- #1 A Monster's Expedition
97% matchVery Positive95% of 1,754 reviews2020
Dev: Draknek & Friends
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
An adorable and relaxing open world puzzle adventure for monsters who love to learn about humans!
Why similar: Sokoban 37.2% ★, Difficult 14.2%, Nonlinear 11.8%, Open World 9.1%, Puzzle 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world puzzle game that shares the same satisfying, grid-based object manipulation and exploration-focused design.
- #2 Stephen's Sausage Roll
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,029 reviews2016
Dev: increpare games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%
A simple 3d puzzle game.
Why similar: Sokoban 37.4% ★, Difficult 31.8%, Puzzle 23.2%, Indie 6.4%, Singleplayer 1.2%
Why You'll Like It: Widely considered the gold standard for difficult, grid-based sokoban puzzles that demand deep spatial reasoning.
- #3 Patrick's Parabox
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,851 reviews2022
Dev: Patrick Traynor
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 10.0 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: Sokoban 64.8% ★, Puzzle 16.1%, Difficult 15%, Indie 2.6%, Singleplayer 1.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features recursive, mind-bending grid mechanics that push the boundaries of traditional sokoban puzzles.
- #4 Pipe Push Paradise
96% matchVery Positive96% of 209 reviews2018
Dev: Corey Martin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 56%
A difficult open world puzzle game about plumbing.
Why similar: Sokoban 35% ★, Difficult 13.4%, Nonlinear 11.2%, Grid-Based Movement 11.1%, Puzzle 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic, challenging sokoban-style game that focuses on clever, minimalist puzzle design.
- #5 Baba Is You
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 24,648 reviews2019
Dev: Hempuli Oy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Baba Is You is a puzzle game where the rules you have to follow are present as blocks you can interact with. By manipulating them, you can change how the game works, repurpose things you find in the levels and cause surprising interactions!
Why similar: Sokoban 37.6% ★, Difficult 26.6%, Puzzle 21.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%, Indie 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A brilliant logic-based puzzle game where you manipulate the rules of the world through grid-based movement.
- #6 Can of Wormholes
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 597 reviews2023
Dev: munted finger
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Push, slice, ingest, flip, and squish worms in this puzzle game in which you play as a little sentient tin can.
Why similar: Sokoban 50.5% ★, Grid-Based Movement 20.1%, Puzzle 12.8%, Indie 4.4%, Stylized 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: A complex and highly rewarding puzzle game that excels at grid-based movement and layered logic challenges.
- #7 A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,198 reviews2015
Dev: Alan HazeldenPub: Draknek & Friends
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 60%
An adorable puzzle game about being a monster and making snowmen.
Why similar: Sokoban 45.2% ★, Difficult 16.6%, Open World 10.3%, Puzzle 9.8%, Relaxing 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A charming, grid-based puzzle game that shares the same relaxing yet thoughtful atmosphere as Bonfire Peaks.
- #8 Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure
91% matchVery Positive91% of 417 reviews2024
Dev: Furniture & Mattress LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Find your way in a world of breezy, thoughtful puzzles, along a charming journey of self-discovery.
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 42.3%, Puzzle 17.4%, Stylized 10%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Relaxing 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: Uses a unique grid-based movement system where the world shifts around you, creating a seamless puzzle-adventure experience.
- #9 Dungeon and Puzzles
92% matchVery Positive93% of 237 reviews2021
Dev: NekolystPub: Digital Crafter
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 48%
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 56.2% ★, Difficult 21.2%, Puzzle 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%, Indie 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: A tight, grid-based puzzle game that emphasizes mechanical interaction and spatial logic.
- #10 Isles of Sea and Sky
90% matchVery Positive92% of 1,665 reviews2024
Dev: Cicada Games
Windows
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A fantastic, oceanic, open world puzzle adventure. Solve innovative block puzzles while unearthing a mystifying story, gaining new friends that change the puzzle landscape, and unlocking powers that provide more options for how you choose to progress through the enigmatic Isles of Sea and Sky.
Why similar: Sokoban 37.7% ★, Nonlinear 16.1%, Open World 8.9%, Puzzle 8.1%, Stylized 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world puzzle game that combines grid-based movement with a sense of adventure and discovery.
- #11 Altered
91% 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: Sokoban 32.2% ★, Difficult 12.3%, Nonlinear 12.1%, Grid-Based Movement 11.8%, Puzzle 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging 3D sokoban game that focuses on strategic movement and environmental manipulation.
- #12 The Last Campfire
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 20,767 reviews2021
Dev: Hello Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The Last Campfire is an adventure, a story of a lost ember trapped in a puzzling place, searching for meaning and a way home.
Why similar: Puzzle 30.8%, Relaxing 18%, Atmospheric 16.1%, Adventure 11.4%, Indie 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric puzzle-adventure game that captures a similar sense of melancholy and exploration.
- #13 Cosmic Express
89% matchVery Positive90% of 629 reviews2017
Dev: Cosmic EngineersPub: Draknek & Friends
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Plan the train route for the universe's most awkward space colony!
Why similar: Difficult 38%, Puzzle 18.9%, Relaxing 13.5%, Stylized 10.4%, Atmospheric 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A difficult pathfinding puzzle game that requires precise grid-based planning similar to the challenges in Bonfire Peaks.
- #14 The Witness
89% matchVery Positive84% of 21,430 reviews2016
Dev: Thekla, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.
Why similar: Puzzle 31.1%, Difficult 20.4%, Open World 16.3%, Nonlinear 11.2%, Atmospheric 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: While first-person, it shares the same focus on environmental puzzle-solving and non-linear exploration.
- #15 Understand
87% matchVery Positive91% of 848 reviews2020
Dev: Artless Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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: Puzzle 82.8%, Singleplayer 9.3%, Indie 8%
Why You'll Like It: A rule-based puzzle game where you must deduce the mechanics of the world through grid-based interaction.
- #16 Paquerette Down the Bunburrows
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,290 reviews2023
Dev: BunstackPub: Abiding Bridge
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 35.2% ★, Nonlinear 14.1%, Difficult 13.9%, Open World 8%, Puzzle 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A clever logic puzzle game that uses grid-based movement to create deep, satisfying challenges.
- #17 Orakyubu
86% matchVery Positive99% of 300 reviews2021
Dev: Peter Lavigne
Windows · Mac · Linux
A game about 2D puzzles in 3D space.
Why similar: Sokoban 53.6% ★, Difficult 16.7%, Puzzle 12.1%, Atmospheric 7.7%, 3D 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: A 3D, grid-based puzzle game that mirrors the voxel aesthetic and spatial movement of the seed game.
- #18 Maxwell's puzzling demon
85% matchVery Positive98% of 428 reviews2024
Dev: muratsubo Games
Windows
"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 48.3% ★, Difficult 19.2%, Grid-Based Movement 19%, Puzzle 10.9%, Indie 2%
Why You'll Like It: A difficult, logic-heavy puzzle game that rewards players for mastering complex grid-based mechanics.
- #19 Recursed
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 670 reviews2016
Dev: PortponkyPub: Shambles Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: Difficult 42.3%, Puzzle 29.2%, Indie 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Adventure 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A unique puzzle game where rooms are objects that can be moved and nested, offering deep, logic-heavy gameplay.
- #20 Little Postman
83% matchVery Positive92% of 61 reviews2023
Dev: Atlas Imaginal
Windows
Puzzle game where you rotate islands to find your way around different archipelagos.
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 36.8%, Puzzle 28.1%, Atmospheric 15.5%, Adventure 8%, 3D 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric puzzle game that emphasizes logic and exploration within a stylized world.
- #21 YANKAI'S PEAK.
84% matchVery Positive90% of 98 reviews2017
Dev: Kenny Sun
Windows · Mac · Linux
Pyramid-Pushing Puzzles.
Why similar: Puzzle 59.1%, Indie 40.9%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, grid-based puzzle game that focuses on rotating and moving blocks in a challenging environment.
- #22 Candle Prick
82% matchVery Positive96% of 55 reviews2022
Dev: moraguma
Windows · Linux
Candle Prick is a crunchy pixel adventure about stabbing enemies and using them as extensions of yourself to solve increasingly complex puzzles
Why similar: Sokoban 54.9% ★, Difficult 18.2%, Grid-Based Movement 10.9%, Puzzle 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: A difficult 2D sokoban game that shares the minimalist, puzzle-focused design of the seed game.
- #23 The Legend of Lumina
81% matchVery Positive99% of 141 reviews2024
Dev: Wizbane
Windows · Linux
A block pushing puzzle game with metroidvania style progression, set in a serene forest world.
Why similar: Sokoban 55% ★, Puzzle 13.4%, Nonlinear 9.4%, Relaxing 6.3%, Atmospheric 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric puzzle-adventure that integrates sokoban mechanics into a larger, explorable world.
- #24 An Architect's Adventure
81% matchVery Positive97% of 72 reviews2023
Dev: maou
Windows
A simple 3A puzzle game.
Why similar: Sokoban 52% ★, Puzzle 10.2%, Nonlinear 9.9%, Difficult 9.6%, Third Person 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: A 3D logic puzzle game that focuses on grid-based movement and architectural challenges.
- #25 SokoPenguin
80% matchVery Positive97% of 77 reviews2024
Dev: Vergiu
Windows
SokoPenguin is a Sokoban-style puzzle game, where you control a penguin who must push boxes to clear the path to its cozy igloo.
Why similar: Sokoban 47.2% ★, Grid-Based Movement 19.5%, Puzzle 9.5%, Relaxing 6.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A cute, grid-based puzzle game that offers a more accessible take on traditional sokoban mechanics.
- #26 Puzzle Depot
79% matchVery Positive100% of 75 reviews2025
Dev: Laughing Manatee Games
Windows
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 40.5% ★, Grid-Based Movement 17.6%, Difficult 15.9%, Puzzle 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward, challenging indie puzzle game that focuses on grid-based object manipulation.
- #27 Toroban
79% matchVery Positive87% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: Hebert Games LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Toroban is an infinitely wrapping puzzle game.
Why similar: Sokoban 44.1% ★, Nonlinear 17.8%, Grid-Based Movement 14.5%, Open World 9.5%, Puzzle 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A nonlinear, open-world sokoban game that emphasizes exploration and grid-based puzzle solving.
- #28 Campfire Cooking
82% matchVery Positive95% of 58 reviews2017
Dev: Layton Hawkes
Windows · Mac
Campfire Cooking is a puzzle game about relaxing moments in nature, as you prepare meals over a warm fire. Follow a family's vacation to beautiful and exotic hiking trails. Listen to stories, toast marshmallows, simmer fondue or play with magnets until each meal is ready to eat.
Why similar: Relaxing 74.8%, Indie 25.2%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing yet clever puzzle game that uses grid-based movement to simulate cooking challenges.
- #29 Valley Peaks
77% matchVery Positive95% of 199 reviews2024
Dev: Tub ClubPub: Those Awesome Guys
Windows
Embark on a cozy climbing adventure in Valley Peaks, a ribbiting first-person platformer where each mountain is like a puzzle. Install Radio Towers at the top of every ridge to connect the froggy inhabitants to the wider world, venture further into the Valley, conquer peaks and unravel mysteries!
Why similar: Open World 32.6%, Stylized 21.5%, Atmospheric 19%, Adventure 10%, Indie 6.9%
- #30 RiME
78% matchVery Positive90% of 5,194 reviews2017
Dev: Tequila WorksPub: Grey Box
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A land of discovery stretches out before you. Explore the beautiful, rugged world of RiME. Armed with your wits and a will to overcome—and the guidance of a helpful fox—you must explore the enigmatic island, reach the tower's peak, and unlock its closely guarded secrets.
Why similar: Puzzle 30.9%, Atmospheric 19%, Adventure 13.7%, Open World 12.4%, Relaxing 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric adventure game that features environmental puzzles and a strong sense of place and discovery.
- #31 Islands of Insight
77% matchMostly Positive72% of 3,249 reviews2024
Dev: Lunarch StudiosPub: Behaviour Interactive Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Seek out and solve 10,000+ puzzles at your own pace across this sublime puzzle game.
Why similar: Nonlinear 28.9%, Open World 14.4%, Puzzle 13.1%, Third Person 11%, Relaxing 10.3%
- #32 Paper Trail
75% matchVery Positive95% of 981 reviews2024
Dev: Newfangled Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Paper Trail is a top-down puzzle adventure about leaving home, set in a foldable, paper world.
Why similar: Sokoban 43.9% ★, Puzzle 13.9%, Stylized 10.7%, Relaxing 9.9%, Atmospheric 7%
- #33 Glowkeeper
76% matchVery Positive98% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: oolimry
Windows · Mac · Linux
A luminescent puzzle game about manipulating elements. By the light of fireflies, link and dissolve elemental forces to construct bridges, break through obstacles, and traverse a glowing, interconnected world.
Why similar: Sokoban 60.2% ★, Puzzle 12.2%, Nonlinear 9.7%, Relaxing 7%, Atmospheric 6.3%
- #34 Chomp Garden
74% matchVery Positive100% of 57 reviews2026
Dev: PawPaw Games
Windows · Mac
A bite-sized puzzle adventure in a garden full of deceptively cute plants. Play as a tiny glowing lamp and shape them with your light to make your way deeper and find your pup.
Why similar: Sokoban 42.3% ★, Nonlinear 17.4%, Grid-Based Movement 16.6%, Puzzle 9.4%, Relaxing 5.8%
- #35 Void Stranger
74% matchVery Positive91% of 3,618 reviews2023
Dev: System Erasure
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Place your faith and embrace the Void.
Why similar: Sokoban 58.9% ★, Puzzle 14.8%, Difficult 10%, Pixel Graphics 4.6%, Adventure 4.5%
- #36 Golf Peaks
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,155 reviews2018
Dev: Afterburn
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A relaxing puzzle game where you climb mountains by playing golf. Pick the right cards, avoid hazards and conquer over 120 summits!
Why similar: Puzzle 45.6%, Stylized 30.2%, Family Friendly 15.1%, Singleplayer 9.1%
- #37 The Artisan of Glimmith
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,644 reviews2026
Dev: Lunarch Studios
Windows
Median: 11.6 hrsMean: 25.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 28.2%, Nonlinear 26.5%, Relaxing 13.9%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Adventure 7.3%
- #38 Linelith
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,502 reviews2022
Dev: Patrick Traynor
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Solve puzzles embedded in rocks and crystals as you explore a colorful, serene alien asteroid. Discover a few clever twists as you progress in this short and sweet puzzle experience.
Why similar: Sokoban 45.6% ★, Puzzle 15%, Nonlinear 13.1%, Grid-Based Movement 10.8%, Relaxing 9.2%
- #39 Monument Valley
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,906 reviews2022
Dev: ustwo games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 32.3%, Relaxing 24.6%, Adventure 11.6%, Third Person 11.1%, 3D 8.6%
- #40 Ligo
73% matchVery Positive100% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: Anthony Berleur
Windows
Explore a mysterious non-linear world filled with puzzles and secrets. Make small creatures work together to lift the curse and reconnect the world.
Why similar: Sokoban 50% ★, Nonlinear 16.8%, Puzzle 10.3%, Difficult 7.4%, Relaxing 6.5%
- #41 The Path Home
72% matchVery Positive99% of 83 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: Sokoban 59.3% ★, Puzzle 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Atmospheric 7.3%, Adventure 4.2%
- #42 Nurikabe World
71% matchVery Positive100% of 206 reviews2025
Dev: Hemisquare
Windows · Mac · Linux
Nurikabe World is a relaxing logic puzzle game where you solve puzzles by creating islands and connecting rivers to create beautiful sceneries. Experience different landscapes and seasons, solve puzzle campaigns and create your own levels.
Why similar: Difficult 29.8%, Puzzle 25.2%, Atmospheric 12.7%, Relaxing 11.1%, 3D 8.3%
- #43 Logicality
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 56 reviews2022
Dev: SVGames
Windows
Immerse yourself in an exciting journey on the island of dreams. Explore the open world and interesting places, while solving various puzzles that use environment.
Why similar: Nonlinear 21.5%, Puzzle 20%, Adventure 13.5%, Stylized 13.2%, Open World 10.1%
- #44 Headlong Hunt
73% matchVery Positive100% of 53 reviews2023
Dev: Toombler Games
Windows
A puzzle game about capturing a creature. Learn to guide it and hide from it in simple yet surprisingly deep and satisfying ways.
Why similar: Sokoban 40.9% ★, Difficult 15.9%, Grid-Based Movement 14.6%, Puzzle 8.9%, Relaxing 6.9%
- #45 Phonopolis
69% matchVery Positive93% of 1,748 reviews2026
Dev: Amanita Design
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Phonopolis is a story-driven puzzle adventure set in a hand-painted 3D world made of cardboard. Solve a wide variety of playful puzzles and help Felix end the Leader's oppressive influence in a resonant dystopian city inspired by avant-garde art.
Why similar: Puzzle 23.9%, Relaxing 17.5%, Cinematic 15.1%, Stylized 13.9%, Adventure 9.3%
- #46 Island Cities - Jigsaw Puzzle
71% matchVery Positive94% of 246 reviews2022
Dev: Mens Sana Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Arrange the town islands and see them come to life. Just swap the blocks of a 3D jigsaw puzzle.
Why similar: Puzzle 49.1%, Relaxing 31.1%, 3D 10.2%, Indie 6%, Singleplayer 3.6%
- #47 Sokobond Express
70% matchVery Positive89% of 111 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: Sokoban 41.7% ★, Grid-Based Movement 33.4%, Puzzle 15.5%, Indie 3.5%, Family Friendly 2.3%
- #48 Jelly Is Sticky
70% matchVery Positive95% of 145 reviews2022
Dev: Lunarch Studios
Windows
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 39.1% ★, Grid-Based Movement 20.5%, Nonlinear 15.8%, Puzzle 8.4%, Relaxing 6.2%
- #49 Island Farmer - Jigsaw Puzzle
70% matchVery Positive93% of 559 reviews2021
Dev: Mens Sana Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Arrange the farm islands and see your archipelago expand. Just swap the blocks of a 3D jigsaw puzzle.
Why similar: Puzzle 51.9%, Relaxing 30.4%, 3D 10.8%, Family Friendly 6.8%
- #50 Stuffo the Puzzle Bot
68% matchVery Positive99% of 182 reviews2023
Dev: Hapatus Ltd
Windows
A laid-back but smart puzzle game. Stuffo is the last remaining puzzle bot stuck in a world filled with bite-sized brain-teasers. Help Stuffo to solve the mind-bending puzzles by using various blocks to climb, push and teleport your way to the exit.
Why similar: Puzzle 33.1%, Relaxing 24.5%, Pixel Graphics 19.8%, Adventure 10.1%, Indie 5.3%
- #51 Puddle Knights
69% matchVery Positive97% of 238 reviews2020
Dev: Lockpickle
Windows · Mac
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 40.8% ★, Difficult 16.1%, Nonlinear 13.5%, Grid-Based Movement 12.3%, Puzzle 8.4%
- #52 Homgard
67% matchVery Positive87% of 67 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: Nonlinear 24.6%, Grid-Based Movement 21.8%, Puzzle 20.6%, Relaxing 12.4%, Adventure 7%
- #53 Strange Jigsaws
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 4,785 reviews2025
Dev: FLEB
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A game of strange jigsaws.
Why similar: Puzzle 45.8%, Adventure 23.6%, Relaxing 15.4%, Indie 6.4%, Family Friendly 5.2%
- #54 One Move Away
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 81 reviews2026
Dev: Ramage GamesPub: Playstack
Windows
One Move Away is a 3D, first-person puzzle game that blends puzzles with packing vehicles. Players experience packing at various stages of life, each level offering their own challenges. Master the art of packing by completing every objective!
Why similar: Puzzle 39.1%, Relaxing 27.2%, 3D 18.3%, Indie 11.2%, Singleplayer 4.2%
- #55 Sokobond
69% matchVery Positive93% of 715 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: Sokoban 52.9% ★, Difficult 19.8%, Puzzle 10.2%, Relaxing 6.7%, Stylized 5.7%
- #56 Woodways
68% matchVery Positive96% of 165 reviews2018
Dev: Sen Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 35%
A puzzle game in which you guide quirky animals through portals in the woods. But watch your step, they all move at once!
Why similar: Sokoban 48.8% ★, Difficult 16.7%, Grid-Based Movement 14.6%, Puzzle 9.6%, Relaxing 6.6%
- #57 Röki
66% matchVery Positive89% of 3,229 reviews2020
Dev: Polygon TreehousePub: United Label
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Röki is a stunning adventure set in the snowcapped wilderness. As Tove, you must explore an uncharted world of hidden legends and forgotten monsters. Solve puzzles, collect curiosities, and uncover a tale of tragic loss, as you chart your path to redemption.
Why similar: Puzzle 28.1%, Third Person 22.1%, Atmospheric 19.2%, Adventure 11.9%, Indie 7.2%
- #58 Ember Seeker
63% matchVery Positive92% of 98 reviews2026
Dev: Lehti E.
Windows
An atmospheric exploration game set in a Dark Fantasy world. Explore the ruins of an ancient civilisation and uncover it's forgotten past through a short nonlinear story with timeless retro graphics.
Why similar: Cinematic 28.6%, Adventure 12.5%, Nonlinear 12.5%, Stylized 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 9%
- #59 Hexologic
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,366 reviews2018
Dev: MythicOwl
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 61.4% ★, Puzzle 16.5%, Relaxing 11.6%, Atmospheric 5.4%, Family Friendly 2.4%
- #60 Wayout
67% matchVery Positive88% of 1,177 reviews2016
Dev: KonstructorsPub: Hook Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Relax, clear your mind and find the way out.
Why similar: Difficult 34.1%, Puzzle 26.7%, Indie 9.2%, Relaxing 8.6%, Stylized 8.5%