- #1 Gorogoa
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 19,841 reviews2017
Dev: Buried SignalPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Gorogoa is an elegant evolution of the puzzle genre, told through a beautifully hand-drawn story designed and illustrated by Jason Roberts. Winner of Debut Game at the 2018 BAFTA Games Awards, as well as Best Mobile Game and the Innovation Award at the GDC 2018 Choice Awards.
Why similar: Puzzle 50.5%, Point & Click 11.8%, Great Soundtrack 9.6%, Indie 8.3%, Casual 8%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the core mechanic of manipulating panels to change the narrative and environment, making it the closest experience to FRAMED.
- #2 Carto
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,158 reviews2020
Dev: Sunhead GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Carto is a charming adventure game wrapped around a unique, world-altering puzzle mechanic. Use this power to explore mysterious lands, help a quirky cast of characters, and guide Carto on her journey back to her family.
Why similar: Puzzle 36.1%, Family Friendly 18.5%, Indie 14.1%, Adventure 12.2%, Cartoon 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: Features a map-rearranging mechanic that is mechanically identical to the panel-swapping gameplay of FRAMED.
- #3 Gunpoint
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 13,251 reviews2013
Dev: Suspicious Developments
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Gunpoint is a stealth puzzle game that lets you rewire its levels to trick people. You play a freelance spy who takes jobs from his clients to break into high security buildings and steal sensitive data.
Why similar: Noir 43.5%, Puzzle 25.2%, Great Soundtrack 10.7%, Indie 8.4%, Platformer 3%
Why You'll Like It: A heist-themed puzzle game that rewards creative problem-solving and stealth within a noir-inspired setting.
- #4 Viewfinder
94% matchVery Positive94% of 11,827 reviews2023
Dev: Sad Owl StudiosPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Challenge perception, redefine reality, and reshape the world around you with an instant camera. Viewfinder is a new single player game offering gamers hours of interesting and fun experiences while uncovering the mysteries left behind.
Why similar: Puzzle 49.3%, Puzzle Platformer 19.1%, Adventure 16.5%, Singleplayer 7.8%, Platformer 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: Uses perspective-based puzzle solving that allows you to alter the world by placing images, echoing the creative manipulation found in FRAMED.
- #5 Agent A: A puzzle in disguise
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 5,992 reviews2019
Dev: Yak & Co
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A suave secret agent adventure game. Your mission (should you choose to accept) is to infiltrate enemy spy Ruby La Rouge’s secret hideaway and put a stop to her evil plans!
Why similar: Puzzle 37.5%, Point & Click 23.2%, Family Friendly 15.1%, Adventure 10.4%, Casual 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A stylish, spy-themed puzzle adventure that captures the same sleek, retro-modern aesthetic as the FRAMED series.
- #6 Tangle Tower
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 5,973 reviews2019
Dev: SFB Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Unravel a thrilling mystery by exploring a strange and twisted mansion, discovering curious clues, interrogating peculiar suspects and solving unique puzzles. Will you be able to uncover the secrets of Tangle Tower?
Why similar: Noir 47.5%, Puzzle 18.6%, Point & Click 14.7%, Great Soundtrack 6.1%, Adventure 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: A detective mystery that uses clever, puzzle-based investigation to drive its narrative forward.
- #7 Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery
93% matchVery Positive94% of 7,446 reviews2021
Dev: Silver Lining StudioPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Guide brush strokes and solve a variety of puzzles to help an aspiring artist complete her masterpiece amid her brusque neighbor’s gaze and his pesky cat. As her painting starts to take shape, uncover an emotional tale of chance and artistry revealed behind unrelated yet familiar moments.
Why similar: Puzzle 56.2%, Point & Click 33.9%, Singleplayer 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: An artistic, narrative-driven puzzle game that features a similarly cozy yet mysterious atmosphere.
- #8 The Gardens Between
92% matchVery Positive94% of 2,728 reviews2018
Dev: The Voxel Agents
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
The Gardens Between is a surreal puzzle adventure that follows best friends, Arina and Frendt, as they fall into a mysterious world of beautiful garden islands. Manipulate time to solve puzzles and discover the secrets of each island.
Why similar: Puzzle 63.1%, Family Friendly 36.9%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven puzzle game where you manipulate time to solve environmental challenges, sharing a similar minimalist and emotional tone.
- #9 Chicken Police - Paint it RED!
91% matchVery Positive95% of 2,490 reviews2020
Dev: The Wild GentlemenPub: HandyGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A wild tale of love, death, chickens, and redemption! Chicken Police is a buddy-cop noir adventure with a carefully crafted world, a gritty story, and absurd humor. The game mixes classic adventure games with visual novel-style storytelling, presented in a beak-droppingly unique art style.
Why similar: Noir 61.9%, Puzzle 14.9%, Point & Click 11.9%, Adventure 7.2%, Singleplayer 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers a gritty, authentic noir detective experience that perfectly complements the tone of the FRAMED series.
- #10 The Case of the Golden Idol
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,171 reviews2022
Dev: Color Gray GamesPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
Why similar: Puzzle 46.5%, Point & Click 29.2%, Adventure 13.1%, Singleplayer 6.1%, 2D 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: A deduction-based puzzle game that requires you to piece together a complex narrative, much like assembling a comic book story.
- #11 Genesis Noir
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,187 reviews2021
Dev: Feral Cat DenPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
A noir adventure spanning time and space. When a love triangle between cosmic beings becomes a bitter confrontation, you'll witness a gunshot fired by a jealous god—otherwise known as The Big Bang. Jump into the expanding universe and search for a way to destroy creation and save your love.
Why similar: Noir 55.3%, Puzzle 15%, Point & Click 10.6%, Great Soundtrack 6.6%, Adventure 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A highly stylized, noir-inspired narrative game that uses experimental puzzle mechanics to tell its story.
- #12 Monument Valley
89% 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: Puzzle 39.3%, Point & Click 14.2%, Casual 14.2%, Adventure 13.2%, Puzzle Platformer 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features beautiful, perspective-based puzzle gameplay that emphasizes visual elegance and minimalist design.
- #13 Cube Escape Collection
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,443 reviews2020
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
In this classic point-and-click adventure anthology you follow the path of Dale and Laura and other famous Rusty lake characters such as Mr. Crow and Mr. Owl. The series will be updated, preserved and bundled to survive the end of the Flash Games era.
Why similar: Puzzle 54%, Point & Click 28.1%, Indie 6.9%, Adventure 6.6%, Singleplayer 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: A series of surreal, point-and-click puzzle games that share a dark, mysterious atmosphere.
- #14 Old Man's Journey
88% matchVery Positive87% of 4,136 reviews2017
Dev: Broken Rules
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Old Man’s Journey, a soul-searching puzzle adventure, tells a story of life, loss, and hope. Interacting with the world around you, you'll shape the landscape to create the old man's path forward. Experience heartache and hope as you embark on a heartfelt journey through a sunkissed world.
Why similar: Puzzle 22.7%, Great Soundtrack 17.5%, Point & Click 14.5%, Adventure 13%, Casual 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-focused puzzle game where you manipulate the landscape to guide a character through their life story.
- #15 Zenge
86% 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: Puzzle 41.3%, Minimalist 21.7%, Casual 14.6%, Indie 12%, Great Soundtrack 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, relaxing puzzle game that focuses on spatial arrangement and visual harmony.
- #16 Florence
83% matchVery Positive93% of 15,716 reviews2020
Dev: MountainsPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Florence Yeoh feels a little... stuck. Her life is an endless routine of work, sleep, and spending too much time on social media. Then one day, she meets a cello player named Krish who changes everything about how she sees the world and herself.
Why similar: Casual 20.4%, Music 17.9%, Indie 16.2%, Adventure 15.4%, Family Friendly 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: A short, interactive narrative experience that uses simple, intuitive mechanics to tell a poignant story.
- #17 Calvino Noir
86% matchMixed65% of 386 reviews2015
Dev: Calvino Noir
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The film noir stealth game. Calvino Noir is the exploratory, sneaking adventure through the 1930s European criminal underworld. Architecture meets Noir as you become unwillingly entangled in a revolutionist plot.
Why similar: Noir 72.5%, Adventure 15.1%, Indie 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: A stealth-based noir adventure that utilizes a side-scrolling perspective to build tension and atmosphere.
- #18 Please, Touch The Artwork
84% matchVery Positive84% of 464 reviews2022
Dev: Thomas Waterzooi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 55%
A cozy puzzler with story. Recreate paintings by applying lines & colors in a specific order. Explore beautiful mazes & collect letters of a poem. Help two sweethearts find a path towards each other. Three games in one. Hints when stuck. 160+ paintings, 3~4 hours, set to a chill soundtrack.
Why similar: Puzzle 34.3%, Minimalist 29.1%, Family Friendly 15.9%, Casual 14.1%, Singleplayer 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: An art-focused, narrative puzzle experience that encourages interaction with its environment to solve problems.
- #19 Puzzle Agent
85% matchVery Positive89% of 2,783 reviews2010
Dev: Telltale
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Created with indie comic artist Graham Annable's unique narrative and visual sensibilities, delivered with the distinctive Telltale storytelling style, Puzzle Agent is sure to challenge, thrill and engage in more ways than you can shake a cryptogram at!
Why similar: Puzzle 42.4%, Point & Click 24.5%, Casual 15.6%, Adventure 12.9%, Singleplayer 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: A quirky, detective-themed puzzle game with a distinct, hand-drawn art style that feels like a graphic novel.
- #20 Where Cards Fall
84% matchMixed69% of 55 reviews2021
Dev: The Game BandPub: Snowman
Windows
Spread decks of cards to solve challenging spatial puzzles and progress through dream-like landscapes in this award-winning title. Traverse beautifully crafted, isometric puzzles that give way to a wordless coming-of-age story, that invites you to reflect on the formative moments of your own life.
Why similar: Puzzle 48.1%, Casual 17.3%, Adventure 16.5%, Puzzle Platformer 11.4%, Singleplayer 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven puzzle game about memory and growth that uses spatial manipulation to progress through the story.
- #21 Chants of Sennaar
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 29,231 reviews2023
Dev: RundiscPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
In this award-winning puzzle adventure game, play as the Traveler on a quest to reunite the Peoples of the Tower. Observe, listen, and decipher ancient languages in a fascinating universe inspired by the Myth of Babel.
Why similar: Puzzle 46.3%, Point & Click 14.5%, Adventure 12.6%, Great Soundtrack 10.2%, Indie 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A language-deciphering puzzle game that rewards discovery and logical deduction in a beautifully designed world.
- #22 Hue
82% matchVery Positive92% of 11,146 reviews2016
Dev: Fiddlesticks GamesPub: Curve Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Hue is a vibrant, award-winning puzzle-adventure, where you alter the world by changing its background colour.
Why similar: Puzzle 33.2%, Great Soundtrack 18%, Indie 12.6%, Adventure 12.3%, Puzzle Platformer 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A color-based puzzle-platformer with a minimalist, narrative-driven design that emphasizes visual clarity.
- #23 Glass Masquerade
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,942 reviews2016
Dev: Onyx Lute
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Welcome to Glass Masquerade - an artistic puzzle game inspired by Art Deco & stained glass artisans of the 20th century. You need to combine hidden glass pieces to unveil clocks and themes exhibited by various cultures of the world at the 'International Times Exhibition'
Why similar: Puzzle 78.7%, Great Soundtrack 9%, Casual 7%, Indie 4.1%, Singleplayer 0.8%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, artistic puzzle game that focuses on visual beauty and satisfying completion.
- #24 The Room
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 31,012 reviews2014
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A mysterious invitation leads to the attic of an abandoned house. In the room is a cast-iron safe laced with strange carvings and on top, a note from your distant companion. It promises something ancient and astonishing concealed in the iron chamber - you need only find a way in.
Why similar: Puzzle 63.3%, Point & Click 18.8%, Adventure 6.4%, Indie 4.9%, Singleplayer 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: Offers tactile, intricate puzzle-solving in a mysterious setting that rewards careful observation.
- #25 Unpacking
78% matchVery Positive93% of 39,045 reviews2021
Dev: Witch BeamPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Unpacking is a zen puzzle game about the familiar experience of pulling possessions out of boxes and fitting them into a new home. Part block-fitting puzzle, part home decoration, you are invited to create a satisfying living space while learning clues about the life you’re unpacking.
Why similar: Puzzle 36.5%, Casual 17.1%, Point & Click 16.5%, Family Friendly 12.9%, Indie 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven puzzle game that tells a story through the simple act of organizing items in a space.
- #26 Inked: A Tale of Love
79% matchVery Positive84% of 287 reviews2021
Dev: Somnium Games d.o.o.
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Inked is a narrative-driven puzzle game set in a world of beautiful ballpoint pen-drawn landscapes. Playing as the Nameless Hero, you will solve intriguing puzzles while searching for your love Aiko.
Why similar: Puzzle 29.8%, Great Soundtrack 25.7%, Casual 13.1%, Adventure 11.6%, Puzzle Platformer 10%
Why You'll Like It: A beautiful, hand-drawn puzzle adventure that emphasizes narrative and emotional storytelling.
- #27 Hidden Folks
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 9,433 reviews2017
Dev: Hidden Folks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Search for hidden folks in hand-drawn, interactive, miniature landscapes. Unfurl tent flaps, cut through bushes, slam doors, and poke some crocodiles! Rooooaaaarrrr!!!!!
Why similar: Puzzle 25.4%, Minimalist 15.7%, Point & Click 15.7%, Casual 13.3%, Indie 9%
Why You'll Like It: An interactive, hand-drawn world that rewards keen observation and exploration, similar to the visual focus of FRAMED.
- #28 Larcin Lazer
77% matchVery Positive99% of 283 reviews2023
Dev: Tambouille
Windows
In this puzzle game combining action and stealth, your memory will be your best tool! Remember the location of the lasers, they disappear as soon as you move. Avoid deadly lasers with style, steal from the richest and save your cat 🐱 Prepare for a MEMORABLE heist
Why similar: Heist 28.8% ★, Noir 27.1%, Comic Book 11.9%, Puzzle 11.4%, Minimalist 9.2%
- #29 The Henry Stickmin Collection
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 56,383 reviews2020
Dev: PuffballsUnitedPub: Innersloth
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A choose-your-own-path where failing is more fun than succeeding.
Why similar: Point & Click 30.4%, Family Friendly 20.2%, Adventure 12.9%, Casual 12.5%, Indie 11%
- #30 Ace Attorney Investigations Collection
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,302 reviews2024
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 30.3 hrsMean: 33.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Miles Edgeworth's dramatic turnabouts take center stage! Experience both Ace Attorney Investigations games in one gorgeous collection! Investigate crime scenes and solve tough, intriguing cases through logic and deduction. When Edgeworth's past and present collide, his future begins!
Why similar: Adventure 32.6%, Great Soundtrack 31.7%, Puzzle 12.2%, Point & Click 9.3%, Singleplayer 7.5%
- #31 Donut County
78% matchVery Positive92% of 11,545 reviews2018
Dev: Ben EspositoPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Donut County is a story-based physics puzzle game where you play as an ever-growing hole in the ground. Meet cute characters, steal their trash, and throw them in a hole.
Why similar: Puzzle 29%, Great Soundtrack 19%, Casual 17%, Indie 12.1%, Family Friendly 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based puzzle game with a humorous, story-driven approach that is easy to pick up and play.
- #32 Renoir
82% matchMixed52% of 150 reviews2016
Dev: Black Wing FoundationPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Renoir is a story-driven puzzle platformer that draws inspiration from classic 1940s film noir. Detective James Renoir has but a single shot to crack one hell of a case: his own murder!
Why similar: Noir 50.2%, Adventure 17.1%, Indie 13.3%, Puzzle 11.9%, Puzzle Platformer 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A noir-themed puzzle-platformer that uses light and shadow as core mechanics to navigate its world.
- #33 Karma. Incarnation 1
76% matchVery Positive82% of 368 reviews2016
Dev: AuraLabPub: Other Kind Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%
This multi-award winning adventure game explores a love story between two beautiful souls through ingenious humour, mind bending puzzles and a bizarre, hand-drawn, frame-by-frame animation style.
Why similar: Puzzle 21%, Point & Click 19%, Casual 17.1%, Adventure 15.5%, Indie 14.5%
- #34 Linelight
74% 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: Puzzle 33.4%, Casual 16.5%, Minimalist 14.7%, Great Soundtrack 13%, Indie 12.7%
- #35 A Case of Fraud
68% matchVery Positive98% of 365 reviews2025
Dev: Hesperus Games
Windows · Mac
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: Puzzle 43.8%, Point & Click 27.8%, Adventure 11.7%, Indie 10.1%, Singleplayer 3.7%
- #36 Mr. Shadow
76% matchVery Positive82% of 50 reviews2016
Dev: bycomb
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 99%
Mr. Shadow is a 2D graphic adventure game. The player uses a simple point and click interface to solve diverse puzzles. Enter a surreal and dark world inhabited by shadows.
Why similar: Puzzle 25.5%, Great Soundtrack 20.2%, Casual 20%, Adventure 19%, Indie 15.4%
- #37 Hook
73% 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: Puzzle 34%, Minimalist 21.5%, Casual 14.8%, Family Friendly 12%, Great Soundtrack 7.3%
- #38 Woven
73% matchVery Positive81% of 160 reviews2019
Dev: Alterego GamesPub: StickyLock Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Explore a woollen world where stuffed animals once lived in peace. Search for hidden secrets and customize your character with different animal shapes to solve puzzles. An epic adventure with two very unlikely heroes and a story narrated in rhyme.
Why similar: Casual 20.7%, Adventure 19.3%, Family Friendly 15.9%, Indie 14.1%, Puzzle 10.5%
- #39 Glass Masquerade 2: Illusions
72% matchVery Positive91% of 3,152 reviews2019
Dev: Onyx Lute
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Welcome to the Glass Masquerade sequel - an artistic puzzle game inspired by stained glass artisans and Wonderland depictions of the 20th century. You need to combine hidden glass pieces to solve every riddle and free yourself from a tangled dream.
Why similar: Puzzle 46.6%, Casual 24.4%, Indie 14.9%, Great Soundtrack 11.9%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #40 Splice
74% 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 53%, Great Soundtrack 15.9%, Casual 15.8%, Indie 14.2%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #41 gravilon
75% matchMixed59% of 1,254 reviews2015
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
An inventive, thought-provoking puzzle platformer. Use powerups in each environment, and your own inherent gravity-bending powers, to complete each level. The more you play, the more story details you'll uncover.
Why similar: Minimalist 22.9%, Puzzle 22.6%, Indie 14.9%, Great Soundtrack 12.1%, Adventure 8%
- #42 The Basement Collection
73% matchVery Positive87% of 1,586 reviews2012
Dev: Edmund McMillen
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 48%
A collection of 9 award winning indie games from the creator of "Binding of isaac" and "Super Meat Boy"!
Why similar: Indie 24.8%, Puzzle 24.8%, Adventure 14%, Great Soundtrack 8.3%, Casual 7.7%
- #43 Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 570 reviews2023
Dev: Videlectrix
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Join Dangeresque, the world's greatest private eye/crooked cop, as he puzzles his way through 3 bite-sized roomisodes in this classic-style point n' click adventure.
Why similar: Noir 41.2%, Point & Click 20.7%, Adventure 16.5%, Cartoon 10.8%, Indie 5.3%
- #44 Contrast
71% matchVery Positive91% of 5,616 reviews2013
Dev: Compulsion Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
CONTRAST is a puzzle/platform game where you can move between a fantastic 3D world and a mysterious shadowy universe in 2D in the blink of an eye. Delve into a dreamlike and surreal 1920s world, inspired by the performance art world of vaudeville and film noir, and cradled by a smooth and sultry jazz ambiance.
Why similar: Noir 53.9%, Puzzle 16.3%, Great Soundtrack 9.4%, Adventure 6.5%, Indie 5.9%
- #45 SiNKR 2
70% matchVery Positive95% of 263 reviews2019
Dev: Robert WahlerPub: Wahler Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
SiNKR 2 is a minimalist puzzle game evolved from the award winning SiNKR. There is just you, hooks, pucks, and various contraptions. Subtle differences within level themes drive different solutions to superficially similar scenarios.
Why similar: Puzzle 29.9%, Minimalist 24.5%, Great Soundtrack 21.3%, Casual 9.6%, Indie 8.3%
- #46 Recursed
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 637 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: Puzzle 38.9%, Great Soundtrack 15.7%, Indie 14.4%, Puzzle Platformer 10.6%, Adventure 9.4%
- #47 Tengami
71% 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: Puzzle 29.4%, Point & Click 17.1%, Great Soundtrack 12.6%, Adventure 12.4%, Casual 12.2%
- #48 Genius Greedy Mouse
71% matchVery Positive83% of 113 reviews2016
Dev: Space Fractal
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
GENIUS GREEDY MOUSE is a clay based puzzle game featuring a host of fun and challenging levels.
Why similar: Puzzle 42.2%, Casual 12.5%, Adventure 10.7%, Great Soundtrack 10%, Indie 9.1%
- #49 Noir Chronicles: City of Crime
72% matchMixed61% of 231 reviews2018
Dev: Brave Giant LTDPub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Step into the shoes of Alfred Fox, a private eye with a knack for getting into trouble, and confront the danger looming over your old flame, Barbara Le Purr. Using your own intuition and wide investigation techniques you will follow the intrigue and face many, sometimes deadly, consequences.
Why similar: Noir 48.7%, Point & Click 10.1%, Puzzle 9.6%, Casual 9.1%, Great Soundtrack 8.4%
- #50 I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy and the Liar
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,279 reviews2021
Dev: Schell Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Become an elite super spy ready for espionage, explosives, and gadgets galore. This popular escape-the-room VR franchise is back with more ingenious puzzles, cunning villains, and dangerous locales.
Why similar: Puzzle 80.6%, Adventure 13%, Singleplayer 6.4%
- #51 Entangle
70% matchVery Positive91% of 53 reviews2017
Dev: Blake Garner
Windows
Entangle takes the simple premise of maneuvering line segments along intersecting paths and combines this with an array of clever mechanics to create a unique and challenging puzzle experience.
Why similar: Puzzle 39.5%, Minimalist 33.2%, Casual 14.1%, Indie 10.4%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #52 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 42,629 reviews2019
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 26.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Become Phoenix Wright and experience the thrill of battle as you fight to save your innocent clients in a court of law. Play all 14 episodes, spanning the first three games, in one gorgeous collection.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 36.8%, Puzzle 27.1%, Point & Click 16.5%, Adventure 10.4%, Singleplayer 4.7%
- #53 The Journey Down: Chapter Two
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 553 reviews2014
Dev: SkyGoblin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Chapter Two of The Journey Down, a classic point-and-click saga with an Afro-Caribbean vibe. Get ready to embark on an epic journey of brain-teasing adventure!
Why similar: Noir 70%, Point & Click 9.4%, Great Soundtrack 7.2%, Adventure 6.9%, Indie 4.5%
- #54 Mosaic Chronicles
67% matchVery Positive83% of 103 reviews2022
Dev: Error 300
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Unravel enchanting stories of love and courage through captivating stained-glass puzzles.
Why similar: Comic Book 45.3%, Puzzle 27.1%, Casual 9.8%, Indie 8.6%, Cartoon 5%
- #55 Nine Noir Lives
66% matchVery Positive88% of 151 reviews2022
Dev: Silvernode Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Stretch your legs, clean your whiskers, and dive into Nine Noir Lives. Enjoy a "point-and-lick" comedy-noir adventure, full of humour, crazy characters, and intriguing locations. Solve challenging puzzles and answer the immortal question: how many things need to be licked to solve a murder in this town?
Why similar: Noir 55.6%, Puzzle 14.5%, Point & Click 12.2%, Family Friendly 7.6%, Adventure 3.9%
- #56 Gemini Rue
69% matchVery Positive88% of 1,873 reviews2011
Dev: Joshua NuernbergerPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Discover a world where life is cheap, identities are bought & sold, & a quest for redemption can change the fate of a whole galaxy.
Why similar: Noir 62.2%, Point & Click 18.1%, Adventure 9.8%, Indie 4.5%, Great Soundtrack 3.7%
- #57 Cats Organized Neatly
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,698 reviews2020
Dev: DU&I
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
In this 2D puzzle game you have the responsibility to arrange your feline friends in a way that fits the grid. Cats Organized Neatly comes with 80 different handcrafted levels and a whole bunch of cats in all shapes and sizes.
Why similar: Puzzle 39.2%, Minimalist 17.2%, Family Friendly 16%, Casual 14%, Indie 7.2%
- #58 Mighty Switch Force! Collection
67% matchVery Positive88% of 156 reviews2019
Dev: WayForward
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Switch up the fun with four games in one! As cybernetic peacekeeper Officer Patricia Wagon, you'll use your platforming skills, puzzle-solving abilities, and level-altering Siren Helmet to catch criminals, extinguish infernos, and smash enemies. Four-player co-op and versus modes included!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 38.8%, Indie 26.9%, Puzzle Platformer 15.4%, Strategy 14.6%, 2D 4.2%