- #1 Linelith
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,194 reviews2022
Dev: Patrick Traynor
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Solve puzzles embedded in rocks and crystals as you explore a colorful, serene alien asteroid. Discover a few clever twists as you progress in this short and sweet puzzle experience.
Why similar: Puzzle 41.9%, Casual 26.1%, Minimalist 14.5%, Relaxing 10.8%, Indie 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game serves as a direct spiritual successor to Linelight, capturing the same fluid movement and minimalist line-based puzzle design.
- #2 Zenge
96% matchVery Positive95% of 3,075 reviews2016
Dev: Hamster On Coke Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Relaxing puzzle game, telling the story of Eon through gorgeous art and music.
Why similar: Puzzle 37.2%, Casual 16.7%, Minimalist 16.3%, Indie 13.9%, Great Soundtrack 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: Like Linelight, it features a beautiful, minimalist aesthetic paired with a relaxing soundtrack and intuitive puzzle-solving.
- #3 klocki
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,670 reviews2016
Dev: Maciej Targoni
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Minimal puzzle game.
Why similar: Puzzle 31.1%, Minimalist 22%, Casual 14.6%, Great Soundtrack 12.3%, Relaxing 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a highly relaxing and minimalist experience where you manipulate lines and shapes to solve satisfying puzzles.
- #4 Hook
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,911 reviews2015
Dev: Maciej Targoni
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
HOOK is a short minimal, puzzle game.
Why similar: Puzzle 34.3%, Casual 18.9%, Minimalist 18.1%, Relaxing 11.3%, Great Soundtrack 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses entirely on minimalist line-based mechanics that require logical thinking and precise interaction.
- #5 Scalak
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,081 reviews2018
Dev: Hamster On Coke Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Fulfilling puzzle game.
Why similar: Puzzle 31.8%, Casual 29.5%, Minimalist 22.4%, Indie 16.3%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a tactile and minimalist puzzle experience that emphasizes clean geometry and satisfying progression.
- #6 Up Left Out
94% matchVery Positive93% of 448 reviews2018
Dev: Maciej TargoniPub: Maciej Targoni
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A puzzle game about unlocking stuff.
Why similar: Puzzle 30.6%, Minimalist 23.5%, Great Soundtrack 14%, Casual 13.5%, Indie 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: The game features a clean, minimalist style where you manipulate sliding components to clear paths, mirroring the flow of Linelight.
- #7 PUSH
93% matchVery Positive87% of 693 reviews2017
Dev: Maciej TargoniPub: Hamster On Coke Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Can you push all the buttons?
Why similar: Puzzle 33.9%, Casual 26.9%, Minimalist 18.7%, Indie 14.9%, Relaxing 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: This is a pure, minimalist puzzle game that focuses on satisfying interactions and a calm, stress-free atmosphere.
- #8 hocus
92% matchVery Positive91% of 790 reviews2015
Dev: Yunus Ayyildiz
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
perspective illusion puzzle based on M.C. Escher drawings and impossible shapes
Why similar: Puzzle 25.6%, Indie 22.6%, Casual 18.4%, Great Soundtrack 15.3%, Minimalist 13.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game utilizes minimalist perspective-based puzzles that challenge your spatial reasoning in a clean, abstract environment.
- #9 LYNE
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 8,222 reviews2014
Dev: Thomas Bowker
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Deceptively simple. Infinitely complex. LYNE is a minimalist puzzle game that will knot your brain as it calms your soul. Connect the shapes. Fill the board. Lose yourself in the interflowing paths of LYNE.
Why similar: Puzzle 40.7%, Minimalist 20.5%, Casual 12.1%, Indie 8.8%, Relaxing 8%
Why You'll Like It: It is a minimalist, line-based logic game that challenges you to connect shapes in a way that feels very similar to navigating paths in Linelight.
- #10 Lines
91% matchVery Positive88% of 142 reviews2017
Dev: Gamious
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Lines is an abstract ‘zen’ game experience where form is just as important as function. Place or remove Dots to initiate a colourful race that fills a drawing. The colour that dominates the race wins.
Why similar: Puzzle 39.6%, Casual 36.7%, Indie 23.7%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the core theme of using lines to solve puzzles, focusing on simple yet deep mechanics that are easy to pick up.
- #11 Hexcells Infinite
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,629 reviews2014
Dev: Matthew Brown
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 36.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Hexcells Infinite is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.
Why similar: Puzzle 53.2%, Minimalist 16.2%, Casual 14.9%, Indie 9.7%, Relaxing 6%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a pure, minimalist logic-puzzle experience that rewards careful thought and pattern recognition.
- #12 Monument Valley
87% 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 46.4%, Casual 21.2%, Adventure 14.7%, Relaxing 14.5%, Indie 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a stunning, minimalist perspective-based puzzle experience that feels like an elegant work of art.
- #13 Quell Reflect
89% matchVery Positive95% of 188 reviews2015
Dev: Fallen Tree Games LtdPub: Green Man Gaming Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 66%
An enchanting puzzle game of logic and relaxation.
Why similar: Puzzle 26.6%, Great Soundtrack 24%, Minimalist 16.3%, Indie 14.3%, Casual 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a relaxing, minimalist puzzle experience that is perfect for those who enjoy the gentle pace of Linelight.
- #14 A Monster's Expedition
86% 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 50.7%, Casual 20.6%, Adventure 16.8%, Relaxing 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the same relaxing, minimalist exploration feel while offering clever, interconnected puzzle mechanics.
- #15 ETHEREAL
88% matchVery Positive89% of 169 reviews2019
Dev: Nicolás RecabarrenPub: Nonsense Arts
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 38%
A profound experience that carries players into an unknown and mysterious world surrounded by carefully designed puzzles...
Why similar: Puzzle 42.8%, Indie 29.4%, Great Soundtrack 27.8%
Why You'll Like It: It is an abstract, minimalist puzzle game that relies on sound and visual cues to guide the player through its levels.
- #16 Flat Path
89% matchVery Positive87% of 90 reviews2016
Dev: GooDCrafter
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Relaxing puzzle game in a minimal style.
Why similar: Puzzle 24.1%, Casual 22.8%, Indie 20.5%, Great Soundtrack 15.8%, Minimalist 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on simple, minimalist path-based puzzles that are easy to learn but offer satisfying depth.
- #17 A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,148 reviews2015
Dev: Alan HazeldenPub: Draknek & Friends
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 60%
An adorable puzzle game about being a monster and making snowmen.
Why similar: Puzzle 32.9%, Great Soundtrack 23%, Minimalist 19.1%, Casual 14.2%, Relaxing 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a charming, minimalist aesthetic and gentle puzzle-solving that feels very similar in tone to Linelight.
- #18 Splice
86% matchVery Positive87% of 588 reviews2012
Dev: Cipher Prime Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Splice is an experimental and artistic puzzler. Immerse yourself in its microbial world and start splicing! Every level ("strand") consists of a number of cells that you will need to rearrange into a target structure in several moves ("splices").
Why similar: Puzzle 44.8%, Great Soundtrack 17.6%, Casual 16.9%, Indie 15.5%, Relaxing 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a relaxing, minimalist puzzle experience centered on manipulating structures in a calm, atmospheric setting.
- #19 Thomas Was Alone
84% matchVery Positive94% of 9,347 reviews2012
Dev: Bithell Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Guide a group of rectangles through 120 levels, using their different skills together to overcome a series of obstacles in each environment. Discover the human-made story of the first sentient artificial intelligences with Danny Wallace’s BAFTA-winning narration.
Why similar: Minimalist 43.6%, Casual 29.3%, Indie 27%
Why You'll Like It: While more narrative-driven, it uses minimalist geometric shapes to create a deeply engaging experience centered on movement and navigation.
- #20 Lines Infinite
84% matchVery Positive92% of 580 reviews2017
Dev: KonstructorsPub: Hook Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Beautiful & relaxing Numberlink puzzles.
Why similar: Puzzle 29.8%, Casual 26.6%, Indie 19.7%, Minimalist 17.1%, Relaxing 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game continues the theme of line-based puzzles with a focus on endless, relaxing gameplay loops.
- #21 Mini Metro
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 16,391 reviews2015
Dev: Dinosaur Polo Club
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Mini Metro is a strategy simulation game about designing a subway map for a growing city. Draw lines between stations and start your trains running. As new stations open, redraw your lines to keep them efficient. Decide where to use your limited resources. How long can you keep the city moving?
Why similar: Puzzle 33.4%, Minimalist 27.9%, Casual 12.9%, Indie 11.4%, Great Soundtrack 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the beauty of minimalist line design while challenging you to manage complex transit networks.
- #22 Cosmic Express
83% 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 43.2%, Minimalist 25.1%, Casual 19.1%, Relaxing 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: It is a minimalist pathfinding puzzle game that requires careful planning and logical execution to succeed.
- #23 LIT: Bend the Light
81% matchVery Positive94% of 315 reviews2020
Dev: Copperglass
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Light, darkness and remarkable puzzles! Bend the light to your will in this award winning physics-based puzzle game. Feel like a renaissance engineer, build your own solutions to light puzzles, feel your brain grow and all of that within the beautiful and mysterious world of LIT.
Why similar: Casual 39.3%, Indie 30.7%, Puzzle 14.6%, Great Soundtrack 12.4%, Relaxing 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: It uses light-based mechanics and minimalist design to create a series of logical, satisfying puzzles.
- #24 Manifold Garden
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,118 reviews2020
Dev: William Chyr Studio
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 44.3%, Minimalist 25.6%, Indie 11.3%, Relaxing 9.7%, Adventure 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game uses minimalist, impossible geometry to create a unique and meditative puzzle-solving experience.
- #25 Gorogoa
79% 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 56.1%, Great Soundtrack 13.9%, Indie 12%, Casual 11.3%, Adventure 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: It is an incredibly elegant and artistic puzzle game that focuses on visual storytelling and clever, minimalist mechanics.
- #26 Bokida - Heartfelt Reunion
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 154 reviews2017
Dev: Rice Cooker Republic
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
An open-world adventure with puzzle elements and a minimalist aesthetic. Bokida takes place on a dormant, seemingly monochromatic world of light that gradually reveals its beauty. Experience freedom while exploring a peaceful, intriguing environment.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 39.4%, Indie 21.4%, Puzzle 21.1%, Adventure 18%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines minimalist exploration with puzzle-solving in a beautiful, abstract world.
- #27 Lowglow
81% matchVery Positive90% of 467 reviews2015
Dev: Rockodile
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Lowglow - an audiovisual puzzle journey. Glowingly beautiful graphics combined with a dynamic audio environment make sure that Lowglow is an unforgettable, mind-bending experience for you!
Why similar: Puzzle 36.8%, Casual 24.8%, Indie 22.9%, Adventure 15.4%
Why You'll Like It: It features an atmospheric, minimalist aesthetic and puzzle mechanics that feel both unique and relaxing.
- #28 Bars and Balance
79% matchVery Positive88% of 81 reviews2017
Dev: Mykhail Konokh
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Relaxing physics puzzle game with minimalist design.
Why similar: Casual 24%, Puzzle 19.5%, Indie 18.2%, Great Soundtrack 17.8%, Minimalist 15.3%
Why You'll Like It: It is a minimalist physics-based puzzle game that requires careful placement and timing to solve.
- #29 Mr. Shadow
80% matchVery Positive82% of 50 reviews2016
Dev: bycomb
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 99%
Mr. Shadow is a 2D graphic adventure game. The player uses a simple point and click interface to solve diverse puzzles. Enter a surreal and dark world inhabited by shadows.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 23%, Puzzle 22.2%, Casual 22.1%, Indie 17.3%, Adventure 15.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a blend of adventure and puzzle-solving with a minimalist, shadow-based visual style.
- #30 Far from Noise
78% matchVery Positive84% of 196 reviews2017
Dev: George Batchelor
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Far from Noise is a narrative set on the edge of a cliff, where two characters discuss what it means to balance between life and death.
Why similar: Casual 42.7%, Relaxing 32.1%, Indie 25.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a minimalist, atmospheric experience that prioritizes mood and reflection over complex gameplay.
- #31 Quell
77% matchVery Positive98% of 448 reviews2015
Dev: Fallen Tree Games LtdPub: Green Man Gaming Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
An enchanting game of logic and relaxation.
Why similar: Puzzle 30.2%, Great Soundtrack 21.6%, Minimalist 15.5%, Indie 14%, Casual 12%
- #32 LineWay
76% matchVery Positive93% of 558 reviews2017
Dev: PONY
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Can you draw a line?
Why similar: Puzzle 34.3%, Casual 29.4%, Minimalist 17.8%, Indie 11.8%, Relaxing 6.6%
- #33 Quell Memento
77% matchVery Positive96% of 225 reviews2015
Dev: Fallen Tree Games LtdPub: Green Man Gaming Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%
An enchanting puzzle game of logic and relaxation.
Why similar: Puzzle 26.9%, Great Soundtrack 26%, Indie 17.3%, Minimalist 13.4%, Casual 10.8%
- #34 Strange Jigsaws
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 3,662 reviews2025
Dev: FLEB
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A game of strange jigsaws.
Why similar: Puzzle 33.9%, Casual 23%, Adventure 16.4%, Minimalist 14.8%, Indie 6.9%
- #35 Hexcells
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 5,865 reviews2014
Dev: Matthew Brown
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Hexcells is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.
Why similar: Puzzle 52.7%, Casual 14.6%, Minimalist 12.1%, Indie 9.6%, Great Soundtrack 7.2%
- #36 Glass Masquerade 2: Illusions
73% matchVery Positive91% of 3,152 reviews2019
Dev: Onyx Lute
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Welcome to the Glass Masquerade sequel - an artistic puzzle game inspired by stained glass artisans and Wonderland depictions of the 20th century. You need to combine hidden glass pieces to solve every riddle and free yourself from a tangled dream.
Why similar: Puzzle 39.2%, Casual 26%, Indie 16.1%, Great Soundtrack 13.1%, Relaxing 5.6%
- #37 Entangle
76% matchVery Positive91% of 53 reviews2017
Dev: Blake Garner
Windows
Entangle takes the simple premise of maneuvering line segments along intersecting paths and combines this with an array of clever mechanics to create a unique and challenging puzzle experience.
Why similar: Puzzle 37.9%, Minimalist 26.6%, Casual 17.2%, Indie 12.9%, Relaxing 5.5%
- #38 Lines X Free
74% matchVery Positive93% of 1,935 reviews2017
Dev: KonstructorsPub: Hook Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Beautiful & relaxing Numberlink puzzles.
Why similar: Puzzle 41.2%, Casual 19.2%, Minimalist 19.1%, Indie 13.3%, Relaxing 7.3%
- #39 Hexcells Plus
75% matchVery Positive95% of 2,789 reviews2014
Dev: Matthew Brown
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Hexcells Plus is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.
Why similar: Puzzle 54.7%, Casual 14%, Indie 12.2%, Minimalist 11.4%, Great Soundtrack 4.7%
- #40 Hue
73% matchVery Positive92% of 11,146 reviews2016
Dev: Fiddlesticks GamesPub: Curve Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Hue is a vibrant, award-winning puzzle-adventure, where you alter the world by changing its background colour.
Why similar: Puzzle 37.7%, Great Soundtrack 26.7%, Indie 18.4%, Adventure 13.1%, Casual 4.1%
- #41 Lines X
74% matchVery Positive82% of 972 reviews2017
Dev: KonstructorsPub: Hook Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 28.9 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Beautiful & relaxing Numberlink puzzles.
Why similar: Puzzle 29.7%, Casual 25.6%, Minimalist 19.9%, Indie 16.7%, Relaxing 8.1%
- #42 reky
73% matchVery Positive85% of 84 reviews2020
Dev: beyondthosehillsPub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Fresh technical drawing aesthetics meet elegantly designed logic challenges in this minimalist puzzle game with just a dash of colour.
Why similar: Indie 28.5%, Puzzle 28.2%, Minimalist 22.2%, Great Soundtrack 12.1%, Casual 5.8%
- #43 Semblance
72% matchVery Positive85% of 398 reviews2018
Dev: NyamakopPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Semblance is an innovative platformer with deformable terrain, set in a beautiful minimalist world. It’s a game that asks, what if you could deform and reshape the world itself? Semblance takes the idea of a ‘platform’ in a platformer and turns it on its head.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 19.9%, Puzzle 19.5%, Casual 15.5%, Minimalist 14.4%, Indie 12.4%
- #44 Cubicolor
71% matchVery Positive94% of 203 reviews2016
Dev: Moltenplay
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Cubicolor is a minimalist puzzle game. The rules are simple: Match the color patches on the board and reach the exit, all on one single path. The game gets harder as the levels progress, always accompanying you with soothing piano tunes.
Why similar: Casual 38%, Puzzle 34%, Indie 28%
- #45 Glass Masquerade
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,942 reviews2016
Dev: Onyx Lute
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Welcome to Glass Masquerade - an artistic puzzle game inspired by Art Deco & stained glass artisans of the 20th century. You need to combine hidden glass pieces to unveil clocks and themes exhibited by various cultures of the world at the 'International Times Exhibition'
Why similar: Puzzle 71.3%, Great Soundtrack 10.7%, Casual 8%, Relaxing 5.2%, Indie 4.8%
- #46 Mixolumia
67% matchVery Positive97% of 275 reviews2020
Dev: davemakes
Windows · Mac
Mixolumia is an entrancing musical arcade puzzler where diamond blocks slide together on a gem-shaped board and explode in glittering chain reactions.
Why similar: Puzzle 36.9%, Minimalist 22.9%, Casual 17.6%, Relaxing 8.6%, Action 7.6%
- #47 OXXO
69% matchVery Positive95% of 286 reviews2019
Dev: Hamster On Coke Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Ever evolving puzzle game.
Why similar: Casual 38.7%, Puzzle 32.4%, Indie 28.9%
- #48 Duet
70% matchVery Positive95% of 836 reviews2015
Dev: Kumobius
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Elegant and minimal, Duet asks players simply to navigate two orbiting spheres past an increasingly complex maze of falling obstacles. As the difficulty increases, the tension mounts, and a peculiar narrative unfolds.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 30.6%, Minimalist 22.1%, Indie 18%, Casual 10.5%, Action 9.6%
- #49 Out of Line
67% matchVery Positive90% of 232 reviews2021
Dev: Nerd MonkeysPub: Hatinh Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%
A unique adventure game filled with beautiful puzzles all hand-drawn in an original 2D style . Out of Line follows the adventures of San in a quest to escape the Factory that was once home. Dive into a story set in a mysterious world that is revealed through multiple chapters.
Why similar: Puzzle 40.9%, Casual 20.9%, Indie 14.7%, Action 11.8%, Adventure 11.6%
- #50 ElecHead
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,305 reviews2021
Dev: NamaTakahashi
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
⚡+🤖+🧩
Why similar: Puzzle 47.2%, Action 14.1%, Minimalist 13.6%, Indie 12.6%, Adventure 12.5%
- #51 Ynglet
66% matchVery Positive97% of 367 reviews2021
Dev: NifflasPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 50%
In Ynglet, you jump, dash, slide, bounce and float your way through an abstract, effervescent sky. Melt into the reactive, dynamic soundtrack, while beautiful colors make every moment a visual treat.
Why similar: Puzzle 39.8%, Casual 19.5%, Relaxing 15.7%, Action 13.3%, Adventure 11.7%
- #52 LOOP: A Tranquil Puzzle Game
71% matchVery Positive97% of 136 reviews2015
Dev: John Cullen
Windows · Mac · Linux
LOOP is a tranquil puzzle game, with a unique, simple, meditative feel. Inspired by Zen philosophy, the minimal UI has no timers, move limit or score; allowing you to just relax and focus. Includes over 1 BILLION Levels.
Why similar: Puzzle 40.2%, Casual 34.2%, Indie 25.6%
- #53 Strata
71% matchVery Positive87% of 360 reviews2014
Dev: GraveckPub: GLITCH
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Simple. Elegant. Challenging.
Why similar: Puzzle 43.5%, Casual 34%, Indie 22.5%
- #54 Mindsight
70% matchVery Positive91% of 58 reviews2017
Dev: Smokey Moose Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Mindsight is a minimalistic evolution of a match-3 game. The goal of the game is to find all sets of three adjacent symbols whose characteristics either match or differ.
Why similar: Puzzle 29.7%, Casual 25.4%, Minimalist 23.3%, Indie 21.6%
- #55 Paint It Black
70% matchVery Positive80% of 66 reviews2018
Dev: Decabry
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 57%
2D puzzle-action game in black and white
Why similar: Casual 23.6%, Puzzle 20.4%, Indie 19%, Minimalist 16%, Action 15.9%
- #56 Akuatica
72% matchMixed59% of 74 reviews2015
Dev: Tianyu Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Akuatica integrated puzzles into action adventure. Below are some highlighted features;Fast paced action encounters that require problem solving. With obvious clues.Multiple environments. From shallow river, coral reefs, open sea to the abyssal depth.Epic bosses and dozens of unique enemies.Meticulously sculpted visual style.
Why similar: Puzzle 27.3%, Casual 22.2%, Indie 19%, Action 16.6%, Adventure 14.9%
- #57 Light Maze
63% matchVery Positive99% of 159 reviews2022
Dev: catgrease
Windows
A simple casual game where you light up floor tiles in a level in order to go to the next level.
Why similar: Puzzle 36.5%, Casual 32.6%, Minimalist 19.8%, Indie 7.9%, Relaxing 3.2%
- #58 Logic Light
64% matchVery Positive97% of 103 reviews2022
Dev: Hardcoffee Game Studio
Windows · Linux
A minimalist puzzle experience to restore the electricity of the houses after a blackout
Why similar: Puzzle 39.5%, Minimalist 29.6%, Casual 22.9%, Relaxing 7.9%
- #59 Element4l
69% matchVery Positive83% of 652 reviews2013
Dev: I-Illusions
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Element4l is an immersive and experimental indie platform game, with a strong focus on flow and smooth gameplay, wrapped in an exceptional soundtrack by Mind Tree.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 35.1%, Indie 24.8%, Puzzle 22.8%, Action 11.3%, Casual 5.9%
- #60 Turn on the light
64% matchVery Positive95% of 181 reviews2020
Dev: Thedox Games
Windows · Linux
Turn On The Light is a minimalist puzzle game.
Why similar: Puzzle 33.6%, Minimalist 30.6%, Casual 13.3%, Relaxing 13%, Indie 9.4%