- #1 Chip's Challenge 2
97% matchVery Positive86% of 147 reviews2015
Dev: Niffler Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Chip is back and this time he's teamed up with Melinda to try and solve even more puzzles built from a combination of new and old monster, hazards and game elements created by Vladimir Gerajkee The Puzzle Master.
Why similar: Sokoban 34.8% ★, Level Editor 19.4%, Difficult 14%, Grid-Based Movement 8.4%, Puzzle 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: As the direct sequel to the original game, it offers the most authentic experience for fans of the series' specific grid-based puzzle mechanics.
- #2 Chip's Challenge 1
96% matchVery Positive90% of 934 reviews2015
Dev: Niffler Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Before Chip can join the Bit Busters computer club and hang out with the girl of his dreams, Melinda the Mental Marvel, he must solve all 144 challenging puzzles. Your bird's-eye view can help Chip rush through the puzzles and mazes before he's deleted by monsters, traps and the passage of time.
Why similar: Sokoban 37.9% ★, Difficult 13.9%, Logic 12.6%, Grid-Based Movement 10.8%, Puzzle 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: The foundational classic that inspired the seed game, essential for anyone looking to understand the roots of this puzzle subgenre.
- #3 Baba Is You
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 23,702 reviews2019
Dev: Hempuli Oy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 13.3 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 29.3% ★, Difficult 22%, Puzzle 17.5%, Logic 13.7%, Level Editor 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the seed's focus on logic and rule-bending, requiring players to think outside the box to solve grid-based puzzles.
- #4 DROD: Gunthro and the Epic Blunder
96% matchVery Positive94% of 192 reviews2016
Dev: Caravel Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
DROD is a unique puzzle-logic game with clever mechanics and an engaging story. It is a turn-based top-down 2-D dungeon puzzler. The game play has amazing depth through emergent behaviors as puzzle elements are combined. There is a simple interface and only a handful of commands to master.
Why similar: Level Editor 35.9%, Grid-Based Movement 17%, Difficult 16.8%, Puzzle 11.2%, Strategy 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title shares the deep, grid-based tactical puzzle design and high difficulty level that defines the best of the genre.
- #5 A Monster's Expedition
94% matchVery Positive95% of 1,579 reviews2020
Dev: Draknek & Friends
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
An adorable and relaxing open world puzzle adventure for monsters who love to learn about humans!
Why similar: Sokoban 41.4% ★, Difficult 16.3%, Puzzle 9.8%, Family Friendly 9.8%, Cartoony 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world puzzle game that uses simple grid-based mechanics to create complex and rewarding logic challenges.
- #6 Dungeon and Puzzles
94% matchVery Positive94% of 222 reviews2021
Dev: NekolystPub: Digital Crafter
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 47%
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 48.1% ★, Difficult 18.6%, Logic 15.4%, Puzzle 10.2%, Cute 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: Combines grid-based movement with combat mechanics, providing a similar tactical feel to the more action-oriented levels of the seed game.
- #7 Stephen's Sausage Roll
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,914 reviews2016
Dev: increpare games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 53%
A simple 3d puzzle game.
Why similar: Sokoban 36.2% ★, Difficult 33.5%, Puzzle 23.4%, Indie 5.3%, Singleplayer 1.5%
Why You'll Like It: Widely considered one of the most brilliant and difficult grid-based puzzle games, it offers the same level of intellectual challenge as the seed game.
- #8 Puddle Knights
92% matchVery Positive97% of 233 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 38.7% ★, Difficult 15.8%, Logic 12.9%, Grid-Based Movement 8.2%, Puzzle 8%
Why You'll Like It: Features clever logic-based movement puzzles that require careful planning and spatial awareness similar to the seed game.
- #9 Sokobos
91% matchVery Positive100% of 77 reviews2022
Dev: Daisy GamesPub: Martin Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sokoban meets Greek tragedy! Sokobos is a minimalistic & challenging puzzle game that expands on the classic block-pushing formula.
Why similar: Sokoban 52.3% ★, Difficult 19.6%, Logic 13.5%, Puzzle 9.8%, Strategy 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist take on the sokoban genre that introduces unique mechanics, perfect for those who enjoy the core pushing puzzles of the seed game.
- #10 Patrick's Parabox
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,385 reviews2022
Dev: Patrick Traynor
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 9.8 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 51.5% ★, Logic 17.2%, Puzzle 12.8%, Difficult 12.2%, Strategy 3%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in recursive spatial logic that pushes the boundaries of grid-based puzzle design in a way that fans of complex puzzles will appreciate.
- #11 Parcel
91% matchVery Positive86% of 153 reviews2015
Dev: Polar Bunny Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Parcel is a brain-twisting puzzle game where unique character abilities are used in unison to solve interlocking laser conundrums. Switch between members of your colorful team of postpeople and make your way through over 120 futuristic mind-benders!
Why similar: Sokoban 37.3% ★, Level Editor 15.2%, Difficult 12.3%, Grid-Based Movement 7.6%, Puzzle 7%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward sokoban-style puzzle game that captures the classic feel of grid-based object manipulation.
- #12 Dr. Kobushi's Labyrinthine Laboratory
89% matchVery Positive92% of 65 reviews2022
Dev: Symbolic Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mind-bendingly challenging puzzle game that mixes homage to retro classics with funny dialogue and innovative puzzle mechanics. Over a hundred ultra-challenging pixelated puzzles will have you avoiding killer robots as you engage with memorable characters.
Why similar: Sokoban 57.2% ★, Puzzle 12.9%, Top-Down 11.5%, Strategy 8.6%, Cute 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based strategy puzzle game that emphasizes careful movement and planning within a grid-based environment.
- #13 DUSK '82: ULTIMATE EDITION
89% matchVery Positive96% of 439 reviews2021
Dev: David SzymanskiPub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
DUSK '82 is a simple but addictive action-puzzler demake of the cult shooter DUSK, inspired by classics like Chip's Challenge and Sokoban.
Why similar: Sokoban 33.8% ★, Level Editor 24%, Grid-Based Movement 13.4%, Logic 12.4%, Puzzle 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled grid-based puzzle game that strips away the fluff to focus on pure, challenging movement mechanics.
- #14 Puzzle Depot
86% matchVery Positive100% of 62 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 33.7% ★, Difficult 14%, Level Editor 13.8%, Grid-Based Movement 10.2%, Logic 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A dedicated sokoban-style puzzle game that focuses on difficult, logic-driven level design.
- #15 Cosmic Express
88% matchVery Positive91% of 608 reviews2017
Dev: Cosmic EngineersPub: Draknek & Friends
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Plan the train route for the universe's most awkward space colony!
Why similar: Difficult 32.8%, Puzzle 15.7%, Cartoony 12.9%, Family Friendly 12%, Cute 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A pathfinding puzzle game that demands the same level of precise grid-based planning found in the seed game's most difficult levels.
- #16 Hexologic
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,338 reviews2018
Dev: MythicOwl
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 36.9% ★, Level Editor 17.2%, Logic 17.1%, Puzzle 9.9%, Family Friendly 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on logic and grid-based math puzzles, offering a relaxing yet mentally stimulating experience for puzzle fans.
- #17 Maxwell's puzzling demon
84% matchVery Positive99% of 357 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 42.1% ★, Difficult 17.2%, Logic 13.5%, Grid-Based Movement 11.6%, Puzzle 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A logic-heavy sokoban game that provides a significant challenge for players who enjoy complex puzzle setups.
- #18 HAMSTERMIND
83% matchVery Positive99% of 77 reviews2026
Dev: Righteous Tree
Windows · Linux
Play as the legendary explorer Hamster Jones and explore a mysterious pyramid in a puzzle-based adventure, solving a wide variety of puzzles and uncovering the many secrets hidden within its walls.
Why similar: Sokoban 36.8% ★, Difficult 15.2%, Logic 11.8%, Cartoony 8.3%, Puzzle 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A cartoony strategy puzzle game that utilizes grid-based movement to create engaging logic challenges.
- #19 Snakebird
86% matchVery Positive93% of 1,230 reviews2015
Dev: Noumenon Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Do you like puzzles, fruit and the notion of crossing a snake with a bird for no good reason? If the answer to at least one of those questions is yes, then Snakebird might be the game for you. Solve your way through this headscratcher of a puzzle game and help the snakebirds sate their hunger.
Why similar: Difficult 43%, Puzzle 25.2%, Sokoban 17.6% ★, Cute 9.1%, Indie 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: While visually cute, this game offers an extremely high level of difficulty that will satisfy players looking for a serious mental workout.
- #20 Recursed
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 637 reviews2016
Dev: PortponkyPub: Shambles Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 46.3%, Puzzle 31.9%, Family Friendly 11%, Indie 9.3%, Adventure 1.6%
Why You'll Like It: A unique puzzle game that uses spatial logic and room-based mechanics to create complex challenges reminiscent of the seed game's level design.
- #21 Altered
84% 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: Sokoban 43% ★, Difficult 17%, Grid-Based Movement 11.1%, Puzzle 8.7%, Family Friendly 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A 3D grid-based puzzle game that mirrors the perspective and movement style of the seed game.
- #22 Piggy Gambit
82% matchVery Positive95% of 59 reviews2023
Dev: Tofu Soup
Windows · Mac
Piggy Gambit is a game that harmoniously combines the elements of chess, box puzzles, and flow control into a coherent puzzle game about a piggy searching for the meaning to his life.
Why similar: Sokoban 35.5% ★, Level Editor 29%, Puzzle 8%, Cartoony 6.9%, Top-Down 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based strategy puzzle game that requires careful positioning and planning to navigate through grid-based levels.
- #23 Meow Mission
81% matchVery Positive100% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: AccelixPub: Digital-Touch Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Solve diverse Sokoban puzzles to rescue cats trapped in alien dimensions in Meow Mission! Decorate your home with furniture for the rescued cats, and create lasting memories with their unique and charming personalities!
Why similar: Sokoban 36.1% ★, Difficult 14.9%, Family Friendly 8.3%, Puzzle 7.9%, Cartoony 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A family-friendly sokoban game that maintains the core grid-based puzzle loop while offering a more accessible aesthetic.
- #24 Kiko's Apple Adventure
79% matchVery Positive96% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: PawPaw Games
Windows · Mac
Push apples, move the rafts, and outsmart silly enemies in this adorable puzzle adventure!
Why similar: Sokoban 42.6% ★, Level Editor 17.9%, Logic 9.1%, Puzzle 8.4%, Grid-Based Movement 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A cute, turn-based sokoban game that provides a solid foundation of grid-based puzzle mechanics.
- #25 MacGuffin's Curse
82% matchVery Positive83% of 131 reviews2012
Dev: Brawsome
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Sneak and smash your way through this fiendishly addictive comedy-puzzle-adventure
Why similar: Puzzle 70.1%, Indie 21.7%, Adventure 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: An adventure-puzzle game that incorporates grid-based mechanics into its exploration and puzzle-solving loops.
- #26 Conduct DELUXE!
81% matchVery Positive83% of 248 reviews2017
Dev: Northplay
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Conduct DELUXE! is an addictive game of explosive railway action that will challenge your inner conductor.
Why similar: Level Editor 52.5%, Difficult 24.5%, Strategy 9.3%, Indie 6.5%, Action 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features grid-based train management puzzles that require the same level of foresight and planning as the seed game.
- #27 Gentoo Rescue
76% matchVery Positive100% of 219 reviews2025
Dev: Jagriff
Windows · Mac · Linux
A puzzler about sliding penguins and walruses. Pick up items to push, pull, bounce, swap, stop, steal, or explode. Uncover surprising twists hidden in a world of puzzles inside puzzles inside puzzles.
Why similar: Sokoban 21.3% ★, Logic 16.6%, Difficult 16.5%, Level Editor 10.8%, Puzzle 9%
- #28 An Architect's Adventure
78% matchVery Positive100% of 63 reviews2023
Dev: maou
Windows
A simple 3A puzzle game.
Why similar: Sokoban 49.1% ★, Logic 15.7%, Puzzle 9.5%, Difficult 9.4%, Building 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A 3D puzzle game that emphasizes building and logic, echoing the level-editor and design aspects of the seed game.
- #29 SOK
80% matchVery Positive89% of 205 reviews2017
Dev: Siberian Mouse
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 58%
SOK is a sokoban classic puzzle game. The goal of the game is to move all the boxes to their positions. It's not as easy as it seems. The player can push one box at a time, but do not pull it off.
Why similar: Sokoban 45.8% ★, Difficult 17.2%, Logic 12%, Puzzle 9.9%, Top-Down 6%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist sokoban game that provides a clean, focused experience for those who enjoy the core mechanics of the seed game.
- #30 Peppy's Adventure
78% matchVery Positive83% of 78 reviews2021
Dev: Pepite Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Peppy’s Adventure is a challenging 1-screen, tile-based, action-puzzle game controlled with directional inputs only. Help Peppy progress through unique levels and worlds to save his family from the Hooded Fox. Precise timing, fast thinking and trickery will be key to advance and unveil mysteries.
Why similar: Difficult 26.3%, Logic 20.8%, Grid-Based Movement 15.8%, Puzzle 13.4%, Top-Down 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: An action-puzzle game that uses grid-based movement to create fast-paced challenges that test both reflexes and logic.
- #31 Breezeblox
79% matchVery Positive87% of 90 reviews2015
Dev: Pugsley LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Breezeblox is an addictive puzzle game where the objective is to reach the end cube without moving off the platform. Special cubes throughout the puzzles will trigger different actions on the platform to aid you with progressing. With 150 challenging puzzles to complete, your brain will be plenty busy.
Why similar: Strategy 72.3%, Indie 27.7%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused puzzle game that emphasizes grid-based movement and logical progression.
- #32 Candle Prick
75% matchVery Positive96% of 53 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 49.9% ★, Difficult 17.1%, Puzzle 9.2%, Top-Down 7.7%, Logic 7.3%
- #33 Great Permutator
77% matchVery Positive86% of 148 reviews2014
Dev: Ripatti Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Great Permutator is a puzzle. Hard and tricky. One in which you will have to build a complex system of conveyors and various devices so that the colored boxes can travel across the factory and arrive at right places and in right order. If you are into clever engineering puzzles, this game is for you.
Why similar: Level Editor 23.9%, Difficult 20.8%, Building 20.6%, Logic 14.1%, Puzzle 12.1%
- #34 Colorful Recolor
74% matchVery Positive94% of 85 reviews2022
Dev: Gagonfe
Windows
Colorful Recolor is a fast-paced puzzle game with a kaleidoscopic collection of brain teasers. Play through 100 levels with engaging mechanics, striking biomes, 10+ distinct elements, and an abundance of colors. Paint your way through this colorful world!
Why similar: Sokoban 32.3% ★, Level Editor 18.4%, Difficult 16.2%, Logic 13.6%, Puzzle 8.3%
- #35 RUSH
76% matchVery Positive90% of 1,260 reviews2010
Dev: Two TribesPub: Two Tribes Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 44%
From the twisted puzzle minds behind the award winning Toki Tori comes a new game, simply called RUSH. Fortunately for fans of high quality puzzle games, RUSH is anything but simple. In the game's fully three dimensional levels, players need to guide cubes to color coded exit points using Conveyor belts, Warps, Stops Signs, Splits and...
Why similar: Puzzle 65.1%, Strategy 17.6%, Indie 11.9%, Singleplayer 5.4%
- #36 Prickle
71% matchVery Positive100% of 89 reviews2024
Dev: Sunbird Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play father hedgehog on a quest to bring his prickly children back home, in this wholesome grid-based puzzle.
Why similar: Sokoban 38.1% ★, Difficult 16.9%, Logic 12.7%, Puzzle 8%, Family Friendly 7.4%
- #37 aMAZE 3D
77% matchMixed57% of 145 reviews2017
Dev: Blender Games
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 32%
This is a continuation of the fascinating game aMAZE. Now in 3D!
Why similar: Difficult 33.5%, Puzzle 22.6%, Family Friendly 20.7%, Cute 7.4%, Old School 6.2%
- #38 Contraption Maker
74% matchVery Positive91% of 1,303 reviews2014
Dev: Kevin RyanPub: Top Meadow
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The spiritual successor to The Incredible Machine from its original designer and programmer. Play 100s of puzzles. Build and share elaborate contraptions with an huge variety of parts and critters.
Why similar: Level Editor 40%, Building 17.7%, Puzzle 12%, Family Friendly 11.1%, Cartoony 7.9%
- #39 Chessaria: The Tactical Adventure (Chess)
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 127 reviews2018
Dev: Pixel Wizards
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Experience a 4K graphics strategy game with tactical depth, breadth, and challenge like nothing you have played before: the perfect mix of Chess, tactical setups and quests inpired by classic RPGs
Why similar: Strategy 58.1%, Puzzle 23%, Indie 12.3%, Singleplayer 6.5%
- #40 SquishCraft
72% matchVery Positive96% of 134 reviews2022
Dev: bcat112a
Windows · Linux
Puzzle game about squishing blocks together.
Why similar: Sokoban 38.6% ★, Difficult 24.6%, Logic 15.5%, Puzzle 14.7%, Indie 4.6%
- #41 Tiny Crate
69% matchVery Positive88% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Harmony Monroe
Windows · Mac · Linux
Tiny Crate is a Crate Chucking Action Puzzle Game ! Leap over spikes and stack up crates to reach the portal in each puzzle. Collect hidden musical notes (-:
Why similar: Sokoban 55.3% ★, Logic 20%, Puzzle 12.3%, Cute 7.8%, Old School 4.7%
- #42 Star Stuff
69% matchVery Positive99% of 180 reviews2024
Dev: Ánimo Games StudioPub: Astra Logical
Windows · Mac
Star Stuff is a deceptively cute programming puzzle game. Program and work alongside bots to tackle the most important (and undoubtedly safest) task in the galaxy: fixing a star factory. Ready for your first day on the job?
Why similar: Difficult 26.9%, Logic 26%, Puzzle 17%, Cute 7.6%, Strategy 6.3%
- #43 Sokobond
73% 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: Sokoban 45% ★, Difficult 17.4%, Logic 9.7%, Puzzle 8.6%, Family Friendly 6.5%
- #44 The Golem
72% matchVery Positive92% of 50 reviews2020
Dev: Dom CamusPub: FastRam Design
Windows
Challenging block-pushing puzzles.
Why similar: Sokoban 54.4% ★, Difficult 25.9%, Puzzle 11.4%, Indie 6.5%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #45 Genius Greedy Mouse
73% matchVery Positive83% of 113 reviews2016
Dev: Space Fractal
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
GENIUS GREEDY MOUSE is a clay based puzzle game featuring a host of fun and challenging levels.
Why similar: Puzzle 54.8%, Strategy 23.4%, Indie 9.2%, Action 6.7%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #46 MouseCraft
73% matchVery Positive88% of 325 reviews2014
Dev: Crunching Koalas
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Ever wondered what a cross between Tetris and Lemmings would look like? Well, wonder no more, 'cause... MouseCraft is here! MouseCraft is an A to B puzzle game where players help Schrödinger, the crazy cat scientist, in completing his mysterious, mice-powered invention.
Why similar: Level Editor 37%, Puzzle 12.8%, Family Friendly 11.9%, Cartoony 11%, Logic 8.4%
- #47 Stuffo the Puzzle Bot
69% matchVery Positive99% of 172 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: Logic 51.5%, Puzzle 30.6%, Old School 8.8%, Indie 4%, Singleplayer 3.4%
- #48 Chronescher
70% matchVery Positive86% of 58 reviews2022
Dev: PurpleSloth
Windows · Mac · Linux
Chronescher is a challenging turn-based puzzle game in Escher-esque spaces. Use impossible geometries, teleportation and environmental snapshots to navigate your mind and uncover your lost memories.
Why similar: Difficult 19.6%, Logic 19.3%, Grid-Based Movement 18.8%, Puzzle 14.9%, Family Friendly 10.1%
- #49 EXIT
71% matchVery Positive92% of 61 reviews2016
Dev: SIXNAILS
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 97%
EXIT is a very challenging puzzle game that requires pure logic rather than luck or dexterity. It includes 100 mind blowing levels. Are you READY?
Why similar: Sokoban 48.5% ★, Puzzle 20.7%, Logic 13%, Indie 7.1%, 3D 5%
- #50 Rules & Rodents
66% matchVery Positive100% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: Gravy Crew Games
Windows
A puzzling adventure where you abuse the Rules set by your Rat captors! 📜🐀 Manipulate enemies and environments with the commanding power of Rules to escape!
Why similar: Puzzle 27.3%, Cartoony 21.2%, Logic 18.8%, Cute 14.7%, Old School 4.9%
- #51 Q.U.B.E: Director's Cut
70% 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 65.2%, Indie 11.2%, Action 6%, Strategy 5.2%, Singleplayer 5.1%
- #52 Crate Mates
68% matchVery Positive100% of 59 reviews2022
Dev: Emerick Gibson
Windows · Linux
The pinnacle of warehouse simulators. Crate Mates is a block pushing puzzle game with a unique twist: Gravity.
Why similar: Sokoban 61.5% ★, Puzzle 15.5%, Strategy 10.2%, Grid-Based Movement 9%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #53 Squirbs
71% matchMixed67% of 443 reviews2016
Dev: Team Indev
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Squirbs is a challenging puzzle-platformer in which you control two cute blue Squirbs simultaneously with one set of controls. Looking for an awesomely difficult game? That's Squirbs.
Why similar: Difficult 48.8%, Puzzle 24.4%, Indie 14.7%, Action 8.2%, Adventure 3.8%
- #54 Treasure 'n Trio
62% matchVery Positive100% of 228 reviews2025
Dev: TNT
Windows
Team up with a brute-force warrior, a nimble and wily thief, and a cowardly wizard with teleportation magic. Use all three characters with different abilities at the right time to solve puzzles and collect treasures!
Why similar: Sokoban 49% ★, Grid-Based Movement 16.8%, Puzzle 10.1%, Top-Down 9.1%, Strategy 6.6%
- #55 Stack
70% 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: Puzzle 34.8%, Strategy 22.7%, Difficult 17.2%, 3D 16.5%, Indie 4.8%
- #56 Legend of Grimrock
67% matchVery Positive94% of 6,614 reviews2012
Dev: Almost Human Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Use the Dungeon Editor to build entirely new adventures and challenges for other players to solve.
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 49.6%, Puzzle 12.6%, Old School 9.9%, Level Editor 9%, Difficult 7%
- #57 Orakyubu
65% matchVery Positive99% of 293 reviews2021
Dev: Peter Lavigne
Windows · Mac · Linux
A game about 2D puzzles in 3D space.
Why similar: Sokoban 50.2% ★, Difficult 16.2%, Logic 13.4%, Puzzle 11.3%, 3D 5%
- #58 Lighton
67% matchVery Positive92% of 59 reviews2020
Dev: Waidy AndradePub: Cronostase
Windows
A challeging puzzle game. The only goal, is to turn on the lights.
Why similar: Sokoban 45.2% ★, Difficult 16.7%, Logic 15.5%, Puzzle 8.7%, Top-Down 6.8%
- #59 Paquerette Down the Bunburrows
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,198 reviews2023
Dev: BunstackPub: Abiding Bridge
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 38.4% ★, Difficult 15.5%, Logic 14.2%, Puzzle 8%, Top-Down 7.8%
- #60 Sunblaze
65% matchVery Positive90% of 458 reviews2021
Dev: Games From EarthPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Sunblaze is a brain-twisting precision platformer with hundreds of challenging, handcrafted levels to keep you dying for hours and hours.
Why similar: Difficult 36%, Puzzle 21.8%, Cartoony 21.6%, Cute 13.3%, Singleplayer 3.8%