, Education 9.7%
- #24 Suns of Wiraqocha
82% matchVery Positive99% of 67 reviews2023
Dev: Alejandro MedinaPub: Netdreams - Regob EIRL
Windows
Help the God Wiraqocha to recover all the stolen suns that have been hidden in different dimensions, which you can access through the Great Gate of the Sun, to return light to the Milky Way.
Why similar: Puzzle 23.9%, Fantasy 21.4%, Adventure 16.3%, Casual 13.4%, Sci-fi 9.7%
- #25 Monument Valley 3
79% matchVery Positive93% of 2,124 reviews2025
Dev: ustwo games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 36.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Set sail for a world-changing adventure as you guide Noor in their quest through a series of mind-bending illusions and atmospheric puzzles. Can you unlock the secrets of the mysterious world – and the meaning behind the Sacred Light?
Why similar: Puzzle 27%, Relaxing 22.1%, Atmospheric 16%, Colorful 14.5%, Casual 12.6%
- #26 The Artisan of Glimmith
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,883 reviews2026
Dev: Lunarch Studios
Windows
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 22.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
The Artisan of Glimmith is a cozy, relaxing puzzle game about coloring stained glass and restoring the artworks of a kingdom above the clouds. Explore a world of handcrafted puzzles designed with intent, where simple rules lead to delightful surprises.
Why similar: Puzzle 26.9%, Relaxing 13.3%, Hidden Object 12.9%, Casual 9.8%, Atmospheric 8.5%
- #27 She and the Light Bearer
81% matchVery Positive85% of 388 reviews2019
Dev: MojikenPub: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
She and the Light Bearer is a point and click adventure game, a poem, a fairy tale. Take a journey inside a vibrantly colored forest, meet silly creatures, listen to serene folk music, and discover somber secrets.
Why similar: Adventure 17.8%, Casual 16.8%, Indie 14.3%, Relaxing 12.4%, Fantasy 10.6%
- #28 Machinika: Museum
78% matchVery Positive93% of 6,232 reviews2021
Dev: Littlefield StudioPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Welcome to the Museum! Machinika Museum is a mystery game where you discover beautiful and mysterious machines of extra-terrestrial origins in an atmospheric galaxy-spanning 3D puzzle game. Will you be able to understand their stories and discover what happened to their previous owner?
Why similar: Puzzle 22.3%, Mystery 19.6%, Sci-fi 13.6%, Hidden Object 13.5%, Atmospheric 10.8%
- #29 Around the World in 80 days: Hidden Objects
81% matchMostly Positive72% of 195 reviews2017
Dev: Crisp App Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A bold wager sends you across continents while Detective Fix closes in. Guide Fogg and Passepartout through a hidden object mystery, search scenes by list or silhouette, spot differences, match pairs, and solve logic puzzles before time runs out.
Why similar: Puzzle 22.9%, Hidden Object 19.5%, Adventure 10.4%, Relaxing 9.9%, Casual 9.4%
- #30 Mystic Pillars X Kantara
79% matchVery Positive85% of 89 reviews2020
Dev: Holy Cow Productions
Windows
Mystic Pillars is an original blend of intriguing puzzles and an immersive storyline set in Ancient India, providing you with a unique gameplay experience.
Why similar: Casual 18.1%, Adventure 17.7%, Indie 15.3%, Puzzle 10.8%, Mystery 7.6%
- #31 Chromatic Conundrum
73% matchVery Positive99% of 350 reviews2026
Dev: Digs
Windows
Chromatic Conundrum is a first person puzzle game where you manipulate light. Combine different colors and form shadows to illuminate your way through an enigmatic world.
Why similar: Puzzle 33.8%, Sci-fi 19.7%, Atmospheric 16.4%, Colorful 10.6%, Adventure 10.4%
- #32 Laser Attraction
78% matchVery Positive90% of 60 reviews2021
Dev: Vectmatica
Windows
Play with lasers and solve puzzles in Laser Attraction. Use reflection, refraction, dispersion and filtration to direct the laser beams, mix and separate colours, open doors, hit targets and complete puzzles.
Why similar: Puzzle 28.3%, Difficult 21.8%, Relaxing 15.4%, Education 12%, Indie 9.4%
- #33 The Path Home
74% matchVery Positive99% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: kakuhitoPub: michikusa
Windows
"The Path Home" is a 2D pixel-art puzzle game where you explore a strange world with a girl. Use panels to "flip" black and white tiles and reshape the puzzle world. The girl always searches for the "shortest path to the goal," but avoiding fake goals and reuniting her with the crow is up to you.
Why similar: Puzzle 35.2%, Top-Down 21.4%, Atmospheric 13.9%, Adventure 10%, Indie 8.1%
- #34 Aarik And The Ruined Kingdom
75% matchVery Positive91% of 80 reviews2024
Dev: Shatterproof Games
Windows · Mac
Guide Aarik through wreck and ruin in this relaxing perspective puzzle adventure where the puzzle is your environment. Using your fathers crown repair, rework and rewind to mend your broken world.
Why similar: Puzzle 22.3%, Relaxing 15.4%, Fantasy 12.8%, Hidden Object 11.7%, Family Friendly 10.1%
- #35 Morphopolis
76% matchVery Positive83% of 4,846 reviews2014
Dev: Dan Walters
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Morphopolis is about transformation and discovery. Morphopolis takes you on a puzzle adventure through a fantastical insect world. Starting as an aphid grub, you embark on an epic journey of metamorphosis toward your spawning ground.
Why similar: Puzzle 36.3%, Hidden Object 17.6%, Indie 8.6%, Casual 8.2%, Colorful 7.6%
- #36 Adapta Solva Legacy
73% matchVery Positive96% of 94 reviews2024
Dev: Ares BrazeltonPub: Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen
Windows
Adapta Solva is a short puzzle platformer adventure. Play as an Adaptarian to absorb elements from magical shrines to solve puzzles and overcome obstacles. Uncover the truth behind your creation in a world laid to ruin by an unknown cause.
Why similar: Puzzle 41.7%, Casual 19.6%, Colorful 15.7%, Fantasy 14.4%, Singleplayer 7.2%
- #37 Retrace the Light
70% matchVery Positive88% of 254 reviews2025
Dev: Xiaming Game
Windows
Dive into the immersive world of Retrace the Light, a captivating 2.5D action-adventure game centered around the "Spatial Retracing" feature. Assume the role of an Enforcer working for a super AI in a futuristic world, exploring the depths of human consciousness and healing their emotional wounds.
Why similar: Puzzle 33.7%, Top-Down 28%, Atmospheric 18.2%, Indie 13.8%, Singleplayer 6.3%
- #38 Homgard
71% matchVery Positive86% of 59 reviews2026
Dev: Manapunk Studio
Windows
Homgard is a cosy, story-heavy nonogram (picross) adventure set after the end of a fading world. Solve logic puzzles with new nonogram rules, reveal the map beneath, and piece together a vast, whimsical place that refuses to be forgotten.
Why similar: Puzzle 28.2%, Relaxing 16.4%, Adventure 10%, Casual 9.7%, Top-Down 8.1%
- #39 Dark Heritage: Guardians of Hope
77% matchMixed56% of 395 reviews2015
Dev: World-LoomPub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Find the philosopher's stone and save your mentor!
Why similar: Hidden Object 19.6%, Casual 17.3%, Adventure 15.9%, Puzzle 14.6%, Mystery 8.9%
- #40 CUBOTS The Origins
76% matchMixed69% of 54 reviews2017
Dev: Street Lamp Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Be a part of an adventurous journey in Cubots: The Origins. Explore and survive in beautiful, atmospheric environments!
Why similar: Puzzle 22.7%, Mystery 19.9%, Atmospheric 13.1%, Family Friendly 13%, Adventure 9.6%
- #41 Sparkle Unleashed
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 102 reviews2016
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Sparkle Unleashed is a wonderfully polished casual action puzzle game. Match like colored orbs before they fall into the abyss, unlock earthshaking powerups, and conquer more than a 100 levels! Carve a path of light through an enchanting world of mystery and magic!
Why similar: Casual 29.8%, Puzzle 27.5%, Indie 24.9%, Atmospheric 13.6%, Singleplayer 4.2%
- #42 Islands of Insight
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 3,219 reviews2024
Dev: Lunarch StudiosPub: Behaviour Interactive Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Seek out and solve 10,000+ puzzles at your own pace across this sublime puzzle game.
Why similar: Puzzle 20.6%, Mystery 18.9%, Relaxing 15.7%, Fantasy 12.3%, Atmospheric 11.6%
- #43 Submachine: Legacy
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,433 reviews2023
Dev: Mateusz Skutnik
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Submachine is a hand-drawn puzzle adventure game. You find yourself in a vast network of desolate locations containing puzzles, secrets, notes and items to collect to help you along the way. Follow the story of a banished lighthouse keeper to discover his descent into ruins.
Why similar: Puzzle 30%, Mystery 17.9%, Adventure 12.7%, Atmospheric 12.5%, Colorful 10.9%
- #44 Light of Alariya
72% matchMostly Positive71% of 326 reviews2023
Dev: SMU Guildhall
Windows
Light of Alariya is an open-world, third-person, exploration puzzle game in which you traverse ancient alien temples and ruins to restore the power of the stars and awaken your sleeping civilization.
Why similar: Puzzle 34%, Relaxing 25.1%, Atmospheric 17%, Adventure 12.9%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #45 Lanternium
73% matchVery Positive86% of 80 reviews2019
Dev: Blazing Planet Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
You have to find out what happened in this fantastic world and help the Raccoon find his way home!
Why similar: Difficult 25.3%, Puzzle 21.6%, Family Friendly 11.9%, Colorful 10.4%, Adventure 7.3%
- #46 Empathy: Path of Whispers
74% matchMixed60% of 219 reviews2017
Dev: Pixel NightPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Empathy: Path of Whispers is an atmospheric and story-driven adventure game where you explore a seemingly abandoned world through the emotions and memories of the people who once inhabited it, trying to restore the world’s lost balance by journeying through its past.
Why similar: Adventure 30.7%, Atmospheric 21.9%, Puzzle 18.7%, Indie 17%, Story Rich 11.7%
- #47 The Lightbringer
71% matchMostly Positive70% of 70 reviews2021
Dev: Rock Square ThunderPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows · Linux
The Lightbringer is a poetic adventure/puzzle platformer with light combat elements, set in a beautiful world claimed by a vile corruption. Guided by your sister’s spirit, you must prevail where she could not. Cleanse the corruption, become The Lightbringer.
Why similar: Puzzle 33.8%, Top-Down 24.4%, Atmospheric 18.3%, Adventure 14.4%, Story Rich 9%
- #48 Machinika: Atlas
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 583 reviews2024
Dev: Littlefield StudioPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Machinika: Atlas is an indie puzzle game and is the direct sequel to Machinika: Museum, you play as a museum researcher who just land on Atlas. Will you unravel the mysteries of the alien vessel? Solve cryptic puzzles to find out what happened!
Why similar: Puzzle 22.9%, Mystery 17.9%, Hidden Object 16.2%, Sci-fi 14.1%, Casual 10.3%
- #49 Nordlicht
70% matchVery Positive82% of 150 reviews2019
Dev: illiusPub: Sedoc LLC
Windows
Nordlicht is an adventure-game where you accompany an unusual family on its fascinating journey to the cold north. During the journey, they encounter mysterious star-signs of the polar night, and have to overcome nature's dangers to confront their fears.
Why similar: Adventure 20.3%, Casual 19.3%, Indie 16.6%, Puzzle 10.5%, Mystery 10.1%
- #50 Doors: Paradox
66% matchVery Positive91% of 2,045 reviews2022
Dev: Big Loop StudiosPub: Snapbreak
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A relaxing puzzle escape game! Make your way through a variety of hand-crafted 3D dioramas, look for useful objects, find hidden clues and solve fun puzzles! Unravel this mysterious adventure about chaos, order and the surreal.
Why similar: Puzzle 20.6%, Mystery 17.5%, Relaxing 12.9%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Hidden Object 9.8%
- #51 Twilight Path
69% matchVery Positive83% of 162 reviews2018
Dev: Charm Games
Windows
A virtual reality fantasy adventure set in a surreal realm between the real world and the afterlife. Meet mischievous spirits and gods. Solve magical puzzles. Restore ancient structures. Explore a gorgeous and vibrant world.
Why similar: Puzzle 17.1%, Adventure 16.6%, Casual 15.6%, Indie 13.4%, Relaxing 9.1%
- #52 Pahelika: Revelations
72% matchMixed43% of 76 reviews2015
Dev: Ironcode Gaming
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Pahelika: Revelations is the quintessential Fantasy Adventure, focussing on Exploration & Puzzle solving. Set in an alternate reality where magic co-exists with science, Pahelika: Revelations takes you on the fantastical quest undertaken by Sudesh Budkoti, the protagonist of the Pahelika series.
Why similar: Adventure 21.9%, Puzzle 21.5%, Casual 21.3%, Indie 18.4%, Mystery 14.2%
- #53 Orbyss
64% matchVery Positive99% of 91 reviews2025
Dev: Misty Whale
Windows
In this logic based puzzle game, switch between Orbs to solve puzzles and light up your world. Play co-op with yourself, freeze time, fly drones, play with sound… and overcome the evil shadow interfering with your quest.
Why similar: Puzzle 22.9%, Mystery 13.1%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Difficult 12.1%, Relaxing 12%
- #54 Starman
69% matchVery Positive87% of 79 reviews2018
Dev: nada studio
Windows · Mac
"Starman: Tale of Light" is a slow paced puzzle adventure, with beautifully crafted sceneries and soothing music.
Why similar: Indie 33.5%, Casual 24.4%, Adventure 24.4%, Atmospheric 17.7%
- #55 Demon Hunter 2: New Chapter
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 306 reviews2016
Dev: Brave Giant LTDPub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Save the world from darkness!
Why similar: Hidden Object 20.5%, Casual 17%, Adventure 15.9%, Puzzle 13.7%, Mystery 8.5%
- #56 Mosaica: Arboreal
64% matchVery Positive84% of 73 reviews2026
Dev: RymPow
Windows · Linux
Relaxing Forest Clicker. Play as a sprite, solving puzzles with unique abilities. Experience an atmospheric woodland aesthetic and a calming environmental tone. It is a rewarding journey from casual clicking to strategic mastery.
Why similar: Puzzle 29.2%, Relaxing 20.7%, Colorful 14%, Casual 13.6%, Fantasy 12.5%
- #57 Chroma Zero
63% matchVery Positive96% of 346 reviews2024
Dev: ekorzPub: ZeroXP
Windows
Explore a unique and connected world. Understand its fragile balance, uncover its deepest questions, and find more than just the answers.
Why similar: Puzzle 26.7%, Mystery 19.5%, Colorful 11.7%, Sci-fi 10.8%, Adventure 10.6%
- #58 Riven
62% matchVery Positive92% of 2,810 reviews2024
Dev: Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Uncover a story of intrigue, betrayal, and a civilization teetering on the brink of collapse as you solve intricate puzzles to unlock the secrets of Riven. Built from the ground-up and expanded from the award-winning original game released in 1997.
Why similar: Puzzle 28%, Mystery 20%, Atmospheric 12.7%, Adventure 11.9%, Relaxing 10%
- #59 Path to Mnemosyne
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 249 reviews2018
Dev: DevilishGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Relax, empty your mind, activate your senses and step into the hypnotic adventure of the Path to Mnemosyne in the quest for the lost memories.
Why similar: Puzzle 27.1%, Relaxing 15.4%, Adventure 13.7%, Atmospheric 12.7%, Indie 11.5%
- #60 Lumin's Path
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 87 reviews2020
Dev: Buckle Up Games
Windows
Lumin's Path is an atmospheric 3D platformer using light and darkness to impact the world in mysterious ways.
Why similar: Casual 44.3%, Adventure 43.5%, Fantasy 12.3%