- #1 Island Farmer - Jigsaw Puzzle
97% matchVery Positive93% of 552 reviews2021
Dev: Mens Sana Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Arrange the farm islands and see your archipelago expand. Just swap the blocks of a 3D jigsaw puzzle.
Why similar: Solitaire 15.9% ★, Tabletop 15%, Board Game 12.9%, Wholesome 12.7% ★, Cozy 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: This title shares the exact same developer DNA and puzzle-solving mechanics as the seed game but focuses on agricultural themes.
- #2 Railway Islands - Puzzle
96% matchVery Positive94% of 264 reviews2021
Dev: Rising Moon Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Railway Islands is a puzzle game about designing a railway map for a large archipelago. Make a safe path between the stations and let your train deliver all the resources and go to the next island.
Why similar: Trains 29.7% ★, Cozy 21.6%, Puzzle 10.8%, Minimalist 9.9%, Relaxing 9%
Why You'll Like It: It features the same isometric, grid-based puzzle style where you manipulate small island environments to connect paths.
- #3 Dorfromantik
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 29,327 reviews2022
Dev: Toukana Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Dorfromantik is a peaceful building strategy and puzzle game where you create a beautiful and ever-growing village landscape by placing tiles. Explore a variety of colorful biomes, discover and unlock new tiles and complete quests to fill your world with life!
Why similar: City Builder 33%, Board Game 25.5%, Puzzle 11.6%, Relaxing 10.9%, Minimalist 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: This peaceful building strategy game uses tile-placement mechanics that perfectly capture the relaxing, puzzle-oriented city-building feel.
- #4 Busway Islands - Puzzle
96% matchMostly Positive77% of 53 reviews2023
Dev: Rising Moon Games
Windows
Busway Islands is a puzzle game about organizing roads and rails across a large archipelago. Your goal is to create a safe and efficient route between bus stations, ensuring that all passengers are picked up along the way.
Why similar: Cozy 26%, Trains 23% ★, Puzzle 12.4%, Relaxing 10.6%, Minimalist 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A direct thematic and mechanical sibling to the seed game that focuses on creating transit routes on charming, bite-sized islands.
- #5 Townscaper
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 21,533 reviews2021
Dev: Oskar StålbergPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Instant town building toy. Place housing blocks and watch them transform, piece by piece, into idyllic ocean-side towns, pastoral gardens, or sweeping cities on the sea.
Why similar: City Builder 39.3%, Building 13.3%, Relaxing 13.3%, Minimalist 11.5%, Cute 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: An essential recommendation for anyone who loves the aesthetic of building cute, colorful towns without the pressure of traditional management games.
- #6 ISLANDERS
94% matchVery Positive94% of 16,755 reviews2019
Dev: Coatsink
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 64%
ISLANDERS is a minimalist strategy game about building cities on colorful islands.
Why similar: City Builder 45.2%, Relaxing 16.6%, Building 11.1%, Puzzle 10.9%, Minimalist 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a minimalist, relaxing approach to city-building that emphasizes visual harmony and strategic placement on procedural islands.
- #7 Tile Cities
93% matchVery Positive94% of 572 reviews2022
Dev: yevhen8
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Tile Cities turns city-building experience into a simple relaxing puzzle game and does so with style
Why similar: City Builder 51.7%, Puzzle 15.5%, Relaxing 10%, Minimalist 8.1%, Building 7%
Why You'll Like It: A strategic puzzle game that tasks you with building cities on a grid, mirroring the satisfying block-swapping gameplay of the seed.
- #8 Tiny Glade
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 23,961 reviews2024
Dev: Pounce Light
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Tiny Glade is a small diorama builder where you doodle whimsical castles, cozy cottages & romantic ruins. Explore gridless building chemistry as the game adorns your glades with procedural detail. No management, combat or goals: just kick back and turn forgotten meadows into lovable dioramas.
Why similar: Cozy 38.2%, Building 21.2%, Relaxing 19.7%, Cute 8.6%, Casual 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A stress-free building game that allows you to construct beautiful, cozy dioramas with intuitive, tactile controls.
- #9 SUMMERHOUSE
91% matchVery Positive93% of 3,302 reviews2024
Dev: FriedemannPub: Future Friends Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 33%
A tiny building game about beautiful lived-in houses. No rules or restrictions, just pure creativity.
Why similar: City Builder 44.3%, Relaxing 16.9%, Building 13.7%, Cozy 7.4%, Casual 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: This tiny building game focuses entirely on the joy of creating small, aesthetic structures in a relaxing, low-stakes environment.
- #10 Teeny Tiny Town
92% matchVery Positive91% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: Short Circuit Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Proving that all good things come in threes! Welcome to Teeny Tiny Town, where you connect three identical tiles to evolve your city, merge by merge. Watch your metropolis grow from scratch, from 'aww' to 'awesome!'
Why similar: City Builder 27.2%, Cozy 24.2%, Minimalist 9.8%, Puzzle 9.8%, Building 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: This cozy merge-puzzle game lets you grow a small town from a single tile, matching the progression feel of the seed game.
- #11 URBO
90% matchVery Positive93% of 657 reviews2023
Dev: Door 407
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
URBO is a relaxing cozy city-building puzzle game where you create beautiful towns on floating islands. Begin with an empty grid of landscape, choose an architectural style and build. Watch the population grow and the city flourish.
Why similar: City Builder 21.1%, Wholesome 17.9% ★, Cozy 16%, Puzzle 7%, Minimalist 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A meditative city-builder that strips away complex management in favor of pure, puzzle-like aesthetic construction.
- #12 Diorama Builder
89% matchVery Positive94% of 506 reviews2024
Dev: Virtual Arts Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The pleasure of assembling, admiring, and interacting with your own Dioramas collection, without ever losing a piece.
Why similar: Wholesome 20.7% ★, Cozy 19.7%, Tabletop 15.1%, Puzzle 11.5%, Building 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: This simulation game allows you to assemble intricate 3D models, capturing the 'toy-like' assembly feel of the seed game.
- #13 Cloud Gardens
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,295 reviews2021
Dev: Noio
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 46%
A chill game about using plants to overgrow abandoned wasteland dioramas
Why similar: City Builder 28.8%, Relaxing 27.5%, Building 22.2%, Casual 9.6%, Puzzle 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: It combines the satisfaction of building dioramas with a unique puzzle mechanic involving nature reclaiming abandoned urban spaces.
- #14 Land Above Sea Below
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 147 reviews2023
Dev: Glasscannon StudioPub: Skystone Games
Windows
Land Above Sea Below is an atmospheric building strategy and puzzle game where you have to build your island from tiles in order to raise its height as much as possible, to avoid it getting flooded by the constantly rising sea level.
Why similar: City Builder 40%, Puzzle 12.3%, Relaxing 11.9%, Building 11.2%, Cute 7%
Why You'll Like It: A beautiful, atmospheric puzzle-builder where you manage landmasses to keep your island city above the rising water.
- #15 Railbound
86% matchVery Positive95% of 1,898 reviews2022
Dev: Afterburn
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A relaxing puzzle game about fixing train connections and travelling the world - now with a level editor!
Why similar: Wholesome 29.2% ★, Trains 28.7% ★, Puzzle 9.9%, Building 9.2%, Relaxing 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A wholesome, logic-heavy puzzle game that focuses on connecting train cars, sharing the grid-based satisfaction of the seed game.
- #16 Reefland
87% matchVery Positive93% of 82 reviews2022
Dev: UnSweet
Windows
Reefland - is a colorful city-building simulator with a relaxing atmosphere, where you are up to paint the island by placing buildings.
Why similar: City Builder 38.7%, Puzzle 13.1%, Relaxing 12.2%, Building 8.3%, Cute 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: This relaxing puzzle game focuses on building and expanding a vibrant island ecosystem through tile placement.
- #17 Townframe
86% matchVery Positive94% of 107 reviews2024
Dev: norrimo
Windows
A relaxing puzzle game where you recreate towns from people's memories. These people will give you written puzzles and to solve them you'll be able to either modify the buildings or use different tools, such as one that makes wind, and many others. Each puzzle will surprise you in a different way.
Why similar: City Builder 19.2%, Point & Click 17.8%, Hidden Object 17.8%, Puzzle 13.2%, Relaxing 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, narrative-driven puzzle game where you arrange town elements to complete charming, bite-sized scenes.
- #18 Islands & Trains
83% matchVery Positive91% of 570 reviews2025
Dev: Akos MakovicsPub: Future Friends Games
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Craft tiny railway dioramas in a stress-free island sandbox. No rules or timers - just design, build, and enjoy.
Why similar: City Builder 24.5%, Trains 22.1% ★, Wholesome 11.5% ★, Cozy 11.5%, Minimalist 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist sandbox builder that focuses on the simple, relaxing act of placing tracks and buildings on small islands.
- #19 Station to Station
84% matchVery Positive89% of 1,905 reviews2023
Dev: Galaxy GrovePub: Prismatika
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 47%
‘Station to Station’ is a minimalist & relaxing game about building railway connections. Grab your conductor’s hat and bring the voxel-art world to life through the magic of trains!
Why similar: Trains 21.1% ★, Wholesome 17.7% ★, Cozy 17%, City Builder 14.8%, Puzzle 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: It features a beautiful voxel art style and relaxing puzzle mechanics centered around connecting cities with rail networks.
- #20 Teeny Tiny Trains
84% matchVery Positive92% of 76 reviews2024
Dev: Short Circuit Studios
Windows · Mac
A cozy, nostalgic puzzle game where you build tracks to guide adorable miniature trains through bite-sized challenges. Solve clever brain teasers and rediscover the joy of your very first toy train set.
Why similar: Trains 22.8% ★, Cozy 18.7%, Wholesome 18.4% ★, Puzzle 8%, Relaxing 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy, minimalist puzzle game that focuses on building train tracks to solve logic-based challenges on small maps.
- #21 Dolmenjord - Viking Islands
85% matchVery Positive85% of 103 reviews2022
Dev: Mens Sana Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Arrange Viking villages in the islands to expand their domains, in this logic puzzle game! After years of battles, a group of Vikings decided to conquer new lands. Under the protection of the god Njord, a new clan sets out in search of glory!
Why similar: City Builder 20.1%, Solitaire 18.9% ★, Tabletop 15.9%, Board Game 13.9%, Puzzle 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A logic-based puzzle game set on islands that requires careful planning and placement to succeed.
- #22 River Towns
81% matchVery Positive93% of 245 reviews2025
Dev: Frogsong StudiosPub: Metaroot
Windows
Solve puzzles by placing buildings and creating vibrant cities in River Towns. Each district has its own style and shapes, making every level a new challenge. Help to restore and rebuild our River Towns.
Why similar: City Builder 26%, Board Game 21.2%, Cozy 17.3%, Puzzle 9.1%, Relaxing 7%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-puzzle hybrid that tasks you with building towns along riverbanks, focusing on grid-based logic.
- #23 Tiny Lands
82% matchVery Positive92% of 1,073 reviews2021
Dev: Hyper Three StudioPub: Maple Whispering Limited
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Take your perceptivity to a new dimension in a relaxing low-poly isometric puzzle game. Find the differences in the beautiful, fully rotatable, and zoomable 3D environments. Can you find them all?
Why similar: Hidden Object 24.9%, Point & Click 13.3%, Puzzle 12.9%, Relaxing 12.3%, Minimalist 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing 3D spot-the-difference game that shares the same cozy, low-poly aesthetic and puzzle-solving pace.
- #24 LEGO® Builder's Journey
82% matchVery Positive83% of 4,280 reviews2021
Dev: Light Brick StudioPub: LEGO® Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 62%
LEGO Builder’s Journey is an atmospheric, geometric puzzle game that asks us to sometimes follow the instructions… and sometimes to break the rules.
Why similar: Cozy 18.9%, Hidden Object 14.1%, Point & Click 13.1%, Wholesome 10.4% ★, Relaxing 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A highly polished, atmospheric puzzle game that focuses on the tactile joy of building with virtual bricks.
- #25 A Little to the Left
78% matchVery Positive92% of 18,301 reviews2022
Dev: Max InfernoPub: Secret Mode
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A Little to the Left is a cozy puzzle game that has you sort, stack, and organize household items into pleasing arrangements while you keep an eye out for a mischievous cat with an inclination for chaos. Check out this playful and intuitive puzzler with 100+ satisfying messes to tidy.
Why similar: Wholesome 21.1% ★, Cozy 18.1%, Point & Click 14.2%, Hidden Object 13.3%, Puzzle 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy, satisfying puzzle game about organizing objects into orderly patterns, appealing to the same 'tidy' satisfaction as the seed.
- #26 Tails of Trainspot
80% matchVery Positive92% of 63 reviews2023
Dev: Poly Poly GamesPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Relax and challenge your mind in Tails of Trainspot, a cozy logic puzzle game where you build railway networks, connect numbered stations, and explore a mysterious island filled with stories, animal residents, and mini-games.
Why similar: City Builder 22.9%, Trains 20.3% ★, Cozy 19.8%, Puzzle 8.4%, Relaxing 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy, relaxing puzzle game that focuses on train-themed logic challenges in a charming, low-stress environment.
- #27 Unpacking
78% matchVery Positive93% of 40,039 reviews2021
Dev: Witch BeamPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Unpacking is a zen puzzle game about the familiar experience of pulling possessions out of boxes and fitting them into a new home. Part block-fitting puzzle, part home decoration, you are invited to create a satisfying living space while learning clues about the life you’re unpacking.
Why similar: Relaxing 27.7%, Point & Click 19.5%, Puzzle 16.2%, Cute 14.8%, Casual 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A meditative game about organizing a living space that shares the cozy, tactile, and satisfying nature of the seed game.
- #28 Tile Town
79% matchVery Positive98% of 62 reviews2023
Dev: One Goose Army
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Tile Town is a chill strategy game set on a hexagonal grid. Plop down various building tiles to get the highest score possible, all while creating a colorful medieval town in the process. Unlock new levels or go for a stroll in the first person mode.
Why similar: City Builder 31.8%, Board Game 27.8%, Relaxing 10.7%, Minimalist 8.3%, Puzzle 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A casual, hex-based strategy game that emphasizes the visual satisfaction of filling a board with buildings.
- #29 Puzzling Places - 3D Jigsaw Sim
76% matchVery Positive98% of 128 reviews2026
Dev: Realities.io Inc
Windows
A relaxed 3D jigsaw puzzle game about building detailed miniature dioramas of places from around the world.
Why similar: Wholesome 26.4% ★, Cozy 20.3%, Tabletop 13%, Puzzle 11.4%, Relaxing 10.7%
- #30 Triple Town
81% matchVery Positive92% of 820 reviews2012
Dev: Spry Fox
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Triple Town is an award-winning original puzzle game in which you try to grow the greatest possible city. The larger the city you build, the more points you score. You build your city by matching three or more game-pieces: combine three grasses to make a bush, three bushes to make a tree...
Why similar: Puzzle 45.9%, Casual 29.5%, Cute 16.4%, Indie 6.3%, Singleplayer 1.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic match-three style city-builder that shares the same 'grow your town' satisfaction found in the seed game.
- #31 Hidden Shapes Lovely Cats - Jigsaw Puzzle Game
79% matchVery Positive86% of 64 reviews2021
Dev: YAW Studios
Windows
If you love cats, you are in the right place! Relax and have fun with beautiful puzzles of cute kittens having fun, hand-drawn, created exclusively for you to rescue your tranquility and be amazed by a beautiful art for each puzzle solved!
Why similar: Tabletop 17.3%, Wholesome 15.7% ★, Solitaire 15.1% ★, Cozy 14.1%, Hidden Object 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A simple, relaxing jigsaw puzzle game that shares the casual, tabletop-style presentation of the seed game.
- #32 Minami Lane
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,535 reviews2024
Dev: BlibloopPub: Doot Tiny Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Welcome to Minami Lane! Build your own street in this tiny cozy, casual management sim! Unlock and customize buildings, manage your shops, and maximize the happiness of your villagers to complete quests and fill your street with love!
Why similar: City Builder 25.9%, Cozy 21.1%, Hidden Object 12.9%, Relaxing 9.4%, Cute 7.5%
- #33 Mini Settlers
75% matchVery Positive82% of 708 reviews2025
Dev: Knight Owl GamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Mini Settlers is a minimalistic city builder! Settle islands, construct cities, and design efficient logistic networks to fulfill your buildings' needs and fuel population growth to adventure into new worlds.
Why similar: City Builder 36.4%, Trains 24.8% ★, Minimalist 13.6%, Building 10.3%, Relaxing 9.3%
- #34 Instant Farmer - Logic Puzzle
77% matchVery Positive89% of 240 reviews2021
Dev: Mens Sana Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Water the soil of your ranch and watch your crop grow. A relaxing logic puzzle game.
Why similar: Solitaire 12.9% ★, Wholesome 12.8% ★, Board Game 12.8%, Cozy 12.3%, Tabletop 12.1%
- #35 ISLANDERS: New Shores
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,238 reviews2025
Dev: The StationPub: Coatsink
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Welcome to ISLANDERS: New Shores. Build your island retreat in a calm, minimalist world with exciting new features that keep the classic charm while inspiring fresh creativity.
Why similar: City Builder 41.8%, Relaxing 12.3%, Building 12.1%, Puzzle 11%, Minimalist 7.5%
- #36 Tile Cities 2
74% matchVery Positive93% of 67 reviews2024
Dev: yevhen8
Windows
City-building experience reimagined as a simple relaxing puzzle game bringing the original Tile Cities to a new level
Why similar: City Builder 45.5%, Puzzle 15.7%, Casual 12.9%, Minimalist 12.1%, Building 9.7%
- #37 Super Jigsaw Puzzle: Cities
77% matchVery Positive95% of 93 reviews2018
Dev: Flat Cat Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
If you like to make puzzles, Super Jigsaw Puzzle: Cities is your game. Travel the world enjoying its comfortable and intuitive interface and its relaxing music that will allow you to concentrate on the difficult task of solving these beautiful photos that pose a real challenge for lovers of puzzles.
Why similar: Puzzle 39.2%, Relaxing 29.4%, Casual 21.2%, Indie 6.8%, Singleplayer 3.4%
- #38 Quilts and Cats of Calico
73% matchVery Positive93% of 578 reviews2024
Dev: Monster Couch
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Quilts and Cats of Calico is a wholesome, award-winning complex puzzle game for 1 to 4 players. Meet adorable cats and sew the coziest quilts. Compete with other players in multiplayer mode, play solo, or delve into the story of a quilter sewing their way through the city of cats.
Why similar: Board Game 20.6%, Tabletop 20.3%, Wholesome 18.7% ★, Cozy 16%, Puzzle 7.9%
- #39 Puzzletronics Digital Infinite
76% matchVery Positive84% of 55 reviews2021
Dev: Naoka Games
Windows
Puzzletronics Digital Infinite is a minimalist puzzle in the style of jigsaw. The player must move pieces to form logical circuits while listening to a calm and relaxing soundtrack.
Why similar: Board Game 19.6%, Point & Click 16.3%, Tabletop 15.8%, Puzzle 9.1%, Minimalist 7.3%
- #40 Jigsaw Puzzles Infinite
74% matchVery Positive86% of 463 reviews2023
Dev: Bartek Karczmarczyk
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Sit back, relax and build puzzles to your heart's content. Assemble one of the many included puzzles, or add your own images. Customize size and shape of the pieces for any puzzle. Enjoy Classic mode or try out Zen mode for a new type of puzzle experience.
Why similar: Board Game 27.5%, Tabletop 21.9%, Point & Click 11.5%, Relaxing 10.1%, Puzzle 10%
- #41 Hidden Shapes Animals - Jigsaw Puzzle Game
75% matchVery Positive92% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: YAW Studios
Windows
Tired after a hard day at work? Relax and have fun with beautiful and minimalist hand-drawn jigsaw puzzles, created exclusively for you to rescue your tranquility and be amazed by a beautiful art for each puzzle solved!
Why similar: Wholesome 17.2% ★, Solitaire 16.8% ★, Cozy 13.8%, Tabletop 12.6%, Hidden Object 9.7%
- #42 The Shape of Things
73% matchVery Positive88% of 330 reviews2023
Dev: Hyper Three StudioPub: Maple Whispering Limited
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Point & Click 28.8%, Puzzle 16.3%, Relaxing 13.8%, Cute 11.4%, Minimalist 10.4%
- #43 Pan'orama
72% matchVery Positive89% of 1,344 reviews2023
Dev: Chicken LauncherPub: Awaken Realms
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Relax and unleash your creativity in this new city building puzzle game. Create amazing landscapes and discover wide range of structures with special abilities. Enter the world of beauty and tranquility with the panoramas of your own creation and don't forget to pet your new animal friends!
Why similar: City Builder 42.2%, Relaxing 13.2%, Minimalist 13.2%, Building 13.1%, Colorful 5.7%
- #44 Sudocats
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,767 reviews2022
Dev: Devcats
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Sudoku for cat people. Cats are wonderful creatures but you better not put them together without proper introduction. So, plan ahead to display them in the right order so they get along!
Why similar: Wholesome 22.1% ★, Tabletop 19.5%, Cozy 18.2%, Puzzle 9.6%, Relaxing 9.2%
- #45 EVERDAWN
70% matchVery Positive98% of 60 reviews2026
Dev: SOLIDS Studio
Windows
EVERDAWN is a relaxing tile-based puzzle game where every placement shapes a living, evolving world. Stack scoring systems, combine biomes, unlock new and powerful Wonder tiles, and collect adorable Michis, little creatures that provide extra tiles.
Why similar: City Builder 35%, Board Game 25%, Puzzle 13.7%, Relaxing 12%, Minimalist 6.2%
- #46 Sizeable
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,298 reviews2021
Dev: Business Goose Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Sizeable is a relaxing and peacefull puzzle/exploration game! Shrink and grow your way through small dioramas in search of hidden objects!
Why similar: Hidden Object 26.2%, Puzzle 15.3%, Relaxing 12.9%, Minimalist 12.1%, Cute 7.5%
- #47 Hidden in my Paradise
70% matchVery Positive92% of 214 reviews2024
Dev: Ogre Pixel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Hide objects, decorate, and complete missions in this cozy hidden-object game where you can create little paradises and share them with the world!
Why similar: Cozy 23.4%, Wholesome 22.5% ★, Hidden Object 19.5%, Relaxing 8.7%, Puzzle 7.9%
- #48 Bubblegum Galaxy
68% matchVery Positive100% of 117 reviews2026
Dev: Smarto ClubPub: Astrolabe Games
Windows
Bubblegum Galaxy is a cozy narrative building game about rebuilding the galaxy tile by tile. Discover and design new planets, complete missions, explore your office and befriend your co-workers... all while trying to find out who deleted the galaxy!
Why similar: City Builder 35.6%, Wholesome 10.9% ★, Puzzle 10.7%, Cozy 10%, Building 9.3%
- #49 TerraScape
69% matchVery Positive89% of 2,172 reviews2024
Dev: Bitfall StudiosPub: Stray Fawn Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Build gorgeous kingdoms on floating islands by strategically placing buildings in this cozy, medieval City-Puzzler. Discover secret combinations, take on weekly challenges and explore randomly generated maps in various single- and multiplayer game modes.
Why similar: City Builder 35.3%, Board Game 30.1%, Puzzle 12%, Relaxing 11.2%, Isometric 7%
- #50 Glass Masquerade 3: Honeylines
69% matchVery Positive90% of 1,187 reviews2023
Dev: Onyx Lute
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Get ready for the Glass Masquerade sequel! With brand new textured glass pieces, immerse yourself in the beautiful world of painted glass art. Assemble jigsaw puzzles inspired by different cultures and themes with new play modes and various fragments cuts.
Why similar: Puzzle 37.6%, Relaxing 30.4%, Colorful 13.7%, Casual 12.9%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #51 Hidden Cats in London
70% matchVery Positive91% of 509 reviews2022
Dev: Nukearts Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Meow meow! Kittens are hidden in London, let's find them all. A short and pleasant experience! Start with a Beautiful monochromatic illustration, relax and find all the cats one by one to reveal the final colored art. Play through different modes, find special cats, and unlock bonus levels!
Why similar: Wholesome 23.7% ★, Hidden Object 21.5%, Cozy 21.4%, Relaxing 11.3%, Cute 6.8%
- #52 Town to City
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,538 reviews2026
Dev: Galaxy GrovePub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Build an idyllic 19th century Mediterranean town and help it flourish into a prosperous city. Freely place and customise each element to create the perfect home for your growing population in this cozy city builder from the creators of Station to Station.
Why similar: City Builder 42.5%, Cozy 23.2%, Building 10%, Relaxing 9.2%, Cute 6.3%
- #53 Match Village
71% matchVery Positive83% of 70 reviews2022
Dev: Rising Moon Games
Windows
Match Village is a minimalist puzzle and strategy game about merge buildings to create villages on colorful islands.
Why similar: City Builder 36.4%, Cozy 12.5%, Puzzle 12.3%, Relaxing 10.9%, Minimalist 10.3%
- #54 Puzzle Gallery: Jigsaw Art Collection
66% matchVery Positive100% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Minimol Games
Windows
🧩 Handcrafted jigsaw puzzles made by top-notch artists. Never AI, never generic stock images. Relax and discover unique collections piece by piece.
Why similar: Tabletop 20.8%, Board Game 18.2%, Cozy 13.1%, Solitaire 11.9% ★, Puzzle 8.8%
- #55 Voxelgram
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 706 reviews2019
Dev: Procedural Level
Windows · Linux
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 38.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Voxelgram is a 3D nonograms game where solving puzzles feels like sculpting in three dimensions. Reveal voxel models as you complete each challenge.
Why similar: Hidden Object 25.3%, Puzzle 13.4%, Relaxing 11.1%, Minimalist 10.7%, Building 8.9%
- #56 Islantiles
66% matchVery Positive90% of 63 reviews2026
Dev: Thunderrock Innovations
Windows
Islantiles is a cozy but compulsive roguelike deckbuilder. Unlock powerful technology cards, shape your deck to craft game-breaking combos, and grow your settlements to glory in this ultra-satisfying roguelike!
Why similar: City Builder 31.2%, Board Game 24.1%, Puzzle 11.1%, Relaxing 11.1%, Minimalist 9.6%
- #57 Hidden Cats in Jigsaw Puzzle
68% matchVery Positive80% of 147 reviews2024
Dev: Nukearts Studio
Windows
The beautifully hand-drawn art of the Hidden Cats Series levels from Nukearts is now in a Jigsaw Puzzle game! Enjoy the free content from Paris City and get more from DLCs.
Why similar: Cozy 25.6%, Wholesome 25.4% ★, Relaxing 12.7%, Tabletop 12.5%, Puzzle 12.3%
- #58 City find all
67% matchVery Positive89% of 130 reviews2024
Dev: Teamey
Windows
City find all is an exciting 3D puzzle game for finding objects in a cozy town. There are many objects on the location, there are numerous buildings, benches, signs, and other urban decorations. The player must explore every part of the location to find the necessary items.
Why similar: Hidden Object 34.1%, Point & Click 26.2%, Puzzle 16%, Relaxing 9.5%, Casual 7.3%
- #59 LEGO® Bricktales
67% matchVery Positive83% of 2,012 reviews2022
Dev: ClockStonePub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
In this puzzle-adventure, use an intuitive brick-by-brick building mechanic to solve puzzles and bring your creations to life! Experience a charming story as you explore beautiful LEGO® dioramas and help the people inhabiting them.
Why similar: Cozy 33.6%, Puzzle 14.9%, Relaxing 12.6%, Building 12%, Isometric 8.9%
- #60 Forests, Fields and Fortresses
67% matchVery Positive95% of 80 reviews2023
Dev: 9 Eyes Game Studio
Windows · Mac
Forests, Fields and Fortresses - is a mix of a puzzle and a board game in which you have to build your kingdom.
Why similar: City Builder 25.2%, Tabletop 21.9%, Solitaire 20.1% ★, Board Game 16%, Puzzle 9.5%