- #1 COCOON
96% matchVery Positive95% of 8,624 reviews2023
Dev: Geometric InteractivePub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
From Jeppe Carlsen, the lead gameplay designer of LIMBO and INSIDE — COCOON takes you on an adventure across worlds within worlds. Master world-leaping mechanics and solve intricate puzzles to unravel a cosmic mystery.
Why similar: Puzzle 38.5%, Beautiful 23.4% ★, Stylized 9.4%, Atmospheric 7.8%, Adventure 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: Its core mechanic of carrying worlds within worlds creates a nested puzzle structure that mirrors the complexity and elegance of Gorogoa.
- #2 FRAMED Collection
97% matchVery Positive93% of 3,324 reviews2018
Dev: Loveshack EntertainmentPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Rearrange the panels of an animated comic book to craft the story of a noir-styled spy adventure in the FRAMED Collection--a compilation of the multi-award winning puzzle games FRAMED and FRAMED 2.
Why similar: Puzzle 50.6%, Point & Click 11.9%, Great Soundtrack 9.7%, Indie 8.2%, Casual 8%
Why You'll Like It: The mechanic of rearranging comic panels to alter the outcome of a scene is the closest gameplay experience to Gorogoa's panel-shifting puzzles.
- #3 Monument Valley
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,397 reviews2022
Dev: ustwo games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 10.7 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 43%, Point & Click 15.8%, Beautiful 12.2% ★, Casual 6.2%, Adventure 6%
Why You'll Like It: The perspective-shifting puzzles and surreal, architectural beauty align perfectly with the aesthetic and logic of Gorogoa.
- #4 Chants of Sennaar
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 30,726 reviews2023
Dev: RundiscPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 7.1 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 14.6%, Great Soundtrack 6.4%, Stylized 6.1%, Atmospheric 6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers deeply satisfying logic-based puzzles centered around deciphering a visual language, matching the intellectual depth of Gorogoa.
- #5 Samorost 3
95% matchVery Positive94% of 5,435 reviews2016
Dev: Amanita Design
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Samorost 3 is an exploration adventure and puzzle game from the award-winning creators of Machinarium and Botanicula. Travel across space to nine unique worlds teeming with colorful challenges, creatures and surprises to discover, brought to life with beautiful artwork, sound and music.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 25.8%, Puzzle 17.2%, Point & Click 16.1%, Stylized 8.9%, Atmospheric 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, wordless adventure that relies on environmental interaction and a distinct, hand-drawn art style.
- #6 Carto
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,210 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: Hand-drawn 28.9%, Puzzle 27.3%, Stylized 9.1%, Atmospheric 8.2%, Story Rich 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: You manipulate map pieces to physically reshape the world, which feels like a direct evolution of the spatial logic found in Gorogoa.
- #7 GRIS
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 94,608 reviews2018
Dev: Nomada StudioPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
Why similar: Beautiful 57.7% ★, Hand-drawn 10.1%, Great Soundtrack 9.1%, Atmospheric 6.9%, Puzzle 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A visually breathtaking experience that prioritizes atmospheric storytelling and emotional resonance over traditional dialogue.
- #8 The Gardens Between
92% matchVery Positive94% of 2,740 reviews2018
Dev: The Voxel Agents
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.9 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 35.6%, Mystery 15.1%, Atmospheric 14.5%, Stylized 13.8%, Story Rich 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game uses time manipulation and spatial puzzles to tell a wordless, emotional story within a beautifully crafted environment.
- #9 The Pedestrian
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 5,913 reviews2020
Dev: Skookum Arts
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 66%
I can see the signs in my sleep now, always guiding me closer. Will this really work? Have we almost achieved the impossible?
Why similar: Puzzle 52.1%, Mystery 16.9%, Atmospheric 16.4%, Surreal 8.2%, Adventure 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: You navigate a 3D world by manipulating 2D signs, creating a clever spatial puzzle loop that requires constant perspective shifts.
- #10 The Unfinished Swan
91% matchVery Positive84% of 1,954 reviews2020
Dev: Giant SparrowPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
From the creators of What Remains of Edith Finch. Enter the surreal world of The Unfinished Swan and explore a mysterious, hidden kingdom by splatting paint to reveal the world around you.
Why similar: Puzzle 31.9%, Beautiful 21.3% ★, Mystery 7%, Surreal 6%, Indie 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: You explore a blank canvas by revealing the world through interaction, creating a unique sense of discovery similar to Gorogoa's reveal mechanics.
- #11 Machinarium
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 19,746 reviews2009
Dev: Amanita Design
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Machinarium is the award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of Samorost series, Botanicula and CHUCHEL. Help Josef the robot save his girlfriend Berta kidnapped by the Black Cap Brotherhood gang!
Why similar: Hand-drawn 22.2%, Puzzle 21.7%, Point & Click 15%, Stylized 7.2%, Atmospheric 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: This classic point-and-click adventure features a charming, hand-drawn world and wordless narrative that fans of Gorogoa will appreciate.
- #12 LUNA The Shadow Dust
89% matchVery Positive90% of 1,657 reviews2020
Dev: Lantern StudioPub: Coconut Island Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
LUNA The Shadow Dust is a fully hand-animated Point&Click puzzle adventure, brought to life through wordless storytelling, beautiful cinematics and a breathtaking original soundtrack.
Why similar: Beautiful 22.8% ★, Hand-drawn 18.3%, Puzzle 14.6%, Point & Click 12%, Great Soundtrack 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A wordless, hand-drawn adventure with a strong focus on environmental puzzles and a whimsical atmosphere.
- #13 Manifold Garden
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,248 reviews2020
Dev: William Chyr Studio
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Rediscover gravity and explore an Escher-esque world of impossible architecture. Witness infinity in first-person and master its rules to solve physics-defying puzzles. Cultivate a garden to open new paths forward, where an eternal expanse awaits.
Why similar: Puzzle 39.2%, Experimental 17.9%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Mystery 9.3%, Surreal 8%
Why You'll Like It: These mind-bending spatial puzzles challenge your perception of geometry and gravity in a beautiful, minimalist setting.
- #14 Papetura
88% matchVery Positive92% of 1,234 reviews2021
Dev: Petums
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Papetura is a short atmospheric adventure game, with unique world handmade entirely out of paper, and beautiful fragile music. It tells the story of two little creatures whose house is in danger of being burned down.
Why similar: Beautiful 19.5% ★, Hand-drawn 17.1%, Puzzle 15.5%, Point & Click 11.9%, Stylized 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: The stunning, hand-crafted paper aesthetic and atmospheric, wordless puzzle gameplay create a unique visual experience.
- #15 Journey
87% matchVery Positive94% of 37,631 reviews2020
Dev: thatgamecompanyPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Explore the ancient, mysterious world of Journey as you soar above ruins and glide across sands to discover its secrets.
Why similar: Beautiful 61.6% ★, Great Soundtrack 9.8%, Atmospheric 8.5%, Adventure 3.6%, Indie 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in wordless, atmospheric storytelling that focuses on visual wonder and emotional exploration.
- #16 Superliminal
86% matchVery Positive95% of 33,072 reviews2020
Dev: Pillow Castle
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Perception is reality. In this mind-bending first-person puzzler, you escape a surreal dream world through solving impossible puzzles using the ambiguity of depth and perspective.
Why similar: Puzzle 56.1%, Stylized 10.3%, Surreal 10%, Story Rich 9.3%, Adventure 5%
Why You'll Like It: It plays with forced perspective and spatial perception in a way that feels like a 3D expansion of the logic puzzles found in Gorogoa.
- #17 A Monster's Expedition
84% matchVery Positive95% of 1,622 reviews2020
Dev: Draknek & Friends
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
An adorable and relaxing open world puzzle adventure for monsters who love to learn about humans!
Why similar: Puzzle 49.3%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Surreal 7.2%, Adventure 7.2%, Exploration 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: The minimalist, clever spatial puzzles reward experimentation and careful observation, much like the best moments in Gorogoa.
- #18 GNOG
85% matchVery Positive92% of 1,066 reviews2018
Dev: KO_OP
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
GNOG is a tactile 3D puzzle game about exploring whimsical monster heads and the secret worlds inside them. Filled with eye-catching designs, lively interactions, and a rich, reactive soundtrack, the hand-crafted heads come to life as you grab, poke, spin, pull, and play with each charming contraption.
Why similar: Puzzle 43.1%, Point & Click 16.3%, Indie 12.3%, Casual 11.4%, Adventure 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: These tactile, toy-like puzzles require you to manipulate objects to reveal hidden layers, echoing the interactive nature of Gorogoa's panels.
- #19 Tengami
86% matchVery Positive81% of 1,819 reviews2015
Dev: Nyamyam
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 65%
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: Beautiful 21.7% ★, Puzzle 20%, Point & Click 12%, Experimental 10%, Stylized 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: The pop-up book aesthetic relies on paper-folding mechanics to solve puzzles, creating a tactile and elegant experience.
- #20 My Brother Rabbit
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,045 reviews2018
Dev: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
My Brother Rabbit is a beautifully drawn exploration adventure and puzzle game set in a surreal world that mixes reality with a child’s imagination.
Why similar: Puzzle 33.7%, Point & Click 22.6%, Great Soundtrack 15.7%, Adventure 6.6%, Hand-drawn 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features surreal, hand-drawn environments and point-and-click puzzle mechanics that emphasize visual discovery.
- #21 Where Cards Fall
84% matchMixed70% of 56 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 35.4%, Experimental 22%, Stylized 14.9%, Story Rich 8.1%, Surreal 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: It uses spatial manipulation and perspective to tell a poignant, wordless story about memory and growth.
- #22 Unpacking
80% matchVery Positive93% of 39,661 reviews2021
Dev: Witch BeamPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.1 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 40.5%, Point & Click 18.8%, Atmospheric 10%, Story Rich 9.5%, Casual 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: It tells a life story through environmental interaction and the careful arrangement of objects, emphasizing visual storytelling.
- #23 The Almost Gone
82% matchVery Positive80% of 1,208 reviews2020
Dev: Happy Volcano
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Experience the intricate dioramas and connections of your life, and the ripples we all make, in this award-winning narrative puzzle game about death, loss, and mental health.
Why similar: Beautiful 37.8% ★, Puzzle 19.6%, Point & Click 11.9%, Mystery 7%, Atmospheric 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: Explores memory and space through diorama-like puzzles that reveal a dark, unfolding narrative.
- #24 Old Man's Journey
82% matchVery Positive87% of 4,186 reviews2017
Dev: Broken Rules
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Hand-drawn 23.7%, Puzzle 19%, Point & Click 12.4%, Stylized 7.9%, Atmospheric 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on narrative-driven puzzles and beautiful, hand-drawn art that captures a similar sense of nostalgic storytelling.
- #25 Arrog
81% matchVery Positive89% of 223 reviews2020
Dev: LEAP Game StudiosPub: indienova
Windows
Arrog is an enigmatic puzzle adventure game featuring hand-drawn art and set in a bizarre black-and-white world with color accents.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 21.4%, Beautiful 20.1% ★, Point & Click 14.6%, Puzzle 9.4%, Indie 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric, and hand-drawn experience that uses visual metaphors to explore themes of life and death.
- #26 Outer Wilds
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 102,192 reviews2020
Dev: Mobius DigitalPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.
Why similar: Beautiful 33% ★, Puzzle 18.8%, Great Soundtrack 12.2%, Mystery 9.7%, Atmospheric 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: While more open-ended, it shares the sense of wonder and discovery through environmental logic and non-linear exploration.
- #27 Tiny Room Stories: Town Mystery
79% matchVery Positive88% of 842 reviews2021
Dev: Kiary Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Everybody are missing in a town. Find the answers of town mystery in a point and click adventure game with escape the room mechanics
Why similar: Puzzle 37.4%, Point & Click 23.7%, Mystery 13.5%, Stylized 9.8%, Adventure 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: The game requires you to rotate and manipulate 3D rooms to uncover clues, providing a satisfying sense of spatial discovery.
- #28 Baba Is You
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 24,029 reviews2019
Dev: Hempuli Oy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Baba Is You is a puzzle game where the rules you have to follow are present as blocks you can interact with. By manipulating them, you can change how the game works, repurpose things you find in the levels and cause surprising interactions!
Why similar: Puzzle 71%, Great Soundtrack 8.8%, Indie 8.7%, 2D 4.3%, Singleplayer 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: Offers deep, rule-bending puzzle mechanics that reward creative thinking and logical deduction, similar to the "aha!" moments in Gorogoa.
- #29 Little Briar Rose
81% matchVery Positive83% of 230 reviews2016
Dev: Elf Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Little Briar Rose is a very special, stained glass-styled adventure game inspired by the Sleeping Beauty fairy tale.
Why similar: Beautiful 24.1% ★, Hand-drawn 16.8%, Puzzle 13.4%, Point & Click 10.9%, Great Soundtrack 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A charming, stained-glass inspired adventure that uses classic puzzle elements to tell a fairy-tale story.
- #30 Monument Valley 2
76% matchVery Positive93% of 4,011 reviews2022
Dev: ustwo games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Discover illusionary pathways and delightful puzzles as you learn the secrets of The Sacred Geometry. Follow the heart warming story of Ro in her journey through motherhood. Rediscover independence through manipulating monuments and evolving paths to explore new, surreal, and mysterious worlds.
Why similar: Puzzle 38.2%, Point & Click 24.8%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Mystery 9.6%, Casual 7.3%
- #31 Botanicula
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,611 reviews2012
Dev: Amanita Design
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Humor-filled indie adventure game created by the makers of Machinarium and Samorost.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 20.9%, Puzzle 19.2%, Point & Click 15%, Stylized 9%, Atmospheric 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: Whimsical, hand-drawn exploration with a focus on interacting with the environment to solve lighthearted puzzles.
- #32 Glass Masquerade
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,986 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 67.5%, Beautiful 18.7% ★, Great Soundtrack 4.9%, Atmospheric 3.5%, Casual 2.4%
- #33 Zenge
77% matchVery Positive95% of 3,077 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 68.2%, Indie 10.9%, Great Soundtrack 10%, Casual 9.7%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #34 Rusty Lake: Roots
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,722 reviews2016
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Experience the beginning and end of characters' lives and build your own family tree! Rusty Lake: Roots is the second premium point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Cube Escape series and Rusty Lake Hotel.
Why similar: Puzzle 42.8%, Point & Click 20.6%, Mystery 5.8%, Hand-drawn 5.8%, Atmospheric 5.6%
- #35 What Remains of Edith Finch
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 50,731 reviews2017
Dev: Giant SparrowPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.
Why similar: Story Rich 18.6%, Atmospheric 18.2%, Mystery 14%, Great Soundtrack 13.7%, Puzzle 12.3%
- #36 The White Door
74% matchVery Positive94% of 6,666 reviews2020
Dev: Rusty LakePub: Second Maze
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Enter The White Door and discover Rusty Lake’s universe in a new game with a unique style! Explore Robert Hill’s dreams and help him to find his lost memories. Can you survive the strict daily routine and bring back color to Robert's life?
Why similar: Puzzle 39.6%, Point & Click 20.3%, Indie 10.5%, Adventure 8.7%, Mystery 7.4%
- #37 The Witness
75% matchVery Positive85% of 20,692 reviews2016
Dev: Thekla, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.
Why similar: Puzzle 58.6%, Beautiful 8.4% ★, Atmospheric 7.6%, Exploration 5.5%, Mystery 4.2%
- #38 Rusty Lake Paradise
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,203 reviews2018
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Rusty Lake Paradise is set on a small remote island which is cursed by the ten plagues of Egypt. Solve all the mysteries of this dark, macabre puzzle adventure. Paradise builds upon the distinctive atmosphere and excitement from the Rusty Lake series.
Why similar: Puzzle 41.4%, Point & Click 22.8%, Hand-drawn 8.3%, Atmospheric 5.8%, Mystery 5.2%
- #39 Hook
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,911 reviews2015
Dev: Maciej Targoni
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
HOOK is a short minimal, puzzle game.
Why similar: Puzzle 62.9%, Casual 11%, Great Soundtrack 8.6%, Indie 6.2%, Singleplayer 4.2%
- #40 Glass Masquerade 2: Illusions
73% matchVery Positive91% of 3,179 reviews2019
Dev: Onyx Lute
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 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 37.3%, Beautiful 36.4% ★, Casual 7.9%, Indie 6.6%, Great Soundtrack 6.4%
- #41 Hidden Folks
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 9,484 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: Hand-drawn 36.6%, Puzzle 26.6%, Point & Click 16.6%, Casual 5.6%, Indie 5.1%
- #42 Samsara Room
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 9,989 reviews2020
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
You woke up in a mysterious room you have never seen before. Can you find another way out? Samsara Room is a remake of the praised predecessor of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.
Why similar: Puzzle 37.7%, Point & Click 22.3%, Hand-drawn 8.9%, Indie 7.8%, Adventure 6%
- #43 Karma. Incarnation 1
74% 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: Hand-drawn 23.6%, Puzzle 22.9%, Point & Click 21.1%, Great Soundtrack 9.1%, Indie 8.7%
- #44 The Room
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 31,189 reviews2014
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 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 48.3%, Point & Click 14.7%, Beautiful 13.6% ★, Mystery 9.7%, Atmospheric 6.1%
- #45 Rusty Lake Hotel
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,215 reviews2016
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Are you ready to serve the guests in the Rusty Lake Hotel? Solve all mysteries in this dark and eerie puzzle game. Rusty Lake Hotel is a point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.
Why similar: Puzzle 35.7%, Point & Click 21.2%, Hand-drawn 13.1%, Mystery 5.7%, Atmospheric 4.7%
- #46 Hoa
70% matchVery Positive89% of 3,048 reviews2021
Dev: Skrollcat StudioPub: PM Studios, inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Hoa is a beautiful puzzle-platforming game that features breathtaking hand-painted art, lovely music, and a peaceful, relaxing atmosphere.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 53.1%, Atmospheric 18.8%, Exploration 6.5%, Indie 6.2%, Adventure 5.9%
- #47 Cube Escape Collection
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,618 reviews2020
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 39.1%, Point & Click 20.8%, Mystery 10.6%, Hand-drawn 10.2%, Atmospheric 5%
- #48 The Room Two
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 21,377 reviews2016
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Unique events transport you to the halls of a long-forgotten crypt. The only means of escape lies locked within a stone pedestal, along with a note from your mysterious ally. His words promise assistance, but only serve to entice you into a compelling world of mystery and exploration.
Why similar: Puzzle 51.3%, Point & Click 16.9%, Mystery 11.9%, Atmospheric 8%, Indie 3%
- #49 Quell
71% matchVery Positive98% of 449 reviews2015
Dev: Fallen Tree Games LtdPub: Green Man Gaming Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
An enchanting game of logic and relaxation.
Why similar: Puzzle 45.6%, Hand-drawn 23.7%, Great Soundtrack 16%, Indie 9%, Casual 5.7%
- #50 Florence
67% matchVery Positive93% of 15,963 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: Point & Click 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Stylized 13.3%, Indie 12.9%, Story Rich 12.9%
- #51 I Am Dead
69% matchVery Positive82% of 450 reviews2020
Dev: Hollow PondsPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
I Am Dead is a charming puzzle adventure game from the creators of Hohokum and Wilmot’s Warehouse about exploring the afterlife.
Why similar: Beautiful 28.6% ★, Puzzle 21.9%, Indie 10.2%, Adventure 9.1%, Great Soundtrack 6.7%
- #52 My Jigsaw Adventures - Roads of Life
69% matchVery Positive96% of 69 reviews2020
Dev: CCS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Jump into an adventure and travel through fabulous hand-painted jigsaw puzzles! Play the way you want using different number of pieces, shapes and helpers.
Why similar: Beautiful 27.7% ★, Puzzle 25.5%, Indie 13.5%, Casual 12.8%, Atmospheric 8.3%
- #53 Lumino City
70% matchVery Positive87% of 1,382 reviews2014
Dev: State of Play
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 45%
The BAFTA award winning handmade puzzle adventure game made entirely by hand. Explore the city and use your ingenuity to piece together puzzling mechanisms and bring back power to this unique world. Three years in the making, it's handmade entirely out of paper, card, miniature lights and motors.
Why similar: Puzzle 37.7%, Point & Click 30.5%, Great Soundtrack 11.8%, Adventure 7.5%, Indie 3.2%
- #54 Return of the Obra Dinn
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 33,856 reviews2018
Dev: Lucas PopePub: 3909
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.
Why similar: Puzzle 37.3%, Mystery 19.4%, Great Soundtrack 12%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #55 The Room Three
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 13,147 reviews2018
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Lured to a remote island, you find yourself confined within the rooms of an ominous mansion. You must draw upon all your puzzle-solving ability to navigate a series of trials devised by a mysterious figure known only as “The Craftsman”. Do you have what it takes to escape?
Why similar: Puzzle 56%, Mystery 14.1%, Point & Click 14.1%, Atmospheric 5.7%, Adventure 3.4%
- #56 Storyteller
63% matchVery Positive88% of 8,760 reviews2023
Dev: Daniel BenmerguiPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Storyteller is an award-winning puzzle game about building stories. Start with a title, settings and characters and create a story that fits the story’s description. Play with stories of love, intrigue, crime, monsters, betrayal, and more!
Why similar: Puzzle 30.3%, Hand-drawn 21.8%, Point & Click 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%, Mystery 6.4%
- #57 Underground Blossom
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,792 reviews2023
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Underground Blossom is a new adventure game by Rusty Lake. Fulfil various tasks at every station to find the metro that will take you through each important event from Laura Vanderboom's life.
Why similar: Puzzle 45.1%, Point & Click 26.9%, Mystery 9.8%, Adventure 7.6%, Indie 5.4%
- #58 OneShot
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 62,700 reviews2016
Dev: Future Cat LLCPub: KOMODO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 27.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
Why similar: Puzzle 29.7%, Great Soundtrack 21.3%, Story Rich 12.4%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Indie 6.5%
- #59 There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 25,263 reviews2020
Dev: Draw Me A Pixel
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
There is no game. So don't go messing things up by clicking everywhere. You don’t want to be kicked out of your video game world, do you? Of course not!
Why similar: Puzzle 33.5%, Point & Click 22.8%, Story Rich 7.6%, Great Soundtrack 7.3%, Indie 6.4%
- #60 Quell Reflect
68% matchVery Positive94% of 191 reviews2015
Dev: Fallen Tree Games LtdPub: Green Man Gaming Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
An enchanting puzzle game of logic and relaxation.
Why similar: Puzzle 42%, Hand-drawn 24%, Great Soundtrack 18.7%, Indie 9.7%, Casual 5.6%