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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Indie, Puzzle, Singleplayer, 2D.

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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.

Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive — 97% — of 637 reviews
Released: 2016-09-30
Developer: Portponky
Publisher: Shambles Software
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
Median playtime: 3.3 hrs
Mean playtime: 5.8 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 81%

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    95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 17,576 reviews2013
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    Windows
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    Windows

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    Windows
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    74% matchVery Positive85% of 79 reviews2018
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    Windows
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    71% matchVery Positive86% of 86 reviews2016
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    67% matchMostly Positive79% of 310 reviews2022
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    70% matchMixed68% of 436 reviews2016
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    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Explore a vast, mysterious castle riddled with secret rooms and challenging puzzles in this award-winning puzzle adventure.

    Why similar: Difficult 36.7%, Puzzle 33.9%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Adventure 10.7%, Indie 6.4%

  58. #58 Iconoclasts
    67% matchVery Positive86% of 4,919 reviews2018
    Dev: Joakim SandbergPub: Bifrost Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    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: Puzzle Platformer 26.2%, Great Soundtrack 14.8%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Indie 12%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%

  59. #59 Q.U.B.E. 2
    67% matchVery Positive84% of 1,718 reviews2018
    Dev: Toxic GamesPub: Trapped Nerve Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Q.U.B.E. 2 is the sequel to the hit first-person puzzle game Q.U.B.E. You are Amelia Cross, a stranded archaeologist who has awoken among the ruins of an ancient alien landscape. With the distant help of another survivor you must solve the puzzles of this mysterious world and find a way back home.

    Why similar: Puzzle 34.1%, Indie 20.9%, Adventure 16.7%, Great Soundtrack 10.3%, Female Protagonist 9.6%

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