- #1 Manifold Garden
97% 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: Difficult 23.7%, Minimalist 22.5%, Puzzle 17.6%, First-Person 15.6%, Colorful 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features non-Euclidean geometry and gravity-shifting mechanics that mirror the spatial complexity of Gravity Field.
- #2 Antichamber
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 17,576 reviews2013
Dev: Alexander BrucePub: Demruth
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Antichamber is a mind-bending psychological exploration game where nothing can be taken for granted. Discover an Escher-like world where hallways wrap around upon each other, spaces reconfigure themselves, and accomplishing the impossible may just be the only way forward.
Why similar: Puzzle 37.5%, First-Person 24.5%, Difficult 10.9%, Minimalist 10%, Indie 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in non-Euclidean spatial logic and first-person puzzle design that defies traditional physics.
- #3 The Entropy Centre
96% matchVery Positive89% of 4,209 reviews2022
Dev: Stubby GamesPub: Playstack
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Think in reverse. Outsmart the impossible. A mind-bending first-person adventure where you solve ingenious and complex puzzles by rewinding objects through time.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 28.8% ★, Difficult 17.6%, Physics 16.3%, First-Person 14.7%, Puzzle 14.7%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person puzzle game centered on time-manipulation mechanics that require logical planning to solve environmental obstacles.
- #4 Portal 2
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 456,665 reviews2011
Dev: Valve
Windows · Linux
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 29.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!
Why similar: Science 42.8% ★, Physics 18.6%, First-Person 15.2%, Puzzle 15%, Singleplayer 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive first-person physics puzzle game that utilizes momentum and spatial manipulation to solve intricate challenges.
- #5 Relicta
95% matchMixed67% of 452 reviews2020
Dev: Mighty PolygonPub: Ravenscourt
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Relicta is a first-person physics-based puzzle game where you need to creatively combine magnetism and gravity to unravel the secrets of Chandra Base.
Why similar: Science 30.2% ★, Physics 16.4%, Logic 16.2%, First-Person 10.7%, Puzzle 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based puzzle game where players manipulate gravity and magnetism to navigate a mysterious research base.
- #6 Superliminal
94% matchVery Positive95% of 32,646 reviews2020
Dev: Pillow Castle
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.1 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: Physics 27.5%, Puzzle 21.4%, Minimalist 18.1%, First-Person 17.9%, Colorful 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on perspective-based spatial logic where the size and placement of objects are determined by the player's viewpoint.
- #7 Viewfinder
91% 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: Physics 32.1%, First-Person 21.8%, Puzzle 20.7%, Colorful 12%, Singleplayer 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: Utilizes a unique camera mechanic to reshape the environment, challenging the player's perception of space and logic.
- #8 Induction
93% matchVery Positive90% of 187 reviews2017
Dev: Bryan Gale
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Induction is an abstract puzzle game about time travel and paradoxes. As you master its logic, Induction will rewire how you think about cause and effect.
Why similar: Puzzle 68.6%, Indie 31.4%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist puzzle game that explores the logical paradoxes of time travel and causality.
- #9 The Bridge
92% matchVery Positive87% of 4,339 reviews2013
Dev: Ty TaylorPub: The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The Bridge is a logic puzzle game that forces you to reevaluate your preconceptions of physics and perspective. It is Isaac Newton meets M. C. Escher. Manipulate gravity to redefine the ceiling as the floor while venturing through impossible architectures.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 24.8%, Physics 23.6%, Logic 19%, Puzzle 12.7%, Difficult 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D puzzle game that challenges the player to manipulate gravity and perspective to navigate surreal environments.
- #10 Heavenly Bodies
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,263 reviews2021
Dev: 2pt Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Wrangle the hands and arms of a 1970s space cosmonaut and push, pull and twist your way through an increasingly precarious range of physically simulated stellar scenarios, where without gravity, nothing is still, nothing is secure, and nothing is simple.
Why similar: Difficult 30.7%, Physics 28.8%, Puzzle 14.2%, Simulation 12.2%, Atmospheric 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: A difficult physics-based simulation that requires precise control of limbs in zero-gravity environments.
- #11 Q.U.B.E. 2
89% matchVery Positive84% of 1,718 reviews2018
Dev: Toxic GamesPub: Trapped Nerve Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Q.U.B.E. 2 is the sequel to the hit first-person puzzle game Q.U.B.E. You are Amelia Cross, a stranded archaeologist who has awoken among the ruins of an ancient alien landscape. With the distant help of another survivor you must solve the puzzles of this mysterious world and find a way back home.
Why similar: Puzzle 30.9%, First-Person 18.7%, Indie 15.3%, Adventure 10.6%, Simulation 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person puzzle game that requires manipulating the environment using physics-based tools and spatial logic.
- #12 Newton's Fourth Law
87% matchVery Positive94% of 214 reviews2025
Dev: Newtonian Studios
Windows
Fight against brain-rot in this story-driven educational physics puzzle game. You will need to learn and apply high school physics concepts to solve increasingly challenging problems and uncover a galaxy spanning plot. When you have finished, you will be able to take a college level physics course.
Why similar: Science 28.8% ★, Difficult 15.5%, Logic 14.6%, Physics 14.6%, Puzzle 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based simulation game that explores complex mechanics in a challenging, puzzle-oriented environment.
- #13 The God Unit
89% matchVery Positive96% of 92 reviews2021
Dev: Cat Floor Studio
Windows · Linux
The GoD Unit is a first-person physics-based puzzle game set in a near pre-apocalyptic future, featuring the mass manipulation ability and other familiar and beloved puzzle mechanics.
Why similar: Science 23.7% ★, Logic 19.3%, Physics 15.5%, Time Manipulation 12.8% ★, First-Person 9%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person physics puzzle game that emphasizes logical interaction with the environment.
- #14 The Talos Principle
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 32,657 reviews2014
Dev: CroteamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).
Why similar: Puzzle 39.6%, First-Person 21.8%, Difficult 13%, Science 7.9% ★, Singleplayer 5%
Why You'll Like It: Combines complex logic puzzles with philosophical themes in a first-person environment that rewards careful observation.
- #15 Hard Chip
86% matchVery Positive92% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: Elorth
Windows
Hard Chip is a 3D simulation/puzzle game about building processors focusing on realism. Explore the world of semiconductor chip design and delve into the intricacies of CPU logic, floor planning, and propagation delay.
Why similar: Science 30.1% ★, Logic 17.2%, Difficult 16%, Minimalist 8.6%, Puzzle 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A deep logic and simulation game that appeals to the technical and problem-solving aspects of Gravity Field.
- #16 Loophole
83% matchVery Positive99% of 138 reviews2025
Dev: Levi Pinkert
Windows · Mac
A time-bending puzzle game about working with - and against - your past selves. Subvert the rules of time travel, dodge paradoxes, and find a way to escape the loop.
Why similar: Logic 20.5%, Time Manipulation 20.1% ★, Difficult 17.8%, Minimalist 17.4%, Puzzle 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A logic-heavy puzzle game that incorporates time-travel mechanics to solve complex spatial sequences.
- #17 Maquette
86% matchMostly Positive70% of 651 reviews2021
Dev: Graceful DecayPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Maquette is a first-person recursive puzzle game that takes you into a world where every building, plant, and object are simultaneously tiny and staggeringly huge.
Why similar: Puzzle 28.3%, First-Person 26.4%, Indie 12.2%, Colorful 11.5%, Adventure 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features a recursive world where the player manipulates a model of the environment to solve spatial puzzles.
- #18 Colorgrid
85% matchVery Positive92% of 154 reviews2019
Dev: Minimol Games
Windows · Mac
Colorgrid is a puzzle game about mixing colors in a Lab. Find the correct positions for your lasers and mirrors to get the right mix of colors in each material.
Why similar: Science 25.3% ★, Difficult 14%, Physics 13.9%, Logic 13.1%, Minimalist 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based simulation that focuses on atmospheric puzzle solving and spatial arrangement.
- #19 Art Of Gravity
84% matchVery Positive91% of 682 reviews2017
Dev: Hamster On Coke Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Art Of Gravity is a voxel/physics based puzzle game, revolving around the theme of destroying abstract figures, which results in mesmerizing displays of dance of gravity.
Why similar: Physics 33.1%, Minimalist 28.8%, Puzzle 25.2%, Indie 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based puzzle game that focuses on the destruction and manipulation of objects in a 3D space.
- #20 Chrono Recorder
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: ChronoGames
Windows
"ChronoRecorder" is a 3D puzzle game. Players can manipulate time and gravity. And you have to use that ability to solve problems. You might think this game is difficult if you don't use your brain.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 51.8% ★, Puzzle 24.4%, 3D 15.5%, Indie 4.5%, Singleplayer 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: Utilizes time-manipulation mechanics to solve spatial puzzles in a 3D environment.
- #21 OCTOPTICOM
84% matchVery Positive95% of 56 reviews2018
Dev: UP DEVELOPMENT LTD.
Windows · Linux
OCTOPTICOM is an open-ended puzzle programming game about designing and optimizing optical computing devices. Use lasers, mirrors, filters and other components to read, transform and write sequences of colored squares.
Why similar: Science 28.6% ★, Logic 14.6%, Difficult 13.1%, Minimalist 12.8%, Simulation 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A simulation-heavy puzzle game that requires programming-like logic to solve spatial arrangement tasks.
- #22 Gravitia
81% matchVery Positive92% of 168 reviews2024
Dev: VuzzlePub: Jungle Game Lab
Windows
Gravitia is an adventure game about manipulating gravity to escape a unique world full of mystery.
Why similar: Physics 39.4%, Puzzle 27.5%, 3D 17.7%, Adventure 7.4%, Singleplayer 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A 3D puzzle game that focuses on gravity-based navigation and linear puzzle progression.
- #23 The Art of Reflection
78% matchVery Positive97% of 139 reviews2025
Dev: Hydrozoa
Windows
Traverse mirrors as if they were natural extensions of space to solve puzzles and uncover secrets. Reshape your perspective to perform gravity-shifting acrobatics as you jungle-gym through a sprawling environment. You'll never look in a mirror the same way again.
Why similar: Logic 23.4%, Minimalist 19%, First-Person 16.9%, Puzzle 15.5%, Colorful 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person puzzle game that uses surreal environments to challenge the player's perception and logic.
- #24 Laser Attraction
82% matchVery Positive90% of 60 reviews2021
Dev: Vectmatica
Windows
Play with lasers and solve puzzles in Laser Attraction. Use reflection, refraction, dispersion and filtration to direct the laser beams, mix and separate colours, open doors, hit targets and complete puzzles.
Why similar: Science 28.9% ★, Physics 15.1%, Difficult 14.7%, Minimalist 10.3%, Logic 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based puzzle game that requires logical placement of objects to manipulate light beams.
- #25 Turing Complete
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,092 reviews2021
Dev: LevelHead
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Learn CPU architecture with puzzles
Why similar: Logic 49.5%, Puzzle 19.1%, Simulation 15.7%, Difficult 13.3%, Singleplayer 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on building a computer from the ground up, providing a highly satisfying logic-based challenge.
- #26 SpaceChem
80% matchVery Positive92% of 5,057 reviews2011
Dev: Zachtronics
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Zachtronics is back with an ambitious new design-based puzzle game. Take on the role of a Reactor Engineer working for SpaceChem, the leading chemical synthesizer for frontier colonies. Construct elaborate factories to transform raw materials into valuable chemical products!
Why similar: Difficult 30.4%, Puzzle 24.3%, Logic 21%, Science 16.5% ★, Indie 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: A complex simulation game that requires rigorous logic and spatial planning to solve chemistry-themed puzzles.
- #27 Magrunner: Dark Pulse
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,123 reviews2013
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Magrunner: Dark Pulse is an action-puzzle game in which technology confronts the Cthulhu Mythos, penned by H.P. Lovecraft. Equipped with your Magtech glove, you must harness the ability to magnetically polarize and manipulate objects in the environment to survive and surpass challenging puzzles.
Why similar: Puzzle 48.5%, First-Person 24.8%, Indie 9%, Adventure 8.5%, Action 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: Features gravity-manipulation mechanics in a first-person setting, similar to the core loop of Gravity Field.
- #28 Chromatic Conundrum
74% matchVery Positive98% of 277 reviews2026
Dev: Digs
Windows
Chromatic Conundrum is a first person puzzle game where you manipulate light. Combine different colors and form shadows to illuminate your way through an enigmatic world.
Why similar: Physics 22.9%, Minimalist 18.2%, Puzzle 16.7%, First-Person 15.8%, Colorful 9.1%
- #29 Orbyss
74% matchVery Positive99% of 90 reviews2025
Dev: Misty Whale
Windows
In this logic based puzzle game, switch between Orbs to solve puzzles and light up your world. Play co-op with yourself, freeze time, fly drones, play with sound… and overcome the evil shadow interfering with your quest.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 32.1% ★, Physics 21.6%, Difficult 15.8%, Puzzle 14.1%, Colorful 8.8%
- #30 Attempt[42]
79% matchMixed60% of 363 reviews2016
Dev: ThinkOfGamesPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Challenging first person puzzle platformer.
Why similar: First-Person 22.5%, Puzzle 20.5%, Minimalist 15.5%, Logic 11.6%, Physics 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person 3D platformer that emphasizes puzzle-solving and spatial navigation.
- #31 Gravity Ghost
78% matchVery Positive97% of 304 reviews2015
Dev: Ivy Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Gravity Ghost is a physics game with a twist. Run, jump, and soar around planets, using gravity to glide through the air. Explore a shattered galaxy and rescue its survivors, armed with powerups and mysterious terraforming powers. Meet the 7 magical guardians and best their challenges. There's no killing, no dying, and no way to fail.
Why similar: Physics 60.6%, Indie 15.4%, Puzzle 11%, Atmospheric 7.6%, Adventure 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features unique gravity-based movement mechanics that require precision and spatial awareness.
- #32 Gravity Block
77% matchVery Positive93% of 56 reviews2021
Dev: Atthus Games
Windows
Gravity Block is a minimalist game. Rotate screen so that the block reaches portal.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 19.2%, Minimalist 19.1%, Logic 16.1%, Physics 14.5%, Difficult 13.5%
- #33 Toroban
73% matchVery Positive87% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Hebert Games LLC
Windows · Linux
Toroban is an infinitely wrapping puzzle game.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 25.3% ★, Logic 19.6%, Hand-drawn 17.6%, Puzzle 12.1%, Fantasy 9.8%
- #34 Redactem
77% matchMixed68% of 436 reviews2016
Dev: Elliott JonesPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Rewind time and manipulate gravity in order to solve parkour puzzles in this exciting new 2D platformer.
Why similar: Difficult 28.3%, Time Manipulation 20.5% ★, Minimalist 16.7%, Puzzle 12.8%, Physics 12.3%
- #35 Gravulse Experimental
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 228 reviews2020
Dev: illystrayPub: verkme
Windows
Welcome to Gravulse, an innovative space curvature laboratory that is trying to "flip" the laws of physics, literally. Here you have to go through many test levels using various new technologies!
Why similar: Science 35.7% ★, Physics 22.5%, First-Person 21.2%, 3D 6.9%, Singleplayer 4.4%
- #36 .T.E.S.T: Expected Behaviour — Sci-Fi 3D Puzzle Quest
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 91 reviews2018
Dev: Veslo Games
Windows · Mac
.T.E.S.T: Expected Behavior is a first-person brain twister with a sci-fi plot. On top of logic, you'll need a fast reaction speed, "outside the box" reasoning, and the skill to adapt to unfamiliar situations.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 36.2% ★, Puzzle 25%, Simulation 11.9%, First-Person 11.7%, Indie 7.9%
- #37 Playback Loop
71% matchVery Positive95% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: MapPack
Windows
Carefully capture tracks of your actions, then play them back to solve puzzles with the aid of your recorded ghosts. Immerse yourself in a cerebral first-person puzzle platformer, where strategically thinking several steps ahead is the key to success.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 23.8% ★, Difficult 21.1%, Science 18.5% ★, Physics 13.7%, First-Person 8.6%
- #38 Chroma Zero
70% matchVery Positive96% of 313 reviews2024
Dev: ekorzPub: ZeroXP
Windows
Explore a unique and connected world. Understand its fragile balance, uncover its deepest questions, and find more than just the answers.
Why similar: Logic 26.7%, Minimalist 18.5%, Puzzle 14.4%, First-Person 13.7%, Colorful 11.1%
- #39 Disoriented
75% matchVery Positive82% of 401 reviews2016
Dev: BrickCream
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A first-person puzzle game. Simply walk to the door.
Why similar: Minimalist 23.2%, Puzzle 20.2%, Difficult 17.1%, First-Person 15%, Physics 13.9%
- #40 Neverout
76% matchMixed64% of 237 reviews2017
Dev: Gamedust
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Neverout is a 'Escape Room' game with quantum physic and reality bending. Packed with dozens of levels, difficult puzzles, eerie atmosphere and unreal immersion. Every action creates reaction. Nothing is certain, but one thing is known - every lock has a key. And in Neverout, the key - is YOU.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 24.9% ★, Physics 22.1%, Puzzle 16.4%, First-Person 12.5%, 3D 8.2%
- #41 Now you can't see me
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 58 reviews2021
Dev: Lyudvig Vitovskiy
Windows
First person puzzle. Solve riddles by closing your eyes or blinking them. While your eyes are closed, time freezes and gravity has no power over you. There is a funny voice acting and non-trivial tasks included.
Why similar: Bullet Time 34.5% ★, Logic 18.9%, Time Manipulation 16.4% ★, Puzzle 9.5%, First-Person 7.9%
- #42 Chronescher
72% matchVery Positive86% of 58 reviews2022
Dev: PurpleSloth
Windows · Mac · Linux
Chronescher is a challenging turn-based puzzle game in Escher-esque spaces. Use impossible geometries, teleportation and environmental snapshots to navigate your mind and uncover your lost memories.
Why similar: Logic 22.7%, Time Manipulation 22.3% ★, Difficult 19.4%, Puzzle 14.2%, Colorful 7.2%
- #43 OneShift
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 989 reviews2018
Dev: Mazen GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 47%
OneShift is a puzzle platformer where the player has the ability to freeze/unfreeze time and shift through worlds to collect blue cubes. But only one world can be active at a time. Later in the game, a world rotating mechanic is unveiled, which makes everything more complex!
Why similar: Physics 24.1%, Puzzle 20.6%, Difficult 17.5%, Simulation 10.1%, Fantasy 7.6%
- #44 SpaceKraft!
68% matchVery Positive91% of 96 reviews2024
Dev: Game Dev Garage
Windows
Gather crystals, repair/run crafting facilities, upgrade your spaceship, build machines, explore the open world, find your way back to mother earth.
Why similar: Difficult 24.5%, Hand-drawn 21.2%, Physics 20.8%, Puzzle 16.2%, Simulation 10%
- #45 Theta and Paralldox on Worldlines
65% matchVery Positive96% of 154 reviews2026
Dev: XXela
Windows
A lovely logical puzzle game about the many-worlds interpretation and quantum mechanics.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 36.1% ★, Logic 32.4%, Puzzle 17.3%, 3D 7.7%, Indie 3.5%
- #46 gravilon
73% 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 36.2%, Difficult 24.7%, Puzzle 19.5%, Indie 13%, Adventure 3.8%
- #47 Puzzlement
71% matchVery Positive92% of 235 reviews2018
Dev: Yunus Ayyildiz
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
a game about walking/jumping between plane surfaces to collect all red squares
Why similar: Minimalist 21.3%, Logic 17.6%, Difficult 14.6%, Physics 13.7%, Puzzle 13.4%
- #48 Clinically Dead
71% matchVery Positive81% of 84 reviews2018
Dev: Mogila GamesPub: Ultimate Games S.A.
Windows
FPP puzzle game where the TIME is the COLOR. The colors you see are not just the art style, they represent the time in specific point on the level. Time and space are connected and moving through a level changes the time. Learn more about the unique mechanics from the second video.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 35.2% ★, Logic 16%, Difficult 15.6%, Indie 10.2%, Puzzle 8.6%
- #49 Tricone Lab
70% matchVery Positive94% of 79 reviews2017
Dev: Josh Singer
Windows · Mac
A unique abstract puzzle game with an emphasis on lateral thinking. Use catalysts to build compounds and manipulate cell structures. 100 puzzle levels and a level editor to create your own custom puzzle designs.
Why similar: Science 41.4% ★, Difficult 19.8%, Minimalist 16.2%, Puzzle 14.2%, Indie 5.8%
- #50 Galactic Glitch
63% matchVery Positive90% of 853 reviews2025
Dev: Crunchy Leaf Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 62%
A physics-powered action roguelike. Grab asteroids, catch missiles, and hurl them back at swarming enemies. Build wild loadouts, defeat colossal bosses, and push deeper into a collapsing galaxy.
Why similar: Difficult 40.9%, Physics 37.6%, Colorful 14%, Singleplayer 5.1%, Action 2.4%
- #51 SquishCraft
67% matchVery Positive96% of 134 reviews2022
Dev: bcat112a
Windows · Linux
Puzzle game about squishing blocks together.
Why similar: Difficult 34.2%, Logic 25.6%, Puzzle 19.6%, Colorful 8.8%, Indie 8%
- #52 Q.U.B.E: Director's Cut
69% matchVery Positive82% of 1,904 reviews2014
Dev: Toxic Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Q.U.B.E: Director's Cut is the definitive version of the brain-twisting first-person puzzler. Using special high-tech gloves to manipulate cubes in the environment, the player solves an array of conundrums - from physics-based challenges; to 3D jigsaws; to platform-based trials.
Why similar: Puzzle 26.6%, Science 21.7% ★, First-Person 18.4%, Physics 15.9%, Indie 5.9%
- #53 Domino Sky
69% matchVery Positive80% of 373 reviews2016
Dev: russpuppy
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Domino Sky is a physics based game where you place and topple domino pieces to solve puzzles. Free build mode also available.
Why similar: Physics 25.8%, Logic 17.6%, Puzzle 15.1%, First-Person 10.3%, Simulation 9.2%
- #54 0RBITALIS
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 308 reviews2015
Dev: Alan ZucconiPub: Mastertronic
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 50%
0RBITALIS is a satellite launching simulator with a retro-puzzle style. Launch your satellite into orbit and go head to head with the dominant force that formed the entire universe: Gravity.
Why similar: Simulation 31.4%, Physics 30.1%, Puzzle 26.7%, Indie 11.9%
- #55 LIT: Bend the Light
66% matchVery Positive94% of 315 reviews2020
Dev: Copperglass
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Light, darkness and remarkable puzzles! Bend the light to your will in this award winning physics-based puzzle game. Feel like a renaissance engineer, build your own solutions to light puzzles, feel your brain grow and all of that within the beautiful and mysterious world of LIT.
Why similar: Science 26.9% ★, Indie 14.9%, Difficult 13.8%, Logic 13.1%, Physics 12.8%
- #56 Nomori: Prologue
65% matchVery Positive94% of 156 reviews2022
Dev: Enchanted Works
Windows
Nomori is a mind-bending adventure game where you control time and space to journey through a shattered spirit world. Take shortcuts through portals, rotate your perspective, and control the flow of time to move forward, whichever way that is.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 25.4% ★, Physics 23.1%, Minimalist 14.4%, Puzzle 13.1%, Difficult 12.3%
- #57 SECTOR ZERO
60% matchVery Positive97% of 120 reviews2026
Dev: Ondrej Angelovic
Windows
SECTOR ZERO is a short, physics-based dark sci-fi puzzle adventure where you play as a fragment of an ancient hive-mind entity, awakened by mining operations deep within Asteroid 2031 XT.
Why similar: Logic 27.6%, Physics 27.2%, First-Person 16.6%, Puzzle 12.4%, 3D 8.4%
- #58 物理世界
66% matchVery Positive88% of 92 reviews2021
Dev: NeutronStar.studio
Windows
"Physics World" is a fast-paced horizontal version of the decryption game. There are various colorful physical formulas in the scene, which represent some physical rules. Players can create favorable situations by changing the common physical rules.
Why similar: Logic 29.7%, Hand-drawn 22.1%, Physics 21.4%, Puzzle 18.2%, Indie 4.5%