- #1 Light Maze
97% matchVery Positive99% of 159 reviews2022
Dev: catgrease
Windows
A simple casual game where you light up floor tiles in a level in order to go to the next level.
Why similar: Casual 89.6%, Indie 10.4%
- #2 LIT: Bend the Light
96% matchVery Positive94% of 315 reviews2020
Dev: Copperglass
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 57%
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: Casual 72.9%, Indie 27.1%
- #3 Hyper color ball
96% matchMixed48% of 346 reviews2016
Dev: Czester16Pub: Back To Basics Gaming
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Hyper color ball is a casual, difficult game. The game-play mechanics are based on testing your focus and dexterity skills. With a fast paced, upbeat soundtrack and a strong vibrant colours. Hyper color ball makes for a fantastic party game.
Why similar: Casual 55%, Indie 45%
- #4 Lowglow
95% matchVery Positive90% of 467 reviews2015
Dev: Rockodile
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Lowglow - an audiovisual puzzle journey. Glowingly beautiful graphics combined with a dynamic audio environment make sure that Lowglow is an unforgettable, mind-bending experience for you!
Why similar: Casual 69.5%, Indie 30.5%
- #5 Neon Prism
94% matchMixed65% of 400 reviews2016
Dev: EGAMERPub: SA Industry
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Neon prism is a fun and simple but at the same time highly addictive game.
Why similar: Casual 75.3%, Indie 24.7%
- #6 Orakyubu
93% matchVery Positive99% of 293 reviews2021
Dev: Peter Lavigne
Windows · Mac · Linux
A game about 2D puzzles in 3D space.
Why similar: Indie 51.2%, Casual 48.8%
- #7 Upside Down
94% matchVery Positive81% of 714 reviews2017
Dev: EGAMERPub: SA Industry
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Upside Down will immerse you in an incredible adventure. Sharpen your reflexes for this fast-paced, precise puzzle-platformer.
Why similar: Indie 61.2%, Casual 38.8%
- #8 Turn on the light
91% matchVery Positive95% of 181 reviews2020
Dev: Thedox Games
Windows · Linux
Turn On The Light is a minimalist puzzle game.
Why similar: Casual 74.8%, Indie 25.2%
- #9 Optika
92% matchVery Positive86% of 344 reviews2016
Dev: PlayZilla.tk
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Discover the world of light physics: play with lasers, prisms, mirrors, magnets and dozens of other optical devices. Explore the world of Optika with Prof. Opticus and his assistant, Sofia! Research and complete more than one hundred challenging puzzles!
Why similar: Casual 75.6%, Indie 24.4%
- #10 Turn on all the lights
89% matchVery Positive93% of 94 reviews2021
Dev: Thedox Games
Windows · Linux
Turn on all the lights is a minimalist puzzle game that features a recursive mechanics in which the player has to explore micro pieces to connect a circuit and solve the main puzzle.
Why similar: Casual 78.5%, Indie 21.5%
- #11 Evo Explores
90% matchVery Positive94% of 349 reviews2016
Dev: Kyrylo Kuzyk
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Explore impossible geometry and optical illusions!
Why similar: Casual 73.6%, Indie 26.4%
- #12 Feel-A-Maze
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 120 reviews2014
Dev: Five Archers GamesPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 30%
YOU WILL FEEL-A-MAZE!
Why similar: Casual 59.5%, Indie 40.5%
- #13 LASER LAB
86% matchVery Positive92% of 278 reviews2022
Dev: Ronald Wang
Windows
LASER LAB is a 3D puzzle game with the theme of exploration and interaction. The player is trapped in a locked laboratory surrounded by laser beams, and those who reroute the beams' path can escape from the chamber. It contains multiple puzzle levels, casual and challenging. Never miss it!
Why similar: Casual 91.4%, Indie 8.6%
- #14 Sparkle Unleashed
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 100 reviews2016
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Sparkle Unleashed is a wonderfully polished casual action puzzle game. Match like colored orbs before they fall into the abyss, unlock earthshaking powerups, and conquer more than a 100 levels! Carve a path of light through an enchanting world of mystery and magic!
Why similar: Casual 73.5%, Indie 26.5%
- #15 Aurora Trail
88% matchVery Positive86% of 111 reviews2017
Dev: Screenhit Studios
Windows
A new epic game where the perspective of the camera changes everything. Do not let your body parts get in the same view as a wall with the same color, or you’ll lose it! Puzzle your way through challenging and appealing surroundings and try to stay in one piece!
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #16 OxU
83% matchVery Positive99% of 235 reviews2022
Dev: Quiet River
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Minimalistic 3d puzzle with portals, cubes and lasers.
Why similar: Casual 75.7%, Indie 24.3%
- #17 Asteroids Minesweeper
86% matchVery Positive81% of 69 reviews2016
Dev: Francois Braud (Volatile Dove)
Windows · Linux
Be careful of explosive mines! Asteroids Minesweeper is an abstract casual minesweeper variant in three dimensions with some slight rules differences. Trim that asteroid, and don't get too dizzy while rotating in a full 3D environment.
Why similar: Casual 72.3%, Indie 27.7%
- #18 True Bliss
87% matchMixed42% of 89 reviews2015
Dev: Artur MandasPub: KPL
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 22%
Modify geometry and experience a gaming genre that is truly unique, different, beautiful and serene all in one.
Why similar: Casual 64.9%, Indie 35.1%
- #19 Pixplode
85% matchMostly Positive73% of 203 reviews2017
Dev: Empyrean
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Pixplode is a 3d puzzle game with 2d physics mechanics. At first glance puzzle seem to be impossible to solve, but why not to change the view of the whole level? Over 40 detailed levels allow you to rack your brains for a long time!
Why similar: Casual 72.9%, Indie 27.1%
- #20 Turn on the light - Jigsaw
79% matchVery Positive95% of 129 reviews2023
Dev: Thedox Games
Windows · Linux
A minimalist game about connecting circuits, solving jigsaw puzzles and mind-bending recursive circuits.
Why similar: Casual 76.2%, Indie 23.8%
- #21 Reflex
82% matchVery Positive86% of 1,133 reviews2017
Dev: Easy gamePub: Game for people
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
A simple puzzle game. Simple graphics and nice music. Try your mind in more than 70+ levels. They are waiting for you.
Why similar: Casual 71.2%, Indie 28.8%
- #22 Orbox C
82% matchVery Positive94% of 281 reviews2016
Dev: wins_84Pub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Bounce the box in outer space. Blow bombs, break the ice, collect orbs, activate sensors and more! The game starts easy and slowly grows in difficulty to the real challenge. When you want a clever brain teaser for 5-20 min session - this is the best choice.
Why similar: Casual 86%, Indie 14%
- #23 Inside The Gear
84% matchMostly Negative40% of 140 reviews2014
Dev: Mykhail Konokh
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
A physics puzzle game like no other! You are inside the big old machine. There are rusty gears and shafts all around you, along with interactive objects such as planks and cubes. Use each object and place the wheel on the platform – easy!
Why similar: Casual 74%, Indie 26%
- #24 3SwitcheD
84% matchMixed42% of 655 reviews2012
Dev: Reality PumpPub: Topware Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Be careful! This Game is addictive! You won´t find more challenges, more speed, more fun and more treasures anywhere in the known Universe!3SwitcheD™ combines classical Gameplay with fascinating new technologies. Find yourself in a new World arcade gaming.
Why similar: Casual 97.7%, Indie 2.3%
- #25 The Art of Reflection
73% 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: Indie 100%
- #26 Runeblade Automaton
73% matchVery Positive95% of 102 reviews2025
Windows
While the mechanics may seem simple, the key to victory lies in smart planning. The outcome depends entirely on who you place — and where.
Why similar: Casual 88.3%, Indie 11.7%
- #27 Light Repair Team #4
81% matchVery Positive91% of 55 reviews2016
Dev: Eerie Bear Games
Windows
Light Repair Team #4 is a light-reflection puzzle game where you play as a light-pipe repair person. Figure out how to properly bounce, combine and split light so that you can return power to nearby buildings.
Why similar: Casual 72.9%, Indie 27.1%
- #28 Iris.Fall
78% matchVery Positive88% of 2,853 reviews2018
Dev: NEXT Studios
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Iris.Fall is a puzzle adventure game featuring striking visuals and a spellbinding theme of "light and shadow".
Why similar: Casual 73.9%, Indie 26.1%
- #29 Chromatic Conundrum
69% 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: Indie 100%
- #30 Miniature - The Story Puzzle
81% matchMixed50% of 58 reviews2016
Dev: purpleElephant
Windows
The Miniature is a unique 3D Story-based puzzle game, a stunning visual world, fascinating music and original game mode.
Why similar: Casual 65.2%, Indie 34.8%
- #31 PERFECT ANGLE: The puzzle game based on optical illusions
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 338 reviews2015
Dev: Ivanovich Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Challenge your mind with puzzles based on optical illusions. Find the perfect angle by rotating the camera to clean up the chaos and find a shocking story fraught with twists.
Why similar: Casual 72.9%, Indie 27.1%
- #32 Lighton
77% matchVery Positive92% of 59 reviews2020
Dev: Waidy AndradePub: Cronostase
Windows
A challeging puzzle game. The only goal, is to turn on the lights.
Why similar: Casual 73.1%, Indie 26.9%
- #33 ArcBall
80% matchMostly Negative27% of 62 reviews2018
Dev: VladProduction
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 43%
ArcBall - Simple and casual arcanoid-like game. Interesting levels and nice retro-graphics are waiting you!
Why similar: Casual 73.8%, Indie 26.2%
- #34 Orbyss
70% matchVery Positive99% of 90 reviews2025
Dev: Misty Whale
Windows
In this logic based puzzle game, switch between Orbs to solve puzzles and light up your world. Play co-op with yourself, freeze time, fly drones, play with sound… and overcome the evil shadow interfering with your quest.
- #35 Blink
78% matchVery Positive92% of 79 reviews2017
Dev: nextReality Games
Windows
Blink into a world of after-images, where you can walk on light. Solve puzzles by manipulating lights and blinking between worlds. Explore hand drawn landscapes while uncovering the secrets behind this strange power.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #36 Project Oasis
76% matchVery Positive92% of 211 reviews2020
Dev: 大以巴狼艾斯Pub: 上海翎迹网络科技有限公司
Windows
Be the light.
Why similar: Casual 62%, Indie 38%
- #37 Logic Light
74% matchVery Positive97% of 103 reviews2022
Dev: Hardcoffee Game Studio
Windows · Linux
A minimalist puzzle experience to restore the electricity of the houses after a blackout
Why similar: Casual 100%
- #38 Lumin's Path
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 87 reviews2020
Dev: Buckle Up Games
Windows
Lumin's Path is an atmospheric 3D platformer using light and darkness to impact the world in mysterious ways.
Why similar: Casual 100%
- #39 Linelight
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,094 reviews2017
Dev: My Dog Zorro
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Linelight is an elegant puzzle game set in a world of lines.
Why similar: Casual 72.9%, Indie 27.1%
- #40 Electronics Puzzle Lab
71% matchVery Positive88% of 69 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: Casual 100%
- #41 Ichi
76% matchVery Positive85% of 663 reviews2014
Dev: Stolen Couch Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Ichi is an easy to play but challenging one button puzzle game. Don't be deceived by the game simplistic look, it’s a braintwister for sure! Collect golden rings by rotating objects, using teleporters, breaking blocks and more.
Why similar: Casual 75.2%, Indie 24.8%
- #42 Orb Tower
67% matchVery Positive96% of 191 reviews2025
Dev: Pierre VandermaesenPub: VANDERMAESEN GAMES
Windows · Linux
A Roguelike Bubble Puzzler! Choose your school of magic and reach the top of the tower! Chill pick up and play feel and nostalgic pixel art and music. Get your staff and prepare to shoot orbastical spells !
Why similar: Casual 84.6%, Indie 15.4%
- #43 SCHiM
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 320 reviews2024
Dev: Ewoud van der WerfPub: Extra Nice
Windows · Mac · Linux
SCHiM is a game about jumping from shadow to shadow in a relaxing and lively environment. This 3D platformer takes elements of light, shadow & animation and adds them directly to the gameplay, delivering an experience that you will only find in SCHiM.
Why similar: Casual 100%
- #44 Chrono Recorder
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: ChronoGames
Windows
"ChronoRecorder" is a 3D puzzle game. Players can manipulate time and gravity. And you have to use that ability to solve problems. You might think this game is difficult if you don't use your brain.
Why similar: Casual 86.3%, Indie 13.7%
- #45 NeonBall
75% matchMixed55% of 85 reviews2018
Dev: Nelium Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 37.1 hrs≥1hr: 61%
¡Roll! ¡Jump! ¡Survive! NeonBall is an exciting maze-like game in a gorgeous neon-like environment.
Why similar: Casual 73.5%, Indie 26.5%
- #46 Way of Rhea
67% 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: Indie 100%
- #47 Sparkle 2
74% matchVery Positive91% of 241 reviews2015
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Challenge the darkness with your swift orb matching skills, mighty magical enchantments and earthshaking powerups. Match the orbs before they fall into the abyss and find your way through mysterious lands of startling beauty!
Why similar: Casual 78.7%, Indie 21.3%
- #48 PictoQuest
69% matchVery Positive83% of 597 reviews2020
Dev: NanoPikoPub: PID Games
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Logic puzzles with a light RPG twist, here comes PictoQuest!
Why similar: Casual 73.9%, Indie 26.1%
- #49 Accident Liquidator
64% matchVery Positive93% of 148 reviews2024
Dev: Teamey
Windows
Accident Liquidator is an exciting 3D arcade action-adventure game that throws you into situations where each day presents new challenges necessary for survival.
Why similar: Casual 67.7%, Indie 32.3%
- #50 ReThink | Evolved 2
71% matchVery Positive94% of 52 reviews2018
Dev: Yaeko
Windows
ReThink | Evolved 2 is a Puzzle Game in a futuristic setting. Solve a variety of Puzzles that utilize Lasers and the behavior of light in two and three-dimensional space. Created with the Feedback from its predecessor in mind, ReThink | Evolved 2 features: 40 new Puzzles, enhanced Gameplay...
Why similar: Casual 64.7%, Indie 35.3%
- #51 illum
65% matchVery Positive94% of 109 reviews2023
Dev: Elsa LiuPub: USC Games
Windows · Mac
Embark on a heartwarming journey with your little light friend to solve puzzles and bring light to the mystical realm of Illum.
Why similar: Casual 89.8%, Indie 10.2%
- #52 Star Fields
72% matchMixed57% of 194 reviews2016
Dev: AG mediaPub: Back To Basics Gaming
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Star Fields is a casual, arcade style game with strategy and shooter elements. Simple, fast paced game-play, enjoy the original electronic/progressive/synth/retrowave soundtrack or import your own mp3s and listen to them while you play!
Why similar: Casual 90.5%, Indie 9.5%
- #53 Neon Warp
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 104 reviews2016
Dev: Axel Sonic
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Neon Warp is a simple yet very unique puzzle game.
Why similar: Casual 73.5%, Indie 26.5%
- #54 Entangle
70% matchVery Positive91% of 53 reviews2017
Dev: Blake Garner
Windows
Entangle takes the simple premise of maneuvering line segments along intersecting paths and combines this with an array of clever mechanics to create a unique and challenging puzzle experience.
Why similar: Casual 73.7%, Indie 26.3%
- #55 Rotate or Die
62% matchVery Positive80% of 106 reviews2024
Dev: ZERO5GAMES
Windows
Rotate or Die throws you into a heart-pounding, high-speed adventure, where danger lurks around every corner.
Why similar: Casual 88%, Indie 12%
- #56 Spiral Splatter
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 99 reviews2017
Dev: Neonchimp GamesPub: Sometimes You
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Spiral Splatter is a brain-bending arcade puzzle game that will push your hand-eye coordination to the limit with nonstop, mind-boggling puzzles!
Why similar: Casual 74.6%, Indie 25.4%
- #57 The UnderGarden
72% matchMixed65% of 91 reviews2010
Dev: Artech StudiosPub: Atari
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 34%
The UnderGarden is a casual Zen game that challenges players to explore beautiful underground caverns filled with strange life forms, sound, music and plenty of hidden secrets. Casual gamers with an affinity towards puzzle games will enjoy The UnderGarden’s modern exploration quest filled with brain teasing games that combine state of...
Why similar: Casual 100%
- #58 Overhaul
65% matchVery Positive92% of 86 reviews2022
Dev: Bread Panda
Windows
Solve your way through this fast-paced rogue-lite puzzle game and outwit unforgiving creatures as you venture into the mysterious Power Plant!
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #59 Oscuro Blossom's Glow
60% matchVery Positive95% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: Hongoneon
Windows
Join Selene in a charming platforming and puzzle adventure, where her ability to absorb and emit light from various flowers is key to activating mechanisms, overcoming obstacles, and navigating through environments that adjust depending on how you wield the light.
Why similar: Casual 81.3%, Indie 18.7%