- #1 Spyeye
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Crumple StudiosPub: IndieGO Publishing
Windows
The ideal corporate city has fallen after a global data breach. The terrible secrets of its citizens became known to everyone. Lives were ruined. You must return peace to this city: make the criminals answer for their actions and, perhaps, find out the cause of the global failure.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 16.1%, Simulation 15.8%, Logic 15.3%, Detective 13.9%, Strategy 13.6%
- #2 Trailkeeper
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: OateyGames
Windows
Trailkeeper is a hand-authored collection of four classic logic puzzles — Slitherlink, Masyu, Yajilin, and Hashi — set to the rhythm of a quiet woodland trail. Solve at your own pace, return for a new daily trail, and trace your way through every grid in the bank.
Why similar: Strategy 37.8%, Logic 33.5%, Puzzle 21%, 2D 6.2%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #3 Observe.
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CollectorDev
Windows
Clear out levels full of anomalies. Then they will let you out.
Why similar: Simulation 32.3%, Strategy 29.1%, Puzzle 17.1%, Investigation 12.6%, First-Person 8%
- #4 My Sudoku
95% matchMostly Positive76% of 95 reviews2024
Dev: Dr. Cyril Splutterworth
Windows
Beginners, casual players and experts will find an enjoyable challenge in My Sudoku. Solve puzzles at your own pace in a pleasant and relaxing atmosphere.
Why similar: Logic 31.1%, Strategy 27.3%, Puzzle 21.6%, Simulation 15.4%, 2D 3.9%
- #5 Spatial Puzzle 3D
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DGMUMU
Windows
This is a casual puzzle game that combines spatial logic and brain-teasing challenges.The game features simple controls and a relaxed pace with a satisfying level of challenge. It is designed for players who enjoy Sudoku, Rubik’s Cube, and other spatial logic puzzles.
Why similar: Logic 39.7%, Detective 26%, Puzzle 17.1%, Strategy 14.2%, 2D 2.3%
- #6 Nonogram Kingdom
94% matchMixed57% of 44 reviews2022
Dev: RikkiGames Limited
Windows
Come play Nonogram Kingdom, a world where you can explore a whole range of different places by solving nonogram puzzles and unlock amazing prizes that allow you to customize your game. These puzzles are fun and a great way to keep your brain active and to challenge yourself daily.
Why similar: Logic 45.1%, Strategy 30.1%, Puzzle 20.3%, 2D 3.4%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #7 密市大亨
93% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Dream Clockwork
Windows
Welcome to the brand new world of Mississauga Tycoon. Various styles of Mississauga, including horror, suspense, thriller, science fiction, and aesthetics, are waiting for you to explore. Can you escape perfectly and find out the truth? Become an escape master and create a perfect escape myth?
Why similar: Logic 23%, Detective 19.7%, Immersive Sim 16%, Puzzle 13.2%, Investigation 11.6%
- #8 DomiNOo
92% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Elijah Anadon
Windows
Unleash your creativity and explore endless possibilities in our immersive sandbox game! Knock down dominos, play with different toys, and customize your world. With multiplayer mode and sharing features, the fun never ends.
Why similar: Simulation 24.6%, Strategy 23.3%, Logic 16.3%, Immersive Sim 16.2%, Puzzle 14.5%
- #9 Hackers: The Revolution Begins
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Fifth Battery, LLC.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Welcome back to 2009. Experience a ground-up remake of the cult-classic hacking sim. Navigate a global map, crack high-stakes encryption, and manage your Heat. When the Feds trace your signal, survive the "Final Stand" or watch your save file vanish forever. Are you in, or just another log?
Why similar: Simulation 26.1%, Strategy 17%, Logic 14.6%, Puzzle 14.5%, Detective 12.9%
- #10 로스팅 리포트: 대학 교수 살인사건
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 12 reviews2021
Dev: 유진게임즈
Windows
Limited time, clear reasoning! A mystery game to find out the truth about the murder of a university professor.
Why similar: Logic 16.8%, Investigation 16.7%, Simulation 15.3%, Immersive Sim 14.9%, Strategy 14.4%
- #11 Dodo
90% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: ThreeByFour Games
Windows · Mac
Dodo is a tricky puzzle game where you have to enter the correct word to get to the next level. The letters you enter will change the grid on the screen - and you must get that grid to match the symbols!
Why similar: Logic 47.3%, Puzzle 26.7%, Strategy 17%, 2D 7.3%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #12 Happy Nuclear
89% matchPositive89% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: Hi-Develop
Windows
Happy Nuclear is an evidence-based investigation game where players act as detectives to prevent a disaster. They analyze interconnected case information on an investigation board, primarily using old CCTV and access logs. Cases link together at the end, and each replay introduces changes.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 20.4%, Detective 18%, Logic 16.7%, Investigation 16%, Puzzle 13.4%
- #13 Elevator Warp
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 25 reviews2024
Dev: A Little More Games
Windows
Your goal is simple. Take the elevator to floor 6. But this is no ordinary elevator... Who knows which random floor you'll end up at. A hotel, dungeon, hedge maze, a train? Check the clues on each floor to be able to progress, and achieve the perfect run!
Why similar: Simulation 25.1%, Strategy 23.3%, Logic 17.7%, Puzzle 14.6%, Investigation 12.3%
- #14 Sinheritance
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: STIM GAMES
Windows
Sinheritance is a terrifying and mind-bending puzzle game. Explore every corner in an intensely oppressive atmosphere to piece together a chilling story. Every step must be taken with caution, for the deepest fears often stem from your own choices and your gradually crumbling sanity.
Why similar: Logic 21.6%, Detective 21%, Investigation 15.8%, Puzzle 13.8%, Immersive Sim 12.2%
- #15 RoadPipe
87% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: W298
Windows
Rotate, Connect, Help the car reach its destination! Explore the minimalistic stage with various gimmicks.
Why similar: Strategy 27.6%, Puzzle 21.2%, Simulation 19.8%, Logic 18%, Immersive Sim 7.6%
- #16 Vaccine Case
86% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Wataru Nakano
Windows · Mac
Store, mix, and pour the vaccine out to eradicate the virus.
Why similar: Logic 44.3%, Puzzle 27.9%, Strategy 25.8%, Singleplayer 2%
- #17 Message: Read at Your Own Risk
86% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: im a human
Windows
a weird console message appears on your screen should you check it out or shut down the pc the choices are yours but be careful your choices will shift everything
Why similar: Simulation 23.9%, Strategy 22.7%, Logic 13.9%, Immersive Sim 13.8%, Detective 12.4%
- #18 One Last Dinner
85% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Cynosure Studios
Windows
You are a famous detective. Examine the evidence around you, read the notes left for you and listen to audio recordings, follow clues, write down your findings, interrogate suspects. How would you like to be the shining star of the scene?
Why similar: Immersive Sim 19.2%, Detective 18.9%, Logic 15.8%, Investigation 15.8%, Puzzle 13.2%
- #19 Ticking Rooms EP1: 20 Minute
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lorindol GamesPub: Lorindol Games
Windows
“20 Minutes” is an episodic horror game blending psychological tension and puzzles. Players race against time in a dark hotel, exploring objects, solving mysteries, and confronting the consequences of their choices.
Why similar: Simulation 24.2%, Strategy 23%, Puzzle 14.7%, Immersive Sim 13.8%, Detective 11.1%
- #20 Profession investigator
84% matchVery Positive99% of 107 reviews2022
Dev: Indie-Geek
Windows · Mac
Profession Investigator is an immersive simulator with a text-based interface in which you have to deal with real criminal cases. The game uses materials from court archives and specialized literature.
Why similar: Simulation 24.2%, Detective 22.3%, Logic 15.9%, Puzzle 14.7%, Immersive Sim 14.4%
- #21 Cold Decree
83% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Kadir AKKASPub: FadingLight Studios
Windows
Cold Decree is an atmospheric detective game that puts you in charge of a forensic laboratory. Scrutinize unsolved case files, analyze objects, and manually query the technical data within massive databases. Stop guessing; identify the perpetrator using only concrete evidence.
Why similar: Simulation 20.9%, Logic 16%, Immersive Sim 14%, Detective 13.4%, Puzzle 11.3%
- #22 Minesweeper World
82% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: CZ-Game
Windows
This is a classic minesweeper game that supports multiple ways of burying mines such as guessing without guessing. It also supports generating up to 200x200 situations, caching situations, and allows players to leave or continue at any time.
Why similar: Logic 38.7%, Puzzle 23%, Strategy 19.3%, Detective 11.8%, 2D 6.1%
- #23 Brain School
81% matchPositive100% of 30 reviews2025
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Brain School is chill card-based deduction game. A set of playing cards are shown face down: 🃏🃏🃏🃏🃏 Solve the code by asking questions such as "What is the sum of the face cards?" or "Where are cards with the same value?" and unlock new items that will help solve increasingly harder rounds.
Why similar: Logic 39.4%, Strategy 25.9%, Simulation 16%, Puzzle 14.3%, 2D 3.5%
- #24 GlyphBound
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: yonoPub: yonogames
Windows
"Think Fast. Shoot Faster." A high-speed puzzle-action roguelike set in ruins where magic and machinery coexist. Hack the rusty security with logic (Nonograms), charge your energy, and blast through the depths with your trusty Glyph Buddy.
Why similar: Logic 37.2%, Strategy 22%, Steampunk 19.8% ★, Puzzle 17%, 2D 3.5%
- #25 Retroneer
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: enoomPub: Slug Disco
Windows
You are the Retroneer. Craft circuits, optimise your designs and uncover the secrets at the heart of Amplitude. Combine game-changing Trinkets, powerful Modules, and your own problem-solving skills to generate explosive results in this approachable and deep roguelike resource management game.
Why similar: Strategy 25.4%, Simulation 23.6%, Immersive Sim 19%, Logic 16.8%, Puzzle 15.2%
- #26 4D Intuition
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Yu Gu (yugu233)Pub: Yu Gu
Windows · Mac
Understand 4D space through intuitive 3D views. An original interaction system that lets you build true four-dimensional intuition from scratch.
Why similar: Strategy 26.8%, Immersive Sim 20.4%, Logic 17.6%, Puzzle 16.8%, Simulation 11.8%
- #27 The Case of the Cryosleep Killer
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Silvermedal Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A hard sci-fi murder mystery in space. Scour the bowels of the Ark ship for tactile clues, uncover hidden connections, and unlock the secrets of the sleeping passengers.
Why similar: Simulation 26.5%, Strategy 17.6%, Investigation 17%, Puzzle 16.2%, Detective 15.2%
- #28 BridgeFix 2=3-1
79% matchPositive96% of 26 reviews2021
Dev: Neomateria Games GmbH
Windows · Linux
BridgeFix 2=3-1 is a beautiful, relaxing and rewarding puzzle game which adds new twists to the game Hashi-wo-kakero. The game is easy to learn, hard to master and offers you plenty of puzzles to solve.
Why similar: Logic 36.9%, Strategy 31.8%, Puzzle 24.5%, 2D 5.7%, Singleplayer 1%
- #29 Distorted Perfection: Battle on the Tile
77% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: TangzaBean Studio
Windows
"Forget boring puzzles! This is a turn-based competitive puzzle game that adds strategic skill and intense mind games to the classic Minesweeper rules." The moment you confirm a safe area, you give your opponent the chance to claim a dangerous one! Exhibit logical reasoning one move ahead.
Why similar: Logic 37.6%, Strategy 33%, Puzzle 24.5%, 2D 3.9%, Singleplayer 1%
- #30 Vault Circuit
78% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: Kalvis
Windows
Color matching puzzle with an shape placing twist. No timers, no rush. Try to complete 42 levels, but be careful, the mess you make in one level you take with you to the next.
Why similar: Strategy 36.4%, Puzzle 27.9%, Logic 27.4%, 2D 7%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #31 Input Out
78% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2020
Dev: Miles Lepine
Windows
Input Out is a Puzzle game where the player commands a circle to the goal by Inputting movement commands. Navigate your way through 100 levels filled with different threats and interesting obstacles. Can you Input your way Out?
Why similar: Logic 35.7%, Strategy 32.2%, Puzzle 25.5%, 2D 5.5%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #32 Static Condition
75% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: Static Game Labs
Windows
You are trapped in an endless parking garage with 100 unique anomalies. Spot the difference to reach the exit — or stay in the loop forever. If something changed — turn back. If nothing changed — move forward. Master every anomaly, fill your Trophy Room, and break the Static Condition.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 23.5%, Investigation 17.5%, Simulation 15.7%, Puzzle 15.5%, Logic 14.2%
- #33 Benja (180 Seconds)
77% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: ANTOLDPub: MUKONGO Games
Windows
In the period of 180 seconds you will analyze every object in your house... when the ambulance passes, the thunder, and the ringing of the phone. You live during the time of a pandemic and your mission is to use your real-world knowledge that you have learned about viruses. Would you be infected?
Why similar: Detective 20.1%, Strategy 17.3%, Investigation 15.8%, Puzzle 15%, Simulation 14.8%
- #34 Pulse Arms
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HuangJianJian
Windows
Pulse Armed is a wasteland strategy game: connect modules on a grid, route elements through pipelines into a production chain, test your build in arena combat, and balance resources, pipes, and gear—wire, tune, and prove it in fights.
Why similar: Simulation 30.9%, Strategy 29.2%, Puzzle 17.1%, Detective 17%, 2D 5.1%
- #35 Sudoku Challenge Pro
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Charles P Graham
Windows
Master Sudoku with 27 Steam Achievements across 5 difficulty levels. Features comprehensive tutorials, detailed stat tracking, multiple player profiles, and cloud saves. From casual beginner to hardcore brainiac - challenge yourself!
Why similar: Logic 40.8%, Strategy 29.7%, Puzzle 24.5%, 2D 3.5%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #36 Math Attack
74% matchPositive81% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: vishyy
Windows
Math Attack is a mathematical puzzle game about using math operations to reduce expressions to zero. Each level presents a clever numerical riddle hidden behind deceptively simple notation. It’s a game of logic, foresight, and elegant solutions.
Why similar: Logic 40.7%, Strategy 29.6%, Puzzle 24.4%, 2D 4.2%, Singleplayer 1%
- #37 Fary's Cabin In The Tangled Woods
73% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Peartree Games
Windows
A short game about untangling puzzles
Why similar: Logic 38.5%, Strategy 29%, Puzzle 24.3%, First-Person 7.6%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #38 Simple Railroad
75% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2019
Dev: Turnip games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build railways between towns. Manage trains by traffic lights and rail switches. Restore locomotives in your hangar.
Why similar: Simulation 43.4%, Strategy 43.1%, Puzzle 13.5%
- #39 迷渡桥
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 犬狸工作室Pub: OKJOY
Windows
《迷渡桥》是一款水墨风格的国风悬疑推理游戏,你将扮演牵涉谋逆的罪臣后人宁不移,背负着家族十年的冤屈,在弥留之际踏上迷渡桥,换一个查明真相的机会。调查一桩桩离奇命案,窥见朝堂内的暗流涌动。当迷雾散尽,揭开深埋于王朝的骇人秘密......
Why similar: Detective 23.5%, Logic 20.7%, Puzzle 15.3%, Strategy 11.3%, Immersive Sim 10.6%
- #40 Vector Space
73% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Wedomi Games
Windows
It is a game about switching squares to make board full
Why similar: Logic 36.6%, Strategy 30.1%, Puzzle 25.1%, 2D 6.8%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #41 MarbleFlow
72% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: WayCrest
Windows
MarbleFlow is a physics-based puzzle game where you place various devices and rails to guide a marble to its goal. Arrange objects and use their interactions to solve each puzzle. Enjoy calm yet challenging puzzles with the gentle sounds of marbles and mechanisms.
Why similar: Logic 40.2%, Puzzle 23.6%, Strategy 20.6%, Simulation 9.3%, 2D 4.7%
- #42 Six Shake Coin
72% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: CSTG-小光
Windows
This is a game that combines divination with cultivation to decipher and reason. You can learn about the knowledge of the Six Shake Coin while playing. Come and learn about the charm of traditional Chinese culture~
Why similar: Logic 19.6%, Detective 19.4%, Immersive Sim 16.8%, Simulation 15.3%, Puzzle 14.5%
- #43 Architecture Zeitgeist
73% matchMostly Positive64% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Matheus RudoPub: Rudo Studios
Windows
Architecture Zeitgeist is an educational game aimed at making architectural education more accessible and popular. The game consists of 3D tours where players can visit, learn, and interact in real time with iconic architectural works.
Why similar: Simulation 29%, Immersive Sim 22%, Puzzle 17.8%, Logic 14%, Investigation 10%
- #44 Scene Investigators
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,012 reviews2023
Dev: EQ Studios
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A hardcore deductive reasoning game for fans of the “true crime” genre. Only by unraveling the logic and grasping at the motivations behind each case can the crimes be completely solved. Perfect as a social-style mystery fiction.
Why similar: Logic 25.2%, Investigation 20.3%, Detective 20%, Immersive Sim 14.8%, Puzzle 13.6%
- #45 Stories school
71% matchMixed67% of 15 reviews2022
Dev: Alex Loman
Windows
Meet a very strange school that can not only teach you, but also entertain and scare you! Meet students and also teachers who are "Glad to see you".
Why similar: Simulation 41%, Logic 34.4%, Puzzle 23.4%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #46 Bomb Squad Academy
71% matchVery Positive87% of 451 reviews2017
Dev: Systemic Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Save the world one wire at a time with Bomb Squad Academy, a puzzle game where you have to defuse bombs under a time constraint.
Why similar: Simulation 38.4%, Puzzle 31.1%, Strategy 30.5%
- #47 New Year Home
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 35 reviews2025
Dev: 白金城
Windows
"New Year Home" is a horror game set during the New Year. Players explore a familiar yet eerie home, navigating festive yet dangerous spaces. They must solve abnormal events to uncover a terrifying truth.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 23.3%, Strategy 21.3%, Simulation 20.9%, Puzzle 19.2%, First-Person 13.4%
- #48 Selfless Heroes
70% matchPositive80% of 46 reviews2020
Dev: Félicien Brochu
Windows · Linux
Solve puzzles by designing an AI for a team of selfless heroes. Test your algorithm, optimize it, and emerge victorious from the dungeon!
Why similar: Simulation 32%, Strategy 30.7%, Logic 21.7%, Puzzle 12.3%, 2D 3.3%
- #49 数字华容道变体Klotski Variant
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 一斤鸭梨
Windows
Built on the foundation of Digital Klotski, this game not only preserves the core charm of classic sliding-block puzzles but also innovatively incorporates several distinctive mechanics—letting you break free from monotonous puzzle-solving experiences.
Why similar: Logic 41.3%, Strategy 28.7%, Puzzle 25%, 2D 3.8%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #50 Conveyance
70% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: John Hnidec
Windows · Mac
A conveyor-based production and logistics sandbox including smart machines, node based conveyor belts, logic and recipe based item generation and powerful design time construction. Create and connect Miners, Splitters, Factories, Containers, Vaults and more...
Why similar: Logic 30.5%, Strategy 25.8%, Simulation 22.2%, Immersive Sim 11.4%, Puzzle 9.5%
- #51 Marble Computing
69% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2021
Dev: Mt.Zero Software
Windows · Linux
Using only marbles and gravity, solve logic problems in surprising ways!
Why similar: Logic 41.3%, Simulation 28.4%, Puzzle 24.7%, 2D 4%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #52 Carpe Deal 'Em
69% match9 user reviews56% of 9 reviews2016
Dev: DDD Wares
Windows · Linux
Carpe Deal 'Em is a life simulator / card game hybrid, with elements from the visual novel / CYOA genres.
Why similar: Simulation 51.5%, Strategy 48.5%
- #53 Ironclads 2: War of the Pacific
68% matchMixed65% of 40 reviews2016
Dev: Totem GamesPub: Strategy First
Windows
Create your fleet and army, hunt the enemy's fleet, hide your weak squadrons in protected ports until reinforcements arrive, blockade enemy trade routes, struggle for dominance over the seas! Command a battle formation and experience the power of iron and steam!
Why similar: Simulation 51.4%, Strategy 48.6%
- #54 Traffic Giant
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 170 reviews2018
Dev: QLOCPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Traffic Giant is an amazing simulation game that brings public transport on the right track.
Why similar: Simulation 51.3%, Strategy 48.7%
- #55 The Race for the White House 2016
68% matchMixed45% of 29 reviews2016
Dev: Eversim
Windows
Play as a real-world candidate and completely immerse yourself into the 2016 presidential election! Travel around the United States, try to woo voters across the country, create your own political agenda, skillfully manage your campaign budget... and perhaps you will be the next White House occupant!
Why similar: Simulation 51.4%, Strategy 48.6%
- #56 Cosmic Buddies Town
67% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2018
Dev: Ghost ClustersPub: Funbox Media Ltd
Windows
Part of an Animated Educational series for children between 1 to 7 years old – this time, we need to get straight to work helping the Cosmic Buddies build their town! Collect wood, food and other resources to turn a deserted island into your dream adventure land!
Why similar: Simulation 51.4%, Strategy 48.6%
- #57 Blueprint Factory
66% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Smiling Panda Studios
Windows
Every machine follows your instructions. Build automated factories with intuitive visual programming, solve clever automation puzzles, and watch your factory come to life.
Why similar: Logic 27.1%, Strategy 26.3%, Simulation 25.1%, Puzzle 18%, 2D 2.8%
- #58 Hotel Giant
66% matchMixed71% of 24 reviews2019
Dev: QLOCPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Become the ultimate hotel-mogul! You now have the chance to prove your managerial and planning skills in the hotel industry.
Why similar: Simulation 50.8%, Strategy 49.2%