- #1 Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?
97% matchMostly Positive74% of 124 reviews2020
Dev: The Learning CompanyPub: Encore Inc.
Windows
Carmen Sandiego is up to her thieving high-jinks again. While children travel the globe to track her down they learn about geography, history and world cultures.
Why similar: Detective 30.1%, Historical 21.9%, Education 19.6%, Strategy 17.3%, Casual 11.2%
- #2 Chronicles Puzzle: History Path
96% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: Chronicles game studio
Windows
Piece together the shards of time in this historical sliding puzzle game. Experience a journey from the Big Bang to the future through 80 unique levels and 320 challenges. Choose from four difficulties, collect trophies, and unlock the wonders of the world - available in 14 languages.
Why similar: Historical 32.7%, Education 31.3%, Puzzle 11.4%, Strategy 11.3%, Casual 7.9%
- #3 创史者Hist Maker
96% matchVery Positive82% of 78 reviews2018
Dev: Duke Studio
Windows
"Hist Maker" is an element synthesis puzzle solving game with some levels which has the function of historical education. When you are in the turbulent flow of time and see for yourself that the history of humanity is torn apart, only the historical knowledge and logical ability in your mind can help us to reshape this world.
Why similar: Historical 44.1%, Strategy 24.6%, Casual 15%, Puzzle 11.6%, Indie 4.7%
- #4 Древняя Русь
95% matchVery Positive82% of 173 reviews2017
Dev: Vladimir Maslov
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Do you want to learn fascinating facts about the history of Ancient Rus? Take a quiz to test your knowledge, and learn some interesting facts about early history of Russia and Ukraine along the way.
Why similar: Historical 47.9%, Education 35.7%, Casual 11%, Indie 3.6%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #5 Boffins History Quiz Reel
94% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Coded Relics
Windows
History quiz game trivia, a comfortable indi challenge, learn as you go common building knowledge and difficult. Built relentless trial by trivia, 15 achievements available – That are reachable with practice. How much of history do you remember?
Why similar: Historical 45%, Education 31.2%, Casual 14%, Puzzle 7.2%, Indie 1.4%
- #6 Mather
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DanikGames Inc
Windows
Mather is a fast-paced, high-pressure console math game. Beat the clock, solve equations, unlock 9 Steam achievements, and prove your brain power!
Why similar: Education 44.6%, Strategy 28.8%, Puzzle 13.1%, Casual 5.7%, 2D 4.3%
- #7 Minimalist Circuit
92% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: MinimalistK
Windows
Minimalist Circuit is a relaxing pipe-connection puzzle game.
Why similar: Detective 44.2%, Casual 20.1%, Strategy 16.3%, Puzzle 9.1%, 2D 5.6%
- #8 Artifact Tracer
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RabbitHole
Windows · Mac
Every artifact is a mystery left by history. Artifact Tracer is a visual deduction game about Chinese artifacts. Study shapes, patterns, and craftsmanship, trace their origins on a map and timeline, challenge 1,000+ real artifacts, unlock archives, and compete in daily rankings.
Why similar: Historical 36.3%, Detective 27.3%, Education 18.3%, Puzzle 8.9%, Casual 7.3%
- #9 Equal to P (=P)
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 6-letter MUG
Windows · Mac
A puzzle game inspired by Boolean algebra and =P.
Why similar: Education 34.5%, Strategy 23.8%, Detective 20.7%, Puzzle 12.8%, Indie 4%
- #10 Ahnayro: The Dream World
91% matchVery Positive87% of 281 reviews2016
Dev: Alice & Smith
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Intense Puzzles Game - Explore the twisted and troubling world of Ahnayro, where your dreams are haunted by mysterious figures.
Why similar: Historical 51.6%, Strategy 18.9%, Puzzle 15.9%, Casual 9.3%, Indie 4.3%
- #11 Just Find It 2
90% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: Tiny Little LionPub: Boomzap Inc
Windows · Mac
Find more differences and play an assortment of fun new games in Just Find It 2!
Why similar: Detective 37.3%, Education 26.9%, Casual 16.3%, Puzzle 14%, 2D 4.3%
- #12 Cyphers Game
89% matchVery Positive81% of 653 reviews2022
Dev: ChronospacePub: Instytut Pamięci Narodowej
Windows
It is the end of 1920. The Polish-Bolshevik war has been going on for almost two years. The battle for Korosteń – a key railway junction and technical supply base – is underway. Break Bolshevik cyphers, ensure radio communication, and neutralise the fearsome armoured trains.
Why similar: Historical 38.5%, Education 29.3%, Detective 17.1%, Puzzle 9.1%, Casual 4.8%
- #13 The Farnese Hercules
89% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: Richard Sherriff
Windows
The Farnese Hercules is an puzzle game with a new and unique central mechanic. Take on the role of the famed sculptors of history as you gaze into your material and see your work before you carve it and reveal it to the world.
Why similar: Historical 54.1%, Casual 19.7%, Puzzle 17%, 2D 5.5%, Indie 2.1%
- #14 808s&Genetics
86% matchVery Positive98% of 81 reviews2023
Dev: Magnesiumteng Machine
Windows
A puzzle game that combines nonogram and genetics rules.
Why similar: Education 39%, Detective 32.3%, Puzzle 10.9%, Casual 9.7%, Strategy 6.1%
- #15 Zebra Logic Master
87% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2019
Dev: H7 Games
Windows
Do you belong to the only 2% of the world population that is able to solve Einstein's Puzzle? Discover here!
Why similar: Education 39.2%, Strategy 23.9%, Casual 16.8%, Puzzle 13.7%, Indie 4.8%
- #16 A Taste of History
88% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Mama Makes Games
Windows
A historical detective game where you interrogate 120 animated claymation figures from 12 eras to solve the theft of the Golden Pen, blending mystery, education, and period-accurate interactions.
Why similar: Historical 31.9%, Detective 28.5%, Education 25.2%, Puzzle 7%, Casual 5%
- #17 曲阿小将 Minor Leader
86% matchMixed67% of 15 reviews2019
Dev: SunQ Games
Windows
《曲阿小将》是一款以三国为时代背景的策略类多人在线游戏,玩家将以历史上最神秘的三国武将——“曲阿小将”为第一视角,开启他传奇的一生。
Why similar: Historical 47.9%, Strategy 37.7%, Casual 7.4%, Indie 7%
- #18 Château Royale Jigsaw
85% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Boogygames Studios
Windows
Step into the enchanting world of "Château Royale Jigsaw"—a puzzle adventure celebrating the grandeur of European castles. Piece together stunning scenes of majestic spires, lush gardens, and royal estates, uncovering the opulence and history of Europe’s iconic palaces with every puzzle.
Why similar: Historical 37.1%, Education 31.3%, Strategy 11.9%, Puzzle 10.4%, Casual 7.5%
- #19 Master Hanzi HSK1
84% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: MasterHanzi
Windows
This Chinese course is for everyone whether you're a total beginner or already know a few words, it will increase your skills like magic. you'll be amazed at how quickly you start understanding and speaking Chinese.
Why similar: Education 49.3%, Casual 22.9%, Puzzle 18.9%, 2D 6.5%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #20 Fingered
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,047 reviews2015
Dev: Edmund McMillen
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 41%
GUILTY! THEY ARE ALL GUILTY! FINGERED is a "whodunit" hyperrealisic police sim where you must finger the guilty and clean up this darn city using the descriptions of the local busy bodies. but everyone's perspective is different: one man's fat is another man's sexy! send him to the chair!!!
Why similar: Detective 63.6%, Casual 14.8%, Puzzle 11.6%, Indie 6.1%, 2D 2.4%
- #21 Puzzillion
83% match9 user reviews73% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Pipera Games
Windows
A logic puzzles 3D first person game. Move things around, toggle switches, open doors, blend colors - train your brain solving challenge after challenge. Includes classic puzzles and new puzzles, physics and logic, light and electricity, twists and surprises.
Why similar: Education 35.5%, Historical 20.9%, Strategy 15.6%, Puzzle 15%, Casual 11.6%
- #22 K-Pattern Master
82% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: FunPick
Windows
Help us find the cultural treasures of the National Museum of Korea through a matching game featuring beautiful Korean patterns.
Why similar: Historical 43.7%, Education 31.5%, Puzzle 13.5%, Casual 10.2%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #23 Via Sudoku
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VicShe
Windows
Sudoku is about logic, not guessing. Experience the classic puzzle in its purest form, enhanced by an interactive system that teaches you advanced techniques. Master logical patterns, use intuitive tools, and solve puzzles of any difficulty in a calm, minimalist atmosphere.
Why similar: Education 54.9%, Casual 23.5%, Puzzle 19.2%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #24 Equate 8
80% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Christopher jarvisPub: Cinq-Mars Media
Windows · Mac · Linux
Equate 8 is an innovative and addicting new math puzzle game by the creator of The Devil's Calculator. Rearrange numbers in a 3x3 grid to solve eight equations (3 across, 3 down, and 2 diagonal) in the fewest moves possible. Challenges involve a variety of operators and difficulty levels!
Why similar: Education 46.1%, Puzzle 18.3%, Casual 16.8%, Strategy 15.7%, Indie 1.8%
- #25 Roses In Concrete
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Omey Salvi
Windows
Inspired by a famous poem from a legendary deceased American rapper, Roses In Concrete is an exercise in distilling a literary work into gameplay mechanics that reinforce its core message.
Why similar: Education 32.6%, Historical 22.2%, Strategy 18.9%, Puzzle 12.7%, Casual 10.4%
- #26 Nonogram Art
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 菜市场工作室
Windows
Nonogram Puzzle + Knowledge Collection
Why similar: Detective 39.9%, Education 31%, Casual 13.4%, Puzzle 12.3%, 2D 3%
- #27 The Counting Kingdom
77% matchVery Positive97% of 118 reviews2014
Dev: Little Worlds Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Get your spellbook ready! It’s time to protect The Counting Kingdom in this tactical math puzzler featuring strategic tower defense gameplay and a colorful cast of characters. Banish monsters and save the day!
Why similar: Education 50.5%, Strategy 27%, Casual 17.7%, Indie 4.8%
- #28 Synaxarion: Great Martyr Theodore the Tyro
76% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Ignatios Productions
Windows
Holy Great Martyr Theodore the Tyro (or Theodore the Recruit) lived in the early 300s. This Synaxarion will step through his story as it is known today.
Why similar: Historical 56.5%, Education 27.4%, Casual 11.5%, 2D 2.5%, Indie 1.4%
- #29 Cyber Traps & The Detective Squad
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Alpha Studios
Windows
Set in a Brazilian school, it is a Point-and-Click game focused on solving puzzles and mysteries concerning the dangers of the digital environment. The plot features anthropomorphic characters inspired by Brazilian fauna, known as the 'Bando Detetive'.
Why similar: Detective 49.1%, Education 25%, Casual 12%, Puzzle 10.9%, 2D 1.4%
- #30 Misplaced
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: G-Yao
Windows · Mac
Misplaced is an archival deduction game. Draw documents from a disordered case file and use the clues on each filing slot to determine where they belong. Once every document is correctly filed, begin verification, connect the clues, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Historical 38.9%, Detective 33.6%, Puzzle 12.3%, Casual 9.2%, 2D 4.1%
- #31 Math Attack
75% matchPositive82% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: vishyy
Windows · Linux
Math Attack is a puzzle game about reducing expressions to zero with a hand of mathematical cards. Forty levels of integers, radicals, complex numbers and calculus, each a clever riddle behind deceptively simple notation.
Why similar: Education 36.6%, Strategy 23.9%, Puzzle 17.6%, Casual 15.4%, 2D 3.4%
- #32 Plague of Athens VR
74% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: History Adventures
Windows
Plague of Athens tells the story of Nikos of Athens, a physician during history’s first recorded pandemic, 429 BCE, who struggles to treat the multitude who fall ill during this world-upending ordeal.
Why similar: Education 69.7%, Historical 29.1%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #33 Field of Polarity
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Origin Radiant Studio
Windows
A puzzle game based on real physical properties, you control global fields to move everything at once. Positive and negative charges behave differently, and through transfer, neutralization, and field interactions. Small changes trigger chain reactions that reshape the system.
Why similar: Detective 36.3%, Education 25.2%, Strategy 15.2%, Puzzle 12.4%, Casual 5%
- #34 Just Find It 4
73% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Tiny Little LionPub: Boomzap Inc
Windows · Mac
Lots of Difference-Finding Fun in Just Find it 4!
Why similar: Detective 36.3%, Historical 31%, Casual 14.3%, Puzzle 13%, 2D 4.2%
- #35 Non-Euclidean Minesweeper
72% matchPositive97% of 38 reviews2024
Dev: CTRL Studio
Windows · Linux
Touch interface has been supported! Non-Euclidean Minesweeper is a minesweeper game played in hyperbolic and Euclidean spaces. All the problems are absolutely solvable by logic alone. No guessing is required.
Why similar: Education 47.4%, Puzzle 17.8%, Strategy 14%, Casual 12%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #36 谍:玫瑰
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 星星火工作室Pub: OKJOY
Windows
《谍:玫瑰》是一款聚焦于1938年武汉的谍战文字冒险游戏。你将潜入情报漩涡中心的「玫瑰饭店」,在五位身份各异的嫌疑人中,揪出代号「尘土」的致命叛徒。通过搜证与周旋,在谎言与忠诚之间做出抉择。夜幕下的武汉暗流涌动,你能否揪出内奸,重建地下情报网,点燃象征黎明的星星火焰?
Why similar: Historical 46.6%, Detective 43.9%, Casual 4.3%, Indie 2.3%, 2D 2.1%
- #37 日本史年号グリッド
73% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: karaki_dev
Windows · Mac
This game is designed to help players learn to accurately recall the years of Japanese historical events when given their names, by selecting the correct year from a 10x10 grid.
Why similar: Historical 53.3%, Education 32.5%, Casual 9.7%, 2D 2.3%, Indie 1.3%
- #38 Clueless Crosswords
73% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: LH Games Limited
Windows
Are you smart enough to be completely clueless...?
Why similar: Education 40.8%, Strategy 24%, Casual 16%, Puzzle 12.1%, 2D 3.3%
- #39 Pixel Puzzles 3: Ukiyo-e Jigsaws
71% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Pixel Puzzles
Windows
Pixel Puzzles, the very best in the world of digital jigsaws.
Why similar: Historical 40.3%, Education 36.1%, Puzzle 11.9%, Casual 7.2%, 2D 4%
- #40 Wonders of Waldwea
70% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: ihavenoclue
Windows
Take on the role of a struggling museum's curator who receives a mysterious challenge to identify artifacts from the ancient civilizations of Waldwea. Dive through a broad range of academic texts in order to identify the artifact's culture and the era it was produced in. Will you save the museum?
Why similar: Detective 39.7%, Historical 36.8%, Puzzle 12.3%, Casual 9.2%, Indie 1.3%
- #41 东周拟战
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: GameMan
Windows
The Spring and Autumn period was a period in Chinese history from approximately 710. No foreign version now.
Why similar: Historical 50.9%, Strategy 41.4%, Indie 7.7%
- #42 Fast Mine Sweeping: Skill Awakening
70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: 青索
Windows
Found a mine you have to guess? -> You can use Tracking!!! Worried about hitting a mine right at the start? -> You can use Mine Storm!!! Running out of time? -> You can use Time Extension!!! Choose different characters, combine different skills, and complete the Minesweeper game.
Why similar: Detective 42.9%, Strategy 22.9%, Puzzle 15.8%, Casual 13.3%, 2D 3.5%
- #43 Great Paintings VR
69% matchVery Positive95% of 115 reviews2021
Dev: Hubert CecottiPub: hublab
Windows
Great Paintings from the Great Museums of the World in Virtual Reality. More than 1000 famous paintings to admire and enjoy.
Why similar: Historical 41.9%, Education 41%, Casual 14.3%, Indie 1.6%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #44 Sudoku Kingdom
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: FWGames
Windows · Mac
Beyond the classic 9×9: 22 Sudoku modes and tens of thousands of puzzles, including Killer, Thermometer, Arrow, Jigsaw, Circular, Triangle, Snowflake and Cube boards. Multiple difficulties, notes, undo and hints. One purchase—no ads, energy or microtransactions.
Why similar: Education 34.6%, Detective 31.1%, Strategy 11.9%, Puzzle 11.5%, Casual 8.6%
- #45 AstoriaVR
70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: blendFXPub: hug Films
Windows
AstoriaVR takes you back into the Astoria night club in 1986, one of the few legendary places in Leipzig in the former GDR. Audio recordings of former employees, interactive objects and private conversations create a fully immersive experience of times long past.
Why similar: Historical 50.8%, Education 38.6%, Casual 7.2%, Singleplayer 1.9%, Indie 1.6%
- #46 Cats in Paint
68% match6 user reviews0% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: HiddenCatGame
Windows
A group of little kittens has quietly hidden in the painting, waiting for you to discover them!
Why similar: Education 42.7%, Historical 34.1%, Casual 13.3%, Puzzle 4%, 2D 3.9%
- #47 Battleplan: American Civil War
71% matchMixed47% of 302 reviews2014
Dev: The Mustard CorporationPub: KPL
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Battleplan: American Civil War introduces you to fastplay wargaming, a new kind of strategy game experience. Take command of either Confederate or Union troops and fight your way through eleven of the American Civil War’s most famous battles.
Why similar: Historical 45.7%, Strategy 41.1%, Casual 13.2%
- #48 Ornate Machina: The Thousand Trials
66% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: 大隆盛工作室
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ornate Machina: The Thousand Trials is a 2D puzzle game where you play as a stealthy infiltrator. Solve intricate mechanisms, test your logic, and navigate the secret trials of the Ministry of Mechanical Works to reach the final goal!
Why similar: Education 36.6%, Detective 23.9%, Strategy 15.4%, Puzzle 10.7%, Casual 9.8%
- #49 I.E.L : Indo European Languages
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Phantom Games Studio
Windows
IEL: Indo European Languages is a 2D educational game where you learn French, Italian, Spanish, German, Portuguese, and more through fun mini-games. Explore landmarks, improve vocabulary by category, and build real-world communication skills while playing!
Why similar: Education 57.5%, Casual 18.9%, Puzzle 14.7%, 2D 6.2%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #50 Which Country Is Larger?
67% matchNo user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Source Byte
Windows
Which Country Is Larger? is a fast and addictive geography game where you compare two countries and pick the one with the bigger land area. Test your world knowledge, discover surprising size differences, and sharpen your map skills through quick, fun matchups.
Why similar: Education 34.2%, Historical 27%, Strategy 15.3%, Puzzle 11.7%, Casual 7.5%
- #51 迷渡桥
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 犬狸工作室Pub: OKJOY
Windows
《迷渡桥》是一款水墨风格的国风悬疑推理游戏,你将扮演牵涉谋逆的罪臣后人宁不移,背负着家族十年的冤屈,在弥留之际踏上迷渡桥,换一个查明真相的机会。调查一桩桩离奇命案,窥见朝堂内的暗流涌动。当迷雾散尽,揭开深埋于王朝的骇人秘密......
Why similar: Detective 41.8%, Historical 35.2%, Puzzle 11.3%, Strategy 9.4%, 2D 1.6%
- #52 Let's Learn Japanese! Kanji Sudoku
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 21 reviews2020
Dev: Dr. Cyril Splutterworth
Windows
Play Sudoku, with kanji! With over 50 levels and 4 different game modes, learn and practice Japanese number kanji at your own pace.
Why similar: Education 64.2%, Casual 18%, Puzzle 13.7%, Indie 2.1%, Singleplayer 2%
- #53 19th-century Printing Press Experience VR
66% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Aidan GrantPub: Steve Galbraith
Windows
A hands-on educational experience that guides you through the process of printing on a 19th-century printing press.
Why similar: Historical 51%, Education 35.7%, Casual 10.6%, Indie 1.6%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #54 Technical Analysis: Chart Mastery
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PFINA Pub: PFINA
Windows
Train your eye for the market. Chart Mastery is an educational game training users to recognize salient chart patterns utilized in the market today. From basic candlesticks to advanced smart money concepts, learn, practice, and sharpen your edge as you unlock and master each pattern along the way.
Why similar: Education 30.4%, Strategy 29.1%, Casual 19.5%, Puzzle 15%, 2D 4.5%
- #55 Game Of Puzzles: Animals
66% matchVery Positive94% of 137 reviews2019
Dev: Snkl Studio
Windows
A puzzle game in which you have to assemble a single image from individual pieces.
Why similar: Education 28.2%, Strategy 24.3%, Casual 20%, Puzzle 15.8%, Indie 5.6%
- #56 Wuju Division
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MIRALIM STUDIO
Windows
A historical detective game mixing reasoning and puzzles, set during Northern Wei's early Sinicization reforms. As head of the Wuju Division, you're sent by the emperor to Pingcheng. Mysterious cases there seem unrelated but are deeply connected.
Why similar: Historical 43.7%, Detective 41.7%, Puzzle 10.5%, Indie 2%, 2D 1.4%