- #1 Warlock's Tower
97% matchVery Positive98% of 51 reviews2017
Dev: MidipixelPub: Whippering
Windows · Mac
A punishing puzzler with elegantly designed levels around one brutal rule - one move equals one life lost.
Why similar: Indie 60.2%, Difficult 22.5%, Puzzle 17.3%
- #2 The Lone Chameleon
96% matchPositive90% of 29 reviews2018
Dev: Spidove
Windows
A 2D puzzle-game about cooperation and empathy.
Why similar: Indie 56.8%, Difficult 22.6%, Puzzle 13.9%, 2D 6.8%
- #3 Chucky
96% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2019
Dev: Shichifu
Windows
In this game you will find endless darkness and challenging levels. Your mission is simple: help Chucky get to his home avoiding danger.
Why similar: Indie 64.5%, Difficult 27.3%, 2D 8.2%
- #4 Unknown Ways
94% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: Studio Amigo
Windows
Buckle up and take a ride on this wholesome adventure to places you couldn't even imagine. Help this golem boy to find a way out of these forests and mountains.
Why similar: Indie 79%, Puzzle 9.8%, Cute 8.6%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #5 LRRL or RLLR
95% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2020
Dev: talalilulalilula
Windows
LRRL or RLLR is a puzzle game in which you enjoy increasing your score by choosing left or right according to one recursive rule. You can enjoy it as long as you don't make the wrong choice. All choices are divided to the left or right when you start, and either contains all of your later choices.
Why similar: Indie 81%, Puzzle 10.9%, 2D 5.4%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #6 ZACH-LIKE
94% matchVery Positive97% of 155 reviews2019
Dev: Zachtronics
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 51%
ZACH-LIKE is a book of behind-the-scenes design documents from Zachtronics. The digital version of ZACH-LIKE contains the full contents of the book, a bunch of terrible games that Zach made before SpaceChem, and some prototypes and early builds of Zachtronics games, both released and... not.
Why similar: Indie 86.1%, Puzzle 13.9%
- #7 Miegakure: Hide & Reveal
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: mtb design works, inc.
Windows
Miegakure is a game where you navigate a four-dimensional world to perform miraculous feats and solve puzzles.
Why similar: Indie 83.3%, Puzzle 16.7%
- #8 TaniNani
92% matchPositive91% of 44 reviews2020
Dev: WhyKev
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore a unique puzzle experience in your own pace. TaniNani is a puzzle game where you move parts of the level around to help the characters find the crystal and each other.
Why similar: Indie 76.9%, Puzzle 11.1%, Cute 7.5%, 2D 4.6%
- #9 YOBA
93% matchMostly Positive76% of 85 reviews2017
Dev: PEKA GamingPub: Besedka
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 26%
Collect all coins on the level to reach the next one. Avoid the dangers on your way. Just remember, you have only one chance, if you die, you will start again!
Why similar: Indie 65.7%, Difficult 34.3%
- #10 Mu Cartographer
91% matchVery Positive88% of 231 reviews2016
Dev: Titouan Millet
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Colourful sandbox toy - Experimental treasure hunt. Manipulate an abstract machine to shape and explore colourful landscapes, and find the mysteries hidden in a shifting world.
Why similar: Indie 82.6%, Puzzle 17.4%
- #11 Alien Jelly: Food For Thought!
90% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2019
Dev: Collective Mass
Windows · Mac
Alien Jelly delivers on 50 levels of thoughtful puzzle design, mixed with weird and lovable characters packaged in a 50’s b-movie sci-fi environment.
Why similar: Indie 81.7%, Puzzle 18.3%
- #12 Magnibox
89% matchVery Positive96% of 55 reviews2019
Dev: Joseph Gribbin
Windows · Mac
A puzzle game about magnets designed for human brains.
Why similar: Indie 80.5%, Puzzle 19.5%
- #13 Code Tracer
88% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2020
Dev: Woodpecker Games
Windows
Code Tracer is a simple puzzle game. You only have to cut codes, but be careful about time and electricity.
Why similar: Indie 80.4%, Puzzle 19.6%
- #14 Elizabeth
86% matchVery Positive87% of 55 reviews2020
Dev: NeutronStar.studioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Elizabeth is a decryption leisure game.The protagonist is a young man who has just stepped into the society, shuttling through the picture frame in search of freedom and love.The game screen is fresh and lovely, each level has rich puzzles waiting for players to solve.
Why similar: Indie 83.7%, Puzzle 7.5%, Cute 4.6%, 2D 2.8%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #15 Pressured
89% matchMixed48% of 558 reviews2014
Dev: Paul MarrablePub: Funbox Media Ltd
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Pressured is a unique and intense number puzzler. Hit your targets to unlock pieces of the dark story, all told via the poetry of Nicholas Gordon. Created by Paul Marrable With music from Matt Mcfarland.
Why similar: Indie 80.7%, Puzzle 19.3%
- #16 Express Thru
86% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2020
Dev: 5minlab Corp.
Windows · Mac
Addictive one line puzzle to wake up your brain Draw a line and solve it!
Why similar: Indie 86.8%, Puzzle 10.8%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #17 Caliper 2
84% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2019
Dev: Tort
Windows · Linux
Caliper 2 is an absolute, turn-based puzzle. By manipulating objects with different properties, you need to put some object on the button and enter the portal.
Why similar: Indie 78.4%, Puzzle 21.6%
- #18 GOHOROBO
87% matchNo user reviews2018
Dev: MAFISPub: MAFIS
Windows
We move and lift a robot that can only move 5 steps, and light the electricity at the power outage
Why similar: Indie 54.2%, Puzzle 24.3%, Difficult 21.5%
- #19 Algorithm
85% matchMixed60% of 25 reviews2017
Dev: Valut
Windows
Scientists have worked on their creation for many years. Long and laborious work created artificial intelligence which, according to its creators, will have to move heaven and earth. This artificial intelligence is you.
Why similar: Indie 58.1%, Difficult 25.4%, Puzzle 13%, Singleplayer 3.5%
- #20 The Maze
83% match4 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2020
Dev: L.A.T.I. Game StudiosPub: Self
Windows
The Maze- a giant maze set to challenge any puzzle fanatic.
Why similar: Indie 60.2%, Difficult 26.3%, Puzzle 13.5%
- #21 Turbo Pug DX
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,834 reviews2016
Dev: SnowFlamePub: Back To Basics Gaming
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Turbo Pug is back and better than ever! In Turbo Pug DX you'll explore a variety of beautiful, passionately crafted environments. Collect treasures, score boosters, unlock other creatures to play as. Unlock secret mini games. Create custom level skins or enjoy skins created by other players.
Why similar: Indie 94.8%, Difficult 2.9%, Cute 1.9%, 2D 0.2%, Singleplayer 0.1%
- #22 The Testing Floor
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: User Experience Studios
Windows
Welcome to The Testing Floor. Begin the preliminary testing phase for a prototype tool known as the C.U.B.E.R. Master the projectile-based teleportation system and Power Cube abilities all while solving puzzle-filled floors that push you and the C.U.B.E.R to its utmost limits.
Why similar: Indie 76.7%, Puzzle 18.7%, Singleplayer 4.6%
- #23 YANKAI'S PEAK.
82% matchVery Positive90% of 93 reviews2017
Dev: Kenny Sun
Windows · Mac · Linux
Pyramid-Pushing Puzzles.
Why similar: Indie 77.7%, Puzzle 22.3%
- #24 4004-022
82% matchMixed41% of 36 reviews2019
Dev: Aaron D.
Windows
In the year 2040 you and the 12 billion inhabitants of the Earth fled from the Earth after being attacked by extraterrestrials, you took refuge on a planet named 4004-022, but this planet is also being attacked by aliens.
Why similar: Indie 89.3%, 2D 10.7%
- #25 Evidence of Life
81% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2018
Dev: JustWallWireHead Games
Windows
You are a Space Traveler searching out alien DNA on distant planets. Harvest the minerals and flora of endlessly generated worlds. Destroy inhabitants you encounter. This game is a retro 2d side scrolling action game with an addictive mix of alien fighting and planet mining.
Why similar: Indie 89.3%, 2D 10.7%
- #26 Memory
80% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2020
Dev: Soft Paw Studio
Windows
The little country town of Woodland Park is your home for the summer. Explore the town. Meet its inhabitants. Things long forgotten resurface and history is questioned. A beautiful young girl may be the key to untangling the truth, but will you solve the mystery?
Why similar: Indie 86.2%, Puzzle 10.7%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #27 山贼
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tushuo
Windows
某朝末年,烽烟四起。楚郡内生灵涂炭,青壮被逼无奈大多数只能进入深山落草为寇。在这几乎死境的楚郡内,想活下去,只有比别人更残忍。
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #28 Aztec Number
81% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2018
Dev: CTU
Windows
Challenge puzzle masters from all over the world Accompanied by powerful sound effects, solve 108 puzzles and take possession of the secret treasure of the Aztecs.
Why similar: Indie 76.9%, Puzzle 23.1%
- #29 Volume Up
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 9 Game
Windows
VR shoot'em up where the enemies come to you on the rhythm of the music.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #30 A2Be - A Science-Fiction Narrative
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vagabond Dog
Windows
In the far future, the invention of instantaneous and waste-free transportation has brought a new age of utopia for humanity. Explore this brave vision of our destiny, and see its many wonders.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #31 Picross.io
78% matchMixed50% of 10 reviews2019
Dev: Alexander MirgorodPub: Alexander Kudryavy
Windows
Picross is a picture logic puzzles game also known as Nonograms.
Why similar: Indie 76.1%, Puzzle 19.5%, Singleplayer 4.4%
- #32 Oika
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Omniscopic
Windows
Oika tells the story of the living cosmos as a personal story through a series of first-person scientific experiences.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #33 Hexile
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dystrophic LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hexile is a first-person, narrative puzzle platformer game tin which players confront the consequences of manipulating their environments.. It takes place in a beautiful, surreal landscape where the player progresses by manipulating the environment to solve puzzles.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #34 Turbo Pug
78% matchVery Positive90% of 3,354 reviews2015
Dev: Space Cat StudiosPub: Back To Basics Gaming
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
It's time to unleash your inner pug! Turbo Pug is a casual runner with difficult, random, procedurally generated levels. Enjoy random weather and try to avoid getting zapped by lightning. Unlock new costumes for your pug and new characters to play as. Please try not to squish your pug!
Why similar: Indie 80.3%, Difficult 13.8%, 2D 4.1%, Cute 1.4%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #35 Curse in our heads
77% match9 user reviews11% of 9 reviews2018
Dev: Dankov Games
Windows
John Brown is a former detective, best in his staff. Has served more than 30 years and there is not a single case that he has not guessed! Retired already a year. The other day he received a letter asking him to come to the hospital for mental patients. John has yet to reveal another difficult matter.
Why similar: Indie 94.2%, Singleplayer 5.8%
- #36 DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition
75% matchVery Positive93% of 12,692 reviews2015
Dev: Jesse Makkonen
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
DISTRAINT is a 2D psychological horror adventure game for PC. In order to secure a partnership in a famous company, Price seizes the property of an elderly woman. In that very moment, he finds out the price of his humanity.
Why similar: Indie 97.6%, 2D 1.1%, Puzzle 0.9%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #37 Rolling Shapes
79% matchMixed56% of 64 reviews2015
Dev: Vertex Games, S.C.
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
In this puzzle game called Rolling Shapes, we will try to save the world manipulating geometric shapes through multiple and varied levels.
Why similar: Indie 55%, Difficult 26.7%, Puzzle 14.7%, Singleplayer 3.7%
- #38 Tumblestone
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,985 reviews2016
Dev: Ty TaylorPub: The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Tumblestone is the first original action-puzzle game of the past fifteen years -- completely reinventing the genre into a deep and cerebral puzzle solving experience that you won't forget.
Why similar: Indie 96.9%, Puzzle 2.2%, 2D 0.6%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #39 Odysseus Kosmos and his Robot Quest: Episode 1
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 560 reviews2018
Dev: Pavel KostinPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 23.5 hrs≥1hr: 31%
What do you do if you are the only one left aboard a spaceship? Your team has embarked on a mysterious expedition a few years ago, the ship’s machinery has started acting up and it seems there are ghosts wandering about. Luckily, the black hole above you doesn’t pose any problems…yet.
Why similar: Indie 99%, Puzzle 0.5%, 2D 0.4%, Singleplayer 0.1%
- #40 Reproduction Man
77% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2017
Dev: David KilmerPub: Deuteranopia
Windows · Mac · Linux
Reproduction Man is a 2D puzzler where you help some very simple-minded sperm get to the egg. This cult classic of the Windows shareware era was brought back for its 20th anniversary with all-new graphics, animation and sound. Its outward cuteness belies some very tough puzzles.
Why similar: Indie 65%, Puzzle 23.4%, 2D 11.5%
- #41 Butterfly
73% matchPositive86% of 37 reviews2019
Dev: grin robot
Windows
Platformer-puzzlu game with interesting gimmick. You can't jump, so you need to bounce off your enemies or use tubes to your advantage. Both platformer skills AND logic are required to complete 40 challenging levels!
Why similar: Indie 57.5%, Difficult 22.6%, Cute 10.2%, 2D 6.5%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #42 Gunk
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 27 reviews2019
Dev: Electric Boogaloo Productions
Windows
Gunk is a 2D Platformer inspired by games and it is quite possibly the best game ever made. From the creators of absolutely nothing comes 2019s biggest hit! In this game you play as a snail in a French restaurant.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #43 Three Digits
76% matchMixed73% of 311 reviews2015
Dev: Cleverweek
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Three Digits is the sequel to our first game Two Digits. You are given 14 numbers less than 1000, and all you have to do is to choose two subsets with the same sum.
Why similar: Indie 93.8%, Puzzle 6.2%
- #44 Sheaf - Together EP
71% matchVery Positive96% of 170 reviews2019
Dev: Stryde Games
Windows
Enter virtual reality to listen to the debut EP “Together” of synthwave producer Sheaf. No gameplay involved -- just sit back, relax, and enjoy the music while you drive through a retro low poly world.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #45 Perfect Fit - Totemland
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 45 reviews2016
Dev: Homiebear Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Help Keeper to seal restless trolls in the totems. Simple and addictive mechanics in the style of Tetris!
Why similar: Indie 68.1%, Difficult 16.8%, Puzzle 10.2%, 2D 5%
- #46 Towers
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bunzosteele
Windows
Towers is a VR-only puzzle game. Find your way through 3D tower mazes by twisting floors into place.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #47 Knossos
71% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2017
Dev: Knossos Software
Windows
Knossos is a game about mazes, offering true 3D mazes, not just 2D ones with 3D graphics. You can design your own mazes to share with others, or play in randomly generated ones. Mazes can be 2D, 3D, and even 4 dimensional or higher.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #48 Hollow Halls
72% match6 user reviews0% of 6 reviews2017
Dev: Broken Code Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Hollow Halls is a short indie horror game, focusing on story and atmosphere over combat and action.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #49 ByLo
69% matchMixed54% of 39 reviews2019
Dev: Mia Osterholm Sarceno
Windows
You wake up once again, but something has changed this time… Something is different… But everyone else is doing the same thing over and over again, just like they always do… You drift further and further into insanity with every action but you must escape… Don't go insane...
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #50 Daddy
69% matchMixed56% of 185 reviews2018
Dev: Pudding
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 607.0 hrs≥1hr: 15%
You have to find your daddy.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #51 Surge
69% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2018
Dev: MatchBox Studio
Windows
Endless waves, and slender like game mode. Multiple weapons and armor to combat enemies. Survive for as long as you can and get as far as possible.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #52 Live the Guitar
68% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2018
Dev: Live the VR
Windows
A revolutionary VR game combining 3D 4K 360 real videos with guitar gameplay using controllers. If you ever wished to play in a rock band in front of a cheering crowd without a need to practice on an instrument every day then Live the Guitar is the game for you.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #53 Patternis
67% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2018
Dev: Oddscure
Windows · Linux
Put your mind into matching patterns, swiftly traveling your way.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #54 Hidden
67% matchMixed63% of 52 reviews2019
Dev: Soaring Games
Windows
Two orphans twin sisters, Yuna and Luna, were caught and placed separately in an unknown facility. The elder sister, Yuna tries to find Luna in the facility and rescue her. They aim to escape from the facility which is surrounded by a strange and mysterious atmosphere.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #55 Frogvale
56% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pablo Mendizábal
Windows
The same day that Marco was fired, he found out that he'll be a father. The only job he can get for the time being is as a bus driver. Manage his passengers, money and relationships to ensure his family's future.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #56 Pound of Flesh
55% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ryan Andrew
Windows
There are others in the house. It's been a long time since they have eaten, and they each have their favorite "foods". To survive, you may have to offer them parts of yourself. Your teeth, your hair. I hope you weren't too "attached" to them. You won't be for long.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #57 Beetle Hunter
64% matchPositive89% of 28 reviews2019
Dev: tinybugbot
Windows
BEETLE HUNTER is a simple first-person shooter. Beat various ferocious enemies, collect powerful weapons, explore the randomly generated complex steampunk stage, aim for the top floor and hunt the mighty beetle!
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #58 The Under
66% matchMixed56% of 25 reviews2017
Dev: Iconic Games
Windows
In a place unknown to the living, a young boy must navigate The Under so he may return to the world above.
Why similar: Indie 100%