- #1 Lingo
97% matchVery Positive94% of 819 reviews2021
Dev: Brenton Wildes
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 30.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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%, Abstract 14%, Puzzle 11%, First-Person 7.4%
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 33,976 reviews2023
Dev: RundiscPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.9 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 42.9%, Puzzle 29.1%, Adventure 7.8%, Exploration 4.8%, Colorful 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 Positive84% of 21,284 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%, Nonlinear 14.6%, First-Person 13.7%, Difficult 5.4%
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 1,455 reviews2022
Dev: Matthew VanDevander
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 8.5 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 35.1%, Puzzle 14.9%, Logic 9.8%, Exploration 8.1%, 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 17,749 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 17.9%, Abstract 15%, Surreal 11.9%, First-Person 11.8%
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 8,512 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: Nonlinear 20.2%, Abstract 19.6%, Puzzle 11.9%, Surreal 9.2%, First-Person 7.9%
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 12,998 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 29.6%, Puzzle 17.3%, First-Person 13.7%, Surreal 13.3%, Exploration 10.9%
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% matchVery Positive95% of 13,361 reviews2023
Dev: CroteamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 28.2 hrsMean: 34.0 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 30%, Logic 19.8%, First-Person 19.2%, Exploration 17%, Mystery 8.3%
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 33,950 reviews2020
Dev: Pillow Castle
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.9 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 26.8%, Surreal 18.1%, First-Person 16.6%, Exploration 10.9%, Minimalist 6.7%
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 564 reviews2024
Dev: Letibus DesignPub: Draknek and Friends
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.6 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 52.4%, Logic 18.5%, Puzzle 17.9%, Minimalist 7.9%, Indie 2.1%
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 4,065 reviews2016
Dev: Zadbox EntertainmentPub: Blue Brain Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 24.5%, Exploration 15.4%, First-Person 15.1%, Mystery 13.8%, Surreal 13.4%
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 5,790 reviews2022
Dev: Patrick Traynor
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 9.9 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 33.9%, Puzzle 25.4%, Logic 21.1%, Minimalist 10.3%, Difficult 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
89% matchVery Positive91% of 3,563 reviews2023
Dev: System Erasure
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Place your faith and embrace the Void.
Why similar: Puzzle 43.2%, Mystery 27%, Adventure 13.1%, Difficult 7.5%, Indie 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: It is a deeply nonlinear, abstract puzzle game that rewards exploration and discovery in a mysterious, layered world.
- #14 Chroma Zero
87% matchVery Positive96% of 356 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%, Nonlinear 14.7%, Logic 13.9%, First-Person 10.7%, Exploration 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person, colorful, logic-driven puzzle adventure that fits perfectly into the Lingo 2 aesthetic.
- #15 Myst
88% matchVery Positive89% of 2,193 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 30.9%, Exploration 21.8%, Adventure 13.8%, First-Person 13.8%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: The foundational first-person puzzle adventure that established the genre of exploring mysterious, isolated worlds to solve logic puzzles.
- #16 Baba Is You
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 24,514 reviews2019
Dev: Hempuli Oy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 14.1 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 48.7%, Logic 23.7%, Difficult 14.9%, Indie 4.8%, 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.
- #17 ANIMAL WELL
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 24,507 reviews2024
Dev: Billy BassoPub: Bigmode
Windows
Median: 5.7 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 27.8%, Puzzle 19.4%, Exploration 16.3%, Metroidvania 11.3%, Surreal 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A nonlinear, dense, and puzzle-filled exploration game set in a surreal, atmospheric world.
- #18 Unwording
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 78 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 64.8%, Puzzle 20.9%, Adventure 7.3%, Colorful 5.3%, 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
85% matchVery Positive93% of 6,426 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: Word Game 28.6%, Puzzle 18.4%, Exploration 14.2%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Logic 11.3%
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 21.6%, Logic 17.8%, Puzzle 17.6%, Exploration 10.9%, 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 820 reviews2019
Dev: Melos Han-TaniPub: Analgesic Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 31%, Exploration 27.3%, Adventure 15%, 3D 10.1%, Colorful 9.4%
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 8,932 reviews2023
Dev: Geometric InteractivePub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 4.6 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 41%, Exploration 20.6%, Adventure 17%, Stylized 9.3%, 3D 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: It features brilliant, nonlinear, world-within-a-world puzzle exploration that feels both abstract and highly logical.
- #23 Logicality
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 56 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 19.9%, Exploration 14.2%, First-Person 13.5%, Adventure 13.2%
Why You'll Like It: A stylized, first-person puzzle exploration game that prioritizes environmental logic and discovery.
- #24 Myths of Rules
80% matchVery Positive88% of 1,043 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 39.7%, Nonlinear 29.7%, Puzzle 11.1%, Exploration 8.2%, Psychological Horror 4%
Why You'll Like It: A nonlinear, word-based puzzle exploration game that adds a layer of psychological mystery to the experience.
- #25 Memorrha
82% 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 17.9%, Logic 13.8%, Exploration 11.6%, First-Person 10.8%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person puzzle adventure focused on exploring ancient, mysterious ruins with a variety of logic-based challenges.
- #26 Strange Jigsaws
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 4,531 reviews2025
Dev: FLEB
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A game of strange jigsaws.
Why similar: Abstract 32.4%, Puzzle 26%, Logic 13.8%, Adventure 13.2%, Minimalist 7.1%
- #27 Maquette
81% matchMostly Positive70% of 669 reviews2021
Dev: Graceful DecayPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 28.6%, First-Person 19.9%, Adventure 14.9%, Exploration 9.7%, Mystery 7.9%
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.
- #28 Platonic
79% matchVery Positive86% of 109 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 28.6%, Puzzle 13.8%, Logic 13.8%, Exploration 10.3%, First-Person 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A logic-heavy, nonlinear puzzle exploration game that emphasizes discovery and complex puzzle chains.
- #29 The Room
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 31,729 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 63.6%, Mystery 19.5%, Adventure 6.7%, First-Person 6.1%, Indie 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: It offers highly tactile, first-person puzzle box mechanics that reward careful observation and logical deduction.
- #30 Escape Simulator 2
76% matchVery Positive92% of 4,599 reviews2025
Dev: Pine Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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 24.8%, Puzzle 22.6%, First-Person 14.7%, Exploration 14%, Mystery 11.2%
- #31 Ligo
77% matchVery Positive100% of 57 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 35.1%, Puzzle 17.5%, Exploration 14.8%, Logic 13.3%, Adventure 5.8%
- #32 The Art of Reflection
76% matchVery Positive97% of 159 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 24.5%, Abstract 15%, Puzzle 11.7%, First-Person 9.5%, Surreal 9.3%
- #33 Blue Prince
74% matchVery Positive86% of 19,756 reviews2025
Dev: DogubombPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 14.5 hrsMean: 30.0 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: Puzzle 24.4%, Nonlinear 23.1%, Exploration 14.8%, Mystery 12.1%, First-Person 10.9%
- #34 Door2:Key
79% 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 27.8%, Adventure 17.1%, Puzzle 15.9%, First-Person 12.6%, Exploration 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: An abstract, first-person puzzle adventure that focuses on minimalist design and spatial logic.
- #35 SELF
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 278 reviews2020
Dev: doBellPub: indienova
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 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 34.6%, Nonlinear 30.7%, Adventure 16.3%, Mystery 7.9%, Indie 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A nonlinear, puzzle-adventure that focuses on mystery and perspective-shifting narrative choices.
- #36 The Artisan of Glimmith
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,397 reviews2026
Dev: Lunarch Studios
Windows
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
The Artisan of Glimmith is a cozy, relaxing puzzle game about coloring stained glass and restoring the artworks of a kingdom above the clouds. Explore a world of handcrafted puzzles designed with intent, where simple rules lead to delightful surprises.
Why similar: Nonlinear 26.8%, Puzzle 23.1%, Logic 22.3%, Exploration 12.1%, Adventure 6%
- #37 Recursed
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 665 reviews2016
Dev: PortponkyPub: Shambles Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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%, Difficult 20.4%, Adventure 14.4%, Indie 9.3%
- #38 Supraland Six Inches Under
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,240 reviews2022
Dev: Supra Games
Windows
Median: 12.7 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 24.9%, First-Person 21.1%, Exploration 20.7%, Metroidvania 13.5%, Adventure 10.6%
- #39 The Talos Principle: Reawakened
72% matchVery Positive91% of 1,168 reviews2025
Dev: CroteamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 11.8 hrsMean: 23.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Step back into a world of thought-provoking puzzles, philosophical intrigue, and breathtaking visuals with The Talos Principle: Reawakened - a first-person puzzle masterpiece for both new players and long-time fans alike.
Why similar: Puzzle 29.8%, First-Person 21.3%, Exploration 17.7%, Logic 14.6%, Adventure 10.4%
- #40 Madorica Real Estate 2 - The mystery of the new property -
74% matchVery Positive95% of 58 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 31.3%, Exploration 22.5%, First-Person 17.6%, Adventure 14.5%, 3D 8.4%
- #41 Alephant
73% matchVery Positive93% of 59 reviews2023
Dev: Lucas Le Slo
Windows
A word-less abstract puzzle game about language.
Why similar: Nonlinear 26.5%, Puzzle 14.4%, Logic 14.2%, Abstract 12.2%, Surreal 9%
- #42 100 Pumpkins 2
73% matchVery Positive97% of 61 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 59.4%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, Metroidvania 11.7%, Adventure 9.6%, Colorful 5.2%
- #43 Wordle 2
75% matchMixed59% of 557 reviews2020
Dev: PreoNus GamesPub: Gigantum Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.2 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 46.8%, Puzzle 17.9%, Logic 16%, Minimalist 9%, Difficult 6.5%
- #44 Logiart Grimoire
70% matchVery Positive95% of 380 reviews2024
Dev: Jupiter Corporation
Windows
Median: 23.5 hrsMean: 47.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 66.4%, Puzzle 22.9%, Mystery 8.2%, Logic 1.4%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #45 Sensorium
72% matchVery Positive91% of 267 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 31.8%, First-Person 22.9%, Adventure 22%, Exploration 13.3%, Indie 8.6%
- #46 Islands of Insight
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 3,236 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 35.6%, Logic 13.3%, Puzzle 13.2%, Exploration 10%, First-Person 9.9%
- #47 With Shining Eyes
69% matchVery Positive94% of 103 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 21.8%, Puzzle 14.7%, Surreal 13.6%, Nonlinear 13%, Exploration 10.4%
- #48 Blockwick 2
71% matchVery Positive97% of 177 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 84.3%, Indie 15.7%
- #49 Gordian Rooms 2: A curious island
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 155 reviews2024
Dev: Crimsonite Games
Windows
Your adventure continues in Gordian Rooms 2... Explore the Isle of Lye, an isolated testing ground for the Gordian Society’s finest! Uncover the secrets of a grand mansion and its surroundings, get to know its quirky former inhabitants, and challenge your wits.
Why similar: Puzzle 22.5%, Exploration 16.7%, First-Person 15.6%, Logic 10.8%, Mystery 9.9%
- #50 Chromatic Conundrum
67% matchVery Positive99% of 361 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 27.3%, Puzzle 23.9%, First-Person 17%, Minimalist 8%, Adventure 6.9%
- #51 Nodes Escape
69% matchVery Positive85% of 551 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 49.4%, Abstract 15.2%, Puzzle 13.7%, Exploration 8.9%, Minimalist 4.2%
- #52 Moncage
67% matchVery Positive92% of 5,546 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 28.1%, Abstract 23.3%, Surreal 11.3%, Adventure 9.3%, Exploration 8.6%
- #53 Braid, Anniversary Edition
66% matchVery Positive92% of 1,856 reviews2024
Dev: Thekla, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Control the flow of time to solve puzzles in this new version of the indie classic, featuring fully repainted artwork, a new world of puzzles, and seriously in-depth commentary.
Why similar: Puzzle 52.4%, Logic 31.7%, Colorful 11.6%, Adventure 4.3%
- #54 Isles of Sea and Sky
66% matchVery Positive93% of 1,627 reviews2024
Dev: Cicada Games
Windows
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 38.8%, Puzzle 15.7%, Exploration 11.8%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Metroidvania 7.8%
- #55 LostWinds 2: Winter of the Melodias
70% matchVery Positive81% of 335 reviews2016
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 63.2%, Puzzle 36.8%
- #56 Larry The Unlucky Part 2
68% matchVery Positive92% of 144 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 34.7%, Logic 25.2%, Mystery 13.6%, Adventure 13.3%, Psychological Horror 9.7%
- #57 World of Goo 2
65% matchVery Positive87% of 875 reviews2025
Dev: 2D BOY
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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 62.9%, Adventure 18.3%, Colorful 16%, Indie 1.7%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #58 keyg: the last prison
69% matchVery Positive84% of 140 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 31.7%, Puzzle 29%, Minimalist 15.6%, Difficult 13.3%, Indie 8.1%
- #59 Sans Logique
67% matchVery Positive86% of 65 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 24.9%, Surreal 17.4%, Exploration 16.6%, First-Person 14.9%, Adventure 11.1%
- #60 The Séance of Blake Manor
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,820 reviews2025
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 11.0 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 46.5%, Puzzle 17%, First-Person 11.4%, Mystery 10.3%, Adventure 6.5%