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Awakening is a first person experimental puzzle game with a unique gameplay based on pattern recognition. Guide a soul that decided to find meaning by solving puzzle machines with videos. Use inductive reasoning to discover the challenges while exploring an oneiric environment.

Why similar: Philosophical 48.3%, Puzzle 14.6%, First-Person 13.5%, Story Rich 5.1%, Indie 4.7%

A story rich narrative puzzle game in which an artist comes to terms with their grief. Explore an infinitely recursive world of strange fractal beauty and solve mind-bending puzzles. Confront the ineffable and chat with your cat in a search for meaning and hope.

Why similar: Philosophical 23%, Experimental 13.7% ★, Puzzle Platformer 13.2%, Puzzle 9.9%, First-Person 8.2%

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: Philosophical 42.9%, Puzzle 20.1%, First-Person 11.2%, Story Rich 9%, Atmospheric 8.7%

Collaborate with your past self to change the present and influence the future. Only your vision affects the world.

Why similar: Time Manipulation 36.2% ★, Philosophical 30.1%, Experimental 12.7% ★, Puzzle 9.4%, Atmospheric 5.1%

NOSTOI is a narrative 3D puzzle and platformer game with a gameplay mechanics based on the physics and time manipulation. The game is about a boy who tries to escape his psychological trauma.

Why similar: Time Manipulation 50.7% ★, Puzzle Platformer 14.8%, Puzzle 13.6%, Story Rich 11.8%, Indie 9.1%

This virtual exhibition has one goal: In half an hour, it will challenge your understanding of what time is.

Why similar: Time Manipulation 45.9% ★, Philosophical 31%, Narration 10.1%, First-Person 5.7%, Exploration 3.5%

Immerse yourself in the fascinating ancient world of cube puzzles, where each step reveals a new mystery. You will explore different zones, each filled with unique puzzles that require the use of cubes to solve them.

Why similar: Philosophical 33.4%, Puzzle Platformer 13.9%, First-Person 11.8%, Puzzle 11.5%, Story Rich 10.3%

Between the veil of night and dawn, a cat once loved still wanders on. A meditative walking simulator about cats, patience, love, and loss.

Why similar: Philosophical 37.2%, Cats 15.3%, Puzzle 8.5%, First-Person 8.2%, Cute 7.3%

A Van Veen original game. Because everything else is irrelevant.

Why similar: Philosophical 64.1%, Puzzle 15.3%, First-Person 9.8%, 3D 5.2%, Indie 3.1%

"ChronoRecorder" is a 3D puzzle game. Players can manipulate time and gravity. And you have to use that ability to solve problems. You might think this game is difficult if you don't use your brain.

Why similar: Time Manipulation 51.7% ★, Puzzle Platformer 22.1%, Puzzle 14.6%, 3D 6%, Indie 3.1%

Look for your car in a series of mazes and parking lots while you talk to your therapist about feeling lost. An interactive short story about trying to make sense out of the unreal. Based on real dreams!

Why similar: Philosophical 38.9%, Experimental 24.6% ★, Story Rich 11.1%, Exploration 9.1%, Atmospheric 8.8%

Destiny Island is a very short computer game. You play a man who visits his memories. You can walk and talk to mannequins about 7 sins. Associate essence with anything comes to your mind.

Why similar: Experimental 30.3% ★, Philosophical 25.7%, First-Person 12.8%, Narration 11.8%, Story Rich 9.8%

A time loop metroidbrainia where time is your best resource and secrets are your only upgrades. You're the last of the Weavers, a remnant of a ruined society trapped in a glitching time loop. Explore what remains. Uncover the mystery. Perfect the loop.

Why similar: Time Manipulation 34% ★, Souls-like 20.8%, Puzzle Platformer 9.8%, Puzzle 9.6%, Atmospheric 8.6%

Help the cursed souls of Limbo escape their endless time loop in the afterlife. As Kulebra, a newly-deceased snake, witness their grief and guide them toward closure through point-and-click puzzles, light stealth, and empathy-driven boss encounters.

Why similar: Time Manipulation 35.5% ★, Philosophical 23.8%, Puzzle 8.5%, Story Rich 8.5%, Atmospheric 7.4%

Explore & embrace SONDER, a first-person exploration game set within an asteroid in which time flows back and forth, harbouring a vibrant paradise and a communal civilisation doomed by an imminent flood.

Why similar: Time Manipulation 28.1% ★, Philosophical 23.4%, First-Person 10.9%, Atmospheric 9.7%, Story Rich 9.4%

Jump through time in an instant with an unprecedented level of freedom in an open world. After crash landing in the distant past Eleanor must use her time travelling powers to piece together her broken ship, rescue her crew and navigate through alternate futures full of dangers.

Why similar: Time Manipulation 34% ★, Philosophical 20.9%, Time Management 16.2%, Puzzle Platformer 9.7%, Puzzle 7.3%

Step into the space between subconscious and reality. Explore strange liminal worlds, solve sound-driven puzzles, and unravel the secrets behind the enigmatic device left by a vanished scientist.

Why similar: Philosophical 43.7%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Puzzle 10.8%, Story Rich 10.6%, Exploration 9.8%

Wash, dry, and iron all the clothes in this cute and chaotic time management game to earn loads of money! In Shuwa Shuwa Guin, you are a penguin who inherited your grandfather's laundry business, and now you must work hard to keep it open!

Why similar: Quick-Time Events 49% ★, Time Management 26.9%, Cute 14.3%, Singleplayer 3.8%, Colorful 3.4%

A new adventure awaits you in a beautiful park filled with puzzles related to finding patterns in the amazing world of the game. Engage your logic and carefully examine your surroundings to find clues to solve the riddles and mysteries of this place.

Why similar: Philosophical 20.5%, Puzzle 18.1%, First-Person 15.8%, Puzzle Platformer 13%, Exploration 11.2%

A surreal puzzle-platformer where you bend gravity, rewind time, and disrupt a virtual prison built to contain you.

Why similar: Time Manipulation 31.3% ★, Philosophical 27.8%, Puzzle Platformer 10.1%, Indie 8.9%, Puzzle 7.7%

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: Philosophical 31.2%, First-Person 11.4%, Puzzle 11.3%, Puzzle Platformer 10.7%, Atmospheric 9.9%

【 In this world, "only what you see" is true. 】This game is a 2.5D platformer puzzle action game in which objects seen by the character materialize, and when you meditate and open your eyes again, the object you saw disappears.

Why similar: Philosophical 36.2%, Time Manipulation 21.9% ★, Puzzle Platformer 14.1%, Puzzle 10.4%, Atmospheric 8.3%

Portal meets Superhot - A revolutionary FPS puzzle with time manipulation Wield two time-control guns, red and blue, to rewrite the laws of physics. Master deceleration and acceleration to solve seemingly impossible puzzles.

Why similar: Time Manipulation 49.3% ★, Puzzle Platformer 17%, Puzzle 14.7%, First-Person 7.4%, Exploration 7.3%

Explore the world of books, discover its secrets and collect every page in Ink of Fate. A narrative 3D puzzle game in which you will help Helena, a half elf who embarks on a journey to rewrite her destiny and avoid the tragic end imposed on her by her author.

Why similar: Philosophical 35.2%, Puzzle 13.9%, Cute 11.9%, Narration 11.5%, Story Rich 10.8%

Mirrormind is a 3D Puzzle Platformer in a lo-fi dithered style, where you can shift perspective into any person you can see. Journey through a series of worlds to explore different points of view.

Why similar: Philosophical 31.1%, Time Manipulation 28.5% ★, Puzzle Platformer 16.5%, Puzzle 11.8%, 3D 4.5%

Solve puzzles with the power of friendship! Each student you befriend gives you a unique item that lets you unlock new areas and explore a wacky anime school! To deliver a confession to your crush, can you clear every obstacle? Can you overcome your feelings? Can you solve the puzzle called love?

Why similar: Time Manipulation 38.9% ★, Puzzle Platformer 13.6%, First-Person 11.3%, Puzzle 10%, Story Rich 8%

Get ready for a mindbending cyberpunk experience! Figure out more than a dozen puzzles through your manipulation of time based clones and try to get the best time in each level! Dive into Déjà Vu, inspired by puzzlers like Braid and The Swapper.

Why similar: Time Manipulation 40.4% ★, Experimental 24% ★, Puzzle Platformer 19.3%, Puzzle 12.6%, Indie 2.3%

The Last Campfire is an adventure, a story of a lost ember trapped in a puzzling place, searching for meaning and a way home.

Why similar: Philosophical 25.9%, Puzzle 13.6%, Narration 10.8%, Cute 10.2%, Puzzle Platformer 9.7%

In this game you mess with time forwards and backwards in order solve puzzles and escape rooms you're not supposed to escape.

Why similar: Time Manipulation 56.9% ★, First-Person 16.3%, Puzzle 11.5%, 3D 7.4%, Singleplayer 4%

Time retrograde puzzle game

Why similar: Time Manipulation 68.6% ★, Puzzle 18%, Puzzle Platformer 6.2%, 3D 3.6%, Indie 2%

Discover a world overrun with robots, and play as a defective bot who tries to find a way to flee the facility. Find others who are the same kind, free them, and escape the laboratory!

Why similar: Quick-Time Events 38.2% ★, Puzzle 16.5%, First-Person 14.7%, Exploration 10.8%, Story Rich 8%

EXISTENTIAL is a first-person story-driven puzzle game that offers a unique solution that will put your existence into the game world.

Why similar: Philosophical 44.4%, Puzzle 13%, Story Rich 12.8%, First-Person 11.6%, Exploration 8.3%

Immerse yourself in the multidimensional universe of Desordre. Solve intricate puzzles, push the boundaries of 4-dimensional thinking. Get ready for a unique experience where reflection takes on a whole new dimension. Created by one-man development studio SHK Interactive using Unreal Engine.

Why similar: Time Manipulation 47.6% ★, Puzzle Platformer 12.7%, Puzzle 12.5%, Atmospheric 8.4%, First-Person 7.7%

In this logic based puzzle game, switch between Orbs to solve puzzles and light up your world. Play co-op with yourself, freeze time, fly drones, play with sound… and overcome the evil shadow interfering with your quest.

Why similar: Time Manipulation 41.3% ★, Experimental 17.4% ★, Puzzle Platformer 12.6%, Puzzle 10.9%, Atmospheric 7.6%

A second-person climbing roguelite about recovering from heartbreak. You’re trapped in your fractured mind, climbing alongside the memories you can’t let go of. Crawl through your grief, obsession, and regrets. Fall, adapt and keep rising till you become whole again.

Why similar: Philosophical 32.5%, Time Manipulation 28.5% ★, Time Management 16.9%, Narration 9.7%, Story Rich 6.9%

Castle Cairn is a first-person psychological horror game set in 18th-century Scotland. Explore a forgotten ruin, uncover ancient Scottish folklore, and solve time-shifting puzzles to survive a curse where memory and myth twist into something real.

Why similar: Time Manipulation 55.6% ★, Puzzle 14.7%, Exploration 8.9%, First-Person 6.9%, Atmospheric 5.3%

Raster is a casual puzzle game about space. Here, you can use a variety of spatial abilities to traverse across diverse terrains, all in search of carrots for the bunny.

Why similar: Time Manipulation 49.4% ★, Puzzle Platformer 16.5%, Puzzle 14.3%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Colorful 3.7%

In A Day you'll be able to control 8 different characters in a 2D side-scrolling open map: give them life by chaining their actions, rewind the time and reach for the highest score possible! This day is yours to make!

Why similar: Time Manipulation 43.8% ★, Time Management 17%, Puzzle Platformer 13.5%, Cute 8.9%, Atmospheric 5.8%

I’m releasing this collection of games so that you may start talking to me again

Why similar: Philosophical 30.3%, Experimental 17.3% ★, Story Rich 13.6%, Narration 12.2%, Exploration 8.7%

Chrono is a puzzle/platformer game where you control how time affects objects in the world. By freezing time, fast-forwarding, or rewinding objects, you can crack a wide variety of puzzles. The goal is to escape the facility where you are trapped, before time runs out.

Why similar: Time Manipulation 52% ★, Puzzle Platformer 20.3%, Puzzle 10.9%, First-Person 7.4%, Singleplayer 3.5%

In this new chapter of "Suicide Guy" you'll be challenged with even more insane puzzles, generated by the surreal dreams of the Guy. You'll encounter the weirdest of the living beings as you go deeper and deeper into his subconscious. This time to wake him up you'll need all your skills.

Why similar: Philosophical 36.8%, Puzzle Platformer 15.6%, First-Person 13.2%, Puzzle 10.6%, Atmospheric 9.7%

Life Codex is a journey of solitude within the pages of a book. Solve intricate puzzles to uncover the narrative. Step inside my temple, find opus on the table. To understand it all, I’ll leave you just a label. Undress your bones - dance skeleton. And then you will know, what’s the Point of it all.

Why similar: Time Manipulation 33.2% ★, Experimental 18.8% ★, Philosophical 16.9%, Narration 9.3%, Puzzle 8.9%

Los Pinguinos is a horror game about a security guard who accidentally got a very dangerous job.

Why similar: Time Manipulation 32% ★, Souls-like 22.8%, Perma Death 21.2%, Puzzle 8.3%, First-Person 8.3%

Let's fall together.

Why similar: Philosophical 36.3%, Puzzle Platformer 14.2%, Story Rich 10.7%, Exploration 8.3%, Atmospheric 8.2%

The story about an uneasy journey of one man. You will experience certain situations, those, that could have happened with our parents, children or even a neighbours on just any other war. Through the eyes of our hero you will see his struggle in a modern war, struggle with oneself.

Why similar: Philosophical 59.7%, Puzzle 15.2%, Story Rich 14.4%, Indie 10.7%

Magnesium_173 is an elegant puzzle game inspired by quantum mechanics. Discard your conventional understanding of time and explore what it takes to make a meaningful choice.

Why similar: Time Manipulation 58.8% ★, Puzzle 16.7%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Indie 4.6%, Colorful 4.6%

.T.E.S.T: Expected Behavior is a first-person brain twister with a sci-fi plot. On top of logic, you'll need a fast reaction speed, "outside the box" reasoning, and the skill to adapt to unfamiliar situations.

Why similar: Time Manipulation 53.7% ★, Puzzle 22.2%, First-Person 10.5%, Indie 8.1%, Exploration 3.5%

A first person puzzle game where your vision defines reality, and only the things you can see exist. Learn and master the strange behaviours of objects outside your vision. Traverse the ancient structures of a world forgotten by the universe.

Why similar: Philosophical 28.2%, Puzzle 17.8%, First-Person 12.2%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Exploration 11%

Set in early 1900s Ottoman Istanbul, this suspenseful horror game follows detective Halil as he investigates a mansion rumored to be haunted by supernatural forces. Walking the fine line between reality and illusion, Halil is determined to uncover the dark truth lurking in the shadows.

Why similar: Time Manipulation 47.3% ★, Puzzle 19.5%, First-Person 17.4%, Exploration 12.6%, Singleplayer 3.2%

Alula is a 2.5DHD puzzle game where you help people solve their problems by exploring parts of their psyche.

Why similar: Philosophical 86.8%, Singleplayer 8.2%, Puzzle 2%, Story Rich 1.7%, Indie 1.4%

Investigate the FInnish top-secret project to end all life by proving to the Finns that you are no german spy, but a real local! Featuring 12 Sauna levels, meticulously crafted on real cottages and public saunas. Physics based Löyly throwing mechanics, and locals to meet!

Why similar: Quick-Time Events 33.7% ★, Philosophical 30.6%, First-Person 12%, Exploration 9.7%, 3D 5.3%

You find yourself shipwrecked on a beautiful unsunken island that was once part of Atlantis. Explore the mysteries of the island, and solve unique puzzles to enter the sunken lighthouse into the depths of Atlantis.

Why similar: Philosophical 18.7%, Narration 13.7%, Puzzle 13.3%, First-Person 11.8%, Atmospheric 11.8%

In a post-apocalyptic future where Earth's resources have been consumed, Kyle Seed tries to recover capsules containing special seeds and the energy needed to save humanity's future. Big Earth is a platform game with challenging puzzles.

Why similar: Time Manipulation 32.9% ★, Philosophical 26.3%, Puzzle Platformer 12.1%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Puzzle 9.1%

A first-person puzzle game where you explore a maze and your identity.

Why similar: Philosophical 38.6%, Puzzle 12.7%, First-Person 12.6%, Atmospheric 10%, Narration 8.9%

A story-driven quest in which the setting plays a key role. Pay attention to detail and look for connections, ask yourself questions, and never forget the bigger picture, learning to read the symbolism that surrounds you. Are you playing?

Why similar: Philosophical 27.6%, Puzzle 12.7%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Story Rich 11.1%, Narration 10.9%

The story of a young anthropologist who sets out on an expedition to investigate the disappearance of a group of scientists at an ancient excavation site. Creepy atmosphere and a constant sense of persecution will not let him go the rest of the way.

Why similar: Perma Death 35.5%, Puzzle 14.8%, First-Person 12.5%, Exploration 11.6%, Narration 8.7%

Wake up in an unknown place with no memories and discover the power to control time. Freeze objects, rewind time, and solve challenges using strategy and logic.

Why similar: Time Manipulation 65.4% ★, Puzzle 14%, First-Person 12.7%, 3D 3.7%, Indie 2.6%

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: Philosophical 27.5%, Experimental 18.3% ★, Puzzle 11.6%, Puzzle Platformer 11.1%, First-Person 10.4%