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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 615 reviews2014
    Dev: Phosfiend Systems
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 4.3 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 50.2%, Abstract 10.4%, Exploration 10.3%, Puzzle 8.8%, Great Soundtrack 8.1%

  2. #2 Proteus
    96% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,806 reviews2013
    Dev: Ed Key and David KanagaPub: Twisted Tree
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 18 minMean: 2.1 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 29.8%, Exploration 28.5%, Music 12.1%, Atmospheric 8.4%, Great Soundtrack 7.5%

  3. #3 Hexcells Infinite
    96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,714 reviews2014
    Dev: Matthew Brown
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 36.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%

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

    Why similar: Minimalist 38.7%, Puzzle 32.3%, Relaxing 17.9%, Indie 3.9%, Singleplayer 3%

  4. #4 Onde
    95% matchVery Positive90% of 359 reviews2022
    Dev: LancePub: Assemble Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    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 45%, Music 16.4%, Atmospheric 13.3%, Puzzle 7.2%, Relaxing 6.6%

  5. #5 Hexcells Plus
    94% matchVery Positive95% of 2,835 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 39.4%, Minimalist 33.4%, Relaxing 10.6%, Indie 6%, Great Soundtrack 4.8%

  6. #6 VOYAGER
    93% 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 24.8%, Minimalist 20%, Abstract 18.8%, Relaxing 9%, Atmospheric 8.6%

  7. #7 Osmos
    94% matchVery Positive86% of 1,445 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 21.6%, Puzzle 18%, Minimalist 14.5%, Great Soundtrack 14.4%, Atmospheric 10.1%

  8. #8 Manifold Garden
    91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,585 reviews2020
    Dev: William Chyr Studio
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 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 34.6%, Minimalist 20.9%, Relaxing 9.9%, Exploration 9.6%, Atmospheric 9.3%

  9. #9 PANORAMICAL
    92% matchVery Positive91% of 234 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 53.2%, Atmospheric 35%, Indie 6.9%, Singleplayer 5%

  10. #10 Linelight
    89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,110 reviews2017
    Dev: My Dog Zorro
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 61%

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

    Why similar: Minimalist 33.2%, Puzzle 21.3%, Great Soundtrack 15.8%, Adventure 10.2%, Relaxing 9.1%

  11. #11 Starseed Pilgrim
    91% matchMixed61% of 543 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 38.7%, Puzzle 14.9%, Exploration 12.8%, Atmospheric 12.3%, Adventure 10.9%

  12. #12 Antichamber
    89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 17,782 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 33.1%, Puzzle 23.1%, Exploration 14.8%, Minimalist 11.3%, Atmospheric 4.6%

  13. #13 MirrorMoon EP
    90% matchMixed58% of 607 reviews2013
    Dev: Santa Ragione
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.2 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 38.1%, Minimalist 17.2%, Exploration 13.6%, Puzzle 9%, Great Soundtrack 7.6%

  14. #14 Hexcells
    88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 5,934 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 32.6%, Minimalist 30.2%, Relaxing 11.6%, Great Soundtrack 6.5%, Abstract 6.1%

  15. #15 Vignettes
    87% matchVery Positive95% of 104 reviews2019
    Dev: Skeleton Business
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    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 35.1%, Relaxing 17.2%, Exploration 13.4%, Puzzle 12.2%, Adventure 11%

  16. #16 Flat Path
    86% matchVery Positive87% of 92 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 28.2%, Relaxing 15.1%, Puzzle 14.4%, Great Soundtrack 13.7%, Arcade 8.3%

  17. #17 Shape of the World
    86% matchMostly Positive77% of 425 reviews2018
    Dev: Hollow Tree GamesPub: Plug In Digital
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 11.0 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 22.7%, Relaxing 20.9%, Great Soundtrack 19%, Exploration 16.9%, Adventure 7.7%

  18. #18 Duet
    85% matchVery Positive95% of 853 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 52.1%, Great Soundtrack 26.2%, Indie 7.2%, Puzzle 5.4%, 2D 4.2%

  19. #19 Etherborn
    84% matchMostly Positive73% of 457 reviews2019
    Dev: Altered MatterPub: Akupara Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 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 24.9%, Music 21.1%, Great Soundtrack 16.1%, Atmospheric 12.1%, Puzzle 8.6%

  20. #20 LYNE
    83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 8,247 reviews2014
    Dev: Thomas Bowker
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.3 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 28%, Minimalist 24.1%, Puzzle 12%, Relaxing 11.6%, Atmospheric 8.9%

  21. #21 ETHEREAL
    84% matchVery Positive89% of 170 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 50.2%, Puzzle 16.1%, Great Soundtrack 15.2%, 2D 8.3%, Indie 7.5%

  22. #22 Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP
    82% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,655 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 25.6%, Music 14.8%, Atmospheric 13.8%, Adventure 12.1%, Relaxing 9.1%

  23. #23 Quell
    80% matchVery Positive98% of 452 reviews2015
    Dev: Fallen Tree Games LtdPub: Green Man Gaming Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    An enchanting game of logic and relaxation.

    Why similar: Minimalist 27.5%, Abstract 24.8%, Relaxing 14.8%, Great Soundtrack 13.9%, Puzzle 13.4%

  24. #24 Fugue in Void
    81% matchMixed67% of 259 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 34.7%, Great Soundtrack 30.1%, Indie 12.4%, Adventure 9.9%, Singleplayer 7.1%

  25. #25 Sono
    78% matchVery Positive90% of 441 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 27.1%, Exploration 19.8%, Atmospheric 19.4%, Adventure 17.1%, Indie 7.9%

  26. #26 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 32.1%, Great Soundtrack 13%, Adventure 12%, Relaxing 11.9%, Atmospheric 10.6%

  27. #27 illumine
    79% matchVery Positive84% of 81 reviews2016
    Dev: Dejima
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.4 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 48.8%, Great Soundtrack 21.9%, Adventure 19.9%, Indie 9.4%

  28. #28 Rhombus
    74% matchVery Positive96% of 52 reviews2025
    Dev: Axel Born
    Windows · Linux

    Rhombus is a first-person puzzle game where you build your path through panels controlling platforms. Explore and find your way through a compact environment in this small metroidbrainia.

    Why similar: Abstract 33.5%, Minimalist 23.1%, Exploration 10.7%, Atmospheric 9.7%, Puzzle 8.3%

  29. #29 Splice
    78% matchVery Positive87% of 590 reviews2012
    Dev: Cipher Prime Studios
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 30 minMean: 5.5 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 39.7%, Relaxing 22.9%, Great Soundtrack 22.6%, Indie 9.4%, Casual 3.7%

  30. #30 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 24.6%, Relaxing 17.8%, Atmospheric 14.8%, Exploration 12.3%, Puzzle 11%

  31. #31 Up Left Out
    76% matchVery Positive93% of 458 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 29.5%, Abstract 25.5%, Relaxing 13.9%, Puzzle 9.7%, Great Soundtrack 6.3%

  32. #32 Super Hexagon
    75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 25,137 reviews2012
    Dev: Terry Cavanagh
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%

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

    Why similar: Rhythm 37.4%, Great Soundtrack 19.3%, Music 13.1%, Minimalist 11%, Arcade 8%

  33. #33 Quell Reflect
    77% matchVery Positive94% of 193 reviews2015
    Dev: Fallen Tree Games LtdPub: Green Man Gaming Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    An enchanting puzzle game of logic and relaxation.

    Why similar: Abstract 27.8%, Minimalist 26.5%, Relaxing 15.5%, Great Soundtrack 14.2%, Puzzle 10.8%

  34. #34 FEZ
    75% matchVery Positive93% of 16,274 reviews2013
    Dev: Polytron CorporationPub: Trapdoor
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 57%

    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 22.9%, Great Soundtrack 21.9%, Exploration 19.8%, Indie 6.6%, Relaxing 6.3%

  35. #35 TIMEframe
    77% matchMixed66% of 711 reviews2015
    Dev: Random Seed Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 49.8 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 30.7%, Atmospheric 27.7%, Exploration 22.7%, Indie 8%, Adventure 7.3%

  36. #36 Zenge
    74% matchVery Positive95% of 3,083 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 41.3%, Puzzle 23.8%, Relaxing 15.1%, Great Soundtrack 10.2%, Indie 6%

  37. #37 Oxytone
    71% matchVery Positive92% of 145 reviews2023
    Dev: OxGamesPub: Tate Multimedia
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    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 24.3%, Relaxing 21.7%, Music-Based Procedural Generation 21.3% ★, Puzzle 11.6%, Atmospheric 8.5%

  38. #38 Hook
    73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,926 reviews2015
    Dev: Maciej Targoni
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    HOOK is a short minimal, puzzle game.

    Why similar: Abstract 30.4%, Minimalist 24.1%, Relaxing 18.7%, Puzzle 11.4%, Great Soundtrack 4.6%

  39. #39 Journey
    71% matchVery Positive94% of 38,628 reviews2020
    Dev: thatgamecompanyPub: Annapurna Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.9 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 19.8%, Relaxing 17.6%, Music 17.4%, Great Soundtrack 17%, Exploration 14.5%

  40. #40 The Witness
    72% matchVery Positive84% of 21,430 reviews2016
    Dev: Thekla, Inc.
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.

    Why similar: Puzzle 31.9%, Exploration 25.2%, Atmospheric 16.3%, Relaxing 8.2%, Adventure 5.9%

  41. #41 Tengami
    73% matchVery Positive81% of 1,833 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 35% ★, Atmospheric 12.3%, Relaxing 11%, Puzzle 9%, Great Soundtrack 7.3%

  42. #42 Cylne
    76% 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%, Great Soundtrack 19.7%, Atmospheric 19.5%, Adventure 14.7%, Puzzle 14.7%

  43. #43 Small Radios Big Televisions
    73% matchMostly Positive71% of 382 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 45.3%, Puzzle 33.8%, Indie 20.9%

  44. #44 Engare
    71% matchVery Positive95% of 468 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 29.4%, Minimalist 22.1%, Atmospheric 12.1%, Relaxing 9.9%, Exploration 9.4%

  45. #45 Entropy
    70% matchVery Positive95% of 202 reviews2022
    Dev: Chromatic WindowPub: Juggernaut Entertainment
    Windows · Mac

    Fly between incomprehensible galaxies in this experimental micro game!

    Why similar: Abstract 31.3%, Minimalist 21.6%, Relaxing 14.5%, Exploration 13.2%, Arcade 11.4%

  46. #46 Hue
    69% matchVery Positive93% of 11,385 reviews2016
    Dev: Fiddlesticks GamesPub: Curve Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 50%

    Hue is a vibrant, award-winning puzzle-adventure, where you alter the world by changing its background colour.

    Why similar: Great Soundtrack 28.8%, Puzzle 28%, Adventure 16.9%, 2D 12%, Indie 9.1%

  47. #47 Out of Sight
    69% matchVery Positive83% of 253 reviews2021
    Dev: NinjaDuck Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 57%

    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 23.6%, Exploration 19.9%, Puzzle 12.9%, Atmospheric 7.9%

  48. #48 COCOON
    65% matchVery Positive95% of 9,121 reviews2023
    Dev: Geometric InteractivePub: Annapurna Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 4.6 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 25.4%, Exploration 22.1%, Atmospheric 19.8%, Adventure 16.6%, Great Soundtrack 7.6%

  49. #49 InnerSpace
    72% matchMixed62% of 357 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 22%, Exploration 20.7%, Relaxing 19.2%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Great Soundtrack 10.8%

  50. #50 Dancing Line
    61% matchVery Positive93% of 1,690 reviews2026
    Dev: SomnartisPub: Cheetah Technology Corporation Limited
    Windows
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Guide an ever-growing Line through a multiple of environments, listening carefully to the music. Tap the screen to make a sharp turn, avoiding obstacles and reacting to the World changing before your eyes.

    Why similar: Rhythm 46.1%, Music 33.2%, Abstract 18.3%, Singleplayer 1.2%, Casual 1.1%

  51. #51 NaissanceE
    68% matchVery Positive84% of 4,457 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 41.1%, Exploration 18%, Atmospheric 15.3%, Minimalist 6.8%, Puzzle 5.8%

  52. #52 Colors! Maze
    67% matchVery Positive88% of 93 reviews2021
    Dev: Vergiu
    Windows

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

    Why similar: Abstract 28.7%, Minimalist 28.5%, Relaxing 14.7%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Puzzle 7.8%

  53. #53 LAVALAMP
    62% matchVery Positive95% of 331 reviews2026
    Dev: The Space Lemmings from Space Productions
    Windows · Mac

    3D first-person walking simulator with a side of exploration/interaction with the environment. The game tells the story of the Space Lemmings from Space who, after running many experiments with breakfast alphabet and the space-time continuum, got blocked between dimensions (or something).

    Why similar: Abstract 35.1%, Music-Based Procedural Generation 21.4% ★, Atmospheric 16.2%, Exploration 14.2%, Relaxing 7.4%

  54. #54 Distortions
    70% matchMixed59% of 217 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 38.7%, Minimalist 18.9%, Adventure 13.5%, Atmospheric 13.5%, Exploration 10.2%

  55. #55 Borealis
    70% matchMixed59% of 505 reviews2014
    Dev: Conrad NelsonPub: None
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 51%

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

    Why similar: Music-Based Procedural Generation 30.1% ★, Indie 20.3%, Great Soundtrack 18.7%, Relaxing 17.2%, Casual 9.8%

  56. #56 LiDAR Exploration Program
    62% matchVery Positive90% of 318 reviews2025
    Dev: KenForest
    Windows
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%

    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 33.1%, Exploration 27.9%, Relaxing 15.8%, Adventure 15.3%, Indie 4.7%

  57. #57 Aesthetic Melody
    68% matchVery Positive90% of 78 reviews2017
    Dev: Adam DeLease
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Sit back and enjoy 30 minutes of original electronic and vaporwave music in this challenging platformer, push forward to unlock Time Trial mode and a second playable character who completely changes the gameplay.

    Why similar: Music 46.8%, 2D 17.4%, Adventure 11.3%, Great Soundtrack 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%

  58. #58 MANDAGON
    65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 5,752 reviews2016
    Dev: Blind Sky Studios
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 36 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 23%

    Explore Mandagon, a world inspired by Tibetan theology and philosophy. With a focus on life and death, discover what it means to make a true sacrifice . . .

    Why similar: Atmospheric 19.8%, Relaxing 17.3%, 2D 14.7%, Adventure 12.3%, Great Soundtrack 11.2%

  59. #59 Future Unfolding
    67% matchVery Positive84% of 101 reviews2017
    Dev: Spaces of Play UG
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Future Unfolding is an action adventure that is all about exploration. Your goal is to unfold the mysteries and solve the puzzles hidden in the beautiful landscapes around you.

    Why similar: Exploration 19.7%, Great Soundtrack 16.8%, Relaxing 14.3%, Atmospheric 14.2%, Adventure 13.2%

Modeli
Based on tag similarity + player behavior
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