- #1 Press Ctrl
97% matchVery Positive90% of 599 reviews2021
Dev: Idan Rooze
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 29%
A mind-bending puzzler where your avatar controls another avatar via an in-game keyboard.
Why similar: Difficult 24.7%, Puzzle 13.3%, Top-Down 11.3%, Cute 11.2%, Family Friendly 9.7%
- #2 Princess Castle Quest
96% matchVery Positive98% of 51 reviews2021
Dev: Piggybank Studios
Windows
2D Puzzle Game with Full Level Editor and Local Coop
Why similar: Difficult 14.3%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Family Friendly 13.6%, Puzzle 10.6%, Cute 8%
- #3 Recursed
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 645 reviews2016
Dev: PortponkyPub: Shambles Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A puzzle game where the rooms are items and the items are rooms. Get to the goal by moving, rearranging and duplicating rooms and altering the structure of the world.
Why similar: Difficult 28.3%, Puzzle 20.1%, Indie 10.8%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Family Friendly 8.6%
- #4 Iris.Fall
95% matchVery Positive88% of 2,858 reviews2018
Dev: NEXT Studios
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Iris.Fall is a puzzle adventure game featuring striking visuals and a spellbinding theme of "light and shadow".
Why similar: Puzzle 31%, Casual 19.3%, Adventure 15.9%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Indie 13.6%
- #5 Lost Twins 2
94% matchVery Positive90% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Playdew
Windows · Mac
A cute yet challenging puzzle-platformer with a unique mechanic of moving the world itself to create new paths. Play solo or with a friend in local co-op mode to help Ben & Abi navigate this mysterious world. Test your logic skills by solving clever puzzles to help them find their way back home
Why similar: Family Friendly 23.4%, Female Protagonist 21.7%, Puzzle 17.8%, Colorful 14.6%, Cute 14.6%
- #6 Heart Star
94% matchVery Positive96% of 82 reviews2020
Dev: Adventure Islands
Windows · Mac
Heart Star is an adorable puzzle platformer where you guide two little friends through two parallel worlds. Swap between the worlds to solve unique puzzles. Overcome all obstacles with the power of teamwork!
Why similar: Casual 26.4%, Indie 18.9%, Family Friendly 12.1%, Adventure 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%
- #7 cityglitch
93% matchVery Positive100% of 52 reviews2018
Dev: mindfungus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Fly across haunted cities, solve rooftop puzzles and light magical runes. Cityglitch is a shimmery pixel puzzler with simple movement and deep challenge.
Why similar: Difficult 14.1%, Casual 13.3%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Family Friendly 11.3%, Puzzle 10.9%
- #8 Dungeons of Dreadrock 2 - The Dead King's Secret
91% matchVery Positive97% of 90 reviews2024
Dev: Prof. Dr. Christoph Minnameier
Windows
Dungeons of Dreadrock - The Dead King's Secret is Part 2 of the (yet unfinished) Dreadrock Trilogy. In this episode you'll puzzle and fight your way through the ancient cavern parts of Dreadrock Mountain. The game features 100 levels, 5 bosses, two different endings and tons of adorable pixel art.
Why similar: Puzzle 17.3%, Cute 12.7%, Adventure 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Top-Down 10.5%
- #9 Once Upon A Puppet
91% matchVery Positive92% of 124 reviews2025
Dev: Flatter Than EarthPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Control the strings of fate and embark on a grand adventure with Drev and Nieve. A magical, story-driven 2.5D puzzle-platformer where puppeteering mechanics and a whimsical, theater-inspired world intertwine.
Why similar: Family Friendly 20.8%, Puzzle 18.4%, Cute 17.7%, Adventure 10.7%, Indie 10.6%
- #10 Ghostory
92% matchVery Positive93% of 72 reviews2017
Dev: RigidCore Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Puns, and puzzles. Horrible puns and devious puzzles actually, along with several incorporeal entities are what makes Ghostory a pixel art puzzle adventure brimming with humour and intrigue. Take on the role of a cursed traveler, master your ghostly form, find a cure, and escape a perilous cave system.
Why similar: Difficult 21.9%, Puzzle 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Colorful 10%, 2D 8.3%
- #11 Ambidextro
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,348 reviews2025
Dev: Majorariatto
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 61%
A multiplayer game for a single player. Learn to control 2 characters at the same time, one with each hand. Achieve ambidexterity and rescue both the prince and the princess simultaneously.
Why similar: Difficult 30.6%, Pixel Graphics 29.6%, 2D 11.5%, Indie 11.4%, Linear 11.3%
- #12 Quadrata
90% matchVery Positive93% of 210 reviews2022
Dev: Mindlabor
Windows · Mac · Linux
Quadrata is a minimalist logic puzzle where you control two different characters with the same keys on either side and collect diamonds with a limited number of moves to finish.
Why similar: Difficult 23%, Puzzle 19.2%, Family Friendly 12.4%, Casual 9.7%, Cute 9.5%
- #13 Toodee and Topdee
88% matchVery Positive93% of 859 reviews2021
Dev: dietzribi
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A cosmic turbulence caused the 2D Platformer and the Top-Down Puzzler dimensions to merge! Switch between Toodee and Topdee and their unique perspectives to overcome hard-as-nails challenges, solve mind-melting puzzles and defeat huge bosses.
Why similar: Difficult 24.9%, Puzzle 15.3%, Top-Down 13.6%, Colorful 13%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%
- #14 Parallyzed
89% matchVery Positive81% of 62 reviews2017
Dev: KoreezPub: Double Coconut
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A frantic adventure platformer - control twin sisters at the same time as they navigate intense, hand-crafted parallel worlds!
Why similar: Casual 43.9%, Indie 29.8%, Adventure 26.2%
- #15 Gloomy Eyes
86% matchVery Positive96% of 247 reviews2025
Dev: Atlas VPub: ARTE France
Windows
A cozy horror, “self-coop”, adventure about two unlikely souls who forge a forbidden bond and journey together to find the sun. Explore eerie yet charming Tim Burton-esque levels, switch between two unique characters, and solve brain-teasing puzzles.
Why similar: Puzzle 34%, Colorful 28%, Casual 21.6%, Adventure 16.4%
- #16 My Sticker Book
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,386 reviews2022
Dev: ElementSu
Windows
"I can't sleep." A cute and possibly just a little bit scary puzzle platformer game. Move stickers to the right positions in order to get rid of the monsters and complete the sticker book.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 22.7%, Puzzle 18.2%, Cute 16.4%, Fantasy 13%, 2D 7%
- #17 Millie
87% matchVery Positive83% of 839 reviews2014
Dev: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A joyful, casual puzzle game that will tease both your wits and your memory!
Why similar: Casual 25.4%, Puzzle 22.3%, Indie 13.9%, Family Friendly 13.5%, Cute 12.2%
- #18 Brave Furries
86% matchVery Positive83% of 114 reviews2017
Dev: Crazy Goat Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
The Furries Princess has been kidnapped! Help these hilariously cute creatures execute a rescue mission. You will need to explore the Evil Wizard's castle and solve his puzzles to succeed. Hours of mildly brain-teasing gameplay awaits!
Why similar: Casual 65.3%, Indie 34.7%
- #19 Tandem: A Tale of Shadows
83% matchVery Positive92% of 228 reviews2021
Dev: Monochrome ParisPub: Hatinh Interactive
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Tandem : A Tale of Shadows redefines the puzzle platformer genre with a unique gameplay and exceptional aesthetics. Help Emma and the teddy bear Fenton solve the mystery of the disappearance of the famous magician Thomas Kane.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 21.3%, Puzzle 15.7%, Top-Down 15.1%, Colorful 12.5%, Fantasy 8.9%
- #20 Fowl Damage
82% matchVery Positive93% of 153 reviews2024
Dev: May GardensPub: Red Nexus Games Inc.
Windows
Fowl Damage is an atmospheric puzzle platformer where your default jump provides enough fall damage to destroy you! Carefully manage your jumps and falls as you adventure through this chilling, beautiful, and occasionally cute world.
Why similar: Puzzle 26.9%, Cute 22.7%, Pixel Graphics 20%, 2D 13.7%, Adventure 7.6%
- #21 aMAZE Double
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 181 reviews2017
Dev: Blender Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 52%
aMAZE Double is a straightforward and surprisingly-difficult celebration of the simple beauty of the maze with portal and gem's
Why similar: Difficult 18.7%, Family Friendly 14.8%, Puzzle 12.7%, Fantasy 9.5%, Colorful 9.2%
- #22 We're Tethered Together
81% matchVery Positive98% of 231 reviews2023
Dev: BunBun Games
Windows
Cast into an ancient crypt, survive the horrors that dwell below, and ascend from despair with your unexpected companion in this short 2D puzzle platformer. Take risks to evade the petrifying gaze from beyond the dark.
Why similar: Puzzle 32.3%, Pixel Graphics 20.3%, Adventure 16.9%, 2D 12.4%, Indie 8.4%
- #23 The StoryTale
84% matchVery Positive83% of 72 reviews2019
Dev: Maxim Nuriev
Windows
The StoryTale - is a fairy tale platformer where everything goes bing-bang-boom, but everybody remains alive and healthy. It's a game where you constantly forget the spells and the weapons are cursed. But even in the midst of the swirling action you can stop and think over the next step.
Why similar: Difficult 16.8%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Family Friendly 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Cute 10.4%
- #24 Flipping Death
82% matchVery Positive90% of 286 reviews2018
Dev: Zoink Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Possess the living, aid the dead and flip between the worlds of Flipping Death - a puzzling adventure platformer where you find yourself filling in for Death. Maybe your new powers will help you solve the mystery of your own demise?
Why similar: Adventure 32.9%, Indie 30.7%, Female Protagonist 26.6%, 2D 9.8%
- #25 AiliA
79% matchVery Positive95% of 85 reviews2026
Dev: IceToad Studio LLCPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Manipulate mirrors and guide Ail through reflected paths to save her twin sister Lia trapped within the Immortal Realm. In this surreal puzzle game, experience a touching story about the bond between two sisters and explore a mysterious, imaginative world where reflections intersect reality.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 30.1%, Puzzle 25%, Cute 19.6%, Adventure 11.9%, Indie 8.3%
- #26 Vibrant Venture
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 662 reviews2020
Dev: Semag Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Vibrant Venture is a singleplayer 2D adventure platformer game featuring a quirky cast of characters! The game features four playable characters with multiple unique abilities that can be combined for extremely versatile, fluid and fun movement!
Why similar: Difficult 26.1%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Cute 11.3%, Colorful 9.1%
- #27 ibb & obb
81% matchVery Positive90% of 6,792 reviews2014
Dev: Sparpweed
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
ibb & obb is a two player cooperative game set in a puzzle filled world where gravity goes both up and down. You can only succeed by working closely together. Find a friend for some true local co-op couch fun or match up online.
Why similar: Puzzle 30.8%, Cute 17.2%, Difficult 14.7%, Family Friendly 10.9%, Indie 10.8%
- #28 Tick Tock: A Tale for Two
78% matchVery Positive86% of 11,723 reviews2019
Dev: Other Tales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
You and your friend are trapped in a mystical world. As time ebbs away you must solve increasingly complex puzzles to escape. Cooperation is key as neither of you have the full picture! Play on two devices, local or remotely, all you need is a voice connection.
Why similar: Puzzle 43.1%, Casual 14.3%, Family Friendly 13.2%, Indie 11.2%, Adventure 11%
- #29 Fearmonium
78% matchVery Positive85% of 548 reviews2021
Dev: Redblack Spade
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Fearmonium is a psychedelic metroidvania where suspense intertwines with humour. Beginning the game as an unpleasant memory, you must progress and become a true phobia by breaking through all boundaries to uncover the most hidden corners of Max's mind.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 36.5%, Fantasy 18.1%, 2D 13.8%, Adventure 11%, Indie 6%
- #30 Four Sided Fantasy
79% matchVery Positive82% of 450 reviews2016
Dev: Ludo LandPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 59%
A game about the limits of your screen. Four Sided Fantasy is a seamless experience where you wrap the screen to solve mind-bending puzzles. Play as a man and woman who attempt to find each other throughout four seasons in a year, constantly separated by the boundaries of the screen.
Why similar: Difficult 33%, Indie 22%, Puzzle 21.9%, 2D 12.3%, Adventure 6.2%
- #31 Tux and Fanny
77% matchVery Positive99% of 90 reviews2022
Dev: Ghost Time GamesPub: Means Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
A retro-inspired adventure puzzle game featuring multiple playable characters with interwoven storylines. Explore the natural (and unnatural) world for unique interactions and unlock items to aid you in your quest. There's nothing as simultaneously charming and strange as the world of Tux and Fanny.
Why similar: Puzzle 22.7%, Pixel Graphics 18%, Colorful 17.8%, Cute 15.3%, Adventure 13.1%
- #32 The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince
73% matchVery Positive95% of 445 reviews2026
Dev: Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Embark on a journey to save the prince’s eyesight in this 2D puzzle-adventure game featuring beautiful hand-drawn art and a bittersweet tale of wishes and what we’re willing to do to make them come true. Utilize your wolf and princess forms to lead the way!
Why similar: Cute 24.1%, Female Protagonist 21%, Puzzle 17.2%, Fantasy 15.3%, Adventure 10.7%
- #33 Harmony's Odyssey
75% matchVery Positive93% of 593 reviews2022
Dev: MythicOwl
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Harmony’s Odyssey is a 3D fantasy adventure puzzle game set on mythical dioramas full of riddles, perky creatures and magic. Embark on a fantastic journey through remote fabled lands tangled by a rowdy cat and bring peace to its inhabitants.
Why similar: Family Friendly 20.3%, Female Protagonist 18.3%, Puzzle 15.6%, Cute 14.4%, Fantasy 11%
- #34 Vlad Circus: Curse of Asmodeus
73% matchVery Positive94% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: IndiesruptionPub: Blowfish Studios
Windows
Vlad Circus: Curse of Asmodeus drags you into a sordid world of mirrors and shadows where the demon lurks. Dare to take on this macabre pixel-art graphic adventure of horror and madness. Solve puzzles and explore two parallel timelines.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 29%, Puzzle 23%, Linear 11.7%, Adventure 10.9%, 2D 9.9%
- #35 Find You
76% matchVery Positive93% of 419 reviews2017
Dev: Byting Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Play every character simultaneously and reunite them in mind boggling 100 levels
Why similar: Difficult 31.6%, Puzzle 13.1%, Casual 11.5%, Colorful 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%
- #36 The Button Witch
75% matchVery Positive100% of 51 reviews2020
Dev: DDreams Games
Windows
Adventure game full of magic, puzzles and cute characters, featuring a young witch-in-training and a talking ghost-squirrel!
Why similar: Puzzle 20.2%, Pixel Graphics 17%, Cute 11.9%, 2D 10.8%, Adventure 10.6%
- #37 Faces of Illusion: The Twin Phantoms
77% matchMixed61% of 196 reviews2017
Dev: Moonrise InteractivePub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Dive into a spectacle of magic and illusion!
Why similar: Casual 23.3%, Adventure 16.7%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Family Friendly 12.7%, Puzzle 10.5%
- #38 Chocolate makes you happy: Halloween
76% matchMixed65% of 97 reviews2018
Dev: Blender Games
Windows
Casual colorful physical puzzle with sweets, jumpers, teleports, accelerators, reverse gravity, traps, treadmills, fires, ghosts, Jack-O'-Lantern's and explosions.
Why similar: Difficult 29.1%, Puzzle 17.3%, Colorful 14%, Family Friendly 11.9%, 2D 9.3%
- #39 Theta and Paralldox on Worldlines
70% matchVery Positive96% of 201 reviews2026
Dev: XXela
Windows
A lovely logical puzzle game about the many-worlds interpretation and quantum mechanics.
Why similar: Puzzle 33.1%, Cute 25.3%, Casual 14.3%, Top-Down 11.7%, Indie 9.6%
- #40 Mekabolt
74% matchVery Positive87% of 182 reviews2019
Dev: SomepxPub: Ratalaika Games S.L.
Windows
Use your trusty Mekabolt device to manipulate robots, solve a variety of puzzling levels and obtain batteries to fix the robots!
Why similar: Difficult 22.8%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Puzzle 12.1%, Cute 10%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%
- #41 Rules & Rodents
71% matchVery Positive100% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Gravy Crew Games
Windows
A puzzling adventure where you abuse the Rules set by your Rat captors! 📜🐀 Manipulate enemies and environments with the commanding power of Rules to escape!
Why similar: Puzzle 26.8%, Cute 20.4%, Pixel Graphics 18.2%, 2D 12.8%, Adventure 10.7%
- #42 Wakey Wakey
71% matchVery Positive99% of 75 reviews2025
Dev: Moon Jam Games LLC
Windows
Wakey Wakey is a Puzzle Platformer with a unique world-bending twist. Navigate your everchanging bedroom, take control of new household objects, and overcome surprising obstacles to help this sleepy guy get a good night's rest.
Why similar: Family Friendly 17.7%, Puzzle 14.7%, Cute 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Colorful 11%
- #43 Grim Legends 2: Song of the Dark Swan
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,326 reviews2015
Dev: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Save the feuding kingdoms!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 22.9%, Casual 17.2%, Family Friendly 14.7%, Puzzle 14.3%, Adventure 10.6%
- #44 A Fold Apart
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 120 reviews2020
Dev: Lightning Rod Games
Windows
A puzzle game that explores the emotional rollercoaster of a long-distance relationship — in a world of folding paper! Flip, fold, unfold and rotate paper puzzles to help a couple navigate the complexities of living apart.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 24.9%, Puzzle 21.7%, Cute 19.7%, Family Friendly 14.4%, Colorful 10%
- #45 Together in Between
72% matchMixed61% of 310 reviews2024
Dev: Vellichor Games
Windows
Together in Between is a first-person adventure-puzzle game. You have been imprisoned in a magic book with your partner, in the same place but in different dimensions. Will you be able to overcome the Wizard-King's puzzles, and see your partner again?
Why similar: Family Friendly 26.3%, Puzzle 22.4%, Fantasy 19.7%, Casual 13.8%, Adventure 9.2%
- #46 Dual Snake
72% matchVery Positive93% of 80 reviews2018
Dev: Yfrit Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Control a two-headed snake, as you overcome a series of challenges in this puzzle game.
Why similar: Puzzle 22.6%, Casual 22.6%, Difficult 21.9%, Indie 16.7%, Adventure 16.2%
- #47 Elephantasy: Flipside
70% matchVery Positive83% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: B. Maksym (Linker)
Windows
Use and upgrade magic items, collect hidden treasures, and uncover the secrets between two worlds in this cute isometric puzzler! When a certain vacationing Elephant stumbles upon a way into the land of the dead, will she unwittingly let something far more sinister slip through?
Why similar: Isometric 35.3%, Puzzle 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Cute 9.9%, Colorful 9.6%
- #48 Creepy Tale 2
69% matchVery Positive86% of 1,533 reviews2021
Dev: Creepy Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Experience the creepy tension of a brothers Grimm fairy tale in this puzzle adventure game. Follow the young and brave Lars as he embarks on a dangerous journey to save his sisters mind from the clutches of a mysterious evil.
Why similar: Puzzle 33.2%, Family Friendly 29.5%, 2D 15%, Adventure 13.8%, Indie 4.8%
- #49 Paquerette Down the Bunburrows
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,233 reviews2023
Dev: BunstackPub: Abiding Bridge
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The buns... you HAVE to capture them!! Think outside the bunburrow or get outsmarted by bunnies in this cute pathfinding-based puzzle game!
Why similar: Difficult 18.7%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Family Friendly 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Puzzle 9.9%
- #50 We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip
65% matchVery Positive90% of 23,814 reviews2023
Dev: Total Mayhem Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Partner up with your friend online and set sail for an unforgettable puzzle adventure in this bite-sized standalone We Were Here experience. Work together to overcome brain-teasing challenges and make fun memories, using your best communication, teamwork and trust skills.
Why similar: Puzzle 37.9%, Cute 17.3%, Casual 12.6%, Adventure 11.7%, Linear 11.5%
- #51 Carly and the Reaperman - Escape from the Underworld
70% matchVery Positive87% of 227 reviews2018
Dev: Odd Raven Studios
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Join the adventure of Carly and the Reaperman in the Underworld! Master platforming to avoid dangers, solve puzzles and build your way to through dozens of fun and challenging obstacles to the finish line - play alone or with a friend!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 28.3%, Family Friendly 22.1%, Puzzle 19%, Casual 11.6%, Indie 9.7%
- #52 Sandtrix+
67% matchVery Positive94% of 156 reviews2023
Dev: msky
Windows · Mac · Linux
Retro Falling Sand Puzzle Game
Why similar: Puzzle 22.8%, Pixel Graphics 18.2%, Casual 15.1%, 2D 12.3%, Indie 11.8%
- #53 Poke ALL Toads
63% matchVery Positive100% of 395 reviews2026
Dev: SpaceMatra
Windows
A puzzle game starring mischievous fairies. Complete levels by working as a team, operating dangerous machinery and manipulating local wildlife.
Why similar: Puzzle 16.4%, Top-Down 14.6%, Cute 12.7%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Colorful 9.9%
- #54 Girls Like Robots
71% matchMostly Positive70% of 288 reviews2014
Dev: Popcannibal
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Their faces are the playing pieces. The rules are their emotions!Ridiculously charming puzzles, wrapped around an epic tale of love and danger, topped off with an authentic old-time stringband soundtrack!The goal is to put every one next to their friends.But you can't please everybody all the time.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 17.6%, Puzzle 13.1%, Family Friendly 13%, Difficult 12.7%, Cute 11.6%
- #55 Trials of Azra
69% matchVery Positive88% of 126 reviews2016
Dev: Onion Core
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Play as Sam, a kid that controls the dead! Defeat your enemies with magic and control their bodies to solve challenging puzzles!
Why similar: Difficult 22.7%, Puzzle 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 14.7%, Adventure 11%, Cute 10.6%
- #56 Candle Prick
67% matchVery Positive96% of 54 reviews2022
Dev: moraguma
Windows · Linux
Candle Prick is a crunchy pixel adventure about stabbing enemies and using them as extensions of yourself to solve increasingly complex puzzles
Why similar: Difficult 29.9%, Puzzle 16.6%, Top-Down 13.1%, Casual 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
- #57 Death Fungeon
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 672 reviews2018
Dev: Ritual GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 33%
A puzzle platform game, with both stealth and parkour elements. Use your wits, cunning and agility to escape this deadly prison. Take the stealthy approach, progressing slowly, hiding and staying out of sight. Or utilise your athleticism to wall jump, ledge grab and speed run your way to freedom.
Why similar: Difficult 30.2%, Pixel Graphics 15.6%, Puzzle 13.2%, Indie 8.2%, 2D 8.1%
- #58 Nixxsz Castle
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 106 reviews2023
Dev: Nixxsz
Windows
Nixxsz Castle is a precision platform and rage inducing game. Inspired by games from previous generations, Nixxsz Castle has a very hard gameplay experience for those with patience and skill.
Why similar: Difficult 25.9%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Puzzle 10.1%, Colorful 8.5%
- #59 Rikki & Vikki
68% matchVery Positive91% of 114 reviews2018
Dev: PenguiNet
Windows
Puzzling Action for One or Two Players.
Why similar: Difficult 38.2%, Pixel Graphics 18.4%, Puzzle 18%, 2D 10.3%, Adventure 7.1%
- #60 Lost Grimoires 2: Shard of Mystery
68% matchVery Positive81% of 217 reviews2017
Dev: World-LoomPub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Stop a terrible curse!
Why similar: Casual 18.6%, Family Friendly 18.4%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Adventure 14.2%, Puzzle 11.6%