- #1 The Experimental Adventures of Lame & Cheesy
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Killbot Studio
Windows
A maze type puzzle game where the player(s) have to navigate two mice (Lame & Cheesy) through a series of obstacles and traps. The game can be played as a co-op, with each player controlling one mouse, or as a single player, where one player control both mice with one controller.
Why similar: Strategy 54.9%, Casual 31.5%, Puzzle 13.6%
- #2 Crazy Machines Elements
97% matchMostly Positive80% of 44 reviews2012
Dev: Fakt SoftwarePub: Viva Media
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 29%
GET YOUR BRAIN BUZZING with each new challenge in the latest installment of the multi award-winning wacky contraption series - CRAZY MACHINES ELEMENTS. Play with Fire, harness the power of water and control the wind to set off the most insanely creative chain reactions!
Why similar: Strategy 46.5%, Casual 33.3%, Puzzle 20.3%
- #3 Crazy Machines: Golden Gears
96% matchMostly Negative29% of 38 reviews2014
Dev: FAKT Software GmbhPub: Viva Media Inc
Windows · Mac
Median: 12 minMean: 25.3 hrs≥1hr: 32%
In this "Rube-Goldberg" style puzzle game, experiment and build your wacky contraptions with physics action like never before! Experience dazzling visuals of explosives, fire, and true to life physics behavior when you put the experiment into motion!
Why similar: Strategy 44.5%, Casual 30.1%, Puzzle 25.4%
- #4 Strata
94% matchVery Positive87% of 360 reviews2014
Dev: GraveckPub: GLITCH
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Simple. Elegant. Challenging.
Why similar: Strategy 41.9%, Casual 28.3%, Puzzle 24%, Indie 5.8%
- #5 Pozzo Jello Crusade
94% matchPositive92% of 26 reviews2016
Dev: GZ StormPub: Tales of Game's Presents
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Developed by ToG, POZZO JELLO CRUSADE is the highly anticipated remake to the gruelling 2005 breakout hit. The unique old-school puzzle experience captivated imaginations of gamers worldwide with incredible challenge and intense emotional reward.
Why similar: Strategy 44.9%, Casual 26.8%, Puzzle 22.2%, Indie 6.2%
- #6 Command Line Mazer
92% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: Zhi Wong
Windows
Command Line Mazer is a casual strategy game using Unix-like command-line interface. You will command virus to gather resources while avoiding being caught by anti-virus.
Why similar: Strategy 50.7%, Casual 26.2%, Puzzle 18.8%, Indie 2.4%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #7 Optica
93% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2018
Dev: GraveckPub: GLITCH
Windows · Mac
A mind-bending puzzle game of logic and illusion. Embracing simplicity with a geometric design, Optica reveals puzzles in complex and mind-bending ways. From curious shapes and optical illusions to unexpected perspectives, Optica puts spatial thinking to the test through 70+ challenging levels.
Why similar: Strategy 42.4%, Casual 28.1%, Puzzle 23.3%, Indie 6.2%
- #8 Little Gold Miner
91% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2018
Dev: Lastwhirlwind
Windows · Linux
Little Gold Miner is a short indie puzzle game in which you'll have to draw a path through a strange mine using randomly generated rails. 25 levels to solve to recover your freedom! A random mode is available as a challenge if you feel capable. LGM is a "one man game" and my first being published.
Why similar: Strategy 39.9%, Casual 35.5%, Puzzle 16.7%, Indie 5.8%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #9 Yesterday
91% matchPositive81% of 31 reviews2017
Dev: Triple Tree StudioPub: indienova
Windows
It's a 3D Puzzle Game talking about the philosophy of love and encounter from female's perspective. All we experienced in countless “yesterday” make us be ourselves today. Beautiful visual performance and intriguing music immerse players in this fantasy world soon, where dreams mix with reality, time and space interweave together.
Why similar: Strategy 43.3%, Casual 26%, Puzzle 24.4%, Indie 6.3%
- #10 Unblock Gridlock
90% matchPositive86% of 29 reviews2019
Dev: Analog Casual Studios
Windows
Unblock Gridlock is an addictive digital modernization of classic sliding block puzzles. Flex your noodle solving over 9000 traffic jams and save the vehicle bound pedestrians of traffic town!
Why similar: Strategy 46.1%, Casual 29.1%, Puzzle 18.2%, Indie 6.6%
- #11 Puzzle 3D
89% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2018
Dev: Jake Peng
Windows
This is a 3D puzzle game. The goal of the game is to put all the scattered cubes back in place to restore the original appearance of the 3D scene.
Why similar: Strategy 45.2%, Casual 30%, Puzzle 18.3%, Indie 6.6%
- #12 Number Guesser
89% matchMixed60% of 15 reviews2018
Dev: Jether
Windows
"Number Guesser" is a game based on "Bulls and Cows", and I don't have much content to say, just give you a funny one!! You can play Bulls and Cows with 3, 4, or 5 digit numbers, and see how wonderful the answer is!!
Why similar: Strategy 42.6%, Casual 36%, Puzzle 15.6%, Indie 5.9%
- #13 Aggregator Elevator System
84% matchPositive88% of 34 reviews2023
Dev: Eternal Monke Games
Windows · Mac
Challenge your logic and strategy in new ways in this deductive tile-placement puzzle game. Master a rich system of logical rules where you must arrange blocks within a grid to make everything add up perfectly.
Why similar: Strategy 38.9%, Puzzle 29.2%, Casual 25.2%, Indie 6.7%
- #14 Metro Warp
88% matchMostly Positive76% of 29 reviews2015
Dev: Another Yeti
Windows · Mac · Linux
Metro Warp is a 3D puzzle game about guiding oblivious pedestrians who can only turn left. Place obstacles in front of these predictable commuters, and help them find the exits in 50 mind-melting floating worlds, where up is down and down is sideways.
Why similar: Strategy 45.8%, Casual 26.3%, Puzzle 21.3%, Indie 6.6%
- #15 Suspicious Slide
86% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2019
Dev: Sami Kilani
Windows
Suspicious Slide takes the "ice slide" puzzle to the next level.
Why similar: Strategy 47%, Casual 29.7%, Puzzle 14.7%, Indie 6.9%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #16 Chemical Chimpet
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ian Mazgelis
Windows
Interact with Reaction Stones that combine with one another to form molecules, break down adjacent stones, and chain reactions together to crush molecules without lifting a finger. The stones rotate and translate along the board, leaving it up to the player to take a simple or complicated approach.
Why similar: Strategy 52.5%, Casual 31.1%, Puzzle 14.7%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #17 Puzzler World 2
87% matchMostly Positive77% of 231 reviews2011
Dev: Ideas PadPub: Puzzler
Windows
Median: 1.5 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: Strategy 41.9%, Casual 32.4%, Puzzle 18.9%, Indie 6.8%
- #18 Time Chess
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 无远弗届 Wanderlust
Windows
This is a chess puzzle game where you can rewind time to any previous move, but the fate of death is unchangeable. Some pieces are unaffected by time and influence all past moves simultaneously. Use these mechanics, including reality overlap, to checkmate the king in the present or the past!
Why similar: Time Travel 36.7% ★, Time Manipulation 23.1% ★, Strategy 17.2%, Puzzle 10.8%, Casual 10.3%
- #19 Wave Mechanics
86% matchPositive85% of 47 reviews2015
Dev: Adam Tarnowski
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 36%
The goal of Wave Mechanics is to match the color of each element to the colors of corresponding parts of the frame. Each puzzle includes a set of active elements that can by used in order to change the colors of all elements within range in chosen direction.
Why similar: Strategy 49.3%, Casual 28.3%, Puzzle 15.6%, Indie 6.8%
- #20 ZOOP WORLD
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Half Made Arcade
Windows
ZOOP WORLD is a fun and engaging spin on a classic retro title from 1995. Defend the center grid from a growing number of enemies closing in on you. Battle on multiple maps around the world of Planet Z and see if you have what it takes to become a ZOOP WORLD Master!
Why similar: Strategy 38.9%, Casual 23.6%, Top-Down 14.4%, Puzzle 12%, 3D 6.6%
- #21 ChromaSquares
85% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2018
Dev: Racing Thought Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A game of strategy complicated by chance.
Why similar: Strategy 50.5%, Casual 28.9%, Puzzle 13.6%, Indie 7%
- #22 Cumulus
84% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2019
Dev: Kuro Star Light
Windows
Cumulus is a 2D puzzle Tetromino game with a twist. Drop tetromino blocks to fill in concentric circles. Once filled the ring will disappear, the higher level rings will fall down and you will gain points! Get as many points as you can!
Why similar: Strategy 48.3%, Casual 30.6%, Puzzle 14%, Indie 7.1%
- #23 Nick Logic for Kids
83% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2019
Dev: Orlando Santos de Oliveira
Windows
Puzzle for children Snap the right blocks to build Nick's path. Help Nick cross the screen to get the ham.
Why similar: Strategy 49.4%, Casual 30.3%, Puzzle 13.1%, Indie 7.3%
- #24 Bowlatro
76% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Reasy
Windows
Bowlatro is a rogue-lite bowling game where every run offers new challenges. Unlock powerful relics, purchase different items, experiment with modifiers, and master unique balls that alter gameplay. Ascend through increasingly difficult modes and customize your strategy for each game!
Why similar: Strategy 54.9%, Casual 33.2%, 3D 9.4%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #25 Hexcross
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MetaHobby
Windows
Avoid getting hexed in this beautiful puzzle dueler. Players take turns creating lines trying to avoid certain demise. Make a triangle and you're out!
Why similar: Strategy 55.4%, Casual 21.2%, Puzzle 15.5%, Indie 7.9%
- #26 HueBots
82% matchVery Positive94% of 72 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 52%, Casual 29.8%, Puzzle 11.3%, Indie 7%
- #27 Hexadrift
79% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2019
Dev: Henagames
Windows
Traverse your way through 11 unique sector maps collecting the resources you need to repair your busted ship. Optimize your fuel usage, plan maximized routes, and watch out for swarming enemies! Hexadrift is a casual 2D-game of strategic planning and evasion!
Why similar: Strategy 48.4%, Casual 31.6%, Puzzle 12.8%, Indie 7.2%
- #28 Mahjong Deluxe
78% matchPositive80% of 45 reviews2020
Dev: EnsenaSoft
Windows
Mahjong Deluxe is a solitaire game based on the classic Chinese game where you are challenged to eliminate all the tiles from the board. It includes 12 lovely backgrounds and 3,780 different puzzle layouts along with relaxing background music.
Why similar: Strategy 55.9%, Casual 37.3%, Puzzle 6%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #29 Samsara
79% matchPositive97% of 31 reviews2018
Dev: JaffaJam
Windows · Mac
"Help Zee escape Samsara! Drop blocks of different shapes and properties into a realm of two mirrored dimensions, in this beautiful, reflective puzzle game with a twist…”
Why similar: Strategy 47.5%, Casual 31.9%, Puzzle 12.6%, Indie 7.9%
- #30 Mole Game
77% matchPositive100% of 38 reviews2020
Dev: Joel D.Pub: ...
Windows
You are a Mole. Collect sunflowers throughout the year and achieve serenity.
Why similar: Strategy 48%, Casual 28.4%, Puzzle 15.1%, Indie 6.8%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #31 Gumball Guesser
74% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Collin King
Windows
A code-guessing puzzle game where you will decipher the correct combination of gumballs to solve a puzzle. You'll challenge yourself by raising the bar on the difficulty of the puzzles you'll solve.
Why similar: Strategy 55.9%, Puzzle 20.8%, Casual 18.6%, Indie 2.6%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #32 Entanglement
78% matchPositive95% of 44 reviews2017
Dev: Gopherwood Studios LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Create the longest path possible and challenge your friends in the game of Entanglement.
Why similar: Casual 46.7%, Strategy 28%, Puzzle 21.3%, Indie 3.9%
- #33 Simple Tower Defense
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Unmasked Beans Games Studio
Windows
A suuuper simple tower defense game with a suuuper simple perk tree.
Why similar: Strategy 43.8%, Casual 27.7%, Top-Down 14.6%, 3D 10.1%, Indie 2.2%
- #34 Slime Factory
67% match3 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Socravinci(SoloDev)Pub: Socravinci
Windows
The goal of the game is to connect slimes and score as many points as possible. The game system is intuitive and easy to understand, and the game can be played in short or long periods depending on the goal, making it suitable for a wide range of play styles.
Why similar: Roguelite 36.6%, Casual 34%, Puzzle 24%, Indie 2.8%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #35 Pong Ping
73% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Visually Unique Arts
Windows
A Pong Ping type game. A Single Player Arcade Physics based Tennis Like Game!
Why similar: Strategy 44.3%, Casual 28%, Puzzle 17%, 3D 9.3%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #36 Color Game
76% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2020
Dev: Thomas Watson
Windows
Color Game is a puzzle game about getting to the end. Change your color, unlock the path to the exit and avoid enemies along the way.
Why similar: Strategy 51.7%, Casual 31.9%, Puzzle 8.8%, Indie 7.6%
- #37 TicToc Guardians
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ludic Shift
Windows
'틱톡 가디언즈'는 한 명의 플레이어가 세 명의 캐릭터를 “동시”에 조작하는 협동 플레이의 재미를 혼자서도 경험할 수 있는 게임입니다.
Why similar: Time Travel 29% ★, Time Manipulation 26.6% ★, Strategy 22%, Casual 11.2%, Puzzle 6.4%
- #38 Gear:治愈齿轮
75% matchPositive83% of 24 reviews2019
Dev: SpriteStudio
Windows · Mac
"Gear" is a relaxing, minimal, puzzle game.
Why similar: Strategy 44.8%, Casual 28.4%, Puzzle 19.7%, Indie 7.2%
- #39 Ichi
75% matchVery Positive85% of 663 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: Strategy 31.5%, Puzzle 30.9%, Casual 30.1%, Indie 6.4%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #40 ParkTo
69% matchPositive86% of 37 reviews2022
Dev: SweetPea
Windows
ParkTo is a simple puzzle game that stops the car at its destination. You don't drive a car yourself. The car just moves forward. Use the given triggers to move the car to its destination.
Why similar: Strategy 45.7%, Casual 29.9%, Puzzle 19.9%, Indie 2.4%, Singleplayer 2%
- #41 CanCan the Game
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2020
Dev: Bencin StudiosPub: CanCan, Inc
Windows · Mac
CanCan, the game of color and creation; a puzzle game using multicolored tiles.
Why similar: Strategy 53.3%, Casual 31.1%, Puzzle 8.1%, Indie 7.5%
- #42 Hungry Planet
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Brick by Brick Games
Windows · Mac
Build. Eat? Profit. Farm foods on an alien planet and create a restaurant empire!
Why similar: Strategy 61.3%, Casual 38.7%
- #43 Pocoman
72% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2019
Dev: Sleepless Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Welcome to the world of PocoMan! A logic and strategy game featuring the clever and funny character PocoMan. A 21st century super-hero of microscopic proportions!
Why similar: Strategy 48.1%, Casual 29.4%, Puzzle 15.7%, Indie 6.9%
- #44 Unium
72% matchVery Positive93% of 319 reviews2015
Dev: Kittehface Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Draw a line. A single line. How complex can that be?
Why similar: Strategy 36.3%, Puzzle 29.7%, Casual 28%, Indie 5.9%
- #45 Curing Covid
71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2020
Dev: SteelySam
Windows
Eliminate all viruses by dropping colored vitamins in this 20 level block puzzle game with a Covid-19 theme.
Why similar: Strategy 52.8%, Casual 30.8%, Puzzle 8%, Indie 7.4%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #46 Thermo Sudoku
68% matchVery Positive96% of 160 reviews2020
Dev: Studio Goya
Windows · Mac
How does Thermo Sudoku work? Each sudoku grid contains thermometer shapes (often drawn to create themes) and digits on thermometers must increase as one moves further from the bulb end.
Why similar: Strategy 54.5%, Casual 31.6%, Indie 7.6%, Puzzle 6.2%
- #47 Gem Jam
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Denki Gaka
Windows
Can you solve the Puzzle of the Gems? GEM JAM features challenging "match three" puzzle play with a twist: you choose where the groups of gems are placed. Oh, and did we mention that the chest is shrinking so you will need to hurry.
Why similar: Strategy 60.1%, Casual 39.9%
- #48 Sage 3D
74% matchNo user reviews2018
Dev: Michael Sean MackayPub: Empire Games Wisconsin
Windows
A rare find! This puzzle board game is challenging for idiots and geniuses alike. Pieces moving up and down, falling, melting, burning, exploding, capturing and being captured while you drop pieces trying to reach your objectives. Usually this means turning ALL pieces to blue player owned pieces.
Why similar: Casual 48.8%, Strategy 30.2%, Puzzle 21.1%
- #49 Pixelfence
69% matchMixed40% of 10 reviews2020
Dev: cBlck
Windows
This is a miniature tower defense strategy game.
Why similar: Strategy 52%, Casual 28.9%, Puzzle 12.1%, Indie 7%
- #50 Miniature - The Story Puzzle
71% 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: Strategy 43.9%, Casual 27.6%, Puzzle 19%, Indie 9.5%
- #51 Hero Guider
58% matchVery Positive99% of 102 reviews2024
Dev: BestQ
Windows · Mac
A construction puzzle game about building various facilities and guiding the hero to go through the mazes.
Why similar: Strategy 33.5%, Casual 20.1%, Puzzle 19.3%, Top-Down 8.9%, Third Person 8.8%
- #52 Infection
67% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2020
Dev: ZGame Studio
Windows
Infection is a relaxing and minimal puzzle game. Infect all the cells by virus to get success in each level. Correct operation sequence and timing is the key to success.
Why similar: Strategy 52.5%, Casual 31.2%, Puzzle 8%, Indie 7.4%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #53 Find my key
56% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Straws
Windows
This is a maze game in which players must search for crucial items in darkness, in order to complete the game,these items are keys. There are four distinct difficulty levels, with each higher level demanding the discovery of more keys and presenting increasingly intricate pathways.
Why similar: Strategy 40.7%, Casual 26.2%, Puzzle 17%, Third Person 14.9%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #54 Cross Pixels
69% matchMixed65% of 17 reviews2018
Dev: crowgames UG (haftungsbeschränkt)
Windows
Cross Pixels is a collection of Picross puzzles. Train your logic thinking and reveal the hidden picture.
Why similar: Strategy 44.8%, Casual 28.1%, Puzzle 20.8%, Indie 6.2%
- #55 Rapture - World Conquest
68% matchPositive82% of 39 reviews2017
Dev: Tundra Games Ltd
Windows · Mac
Rapture - World Conquest is a fast paced real-time strategy game that puts you in the celestial shoes of a jealous god. Guide your followers through the ages and vanquish the unbelievers in the surrounding kingdoms. Send your armies to take over regions and expand your realm.
Why similar: Strategy 60.9%, Casual 34.9%, Indie 4.2%
- #56 Dishwasher
66% match8 user reviews50% of 8 reviews2021
Dev: Lost Astronaut Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Finally, a game about washing dishes professionally! Dishwasher is a unique take on the classic link puzzle game. Wash dishes and earn rewards, to increase your best score!
Why similar: Strategy 61.3%, Casual 38.7%
- #57 Sigils of Elohim
67% matchVery Positive91% of 1,192 reviews2014
Dev: CroteamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Sigils of Elohim is a free mini-game prelude to Croteam’s upcoming first-person puzzler The Talos Principle that challenges players to solve dozens of challenging sigil puzzles under the watchful eye of Elohim.
Why similar: Puzzle 39.9%, Strategy 29%, Casual 24%, Indie 5%, Singleplayer 2.2%