- #1 Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure
96% matchVery Positive93% of 374 reviews2024
Dev: Furniture & Mattress LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Find your way in a world of breezy, thoughtful puzzles, along a charming journey of self-discovery.
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 40.1%, Puzzle 19.7%, Adventure 10%, Soundtrack 9.7% ★, Female Protagonist 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game utilizes a unique grid-based movement system where the world shifts along with the player, creating a clever puzzle-adventure experience.
- #2 Hitman GO: Definitive Edition
97% matchVery Positive85% of 2,331 reviews2016
Dev: Square Enix MontréalPub: Crystal Dynamics
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Hitman GO is a simple to play, but difficult to master turn-based strategy game set in a stunning interpretation of the Hitman universe.
Why similar: Turn-Based 52.5%, Puzzle 21%, Strategy 11.1%, Board Game 11%, Casual 2.3%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same team, this game translates the stealth-action franchise into the same elegant, turn-based, grid-based puzzle format.
- #3 Monument Valley
96% 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 32.6%, Female Protagonist 26.3%, Adventure 13.2%, Strategy 9.1%, Casual 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a beautiful, isometric, and atmospheric puzzle experience that emphasizes perspective and environmental manipulation.
- #4 Rob Riches
95% matchVery Positive96% of 80 reviews2021
Dev: Megapop
Windows · Linux
Plan your steps carefully as you traverse ancient temples, filled with dangerous traps and puzzles.
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 32.9%, Puzzle 17%, Isometric 15.4%, Platformer 13.7%, Adventure 7%
Why You'll Like It: A direct spiritual successor in feel, this game focuses on grid-based movement and trap-avoidance in an ancient temple setting.
- #5 Temple Of Snek
94% matchVery Positive92% of 173 reviews2023
Dev: Aetheric GamesPub: Pixeljam
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 47%
A snaky tile-based puzzle dungeon adventure. Defend the temple, monch the infidels, and grow and grow ...and grow?
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 43.6%, Female Protagonist 23%, Puzzle 21.5%, Adventure 8.7%, Singleplayer 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: A grid-based puzzle game where you navigate a snake through ancient ruins, mirroring the trap-filled exploration of the seed game.
- #6 A Monster's Expedition
94% matchVery Positive95% of 1,579 reviews2020
Dev: Draknek & Friends
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
An adorable and relaxing open world puzzle adventure for monsters who love to learn about humans!
Why similar: Puzzle 40.4%, Adventure 17.2%, Atmospheric 14.1%, Strategy 13.2%, Casual 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: This open-world puzzle game features grid-based movement and clever environmental interactions that reward exploration.
- #7 Q.U.B.E. 2
93% matchVery Positive84% of 1,718 reviews2018
Dev: Toxic GamesPub: Trapped Nerve Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 35.4%, Adventure 26.5%, Female Protagonist 20.5%, Indie 9.9%, Atmospheric 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person puzzle-adventure that focuses on manipulating the environment to progress through mysterious, ancient-feeling structures.
- #8 Cosmic Express
92% matchVery Positive91% of 608 reviews2017
Dev: Cosmic EngineersPub: Draknek & Friends
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Plan the train route for the universe's most awkward space colony!
Why similar: Puzzle 51.3%, Strategy 19.9%, Atmospheric 16.8%, Casual 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging grid-based logic puzzle game that requires careful pathfinding and planning to succeed.
- #9 Ever Forward
91% matchVery Positive82% of 278 reviews2020
Dev: Pathea Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
A girl trapped in a strange world somewhere between reality and imagination. Help her find her way in this adventure puzzle game.
Why similar: Adventure 21.7%, Strategy 20.4%, Puzzle 16.3%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Casual 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-adventure game that features a strong emphasis on environmental navigation and logic-based challenges.
- #10 Tomb Raider: Legend
91% matchVery Positive87% of 5,868 reviews2007
Dev: Crystal Dynamics
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Follow Lara Croft down a path of discovery as she travels the globe to remote, exotic locales in search of one of history's greatest artifacts, that unleashes unwelcome figures from Lara's mysterious past.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 34.2%, Puzzle 20.2%, Adventure 18.8%, Platformer 13.8%, Parkour 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: It balances action with environmental puzzle-solving, capturing the classic feel of the franchise.
- #11 The Turing Test
90% matchVery Positive88% of 7,968 reviews2016
Dev: BULKHEAD
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The Turing Test is a challenging first-person puzzle game set on Jupiter’s moon, Europa. You are Ava Turing, an engineer for the International Space Agency (ISA) sent to discover the cause behind the disappearance of the ground crew stationed there.
Why similar: Puzzle 42.2%, Female Protagonist 34.1%, Adventure 10%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Singleplayer 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: This puzzle-adventure game combines environmental exploration with logic-based challenges in a sci-fi setting.
- #12 Snakebird
89% matchVery Positive93% of 1,230 reviews2015
Dev: Noumenon Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Do you like puzzles, fruit and the notion of crossing a snake with a bird for no good reason? If the answer to at least one of those questions is yes, then Snakebird might be the game for you. Solve your way through this headscratcher of a puzzle game and help the snakebirds sate their hunger.
Why similar: Puzzle 86.7%, Indie 10.6%, Singleplayer 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on grid-based movement and spatial reasoning, offering a high level of challenge similar to the later levels of Lara Croft GO.
- #13 Iris.Fall
89% matchVery Positive88% of 2,853 reviews2018
Dev: NEXT Studios
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Iris.Fall is a puzzle adventure game featuring striking visuals and a spellbinding theme of "light and shadow".
Why similar: Puzzle 36.3%, Adventure 18.9%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Casual 10.1%, Indie 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric puzzle game that uses light and shadow mechanics to create a unique, narrative-driven experience.
- #14 Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
88% matchVery Positive91% of 4,711 reviews2010
Dev: Crystal Dynamics
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Take control of Lara and her new partner Totec, a Mayan tribesman, and uncover the ancient artifact known as the "Mirror of Smoke" in this all new action adventure game.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 25.8%, Puzzle 21.8%, Isometric 19%, Adventure 17.3%, Platformer 13.9%
Why You'll Like It: An isometric action-adventure game that features cooperative puzzle-solving and exploration.
- #15 Sokobond
87% matchVery Positive93% of 688 reviews2014
Dev: Alan HazeldenPub: Draknek & Friends
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Sokobond is an elegantly designed puzzle game about chemistry. It's logical, minimalist, and beautiful - crafted with love and science.
Why similar: Puzzle 52.8%, Strategy 21.7%, Casual 12.8%, Singleplayer 6.7%, Indie 6%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, grid-based puzzle game that emphasizes logical progression and satisfying mechanics.
- #16 Tomb Raider: Anniversary
86% matchVery Positive82% of 7,174 reviews2007
Dev: Crystal Dynamics
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Tomb Raider: Anniversary retraces Lara Croft's original genre-defining adventure globe-trotting 3rd person action-adventure in pursuit of the legendary Scion artifact. Using an enhanced 'Tomb Raider: Legend' game engine, the graphics, technology and physics bring Lara's adventure and pursuit of a mystical artifact known only as the...
Why similar: Female Protagonist 31.2%, Puzzle 22.3%, Adventure 17%, Platformer 13.9%, Parkour 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: This remake focuses heavily on the puzzle-solving and platforming roots of the original Tomb Raider series.
- #17 The Gardens Between
85% matchVery Positive94% of 2,728 reviews2018
Dev: The Voxel Agents
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
The Gardens Between is a surreal puzzle adventure that follows best friends, Arina and Frendt, as they fall into a mysterious world of beautiful garden islands. Manipulate time to solve puzzles and discover the secrets of each island.
Why similar: Soundtrack 47% ★, Female Protagonist 22.7%, Puzzle 19.3%, Atmospheric 11%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric puzzle-adventure that focuses on manipulating time to navigate through surreal, self-contained environments.
- #18 Gorogoa
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 19,841 reviews2017
Dev: Buried SignalPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Gorogoa is an elegant evolution of the puzzle genre, told through a beautifully hand-drawn story designed and illustrated by Jason Roberts. Winner of Debut Game at the 2018 BAFTA Games Awards, as well as Best Mobile Game and the Innovation Award at the GDC 2018 Choice Awards.
Why similar: Puzzle 60.4%, Atmospheric 13.1%, Adventure 9.3%, Casual 6.5%, Indie 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A unique, atmospheric puzzle game that requires players to manipulate panels to solve intricate spatial riddles.
- #19 Peregrin
86% matchMostly Positive80% of 351 reviews2017
Dev: Peregrin Developers
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Peregrin is a story puzzle game. A solitary traveller undertakes a perilous voyage through the haunted ruins of a lost civilisation. Seeking to fulfil an ancient prophecy, she will have to use her arcane powers to solve puzzles and survive battles - if she is to find a way to restore the fallen world of Peregrin.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 26.5%, Adventure 23.9%, Puzzle 22.3%, Casual 18%, Indie 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-adventure game that features a female protagonist and a focus on environmental exploration and unique mechanics.
- #20 Void Stranger
81% matchVery Positive91% of 3,271 reviews2023
Dev: System Erasure
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Place your faith and embrace the Void.
Why similar: Puzzle 46.2%, Female Protagonist 20.4%, Adventure 16.9%, Singleplayer 7.1%, Indie 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, grid-based puzzle game that rewards curiosity and logical deduction in a mysterious setting.
- #21 Nancy Drew®: Tomb of the Lost Queen
84% matchVery Positive89% of 132 reviews2012
Dev: HeR Interactive
Windows · Mac
Unearth Sinister Secrets in an Ancient Egyptian Tomb!
Why similar: Puzzle 31.2%, Female Protagonist 28.3%, Adventure 27.8%, Atmospheric 8.5%, Casual 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: This title captures the archaeological adventure theme with a heavy focus on point-and-click puzzle solving.
- #22 Baba Is You
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 23,702 reviews2019
Dev: Hempuli Oy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Baba Is You is a puzzle game where the rules you have to follow are present as blocks you can interact with. By manipulating them, you can change how the game works, repurpose things you find in the levels and cause surprising interactions!
Why similar: Puzzle 77.2%, Indie 9.9%, Singleplayer 7.3%, Casual 2%, Strategy 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: A highly inventive grid-based puzzle game where the rules of the world are manipulated through movement.
- #23 Syberia
82% matchVery Positive88% of 6,691 reviews2011
Dev: Microids
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Join Kate Walker as she travels to remote locations and time periods in this timeless voyage to discover her true destiny.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 27.8%, Puzzle 26.7%, Adventure 26.4%, Atmospheric 10%, Casual 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic adventure game that emphasizes exploration and intricate puzzle-solving in a richly atmospheric world.
- #24 LARA CROFT AND THE TEMPLE OF OSIRIS™
83% matchMixed69% of 4,353 reviews2014
Dev: Crystal Dynamics
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris is the sequel to the critically-acclaimed Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, and the first-ever four-player co-op experience with Lara Croft.
Why similar: Isometric 26.4%, Female Protagonist 23.1%, Adventure 22.3%, Puzzle 19.6%, Platformer 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: This isometric adventure game emphasizes environmental puzzles and cooperative play within a tomb-raiding context.
- #25 Patrick's Parabox
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,385 reviews2022
Dev: Patrick Traynor
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A mind-bending recursive puzzle game about boxes within boxes within boxes within boxes. Learn to use infinity to your advantage as you explore a deep and elegant system.
Why similar: Puzzle 66.9%, Strategy 10.3%, Singleplayer 8.3%, Casual 8%, Indie 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A mind-bending grid-based puzzle game that uses recursive mechanics to create complex spatial challenges.
- #26 Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft
78% matchVery Positive84% of 8,228 reviews2024
Dev: Aspyr
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Discover Lara Croft’s Original Adventures, Lovingly Restored – Now with New Challenge Mode
Why similar: Female Protagonist 30.6%, Puzzle 23.6%, Platformer 17.9%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Adventure 11.2%
- #27 Goetia
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 776 reviews2016
Dev: SusheePub: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Goetia is a point & click adventure where you play the ghost of a young lady. You are Abigail. Abigail Blackwood.
Why similar: Puzzle 32.9%, Female Protagonist 23.9%, Adventure 19.5%, Indie 8.5%, Horror 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click puzzle game with a strong, gothic atmosphere and a focus on uncovering secrets.
- #28 Stephen's Sausage Roll
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,914 reviews2016
Dev: increpare games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 53%
A simple 3d puzzle game.
Why similar: Puzzle 81.1%, Indie 13.6%, Singleplayer 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A deceptively simple-looking grid-based puzzle game that offers some of the most challenging logic puzzles on Steam.
- #29 Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered
76% matchVery Positive88% of 1,614 reviews2025
Dev: Aspyr
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Her legacy lives on! Play the next series of Tomb Raider adventures in this remastered collection of Lara Croft's darkest adventures.
Why similar: Parkour 26.2%, Puzzle 21.6%, Platformer 18.1%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Adventure 11.2%
- #30 Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
78% matchVery Positive85% of 84,764 reviews2018
Dev: Eidos-MontréalPub: Crystal Dynamics
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 39.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
As Lara Croft races to save the world from a Maya apocalypse, she must become the Tomb Raider she is destined to be.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 38.4%, Puzzle 24.7%, Adventure 23.8%, Atmospheric 7%, Singleplayer 6.1%
- #31 Tomb Raider: Underworld
79% matchMostly Positive76% of 6,670 reviews2008
Dev: Crystal Dynamics
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Tomb Raider: Underworld represents a new advancement in exploration-based gameplay. As fearless adventurer Lara Croft explore exotic locations around the world, each designed with an incredible attention to detail resulting in breathtaking high-definition visual fidelity that creates a truly believable world and delivers a new level of...
Why similar: Female Protagonist 30.8%, Puzzle 19.1%, Adventure 18.2%, Parkour 13.9%, Platformer 11.1%
- #32 Monument Valley 2
75% matchVery Positive93% of 3,902 reviews2022
Dev: ustwo games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Discover illusionary pathways and delightful puzzles as you learn the secrets of The Sacred Geometry. Follow the heart warming story of Ro in her journey through motherhood. Rediscover independence through manipulating monuments and evolving paths to explore new, surreal, and mysterious worlds.
Why similar: Puzzle 32.5%, Female Protagonist 20.7%, Strategy 15.1%, Atmospheric 12.5%, Casual 10.4%
- #33 Tomb Raider Game of the Year
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 263,018 reviews2013
Dev: Crystal Dynamics
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 28.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Tomb Raider explores the intense origin story of Lara Croft and her ascent from a young woman to a hardened survivor.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 40.5%, Adventure 25.7%, Puzzle 14.3%, Atmospheric 7.5%, Platformer 6.7%
- #34 Tomb Raider I (1996)
77% matchVery Positive85% of 4,601 reviews2012
Dev: Core DesignPub: Crystal Dynamics
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Adventurer Lara Croft has been hired to recover the pieces of an ancient artifact known as the Scion. With her fearless acrobatic style she runs, jumps, swims and climbs her way towards the truth of its origin and powers - leaving only a trail of empty tombs and gun-cartridges in her wake.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 33.2%, Adventure 22.1%, Puzzle 20.9%, Platformer 14.7%, Singleplayer 4.9%
- #35 Monument Valley 3
71% matchVery Positive93% of 1,911 reviews2025
Dev: ustwo games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 40.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Set sail for a world-changing adventure as you guide Noor in their quest through a series of mind-bending illusions and atmospheric puzzles. Can you unlock the secrets of the mysterious world – and the meaning behind the Sacred Light?
Why similar: Isometric 35.7%, Puzzle 19.8%, Female Protagonist 18.5%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Strategy 7.2%
- #36 Tomb Raider IV: The Last Revelation (1999)
77% matchVery Positive85% of 1,431 reviews2012
Dev: Core DesignPub: Crystal Dynamics
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 38%
According to Egyptian legend, Horus, son of the light, outwitted the evil God Set and imprisoned him in a secret tomb. Five thousand years later, Lara Croft discovers the lost tomb and unwittingly unleashes the evil God Set, fulfilling the ancient prophecy of his return to plunge mankind into darkness!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 39.4%, Adventure 26.4%, Puzzle 21.8%, Platformer 9.2%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #37 Rise of the Tomb Raider™
74% matchVery Positive94% of 150,084 reviews2016
Dev: Crystal Dynamics
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 13.2 hrsMean: 31.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration includes the base game and Season Pass featuring all-new content. Explore Croft Manor in the new “Blood Ties” story, then defend it against a zombie invasion in “Lara’s Nightmare”.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 31.6%, Adventure 20.6%, Parkour 18.1%, Puzzle 17.6%, Atmospheric 7%
- #38 Tomb Raider III (1998)
76% matchVery Positive84% of 1,525 reviews2012
Dev: Core DesignPub: Crystal Dynamics
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Thousands of years ago a meteor crashed into Antarctica and the shockwaves of its impact are being felt in the modern age. Lara Croft will follow clues leading to a deadly secret, boldly leaping chasms and blasting monsters that no one has leaped or blasted before. This time she faces a mystery that's from way out of this world.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 39%, Adventure 25.1%, Puzzle 20.5%, Platformer 9.2%, Singleplayer 3.3%
- #39 The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
71% matchVery Positive92% of 3,008 reviews2022
Dev: Cloak and Dagger GamesPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a folk horror narrative-driven adventure. Explore the isolated moors of rural Victorian England as you uncover the mysteries of Hob's Barrow. The answers lie in the soil...
Why similar: Female Protagonist 31.4%, Puzzle 25.3%, Adventure 13.4%, Horror 12.6%, Atmospheric 11.8%
- #40 Tomb Raider II (1997)
74% matchVery Positive87% of 2,344 reviews2012
Dev: Core DesignPub: Crystal Dynamics
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 36%
The second instalment in the Tomb Raider series invites you to join Lara as she travels around the globe to retrieve a precious artefact before it falls into the wrong hands. The legendary artefact, the Dagger of Xian, is said to give its possessor the power of a fire breathing dragon.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 34.4%, Adventure 25.5%, Puzzle 18.8%, Platformer 11.3%, Atmospheric 6%
- #41 cityglitch
73% matchVery Positive100% of 52 reviews2018
Dev: mindfungus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Fly across haunted cities, solve rooftop puzzles and light magical runes. Cityglitch is a shimmery pixel puzzler with simple movement and deep challenge.
Why similar: Turn-Based 27.9%, Grid-Based Movement 19.4%, Puzzle 13.6%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Casual 7.4%
- #42 Ruka
70% matchVery Positive96% of 278 reviews2021
Dev: Sleepless Studio
Windows
Ruka is a cartoon puzzle game where you play as a clumsy girl who is quite oblivious to the outside world. Maneuver through your Grandfather's manor and survive the mysteries there and find him. But be warned, not everything is as it seems!
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 28.3%, Puzzle 22.3%, Female Protagonist 17.1%, Strategy 15.5%, Casual 10.8%
- #43 The Eyes of Ara
72% matchVery Positive83% of 826 reviews2016
Dev: 100 Stones Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Explore a vast, mysterious castle riddled with secret rooms and challenging puzzles in this award-winning puzzle adventure.
Why similar: Puzzle 33.8%, Female Protagonist 25.2%, Adventure 16.3%, Atmospheric 13.1%, Casual 4.9%
- #44 Queen's Quest 2: Stories of Forgotten Past
72% matchVery Positive91% of 256 reviews2017
Dev: Brave Giant LTDPub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Conduct an investigation as shapeshifter!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 29.1%, Adventure 20.7%, Puzzle 15.1%, Casual 12.5%, Atmospheric 11.8%
- #45 Tomb Raider VI: The Angel of Darkness (2003)
73% matchMixed61% of 1,632 reviews2012
Dev: Core DesignPub: Crystal Dynamics
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 34%
A series of grisly murders brings Lara into conflict with a sinister Alchemist from the past, and a secret alliance of powerful individuals shrouded in mystery. Accused of the murder of her one time mentor, Werner Von Croy, Lara becomes a fugitive on the run.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 43.4%, Adventure 21.4%, Platformer 14.5%, Puzzle 9.3%, Atmospheric 6.8%
- #46 Castle of Secrets
68% matchMixed63% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Serene Questworks StudiosPub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
Castle of Secrets is a dark psychological adventure with horror elements. Uncover the mystery behind your family's murder as you journey through the world of the dead, meet strange beings, solve puzzles, and make choices that shape the story.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 25.2%, Soundtrack 24% ★, Puzzle 22.6%, Horror 8.8%, Adventure 7.7%
- #47 Adam's Venture Chronicles
73% matchMixed67% of 307 reviews2015
Dev: Vertigo GamesPub: SOEDESCO
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Help renowned explorer and adventurer Adam Venture and his accomplice Evelyn discover artifacts, unravel ancient mysteries, decipher strange symbols and solve ingenious puzzles around gorgeous historical sites from the 1920's.
Why similar: Puzzle 29%, Illuminati 25% ★, Adventure 19.6%, Atmospheric 8.4%, Indie 6.9%
- #48 Down the Rabbit Hole Flattened
65% matchVery Positive91% of 247 reviews2025
Dev: Cortopia StudiosPub: Beyond Frames
Windows
Down the Rabbit Hole is an adventure set in Wonderland prior to Alice's arrival. You will guide a girl who is looking for her lost pet by solving puzzles, uncovering secrets and making choices about the story along the way.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 32.5%, Puzzle 28.6%, Adventure 15.6%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Casual 6.7%
- #49 Toren
71% matchMixed63% of 1,349 reviews2015
Dev: SwordtalesPub: Versus Evil
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Experience the mysterious, timeless world of Toren, the first adventure game from Brazilian indie developer Swordtales. You are Moonchild, destined to climb the tower (known as Toren) on a hauntingly solitary journey to find your purpose.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 42%, Adventure 20.4%, Puzzle 13.5%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Indie 7.9%
- #50 Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
64% matchVery Positive94% of 2,911 reviews2024
Dev: SimogoPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The stage is set. Imagine an old baroque manor, perhaps a hotel or a museum, somewhere in central Europe. A woman wanders in search of answers.
Why similar: Puzzle 42.2%, Female Protagonist 19.7%, Adventure 19.7%, Horror 11.2%, Indie 3.9%
- #51 Enigmatis 2: The Mists of Ravenwood
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,599 reviews2014
Dev: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Enter Ravenwood Park and discover the secrets hidden in the mists…
Why similar: Puzzle 31.2%, Female Protagonist 24.7%, Adventure 15.6%, Horror 9.6%, Casual 9.2%
- #52 Röki
67% matchVery Positive89% of 3,110 reviews2020
Dev: Polygon TreehousePub: United Label
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Röki is a stunning adventure set in the snowcapped wilderness. As Tove, you must explore an uncharted world of hidden legends and forgotten monsters. Solve puzzles, collect curiosities, and uncover a tale of tragic loss, as you chart your path to redemption.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 29.4%, Puzzle 27.2%, Atmospheric 13.8%, Adventure 12.9%, Casual 7.2%
- #53 Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit
67% matchVery Positive81% of 472 reviews2022
Dev: Tag of JoyPub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Legends of the past come back to life in this charming point-and-click adventure. Pack your bags and journey with Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit through modern day Europe to uncover the conspiracy behind a cursed relic and the secrets of the King who was never crowned.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 31.6%, Puzzle 29.7%, Adventure 15.3%, Atmospheric 13.4%, Casual 6.3%
- #54 Intruder In Antiquonia
67% matchVery Positive90% of 112 reviews2022
Dev: Aruma Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Intruder In Antiquonia is a narrative mystery adventure that will immerse you in the Internet-hostile town of Antiquonia. Sarah does not remember who she is and how she got there. Help her solve the mysteries of her past while exploring beautiful hand-drawn environments.
Why similar: Soundtrack 33.7% ★, Female Protagonist 21%, Puzzle 19.5%, Adventure 9.5%, Atmospheric 9.3%
- #55 The Room Two
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 21,212 reviews2016
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Unique events transport you to the halls of a long-forgotten crypt. The only means of escape lies locked within a stone pedestal, along with a note from your mysterious ally. His words promise assistance, but only serve to entice you into a compelling world of mystery and exploration.
Why similar: Puzzle 59.4%, Atmospheric 13.1%, Horror 9.5%, Adventure 9.1%, Singleplayer 3.7%
- #56 Tibetan Quest: Beyond the World's End
70% matchMixed64% of 246 reviews2016
Dev: Brave Giant LTDPub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Delve into a mystical world of Tibetan legends!
Why similar: Adventure 24.6%, Puzzle 21.7%, Female Protagonist 20.9%, Casual 13.7%, Atmospheric 7.5%
- #57 Queen's Quest 3: The End of Dawn
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 176 reviews2017
Dev: Brave Giant LTDPub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Become a true alchemist!
Why similar: Adventure 23.4%, Female Protagonist 21.7%, Puzzle 20.5%, Casual 15.1%, Atmospheric 7.1%
- #58 Lord Ambermaze: Prologue
63% matchVery Positive97% of 109 reviews2024
Dev: Potata CompanyPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Lord Amber maze: Prologue is a free entry to a turn-based dungeon-crawler set in a labyrinth of frozen time. Plan each move carefully, battle quirky monsters, and solve intricate puzzles, one dungeon at a time.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 47.1%, Strategy 23.5%, Atmospheric 20.9%, Singleplayer 8.6%
- #59 The Forest Quartet
65% matchVery Positive93% of 444 reviews2022
Dev: Mads & FriendsPub: Bedtime Digital Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
The Forest Quartet is a puzzle adventure about a gone, but not forgotten, lead singer. Play her spirit and travel through 3 acts unique to the members of her band for a final farewell concert. Face their emotions, solve puzzles and fight the corruption plaguing their souls.
Why similar: Isometric 34.8%, Female Protagonist 25.7%, Puzzle 23.3%, Atmospheric 7.1%, Singleplayer 4.6%