- #1 Eets Munchies
97% matchMostly Positive80% of 773 reviews2014
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A beautiful puzzle game for the whole family!Eets Munchies is a reimagining of the award-winning puzzle game by Klei Entertainment. Featuring gorgeous animation and ridiculous creatures, players help an adorable hungry creature devour cake in increasingly devious puzzles.
Why similar: Puzzle 37.7%, Platformer 21.5%, Casual 15.8%, Family Friendly 8.7%, Indie 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: This physics-based puzzle game shares the same whimsical charm and focus on manipulating the environment to reach a goal.
- #2 Mekabolt
96% matchVery Positive88% of 179 reviews2019
Dev: SomepxPub: Ratalaika Games S.L.
Windows
Use your trusty Mekabolt device to manipulate robots, solve a variety of puzzling levels and obtain batteries to fix the robots!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.5%, 2D Platformer 19.1%, Platformer 14.7%, Arcade 13.4%, Puzzle 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: A tight, 2D puzzle-platformer that challenges players to use specific mechanics to overcome obstacles in a series of bite-sized levels.
- #3 Toki Tori
96% matchVery Positive88% of 2,122 reviews2010
Dev: Two TribesPub: Two Tribes Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 47%
The gameplay in Toki Tori is a blend of two genres. While it looks like a platform game, it's a puzzle game at heart. To progress through the game, the player must pick up each egg in a level using a set number of tools.
Why similar: Puzzle 36.1%, Platformer 19.3%, Casual 9.8%, Puzzle Platformer 9.3%, Cute 9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic puzzle-platformer that requires careful planning and item usage to navigate levels, mirroring the strategic depth of Crab Cakes Rescue.
- #4 Greedy Rabbit
95% matchMixed62% of 63 reviews2022
Dev: Arcade Adventure Studio
Windows
Fun arcade and logic game, where you are greedy rabbit. In each level you have to collect all the vegetables and possibly stars. Then look for the open portal to the next level. Do this with the best result.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.2%, Arcade 15.6%, 2D Platformer 15.2%, Puzzle 10.9%, Casual 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features a cute aesthetic and puzzle-platforming gameplay that feels very similar to the lighthearted tone of the seed game.
- #5 Box Cats Puzzle
94% matchVery Positive95% of 102 reviews2020
Dev: CatSaw
Windows · Linux
This is a puzzle game. A lot of cute cats want to enter a box, you need to help them~!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 44.4%, Cute 20.2%, Puzzle 16.5%, Casual 14%, Singleplayer 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: A hand-drawn, cute puzzle-platformer that emphasizes block-based logic and spatial awareness.
- #6 Brave Furries
94% matchVery Positive83% of 111 reviews2017
Dev: Crazy Goat Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
The Furries Princess has been kidnapped! Help these hilariously cute creatures execute a rescue mission. You will need to explore the Evil Wizard's castle and solve his puzzles to succeed. Hours of mildly brain-teasing gameplay awaits!
Why similar: Casual 76.3%, Indie 23.7%
Why You'll Like It: A casual, indie puzzle-platformer that relies on clever character movement and logic to progress through levels.
- #7 Inops
93% matchMostly Positive79% of 53 reviews2020
Dev: ZRZStudio
Windows
Dive into the wondrous world of the Inops! The 2D puzzle based side scrolling adventure of dark and light. Battle the fire breathing demons and rescue the scattered Inops.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.7%, 2D Platformer 22.5%, Indie 21.3%, Cute 13%, Casual 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A charming puzzle-platformer where you control unique creatures to solve environmental puzzles and navigate tricky terrain.
- #8 Sqroma
92% matchVery Positive100% of 80 reviews2022
Dev: Woum
Windows · Mac
Your destruction isn't the end you think; if it's a projectile, it is removed from the puzzle and you are instantly respawned. Consequence? It disrupts the level's balance! Exploit this to defeat enemies and open new paths! Playing the disruptive kamikaze is the key to your success!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 30.9%, Puzzle Platformer 18.3%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Puzzle 11.9%, Family Friendly 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A logic-heavy puzzle-platformer that requires precise movement and color-based mechanics to solve its many challenges.
- #9 Sandy's Great Escape
91% matchVery Positive94% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: Mocha Moose Games
Windows · Mac
A crabby twist on the sokoban (box-pushing) genre, where you use deaths to create shells and solve puzzles.
Why similar: Puzzle 30.3%, Cute 22.6%, Arcade 18.1%, Casual 11.7%, 2D 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art puzzle game that emphasizes careful planning and movement to navigate through tight, grid-based environments.
- #10 Pikuniku
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,974 reviews2019
Dev: Arnaud De BockPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Pikuniku is an absurdly wonderful puzzle-exploration game that takes place in a strange but playful world where not everything is as happy as it seems. Help peculiar characters overcome struggles, uncover a deep state conspiracy, and start a little revolution in this delightful dystopian adventure!
Why similar: Puzzle 21.9%, Cute 17.2%, Platformer 15.1%, Puzzle Platformer 13.5%, Family Friendly 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A quirky and colorful puzzle-platformer that captures the same wacky, fun-loving spirit found in Crab Cakes Rescue.
- #11 Wakey Wakey
89% matchVery Positive99% of 75 reviews2025
Dev: Moon Jam Games LLC
Windows
Wakey Wakey is a Puzzle Platformer with a unique world-bending twist. Navigate your everchanging bedroom, take control of new household objects, and overcome surprising obstacles to help this sleepy guy get a good night's rest.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 27.1%, Puzzle Platformer 15.5%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Platformer 10.9%, Puzzle 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that blends precision movement with logic-based level design for a satisfying challenge.
- #12 Crayon Physics Deluxe
90% matchVery Positive86% of 1,153 reviews2009
Dev: Kloonigames
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Crayon Physics Deluxe is a 2D physics puzzle / sandbox game, in which you get to experience what it would be like if your drawings would be magically transformed into real physical objects. Solve puzzles with your artistic vision and creative use of physics.
Why similar: Puzzle 37.3%, Family Friendly 18.8%, Casual 14.4%, Cute 11.3%, Indie 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on drawing objects to solve physics-based puzzles, echoing the block-building mechanics of the seed game.
- #13 Fowl Damage
88% matchVery Positive93% of 149 reviews2024
Dev: May GardensPub: Red Nexus Games Inc.
Windows
Fowl Damage is an atmospheric puzzle platformer where your default jump provides enough fall damage to destroy you! Carefully manage your jumps and falls as you adventure through this chilling, beautiful, and occasionally cute world.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 32.4%, Puzzle Platformer 17.6%, 2D Platformer 15.8%, Platformer 11.6%, Puzzle 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A precision-platformer that demands careful timing and movement, similar to the more challenging levels in Crab Cakes Rescue.
- #14 Save the Dodos
89% matchVery Positive86% of 207 reviews2016
Dev: 3DDUOPub: SOEDESCO Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Save the Dodos! We’re all familiar with the sad tale of the charming, yet unintelligent Dodo. But now you can prevent their heart-breaking tale of extinction! Guide the dodos through 100 challenging levels and save our avian dullards from extinction.
Why similar: Puzzle 29.5%, Family Friendly 19.5%, Cute 14.6%, Casual 13.7%, Arcade 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A casual, family-friendly puzzle game that focuses on guiding characters safely through dangerous, trap-filled levels.
- #15 Thomas Was Alone
87% matchVery Positive94% of 9,347 reviews2012
Dev: Bithell Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Guide a group of rectangles through 120 levels, using their different skills together to overcome a series of obstacles in each environment. Discover the human-made story of the first sentient artificial intelligences with Danny Wallace’s BAFTA-winning narration.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 31.2%, Puzzle Platformer 17.9%, 2D Platformer 16.1%, Platformer 15%, Family Friendly 8%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist puzzle-platformer that uses simple shapes and environmental interaction to create a deeply engaging experience.
- #16 Unravel
84% matchVery Positive91% of 5,395 reviews2020
Dev: Coldwood InteractivePub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Unravel is a physics-based puzzle platformer. Yarny, a character made from a single thread of yarn, must embark on a larger than life adventure.
Why similar: Puzzle 26.4%, Platformer 19.2%, Family Friendly 19%, Puzzle Platformer 18.7%, 2D Platformer 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A beautiful physics-based puzzle-platformer where you use yarn to swing, climb, and bridge gaps in the environment.
- #17 Colorful Recolor
85% 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: 2D Platformer 25.9%, Puzzle 19.5%, Cute 14.5%, Arcade 13%, Platformer 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: A logic-driven puzzle-platformer that uses color-matching mechanics to gate progress and solve environmental puzzles.
- #18 A Boy and His Blob
86% matchMixed69% of 553 reviews2016
Dev: Abstraction GamesPub: Ziggurat
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
When Blobolonia is threatened by an evil Emperor, the blob comes to Earth looking for help. Instead, he finds a young boy. Help the blob dethrone the evil Emperor that's terrorizing Blobolonia and establish a friendship with the blob that will last a lifetime.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31.1%, Platformer 17.6%, Family Friendly 17%, Puzzle 16.4%, Cute 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features unique transformation mechanics that allow players to solve puzzles by turning their companion into various useful tools.
- #19 Gravity Error
86% matchVery Positive86% of 56 reviews2015
Dev: Faris Mohammed
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Gravity Error is an indie 2D puzzle/platformer about changing gravity. Guide Force in his quest seeking emotional stableness in a set of levels and avoid being crushed. Solve the puzzles in multiple creative ways.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 33.1%, Platformer 28%, Puzzle 23.9%, 2D 7.8%, Indie 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D puzzle-platformer that introduces gravity-shifting mechanics to challenge your spatial problem-solving skills.
- #20 Shift Happens
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,302 reviews2017
Dev: Klonk GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Shift Happens is a cooperative platformer for two. You and a friend shift your mass, throw each other and puzzle your way through four stages of stylized imaginary worlds. Including the occasional backstabbing and taunting. Play with a friend on a couch, online or even special singleplayer levels.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31.9%, 2D Platformer 17.4%, Puzzle 15.9%, Family Friendly 14%, Platformer 13.4%
Why You'll Like It: A fun puzzle-platformer that requires players to manipulate their character's mass to solve environmental obstacles.
- #21 Grow Home
82% matchVery Positive92% of 5,564 reviews2015
Dev: Reflections, a Ubisoft StudioPub: Infogrames
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Experience the freedom of unbounded climbing as you take control of BUD, a procedurally animated robot on a quest to save his planet. Create your own path through an alien world as you control and ride a giant plant on a vertical journey to the stars.
Why similar: Cute 31.2%, Platformer 22.4%, Casual 19.8%, Sandbox 11.4%, Singleplayer 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based climbing game that emphasizes vertical exploration and creative navigation of the environment.
- #22 Piece by Piece
79% matchVery Positive100% of 142 reviews2026
Dev: Neon Polygons
Windows · Mac
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 Platformer 25.5%, Puzzle 18.3%, 2D Platformer 15.6%, Platformer 12.3%, Cute 8.5%
- #23 Pid
82% matchVery Positive83% of 2,430 reviews2012
Dev: Might and Delight
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 29.4 hrs≥1hr: 32%
You are stranded on a strange and peculiar planet. It’s time to embark on your journey and find your way home! Explore a gravity defying and challenging platformer with striking visuals and a captivating story that transports you to a world beyond ours.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 45.4%, Platformer 30.6%, Puzzle 14%, Indie 6.1%, 2D 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: A unique puzzle-platformer with a distinct art style and gravity-manipulation mechanics that keep gameplay fresh.
- #24 VVVVVV
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,401 reviews2010
Dev: Terry Cavanagh
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?
Why similar: Precision Platformer 48.8%, 2D Platformer 21.2%, Platformer 19.9%, 2D 3.4%, Indie 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: A gravity-flipping precision-platformer that is both challenging and rewarding for fans of tight, 2D movement.
- #25 Fjong
83% matchMostly Positive77% of 106 reviews2017
Dev: VaragtP
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Help Fjong and his friends to reach the sky.. by Eating Candy! Fjong is a relaxing, colorful and non-violent game that suits every kind of player and skill level.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 26.6%, Puzzle Platformer 14.7%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Platformer 9.6%, Arcade 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A difficult precision-platformer that rewards patience and mastery of movement mechanics.
- #26 Gentoo Rescue
78% 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: Puzzle 50.2%, Cute 16.5%, Casual 15.6%, Indie 7.2%, 2D 5.7%
- #27 Toki Tori 2+
81% matchVery Positive85% of 1,084 reviews2013
Dev: Two Tribes
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Toki Tori 2+ may look cute, but it’s a challenging puzzle adventure game. Whistle and stomp are the only moves you need to solve increasingly complex puzzles, as you go anywhere, anytime on a lush forest island.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.2%, Platformer 19.3%, Puzzle 16.5%, Cute 13.3%, Family Friendly 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: A Metroidvania-style puzzle-platformer that relies on interacting with the environment and creatures rather than traditional weapons.
- #28 Bring You Home
77% matchVery Positive97% of 157 reviews2025
Dev: Alike Studio
Windows · Mac
You don't control the hero, but the level ITSELF! In this puzzle adventure, change and rearrange pieces of every level to find the right path. All to guide Polo through crazy worlds and rescue his kidnapped alien pet...
Why similar: Casual 53.5%, Indie 22.9%, Family Friendly 15.7%, 2D 7.9%
- #29 Summon The DUDES!
77% matchVery Positive97% of 59 reviews2024
Dev: Inanity Catchers Team
Windows
A quirky 2D puzzle platformer where your most powerful tool is… the DUDES!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 27.2%, Platformer 24.4%, Puzzle 22.6%, Casual 16.2%, 2D 4.4%
- #30 Knytt Underground
80% matchVery Positive84% of 482 reviews2013
Dev: Nifflas' GamesPub: Ripstone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
The legendary Knytt series continues with Nifflas’ latest creation; Knytt Underground. In this Knytteration; humans have long since abandoned the planet after practically destroying it in a war, five hundred years ago.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 66.6%, Platformer 23.9%, Indie 4.4%, Puzzle 3.3%, 2D 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: An exploration-heavy platformer that focuses on atmosphere and movement through a vast, interconnected world.
- #31 Tiny Crate
76% 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: Precision Platformer 27.2%, Puzzle Platformer 15.8%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Platformer 11.6%, Arcade 10.9%
- #32 Randomice
73% matchVery Positive97% of 113 reviews2025
Dev: VideoludidPub: Abiding Bridge
Windows
Escape from a laboratory house in this unique puzzling platformer with a twist! All important objects are randomly placed in the world before the start of the game. Each playthrough will take a different path through the house, but can always be completed. A perfect introduction to Randomizers.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.6%, 2D Platformer 20.2%, Platformer 15.6%, Puzzle 13.8%, Cute 10.6%
- #33 Cranium Conundrum
79% matchMixed42% of 86 reviews2016
Dev: Falling Star GamesPub: Sometimes You
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Cranium Conundrum is a physics-based puzzle platformer taking place in the dream worlds that you create!
Why similar: Casual 71.6%, Indie 28.4%
- #34 Ball at Work: The Ultimate Speedrun Platformer!
76% matchVery Positive85% of 425 reviews2020
Dev: Famous Dogg Studios
Windows · Mac
Experience the thrill of the high-flying antics of the Crazy Ball as it bounces around the dysfunctional office. With unique and challenging gameplay that is easy to grasp, outrageous physics and plenty of fun content, this is one wacky office that you’d never want to leave!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 27.9%, Puzzle Platformer 16.9%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Platformer 11.4%, Arcade 9.6%
- #35 SquishCraft
74% matchVery Positive96% of 134 reviews2022
Dev: bcat112a
Windows · Linux
Puzzle game about squishing blocks together.
Why similar: Puzzle 64.5%, Indie 14.5%, Casual 11.2%, Singleplayer 9.8%
- #36 Inside The Gear
78% matchMostly Negative40% of 140 reviews2014
Dev: Mykhail Konokh
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
A physics puzzle game like no other! You are inside the big old machine. There are rusty gears and shafts all around you, along with interactive objects such as planks and cubes. Use each object and place the wheel on the platform – easy!
Why similar: Puzzle 39.7%, Casual 27.6%, Family Friendly 17.2%, Indie 11.3%, Singleplayer 4.2%
- #37 Colored Effects
74% matchVery Positive95% of 62 reviews2023
Dev: TACSOU
Windows · Linux
Colored Effects is a puzzle platformer game where you use different abilities to advance through levels. Each color grants a unique ability. Switch between the colors and their effects to collect gems, defeat bosses, and solve fun puzzles.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.9%, 2D Platformer 19.5%, Puzzle 14.2%, Platformer 12.9%, Family Friendly 10.1%
- #38 Find You
75% matchVery Positive93% of 419 reviews2017
Dev: Byting Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Play every character simultaneously and reunite them in mind boggling 100 levels
Why similar: Precision Platformer 30.3%, Puzzle Platformer 21.4%, 2D Platformer 15.1%, Platformer 10.4%, Puzzle 10.2%
- #39 Hidden Arcade: Hundreds of Ghosts!
71% matchVery Positive95% of 110 reviews2025
Dev: Lemon PohlPub: Lemfactory
Windows
Find and free the hidden Ghosts spread throughout distinct Arcade Game Worlds, and create your own ones!
Why similar: Puzzle 32.3%, Cute 23.5%, Family Friendly 13.5%, Casual 13.2%, 2D 10.8%
- #40 StrikeForce Kitty
73% matchVery Positive90% of 1,141 reviews2018
Dev: Creepy Brothers
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Comedic puzzle-adventure with strong RPG influences. Take away costumes from the foxes, create the most mad combinations of clothes, explore the world, find secrets and save the princess from the clutches of the cunning king!
Why similar: Platformer 29%, Arcade 24.4%, Casual 16.4%, Cute 11.4%, 2D 8.4%
- #41 Slip 'n Slime
70% matchVery Positive96% of 72 reviews2025
Dev: Wild Magic Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Slip 'n slide around this casual puzzle adventure! Be a cute slime and explore a magical world. Only stop sliding when you run into something -- SPLAT! Perfect to pick up 'n play for a minute or binge in a weekend.
Why similar: Puzzle 26.7%, Arcade 24.5%, Cute 21.5%, Casual 11.7%, Family Friendly 8%
- #42 Escape This
75% matchMixed49% of 708 reviews2016
Dev: Four Winged StudioPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Escape This is a precision 3d platformer. Complete each of the random levels without touching any of the red blocks. It is possible to make your own levels
Why similar: Precision Platformer 39.8%, Puzzle Platformer 20.4%, Arcade 12.5%, Puzzle 11.6%, Family Friendly 9.1%
- #43 Semblance
72% matchVery Positive85% of 398 reviews2018
Dev: NyamakopPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Semblance is an innovative platformer with deformable terrain, set in a beautiful minimalist world. It’s a game that asks, what if you could deform and reshape the world itself? Semblance takes the idea of a ‘platform’ in a platformer and turns it on its head.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.3%, Platformer 17.1%, Puzzle 14.8%, Family Friendly 12.7%, Cute 11.4%
- #44 Super Lobster Run
72% matchVery Positive95% of 85 reviews2020
Dev: Volens Games
Windows
Embark on an Epic Journey as Laughy the Lobster
Why similar: Arcade 23%, Puzzle 22.1%, Family Friendly 17.9%, Cute 16.2%, Casual 12.6%
- #45 CATO: Buttered Cat
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,824 reviews2024
Dev: Team WollPub: GCORES PUBLISHING
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Puzzle platformer where you control both the cat and the toast, based on the famous "Buttered Cat Paradox". The game features 200+ levels, 70+ skins, plus boss fights and mini-games!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.5%, 2D Platformer 18.8%, Platformer 17.3%, Puzzle 15.9%, Cute 13.7%
- #46 Cats in Time
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,369 reviews2021
Dev: Pine Studio
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A relaxing puzzle game in which you explore 3D dioramas, solve puzzles and save cats lost in time! Crazy, right?!
Why similar: Puzzle 36.5%, Family Friendly 24.6%, Cute 19.4%, Casual 13.4%, Indie 3.6%
- #47 Contraption Maker
71% 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: Puzzle 22.2%, 2D Platformer 21.9%, Family Friendly 17.1%, Cute 11.7%, Sandbox 9.8%
- #48 King Rabbit - Puzzle
70% matchVery Positive92% of 337 reviews2019
Dev: RareSloth
Windows · Mac
Part puzzler, platformer, level builder. Navigate your fluffy rabbit through an ever-expanding universe of realms. Find the 3 portal gems in each realm to unlock the next realm. Enjoy endless community levels and create your own with the level builder!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 29.9%, Puzzle Platformer 16.5%, 2D Platformer 14.9%, Platformer 11%, Puzzle 9.8%
- #49 Agent Brain: Tricky Puzzles
68% matchVery Positive98% of 51 reviews2024
Dev: Little Bittle
Windows
Every level introduces a unique solution method, breaking the fourth wall between the game and the player in unprecedented ways. From using a pause button to halt threats to turning off the sound to put an enemy NPC to sleep, the game continually surprises and engages players.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 33.7%, Precision Platformer 21%, Puzzle 19.4%, Family Friendly 9.8%, 2D 6.6%
- #50 Bento Blocks
64% matchVery Positive99% of 204 reviews2026
Dev: SOMETIMES LIMITED
Windows
Craft delicious lunch boxes in this cozy-yet-challenging ingredient-cutting puzzle game.
Why similar: Puzzle 47.1%, Casual 14.7%, Cute 12.1%, Family Friendly 11.2%, Singleplayer 6.6%
- #51 Adventures On The Polluted Islands
71% matchMixed69% of 147 reviews2017
Dev: Uncle Frost TeamPub: Sometimes You
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Adventures On The Polluted Islands – adventure game with elements of sandbox. You will play a small crab, armed with a boomerang. Help the survivors and go in search of salvation. Tasks, secrets, boss fights, easter eggs and much more are waiting for you!
Why similar: Casual 59.6%, Indie 40.4%
- #52 CatBox
66% matchVery Positive99% of 82 reviews2024
Dev: Very Very LITTLE Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this 2D puzzle game you will have to arrange your feline friends in more than 150 levels. Gradually changing locations will add new challenges.
Why similar: Puzzle 43%, Casual 29.9%, 2D 13.7%, Indie 8.1%, Singleplayer 5.3%
- #53 MouseCraft
69% 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: Puzzle 26.4%, Family Friendly 20.5%, Cute 20%, Platformer 19.5%, Casual 9.4%
- #54 Way of Rhea
66% matchVery Positive98% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: Games by Mason LLC
Windows · Linux
A puzzle game with challenging puzzles, but forgiving mechanics. Master the use of your color changing staff to solve mind bending puzzles, unlock new areas, and help out your friends. Undo any mistake with the press of a button.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 41.2%, Puzzle 31.2%, Platformer 7.8%, Cute 7%, 2D 5.7%
- #55 Millie
68% matchVery Positive83% of 839 reviews2014
Dev: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A joyful, casual puzzle game that will tease both your wits and your memory!
Why similar: Puzzle 30.2%, Casual 22.7%, Cute 14.4%, Arcade 13.1%, Family Friendly 12.2%
- #56 Togges
67% matchMixed70% of 200 reviews2022
Dev: Regular StudioPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Togges is a charming and colourful 3D Puzzle-Platformer. Go on adventures, stack adorable living blocks and solve puzzles around the Cosmos to save the Galaxy from the threats of the Void.
Why similar: Puzzle 22.7%, Platformer 18.4%, Family Friendly 17.5%, Cute 16.7%, Puzzle Platformer 13.3%
- #57 Princess Castle Quest
67% matchVery Positive98% of 51 reviews2021
Dev: Piggybank Studios
Windows
2D Puzzle Game with Full Level Editor and Local Coop
Why similar: Puzzle 31.7%, Family Friendly 27.1%, Cute 20.7%, 2D 10.3%, Casual 10.3%
- #58 Zombie Ballz
69% matchMixed68% of 153 reviews2017
Dev: Almighty GamesPub: My Way Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Arcade-style physics puzzle game where you kill undead & keep villagers alive. Level challenges offer a variety of weapons with their own physical properties. Choose the right weapon and solve puzzles by exploding crates, magnetizing metal, burning, slicing, dicing and bouncing your balls to victory
Why similar: Puzzle 50.2%, Casual 16.5%, Family Friendly 15.5%, Indie 7.2%, 2D 6.9%
- #59 A Webbing Journey
61% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,142 reviews2025
Dev: Fire Totem GamesPub: Future Friends Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Adorable spider chaos! Swing around the house, weave crazy structures, play with physics-based objects, and pull off chores with nothing but your webs and your wits in this madcap sandbox adventure.
Why similar: Puzzle 26.1%, Family Friendly 22.1%, Cute 20.9%, Sandbox 12.7%, Casual 9.2%