60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Puzzle, Programming, Indie, Logic.
She kept the machine that holds the city up. It ran correctly for eleven years, and last night it killed her. Step through her rune-tape, watch the registers, rewind the trace, and name the line that did it. You never write a program. You read one, and you convict it.
Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division
Solve criminal cases through the power of SQL queries! Help out the city of Los Zorangeles by becoming a Database Detective in this new (unpaid) work from home opportunity.
TIS-100
TIS-100 is an open-ended programming game by Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem and Infinifactory, in which you rewrite corrupted code segments to repair the TIS-100 and unlock its secrets. It’s the assembly language programming game you never asked for!
Solve criminal cases through the power of SQL queries! Help out the city of Los Zorangeles by becoming a Database Detective in this new (unpaid) work from home opportunity.
Why similar: Programming 47.3% ★, Detective 19.2%, Investigation 10.8%, Puzzle 8.4%, Logic 7.4%
TIS-100 is an open-ended programming game by Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem and Infinifactory, in which you rewrite corrupted code segments to repair the TIS-100 and unlock its secrets. It’s the assembly language programming game you never asked for!
Why similar: Programming 79.9% ★, Puzzle 6.9%, Logic 6.1%, Difficult 4.8%, Indie 1.8%
Glyphs Apprentice is a deeply engrossing problem solving game, using simple programming to animate game objects. There are over 70 levels, each with a near infinite number of solutions.
Why similar: Programming 71.6% ★, Puzzle 10.6%, Difficult 10%, Indie 6.4%, 2D 1.5%
Instruct a robot to resolve hostage situations in this tactical programming puzzle game. Use guns, lasers, explosions, and even the environment to save every hostage. No prior programming knowledge required.
Why similar: Programming 71.8% ★, Logic 15.8%, Puzzle 9.2%, Indie 1.9%, Singleplayer 1.3%
The story takes place in a future company called "RavenTek". R.O.O.T. - A grid, unit, and signal based computing system. Move the units to create signal links, transmit the signals, and activate other units to generate benefits. Are the benefits generated all for the company, or...?
Why similar: Programming 72.2% ★, Puzzle 10.9%, Detective 9%, Logic 6.1%, Story Rich 1.4%
Program potato workers to process numbers with simple punch-in instructions at a factory that mimics a processor. Optimize solutions to solve challenging open-ended puzzles. Punch, observe, learn, repeat.
Why similar: Programming 71.9% ★, Puzzle 9.2%, Difficult 8.6%, Logic 4.5%, Indie 3.9%
Automate swarms of office workers to solve puzzles inside your very own parallel computer made of people. A thrilling followup to the award winning Human Resource Machine. Now with more humans!
Why similar: Programming 80.1% ★, Puzzle 8.6%, Logic 7.7%, Indie 2.9%, Singleplayer 0.8%
In the second episode of Finite State Automation Challenges, you will use finite-state automata to overcome 80 challenges from character string manipulation, computer science, and mathematics.
Why similar: Programming 59.2% ★, Detective 21.1%, Logic 9%, Puzzle 7.7%, Indie 1.4%
Brain busting puzzles to drive you loopy. Set up to 8 instructions that loop infinitely to reach the exit. Jump over obstacles and pitfalls, and use walls to your advantage. All Easy, Medium and Hard puzzles unlocked, so attempt them in any order.
Why similar: Programming 62.8% ★, Logic 19%, Puzzle 12.8%, Indie 2.3%, 2D 2.1%
Cool Headed is a puzzle casual-programming game. Combine and give instructions to your bots to reach the objective! Piece by piece, make your mark on an extensive overworld, unlock bots and discover secrets. Will you have the heart to sacrifice your team?
Why similar: Programming 78.6% ★, Puzzle 12.7%, Indie 8.7%
BUILD CIRCUITS. WRITE CODE. RTFM.
Why similar: Programming 76.2% ★, Logic 10.6%, Puzzle 6.3%, Difficult 4.7%, Indie 1.6%
Cyber Warrior is a hacking simulator where you play as an ex retired bureau agent recruited back to take on a powerful criminal organization. Explore dozens of interactive desktops, navigate 200+ in-game websites, solve puzzles, customize your setup and make decisions that will shape a new cyber age
Why similar: Programming 41.9% ★, Detective 18.4%, Investigation 12.9%, Logic 10.3%, Mystery 5.2%
Prelogate is a logic puzzle game. Solve puzzles by redirecting laser beams, mixing them and controlling them with logic gates.
Why similar: Programming 59.4% ★, Logic 18.8%, Puzzle 13.2%, Indie 8.6%
Zachtronics is back with an ambitious new design-based puzzle game. Take on the role of a Reactor Engineer working for SpaceChem, the leading chemical synthesizer for frontier colonies. Construct elaborate factories to transform raw materials into valuable chemical products!
Why similar: Programming 60% ★, Puzzle 14.9%, Logic 11.3%, Difficult 9.9%, Indie 2.7%
Program little office workers to solve puzzles. Be a good employee! The machines are coming... for your job. From the creators of World of Goo and Little Inferno.
Why similar: Programming 79.9% ★, Puzzle 9.2%, Logic 4.7%, Indie 3.2%, Difficult 2.3%
Opus Magnum is the latest open-ended puzzle game from Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem, Infinifactory, and SHENZHEN I/O. Design and build machines that assemble potions, poisons, and more using the alchemical engineer’s most advanced tool: the transmutation engine!
Why similar: Programming 64.7% ★, Puzzle 12.5%, Logic 10.9%, Steampunk 5.5% ★, Indie 3.2%
Regular Expressions (Regex) are a powerful text pattern-matching tool used for searching, replacing, and validating strings. The game wraps Regex into text-based puzzle, allowing players to gradually master regular expressions as they progress through levels.
Why similar: Programming 47.9% ★, Detective 24.1%, Logic 17.6%, Puzzle 8.2%, Indie 1.6%
A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.
Why similar: Detective 34.9%, Investigation 18.8%, Mystery 12%, Puzzle 10.5%, Logic 9.7%
Step into the shoes of Clementine "Cleo" Ace, an apprentice to her aunt, the world-renowned detective, Maya Lynch. From heists to murders, use your deduction skills to solve "howdunnit" cases that are too tough for the local police to crack and uncover a deeper mystery along the way!
Why similar: Detective 34.7%, Investigation 24.4%, Logic 10.9%, Mystery 10.4%, Puzzle 8.3%
Somebody reported the fire fourteen minutes before it started. Prove it in real SQL. Learn the language from your first line, question a live evidence database, and let the records name the culprit for you.
Why similar: Programming 49.2% ★, Detective 25.4%, Investigation 12.7%, Mystery 6.8%, Puzzle 4.8%
An audio deduction game where you have one task: restore a series of lost podcast episodes.
Why similar: Detective 39.3%, Investigation 26.9%, Mystery 11.4%, Puzzle 8.2%, Point & Click 6%
Algo Bot is puzzle game that takes place deep inside the Europa, a pan-galactic colonisation ship, where a recycling mission goes horribly wrong. Use your algorithm special skills to command Algo Bot, a service droid, and help PAL, a cantankerous line manager, to contain the crisis.
Why similar: Programming 71.7% ★, Puzzle 11%, Logic 10.9%, Indie 4.9%, Singleplayer 1.5%
一款以清末民初的上海为时代背景的社会派推理游戏。你在一台历史悬案核查终端前接手这项任务：为墙中无名遗骸重建家族谱系。翻阅泛黄的婚书、讣告与老照片，看清旧秩序崩塌之际每个人的选择与挣扎。
Why similar: Detective 33%, Investigation 22%, Logic 14%, Mystery 9.4%, Puzzle 9.3%
Trapped inside a living database, use real SQL to unlock regions and challenge the system that watches every query. Use SELECT to investigate, UPDATE to repair and remember: DROP NOT ALLOWED. It doesn’t matter if you’re a SQL noob or a veteran; the game teaches you everything you need as you play.
Why similar: Programming 47.4% ★, Detective 17.7%, Logic 12.5%, Puzzle 6.8%, Difficult 6.1%
Solve a variety of perplexing cases in the sleuthing shoes of Detective Hindsight - who gets help from Phoebe: a young orphaned girl with dreams of being a storyteller and powers to look into the past. Uncover the truth with her sketches done in crayon. The catch? She can't draw very well.
Why similar: Detective 35.6%, Investigation 22.1%, Mystery 11.6%, Logic 10.4%, Puzzle 9.4%
Welcome to Laura.ai, the world's leading AGI company. As our developer, you'll investigate logs, browse files, and monitor applications across our proprietary operating system. Your access is limited. Some directories are restricted for good reason. We trust you'll respect those boundaries.
Why similar: Programming 36% ★, Detective 27%, Investigation 19.5%, Puzzle 7.3%, Mystery 6.5%
Pixel Forge is a puzzle game where you create pixel art by connecting nodes. If you think you're smart enough, give this puzzle a try.
Why similar: Programming 52.8% ★, Logic 15.2%, Detective 9.3%, Puzzle 8.7%, Difficult 7.9%
A logic puzzle game where you redirect and split laser beams to create digital circuits. Through the campaign, you will explore basic logic gates, oscillators, latches, counters, adders, memory, and more.
Why similar: Programming 70.3% ★, Logic 13.3%, Puzzle 11.2%, Indie 2.3%, 2D 1.7%
Retrace the path of the Prime Mover to uncover the story of the Byte of Burden! Prime Mover is an open-ended puzzle game about designing circuit boards.
Why similar: Programming 78% ★, Puzzle 11%, Difficult 5.1%, Indie 4.9%, Singleplayer 0.9%
A clever grid-based puzzler about thinking ahead: queue movement commands for a hungry animal, watch them execute, and debug your route when things go wrong. Each level introduces new mechanics like keys, switches, hazards, and jumps, turning simple paths into satisfying logic challenges.
Why similar: Programming 67.4% ★, Logic 15.1%, Puzzle 11.3%, Indie 2.5%, Atmospheric 2.2%
Reverse-engineer a private 1990s BBS. Read disassembly, patch broken checks, optimize a nine-core rack, and write assembly firmware that locks onto live scope traces. With 200+ puzzles, full controller support and offline play, you can refine your assembly skills on all your devices!
Why similar: Programming 55.1% ★, Detective 13.7%, Logic 13.7%, Investigation 10.3%, Puzzle 6.1%
If you are interested in programming, you will like the game. You will play an engineer, use the mouse to drag various instructions to write programs, and let them run normally to meet the requirements of the boss. Some levels test your logic ability very much. Please think carefully before you act.
Why similar: Programming 72.4% ★, Logic 15.9%, Puzzle 8.1%, Indie 1.8%, 2D 1%
"Prime Prism" is a pure logic puzzle game themed around prime numbers and factorization. Construct circuits of light using optical tools like "Prisms" and "Lenses" to decompose and synthesize numbers. Over 140 stages across 11 worlds await your challenge.
Why similar: Programming 56.3% ★, Logic 17.9%, Puzzle 10.4%, Difficult 10.2%, Indie 2.5%
Type to guess the words used to create machine-made artworks, while slowly uncovering the algorithm's reflections on its own work. Come investigate more than 1,500 generated artworks across 7 carefully curated galleries.
Why similar: Programming 38.6% ★, Detective 19.5%, Investigation 16.1%, Logic 8.4%, Puzzle 6.5%
Investigate crime scenes, interrogate witnesses and organize your evidence to catch the culprit. Solve multiple different cases in varying areas and talk to many unique and fun characters. Can you solve it? Come and see.
Why similar: Detective 34.7%, Investigation 25.6%, Logic 12.8%, Puzzle 9.2%, Mystery 8.6%
Glitchspace is about reprogramming the game to solve puzzles. Trapped in an abstract cyberspace world, your way forward uses visual programming to edit environmental geometry, whilst unlocking key programming concepts along the way.
Why similar: Programming 84.9% ★, Puzzle 10.5%, Indie 4.6%
Solve programming puzzles on a fictional computer with radio-based communication and unique limitations. Competitively optimize to compete on leaderboards against friends and the global community.
Why similar: Programming 65.7% ★, Logic 15.1%, Puzzle 8.7%, Difficult 8.5%, Indie 1.2%
An arcane detective game set in an ill-fated magical academy. Find traces of magic and deduce the meaning of incantations. Examine scenes for clues to help you piece together the story, and determine the identity and fate of each former resident.
Why similar: Detective 34.3%, Investigation 25.9%, Logic 15.2%, Mystery 11.3%, Puzzle 7.9%
Power on an old computer and meet LITA. Together, you will explore how computer memory works through a series of puzzles.
Why similar: Programming 67.8% ★, Logic 15.7%, Puzzle 8.9%, Story Rich 4.4%, Indie 1.4%
Robo Instructus is a puzzle game in which players manoeuvre a robot by issuing instructions via a simple programming language. As players progress through the game they unlock new functions to overcome new puzzles, each of which can be solved in multiple ways.
Why similar: Programming 62.5% ★, Logic 14.9%, Difficult 9.1%, Puzzle 8.6%, Indie 2.2%
A short non-linear detective adventure where every clue is hidden in plain sight. Carefully read and cross-reference documents to unravel a CEO’s disappearance and expose a case of fraud.
Why similar: Detective 31.6%, Investigation 23.5%, Logic 13.2%, Mystery 10.1%, Puzzle 8.6%
「ギルド探求団へようこそ！」創立から1000日を迎えたギルドの、パーティ情報を復旧させる『推理パズルゲーム』です。過去1000日を振り返りながら、78人の冒険者が、20隊あるパーティのどこに所属していたのかを特定し、どのような結末を迎えたのかを推理で暴きましょう！それでは──良い旅を！
Why similar: Detective 43.3%, Investigation 27.9%, Puzzle 12.1%, Mystery 11.9%, Indie 2.1%
DA-VI-NC1 is a Turing-machine-based coding puzzle game. You must complete the puzzles, pass the Turing test, and discover the philosophical world of DA-VI-NC1 with the Mona Lisa.
Why similar: Programming 70.8% ★, Logic 17%, Puzzle 8.4%, Indie 1.9%, 2D 1%
U.V.S. Nirmana is a engineering puzzle game from Coincidence, the creators of Kaizen: A Factory Story and the inventors of the Zach-like. Set off on the Unreturning Void Ship Nirmana as it continues a journey of uncountable eons toward the edge of the universe.
Why similar: Programming 71.6% ★, Logic 14.9%, Puzzle 9.2%, Singleplayer 1.6%, Indie 1.6%
Duke Damian has been murdered! Collect clues, solve puzzles, and deduce the killer. Follow a growing trail of crimes and unravel the conspiracy tying them all together.
Why similar: Detective 38.5%, Investigation 17.9%, Mystery 12.5%, Logic 12.3%, Puzzle 8.6%
A hand-drawn and story-rich deduction mystery set in 1887. Pearl Lundgren is dead and two men have been arrested for her murder, but the full truth remains to be discovered, and only you can piece it together.
Why similar: Detective 29.5%, Investigation 22.1%, Logic 15.2%, Puzzle 11.2%, Point & Click 6.7%
Jump Step Step is a gorgeous and funny programming game with bonsai trees, a crazy robot and a broken rocket. Bob is short-circuited and goes mental. Please send him a series of moves to guide him back to his ship. Without your help Bob will probably tell himself to step on a spike and die.
Why similar: Programming 79.7% ★, Indie 10.2%, Puzzle 10.1%
Epigraph is a short, challenging, language decipherment puzzle game.
Why similar: Detective 33.4%, Investigation 23%, Logic 18.9%, Puzzle 12.1%, Mystery 9.6%
You are a malfunctioning AI. Find ways to kill your master while respecting your laws. Craft commands word by word, and outsmart Alice by finding loopholes.
Why similar: Programming 52% ★, Logic 16.5%, Difficult 9.5%, Puzzle 9.1%, Mystery 4.3%
[the Sequence] is a logic construction puzzler.Let your mind be your guide: Lay down seven different kinds of modules as your roadblocks to get you (portrayed as a binary data point) to a sweet destination.Apply an out-of-the-box thinking to get you to the next level!
Why similar: Programming 61.5% ★, Logic 16.4%, Puzzle 9.5%, Difficult 8%, Indie 2.5%
The mask of a legendary thief has been stolen. Follow Detective Time in a point-and-click investigation using her watch to witness key moments and uncover who is behind this new wave of robberies. Observe the past. Investigate the present. Uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 31%, Investigation 23%, Logic 12.1%, Puzzle 10.6%, Mystery 8.7%
Emma Riley: Dream Detective is a detective game where you must unravel an occult conspiracy spanning the real and dream worlds. Use keen observation to gather clues, carefully interrogate suspects for information, and use your logic and deduction skills to unravel the mystery!
Why similar: Detective 31.4%, Investigation 24.5%, Mystery 11%, Logic 9.6%, Puzzle 8.1%
A murdered priest. A secret list. Hunt Nazi fugitives across the globe in this gritty 1971 detective thriller. Analyze evidence, follow leads, and make sharp deductions before the trail goes cold. From the creators of Family, Rivals, Conspiracy, Echo Beach and Riley & Rochelle.
Why similar: Detective 35.6%, Investigation 27%, Mystery 10.6%, Logic 8.1%, Puzzle 8.1%
Write, test, and break through. A programming puzzle game about the joy of trial and error.
Why similar: Programming 87.2% ★, Puzzle 11.1%, Singleplayer 1.7%
Sinheritance is a terrifying and mind-bending puzzle game. Explore every corner in an intensely oppressive atmosphere to piece together a chilling story. Every step must be taken with caution, for the deepest fears often stem from your own choices and your gradually crumbling sanity.
Why similar: Detective 27.5%, Investigation 21.5%, Logic 14.7%, Mystery 10.4%, Puzzle 8.3%
Spy through cracks. Solve deductions. Save your country. You’re an outsider observing clues and characters through the walls and floorboards of an alpine shack. Become entangled in the mystery: a recluse who shapes a revolution.
Why similar: Detective 43.4%, Investigation 15.2%, Logic 14.5%, Puzzle 12.1%, Mystery 7.6%
The year is 1997. You used to be a hacker, but now you have the phage. You made a deal: one hack, one dose. There’s nothing left to lose… except your life.
Why similar: Programming 74.8% ★, Logic 10.1%, Puzzle 8.4%, Difficult 3.6%, Indie 2.4%
A true crime detective game where you map suspects, reconstruct timelines, and use deduction to find the truth everyone missed.
Why similar: Detective 28.2%, Investigation 26.4%, Logic 12.5%, Mystery 11%, Puzzle 6.4%
Cal & Bomba is a programmatic puzzle game. Program short sequences to navigate the playfield, aim your cannon using potions, and take down your enemies with various explosives. Turn your enemies against each other, and create explosive chain reactions. 150+ puzzles sure to melt your brain!
Why similar: Programming 68.8% ★, Logic 18.5%, Puzzle 10.8%, Singleplayer 1%, 2D 0.9%
Visual Programming Puzzle game inspired by Spacechem and other Zachtronics games.
Why similar: Programming 61.2% ★, Logic 17.6%, Puzzle 9.8%, Difficult 6.8%, Indie 2.8%
