- #1 Antichamber
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 17,576 reviews2013
Dev: Alexander BrucePub: Demruth
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Antichamber is a mind-bending psychological exploration game where nothing can be taken for granted. Discover an Escher-like world where hallways wrap around upon each other, spaces reconfigure themselves, and accomplishing the impossible may just be the only way forward.
Why similar: Puzzle 30.2%, Surreal 21.6%, Abstract 16.5%, First-Person 14.2%, Indie 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential non-Euclidean, first-person puzzle game that challenges your perception of space just like Disoriented.
- #2 Manifold Garden
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,118 reviews2020
Dev: William Chyr Studio
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Rediscover gravity and explore an Escher-esque world of impossible architecture. Witness infinity in first-person and master its rules to solve physics-defying puzzles. Cultivate a garden to open new paths forward, where an eternal expanse awaits.
Why similar: Abstract 20.2%, Surreal 15.8%, Puzzle 13.9%, Minimalist 11.4%, Puzzle Platformer 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features mind-bending, surreal architecture and gravity-defying puzzles that mirror the abstract nature of the seed game.
- #3 The Witness
96% matchVery Positive85% of 20,427 reviews2016
Dev: Thekla, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.
Why similar: Puzzle 45.6%, First-Person 18.3%, Difficult 13.1%, Surreal 6.6%, Indie 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in minimalist, environment-based puzzle design that encourages deep observation and spatial awareness.
- #4 Superliminal
94% matchVery Positive95% of 32,646 reviews2020
Dev: Pillow Castle
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Perception is reality. In this mind-bending first-person puzzler, you escape a surreal dream world through solving impossible puzzles using the ambiguity of depth and perspective.
Why similar: Puzzle 23.4%, Surreal 23.2%, First-Person 14.2%, Minimalist 12.7%, Puzzle Platformer 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: Uses perspective-based mechanics to solve puzzles in a dreamlike, surreal first-person environment.
- #5 NaissanceE
95% matchVery Positive84% of 4,240 reviews2014
Dev: Limasse Five
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 44%
NaissanceE is an obscure and magical first person exploration game, a philosophical trip and an artistic experience. The adventure takes place in a primitive mysterious structure and the game mainly consists to explore and feel the deep and strong ambiance of this atemporal world.
Why similar: Abstract 30.4%, Surreal 18.6%, First-Person 12.8%, Puzzle 11.5%, Puzzle Platformer 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, abstract exploration game that captures the same sense of isolation and scale found in Disoriented.
- #6 Viewfinder
92% matchVery Positive94% of 11,827 reviews2023
Dev: Sad Owl StudiosPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Challenge perception, redefine reality, and reshape the world around you with an instant camera. Viewfinder is a new single player game offering gamers hours of interesting and fun experiences while uncovering the mysteries left behind.
Why similar: Abstract 22.7%, Surreal 16.8%, Puzzle Platformer 16.4%, Puzzle 14.9%, First-Person 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: Allows you to manipulate the world through perspective, creating surreal, physics-defying puzzle solutions.
- #7 Rememoried
94% matchMixed58% of 236 reviews2015
Dev: Vladimir KudelkaPub: Hangonit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Rememoried is an independent video game, a virtual place where memories change to dreams and the only possible way is forgetting, which becomes a mechanism for proceeding to the next layer of dreams. The Surrealist explorative first-person adventure game.
Why similar: Abstract 21.7%, Surreal 18.5%, Minimalist 11.9%, Puzzle 11.5%, First-Person 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on surreal, dreamlike environments and abstract puzzles that require careful observation to navigate.
- #8 Kairo
93% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,741 reviews2013
Dev: Locked Door PuzzlePub: Lupus Studios Limited
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Enter the lost world of Kairo. Explore vast abandoned monuments. Bring strange and ancient machinery back to life. Slowly uncover the true purpose of Kairo and fulfil a great destiny.Kairo is an atmospheric 3D exploration and puzzle solving game.
Why similar: Puzzle 25.9%, Abstract 25.5%, Surreal 19%, First-Person 12.1%, Indie 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, abstract first-person puzzle game that relies on exploration and environmental logic.
- #9 Lingo
91% matchVery Positive94% of 754 reviews2021
Dev: Brenton Wildes
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 30.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Lingo is a first person word puzzle game with a large, abstract world to explore. With its epiphany-driven gameplay and impossible geometry, Lingo provides a unique and nonlinear experience.
Why similar: Abstract 21.4%, Puzzle 18.9%, Surreal 17.6%, First-Person 12.4%, Minimalist 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, first-person exploration game that uses language and abstract symbols as its primary puzzle language.
- #10 Maquette
91% matchMostly Positive70% of 651 reviews2021
Dev: Graceful DecayPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Maquette is a first-person recursive puzzle game that takes you into a world where every building, plant, and object are simultaneously tiny and staggeringly huge.
Why similar: Puzzle 30.9%, Puzzle Platformer 23.4%, First-Person 20.8%, Indie 13.8%, Stylized 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: Features a recursive, first-person puzzle design where the world exists within itself, emphasizing scale and perspective.
- #11 The Sojourn
90% matchMostly Positive72% of 217 reviews2020
Dev: Shifting TidesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The Sojourn is a first-person puzzle game set in an immersive colour-drenched world of light and darkness. Think your way through dozens of puzzles as you traverse parallel worlds, awaken mysterious artifacts and overcome challenging obstacles on an unforgettable journey.
Why similar: Puzzle 20.1%, Surreal 20.1%, Puzzle Platformer 15.5%, First-Person 14.5%, Relaxing 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, first-person puzzle game that uses light and shadow to shift the environment.
- #12 The Talos Principle
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 32,657 reviews2014
Dev: CroteamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).
Why similar: Puzzle 55.6%, First-Person 22.1%, Atmospheric 7.6%, Difficult 7.5%, Indie 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: Combines deep philosophical themes with challenging first-person, physics-based puzzle mechanics.
- #13 Homesick
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,436 reviews2015
Dev: Lucky Pause
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Explore an abandoned building, encountering puzzles and clues to discover what happened, as you try to escape in both your nightmares and the waking world. Be immersed in the hauntingly beautiful 3D atmosphere in this puzzle exploration mystery game.
Why similar: Puzzle 43.6%, First-Person 27.4%, Atmospheric 14.4%, Indie 11.4%, Singleplayer 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: A quiet, atmospheric first-person game that focuses on environmental storytelling and subtle puzzle-solving.
- #14 MirrorMoon EP
89% matchMixed58% of 597 reviews2013
Dev: Santa Ragione
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
MirrorMoon EP is a game about mystery and exploration set in outer space. These space travels begin on a red planet and its unique moon and extend across galaxies. The single player part of MirrorMoon EP blends adventure and exploration with navigation-based puzzle solving.
Why similar: Abstract 28.8%, Puzzle 17.7%, Surreal 12.1%, Minimalist 11.9%, First-Person 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: An abstract, minimalist exploration game that treats the environment itself as a complex, unfolding puzzle.
- #15 klocki
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,670 reviews2016
Dev: Maciej Targoni
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Minimal puzzle game.
Why similar: Puzzle 28.5%, Minimalist 28.5%, Abstract 16.4%, Relaxing 14.3%, Indie 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, relaxing puzzle game that strips away all distractions to focus on pure, abstract logic.
- #16 Fabric
87% matchVery Positive86% of 123 reviews2016
Dev: Torreng Labs
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Fabric is a first person puzzle game in which you bend spacetime to solve challenging puzzles and complete glitchy-themed voxel based levels.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29%, Puzzle 29%, First-Person 22.8%, Difficult 9.9%, Indie 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person puzzle-platformer that uses physics and spatial manipulation to reach the end goal.
- #17 Wayout
85% matchVery Positive88% of 1,173 reviews2016
Dev: KonstructorsPub: Hook Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Relax, clear your mind and find the way out.
Why similar: Puzzle 28.2%, Minimalist 19%, Difficult 16%, Indie 10.7%, Abstract 10%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, logic-based puzzle game that strips away narrative to focus entirely on the challenge.
- #18 Cylne
86% matchMixed48% of 73 reviews2015
Dev: Cylne
Windows
Cylne is a first person surreal exploration game having a poetic and philosophical side. Explore and feel unreal worlds filled with environmental enigmas to try to achieve the chapter called "The Choice"...
Why similar: Puzzle 31.7%, First-Person 24.2%, Indie 16.6%, Surreal 15.6%, Atmospheric 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist first-person adventure that emphasizes abstract exploration and puzzle-solving.
- #19 Don't Touch this Button!
83% matchVery Positive94% of 134 reviews2021
Dev: 9 Eyes Game Studio
Windows
Don't Touch this Button! is a minimalistic puzzle game with a first-person point of view.
Why similar: Abstract 22%, Puzzle 21.1%, Puzzle Platformer 19.3%, Minimalist 15.2%, First-Person 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, first-person puzzle-platformer that emphasizes trial-and-error mechanics in a confined space.
- #20 Niko: Through The Dream
84% matchMostly Positive73% of 229 reviews2015
Dev: Studio Paint
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Niko is a spiritual journey through the dreams, where adventure, puzzles and mysteries come together in an oneiric and minimalist world. Dare to dream!
Why similar: Puzzle 27.4%, Minimalist 22.4%, Puzzle Platformer 18.6%, Indie 14.4%, First-Person 11%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, atmospheric adventure that uses puzzle-platforming elements to explore a dreamlike world.
- #21 The Turing Test
82% matchVery Positive88% of 7,968 reviews2016
Dev: BULKHEAD
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The Turing Test is a challenging first-person puzzle game set on Jupiter’s moon, Europa. You are Ava Turing, an engineer for the International Space Agency (ISA) sent to discover the cause behind the disappearance of the ground crew stationed there.
Why similar: Puzzle 46.2%, First-Person 25.5%, Space 18.4%, Atmospheric 5.3%, Singleplayer 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person puzzle game that uses unique mechanics to challenge your logic in a sterile, isolated environment.
- #22 Attempt[42]
84% matchMixed60% of 363 reviews2016
Dev: ThinkOfGamesPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Challenging first person puzzle platformer.
Why similar: Abstract 22.5%, Puzzle 20.6%, First-Person 16.3%, Puzzle Platformer 13.3%, Minimalist 10%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person, minimalist puzzle-platformer that focuses on simple, direct navigation challenges.
- #23 SiNKR
81% matchVery Positive94% of 545 reviews2017
Dev: Robert WahlerPub: Wahler Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
SiNKR is a minimalist puzzler using various contraptions to sink pucks. Responsive ambient music. No holes left behind.
Why similar: Abstract 23.6%, Minimalist 23.4%, Puzzle 21.8%, Difficult 11.2%, Relaxing 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, abstract puzzle game that focuses on clean design and satisfying, logic-based mechanics.
- #24 Q.U.B.E. 2
81% matchVery Positive84% of 1,718 reviews2018
Dev: Toxic GamesPub: Trapped Nerve Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Q.U.B.E. 2 is the sequel to the hit first-person puzzle game Q.U.B.E. You are Amelia Cross, a stranded archaeologist who has awoken among the ruins of an ancient alien landscape. With the distant help of another survivor you must solve the puzzles of this mysterious world and find a way back home.
Why similar: Puzzle 41.6%, Indie 21.3%, First-Person 18.2%, Space 7%, Puzzle Platformer 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A polished first-person puzzle game that relies on manipulating the environment to progress through abstract chambers.
- #25 The Unfinished Swan
78% matchVery Positive84% of 1,918 reviews2020
Dev: Giant SparrowPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
From the creators of What Remains of Edith Finch. Enter the surreal world of The Unfinished Swan and explore a mysterious, hidden kingdom by splatting paint to reveal the world around you.
Why similar: Surreal 22.4%, Puzzle 21.7%, Puzzle Platformer 20.2%, Minimalist 14.4%, First-Person 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, first-person experience where you must reveal the environment by painting it, echoing the abstract discovery of Disoriented.
- #26 Relicta
79% matchMixed67% of 452 reviews2020
Dev: Mighty PolygonPub: Ravenscourt
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Relicta is a first-person physics-based puzzle game where you need to creatively combine magnetism and gravity to unravel the secrets of Chandra Base.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 32.9%, Puzzle 26.4%, First-Person 20.6%, Physics 17%, Singleplayer 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based, first-person puzzle game that requires mastery of magnetism and gravity to navigate complex structures.
- #27 Scanner Sombre
78% matchVery Positive90% of 4,470 reviews2017
Dev: Introversion Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Scanner Sombre is a 3d horror cave exploration game where darkness is your greatest foe. Illuminate the unseen with your LIDAR scanner, revealing the eerie beauty and peril of the abyss. From the creators of Prison Architect, this immersive adventure uses light and shadow for a haunting experience.
Why similar: First-Person 30.2%, Abstract 30.1%, Indie 18.1%, Atmospheric 16.7%, Singleplayer 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: Uses a unique, minimalist point-cloud aesthetic to reveal a dark, abstract environment through exploration.
- #28 Pneuma: Breath of Life
80% matchMostly Positive71% of 206 reviews2015
Dev: BULKHEADPub: Deco Digital
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Pneuma: Breath of Life forces you to think outside the box through a narrated story of self-discovery, whilst exploring the ontological mystery of the breath of life. Features award winning voice actor 'Jay Britton' as Pneuma.
Why similar: Puzzle 49.7%, First-Person 30.6%, Indie 19.7%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person puzzle game that uses perspective and observation to manipulate the world around you.
- #29 Chromatic Conundrum
73% matchVery Positive98% of 277 reviews2026
Dev: Digs
Windows
Chromatic Conundrum is a first person puzzle game where you manipulate light. Combine different colors and form shadows to illuminate your way through an enigmatic world.
Why similar: Abstract 18.5%, Puzzle 18.3%, Puzzle Platformer 15.2%, Minimalist 12.8%, First-Person 12.5%
- #30 Parallax
79% matchVery Positive83% of 156 reviews2015
Dev: Toasty Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Parallax is a first-person puzzle game with two overlapping worlds. Weave back and forth between black and white as you try to be in the right place, in the right dimension, at the right time. Use switches, boosters and gravity to help you reach the exit. Can you conquer every mind-bending level?
Why similar: Puzzle 36.5%, First-Person 25%, Puzzle Platformer 21.6%, Indie 16.9%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, first-person puzzle game that uses color-shifting mechanics to traverse abstract landscapes.
- #31 Up Left Out
77% matchVery Positive93% of 448 reviews2018
Dev: Maciej TargoniPub: Maciej Targoni
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A puzzle game about unlocking stuff.
Why similar: Minimalist 27%, Abstract 25.3%, Puzzle 24.8%, Relaxing 10.8%, Indie 6.2%
- #32 Hook
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,911 reviews2015
Dev: Maciej Targoni
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
HOOK is a short minimal, puzzle game.
Why similar: Abstract 28.1%, Puzzle 27.6%, Minimalist 20.6%, Relaxing 13.6%, Indie 5.2%
- #33 Andarin Weppes
74% matchVery Positive90% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: MötivPub: Next in Game
Windows
Andarin Weppes is a first person puzzle experience of a man with ever advancing dementia...
Why similar: Abstract 23.2%, Surreal 17.1%, Puzzle Platformer 16.2%, Puzzle 14.7%, First-Person 9.7%
- #34 Puzzlement
76% matchVery Positive92% of 235 reviews2018
Dev: Yunus Ayyildiz
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
a game about walking/jumping between plane surfaces to collect all red squares
Why similar: Minimalist 23%, Puzzle 22.5%, Puzzle Platformer 17.3%, Difficult 10.1%, Physics 8.9%
- #35 Door
77% matchMixed65% of 161 reviews2018
Dev: SVGames
Windows
You will have to face hundreds of different doors, and decide which one you should go to in order to get to the main secret. You have to open the doors in many locations of this world, each of which is dedicated to its type of doors.
Why similar: Abstract 22.8%, Puzzle 19.1%, Surreal 15%, Difficult 11.7%, Indie 11.3%
- #36 Cypher
75% matchVery Positive91% of 924 reviews2018
Dev: Matthew Brown
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Cypher is a first person puzzle game about cryptography.
Why similar: Puzzle 38.1%, Difficult 21.9%, Minimalist 20.8%, First-Person 10.1%, Indie 9.1%
- #37 Andarin Weppes: Pre-Dementia
72% matchVery Positive92% of 184 reviews2024
Dev: MötivPub: Next in Game
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Andarin Weppes is a first person puzzle experience of a man with ever advancing dementia...
Why similar: Abstract 25.6%, Puzzle Platformer 19.3%, Surreal 18.1%, Puzzle 17.2%, First-Person 10%
- #38 The Elision Effect
71% matchVery Positive94% of 175 reviews2024
Dev: teamakes.games
Windows · Linux
The Elision Effect is a short surreal puzzle game. The last person finds themselves in an empty office. The place seems off, like it shouldn’t exist. Not knowing what made everyone abandon these liminal spaces, they look for an exit.
Why similar: Surreal 20.3%, Abstract 18.3%, Puzzle 16.3%, Minimalist 12.9%, First-Person 10.3%
- #39 hocus
74% matchVery Positive91% of 790 reviews2015
Dev: Yunus Ayyildiz
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
perspective illusion puzzle based on M.C. Escher drawings and impossible shapes
Why similar: Puzzle 29.4%, Minimalist 22.4%, Indie 21%, Difficult 13.1%, Relaxing 7.6%
- #40 Door2:Key
75% matchMostly Positive72% of 53 reviews2019
Dev: SVGames
Windows
Door2:Key - breathtaking and mysterious door-puzzle game in which any little thing could be a key to the solution
Why similar: Abstract 33.5%, Puzzle 21.7%, Indie 19%, First-Person 16.6%, Relaxing 9.1%
- #41 INFRA
73% matchVery Positive88% of 3,554 reviews2016
Dev: Loiste Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
INFRA puts you into the boots of a structural analyst on a routine mission. Quickly though, your task turns into a fight for survival, all caused by deep-rooted schemes of the past. Your tools are simple: your camera and the wits to navigate a labyrinth of debris.
Why similar: Puzzle 45.9%, First-Person 28.1%, Atmospheric 12.4%, Indie 10%, Singleplayer 3.5%
- #42 Nephise
73% matchMostly Positive70% of 576 reviews2017
Dev: Tonguç Bodur
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Nephise is a short and atmospheric puzzle game with narration. It is a relaxing and mysterious experience especially with the help of its music.
Why similar: Puzzle 30.1%, First-Person 21.1%, Difficult 15.9%, Relaxing 11.6%, Indie 11%
- #43 Museum of Monoliths
70% matchVery Positive92% of 90 reviews2023
Dev: Podoba InteractivePub: Marevo Collective
Windows
A slow burn walking sim with an interactive soundtrack and horror vibes. You explore abstract locations and create your own unique sound for each of them by moving around and using Monoliths.
Why similar: Surreal 45.8%, First-Person 19.7%, Puzzle 11%, Indie 10.3%, Atmospheric 10.1%
- #44 The Guest
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 945 reviews2016
Dev: Team GothamPub: 505 Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
'The Guest' is a gloomy adventure full of enigmas where the exploration of your surroundings comes to prominence; puzzles, secrets and riddles will help you discover who has locked you in this somber hotel room and most importantly, why.
Why similar: Puzzle 53.2%, First-Person 20.3%, Indie 18%, Atmospheric 8.5%
- #45 qop 4
71% matchVery Positive94% of 367 reviews2018
Dev: Quiet River
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
qop 4 is a minimalistic puzzle which goal is to get the cube to finish using 4 directions in space.
Why similar: Minimalist 40.7%, Puzzle 24.5%, Difficult 13.1%, Indie 10.1%, Relaxing 9.3%
- #46 Refunct
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 17,405 reviews2015
Dev: Dominique Grieshofer
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Refunct is a peaceful, short first-person platformer about restoring a vibrant world.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 32.8%, First-Person 23.6%, Relaxing 21.5%, Stylized 10.8%, Atmospheric 8%
- #47 Alveole
70% matchVery Positive81% of 69 reviews2021
Dev: Emil IsmaylovPub: North Lab
Windows · Mac
Alveole is a minimalistic puzzle where the player must understand how to run and why does he do it?
Why similar: Minimalist 25.1%, Abstract 22.6%, Puzzle 19.2%, Puzzle Platformer 17.3%, Surreal 8.7%
- #48 SOLITUNE
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 141 reviews2017
Dev: Rat King Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
SOLITUNE is a very short game about escapism. You become a shepherd and collect your flock on the way out of your old life. Solve a puzzle in every room to earn a sheep to find your way out.
Why similar: Surreal 36.5%, Minimalist 29.7%, Indie 23.1%, Atmospheric 7.2%, Singleplayer 3.6%
- #49 The Exit 8
64% matchVery Positive93% of 10,306 reviews2023
Dev: KOTAKE CREATEPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 58%
You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".
Why similar: Puzzle 29.6%, Surreal 24%, First-Person 21.5%, Minimalist 20.3%, Atmospheric 4.6%
- #50 Frame of Mind
67% matchVery Positive94% of 932 reviews2021
Dev: [SAMPLE TEXT] Studios ltd
Windows
In Frame of Mind, you are placed in a world where logic is escaping you. Each area of the game defies reason, requiring you to think outside the box in order to solve the illogical and escape madness.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.5%, Surreal 19.6%, Minimalist 15.3%, Puzzle 14.4%, First-Person 12.4%
- #51 FRACT OSC
69% matchVery Positive86% of 610 reviews2014
Dev: Phosfiend Systems
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 52%
FRACT is a musical exploration game. You arrive in a forgotten place and explore the vast and unfamiliar landscape to discover the secrets of a world built on sound. You rebuild its machinery by solving puzzles and bring the world back to life by shaping sound and creating music in the game.
Why similar: Puzzle 35.8%, First-Person 21.7%, Abstract 16.2%, Indie 14.1%, Surreal 7.2%
- #52 qop 3
68% matchVery Positive94% of 529 reviews2018
Dev: Quiet River
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
qop 3 is a minimalistic puzzle which goal is to get the cube to finish using 4 directions in space.
Why similar: Puzzle 26%, Minimalist 25.5%, Abstract 16.1%, Difficult 13.6%, Relaxing 8.2%
- #53 Colortone
70% matchMixed70% of 365 reviews2015
Dev: Greendev.Pub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Your way to freedom only involves your intelligence and the puzzles!
Why similar: Abstract 20.4%, Minimalist 19.3%, Puzzle 17%, Puzzle Platformer 13.7%, First-Person 12.6%
- #54 Qbeh-1: The Atlas Cube
69% matchVery Positive88% of 716 reviews2014
Dev: Liquid FlowerPub: Digital Tribe
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
QBEH-1 is an atmospheric 1st-person puzzle platformer that takes players on a quest through a series of divergent worlds. Each world is filled with new puzzles that require special cubes to solve as well as fun secrets to uncover. Includes a LEVEL EDITOR and STEAM WORKSHOP support!
Why similar: Puzzle 48%, First-Person 24.3%, Indie 13%, Atmospheric 8%, Relaxing 3.9%
- #55 Elevator Zero
65% matchVery Positive89% of 55 reviews2024
Dev: Arvus Games
Windows
In Elevator Zero, a first-person exploration and puzzle game, you find yourself trapped in an otherworldly dimension. Escape is possible only through the elevator.
Why similar: First-Person 73.9%, Indie 18.9%, Singleplayer 7.1%
- #56 Blade Walker
68% matchMixed58% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: JW Eel Slug
Windows
Find clues and solve puzzles to escape
Why similar: Puzzle 51.4%, First-Person 31%, Indie 8.1%, Atmospheric 6.2%, Singleplayer 3.3%
- #57 Platonic
66% matchVery Positive86% of 93 reviews2022
Dev: FidgetBear Games
Windows
Platonic is a first-person puzzle adventure game. Explore five unique worlds. Solve logical challenges. Gather clues and think outside the cube.
Why similar: Puzzle 32.2%, Difficult 25.2%, First-Person 18.6%, Relaxing 9.9%, Atmospheric 7.5%
- #58 Bars and Balance
67% matchVery Positive88% of 81 reviews2017
Dev: Mykhail Konokh
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Relaxing physics puzzle game with minimalist design.
Why similar: Abstract 25.3%, Minimalist 19.5%, Puzzle 17.5%, Indie 13.3%, Physics 11.4%
- #59 Trapped
66% matchVery Positive83% of 156 reviews2019
Dev: N4bA
Windows
You come to your senses in this place, you do not understand what is happening, but you know that it is better to get out of here as soon as possible
Why similar: Puzzle 32.3%, Indie 27%, First-Person 26.4%, Atmospheric 10%, Singleplayer 4.4%