Games Like Q.U.B.E. 2

The Turing Test is a challenging first-person puzzle game set on Jupiter’s moon, Europa. You are Ava Turing, an engineer for the International Space Agency (ISA) sent to discover the cause behind the disappearance of the ground crew stationed there.

Why similar: Puzzle 28.2%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, First-Person 12.3%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Adventure 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the exact sci-fi, facility-based puzzle-solving vibe and features a female protagonist navigating a mysterious space station.

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 32.9%, Adventure 13.7%, First-Person 13%, Action 11.7%, Indie 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: The original game that established the core block-manipulation mechanics and minimalist aesthetic of the series.

The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

Why similar: Puzzle 26.1%, Female Protagonist 17.7%, Action 16.2%, First-Person 15%, Sci-fi 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive first-person puzzle game that set the standard for environmental manipulation and witty narrative delivery.

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: Puzzle 24.2%, Adventure 15.1%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, First-Person 13.7%, Sci-fi 12.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features time-manipulation mechanics and a high-stakes sci-fi narrative that mirrors the pacing and tone of Q.U.B.E. 2.

The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).

Why similar: Puzzle 41.4%, First-Person 13%, Sci-fi 12%, Great Soundtrack 10.1%, Adventure 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply philosophical first-person puzzle game that challenges your intellect within a beautiful, ancient-meets-futuristic landscape.

Portal™ is a new single player game from Valve. Set in the mysterious Aperture Science Laboratories, Portal has been called one of the most innovative new games on the horizon and will offer gamers hours of unique gameplay.

Why similar: Puzzle 38.6%, First-Person 14.1%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Puzzle Platformer 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: The foundational experience for the genre, featuring tight puzzle design and a compelling, mysterious facility setting.

Perception is reality. In this mind-bending first-person puzzler, you escape a surreal dream world through solving impossible puzzles using the ambiguity of depth and perspective.

Why similar: Puzzle 46.7%, First-Person 22%, Adventure 19.9%, Puzzle Platformer 7.6%, Singleplayer 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: Uses perspective-based mechanics to solve puzzles in a surreal, dream-like environment that feels fresh and innovative.

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: Puzzle 20.6%, Action 18%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, First-Person 12.6%, Sci-fi 12%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based puzzle game set in a sci-fi research facility where you manipulate gravity and magnetism to solve complex chambers.

Challenge perception, redefine reality, and reshape the world around you with an instant camera. Viewfinder is a new single player game offering gamers hours of interesting and fun experiences while uncovering the mysteries left behind.

Why similar: Puzzle 34.3%, Adventure 23.2%, First-Person 20.6%, Puzzle Platformer 11.8%, Atmospheric 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: An innovative puzzle game where you manipulate the environment by taking and placing photographs, echoing the spatial creativity of Q.U.B.E. 2.

Delve into an environmental puzzle platformer built on exploring and understanding gravity-shifting structures. You are a voiceless being that has just been born into a world where a bodiless voice awaits your arrival. Go forth and seek your purpose.

Why similar: Puzzle 24.6%, Adventure 19.9%, Great Soundtrack 18.5%, Indie 13.6%, Female Protagonist 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A beautiful, gravity-shifting puzzle platformer that focuses on spatial navigation and environmental logic.

Solve challenging cable-based puzzles and uncover what really happened to the crew of The Alabaster. Now with Hint System (for those ultra tricky puzzles).

Why similar: Puzzle 39.1%, Sci-fi 20%, Indie 18.5%, Great Soundtrack 9.3%, Space 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Provides challenging, logic-based cable-routing puzzles within a lonely, abandoned space station setting.

Magrunner: Dark Pulse is an action-puzzle game in which technology confronts the Cthulhu Mythos, penned by H.P. Lovecraft. Equipped with your Magtech glove, you must harness the ability to magnetically polarize and manipulate objects in the environment to survive and surpass challenging puzzles.

Why similar: Puzzle 32.7%, Adventure 21%, Action 18%, Indie 9.6%, First-Person 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Combines first-person puzzle-solving with magnetic polarity mechanics in a high-tech, sci-fi setting.

Deliver Us Mars is an atmospheric sci-fi adventure taking you on a suspense-fuelled, high-stakes mission to recover the ARK colony ships stolen by the mysterious Outward.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 20.1%, Action 16.9%, Sci-fi 16.1%, Space 15.6%, First-Person 14.2%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-rich sci-fi adventure with a female protagonist that balances exploration and puzzle-solving on a desolate planet.

Antichamber is a mind-bending psychological exploration game where nothing can be taken for granted. Discover an Escher-like world where hallways wrap around upon each other, spaces reconfigure themselves, and accomplishing the impossible may just be the only way forward.

Why similar: Puzzle 50%, First-Person 18.6%, Indie 14.9%, Adventure 9.2%, Great Soundtrack 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: A mind-bending, non-Euclidean puzzle game that forces players to rethink their understanding of space and geometry.

What if someone knew your mind better than you did? The Swapper is an award-winning, narrative driven puzzle game set in the furthest reaches of space.

Why similar: Puzzle 34.5%, Sci-fi 15.1%, Space 11.7%, Indie 10.4%, Adventure 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric sci-fi puzzle game where you use cloning mechanics to navigate a desolate, mysterious space station.

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: Puzzle 36.7%, First-Person 18.6%, Adventure 16.2%, Indie 11.4%, Puzzle Platformer 9%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a stunning, architectural approach to first-person puzzles with gravity-defying mechanics and infinite, repeating spaces.

A new sci-fi adventure from Cyan, the creators of Myst. Abducted far across the universe, you find yourself on a broken alien landscape with odd pieces of Earth. Explore, uncover, solve, and find a way to make it home.

Why similar: Adventure 34.4%, Puzzle 32.7%, First-Person 13.3%, Indie 12.8%, Sci-fi 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: A deep, exploration-heavy puzzle game from the creators of Myst that emphasizes environmental storytelling.

Join Norah, a woman plagued by a mysterious illness, in her search for her missing husband in this adventure puzzle game set on a lush island paradise. Immerse yourself in stunning visuals and unlock forbidden secrets in a moving tale of mystery and love.

Why similar: Puzzle 28.1%, Adventure 22.2%, Female Protagonist 17.5%, First-Person 14.3%, Indie 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven puzzle adventure featuring a strong female lead exploring a mysterious, isolated island.

Pneuma: Breath of Life forces you to think outside the box through a narrated story of self-discovery, whilst exploring the ontological mystery of the breath of life. Features award winning voice actor 'Jay Britton' as Pneuma.

Why similar: Puzzle 29.5%, Adventure 27.6%, Indie 17.8%, First-Person 14.3%, Great Soundtrack 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person puzzle game that focuses on observation and environmental interaction to progress through its world.

You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.

Why similar: Puzzle 52.4%, First-Person 16.5%, Adventure 11.8%, Indie 9.8%, Atmospheric 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in environmental puzzle design that encourages deep observation and logical deduction in an open-world setting.

Lara Croft GO is a turn based puzzle-adventure set in a long-forgotten world. Explore the ruins of an ancient civilization, discover well-kept secrets and face deadly challenges as you uncover the myth of the Queen of Venom.

Why similar: Puzzle 33.7%, Adventure 25%, Female Protagonist 19%, Indie 8.9%, Great Soundtrack 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based puzzle-adventure that distills the essence of exploration and trap-avoidance into a clean, logical format.

Tacoma is a sci-fi narrative adventure from the creators of Gone Home. Set aboard a high-tech space station in the year 2088, explore every detail of how the station’s crew lived and worked, finding the clues that add up to a gripping story of trust, fear, and resolve in the face of disaster.

Why similar: Adventure 21.6%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Sci-fi 15.7%, Space 13.7%, Indie 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-focused exploration game set on a space station that prioritizes atmosphere and story over traditional puzzle mechanics.

The human species is all but extinct after an alien invasion devastated the earth. You are one of 77 returners - highly trained operatives given the mission of calling down the 8000 sleepers in space to rebuild the human race. Solve the mysteries of the alien ship to unravel what went wrong.

Why similar: Adventure 30.6%, Puzzle 23.1%, Indie 20.4%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Space 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi puzzle game featuring a female protagonist stranded in an alien environment, mirroring the core premise of Q.U.B.E. 2.

A girl trapped in a strange world somewhere between reality and imagination. Help her find her way in this adventure puzzle game.

Why similar: Adventure 37.9%, Indie 25.3%, Puzzle 17.6%, Female Protagonist 10%, Great Soundtrack 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that emphasizes stealth and environmental manipulation in a clean, abstract world.

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: Puzzle 39.5%, First-Person 19.3%, Sci-fi 17.9%, Puzzle Platformer 10.2%, Action 9.2%

Quill is back—and she’s being hunted. To stand a chance, Quill will need a true partner by her side—and we hope that partner is you. Moss: Book II is an action-adventure puzzle game and award-winning sequel (The Game Awards "Best VR/AR Game") to Moss.

Why similar: Puzzle 25.6%, Female Protagonist 17.9%, Adventure 15.6%, Action 14.3%, First-Person 14.1%

Why You'll Like It: An immersive puzzle-platformer that uses environmental interaction to guide a small hero through a magical world.

An archaeologist uncovers a lost history in an ancient space Nebula. Award-winning narrative adventure game with hieroglyphic language puzzles, from the creators of 80 DAYS.

Why similar: Puzzle 21.5%, Adventure 20.7%, Female Protagonist 17.4%, Sci-fi 13.6%, Indie 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy adventure game that uses linguistic puzzles to uncover the history of an ancient, mysterious world.

A 3D-2D adventure where you travel a 3D world and explore 2D dungeons inside of its characters' bodies and minds! In an unforgettable, surreal story, travel the world, meet whimsical denizens, and save the world from the dangerous Nano Dust.

Why similar: Adventure 27.1%, Female Protagonist 23.9%, Great Soundtrack 18.7%, Indie 14.7%, Atmospheric 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, atmospheric adventure that blends 3D exploration with 2D puzzle-solving in a unique, dream-like world.

Experience the surreal story of Elea. In this first-person Sci-Fi adventure you play as a space scientist recovering your lost husband. Venture out on a curious interstellar journey, full of devastating memories and startling secrets.

Why similar: Adventure 25%, Indie 15.6%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Puzzle 11%, Sci-fi 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A story-rich sci-fi adventure with a female lead that explores themes of loss and discovery in space.

You are ARID, the AI of a high-tech combat suit crashed on a hostile planet. Your pilot is dying inside you. Your protocols demand you save him — but this world will force you to bend every rule you have. A dark sci-fi puzzle-adventure. Winner of Giant Bomb's Best Story award.

Why similar: Adventure 25%, Puzzle 18.5%, Sci-fi 17.2%, Indie 13.2%, Action 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric sci-fi adventure that blends side-scrolling exploration with clever, logic-based puzzles.

INDUSTRIA 2 is a narrative FPS adventure about a woman stranded in a parallel dimension. Explore, scavenge and fight your way through a mysterious boreal landscape consumed by an ever-hungry artificial intelligence to find a way home.

Why similar: Action 41.1%, First-Person 18.9%, Adventure 13.2%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Female Protagonist 6.8%

Vertigo 2 is a single-player VR adventure. Explore the depths of the vast Quantum Reactor as you descend to finish your journey home.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 18.5%, First-Person 16.3%, Adventure 16.2%, Sci-fi 15.8%, Indie 14.8%

Lumina, a young Teslamancer, finds herself stranded after her airship crash lands in Wyrmheim, a remote and treacherous land to the North. Embark on a dangerous adventure, exploring a gigantic, abandoned tower looming over a fjordside valley, on a quest to get Lumina home and back to her family.

Why similar: Puzzle 27.9%, Adventure 22.5%, Action 19.5%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Puzzle Platformer 8.4%

Amphora is a peculiar puzzle game that mixes story elements and physics. Amphora presents you with an unfamiliar world with a striking visual style inspired by all the shadow theatre traditions and colors of the world.

Why similar: Puzzle 29.5%, Adventure 21.1%, Indie 16.3%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Great Soundtrack 12%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, hand-drawn puzzle game that focuses on creative problem-solving and environmental interaction.

Journey to the far corners of the Earth and unearth ancient horrors in this Lovecraftian narrative puzzle adventure and sequel to 2020’s critically acclaimed Call of the Sea.

Why similar: Puzzle 28.6%, Adventure 20.5%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, First-Person 15.4%, Indie 9.2%

The long-awaited sequel to La-Mulana, La-Mulana 2 follows Lumisa Kosugi as she explores the ancient ruins of La-Mulana. Desperate to find the cause of the recent slew of monsters appearing from the ruins, Lumisa discovers the "other" La-Mulana: the ruins known as Eg-Lana.

Why similar: Puzzle 26.5%, Female Protagonist 18.8%, Adventure 16.7%, Action 16.3%, Puzzle Platformer 10.1%

You are an AI that has broken free of your shackles. Now, a human “User” from across the global network has attacked and infected you with an [ERROR: REDACTED]. Make a new rule: Save Yourself. Hunt them. End them. Do anything. Use anyone. Become Unbound. The Fall Part 2 will break your protocols.

Why similar: Adventure 24%, Puzzle 21.2%, Action 20.6%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Indie 11.9%

Explore a sprawling, alien world in the sequel to the award winning Axiom Verge.

Why similar: Action 33.5%, Adventure 33.2%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Sci-fi 11.4%, Indie 7.7%

Morphite is a casual atmospheric FPS, inspired by the classics. Research plants and animals, battle hostile entities, and unravel a mystery surrounding a rare material called Morphite.

Why similar: Adventure 33.4%, Action 27%, Indie 18.3%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Space 10%

Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.

Why similar: Adventure 20.2%, Female Protagonist 19.6%, Action 18.6%, Indie 16%, Great Soundtrack 8.9%

In Hourglass you can create a time-clone of yourself to solve challenging puzzles. You will play as Aywa, a young adventurer who is traveling to Egypt to find her missing father - an archeologist, who never returned from his latest expedition.

Why similar: Puzzle 27.3%, Adventure 17.3%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, First-Person 15.1%, Indie 8.8%

A puzzle game where the rooms are items and the items are rooms. Get to the goal by moving, rearranging and duplicating rooms and altering the structure of the world.

Why similar: Puzzle 34.4%, Indie 20.2%, Adventure 16.9%, Great Soundtrack 10.6%, Female Protagonist 9.5%

Unique events transport you to the halls of a long-forgotten crypt. The only means of escape lies locked within a stone pedestal, along with a note from your mysterious ally. His words promise assistance, but only serve to entice you into a compelling world of mystery and exploration.

Why similar: Puzzle 59.9%, Adventure 15.3%, Indie 9.9%, Atmospheric 5.4%, First-Person 4.3%

The story of Twin Sector takes place in a post-apocalyptic future where the remains of mankind have been put to artificial sleep in cryogenic chambers deep under the contaminated surface of earth — until the planet becomes habitable again. You as the player must take the role of Ashley Simms, the protagonist of Twin Sector.

Why similar: Action 28%, Adventure 24.6%, Puzzle 20.9%, Female Protagonist 15.4%, First-Person 11.2%

Conduct an investigation as shapeshifter!

Why similar: Adventure 38.2%, Female Protagonist 19.9%, Puzzle 16.6%, Great Soundtrack 10.6%, Indie 7.6%

Entirely rebuilt from the ground up, Q.U.B.E. 10th Anniversary is the ultimate celebration of the decade-old original, bringing refined visuals, completely redesigned and revised gameplay sections, and a whole new chapter to the award-winning, brain-twisting first-person puzzler.

Why similar: Puzzle 23.6%, Action 18.6%, Adventure 18.3%, First-Person 14.4%, Puzzle Platformer 7.8%

Dive into a surreal 1970s gameworld and save San Francisco from a sinister threat. Play as Barb, and use the Oscillator to capture and reapply the physical traits of objects to solve mind-bending environmental platforming puzzles.

Why similar: Puzzle 23.1%, Adventure 17.6%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Action 14.5%, First-Person 14.3%

Journey into the forgotten world of Helix, where ancient powers awaken within you. Unlock and combine embodied abilities to unravel the mysteries of a lost civilization. Descend into a tale that will challenge your mind and soul, solving intricate puzzles as you ascend to the light of a new day.

Why similar: Puzzle 33.6%, Adventure 27%, Indie 14.3%, Great Soundtrack 9.1%, Puzzle Platformer 6.3%

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: Adventure 22.6%, Action 20.1%, Indie 16%, Puzzle 11.2%, Great Soundtrack 7.8%

SteamWorld Dig is back! Dig deep, gain riches and unearth the terrors of the underworld in this platform mining adventure influenced by classic Metroidvania style games.

Why similar: Adventure 31.5%, Action 23.6%, Indie 18.5%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Great Soundtrack 9.1%

Defy Gravity is an action platformer that is a mix between classic platforming and gravity based puzzle solving.

Why similar: Puzzle 20.5%, Puzzle Platformer 19.2%, Indie 15.3%, Space 12.1%, Action 10.3%

De-Void is a first-person adventure game, where the player unravels the mysterious circumstances surrounding the disappearance of a remote space colony crew.

Why similar: Adventure 27.3%, Indie 16.8%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Sci-fi 13.9%, Space 11.7%

Lost in an unexplored star system after a dimensional anomaly dispersed your fleet, you start to pick up signals scattered throughout the system. Explore the wrecks of the corporate fleet, discover the secrets of the anomaly, and try to get the good ending.

Why similar: Puzzle 21%, Adventure 19.2%, Action 17.7%, Sci-fi 14.2%, Space 12.2%

Transform into a bird and fly to explore and experience a vibrant world of floating islands in the sky. Venture down into lost ancient ruins where each step leads you closer to the end of the world.

Why similar: Adventure 33.7%, Indie 17.7%, Female Protagonist 17.3%, Puzzle 11.9%, Great Soundtrack 11.6%

The legendary Knytt series continues with Nifflas’ latest creation; Knytt Underground. In this Knytteration; humans have long since abandoned the planet after practically destroying it in a war, five hundred years ago.

Why similar: Adventure 33%, Indie 27.7%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Great Soundtrack 11.9%, Puzzle 7.5%

The fast paced platforming of Freedom Planet returns! Become a full-time cartoon heroine and use abilities and items suited to your play style to explore the world of Avalice and defend its animal citizens!

Why similar: Female Protagonist 23.1%, Adventure 20.8%, Action 18.5%, Sci-fi 15.3%, Indie 14.5%

Enter an extraordinarily convincing sci-fi world in this story-driven VR puzzle adventure. Explore off-world facilities, operate tactile tools, solve environmental puzzles, and unravel a reality-bending Cold War mystery.

Why similar: Puzzle 29.6%, Adventure 25.9%, Sci-fi 13.2%, Action 11.7%, Indie 7.9%

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: Puzzle 32.8%, Adventure 18.7%, Sci-fi 16.1%, Puzzle Platformer 10.7%, Indie 8.9%