Games Like Baba Is You

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: Sokoban 33.3% ★, Puzzle 22.4%, Logic 17.7%, Difficult 14.7%, Minimalist 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: It features recursive, mind-bending logic that forces you to think about space in ways very similar to Baba Is You.

A simple 3d puzzle game.

Why similar: Puzzle 35.5%, Difficult 33.9%, Sokoban 21.1% ★, Indie 7.5%, Singleplayer 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: Widely considered the gold standard for difficult, pure sokoban-style puzzle design.

A puzzle game where the rooms are items and the items are rooms. Get to the goal by moving, rearranging and duplicating rooms and altering the structure of the world.

Why similar: Puzzle 35.4%, Difficult 34.2%, Indie 9.7%, Great Soundtrack 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: It uses recursive room-based logic that requires you to manipulate the world's structure to solve puzzles.

Push, slice, ingest, flip, and squish worms in this puzzle game in which you play as a little sentient tin can.

Why similar: Sokoban 40.9% ★, Puzzle 28.7%, Logic 20.8%, Indie 7.6%, Singleplayer 1.4%

Why You'll Like It: A brilliant puzzle game that introduces rule-bending mechanics within a spatial, sokoban-like framework.

Explore a world of colorful jelly blocks that can be deformed and stuck together. Use them in surprising, unexpected ways to build clever contraptions and solve delightful puzzles.

Why similar: Sokoban 28.2% ★, Difficult 21.1%, Puzzle 16.5%, Logic 12.8%, Cute 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: Combines traditional sokoban movement with rule-manipulation mechanics that feel like a direct cousin to Baba Is You.

A difficult tile-based puzzle game about turning beans into monsters -- and monsters back into beans.

Why similar: Difficult 30.1%, Puzzle 24.9%, Logic 20.5%, Level Editor 7.4%, Cute 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A highly complex logic puzzle game that demands precise planning and deep understanding of its unique rules.

Place your faith and embrace the Void.

Why similar: Sokoban 37.7% ★, Puzzle 24.6%, Difficult 11.3%, Great Soundtrack 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: A deep, cryptic, and incredibly rewarding sokoban-based puzzle game with layers of hidden mechanics.

BUILD CIRCUITS. WRITE CODE. RTFM.

Why similar: Programming 52.5% ★, Puzzle 15.1%, Logic 13.6%, Difficult 13.5%, Indie 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a deep, satisfying programming-based puzzle experience for those who enjoy the logic-heavy nature of Baba.

Opus Magnum is the latest open-ended puzzle game from Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem, Infinifactory, and SHENZHEN I/O. Design and build machines that assemble potions, poisons, and more using the alchemical engineer’s most advanced tool: the transmutation engine!

Why similar: Programming 42.4% ★, Puzzle 28.6%, Logic 13.3%, Difficult 6.1%, Indie 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: A Zachtronics classic that focuses on building automated machines to solve complex logic puzzles.

You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.

Why similar: Puzzle 59.7%, Difficult 26.8%, Indie 5.3%, Singleplayer 3.7%, Great Soundtrack 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world puzzle game that teaches you its language through environmental observation and deep logical deduction.

Understand is an experimental puzzle game about guessing rules. In each level, you have to figure out the rules through trial and error, then draw a line satisfying all rules.

Why similar: Logic 39.8%, Puzzle 37.5%, Minimalist 10.1%, 2D 5.7%, Singleplayer 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: A game entirely about deducing the rules of the world through experimentation and observation.

Antichamber is a mind-bending psychological exploration game where nothing can be taken for granted. Discover an Escher-like world where hallways wrap around upon each other, spaces reconfigure themselves, and accomplishing the impossible may just be the only way forward.

Why similar: Puzzle 65.2%, Difficult 12.1%, Indie 9.1%, Surreal 4.9%, Singleplayer 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: A non-Euclidean puzzle game that constantly breaks your expectations of how the world should function.

An adorable puzzle game about being a monster and making snowmen.

Why similar: Sokoban 34.2% ★, Difficult 23.4%, Puzzle 19.8%, Cute 8.3%, Great Soundtrack 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A charming and well-designed sokoban game that focuses on clever spatial manipulation.

Program little office workers to solve puzzles. Be a good employee! The machines are coming... for your job. From the creators of World of Goo and Little Inferno.

Why similar: Programming 55.7% ★, Puzzle 22.2%, Difficult 6.7%, Logic 6%, Indie 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: Uses visual programming to teach logic and automation in a fun, puzzle-oriented way.

TIS-100 is an open-ended programming game by Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem and Infinifactory, in which you rewrite corrupted code segments to repair the TIS-100 and unlock its secrets. It’s the assembly language programming game you never asked for!

Why similar: Programming 56.9% ★, Puzzle 17.1%, Difficult 14.2%, Logic 8.1%, Indie 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: An assembly-language based puzzle game that offers a pure, difficult programming experience.

Hexcells Infinite is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.

Why similar: Puzzle 52.6%, Logic 23.1%, Difficult 9.7%, Indie 5.5%, Minimalist 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist logic puzzle game that relies on deduction and pattern recognition.

Automate swarms of office workers to solve puzzles inside your very own parallel computer made of people. A thrilling followup to the award winning Human Resource Machine. Now with more humans!

Why similar: Programming 57.1% ★, Puzzle 21.5%, Logic 10.3%, Great Soundtrack 5%, Indie 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: Expands on the programming-puzzle concept by introducing multi-threaded logic and complex spatial coordination.

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: Difficult 40.6%, Puzzle 35.2%, Sokoban 9.1% ★, Cute 7.5%, Indie 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A deceptively cute but brutally difficult puzzle game that requires intense spatial reasoning.

OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.

Why similar: Puzzle 29.1%, Great Soundtrack 21%, Pixel Graphics 17.2%, Cute 13%, Indie 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A meta-narrative puzzle game that breaks the fourth wall and changes how you interact with your computer.

SOKOBOT is an open-ended puzzle game where you place down cute robots, give them commands, and create infinitely-looping assembly lines that combine shapes together!

Why similar: Programming 31.1% ★, Difficult 18.6%, Puzzle 16.8%, Logic 14.8%, Sokoban 6.4% ★

Why You'll Like It: A unique blend of automation and sokoban mechanics that requires careful planning of movement and logic.

A=B is a programming puzzle game with only one instruction: A=B, which means replacing A with B.

Why similar: Programming 53.4% ★, Puzzle 30.3%, Logic 6.4%, Indie 4%, Minimalist 1.9%

Why You'll Like It: A text-based programming puzzle game that focuses on string manipulation and logical rule-setting.

"Thermodynamic" puzzle where Maxwell's demon does work of block-pushing. Deal those hot blocks with cold blocks so that the demon doesn't get burnt.

Why similar: Sokoban 31.1% ★, Difficult 22.9%, Puzzle 18.9%, Logic 15.7%, Cute 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: A difficult, abstract sokoban-style game that focuses on unique movement mechanics.

Plan the train route for the universe's most awkward space colony!

Why similar: Difficult 44%, Puzzle 31.6%, Cute 12.5%, Minimalist 5.3%, Surreal 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging, minimalist sokoban-style puzzle game about pathfinding and spatial optimization.

There is no game. So don't go messing things up by clicking everywhere. You don’t want to be kicked out of your video game world, do you? Of course not!

Why similar: Puzzle 45.2%, Pixel Graphics 19.4%, Indie 11.6%, Great Soundtrack 9.9%, 2D 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: A meta-puzzle game that constantly subverts player expectations and game rules.

I hate this game is a logic game, where gameplay changes every level. Solve crazy puzzles and use forgotten functions of your PC! Be attentive, interact with everything that you see on the screen.

Why similar: Puzzle 19.8%, Logic 17.6%, Programming 14.3% ★, Difficult 13.5%, Great Soundtrack 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: A meta-puzzle game that forces you to think outside the box to bypass traditional game constraints.

Hexcells is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.

Why similar: Puzzle 56.6%, Logic 19.6%, Indie 5.9%, Difficult 4.7%, Great Soundtrack 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: The original entry in the series, offering pure, satisfying logic-based grid puzzles.

Yugo Puzzle is a minimalist, relaxing, and satisfying puzzle game. Move jelly blocks left and right to merge them with the same color. It may sound simple, but it’s deceptively challenging. Enjoy the satisfaction of solving each puzzle.

Why similar: Sokoban 28.2% ★, Difficult 22.2%, Puzzle 19.1%, Logic 15.2%, Indie 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: A relaxing yet difficult sokoban game that focuses on clean, minimalist puzzle design.

A Little to the Left is a cozy puzzle game that has you sort, stack, and organize household items into pleasing arrangements while you keep an eye out for a mischievous cat with an inclination for chaos. Check out this playful and intuitive puzzler with 100+ satisfying messes to tidy.

Why similar: Puzzle 42.9%, Logic 31.3%, Cute 13.7%, 2D 6.3%, Singleplayer 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on sorting and organizing objects based on logical patterns and subtle rules.

Hexcells Plus is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.

Why similar: Puzzle 56.6%, Logic 15.5%, Difficult 11.3%, Indie 7.3%, Minimalist 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: A more challenging iteration of the Hexcells formula that tests your deductive reasoning skills.

A box-pushing, bug-squishing, post-apocalyptic adventure awaits you in Puzzle Depot! Challenge hundreds of meticulously designed rooms that expand on classic sokoban gameplay with new and creative mechanics. Build your own devious creations with the included level editor!

Why similar: Sokoban 28.6% ★, Difficult 20.9%, Puzzle 18%, Logic 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%

A puzzler about sliding penguins and walruses. Pick up items to push, pull, bounce, swap, stop, steal, or explode. Uncover surprising twists hidden in a world of puzzles inside puzzles inside puzzles.

Why similar: Difficult 22.9%, Sokoban 21% ★, Puzzle 18.7%, Logic 17.8%, Level Editor 5.2%

Puzzle game about squishing blocks together.

Why similar: Difficult 27.1%, Puzzle 24.3%, Sokoban 23.6% ★, Logic 15%, Indie 7.3%

Welcome to a realm of pure logic, where rules are rules and the next step can always be deduced.

Why similar: Logic 28.8%, Difficult 27.2%, Puzzle 25.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%, 2D 3.8%

A crabby twist on the sokoban (box-pushing) genre, where you use deaths to create shells and solve puzzles.

Why similar: Sokoban 29% ★, Puzzle 17.4%, Logic 14.8%, Difficult 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%

A lovely logical puzzle game about the many-worlds interpretation and quantum mechanics.

Why similar: Sokoban 38.2% ★, Puzzle 23.7%, Logic 20.9%, Cute 7.6%, Indie 3.5%

SOK is a sokoban classic puzzle game. The goal of the game is to move all the boxes to their positions. It's not as easy as it seems. The player can push one box at a time, but do not pull it off.

Why similar: Sokoban 29% ★, Difficult 19.6%, Puzzle 17%, Logic 12%, Indie 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist sokoban game that provides a straightforward and satisfying puzzle experience.

A word-less abstract puzzle game about language.

Why similar: Sokoban 30.6% ★, Difficult 19.4%, Puzzle 18.1%, Logic 17%, Minimalist 3.7%

A magical puzzle platformer made with PICO-8. Be thinky to get the legendary treasure.

Why similar: Difficult 33.5%, Puzzle 33.1%, Logic 22.6%, 2D 4.8%, Indie 3.9%

Sokobond is an elegantly designed puzzle game about chemistry. It's logical, minimalist, and beautiful - crafted with love and science.

Why similar: Sokoban 31.9% ★, Difficult 22.2%, Puzzle 16.5%, Logic 10.9%, Cute 5.7%

Rediscover gravity and explore an Escher-esque world of impossible architecture. Witness infinity in first-person and master its rules to solve physics-defying puzzles. Cultivate a garden to open new paths forward, where an eternal expanse awaits.

Why similar: Puzzle 41.7%, Difficult 35.8%, Minimalist 7%, Indie 6.1%, Surreal 5%

Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.

Why similar: Puzzle 47.1%, Difficult 21.4%, Great Soundtrack 15.2%, Indie 8.3%, Singleplayer 5.1%

Perception is reality. In this mind-bending first-person puzzler, you escape a surreal dream world through solving impossible puzzles using the ambiguity of depth and perspective.

Why similar: Puzzle 75.1%, Minimalist 8.2%, Surreal 7.8%, Singleplayer 6.8%, Funny 2.2%

Explore SOLAS 128, a game of interconnected puzzles where you redirect and reconfigure rhythmic pulses of light to breathe life back into an ancient machine. BAFTA Scotland Game Winner.

Why similar: Programming 32.5% ★, Difficult 19.5%, Logic 17.8%, Puzzle 16.1%, Great Soundtrack 3.8%

Star Stuff is a deceptively cute programming puzzle game. Program and work alongside bots to tackle the most important (and undoubtedly safest) task in the galaxy: fixing a star factory. Ready for your first day on the job?

Why similar: Programming 33.3% ★, Difficult 20%, Puzzle 19%, Logic 17.2%, Cute 5%

Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.

Why similar: Puzzle 46.2%, Pixel Graphics 20.3%, Cute 9.8%, Indie 7.1%, 2D 6.9%

Pony Island is a suspense puzzle game in disguise. You are in limbo, trapped in a malevolent and malfunctioning arcade machine devised by the devil himself. It is not a game about ponies.

Why similar: Puzzle 46.5%, Pixel Graphics 16.7%, Great Soundtrack 13.8%, Indie 10.6%, Cute 4.1%

Immerse yourself in the beautiful world of Hexologic. Solve challenging, yet rewarding puzzles, listen to relaxing music, dive deep into the game’s atmosphere and fall in love in with Sudoku again!

Why similar: Sokoban 30.7% ★, Logic 22.4%, Puzzle 22.2%, Cute 6.4%, Level Editor 4.2%

A 2D Puzzle Game where you move different blocks simultaneously like a hive mind. Form blocks into shapes and match the lock patterns in over 200 crafty levels, in order to free the world from mysterious chains

Why similar: Sokoban 36.9% ★, Puzzle 20.4%, Logic 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%, Level Editor 6.1%

Colorful Recolor is a fast-paced puzzle game with a kaleidoscopic collection of brain teasers. Play through 100 levels with engaging mechanics, striking biomes, 10+ distinct elements, and an abundance of colors. Paint your way through this colorful world!

Why similar: Sokoban 22.8% ★, Difficult 20.5%, Puzzle 15.8%, Logic 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%

A mind-bending puzzler where your avatar controls another avatar via an in-game keyboard.

Why similar: Difficult 32.5%, Puzzle 25.5%, Logic 11.2%, Cute 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%

Puzzle game about portals and snakes.

Why similar: Sokoban 31.5% ★, Difficult 22.7%, Puzzle 17.5%, Logic 10.3%, Cute 5.8%

Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.

Why similar: Difficult 44.3%, Great Soundtrack 20.2%, Pixel Graphics 14.7%, Indie 7.8%, Cute 5.6%

Retrace the path of the Prime Mover to uncover the story of the Byte of Burden! Prime Mover is an open-ended puzzle game about designing circuit boards.

Why similar: Programming 47.4% ★, Puzzle 23.3%, Difficult 13%, Indie 6.5%, Great Soundtrack 4.7%

Replicube is an open-ended programming puzzle game/toy about writing code to replicate 3D voxel-based objects. Solve puzzles, pursue leaderboard glory, or just make art to share with the in-game community.

Why similar: Programming 60.2% ★, Puzzle 26.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%, Level Editor 5.1%, Retro 1%

Dungeon and Puzzles is a dungeon adventure themed Sokoban game. The movement and direction are restricted, and the adventurer's ability can be changed by equipment at hand. Think through every step, destroy every monster and find a way to the end of the dungeon where the treasure awaits.

Why similar: Sokoban 29.5% ★, Difficult 20.7%, Puzzle 17.1%, Logic 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%

The buns... you HAVE to capture them!! Think outside the bunburrow or get outsmarted by bunnies in this cute pathfinding-based puzzle game!

Why similar: Sokoban 25.9% ★, Difficult 18.8%, Logic 15.1%, Puzzle 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%

Protecting nobles from mud may look simple on the surface, but the intricate cape arranging puzzle mechanics ensure steadily increasing difficulty. Join the Knights on their quest to preserve dignity, and mindmuck is practically guaranteed! Playtime 10-35h.

Why similar: Sokoban 30.3% ★, Difficult 22.2%, Puzzle 16.8%, Logic 15.9%, Cute 5.7%

Oberty is mind-bending puzzle about combining shapes.

Why similar: Difficult 29.2%, Puzzle 23.7%, Logic 18.8%, Level Editor 5.9%, Indie 5.5%

Tackle thorny problems in this plant pushing puzzle game. Learn to maneuver like a cactus as you grow your way back to the desert!

Why similar: Sokoban 29.6% ★, Difficult 25.8%, Puzzle 21.1%, Logic 7.7%, Cute 5.9%

Netoo is a minimalist logic puzzle where you try to place small magnets into their correct spots by rotating transporter magnets with rotators. The difficulty of the game increases gradually, thanks to new mechanics introduced every 10 levels.

Why similar: Sokoban 32.7% ★, Puzzle 20%, Logic 19.3%, Difficult 12.7%, Minimalist 4.4%