- #1 Isles of Sea and Sky
97% matchVery Positive93% of 1,486 reviews2024
Dev: Cicada Games
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A fantastic, oceanic, open world puzzle adventure. Solve innovative block puzzles while unearthing a mystifying story, gaining new friends that change the puzzle landscape, and unlocking powers that provide more options for how you choose to progress through the enigmatic Isles of Sea and Sky.
Why similar: Sokoban 22.3% ★, Metroidvania 17.8%, Nonlinear 14.9%, Collectathon 14%, Open World 8.6%
- #2 Paquerette Down the Bunburrows
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,233 reviews2023
Dev: BunstackPub: Abiding Bridge
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: Sokoban 29.8% ★, Nonlinear 18.4%, Open World 11%, Logic 9.2%, Top-Down 7.2%
- #3 Babushka's Glitch Dungeon
96% matchVery Positive99% of 238 reviews2025
Dev: pets club 2
Windows · Mac
Oh hello dearie.. Babushka needs to clean up her big magical cellar. Use hag magic, or just hit stuff with your broom.
Why similar: Nonlinear 28.5%, Metroidvania 24.5%, Collectathon 13.4%, Exploration 9.6%, Puzzle 9.3%
- #4 Linelith
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,239 reviews2022
Dev: Patrick Traynor
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 60%
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: Sokoban 40.4% ★, Nonlinear 17.8%, Puzzle 14.6%, Exploration 8.8%, Top-Down 7.9%
- #5 Taiji
94% matchVery Positive91% of 1,395 reviews2022
Dev: Matthew VanDevander
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Solve puzzle panels and uncover the meaning of the symbols within. Explore a dense world where secrets are hidden in plain sight.
Why similar: Nonlinear 30%, Open World 12%, Puzzle 11.5%, Top-Down 9.6%, Mystery 9.4%
- #6 Piece of Worlds
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Inonaka Games
Windows
Explore a whimsical and charming world made of jigsaw puzzle pieces as you solve sokoban-style puzzles. Uncover the hidden secrets of this compact puzzle adventure as you progress through the stages.
Why similar: Sokoban 33.4% ★, Metroidvania 22.8%, Collectathon 13.8%, Nonlinear 7.6%, Puzzle 6.4%
- #7 Our Metal Bowl
93% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: Intrugli Games
Windows · Linux
Explore a broken world. Fight with a silent machine. Solve puzzles that break the rules. The game has already begun, even on this page.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22%, Nonlinear 17.7%, Mystery 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, Exploration 8.5%
- #8 SLYME BREAKER
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Recurring Adversaries
Windows
SLYME BREAKER is the RPG that hates the genre. SLYME BREAKER has a focus on proactive combat, involved exploration, and meaningful deconstruction of RPG standards. Play as the bandit Gryme after his attack on a lowly Slime monster for some XP goes wrong and he is devoured by the Slime!
Why similar: Sokoban 19.8% ★, Nonlinear 16.3%, Metroidvania 16%, Collectathon 13.1%, Open World 8.8%
- #9 The Legend of Lumina
91% matchVery Positive98% of 126 reviews2024
Dev: Wizbane
Windows · Linux
A block pushing puzzle game with metroidvania style progression, set in a serene forest world.
Why similar: Sokoban 36.7% ★, Metroidvania 26.2%, Puzzle 9.9%, Nonlinear 9.6%, Exploration 6.6%
- #10 Once Glorious Artahk
91% matchPositive91% of 34 reviews2025
Dev: Bismuth Tales
Windows · Linux
Explore the ruins of an ancient city. Solve puzzles to unlock new paths, abilities, and forgotten lore. Read the lost stories you uncover to gain insight into a tangled web of mysteries. Using only your wits and your trusty torch to guide you, you must find a way to return light to a starless sky.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.1%, Nonlinear 20%, Mystery 12.2%, Puzzle 8.6%, Exploration 7.3%
- #11 Mindbreak
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lost Umbrella Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Mindbreak is an exploration driven tile-based puzzle adventure game about the escape from a corrupted insane asylum. Play as the supernaturally gifted asylum patients as you build and combine their unique abilities to explore and master the vast interconnected asylum.
Why similar: Sokoban 27.2% ★, Metroidvania 23.3%, Open World 12%, Puzzle 7.8%, Top-Down 6.8%
- #12 Unoxi
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bonpsi Games
Windows
Explore a disparate ruin gripped between the jaws of the universe. Reawaken forgotten knowledge in this twist on a classic sokoban puzzler.
Why similar: Sokoban 27.6% ★, Nonlinear 18.2%, Metroidvania 16.8%, Mystery 10.3%, Puzzle 6.9%
- #13 Out of Body
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jacques-Yves ThomartPub: BigSeed Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Out Of Body is a block pushing puzzle game where death and possession are keys to the solution. Sacrifice yourself to turn into a ghost, possess skeletons and carve yourself a path to reach the goal with your original body.
Why similar: Sokoban 38.9% ★, Nonlinear 13.2%, Puzzle 10.5%, Logic 10.2%, Mystery 9.2%
- #14 Of Mice and Moggies
88% matchPositive98% of 40 reviews2021
Dev: Bippinbits
Windows · Mac · Linux
Catch cute little animals in this logic puzzle game. Keep coming up with new ways to trap them or play them off against each other. To catch a lizard you have to think like a lizard!
Why similar: Sokoban 38.8% ★, Nonlinear 20.8%, Puzzle 8.9%, Top-Down 8.7%, Logic 7.5%
- #15 Ten Years of Rain
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Yurt on Turtle Games LLC
Windows
Ten Years of Rain is a fantasy adventure with a unique Central Asian inspired setting. Pick up your blade, call your hawk, and prepare to travel the cursed lands of the steppe. Battle the forces of the Great Khan, explore the secret places of the world, and discover the cause of the long rain...
Why similar: Nonlinear 23.5%, Collectathon 19.8%, Open World 13.2%, Top-Down 7.3%, Puzzle 7.1%
- #16 Valley of the Old Masters
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Mika Pehkonen
Windows
You are an inspiration-seeking wandering artist who mysteriously ends up in a faraway Valley. Will you find the inspiration you crave, or will you be lost to the mysteries of the Valley?
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.4%, Collectathon 19.5%, Nonlinear 17.3%, Top-Down 7.4%, Puzzle 7.4%
- #17 Ligo
85% matchVery Positive100% of 52 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: Sokoban 39.5% ★, Nonlinear 20.4%, Puzzle 9.2%, Exploration 8.9%, Logic 8.4%
- #18 Pipe Push Paradise
87% matchVery Positive96% of 200 reviews2018
Dev: Corey Martin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 56%
A difficult open world puzzle game about plumbing.
Why similar: Sokoban 45.7% ★, Nonlinear 23.9%, Puzzle 14.3%, Open World 10.9%, Retro 3.5%
- #19 Chomp Garden
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PawPaw Games
Windows · Mac
A puzzle game about guiding plants with light. Venture into a garden full of strange plants, solve puzzles, and find your pup.
Why similar: Sokoban 36% ★, Nonlinear 20.7%, Logic 9.8%, Puzzle 8%, Exploration 7.3%
- #20 Glowkeeper
83% matchPositive100% of 43 reviews2025
Dev: oolimry
Windows · Mac · Linux
A luminescent puzzle game about manipulating elements. By the light of fireflies, link and dissolve elemental forces to construct bridges, break through obstacles, and traverse a glowing, interconnected world.
Why similar: Sokoban 35.7% ★, Metroidvania 22.1%, Logic 9.6%, Nonlinear 8.8%, Exploration 8.5%
- #21 Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,647 reviews2025
Dev: Pocket TrapPub: PM Studios, Inc.
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Are you ready for the first Yoyovania?! In this 2D top-down adventure you'll explore a sprawling urban landscape, reinterpreting your surroundings through your mastery of yoyo tricks. Navigate the city's many districts, fight rival crime bosses, and regain the influence of the Pipistrello family!
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.1%, Top-Down 15%, Action-Adventure 12.7%, Exploration 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%
- #22 Graytail
84% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Concode
Windows · Mac
A small island in the Pacific. The greatest female pilot has vanished. Suffering from severe headaches, our protagonist depends on medication as they search for her, but... What is real and what is hallucination? A Zelda-like mystery adventure to uncover the island's truth.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.7%, Mystery 14.4%, Action-Adventure 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Puzzle 8.1%
- #23 Horn of Balance
81% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Martijn den Hollander
Windows
Explore an intricate new world of secrets and adventure. Features solid 2D Zelda-like gameplay, 12 vast non-linear dungeons and a wholesome story about the young golem Linden.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.3%, Nonlinear 19.9%, Puzzle 8.6%, Exploration 8.2%, Top-Down 8.1%
- #24 A Monster's Expedition
82% matchVery Positive95% of 1,622 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: Sokoban 39.2% ★, Nonlinear 19.1%, Open World 15.5%, Puzzle 10.6%, Exploration 8.1%
- #25 Ranger of Ancuria
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wasteland Games
Windows
Get out there, young ranger, and help those in need. Your journey starts in Ranger of Ancuria, a retro game that recreates the experience of the adventures of the 8-bit era. Explore a full of life open world, find why monsters are multiplying and unveil the mysteries from the dungeons of Ancuria.
Why similar: Sokoban 21.6% ★, Open World 16.5%, Nonlinear 16.2%, Action-Adventure 10.9%, Exploration 7.6%
- #26 Trifolium: The Adventures of Gary Pretzelneck
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: EmptyMatter
Windows · Mac · Linux
Discover hidden truths about the world in this 3D adventure about a giraffe with an unreasonably long neck. Figure out the rules, solve strange mysteries, and stumble upon unexpected twists. Choose your own path.
Why similar: Sokoban 25.1% ★, Nonlinear 21.8%, Open World 12.8%, Mystery 12.4%, Puzzle 8.9%
- #27 The Celestial Seeker
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VinciWare
Windows
Irata, a space bounty hunter is caught in a galactic conflict. A rogue federation seeks the fragments of the Eternium Core, an advanced chip that commands all defense systems in the solar system. In this sci-fi Metroidvania, explore, fight, and upgrade your way to stop the enemy and save the galaxy.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.4%, Nonlinear 20.4%, Open World 10.8%, Dark Fantasy 7.8%, Mystery 7.2%
- #28 MONOMOON
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gentle Giant
Windows
In MONOMOON, the way forward is reserved for the knowing and the daring. Guided by moonlight, you’ll uncover hidden truths and wander through a tiny and mysterious open world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.1%, Nonlinear 19.5%, Mystery 8.7%, Open World 8.2%, Puzzle 8%
- #29 Hero's Spirit
79% matchVery Positive92% of 75 reviews2020
Dev: mod.kitchen
Windows
Explore a vast, open world - evade or defeat its monsters, arm yourself with knowledge and equipment, unravel layer upon layer of secrets, and ultimately confront the very magic threatening to destroy everything.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.9%, Collectathon 19.1%, Nonlinear 16.2%, Open World 8.6%, Exploration 6.8%
- #30 Seeking The Guardian
76% matchPositive97% of 34 reviews2025
Dev: UiqooPub: Cursor Chasing Cat
Windows · Linux
「Seeking The Guardian」is a puzzle adventure game filled with puzzles and “impossible” puzzles. Within the stone cave engraved with legends of the Guardian, read the murals, solve the puzzles, and search for the exit.
Why similar: Sokoban 27.3% ★, Puzzle 15.6%, Mystery 11.4%, Exploration 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%
- #31 Gyroban
77% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Oscar Trevino
Windows
Spin and shake entire Sokoban-like levels to solve puzzles, avoid obstacles, and interact with unique objects that transform gameplay and add new layers of challenge.
Why similar: Sokoban 49.6% ★, Nonlinear 27.4%, Puzzle 10.2%, Logic 7.8%, 2D 3.8%
- #32 Laser Maze
79% matchPositive85% of 20 reviews2019
Dev: -Yodasaurus- Games
Windows · Mac
Laser Maze is a puzzle game that takes place in an abandoned space station where you solve puzzles by redirecting lasers, moving boxes, and navigating through computer terminals.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23%, Nonlinear 14.8%, Open World 12.7%, Logic 10.3%, Mystery 8.9%
- #33 Bonfire Peaks
77% matchVery Positive94% of 333 reviews2021
Dev: Corey MartinPub: Draknek & Friends
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Set your belongings on fire on a beautiful voxel art puzzle island.
Why similar: Sokoban 42% ★, Nonlinear 22.1%, Puzzle 10.6%, Open World 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%
- #34 Nonolith
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Justcamh
Windows · Mac · Linux
The NONOLITH consumes you. Copy and paste the world around you to discover the secrets of this ancient, enigmatic structure. You are very powerful, you just don't know it yet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.8%, Nonlinear 20.5%, Mystery 8.5%, Exploration 8%, Puzzle 7.7%
- #35 Limos' Lair
76% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Oleg Fedotov
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this Action-Puzzle Metroidvania, you will explore the lair of a long-gone mythical creature and unravel its mysteries. Consume enemies to gain their abilities, use your frog-like tongue to grapple and fight, explore the land, solve puzzles, find secrets, and complete challenges.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.2%, Puzzle 11.2%, Top-Down 11.1%, Exploration 9.2%, Action-Adventure 8%
- #36 Wilbur's Quest
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wil Wright
Windows
Wilbur's Quest is a puzzle metroidvania about a worm. You've woken up in a strange land and need to discover what lies beyond the surface. Throughout your journey you'll need to push blocks, unlock doors, grow, and discover new abilities in order to escape this subterranean labyrinth!
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.6%, Sokoban 26.3% ★, Puzzle 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%, Open World 6.8%
- #37 Vitrified
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Burning Fort Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Join forces with ALAN the service bot in this mysterious post-nuclear metroidvania. Explore a deadly mutant wasteland, upgrade ALAN with abilities that unlock new areas, and uncover the secrets of The Worm.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.6%, Nonlinear 18.6%, Mystery 11.7%, Open World 9.8%, Exploration 7.7%
- #38 Mold
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: soraslove
Windows · Mac · Linux
Evolve your body further to survive this vast, yet dense, system of caves. You must use your wits to outsmart predators lurking in the dark and to solve puzzling challenges in order to further advance in this strange world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.2%, Nonlinear 18.1%, Mystery 10.9%, Open World 10.4%, Puzzle 8.2%
- #39 CorgiSpace
71% matchVery Positive97% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Adam SaltsmanPub: Finji
Windows · Mac · Linux
CorgiSpace is a collection of 8-bit games that have short legs on purpose. This anthology includes more than a dozen action, adventure, arcade, and puzzle games, and each can be thoroughly explored in under an hour.
Why similar: Sokoban 35.9% ★, Metroidvania 26.6%, Nonlinear 12.7%, Puzzle 10%, Exploration 8.1%
- #40 100 Pumpkins 2
73% matchVery Positive97% of 60 reviews2023
Dev: Jeremiah Stilts
Windows · Linux
Explore, solve puzzles, and fight your way through over 100 screens and return your pumpkin pals!
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.8%, Nonlinear 23.7%, Collectathon 18.1%, Open World 10.7%, Action-Adventure 7.1%
- #41 The Gardener
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Adam C-W
Windows · Mac · Linux
Solve tile based lawn puzzles. Explore the grounds of a forgotten manor. Discover mysterious flora and figure out their rules. Cut grass and have fun!
Why similar: Sokoban 35.6% ★, Nonlinear 27.3%, Logic 11.2%, Puzzle 10.1%, Top-Down 6.5%
- #42 ANIMAL WELL
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,932 reviews2024
Dev: Billy BassoPub: Bigmode
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 9.5 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: Metroidvania 36.5%, Nonlinear 15.4%, Mystery 9.7%, Puzzle 9.6%, Exploration 9.4%
- #43 Order of the Sinking Star
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Thekla, Inc.Pub: Arc Games
Windows
From director Jonathan Blow (Braid, The Witness), Order of the Sinking Star is a narrative adventure set in a realm of magic and enigma. Solve over 1000 interconnected, hand-crafted puzzles, discover unique playable heroes, master evolving gameplay mechanics, and decipher a grand mystery.
Why similar: Sokoban 44.1% ★, Nonlinear 14.1%, Puzzle 11%, Exploration 8.4%, Top-Down 8.1%
- #44 Syzygy
73% matchPositive95% of 43 reviews2020
Dev: Riccardo Caprari
Windows · Mac · Linux
Syzygy is an enigmatic game focused on the ability of morphing at will a square world into triangles and hexagons
Why similar: Sokoban 36.4% ★, Nonlinear 24%, Open World 10.8%, Puzzle 9.4%, Logic 8.4%
- #45 A Rat's Life: The Cat Conspiracy
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pieces Games
Windows
Get on your four paws in this adventure game that blends Collect-a-Thon and Metroidvania mechanics. Learn action-oriented rodent skills as you progress through an interconnected world. Uncover intriguing conspiracies that shape a microsociety inhabited by memorable (and often scummy) characters.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.9%, Nonlinear 19%, Collectathon 18.3%, Open World 10.4%, Mystery 10.4%
- #46 The Court Of Wanderers
71% matchPositive100% of 25 reviews2024
Dev: Lennart Bours
Windows
Enter a world where you never know what you will find behind the next door. Wander, think, solve, and be amazed as the impossible becomes possible.
Why similar: Sokoban 37.2% ★, Nonlinear 20.5%, Open World 15.5%, Puzzle 10.6%, Logic 8.6%
- #47 Pippin's Mysterious Garden
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wild Lantern Studio, LLC
Windows
Explore the whimsical world of Pippin in this short, 2D adventure and exploration game. Traverse a wild garden, uncover secrets, discover treasures, and meet adorable NPCs in this enchanting storybook world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.3%, Collectathon 20%, Mystery 11.5%, Exploration 7.8%, Open World 6.9%
- #48 Void Stranger
70% matchVery Positive91% of 3,399 reviews2023
Dev: System Erasure
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Place your faith and embrace the Void.
Why similar: Sokoban 45.8% ★, Mystery 20.5%, Puzzle 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 5%, 2D 4.1%
- #49 Mina & Michi
72% matchMostly Positive70% of 10 reviews2020
Dev: lightUP
Windows
A 2D top-down puzzle/adventure game about friendship featuring 2 players local co-op.
Why similar: Sokoban 39.1% ★, Nonlinear 22.3%, Top-Down 9.8%, Action-Adventure 8.6%, Puzzle 7%
- #50 Haiku, the Robot
69% matchVery Positive90% of 3,452 reviews2022
Dev: Mister Morris Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Delve into the depths of a mechanical world in this cute, adventure-exploration game. Explore and fight in a land full of corrupt robots and machinery. All while seeking answers to the mysteries around you.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.7%, Nonlinear 15.3%, Open World 11.5%, Dark Fantasy 8.5%, Exploration 7.5%
- #51 Fish Tales and Cozy Trails
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Storm Forest Studio
Windows
Embark on a tranquil journey in this cozy fishing game, you're free to explore a vibrant world brimming with secrets. Discover hidden coves, find unique rods, and venture into the charming world as you seek out new fishing grounds.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.4%, Collectathon 20.7%, Nonlinear 17.6%, Open World 9.3%, Exploration 8%
- #52 Sting & Swing
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MrCheeseAndPie
Windows
Explore a strange overgrown world as a bee with a golf ball. Master the skills of bee-golf to uncover the mysteries hidden in its furthest reaches and hiding in front of you. Discover uses for abilities you didn't know you had. There are always more secrets for those who seek them beneath the green.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.2%, Collectathon 21%, Nonlinear 14.8%, Mystery 9.2%, Puzzle 8%
- #53 Coma Control
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: James Brill
Windows
Escape your subconscious in this psychological puzzle adventure. Explore a surreal, non-linear dreamworld filled with deadly traps and mind-bending puzzles. Navigate your way back to consciousness to reclaim your life... before it slips away forever.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29%, Nonlinear 14.6%, Logic 10.5%, Puzzle 9%, Top-Down 8.4%
- #54 Master Key
67% matchVery Positive91% of 273 reviews2024
Dev: Achromi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Master Key is a top-down adventure game with a strong focus on item-based exploration and secrets. Embark on a journey to discover what that key could be used for and meet colorful characters!
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.9%, Nonlinear 17.2%, Open World 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Top-Down 7.6%
- #55 The Forbidden Forest
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stone Studios
Windows
Jump, dash, and climb through a vibrant wilderness as three playable characters in this action-adventure metroidvania. Explore a sprawling interconnected map, master unique abilities, and face powerful foes, all while uncovering the mysteries of this war-stricken world and one special cub.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.3%, Nonlinear 20%, Action-Adventure 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%, Open World 7.9%
- #56 1-Bit Explorer
66% matchPositive96% of 46 reviews2024
Dev: Fiddleling
Windows
An adventure game focused on exploration where you do NOT save the world and the world does NOT need saving.
Why similar: Collectathon 26.2%, Puzzle 10.9%, Action-Adventure 10.8%, Mystery 10.6%, Top-Down 9.2%
- #57 Baby Bear's Big Day Out
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RNG Game Dev
Windows · Linux
After coming out of hibernation early, you need to find honey to wake up the rest of your bear family! Solve dozens of puzzles in this cute sokoban-style adventure, while meeting other woodland animals. Discover your surroundings as you explore peaceful meadows, icy valleys and bubbling swamps!
Why similar: Sokoban 37.6% ★, Nonlinear 19.3%, Puzzle 8.7%, Exploration 8.5%, Top-Down 7.6%
- #58 The Path Home
64% matchVery Positive99% of 77 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: Sokoban 44.8% ★, Puzzle 13.1%, Top-Down 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Story Rich 7.1%
- #59 Chiaroscuro
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BlackberryKinPub: BlackberryStudio
Windows · Mac
Chiaroscuro is a 2D adventure platformer with metroidvania elements. Explore a world that has fallen into darkness and discover the Lights to illuminate your forgotten past.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.1%, Nonlinear 20.2%, Open World 8.4%, Exploration 7.3%, Action-Adventure 7.2%
- #60 Timebound
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Michal Kluz
Windows
An exploration puzzle adventure in mystical ruins. Explore a world filled with puzzles, uncover the magic left behind, discover what's hidden in plain sight, learn the rules and break them.
Why similar: Sokoban 24.5% ★, Nonlinear 19.5%, Mystery 11.4%, Logic 10.9%, Open World 10.1%