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 38.4%, First-Person 26.4%, Adventure 19.1%, Puzzle Platformer 16.1%

Why You'll Like It: Explores perspective-based puzzles with a surreal, psychological tone that keeps players guessing.

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 14.7%, Sci-fi 14.4%, Futuristic 14.1%, Adventure 12.9%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person puzzle game involving time manipulation and a witty, sarcastic AI companion.

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 29.2%, Puzzle Platformer 18.9%, First-Person 15.6%, Science 14%, Sci-fi 12.5%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive first-person puzzle game that perfectly balances dark humor, sci-fi laboratory themes, and innovative spatial mechanics.

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 37.1%, First-Person 16.9%, Sci-fi 16.4%, Adventure 9.1%, Atmospheric 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A deep, philosophical first-person puzzle game set in a mysterious, high-tech environment that challenges your logic.

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 33.2%, Sci-fi 21.6%, First-Person 21.2%, Adventure 15.5%, Atmospheric 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on first-person puzzle solving within a sci-fi facility with a strong narrative and thought-provoking themes.

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 31.3%, Puzzle 21.7%, Indie 21.1%, First-Person 10.7%, Sci-fi 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Features intricate first-person puzzle mechanics in a sterile, sci-fi setting that feels very similar to Lightmatter.

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 25.2%, Puzzle Platformer 22.3%, First-Person 22.1%, Adventure 19.8%, Atmospheric 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: Utilizes unique perspective-shifting mechanics to solve puzzles in a visually stunning and surreal environment.

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 43.4%, First-Person 23.5%, Indie 16.5%, Adventure 9.3%, Difficult 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: A mind-bending first-person puzzle game that constantly challenges your understanding of spatial logic.

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 19.3%, Adventure 16.3%, First-Person 16%, Puzzle Platformer 11.9%, Indie 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person puzzle game that emphasizes light and shadow mechanics to navigate its beautiful world.

Morkredd is a tense, physics-based co-op puzzle game for one to two players combining skill-based puzzle-solving, a challenging balance of light and shadow, and a dark world full of secrets to unlock.

Why similar: Puzzle 32.6%, Dark 20.3%, Puzzle Platformer 16.7%, Atmospheric 14.1%, Indie 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, physics-based puzzle game where you must keep a light source moving to survive the encroaching shadows.

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 41.2%, Puzzle 11.1%, First-Person 9.5%, Sci-fi 7.9%, Adventure 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Features first-person puzzle solving within an ancient, mysterious alien structure that rewards exploration.

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 36.2%, Science 16.5%, Puzzle 8.7%, Puzzle Platformer 7.3%, Sci-fi 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A 3D puzzle-platformer that requires clever navigation and logic to solve complex environmental challenges.

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 39.2%, Science 17.3%, Puzzle 10.6%, Puzzle Platformer 10.6%, First-Person 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based first-person puzzle game set on a desolate moon base that requires clever use of magnetism and gravity.

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 36.8%, Science 19%, Puzzle 9.5%, First-Person 8%, Puzzle Platformer 8%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person puzzle game focused on color-matching mechanics that feels like a spiritual cousin to laboratory-based puzzlers.

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 25.5%, First-Person 18.7%, Puzzle Platformer 16%, Adventure 13.1%, Indie 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric puzzle game that plays with gravity and impossible geometry to create a unique spatial experience.

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 32.8%, Adventure 24.5%, First-Person 13.9%, Indie 12.2%, Sci-fi 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: Combines first-person puzzle mechanics with a dark, sci-fi horror atmosphere that mirrors the tension of Lightmatter.

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 13.9%, Puzzle 9.6%, First-Person 8.2%, Puzzle Platformer 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A logic-driven first-person puzzle game set in a mysterious facility that focuses on physics-based interactions.

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 23.4%, Adventure 21.7%, First-Person 17.4%, Indie 15.6%, Atmospheric 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person puzzle game that uses triangle-based mechanics to navigate and solve environmental obstacles.

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 34.3%, Science 15.2%, Puzzle 10.3%, Sci-fi 7.7%, Adventure 7%

Why You'll Like It: A mystery puzzle game with a sci-fi aesthetic and tactile mechanics that require careful observation.

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 50.9%, Puzzle 11.4%, First-Person 9.6%, Sci-fi 8%, Indie 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A series of logic puzzles set in a minimalist, first-person sci-fi environment that tests your problem-solving skills.

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 24.8%, Adventure 20.9%, Puzzle Platformer 15.4%, Dark 14.9%, Indie 12.7%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric puzzle game that focuses on light and shadow mechanics in an eerie underwater setting.

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%, Adventure 21.6%, First-Person 21.5%, Atmospheric 14.2%, Indie 12.7%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy exploration game set in decaying industrial environments that emphasizes environmental storytelling.

The dark will reveal all!Explore the macabre past of an old mansion in the 1930's and solve puzzles of light and shadows in this fully black & white survival horror! Players are trapped in this nightmare where darkness is a constant threat!

Why similar: Adventure 51.9%, Puzzle 33.7%, Indie 14.3%

Why You'll Like It: A noir-inspired puzzle game where managing light sources is essential for survival in a dark, atmospheric setting.

Dr. Herman, your sci-fi journey begins. Armed only with your mind and the Manipulator that operates with different types of energy, you'll have to pass through portals, visit parallel worlds, and solve physics-based puzzles.

Why similar: Logic 34.4%, Science 19.5%, Puzzle 8.6%, Adventure 7.7%, Sci-fi 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person puzzle game focused on physics and narrative exploration within a mysterious scientific facility.

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

Why similar: Logic 50.7%, Puzzle 12.1%, Adventure 10.1%, First-Person 9.6%, Sci-fi 6%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person puzzle game that emphasizes color-based logic and exploration in a vibrant, sci-fi setting.

A puzzle-platformer set in a dystopian world where the invention of a cloning device has messed things up, big time. Armed with a clone gun and a mighty fine mustache, the chore of saving THE WHOLE OF CIVILIZATION rests on your shoulders. Don’t blow it.

Why similar: Puzzle 24.2%, Adventure 21.4%, Sci-fi 18.4%, Puzzle Platformer 18.2%, Indie 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle game involving cloning mechanics and dark, industrial themes that challenge the player's morality.

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 19.1%, First-Person 15%, Sci-fi 13.7%, Puzzle Platformer 12.7%, Adventure 12.2%

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 49.7%, Puzzle 12.7%, Adventure 12.1%, Puzzle Platformer 11.5%, Indie 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D puzzle-platformer that uses shadow-shifting mechanics to solve environmental challenges in a unique way.

As your final hour approaches, a large structure looms up in the distance, towering above the relentless storm. Discover the truth behind this dark castle in a communication-based, cooperative puzzle adventure.

Why similar: Puzzle 28.1%, Adventure 19.1%, First-Person 19%, Dark 12%, Indie 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: A cooperative puzzle game that requires constant communication to solve escape-room style challenges.

Walk on walls. Manipulate gravity. Discover secrets. In this first-person puzzle game, delve deep into an ancient labyrinth of intricate conundrums, seeking an imprisoned god at the centre.

Why similar: Logic 45.3%, Puzzle 10.3%, First-Person 9.2%, Puzzle Platformer 8.7%, Adventure 7.2%

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 17.8%, Futuristic 15.3%, Sci-fi 15.2%, Adventure 13.3%

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

Why similar: Puzzle 18.4%, Adventure 16.4%, Puzzle Platformer 16.2%, First-Person 13.8%, Dark 10.3%

Invite a friend to explore the strange, yet beautiful world of darkness and light in Shadow Puppeteer, an award-winning, local co-op adventure.

Why similar: Adventure 23%, Puzzle 20.7%, Indie 17.7%, Puzzle Platformer 17.1%, Dark 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: A co-op puzzle-platformer where players manipulate light and shadows to progress through a dark world.

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 33.7%, Science 19.1%, Puzzle 8.8%, Sci-fi 8.7%, Puzzle Platformer 8.7%

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

Why similar: Puzzle 21.6%, Adventure 20.5%, Puzzle Platformer 19.4%, First-Person 14.4%, Atmospheric 11%

CO-OP is a 2.5D puzzle-platformer. You control two robots; R3D, who can absorb all the light sources around him, and BLU3, who converts that energy into an explosive power. They find themselves in what seems like a recycling facility, with drones analyzing their every move...

Why similar: Indie 33%, Adventure 32.8%, Sci-fi 19.5%, Puzzle Platformer 14.7%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi puzzle game that features cooperative mechanics and platforming in a challenging, logic-based environment.

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 29.1%, Adventure 27.5%, Puzzle Platformer 23.4%, Atmospheric 10.6%, 3D 9.5%

As we explore these frozen wastes, misfortune strikes once again. Through the fierce blizzard, a flare lights the sky, followed by a cry for help over the radio - broken, dying... No one else can come to their rescue. Can we make it back - together?

Why similar: Puzzle 36.5%, Adventure 21.3%, First-Person 14.1%, Dark 10.4%, Indie 9.9%

A puzzle platformer with a new twist on co-op and single player gameplay. Solve puzzles, platforming challenges, and encounter dangerous monsters and traps that require you to KILL and resurrect your brother to advance! Death is just part of the adventure.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 36.8%, Puzzle Platformer 16.6%, Puzzle 16.1%, Adventure 12.4%, Dark 9.2%

You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.

Why similar: Puzzle 43.6%, First-Person 19.9%, Adventure 11.4%, Indie 10.4%, Atmospheric 7.5%

Rumbral is a dark, puzzle platformer set in a seemingly forgotten world. Find your way in this desolated place while trying to recover your memories and find out who you really are.

Why similar: Puzzle 35%, Puzzle Platformer 24.6%, Dark 22.6%, Adventure 17.7%

The Bridge is a logic puzzle game that forces you to reevaluate your preconceptions of physics and perspective. It is Isaac Newton meets M. C. Escher. Manipulate gravity to redefine the ceiling as the floor while venturing through impossible architectures.

Why similar: Logic 50.8%, Puzzle 15%, Puzzle Platformer 14.1%, Indie 6.9%, Adventure 4.3%

Are you ready for an adventure? Challenges, exploration and puzzles in a narrative driven experience, pick up your camera and test your wits in this first-person mystery by the team behind Quern!

Why similar: Puzzle 27%, Adventure 25.5%, First-Person 23.1%, Dark 12.5%, Atmospheric 11.9%

Cast into an ancient crypt, survive the horrors that dwell below, and ascend from despair with your unexpected companion in this short 2D puzzle platformer. Take risks to evade the petrifying gaze from beyond the dark.

Why similar: Adventure 29.9%, Puzzle 28.7%, Puzzle Platformer 21.4%, Indie 10.9%, Atmospheric 9.1%

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 30.7%, Puzzle Platformer 27.5%, First-Person 17.8%, Science 16.5%, Adventure 3.9%

Zof is a first person point and click puzzle game with a difference. The solutions are always simple, but hidden more and more carefully as the game goes on.

Why similar: Logic 59.4%, Puzzle 14.8%, First-Person 10.4%, Adventure 6.9%, Atmospheric 4.7%

A comical puzzle platformer where you must die to progress. The bodies you leave behind are your only tools to solve puzzles on your quest to find the Cup of Life.

Why similar: Puzzle 46.4%, Puzzle Platformer 26.9%, Indie 14.1%, Adventure 10.7%, Atmospheric 1.9%

Fabric is a first person puzzle game in which you bend spacetime to solve challenging puzzles and complete glitchy-themed voxel based levels.

Why similar: Puzzle 23.7%, First-Person 21.4%, Puzzle Platformer 19%, Sci-fi 16.7%, Indie 14.7%

You’ve discovered evidence of a cosmic presence influencing humanity since its origins. Now something born in the depths of the cosmos is calling again. Investigate, uncover forbidden knowledge and survive a disturbing first person Lovecraftian horror adventure.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 17.3%, Sci-fi 16.9%, Adventure 16.1%, First-Person 16%, Puzzle 15.4%

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 37%, Puzzle 34.5%, Indie 28.5%

In The Shadows is a puzzle platformer where lights scare away shadows monsters that transform into everyday objects you can use to your own advantage. Confront your fears, solve puzzles, find secrets!

Why similar: Puzzle 30.4%, Adventure 28.7%, Puzzle Platformer 27.4%, Atmospheric 13.5%

Despite only being able to burn for 10 seconds, a little candle journeys into the darkness, with the purpose of seeking light.

Why similar: Adventure 42.8%, Indie 32.4%, Puzzle 20.2%, Atmospheric 4.6%

A bombastic puzzle platformer about worlds turned inside out. Shift dimensions at the push of a button, solve brain-twisting logistical riddles, and race through the wilds of the multiverse in a bleakly hilarious (and hilariously bleak) story where everything you know can turn on a dime.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 37.5%, Adventure 21.5%, Puzzle Platformer 21%, Puzzle 20%

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

Why similar: Logic 29.8%, Adventure 21.2%, Puzzle 14.7%, First-Person 7.9%, FPS 6.5%

.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: Puzzle 31.8%, Indie 20%, Sci-fi 18.1%, Adventure 17.8%, First-Person 12.4%

Seek out and solve 10,000+ puzzles at your own pace across this sublime puzzle game.

Why similar: Logic 50.6%, Puzzle 11%, Puzzle Platformer 9.9%, Adventure 9.7%, First-Person 9.2%

Hello, this is Fael... Listen, this is going to sound strange, but... I think I'm lost in the apartment. Right now... I... I don't know where I am. Can you come and help me?

Why similar: Logic 35.8%, Science 16.7%, Puzzle 10.2%, Adventure 9.8%, First-Person 7.5%

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 34.3%, Puzzle Platformer 29.8%, Adventure 22.7%, Atmospheric 8%, Indie 5.1%

DYING: Reborn is a first-person Room Escape puzzle game in which players must tackle all kinds of puzzles in a series of dark and eerie environments. Gameplay revolves around collecting, discovering and putting together pieces of a twisted story that will make your hair stand on end...

Why similar: Adventure 38.7%, Puzzle 34.2%, Indie 27.1%

Experience an innovative co-op adventure where two players have to work together. Engage in collaborative puzzle solving and dynamic combat with each player having unique abilities. Delve into a psychological narrative that explores the essence of humanity.

Why similar: Puzzle 30.5%, Adventure 28.5%, Puzzle Platformer 25.3%, Dark 15.7%