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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Puzzle, Singleplayer, Adventure, Indie.

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Lingo is a first person word puzzle game with a large, abstract world to explore. With its epiphany-driven gameplay and impossible geometry, Lingo provides a unique and nonlinear experience.

Reviews: Very Positive — 94% — of 803 reviews
Released: 2021-12-12
Developer: Brenton Wildes
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 6.5 hrs
Mean playtime: 30.1 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 77%

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    97% matchVery Positive93% of 454 reviews2025
    Dev: Brenton Wildes
    Windows

    Lingo 2 blends word puzzles and impossible geometry, with brand new puzzle mechanics and a large, colorful world to discover. Welcome back!

    Why similar: Nonlinear 19.1%, Word Game 18.2%, Abstract 13.9%, Puzzle 11%, First-Person 7.5%

  2. #2 Manifold Garden
    96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,380 reviews2020
    Dev: William Chyr Studio
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 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: Abstract 20%, Surreal 18%, Nonlinear 14.6%, Puzzle 11.3%, First-Person 8.7%

  3. #3 The Witness
    96% matchVery Positive84% of 21,011 reviews2016
    Dev: Thekla, Inc.
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%

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

    Why similar: Puzzle 29.1%, First-Person 14%, Exploration 12.1%, Nonlinear 9.7%, Difficult 9.7%

  4. #4 Antichamber
    95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 17,694 reviews2013
    Dev: Alexander BrucePub: Demruth
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    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: Surreal 21.1%, Puzzle 21%, Abstract 13.9%, First-Person 11.9%, Nonlinear 11.8%

  5. #5 Taiji
    94% matchVery Positive91% of 1,431 reviews2022
    Dev: Matthew VanDevander
    Windows
    Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    Solve puzzle panels and uncover the meaning of the symbols within. Explore a dense world where secrets are hidden in plain sight.

    Why similar: Nonlinear 25.5%, Surreal 15.8%, Puzzle 14.2%, Difficult 12%, Logic 7.5%

  6. #6 Chroma Zero
    94% matchVery Positive96% of 346 reviews2024
    Dev: ekorzPub: ZeroXP
    Windows

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

    Why similar: Puzzle 15.1%, First-Person 12.4%, Surreal 11.9%, Logic 11.3%, Nonlinear 11.1%

  7. #7 Cypher
    93% matchVery Positive90% of 941 reviews2018
    Dev: Matthew Brown
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 49%

    Cypher is a first person puzzle game about cryptography.

    Why similar: Puzzle 38.7%, Difficult 25.9%, Minimalist 14%, First-Person 12.1%, Indie 9.3%

  8. #8 Chants of Sennaar
    91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 32,187 reviews2023
    Dev: RundiscPub: Focus Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    In this award-winning puzzle adventure game, play as the Traveler on a quest to reunite the Peoples of the Tower. Observe, listen, and decipher ancient languages in a fascinating universe inspired by the Myth of Babel.

    Why similar: Puzzle 36.3%, Word Game 33%, Indie 6.7%, Adventure 5.8%, Exploration 5.6%

  9. #9 Alephant
    92% matchVery Positive95% of 58 reviews2023
    Dev: Lucas Le Slo
    Windows

    A word-less abstract puzzle game about language.

    Why similar: Nonlinear 18%, Surreal 16.4%, Puzzle 12.8%, Abstract 11.7%, Logic 10.3%

  10. #10 Sensorium
    91% matchVery Positive92% of 263 reviews2020
    Dev: Tad Cordle
    Windows

    Sensorium is a small open-world puzzle game about the 5 senses: touch, taste, sight, smell, and hearing.

    Why similar: Puzzle 26.1%, First-Person 21.8%, Indie 16.7%, Open World 12.3%, Adventure 10.5%

  11. #11 Moncage
    89% matchVery Positive92% of 5,525 reviews2021
    Dev: OptillusionPub: XD
    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    Moncage is a unique puzzle adventure game where you explore a fascinating world trapped inside a mysterious cube. With each face displaying a unique scene, you’ll have to leverage the illusions and discover the hidden links to solve the puzzle.

    Why similar: Puzzle 23.3%, Abstract 20.7%, Surreal 19.2%, Indie 7.2%, First-Person 6.9%

  12. #12 Platonic
    89% matchVery Positive86% of 106 reviews2022
    Dev: FidgetBear Games
    Windows

    Platonic is a first-person puzzle adventure game. Explore five unique worlds. Solve logical challenges. Gather clues and think outside the cube.

    Why similar: Nonlinear 22.7%, Puzzle 14.5%, Difficult 13.1%, Logic 11.8%, First-Person 10.1%

  13. #13 Kairo
    90% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,744 reviews2013
    Dev: Locked Door PuzzlePub: Lupus Studios Limited
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    Enter the lost world of Kairo. Explore vast abandoned monuments. Bring strange and ancient machinery back to life. Slowly uncover the true purpose of Kairo and fulfil a great destiny.Kairo is an atmospheric 3D exploration and puzzle solving game.

    Why similar: Abstract 23.1%, Surreal 19.9%, Puzzle 19.4%, Exploration 11.4%, First-Person 10.9%

  14. #14 Quern - Undying Thoughts
    88% matchVery Positive91% of 4,005 reviews2016
    Dev: Zadbox EntertainmentPub: Blue Brain Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Discover the truth about Quern’s past, unfold the mysteries of its present, and be the explorer who shapes its future. Quern introduces reusable puzzle mechanics to the classic genre, making the player think about the game as a whole, and not just as a series of individual challenges.

    Why similar: Surreal 24.4%, Puzzle 21.8%, First-Person 15.6%, Exploration 12.6%, Open World 7.5%

  15. #15 Strange Jigsaws
    85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 4,063 reviews2025
    Dev: FLEB
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    A game of strange jigsaws.

    Why similar: Abstract 36.7%, Puzzle 26%, Logic 11.8%, Minimalist 10.7%, Adventure 8.1%

  16. #16 ART IS RIFLE
    86% matchMostly Positive79% of 68 reviews2025
    Dev: Arman Pakan
    Windows

    A Surreal Puzzle Shooter Adventure Fueled By Madness!

    Why similar: Abstract 19.5%, Nonlinear 18.2%, Surreal 14.9%, Puzzle 8.8%, First-Person 7.9%

  17. #17 Superliminal
    86% matchVery Positive95% of 33,523 reviews2020
    Dev: Pillow Castle
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    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: Surreal 31.4%, Puzzle 22.6%, First-Person 16.3%, Exploration 8.4%, Minimalist 8.1%

  18. #18 Disoriented
    87% matchVery Positive82% of 402 reviews2016
    Dev: BrickCream
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    A first-person puzzle game. Simply walk to the door.

    Why similar: Abstract 21.5%, Puzzle 19.2%, Surreal 17.5%, First-Person 12.4%, Minimalist 9.6%

  19. #19 ANIMAL WELL
    84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 24,197 reviews2024
    Dev: Billy BassoPub: Bigmode
    Windows
    Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.

    Why similar: Nonlinear 23.7%, Surreal 22.2%, Puzzle 21.8%, Exploration 16.9%, Atmospheric 5.2%

  20. #20 The Art of Reflection
    82% matchVery Positive97% of 152 reviews2025
    Dev: Hydrozoa
    Windows

    Traverse mirrors as if they were natural extensions of space to solve puzzles and uncover secrets. Reshape your perspective to perform gravity-shifting acrobatics as you jungle-gym through a sprawling environment. You'll never look in a mirror the same way again.

    Why similar: Surreal 17.8%, Nonlinear 17.4%, Abstract 15.1%, Puzzle 11%, First-Person 10.4%

  21. #21 Epigraph
    83% matchVery Positive89% of 316 reviews2024
    Dev: Matthew Brown
    Windows

    Epigraph is a short, challenging, language decipherment puzzle game.

    Why similar: Puzzle 46.2%, Logic 33%, Indie 7.1%, Adventure 6%, 3D 3.9%

  22. #22 Door2:Key
    84% matchMostly Positive70% of 54 reviews2019
    Dev: SVGames
    Windows

    Door2:Key - breathtaking and mysterious door-puzzle game in which any little thing could be a key to the solution

    Why similar: Abstract 28.8%, Puzzle 15.4%, First-Person 14.2%, Indie 13.8%, Exploration 10.1%

  23. #23 Ligo
    81% matchVery Positive100% of 55 reviews2025
    Dev: Anthony Berleur
    Windows

    Explore a mysterious non-linear world filled with puzzles and secrets. Make small creatures work together to lift the curse and reconnect the world.

    Why similar: Nonlinear 31%, Puzzle 20.4%, Exploration 15.8%, Logic 12.6%, Difficult 7.5%

  24. #24 Islands of Insight
    82% matchMostly Positive72% of 3,219 reviews2024
    Dev: Lunarch StudiosPub: Behaviour Interactive Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 59%

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

    Why similar: Nonlinear 29.5%, Puzzle 14.4%, First-Person 12.6%, Logic 11.8%, Exploration 10%

  25. #25 Myths of Rules
    81% matchVery Positive88% of 1,037 reviews2023
    Dev: Sugarcane Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 53%

    This is a text-based adventure puzzle game, where you must struggle to survive in a world filled with ghosts and urban legends. While collecting clues, you'll uncover the truth behind the world and find the way out. The game features a wealth of levels, unconventional rules, and a touch of horror.

    Why similar: Word Game 32.9%, Nonlinear 29.9%, Puzzle 14.7%, Exploration 10%, Psychological Horror 4.9%

  26. #26 Cryptmaster
    78% matchVery Positive93% of 2,256 reviews2024
    Dev: Paul HartPub: Akupara Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    SAY ANYTHING in this bizarre dungeon adventure where words control everything. Fill in the blanks with text or voice to uncover lost abilities, embark on strange quests, and solve mindbending riddles. Can you conquer the crypt and uncover the mystery at the heart of CRYPTMASTER?

    Why similar: Word Game 40.6%, Surreal 28%, First-Person 16.1%, Stylized 6.1%, Psychological Horror 5.1%

  27. #27 Sans Logique
    79% matchVery Positive88% of 64 reviews2023
    Dev: Gamagora ICOM
    Windows

    Sans Logique is a first-person game that blends puzzle and adventure gameplay. You'll explore different dreamlike worlds, discover the story of your character, and solve some original puzzles.

    Why similar: Surreal 32.4%, Puzzle 22.6%, First-Person 15.7%, Exploration 13.8%, Adventure 5.9%

  28. #28 Logicality
    80% matchMostly Positive75% of 55 reviews2022
    Dev: SVGames
    Windows

    Immerse yourself in an exciting journey on the island of dreams. Explore the open world and interesting places, while solving various puzzles that use environment.

    Why similar: Puzzle 20.7%, Nonlinear 20.6%, First-Person 16.3%, Exploration 13.6%, Adventure 8%

  29. #29 Word Game
    77% matchVery Positive93% of 6,384 reviews2022
    Dev: Team9
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    Word game is literally a game of words. Player controls "I" to find clues between lines, delete words to change the meaning of sentences, or shift words to rewrite facts. “I” must be wise and brave enough complete the mission of words. May the best "I” win!

    Why similar: Puzzle 23.2%, Word Game 22.7%, Exploration 16.5%, Minimalist 13.2%, Logic 11.7%

  30. #30 Nodes Escape
    76% matchVery Positive85% of 548 reviews2023
    Dev: 夜喵
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 64%

    The game presents realistic game graphics through sound effects, narration and imagination. The level design is subtle and challenging, allowing players to challenge their intelligence and logic skills in solving puzzles.

    Why similar: Word Game 38.5%, Abstract 20.3%, Puzzle 17%, Exploration 10.1%, Minimalist 7.5%

  31. #31 Door
    79% matchMixed65% of 162 reviews2018
    Dev: SVGames
    Windows

    You will have to face hundreds of different doors, and decide which one you should go to in order to get to the main secret. You have to open the doors in many locations of this world, each of which is dedicated to its type of doors.

    Why similar: Abstract 20.4%, Surreal 15.6%, Puzzle 14.1%, Difficult 9.9%, First-Person 9.2%

  32. #32 Andarin Weppes: Pre-Dementia
    75% matchVery Positive93% of 191 reviews2024
    Dev: MötivPub: Next in Game
    Windows
    Median: 30 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 24%

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

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  33. #33 Mango
    76% matchVery Positive91% of 129 reviews2021
    Dev: Sad Mask PartyPub: NILWARE
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A surrealist indie first-person adventure game based on art and derealization. Explore the idea of a mind losing its grasp with reality, as reality turns into a dream, and that dream turns into a nightmare.

    Why similar: Surreal 34%, First-Person 15.1%, Puzzle 14.8%, Exploration 10.3%, Indie 6.2%

  34. #34 Andarin Weppes
    74% matchVery Positive91% of 53 reviews2025
    Dev: MötivPub: Next in Game
    Windows

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

    Why similar: Abstract 26.7%, Surreal 22.8%, Puzzle 14%, First-Person 11%, Exploration 8.9%

  35. #35 Ilamentia
    78% matchMixed68% of 104 reviews2014
    Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Ilamentia is an experimental abstract puzzler where you must first discover the level mechanics before solving them. Delve into mysterious mind-bending levels that each have unique mechanics to explore that will test the limits of every facet of your cognitive faculties.

    Why similar: Surreal 25.5%, Abstract 20.2%, Puzzle 16.9%, First-Person 14.3%, Exploration 9.2%

  36. #36 CIPHER ZERO
    73% matchVery Positive91% of 171 reviews2025
    Dev: Zapdot
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A minimalist logic game. Can you solve for 𝒙?

    Why similar: Abstract 23.6%, Surreal 20%, Puzzle 13.5%, Difficult 11.4%, Logic 11.2%

  37. #37 Dreamcore
    72% matchVery Positive89% of 1,820 reviews2025
    Dev: MontraluzPub: Tlön Industries
    Windows
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%

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    Why similar: Nonlinear 25.7%, Surreal 23.6%, First-Person 12.3%, Exploration 10.1%, Minimalist 9.2%

  38. #38 Chromatic Conundrum
    71% matchVery Positive99% of 350 reviews2026
    Dev: Digs
    Windows

    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: Abstract 26.8%, Puzzle 22%, First-Person 18.1%, Minimalist 10.4%, Atmospheric 5.8%

  39. #39 Frame of Mind
    73% matchVery Positive94% of 939 reviews2021
    Dev: [SAMPLE TEXT] Studios ltd
    Windows

    In Frame of Mind, you are placed in a world where logic is escaping you. Each area of the game defies reason, requiring you to think outside the box in order to solve the illogical and escape madness.

    Why similar: Surreal 26.5%, First-Person 14.5%, Puzzle 14%, Exploration 12.2%, Minimalist 10.1%

  40. #40 Tametsi
    73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,461 reviews2017
    Dev: Grip Top Games
    Windows
    Median: 11.6 hrsMean: 61.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Tametsi is a difficult logic game played on a set of tiles, in which you must use the clues provided to discover and mark hidden mines.

    Why similar: Puzzle 35.9%, Difficult 27.4%, Logic 20.5%, Indie 9.8%, Minimalist 5.2%

  41. #41 Cylne
    77% matchMixed48% of 73 reviews2015
    Dev: Cylne
    Windows

    Cylne is a first person surreal exploration game having a poetic and philosophical side. Explore and feel unreal worlds filled with environmental enigmas to try to achieve the chapter called "The Choice"...

    Why similar: Puzzle 21.2%, First-Person 19.5%, Exploration 16%, Surreal 14.6%, Indie 11.3%

  42. #42 NaissanceE
    74% matchVery Positive84% of 4,337 reviews2014
    Dev: Limasse Five
    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 44%

    NaissanceE is an obscure and magical first person exploration game, a philosophical trip and an artistic experience. The adventure takes place in a primitive mysterious structure and the game mainly consists to explore and feel the deep and strong ambiance of this atemporal world.

    Why similar: Abstract 28.4%, Surreal 20%, Exploration 14.2%, First-Person 11.8%, Puzzle 8.8%

  43. #43 Altered
    72% matchVery Positive100% of 127 reviews2021
    Dev: GlitchheartPub: Rooftop Panda
    Windows · Linux

    Solve difficult puzzles in a soothing atmosphere by altering your characters in multiple ways, forcing you to think outside the box.

    Why similar: Nonlinear 23%, Surreal 21%, Puzzle 13.4%, Difficult 12.9%, Minimalist 8.8%

  44. #44 Word Game: Episode 0
    70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 4,566 reviews2021
    Dev: Team9
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 36 minMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 20%

    Word game is literally a game of words. Player controls "I" to find clues between lines, delete words to change the meaning of sentences, or shift words to rewrite facts. “I” must be wise and brave enough complete the mission of words. May the best "I” win!

    Why similar: Puzzle 28.1%, Minimalist 23.5%, Exploration 17.4%, Indie 10%, Stylized 8.3%

  45. #45 Rememoried
    75% matchMixed58% of 238 reviews2015
    Dev: Vladimir KudelkaPub: Hangonit
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Rememoried is an independent video game, a virtual place where memories change to dreams and the only possible way is forgetting, which becomes a mechanism for proceeding to the next layer of dreams. The Surrealist explorative first-person adventure game.

    Why similar: Abstract 21.8%, Surreal 21.4%, Puzzle 9.5%, First-Person 9.3%, Indie 7.8%

  46. #46 Patrick's Parabox
    70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,624 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: Abstract 32.2%, Puzzle 22.4%, Logic 15.1%, Minimalist 13%, Difficult 10.7%

  47. #47 Amatsuko
    69% matchVery Positive91% of 143 reviews2025
    Dev: ArnauPub: Companyia Catalana d'Orient
    Windows

    A knowledge-based progression game. Explore and solve the strange misteries of the interconnected fantasy worlds trapped inside an esoteric book and discover the roots of a terrible evil. No stats, no log, no savefiles. Only pure knowledge is your progress.

    Why similar: Nonlinear 27.4%, Puzzle 19%, Exploration 16.8%, First-Person 7.8%, Adventure 6.1%

  48. #48 Viewfinder
    68% matchVery Positive94% of 12,521 reviews2023
    Dev: Sad Owl StudiosPub: Thunderful Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    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: Abstract 27.1%, Surreal 23.2%, Puzzle 14.7%, First-Person 13.5%, Exploration 8.5%

  49. #49 keyg: the last prison
    71% matchVery Positive83% of 139 reviews2018
    Dev: Axel Sonic
    Windows

    Explore a world like no other, where your keyboard becomes a level, and each key represents a room on that level. You’ll face various logic puzzles, challenging arcade levels, cunning enemies, and unexpected surprises.

    Why similar: Abstract 24.9%, Puzzle 21.3%, Difficult 19.8%, Minimalist 16.3%, Indie 14.2%

  50. #50 Confabulation: Homestead
    69% matchVery Positive96% of 54 reviews2023
    Dev: Authogin
    Windows

    Horror puzzle game with spot-the-difference elements for survival. Complete interesting puzzles throughout your home to gain access to more areas and unlock more of the story all while using your modified camera to survive the threat that is lurking.

    Why similar: Nonlinear 20.9%, Surreal 18.5%, Puzzle 16.3%, First-Person 11.3%, Exploration 10.1%

  51. #51 The Séance of Blake Manor
    65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,527 reviews2025
    Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Raw Fury
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery, set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote hotel full of secrets and other-worldly occurrences.

    Why similar: Word Game 35.9%, Puzzle 20.9%, First-Person 16.3%, Indie 6.6%, Atmospheric 6.5%

  52. #52 FRACT OSC
    71% matchVery Positive86% of 610 reviews2014
    Dev: Phosfiend Systems
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 52%

    FRACT is a musical exploration game. You arrive in a forgotten place and explore the vast and unfamiliar landscape to discover the secrets of a world built on sound. You rebuild its machinery by solving puzzles and bring the world back to life by shaping sound and creating music in the game.

    Why similar: Puzzle 25.7%, First-Person 18.7%, Exploration 15.8%, Abstract 14%, Indie 10.3%

  53. #53 The Elision Effect
    67% matchVery Positive94% of 179 reviews2024
    Dev: teamakes.games
    Windows · Linux

    The Elision Effect is a short surreal puzzle game. The last person finds themselves in an empty office. The place seems off, like it shouldn’t exist. Not knowing what made everyone abandon these liminal spaces, they look for an exit.

    Why similar: Surreal 24.4%, Abstract 19%, Puzzle 14%, First-Person 10.7%, Exploration 8.7%

  54. #54 LIMINAL SHIFT
    67% matchVery Positive82% of 266 reviews2025
    Dev: NextPhase Studios
    Windows

    Liminal Shift is a unique atmospheric suspense game developed using the latest Unreal Engine 5 technologies such as Lumen and Nanite. With every step you take, Liminal Shift pushes you deeper into an eerie, unsettling experience like no other.

    Why similar: Abstract 24.3%, Surreal 20.5%, First-Person 16.7%, Minimalist 10%, Exploration 7.9%

  55. #55 Unwording
    69% matchVery Positive81% of 74 reviews2023
    Dev: Frostwood Interactive
    Windows · Linux

    Unwording is a short but powerful exploration of overcoming negative self-talk. Solve word puzzles, explore the neighborhood through multiple perspectives, and help Tom have a better day through a challenging yet cathartic experience.

    Why similar: Word Game 54.1%, Puzzle 27.9%, Atmospheric 7.5%, Adventure 5.7%, Singleplayer 4.8%

  56. #56 LOK Digital
    65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 546 reviews2024
    Dev: Letibus DesignPub: Draknek and Friends
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 63%

    Learn a cryptic language of world-changing words and master their mind-bending effects. Embark on your charming puzzle-solving journey to help the LOK creatures thrive.

    Why similar: Word Game 38.8%, Puzzle 21.2%, Logic 17.8%, Minimalist 13.4%, Indie 6%

  57. #57 Memorrha
    70% matchMixed65% of 153 reviews2019
    Dev: StickyStoneStudio
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%

    Go on a voyage of discovery following the traces of a mysterious culture. Discover diverse landscapes, investigate abandoned artifacts, and wake strange machines from their slumber.

    Why similar: Puzzle 18.9%, First-Person 13.3%, Difficult 12.2%, Logic 11.8%, Exploration 11.3%

  58. #58 Way of Rhea
    66% matchVery Positive98% of 54 reviews2024
    Dev: Games by Mason LLC
    Windows · Linux

    A puzzle game with challenging puzzles, but forgiving mechanics. Master the use of your color changing staff to solve mind bending puzzles, unlock new areas, and help out your friends. Undo any mistake with the press of a button.

    Why similar: Surreal 20.2%, Puzzle 16.2%, Nonlinear 15.1%, Difficult 14.7%, Logic 13.3%

  59. #59 Zof
    68% matchVery Positive89% of 56 reviews2020
    Dev: Hidden Realms
    Windows

    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: Nonlinear 23.8%, Puzzle 20.5%, First-Person 15%, Logic 14.7%, Surreal 9.2%

  60. #60 With Shining Eyes
    65% matchVery Positive95% of 100 reviews2024
    Dev: Lucas Fisher
    Windows

    Uncover secrets, experience history, solve puzzles and understand one another. Immerse yourself and explore a surreal and colorful world in this short, first-person adventure.

    Why similar: Surreal 25.8%, Abstract 21.6%, Puzzle 13.6%, Nonlinear 9.1%, Exploration 8.8%

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