- #1 Qbeh-1: The Atlas Cube
97% matchVery Positive88% of 716 reviews2014
Dev: Liquid FlowerPub: Digital Tribe
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
QBEH-1 is an atmospheric 1st-person puzzle platformer that takes players on a quest through a series of divergent worlds. Each world is filled with new puzzles that require special cubes to solve as well as fun secrets to uncover. Includes a LEVEL EDITOR and STEAM WORKSHOP support!
Why similar: Puzzle 46.9%, Casual 22.8%, Indie 19.5%, Adventure 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the exact same minimalist, first-person puzzle-platforming aesthetic set in beautiful, abstract environments.
- #2 Etherborn
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 444 reviews2019
Dev: Altered MatterPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Delve into an environmental puzzle platformer built on exploring and understanding gravity-shifting structures. You are a voiceless being that has just been born into a world where a bodiless voice awaits your arrival. Go forth and seek your purpose.
Why similar: Puzzle 50.3%, Indie 28.3%, Adventure 21.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game features gravity-shifting mechanics and a similar focus on traversing surreal, atmospheric landscapes through puzzle-solving.
- #3 Unmechanical
96% matchVery Positive92% of 473 reviews2012
Dev: Talawa GamesPub: Teotl Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 58%
A carefully created world with unique environments and an engrossing atmosphere, Unmechanical offers over 30 unique puzzles of exploration and adventure!
Why similar: Puzzle 38.8%, Casual 23.6%, Indie 21.9%, Adventure 15.7%
Why You'll Like It: You control a small, physics-based flying machine in a mysterious, isolated world that mirrors the lonely exploration of InFlux.
- #4 Refunct
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 17,405 reviews2015
Dev: Dominique Grieshofer
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Refunct is a peaceful, short first-person platformer about restoring a vibrant world.
Why similar: Casual 67.8%, Adventure 32.2%
Why You'll Like It: This short, relaxing 3D platformer focuses on fluid movement and environmental traversal in a vibrant, minimalist world.
- #5 The Talos Principle
94% 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 82.2%, Adventure 9.2%, Indie 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a deeper, more philosophical take on the environmental puzzle-platformer genre with stunning, contemplative settings.
- #6 FRACT OSC
94% matchVery Positive86% of 610 reviews2014
Dev: Phosfiend Systems
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 52%
FRACT is a musical exploration game. You arrive in a forgotten place and explore the vast and unfamiliar landscape to discover the secrets of a world built on sound. You rebuild its machinery by solving puzzles and bring the world back to life by shaping sound and creating music in the game.
Why similar: Puzzle 47.1%, Indie 28.5%, Adventure 12.3%, Casual 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: It combines abstract, first-person exploration with musical puzzles in a way that feels very similar to the artistic vision of InFlux.
- #7 The Witness
93% 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 71.9%, Indie 13.7%, Adventure 8.6%, Casual 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: It is the gold standard for environmental puzzle-solving, rewarding players for exploring and observing the world around them.
- #8 Manifold Garden
91% 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 64.4%, Indie 20.6%, Adventure 15%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a mind-bending, physics-defying exploration experience in an abstract, infinite world that emphasizes spatial puzzles.
- #9 Seasons after Fall
92% matchVery Positive81% of 3,134 reviews2016
Dev: Swing Swing SubmarinePub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Seasons After Fall is a 2D platform-puzzler game that will let you dive into a captivating universe and explore a land governed by magic and nature.
Why similar: Indie 36%, Puzzle 32.1%, Adventure 31.9%
Why You'll Like It: A gorgeous, atmospheric puzzle-platformer where you manipulate the environment to progress through a natural world.
- #10 Islands of Insight
89% 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 48.1%, Casual 32.8%, Adventure 19.2%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world puzzle game that encourages peaceful, nonlinear exploration of vast, beautiful landscapes.
- #11 The Sojourn
91% 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 53.9%, Indie 25.7%, Adventure 20.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game features beautiful, stylized environments and first-person puzzle mechanics that rely on shifting perspectives and light.
- #12 Semblance
90% matchVery Positive85% of 398 reviews2018
Dev: NyamakopPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Semblance is an innovative platformer with deformable terrain, set in a beautiful minimalist world. It’s a game that asks, what if you could deform and reshape the world itself? Semblance takes the idea of a ‘platform’ in a platformer and turns it on its head.
Why similar: Casual 33.1%, Puzzle 30.7%, Indie 24.4%, Adventure 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: A unique, physics-based puzzle-platformer where you can deform the world itself to navigate through its challenges.
- #13 Ynglet
89% matchVery Positive97% of 367 reviews2021
Dev: NifflasPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 50%
In Ynglet, you jump, dash, slide, bounce and float your way through an abstract, effervescent sky. Melt into the reactive, dynamic soundtrack, while beautiful colors make every moment a visual treat.
Why similar: Puzzle 50.1%, Casual 33.3%, Adventure 16.7%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, atmospheric platformer that focuses on fluid movement and reactive, musical environments.
- #14 InFlux Redux
87% matchVery Positive97% of 90 reviews2024
Dev: Impromptu Games
Windows
InFlux Redux is a high-def remake of the 2013 ball-rolling puzzler InFlux, built on a new engine with improved graphics and physics. Roll through a series of beautiful environments filled with elaborate, mind-bending puzzle structures.
Why similar: Puzzle 47.9%, Casual 28.5%, Adventure 15.5%, Indie 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: This is a modernized version of the seed game, offering the same experience with updated visuals and performance.
- #15 Superliminal
86% 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: Puzzle 81.2%, Adventure 18.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game uses perspective-based physics to create clever, abstract puzzles in a surreal environment that feels like a dream.
- #16 Marble It Up! Ultra
88% matchVery Positive93% of 1,113 reviews2018
Dev: BlueteakPub: Alvios, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Roll, bounce, boost, and blast your way to victory in Marble It Up! Ultra - the ultimate marble platformer. Chase the records of your friends and the world's best players through a vast campaign - or face them head-on in thrilling multiplayer mayhem. Get ready to roll!
Why similar: Casual 56.1%, Puzzle 28.7%, Indie 15.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the physics-based sphere movement and momentum-driven platforming that defines the core gameplay of InFlux.
- #17 Songs from the Iron Sea
85% matchVery Positive98% of 113 reviews2022
Dev: Bazaar Games
Windows
Immerse yourself in a contrasted emotional journey with delicate visuals! Songs from the Iron Sea is a poetic platformer set in a whimsical aquatic universe. Guided by a kind entity, embody a creature lost in a metal nightmare and escape the foreman's gaze to regain your freedom.
Why similar: Puzzle 40.7%, Casual 35.8%, Adventure 19.7%, Indie 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: A casual, atmospheric puzzle-platformer that captures a similar sense of quiet, solitary exploration.
- #18 Magnetic By Nature
86% matchMixed69% of 84 reviews2014
Dev: Team Tripleslash
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Experience a fast-paced, single-player adventure mixing fluid motion, split-second decision making, stylized machine-age visuals, and a dynamic soundscape.
Why similar: Indie 57.2%, Adventure 42.8%
Why You'll Like It: It uses physics-based magnetism mechanics to create challenging platforming sequences in an isolated, abstract setting.
- #19 Antiflux
84% matchVery Positive86% of 50 reviews2016
Dev: UAA Software
Windows
Antiflux is a challenging but fun puzzle platformer with upgrades, building complexity over time.
Why similar: Puzzle 56.3%, Indie 43.7%
Why You'll Like It: It shares a similar thematic focus on physics-based puzzle-platforming and abstract, minimalist design.
- #20 Memorrha
84% 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 54.2%, Indie 26.1%, Adventure 19.7%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on exploration and environmental puzzle-solving within a mysterious, ancient setting that feels very similar to InFlux.
- #21 Nihilumbra
82% matchVery Positive88% of 2,981 reviews2013
Dev: BeautiFun Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Discover the beautiful world of Nihilumbra and join Born on his adventure to find himself whilst trying to escape from his inevitable curse. Born was created from the absolute nothingness: The Void. But somehow he separates himself from the black emptiness and appears in the world.
Why similar: Puzzle 35.9%, Indie 26%, Casual 22.8%, Adventure 15.3%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that uses environmental manipulation and atmospheric storytelling to guide the player through a dark, surreal world.
- #22 Grow Home
81% matchVery Positive92% of 5,564 reviews2015
Dev: Reflections, a Ubisoft StudioPub: Infogrames
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Experience the freedom of unbounded climbing as you take control of BUD, a procedurally animated robot on a quest to save his planet. Create your own path through an alien world as you control and ride a giant plant on a vertical journey to the stars.
Why similar: Casual 48.4%, Adventure 35.7%, Indie 15.8%
Why You'll Like It: It features physics-based movement and a focus on climbing and exploration that feels very similar to the tactile nature of InFlux.
- #23 Pneuma: Breath of Life
83% matchMostly Positive71% of 206 reviews2015
Dev: BULKHEADPub: Deco Digital
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Pneuma: Breath of Life forces you to think outside the box through a narrated story of self-discovery, whilst exploring the ontological mystery of the breath of life. Features award winning voice actor 'Jay Britton' as Pneuma.
Why similar: Puzzle 47.6%, Indie 29.1%, Adventure 23.4%
Why You'll Like It: This first-person puzzler focuses on environmental observation and atmospheric storytelling in a highly stylized world.
- #24 Future Unfolding
82% matchVery Positive84% of 100 reviews2017
Dev: Spaces of Play UG
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Future Unfolding is an action adventure that is all about exploration. Your goal is to unfold the mysteries and solve the puzzles hidden in the beautiful landscapes around you.
Why similar: Indie 39.5%, Puzzle 33.9%, Adventure 26.6%
Why You'll Like It: An exploration-heavy game that relies on discovery and environmental interaction rather than explicit instructions.
- #25 AER Memories of Old
80% matchVery Positive86% of 7,624 reviews2017
Dev: Forgotten KeyPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Transform into a bird and fly to explore and experience a vibrant world of floating islands in the sky. Venture down into lost ancient ruins where each step leads you closer to the end of the world.
Why similar: Indie 33.8%, Adventure 33.5%, Puzzle 22.1%, Casual 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the joy of movement and exploration in a beautiful, open-air world filled with floating islands.
- #26 NaissanceE
81% matchVery Positive84% of 4,240 reviews2014
Dev: Limasse Five
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 44%
NaissanceE is an obscure and magical first person exploration game, a philosophical trip and an artistic experience. The adventure takes place in a primitive mysterious structure and the game mainly consists to explore and feel the deep and strong ambiance of this atemporal world.
Why similar: Puzzle 39.5%, Indie 37.9%, Adventure 22.6%
Why You'll Like It: An abstract, first-person exploration game that emphasizes scale and atmosphere in a vast, mysterious, and surreal structure.
- #27 Ballance
78% matchVery Positive84% of 417 reviews2024
Dev: CyparadePub: Ziggurat
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 36%
In this 2004 classic originally released by Atari games, you will navigate 12 sky-high courses. Each course is fraught with different obstacles that will block your path, slide your marble off course, or blow them right into the bottomless void below.
Why similar: Puzzle 52.3%, Casual 47.7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic physics-based puzzle game that focuses entirely on the precision and momentum of rolling a sphere through complex tracks.
- #28 Portal
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 192,498 reviews2007
Dev: Valve
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Portal™ is a new single player game from Valve. Set in the mysterious Aperture Science Laboratories, Portal has been called one of the most innovative new games on the horizon and will offer gamers hours of unique gameplay.
Why similar: Puzzle 93.7%, Adventure 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive physics-based puzzle-platformer that set the standard for environmental interaction and spatial reasoning.
- #29 Evo Explores
79% matchVery Positive94% of 349 reviews2016
Dev: Kyrylo Kuzyk
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Explore impossible geometry and optical illusions!
Why similar: Casual 38%, Puzzle 35.6%, Indie 26.4%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing puzzle game that uses perspective and optical illusions to navigate through beautiful, impossible architecture.
- #30 Entropy
77% matchVery Positive95% of 194 reviews2022
Dev: Chromatic WindowPub: Juggernaut Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Fly between incomprehensible galaxies in this experimental micro game!
Why similar: Casual 83.1%, Adventure 16.9%
- #31 The Art of Reflection
73% 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: Puzzle 68.1%, Indie 17.5%, Adventure 14.4%
- #32 Knytt Underground
79% matchVery Positive84% of 482 reviews2013
Dev: Nifflas' GamesPub: Ripstone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
The legendary Knytt series continues with Nifflas’ latest creation; Knytt Underground. In this Knytteration; humans have long since abandoned the planet after practically destroying it in a war, five hundred years ago.
Why similar: Indie 53.1%, Adventure 32.8%, Puzzle 14.1%
Why You'll Like It: A massive, atmospheric 2D exploration game that emphasizes the feeling of being a small entity in a vast, strange world.
- #33 The Multi-Medium
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 534 reviews2023
Dev: Micah Boursier
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Multi-Medium is a visually unique 2D puzzle platform adventure in which you play as an interdimensional explorer lost in the multiverse. Travel to diverse worlds, each drawn or painted by hand in a different medium and style, in search of your place in the cosmos.
Why similar: Puzzle 43.9%, Casual 35.6%, Adventure 20.5%
- #34 Puddle
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 506 reviews2012
Dev: Neko Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Guide your puddle of fluid through a vast range of environments and puzzles!
Why similar: Puzzle 49.8%, Indie 39%, Casual 11.1%
- #35 Hiiro
76% matchVery Positive86% of 311 reviews2016
Dev: Jon TiburziPub: Sometimes You
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Hiiro is a 2D platform game focused on ambient exploration and puzzle solving. Discover a grand world filled with mysterious artifacts and forgotten ruins. Become immersed in relaxing gameplay and meditative music. Remain observant as you unravel an explanation for your solitude.
Why similar: Adventure 47.3%, Casual 20.6%, Puzzle 18.3%, Indie 13.8%
- #36 Ballex²: The Hanging Gardens
70% matchVery Positive96% of 196 reviews2025
Dev: Mushreb Games
Windows
Ballex² is an indie high-altitude rolling game focused on physics and skillful control. Here, you will take control of nine unique spheres to conquer breathtaking aerial wonders and experience an unprecedented challenge that combines physics-based puzzles with demanding controls.
Why similar: Casual 44.4%, Adventure 27.2%, Puzzle 23.3%, Indie 5.2%
- #37 CUBOTS The Origins
76% matchMostly Positive71% of 52 reviews2017
Dev: Street Lamp Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Be a part of an adventurous journey in Cubots: The Origins. Explore and survive in beautiful, atmospheric environments!
Why similar: Puzzle 38.1%, Casual 26.2%, Indie 20.6%, Adventure 15.2%
- #38 Sans Logique
72% matchVery Positive88% of 64 reviews2023
Dev: Gamagora ICOM
Windows
Sans Logique is a first-person game that blends puzzle and adventure gameplay. You'll explore different dreamlike worlds, discover the story of your character, and solve some original puzzles.
Why similar: Puzzle 62%, Adventure 27.8%, Casual 5.9%, Indie 4.3%
- #39 Spectraball
75% matchMostly Positive77% of 500 reviews2008
Dev: Shorebound Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Spectraball combines elements of platforming, puzzle solving, addictive gameplay, and stunning visuals to deliver an experience that sets a new standard for the genre. In addition, Spectraball utilizes Steamworks, offering full support for achievements and stat tracking.
Why similar: Casual 44.5%, Indie 29.1%, Puzzle 26.5%
- #40 Seedlings
70% matchVery Positive99% of 81 reviews2023
Dev: Bardsley Creative
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.
Why similar: Casual 32.5%, Puzzle 25.8%, Adventure 21.9%, Indie 19.9%
- #41 Cranium Conundrum
75% matchMixed42% of 86 reviews2016
Dev: Falling Star GamesPub: Sometimes You
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Cranium Conundrum is a physics-based puzzle platformer taking place in the dream worlds that you create!
Why similar: Casual 46%, Indie 30.3%, Adventure 23.6%
- #42 Proteus
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,783 reviews2013
Dev: Ed Key and David KanagaPub: Twisted Tree
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 18%
Proteus is a game about exploration and immersion in a dream-like island world where the soundtrack to your play is created by your surroundings. Played in first-person, the primary means of interaction is simply your presence in the world and how you observe it.
Why similar: Casual 45.9%, Indie 42.1%, Adventure 12.1%
- #43 Robot Rescue Revolution
74% matchMixed68% of 63 reviews2014
Dev: Teyon
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Dodge flamers breathing scorching fires and deactivate paralyzing Tesla machines as you guide wacky robots trapped in treacherous labyrinths to the exit! Plan each escape with precision as every single robot shares linked controls hindering a simple escape plan, even for the creators of the game!
Why similar: Casual 37.3%, Indie 32.3%, Puzzle 30.4%
- #44 LogiGun
73% matchVery Positive81% of 63 reviews2014
Dev: Alfred Lam
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
LogiGun is a physics-based puzzle platformer. Take control of June as she climbs a tower filled with perplexing puzzles. Mix and match a variety of neat guns to solve your way through increasingly complex challenges.
Why similar: Casual 36.5%, Indie 33.7%, Puzzle 29.8%
- #45 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: Puzzle 40.3%, Casual 35.3%, Indie 24.4%
- #46 Flightless Classic
71% matchVery Positive90% of 375 reviews2017
Dev: Bristol Street Studios
Windows
Flightless is a tile-based puzzle adventure game. Navigate your way through a series of floating islands, each presenting a curious puzzle. A minimalist art style and calming piano soundtrack complement senses of wonder and discovery.
Why similar: Indie 37.4%, Puzzle 32.1%, Adventure 30.5%
- #47 ORIX!
72% matchMixed66% of 189 reviews2018
Dev: AFBIK Studio
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 30%
ORIX!- a puzzle game - where you need to find the right path and get to the yellow cube.
Why similar: Casual 44.2%, Indie 31.8%, Adventure 24%
- #48 Where Cards Fall
70% matchMixed69% of 55 reviews2021
Dev: The Game BandPub: Snowman
Windows
Spread decks of cards to solve challenging spatial puzzles and progress through dream-like landscapes in this award-winning title. Traverse beautifully crafted, isometric puzzles that give way to a wordless coming-of-age story, that invites you to reflect on the formative moments of your own life.
Why similar: Puzzle 50.5%, Casual 31%, Adventure 18.5%
- #49 Onde
67% matchVery Positive92% of 311 reviews2022
Dev: LancePub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Catch a wave in this smooth sound-surfing platformer: Let ethereal tunes carry you fluidly through serene abstract landscapes, tune into soothing sound spheres and revel in a meditative journey of life.
Why similar: Puzzle 47.4%, Casual 21.7%, Indie 16%, Adventure 14.9%
- #50 RiME
68% matchVery Positive90% of 5,159 reviews2017
Dev: Tequila WorksPub: Grey Box
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A land of discovery stretches out before you. Explore the beautiful, rugged world of RiME. Armed with your wits and a will to overcome—and the guidance of a helpful fox—you must explore the enigmatic island, reach the tower's peak, and unlock its closely guarded secrets.
Why similar: Puzzle 56.4%, Adventure 24.7%, Indie 13.1%, Casual 5.8%
- #51 Bokida - Heartfelt Reunion
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 154 reviews2017
Dev: Rice Cooker Republic
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
An open-world adventure with puzzle elements and a minimalist aesthetic. Bokida takes place on a dormant, seemingly monochromatic world of light that gradually reveals its beauty. Experience freedom while exploring a peaceful, intriguing environment.
Why similar: Indie 39.2%, Puzzle 31%, Adventure 29.8%
- #52 Monument Valley
64% 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 48.5%, Casual 30%, Adventure 17.3%, Indie 4.2%
- #53 OneShift
69% 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: Casual 34.5%, Puzzle 34%, Indie 19%, Adventure 12.5%
- #54 Floodcore
64% matchVery Positive96% of 215 reviews2024
Dev: Floodcore Team
Windows
Floodcore is a puzzle adventure game in which you explore an ancient civilization in a flooded world, and discover a mysterious power to overcome the temple's challenges.
Why similar: Puzzle 59.5%, Adventure 23.1%, Indie 17.5%
- #55 Adapta Solva Legacy
65% matchVery Positive97% of 90 reviews2024
Dev: Ares BrazeltonPub: Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen
Windows
Adapta Solva is a short puzzle platformer adventure. Play as an Adaptarian to absorb elements from magical shrines to solve puzzles and overcome obstacles. Uncover the truth behind your creation in a world laid to ruin by an unknown cause.
Why similar: Puzzle 56.1%, Casual 43.9%
- #56 Skybound
62% matchVery Positive93% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: Half Home GamesPub: DADIU
Windows
Skybound is a 3D exploration platformer focused on fun, fluid movement mechanics, parkour and environmental puzzle solving.
Why similar: Casual 45%, Indie 28.8%, Adventure 26.2%
- #57 Logicality
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 54 reviews2022
Dev: SVGames
Windows
Immerse yourself in an exciting journey on the island of dreams. Explore the open world and interesting places, while solving various puzzles that use environment.
Why similar: Puzzle 51.8%, Adventure 34.5%, Indie 13.7%
- #58 Out of Line
66% matchVery Positive90% of 232 reviews2021
Dev: Nerd MonkeysPub: Hatinh Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%
A unique adventure game filled with beautiful puzzles all hand-drawn in an original 2D style . Out of Line follows the adventures of San in a quest to escape the Factory that was once home. Dive into a story set in a mysterious world that is revealed through multiple chapters.
Why similar: Puzzle 40.6%, Casual 28.1%, Indie 18.3%, Adventure 13%
- #59 Elephantasy: Flipside
66% matchVery Positive83% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: B. Maksym (Linker)
Windows
Use and upgrade magic items, collect hidden treasures, and uncover the secrets between two worlds in this cute isometric puzzler! When a certain vacationing Elephant stumbles upon a way into the land of the dead, will she unwittingly let something far more sinister slip through?
Why similar: Puzzle 72.7%, Adventure 27.3%
- #60 Blink
68% matchVery Positive92% of 79 reviews2017
Dev: nextReality Games
Windows
Blink into a world of after-images, where you can walk on light. Solve puzzles by manipulating lights and blinking between worlds. Explore hand drawn landscapes while uncovering the secrets behind this strange power.
Why similar: Indie 56.2%, Adventure 43.8%