- #1 The Last Shot
97% matchVery Positive89% of 126 reviews2023
Dev: Rumata LabPub: Nelset
Windows
An adventurous engineer, a diesel-punk world divided by endless conflict, and a whole lot of colossal guns. Sounds like a good time! With massive war machines threatening your home, will you be the one small cog that brings it all to a halt?
Why similar: Steampunk 56.6% ★, Puzzle Platformer 19.9%, Puzzle 10.9%, Adventure 8.1%, Atmospheric 4.5%
- #2 SteamWorld Dig
96% matchVery Positive94% of 10,641 reviews2013
Dev: Image & Form Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
SteamWorld Dig is an action-adventure puzzler with strong Metroidvanian influences set in the SteamWorld Universe. You’ll need to dig deep into the earth, gather resources to upgrade your tools and abilities, take on enemies, solve challenging puzzles and uncover the secrets to save a dying town.
Why similar: Steampunk 69.7% ★, Adventure 16.2%, Indie 12.5%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #3 Drill and Delve
95% matchVery Positive93% of 59 reviews2026
Dev: noOne
Windows
You've been trapped in a mine. You'll need to use your tools to dig your way to the exit in a fully destructible 3D voxel terrain. Manage your oxygen and equipment, and uncover the dark mystery buried deep within the mine.
Why similar: Adventure 70.8%, Atmospheric 14.9%, Indie 14.3%
- #4 Pnevmo-Capsula: Domiki
96% matchVery Positive81% of 180 reviews2021
Dev: Pomeshkin Valentin Igorevich
Windows · Mac · Linux
«Pnevmo-Capsula: Domiki». Atompunk world gone the way of the cumbersome automation of the USSR. In the form of a mechanical capsule, you will have to find a way out of the level, moving along the rails, solving quests and puzzles, overcoming houses, towers and platforms.
Why similar: Steampunk 53.2% ★, Puzzle Platformer 15.7%, Puzzle 9.4%, Adventure 7.3%, Indie 6.3%
- #5 Ad Fundum
94% matchVery Positive93% of 482 reviews2024
Dev: Oldbut Gold
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Take control of a giant mech and dive into an exciting underground adventure in a dieselpunk world! Dig deep, collect valuable minerals, upgrade wisely, explore diverse locations, uncover ancient secrets, and try not to explode! Will you save the world or vanish in the depths below?
Why similar: Steampunk 79.8% ★, Adventure 13%, Puzzle 7.2%
- #6 Hypogea
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 687 reviews2025
Dev: Charlie Wagner
Windows
Escape from a mysterious underground megastructure in this short atmospheric 3d-platformer.
Why similar: Adventure 43.5%, Puzzle Platformer 27.7%, Atmospheric 15.2%, Indie 10.3%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #7 Mechanic Miner
94% matchMixed58% of 210 reviews2020
Dev: Hello John
Windows
Put your mechanical skills to the test in a physics-based sandbox where ingenuity and creativity are the ultimate key to survival. Construct fantastical machines, gather resources, acquire new technologies to battle dangerous enemies and use your imagination to shape your world.
Why similar: Steampunk 67.9% ★, Indie 15.1%, Adventure 14.3%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #8 Stuffo the Puzzle Bot
91% matchVery Positive99% of 172 reviews2023
Dev: Hapatus Ltd
Windows
A laid-back but smart puzzle game. Stuffo is the last remaining puzzle bot stuck in a world filled with bite-sized brain-teasers. Help Stuffo to solve the mind-bending puzzles by using various blocks to climb, push and teleport your way to the exit.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 46.4%, Adventure 20.4%, Puzzle 20.1%, Indie 10.7%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #9 Steamburg
93% matchMixed48% of 52 reviews2017
Dev: TelehorsePub: M.INDIE
Windows · Mac
Median: 12 minMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Steamburg is an award-winning puzzle adventure game with story exploration elements and unique gameplay. Professor Vincent Moore fights a robot invasion. He is unarmed so he must be really smart. After destroying robots he can explore locations to find and rescue his fiancée.
Why similar: Steampunk 48.2% ★, Adventure 24.8%, Indie 17.5%, Puzzle 9.4%
- #10 Nauticrawl
91% matchVery Positive92% of 459 reviews2019
Dev: Spare Parts OasisPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
A stolen, enigmatic machine is your only way out. It's likely to kill you, but so will the hostile planet you're escaping. Pull levers, hack devices, and puzzle out how to pilot the Nauticrawl to freedom in this unusual atmospheric adventure... or die trying.
Why similar: Steampunk 52.9% ★, Adventure 13.9%, Indie 12.3%, Puzzle 10.7%, Atmospheric 8%
- #11 Overhaul
89% matchVery Positive92% of 86 reviews2022
Dev: Bread Panda
Windows
Solve your way through this fast-paced rogue-lite puzzle game and outwit unforgiving creatures as you venture into the mysterious Power Plant!
Why similar: Puzzle 29.2%, Indie 28.7%, Adventure 25.2%, Atmospheric 12.1%, Singleplayer 4.7%
- #12 Polyroll
90% matchVery Positive95% of 94 reviews2019
Dev: Spicy Gyro GamesPub: HOF Studios
Windows
Explore branching levels, fight quirky bosses, and save the day in this retro platformer inspired by the classics!
Why similar: Adventure 45.3%, Puzzle Platformer 29%, Atmospheric 21%, Singleplayer 4.7%
- #13 MONUMENTUM
86% matchVery Positive94% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Jakob Scott
Windows
Take control of a small rolling square and utilize long dormant mechanisms to ascend to the top. Watch your step!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.9%, Adventure 29.6%, Indie 23.7%, Atmospheric 12.3%, Singleplayer 3.6%
- #14 Full Bore
89% matchVery Positive85% of 244 reviews2014
Dev: Whole Hog GamesPub: Nkidu Games Inc.
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Deep underground lies a reminder of Boarkind’s darkest hours. All it takes is one little boar to dig it back up. A block puzzler with an exploratory twist, Full Bore throws the player into an open world of crumbling mines, arcane ruins, and technological wonders with only curiosity to lead the way.
Why similar: Adventure 34.3%, Indie 28.5%, Puzzle 18.2%, Puzzle Platformer 17.4%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #15 Caromble!
88% matchVery Positive88% of 59 reviews2015
Dev: Crimson Owl Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Caromble! is the ultimate brick breaker. A 3D physics-based adventure that blends brick breaking with pinball, platforming and trick-shot puzzles. Guide the ball through a dynamic world, battle challenging bosses, and unlock game-changing powerups. Save the ball. Save the world.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 35.1%, Adventure 32.9%, Indie 26.7%, Singleplayer 5.4%
- #16 Sandmason
87% matchMostly Positive79% of 57 reviews2015
Dev: GoodVole
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 31%
You are a mine worker, stuck deep in an underground cave system. All you have are your hi-tech mining tools. In order to get out of the caves, you will have to shape the dynamic environment to your advantage. You can also create force fields for different purposes.
Why similar: Adventure 42.4%, Indie 33%, Puzzle 24.6%
- #17 The Adventures of Mr. Bobley
86% matchMixed64% of 394 reviews2015
Dev: Jan Zizka
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
The Adventures of Mr. Bobley is a 3d platformer adventure game featuring physics based puzzles and challenges that also require you to drive vehicles and operate heavy machinery. Set at a skyscraper construction site. The game is all about physics and interaction with the environment.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 46.3%, Puzzle 20.2%, Indie 17.9%, Adventure 13.4%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #18 Ballex²: The Hanging Gardens
81% matchVery Positive96% of 196 reviews2025
Dev: Mushreb Games
Windows
Ballex² is an indie high-altitude rolling game focused on physics and skillful control. Here, you will take control of nine unique spheres to conquer breathtaking aerial wonders and experience an unprecedented challenge that combines physics-based puzzles with demanding controls.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 46.7%, Adventure 31.5%, Atmospheric 8.2%, Puzzle 8%, Indie 3.5%
- #19 Teslagrad Remastered
83% matchMostly Positive79% of 240 reviews2023
Dev: Rain GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Return to the indie classic Teslagrad, recharged to provide the ultimate electromagnetic experience! Escape a tyrant king, master the art of Teslamancy, and uncover the secrets buried deep within the Tesla Tower in this puzzle-platforming adventure!
Why similar: Steampunk 45.7% ★, Puzzle Platformer 17.7%, Adventure 14.5%, Puzzle 9.4%, Indie 8.4%
- #20 Conductor
84% matchVery Positive93% of 301 reviews2017
Dev: Overflow
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Conductor is a action-adventure, puzzle game. Take control of a locomotive and clear anything that stands in your way. Solve puzzles by using tools and wit. Defend yourself from the forces of Overcorp.
Why similar: Adventure 74.2%, Puzzle 25.8%
- #21 Airhead
82% matchVery Positive88% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: OctatoPub: HandyGames
Windows
Help a small body save a head-like organism full of air, from a leak that threatens its life. Explore their Metroidvania-style world and overcome challenging environmental puzzles to find the key to the head's survival.
Why similar: Adventure 34.2%, Indie 25.9%, Puzzle Platformer 22%, Puzzle 9.5%, Atmospheric 7%
- #22 CUBOTS The Origins
85% 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: Puzzle Platformer 32.3%, Adventure 21.2%, Indie 16.8%, Puzzle 15.8%, Atmospheric 11.1%
- #23 Unmechanical
84% matchVery Positive92% of 473 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: Adventure 39.2%, Indie 32%, Puzzle 28.8%
- #24 The Tiny Bang Story
81% matchVery Positive87% of 6,576 reviews2011
Dev: Colibri Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Life on Tiny Planet was calm and carefree until a great disaster occurred - Tiny Planet was hit by a meteor! The world fell apart and now its future depends only on you! Use your imagination and creativity: in order to restore Tiny Planet and help its inhabitants you will have to fix a variety of machines and mechanisms as well as solve...
Why similar: Puzzle 69%, Steampunk 20.8% ★, Adventure 4.5%, Atmospheric 2.7%, Indie 2.5%
- #25 Toby: The Secret Mine
82% matchMostly Positive70% of 725 reviews2015
Dev: Lukas Navratil
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A challenging puzzle platformer inspired by games like Limbo and Badland.
Why similar: Adventure 29.2%, Indie 25.5%, Puzzle Platformer 22.7%, Puzzle 10.5%, Atmospheric 9.1%
- #26 Waterfall Prisoner
79% matchVery Positive97% of 64 reviews2023
Dev: APA estudi
Windows · Mac
Can you escape from Waterfall Tower? A puzzle-focused escape room game, made in the vein of the classic graphic adventures of old.
Why similar: Adventure 35.7%, Steampunk 28% ★, Puzzle 23.9%, Atmospheric 5.2%, Indie 4.1%
- #27 Stacking
80% matchVery Positive89% of 1,827 reviews2012
Dev: Double Fine Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Embark on an adventure to rescue Charlie’s family from the nefarious industrialist known only as the 'Baron.'
Why similar: Adventure 38.4%, Puzzle 25.6%, Indie 17.1%, Steampunk 15.1% ★, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #28 On A Roll 3D
79% matchVery Positive86% of 266 reviews2015
Dev: Battenberg Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
On A Roll 3D is a fast, colourful 3D platform game. Roll your way through 24 huge levels across six different themes and be prepared to take on spikes, mines, dynamite, conveyor belts, springs, switches, doors, bumpers, lasers, saws, fire, ice, water, electricity, trapdoors and much much more.
Why similar: Adventure 37.3%, Puzzle Platformer 23.7%, Indie 23.5%, Puzzle 9.1%, Atmospheric 4.3%
- #29 Flibbius McDoogle and the Mysterious Flying Machine
74% matchVery Positive99% of 79 reviews2025
Dev: Unsigned Double Collective
Windows
Flibbius McDoogle and the Mysterious Flying Machine is a short adventure puzzle game. Use your wits, creativity and puzzle solving ability to help Flibbius take to the skies!
Why similar: Adventure 48.1%, Puzzle 31.6%, Indie 15.1%, Singleplayer 5.2%
- #30 Puzzle Box Palace
78% matchVery Positive86% of 122 reviews2021
Dev: SMU Guildhall
Windows
Puzzle Box Palace is an escape room style puzzle game where you are pulled into your grandfather's magical puzzle box. Solve puzzles, manipulate the puzzle box, and jump across furniture as you look for a way out.
Why similar: Adventure 44.9%, Indie 30.9%, Puzzle 24.2%
- #31 Marble's Marbles
73% matchVery Positive96% of 124 reviews2026
Dev: James OliverPub: Destined
Windows · Mac · Linux
A love letter to the classic marble games. Help Marble find his lost marbles and roll through physics-powered worlds packed with wild challenges and quirky contraptions.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 42.1%, Adventure 40.1%, Puzzle 15.9%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #32 FAR: Lone Sails
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 25,500 reviews2018
Dev: Okomotive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Traverse a dried-out seabed littered with the remains of a decaying civilization. Keep your unique vessel going, overcome numerous obstacles and withstand the hazardous weather conditions. How far can you make it? What will you find?
Why similar: Steampunk 40.8% ★, Puzzle Platformer 16.4%, Adventure 14.4%, Indie 9.2%, Puzzle 8.9%
- #33 Teslagrad
77% 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: Steampunk 46.2% ★, Puzzle Platformer 15.8%, Puzzle 12.9%, Indie 12.5%, Adventure 8.5%
- #34 Mekabolt
76% matchVery Positive88% of 179 reviews2019
Dev: SomepxPub: Ratalaika Games S.L.
Windows
Use your trusty Mekabolt device to manipulate robots, solve a variety of puzzling levels and obtain batteries to fix the robots!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 50.2%, Puzzle 21.4%, Adventure 18.5%, Atmospheric 10%
- #35 Dark Roll
76% matchVery Positive87% of 252 reviews2019
Dev: Artbarian Games
Windows
Dark Roll is a FREE single player game, in which the player goes through a series of uniquely designed levels. Your agility will be tested along with your logic. Each level is planned to provide a different challenge.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 42.1%, Indie 21.2%, Adventure 21.1%, Puzzle 10.2%, Singleplayer 5.4%
- #36 ZRoll
77% matchMixed58% of 206 reviews2017
Dev: KxONEPub: Bitlock Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
In ZRoll you will encounter many difficult levels. You will need to jump over the platforms, use different mechanisms and collect ancient totems to earn achievements and pass the levels.
Why similar: Adventure 56.5%, Indie 43.5%
- #37 Quern - Undying Thoughts
73% matchVery Positive91% of 3,924 reviews2016
Dev: Zadbox EntertainmentPub: Blue Brain Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Discover the truth about Quern’s past, unfold the mysteries of its present, and be the explorer who shapes its future. Quern introduces reusable puzzle mechanics to the classic genre, making the player think about the game as a whole, and not just as a series of individual challenges.
Why similar: Steampunk 52% ★, Adventure 21.6%, Puzzle 15%, Atmospheric 8.9%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #38 Steam Heroes
78% matchMostly Negative29% of 118 reviews2015
Dev: ProjectorGamesPub: KISS ltd
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Help three brave adventurers on their quest to stop the diabolical Baron Von Smog’s plot to conquer Steam Land. However, there is an army of evil minions that stand in your way. Challenge yourself in this new puzzle strategy game; includes 12 action-packed stages, a full soundtrack, competitive online play, all in stunning 720p HD...
Why similar: Adventure 41.5%, Indie 39.6%, Puzzle 18.9%
- #39 Slice of Sea
72% matchVery Positive91% of 596 reviews2021
Dev: Mateusz Skutnik
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Slice of Sea is a peaceful adventure and puzzle game. You play as Seaweed, a sea creature clearly out of their element. Explore desolate world of dust, all hand-drawn on paper in unique art style. Collect items, solve puzzles and lead Seaweed back home to the sea.
Why similar: Steampunk 42.4% ★, Adventure 19.8%, Puzzle 13.8%, Indie 8%, Atmospheric 7.5%
- #40 Riddlord: The Consequence
75% matchMixed57% of 74 reviews2019
Dev: Amrita Studio
Windows · Mac
To complete this game, you will need to mobilize your logic, spatial thinking, memory, observation, ingenuity, and assiduity. The fate of Jack Reed and his son is in your hands! No chance to fail!
Why similar: Steampunk 35.2% ★, Adventure 26.4%, Indie 19.8%, Puzzle 12.4%, Atmospheric 4.6%
- #41 10mg :)
72% matchVery Positive98% of 88 reviews2020
Dev: torcadoPub: 10mg
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play a series of tiny games based on well-known classics, each with a unique twist and connected to each other. Race cars, hit golf balls, uncover mines, and more in this experimental action/puzzle game.
Why similar: Puzzle 60.8%, Indie 33.3%, Singleplayer 5.9%
- #42 Access Denied: Escape
70% matchVery Positive91% of 276 reviews2023
Dev: Stately Snail
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Access Denied: Escape is a puzzle game where you have to hack data vaults and interact with various devices to escape.
Why similar: Adventure 32.2%, Puzzle 28.1%, Atmospheric 20.4%, Indie 13.7%, Singleplayer 5.7%
- #43 Death Fungeon
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 638 reviews2018
Dev: Ritual GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 33%
A puzzle platform game, with both stealth and parkour elements. Use your wits, cunning and agility to escape this deadly prison. Take the stealthy approach, progressing slowly, hiding and staying out of sight. Or utilise your athleticism to wall jump, ledge grab and speed run your way to freedom.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 33.4%, Adventure 23.5%, Indie 18.6%, Puzzle 13.6%, Atmospheric 8.1%
- #44 Mind Over Magnet
67% matchVery Positive89% of 1,301 reviews2024
Dev: Game Maker's Toolkit
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
An attractive puzzle platformer where you use magnetism to escape a factory. Meet a cast of magnet characters and work together to solve logical conundrums.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 42.4%, Adventure 23%, Puzzle 17.7%, Indie 14.3%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #45 The Watchmaker
74% matchMixed49% of 81 reviews2018
Dev: Micropsia Games SpA
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 35%
The Watchmaker is an action adventure set in a strange steampunk world of giant clock mechanisms, where time has gone mad. Join Alexander, a clock tower keeper, on his quest to restore time to its natural rhythm!
Why similar: Adventure 24.6%, Puzzle Platformer 22.3%, Steampunk 22.2% ★, Indie 18.9%, Puzzle 11.9%
- #46 Hamster on Rails
69% matchVery Positive96% of 55 reviews2023
Dev: Virtual Arts Studio
Windows
Embark on this adventure through different worlds with your friend, the railway builder Hamster! Help the Hamster village collect minerals by building crazy railways to solve fun challenges.
Why similar: Adventure 47.7%, Puzzle 45.5%, Singleplayer 6.9%
- #47 Rules & Rodents
67% matchVery Positive100% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: Gravy Crew Games
Windows
A puzzling adventure where you abuse the Rules set by your Rat captors! 📜🐀 Manipulate enemies and environments with the commanding power of Rules to escape!
Why similar: Adventure 40.9%, Puzzle 33.3%, Indie 23.2%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #48 Chromatic Conundrum
63% 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: Puzzle Platformer 34.7%, Puzzle 20.6%, Adventure 20.1%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Indie 10.2%
- #49 Vessel
71% matchVery Positive88% of 821 reviews2012
Dev: Strange Loop GamesPub: IndiePub
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Living liquid machines have overrun a world of unstoppable progress and their inventor must stop the chaos in this game about a man with the power to bring ordinary matter to life!
Why similar: Steampunk 52.5% ★, Puzzle 16.6%, Indie 14.5%, Puzzle Platformer 11.4%, Adventure 3.9%
- #50 Super Sami Roll
69% matchVery Positive84% of 178 reviews2021
Dev: Sonzai Games
Windows
Sami’s on a mission to rescue his friend Vera and he needs your help! Join him in this exhilarating, colorful 3D platformer and fast roll, air-grapple, and jump to save her!
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #51 Super Mining Mechs
65% matchVery Positive88% of 784 reviews2024
Dev: Delayed Victory
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Build your own Super Mining Mech and explore the underground in search of new natural resources. Customize your mech with unlockable parts to dig deeper than ever - by yourself or with up to 7 friends in online co-op multiplayer! So, what are you waiting for? There’s mining to be done!
Why similar: Steampunk 84.6% ★, Adventure 15.4%
- #52 Trolley Delayma
66% matchVery Positive98% of 184 reviews2023
Dev: albertnez
Windows · Mac · Linux
Top down puzzle game about manipulating the tracks to redirect the trolley to save the victims. Solve the trolley problem in various forms of tiny puzzles.
Why similar: Puzzle 64.8%, Indie 29.7%, Singleplayer 5.5%
- #53 Inops
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 53 reviews2020
Dev: ZRZStudio
Windows
Dive into the wondrous world of the Inops! The 2D puzzle based side scrolling adventure of dark and light. Battle the fire breathing demons and rescue the scattered Inops.
Why similar: Adventure 48%, Indie 36.4%, Puzzle Platformer 11.2%, Atmospheric 3.4%, Singleplayer 1%
- #54 Can of Wormholes
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 540 reviews2023
Dev: munted finger
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.0 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Push, slice, ingest, flip, and squish worms in this puzzle game in which you play as a little sentient tin can.
Why similar: Indie 51.4%, Puzzle 45.2%, Singleplayer 3.4%
- #55 The Escaper
67% matchVery Positive94% of 772 reviews2020
Dev: Nocturnal works
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
3D escape room game with realtime graphics and physics-based puzzles.
Why similar: Adventure 63.6%, Puzzle 18.1%, Indie 9.8%, Atmospheric 6.2%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #56 Star Stuff
65% matchVery Positive99% of 180 reviews2024
Dev: Ánimo Games StudioPub: Astra Logical
Windows · Mac
Star Stuff is a deceptively cute programming puzzle game. Program and work alongside bots to tackle the most important (and undoubtedly safest) task in the galaxy: fixing a star factory. Ready for your first day on the job?
Why similar: Adventure 42.2%, Puzzle 30.3%, Indie 16.3%, Atmospheric 7.3%, Singleplayer 3.9%
- #57 Security Hole
70% matchVery Positive94% of 140 reviews2016
Dev: AnRaEl
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Can you push through?! Security Hole is a challenging spatial puzzle with a cyberpunk story. You become a hacker who passes 3D virus blocks through security holes to save humanity. The game mechanics look like a workout tool for spatial thinking.
Why similar: Indie 61.9%, Puzzle 32.9%, Singleplayer 5.3%
- #58 5 Minutes Until Self-Destruction
64% matchVery Positive96% of 79 reviews2025
Dev: Part Time Monkey
Windows
The self-destruction sequence has been activated. You have 5 minutes to solve your way out of a high-stakes, escape room-style disaster.
Why similar: Puzzle 62.1%, Indie 23.9%, Atmospheric 14%
- #59 Dungeon Slime: Puzzle's Adventure
68% matchVery Positive97% of 87 reviews2020
Dev: Pequi studios
Windows
Dungeon Slime it's a challenging game. Every time you hit the walls you change the shape of Billy the Slime. Dodge sharp spines, go through narrow gaps, solve complicated logic and skill based puzzles to find a way out of this dungeon.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 37.7%, Puzzle 23.5%, Adventure 21.9%, Indie 15.2%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #60 Clockwork
71% matchMixed61% of 76 reviews2016
Dev: Gamesoft
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Clockwork is a time-bending puzzle-platformer that tells the story of Atto, a lonely mechanical boy in the great city of Watchtower. Explore the city, discover its mysterious past, control time and fight terrifying boss battles. Clockwork features over 60+ hand-drawn, steampunk-inspired levels.
Why similar: Steampunk 50.5% ★, Puzzle Platformer 26.1%, Adventure 13.6%, Indie 9.8%