- #1 Sokobond
97% matchVery Positive93% of 688 reviews2014
Dev: Alan HazeldenPub: Draknek & Friends
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 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: Science 38.5% ★, Education 23.3%, Minimalist 8%, Relaxing 7.7%, Puzzle 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A highly acclaimed puzzle game that uses chemical bonding as its core mechanic, perfectly matching the scientific theme of the seed game.
- #2 Project Chemistry
96% matchMostly Positive76% of 212 reviews2021
Dev: Ata TürkoğluPub: Espale Studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 26.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Interact with elements and molecules in a way that you have never before! Observe them and make them react with each other in the sandbox mode. Synthesize every molecule in the quest mode. Discover countless macromolecules and the elegancy of chemistry.
Why similar: Science 45.7% ★, Education 30.6%, Relaxing 7.8%, Puzzle 7%, Minimalist 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: This simulation-focused title allows players to experiment with chemical reactions in a way that mirrors the educational spirit of Breaking Good.
- #3 Sokobond Express
95% matchVery Positive89% of 100 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: Science 50.1% ★, Minimalist 11.7%, Puzzle 10.3%, Education 8.1%, Family Friendly 8%
Why You'll Like It: The sequel to Sokobond, offering a refined, grid-based puzzle experience that emphasizes chemical connectivity.
- #4 JQ: chemistry
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 214 reviews2018
Dev: Snkl Studio
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 15%
JQ: chemistry - is a quiz game about chemical elements in which a player must choose the correct answer from 4 options.
Why similar: Education 52%, Casual 18.7%, Family Friendly 16.6%, Indie 9.3%, Singleplayer 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: A casual, family-friendly puzzle game that explicitly focuses on chemistry, making it a direct thematic sibling to the seed game.
- #5 SpaceChem
94% matchVery Positive92% of 5,057 reviews2011
Dev: Zachtronics
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Zachtronics is back with an ambitious new design-based puzzle game. Take on the role of a Reactor Engineer working for SpaceChem, the leading chemical synthesizer for frontier colonies. Construct elaborate factories to transform raw materials into valuable chemical products!
Why similar: Puzzle 41.9%, Science 35.8% ★, Education 10.5%, Indie 5.8%, Singleplayer 4%
Why You'll Like It: While more complex, this is the gold standard for chemistry-themed puzzle games, requiring players to build machines to synthesize chemical compounds.
- #6 Pure Logic
94% matchVery Positive93% of 91 reviews2023
Dev: Sigmund Hoien
Windows
Explore logic symbols. Discover the rules. Solve complex puzzles. Feel the power of your logical side!
Why similar: Science 39.5% ★, Education 29.2%, Minimalist 10%, Puzzle 8%, Family Friendly 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging puzzle game that emphasizes the same logical thinking required to solve chemical compound puzzles.
- #7 Electronics Puzzle Lab
91% matchVery Positive88% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: Sagitta Studios
Windows
Enter the most advanced challenge laboratory of today's games, where electronics and logic merge into challenges that will captivate your mind and awaken the engineer within you!
Why similar: Education 50.3%, Puzzle 12.3%, Colorful 10%, Casual 8.4%, Family Friendly 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: An educational simulation game that uses puzzle mechanics to teach scientific principles, much like the seed game's approach to chemistry.
- #8 Atomic Reconstruction
93% matchMostly Positive77% of 60 reviews2016
Dev: Teawork Dev
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Atomic Reconstruction is a atmospheric Puzzle game, where you have to use the power of fusion and fission to create and modify specific atoms or groups of atoms.
Why similar: Casual 31.5%, Relaxing 25.4%, Puzzle 21.2%, Indie 17.1%, Singleplayer 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: This title features a minimalist, science-themed puzzle experience that aligns well with the relaxing nature of Breaking Good.
- #9 Splice
92% matchVery Positive87% of 588 reviews2012
Dev: Cipher Prime Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Splice is an experimental and artistic puzzler. Immerse yourself in its microbial world and start splicing! Every level ("strand") consists of a number of cells that you will need to rearrange into a target structure in several moves ("splices").
Why similar: Puzzle 45.8%, Relaxing 23%, Casual 18.3%, Indie 11.3%, Singleplayer 1.6%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, relaxing puzzle game with a biological and scientific aesthetic that feels very similar to the seed game's atmosphere.
- #10 Tricone Lab
90% matchVery Positive94% of 79 reviews2017
Dev: Josh Singer
Windows · Mac
A unique abstract puzzle game with an emphasis on lateral thinking. Use catalysts to build compounds and manipulate cell structures. 100 puzzle levels and a level editor to create your own custom puzzle designs.
Why similar: Science 51.9% ★, Minimalist 14.4%, Puzzle 14.2%, Family Friendly 11.8%, Indie 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: An abstract, puzzle-heavy experience that rewards careful thought and pattern recognition.
- #11 Dissembler
89% matchVery Positive91% of 113 reviews2018
Dev: Ian MacLartyPub: Shape Shop
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Dissembler is a subtle puzzle game about unraveling playful, abstract designs one color at a time.
Why similar: Match 3 42% ★, Minimalist 13.5%, Relaxing 9.6%, Puzzle 9.3%, Family Friendly 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, colorful, and logic-based puzzle game that shares the clean, accessible design language of Breaking Good.
- #12 Doodle God: Alchemy Jam
91% matchMostly Negative27% of 108 reviews2018
Dev: Dikobraz Games
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 20%
Short experimental puzzle game, based on Doodle God alchemy mechanics.
Why similar: Education 40.4%, Casual 18.7%, Family Friendly 15.1%, Puzzle 13%, Indie 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the combination of elements to create new compounds, capturing the core loop of chemical discovery found in the seed game.
- #13 Critical Mass
89% matchMixed69% of 440 reviews2011
Dev: Manic Game Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Critical Mass is an action puzzle game that takes traditional match 3 and brings it into the world of 3D.
Why similar: Puzzle 49.3%, Casual 31.3%, Indie 15%, Singleplayer 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic match-3 puzzle game that shares the core gameplay loop of the seed game while maintaining a casual pace.
- #14 Box: The Game
88% matchMixed58% of 219 reviews2019
Dev: Heekdevelopment
Windows
Box: The Game is a fun puzzle game which will challenge your brain to think in different ways. All cubes attach to each other, your goal is to match the displayed shape to continue to the next level.
Why similar: Minimalist 19.8%, Casual 15.5%, Family Friendly 14.2%, Puzzle 14.2%, Relaxing 13%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist puzzle game that strips away complexity to focus on pure, satisfying logic puzzles.
- #15 Sandboxels
83% matchVery Positive95% of 844 reviews2025
Dev: R74n
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Falling-sand sandbox game with 500+ elements, chemistry, fire, life, food, and anything you can imagine.
Why similar: Science 47.6% ★, Education 32.4%, Relaxing 7.5%, Minimalist 4.9%, Casual 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: A science-based sandbox game that allows for creative experimentation with chemical and physical elements.
- #16 Tandis
85% matchVery Positive95% of 221 reviews2022
Dev: Mahdi Bahrami
Windows · Mac · Linux
Tandis is a puzzle game where you discover mind-bending geometric shapes.
Why similar: Education 33.4%, Science 18.9% ★, Relaxing 10.6%, Minimalist 9.9%, Puzzle 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A logic-heavy, abstract puzzle game that offers a similar sense of discovery to the seed game.
- #17 Rubek
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 131 reviews2016
Dev: Xigma Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Roll and match colors in this mind bending puzzle.
Why similar: Minimalist 22.6%, Casual 20.2%, Relaxing 16.9%, Puzzle 16.5%, Colorful 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, singleplayer puzzle game that focuses on color and logic, mirroring the visual simplicity of the seed game.
- #18 Entangle
86% matchVery Positive91% of 53 reviews2017
Dev: Blake Garner
Windows
Entangle takes the simple premise of maneuvering line segments along intersecting paths and combines this with an array of clever mechanics to create a unique and challenging puzzle experience.
Why similar: Minimalist 32.3%, Puzzle 23.4%, Relaxing 14.6%, Casual 11.2%, Colorful 10%
Why You'll Like It: A colorful, minimalist puzzle game that emphasizes relaxing, pattern-based gameplay.
- #19 Colorgrid
84% matchVery Positive92% of 154 reviews2019
Dev: Minimol Games
Windows · Mac
Colorgrid is a puzzle game about mixing colors in a Lab. Find the correct positions for your lasers and mirrors to get the right mix of colors in each material.
Why similar: Science 35.4% ★, Education 23.3%, Minimalist 12.2%, Puzzle 9%, Relaxing 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A casual, atmospheric puzzle game that focuses on color matching and logic.
- #20 LIT: Bend the Light
84% matchVery Positive94% of 315 reviews2020
Dev: Copperglass
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 57%
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: Science 29.6% ★, Casual 22.4%, Education 19.7%, Indie 11.8%, Puzzle 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based puzzle game that uses light and optics to create a scientific, educational feel.
- #21 Math+Sticks - Coffee Break Club
82% matchVery Positive89% of 56 reviews2021
Dev: Rukerama Studio
Windows · Mac
A puzzle for math lovers with matchsticks that won't burn you, but will light up your mind Challenge your mind moving, adding and removing matchsticks until you find the correct solution. How many tries do you need to solve each level?
Why similar: Relaxing 27%, Puzzle 20.7%, Minimalist 16.3%, Casual 14.7%, Colorful 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A casual, logic-based puzzle game designed for short, relaxing sessions.
- #22 Matchsticks - Coffee Break Club
81% matchVery Positive97% of 91 reviews2021
Dev: Rukerama Studio
Windows · Mac
We’ve been taught not to play with fire, but the matches of this game aren’t going to burn you! Challenge your mind moving, adding and removing matchsticks until you find the correct solution. How many tries do you need to solve each level?
Why similar: Relaxing 29.8%, Puzzle 23%, Minimalist 16.7%, Casual 11%, Colorful 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A companion title to the above, focusing on logic and strategy in a minimalist, casual format.
- #23 ReThink
82% matchVery Positive82% of 289 reviews2017
Dev: Yaeko
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 56%
As an inmate of a government-controlled Correctional Facility in the year 2275, you have the right to prove yourself worthy of being part of Society again. Show your skills in logical thinking by solving puzzles of varying size, type and difficulty in this first-Person puzzle game, and redeem your freedom!
Why similar: Minimalist 29.3%, Relaxing 24.7%, Puzzle 22.6%, Casual 6.4%, Indie 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A logic-based, first-person puzzle game that challenges the player's understanding of scientific systems.
- #24 Sandmade
81% matchVery Positive91% of 236 reviews2018
Dev: Manic Hyena
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Look closely and imagine, do those structures fit together? Sandmade is a beautiful puzzle game that starts simple and relaxing but will soon challenge your brain and test your spatial skills. How good are you at visualising objects in your mind? Immerse yourself in the world of sand shapes and find out.
Why similar: Minimalist 20.4%, Relaxing 19.8%, Family Friendly 16.2%, Puzzle 14.8%, Colorful 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, 3D puzzle game that encourages experimentation and logical placement.
- #25 Laser Attraction
79% 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: Science 42.4% ★, Education 18.7%, Minimalist 10.7%, Puzzle 10.5%, Relaxing 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based puzzle game that utilizes scientific concepts to create engaging, 2D challenges.
- #26 Professor Watts Memory Match: Shapes And Colors
80% matchMixed54% of 89 reviews2017
Dev: Ripknot Systems
Windows
Median: 0 minMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 12%
Hello Professor Watts here and I have some research to do on memory skills. I have assembled a wide variety of shapes and colors to put our memory to the test. We can see how we're doing by completing matches in a specific amount of time and earning points to track our overall progress.
Why similar: Family Friendly 24.3%, Puzzle 20.6%, Relaxing 19.8%, Casual 17.4%, Indie 13.4%
Why You'll Like It: A family-friendly, casual puzzle game that shares the accessible, educational tone of the seed game.
- #27 Puzzle Cube
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 236 reviews2016
Dev: ThinkOfGamesPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Three in a row, but in 3d!
Why similar: Relaxing 24.9%, Puzzle 22.9%, Casual 18.6%, Minimalist 15.7%, Indie 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, 3D puzzle game that offers a calm, minimalist experience similar to the seed game.
- #28 Mighty Gemstones
79% matchMixed50% of 67 reviews2018
Dev: Sabrina Aridi
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Combine all gemstones to complete the many different missions in this match 3 game.
Why similar: Match 3 49.8% ★, Puzzle 10.4%, Minimalist 10%, Relaxing 7.9%, Casual 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A casual, strategy-driven match-3 game that provides a familiar puzzle experience.
- #29 Alchemy
74% matchVery Positive85% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: Default Company
Windows
Discover what lies beyond our reality with Alchemy. A portal-like experience that will challenge you to think with potions while trying to solve the mysteries of this strange new place.
Why similar: Science 60.1% ★, Minimalist 20.1%, Puzzle 15.6%, 3D 4.2%
- #30 Zen Chess: Mate in One
77% matchVery Positive88% of 451 reviews2018
Dev: Minimol Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Zen Chess: Mate in One is a minimalist chess puzzle game. Solve mate-in-one problems in a beautifully designed chess board.
Why similar: Education 37.2%, Minimalist 17.3%, Relaxing 14.6%, Puzzle 9.9%, Family Friendly 7.9%
- #31 Magic matchstick
78% matchMixed69% of 54 reviews2017
Dev: Anime squadPub: Anime squаd
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Minimal puzzle with matchsticks
Why similar: Casual 65.5%, Indie 34.5%
- #32 Brain Break
76% matchMixed68% of 168 reviews2020
Dev: Astralis Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Brain Break is a minimalistic but not simple puzzle game. The object of the game is to move all the cubes to their positions of their color. It's not as easy as it sounds! The player can push one cube at a time, but not pull it.
Why similar: Relaxing 20.2%, Minimalist 20.1%, Puzzle 17.5%, Family Friendly 14.4%, Colorful 10.2%
- #33 BOOKS
77% matchMixed63% of 193 reviews2017
Dev: UNIOCS
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Test your knowledge of the animal world!
Why similar: Education 49.8%, Casual 14.2%, Puzzle 13.6%, Relaxing 12.1%, Indie 7%
- #34 Size Matters
73% matchVery Positive87% of 509 reviews2021
Dev: Mazen GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
You play as a scientist who is shrinking every second in a race against time! Find all the ingredients and formulas scattered around the laboratory, which are necessary for producing the life-saving antidote. But beware, your time is very precious.
Why similar: Science 45.1% ★, Education 31.5%, Relaxing 7.6%, Puzzle 6.8%, Casual 4.7%
- #35 Coffee Break
70% matchVery Positive94% of 162 reviews2024
Dev: Sin(Time)Pub: AIV - Accademia Italiana Videogiochi
Windows
It's time for a well-deserved break from your space-engineering stuff. Unravel the functioning of your freshly repaired coffee machine, while trying not to destroy the Earth. The fate of all humanity lies on your mug!
Why similar: Relaxing 38.8%, Puzzle 30.6%, Casual 18.8%, 3D 6.6%, Singleplayer 5.1%
- #36 hexceed
71% matchVery Positive90% of 2,727 reviews2021
Dev: ToastieLabs
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 20.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
A relaxing, hexagon based, puzzle game. An exciting new twist on a classic game without the element of guesswork! Use your critical thinking and our stimulating game mechanics to progress through hundreds of levels!
Why similar: Relaxing 28.2%, Puzzle 21.7%, Minimalist 19.1%, Casual 13.6%, Colorful 11.2%
- #37 Kombine
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 148 reviews2016
Dev: Robert Alvarez
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Kombine is a minimalist puzzle game played on a grid. The goal is to remove all of the blocks that have borders by matching three or more of the same blocks together.
Why similar: Match 3 45.9% ★, Minimalist 15.5%, Family Friendly 10.2%, Puzzle 10%, Relaxing 9.9%
- #38 Puzzle Dating
76% matchMixed63% of 70 reviews2017
Dev: M. HankaPub: Liu Lidan
Windows
Hello! I'm a matchmaking game.
Why similar: Match 3 48% ★, Minimalist 14.9%, Relaxing 13%, Puzzle 9.8%, Casual 8%
- #39 Inch by Inch
74% matchVery Positive97% of 65 reviews2018
Dev: LevelXProjectPub: Dare Looks
Windows
You play a shrinking scientist in a race against time: Can you find all necessary formulas and ingredients to produce the antidote and stop shrinking, before you are too small to operate the life-saving lab equipment?
Why similar: Casual 63.5%, Indie 36.5%
- #40 ROMBY
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 167 reviews2017
Dev: Black Lime Studio
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 47%
In ROMBY you will earn points by placing 4 and even more figures of one color in a straight line. Earn more points and open all hidden girls. Trust me it won't be easy.
Why similar: Match 3 56.3% ★, Puzzle 14.2%, Casual 10.9%, Colorful 10.1%, Indie 5.5%
- #41 Lovux
71% matchVery Positive93% of 99 reviews2023
Dev: Mindlabor
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lovux is a minimalist logic puzzle where the goal is to break all the glasses in the game area by wisely using various glass types and mechanics. The difficulty of the game increases gradually, thanks to new mechanics introduced every 10 levels.
Why similar: Minimalist 32.7%, Puzzle 22%, Relaxing 14.4%, Casual 8.8%, Family Friendly 8.7%
- #42 Cubicolor
73% matchVery Positive94% of 203 reviews2016
Dev: Moltenplay
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Cubicolor is a minimalist puzzle game. The rules are simple: Match the color patches on the board and reach the exit, all on one single path. The game gets harder as the levels progress, always accompanying you with soothing piano tunes.
Why similar: Casual 39.7%, Puzzle 33.5%, Indie 19.8%, Singleplayer 7%
- #43 The Shape of Things
69% matchVery Positive88% of 320 reviews2023
Dev: Hyper Three StudioPub: Maple Whispering Limited
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Experience a relaxing atmosphere from the comfort of your cozy room by solving small 3D puzzles inside collectible gachapons, and find the original shape of things inspired by Rubik’s style.
Why similar: Relaxing 21.3%, Minimalist 17.4%, Puzzle 17.1%, Colorful 14.7%, Family Friendly 14.1%
- #44 Pathfinders: Mini Words
71% matchVery Positive86% of 51 reviews2021
Dev: Mens Sana Interactive
Windows · Mac
Help Pathfinders discover the name of day-by-day objects in English. A unique mix of logic puzzle and word search. Great for English learners.
Why similar: Education 53.9%, Family Friendly 16.7%, Puzzle 13.2%, Relaxing 9.3%, Casual 5.4%
- #45 Energy Balance
73% matchMixed69% of 322 reviews2015
Dev: Sometimes You
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Energy Balance is a number puzzle. You have to swap power units in such a way that their sums form correct chains both vertically and horizontally. The game is easy to learn, but very hard to master. So, are you ready to peep under the hood of an alien spaceship?
Why similar: Indie 59.8%, Casual 40.2%
- #46 Newton's Fourth Law
67% matchVery Positive94% of 214 reviews2025
Dev: Newtonian Studios
Windows
Fight against brain-rot in this story-driven educational physics puzzle game. You will need to learn and apply high school physics concepts to solve increasingly challenging problems and uncover a galaxy spanning plot. When you have finished, you will be able to take a college level physics course.
Why similar: Science 46.7% ★, Education 40.3%, Puzzle 10%, 3D 1.9%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #47 Blob
68% matchMixed61% of 89 reviews2025
Dev: Avidar
Windows
Embark on a chemistry-packed adventure! Collect elements, combine them into compounds, and generate Atoms (clicks per second). Use Atoms to level up compounds, unlocking noble gases and new rows as you build the ultimate periodic table collection!
Why similar: Family Friendly 38.4%, Casual 25.2%, Colorful 18.8%, Singleplayer 12.5%, 3D 5.2%
- #48 Breakout: Recharged
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 122 reviews2022
Dev: Adamvision StudiosPub: Atari
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 37%
The original brick breaker returns with its toughest challenge yet. Survive as long as you can in arcade or take on one of 50 challenges picking up game-changing power-ups along the way.
Why similar: Family Friendly 24.3%, Modern 21.7%, Colorful 19.4%, Score Attack 15.6%, Casual 14.5%
- #49 Liquid Pinball
72% matchMixed68% of 114 reviews2016
Dev: RunServer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
In this colorful game you need to tilt the field to move liquids to exits, dying them to different colors and even splitting apart. Game has fascinatingly realistic liquid physics and graphics setting the tone, Liquid Pinball challenges players to conquer 60 levels in 5 scenarios of varying difficulty.
Why similar: Casual 23.9%, Relaxing 22.9%, Family Friendly 19.9%, Puzzle 15.8%, Indie 12.6%
- #50 Lucid
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 260 reviews2011
Dev: YeaBoing
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Discover a new way to match blocks in this otherworldly, Zen-like, relaxing puzzle experience. Lucid is the world's first Match-All puzzle game, in which you clear areas by combining all the blocks of an area. Enjoy the stunning visuals and relaxing sound effects as you make combos and hunt for the next perfect area to clear.
Why similar: Match 3 49.3% ★, Casual 21.3%, Puzzle 21.1%, Indie 8.3%
- #51 Sorting Inc
64% matchVery Positive97% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: AstroTechnician
Windows · Linux
A casual and relaxing game about sorting various items. Join Sorting Inc and climb up through the departments to become the absolute expert in the field of sorting.
Why similar: Relaxing 35.2%, Family Friendly 25.5%, Casual 15.1%, Puzzle 11.6%, Indie 8.5%
- #52 MAZAICA
66% matchMostly Positive74% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: Hamster On Coke Games
Windows
Extend all lines from numbers to fill up the grids. Puzzles are sometimes meditative. Yet often challenging.
Why similar: Education 30.8%, Puzzle 14.3%, Minimalist 13.9%, Casual 12.9%, Relaxing 10.8%
- #53 Hextones
68% matchVery Positive86% of 78 reviews2021
Dev: Nukearts Studio
Windows · Mac
Connect the Hextones by color or symbol and jump light-years in the Spacetime to be the great cosmic explorer. A challenging matchup puzzle game with a sci-fi mood.
Why similar: Minimalist 22.4%, Relaxing 21.5%, Puzzle 20%, Family Friendly 14.5%, Colorful 11.5%
- #54 FaeVerse Alchemy
65% matchMixed68% of 364 reviews2024
Dev: Subsoap
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
What wonders await those brave enough to follow the alchemical path of magic?
Why similar: Match 3 62.1% ★, Puzzle 15.4%, Casual 15.1%, Indie 7.4%
- #55 Reach Me
69% matchVery Positive83% of 65 reviews2017
Dev: Antizero company
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Reach Me is a colorful physical puzzle in a minimalist style.The goal of this game is to move the blocks onto the platform using special ammunition, as well as various objects in the level.
Why similar: Casual 43.6%, Puzzle 33.4%, Indie 23%
- #56 Altered
66% matchVery Positive100% of 123 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: Minimalist 22.1%, Relaxing 21.2%, Family Friendly 17.5%, Puzzle 16.4%, Colorful 12.4%
- #57 Ripple
70% matchMixed67% of 72 reviews2017
Dev: Playrock Studios
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Minimalistic logic puzzle game that's easy to understand, yet hard to master! Are you new to puzzle games, a seasoned veteran or an achievement hunter / trader? Solve some Ripples!
Why similar: Minimalist 40%, Puzzle 26.2%, Family Friendly 14%, Casual 10.2%, Indie 7%
- #58 Mindsight
69% matchVery Positive91% of 58 reviews2017
Dev: Smokey Moose Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Mindsight is a minimalistic evolution of a match-3 game. The goal of the game is to find all sets of three adjacent symbols whose characteristics either match or differ.
Why similar: Minimalist 38.8%, Puzzle 25.2%, Casual 22.8%, Indie 13.1%
- #59 Orbox C
67% matchVery Positive94% of 281 reviews2016
Dev: wins_84Pub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Bounce the box in outer space. Blow bombs, break the ice, collect orbs, activate sensors and more! The game starts easy and slowly grows in difficulty to the real challenge. When you want a clever brain teaser for 5-20 min session - this is the best choice.
Why similar: Match 3 61.1% ★, Puzzle 15.5%, Casual 9.6%, Colorful 9.2%, Singleplayer 2.4%