Games Like Lightmatter

Perception is reality. In this mind-bending first-person puzzler, you escape a surreal dream world through solving impossible puzzles using the ambiguity of depth and perspective.

Why similar: Puzzle 38.1%, First-Person 26.9%, Adventure 18.9%, Puzzle Platformer 16.1%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the surreal, perspective-shifting puzzle design that makes first-person logic games feel fresh and mind-bending.

Think in reverse. Outsmart the impossible. A mind-bending first-person adventure where you solve ingenious and complex puzzles by rewinding objects through time.

Why similar: Puzzle 17.7%, First-Person 15%, Sci-fi 14.5%, Futuristic 14.1%, Adventure 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: Much like Lightmatter, this title features a witty AI companion and a unique core mechanic involving time manipulation to solve first-person puzzles.

The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

Why similar: Science 27.2%, Puzzle 17.7%, First-Person 15.2%, Puzzle Platformer 14.2%, Sci-fi 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: It is the definitive first-person puzzle game that shares Lightmatter's blend of complex spatial mechanics and a snarky, corporate-themed narrative.

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: Puzzle 36.9%, First-Person 17.2%, Sci-fi 16.3%, Adventure 8.9%, Atmospheric 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a deep, philosophical sci-fi narrative paired with intricate environmental puzzles that require careful observation of your surroundings.

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 33.1%, Sci-fi 21.6%, First-Person 21.4%, Adventure 15%, Atmospheric 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: This sci-fi puzzler focuses on logic and environmental manipulation within a sterile, high-tech facility, mirroring the aesthetic of Lightmatter.

The Talos Principle 2 is a thought-provoking first-person puzzle experience that greatly expands on the first game's philosophical themes and stunning environments with increasingly mind-bending challenges.

Why similar: Logic 37.8%, Science 13.1%, Puzzle 12.4%, First-Person 9.1%, Sci-fi 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: It expands on the original's philosophical puzzles with even more complex mechanics and a stunning, atmospheric sci-fi world.

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: Adventure 30.6%, Puzzle 21.6%, Indie 21.6%, First-Person 10.9%, Sci-fi 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a polished first-person puzzle experience where you manipulate the environment using specific tools to navigate complex chambers.

Challenge perception, redefine reality, and reshape the world around you with an instant camera. Viewfinder is a new single player game offering gamers hours of interesting and fun experiences while uncovering the mysteries left behind.

Why similar: Puzzle 25.1%, First-Person 22.6%, Puzzle Platformer 22%, Adventure 19.5%, Atmospheric 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a unique perspective-based mechanic that challenges your perception of reality, similar to the spatial puzzles in Lightmatter.

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: Puzzle 19.2%, First-Person 16.2%, Adventure 15.8%, Indie 11.7%, Puzzle Platformer 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: It features a beautiful, atmospheric world where you manipulate light and shadow to traverse obstacles and solve puzzles.

Faraday Protocol is a first person puzzle game that will test your wits and intelligence. Use the Bia-Tool, an ancient pistol-like relic of an alien civilization, to solve puzzles by bending energy and manipulating enigmatic machinery.

Why similar: Logic 41.3%, Puzzle 11%, First-Person 9.6%, Sci-fi 7.9%, Futuristic 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on exploration and logic-based puzzles within a mysterious alien structure, echoing the isolation and discovery of Lightmatter.

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: Puzzle 25.3%, First-Person 19%, Puzzle Platformer 15.8%, Adventure 12.8%, Indie 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: This title offers a mind-bending experience with non-Euclidean geometry and gravity-shifting puzzles that feel highly atmospheric.

As an inmate of a government-controlled Correctional Facility in the year 2275, you have the right to prove yourself worthy of being part of Society again. Show your skills in logical thinking by solving puzzles of varying size, type and difficulty in this first-Person puzzle game, and redeem your freedom!

Why similar: Logic 51%, Puzzle 11.3%, First-Person 9.7%, Sci-fi 8%, Indie 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A pure logic-based puzzle game that emphasizes laser-based mechanics and environmental interaction in a clean, sci-fi setting.

You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

Why similar: Puzzle 30.4%, Dark Comedy 27.9%, First-Person 19.7%, Atmospheric 9%, 3D 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: It serves as a humorous, parody-filled take on the exploration-puzzle genre, matching the comedic tone of Lightmatter's writing.

Relicta is a first-person physics-based puzzle game where you need to creatively combine magnetism and gravity to unravel the secrets of Chandra Base.

Why similar: Logic 39.3%, Science 17.3%, Puzzle 10.5%, Puzzle Platformer 10.4%, First-Person 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: It is a physics-based puzzle game set in a sci-fi environment where you must master magnetism and gravity to survive.

Welcome to ChromaTec’s test lab! You’re here to test our state-of-the-art military-grade color-technology: The ChromaGun (patent pending)! Use it to solve our meticulously designed test chambers by painting the walls and droids. Remember how to mix colors from pre-school? Then you qualify!

Why similar: Logic 37%, Science 19%, Puzzle 9.4%, First-Person 8.1%, Puzzle Platformer 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game uses color-matching mechanics to solve puzzles, offering a similar 'test chamber' feel to the gameplay of Lightmatter.

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: Logic 34.4%, Science 15.2%, Puzzle 10.2%, Sci-fi 7.7%, First-Person 7%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on intricate mechanical puzzles and mystery, providing a satisfying tactile experience for fans of logic games.

The GoD Unit is a first-person physics-based puzzle game set in a near pre-apocalyptic future, featuring the mass manipulation ability and other familiar and beloved puzzle mechanics.

Why similar: Logic 47.8%, Science 14%, Puzzle 9.5%, First-Person 8.3%, Puzzle Platformer 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on physics-based logic puzzles in a first-person perspective, requiring players to think critically about their environment.

Explore a unique and connected world. Understand its fragile balance, uncover its deepest questions, and find more than just the answers.

Why similar: Logic 50.6%, Puzzle 12%, Adventure 10%, First-Person 9.6%, Sci-fi 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A colorful first-person puzzle game that emphasizes logic and exploration within a stylized, sci-fi setting.

Cube puzzler and an epic adventure. Stamp stickers to the sides of your cube to imbue each surface with unique powers, which are vital to solving puzzles and finding secrets.

Why similar: Logic 36.4%, Science 16.5%, Puzzle 8.6%, Puzzle Platformer 7.2%, Sci-fi 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a variety of 3D logic puzzles that require spatial reasoning and careful navigation through diverse environments.

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 29.1%, Puzzle Platformer 18.7%, First-Person 15.8%, Science 14.1%, Sci-fi 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: The foundational first-person puzzle game that established the genre's standard for tight mechanics and environmental storytelling.

Find a way through the towers and dungeons of TRI by solving puzzles, climbing impossible ascents and reflecting light-rays. The mystical TRI will let you create your own paths in this strange world – just try not to lose your mind when you're falling upside down!

Why similar: Puzzle 23.3%, Adventure 21.2%, First-Person 17.7%, Indie 15.8%, Atmospheric 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game allows you to create your own paths through 3D environments, offering a unique take on traversal and puzzle-solving.

Gravitas is a short first-person puzzle platforming game that transports you to the Gallery of Refined Gravity. Manipulate gravity and the gallery itself to prove yourself a pupil worthy of the Curator’s masterwork.

Why similar: Puzzle 27.8%, Puzzle Platformer 18.5%, First-Person 17.1%, Adventure 14%, Indie 13%

Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play first-person puzzler that features a sarcastic narrator and gravity-based mechanics reminiscent of the Portal-inspired genre.

INFRA puts you into the boots of a structural analyst on a routine mission. Quickly though, your task turns into a fight for survival, all caused by deep-rooted schemes of the past. Your tools are simple: your camera and the wits to navigate a labyrinth of debris.

Why similar: Puzzle 29.9%, First-Person 21.7%, Adventure 21.2%, Atmospheric 14.4%, Indie 12.8%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes exploration and environmental puzzle-solving in a grounded, atmospheric setting that rewards careful observation.

Dive into a surreal ocean abyss in an atmospheric puzzle-adventure. Explore dangerous waters, possess sea creatures and solve environmental puzzles to discover what lies deep below the surface…

Why similar: Puzzle 24.6%, Adventure 20.4%, Puzzle Platformer 15.3%, Dark 15.2%, Indie 13%

Why You'll Like It: This game uses a dark, monochromatic aesthetic and shadow-based mechanics to create a hauntingly atmospheric puzzle experience.

Chromatic Conundrum is a first person puzzle game where you manipulate light. Combine different colors and form shadows to illuminate your way through an enigmatic world.

Why similar: Puzzle 19%, First-Person 15.3%, Sci-fi 13.7%, Puzzle Platformer 12.5%, Adventure 11.9%

Magrunner: Dark Pulse is an action-puzzle game in which technology confronts the Cthulhu Mythos, penned by H.P. Lovecraft. Equipped with your Magtech glove, you must harness the ability to magnetically polarize and manipulate objects in the environment to survive and surpass challenging puzzles.

Why similar: Puzzle 32.7%, Adventure 24%, First-Person 14.2%, Indie 12.5%, Sci-fi 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game blends high-tech puzzle mechanics with a dark, Lovecraftian sci-fi narrative that feels tonally similar to Lightmatter's darker moments.

BEAM is a challenging precision platformer with puzzle elements in which you need to manipulate various light beams and tightly maneuver MARBLE in order to save both your lives.

Why similar: Logic 33.9%, Science 19.2%, Sci-fi 8.8%, Puzzle 8.7%, Puzzle Platformer 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: It utilizes light-based mechanics and precision movement, making it a strong thematic match for Lightmatter's core gameplay.

Observation is a sci-fi thriller uncovering what happened to Dr. Emma Fisher, and the crew of her mission, through the lens of the station’s artificial intelligence S.A.M.

Why similar: Adventure 37.5%, Indie 29.6%, Sci-fi 15.3%, Puzzle 9.7%, Atmospheric 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: This sci-fi thriller focuses on environmental interaction and logic puzzles from the perspective of an AI, mirroring the corporate sci-fi vibe.

The Moon has gone dark, cutting off Earth’s last source of energy. As a lone astronaut, you’ll explore abandoned lunar bases, solve intricate puzzles, and navigate stunning zero-gravity environments. Operate advanced vehicles, uncover hidden truths, and survive in this gripping sci-fi thriller.

Why similar: Adventure 36.7%, Indie 23.3%, Sci-fi 17.7%, Puzzle 11.9%, Atmospheric 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: This sci-fi adventure features puzzle-solving and exploration in a desolate, atmospheric environment that feels grounded and immersive.

Tacoma is a sci-fi narrative adventure from the creators of Gone Home. Set aboard a high-tech space station in the year 2088, explore every detail of how the station’s crew lived and worked, finding the clues that add up to a gripping story of trust, fear, and resolve in the face of disaster.

Why similar: Adventure 24.5%, Sci-fi 23.9%, First-Person 17.4%, Indie 15.8%, Futuristic 10%

Why You'll Like It: It prioritizes narrative and environmental storytelling in a space station, perfect for those who enjoyed the setting of Lightmatter.

Hard Light Vector is a first-person action platformer where you traverse an alien environment and fight to protect the memories of the dead from corruption.

Why similar: Adventure 40.2%, Indie 31.9%, First-Person 27.9%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a fast-paced, first-person experience that focuses on light-based navigation and action-adventure elements.

A unique puzzle-adventure set in the secret YogLabs research facility. As a newly created clone, you’ll face a series of challenges while disaster threatens to consume the laboratory.

Why similar: Adventure 23.6%, Science 19.7%, Puzzle 16.7%, First-Person 11.6%, FPS 9.1%

Andarin Weppes is a first person puzzle experience of a man with ever advancing dementia...

Why similar: Puzzle 21.5%, Adventure 20.1%, Puzzle Platformer 19.2%, First-Person 14.6%, Atmospheric 11.2%

Welcome to a breathtaking storyline full of portals, solving puzzles with an energy-absorbing weapon, and other adventures in a sci-fi atmosphere! Can you travel through parallel dimensions and uncover the secrets of your past?

Why similar: Logic 39.4%, Dark Comedy 15%, Puzzle 8.8%, First-Person 7.7%, Sci-fi 7.1%

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: Puzzle 23.5%, Puzzle Platformer 17.6%, Sci-fi 15.4%, Futuristic 15.4%, Adventure 13%

In Shutter you play as Keith, a new employee that has arrived at the mysterious research center L.I.E. (Learn, Investigate and Exploit). Explore and solve puzzles with a camera that modifies objects using perspective. All in a space-age inspired setting.

Why similar: Logic 36.6%, Puzzle 14.8%, Puzzle Platformer 13.6%, Adventure 13%, Indie 7.5%

A 2D puzzle-platformer where you light your way through the darkness. Play as the Light, exploring an abandoned civilization where you find a suit of armor that seems to have magical properties. Suit up using the powers of the suit to channel your light magic to see what this strange place hides.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 34.6%, Adventure 32.8%, Puzzle 32.5%

Carefully capture tracks of your actions, then play them back to solve puzzles with the aid of your recorded ghosts. Immerse yourself in a cerebral first-person puzzle platformer, where strategically thinking several steps ahead is the key to success.

Why similar: Science 18.4%, Puzzle Platformer 16.5%, Puzzle 13.6%, First-Person 13.4%, Indie 11.8%

Complete physics-based platformer puzzles as you venture deeper into an abandoned research facility responsible for developing ominously powerful quantum entanglement technology.

Why similar: Puzzle 29.8%, Sci-fi 25.2%, Adventure 22.2%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Futuristic 11.3%

Andarin Weppes is a first person puzzle experience of a man with ever advancing dementia...

Why similar: Puzzle 18.2%, Adventure 16%, Puzzle Platformer 15.9%, First-Person 14%, Dark 10.4%

Explore terrifying liminal spaces. Horror walking simulator with reality-bending platforming and supernatural threats. Get lost between dimensions.

Why similar: Logic 30.1%, Adventure 20.5%, Puzzle 14.6%, First-Person 8.1%, FPS 6.4%

Find your way through a puzzle filled manor while barely dodging human-eating monsters. You wake up in a dark room with one objective: escape those sharpened teeth. However, you should not worry; you will meet friends along the way.

Why similar: Puzzle 37.9%, Adventure 34%, Dark 14.3%, Atmospheric 8.2%, 3D 5.7%

Shadow of Pharos is a short first-person horror game.

Why similar: Atmospheric 27.4%, First-Person 25.1%, Adventure 17.5%, Indie 17.5%, 3D 12.5%

Hopeguard is a third-person dark fantasy game about loss and acceptance. You have been chosen to eliminate the Dragon Queen, but the confrontation will not go as expected. Journey through caves, ruins, and forests to solve environmental puzzles and fulfill your quest -but with a new perspective.

Why similar: Puzzle 37.7%, Adventure 31.9%, Atmospheric 17.1%, 3D 13.3%

Puns, and puzzles. Horrible puns and devious puzzles actually, along with several incorporeal entities are what makes Ghostory a pixel art puzzle adventure brimming with humour and intrigue. Take on the role of a cursed traveler, master your ghostly form, find a cure, and escape a perilous cave system.

Why similar: Logic 50.1%, Puzzle 12.7%, Adventure 11.8%, Puzzle Platformer 11.4%, Indie 9.4%

Low Light Combat is a free competitive multiplayer shooter where light is your only weapon. Matches take place during a rapidly changing day and night cycle, meaning your fast paced fights quickly become tense and thrilling battles of wit.

Why similar: First-Person 23.7%, Futuristic 21%, FPS 19.3%, Dark 16.8%, Indie 11.8%

Lumin's Path is an atmospheric 3D platformer using light and darkness to impact the world in mysterious ways.

Why similar: Adventure 100%

Explore a mystical, ever-changing dungeon in this isometric puzzle-adventure game. Master self-transmutation abilities and solve increasingly complex challenges as you uncover the secrets of your past.

Why similar: Puzzle 34.5%, Puzzle Platformer 29.6%, Adventure 22.4%, Atmospheric 8.3%, Indie 5.2%

Hellevator is a 2D platformer in hell where the only way to escape is to die. Find creative ways to die in order to solve the puzzles and progress through this infernal hotel.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 39.8%, Adventure 33.9%, Indie 15.6%, Atmospheric 10.7%

Antichamber is a mind-bending psychological exploration game where nothing can be taken for granted. Discover an Escher-like world where hallways wrap around upon each other, spaces reconfigure themselves, and accomplishing the impossible may just be the only way forward.

Why similar: Puzzle 43.1%, First-Person 23.9%, Indie 16.8%, Adventure 9%, Atmospheric 3%

SECTOR ZERO is a short, physics-based dark sci-fi puzzle adventure where you play as a fragment of an ancient hive-mind entity, awakened by mining operations deep within Asteroid 2031 XT.

Why similar: Logic 42.3%, First-Person 9.4%, Puzzle 8.4%, Sci-fi 8%, Puzzle Platformer 7.5%

Are you ready to investigate a mysterious occurrence at a remote lighthouse? Solve all mysteries in this dark and eerie puzzle game.

Why similar: Adventure 36.4%, Puzzle 34.5%, Indie 29.1%

You are a journeyman alchemist: experiment to learn the secrets of the alchemical sciences, and leverage them to produce a diverse menu of potions for a procession of weird and spooky customers in this compact narrative puzzle experience.

Why similar: Puzzle 38.7%, Atmospheric 16.9%, First-Person 14.5%, Indie 10.6%, Dark 10.4%

Uncover the lies. Free your mind. Veritas is a compact narrative puzzle game that asks: what is truth, and does it even matter?

Why similar: Science 25.9%, Puzzle 14.3%, Adventure 13.9%, Sci-fi 12.3%, First-Person 11.2%

From the Shadows is a cooperative puzzle platformer game where players have to work their way through a mysterious mansion by resolving puzzles that revolve around the mechanics of light and shadow.

Why similar: Puzzle 29.2%, Adventure 27%, Puzzle Platformer 23.2%, Atmospheric 10.9%, 3D 9.7%

Time loop puzzle horror, where you're stuck in a failed experiment and must escape or face being eaten for eternity.

Why similar: Puzzle 29.8%, First-Person 16.4%, Atmospheric 14.2%, 3D 10.5%, Indie 10.1%

In the dark and mysterious world of Closure, only what you see exists. Manipulate lights to phase objects in and out of reality in this multiple-award-winning puzzle game. Play as a strange spider-like demon who explores the stories of three human characters through beautiful, eerie environments such as a decrepit factory, a murky...

Why similar: Puzzle 43.9%, Indie 26%, Puzzle Platformer 16.7%, Dark 9.2%, Atmospheric 4.1%

You open your eyes in a dark, unfamiliar room; each door drags you into a new chamber filled with absurd surprises and dark comedy. Will you manage to escape, or will you continue to star in this black comedy?

Why similar: Dark Comedy 56.1%, Adventure 12.9%, Indie 11.5%, First-Person 9.3%, Atmospheric 5.3%

If you see a ledge, it means that it is needed for something. A three-dimensional puzzle platformer about the change of gravity in three axes. Walk on the walls and hang from the ceiling. Do whatever you want. The main thing is to get out of here.

Why similar: Logic 44.5%, Puzzle 12.8%, First-Person 10.3%, Puzzle Platformer 9.5%, Futuristic 9%

Find and rescue your uncle by using his newest invention to work your way through a crazy complex mansion as you switch between dimensions and solve puzzles!

Why similar: Puzzle 30.5%, Puzzle Platformer 27.2%, First-Person 18.2%, Science 16.7%, Adventure 3.8%