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  1. #1 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 22%, Puzzle Platformer 15.7%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Puzzle 12.2%, First-Person 11.5%

  2. #2 Call of the Sea
    96% matchVery Positive88% of 5,866 reviews2020
    Dev: Out of the Blue GamesPub: Raw Fury
    Windows
    Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    Join Norah, a woman plagued by a mysterious illness, in her search for her missing husband in this adventure puzzle game set on a lush island paradise. Immerse yourself in stunning visuals and unlock forbidden secrets in a moving tale of mystery and love.

    Why similar: Female Protagonist 20.4%, Puzzle 19.5%, First-Person 16.5%, Mystery 12.8%, Atmospheric 10.3%

  3. #3 Q.U.B.E. 2
    95% 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 26.8%, Adventure 17.2%, Female Protagonist 16.1%, First-Person 15.4%, Indie 9%

  4. #4 Timelie
    94% matchVery Positive94% of 2,501 reviews2020
    Dev: Urnique Studio
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Timelie is a stealth puzzle adventure, where you control time like a media player. Perceive future events to plan your escape strategy from the past, sneak an enemy, and manipulate time through this companionship journey of a mysterious cat and a little girl with a precognitive power.

    Why similar: Time Manipulation 23.3%, Puzzle Platformer 22.5%, Female Protagonist 13%, Difficult 11.5%, Puzzle 10.6%

  5. #5 Monument Valley
    94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,203 reviews2022
    Dev: ustwo games
    Windows
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 10.9 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 21.8%, Puzzle Platformer 20.9%, Female Protagonist 18.3%, Relaxing 10.5%, Exploration 10.1%

  6. #6 The Eyes of Ara
    93% matchVery Positive83% of 826 reviews2016
    Dev: 100 Stones Interactive
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Explore a vast, mysterious castle riddled with secret rooms and challenging puzzles in this award-winning puzzle adventure.

    Why similar: Logic 14.1%, Puzzle 14%, Difficult 13.2%, Mystery 12.9%, First-Person 11.6%

  7. #7 Faraway: Puzzle Escape
    92% matchMostly Positive70% of 130 reviews2021
    Dev: Pine StudioPub: Snapbreak
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Faraway is an adventure game, a modern tribute to Myst. In Faraway you're an adventurer exploring ruins of ancient temples full of challenges and mysterious riddles.

    Why similar: Puzzle 26.1%, First-Person 20.7%, Mystery 18.9%, Adventure 12.7%, Logic 9.7%

  8. #8 The Gardens Between
    91% matchVery Positive94% of 2,728 reviews2018
    Dev: The Voxel Agents
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 8.0 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: Time Manipulation 26.4%, Time Travel 14.9%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Logic 10.6%, Mystery 9.2%

  9. #9 Ageless
    91% matchMixed56% of 402 reviews2020
    Dev: One More Dream StudiosPub: Team17 Digital Ltd
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Ageless is a story driven puzzle platformer where you must alter the age of animals and plant life around you to progress. Play as Kiara, a young girl who braves through heartache and loss as she journeys across a mysterious world to discovers its secrets and herself.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31.1%, Female Protagonist 19.7%, Time Manipulation 19.6%, Difficult 13.6%, Adventure 9.9%

  10. #10 The Witness
    90% matchVery Positive85% of 20,427 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 31.9%, First-Person 16.7%, Difficult 14.3%, Exploration 11.8%, Atmospheric 8.5%

  11. #11 Nomori: Prologue
    89% 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: Puzzle Platformer 28%, Time Manipulation 23%, Puzzle 12.9%, Exploration 8.5%, Difficult 7.8%

  12. #12 A Juggler's Tale
    89% matchVery Positive92% of 2,126 reviews2021
    Dev: kaleidoscubePub: Assemble Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    Lead Abby the string puppet through a bruised, but beautiful fairy tale world in this cinematic adventure. Solve riddles, evade traps and shake off pursuers on the way to find freedom. Can Abby take control of her fate with all the strings attached?

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 40%, Female Protagonist 22.2%, Atmospheric 15%, Exploration 9.4%, Adventure 6.8%

  13. #13 Lake Ridden
    88% matchMostly Positive73% of 291 reviews2018
    Dev: Midnight Hub
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    Lake Ridden is a story-driven, first-person puzzle game! A cozy supernatural adventure where you unravel a mysterious past, trying to find your sister. Luckily, you are not alone...

    Why similar: Puzzle 26.2%, Female Protagonist 21%, Adventure 16.9%, Mystery 13.3%, Atmospheric 11.7%

  14. #14 Quern - Undying Thoughts
    86% matchVery Positive91% of 3,924 reviews2016
    Dev: Zadbox EntertainmentPub: Blue Brain Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Discover the truth about Quern’s past, unfold the mysteries of its present, and be the explorer who shapes its future. Quern introduces reusable puzzle mechanics to the classic genre, making the player think about the game as a whole, and not just as a series of individual challenges.

    Why similar: Puzzle 21.3%, Mystery 18.7%, First-Person 16.6%, Atmospheric 13.7%, Exploration 11.1%

  15. #15 Relicta
    86% 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: Puzzle Platformer 32.8%, Female Protagonist 17.2%, First-Person 13.6%, Puzzle 13.3%, Logic 12%

  16. #16 Doors: Paradox
    84% matchVery Positive92% of 1,894 reviews2022
    Dev: Big Loop StudiosPub: Snapbreak
    Windows
    Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    A relaxing puzzle escape game! Make your way through a variety of hand-crafted 3D dioramas, look for useful objects, find hidden clues and solve fun puzzles! Unravel this mysterious adventure about chaos, order and the surreal.

    Why similar: Time Travel 20.9%, Puzzle 17.3%, Mystery 15%, Atmospheric 11.5%, First-Person 9.4%

  17. #17 Tyd wag vir Niemand (Time waits for Nobody)
    87% matchMixed57% of 91 reviews2017
    Dev: Skobbejak GamesPub: Skermunkel
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Manipulate time to your will at any moment to solve challenges, avoid deadly traps and make it to the end of this strange journey.

    Why similar: 3D Platformer 24.1%, First-Person 18.8%, Adventure 17%, Atmospheric 15.4%, Indie 11.3%

  18. #18 Ever Forward
    85% matchVery Positive82% of 278 reviews2020
    Dev: Pathea Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%

    A girl trapped in a strange world somewhere between reality and imagination. Help her find her way in this adventure puzzle game.

    Why similar: Adventure 23.7%, Puzzle 20.8%, Female Protagonist 19.1%, Indie 13.4%, Difficult 8.3%

  19. #19 Timeworks
    82% matchVery Positive100% of 52 reviews2024
    Dev: Starworks Studios
    Windows

    Timeworks is a time-traveling 3D puzzle platformer with a bouncy cartoon style. Work along past versions of yourself to solve puzzles, create unique Items, and fill out your quotas for your mysterious employers.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.3%, Time Travel 20.6%, Time Manipulation 16.6%, 3D Platformer 15.4%, First-Person 10.4%

  20. #20 Quantum Conundrum
    84% matchVery Positive85% of 2,130 reviews2012
    Dev: Airtight GamesPub: Square Enix
    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%

    Find and rescue your uncle by using his newest invention to work your way through a crazy complex mansion as you switch between dimensions and solve puzzles!

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 38.9%, 3D Platformer 18.2%, Puzzle 17.5%, Time Manipulation 11.8%, First-Person 11.6%

  21. #21 Aspire: Ina's Tale
    82% matchVery Positive83% of 419 reviews2021
    Dev: Wondernaut StudioPub: Untold Tales
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%

    Set out on a mystical adventure of self-discovery against the backdrop of fantastical landscapes of The Tower. Meet its dwellers and unravel their stories. Manipulate spirits to solve puzzles, and lead Ina on her path to freedom.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 35.7%, Female Protagonist 21%, Puzzle 12.8%, Atmospheric 12.7%, Exploration 6.2%

  22. #22 Monument Valley 3
    78% matchVery Positive93% of 1,911 reviews2025
    Dev: ustwo games
    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 40.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Set sail for a world-changing adventure as you guide Noor in their quest through a series of mind-bending illusions and atmospheric puzzles. Can you unlock the secrets of the mysterious world – and the meaning behind the Sacred Light?

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.3%, 3D Platformer 18.1%, Puzzle 14.3%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Atmospheric 11.1%

  23. #23 Escape Legacy: Ancient Scrolls
    83% matchMostly Positive71% of 68 reviews2018
    Dev: Storming Tech
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    New Adventure Escape Room Game with Full High Definition Resolution and High Detailed Graphics! First Person Character control with Realistic Gameplay! Can you Escape?

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 17.1%, Female Protagonist 16.4%, Puzzle 12.5%, First-Person 12.4%, Logic 11.2%

  24. #24 Orbyss
    77% 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 26.2%, Puzzle Platformer 23.4%, Puzzle 12.6%, Difficult 9%, Mystery 7.3%

  25. #25 The Sojourn
    81% matchMostly Positive72% of 217 reviews2020
    Dev: Shifting TidesPub: Iceberg Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    The Sojourn is a first-person puzzle game set in an immersive colour-drenched world of light and darkness. Think your way through dozens of puzzles as you traverse parallel worlds, awaken mysterious artifacts and overcome challenging obstacles on an unforgettable journey.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.3%, Puzzle 14%, First-Person 13.2%, Mystery 11%, Atmospheric 10.2%

  26. #26 Recursed
    80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 637 reviews2016
    Dev: PortponkyPub: Shambles Software
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    A puzzle game where the rooms are items and the items are rooms. Get to the goal by moving, rearranging and duplicating rooms and altering the structure of the world.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 34.4%, Puzzle 22.3%, Difficult 21.7%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Indie 5.7%

  27. #27 Magnetic: Cage Closed
    81% matchMixed67% of 342 reviews2015
    Dev: Guru GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Magnetic: Cage Closed is a first person puzzle game where the player manipulates magnetic forces to accomplish their goals. The mechanics are focused around a single tool: The Magnet Gun which allows you to create electromagnetic fields with either positive or negative charges.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 44.8%, Puzzle 22.3%, First-Person 12.3%, Female Protagonist 9.4%, Adventure 5.7%

  28. #28 Eternal Threads
    78% matchVery Positive86% of 817 reviews2022
    Dev: Cosmonaut StudiosPub: Secret Mode
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%

    Eternal Threads is a single-player, first-person story-driven puzzle game of time manipulation, choice and consequence.

    Why similar: Time Manipulation 28%, Time Travel 20.6%, Puzzle 12%, Mystery 10.9%, First-Person 9.9%

  29. #29 Taiji
    77% matchVery Positive91% of 1,371 reviews2022
    Dev: Matthew VanDevander
    Windows
    Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Solve puzzle panels and uncover the meaning of the symbols within. Explore a dense world where secrets are hidden in plain sight.

    Why similar: Difficult 20.4%, Puzzle 17.6%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Logic 12.7%, Mystery 8.9%

  30. #30 Time Lock VR 1
    79% matchMostly Positive73% of 807 reviews2017
    Dev: WR-VRGPub: Whale Rock Games
    Windows
    Median: 18 minMean: 20.0 hrs≥1hr: 36%

    A VR puzzle game with sci-fi and escape room elements: control time, solve challenges, fight enemies, and explore worlds across different timelines.

    Why similar: Time Manipulation 32.9%, Puzzle 25.1%, Time Travel 25%, Adventure 6.4%, Female Protagonist 3%

  31. #31 The Last Campfire
    75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 18,750 reviews2021
    Dev: Hello Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    The Last Campfire is an adventure, a story of a lost ember trapped in a puzzling place, searching for meaning and a way home.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.6%, Puzzle 21.1%, 3D Platformer 18.9%, Atmospheric 12.7%, Relaxing 8%

  32. #32 Memorrha
    79% matchMixed66% of 151 reviews2019
    Dev: StickyStoneStudio
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    Go on a voyage of discovery following the traces of a mysterious culture. Discover diverse landscapes, investigate abandoned artifacts, and wake strange machines from their slumber.

    Why similar: Puzzle 14.8%, Difficult 13.1%, Logic 12.6%, First-Person 11.3%, Mystery 9.9%

  33. #33 The Turing Test
    76% matchVery Positive88% of 7,968 reviews2016
    Dev: BULKHEAD
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    The Turing Test is a challenging first-person puzzle game set on Jupiter’s moon, Europa. You are Ava Turing, an engineer for the International Space Agency (ISA) sent to discover the cause behind the disappearance of the ground crew stationed there.

    Why similar: Puzzle 30.8%, Female Protagonist 26%, First-Person 22.2%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Adventure 6.2%

  34. #34 Manifold Garden
    73% 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: Puzzle Platformer 23.4%, Puzzle 15%, Difficult 13%, First-Person 12.6%, Mystery 8.5%

  35. #35 YesterMorrow
    76% matchMixed68% of 65 reviews2020
    Dev: Bitmap GalaxyPub: Blowfish Studios
    Windows

    YesterMorrow is a single-player time travelling 2D platformer, mixing action sequences with puzzle elements. Follow the engaging story of Yui, who travels back into the past to save her family and the remnants of a world now trapped in Never-ending Night.

    Why similar: Adventure 24.3%, Puzzle Platformer 22.3%, Time Travel 21.2%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Indie 13.9%

  36. #36 Between
    75% matchMostly Positive73% of 55 reviews2023
    Dev: Artesign
    Windows

    An Interactive first-person puzzle game. Help Elures navigate through the labyrinth of dreams and uncover the secret of extraneous memories.

    Why similar: Puzzle 14.7%, Logic 14.3%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, First-Person 13.7%, Atmospheric 10.3%

  37. #37 Viewfinder
    69% 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: Puzzle Platformer 29.2%, 3D Platformer 16.2%, Puzzle 13.4%, First-Person 13.3%, Atmospheric 8.7%

  38. #38 Time Master
    72% matchVery Positive96% of 74 reviews2022
    Dev: MorpheusZ
    Windows · Linux

    Zeno has accidentally banished his sister, so what now? Create paradoxes to help him complete trials and bring her back, obviously. Take on a wide variety of puzzles while collaborating with your past self and experiencing a fully-voiced cinematic story as you help Zeno bring her back.

    Why similar: Time Manipulation 23.6%, Puzzle Platformer 19.7%, 3D Platformer 15.1%, Difficult 10.5%, Logic 10.4%

  39. #39 Lumote: The Mastermote Chronicles
    73% matchVery Positive90% of 103 reviews2020
    Dev: Luminawesome Games Ltd.Pub: Wired Productions
    Windows

    Meet Lumote, the squishiest bioluminescent creature, in this beautiful 3D puzzle platformer. Take control of the world’s inhabitants on a quest into the Great Depths to seize control from the Mastermote.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.2%, 3D Platformer 19.7%, Puzzle 11.3%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Female Protagonist 6.7%

  40. #40 Munin
    74% matchVery Positive82% of 993 reviews2014
    Dev: GojiraPub: Daedalic Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Imagine you could move mountains - literally! With realistic physics, Norse runes, rotating platforms and a lot of gray cells you'll help Munin, Odin's messenger in her very own 2D-adventure, to reclaim her power on a journey through Yggdrasil.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 44.7%, Puzzle 17.6%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Adventure 6.9%, Difficult 5.9%

  41. #41 The Pedestrian
    71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 5,862 reviews2020
    Dev: Skookum Arts
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.4 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 Platformer 28.9%, Logic 14.9%, Puzzle 13.7%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Mystery 10.6%

  42. #42 DESORDRE : A Puzzle Game Adventure
    72% matchMostly Positive74% of 99 reviews2023
    Dev: SHK Interactive
    Windows

    Immerse yourself in the multidimensional universe of Desordre. Solve intricate puzzles, push the boundaries of 4-dimensional thinking. Get ready for a unique experience where reflection takes on a whole new dimension. Created by one-man development studio SHK Interactive using Unreal Engine.

    Why similar: Time Manipulation 26%, Puzzle Platformer 20.3%, Puzzle 12.4%, 3D Platformer 9%, Female Protagonist 8.1%

  43. #43 Toren
    74% matchMixed63% of 1,349 reviews2015
    Dev: SwordtalesPub: Versus Evil
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Experience the mysterious, timeless world of Toren, the first adventure game from Brazilian indie developer Swordtales. You are Moonchild, destined to climb the tower (known as Toren) on a hauntingly solitary journey to find your purpose.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 32.4%, Female Protagonist 28.4%, Adventure 11.3%, Atmospheric 10%, Puzzle 8.8%

  44. #44 After Us
    70% matchVery Positive84% of 445 reviews2023
    Dev: PiccoloPub: Private Division
    Windows
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    Explore the corners of a surrealistic post-human world to give life on Earth a second chance in this touching story about sacrifice and hope.

    Why similar: Puzzle 28.8%, Adventure 20.1%, Exploration 17.9%, Female Protagonist 15.4%, Atmospheric 14.6%

  45. #45 Minute of Islands
    71% matchMostly Positive78% of 939 reviews2021
    Dev: Studio FizbinPub: Assemble Entertainment
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    Explore strange and wonderful islands and dark labyrinths below in this narrative puzzle platformer. Guide young mechanic Mo on her quest to repair a world on the brink of collapse. The powerful Omni Switch at your disposal may not be enough to fix the damage that hides beneath the surface...

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 33.2%, Mystery 13.7%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Puzzle 12%, Atmospheric 9.5%

  46. #46 Heaven's Vault
    71% matchVery Positive84% of 2,386 reviews2019
    Dev: inkle Ltd
    Windows
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 60%

    An archaeologist uncovers a lost history in an ancient space Nebula. Award-winning narrative adventure game with hieroglyphic language puzzles, from the creators of 80 DAYS.

    Why similar: Female Protagonist 24.3%, Mystery 20%, Puzzle 17.7%, Atmospheric 13.1%, Exploration 10.4%

  47. #47 Equinoxe
    70% matchVery Positive84% of 68 reviews2022
    Dev: Lowkey InteractivePub: IIM Digital School
    Windows

    Equinoxe is a contemplative & narrative game with puzzle phases taking place in two mirrored worlds. Discover a quest for self-acceptance and restore the fragile balance of your world by using its main source of energy: water.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.5%, Female Protagonist 20.8%, Puzzle 17.4%, Atmospheric 12.6%, Relaxing 7.5%

  48. #48 The House of Da Vinci 2
    69% matchVery Positive91% of 2,158 reviews2020
    Dev: Blue Brain Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Become an apprentice of the famous Leonardo da Vinci. Solve handcrafted mechanical 3D puzzles and discover hidden secrets. Navigate through mesmerizing environments of the Italian Renaissance. Travel through time to influence your surroundings.

    Why similar: Mystery 26.6%, Puzzle 26.4%, Exploration 16.4%, Adventure 8.5%, Atmospheric 5.8%

  49. #49 Way of Rhea
    67% matchVery Positive98% of 54 reviews2024
    Dev: Games by Mason LLC
    Windows · Linux

    A puzzle game with challenging puzzles, but forgiving mechanics. Master the use of your color changing staff to solve mind bending puzzles, unlock new areas, and help out your friends. Undo any mistake with the press of a button.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25%, Difficult 17.9%, Logic 16.1%, Puzzle 14.4%, Atmospheric 7.4%

  50. #50 The Forest Quartet
    67% matchVery Positive93% of 444 reviews2022
    Dev: Mads & FriendsPub: Bedtime Digital Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    The Forest Quartet is a puzzle adventure about a gone, but not forgotten, lead singer. Play her spirit and travel through 3 acts unique to the members of her band for a final farewell concert. Face their emotions, solve puzzles and fight the corruption plaguing their souls.

    Why similar: Female Protagonist 21.5%, Puzzle 18.8%, Mystery 17%, Exploration 10.2%, Relaxing 8.7%

  51. #51 Clocker
    70% matchVery Positive83% of 283 reviews2019
    Dev: Wild Kid Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    The world has been swallowed into the grey void of time and space. The only key to the winding puzzle - a time-controling pocket-watch - lies in the hands of a clockmaker Father. The watch creates a mysterious barrier between the Father and his estranged Daughter.

    Why similar: Time Manipulation 33%, Puzzle Platformer 32.1%, Time Travel 13%, Puzzle 12.9%, Adventure 4.8%

  52. #52 Filament
    68% matchVery Positive85% of 752 reviews2020
    Dev: Beard EnvyPub: Kasedo Games
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    Solve challenging cable-based puzzles and uncover what really happened to the crew of The Alabaster. Now with Hint System (for those ultra tricky puzzles).

    Why similar: Difficult 44.5%, Puzzle 34.5%, Logic 7.3%, Indie 7.1%, Female Protagonist 5.2%

  53. #53 Sable
    66% matchVery Positive86% of 6,173 reviews2021
    Dev: ShedworksPub: Raw Fury
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Embark on an unique and unforgettable journey and guide Sable through her Gliding; a rite of passage that will take her across vast deserts and mesmerizing landscapes, capped by the remains of spaceships and ancient wonders.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.1%, 3D Platformer 15.6%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Puzzle 10.7%, Atmospheric 9.8%

  54. #54 Botany Manor
    64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,319 reviews2024
    Dev: Balloon StudiosPub: Whitethorn Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    Welcome to Botany Manor, a stately home in 19th century England. You play as inhabitant Arabella Greene, a retired botanist. Explore your house and gardens, filled with research, to figure out the ideal habitat of forgotten flora. Grow each plant to discover the mysterious qualities they hold…

    Why similar: Female Protagonist 18.3%, Puzzle 16.5%, First-Person 14.4%, Logic 13.2%, Exploration 10.8%

  55. #55 Islands of Insight
    66% matchMostly Positive72% of 3,163 reviews2024
    Dev: Lunarch StudiosPub: Behaviour Interactive Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 59%

    Seek out and solve 10,000+ puzzles at your own pace across this sublime puzzle game.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.7%, Logic 12.9%, Puzzle 11.6%, First-Person 11%, Mystery 10.8%

  56. #56 Ingression
    65% matchVery Positive85% of 100 reviews2024
    Dev: Espale StudiosPub: Ravenage Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Ingression is an unforgiving & mind-bending precision platformer where you'll think and platform with seamless portals. Travel to the future to save the past from a tremendous time paradox.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.2%, Time Travel 21%, Difficult 20.7%, Female Protagonist 17.5%, Atmospheric 8%

  57. #57 Paper Trail
    63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 853 reviews2024
    Dev: Newfangled Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 56%

    Paper Trail is a top-down puzzle adventure about leaving home, set in a foldable, paper world.

    Why similar: Puzzle 23.4%, Atmospheric 16.3%, Nature 14%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Exploration 12.4%

  58. #58 Chronology
    68% matchVery Positive87% of 986 reviews2014
    Dev: Bedtime Digital Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    A platform-adventure game about time travelling, puzzle solving and a friendship between an Old Inventor and a Snail.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 44.9%, Time Manipulation 17%, Puzzle 14%, Time Travel 10.6%, Adventure 9.1%

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