- #1 Energy Balance
97% matchMixed68% of 325 reviews2015
Dev: Sometimes You
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Energy Balance is a number puzzle. You have to swap power units in such a way that their sums form correct chains both vertically and horizontally. The game is easy to learn, but very hard to master. So, are you ready to peep under the hood of an alien spaceship?
Why similar: Indie 80.3%, Casual 19.7%
- #2 Hexoscope
96% matchVery Positive88% of 223 reviews2016
Dev: Studio BinoklePub: Sometimes You
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Hexoscope is a new puzzle game that challenges your skills to create from Chaos. You should arrange the chaotic combination of hexagonal Chips to create a Chain from Power Source to Power Receiver. You should swap Chips with each other to combine their pins into solid Chain from Source to Receiver.
Why similar: Casual 90.6%, Indie 9.4%
- #3 Intergalactic Bubbles
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,192 reviews2015
Dev: Hellscape Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Blast your way through space in this innovative 3D bubble puzzler! Bounce, bobble, swing, and explode bubbles across the universe. Intergalactic Bubbles advances the classic match-3 genre into the 21st century with stellar graphics, 3D action, and upgrades.
Why similar: Indie 51.1%, Casual 48.9%
- #4 Energy Cycle
95% matchMixed69% of 294 reviews2016
Dev: Sometimes You
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
'Energy Cycle' – new puzzle game from the developers of ‘Energy Balance’. When you click each cell on the game field - it changes color, and the colors of adjacent cells horizontally and vertically. Your task to bring all the cells to the same color. Sounds pretty easy, but try to do it!
Why similar: Casual 66.5%, Indie 33.5%
- #5 Dungeons & Jewels
91% matchVery Positive91% of 103 reviews2023
Dev: JJJ
Windows · Linux
Roguelike twist on tile-matching puzzle games. Collect relics. Learn spells. Unlock new equipment. Fight bosses and monsters. Use your abilities by matching tiles, creating combos, and solving puzzles!
Why similar: Indie 54.2%, Casual 45.8%
- #6 RoboMatch
94% matchMixed63% of 70 reviews2017
Dev: Anti-Ded GameDevPub: Naarassusi Game
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The game type three in a row with robots, galaxies and stores. The player armed robots. Rearrange chips that the player shoots at the enemy. After the turn of a player - the progress of the enemy.
Why similar: Indie 70.9%, Casual 29.1%
- #7 Gem Forge
94% matchVery Positive89% of 72 reviews2016
Dev: Bogemic Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
An addictive puzzle game where you need to move and merge gems of the same type. The game is similar to the games like Threes! and 2048, except there is no numbers here, but gemstones.
Why similar: Indie 56.9%, Casual 43.1%
- #8 Fly and Destroy
93% matchMixed59% of 328 reviews2016
Dev: EGAMERPub: SA Industry
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Fly and destroy is a space arcade unlike anything you've experienced before. It combines extremely fun game mechanics with breath taking visuals. The game itself has elements of almost every popular indie genre, but probably the most fitting would be the space bullet hell.
Why similar: Indie 52.7%, Casual 47.3%
- #9 AstroPop Deluxe
92% matchVery Positive82% of 141 reviews2006
Dev: PopCap Games, Inc.Pub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 34%
In a world where most puzzle games are the same, head into outer space to find something new and exciting! Before the descending bricks crush your dreams (and your space ship), use your powerful magnet to move and match same-colored bricks.
Why similar: Casual 100%
- #10 Bejeweled Twist
91% matchVery Positive82% of 615 reviews2008
Dev: PopCap Games, Inc.
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Get set for a vivid sensory rush as you spin and match explosive gems for shockwaves of fun. Rotate jewels freely to set up electrifying combos, outwit surprising obstacles like Locks and Bombs, and create high-voltage Flame and Lightning gems.
Why similar: Casual 100%
- #11 PHAT STACKS
90% matchMixed49% of 225 reviews2016
Dev: ColloseusXPub: Phat Phrog Studios
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Phat Stacks is puzzle platformer, physics based addictive arcade game that is all about collecting crystals by building platforms and controlling an alien lifeform across these platforms
Why similar: Casual 53.6%, Indie 46.4%
- #12 Super Star Path
89% matchVery Positive81% of 415 reviews2015
Dev: DYA Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Classic color match puzzle meets space shoot'em up action! Hop into your spaceship, open a path through huge waves of aliens and other hazards, and face intense boss battles!
- #13 Jewel Match Origins - Palais Imperial Collector's Edition
86% matchVery Positive85% of 61 reviews2021
Dev: Suricate SoftwarePub: Grey Alien Games
Windows
Play a Match-3 game like you've never seen before! Journey back to the Baroque Era in this imperial Match-3 adventure! Traverse 180 vast levels and collect resources to construct a breathtaking palace.
Why similar: Casual 61.3%, Indie 38.7%
- #14 Asteroids Minesweeper
88% 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: Indie 59.8%, Casual 40.2%
- #15 Critical Mass
89% matchMixed69% of 440 reviews2011
Dev: Manic Game Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Critical Mass is an action puzzle game that takes traditional match 3 and brings it into the world of 3D.
Why similar: Indie 56.7%, Casual 43.3%
- #16 Mighty Gemstones
86% matchMixed50% of 67 reviews2018
Dev: Sabrina Aridi
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Combine all gemstones to complete the many different missions in this match 3 game.
Why similar: Indie 57.6%, Casual 42.4%
- #17 Pixel Puzzles Mosaics
85% matchVery Positive87% of 127 reviews2017
Dev: Pixel Puzzles
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Pixel Puzzles Mosaics is a nontraditional puzzle game.
Why similar: Indie 56%, Casual 44%
- #18 Puzzle Quest: Immortal Edition
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 554 reviews2025
Dev: Infinity Plus 2Pub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Puzzle Quest: Immortal Edition combines the classic match 3 puzzle game with deep level role playing. Match 3 or more gems in a row to gain mana used to cast spells, battle opponents, collect items and rewards, and advance in the quests collected from nearly 20 years!
Why similar: Casual 100%
- #19 Geolosys
81% matchVery Positive84% of 51 reviews2022
Dev: SUJIKO Media Group
Windows
Geolosys is a unique 2048 game with a twist. Earn gems by getting points and merging tiles strategically. Explore pixel art landscapes, swipe to play, discover a variety of stones, and enjoy the immersive music. Uncover secrets while you play!
Why similar: Indie 57.8%, Casual 42.2%
- #20 Puzzle Quest: Galactrix
87% matchMixed49% of 340 reviews2009
Dev: Infinite InteractivePub: D3Publisher of America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 47%
The puzzle game of the future has arrived! The original best-selling new Puzzle franchise is back in an all new dimension with its signature Match-3, turn based battles in an insanely addictive and masterful hybrid of RPG and Puzzle genres.
Why similar: Casual 100%
- #21 Pixel Puzzles 2: Space
84% matchVery Positive86% of 392 reviews2016
Dev: Pixel Puzzles
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Pixel Puzzles 2: Space is a traditional style jigsaw puzzle game in a universal style, each piece uniquely shaped like no physical puzzle could be.
Why similar: Indie 51%, Casual 49%
- #22 Bubblegum Galaxy
71% matchVery Positive100% of 114 reviews2026
Dev: Smarto ClubPub: Astrolabe Games
Windows
Bubblegum Galaxy is a cozy narrative building game about rebuilding the galaxy tile by tile. Discover and design new planets, complete missions, explore your office and befriend your co-workers... all while trying to find out who deleted the galaxy!
Why similar: Indie 71.3%, Casual 28.7%
- #23 Sparkle Unleashed
84% 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: Indie 58.3%, Casual 41.7%
- #24 Spin Rush
83% matchMostly Positive75% of 598 reviews2016
Dev: EGAMERPub: SA Industry
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Spin Rush is 2D arcade game, where you have to collect dots and match colors.
Why similar: Indie 74.7%, Casual 25.3%
- #25 Candy Blast
82% matchMixed68% of 224 reviews2016
Dev: White Rabbit Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A new flavor of chain-reaction games
Why similar: Indie 59.9%, Casual 40.1%
- #26 Sparkle 2
81% matchVery Positive91% of 243 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: Indie 51.2%, Casual 48.8%
- #27 Bejeweled Deluxe
82% matchVery Positive88% of 321 reviews2006
Dev: PopCap Games, Inc.
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 46.7 hrs≥1hr: 25%
In the game, you must swap two adjacent gems to line up three or more of the same jewel type horizontally or vertically to eliminate them. Keep playing until there are no moves left or you've conquered the board. Bejeweled's gameplay can be fun for both kids and adults.
Why similar: Casual 100%
- #28 Cosmic Collapse
70% matchVery Positive99% of 133 reviews2024
Dev: Johan PeitzPub: Apskeppet
Windows · Mac
Merge planets together in this puzzle game with soft physics. Can you make it to the sun? Can you merge two suns? Find out for science!
Why similar: Casual 68.5%, Indie 31.5%
- #29 Mixolumia
75% matchVery Positive97% of 278 reviews2020
Dev: davemakes
Windows · Mac
Mixolumia is an entrancing musical arcade puzzler where diamond blocks slide together on a gem-shaped board and explode in glittering chain reactions.
Why similar: Casual 100%
- #30 Gems of the Aztecs
79% matchMostly Positive72% of 209 reviews2016
Dev: WellorePub: 8Floor
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 98%
A dangerous journey into the ruins of an ancient city await our hero. Help him find the treasure in Gems of the Aztecs!
Why similar: Casual 73%, Indie 27%
- #31 Tisnart Tiles
80% matchMostly Positive80% of 70 reviews2015
Dev: TisnartPub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Tisnart Tiles takes you beyond ordinary match-3 games with 120 levels full of exciting twists and surprises!
Why similar: Casual 50.2%, Indie 49.8%
- #32 Crystal Crisis
77% matchVery Positive80% of 131 reviews2019
Dev: Nicalis, Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
An all-star cast of heroes has gathered to test their mettle in this cute and chaotic new color-matching ONLINE combat game! Crystal Crisis is presented like a fighting game, but players attack by arranging falling crystals and clearing them from the screen. It’s the ultimate Online puzzle battle throwdown!
Why similar: Casual 100%
- #33 Cosmic Dust & Rust
79% matchMixed64% of 566 reviews2016
Dev: 16bit NightsPub: Back To Basics Gaming
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Cosmic Dust & Rust is a tower defence game set in space. Upgrade your ship, build turrets and defence systems, undergo side missions and take control of your ship manually and use its cannons and super weapons to destroy your enemies.
Why similar: Casual 71.3%, Indie 28.7%
- #34 Bejeweled® 3
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,960 reviews2010
Dev: PopCap Games, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 21.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.
Why similar: Casual 100%
- #35 Galaxy Idle Clicker
63% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,155 reviews2025
Dev: SoehnlePub: TimeLost Gaming
Windows
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 350.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Embark on an interstellar journey with Galaxy Idle Clicker! Conquer galaxies, upgrade your spaceship, and face off against a myriad of enemy ships. With engaging minigames, powerful upgrades, GIC delivers an unparalleled idle space adventure. Join the cosmic conquest today and dominate the universe!
Why similar: Indie 62.9%, Casual 37.1%
- #36 Luminosity
78% matchVery Positive84% of 62 reviews2015
Dev: Windmill Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Luminosity is a fast paced arcade game. You take the control of a space ship and your objective is to close off the enemy drones and conquer a certain percent of the map in order to blow them up. Things quickly escalate and you face an increasing number of unique and challenging enemies and environments all trying to destroy your laser...
Why similar: Casual 86.2%, Indie 13.8%
- #37 Temple of Xiala
77% matchMixed51% of 84 reviews2018
Dev: Hannes Delbeke
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 1.4 hrs≥1hr: 17%
Temple of Xiala is a smart puzzle game where you control the gravity, and have to move boulders in slots to clear a path to the next level.
Why similar: Indie 59.8%, Casual 40.2%
- #38 Mundus - Impossible Universe 2
74% matchVery Positive96% of 56 reviews2019
Dev: Rumbic StudioPub: HH-Games
Windows
Play the brand new match3 game "Mundus: Impossible Universe 2" and again join the great shaman on a galactic journey!
Why similar: Indie 58.3%, Casual 41.7%
- #39 Heroes Never Lose: Professor Puzzler's Perplexing Ploy
76% matchVery Positive86% of 73 reviews2015
Dev: Magic PantsPub: Spearhead
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Heroes Never Lose: Professor Puzzler's Perplexing Ploy is a hero-themed action puzzler with a super-powered twist!
Why similar: Indie 59.8%, Casual 40.2%
- #40 Hyposphere
75% matchMixed69% of 325 reviews2016
Dev: Atum SoftwarePub: Sometimes You
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Hyposphere is not simply a classic "marble" platformer, it may also be the most beautiful, thanks to the power of the Unreal Engine 4, as well as the most difficult.
Why similar: Indie 72.9%, Casual 27.1%
- #41 Galacide
76% matchVery Positive86% of 95 reviews2015
Dev: Puny Human
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Command destructive spaceships to obliterate hordes of enemy vessels, while quickly solving puzzles to weave through networks of vibrantly colorful, adversarial machines!
Why similar: Indie 91%, Casual 9%
- #42 Strange Jigsaws
53% 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 64.3%, Indie 35.7%
- #43 Just Hero
73% matchMixed50% of 363 reviews2016
Dev: Anatoliy LoginovskikhPub: Sometimes You
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Just Hero - a classic platformer about a green man in a hat which, by the will of destiny, is meant to become a hero. This game has it all: an intricate storyline, betrayal, death, tragedy, and finally, revenge!
Why similar: Indie 75.7%, Casual 24.3%
- #44 Swapperoo
73% 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: Indie 59.1%, Casual 40.9%
- #45 Bejeweled 2 Deluxe
73% matchVery Positive95% of 742 reviews2006
Dev: PopCap Games, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 41.5 hrs≥1hr: 45%
With awe-inspiring planetary backdrops, explosive new gems and dazzling special effects, Bejeweled 2 is more wildly addictive than ever before.
Why similar: Casual 100%
- #46 Six Sides of the World
72% matchVery Positive87% of 99 reviews2016
Dev: Cybernetik Design
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Six Sides of the World is a puzzle videogame that takes you into an intergalactic journey through different star systems riddled with brain-racking challenges.Spatial orientation, logic and pure wit will be your weapons to go through the different cube shaped planetary systems.
Why similar: Indie 57.5%, Casual 42.5%
- #47 Legend of Numbers
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 115 reviews2016
Dev: YFC games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Experience Legend of Numbers, the one of a kind match-3 game that is both new and revolutionary. one that you’ve never seen before!
Why similar: Indie 54.4%, Casual 45.6%
- #48 Pixel Fixel
59% matchVery Positive100% of 124 reviews2024
Dev: Blue Pin StudioPub: Blue Pin Publishing
Windows · Linux
Pixel Fixel is a soothing game where players match tiles of various colors to form satisfying gradients. Arrange chaos into beautiful mosaics of colors! Complete levels on your own, triumph over daily puzzles or invite a friend to a friendly competition...
Why similar: Casual 100%
- #49 Hyper Space
59% matchVery Positive100% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: Fennec Game Studio
Windows
Hyper Space is a “Dodge ’Em Up” Arcade game. Collect stars while avoiding space hazards to reach the highest score, unlock new skins, compete with your friends and travel through space to the most distant galaxies.
Why similar: Indie 58.5%, Casual 41.5%
- #50 PictoQuest
65% 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: Indie 57.8%, Casual 42.2%
- #51 Hextones
65% matchVery Positive85% of 79 reviews2021
Dev: Nukearts Studio
Windows · Mac
Connect the Hextones by color or symbol and jump light-years in the Spacetime to be the great cosmic explorer. A challenging matchup puzzle game with a sci-fi mood.
Why similar: Casual 100%
- #52 Puzzle Cube
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 241 reviews2016
Dev: ThinkOfGamesPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Three in a row, but in 3d!
Why similar: Indie 54.4%, Casual 45.6%
- #53 Star Command Galaxies
57% matchMixed43% of 510 reviews2024
Dev: Warballoon
Windows · Mac
Take command in the ultimate starship simulator: Star Command Galaxies. Become a Captain, recruit your crew, customize and upgrade your starship, battle alien vessels, teleport to away missions and repel boarding invaders in this real-time strategy simulation adventure from indie studio Warballoon.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #54 Hexagon Puzzle Blocks
61% matchVery Positive83% of 53 reviews2023
Dev: NanningsGames
Windows · Linux
Get ready to challenge your skills with this isometric puzzle game! Each level presents a new hexagon grid and selection of colored shapes to fit together. With a relaxing yet challenging gameplay experience, this game is perfect for puzzle fans of all levels. Exercise your brain and have fun today!
Why similar: Casual 100%
- #55 Bring You Home
52% matchVery Positive97% of 180 reviews2025
Dev: Alike Studio
Windows · Mac
You don't control the hero, but the level ITSELF! In this puzzle adventure, change and rearrange pieces of every level to find the right path. All to guide Polo through crazy worlds and rescue his kidnapped alien pet...
Why similar: Indie 58.8%, Casual 41.2%
- #56 Neon Village
52% matchVery Positive89% of 140 reviews2026
Dev: Encraft
Windows
This game is a fusion of a "roguelike deck-builder" and "match-3 puzzle". Collect unique residents to create explosive synergies and develop a village glittering with neon!
Why similar: Casual 58.8%, Indie 41.2%
- #57 Witch Schools: Love Potions
61% matchVery Positive91% of 57 reviews2022
Dev: DnovelPub: Studio2760
Windows
The puzzle is a puzzle based on the well-known “Number Puzzle” and “Match 3". Move objects, collect their rows and don't forget to keep track of the number of remaining moves!
Why similar: Casual 69.2%, Indie 30.8%
- #58 Bret Airborne
71% matchMixed63% of 68 reviews2015
Dev: Machine 22
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Bret Airborne shakes up the standard match-3 formula with strategic gameplay and original game mechanics.
Why similar: Indie 59.1%, Casual 40.9%
- #59 Multimirror
70% 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 69%, Casual 31%
- #60 Cave Quest
65% matchVery Positive93% of 105 reviews2020
Dev: MD Studio
Windows · Mac
Play a thrilling Match3 game! Match gems of the same kind to destroy them and to get bonuses and power-ups.
Why similar: Casual 51.8%, Indie 48.2%
