- #1 THE GAP
97% matchMixed64% of 21 reviews2024
Dev: Bonko Games
Windows
An abstract interactive experience about a Gap
Why similar: Experimental 32.6% ★, Abstract 24.3%, Minimalist 13.4%, Philosophical 11.7%, Emotional 7.7%
- #2 XOB
96% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2020
Dev: Rule Weaver
Windows · Mac
XOB. Kinetic. Psychedelic. Poetic. Aesthetic. 100 masterfully designed puzzles.
Why similar: Experimental 28.7% ★, Psychedelic 18.4%, Abstract 17.5%, Minimalist 7.1%, Stylized 6.9%
- #3 Engare
95% matchVery Positive95% of 464 reviews2017
Dev: Mahdi Bahrami
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 40.8 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Engare is a game about motion and geometry. Part puzzle game, part drawing tool, Engare is all about your geometric imagination. It’s a meditation on the dynamics of simple machines and the beauty buried deep within repeating motion.
Why similar: Experimental 19.7% ★, Education 17%, Abstract 16.6%, Minimalist 9.6%, Emotional 7.8%
- #4 TRIP Steam Edition
96% matchMixed46% of 284 reviews2015
Dev: TRIPPub: Self-Published
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 43.0 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Explore an avant-garde cubist dream, stimulate your visual senses and immerse yourself in a surreal TRIP. A visually tantalizing open world artware that culminates the player to relax and enjoy a safe enviroment for them to explore at their own pace. There are no objectives, no rules, just art.
Why similar: Experimental 25.1% ★, Abstract 16.6%, Psychedelic 16.2%, Minimalist 8.6%, Exploration 6%
- #5 Nebula Within
94% matchPositive95% of 39 reviews2020
Dev: Nick OueijanPub: Strafe Studios
Windows
Nebula Within is a contemplative yet challenging twin-stick shooter about exploring your emotions and finding self-acceptance. Plunge into a colorful consciousness and reveal a mysterious diary alone or with up to 8 of your friends.
Why similar: Experimental 26.7% ★, Abstract 14.3%, Psychedelic 10.6%, Philosophical 10%, Emotional 9%
- #6 CUCCCHI
94% matchVery Positive95% of 122 reviews2021
Dev: Julián Palacios GechtmanPub: Fantastico Studio
Windows · Mac
CUCCCHI is a game where you explore beautiful dioramas and go through dangerous and trippy labyrinths, in a journey inside the paintings of Enzo Cucchi.
Why similar: Experimental 29.4% ★, Abstract 19.3%, Education 16.9%, Psychedelic 16.9%, Exploration 7.1%
- #7 Tandis
93% matchVery Positive95% of 221 reviews2022
Dev: Mahdi Bahrami
Windows · Mac · Linux
Tandis is a puzzle game where you discover mind-bending geometric shapes.
Why similar: Experimental 27% ★, Psychedelic 18%, Abstract 17.9%, Education 17.4%, Minimalist 7.1%
- #8 MaryPark St.
92% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2020
Dev: Starless Studios
Windows
MaryPark St. is a short story telling indie game, set in a black and white dream-like world. Featuring two interpretations of the same story, The Dream & The Nightmare.
Why similar: Experimental 41.2% ★, Abstract 18.3%, Minimalist 10.2%, Philosophical 10%, Casual 5.4%
- #9 CIPHERCELL
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Game Genesis
Windows · Mac
CIPHERCELL is a minimalist logic puzzle game where you slide cells together to perform arithmetic, with the objective of getting the last cell to zero.
Why similar: Experimental 28% ★, Abstract 22.6%, Education 17.2%, Minimalist 14.6%, Colorful 4.7%
- #10 The Gametrekking Omnibus
90% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2022
Dev: Jordan Magnuson
Windows
A collection of tiny experimental games (and "notgames") inspired by travel.
Why similar: Experimental 28.5% ★, Education 16.3%, Abstract 13.7%, Minimalist 10.6%, Philosophical 10.1%
- #11 XERME
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Acarino Games
Windows
Enter Xerme, a mysterious world full of challenging puzzles and unique discoveries on a journey of evolution and exploration.
Why similar: Abstract 23.9%, Psychedelic 17.3%, Minimalist 13.8%, Exploration 8.6%, Philosophical 8.4%
- #12 Helix Slider
89% matchVery Positive91% of 102 reviews2020
Dev: Kyle Rodgers
Windows · Mac · Linux
A fast paced action avoidance game that will hopefully not make you barf. Spin around an endless twisting tube and slide your way past all the obstacles for as long as you can!
Why similar: Experimental 38.9% ★, Abstract 19.2%, Psychedelic 16.4%, Minimalist 11.5%, Casual 8.2%
- #13 Manifold Garden
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,118 reviews2020
Dev: William Chyr Studio
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Rediscover gravity and explore an Escher-esque world of impossible architecture. Witness infinity in first-person and master its rules to solve physics-defying puzzles. Cultivate a garden to open new paths forward, where an eternal expanse awaits.
Why similar: Experimental 25.6% ★, Abstract 19.9%, Psychedelic 16.6%, Minimalist 9.3%, Philosophical 9%
- #14 Children's Garden
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Wellness MechanismPub: Kodansha
Windows · Mac
Welcome to the Reincarnation Ethics Program "Children's Garden." This is a puzzle game where you seek eternal rest.
Why similar: Experimental 18.2% ★, Abstract 16.3%, Psychedelic 15.2%, Philosophical 9.6%, Drama 8%
- #15 Catch the Light
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hugglebit
Windows · Mac
Catch the Light is a gentle home practice for vision and reading. Short daily sessions help develop attention, perception, and visual habits. Suitable for people with visual field differences such as scotoma or hemianopia. Not a medical or diagnostic app.
Why similar: Education 27.6%, Abstract 21.6%, Minimalist 11.4%, Casual 8.4%, Exploration 8%
- #16 Kinetic Canvas
85% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Sonicfactory
Windows · Mac
A simple, beautiful, meditative artistic experience. Create stunning waves of animated light patterns with a simple click of the mouse.
Why similar: Abstract 30.9%, Psychedelic 16.8%, Minimalist 14.1%, Colorful 8.9%, Stylized 7.8%
- #17 Textreme 2
86% matchPositive95% of 40 reviews2021
Dev: Ash K
Windows · Mac · Linux
A fully functional text editor topped with lots of juicy animations and effects that exaggerate your every action.
Why similar: Experimental 35% ★, Abstract 20%, Education 16.8%, Minimalist 10.3%, Colorful 5.7%
- #18 Finding Your Way
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ben James GamesPub: Pretty Soon
Windows
Rediscover a familiar world by splashing it with color and find your way through the darkness in this first-person exploration game. Traverse 30+ surreal locations, solve intriguing puzzles, and face your demons. Uncover fragments of your story through a meditative journey between light and shadow.
Why similar: Experimental 22.3% ★, Abstract 17%, Psychedelic 14.9%, Minimalist 9.4%, Emotional 7.9%
- #19 Intraquartz
84% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2022
Dev: ilzard
Windows
INTRAQUARTZ is a multidimensional experimental maze puzzler where you control a microscopic mining rover inside extraterrestrial crystals.
Why similar: Experimental 31% ★, Abstract 19.1%, Psychedelic 18.1%, Minimalist 11.1%, Exploration 5.8%
- #20 Understand
83% matchVery Positive91% of 802 reviews2020
Dev: Artless Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Understand is an experimental puzzle game about guessing rules. In each level, you have to figure out the rules through trial and error, then draw a line satisfying all rules.
Why similar: Experimental 41.4% ★, Abstract 30.9%, Minimalist 17.4%, Education 4.7%, 2D 4.1%
- #21 Cloud House - Virtual Arts Space
84% match9 user reviews80% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: The Doodle People
Windows
Cloud House is a revival of a physical location of a performing arts space, Centre 42 within the digital realm, featuring a single-player experience titled 'Love Letters to 42'.
Why similar: Education 18.8%, Abstract 17.6%, Psychedelic 15.3%, Futuristic 7.4%, Exploration 6.7%
- #22 You know my name?
81% matchMostly Positive71% of 213 reviews2024
Dev: Mystael studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short visual novel about finding your name and a girl in the fog.
Why similar: Experimental 35.7% ★, Abstract 21.9%, Psychedelic 20.5%, Minimalist 10%, Colorful 4.5%
- #23 Atuel
79% matchVery Positive95% of 167 reviews2025
Dev: Matajuegos
Windows
Atuel is an award-winning surrealist documentary game in which you explore beautiful, dreamlike landscapes inspired by the topography and wildlife of the Atuel River Valley in Argentina.
Why similar: Experimental 22.4% ★, Psychedelic 15.1%, Abstract 14.6%, Philosophical 10.8%, Emotional 8.1%
- #24 Visitations
81% matchPositive86% of 44 reviews2020
Dev: Object NormalPub: Light Clinic
Windows
Change your mind by visiting kaleidoscopic, cathedral-like spaces designed to relax, entrance and enhance.
Why similar: Experimental 33.6% ★, Abstract 25%, Psychedelic 23.2%, Casual 5%, Stylized 4.8%
- #25 Beyond the Ordinary
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Aries Echo Studio
Windows · Mac
A minimalist art-inspired game that reimagines classic mini-games with visual artistry, world-class music, and philosophical insights.
Why similar: Education 17.6%, Abstract 15.6%, Minimalist 13.5%, Philosophical 11.4%, Emotional 10.3%
- #26 Metrico+
80% matchMostly Positive72% of 218 reviews2016
Dev: Digital Dreams
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Explore this unique world of infographics: All the bar charts, line diagrams and pie charts react to what you are doing. Metrico+ is a combination of exploration, skill, experimentation, but most of all: thinking outside of the box. Are you smart enough to solve all the mysteries?
Why similar: Experimental 27.5% ★, Abstract 21.2%, Psychedelic 14.3%, Minimalist 11.4%, Modern 10.4%
- #27 Lightbox
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: D5R Games
Windows · Mac
A casual puzzle game about manipulating and playing with light.
Why similar: Experimental 55% ★, Minimalist 12.5%, Casual 11.2%, Colorful 8.2%, Family Friendly 6.6%
- #28 Pongspin
76% matchPositive100% of 29 reviews2023
Dev: Dotekicept
Windows
Use quick reflexes to defend the core in this addictive, orbital reinvention of Pong! Get power-ups, stay focused, and deflect your way to victory! NOTE: GAME IS BEST PLAYED WHILE INGESTING LIGHT BULBS.
Why similar: Experimental 40.4% ★, Abstract 20.6%, Psychedelic 17.2%, Minimalist 9.1%, Colorful 4.4%
- #29 sfäre
77% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2022
Dev: Falkenbrew
Windows
Sfäre is like watching clouds fused with a Rorschach test. Relax and enjoy what your mind creates. Take your time.
Why similar: Experimental 27.3% ★, Psychedelic 19.1%, Abstract 15.8%, Minimalist 7.1%, Psychological 6.5%
- #30 INK
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Amstad Digital
Windows · Linux
Change the dim world, fill it with light. Each inky struggle improves your sight. "Sometimes words alone can't paint the whole picture." A VR game about depression.
Why similar: Experimental 33.4% ★, Education 17.8%, Abstract 15.5%, Minimalist 8.6%, Philosophical 7.8%
- #31 The Tool
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 16 reviews2020
Dev: Mikhail MaksimovPub: Garage Digital
Windows · Mac
Relaxing casual puzzle game. Create your own combinations of physical world objects, watch and run physical simulations, create new messages and share your creations with other players. Receive packages from the cloud and unpack it.
Why similar: Experimental 44.9% ★, Psychedelic 22.7%, Education 14.4%, Casual 8.6%, Atmospheric 4.3%
- #32 Glitchphobia
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Apply Damage
Windows
Immerse yourself into unstable reality. In order to get out you must exploit glitch in a world around you. You can be sure of one thing, any rules you known no longer exist!! Do you have a courage to dip in it?
Why similar: Experimental 35.4% ★, Psychedelic 20.9%, Abstract 16.5%, Minimalist 8.5%, Psychological 7.2%
- #33 Hadr
75% matchVery Positive89% of 54 reviews2020
Dev: Dominik KonečnýPub: Ateliér Duchů
Windows
Hadr is a short atmospheric game where you control a piece of flying fabric. Every single thing you can cover with your cloth, will disappear. Items, puzzles and story, they all have their place in Hadr. Are real things disappearing or just memories?
Why similar: Experimental 31.7% ★, Abstract 16.7%, Minimalist 11.2%, Philosophical 9.1%, Emotional 6.9%
- #34 World Annihilation Operations Parts I-IV
75% matchMixed65% of 26 reviews2023
Dev: Jesse Aidyn
Windows
Explore this set of 4 distinct short experimental games and experience impossible worlds filled with audiovisual and narrative contradictions.
Why similar: Experimental 39.6% ★, Abstract 17.5%, Psychedelic 16.1%, Exploration 9%, Casual 5%
- #35 Forever Someday
74% matchPositive83% of 29 reviews2022
Dev: Joarez C. Santini
Windows
Forever Someday is a short narrative experience about dealing with depression and the end of a relationship, with a surreal and dream-like aesthetic.
Why similar: Experimental 38.7% ★, Abstract 22.8%, Emotional 8.5%, Psychedelic 7.9%, Psychological 5.6%
- #36 Daffodil Yellow: A few poems from an insect collector
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HD|ME
Windows
You are an insect collector. Wander through old summer memories looking for colors.
Why similar: Experimental 28.4% ★, Abstract 18.6%, Psychedelic 15.7%, Philosophical 10.4%, Colorful 5.9%
- #37 Anti-Jump-Man
73% matchPositive80% of 43 reviews2021
Dev: Pi0h1
Windows
Featuring the ground-breaking Bridge Gun™!
Why similar: Experimental 34.2% ★, Abstract 21.2%, Psychedelic 14.8%, Minimalist 9.4%, Philosophical 6.3%
- #38 Orbs Orbs Orbs
71% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Acrylic Pixel Games
Windows
Orbs Orbs Orbs is a vibrant 2D precision clicker game. Clear the board with a white ring, master six orb types, and navigate the dynamic physics in a playful blend of relaxation and strategy. Featuring 11 Steam Achievements
Why similar: Abstract 26.1%, Psychedelic 22%, Minimalist 14.3%, Stylized 9%, Colorful 7.7%
- #39 CIPHER ZERO
69% matchVery Positive93% of 156 reviews2025
Dev: Zapdot
Windows · Mac · Linux
A minimalist logic game. Can you solve for 𝒙?
Why similar: Experimental 22.8% ★, Abstract 20.4%, Minimalist 13.1%, Modern 11.3%, Stylized 7.4%
- #40 One Million Buttons
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MooCow Games
Windows
There are one million buttons. Only one button is correct. The correct button is chosen randomly, and there are no hints. Good luck!
Why similar: Experimental 43.5% ★, Abstract 23.5%, Minimalist 18.7%, Exploration 8.9%, Casual 5.4%
- #41 Girabox
72% matchPositive96% of 28 reviews2020
Dev: Conradical Games
Windows · Mac
A minimalist puzzle game in which you rotate the world instead of controlling the player. Play through the many level packs and compare your score to others in the leaderboards.
Why similar: Experimental 51.6% ★, Minimalist 17.7%, Abstract 15.1%, Casual 6.8%, Relaxing 3.7%
- #42 ZendoVR
73% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2020
Dev: ijiji Games
Windows
ZendoVR is a walking meditation in the woods.
Why similar: Experimental 45.1% ★, Education 20.2%, Exploration 9.3%, Casual 8.5%, Philosophical 8%
- #43 Ashi: Lake of Light
71% matchVery Positive94% of 50 reviews2018
Dev: Nick Cellini
Windows · Mac
Find the true path through the night and into the sunrise in Ashi: Lake of Light. Use floating candles to guide the path of a solitary firefly through a twilight world in this gentle and meditative puzzle game.
Why similar: Experimental 25.4% ★, Abstract 16%, Psychedelic 15.9%, Minimalist 10.4%, Casual 8.5%
- #44 🔴 Circles
71% matchVery Positive90% of 262 reviews2017
Dev: Jeroen Wimmers
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Circles is an abstract puzzle game that takes your mind off things. No words, no distractions: an invitation to experiment. Relax, let your mind wander and discover the puzzling possibilities of circles.
Why similar: Experimental 44.4% ★, Abstract 24.9%, Minimalist 16%, Colorful 5.5%, Atmospheric 4.5%
- #45 Piece Link
69% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: BABYCOCO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Connect the shapes to fit them together!
Why similar: Education 28.2%, Abstract 23.5%, Minimalist 13%, Stylized 8%, Colorful 7.1%
- #46 SoundColors
73% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: ima shouganai
Windows
Welcome to SoundColors. Memory is trained. Remember the pattern of sounds and colors, observe the buttons that light up, the order and repeat them to advance. Play the help or difficulty increase events. A simple game of repetition and following the correct order. The correct order is here! Play Now
Why similar: Education 23.2%, Abstract 19.8%, Psychedelic 16.4%, Minimalist 10.4%, Emotional 7.3%
- #47 SISYPHE
68% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Lucas Ljunggren
Windows
Join a lonely square on it's journey to renew itself along the route to the top of the mountain. Chip off parts off the square to slowly turn it into a new self. Embark on a slow and soft journey through seven beautiful, visually distinct areas.
Why similar: Abstract 24%, Psychedelic 15.4%, Minimalist 12.2%, Exploration 9.6%, Stylized 8.1%
- #48 Active Neurons 2
70% matchPositive95% of 21 reviews2020
Dev: Nikolai UsachevPub: USANIK STD
Windows
Active Neurons 2 is a puzzle game in which you have to discover 12 greatest inventions of humanity and reflect on the power of human thought
Why similar: Abstract 26.4%, Education 18.3%, Minimalist 16.4%, Stylized 8.4%, Colorful 7.9%
- #49 Sparkle Pop
72% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Mystery Fish
Windows
Master glittery deluges of sparkling colors in Sparkle Pop as you thoughtfully trigger chain reactions to push your score higher and higher.
Why similar: Abstract 35.7%, Psychedelic 20.2%, Minimalist 18.7%, Colorful 9%, Casual 8%
- #50 Museum Of Extravagance
70% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2020
Dev: DELAPAIX
Windows
A surrealist experience in a strange museum
Why similar: Experimental 58.4% ★, Psychedelic 21.5%, Casual 11.6%, Colorful 8.5%
- #51 What's Your Gender?
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 124 reviews2021
Dev: PurpleSloth
Windows · Linux
An antichamber inspired educational puzzle game, that allows you to simultaneously explore a non-euclidean maze and concepts and terms related to gender, identity and expression in a playful and reassuring manner.
Why similar: Education 22.7%, Experimental 21.3% ★, Abstract 14.6%, Minimalist 12.1%, Exploration 6.9%
- #52 One Line
66% matchVery Positive97% of 69 reviews2021
Dev: Climbing Goat Games
Windows
One Line is a minimalist puzzle game where the objective is to draw a single line filling the entire board. Different mechanics will challenge your mind in this game that is easy to learn but hard to solve. Can you find the correct path?
Why similar: Experimental 37.8% ★, Abstract 25.3%, Minimalist 14.7%, Education 13.3%, Family Friendly 3.7%
- #53 The Ocean Will Have Us All
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Moloch Media
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Ocean Will Have Us All is a first person exploration game.Experience a day in the subatomic life of Moira Leech. Get up, go to work, go home, go back to sleep. Or. Go off the the beaten track! Take charge! Stick your finger in an electrical socket!
Why similar: Experimental 32.5% ★, Abstract 18.6%, Psychedelic 16.3%, Minimalist 10.4%, Exploration 7.1%
- #54 We Are Counting
65% matchMostly Positive73% of 30 reviews2026
Dev: Mystael studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short experimental visual novel about obsessive counting.
Why similar: Experimental 40.2% ★, Abstract 23.4%, Psychedelic 12.9%, Emotional 8.1%, Philosophical 7.1%
- #55 TERMINUS
67% matchPositive93% of 28 reviews2020
Dev: Showbag Entertainment
Windows
Embark on a psychedelic 30 minute VR journey into a mysterious universe of alien architecture, populated by humanoid clones and cryptic symbols.
Why similar: Experimental 34.4% ★, Psychedelic 21.3%, Abstract 20%, Stylized 7.3%, Exploration 7.2%
- #56 Math Hero - Minimalist Puzzle
67% matchPositive82% of 28 reviews2021
Dev: Robotizar Games
Windows
MATH HERO is a relaxing puzzle game with simple mechanics.Use simple addition and subtraction operations to reach the endpoint.
Why similar: Education 23.4%, Experimental 20.4% ★, Abstract 17%, Minimalist 14.6%, Modern 8.8%
- #57 Triversal
67% matchPositive96% of 24 reviews2021
Dev: Phantom Compass
Windows
Unwind with Triversal: An award-winning casual spatial puzzle game that mixes chill with challenge.
Why similar: Experimental 34.2% ★, Abstract 20.6%, Psychedelic 13.6%, Minimalist 10.3%, Stylized 7.8%
- #58 reYal
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 24 reviews2019
Dev: xrrawva
Windows
Play as you playing as you.
Why similar: Experimental 37.1% ★, Abstract 18.4%, Philosophical 12.9%, Minimalist 12.4%, Stylized 7.5%
- #59 Empower Your Intent
64% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: BLIBLO
Windows · Mac
Built for those who want to better themselves. A unique rhythm game designed to help reclaim your motivation and attention. Focus the timing and direction of your movements to burst projectiles into a mesmerizing eruption of flower petals.
Why similar: Education 26.6%, Psychedelic 21.8%, Abstract 16.2%, Minimalist 10.9%, Colorful 7.6%