Games Like Circuits

Turn light into sound in this multi-award winning game from the creators of Fractal!

Why similar: Music 77.9%, Puzzle 11.9%, Indie 5.3%, Casual 5%

Why You'll Like It: Like Circuits, this game centers on manipulating audio streams to complete musical compositions.

A Zoë Mode production for the video game charity initiative OneBigGame, Chime pits gamers against the melody in this acclaimed puzzle experience.

Why similar: Music 76.6%, Puzzle 14.8%, Casual 6.2%, Indie 2.1%, Singleplayer 0.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game combines puzzle-solving with music creation, where placing blocks builds a melody.

140 is a challenging minimalistic platformer with abstract colorful graphics. Rhythmic awareness is required to overcome obstacles controlled by an energetic, yet melancholic electronic soundtrack.

Why similar: Music 78.7%, Minimalist 8.4%, Indie 6.8%, Puzzle 5.5%, Singleplayer 0.6%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist platformer where every movement and obstacle is perfectly synced to a rhythmic soundtrack.

Ride your music. Audiosurf is a music-adapting puzzle racer where you use your own music to create your own experience. The shape, the speed, and the mood of each ride is determined by the song you choose.

Why similar: Music 92.6%, Indie 3.3%, Casual 2.3%, Puzzle 1.6%, Singleplayer 0.2%

Why You'll Like It: This title turns your own music library into a unique, rhythm-based puzzle-action experience.

Hexcells is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.

Why similar: Puzzle 66.8%, Casual 12.1%, Indie 10.1%, Minimalist 9.6%, Singleplayer 1.4%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the minimalist, logic-heavy, and meditative puzzle feel that makes Circuits so satisfying to play.

The critically-acclaimed puzzle game produced by legendary creator Tetsuya Mizuguchi comes to PC.

Why similar: Music 75.3%, Puzzle 14.5%, Casual 4.9%, Indie 4.5%, Singleplayer 0.8%

Why You'll Like It: A classic music-puzzle hybrid where the rhythm and soundscape are intrinsically tied to the gameplay flow.

Tetris® Effect: Connected adds an all-new robust multiplayer expansion to the huge variety of addictive and innovative single-player modes that Tetris Effect is known for, with all-new co-op and competitive online and local multiplayer modes!

Why similar: Music 74.4%, Puzzle 15.7%, Casual 4.5%, Indie 4.4%, Singleplayer 1%

Why You'll Like It: It elevates the classic puzzle formula through deep audio-visual synchronization and immersive sound design.

HOOK is a short minimal, puzzle game.

Why similar: Puzzle 52%, Casual 18.8%, Minimalist 17.1%, Indie 9.9%, Singleplayer 2.1%

Why You'll Like It: A short, minimalist puzzle game that focuses on relaxing mechanics and abstract design.

Deceptively simple. Infinitely complex. LYNE is a minimalist puzzle game that will knot your brain as it calms your soul. Connect the shapes. Fill the board. Lose yourself in the interflowing paths of LYNE.

Why similar: Puzzle 58.2%, Minimalist 18.4%, Casual 11.4%, Indie 10.4%, Singleplayer 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, logic-based puzzle game that emphasizes clean design and increasing difficulty.

Minimal puzzle game.

Why similar: Puzzle 48.3%, Minimalist 21.4%, Casual 15%, Indie 12.4%, Singleplayer 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: A highly polished, minimalist puzzle game that provides a relaxing but mentally stimulating experience.

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 64.6%, Indie 18.6%, Casual 16.2%, Singleplayer 0.6%

Why You'll Like It: Features atmospheric music and a thoughtful, puzzle-based approach to biological structure manipulation.

Elegant and minimal, Duet asks players simply to navigate two orbiting spheres past an increasingly complex maze of falling obstacles. As the difficulty increases, the tension mounts, and a peculiar narrative unfolds.

Why similar: Indie 32.3%, Minimalist 30%, Puzzle 20%, Casual 15%, Singleplayer 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: A difficult, minimalist action-puzzle game where timing and rhythm are essential for survival.

Journey as Eva, a young girl who lost her sight at an early age, and has since developed the unique capability to "see" the world around her through sound. Explore a world on the edge of collapse and discover the long-kept secrets of the land...

Why similar: Indie 100%

Why You'll Like It: A rhythm-based puzzle game that relies on visual and auditory cues to guide the player through challenging levels.

Dodge the music and dance through a mesmerizing ballet of choreographed bullets, each synced to music from over a dozen international artists. Push your creativity and skills with the fully-featured Level Editor and never run out of things to dodge.

Why similar: Music 82.6%, Minimalist 5.9%, Indie 5.4%, Casual 5.3%, Singleplayer 0.8%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist game where you must dodge projectiles that move in perfect harmony with the music.

Hexcells Plus is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.

Why similar: Puzzle 66.6%, Indie 12.3%, Casual 11.2%, Minimalist 8.6%, Singleplayer 1.2%

Why You'll Like It: Provides more of the same logical, minimalist puzzle satisfaction found in the original Hexcells.

Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.

Why similar: Music 71.2%, Indie 15.7%, Minimalist 7.2%, Puzzle 2.2%, Casual 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, difficult arcade game where the music dictates the rhythm of the gameplay.

Hexcells Infinite is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.

Why similar: Puzzle 64.7%, Minimalist 12.3%, Casual 11.9%, Indie 9.8%, Singleplayer 1.3%

Why You'll Like It: Offers an endless supply of the logic-based, minimalist puzzles that fans of the genre love.

SiNKR is a minimalist puzzler using various contraptions to sink pucks. Responsive ambient music. No holes left behind.

Why similar: Puzzle 49.4%, Minimalist 23.5%, Casual 13.3%, Indie 12.2%, Singleplayer 1.5%

Why You'll Like It: A clean, minimalist puzzle game that focuses on mechanical logic and satisfying, simple interactions.

Simple. Elegant. Challenging.

Why similar: Puzzle 51.4%, Casual 26.5%, Indie 22.1%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist puzzle game that requires careful planning and rhythmic pattern recognition.

Relaxing puzzle game, telling the story of Eon through gorgeous art and music.

Why similar: Puzzle 52.8%, Indie 16.4%, Casual 15.7%, Minimalist 14.5%, Singleplayer 0.6%

Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, minimalist puzzle game that tells a story through its abstract, geometric design.

Co-op or single player arcade game full of delightful music. Designed to bring casual and hardcore players together.

Why similar: Music 85.9%, Casual 7.3%, Indie 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Combines action and puzzle elements with a strong focus on musical rhythm and audio feedback.

At first sight, Cubot is a puzzle-game with a minimalist gameplay, just move color cubes towards tiles of the same color. It's really easy, but it will be a torture for your mind to complete all levels of the game because the apparent simplicity of the game is in contradiction with the complexity of the level-design.

Why similar: Puzzle 57.3%, Indie 24.6%, Minimalist 18%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist puzzle game that focuses on spatial reasoning and clean, simple mechanics.

SquareCells is an ambient logic puzzle game.

Why similar: Puzzle 57.7%, Indie 16.1%, Casual 13.4%, Minimalist 12.7%

Why You'll Like It: A logic-based puzzle game that shares the minimalist aesthetic and challenging nature of Circuits.

A mysterious entity is absorbing and corrupting your music before your very eyes. You must battle through your own song collection and fight to reclaim your music!

Why similar: Music 93.4%, Indie 3.6%, Casual 2.7%, Singleplayer 0.2%

Why You'll Like It: A music-driven shooter that transforms your music files into a challenging, rhythmic battlefield.

Draw a line. A single line. How complex can that be?

Why similar: Puzzle 51%, Casual 21%, Indie 18%, Minimalist 10%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist puzzle game that challenges your spatial logic with simple, elegant mechanics.

Experience your music collection like never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music.

Why similar: Music 94%, Indie 3.5%, Casual 2.2%, Singleplayer 0.3%

Why You'll Like It: Uses your own music to generate intense, rhythm-synced gameplay sequences.

In CUIT, it is only you and your mind. A challenging and relaxing puzzle game, ready to test you from top to bottom. Navigate a current through a circuit. Power a target, avoid the explosives. Sounds easy? Try it - and guess again. A logical challenge - for everyone.

Why similar: Puzzle 49.4%, Casual 26.6%, Indie 24%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist puzzle game that focuses on strategic placement and clean, 2D visuals.

AVSEQ is an audio-visual sequencer puzzle game. Connect falling atoms to unlock near-endless varieties of music at each stage. Every level of AVSEQ is a music sequencer with 2.2300745198530623×10^43 possible audio permutations, that's 22 tredecillion in total! No, we're not making those numbers up. We actually did the math.

Why similar: Music 78.7%, Casual 10.7%, Indie 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A music-based puzzle game where you create sequences to generate audio patterns.

Relaxing puzzle game in a minimal style.

Why similar: Puzzle 37.4%, Indie 26.4%, Casual 23.3%, Minimalist 11.4%, Singleplayer 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, minimalist puzzle experience that emphasizes simple, clean design.

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: Puzzle 55%, Casual 23.4%, Indie 20.4%, Singleplayer 1.1%

Transform your keyboard into an instrument and play along to the melody of catchy chiptunes in this challenging rhythm game. Now with tap mode!

Why similar: Music 90.7%, Indie 4.9%, Casual 4.4%

A minimalist game about connecting circuits, solving jigsaw puzzles and mind-bending recursive circuits.

Why similar: Puzzle 47.6%, Minimalist 26.2%, Casual 13.6%, Indie 11.2%, Singleplayer 1.4%

You've played rhythm games, but have you ever played a music game? String Theory is a unique audio puzzle game that trains the player to recognize musical chords. Pit your ear against 20 different BGMs, each with 14 different chord variations. Learn to recognize chords played on over 20 different instruments and synthesizers.

Why similar: Music 84.7%, Casual 10.6%, Indie 4.7%

Intralism - fast and hard rhythm game. Listen to music and match arcs to the beat. Master all beatmaps or create your own and challenge friends in the online multiplayer. But remember: wrong button - failed try.

Why similar: Music 94.1%, Indie 2.4%, Minimalist 2.1%, Casual 1.4%

Cosmic DJ is a quick, "pick-up and play" musical experience about the joy of music creation for budding intergalactic musicians of all skill levels. Set among the stars, you will strive to become the legendary Cosmic DJ through six musical adventures as you’re tasked with repairing the all-important “Jamtennas” and bring...

Why similar: Music 87.4%, Casual 6.9%, Indie 5.7%

Rhythm Journey is a story based, hardcore 2-buttons rhythm game.

Why similar: Music 86.8%, Indie 7%, Casual 5.7%, Singleplayer 0.5%

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: Puzzle 46.9%, Indie 38.4%, Casual 12.3%, Singleplayer 2.4%

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: Puzzle 40.3%, Casual 29.8%, Indie 27.6%, Singleplayer 2.2%

perspective illusion puzzle based on M.C. Escher drawings and impossible shapes

Why similar: Puzzle 38.6%, Indie 28.3%, Casual 18.3%, Minimalist 13.1%, Singleplayer 1.7%

KAMI is deceptively simple: fold out coloured paper to fill the screen in as few moves as possible. Relaxing and easy to pick up, you'll soon find yourself deep in contemplation to perfect each puzzle. Created by State of Play, famous for their handcrafted aesthetic, KAMI has been created with real paper in an elegant Japanese theme.

Why similar: Puzzle 69.4%, Casual 16.4%, Indie 13.5%, Singleplayer 0.7%

SiNKR 2 is a minimalist puzzle game evolved from the award winning SiNKR. There is just you, hooks, pucks, and various contraptions. Subtle differences within level themes drive different solutions to superficially similar scenarios.

Why similar: Puzzle 50.1%, Minimalist 21.5%, Indie 14.9%, Casual 13.5%

A new puzzle game of wits and recognition.

Why similar: Casual 50.4%, Indie 49.6%

Explore logic symbols. Discover the rules. Solve complex puzzles. Feel the power of your logical side!

Why similar: Puzzle 52.6%, Minimalist 20.9%, Casual 13.3%, Indie 10.3%, Singleplayer 2.9%

Micron is a unique fusion of puzzle and rhythm gameplay. Place pieces on the board to deflect bullets of energy that fire to the beat. Guide the bullets to the exit through 51 challenging levels — and 12 bonus levels — featuring a variety of distinctive soundscapes. Your solutions create the music.

Why similar: Puzzle 47.5%, Indie 26.5%, Casual 26%

Neon Warp is a simple yet very unique puzzle game.

Why similar: Puzzle 30.2%, Casual 26.4%, Indie 25.1%, Minimalist 14.9%, Singleplayer 3.4%

Simple, minimalist and difficult. Two Digits is a perfect blend between insanity and happiness. You are given 9 numbers less than 100, and all you have to do is to choose two subsets with the same sum.

Why similar: Puzzle 41.9%, Casual 34.6%, Indie 23.5%

CrossCells is an ambient logic puzzle game.

Why similar: Puzzle 51.2%, Casual 19%, Indie 18.1%, Minimalist 11.7%

A challenging puzzle platformer in which you clone and teleport.

Why similar: Puzzle 43.6%, Minimalist 21.9%, Casual 19.1%, Indie 12.8%, Singleplayer 2.7%

BUILD CIRCUITS. WRITE CODE. RTFM.

Why similar: Puzzle 79.9%, Indie 17.7%, Singleplayer 2.3%

Mini Metro is a strategy simulation game about designing a subway map for a growing city. Draw lines between stations and start your trains running. As new stations open, redraw your lines to keep them efficient. Decide where to use your limited resources. How long can you keep the city moving?

Why similar: Puzzle 47.2%, Minimalist 24.8%, Indie 13.4%, Casual 12.1%, Singleplayer 2.5%

A game of strange jigsaws.

Why similar: Puzzle 52.3%, Casual 23.1%, Minimalist 14.1%, Indie 8.7%, Singleplayer 1.8%

"oO" is a hardcore minimal arcade game.

Why similar: Music 75.9%, Puzzle 8.5%, Minimalist 8%, Indie 3.7%, Casual 3.1%

Piece by Piece is a literal puzzle platformer where each level is fragmented into puzzle pieces. Clear each puzzle by connecting and unconnecting each piece to make your way through each of our 100 handcrafted levels. Discover new themes and mechanics along the way!

Why similar: Puzzle 63.4%, Casual 17.2%, Indie 16.7%, Singleplayer 2.7%

Turn on all the lights is a minimalist puzzle game that features a recursive mechanics in which the player has to explore micro pieces to connect a circuit and solve the main puzzle.

Why similar: Puzzle 48.2%, Minimalist 27.3%, Casual 12.9%, Indie 9.4%, Singleplayer 2.2%

Mini Tone is a minimalist puzzle game that combines musical notes and physical intuition. Find the perfect angle and launching point to eliminate all musical blocks from each level. Can you execute the Perfect Path?

Why similar: Music 64.9%, Puzzle 20.1%, Minimalist 6.5%, Casual 4.6%, Indie 3.1%

Sokobond is an elegantly designed puzzle game about chemistry. It's logical, minimalist, and beautiful - crafted with love and science.

Why similar: Puzzle 51.4%, Minimalist 19.9%, Casual 15.4%, Indie 10.9%, Singleplayer 2.4%

A Logic Puzzle Pipes Game with a beautiful minimalist design and a uniquely prepared soundscape. Rotate the pipes until all the pipes are filled with water.

Why similar: Puzzle 49%, Minimalist 24.2%, Casual 13.4%, Indie 11%, Singleplayer 2.4%

From gameplay to visuals to music and imagination, BIT.TRIP BEAT is inspired by classic games in every way. Get sucked into a whole new world of sight and sound as you juggle beats and ride the vibe in this modern look at the beginning of it all. BIT.

Why similar: Music 85.4%, Indie 6.6%, Casual 4%, Minimalist 3.8%, Singleplayer 0.2%

A minimalist logic game. Can you solve for 𝒙?

Why similar: Puzzle 55.8%, Minimalist 27.6%, Casual 13.5%, Singleplayer 3.1%