- #1 Alveole
97% matchVery Positive81% of 73 reviews2021
Dev: Emil IsmaylovPub: North Lab
Windows · Mac
Alveole is a minimalistic puzzle where the player must understand how to run and why does he do it?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.4%, Minimalist 18.6%, Hand-drawn 12.1%, Puzzle 10.7%, Puzzle Platformer 10.4%
- #2 Memorrha
96% matchMixed65% of 153 reviews2019
Dev: StickyStoneStudio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.3 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 27.9%, Logic 20%, Puzzle 17%, Exploration 12.9%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
- #3 Do you know de way
96% matchMostly Positive72% of 252 reviews2018
Dev: Laush Dmitriy SergeevichPub: Laush Studio
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 36.8 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Do you know de way - the goal of the game is to carefully bring the Queen to the door through the thorny maze
Why similar: Logic 35.5%, Puzzle 22%, Relaxing 16.7%, 2D 11%, Casual 8.7%
- #4 Path of Ra
95% matchVery Positive97% of 69 reviews2022
Dev: Oneiric Tales
Windows
Accompany the spirit of a Pharaoh reincarnated as a hieroglyph on his final journey. Help him understand the circumstances of his death and overcome the obstacles of his tomb. Will you uncover the identity of his murderer?
Why similar: Hand-drawn 19.5%, Cartoon 19.2%, Logic 18%, Puzzle Platformer 13.1%, Puzzle 11.4%
- #5 Antivine
94% matchVery Positive93% of 96 reviews2022
Dev: Regeneration studioPub: USERJOY Technology Co.,Ltd.
Windows
Do plants feel? A unique boy from the village and a girl lost her memory stay together for the adventure in the Chengying plain, a breathtaking place but fulfilled with bushy vines. Through changing viewpoints and the way of thinking, solve puzzles and move towards the source of the Treeman.
Why similar: Cartoon 24.1%, Cartoony 11.9%, Puzzle Platformer 11.7%, Cute 10.8%, Hand-drawn 9.7%
- #6 Social Caterpillar
94% matchVery Positive98% of 53 reviews2026
Dev: Twelve Tiles
Windows · Mac · Linux
The only hands-on puzzle adventure guaranteed to accurately and humanely teach Socialization to Introverts, heh heh!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.1%, Psychological 18.2%, Logic 13.6%, Puzzle 13%, Exploration 12.5%
- #7 ANIMAL WELL
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 24,672 reviews2024
Dev: Billy BassoPub: Bigmode
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.2%, Puzzle 22.6%, Exploration 22.2%, Cute 12.1%, Relaxing 9.2%
- #8 MAZEMAZE
93% matchVery Positive82% of 70 reviews2023
Dev: LuuuLuuuL
Windows
"MAZEMAZE" is an adventure game where you explore maps, find objects, and progress through the story. One day, the protagonist jumps off a building and finds themselves in a mysterious space. They are guided through corridors in a maze where various things exist.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.2%, Cute 14.8%, Puzzle Platformer 14.6%, Exploration 13.6%, Puzzle 13.2%
- #9 Ligo
92% matchVery Positive100% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: Anthony Berleur
Windows
Explore a mysterious non-linear world filled with puzzles and secrets. Make small creatures work together to lift the curse and reconnect the world.
Why similar: Logic 23.1%, Puzzle 19.9%, Exploration 19.5%, Cute 17.5%, Relaxing 11.7%
- #10 Puzzles For Clef
90% matchVery Positive81% of 147 reviews2024
Dev: Weasel TokenPub: indie.io
Windows
Join Clef on an adventure set on a magical sky island where her family once lived. Solve puzzles, discover secrets, and experience a story of sisterly love – and something more, if you are willing to dig deeper…
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 18%, Puzzle 15.1%, Exploration 14.9%, Cute 12.3%, Logic 11.9%
- #11 A Random Maze 某个迷宫
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 539 reviews2021
Dev: 幻想博物馆(Utopia Museum)
Windows
一个忘记自己姓名与过去的人,在突然出现的神秘人物的帮助下,从一个空无一人的医院开始探索自己的过去。只有取回真实,才能从这里离开,即使……真相不像你所期待的那样,他也依然盼望着他的未来。
Why similar: Psychological 30.3%, Puzzle 15.4%, Cartoony 15.1%, Multiple Endings 15.1%, Cute 11%
- #12 Forgotten Ways
89% matchVery Positive91% of 111 reviews2020
Dev: IllSeeYou
Windows
Are you in love and interested in strange games? You're at the right address. A maze game in bright colors, interesting and with small puzzles: a walking simulator where you just need to find a way out.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 53.5%, Casual 22.1%, Relaxing 19.4%, Singleplayer 5.1%
- #13 HAMSTERMIND
86% matchVery Positive98% of 89 reviews2026
Dev: Righteous Tree
Windows · Linux
Investigate the Pyramid of Charaon, a giant puzzle where every room can be rotated to open new paths. Solve challenging puzzles, uncover well-hidden secrets, and slowly piece together the truth behind this forgotten place.
Why similar: Logic 23.4%, Cartoony 22.7%, Puzzle 16.7%, Puzzle Platformer 16.2%, Cute 12.7%
- #14 Please, Touch The Artwork
88% matchVery Positive84% of 510 reviews2022
Dev: Thomas Waterzooi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 57%
A cozy puzzler with story. Recreate paintings by applying lines & colors in a specific order. Explore beautiful mazes & collect letters of a poem. Help two sweethearts find a path towards each other. Three games in one. Hints when stuck. 160+ paintings, 3~4 hours, set to a chill soundtrack.
Why similar: Minimalist 27.2%, Puzzle 20.3%, Cute 17.3%, Relaxing 14.3%, Exploration 6.9%
- #15 Project Druid - 2D Labyrinth Explorer-
91% matchMostly Negative27% of 189 reviews2015
Dev: Cemil TasdemirPub: Back To Basics Gaming
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Find the key and solve the maze. Oh yeah stay alive!
Why similar: Casual 100%
- #16 Headlong Hunt
87% matchVery Positive100% of 53 reviews2023
Dev: Toombler Games
Windows
A puzzle game about capturing a creature. Learn to guide it and hide from it in simple yet surprisingly deep and satisfying ways.
Why similar: Logic 23.3%, Hand-drawn 16.9%, Puzzle 16.3%, Relaxing 11.6%, Cartoony 6.3%
- #17 Chroma Zero
85% matchVery Positive96% of 364 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 26.1%, Walking Simulator 21%, Minimalist 20.3%, Puzzle 18.6%, Exploration 12%
- #18 Cat at Home
84% matchVery Positive98% of 63 reviews2026
Dev: MeowsoftPub: Liquid Meow
Windows · Mac
This is a 2D side-scrolling puzzle game with a cat as the main character. The game takes place in a villa, where you play as a cat that has just entered the house. You meet animals with different personalities, solve one problem after another, and finally resolve the crisis at home.
Why similar: Cartoony 18.6%, Puzzle 14.9%, Cute 14.2%, Hand-drawn 13.2%, Multiple Endings 10.7%
- #19 Paper Trail
82% matchVery Positive95% of 981 reviews2024
Dev: Newfangled Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Paper Trail is a top-down puzzle adventure about leaving home, set in a foldable, paper world.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 22.6%, Logic 19.1%, Puzzle 15.7%, Exploration 11.4%, Relaxing 10.3%
- #20 Escape the Mazes
86% matchMixed67% of 85 reviews2017
Dev: Néo-Riki Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Escape the Mazes is a puzzle game where the player need to find the exit of differents mazes! Do you think you can find your way to escape the mazes?
Why similar: Casual 100%
- #21 Chomp Garden
81% matchVery Positive100% of 57 reviews2026
Dev: PawPaw Games
Windows · Mac
A bite-sized puzzle adventure in a garden full of deceptively cute plants. Play as a tiny glowing lamp and shape them with your light to make your way deeper and find your pup.
Why similar: Logic 22.2%, Minimalist 15.2%, Puzzle 14.8%, Cute 11.9%, Exploration 11.9%
- #22 Hiiro
84% matchVery Positive86% of 311 reviews2016
Dev: Jon TiburziPub: Sometimes You
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Hiiro is a 2D platform game focused on ambient exploration and puzzle solving. Discover a grand world filled with mysterious artifacts and forgotten ruins. Become immersed in relaxing gameplay and meditative music. Remain observant as you unravel an explanation for your solitude.
Why similar: Puzzle 21.3%, Puzzle Platformer 20.8%, Exploration 19.1%, Cute 14.5%, Casual 10.5%
- #23 Broken Lens
82% matchVery Positive90% of 273 reviews2024
Dev: Team RUN
Windows · Mac · Linux
Broken Lens is a cozy game where you will discover the story of a little robot with a sight problem. Explore manifold cute environments at your own pace and investigate to understand what happened to them.Will you be able to uncover all the secrets? 🔍
Why similar: Hand-drawn 21.3%, Exploration 13.3%, Cute 11.4%, Cartoony 11%, Puzzle 8.5%
- #24 Cat Squeeze
78% matchVery Positive100% of 61 reviews2026
Dev: Cattery StudioPub: Pone Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Push boxes, slink through pipes, pinpoint the blast spot, and blow through maze walls! Guide kitten Coco through the Cat God Trial, where endless dried fish await—in a cozy hand-drawn puzzle world. A tiny mouse pal squeaks tips along the way.
Why similar: Logic 20.5%, Cartoon 16.9%, Hand-drawn 15%, Puzzle 12.1%, Cute 11.3%
- #25 Fateful Destiny
80% matchVery Positive86% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Zaorus Games
Windows
Can you uncover the truth, or will the mystery remain buried? Explore a village, make final choices, and shape a story you can never undo.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.6%, Minimalist 18%, Puzzle 16.8%, Exploration 15.7%, Cartoon 15.5%
- #26 LOK Digital
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 606 reviews2024
Dev: Letibus DesignPub: Draknek and Friends
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Learn a cryptic language of world-changing words and master their mind-bending effects. Embark on your charming puzzle-solving journey to help the LOK creatures thrive.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 19.7%, Logic 17%, Minimalist 13.4%, Cartoony 11.1%, Puzzle 10.8%
- #27 Amazeing Lemons
83% matchMixed42% of 53 reviews2017
Dev: nextjen
Windows
Find and retrieve all of your lemons before time runs out!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35%, Exploration 17.5%, Dungeon Crawler 16.3%, Cute 8.3%, Casual 7.7%
- #28 Dungeon and Puzzles
79% matchVery Positive93% of 237 reviews2021
Dev: NekolystPub: Digital Crafter
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Dungeon and Puzzles is a dungeon adventure themed Sokoban game. The movement and direction are restricted, and the adventurer's ability can be changed by equipment at hand. Think through every step, destroy every monster and find a way to the end of the dungeon where the treasure awaits.
Why similar: Logic 39.6%, Puzzle 28.1%, Cute 19.2%, 2D 8.7%, Singleplayer 4.4%
- #29 Reviver
77% matchVery Positive92% of 244 reviews2025
Dev: Cotton Game
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A narrative puzzle game with themes of love, fate and time. Follow the life stories of the two main characters and influence their destinies through interactions and choices. The game combines hand-drawn style and an immersive interactive experience to explore a profound journey of love and choice.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 35.6%, Cartoon 26.2%, Puzzle 18.1%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, 2D 3.9%
- #30 Paquerette Down the Bunburrows
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,290 reviews2023
Dev: BunstackPub: Abiding Bridge
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The buns... you HAVE to capture them!! Think outside the bunburrow or get outsmarted by bunnies in this cute pathfinding-based puzzle game!
Why similar: Logic 22.5%, Minimalist 18.7%, Puzzle 13.5%, Cute 12.8%, Exploration 11.9%
- #31 Carto
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,406 reviews2020
Dev: Sunhead GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Carto is a charming adventure game wrapped around a unique, world-altering puzzle mechanic. Use this power to explore mysterious lands, help a quirky cast of characters, and guide Carto on her journey back to her family.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 21.7%, Cartoon 17.6%, Cute 15%, Puzzle 12.9%, Exploration 10.8%
- #32 CUBOTS The Origins
81% matchMixed69% of 54 reviews2017
Dev: Street Lamp Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Be a part of an adventurous journey in Cubots: The Origins. Explore and survive in beautiful, atmospheric environments!
Why similar: Logic 24.4%, Puzzle Platformer 17.8%, Minimalist 16.8%, Puzzle 16.3%, Exploration 14.3%
- #33 Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure
76% matchVery Positive91% of 417 reviews2024
Dev: Furniture & Mattress LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Find your way in a world of breezy, thoughtful puzzles, along a charming journey of self-discovery.
Why similar: Minimalist 27.5%, Puzzle 21.8%, Exploration 16.8%, Nature 11.3%, Relaxing 10.6%
- #34 cat notebook
79% matchVery Positive80% of 86 reviews2019
Dev: nairPub: the curator
Windows · Mac · Linux
explore a cat notebook
Why similar: Hand-drawn 27.6%, Walking Simulator 27.4%, Minimalist 17.7%, Exploration 11.8%, Cute 11.1%
- #35 HER TREES : THE PUZZLE HOUSE
74% matchVery Positive95% of 1,045 reviews2024
Dev: Stone
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 40%
HER TREES : THE PUZZLE HOUSE is a unique point-and-click puzzle game where you move and combine objects to solve puzzles.Uncover the mysteries of this peculiar room.
Why similar: Psychological 31.4%, Hand-drawn 26.3%, Puzzle 17.4%, Cute 10.7%, Relaxing 8.5%
- #36 KunSpace
74% matchVery Positive97% of 96 reviews2025
Dev: DeadManLiPub: DeadManKUN
Windows
In an infinite-looping space, find the traces of the modifications made by kun and break them. You can safely leave by reaching the 2.5th level. There is also an endless mode available, allowing you to push beyond your own limits and see how many levels you can reach.
Why similar: Puzzle 26.2%, Dungeon Crawler 24.2%, Exploration 17.7%, Puzzle Platformer 17.3%, Casual 7.9%
- #37 Druidwalker
75% matchVery Positive89% of 102 reviews2023
Dev: Triin AarePub: Coldwild Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are a druid preparing the forest for winter. Traverse the paths at your own pace, meet the animals, enjoy the music, all wrapped in a peaceful roguelike experience.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29%, Dungeon Crawler 18.3%, Hand-drawn 17%, Exploration 16.3%, Relaxing 9.7%
- #38 The Path Home
73% matchVery Positive99% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: kakuhitoPub: michikusa
Windows
"The Path Home" is a 2D pixel-art puzzle game where you explore a strange world with a girl. Use panels to "flip" black and white tiles and reshape the puzzle world. The girl always searches for the "shortest path to the goal," but avoiding fake goals and reuniting her with the crow is up to you.
Why similar: Psychological 54.5%, Puzzle 30.9%, 2D 10.5%, Singleplayer 4.2%
- #39 Memary: Memory of the nameless one
75% matchVery Positive96% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: AstralSeal
Windows
The mysterious cat offer help to guide you. The room with puzzle awaits you and when you solve it, you will regain your memory. To reclaim your identity, you choose to follow mysterious cat and solve all puzzle in the rooms of question.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 24.4%, Logic 23.9%, Puzzle 17.9%, Cute 14.5%, Multiple Endings 13.8%
- #40 Linelith
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,502 reviews2022
Dev: Patrick Traynor
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Solve puzzles embedded in rocks and crystals as you explore a colorful, serene alien asteroid. Discover a few clever twists as you progress in this short and sweet puzzle experience.
Why similar: Puzzle 24.2%, Minimalist 15.6%, Exploration 14.2%, Logic 14%, Relaxing 13.7%
- #41 Night Reverie
73% matchVery Positive96% of 331 reviews2021
Dev: Somber Pixel
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Night Reverie is a Puzzle/Adventure game in which a child must solve the mystery behind the distortion of his house. Explore puzzle-filled environments and discover strange creatures living in the house as you reach the truth behind of what looks like a bizarre nightmare.
Why similar: Puzzle 23.4%, Exploration 22.8%, Cute 21.2%, Relaxing 15.3%, 2D 8.8%
- #42 With My Past
72% matchVery Positive95% of 355 reviews2024
Dev: Imagine Wings StudioPub: Edigger
Windows
"How should I face my past in my ever-changing life? "Collaborating with the shadow of the past to unravel allegorical puzzles, confront inner struggles, and explore the path of self-growth.
Why similar: Psychological 38.9%, Puzzle Platformer 23.8%, Puzzle 17.9%, Cute 11.4%, 2D 4.3%
- #43 In His Time
73% matchVery Positive87% of 63 reviews2023
Dev: TearyHand StudioPub: Kodansha
Windows · Mac
Enter the hauntingly beautiful shadow world of In His Time, a 2D puzzle-solving adventure game. There you will meet Olly and join him to solve puzzles throughout each step of his emotional journey of growth and self-discovery.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31.7%, Exploration 17.1%, Puzzle 16.9%, Cute 14.1%, 2D 9.4%
- #44 Pawsome Cats in Kittynawa
71% matchVery Positive99% of 104 reviews2024
Dev: Gemcraft Games
Windows
Discover "Kittynawa", where hidden kitties, quests, and puzzles await in a highly interactive, hand-drawn world. Choose your path, interact with everything, and uncover secrets in this enchanting adventure. Your curiosity is the key!
Why similar: Hand-drawn 36.8%, Cute 24.3%, Puzzle 18.1%, Casual 11.2%, 2D 6.3%
- #45 A Monster's Expedition
71% matchVery Positive95% of 1,754 reviews2020
Dev: Draknek & Friends
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
An adorable and relaxing open world puzzle adventure for monsters who love to learn about humans!
Why similar: Puzzle 22.3%, Cartoony 18.9%, Cute 17.7%, Exploration 17.1%, Relaxing 11.7%
- #46 Liminal Shroud
68% matchVery Positive91% of 106 reviews2026
Dev: Everdeep Studios
Windows
A different kind of liminal experience. Explore surreal spaces inspired by nostalgia, discover hidden paths, and unravel a mystery that is shaped by your own mind. No monsters, no combat. Just atmosphere, discovery, and dread.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.6%, Dungeon Crawler 15.6%, Logic 14.8%, Exploration 13.6%, Puzzle 13.2%
- #47 Quadrata
70% matchVery Positive93% of 219 reviews2022
Dev: Mindlabor
Windows · Mac · Linux
Quadrata is a minimalist logic puzzle where you control two different characters with the same keys on either side and collect diamonds with a limited number of moves to finish.
Why similar: Logic 24.4%, Minimalist 23.4%, Puzzle 16.3%, Cartoony 8.7%, Relaxing 8.4%
- #48 MONOWAVE
68% matchVery Positive94% of 72 reviews2026
Dev: Studio BBB Inc.
Windows · Mac
MONOWAVE is a puzzle adventure through colorful worlds powered by four emotions. Alone or with a friend, express your feelings through song, empathize with your spirit friends, and solve puzzles to find your way forward.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 20.2%, Puzzle Platformer 14.9%, Cartoony 13.6%, Cute 12.6%, Puzzle 11.2%
- #49 TAL: Arctic 4
71% matchVery Positive94% of 51 reviews2021
Dev: Snkl Studio
Windows
This is a game in which you have to help an unknown creature to go to a magical portal through many mazes.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.7%, Minimalist 25.5%, Puzzle 22.7%, Relaxing 8.4%, Casual 6.1%
- #50 Growth
69% matchVery Positive90% of 334 reviews2023
Dev: VoodooDuckPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Growth is a cozy, hexagonal-grid based soft-strategy game. Explore and populate a procedurally generated world by utilizing unique abilities of animals. Growth blends the beauty of cozy exploration with challenging navigation around obstacles.
Why similar: Puzzle 29.2%, Exploration 21.6%, Relaxing 19.4%, Nature 8.6%, Casual 7.8%
- #51 Social Moth
69% matchVery Positive99% of 138 reviews2022
Dev: Social Moth Dev TeamPub: Tiny Fury Games
Windows
Social Moth is a charmingly beautiful narrative platformer where you play as Aletris, a socially anxious moth trying to find their place in a daunting world. Navigate conversations, solve creative puzzles, and enjoy satisfying platforming as you help Aletris contend with their social anxiety!
Why similar: Hand-drawn 53.6%, Multiple Endings 17.5%, Casual 14.1%, Singleplayer 8.8%, 2D 6%
- #52 Moncage
67% matchVery Positive92% of 5,555 reviews2021
Dev: OptillusionPub: XD
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Moncage is a unique puzzle adventure game where you explore a fascinating world trapped inside a mysterious cube. With each face displaying a unique scene, you’ll have to leverage the illusions and discover the hidden links to solve the puzzle.
Why similar: Puzzle 29.5%, Cartoon 25.8%, Puzzle Platformer 11%, Exploration 10.5%, Dungeon Crawler 9.1%
- #53 Pieced Together
66% matchVery Positive98% of 168 reviews2026
Dev: Glowfrog Games
Windows · Mac
Pieced Together is a cozy scrapbooking game that takes you on a heartfelt journey about friendship and getting older. Sort items, solve gentle puzzles, and decorate the scrapbook as you uncover the story piece by piece.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 28.3%, Puzzle 22.1%, Cute 17.9%, Relaxing 15.9%, Casual 6.9%
- #54 Squared Adventure
68% matchVery Positive94% of 78 reviews2024
Dev: Games not quite right
Windows
Embark on a journey through tunnels, caves and ancient temples, solving puzzles and fighting all kinds of hostile creatures. Be smart - avoid traps and think carefully. They say it doesn't hurt ;)
Why similar: Puzzle 25%, Puzzle Platformer 21.5%, Relaxing 16.3%, Logic 15.9%, Casual 7.3%
- #55 Gnomdom
67% matchVery Positive97% of 136 reviews2024
Dev: Vivi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Gnomdom is a point & click puzzle game where you find little gnomes stuck in various places and help them return to their home.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 29.8%, Puzzle 15.5%, Cartoony 15.2%, Logic 13.4%, Cute 9.1%
- #56 Evergarden
69% matchVery Positive86% of 770 reviews2018
Dev: Flippfly LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
You have just arrived in a magical forest world with a hexagon board at its center, a mysterious creature nearby, and secrets lurking in the shadows. Why are you here, and what will you do next? A deceptively simple puzzle game, wrapped in a magical adventure.
Why similar: Logic 30.4%, Puzzle 21.4%, Exploration 17.4%, Relaxing 14%, Nature 9.9%
- #57 Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,272 reviews2021
Dev: Darjeeling
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Adapted from the bestselling children’s book series Pierre The Maze Detective, play as Pierre in this adventure/puzzle game and recover the stolen Maze Stone. Journey through breathtakingly hand-drawn illustrations, meet eccentric characters, and solve puzzles to save Opera City!
Why similar: Cartoon 28.3%, Hand-drawn 26.3%, Puzzle 14.6%, Exploration 11.5%, Cute 9.4%
- #58 Tux and Fanny
67% matchVery Positive98% of 95 reviews2022
Dev: Ghost Time GamesPub: Means Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
A retro-inspired adventure puzzle game featuring multiple playable characters with interwoven storylines. Explore the natural (and unnatural) world for unique interactions and unlock items to aid you in your quest. There's nothing as simultaneously charming and strange as the world of Tux and Fanny.
Why similar: Exploration 19%, Puzzle 18.9%, Relaxing 15.3%, Minimalist 14.7%, Cute 13.3%
- #59 The Day in a Life of a Dayfly
66% matchVery Positive92% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: games from nowherePub: from nowhere with 💖
Windows
A melancholic journey through the cemetery... and far beyond its gates.
Why similar: Cartoon 16.4%, Psychological 15.8%, Hand-drawn 13.7%, Cartoony 12.3%, Puzzle 9.4%
- #60 Way of Rhea
66% 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: Logic 29.5%, Puzzle 19.2%, Puzzle Platformer 18.2%, Exploration 13.8%, Relaxing 7.3%