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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Singleplayer, Relaxing, Exploration, Adventure.

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IDEA is a game about discovering and sharing. Explore gorgeous landscapes, roll down highways and stumble upon welcoming cottages and abandoned dumpsters. Help your ideas find their way – and share them with the world when they stop, before beginning your journey anew.

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 78% — of 50 reviews
Released: 2023-03-09
Developer: TLR Games
Publisher: Shinyuden
Genres: Indie
Platforms: Windows, Mac

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    Dev: SVGames
    Windows

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    Why similar: Nonlinear 27%, Exploration 22.6%, Puzzle 22.1%, Relaxing 13.8%, Open World 12%

  2. #2 Islands of Insight
    96% matchMostly Positive72% of 3,197 reviews2024
    Dev: Lunarch StudiosPub: Behaviour Interactive Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 59%

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

    Why similar: Nonlinear 27.6%, Philosophical 20.4%, Open World 13.1%, Relaxing 12.1%, Exploration 11.9%

  3. #3 Future Unfolding
    96% matchVery Positive84% of 100 reviews2017
    Dev: Spaces of Play UG
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%

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    Why similar: Top-Down 26.9%, Exploration 23.4%, Puzzle 15.5%, Relaxing 14.2%, Nature 13.1%

  4. #4 PLAYNE : The Meditation Game
    95% matchVery Positive93% of 1,222 reviews2020
    Dev: Krish ShrikumarPub: Vismaya
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 47.4 hrs≥1hr: 51%

    Grow a beautiful island as you build a daily habit of mindfulness and meditation. Experience relaxation and learn ways to care for your mental wellbeing.

    Why similar: Philosophical 24.9%, Relaxing 16.1%, Open World 13.8%, Nature 11.7%, Exploration 10.9%

  5. #5 Sensorium
    94% matchVery Positive92% of 258 reviews2020
    Dev: Tad Cordle
    Windows

    Sensorium is a small open-world puzzle game about the 5 senses: touch, taste, sight, smell, and hearing.

    Why similar: Puzzle 28.4%, Open World 28.1%, Relaxing 17.1%, Exploration 17%, Indie 8.1%

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    93% matchVery Positive93% of 2,024 reviews2023
    Dev: Scavengers Studio
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Leave home for the first time to collect memories before a mysterious cataclysm washes everything away. Ride, record, meet people, and unravel the strange world around you in this third-person meditative exploration game.

    Why similar: Philosophical 22.9%, Open World 14.9%, Relaxing 14.4%, Exploration 14.3%, Emotional 11.6%

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    94% matchVery Positive85% of 95 reviews2022
    Dev: FidgetBear Games
    Windows

    Platonic is a first-person puzzle adventure game. Explore five unique worlds. Solve logical challenges. Gather clues and think outside the cube.

    Why similar: Nonlinear 25.5%, Exploration 14.1%, Puzzle 13.3%, Philosophical 13.2%, Open World 10.7%

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    92% matchVery Positive98% of 85 reviews2023
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

    An atmospheric 2D puzzle platformer made using real photos and videos from New Zealand's native forest. Become a seed that can possess different plant creatures with unique abilities. Solve the obstacles in your way to discover the secrets of the Seedlings.

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  9. #9 The Witness
    91% matchVery Positive85% of 20,692 reviews2016
    Dev: Thekla, Inc.
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.

    Why similar: Puzzle 31.2%, Exploration 20.1%, Open World 17.7%, Nonlinear 12.3%, Philosophical 9.5%

  10. #10 Lushfoil Photography Sim
    90% matchVery Positive92% of 1,626 reviews2025
    Dev: Matt NewellPub: Annapurna Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 20.2 hrs≥1hr: 45%

    A tranquil exploration and photography experience set across a vast selection of faithfully detailed landscapes.

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  11. #11 The UnderGarden
    91% matchMixed65% of 91 reviews2010
    Dev: Artech StudiosPub: Atari
    Windows
    Median: 30 minMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 34%

    The UnderGarden is a casual Zen game that challenges players to explore beautiful underground caverns filled with strange life forms, sound, music and plenty of hidden secrets. Casual gamers with an affinity towards puzzle games will enjoy The UnderGarden’s modern exploration quest filled with brain teasing games that combine state of...

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  12. #12 Viaerium
    89% matchVery Positive85% of 159 reviews2017
    Dev: Malevolent Wormhole
    Windows
    Median: 24 minMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 15%

    A radiant journey of life to fulfill Your greatest idea.

    Why similar: Relaxing 50.3%, Emotional 35.3%, Casual 7.5%, Indie 6%, Singleplayer 0.9%

  13. #13 Quern - Undying Thoughts
    88% matchVery Positive91% of 3,956 reviews2016
    Dev: Zadbox EntertainmentPub: Blue Brain Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.9 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.

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  14. #14 Areia: Pathway to Dawn
    89% matchVery Positive84% of 62 reviews2020
    Dev: Gilp Studio
    Windows

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  15. #15 A Pizza Delivery
    85% matchVery Positive85% of 54 reviews2025
    Dev: Eric OsunaPub: Dolores Entertainment
    Windows

    A Pizza Delivery is a narrative exploration game with puzzle elements focused on connecting with people. Share pizza with charming characters to uncover their stories—and your own. Drive and explore a strange, meditative world filled with secrets.

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  16. #16 Wayout
    86% matchVery Positive88% of 1,175 reviews2016
    Dev: KonstructorsPub: Hook Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Relax, clear your mind and find the way out.

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  17. #17 Mountain
    86% matchVery Positive88% of 16,291 reviews2014
    Dev: David OReilly
    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    84% matchVery Positive99% of 135 reviews2025
    Dev: Twenty LensesPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
    Windows

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  19. #19 Memorrha
    87% matchMixed65% of 152 reviews2019
    Dev: StickyStoneStudio
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%

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    82% matchMixed67% of 59 reviews2024
    Dev: RainySundayAfternoon
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    81% matchVery Positive93% of 112 reviews2023
    Dev: Elsa LiuPub: USC Games
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    82% matchVery Positive81% of 97 reviews2020
    Dev: Seamount
    Windows · Mac

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    Windows
    Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%

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    78% matchVery Positive96% of 330 reviews2024
    Dev: ekorzPub: ZeroXP
    Windows

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    79% matchVery Positive89% of 5,408 reviews2019
    Dev: Eastshade Studios
    Windows
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%

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  28. #28 Pure Rock Crawling
    77% matchVery Positive84% of 1,310 reviews2024
    Dev: Maciej Kuzianik
    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 40%

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    76% matchVery Positive92% of 568 reviews2026
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    Windows

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  30. #30 Storm
    81% matchMixed67% of 104 reviews2013
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    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%

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  31. #31 Fugue in Void
    80% matchMixed66% of 256 reviews2018
    Dev: Moshe LinkePub: Sedoc LLC
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  32. #32 Manifold Garden
    76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,248 reviews2020
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    Windows
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    Windows

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    75% matchVery Positive92% of 571 reviews2023
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    Windows
    Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 109.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%

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    74% matchVery Positive92% of 386 reviews2024
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    77% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,784 reviews2013
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    Median: 18 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 18%

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  38. #38 Sizeable
    73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,269 reviews2021
    Dev: Business Goose Studios
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  39. #39 Journey
    72% matchVery Positive94% of 37,631 reviews2020
    Dev: thatgamecompanyPub: Annapurna Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%

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  40. #40 Recollection
    73% matchVery Positive97% of 120 reviews2023
    Dev: Erkberg Games
    Windows

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    74% matchMostly Positive73% of 119 reviews2021
    Dev: David FazzioPub: Studio 46
    Windows

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    69% matchVery Positive98% of 419 reviews2026
    Dev: Cosmoporium Games
    Windows

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  43. #43 Easy Delivery Co.
    65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,137 reviews2025
    Dev: Sam CPub: Oro Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 65%

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  44. #44 Linelith
    68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,239 reviews2022
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 60%

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    69% matchVery Positive94% of 690 reviews2020
    Dev: Pixel Reef
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%

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    71% matchVery Positive83% of 98 reviews2020
    Dev: Argent Games
    Windows · Mac

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    Why similar: Philosophical 75.1%, Casual 15.9%, Indie 9%

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    70% matchVery Positive84% of 149 reviews2021
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    Windows
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  48. #48 Sunlight
    70% matchMostly Positive75% of 453 reviews2021
    Dev: Krillbite Studio
    Windows
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    73% matchMixed57% of 88 reviews2014
    Dev: Mårten JonssonPub: PLAYISM
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%

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    72% matchMixed70% of 53 reviews2017
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    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%

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    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%

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  52. #52 Bokida - Heartfelt Reunion
    71% matchMostly Positive75% of 155 reviews2017
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    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%

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    68% matchVery Positive97% of 148 reviews2022
    Dev: High Tea Frog
    Windows

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    68% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,564 reviews2020
    Dev: IndieMax
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%

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  55. #55 Eidolon
    71% matchMixed61% of 438 reviews2014
    Dev: Kevin MaxonPub: Ice Water Games
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  56. #56 Shape of the World
    69% matchMostly Positive78% of 412 reviews2018
    Dev: Hollow Tree GamesPub: Plug In Digital
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  57. #57 Tandis
    67% matchVery Positive96% of 230 reviews2022
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    Tandis is a puzzle game where you discover mind-bending geometric shapes.

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  58. #58 Evergarden
    67% matchVery Positive86% of 766 reviews2018
    Dev: Flippfly LLC
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    64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,210 reviews2020
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  60. #60 Inward
    66% matchVery Positive82% of 218 reviews2023
    Dev: Krish Shrikumar
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    Create a beautiful sanctuary and nurture your mental well-being through mindfulness and journaling practices. Embark on an inner journey of self-discovery and create a sanctuary that reflects your journey.

    Why similar: Philosophical 59.7%, Nature 36.6%, Indie 2.5%, Singleplayer 1.3%

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