- #1 Zen Chess: Mate in One
97% matchVery Positive88% of 459 reviews2018
Dev: Minimol Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Zen Chess: Mate in One is a minimalist chess puzzle game. Solve mate-in-one problems in a beautifully designed chess board.
Why similar: Chess 84.9% ★, Casual 11.2%, Indie 4%
- #2 Hexcells Plus
96% matchVery Positive95% of 2,799 reviews2014
Dev: Matthew Brown
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Hexcells Plus is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.
Why similar: Casual 52.8%, Indie 47.2%
- #3 CrossCells
96% matchVery Positive83% of 896 reviews2017
Dev: Matthew Brown
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
CrossCells is an ambient logic puzzle game.
Why similar: Casual 56.4%, Indie 43.6%
- #4 SquareCells
95% matchVery Positive90% of 1,246 reviews2015
Dev: Matthew Brown
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
SquareCells is an ambient logic puzzle game.
Why similar: Casual 50.5%, Indie 49.5%
- #5 Hexcells
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 5,873 reviews2014
Dev: Matthew Brown
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Hexcells is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.
Why similar: Casual 59.7%, Indie 40.3%
- #6 Hexcells Infinite
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,654 reviews2014
Dev: Matthew Brown
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 36.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Hexcells Infinite is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.
Why similar: Casual 60%, Indie 40%
- #7 Hang The Kings
93% matchMostly Positive77% of 65 reviews2019
Dev: Minimol Games
Windows · Mac
Hang The Kings is a chess-inspired puzzle game. Capture all pieces of the same color before eliminating its King.
Why similar: Chess 70.2% ★, Casual 29.8%
- #8 KNIGHTS
92% matchVery Positive94% of 814 reviews2016
Dev: Arzola's
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
KNIGHTS is a minimalist puzzle game based on a single chess piece, the titular knight. A simple enough to pick up and relaxing experience.
Why similar: Chess 82.5% ★, Casual 12.6%, Indie 4.9%
- #9 Chessformer
90% matchVery Positive100% of 316 reviews2022
Dev: Robert Alvarez
Windows
Chessformer is a grid-based puzzle platformer with Chess pieces. The goal in each level is to capture the opposing king, who is lazy and never moves, so don't worry about losing any pieces.
Why similar: Chess 90.8% ★, Casual 9.2%
- #10 Zen Chess: Mate in Three
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 74 reviews2019
Dev: Minimol Games
Windows · Mac
Zen Chess: Mate in Three is a minimalist chess puzzle game. Solve mate-in-three problems in a beautifully designed chess board.
Why similar: Chess 89.9% ★, Casual 10.1%
- #11 Gambit Shifter
88% matchVery Positive97% of 87 reviews2024
Dev: Volcanite Games
Windows
Gambit Shifter is a relaxing, minimalist cozy puzzle game for chess experts and beginners alike! Take control of a single piece, solve your way through 80+ hand-crafted levels and lose yourself in the zen atmosphere as you advance.
Why similar: Chess 79.4% ★, Casual 11.3%, Indie 9.3%
- #12 Magic matchstick
91% matchMixed69% of 54 reviews2017
Dev: Anime squadPub: Anime squаd
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Minimal puzzle with matchsticks
Why similar: Casual 55.6%, Indie 44.4%
- #13 Mate'Morphosis
85% matchVery Positive96% of 53 reviews2026
Dev: WiseMonkeESPub: Wise Monke Entertainment Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Mate'Morphosis is a pixel art, chess-inspired puzzle game built around the concept of becoming the piece you capture. Outsmart each board, adapt to evolving mechanics, and hunt down the rival king across every stage.
Why similar: Chess 77.8% ★, Indie 12.4%, Casual 9.8%
- #14 Zen Chess: Mate in Four
89% matchMixed66% of 73 reviews2019
Dev: Minimol Games
Windows · Mac
Zen Chess: Mate in Four is a minimalist chess puzzle game. Solve mate-in-four problems in a beautifully designed chess board.
Why similar: Chess 90.1% ★, Casual 9.9%
- #15 Zen Chess: Mate in Two
89% matchVery Positive84% of 121 reviews2019
Dev: Minimol Games
Windows · Mac
Zen Chess: Mate in Two is a minimalist chess puzzle game. Solve mate-in-two problems in a beautifully designed chess board.
Why similar: Chess 89.5% ★, Casual 10.5%
- #16 Knight Swap
86% matchVery Positive88% of 149 reviews2019
Dev: Minimol Games
Windows · Mac
One chess piece, the mighty knight. One simple concept: exchange the knights from one colored square to another. One hundred hand-crafted levels in a beautiful minimalist set. Can you swap the knights?
Why similar: Chess 83.4% ★, Casual 11%, Indie 5.6%
- #17 Chess Brain
86% matchVery Positive89% of 161 reviews2020
Dev: Caio Flavio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Chess Brain is a chess puzzle game. Draw the correct path and don't let the King get killed by the opposite pieces! Every second all the pieces will move!
Why similar: Chess 87.8% ★, Indie 7.2%, Casual 5%
- #18 klocki
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,672 reviews2016
Dev: Maciej Targoni
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Minimal puzzle game.
Why similar: Casual 59.6%, Indie 40.4%
- #19 Multimirror
87% matchMixed40% of 143 reviews2016
Dev: Cleverweek
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Multimirror is a minimal grid-based puzzle game.
Why similar: Indie 55.2%, Casual 44.8%
- #20 OXXO
84% matchVery Positive95% of 289 reviews2019
Dev: Hamster On Coke Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Ever evolving puzzle game.
Why similar: Casual 56.7%, Indie 43.3%
- #21 Ajedrez una tarde de Otoño
83% matchMixed52% of 58 reviews2021
Dev: Luis Pedro Lopez Perez
Windows
chess simulator game
Why similar: Chess 83.8% ★, Casual 11.1%, Indie 5.1%
- #22 Quell Memento
82% matchVery Positive96% of 225 reviews2015
Dev: Fallen Tree Games LtdPub: Green Man Gaming Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%
An enchanting puzzle game of logic and relaxation.
Why similar: Indie 62.1%, Casual 37.9%
- #23 Unlock The King
81% matchVery Positive94% of 398 reviews2019
Dev: Minimol Games
Windows · Mac
An originally designed puzzle game inspired by chess. Move the pieces and create a path to Unlock the King.
Why similar: Chess 90.6% ★, Casual 9.4%
- #24 Chess
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 92 reviews2024
Dev: Popoko VM Games
Windows · Mac
Chess: The Grand Strategy Game - Your Pocket Edition for Mastery and Fun!
Why similar: Chess 64.9% ★, Casual 35.1%
- #25 Knight's Retreat
80% matchVery Positive91% of 99 reviews2020
Dev: Minimol Games
Windows · Mac
A chess game without any chess. Rearrange your troops to bring your best knights back to your Kingdom in an abstract medieval world.
Why similar: Chess 80.3% ★, Casual 12.3%, Indie 7.3%
- #26 Passant: A Chess Roguelike
75% matchVery Positive80% of 352 reviews2025
Dev: Marc Makes Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Passant is a chess roguelike that changes all the rules. Progress through challenging rounds while collecting powerful pieces and game-changing items to seize victory.
Why similar: Chess 82.7% ★, Casual 12.5%, Indie 4.9%
- #27 Chess Brain: Dark Troops
79% matchVery Positive94% of 63 reviews2021
Dev: Caio Flavio
Windows · Mac
This game develops the ability to predict movement in Chess, using a playful and immersive concept. The dark troops march in a single sound. They are more organized and smarter
Why similar: Chess 90.1% ★, Casual 5.6%, Indie 4.3%
- #28 Cuit
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 183 reviews2017
Dev: Class-X Games
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 29%
In CUIT, it is only you and your mind. A challenging and relaxing puzzle game, ready to test you from top to bottom. Navigate a current through a circuit. Power a target, avoid the explosives. Sounds easy? Try it - and guess again. A logical challenge - for everyone.
Why similar: Casual 57.7%, Indie 42.3%
- #29 Scalak
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,091 reviews2018
Dev: Hamster On Coke Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Fulfilling puzzle game.
Why similar: Casual 64.4%, Indie 35.6%
- #30 Odd||Even
82% matchMixed53% of 113 reviews2016
Dev: kylix studio
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Odd||Even is a math and logic based, integer placement puzzle game.
Why similar: Casual 62.9%, Indie 37.1%
- #31 Lines X
79% matchVery Positive82% of 980 reviews2017
Dev: KonstructorsPub: Hook Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 28.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Beautiful & relaxing Numberlink puzzles.
Why similar: Casual 60%, Indie 40%
- #32 Square Logic
73% matchVery Positive97% of 78 reviews2023
Dev: Climbing Goat Games
Windows · Linux
Square Logic is a minimalist puzzle game about coloring the grid with squares and rectangles, respecting the number of each cell.
Why similar: Casual 100%
- #33 Hexa Turn
77% matchVery Positive89% of 113 reviews2018
Dev: Abdullah Firat
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Hexa Turn is a turn-based puzzle game with minimalist design. The logic is simple: block the triange. So, think outside of the box and try not to find a solution. Try to break the solution!
Why similar: Casual 56.7%, Indie 43.3%
- #34 Hook
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,911 reviews2015
Dev: Maciej Targoni
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
HOOK is a short minimal, puzzle game.
Why similar: Casual 70%, Indie 30%
- #35 Squarism
77% matchVery Positive91% of 65 reviews2017
Dev: KirUn
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 61%
SQUARISM is a minimalist logic game about combining pieces scattered around into a perfect square. Complete all 70 lovely-crafted levels and become master of square assembling!
Why similar: Casual 55.6%, Indie 44.4%
- #36 Tangrams Deluxe
76% matchVery Positive86% of 71 reviews2017
Dev: Vertical Reach
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 60%
A tangram is a Chinese logic puzzle in which you must fit seven pieces into a target shape without any overlapping. Enjoy solving over 200 deceptively simple puzzles in Tangrams Deluxe!
Why similar: Casual 55.6%, Indie 44.4%
- #37 SOK MIN
75% matchVery Positive93% of 115 reviews2018
Dev: Siberian Mouse
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
SOK MIN is the smallest and the easiest levels of SOK puzzle. Now you may not need a guide to complete each level. Just try it!
Why similar: Casual 56.5%, Indie 43.5%
- #38 Quell Reflect
76% matchVery Positive94% of 191 reviews2015
Dev: Fallen Tree Games LtdPub: Green Man Gaming Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
An enchanting puzzle game of logic and relaxation.
Why similar: Indie 56.9%, Casual 43.1%
- #39 Unitied
74% matchVery Positive98% of 53 reviews2019
Dev: Peter Hijma
Windows · Mac · Linux
Unitied is a minimalistic & relaxing puzzle game
Why similar: Casual 56.3%, Indie 43.7%
- #40 Strange Jigsaws
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 3,818 reviews2025
Dev: FLEB
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A game of strange jigsaws.
Why similar: Casual 76.5%, Indie 23.5%
- #41 CIPHER ZERO
66% matchVery Positive93% of 159 reviews2025
Dev: Zapdot
Windows · Mac · Linux
A minimalist logic game. Can you solve for 𝒙?
Why similar: Casual 100%
- #42 Lines Infinite
73% matchVery Positive91% of 581 reviews2017
Dev: KonstructorsPub: Hook Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Beautiful & relaxing Numberlink puzzles.
Why similar: Casual 56.8%, Indie 43.2%
- #43 Up Left Out
72% matchVery Positive93% of 451 reviews2018
Dev: Maciej TargoniPub: Maciej Targoni
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A puzzle game about unlocking stuff.
Why similar: Casual 58.4%, Indie 41.6%
- #44 Puzzle - LINES AND KNOTS
71% matchVery Positive87% of 261 reviews2020
Dev: PlayToday
Windows
Logical puzzle game for meditation. The goal of the player is to assemble a puzzle consisting of nodes. Easy to understand mechanics, swap hexagons with lines.
Why similar: Casual 60.3%, Indie 39.7%
- #45 Alephant
69% matchVery Positive94% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: Lucas Le Slo
Windows
A word-less abstract puzzle game about language.
Why similar: Casual 54.2%, Indie 45.8%
- #46 Gigachess
73% matchVery Positive82% of 96 reviews2015
Dev: Drixxel Soft
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Gigachess is a hero defense puzzler on a chess board. Command your party of Knights, Rooks & Bishops against the relentless Pawn onslaught!
Why similar: Chess 67.7% ★, Indie 16.3%, Casual 16%
- #47 Little Postman
68% matchVery Positive93% of 57 reviews2023
Dev: Atlas Imaginal
Windows
Puzzle game where you rotate islands to find your way around different archipelagos.
Why similar: Casual 55.6%, Indie 44.4%
- #48 Prove You Can Win
66% matchVery Positive85% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: zqh games
Windows · Mac
This is a puzzle game like a mathematical book, based on logic and deduction. In this game, you don't need to beat the level, but need to prove it is beatable. Your goal is not to win, but to prove you can win.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #49 Oik Memory 2
70% matchVery Positive89% of 227 reviews2018
Dev: Crew Lab
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Casual memory puzzle.
Why similar: Indie 53.7%, Casual 46.3%
- #50 Zerko
65% matchVery Positive95% of 158 reviews2024
Dev: Maciej Targoni
Windows · Mac · Linux
A puzzle game filled with shapes, numbers, and a straightforward goal: make every number zero.
Why similar: Casual 68.7%, Indie 31.3%
- #51 PEG
70% matchVery Positive92% of 246 reviews2017
Dev: Arzola's
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Blue eats blue. Red eats red. Until one of each remains. A puzzler that is deceptively simple but hard to master.
Why similar: Casual 54.9%, Indie 45.1%
- #52 Swapperoo
71% matchVery Positive92% of 78 reviews2015
Dev: Fallen Tree Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The friendly puzzle game intent on your defeat.
Why similar: Casual 55.6%, Indie 44.4%
- #53 Bounce
72% matchMixed59% of 148 reviews2018
Dev: Mikhail MelnikovPub: SA Industry
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Bounce-puzzle game in which you have to apply your knowledge of geometry in practice to ricochet to remove all the pieces on the level.
Why similar: Casual 54.4%, Indie 45.6%
- #54 RYB
69% matchVery Positive90% of 622 reviews2016
Dev: FLEB
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 55%
RYB is a logic puzzle game that plays like a combination of sudoku and minesweeper.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #55 Puzzlement
69% matchVery Positive92% of 235 reviews2018
Dev: Yunus Ayyildiz
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 46%
a game about walking/jumping between plane surfaces to collect all red squares
Why similar: Casual 56.6%, Indie 43.4%
- #56 Tenrow
71% matchVery Positive81% of 169 reviews2016
Dev: Cleverweek
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Tenrow is a logic puzzle game. Includes 50 levels.
Why similar: Indie 54.9%, Casual 45.1%
- #57 LYSER
68% matchVery Positive90% of 84 reviews2019
Dev: Growfall Games
Windows
Casual puzzle with laser reflections.
Why similar: Casual 55.6%, Indie 44.4%
- #58 Cross Set
70% matchVery Positive81% of 210 reviews2015
Dev: Cuveet Story
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Cross Set is a simple and brain-teasing new number puzzle game.
Why similar: Casual 58.3%, Indie 41.7%
- #59 PictoQuest
67% matchVery Positive83% of 599 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 56.8%, Indie 43.2%
- #60 Chess Sudoku
67% matchVery Positive96% of 184 reviews2020
Dev: Studio Goya
Windows · Mac
How does Chess Sudoku work? Well we’ve taken the classic sudoku game everyone knows and loves and created puzzles with chess-related twists! There are three different types of puzzles in the game: Knight Sudoku; King Sudoku and Queen Sudoku.
Why similar: Casual 54.8%, Indie 45.2%