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  1. #1 Quaddro 2
    97% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2018
    Dev: Mental Lab Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Put your concentration and logic skills to the test by grouping 4 to 9 dots into squares, moving them around in a very fluid and responsive way in this minimalistic and full of challenges game.

    Why similar: Casual 34.6%, Indie 26.8%, Puzzle 21%, Minimalist 17.5%

  2. #2 Bump Bump Bump
    96% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2018
    Dev: Golden Frog
    Windows

    Bump Bump Bump! A minimalist puzzle about bumping into stuff.

    Why similar: Physics 33.2%, Casual 27.2%, Indie 21.1%, Puzzle 18.5%

  3. #3 Elastrix
    96% matchPositive89% of 27 reviews2014
    Dev: Hyper Hippo Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Elastrix is a physics-based puzzle game. Place bouncy bands to guide the Trix through 60 levels, and help them to their goal of being the greatest circus attraction the world has ever seen!

    Why similar: Physics 37.1%, Casual 23.9%, Puzzle 21.8%, Indie 17.2%

  4. #4 sobosuba
    95% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: keepeetron
    Windows

    Shoot, squish, merge, amass! sobosuba is a satisfying physics game where you shoot and combine squishy blobs together, creating ever bigger blobs for the high score.

    Why similar: Puzzle 21.5%, Casual 20.7%, Physics 18.4%, Minimalist 13.6%, Stylized 6.9%

  5. #5 Unbalance
    94% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2017
    Dev: Tvee Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Unbalance is a minimalist physics puzzle about geometry and balance.

    Why similar: Casual 31.6%, Indie 24.5%, Puzzle 22.4%, Minimalist 21.5%

  6. #6 Grab the Bottle
    94% matchVery Positive84% of 140 reviews2017
    Dev: Kamina Dimension
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Grab the Bottle is a puzzle game in which you solve puzzles by stretching an infinitely stretchy arm through various levels, grabbing and dropping objects along the way.

    Why similar: Casual 29.5%, Physics 22.2%, Indie 22.2%, Puzzle 18%, Colorful 4.9%

  7. #7 Slide Ball Master
    93% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Mete İlhan
    Windows

    Slide Ball Master is a new puzzle game with unique gameplay where you shoot bricks with your slingshot. With Carom's billiard-like gameplay, it's very important to calculate your shot.

    Why similar: Physics 26.9%, Casual 22.8%, Puzzle 22.3%, Minimalist 11.6%, Indie 10.7%

  8. #8 Cranky Cannon
    92% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2020
    Dev: BCS Games LLC
    Windows · Mac

    A quirky challenging puzzle game! How many levels can you master?

    Why similar: Casual 31.3%, Physics 28.2%, Indie 24.2%, Puzzle 14.4%, Singleplayer 1.9%

  9. #9 Simply Rotate
    90% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2024
    Dev: David XuPub: USC Games
    Windows · Mac

    Simply rotate is a minimalist physics puzzle game where you rotate a level to get a ball to reach the goal while saving up on rotation for future stages. Learn the new mechanics introduced in every level and master conserving rotation between levels to reach the goal.

    Why similar: Physics 27.2%, Puzzle 17.2%, Casual 14.6%, Minimalist 13.5%, Abstract 12%

  10. #10 Urban Explorer Golf
    91% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2018
    Dev: Thomas DiehlPub: DIEVOLUTION SOFTWARE
    Windows

    Urban Explorer Golf is a unique Puzzle Game in which you need a calm hand, sharp eyes and the ability to maneuver balls into a hole. But beware, this is not the golf experience you are used to see. Play with unique physical balltypes in locations all around the city, and maybe even somewhere else...

    Why similar: Casual 31.5%, Physics 28.3%, Indie 24.4%, Puzzle 15.8%

  11. #11 Art Of Gravity
    89% matchVery Positive91% of 682 reviews2017
    Dev: Hamster On Coke Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Art Of Gravity is a voxel/physics based puzzle game, revolving around the theme of destroying abstract figures, which results in mesmerizing displays of dance of gravity.

    Why similar: Physics 26.8%, Casual 21.9%, Puzzle 20.5%, Indie 18.8%, Minimalist 12.1%

  12. #12 Simple Machines
    88% matchPositive96% of 24 reviews2020
    Dev: Kraken Ink.
    Windows

    Simple Machines is a minimalist physics puzzle game.

    Why similar: Casual 33.9%, Indie 26.2%, Physics 18%, Puzzle 10%, Minimalist 9.6%

  13. #13 TribeQuest: Red Killer
    89% match3 user reviews0% of 3 reviews2016
    Dev: IOZO GAMES
    Windows

    In Red Killer , you’ll find a series of level where you will have to get rid of all those mean creatures living in red cubes. But be careful, you must not lose the cute little monsters in the green cubes.

    Why similar: Casual 39.5%, Puzzle 31.2%, Indie 29.3%

  14. #14 Zup! XS
    86% matchVery Positive85% of 1,454 reviews2019
    Dev: Quiet River
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Experimental minimal physical puzzle with explosions.

    Why similar: Casual 24.6%, Physics 24.2%, Puzzle 18.5%, Indie 16.1%, Minimalist 11.6%

  15. #15 Atomic Reconstruction
    86% matchMostly Positive77% of 60 reviews2016
    Dev: Teawork Dev
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    Atomic Reconstruction is a atmospheric Puzzle game, where you have to use the power of fusion and fission to create and modify specific atoms or groups of atoms.

    Why similar: Casual 31.1%, Indie 24.9%, Physics 23.3%, Puzzle 15.6%, 2D 3.4%

  16. #16 Stackables
    82% match6 user reviews86% of 6 reviews2024
    Dev: Gorrdy Games
    Windows

    This is a game about stacking and combining shapes to get the highest score you can without over flowing and breaking the container. This game has single and multiplayer where you can go against your friends and see who can out preform the other.

    Why similar: Physics 29.8%, Casual 20.2%, Puzzle 15.5%, Abstract 14.3%, Minimalist 8.5%

  17. #17 Drawz
    85% match8 user reviews38% of 8 reviews2019
    Dev: Cheezy Freak
    Windows

    As a digitalized version of the chalk and black chalkboard that we knew from our old school years, Drawz is an oldskool puzzle game with 45 levels!

    Why similar: Physics 33.2%, Casual 27.2%, Indie 21.1%, Puzzle 18.5%

  18. #18 duamo
    83% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2021
    Dev: Maksim Chugunov
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    duamo is a deceptively simple minimalistic vibrant neon puzzle game where you have to fit shapes into a square.

    Why similar: Abstract 21.9%, Puzzle 21.8%, Casual 20.4%, Minimalist 11.1%, Stylized 6.6%

  19. #19 Paint It Black
    84% matchVery Positive81% of 66 reviews2018
    Dev: Decabry
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%

    2D puzzle-action game in black and white

    Why similar: Casual 21.3%, Physics 18.6%, Indie 17%, Abstract 14.4%, Puzzle 12.9%

  20. #20 TransPlan
    82% matchVery Positive92% of 278 reviews2015
    Dev: Kittehface Software
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Deliver a payload from point A to point B with only a few simple tools and the laws of physics. Create ramps and catapults, watch objects tumble and fall, and someway... somehow reach the destination. Each project is a hand-drawn puzzle for you to interact with -- Devise a plan, experiment, and make it happen!

    Why similar: Puzzle 33.9%, Physics 32.6%, Casual 19.7%, Indie 13.8%

  21. #21 Lightsaver
    77% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2026
    Dev: Ichigo33
    Windows · Mac

    A free-to-play single-player 2D physics puzzle game where you rotate a light launcher and place water, glass, and mirrors to bend beams into a glowing door.

    Why similar: Physics 34.4%, Puzzle 22.2%, Casual 20.3%, Minimalist 11.1%, Indie 6%

  22. #22 Simple Dot
    81% matchPositive95% of 22 reviews2019
    Dev: Winged Imagination
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Simple Dot is a minimalistic puzzle game, in which problems are solved with lines of various physical properties and the given surroundings.

    Why similar: Casual 25.3%, Physics 24.6%, Indie 19.6%, Puzzle 13.7%, Minimalist 12.2%

  23. #23 Shoot, push, portals
    80% matchVery Positive83% of 78 reviews2019
    Dev: CrewLab
    Windows

    Casual physical puzzle!

    Why similar: Casual 38.5%, Indie 29.5%, Physics 13.8%, Puzzle 7.7%, Minimalist 7.4%

  24. #24 Crayon Physics Deluxe
    81% matchVery Positive86% of 1,155 reviews2009
    Dev: Kloonigames
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 30 minMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 28%

    Crayon Physics Deluxe is a 2D physics puzzle / sandbox game, in which you get to experience what it would be like if your drawings would be magically transformed into real physical objects. Solve puzzles with your artistic vision and creative use of physics.

    Why similar: Physics 37.3%, Puzzle 25.9%, Casual 18.2%, Indie 14.4%, 2D 2.6%

  25. #25 Milk and Cookies
    79% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2020
    Dev: ITC Studio
    Windows

    An adorable physics puzzle game about reuniting Milk and Cookies!

    Why similar: Casual 31.5%, Physics 28.3%, Indie 24.4%, Puzzle 15.8%

  26. #26 Perfect Balance Collection
    77% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2022
    Dev: Ville Helin
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Stack and balance blocks, don't let them fall off the screen. 519 levels and a level editor/level database for sharing! Can you solve all the puzzles? Contains seven Perfect Balance games.

    Why similar: Physics 40.8%, Puzzle 26.4%, Casual 25.4%, 2D 5.2%, Singleplayer 2.2%

  27. #27 Contraptions
    79% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2019
    Dev: Moragami Co., LtdPub: Funbox Media Ltd
    Windows

    Contraptions is a physics based puzzle game with a fun cartoony look. How many steps does it take to change a light bulb? If your answer is 10 or more, then you are ready for "Contraptions" - a game where the goal is to fix whacky contraptions that perform simple tasks in indirect and convoluted ways.

    Why similar: Physics 39.9%, Puzzle 24%, Indie 21.5%, Casual 14.5%

  28. #28 Patience Balls
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Rikzu Games
    Windows

    Find your focus in a purely tactile, minimalist physics puzzle. Manipulate gravity by tilting multiple interconnected boards with a single movement. Experience a deeply satisfying kinetic flow as you navigate rolling spheres through complex, synchronized spatial challenges.

    Why similar: Physics 27.6%, Abstract 19.2%, Puzzle 17%, Minimalist 14%, Indie 9.4%

  29. #29 Merge Marbles
    74% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2024
    Dev: Panda Siege
    Windows

    Merge Marbles is a relaxing puzzle game where your goal is to merge as many pairs of the same coloured marbles as you can. Each time you merge a pair it creates the next tier all the way up to the big pink marble. Try your best to merge the pink marble to clear as much space as you can!

    Why similar: Puzzle 25.2%, Casual 22.9%, Physics 22.1%, Stylized 8.3%, Colorful 7.4%

  30. #30 Sumeru
    78% matchMostly Positive75% of 164 reviews2016
    Dev: BigCheeseGames
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    This is a 2D physical game. You can help hero to escape from Sumerian World by drawing a bridge across the cliff , a high-climbing stairs, a hammer to break the door , etc. There are six levels namely “dreamland”,” forest”, “ice”, “city”, “mountain” and “last task”, and all together 43 scenes in this game.

    Why similar: Physics 37.4%, Casual 27.2%, Indie 22.1%, Puzzle 12%, Singleplayer 1.3%

  31. #31 Koo & Yuu
    75% matchPositive92% of 25 reviews2019
    Dev: BlueFront
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Koo & Yuu is a minimalist game. Solve the puzzles and take Koo and Yuu to the teleportation bases.

    Why similar: Casual 20.1%, Physics 19.5%, Indie 15.6%, Abstract 15.1%, Puzzle 12.3%

  32. #32 Bounce
    76% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2019
    Dev: Xian'Yu
    Windows

    Bounce is a mini game about getting the ball into the finish point.

    Why similar: Physics 31.7%, Casual 21.9%, Puzzle 16.5%, Indie 15.5%, Minimalist 10.3%

  33. #33 Oh Balls Merge
    68% match8 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
    Dev: Harrison Digital
    Windows

    Drop, merge, and score! Immerse yourself in the addictive ball-merging mania of Oh Balls and see how high you can go.

    Why similar: Physics 32.9%, Casual 24.4%, Puzzle 19.7%, Minimalist 7%, Colorful 6.8%

  34. #34 Crazy Ball
    74% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2019
    Dev: RGB SRL
    Windows

    Control a ball as it rolls and gathers speed.

    Why similar: Casual 40%, Indie 31%, Physics 27.2%, Singleplayer 1.8%

  35. #35 Flipol
    72% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2021
    Dev: Derin
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Flip and color it all. It is a simple puzzle game.

    Why similar: Casual 29%, Puzzle 28.5%, Indie 20.9%, Minimalist 19.3%, Singleplayer 2.4%

  36. #36 Draw Light
    73% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2018
    Dev: RevolutionGT
    Windows

    It's a puzzle game that you can challenge with simple manipulation. Combine the various lights on the block and connect them together.

    Why similar: Casual 31.8%, Indie 24.6%, Puzzle 19.6%, Minimalist 18.8%, 2D 5.2%

  37. #37 Linker Vibe
    66% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: Sinirain
    Windows

    A calming Numberlink puzzle game where you connect tiles, draw flowing paths, and solve all the levels.

    Why similar: Casual 32.3%, Puzzle 24.6%, Minimalist 17.8%, Colorful 9.1%, Indie 8.3%

  38. #38 UNTITLED
    71% matchVery Positive95% of 60 reviews2017
    Dev: Bean Boy Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Post Code FF: Initializing startup sequence of: UNTITLED. Puzzle course loading… Logic test loading… Discovery test loading… Loading complete. Please contact local administrator to begin the training course.

    Why similar: Physics 32.7%, Puzzle 18.3%, Indie 17.7%, Minimalist 12.6%, Abstract 9.5%

  39. #39 Bloop
    76% matchMixed47% of 367 reviews2015
    Dev: 2SDPub: KISS ltd
    Windows
    Median: 6 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 18%

    Ignite your imagination with a whimsical 2D liquid physics-based puzzle game by Studio 2SD!

    Why similar: Physics 26.7%, Indie 24.9%, Puzzle 24.8%, Casual 23.7%

  40. #40 Stack & Crack
    72% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2018
    Dev: Jambav
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    "Stack & Crack” is a unique minimalist puzzle game about four Boxies and their interesting interrelationships.

    Why similar: Casual 36%, Indie 27.9%, Puzzle 18.4%, Minimalist 17.7%

  41. #41 Fruitalistic!
    68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
    Dev: A To Play Ltd
    Windows

    Fruitland is in peril! Use your launchers and trusty fruit squad to repel the sugary invaders, and bring peace once again.

    Why similar: Physics 50.5%, Puzzle 25.6%, Casual 18.8%, 2D 3.6%, Singleplayer 1.5%

  42. #42 Unmechanical
    71% matchVery Positive92% of 475 reviews2012
    Dev: Talawa GamesPub: Teotl Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 58%

    A carefully created world with unique environments and an engrossing atmosphere, Unmechanical offers over 30 unique puzzles of exploration and adventure!

    Why similar: Puzzle 31.6%, Physics 28.3%, Casual 20.1%, Indie 20.1%

  43. #43 Color Assembler
    73% matchMostly Positive74% of 35 reviews2015
    Dev: Purple Nebula
    Windows

    Color Assembler is an abstract color mixing puzzle game. Connect the starting colors to various shapes that manipulate colors in their unique way. The goal is to create the target color.

    Why similar: Casual 27.1%, Abstract 26.3%, Puzzle 25.7%, Indie 21%

  44. #44 Twickles
    70% matchVery Positive92% of 133 reviews2017
    Dev: Neox Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 54%

    Twickles is an original puzzle game with a minimalist aesthetic. Navigate a ball through increasingly complex labyrinths by rotating their individual parts or the entire structure. Complete each level in the perfect amount of moves and collect all of the trophies.

    Why similar: Physics 24.6%, Casual 23.8%, Puzzle 18.9%, Indie 17.9%, Minimalist 14.8%

  45. #45 The Children's Limbo
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: BUZAMA
    Windows

    Continue stacking stones

    Why similar: Physics 37.8%, Casual 34.2%, Puzzle 25.5%, Singleplayer 2.5%

  46. #46 Scalak
    67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,091 reviews2018
    Dev: Hamster On Coke Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Fulfilling puzzle game.

    Why similar: Casual 34.2%, Puzzle 26.4%, Minimalist 21.2%, Indie 18.3%

  47. #47 Rubek
    71% matchMostly Positive78% of 132 reviews2016
    Dev: Xigma Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    Roll and match colors in this mind bending puzzle.

    Why similar: Casual 27.3%, Indie 19.4%, Puzzle 16.7%, Abstract 16.4%, Minimalist 13.2%

  48. #48 Launch Ball
    66% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
    Dev: LabPuz Games
    Windows

    Launch Ball: Position your cannon and skillfully launch the ball to hit the box in this precise and engaging physics-based puzzle game.

    Why similar: Physics 29%, Puzzle 19.9%, Casual 17.8%, Minimalist 16.7%, Indie 8.7%

  49. #49 Runes
    70% matchPositive80% of 41 reviews2016
    Dev: Ede TarsolyPub: Headup
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 58%

    Runes is a unique puzzle game where you need to arrange the marbles in each and every level to match the picture in the upper-right corner. The less moves you use to do that, the more stars you'll earn.

    Why similar: Casual 38.8%, Puzzle 21.3%, Indie 20.9%, Minimalist 19%

  50. #50 Swoosh
    69% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2020
    Dev: MCL
    Windows

    Simple 2D physics platformer where you try to progress through levels by interacting with different types of surfaces and objects in it.

    Why similar: Casual 40.2%, Indie 30.6%, Physics 19.6%, Minimalist 9.6%

  51. #51 Mindsight
    69% matchVery Positive91% of 58 reviews2017
    Dev: Smokey Moose Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Mindsight is a minimalistic evolution of a match-3 game. The goal of the game is to find all sets of three adjacent symbols whose characteristics either match or differ.

    Why similar: Casual 29.4%, Indie 24.8%, Puzzle 24.2%, Minimalist 21.6%

  52. #52 Lab.Gen.
    69% matchMixed69% of 13 reviews2018
    Dev: Growfall Games
    Windows

    It is Labyrinth! No, a LOT of labyrinths which always will be different because of procedural generation. And what about controls? They are simple. Left, right, up and down – that’s all you need to know.

    Why similar: Casual 39.7%, Indie 31.5%, Puzzle 13.8%, Minimalist 13.2%, Singleplayer 1.8%

  53. #53 Tetromino X
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Dragon Chasing Games
    Windows · Linux

    Tetromino X is a collection of falling block action puzzle games each with their own unique spin. Relax and drop blocks at your own pace in Chill. Balance and stabilize a stack of blocks as it grows ever higher in Stack. Match blocks together to upgrade upcoming blocks in Match.

    Why similar: Physics 30.8%, Casual 25%, Puzzle 20%, Minimalist 11.4%, Colorful 6.9%

  54. #54 Stacksquatch
    67% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2021
    Dev: HoverPub: The Stacksquatch Society
    Windows

    Sit back and stack with Dogtective in a colourful, floating world of cryptids in this VR action-puzzle game.

    Why similar: Casual 31.5%, Physics 28.3%, Indie 24.4%, Puzzle 15.8%

  55. #55 Contraptions 3
    65% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2023
    Dev: Moragami Co., LtdPub: Funbox Media Ltd
    Windows

    Contraptions 3 is a physics based puzzle game with a fun cartoony look and feel to it.

    Why similar: Physics 32.9%, Casual 25%, Puzzle 19.8%, Indie 11%, Colorful 5.5%

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