- #1 Quantum Odyssey
97% matchVery Positive93% of 119 reviews2025
Dev: Quarks Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Design, optimize, and reverse-engineer real quantum algorithms in an open-ended Zachlike puzzle game. Solve 500+ optimization challenges, hack player creations, and master quantum logic without coding.
Why similar: Science 22.2%, Philosophical 18.3%, Education 17.8%, Difficult 12.1%, Logic 11.9%
- #2 Odyssey - The Story of Science
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 305 reviews2017
Dev: The Young Socratics
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Odyssey is an enchanting and innovative science adventure game. Help Kai and her family escape their captors on the Wretched Islands - and learn the history of astronomy, mechanics, and scientific reasoning as you read Kai's journal and solve puzzles along the way!
Why similar: Science 33.6%, Education 28.6%, Physics 17.9%, Puzzle 9.5%, Story Rich 5.8%
- #3 Laser Attraction
96% matchVery Positive90% of 60 reviews2021
Dev: Vectmatica
Windows
Play with lasers and solve puzzles in Laser Attraction. Use reflection, refraction, dispersion and filtration to direct the laser beams, mix and separate colours, open doors, hit targets and complete puzzles.
Why similar: Science 26.6%, Physics 16.9%, Difficult 15.3%, Education 13.1%, Logic 10%
- #4 Gravity Field
95% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,013 reviews2023
Dev: Kazakov Studios
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Gravity Field is a spatial-logic puzzle game with time inverted objects, with no top or bottom.
Why similar: Science 28.9%, Difficult 15.5%, Logic 14.6%, Physics 14.5%, Puzzle 7.8%
- #5 .T.E.S.T: Expected Behaviour — Sci-Fi 3D Puzzle Quest
94% matchMostly Positive75% of 91 reviews2018
Dev: Veslo Games
Windows · Mac
.T.E.S.T: Expected Behavior is a first-person brain twister with a sci-fi plot. On top of logic, you'll need a fast reaction speed, "outside the box" reasoning, and the skill to adapt to unfamiliar situations.
Why similar: Puzzle 36.9%, Sci-fi 25.1%, Simulation 17.4%, First-Person 12.1%, Adventure 7.1%
- #6 Turing Complete
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,204 reviews2021
Dev: LevelHead
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Learn CPU architecture with puzzles
Why similar: Education 38.3%, Logic 27.5%, Puzzle 11.6%, Simulation 9.4%, Difficult 8.2%
- #7 Prime Mover
94% matchVery Positive89% of 214 reviews2018
Dev: 4Bit Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Retrace the path of the Prime Mover to uncover the story of the Byte of Burden! Prime Mover is an open-ended puzzle game about designing circuit boards.
Why similar: Science 21.3%, Education 20.8%, Puzzle 17.6%, Simulation 16.3%, Difficult 14.8%
- #8 Electronics Puzzle Lab
92% matchVery Positive86% of 72 reviews2024
Dev: Sagitta Studios
Windows
Enter the most advanced challenge laboratory of today's games, where electronics and logic merge into challenges that will captivate your mind and awaken the engineer within you!
Why similar: Education 38%, Logic 13.6%, Puzzle 12.3%, Simulation 12%, Physics 7.3%
- #9 Machinika: Museum
91% matchVery Positive93% of 6,181 reviews2021
Dev: Littlefield StudioPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Welcome to the Museum! Machinika Museum is a mystery game where you discover beautiful and mysterious machines of extra-terrestrial origins in an atmospheric galaxy-spanning 3D puzzle game. Will you be able to understand their stories and discover what happened to their previous owner?
Why similar: Science 23.3%, Logic 13.3%, Physics 10%, Puzzle 9.8%, Aliens 9.6%
- #10 Dofamine
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 272 reviews2021
Dev: Whale Rock Games
Windows
You must explore the labyrinth of riddles and investigate the apocalyptic event at the research facility following the experiments with the Higgs boson, or “the God particle”.
Why similar: Science 20%, Physics 17.1%, Philosophical 15.9%, Sci-fi 10.4%, Simulation 9.1%
- #11 Cognition Method: Initiation
90% matchVery Positive83% of 463 reviews2021
Dev: Team Cognition
Windows
Free demo for Cognition Method - a story-driven, first-person puzzle game inspired by Space Odyssey 2001 and Solaris. Discover an innovative mechanics of altering gravity and dive into the surreal setting. Find your way within a mysterious artifact and unveal a non-ordinary story.
Why similar: Philosophical 25.6%, Logic 16.5%, Physics 16.3%, Sci-fi 9.3%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #12 Hard Chip
89% matchVery Positive93% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: Elorth
Windows
Hard Chip is a 3D simulation/puzzle game about building processors focusing on realism. Explore the world of semiconductor chip design and delve into the intricacies of CPU logic, floor planning, and propagation delay.
Why similar: Science 23.9%, Education 20.5%, Logic 14.6%, Difficult 14.3%, Puzzle 7.2%
- #13 Causal Loop
87% matchVery Positive93% of 59 reviews2026
Dev: Mirebound InteractivePub: Headup
Windows
Causal Loop is a narrative puzzler that blends mind-bending mechanics with a rich sci-fi story about time, consequence, and survival. Solve intricate puzzles by using the signature “echo” mechanic to record, replay, and interact with up to three versions of your past self. Can you break the loop?
Why similar: Philosophical 27.4%, Logic 17.3%, Sci-fi 10.2%, Puzzle 10%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #14 Faraday Protocol
89% matchVery Positive85% of 113 reviews2021
Dev: Red Koi BoxPub: Deck13
Windows · Linux
Faraday Protocol is a first person puzzle game that will test your wits and intelligence. Use the Bia-Tool, an ancient pistol-like relic of an alien civilization, to solve puzzles by bending energy and manipulating enigmatic machinery.
Why similar: Logic 22.8%, Aliens 15.3%, Puzzle 15.2%, Sci-fi 12.8%, First-Person 10.9%
- #15 ReThink
88% matchVery Positive82% of 292 reviews2017
Dev: Yaeko
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 56%
As an inmate of a government-controlled Correctional Facility in the year 2275, you have the right to prove yourself worthy of being part of Society again. Show your skills in logical thinking by solving puzzles of varying size, type and difficulty in this first-Person puzzle game, and redeem your freedom!
Why similar: Logic 29.4%, Difficult 18.8%, Puzzle 16.3%, Sci-fi 13.6%, First-Person 11.5%
- #16 The Talos Principle 2
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 13,065 reviews2023
Dev: CroteamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 28.1 hrsMean: 34.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Philosophical 23.7%, Science 15.3%, Walking Simulator 11.4%, Logic 11.2%, Puzzle 9.2%
- #17 Manifold Garden
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,248 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: Philosophical 36.6%, Difficult 23.1%, Puzzle 17.8%, First-Person 11%, Atmospheric 6.9%
- #18 Gravulse Experimental
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 233 reviews2020
Dev: illystrayPub: verkme
Windows
Welcome to Gravulse, an innovative space curvature laboratory that is trying to "flip" the laws of physics, literally. Here you have to go through many test levels using various new technologies!
Why similar: Science 31.5%, Physics 24.2%, First-Person 15.2%, Futuristic 8.8%, Sci-fi 8.4%
- #19 NeuraGun
86% matchMostly Positive72% of 247 reviews2022
Dev: Whale Rock Games
Windows
NeuraGun is a third-person science fiction puzzle game. The player will have to go through a maze of mysteries that will lead him out of the tangled scientific complex.
Why similar: Puzzle 19.2%, Simulation 18.9%, Science 17.9%, Sci-fi 12.4%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #20 The Entropy Centre
84% matchVery Positive89% of 4,295 reviews2022
Dev: Stubby GamesPub: Playstack
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Think in reverse. Outsmart the impossible. A mind-bending first-person adventure where you solve ingenious and complex puzzles by rewinding objects through time.
Why similar: Physics 16.4%, Difficult 16.4%, Puzzle 14.2%, Sci-fi 13.7%, Story Rich 12.1%
- #21 Heavenly Bodies
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,339 reviews2021
Dev: 2pt Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Wrangle the hands and arms of a 1970s space cosmonaut and push, pull and twist your way through an increasingly precarious range of physically simulated stellar scenarios, where without gravity, nothing is still, nothing is secure, and nothing is simple.
Why similar: Physics 30.3%, Difficult 29.9%, Puzzle 14.3%, Simulation 12.1%, Atmospheric 7.5%
- #22 Chroma Zero
81% matchVery Positive96% of 330 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: Logic 26.8%, Walking Simulator 17.2%, Puzzle 15.9%, First-Person 10.5%, Sci-fi 9.5%
- #23 Quern - Undying Thoughts
82% matchVery Positive91% of 3,956 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: Walking Simulator 29.3%, Puzzle 20%, Story Rich 14.8%, First-Person 11.5%, Atmospheric 9.3%
- #24 Memorrha
82% matchMixed65% of 152 reviews2019
Dev: StickyStoneStudio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 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: Walking Simulator 18.8%, Logic 17.1%, Difficult 16%, Puzzle 12.1%, Sci-fi 7.9%
- #25 The God Unit
81% matchVery Positive96% of 93 reviews2021
Dev: Cat Floor Studio
Windows · Linux
The GoD Unit is a first-person physics-based puzzle game set in a near pre-apocalyptic future, featuring the mass manipulation ability and other familiar and beloved puzzle mechanics.
Why similar: Science 24.6%, Logic 21.3%, Physics 19.6%, Puzzle 10.6%, Sci-fi 8.4%
- #26 Cybernetic Fault
78% matchMostly Positive76% of 811 reviews2025
Dev: Whale Rock Games
Windows
Prove your ability to read names next to the big red buttons! Show your ability to fight for life in a science center that is falling apart from the consequences of an insane scientific experiment!
Why similar: Sci-fi 22.2%, Story Rich 20.3%, Walking Simulator 15.8%, Puzzle 13.8%, First-Person 11.7%
- #27 Pure Logic
79% matchVery Positive94% of 93 reviews2023
Dev: Sigmund Hoien
Windows
Explore logic symbols. Discover the rules. Solve complex puzzles. Feel the power of your logical side!
Why similar: Science 29.9%, Education 24.7%, Logic 18.6%, Difficult 17%, Puzzle 9%
- #28 Project Chemistry
80% matchMostly Positive77% of 215 reviews2021
Dev: Ata TürkoğluPub: Espale Studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 26.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Interact with elements and molecules in a way that you have never before! Observe them and make them react with each other in the sandbox mode. Synthesize every molecule in the quest mode. Discover countless macromolecules and the elegancy of chemistry.
Why similar: Science 33.9%, Education 25.3%, Logic 15.4%, Puzzle 7.6%, Simulation 6.1%
- #29 Cypher
79% matchVery Positive91% of 934 reviews2018
Dev: Matthew Brown
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Cypher is a first person puzzle game about cryptography.
Why similar: Difficult 37%, Education 29.2%, Puzzle 27%, First-Person 6.8%
- #30 Take Notes
77% matchVery Positive97% of 92 reviews2025
Dev: Stoneware Game Studio
Windows
Take Notes is a puzzle game set in the near future within a bunker filled with 40 unique puzzles. Prepare yourself for a mind-bending adventure where every puzzle solved brings you one step closer to stopping the unthinkable
Why similar: Logic 28.5%, Walking Simulator 20.8%, Puzzle 15.3%, Sci-fi 10.1%, First-Person 10.1%
- #31 The Shape of Time
78% matchVery Positive90% of 108 reviews2021
Dev: Julien Papo
Windows
This virtual exhibition has one goal: In half an hour, it will challenge your understanding of what time is.
Why similar: Philosophical 31.2%, Science 29.2%, Physics 20.1%, Education 14.1%, First-Person 4.6%
- #32 Colorgrid
77% matchVery Positive92% of 155 reviews2019
Dev: Minimol Games
Windows · Mac
Colorgrid is a puzzle game about mixing colors in a Lab. Find the correct positions for your lasers and mirrors to get the right mix of colors in each material.
Why similar: Science 20.7%, Education 15.2%, Physics 13.8%, Difficult 12.9%, Logic 11.4%
- #33 Year Unknown
74% matchVery Positive96% of 51 reviews2024
Dev: Julian Heuser
Windows · Linux
A story-based exploration game about the very far future. With the help of two Artificial Intelligences, explore a universe conquered by humanity, uncover your purpose in it, and try to stop it from falling apart.
Why similar: Philosophical 39%, Walking Simulator 24.7%, Sci-fi 15.2%, First-Person 5.6%, Atmospheric 3.8%
- #34 Sophie's Safecracking Simulator
76% matchVery Positive97% of 68 reviews2021
Dev: Sophie Houlden
Windows · Mac · Linux
Crack simulated safe locks using real techniques!
Why similar: Education 43.1%, Simulation 21.3%, Puzzle 15.5%, Physics 15.2%, 3D 4.1%
- #35 Relicta
76% matchMixed67% of 458 reviews2020
Dev: Mighty PolygonPub: Ravenscourt
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Relicta is a first-person physics-based puzzle game where you need to creatively combine magnetism and gravity to unravel the secrets of Chandra Base.
Why similar: Science 25.8%, Physics 17.2%, Logic 14.8%, Sci-fi 10.5%, Puzzle 9.9%
- #36 Way of Rhea
74% 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: Difficult 28.6%, Logic 28.5%, Puzzle 15.3%, Physics 12.6%, Atmospheric 5.7%
- #37 Rover Mechanic Simulator
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 661 reviews2020
Dev: ▲ Pyramid GamesPub: Pyramid Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
As an Engineer - crew member of one of the first Mars colonies - you are responsible for repairing and maintaining Mars Rovers. In this advanced simulator you will learn the internal details of various Mars Rovers and their components.
Why similar: Science 28.9%, Education 25.4%, Logic 11.6%, Difficult 10.7%, Sci-fi 8.2%
- #38 ALUMNI - Escape Room Adventure
75% matchMixed68% of 53 reviews2022
Dev: M9 Games
Windows · Mac
An escape room inspired adventure. Play as a scientist transported back in time to memories of college, trying to escape the nightmare reality. Explore areas and take in your surroundings. Use all of your puzzle solving skills to make your way through Ridgeway College and return back to the present.
Why similar: Education 20.4%, Science 17.3%, Logic 17.3%, Walking Simulator 17.2%, Puzzle 10.3%
- #39 Playback Loop
73% matchVery Positive95% of 95 reviews2024
Dev: MapPack
Windows
Carefully capture tracks of your actions, then play them back to solve puzzles with the aid of your recorded ghosts. Immerse yourself in a cerebral first-person puzzle platformer, where strategically thinking several steps ahead is the key to success.
Why similar: Difficult 29.2%, Science 22.6%, Physics 20.5%, Puzzle 10.6%, First-Person 8.6%
- #40 Periapsis: Eclipse
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Skytrellis Games
Windows
Conquer the Settled Galaxy in Periapsis: Eclipse where gravity, heat and the physics of space are the keys to conquest. Master orbital mechanics, real-world inspired weapons and nuclear rockets to outmaneuver dozens of hostile ships and claim victory for the Exiled Empire.
Why similar: Science 56.5%, Physics 21%, Simulation 11.2%, Sci-fi 6.6%, 3D 4.2%
- #41 LIT: Bend the Light
73% matchVery Positive94% of 318 reviews2020
Dev: Copperglass
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Light, darkness and remarkable puzzles! Bend the light to your will in this award winning physics-based puzzle game. Feel like a renaissance engineer, build your own solutions to light puzzles, feel your brain grow and all of that within the beautiful and mysterious world of LIT.
Why similar: Science 23.3%, Education 17.3%, Difficult 13.6%, Physics 13.5%, Logic 12.2%
- #42 ΔV: Rings of Saturn
70% matchVery Positive93% of 3,347 reviews2023
Dev: Kodera Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A physics-based mining sim, set in the thickest debris field in Sol. Every action has a reaction, lasers are invisible without a medium, and your thrust is a potent weapon. Find trade, adapt your equipment to your playstyle, hire a crew to help. Unravel the mysteries of the rings, or just get rich.
Why similar: Science 34.5%, Physics 21.3%, Difficult 18.2%, Sci-fi 12.5%, Simulation 7.6%
- #43 Riven
69% matchVery Positive93% of 2,758 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: Philosophical 19.4%, Logic 16.2%, Walking Simulator 16%, Puzzle 13.8%, Story Rich 10.4%
- #44 THE MULLER-POWELL PRINCIPLE
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 364 reviews2023
Dev: Three Dots GamesPub: Take Aim Games
Windows
Welcome to a breathtaking storyline full of portals, solving puzzles with an energy-absorbing weapon, and other adventures in a sci-fi atmosphere! Can you travel through parallel dimensions and uncover the secrets of your past?
Why similar: Logic 26.7%, Puzzle 14.9%, Sci-fi 14.3%, Story Rich 13.8%, First-Person 10.8%
- #45 Nucleares
70% matchVery Positive84% of 1,078 reviews2023
Dev: Iván Marcelo PrettiPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Nuclear Reactor Simulator: Take Control. Prevent Disaster. Power the World.
Why similar: Science 35.7%, Walking Simulator 16.9%, Logic 15.7%, Simulation 9.5%, Sci-fi 9.2%
- #46 Peaks of Yore
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,672 reviews2023
Dev: Anders Grube JensenPub: TraipseWare
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 20.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Travel around The Great Gales to climb challenging peaks in this physics-based climbing adventure set in 1887. Meet like-minded mountaineers, unlock helpful climbing gear, and become a pioneer of mountaineering.
Why similar: Difficult 27.5%, Philosophical 25.4%, Physics 24.7%, First-Person 6.9%, Atmospheric 5.4%
- #47 Chromatic Conundrum
67% matchVery Positive98% of 302 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: Physics 27.4%, Puzzle 19.1%, Sci-fi 16.2%, First-Person 12.6%, Atmospheric 8.8%
- #48 物理世界
71% matchVery Positive88% of 92 reviews2021
Dev: NeutronStar.studio
Windows
"Physics World" is a fast-paced horizontal version of the decryption game. There are various colorful physical formulas in the scene, which represent some physical rules. Players can create favorable situations by changing the common physical rules.
Why similar: Education 40.1%, Logic 23.1%, Physics 19.1%, Puzzle 15.5%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #49 The Art of Reflection
67% matchVery Positive97% of 145 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: Logic 34.4%, Puzzle 25%, First-Person 18.9%, Atmospheric 8.9%, 3D 6.6%
- #50 Luna's Wandering Stars
73% matchMixed59% of 120 reviews2015
Dev: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A planetary physics game that challenges you to master the powers of the universe. Use orbital mechanics to maneuver the trajectories of moons, with the powers of changing gravity, creating black holes, forming wormholes, and even shooting lasers!
Why similar: Simulation 45.2%, Physics 30.4%, Puzzle 24.4%
- #51 Universe Sandbox
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 31,223 reviews2015
Dev: Giant Army
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 23.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Create & destroy on an unimaginable scale with a realistic physics-based space simulator. Explore the beauty of our universe and the fragility of our planet. Use science to bend the laws of gravity, collide planets, boil away oceans, fire epic space lasers, and customize your universe.
Why similar: Science 32%, Education 30%, Physics 18.4%, Simulation 10.2%, Sci-fi 5.4%
- #52 0RBITALIS
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 308 reviews2015
Dev: Alan ZucconiPub: Mastertronic
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 50%
0RBITALIS is a satellite launching simulator with a retro-puzzle style. Launch your satellite into orbit and go head to head with the dominant force that formed the entire universe: Gravity.
Why similar: Physics 35.3%, Simulation 34.8%, Puzzle 29.9%
- #53 Ludwig
72% matchMixed47% of 68 reviews2014
Dev: ovos
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Join Ludwig on an exciting journey through the world of physics. Find out how energy is created from fire, water, wind and sun and use them cleverly to protect the Robotronics on Unitron against the impending energy collapse! Ludwig is a new type of learning game, which not only conveys knowledge, but is also really fun to play!
Why similar: Education 57.2%, Simulation 29.9%, Adventure 12.9%
- #54 Venineth
69% matchVery Positive81% of 265 reviews2020
Dev: Venineth TeamPub: mort-art
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Venineth is a single-player game focusing on unraveling the mysteries of ancient alien technology, somewhere in the universe via exploration, platforming, and puzzle-solving, in a dangerous, distant worlds.
Why similar: Physics 20.5%, Difficult 19.5%, Aliens 16.1%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Puzzle 10.1%
- #55 Veritas
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 51 reviews2020
Dev: Glitch Games
Windows
Uncover the lies. Free your mind. Veritas is a compact narrative puzzle game that asks: what is truth, and does it even matter?
Why similar: Science 33.9%, Difficult 14.1%, Sci-fi 12%, Puzzle 11.9%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #56 Electrician Simulator
66% matchVery Positive80% of 4,186 reviews2022
Dev: Take IT Studio!Pub: Gaming Factory
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Take on the electrician role and learn the profession's basics! Install sockets, repair worn-out equipment, assemble broken appliances, replace light bulbs, and lay wires at your customers' homes. Be sure to check everything twice, with electricity there are no jokes!
Why similar: Education 36.8%, Difficult 19.2%, Logic 12.2%, Simulation 11.3%, First-Person 8.1%
- #57 OCTOPTICOM
69% matchVery Positive95% of 56 reviews2018
Dev: UP DEVELOPMENT LTD.
Windows · Linux
OCTOPTICOM is an open-ended puzzle programming game about designing and optimizing optical computing devices. Use lasers, mirrors, filters and other components to read, transform and write sequences of colored squares.
Why similar: Science 27.4%, Education 21%, Logic 15%, Difficult 14.1%, Simulation 11.9%
- #58 4D Golf
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 779 reviews2024
Dev: CodeParade
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore higher dimensions... with golf! Conquer mind-bending challenges, design your own 4D courses, and unlock new worlds and accessories as you golf your way through the 4th dimension and beyond!
Why similar: Education 37.7%, Puzzle 24.1%, Physics 19.3%, First-Person 17.4%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #59 The Last Cube
66% matchVery Positive97% of 147 reviews2022
Dev: Improx Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Cube puzzler and an epic adventure. Stamp stickers to the sides of your cube to imbue each surface with unique powers, which are vital to solving puzzles and finding secrets.
Why similar: Science 28.6%, Difficult 18.2%, Logic 15.9%, Puzzle 9.5%, Sci-fi 8.4%
- #60 Q.U.B.E: Director's Cut
68% matchVery Positive82% of 1,910 reviews2014
Dev: Toxic Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Q.U.B.E: Director's Cut is the definitive version of the brain-twisting first-person puzzler. Using special high-tech gloves to manipulate cubes in the environment, the player solves an array of conundrums - from physics-based challenges; to 3D jigsaws; to platform-based trials.
Why similar: Puzzle 27.3%, Science 19%, Physics 17%, First-Person 13.2%, Sci-fi 12.8%