- #1 The Body VR: Journey Inside a Cell
97% matchVery Positive92% of 271 reviews2016
Dev: The Body VR LLC
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 29%
The Body VR: Journey Inside a Cell is an educational virtual reality experience that takes the user inside the human body.
Why similar: VR 59.7%, Education 16.8%, Casual 15.4%, Simulation 8.1%
- #2 The Talos Principle VR
96% matchVery Positive84% of 849 reviews2017
Dev: Croteam VRPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 29%
The Talos Principle VR is a virtual reality version of Croteam's critically acclaimed first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction.
Why similar: VR 79.9%, Puzzle 13.7%, Indie 6.4%
- #3 Gadgeteer
96% matchVery Positive97% of 121 reviews2020
Dev: Metanaut
Windows
Gadgeteer is a physics-based VR puzzle game where you build chain reaction machines to solve fun, intricate puzzles. Your machines will use gadgets to launch, bump, twist, and turn—creating chain reactions that may even end up tearing apart the fabric of space-time.
Why similar: VR 58.4%, Indie 11.9%, Puzzle 8.9%, Simulation 8.2%, Physics 7.3%
- #4 Fantastic Contraption
95% matchMostly Positive78% of 272 reviews2016
Dev: Northway Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 51%
A surreal building game for VR. Create life-sized contraptions as tall as you can reach, then send them whirling, flinging, and trundling off to solve puzzles on the other side of a floating island. There are no right or wrong solutions, so bring your creativity.
Why similar: VR 46.7%, Strategy 11.9%, Education 10.7%, Puzzle 9.3%, Physics 8.7%
- #5 FORM
94% matchVery Positive91% of 979 reviews2017
Dev: Charm Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Enter a surreal adventure where puzzles are built from dreams and memories. Solve the mystery behind an ancient artifact. Advance through a world that transforms around you. Transcend this existence.
Why similar: VR 48.2%, Casual 17.3%, Indie 13.2%, Great Soundtrack 9.3%, Puzzle 6.2%
- #6 MIND: Path to Thalamus Enhanced Edition
94% matchMixed65% of 1,417 reviews2014
Dev: Pantumaca BarcelonaPub: Talking About Media
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
MIND: Path to Thalamus is a First Person Puzzler that throws you into a fantastic and surreal environment. You will bend the natural elements to your will in order to progress in this emotive, mindbending tale. Now also in Virtual Reality!
Why similar: VR 25.4%, Puzzle 17.7%, Great Soundtrack 14%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Indie 10.4%
- #7 Windlands
93% matchMostly Positive77% of 862 reviews2016
Dev: Psytec Games Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 39%
A first person grappling hook exploration game.Soar through the ruins of a fallen world and discover the secrets of the ancients. Designed with full Virtual Reality support for the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, also works great in Non VR.
Why similar: VR 56.7%, Great Soundtrack 22.3%, Indie 6.3%, Atmospheric 5%, Exploration 4.5%
- #8 LIT: Bend the Light
91% 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: Casual 31.6%, Indie 24.1%, Great Soundtrack 15.7%, Education 7.6%, Puzzle 7.3%
- #9 The Gallery - Episode 1: Call of the Starseed
92% matchVery Positive83% of 1,520 reviews2016
Dev: Cloudhead Games Ltd.
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Embark on the sci-fi epic that started it all at the dawn of modern VR, setting standards for roomscale movement and interaction for years to come. Winner of over 30 awards including "VR Game of the Year", The Gallery is VR's premier adventure series.
Why similar: VR 52.2%, Great Soundtrack 20.6%, Indie 9.2%, Casual 6.5%, First-Person 4.2%
- #10 GNOG
90% matchVery Positive91% of 1,057 reviews2018
Dev: KO_OP
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
GNOG is a tactile 3D puzzle game about exploring whimsical monster heads and the secret worlds inside them. Filled with eye-catching designs, lively interactions, and a rich, reactive soundtrack, the hand-crafted heads come to life as you grab, poke, spin, pull, and play with each charming contraption.
Why similar: VR 45.6%, Casual 16.6%, Indie 13.1%, Puzzle 12.4%, Great Soundtrack 12.3%
- #11 Kumoon : Ballistic Physics Puzzle
91% matchMostly Positive70% of 80 reviews2015
Dev: Lucky You Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 97%
A unique puzzle game : a nonviolent trickshooting challenge with gamepad VR option.
Why similar: VR 36.3%, Great Soundtrack 18.2%, Casual 13.6%, Indie 10.1%, Simulation 6.8%
- #12 Dungeon Escape VR
89% matchVery Positive81% of 193 reviews2017
Dev: Silver Machine Studios
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Dungeon Escape VR is an immersive escape-room puzzle game. To escape you need to solve the challenges and puzzles found in the dungeon.
Why similar: VR 64.1%, Puzzle 18.1%, Indie 17.8%
- #13 Freedom Locomotion VR
89% matchVery Positive87% of 223 reviews2017
Dev: Huge Robot
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 32%
Walk, jog, run, climb and crawl across a range of locations and terrains in the Freedom Locomotion VR demo. This game showcases the revolutionary Freedom Locomotion System that provides you with a wide range of options, which will allow you to find the most immersive fit regardless of how motion sickness sensitive you might be.
Why similar: VR 71.4%, Casual 15.9%, Indie 12.7%
- #14 Electronics Puzzle Lab
84% 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 30.6%, Casual 18.6%, Puzzle 17.9%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Simulation 9.3%
- #15 The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone
87% matchVery Positive83% of 402 reviews2017
Dev: Cloudhead Games Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Embark on the sci-fi epic that started it all at the dawn of modern VR, setting standards for roomscale movement and interaction for years to come. Winner of over 30 awards including "VR Game of the Year", The Gallery is VR's premier adventure series.
Why similar: VR 40.3%, Casual 16.3%, Great Soundtrack 16.1%, Indie 12.8%, Puzzle 6%
- #16 The Puzzle Room VR ( Escape The Room )
88% matchMostly Positive74% of 53 reviews2017
Dev: Bellcat Game
Windows
It is a VR Experience where you need to find clues to solve puzzles and find your way out of the Room. There are some items that can be grabbed and carried around. With some items you can interact (such as switches,piano and numpads).
Why similar: VR 62.1%, Indie 11.9%, Puzzle 10.2%, Simulation 8%, Casual 6.6%
- #17 Great Paintings VR
85% matchVery Positive95% of 111 reviews2021
Dev: hublab
Windows
Great Paintings from the Great Museums of the World in Virtual Reality. More than 1000 famous paintings to admire and enjoy.
Why similar: VR 60.9%, Education 16.6%, Casual 13.7%, Exploration 4.2%, Indie 3.7%
- #18 The Night Cafe: A VR Tribute to Vincent Van Gogh
86% matchVery Positive95% of 275 reviews2016
Dev: Borrowed Light VR
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 33%
The Night Cafe is an environment that allows you to explore the world of Vincent van Gogh first hand. Take a moment to enjoy his iconic sunflowers in 3 dimensions or walk around the chair he painted in his bedroom to see it from another angle. Step into the vivid colors straight from his palette.
Why similar: VR 67.8%, Casual 18.9%, Indie 13.3%
- #19 InMind VR
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 432 reviews2015
Dev: Luden.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 23%
InMind is a short scientific adventure with arcade elements designed for the Oculus VR. Submerge into the microworld and experience the miracles of the human mind.
Why similar: VR 79.5%, Education 9.3%, Casual 4.1%, Indie 3.9%, Physics 1.2%
- #20 PolyCube
83% matchVery Positive87% of 60 reviews2018
Dev: {COMPANY_NAME_GOES_HERE}
Windows
PolyCube is a block-stacking puzzle game in full 3D, with optional VR support. Move and spin your block pieces in all directions to place them in the puzzle before time is up and the piece drops.
Why similar: VR 52.8%, Strategy 16.3%, Casual 11.8%, Puzzle 10.1%, Indie 9%
- #21 Quell 4D
84% matchVery Positive81% of 95 reviews2016
Dev: Rubycone
Windows
A high-octane FPS made specifically for VR. Inspired by mid 90's retro shooters, Quell 4D combines free movement, an arsenal of unique weapons and a lineup of varied enemies and bosses to bring you hours upon hours of fun gunplay.
Why similar: VR 57.1%, Great Soundtrack 22%, Indie 14.9%, Atmospheric 6%
- #22 Adventure Climb VR
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 413 reviews2019
Dev: MXTreality
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 19%
Adventure Climb VR is a room-scale climbing experience suitable for anyone of any age - particularly great for newcomers to VR. Achieve triumph through a combination of physically demanding climbing techniques and puzzle challenges that are designed by actual rock climbers.
Why similar: VR 57.4%, Puzzle 10.3%, Casual 10.2%, Atmospheric 7%, First-Person 5.1%
- #23 BONEWORKS
78% matchVery Positive92% of 36,263 reviews2019
Dev: Stress Level Zero
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
BONEWORKS is an Experimental Physics VR Adventure. Use found physics weapons, tools, and objects to fight across dangerous playscapes and mysterious architecture.
Why similar: VR 57.2%, Great Soundtrack 19.3%, Physics 8.5%, Puzzle 6%, First-Person 3.1%
- #24 Journey For Elysium
81% matchVery Positive82% of 101 reviews2019
Dev: MantisPub: Cronos Interactive
Windows
Journey for Elysium is a story-driven VR game that will immerse you in a fictional setting inspired by Ancient Mythology. Use your wit & skills to overcome a series of increasingly elaborate challenges to reach Elysium and obtain redemption.
Why similar: VR 32%, Casual 18%, Indie 14.2%, Great Soundtrack 13.7%, Simulation 9%
- #25 Light Repair Team #4
82% matchVery Positive91% of 55 reviews2016
Dev: Eerie Bear Games
Windows
Light Repair Team #4 is a light-reflection puzzle game where you play as a light-pipe repair person. Figure out how to properly bounce, combine and split light so that you can return power to nearby buildings.
Why similar: VR 53.8%, Casual 26.2%, Indie 20%
- #26 Jigs4w3D Puzzle Challenge
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 58 reviews2024
Dev: WOMBEX Games
Windows
Jigs4w3D Puzzle Challenge is a casual single-player experience. Chill, enjoy the immersive 3D environments and complete a fine selection of your favourite puzzles. Choose from different categories and solve all 31 puzzles on 5 difficulty settings for completely free or grab your favourite DLC.
Why similar: Puzzle 28%, Physics 22.5%, Casual 17%, Atmospheric 11.6%, First-Person 10%
- #27 Q.U.B.E: Director's Cut
79% matchVery Positive82% of 1,904 reviews2014
Dev: Toxic Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Q.U.B.E: Director's Cut is the definitive version of the brain-twisting first-person puzzler. Using special high-tech gloves to manipulate cubes in the environment, the player solves an array of conundrums - from physics-based challenges; to 3D jigsaws; to platform-based trials.
Why similar: Puzzle 39.5%, Indie 17.7%, First-Person 14.7%, Physics 12.5%, Atmospheric 7.1%
- #28 LUXIS
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 52 reviews2016
Dev: Dumbfounded
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%
LUXIS is a game of memory, reflexes, intuition, and problem solving. Get lost in the atmospheric music and glowing world, then find your way out.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 28.8%, Strategy 26.7%, Casual 16%, Indie 12.2%, Puzzle 9.1%
- #29 Waveform
78% matchVery Positive83% of 2,137 reviews2012
Dev: Eden Industries
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Navigate the beauty and hazards of the solar system while riding a wave of light through 100+ levels in this innovative action-puzzle game!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 36.1%, Indie 22.4%, Puzzle 14.4%, Strategy 13.1%, Casual 9.2%
- #30 Egression
74% matchVery Positive95% of 132 reviews2022
Dev: Hyperquad Studio
Windows
You’re here for puzzles, and that’s what you’ll get. Step into a deluxe virtual escape room establishment. Challenge your mind with handcrafted puzzles designed exclusively for VR. Explore immersive environments and piece together the clues to escape!
Why similar: VR 62.2%, Puzzle 12.1%, Atmospheric 7.2%, Exploration 4%, Simulation 4%
- #31 SVRVIVE: The Deus Helix
79% matchMostly Positive72% of 94 reviews2016
Dev: Antler Interactive
Windows
A challenging mystery adventure game, ranked as one of the best HTC Vive games of 2017 (PC Advisor). With every mission comes entirely new worlds and puzzles. The story takes you through one of the longest VR games to date.
Why similar: VR 77.7%, Indie 22.3%
- #32 Please, Don't Touch Anything 3D
77% matchVery Positive82% of 1,385 reviews2016
Dev: Escalation StudiosPub: ForwardXP
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Now with Vive Support! A cryptic, brain-racking, button-pushing non-linear puzzle game.
Why similar: VR 55.7%, Casual 16%, Puzzle 14.7%, Indie 12.7%, Singleplayer 1%
- #33 Marble Land
77% matchVery Positive87% of 95 reviews2017
Dev: Devious Technologies
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Marble Land is a physics-based VR puzzle game in which the objective is to guide a marble into a designated target area by using various contraptions scattered across the level.
Why similar: VR 55.6%, Indie 20.6%, Puzzle 15.3%, Casual 8.4%
- #34 Optika
75% matchVery Positive86% of 344 reviews2016
Dev: PlayZilla.tk
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Discover the world of light physics: play with lasers, prisms, mirrors, magnets and dozens of other optical devices. Explore the world of Optika with Prof. Opticus and his assistant, Sofia! Research and complete more than one hundred challenging puzzles!
Why similar: Casual 52.3%, Indie 34.5%, Puzzle 13.2%
- #35 The Grand Canyon VR Experience
76% matchMixed68% of 72 reviews2017
Dev: Immersive Entertainment, Inc.Pub: Immersive Entertainment, Inc
Windows
Explore one of nature's greatest wonders from the comfort of your home with the Grand Canyon VR Experience for HTC VIVE and Oculus Rift! Transport yourself on an epic journey into the heart of nature through the magic of Virtual Reality completely immersed in a fully dynamic and interactive beauty never before seen in VR.
Why similar: VR 71.6%, Casual 12.5%, Indie 9.5%, Simulation 6.4%
- #36 Electronauts - VR Music
73% matchVery Positive92% of 497 reviews2018
Dev: Survios
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Immerse yourself in an interactive sonic environment where you build, drop, and jam with your friends and top artists. Remix over 80 tracks and express yourself like never before. Electronauts sets the stage for you to DJ, perform, and make music magic in virtual reality.
Why similar: VR 74.9%, Casual 16%, Indie 9.1%
- #37 Dofamine VR
66% matchVery Positive85% of 214 reviews2025
Dev: VR-WRGPub: Whale Rock Games
Windows
An atmospheric first-person VR puzzle game: explore a science facility, solve mysteries, uncover the cause of catastrophe. Single-player experience.
Why similar: VR 60.3%, Casual 16.3%, Puzzle 15.9%, Exploration 7.4%
- #38 Immersion Chess
74% matchMixed66% of 137 reviews2017
Dev: Immersion
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Lose yourself in the most immersive virtual rendition of the world’s most beloved classic: Chess! Whether you’re using advanced VR technology (HTC Vive, Oculus Rift etc.) or just playing on a standard computer, users of both interfaces from around the world can now challenge each other in real time.
Why similar: VR 48.1%, Strategy 30.9%, Casual 21%
- #39 Chroma Lab
71% matchVery Positive96% of 327 reviews2017
Dev: Sean Tann
Windows
Chroma Lab is a VR particle physics sandbox. Surround yourself with hundreds of thousands of colorful particles that stick together like a fluid which you can interact with using a variety of tools.
Why similar: VR 57.8%, Casual 13.5%, Physics 10.7%, Indie 10.3%, Simulation 7.8%
- #40 A Fisherman's Tale
70% matchVery Positive94% of 1,524 reviews2019
Dev: InnerspaceVRPub: Vertigo Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Bend and twist reality in A Fisherman's Tale, the mind-bending VR puzzle adventure game in which being turned upside down and inside out is not merely a play on words.
Why similar: VR 58.3%, Strategy 13.7%, Puzzle 11.7%, Physics 10.8%, Indie 4.6%
- #41 Townsmen VR
68% matchVery Positive84% of 562 reviews2022
Dev: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Townsmen VR uses the exciting possibilities of virtual reality to further enhance the classic city building game with entirely new gameplay experiences and interactive mechanics. It combines elements of a God-game simulation and a classic building game with the interactive possibilities of VR.
Why similar: VR 53.9%, Strategy 14.7%, Casual 9%, Indie 6.6%, Atmospheric 6.6%
- #42 Stack
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 65 reviews2017
Dev: AeroLab StudiosPub: Volens Nolens Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 98%
This is simple but highly addictive strategy game that will test your reaction times and your hand to eye coordination.
Why similar: VR 47.6%, Strategy 14.5%, Puzzle 11.9%, Casual 7.8%, Physics 7%
- #43 VR Ping Pong
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 142 reviews2016
Dev: Reddoll SrlPub: IV Productions
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 43%
VR Ping Pong is the first simulator that thanks to VR technology, and with the help of SteamVR Controllers, brings a ping pong table into your lounge. Using 1:1 scale with virtual reality, you will have the sensation of play ping pong in reality: Virtual reality teleports you inside voxel-style environments that until today you could...
Why similar: VR 53.2%, Casual 20.1%, Indie 15.8%, Simulation 10.9%
- #44 Laser Attraction
70% 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: Puzzle 24.4%, Physics 21.6%, Education 18.3%, Indie 14.4%, Simulation 10%
- #45 ALICE VR
75% matchMostly Negative37% of 354 reviews2016
Dev: Carbon StudioPub: Klabater
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Alice VR is a single player story-driven exploration game with puzzles designed to be a unique VR experience. Set on a mysterious planet and inspired by Alice in Wonderland, it's a thrilling, immersive adventure with beautiful graphics and an atmospheric electronic soundtrack.
Why similar: VR 79.2%, Indie 15.5%, Exploration 5.3%
- #46 PROZE: Enlightenment
72% matchMixed68% of 120 reviews2019
Dev: SignSine
Windows
PROZE is a VR puzzle adventure set in both past and present. It’s a story of friendship and duty, fear and dignity of the people facing the Soviet government and its echoes. Explore a Cold-War era military research facility, deal with the anomalies, solve the puzzles, and find out the answers.
Why similar: VR 52.2%, Great Soundtrack 22.1%, Indie 9%, Atmospheric 6.3%, Puzzle 3.8%
- #47 Skipper - Puzzle Across The Sea
72% matchVery Positive83% of 52 reviews2017
Dev: 2xMilk
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Skipper is a fun, challenging, atmospheric lowpoly puzzle game with over 30 levels to bend your mind and challenge your problem solving ability.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 34.4%, Casual 24.3%, Indie 18.5%, Puzzle 13.4%, Atmospheric 9.4%
- #48 Final Approach
71% matchVery Positive94% of 350 reviews2016
Dev: Phaser Lock Interactive
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Take control of the skies like never before in a full Virtual Reality world! Airplanes on fire, commuter aircraft low on fuel, mid-air collisions, emergency helicopter rescues, military exercises and so much more!
Why similar: VR 64%, Strategy 14.4%, Casual 9.8%, Indie 7.2%, Simulation 4.6%
- #49 SOLAS 128
68% matchVery Positive93% of 211 reviews2021
Dev: Amicable AnimalPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Explore SOLAS 128, a game of interconnected puzzles where you redirect and reconfigure rhythmic pulses of light to breathe life back into an ancient machine. BAFTA Scotland Game Winner.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 24.4%, Puzzle 20%, Strategy 16.2%, Casual 15.3%, Indie 12.9%
- #50 Domino Sky
71% matchVery Positive80% of 373 reviews2016
Dev: russpuppy
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Domino Sky is a physics based game where you place and topple domino pieces to solve puzzles. Free build mode also available.
Why similar: Strategy 19.7%, Great Soundtrack 14.9%, Puzzle 14.8%, Casual 13.9%, Physics 13.4%
- #51 ETHEREAL
69% matchVery Positive89% of 169 reviews2019
Dev: Nicolás RecabarrenPub: Nonsense Arts
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 38%
A profound experience that carries players into an unknown and mysterious world surrounded by carefully designed puzzles...
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 43.2%, Indie 28.4%, Puzzle 26.1%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #52 Cave Crave VR
60% matchVery Positive91% of 99 reviews2025
Dev: 3R Games S.A.
Windows
Visit real caves - like legendary Nutty Putty (with audio guide by rescuer Brandon Kowallis!) - and fictional ones, each offering a different kind of challenge! Step into the underground world in the most realistic spelunking game, where the entire environment is your map waiting to be discovered!
Why similar: VR 74.8%, Atmospheric 9.7%, Exploration 6.8%, Physics 4.1%, Simulation 2.4%
- #53 NightSky
70% matchVery Positive89% of 1,019 reviews2011
Dev: Nicalis, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Nominated as a IGF Seamus McNally Finalist, NightSky is an ambient action-puzzle game that offers a gameplay experience unlike any other—cerebral challenges fill uniquely designed picturesque worlds. The player must maneuver a sphere by using realistic physics to advance; each of these worlds is broken into different areas.
Why similar: Puzzle 19.9%, Indie 18.8%, Casual 18.1%, Physics 17.7%, Atmospheric 14.5%
- #54 Sigils of Elohim
69% 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 35.8%, Strategy 23.5%, Casual 23.1%, Indie 15.1%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #55 Newton's Fourth Law
60% 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: Education 33%, Puzzle 19.5%, Physics 19.3%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Simulation 8.7%
- #56 Virtual Exhibition
67% matchVery Positive94% of 87 reviews2020
Dev: Kersten Glaser
Windows · Mac
The Virtual Exhibition makes it possible to visit a gallery from the comfort of your own home and behaves like a real curated gallery. New features and photographers will be added regularly.
Why similar: Education 35.6%, Atmospheric 16.4%, Indie 15%, First-Person 10.3%, Simulation 10.2%
- #57 Pierhead Arcade 2
66% matchVery Positive84% of 151 reviews2021
Dev: Mechabit
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Pierhead Arcade is back with all new VR physics based arcade games to play!
Why similar: VR 47.2%, Casual 20.6%, Indie 15.7%, Simulation 10.8%, Physics 5.7%
- #58 Crowd Simulator
67% matchMostly Positive71% of 540 reviews2019
Dev: ZHANG FANPub: SHEN JIAWEI
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 31%
It's really crowded!!! Crowd Simulator is a unique, fun experience that places you in different crowd scenarios. The main objective is to move with and against crowds.
Why similar: Physics 29.4%, Casual 19.3%, Indie 18.3%, Puzzle 16.1%, Simulation 14.7%
- #59 ReThink | Evolved 2
67% matchVery Positive94% of 52 reviews2018
Dev: Yaeko
Windows
ReThink | Evolved 2 is a Puzzle Game in a futuristic setting. Solve a variety of Puzzles that utilize Lasers and the behavior of light in two and three-dimensional space. Created with the Feedback from its predecessor in mind, ReThink | Evolved 2 features: 40 new Puzzles, enhanced Gameplay...
Why similar: Puzzle 29.4%, Strategy 20.3%, Indie 16.2%, First-Person 15.5%, Casual 14.4%