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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Strategy, Indie, Casual, Puzzle.

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!nsane is a nod to the cult game "Logical" from the good old Amiga days. It's all about balls and twist locks. You have to arrange the balls in the right order to pick the lock. What sounds simple enough quickly turns out to be a uniquely tricky game.

Reviews: Mostly Negative — 39% — of 18 reviews
Released: 2016-03-31
Developer: VIS-Games
Publisher: United Independent Entertainment
Genres: Casual, Indie, Strategy
Platforms: Windows, Mac

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    95% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2016
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    94% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2015
    Dev: Tiny Utopia
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Soda Star is a competitive, single player puzzle experience where players square off for the best scores and flawless sorting by controlling multiple switch controls.

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    93% matchMixed65% of 17 reviews2018
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    Cross Pixels is a collection of Picross puzzles. Train your logic thinking and reveal the hidden picture.

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    92% matchPositive83% of 24 reviews2019
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    91% matchMixed40% of 42 reviews2018
    Dev: Ripknot Systems
    Windows

    An ancient tomb has been uncovered and it's filled with hidden treasures. Solve 15 sets of ancient puzzles and unlock your way to the bottom of the tomb. Each set contains a three by three and six by six puzzle.

    Why similar: Strategy 36.5%, Indie 18.4%, Casual 16.1%, Puzzle 12.6%, Relaxing 9.6%

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    91% match6 user reviews17% of 6 reviews2017
    Dev: ColloseusXPub: Phat Phrog Studios
    Windows

    Phat Stacks 2 is puzzle platformer, it features completely new gameplay with a new set of characters, the goal of Phat Stacks 2 is to collect and process crystals by knocking them into the right chutes for a payout. Each level gets harder and presents a new challenge as you progress

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    90% matchMixed53% of 55 reviews2018
    Dev: Ripknot Systems
    Windows

    Hello Professor Watts here and I have some research to do on memory skills. I have assembled a wide variety of cats to put our memory to the test. We can see how we're doing by completing matches in a specific amount of time and earning points to track our overall progress.

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    89% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2019
    Dev: Henagames
    Windows

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    89% matchPositive85% of 47 reviews2015
    Dev: Adam Tarnowski
    Windows
    Median: 24 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 36%

    The goal of Wave Mechanics is to match the color of each element to the colors of corresponding parts of the frame. Each puzzle includes a set of active elements that can by used in order to change the colors of all elements within range in chosen direction.

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    87% matchVery Positive85% of 238 reviews2019
    Dev: RewindApp
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    Reflect and draw! Love In Drawing is a game that aims to make you reflect to solve levels where you need to gather red and blue balls.

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    88% matchVery Positive87% of 360 reviews2014
    Dev: GraveckPub: GLITCH
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 52%

    Simple. Elegant. Challenging.

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  14. #14 Suspicious Slide
    85% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2019
    Dev: Sami Kilani
    Windows

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    86% matchMixed54% of 89 reviews2017
    Dev: Ripknot Systems
    Windows
    Median: 0 minMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 12%

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    83% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
    Dev: Zhi Wong
    Windows

    Command Line Mazer is a casual strategy game using Unix-like command-line interface. You will command virus to gather resources while avoiding being caught by anti-virus.

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    86% matchVery Positive85% of 663 reviews2014
    Dev: Stolen Couch Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%

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    84% matchMostly Positive87% of 408 reviews2016
    Dev: Jetdogs Studios
    Windows
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    76% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2024
    Dev: TheFitzyGames
    Windows

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    82% matchMostly Positive79% of 67 reviews2019
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    84% matchMostly Positive76% of 29 reviews2015
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    Windows
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    81% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2018
    Dev: Jake Peng
    Windows

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    72% matchNo user reviews
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    73% matchPositive88% of 34 reviews2023
    Dev: Eternal Monke Games
    Windows · Mac

    Challenge your logic and strategy in new ways in this deductive tile-placement puzzle game. Master a rich system of logical rules where you must arrange blocks within a grid to make everything add up perfectly.

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    79% matchPositive81% of 31 reviews2017
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    Windows

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    79% matchMixed47% of 36 reviews2018
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    Windows

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    75% matchVery Positive85% of 559 reviews2018
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    76% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2018
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    Windows · Linux

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    78% matchMostly Positive77% of 231 reviews2011
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    74% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2020
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    75% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2019
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    66% matchNo user reviews
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    73% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2019
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    65% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2024
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    74% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2018
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    61% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    71% matchVery Positive94% of 72 reviews2015
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    69% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2020
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    Windows

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    63% matchPositive86% of 37 reviews2022
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    Windows
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    70% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2017
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    Windows

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    68% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2019
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    71% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2016
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    67% matchVery Positive92% of 242 reviews2017
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    68% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2018
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    64% matchVery Positive96% of 160 reviews2020
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    67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2020
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    67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2020
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