Games Like Inside The Gear

Cogs is a puzzle game where players build machines from sliding tiles. Players can choose from 50 levels and 3 gameplay modes. New puzzles are unlocked by building contraptions quickly and efficiently. Inventor Mode: Starting with simple puzzles, players are introduced to the widgets that are used to build machines — gears, pipes,...

Why similar: Puzzle 28.5%, Physics 25.4%, Casual 13.1%, Family Friendly 12.1%, Indie 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: It features a strong mechanical aesthetic with gear-based puzzles that directly mirror the theme of the seed game.

A carefully created world with unique environments and an engrossing atmosphere, Unmechanical offers over 30 unique puzzles of exploration and adventure!

Why similar: Puzzle 34.5%, Physics 22.7%, Casual 21.9%, Indie 20.9%

Why You'll Like It: This atmospheric puzzle game uses physics-based mechanics and a mechanical protagonist to navigate industrial environments.

The spiritual successor to The Incredible Machine from its original designer and programmer. Play 100s of puzzles. Build and share elaborate contraptions with an huge variety of parts and critters.

Why similar: Physics 31.9%, Puzzle 29.1%, Family Friendly 16.3%, Casual 11.9%, Indie 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: This is the spiritual successor to the classic physics-based machine building games that inspired the genre.

Besiege is a physics building game about constructing medieval machines to annihilate armies, obliterate castles and overcome challenging obstacles. Conquer the campaign or skirmish with friends in Multiplayer!

Why similar: Physics 59.7%, Puzzle 40.3%

Why You'll Like It: It allows for complex mechanical construction and physics-based destruction, perfect for those who enjoy building machines.

Crazy Machines 3 is the latest, greatest, most amazing and craziest part of the series and fascinates once more with physic-based puzzles. Build your own crazy machines and share your awesomeness across the world thanks to the Steam® Workshop.

Why similar: Physics 50.6%, Puzzle 39.5%, Casual 7.5%, Singleplayer 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a deep, modern take on the physics-based puzzle genre with a focus on building complex machines to solve tasks.

Crayon Physics Deluxe is a 2D physics puzzle / sandbox game, in which you get to experience what it would be like if your drawings would be magically transformed into real physical objects. Solve puzzles with your artistic vision and creative use of physics.

Why similar: Physics 28.5%, Puzzle 26.8%, Casual 18.8%, Indie 14.2%, Family Friendly 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game shares the core philosophy of using physics and creative drawing to interact with the environment to reach a goal.

Atomic Reconstruction is a atmospheric Puzzle game, where you have to use the power of fusion and fission to create and modify specific atoms or groups of atoms.

Why similar: Casual 34.8%, Indie 26.5%, Physics 19.2%, Puzzle 17.5%, Singleplayer 2.1%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a relaxing, physics-based puzzle experience that focuses on spatial organization.

Unleash your engineering creativity with an engaging and fresh bridge-building simulator with all the bells and whistles. Enjoy hours of physics-based puzzle solving in the Campaign and then jump in the Sandbox to create your own bridge designs and puzzles!

Why similar: Physics 36.1%, Puzzle 26%, Difficult 16.7%, Family Friendly 10%, Indie 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: This engineering puzzle game requires careful physics calculations and structural integrity to succeed.

World of Goo is a multiple award winning physics based puzzle / construction game made entirely by two guys.

Why similar: Puzzle 32.4%, Physics 31.3%, Indie 14.9%, Casual 10.3%, Difficult 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: It is a classic physics-based puzzle game where you build structures to solve environmental challenges.

Gadgeteer is a physics-based VR puzzle game where you build chain reaction machines to solve fun, intricate puzzles. Your machines will use gadgets to launch, bump, twist, and turn—creating chain reactions that may even end up tearing apart the fabric of space-time.

Why similar: Physics 30%, Indie 29.9%, Puzzle 26.3%, Casual 13.8%

Why You'll Like It: It is a physics-based VR puzzle game that tasks you with building intricate machines to solve complex problems.

Casual physical puzzle!

Why similar: Casual 42.5%, Indie 31%, Physics 11.3%, Puzzle 8.5%, Family Friendly 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: This minimalist physics puzzle game uses simple mechanics to create challenging scenarios.

Grab the Bottle is a puzzle game in which you solve puzzles by stretching an infinitely stretchy arm through various levels, grabbing and dropping objects along the way.

Why similar: Casual 34.7%, Indie 24.9%, Puzzle 21.2%, Physics 19.2%

Why You'll Like It: This physics-based puzzle game requires you to manipulate a long, stretchy arm to navigate through cluttered rooms.

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 36.7%, Indie 34.7%, Puzzle 28.6%

Why You'll Like It: This indie puzzle platformer utilizes physics-based mechanics and logic to navigate through challenging levels.

Devilishly difficult but insanely rewarding physics puzzler. Play through 85 levels of diverse and ingenious physics-based challenges.

Why similar: Casual 30.8%, Puzzle 28.8%, Indie 19.5%, Difficult 18.8%, Singleplayer 2.1%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the delicate physics of controlling a ball through complex, obstacle-filled environments.

Pixplode is a 3d puzzle game with 2d physics mechanics. At first glance puzzle seem to be impossible to solve, but why not to change the view of the whole level? Over 40 detailed levels allow you to rack your brains for a long time!

Why similar: 2.5D 28%, Casual 27.8%, Puzzle 23.6%, Indie 20.5%

Why You'll Like It: It is a physics-based puzzle game that requires careful planning and interaction with objects.

Casual physical puzzle!

Why similar: Physics 27.9%, Puzzle 23.3%, Casual 18.6%, Indie 14.3%, Family Friendly 13%

Why You'll Like It: It is a physics-based puzzle game that emphasizes destruction and interaction with the environment.

Light, darkness and remarkable puzzles! Bend the light to your will in this award winning physics-based puzzle game. Feel like a renaissance engineer, build your own solutions to light puzzles, feel your brain grow and all of that within the beautiful and mysterious world of LIT.

Why similar: Casual 38.4%, Indie 28.3%, Physics 10.5%, Puzzle 10.1%, Difficult 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: This physics-based simulation focuses on manipulating light and objects to solve puzzles.

The Floor is Jelly is a game that answers the question: what if everything you touched was made of jello?

Why similar: Indie 43.2%, Physics 34.6%, Puzzle 22.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on physics-based platforming and puzzle-solving with a unique, tactile feel.

Enter the Aperture Science Enrichment Center and experience Bridge Constructor Portal – the unique merging of the classic Portal™ and Bridge Constructor™ games.

Why similar: Puzzle 31.2%, Physics 30.7%, Difficult 11.1%, 2.5D 11.1%, Casual 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: It combines physics-based engineering with the iconic puzzle mechanics of the Portal series.

Machinarium is the award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of Samorost series, Botanicula and CHUCHEL. Help Josef the robot save his girlfriend Berta kidnapped by the Black Cap Brotherhood gang!

Why similar: Puzzle 34.4%, Casual 20.1%, Family Friendly 18%, Atmospheric 14%, Indie 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: The industrial, hand-drawn mechanical world provides an atmospheric puzzle experience that feels very similar to the seed game.

A dynamic clicker puzzle simulating real physics.

Why similar: Casual 39.1%, Indie 28%, Puzzle 18.5%, Family Friendly 11.7%, Singleplayer 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on physics-based interaction and puzzle-solving in a minimalist 2D space.

Relaxing physics puzzle game with minimalist design.

Why similar: Casual 27.5%, Indie 19.7%, Physics 19.4%, Puzzle 15.7%, Family Friendly 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: It is a minimalist physics puzzle game that tests your ability to balance objects.

aMAZE Gears is a straightforward and surprisingly-difficult celebration of the simple beauty of the maze with traps, timer and calm soundtrack.

Why similar: Puzzle 35.4%, Difficult 28.5%, Atmospheric 16.2%, Family Friendly 15.2%, Singleplayer 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game directly incorporates gear-based mechanics into its puzzle-solving gameplay.

Throw your toys into your fire, and play with them as they burn. An adventure that takes place almost entirely in front of a fireplace - about looking up up up out of the chimney, and the cold world just on the other side of the wall. From the creators of World of Goo and Human Resource Machine.

Why similar: Casual 35.3%, Puzzle 29.1%, Indie 24.5%, Atmospheric 7%, Singleplayer 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: It features a unique physics-based burning mechanic that creates a satisfying, atmospheric puzzle experience.

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 65.1%, Physics 24.2%, Atmospheric 5.8%, Singleplayer 5%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for physics-based puzzle games, offering clever mechanics and a compelling atmosphere.

Piece by Piece is a literal puzzle platformer where each level is fragmented into puzzle pieces. Clear each puzzle by connecting and unconnecting each piece to make your way through each of our 100 handcrafted levels. Discover new themes and mechanics along the way!

Why similar: Puzzle 31.6%, Difficult 29.1%, Casual 17.9%, Indie 13%, Family Friendly 5.9%

Three in a row, but in 3d!

Why similar: Casual 31.5%, Puzzle 28.8%, Indie 19.2%, Physics 12.3%, Atmospheric 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a 3D spatial puzzle experience that challenges your logic and perspective.

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 49.3%, Indie 41.6%, Atmospheric 6.1%, Singleplayer 3%

Why You'll Like It: It is a first-person physics puzzle game that requires spatial reasoning and manipulation of the environment.

Experience a relaxing atmosphere from the comfort of your cozy room by solving small 3D puzzles inside collectible gachapons, and find the original shape of things inspired by Rubik’s style.

Why similar: Puzzle 37.1%, Casual 32.6%, Family Friendly 15.6%, Atmospheric 14%, Singleplayer 0.7%

Be a part of an adventurous journey in Cubots: The Origins. Explore and survive in beautiful, atmospheric environments!

Why similar: Puzzle 19.5%, 2.5D 16%, Physics 15.2%, Casual 14.1%, Family Friendly 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: This atmospheric puzzle game features unique mechanics that require careful planning and exploration.

In this colorful game you need to tilt the field to move liquids to exits, dying them to different colors and even splitting apart. Game has fascinatingly realistic liquid physics and graphics setting the tone, Liquid Pinball challenges players to conquer 60 levels in 5 scenarios of varying difficulty.

Why similar: Casual 38%, Indie 28%, Puzzle 18.8%, Family Friendly 12.1%, Singleplayer 3.2%

Enter the most advanced challenge laboratory of today's games, where electronics and logic merge into challenges that will captivate your mind and awaken the engineer within you!

Why similar: Puzzle 33.4%, Casual 30.3%, Physics 13.9%, Family Friendly 11.2%, Atmospheric 10.5%

Turn the crank, rotate the gears, push the levers, Use the catapult, explode it, or fly it...From grilling sausages with a pulley, gears, rubberbands and a candle to firing a cannon with a basketball, these wacky brain-teasers will light up your imagination with creative and addictive fun.

Why similar: Puzzle 41.1%, Physics 31.6%, Casual 27.3%

Minimal physical puzzle with explosions

Why similar: Physics 38.1%, Puzzle 25.7%, Casual 20.2%, Family Friendly 8%, Indie 6.9%

Cranium Conundrum is a physics-based puzzle platformer taking place in the dream worlds that you create!

Why similar: Casual 59.7%, Indie 40.3%

Crab Cakes Rescue is a wacky puzzle game unlike any other. Find unlikely paths through nearly 100 zany levels by shedding your shell and building blocks where obstacles occur!

Why similar: Puzzle 39.7%, Casual 27.6%, Family Friendly 17.2%, Indie 11.3%, Singleplayer 4.2%

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 43.4%, Casual 22.1%, Indie 19.3%, Atmospheric 12.4%, Singleplayer 2.7%

A simple physical puzzle.

Why similar: Physics 25.8%, Puzzle 24.1%, Difficult 23.8%, Casual 11.4%, Indie 8.1%

Use object inside rooms and move the rooms to escape. 100 challenging sliding puzzles with a twist! The solution is only a doorstep away!

Why similar: Casual 38.7%, Puzzle 34.7%, Indie 26.6%

Ballway is a casual physical puzzle with explosions. The player's goal is to keep the ball on the green platform, using explosive and other interactive blocks in order to pass the level.

Why similar: Physics 28%, Casual 27.7%, Puzzle 22.9%, Indie 21.4%

3D escape room game with realtime graphics and physics-based puzzles.

Why similar: Puzzle 35.4%, Physics 26.2%, Casual 16.4%, Indie 10.5%, Atmospheric 8.4%

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 22.2%, Puzzle 20.9%, Physics 17.9%, Indie 12.5%, Family Friendly 9%

Roll and match colors in this mind bending puzzle.

Why similar: Casual 33%, Indie 22.3%, Puzzle 20.2%, Difficult 15.1%, Atmospheric 7%

Magic Box - interesting puzzle game with a lot of interesting and challenging levels.

Why similar: Casual 37.9%, Puzzle 21.6%, Indie 16.4%, Physics 16.1%, Atmospheric 6.4%

Box: The Game is a fun puzzle game which will challenge your brain to think in different ways. All cubes attach to each other, your goal is to match the displayed shape to continue to the next level.

Why similar: Casual 29%, Indie 22%, Puzzle 19.9%, Difficult 16.6%, Family Friendly 10.2%

Transform the Marble ball with metal, electric and lighter-than-air properties to solve 3D puzzles based on real-world physics in the quickest time. More than 30 challenging levels!

Why similar: Physics 36.2%, Puzzle 23.7%, Casual 20.6%, Indie 10.8%, Family Friendly 7.1%

AtmaSphere is roll-a-ball game set in a medieval world which is full of dangerous traps and uncertain paths! Roll all you want, but don't fall off! Collect all diamonds to impress Ballerina, and get Ballard safely to her house!

Why similar: Casual 22.2%, Physics 19%, Difficult 14.7%, Indie 14.4%, Puzzle 13.4%

SiNKR is a minimalist puzzler using various contraptions to sink pucks. Responsive ambient music. No holes left behind.

Why similar: Puzzle 35.3%, Difficult 22.4%, Casual 20.4%, Indie 14.1%, Atmospheric 5.7%

Welcome to the Museum! Machinika Museum is a mystery game where you discover beautiful and mysterious machines of extra-terrestrial origins in an atmospheric galaxy-spanning 3D puzzle game. Will you be able to understand their stories and discover what happened to their previous owner?

Why similar: Puzzle 37.5%, Physics 26.9%, Indie 17.1%, Atmospheric 15.4%, Singleplayer 3.2%

Physically simulated claw machine! Win over 200 unique prizes in the Fun or Realistic difficulty mode.

Why similar: Physics 32.8%, Puzzle 23.2%, Casual 23.1%, Family Friendly 13.2%, Atmospheric 7.8%

Explore logic symbols. Discover the rules. Solve complex puzzles. Feel the power of your logical side!

Why similar: Puzzle 31.3%, Difficult 31.2%, Casual 17%, Indie 9.9%, Family Friendly 7.2%

Guide your puddle of fluid through a vast range of environments and puzzles!

Why similar: Physics 40.9%, Puzzle 28.5%, Indie 23.9%, Casual 6.7%

Escape Goat 2 is a puzzle platformer game where you use machinery, the environment, and a friendly mouse to progress through a dungeon.

Why similar: Puzzle 46%, Indie 30.7%, Casual 21.8%, Singleplayer 1.5%

Jigs4w3D Puzzle Challenge is a casual single-player experience. Chill, enjoy the immersive 3D environments and complete a fine selection of your favourite puzzles. Choose from different categories and solve all 31 puzzles on 5 difficulty settings for completely free or grab your favourite DLC.

Why similar: Physics 31.7%, Puzzle 28.3%, Family Friendly 15.3%, Casual 15.1%, Atmospheric 6.7%

Casual physics puzzle. The player's goal is keep the blue block on the platform for 3 seconds in order to pass the level.

Why similar: Physics 25.3%, Puzzle 23.4%, Casual 19.6%, Indie 15.2%, Family Friendly 14.4%

The Adventures of Mr. Bobley is a 3d platformer adventure game featuring physics based puzzles and challenges that also require you to drive vehicles and operate heavy machinery. Set at a skyscraper construction site. The game is all about physics and interaction with the environment.

Why similar: Physics 33.4%, Puzzle 30.2%, Family Friendly 19.5%, Indie 14.6%, Singleplayer 2.3%

Casual physics puzzle.

Why similar: Physics 31.5%, Puzzle 25.6%, Casual 16.9%, Indie 9.8%, Difficult 6.8%

100 (115!) tricky levels to solve “One Hundred Ways” to achieve it! The goal - make the ball reach its goal. Sounds simple - but it's not!

Why similar: Puzzle 27.1%, Casual 26.2%, Physics 18.2%, Indie 17.8%, Atmospheric 8.9%