- #1 Hex
97% matchVery Positive88% of 57 reviews2017
Dev: Studio Goya
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Hex is a unique puzzle game with a simple goal, clear the tiles to win. Tiles might multiply, explode, toggle on and off, and more as you jump between them in this exciting journey through over 80 challenging levels.
Why similar: Hex Grid 38.1% ★, Indie 17.6%, Minimalist 17%, Puzzle 11.3%, Relaxing 6.7%
- #2 catAnod
96% matchMostly Positive76% of 42 reviews2018
Dev: OczePub: Simple Game
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 1.4 hrs≥1hr: 14%
Once upon a time there lived... no. catAnod hasn't got a prominent plot or cute characters. But this simple puzzle will be a nice activity for your brain.
Why similar: Hex Grid 37.9% ★, Indie 20.7%, Minimalist 14.2%, Puzzle 8.8%, Relaxing 8.7%
- #3 Hexa Turn
96% matchVery Positive89% of 113 reviews2018
Dev: Abdullah Firat
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Hexa Turn is a turn-based puzzle game with minimalist design. The logic is simple: block the triange. So, think outside of the box and try not to find a solution. Try to break the solution!
Why similar: Hex Grid 47% ★, Minimalist 18.7%, Indie 14.5%, Puzzle 12.1%, Casual 7.7%
- #4 PUSH
95% matchVery Positive87% of 693 reviews2017
Dev: Maciej TargoniPub: Hamster On Coke Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Can you push all the buttons?
Why similar: Minimalist 26.7%, Puzzle 23.2%, Indie 22%, Casual 15.7%, Relaxing 12.5%
- #5 Scalak
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,106 reviews2018
Dev: Hamster On Coke Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Fulfilling puzzle game.
Why similar: Minimalist 34.3%, Indie 24.5%, Puzzle 23.1%, Casual 18.1%
- #6 Entangle
94% 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: Minimalist 36.2%, Puzzle 24.7%, Indie 18%, Relaxing 11.5%, Casual 9.6%
- #7 OXXO
93% matchVery Positive95% of 292 reviews2019
Dev: Hamster On Coke Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Ever evolving puzzle game.
Why similar: Indie 48.7%, Casual 26%, Puzzle 25.4%
- #8 Cube Link
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 104 reviews2017
Dev: Hannes Delbeke
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 42%
CubeLink is a flow puzzle game with a twist. By spinning the cube around you can connect colours in every direction. Unlock more challenging levels as you progress.
Why similar: Indie 51.5%, Casual 26.2%, Puzzle 22.2%
- #9 UniOne
91% matchPositive92% of 25 reviews2017
Dev: PlayColorfulGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Unione. is a minimal color-render puzzle with beautiful abstract shapes. Your goal is to render all nodes to same color in limit steps.
Why similar: Minimalist 26.4%, Indie 25.1%, Casual 18.6%, Puzzle 15%, Relaxing 14.8%
- #10 Squarism
90% matchVery Positive91% of 65 reviews2017
Dev: KirUn
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 60%
SQUARISM is a minimalist logic game about combining pieces scattered around into a perfect square. Complete all 70 lovely-crafted levels and become master of square assembling!
Why similar: Indie 44%, Puzzle 33.5%, Casual 22.4%
- #11 Hexcells Infinite
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,677 reviews2014
Dev: Matthew Brown
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 36.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Hexcells Infinite is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.
Why similar: Puzzle 28.6%, Hex Grid 25.2% ★, Minimalist 18%, Indie 11.1%, Relaxing 10.3%
- #12 Theorem
88% matchPositive93% of 29 reviews2018
Dev: Geckoo1337
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Abstract puzzle game
Why similar: Indie 48.3%, Casual 27%, Puzzle 24.7%
- #13 Mindsight
86% matchVery Positive90% of 59 reviews2017
Dev: Smokey Moose Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Mindsight is a minimalistic evolution of a match-3 game. The goal of the game is to find all sets of three adjacent symbols whose characteristics either match or differ.
Why similar: Minimalist 33.2%, Indie 31.7%, Puzzle 20.3%, Casual 14.8%
- #14 illie
86% matchVery Positive83% of 160 reviews2017
Dev: NedoStudio
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Using your keyboard to move, you need to clear your path to exit by stepping in every available tile just once. How long will you take to beat the 60 levels? Most of them have more than one way to finish. “illie” is a tile based puzzle game.
Why similar: Indie 36.4%, Puzzle 20.5%, Casual 18%, Relaxing 14.3%, Atmospheric 10.9%
- #15 Delete
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,664 reviews2018
Dev: PONY
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 63.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Let the number tell you what to do
Why similar: Minimalist 26%, Indie 23.9%, Puzzle 22.8%, Casual 13.7%, Relaxing 13.7%
- #16 Runes
85% matchPositive80% of 41 reviews2016
Dev: Ede TarsolyPub: Headup
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Runes is a unique puzzle game where you need to arrange the marbles in each and every level to match the picture in the upper-right corner. The less moves you use to do that, the more stars you'll earn.
Why similar: Minimalist 31.3%, Indie 28.7%, Casual 20.9%, Puzzle 19.1%
- #17 Dialing
84% matchPositive89% of 28 reviews2018
Dev: XiNFiNiTY Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6 minMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Dialing is match-3 reinvented with a hint of never-ending difficult. The numbers are always increasing and so is the challenge.
Why similar: Indie 28.6%, Minimalist 27.6%, Puzzle 17.1%, Casual 13.9%, Atmospheric 12.8%
- #18 Color Circle
82% matchPositive83% of 30 reviews2018
Dev: XiNFiNiTY Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Color Circle is a very addictive game where you must hit moving colored circles.
Why similar: Indie 33.9%, Minimalist 31.2%, Puzzle 17.7%, Casual 17.3%
- #19 Quell Reflect
81% matchVery Positive94% of 192 reviews2015
Dev: Fallen Tree Games LtdPub: Green Man Gaming Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
An enchanting puzzle game of logic and relaxation.
Why similar: Minimalist 27.1%, Indie 24.6%, Puzzle 21.1%, Relaxing 19.6%, Casual 7.6%
- #20 Hex: Origins
82% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2017
Dev: Pretty Bat Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hex: Origins is a casual puzzle game based on a complete hexagon themed colorful experience. Enjoy a refreshing, calming and original experience, which is extremely easy to pick up but hard to master as you progress in the game.
Why similar: Hex Grid 44.5% ★, Indie 24.4%, Casual 12.4%, Puzzle 9.5%, Relaxing 9.3%
- #21 SLICE
80% matchVery Positive95% of 60 reviews2018
Dev: Giorgi Abelashvili
Windows · Mac · Linux
SLICE your way through the worlds of mind trials.
Why similar: Indie 46.6%, Casual 23.8%, Puzzle 16.2%, Relaxing 13.4%
- #22 Plants
81% matchPositive84% of 19 reviews2018
Dev: Rogerty
Windows
Unwind and de-stress with the help of the calm music and serene environment. Plants is a nontraditional and nonviolent experience where you take control over a growing flower.
Why similar: Indie 52.5%, Casual 27.6%, Relaxing 19.9%
- #23 hocus
79% matchVery Positive91% of 797 reviews2015
Dev: Yunus Ayyildiz
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
perspective illusion puzzle based on M.C. Escher drawings and impossible shapes
Why similar: Indie 34%, Minimalist 20.2%, Puzzle 17.9%, Casual 11%, Relaxing 10%
- #24 Up Left Out
78% matchVery Positive93% of 452 reviews2018
Dev: Maciej TargoniPub: Maciej Targoni
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A puzzle game about unlocking stuff.
Why similar: Minimalist 32.6%, Puzzle 20.3%, Relaxing 19.1%, Indie 13.4%, Casual 7.6%
- #25 Hexcells Plus
78% matchVery Positive95% of 2,811 reviews2014
Dev: Matthew Brown
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Hexcells Plus is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.
Why similar: Puzzle 35.3%, Hex Grid 18.6% ★, Indie 16.9%, Minimalist 15.2%, Casual 7.7%
- #26 Cubiques
79% matchPositive91% of 32 reviews2018
Dev: Dilmer ValecillosPub: Dilmer Games
Windows · Mac
Cubiques brings you a collection of challenging puzzles with a minimalistic and incredibly beautiful environment. It's a relaxing game, that is loaded with calming music and sounds that engage players through a fun adventure. The main character is a red cube which main objective is to move through all tiles on each level.
Why similar: Minimalist 39.4%, Indie 33.5%, Puzzle 27.1%
- #27 LineWay
77% matchVery Positive93% of 567 reviews2017
Dev: PONY
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Can you draw a line?
Why similar: Minimalist 26.9%, Puzzle 24.2%, Indie 17.2%, Casual 17.1%, Relaxing 14.5%
- #28 Sudoku Jigsaw / 拼图数独
77% matchVery Positive94% of 258 reviews2018
Dev: KonstructorsPub: Hook Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Love Sudoku, but tired of default one? Try this.
Why similar: Minimalist 22.9%, Indie 22.7%, Puzzle 16.5%, Relaxing 14.6%, Casual 12.6%
- #29 Hexcells
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 5,907 reviews2014
Dev: Matthew Brown
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Hexcells is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.
Why similar: Puzzle 33.5%, Hex Grid 21.8% ★, Minimalist 16%, Indie 13.1%, Casual 7.9%
- #30 Sudoku Universe / 数独宇宙
74% matchVery Positive95% of 3,194 reviews2017
Dev: KonstructorsPub: Hook Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Making the best Sudoku game on Steam.
Why similar: Puzzle 23.7%, Indie 22.2%, Minimalist 20.9%, Relaxing 14.1%, Casual 13.6%
- #31 Orbit Puzzle
69% matchPositive97% of 31 reviews2024
Dev: clrmt
Windows
An astronomical puzzle game about discovering the rotational speeds and radii of epicycles.
Why similar: Minimalist 28.4%, Indie 26%, Puzzle 19.4%, Relaxing 15.6%, Casual 10.5%
- #32 Senalux
75% matchPositive97% of 29 reviews2017
Dev: Pixel with Hat
Windows · Mac · Linux
Senalux is a hex-based puzzle game about optics where you solve challenging puzzles with colorful lasers. Use the red, green and blue lasers, combine them to the right color and illuminate the target.
Why similar: Hex Grid 54.5% ★, Puzzle 17.7%, Indie 14.8%, Minimalist 9.5%, Casual 3.4%
- #33 Hexlide
76% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2017
Dev: Dead Ice Entertainment
Windows · Linux
A minimalist, relaxing puzzle game with beautiful music. Complete patterns by sliding hexagonal cells, use as few moves as possible!
Why similar: Hex Grid 35.2% ★, Indie 18.1%, Minimalist 14.2%, Puzzle 9.9%, Casual 9.2%
- #34 Infinite Einstein Tiles
67% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Mukai Systems
Windows · Mac
Infinite Einstein Tiles is a casual puzzle game themed around an aperiodic monotile discovered by David Smith in 2022. Once you've solved all the puzzles, you might understand how aperiodic tiling with a single tile is achieved.
Why similar: Hex Grid 51.8% ★, Minimalist 23.7%, Puzzle 10.9%, Casual 8.1%, Indie 5.5%
- #35 Qvabllock
74% matchVery Positive82% of 119 reviews2018
Dev: NedoStudio
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 244.3 hrs≥1hr: 14%
«Qvabllock» — pixemalism game with elements of puzzle, with minimalistic gameplay. Collect all the colored squares to take the main green and go through all 30 levels.
Why similar: Indie 34.9%, Puzzle 19.1%, Casual 17.8%, Relaxing 15.1%, Atmospheric 13.1%
- #36 Lozenge
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 32 reviews2018
Dev: XiNFiNiTY Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Click on any shape in the bottom of the screen to rotate it and then drag and drop it to the triangular slots until you complete a row, a diagonal or the central pattern. This game requires strategic thinking to plan the slots to be filled with future moves.
Why similar: Minimalist 30.2%, Indie 26.5%, Puzzle 18.5%, Casual 12.9%, Atmospheric 11.9%
- #37 hexceed
70% matchVery Positive90% of 2,750 reviews2021
Dev: ToastieLabs
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
A relaxing, hexagon based, puzzle game. An exciting new twist on a classic game without the element of guesswork! Use your critical thinking and our stimulating game mechanics to progress through hundreds of levels!
Why similar: Hex Grid 54.9% ★, Puzzle 12.7%, Relaxing 12.3%, Minimalist 11.8%, Casual 6.4%
- #38 Hexelectric
73% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2019
Dev: Wayway Studio
Windows
Become a space mechanic and repair the broken panels. "Hexelectric" needs your excellent insight and intelligence.
Why similar: Hex Grid 60.9% ★, Indie 26.4%, Puzzle 12.7%
- #39 Twickles
73% matchVery Positive92% of 134 reviews2017
Dev: Neox Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Twickles is an original puzzle game with a minimalist aesthetic. Navigate a ball through increasingly complex labyrinths by rotating their individual parts or the entire structure. Complete each level in the perfect amount of moves and collect all of the trophies.
Why similar: Indie 31.2%, Minimalist 31%, Puzzle 21.5%, Casual 16.3%
- #40 Zenge
72% matchVery Positive95% of 3,079 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 28.4%, Minimalist 26%, Indie 22.8%, Relaxing 11.8%, Casual 10.9%
- #41 Nonogram - The Greatest Painter
72% matchVery Positive90% of 382 reviews2018
Dev: KonstructorsPub: Hook Games
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Do you deserve to be called The Greatest?
Why similar: Minimalist 24.1%, Indie 23.7%, Puzzle 19.4%, Casual 12.7%, Relaxing 12.4%
- #42 HEXONEX
73% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2020
Dev: MooCow Games
Windows
A casual hex-based puzzle game. Match tiles by color across 108 puzzles, and beat your high scores to unlock new color schemes and music to customize your experience!
Why similar: Hex Grid 55.6% ★, Minimalist 15.9%, Puzzle 12.2%, Casual 6.2%, Relaxing 5.1%
- #43 HEXA-WORLD-3D
64% matchPositive96% of 28 reviews2025
Dev: Hell games
Windows
HEXA WORLD 3D is an atmospheric 3D hex-puzzle game with chain reactions, XP progression, tactical boosters, and three game modes: Level, Infinity, and Competitive. Build combinations, unlock maps and tile skins, set new records, and play at your own pace.
Why similar: Hex Grid 50.6% ★, Minimalist 11.4%, Puzzle 10.3%, Relaxing 8.9%, Indie 8.4%
- #44 Hexagon puzzle
70% matchPositive100% of 21 reviews2021
Dev: Bruxão
Windows
Hexagon puzzle has the challenge of moving colored hexagons to the spaces of the same color by clicking on them.
Why similar: Hex Grid 44.5% ★, Minimalist 17.3%, Puzzle 12.8%, Indie 10.3%, Relaxing 9.8%
- #45 Teku
66% matchPositive93% of 40 reviews2023
Dev: Christophe Coyard
Windows
Place hexagonal tiles to form islands across a selection of varied levels. Teku is a peaceful game where the goal is to achieve the highest possible score.
Why similar: Hex Grid 54.5% ★, Minimalist 16%, Relaxing 10.8%, Puzzle 8%, Casual 5%
- #46 Alien Cartographer
62% matchPositive93% of 29 reviews2026
Dev: FachchefGames
Windows · Mac
Alien Cartographer is a Minesweeper-like logic deduction puzzle game, where the player has to identify various buildings on a hexagonal grid using environmental hints and the strict rules of their architecture.
Why similar: Hex Grid 54.3% ★, Minimalist 21.2%, Puzzle 12.9%, Indie 11.5%
- #47 SquareCells
71% matchVery Positive90% of 1,254 reviews2015
Dev: Matthew Brown
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
SquareCells is an ambient logic puzzle game.
Why similar: Puzzle 36.3%, Minimalist 26.6%, Indie 26.2%, Casual 10.9%
- #48 Slime Alchemy
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Green Cube Games
Windows
Slime Alchemy is a relaxing puzzle game where you must place pieces in specific locations on a hexagonal grid.
Why similar: Hex Grid 56.2% ★, Minimalist 12.8%, Puzzle 11.6%, Relaxing 10.9%, Casual 8.5%
- #49 Hexa
71% matchPositive84% of 19 reviews2019
Dev: Salus Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hexa is a puzzle game with a unique concept. Use the different side types of a hex to get the beams to their destination.
Why similar: Hex Grid 49.1% ★, Minimalist 17.7%, Indie 10.8%, Puzzle 8.8%, Relaxing 7.7%
- #50 Lines Infinite
69% matchVery Positive91% of 584 reviews2017
Dev: KonstructorsPub: Hook Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Beautiful & relaxing Numberlink puzzles.
Why similar: Indie 27.8%, Minimalist 23.4%, Puzzle 19.5%, Casual 14.9%, Relaxing 14.3%
- #51 Retrowave Hexon
70% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2020
Dev: LuteGames
Windows
RETROWAVE style puzzle, hexagons, complex tasks, great music, lots of levels. There is something to think about.
Why similar: Hex Grid 43.8% ★, Minimalist 18.8%, Puzzle 16.5%, Relaxing 13.8%, Indie 7.1%
- #52 Symetria
61% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Studio Kalyo Games
Windows
A minimalist geometry puzzle game with a cyberpunk aesthetic. Master five transformation modes — symmetry, rotation, translation, and more — across 150 levels.
Why similar: Hex Grid 30% ★, Minimalist 22.8%, Puzzle 13.9%, Relaxing 12.8%, Indie 11.4%
- #53 Hexillume
66% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Level one
Windows
Connect the hexagons to light them up. Experience beautiful colour themes in every level. Discover new hexagon types as you progress.
Why similar: Hex Grid 35.4% ★, Puzzle 16.8%, Minimalist 15.7%, Relaxing 14.7%, Indie 6.6%
- #54 kubic
62% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Pixel Envision Ltd.
Windows · Mac
kubic is a unique mind-bending optical illusion puzzle game inspired by M.C. Escher's art & impossible objects. Challenge your preconceptions of perspective!
Why similar: Hex Grid 43.4% ★, Minimalist 22.2%, Puzzle 17.2%, Casual 9.9%, Indie 7.3%
- #55 Skipper - Puzzle Across The Sea
69% matchPositive83% of 52 reviews2017
Dev: 2xMilk
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Skipper is a fun, challenging, atmospheric lowpoly puzzle game with over 30 levels to bend your mind and challenge your problem solving ability.
Why similar: Indie 41.8%, Puzzle 22.2%, Casual 21.3%, Atmospheric 14.7%
- #56 Hexiom
66% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Matthew Stradwick
Windows
Hexiom is a classic puzzle game with simple rules but many possibilities. Rearrange the board so that the number on each tile matches how many other tiles it is adjacent to.
Why similar: Hex Grid 69.6% ★, Puzzle 15.6%, Casual 8.1%, Indie 6.8%