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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Indie, Singleplayer, Puzzle, Great Soundtrack.

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Expand is a meditative video game in which you explore a circular labyrinth that constantly twists, stretches and expands around you.

Reviews: Very Positive — 88% — of 435 reviews
Released: 2015-09-30
Developer: Chris Johnson
Publisher: Chris Larkin
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
Median playtime: 30 min
Mean playtime: 3.8 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 37%

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    97% 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: Music 50.1%, Exploration 10.6%, Abstract 10.5%, Puzzle 8.8%, Great Soundtrack 7.7%

  2. #2 Proteus
    96% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,783 reviews2013
    Dev: Ed Key and David KanagaPub: Twisted Tree
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 18 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 18%

    Proteus is a game about exploration and immersion in a dream-like island world where the soundtrack to your play is created by your surroundings. Played in first-person, the primary means of interaction is simply your presence in the world and how you observe it.

    Why similar: Relaxing 30.4%, Exploration 28.5%, Music 11.9%, Atmospheric 8.3%, Great Soundtrack 7%

  3. #3 Hexcells Infinite
    96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,629 reviews2014
    Dev: Matthew Brown
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 36.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%

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

    Why similar: Minimalist 39.1%, Puzzle 31.2%, Relaxing 18.4%, Indie 4%, Singleplayer 3%

  4. #4 Hexcells Plus
    95% matchVery Positive95% of 2,789 reviews2014
    Dev: Matthew Brown
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%

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

    Why similar: Puzzle 38.9%, Minimalist 33.3%, Relaxing 11.1%, Indie 6.2%, Great Soundtrack 4.6%

  5. #5 Onde
    94% matchVery Positive92% of 311 reviews2022
    Dev: LancePub: Assemble Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 60%

    Catch a wave in this smooth sound-surfing platformer: Let ethereal tunes carry you fluidly through serene abstract landscapes, tune into soothing sound spheres and revel in a meditative journey of life.

    Why similar: Rhythm 44.9%, Music 16.2%, Atmospheric 13.6%, Puzzle 7.1%, Relaxing 6.8%

  6. #6 VOYAGER
    94% matchVery Positive95% of 167 reviews2023
    Dev: Planetary Gears
    Windows · Linux

    Come with us now on a journey through music and space... To the world of VOYAGER ◯∘ A minimalist, relaxing & atmospheric experience to chill out to for a while…

    Why similar: Music 24.3%, Minimalist 20.1%, Abstract 18.6%, Relaxing 9.2%, Atmospheric 8.7%

  7. #7 PANORAMICAL
    92% matchVery Positive90% of 231 reviews2015
    Dev: Fernando RamalloPub: Finji
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 36 minMean: 48 min≥1hr: 32%

    Manipulate the look, sound, and feel of more than a dozen mesmerizing landscapes in this immersive musical adventure through space and time.

    Why similar: Music 52.2%, Atmospheric 35.7%, Indie 7%, Singleplayer 5.1%

  8. #8 MirrorMoon EP
    93% 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 37.9%, Minimalist 17.5%, Exploration 13.8%, Puzzle 8.9%, Great Soundtrack 7.2%

  9. #9 Linelight
    91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,094 reviews2017
    Dev: My Dog Zorro
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    Linelight is an elegant puzzle game set in a world of lines.

    Why similar: Minimalist 32.6%, Puzzle 21.5%, Great Soundtrack 15.2%, Adventure 10.2%, Relaxing 9.6%

  10. #10 Starseed Pilgrim
    91% matchMixed60% of 534 reviews2013
    Dev: droqen
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 12 minMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 17%

    Starseed Pilgrim is a game about tending a symphonic garden, exploring space, and embracing fate.You are a gardener, tending to empty noise and empty space to fill them both with colour.You are a refugee, building your own world away from the spreading darkness.You are an explorer, discovering new places, new rules, and new fascinations.

    Why similar: Minimalist 38.9%, Puzzle 14.6%, Exploration 12.8%, Atmospheric 12.6%, Adventure 10.5%

  11. #11 Antichamber
    89% 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: Abstract 32.9%, Puzzle 22.9%, Exploration 15%, Minimalist 11.5%, Atmospheric 4.7%

  12. #12 Osmos
    90% matchVery Positive86% of 1,426 reviews2009
    Dev: Hemisphere Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 48 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 43%

    Enter the ambient world of Osmos: elegant, physics-based gameplay, dreamlike visuals, and a minimalist, electronic soundtrack. Your objective is to grow by absorbing other motes. Propel yourself by ejecting matter behind you. But be wise: ejecting matter also shrinks you. Relax - good things come to those who wait.

    Why similar: Relaxing 22.5%, Puzzle 18.1%, Minimalist 13.6%, Great Soundtrack 13.2%, Atmospheric 10.3%

  13. #13 Manifold Garden
    88% 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 34.1%, Minimalist 21.2%, Relaxing 10.1%, Exploration 9.6%, Atmospheric 9.6%

  14. #14 Hexcells
    89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 5,865 reviews2014
    Dev: Matthew Brown
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%

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

    Why similar: Puzzle 32.1%, Minimalist 30.3%, Relaxing 12.1%, Abstract 6.1%, Great Soundtrack 6.1%

  15. #15 LYNE
    87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 8,222 reviews2014
    Dev: Thomas Bowker
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    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: Abstract 27.6%, Minimalist 24.3%, Relaxing 12%, Puzzle 11.7%, Atmospheric 9.1%

  16. #16 Vignettes
    86% matchVery Positive95% of 97 reviews2019
    Dev: Skeleton Business
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    Vignettes is a unique exploration game without text or characters, where objects shapeshift as you spin them around to wander through a kaleidoscope of different moods and settings.

    Why similar: Minimalist 35.2%, Relaxing 17.6%, Exploration 13.4%, Puzzle 11.9%, Adventure 10.6%

  17. #17 klocki
    84% 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: Minimalist 32.3%, Relaxing 19.5%, Abstract 16.8%, Puzzle 11.1%, Great Soundtrack 6.1%

  18. #18 Flat Path
    86% matchVery Positive87% of 90 reviews2016
    Dev: GooDCrafter
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%

    Relaxing puzzle game in a minimal style.

    Why similar: Minimalist 28.4%, Relaxing 15.5%, Puzzle 14.1%, Great Soundtrack 12.8%, Indie 8.5%

  19. #19 Shape of the World
    85% matchMostly Positive78% of 408 reviews2018
    Dev: Hollow Tree GamesPub: Plug In Digital
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 53%

    A serene first person exploration game in a surreal, organic world that reacts to your presence. Journey through a psychedelically colorful ecosystem of flourishing flora, rambling waterfalls, burgeoning mountains, glowing monoliths and graceful creatures. A 1-3 hour escape from work, anxiety and stress.

    Why similar: Atmospheric 23.1%, Relaxing 21.6%, Great Soundtrack 17.8%, Exploration 17%, Adventure 7.4%

  20. #20 Duet
    84% matchVery Positive95% of 836 reviews2015
    Dev: Kumobius
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    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: Minimalist 53%, Great Soundtrack 24.7%, Indie 7.4%, Puzzle 5.4%, 2D 4.4%

  21. #21 ETHEREAL
    83% matchVery Positive89% of 169 reviews2019
    Dev: Nicolás RecabarrenPub: Nonsense Arts
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 36 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 38%

    A profound experience that carries players into an unknown and mysterious world surrounded by carefully designed puzzles...

    Why similar: Abstract 50.3%, Puzzle 16%, Great Soundtrack 14.4%, 2D 8.7%, Indie 7.8%

  22. #22 Tengami
    82% matchVery Positive81% of 1,816 reviews2015
    Dev: Nyamyam
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    Tengami is an atmospheric adventure game set inside a Japanese pop-up book. Fold and slide the beautifully crafted paper world to solve puzzles and discover secrets.

    Why similar: Soundtrack 34.1%, Atmospheric 12.7%, Relaxing 11.4%, Puzzle 8.9%, Exploration 7.3%

  23. #23 Fugue in Void
    82% matchMixed66% of 255 reviews2018
    Dev: Moshe LinkePub: Sedoc LLC
    Windows · Mac

    A walking sim in which you can explore all kinds of mysterious places and dive into a world full of atmosphere. Let this experience unfold in your head. Let it inspire you.

    Why similar: Atmospheric 35.8%, Great Soundtrack 28.4%, Indie 12.8%, Adventure 9.6%, Singleplayer 7.4%

  24. #24 Etherborn
    81% matchMostly Positive73% of 444 reviews2019
    Dev: Altered MatterPub: Akupara Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Delve into an environmental puzzle platformer built on exploring and understanding gravity-shifting structures. You are a voiceless being that has just been born into a world where a bodiless voice awaits your arrival. Go forth and seek your purpose.

    Why similar: Minimalist 25.5%, Music 21.1%, Great Soundtrack 15.3%, Atmospheric 12.5%, Puzzle 8.6%

  25. #25 Quell
    80% matchVery Positive98% of 448 reviews2015
    Dev: Fallen Tree Games LtdPub: Green Man Gaming Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    An enchanting game of logic and relaxation.

    Why similar: Minimalist 27.9%, Abstract 24.7%, Relaxing 15.4%, Puzzle 13.2%, Great Soundtrack 13.1%

  26. #26 Up Left Out
    79% 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 29.7%, Abstract 25.2%, Relaxing 14.4%, Puzzle 9.4%, Atmospheric 6.1%

  27. #27 Sphaera
    81% matchMostly Negative37% of 67 reviews2018
    Dev: Chilla's Art
    Windows

    Sphaera is a game about relaxation and exploration in a huge grass field filled with animals.

    Why similar: Music 31.9%, Relaxing 12.4%, Great Soundtrack 12.3%, Adventure 11.6%, Atmospheric 10.9%

  28. #28 Quell Reflect
    78% matchVery Positive95% of 188 reviews2015
    Dev: Fallen Tree Games LtdPub: Green Man Gaming Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    An enchanting puzzle game of logic and relaxation.

    Why similar: Abstract 27.7%, Minimalist 27%, Relaxing 16.1%, Great Soundtrack 13.4%, Puzzle 10.7%

  29. #29 Sono
    76% matchVery Positive90% of 439 reviews2020
    Dev: ChillSwitch GamesPub: Dead Thread Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Sono is a 2D exploration game where players effortlessly glide through an abstract microcosm collecting lost fragments of sound.

    Why similar: Relaxing 27.6%, Exploration 19.7%, Atmospheric 19.6%, Adventure 16.3%, Indie 8%

  30. #30 Super Hexagon
    76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 24,964 reviews2012
    Dev: Terry Cavanagh
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%

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

    Why similar: Rhythm 37.7%, Great Soundtrack 18.5%, Music 13.1%, Minimalist 11.2%, Arcade 8.2%

  31. #31 illumine
    78% matchVery Positive84% of 80 reviews2016
    Dev: Dejima
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Experience a different take on the roguelike genre. Explore a world created on the fly by your actions. Wonder about your purpose.

    Why similar: Abstract 49.5%, Great Soundtrack 21%, Adventure 19.7%, Indie 9.9%

  32. #32 Orbit HD
    79% matchMixed58% of 89 reviews2015
    Dev: Brainchild
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    Explore the cosmos as a comet, orbiting planets with a realistic gravity system and a backdrop of procedurally generated nebulae. Learn to use planetary gravity to your advantage, and relax in the ambience of space.

    Why similar: Minimalist 24.5%, Relaxing 18.2%, Atmospheric 14.9%, Exploration 12.2%, Puzzle 10.8%

  33. #33 Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP
    77% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,644 reviews2012
    Dev: CapybaraPub: Capybara Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 30 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 34%

    Traverse a mythic little realm, use a sword to do battle & evoke sworcery to solve mystical musical mysteries.

    Why similar: Great Soundtrack 24.3%, Music 14.8%, Atmospheric 14.3%, Adventure 11.9%, Relaxing 9.6%

  34. #34 FEZ
    74% matchVery Positive93% of 16,036 reviews2013
    Dev: Polytron CorporationPub: Trapdoor
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 56%

    Gomez is a 2D creature living in a 2D world. Or is he? When the existence of a mysterious 3rd dimension is revealed to him, Gomez is sent out on a journey that will take him to the very end of time and space. Use your ability to navigate 3D structures from 4 distinct classic 2D perspectives.

    Why similar: Puzzle 22.8%, Great Soundtrack 20.7%, Exploration 20.1%, Indie 6.9%, Relaxing 6.5%

  35. #35 Journey
    70% matchVery Positive94% of 37,187 reviews2020
    Dev: thatgamecompanyPub: Annapurna Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    Explore the ancient, mysterious world of Journey as you soar above ruins and glide across sands to discover its secrets.

    Why similar: Atmospheric 20.3%, Relaxing 18.2%, Music 17.2%, Great Soundtrack 16.1%, Exploration 14.7%

  36. #36 Splice
    75% matchVery Positive87% of 588 reviews2012
    Dev: Cipher Prime Studios
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 30 minMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 39%

    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 39.5%, Relaxing 23.9%, Great Soundtrack 21.4%, Indie 9.7%, Casual 3.8%

  37. #37 BIT.TRIP BEAT
    75% matchVery Positive80% of 881 reviews2010
    Dev: Gaijin Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    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: Rhythm 45.2%, Music 28%, Minimalist 10.5%, Great Soundtrack 5.5%, Arcade 4.3%

  38. #38 Oxytone
    71% matchVery Positive93% of 134 reviews2023
    Dev: OxGamesPub: Tate Multimedia
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Relax and listen to the hypnotizing world of Oxytone, slow paced puzzle game where you rotate hexagonal tiles with paths. Each tile can be used up to six times, creating tangled paths.

    Why similar: Minimalist 24.2%, Relaxing 22.1%, Music-Based Procedural Generation 20.9%, Puzzle 11.3%, Atmospheric 8.6%

  39. #39 Hook
    72% 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 29.9%, Minimalist 24.3%, Relaxing 19.3%, Puzzle 11.2%, Great Soundtrack 4.3%

  40. #40 Zenge
    73% matchVery Positive95% of 3,075 reviews2016
    Dev: Hamster On Coke Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%

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

    Why similar: Minimalist 41.8%, Puzzle 23.1%, Relaxing 15.6%, Great Soundtrack 9.6%, Indie 6.1%

  41. #41 Bars and Balance
    73% 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 28.9%, Minimalist 24.6%, Relaxing 10.6%, Great Soundtrack 9.6%, Atmospheric 9.3%

  42. #42 The Witness
    71% 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 31.4%, Exploration 25.2%, Atmospheric 16.7%, Relaxing 8.2%, Adventure 5.8%

  43. #43 Small Radios Big Televisions
    73% matchMostly Positive72% of 378 reviews2016
    Dev: Fire Face Corporation
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 54%

    Explore the inner workings of deserted factories in search of data cassettes that contain boundless virtual worlds. Collect more tapes and explore more worlds and you'll soon discover new methods of traversal and control that will take you farther than you'd ever expect.

    Why similar: Adventure 44.4%, Puzzle 33.8%, Indie 21.7%

  44. #44 Cylne
    74% 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: Exploration 21.3%, Atmospheric 20.2%, Great Soundtrack 18.7%, Puzzle 14.6%, Adventure 14.4%

  45. #45 Entropy
    69% matchVery Positive95% of 194 reviews2022
    Dev: Chromatic WindowPub: Juggernaut Entertainment
    Windows · Mac

    Fly between incomprehensible galaxies in this experimental micro game!

    Why similar: Abstract 30.8%, Minimalist 21.7%, Relaxing 14.9%, Exploration 13.2%, Arcade 11.4%

  46. #46 Engare
    70% matchVery Positive95% of 464 reviews2017
    Dev: Mahdi Bahrami
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 40.8 hrs≥1hr: 56%

    Engare is a game about motion and geometry. Part puzzle game, part drawing tool, Engare is all about your geometric imagination. It’s a meditation on the dynamics of simple machines and the beauty buried deep within repeating motion.

    Why similar: Abstract 28.9%, Minimalist 22.1%, Atmospheric 12.3%, Relaxing 10.1%, Exploration 9.4%

  47. #47 ODDADA
    65% matchVery Positive95% of 386 reviews2024
    Dev: Sven Ahlgrimm
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 54 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 49%

    A tactile music maker with endless freedom to play! Use gadgets, gizmos and funky melodic toys to piece together a hand-crafted music track. Share what you make! Unlock new instruments! ODDADA!

    Why similar: Rhythm 29.4%, Music 23.4%, Minimalist 14.7%, Relaxing 7.9%, Music-Based Procedural Generation 7.9%

  48. #48 Mixolumia
    68% matchVery Positive97% of 275 reviews2020
    Dev: davemakes
    Windows · Mac

    Mixolumia is an entrancing musical arcade puzzler where diamond blocks slide together on a gem-shaped board and explode in glittering chain reactions.

    Why similar: Music 20.5%, Soundtrack 20%, Abstract 17.7%, Minimalist 13.1%, Atmospheric 6.3%

  49. #49 TIMEframe
    72% matchMixed65% of 696 reviews2015
    Dev: Random Seed Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 50.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Time is relative. Sometimes 10 seconds can feel like an eternity... In TIMEframe you will discover a world in slow motion. Explore the remnants of a mysterious civilization on the brink of destruction.

    Why similar: Great Soundtrack 29.1%, Atmospheric 28.7%, Exploration 23.1%, Indie 8.3%, Adventure 7.2%

  50. #50 COCOON
    64% matchVery Positive95% of 8,481 reviews2023
    Dev: Geometric InteractivePub: Annapurna Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    From Jeppe Carlsen, the lead gameplay designer of LIMBO and INSIDE — COCOON takes you on an adventure across worlds within worlds. Master world-leaping mechanics and solve intricate puzzles to unravel a cosmic mystery.

    Why similar: Puzzle 24.8%, Exploration 22.3%, Atmospheric 20.6%, Adventure 16.1%, Great Soundtrack 7.2%

  51. #51 Out of Sight
    68% matchVery Positive82% of 234 reviews2021
    Dev: NinjaDuck Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 59%

    Unwind while you play at your own pace exploring vibrant microcosms, in your search for hand-placed hidden objects, set to a chill lofi soundtrack.

    Why similar: Minimalist 27.6%, Relaxing 24.2%, Exploration 19.8%, Puzzle 12.6%, Atmospheric 8%

  52. #52 InnerSpace
    71% matchMixed61% of 342 reviews2018
    Dev: PolyKnight GamesPub: Aspyr
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Soar through virgin skies and dive into lost oceans as you hunt for the ancient gods of the Inverse, a forsaken realm of inside-out planets. Created by a small team of seven developers and originally funded on Kickstarter, InnerSpace is a bright, colorful exploration flying game with no horizons.

    Why similar: Music 21.7%, Exploration 20.8%, Relaxing 19.9%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Great Soundtrack 10.1%

  53. #53 LiDAR Exploration Program
    62% matchVery Positive91% of 265 reviews2025
    Dev: KenForest
    Windows

    LiDAR Exploration Program is a relaxing atmospheric game with light horror elements, where you explore in complete darkness using a scanner to reveal the world around you.

    Why similar: Atmospheric 33.7%, Exploration 27.9%, Relaxing 15.5%, Adventure 14.9%, Indie 4.8%

  54. #54 Colors! Maze
    66% matchVery Positive88% of 91 reviews2021
    Dev: Vergiu
    Windows

    Colors! Maze is a minimalist casual game of easy mazes with relaxing music.

    Why similar: Minimalist 28.6%, Abstract 28.2%, Relaxing 15%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Puzzle 7.6%

  55. #55 Monument Valley
    62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,203 reviews2022
    Dev: ustwo games
    Windows
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    Embark on a journey of forgiveness through impossible environments and illusionary puzzles. Experience this meditative and calming puzzle game by manipulating monuments and creating evolving paths to explore new, surreal, and mysterious worlds.

    Why similar: Relaxing 32.5%, Puzzle 19.9%, Exploration 19.8%, Adventure 11%, Atmospheric 7.8%

  56. #56 Fractal: Make Blooms Not War
    69% matchMostly Positive75% of 219 reviews2011
    Dev: Cipher Prime Studios
    Windows
    Median: 18 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 22%

    Push, Combo, and Chain your way through a pulsing technicolor dreamscape all the while expanding your consciousness at 130 BPM.

    Why similar: Puzzle 64%, Indie 24.2%, Casual 11.8%

  57. #57 Awareness Rooms
    67% matchVery Positive82% of 556 reviews2016
    Dev: GAME NA KIBUNPub: PLAYISM
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    You find yourself in a room you know nothing of. As you examine the objects around you, your awareness rises and the room slowly comes into focus. Can you find your way out?

    Why similar: Soundtrack 39.3%, Puzzle 10.4%, Adventure 9.2%, Great Soundtrack 9%, Atmospheric 8.6%

  58. #58 Distortions
    69% matchMixed59% of 215 reviews2018
    Dev: Among Giants
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 49%

    Use the power of music to reawaken long forgotten memories in Distortions, a story-driven journey through a world of unparalleled beauty.

    Why similar: Music 38.2%, Minimalist 19.2%, Atmospheric 13.8%, Adventure 13.1%, Exploration 10.3%

  59. #59 Borealis
    70% matchMixed59% of 504 reviews2014
    Dev: Conrad NelsonPub: None
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 50%

    Weave through missiles to generated music, and let the world flow around you.

    Why similar: Music-Based Procedural Generation 29.9%, Indie 20.8%, Relaxing 17.7%, Great Soundtrack 17.5%, Casual 9.9%

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