- #1 Lingo
97% matchVery Positive94% of 754 reviews2021
Dev: Brenton Wildes
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 30.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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.
Why similar: Nonlinear 19%, Word Game 18.2%, Abstract 13.9%, Puzzle 10.9%, First-Person 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: As the direct predecessor, it shares the exact same core DNA of first-person, word-based exploration in a surreal environment.
- #2 Chants of Sennaar
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 29,231 reviews2023
Dev: RundiscPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 7.2 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: Word Game 42.6%, Puzzle 28.3%, Adventure 8.2%, Colorful 4.6%, Exploration 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at the same word-deciphering mechanics, requiring players to learn a language through environmental context.
- #3 The Witness
96% matchVery Positive85% of 20,427 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 33.1%, Exploration 15.2%, Nonlinear 14.4%, First-Person 14%, Difficult 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive nonlinear, first-person puzzle game that heavily influenced the exploration and logic-based design found in Lingo 2.
- #4 Taiji
95% matchVery Positive91% of 1,371 reviews2022
Dev: Matthew VanDevander
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 35.3%, Puzzle 14.7%, Logic 9.6%, Exploration 8.3%, Surreal 8%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similar experience of exploring a sprawling, colorful island filled with interconnected, logic-based puzzles.
- #5 Antichamber
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 17,576 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: Puzzle 24.3%, Nonlinear 18.3%, Abstract 14.9%, First-Person 12.1%, Surreal 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: It features the same non-Euclidean, surreal geometry and first-person exploration that challenges your perception of space.
- #6 Manifold Garden
94% 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: Nonlinear 20.4%, Abstract 19.4%, Puzzle 11.8%, Surreal 9.1%, First-Person 8%
Why You'll Like It: This title shares the abstract, impossible architecture and perspective-shifting puzzles that define the Lingo 2 experience.
- #7 Viewfinder
93% matchVery Positive94% of 11,827 reviews2023
Dev: Sad Owl StudiosPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 29.4%, Puzzle 17.1%, First-Person 13.7%, Surreal 13.2%, Exploration 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on perspective-based logic puzzles that physically alter the 3D environment, much like the spatial puzzles in Lingo 2.
- #8 The Talos Principle 2
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,921 reviews2023
Dev: CroteamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 27.7 hrsMean: 34.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Puzzle 29.6%, Logic 19.6%, First-Person 19.4%, Exploration 17.2%, Mystery 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a deep, philosophical, and first-person puzzle-solving experience within a large, explorable world.
- #9 Superliminal
91% matchVery Positive95% of 32,646 reviews2020
Dev: Pillow Castle
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.1 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: Puzzle 27.8%, Surreal 18.8%, First-Person 17.7%, Exploration 11.7%, Minimalist 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game uses forced perspective and scale manipulation to create mind-bending, first-person puzzle scenarios.
- #10 LOK Digital
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 504 reviews2024
Dev: Letibus DesignPub: Draknek and Friends
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.4 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 53.1%, Logic 18.2%, Puzzle 17.6%, Minimalist 7.7%, Indie 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: It combines word-based logic with a unique, hand-drawn aesthetic that feels spiritually aligned with Lingo 2.
- #11 Quern - Undying Thoughts
91% matchVery Positive91% of 3,924 reviews2016
Dev: Zadbox EntertainmentPub: Blue Brain Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.8 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: Puzzle 24.2%, Exploration 15.6%, First-Person 15.2%, Mystery 14.1%, Surreal 13.2%
Why You'll Like It: A strong first-person puzzle adventure that emphasizes environmental exploration and complex mechanical puzzles.
- #12 Patrick's Parabox
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,385 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 34.5%, Puzzle 25.3%, Logic 21%, Minimalist 10.3%, Difficult 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game features recursive, logic-heavy puzzles that share the clean, abstract aesthetic and intellectual rigor of Lingo 2.
- #13 Void Stranger
88% matchVery Positive91% of 3,271 reviews2023
Dev: System Erasure
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Place your faith and embrace the Void.
Why similar: Puzzle 42.9%, Mystery 27.9%, Adventure 13.8%, Difficult 6.2%, Indie 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: It is a deeply nonlinear, abstract puzzle game that rewards exploration and discovery in a mysterious, layered world.
- #14 Myst
89% matchVery Positive89% of 2,089 reviews2021
Dev: Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Welcome to Myst: a starkly beautiful island, eerily tinged with mystery and shrouded in intrigue. Built from the ground up to play in 2D & VR, explore Myst in a whole new dimension! Journey to the Ages, unravel puzzles, and be a part of the surrealistic adventure that will become your own.
Why similar: Puzzle 30.1%, Exploration 22.1%, First-Person 13.9%, Adventure 13.8%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: The foundational first-person puzzle adventure that established the genre of exploring mysterious, isolated worlds to solve logic puzzles.
- #15 Chroma Zero
87% matchVery Positive96% of 313 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 14.8%, Nonlinear 14.8%, Logic 13.6%, First-Person 10.7%, Exploration 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person, colorful, logic-driven puzzle adventure that fits perfectly into the Lingo 2 aesthetic.
- #16 ANIMAL WELL
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,519 reviews2024
Dev: Billy BassoPub: Bigmode
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 31.6%, Puzzle 21.4%, Exploration 18.6%, Surreal 10.7%, Mystery 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A nonlinear, dense, and puzzle-filled exploration game set in a surreal, atmospheric world.
- #17 Baba Is You
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 23,702 reviews2019
Dev: Hempuli Oy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Baba Is You is a puzzle game where the rules you have to follow are present as blocks you can interact with. By manipulating them, you can change how the game works, repurpose things you find in the levels and cause surprising interactions!
Why similar: Puzzle 49.2%, Logic 23.7%, Difficult 14.2%, Indie 5%, Minimalist 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: This is the ultimate word-logic game where the rules are physical objects you can manipulate to solve puzzles.
- #18 Unwording
86% matchVery Positive81% of 73 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 65.5%, Puzzle 20.5%, Adventure 7.2%, Colorful 5.1%, Singleplayer 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on word-based mechanics and emotional, narrative-driven puzzles that feel intimate and clever.
- #19 Word Game
84% matchVery Positive94% of 6,256 reviews2022
Dev: Team9
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 25.3%, Exploration 19.9%, Multiple Endings 16.5%, Logic 15.7%, Minimalist 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: It uniquely treats words as the environment and the primary mechanic, mirroring the linguistic focus of Lingo 2.
- #20 Way of Rhea
84% 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: Nonlinear 21.9%, Logic 17.8%, Puzzle 17.6%, Exploration 11.1%, Surreal 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game features logic-focused puzzle adventure mechanics with color-based constraints that require deep spatial thinking.
- #21 Anodyne 2: Return to Dust
83% matchVery Positive94% of 797 reviews2019
Dev: Melos Han-TaniPub: Analgesic Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A 3D-2D adventure where you travel a 3D world and explore 2D dungeons inside of its characters' bodies and minds! In an unforgettable, surreal story, travel the world, meet whimsical denizens, and save the world from the dangerous Nano Dust.
Why similar: Surreal 30.7%, Exploration 27.6%, Adventure 15%, 3D 10.2%, Colorful 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a surreal, atmospheric exploration experience with unique puzzle elements that feel distinct and experimental.
- #22 COCOON
81% matchVery Positive95% of 8,481 reviews2023
Dev: Geometric InteractivePub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
From Jeppe Carlsen, the lead gameplay designer of LIMBO and INSIDE — COCOON takes you on an adventure across worlds within worlds. Master world-leaping mechanics and solve intricate puzzles to unravel a cosmic mystery.
Why similar: Puzzle 40.2%, Exploration 20.6%, Adventure 16.9%, Stylized 9.9%, 3D 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: It features brilliant, nonlinear, world-within-a-world puzzle exploration that feels both abstract and highly logical.
- #23 Maquette
82% matchMostly Positive70% of 651 reviews2021
Dev: Graceful DecayPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Maquette is a first-person recursive puzzle game that takes you into a world where every building, plant, and object are simultaneously tiny and staggeringly huge.
Why similar: Puzzle 28.2%, First-Person 20%, Adventure 14.7%, Exploration 9.8%, Mystery 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game utilizes recursive, perspective-based puzzles in a first-person environment that echo the spatial challenges of Lingo 2.
- #24 Myths of Rules
80% matchVery Positive88% of 1,027 reviews2023
Dev: Sugarcane Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.7 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 40.1%, Nonlinear 29.6%, Puzzle 10.9%, Exploration 8.2%, Psychological Horror 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: A nonlinear, word-based puzzle exploration game that adds a layer of psychological mystery to the experience.
- #25 Strange Jigsaws
77% 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: Abstract 33.1%, Puzzle 24.7%, Logic 14%, Adventure 13.5%, Minimalist 7.2%
- #26 Door2:Key
82% matchMostly Positive72% of 53 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 27.5%, Adventure 17.1%, Puzzle 15.8%, First-Person 12.7%, Exploration 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: An abstract, first-person puzzle adventure that focuses on minimalist design and spatial logic.
- #27 Escape Simulator 2
77% matchVery Positive92% of 3,921 reviews2025
Dev: Pine Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Sequel to the best-selling escape room game, brings a fresh take on first-person puzzles with a variety of new rooms to explore solo or with friends. Solve intricate puzzles, uncover hidden secrets, or craft your own escape rooms with Room Editor 2.0.
Why similar: Logic 24.7%, Puzzle 21.8%, First-Person 14.9%, Exploration 14.3%, Mystery 11.6%
- #28 Memorrha
81% matchMixed66% of 151 reviews2019
Dev: StickyStoneStudio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%
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 17.7%, Logic 13.6%, Exploration 11.7%, First-Person 10.9%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person puzzle adventure focused on exploring ancient, mysterious ruins with a variety of logic-based challenges.
- #29 Platonic
79% matchVery Positive86% of 93 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 28.8%, Puzzle 13.7%, Logic 13.7%, Exploration 10.4%, First-Person 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A logic-heavy, nonlinear puzzle exploration game that emphasizes discovery and complex puzzle chains.
- #30 The Room
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 31,012 reviews2014
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A mysterious invitation leads to the attic of an abandoned house. In the room is a cast-iron safe laced with strange carvings and on top, a note from your distant companion. It promises something ancient and astonishing concealed in the iron chamber - you need only find a way in.
Why similar: Puzzle 62.9%, Mystery 20%, Adventure 6.8%, First-Person 6.2%, Indie 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: It offers highly tactile, first-person puzzle box mechanics that reward careful observation and logical deduction.
- #31 Blue Prince
76% matchVery Positive87% of 17,438 reviews2025
Dev: DogubombPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 14.5 hrsMean: 29.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Welcome to Mt. Holly, where every dawn unveils a new mystery. Navigate through shifting corridors and ever-changing chambers in this genre-defying strategy puzzle adventure. But will your unpredictable path lead you to the rumored Room 46?
Why similar: Nonlinear 23.5%, Puzzle 23.3%, Exploration 14.9%, Mystery 12%, First-Person 11.1%
- #32 The Art of Reflection
76% matchVery Positive97% of 139 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: Nonlinear 24.7%, Abstract 14.8%, Puzzle 11.6%, First-Person 9.6%, Surreal 9.2%
- #33 Logicality
79% matchMostly Positive74% of 54 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: Nonlinear 26.2%, Puzzle 19.6%, Exploration 14.3%, First-Person 13.5%, Adventure 13.1%
Why You'll Like It: A stylized, first-person puzzle exploration game that prioritizes environmental logic and discovery.
- #34 SELF
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 272 reviews2020
Dev: doBellPub: indienova
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
SELF is a suspenseful Kafkaesque text-based adventure game with simulation and puzzle mechanics. Could you seize the opportunity to find your father and your SELF back in this introspective journey?
Why similar: Word Game 35%, Nonlinear 30.5%, Adventure 16.1%, Mystery 8.1%, Indie 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A nonlinear, puzzle-adventure that focuses on mystery and perspective-shifting narrative choices.
- #35 Supraland Six Inches Under
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,033 reviews2022
Dev: Supra Games
Windows
Median: 12.6 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A mix between Portal, Zelda and Metroid. Exploration, puzzles, combat! A first-person-metroidvania taking place six inches under Supraland.
Why similar: Puzzle 28.5%, First-Person 24.6%, Exploration 24.1%, Adventure 12.3%, Colorful 8.2%
- #36 Recursed
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 637 reviews2016
Dev: PortponkyPub: Shambles Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A puzzle game where the rooms are items and the items are rooms. Get to the goal by moving, rearranging and duplicating rooms and altering the structure of the world.
Why similar: Puzzle 56.8%, Difficult 18.9%, Adventure 14.7%, Indie 9.5%
- #37 Gordian Rooms 2: A curious island
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 145 reviews2024
Dev: Crimsonite Games
Windows
Your adventure continues in Gordian Rooms 2... The escape island game where you venture further into the mysteries of the Gordian Society! Challenge your wits and conquer every puzzle on the Isle of Lye!
Why similar: Puzzle 22.4%, Exploration 16.7%, First-Person 15.7%, Logic 10.7%, Mystery 10.2%
- #38 Hook 2
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 752 reviews2022
Dev: Maciej Targoni
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Get Hook’d on unhooking the hooks again.
Why similar: Puzzle 36.2%, Abstract 28.2%, Logic 14.8%, 3D 10.1%, Minimalist 9.5%
- #39 Wordle 2
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 401 reviews2020
Dev: PreoNus GamesPub: Gigantum Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Wordle 2 is a challenging and addictive word game that will put your vocabulary and spelling skills to the test with exciting new levels and hidden bonus words.
Why similar: Word Game 47.8%, Puzzle 17.7%, Logic 15.9%, Minimalist 8.8%, Difficult 6.1%
- #40 Alephant
73% matchVery Positive94% of 53 reviews2023
Dev: Lucas Le Slo
Windows
A word-less abstract puzzle game about language.
Why similar: Nonlinear 26.9%, Puzzle 14.3%, Logic 14.1%, Abstract 12.2%, Surreal 8.9%
- #41 Blockwick 2
74% matchVery Positive97% of 176 reviews2015
Dev: Kieffer Bros.
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Welcome to Blockwick 2 – a world of jumbled blocks and colorful shapes. It’s up to you to unscramble the blocks and connect the colors. The game introduces a slew of new block types – entangled blocks, sticky blocks, caterpillar blocks, and more.
Why similar: Puzzle 84.1%, Indie 15.9%
- #42 Madorica Real Estate 2 - The mystery of the new property -
73% matchVery Positive94% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: GIFT TEN INDUSTRY K.K.
Windows · Mac
The note-taking, floor-plan based real estate mystery game is back and bigger than ever, with even more puzzles to solve!In this game, visit properties and solve puzzles by noting down information and clues on a printed floor plan.
Why similar: Puzzle 31.1%, Exploration 22.6%, First-Person 17.7%, Adventure 14.4%, 3D 8.4%
- #43 100 Pumpkins 2
72% matchVery Positive97% of 60 reviews2023
Dev: Jeremiah Stilts
Windows · Linux
Explore, solve puzzles, and fight your way through over 100 screens and return your pumpkin pals!
Why similar: Nonlinear 67.1%, Multiple Endings 16.5%, Adventure 10.7%, Colorful 5.7%
- #44 Logiart Grimoire
71% matchVery Positive95% of 362 reviews2024
Dev: Jupiter Corporation
Windows
Median: 22.0 hrsMean: 47.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Logiart Grimoire is a puzzle game that combines the number puzzle "Logiart" and the word puzzle "Fusion" in which you deduce combinations from clues.
Why similar: Word Game 66.8%, Puzzle 22.4%, Mystery 8.4%, Logic 1.4%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #45 Chromatic Conundrum
68% matchVery Positive98% of 277 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 27.1%, Puzzle 23.8%, First-Person 17.1%, Minimalist 7.8%, Adventure 6.9%
- #46 Cryptmaster
69% matchVery Positive93% of 2,188 reviews2024
Dev: Paul HartPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.2 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 59.3%, First-Person 12.6%, Surreal 12.1%, Stylized 6.4%, 3D 4.9%
- #47 With Shining Eyes
70% matchVery Positive95% of 96 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: Abstract 21.6%, Puzzle 14.6%, Surreal 13.5%, Nonlinear 13.1%, Exploration 10.5%
- #48 Islands of Insight
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 3,163 reviews2024
Dev: Lunarch StudiosPub: Behaviour Interactive Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Seek out and solve 10,000+ puzzles at your own pace across this sublime puzzle game.
Why similar: Nonlinear 35.7%, Logic 13.1%, Puzzle 13%, Exploration 10%, First-Person 10%
- #49 Riven
68% matchVery Positive93% of 2,718 reviews2024
Dev: Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Uncover a story of intrigue, betrayal, and a civilization teetering on the brink of collapse as you solve intricate puzzles to unlock the secrets of Riven. Built from the ground-up and expanded from the award-winning original game released in 1997.
Why similar: Puzzle 20%, Exploration 14.6%, First-Person 13.8%, Logic 12.8%, Mystery 9.7%
- #50 Obduction
71% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,942 reviews2016
Dev: Cyan, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A new sci-fi adventure from Cyan, the creators of Myst. Abducted far across the universe, you find yourself on a broken alien landscape with odd pieces of Earth. Explore, uncover, solve, and find a way to make it home.
Why similar: Puzzle 22%, Nonlinear 15.6%, Exploration 15.3%, Adventure 12.2%, First-Person 12%
- #51 Hue
70% 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 55.5%, Adventure 21.8%, Colorful 10.7%, Indie 9.5%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #52 Sensorium
69% matchVery Positive93% of 254 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 31.5%, First-Person 23.1%, Adventure 21.9%, Exploration 13.4%, Indie 8.6%
- #53 LostWinds 2: Winter of the Melodias
71% matchVery Positive82% of 328 reviews2016
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
With amazing new abilities, re-visit a land full of wonder on a new adventure in LostWinds 2: Winter of the Melodias - sequel to the award-winning ‘LostWinds’.
Why similar: Adventure 63.3%, Puzzle 36.7%
- #54 World of Goo 2
65% matchVery Positive88% of 809 reviews2025
Dev: 2D BOY
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Build bridges, grow towers, terraform terrain, and fuel flying machines in the stunning followup to the multi-award winning World of Goo. The world is beautiful, dangerous, and evolving.
Why similar: Puzzle 62.8%, Adventure 18.4%, Colorful 16%, Indie 1.8%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #55 The House of Da Vinci 2
67% matchVery Positive91% of 2,158 reviews2020
Dev: Blue Brain Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Become an apprentice of the famous Leonardo da Vinci. Solve handcrafted mechanical 3D puzzles and discover hidden secrets. Navigate through mesmerizing environments of the Italian Renaissance. Travel through time to influence your surroundings.
Why similar: Puzzle 29.9%, Exploration 22.9%, Mystery 20%, Adventure 10%, Logic 5%
- #56 Larry The Unlucky Part 2
67% matchVery Positive91% of 141 reviews2021
Dev: Strongshell Software
Windows
Larry is back! Discover his intriguing story and solve puzzles to understand how his life plays out.
Why similar: Puzzle 34.6%, Logic 25.1%, Mystery 14.1%, Adventure 13.3%, Psychological Horror 9.3%
- #57 Sans Logique
67% 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: Puzzle 24.7%, Surreal 17.2%, Exploration 16.8%, First-Person 15%, Adventure 11.1%
- #58 Isles of Sea and Sky
64% matchVery Positive93% of 1,404 reviews2024
Dev: Cicada Games
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A fantastic, oceanic, open world puzzle adventure. Solve innovative block puzzles while unearthing a mystifying story, gaining new friends that change the puzzle landscape, and unlocking powers that provide more options for how you choose to progress through the enigmatic Isles of Sea and Sky.
Why similar: Nonlinear 41.8%, Puzzle 16.7%, Multiple Endings 13%, Exploration 12.8%, Stylized 7.3%
- #59 keyg: the last prison
68% matchVery Positive84% of 137 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 31.9%, Puzzle 29.3%, Minimalist 15.5%, Difficult 12.7%, Indie 8.3%
- #60 Kairo
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,741 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 25.3%, Puzzle 22.7%, Exploration 14.8%, Surreal 11.4%, First-Person 11.2%