- #1 What Lies in the Multiverse
97% matchVery Positive92% of 705 reviews2022
Dev: Studio VoyagerPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A bombastic puzzle platformer about worlds turned inside out. Shift dimensions at the push of a button, solve brain-twisting logistical riddles, and race through the wilds of the multiverse in a bleakly hilarious (and hilariously bleak) story where everything you know can turn on a dime.
Why similar: Adventure 50.9%, Pixel Graphics 49.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features a core world-switching mechanic that directly mirrors the parallel universe gameplay found in Rehtona.
- #2 The Swapper
96% matchVery Positive94% of 7,519 reviews2013
Dev: Olli Harjola, Otto Hantula, Tom Jubert, Carlo CastellanoPub: Facepalm Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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: Indie 59.3%, Adventure 40.7%
Why You'll Like It: Uses a unique cloning and perspective-shifting mechanic to solve complex puzzles in a thought-provoking, atmospheric setting.
- #3 Wenjia
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 375 reviews2018
Dev: Luoriver studio-洛神游戏工作室Pub: WhiteLakeStudio
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Wenjia is a 2D platform game with puzzle-solving elements. Players can freely travel between two realms (the material world and the energy world), each of them with different challenges and obstacles. Players must utilize both realms’ mechanisms to reach their final goal.
Why similar: Adventure 35.6%, Casual 32.4%, Indie 32%
Why You'll Like It: Features a dual-world mechanic where players must shift between dimensions to navigate platforms and avoid hazards.
- #4 Braid
94% matchVery Positive93% of 9,899 reviews2009
Dev: Number None
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 61%
This is the original version of Braid from 2009, which may not work well on newer systems. For an updated version of the game with nicer graphics, more levels and a large amount of developer commentary, see Braid, Anniversary Edition.
Why similar: Indie 74.1%, Casual 18.2%, Adventure 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A seminal puzzle-platformer that centers on time manipulation and perspective to uncover a deeper, melancholic narrative.
- #5 RETSNOM
95% matchMostly Positive76% of 99 reviews2015
Dev: SomiPub: Zero Rock Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%
RETSNOM is an inventive pixel art puzzle platformer that allows player to break the map by mirroring sections of the level, and rearranging it on the fly to save a sick daughter.
Why similar: Indie 100%
Why You'll Like It: Utilizes a mirror-based world-manipulation mechanic that forces players to rethink the layout of levels, much like Rehtona.
- #6 Moncage
94% matchVery Positive92% of 5,496 reviews2021
Dev: OptillusionPub: XD
Windows
Median: 2.1 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: Casual 30.1%, Adventure 28.3%, Indie 24.5%, Simulation 17.1%
Why You'll Like It: A perspective-based puzzle game that requires players to align objects across different faces of a cube to progress.
- #7 FEZ
93% matchVery Positive93% of 16,036 reviews2013
Dev: Polytron CorporationPub: Trapdoor
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Gomez is a 2D creature living in a 2D world. Or is he? When the existence of a mysterious 3rd dimension is revealed to him, Gomez is sent out on a journey that will take him to the very end of time and space. Use your ability to navigate 3D structures from 4 distinct classic 2D perspectives.
Why similar: Indie 38.1%, Pixel Graphics 32%, Adventure 17.1%, Casual 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on rotating a 2D world in 3D space to reveal hidden paths and solve intricate environmental puzzles.
- #8 Hue
92% matchVery Positive92% of 11,146 reviews2016
Dev: Fiddlesticks GamesPub: Curve Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Hue is a vibrant, award-winning puzzle-adventure, where you alter the world by changing its background colour.
Why similar: Adventure 46.3%, Indie 44.5%, Casual 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Centers on changing the color of the world to manipulate obstacles and interact with the environment in a puzzle-platforming context.
- #9 Way of Rhea
91% 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: Adventure 75%, Indie 25%
Why You'll Like It: A logic-heavy puzzle-platformer that uses color-based world states to challenge the player's spatial reasoning.
- #10 Contrast
89% matchVery Positive91% of 5,616 reviews2013
Dev: Compulsion Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
CONTRAST is a puzzle/platform game where you can move between a fantastic 3D world and a mysterious shadowy universe in 2D in the blink of an eye. Delve into a dreamlike and surreal 1920s world, inspired by the performance art world of vaudeville and film noir, and cradled by a smooth and sultry jazz ambiance.
Why similar: Adventure 51%, Indie 43.3%, Casual 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: Allows players to shift between a 3D world and a 2D shadow world, creating unique puzzle-solving opportunities.
- #11 Areia: Pathway to Dawn
90% matchVery Positive84% of 62 reviews2020
Dev: Gilp Studio
Windows
Create your own paths combining the different elements available in this uniquely crafted world. Immerse yourself in a relaxing experience where your actions shape not only your surroundings but also your fate.
Why similar: Adventure 46.4%, Indie 36.3%, Casual 17.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on exploration and emotional storytelling within a colorful, puzzle-filled world.
- #12 Tulpa
91% matchMixed55% of 259 reviews2015
Dev: Encryptique
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A surreal puzzle platformer that's as beautiful as it is challenging – discover two beings entwined by fate, a girl and her soulmate, left to travel through a hauntingly elegant world...
Why similar: Indie 59.5%, Adventure 40.5%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a surreal, atmospheric puzzle experience that shares the mysterious and introspective tone of Rehtona.
- #13 Memorrha
89% matchMixed66% of 151 reviews2019
Dev: StickyStoneStudio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%
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: Adventure 54.9%, Indie 45.1%
Why You'll Like It: An exploration-heavy puzzle game that focuses on deciphering ancient technology and environmental logic.
- #14 Blink
88% matchVery Positive92% of 79 reviews2017
Dev: nextReality Games
Windows
Blink into a world of after-images, where you can walk on light. Solve puzzles by manipulating lights and blinking between worlds. Explore hand drawn landscapes while uncovering the secrets behind this strange power.
Why similar: Adventure 55.7%, Indie 44.3%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that uses teleportation and spatial mechanics to navigate its 2D levels.
- #15 Shift Happens
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,302 reviews2017
Dev: Klonk GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Shift Happens is a cooperative platformer for two. You and a friend shift your mass, throw each other and puzzle your way through four stages of stylized imaginary worlds. Including the occasional backstabbing and taunting. Play with a friend on a couch, online or even special singleplayer levels.
Why similar: Indie 100%
Why You'll Like It: Centers on the ability to shift between different states to overcome platforming challenges and environmental puzzles.
- #16 The Inner Darkness
87% matchMostly Positive73% of 107 reviews2017
Dev: Nauris Amatnieks
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A lone man's journey through a strange world. Dimension switching mechanic - switch between the dimensions to traverse the world and solve puzzles.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 39.2%, Casual 23.2%, Adventure 22.8%, Indie 14.8%
Why You'll Like It: Explores time-manipulation and dark, atmospheric puzzle-solving in a short, narrative-focused experience.
- #17 Shadow Alchemist
84% matchVery Positive96% of 100 reviews2024
Dev: PostHuman Interactive
Windows
Explore a mystical, ever-changing dungeon in this isometric puzzle-adventure game. Master self-transmutation abilities and solve increasingly complex challenges as you uncover the secrets of your past.
Why similar: Adventure 35.2%, Pixel Graphics 33.3%, Casual 22.9%, Indie 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D puzzle-platformer that emphasizes exploration and environmental interaction.
- #18 Simulation world
86% matchVery Positive86% of 56 reviews2021
Dev: 007berd
Windows
Simulation World - This is a puzzle, story and open world. Feel the vanilla atmosphere as you progress through the puzzles. Rescue the simulation from a virus that wants to destroy the computer world
Why similar: Adventure 55.1%, Pixel Graphics 34.1%, Casual 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-adventure game that explores abstract environments through point-and-click and platforming mechanics.
- #19 Retro Machina
83% matchVery Positive87% of 252 reviews2021
Dev: Orbit StudioPub: SuperGG.com
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Retro Machina is a single-player action and exploration game set in a retro-futuristic universe. Experience the journey of a little robot as it solves intricate puzzles and begins unraveling the mysteries of a world long forgotten.
Why similar: Indie 52.5%, Adventure 47.5%
Why You'll Like It: Combines puzzle-solving with adventure elements in a beautifully realized, emotionally charged world.
- #20 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: Adventure 64.2%, Casual 15%, Indie 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D platformer that focuses on exploration and simple puzzle elements in a charming pixel-art style.
- #21 Teslagrad
82% matchVery Positive84% of 2,460 reviews2013
Dev: Rain Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A journey begins... A treacherous tower... Unravel its mysteries!Discover the secrets kept in the long abandoned Tesla Tower!Magnetism and other electromagnetic powers will help you explore a non-linear world of beautiful hand-drawn environments, in a steampunk-inspired vision of old Europe.
Why similar: Indie 61%, Adventure 39%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that uses magnetism and polarity mechanics to navigate complex, interconnected environments.
- #22 VVVVVV
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,401 reviews2010
Dev: Terry Cavanagh
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 57.4%, Indie 33.6%, Adventure 9%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging platformer that replaces jumping with gravity-flipping, requiring precise spatial awareness.
- #23 GRIS
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 93,692 reviews2018
Dev: Nomada StudioPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
Why similar: Indie 46.5%, Adventure 39.2%, Casual 14.3%
Why You'll Like It: An emotionally driven puzzle-platformer with a focus on visual storytelling and atmospheric progression.
- #24 Romino's Adventure
81% matchVery Positive94% of 54 reviews2021
Dev: InterDan
Windows · Linux
A blocky puzzle platformer adventure.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 41.7%, Adventure 40.5%, Indie 17.8%
Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art side-scroller that blends traditional platforming with puzzle-solving elements.
- #25 Alteric
82% matchMixed70% of 128 reviews2016
Dev: goonswarm
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Jump through boiling lava; run from perilous traps and saw blades; glide and climb through catacombs; fall into the abyss and overcome gravity. And don't forget to switch to a parallel dimension in time, because it’s Alteric!
Why similar: Adventure 45.3%, Indie 39.3%, Casual 15.4%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, difficult puzzle-platformer that tests precision and timing in a shifting environment.
- #26 Bunny Space Odyssey: FlopHop
77% matchVery Positive100% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: AinkOink
Windows · Linux
Embark on a pixel adventure with Ponchee the bunny in "Bunny Space Odyssey: FlopHop". Solve puzzles, protect plants, and uncover deep mysteries with Usagi-01 on an uninhabited planet.
Why similar: Adventure 30.1%, Pixel Graphics 28.8%, Simulation 26.9%, Indie 14.1%
- #27 The Path Home
77% matchVery Positive99% of 69 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: Pixel Graphics 43.8%, Adventure 32.1%, Indie 24.1%
- #28 Rhell: Warped Worlds & Troubled Times
76% matchVery Positive96% of 136 reviews2026
Dev: SlugGlovePub: Yogscast Games
Windows · Linux
Create unique spells by combining magical runes to solve puzzles your way. Transform objects, manipulate time, and discover the mysteries of a world where everyone has vanished, leaving only 12 people behind. Every puzzle has multiple solutions - if you can imagine it, you can probably do it.
Why similar: Simulation 45.9%, Adventure 27.4%, Casual 26.6%
- #29 Figment
78% matchVery Positive87% of 5,592 reviews2017
Dev: Bedtime Digital Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Figment is an action-adventure game that invites you to explore a unique surreal universe filled with music, humor and multi layered narrative. Join Dusty and his ever-optimistic friend, Piper, on an adventure through the different sides of the mind seeking to restore the courage that's been lost.
Why similar: Adventure 45.5%, Indie 32.9%, Casual 21.7%
Why You'll Like It: A musical action-adventure game that features creative puzzle-solving within a surreal, dreamlike world.
- #30 RePete
80% matchPositive84% of 50 reviews2016
Dev: Luke Godfrey
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
RePete is a pixel art puzzle platformer about time travel and self-cooperation. You play as Pete, a special guy that can loop back in time to help his past self solve problems, collect gems, and reach new heights.
Why similar: Indie 50.2%, Casual 49.8%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that uses time-loop mechanics to solve environmental challenges.
- #31 CUBOTS The Origins
79% matchMostly Positive71% of 52 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: Adventure 36.1%, Casual 33.5%, Indie 30.4%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-centric adventure that focuses on environmental logic and exploration.
- #32 Even20: The Interference of Parallels
75% matchVery Positive94% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: SilverEyesPub: Wisdom Games Publishing
Windows · Mac
Two souls are drawn into a mysterious otherworld—and torn apart. In a realm filled with danger and restless spirits, each searches for the other while uncovering hidden truths. A suspenseful multi-ending adventure where every choice shapes their fate.
Why similar: Adventure 45.2%, Pixel Graphics 35.3%, Indie 19.4%
- #33 夕生 Halflight
78% matchMixed64% of 130 reviews2020
Dev: MATCHBPub: FirePoint
Windows
Halflight is a 3D adventure game with classic puzzles. Players follow in the steps of the young boy Xi-sheng as he strays into an extraordinary phantom world -- a world where Memories intertwine with Nightmares, Hope casts its lot with Destiny, and any semblance of self-identity will be tested.
Why similar: Adventure 36.4%, Casual 34.6%, Indie 29%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric adventure game that uses puzzle-solving to explore a dark, mysterious world.
- #34 Elephantasy: Flipside
76% matchVery Positive83% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: B. Maksym (Linker)
Windows
Use and upgrade magic items, collect hidden treasures, and uncover the secrets between two worlds in this cute isometric puzzler! When a certain vacationing Elephant stumbles upon a way into the land of the dead, will she unwittingly let something far more sinister slip through?
Why similar: Adventure 51.8%, Pixel Graphics 48.2%
- #35 Retrace the Light
71% matchVery Positive89% of 243 reviews2025
Dev: Xiaming Game
Windows
Dive into the immersive world of Retrace the Light, a captivating 2.5D action-adventure game centered around the "Spatial Retracing" feature. Assume the role of an Enforcer working for a super AI in a futuristic world, exploring the depths of human consciousness and healing their emotional wounds.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #36 Recursion Deluxe
75% matchVery Positive86% of 86 reviews2016
Dev: 2D Heroes
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A crash landing on a world inhabited by bee-like lifeforms. Stranded, our hero must unravel the rules of this uncharted planet to find their way home. Navigate a world where left is right, up is down, and you don't know where the simulation ends and you begin.
Why similar: Casual 45.5%, Indie 37.7%, Pixel Graphics 16.8%
- #37 春と修羅|Haru to Shura
73% matchVery Positive91% of 94 reviews2021
Dev: MIYAKOpubl
Windows
Explore a mysterious world as the protagonist in this short adventure game with pixel graphics.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 35.6%, Casual 26.5%, Adventure 23.8%, Indie 14%
- #38 Time Loader
73% matchVery Positive83% of 534 reviews2021
Dev: FlazmPub: META Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Time Loader is a story-driven puzzle-platformer with tiny robots, alternate realities, nostalgic music, and primitive tech from the 90s!
Why similar: Simulation 38.7%, Adventure 22.2%, Casual 20.7%, Indie 18.4%
- #39 Eron
74% matchMixed60% of 351 reviews2015
Dev: David MulderPub: SA Industry
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Eron is a 2D platform game that allows the player to actively switch between two parallel realms. The player will have to depend upon this power to finish each level.
Why similar: Indie 59.9%, Pixel Graphics 40.1%
- #40 The Mensional
71% matchVery Positive92% of 62 reviews2022
Dev: Delil Timurtaş
Windows · Mac
Adventures of different characters with their unique atmosphere and puzzles.
Why similar: Indie 51.7%, Adventure 48.3%
- #41 The Rewinder
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,243 reviews2021
Dev: MistyMountainStudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The Rewinder is an adventure puzzle game based on Chinese mythology. You play as Yun, the last known Rewinder, who can communicate with spirits and explore other people's memories to alter the past.
Why similar: Adventure 40.7%, Pixel Graphics 37.3%, Indie 22%
- #42 Chroma Zero
68% matchVery Positive96% of 313 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: Adventure 64.3%, Indie 35.7%
- #43 RHEM I SE: The Mysterious Land
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 64 reviews2017
Dev: Knut MüllerPub: Runesoft GmbH
Windows
RHEM is a first person adventure featuring brain-teasing puzzles for your PC.
Why similar: Adventure 63.6%, Indie 36.4%
- #44 Upside Down
71% matchVery Positive81% of 714 reviews2017
Dev: EGAMERPub: SA Industry
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Upside Down will immerse you in an incredible adventure. Sharpen your reflexes for this fast-paced, precise puzzle-platformer.
Why similar: Indie 65.6%, Casual 18.7%, Adventure 15.7%
- #45 Recursed
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 637 reviews2016
Dev: PortponkyPub: Shambles Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: Indie 46.6%, Adventure 32.5%, Pixel Graphics 20.9%
- #46 Night Reverie
69% matchVery Positive97% of 324 reviews2021
Dev: Somber Pixel
Windows
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: Pixel Graphics 30.6%, Casual 28.1%, Adventure 26.1%, Indie 15.1%
- #47 A Void Hope
69% matchVery Positive94% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: Elden Pixels
Windows · Mac · Linux
A Void Hope takes you on an atmospheric narrative adventure to find a cure for a collapsed city. Follow the story of a tormented couple as they try to decipher reality from nightmares and evade the shadowy threats lurking in the dark.
Why similar: Adventure 55.8%, Pixel Graphics 24.6%, Indie 19.6%
- #48 YesterMorrow
72% matchMixed68% of 65 reviews2020
Dev: Bitmap GalaxyPub: Blowfish Studios
Windows
YesterMorrow is a single-player time travelling 2D platformer, mixing action sequences with puzzle elements. Follow the engaging story of Yui, who travels back into the past to save her family and the remnants of a world now trapped in Never-ending Night.
Why similar: Adventure 43.7%, Indie 35.2%, Pixel Graphics 21.1%
- #49 Quanect
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 58 reviews2018
Dev: Sergey Chernenko
Windows
The game has two realities, and in order to pass the level, you must move between them. Reality is not identical, objects and their position in different variations of the same room is different. You have to find a way out using these differences.
Why similar: Simulation 44.5%, Adventure 29%, Indie 26.5%
- #50 Cranium Conundrum
74% matchMixed42% of 86 reviews2016
Dev: Falling Star GamesPub: Sometimes You
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Cranium Conundrum is a physics-based puzzle platformer taking place in the dream worlds that you create!
Why similar: Casual 36.9%, Adventure 35.1%, Indie 28%
- #51 OneShot
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 61,459 reviews2016
Dev: Future Cat LLCPub: KOMODO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 27.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 38.1%, Indie 27.4%, Adventure 24.4%, Casual 10.2%
- #52 神明的一天世界(God's One Day World)
70% matchVery Positive85% of 728 reviews2016
Dev: 灰烬天国
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
an Visual Novel & Puzzle Game
Why similar: Adventure 67.1%, Casual 18.6%, Indie 14.4%
- #53 OneShot: World Machine Edition
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 4,777 reviews2024
Dev: Future Cat LLCPub: KOMODO
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A completely self-contained portable version of one of the highest user-rated games. Built on an entirely new engine with new UI, support for Steam Deck, & more. Features world-bending puzzles, intriguing denizens, surreal environments, and a captivating story about the truth of the game's reality.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 30.3%, Indie 26.2%, Adventure 23.3%, Casual 20.2%
- #54 Aspire: Ina's Tale
68% matchVery Positive83% of 419 reviews2021
Dev: Wondernaut StudioPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Set out on a mystical adventure of self-discovery against the backdrop of fantastical landscapes of The Tower. Meet its dwellers and unravel their stories. Manipulate spirits to solve puzzles, and lead Ina on her path to freedom.
Why similar: Adventure 46.7%, Casual 31.5%, Indie 21.8%
- #55 ECHOPLEX
70% matchVery Positive83% of 58 reviews2018
Dev: Output Games
Windows · Mac
ECHOPLEX is a time-bending puzzle platformer with a full-motion video story. Trapped in a mysterious looping simulation, you are followed by an “Echo” -- a duplicate of yourself who repeats everything you do.
Why similar: Simulation 46%, Indie 28.6%, Adventure 25.3%
- #56 Chromatic Conundrum
64% matchVery Positive98% of 277 reviews2026
Dev: Digs
Windows
Chromatic Conundrum is a first person puzzle game where you manipulate light. Combine different colors and form shadows to illuminate your way through an enigmatic world.
Why similar: Adventure 65%, Indie 35%
- #57 Pocket Kingdom
69% matchVery Positive90% of 251 reviews2016
Dev: 08 GamesPub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Islands sometimes appear out of the blue in the clouds. The mysterious Pocket Kingdom is one of them. Wander around its districts, solve puzzles and listen to the weird stories told by the locals. Unveiling the place's mysteries depends on it. So does getting out of it.
Why similar: Adventure 46.9%, Indie 38.3%, Pixel Graphics 14.8%
- #58 INMOST
65% matchVery Positive91% of 7,185 reviews2020
Dev: Hidden Layer GamesPub: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Escape the depths of an otherworldly labyrinth in this cinematic puzzle platformer. Explore a hauntingly beautiful world, with three playable characters, in one dark, interconnected story.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 36.7%, Adventure 33.8%, Indie 29.5%
- #59 TOHU
67% matchVery Positive84% of 712 reviews2021
Dev: Fireart Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Experience a brand new adventure game set amongst a world of weird and wonderful fish planets. Explore beautiful environments, solve intricate puzzles and discover the truth about a mysterious little girl and her mechanical alter-ego, Cubus.
Why similar: Casual 48%, Adventure 32.5%, Indie 19.5%