- #1 Manifold Garden
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,585 reviews2020
Dev: William Chyr Studio
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Rediscover gravity and explore an Escher-esque world of impossible architecture. Witness infinity in first-person and master its rules to solve physics-defying puzzles. Cultivate a garden to open new paths forward, where an eternal expanse awaits.
Why similar: Surreal 16.9%, Puzzle Platformer 15.8%, Abstract 15.2%, Nonlinear 13.2%, Puzzle 8.6%
- #2 Viewfinder
96% matchVery Positive95% of 13,334 reviews2023
Dev: Sad Owl StudiosPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Challenge perception, redefine reality, and reshape the world around you with an instant camera. Viewfinder is a new single player game offering gamers hours of interesting and fun experiences while uncovering the mysteries left behind.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.4%, Surreal 16.1%, Abstract 15.3%, 3D Platformer 11.8%, First-Person 8.9%
- #3 Chromatic Conundrum
95% matchVery Positive99% of 369 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 21.7%, 3D Platformer 14.6%, Abstract 13.7%, Puzzle 11.1%, First-Person 10.8%
- #4 Antichamber
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 17,782 reviews2013
Dev: Alexander BrucePub: Demruth
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Antichamber is a mind-bending psychological exploration game where nothing can be taken for granted. Discover an Escher-like world where hallways wrap around upon each other, spaces reconfigure themselves, and accomplishing the impossible may just be the only way forward.
Why similar: Surreal 23.9%, Puzzle 19.1%, Nonlinear 12.9%, First-Person 12.8%, Abstract 12.7%
- #5 Superliminal
94% matchVery Positive95% of 34,206 reviews2020
Dev: Pillow Castle
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Perception is reality. In this mind-bending first-person puzzler, you escape a surreal dream world through solving impossible puzzles using the ambiguity of depth and perspective.
Why similar: Surreal 27.2%, Puzzle Platformer 19.4%, Puzzle 15.8%, First-Person 13.4%, Minimalist 8.6%
- #6 ANIMAL WELL
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 24,672 reviews2024
Dev: Billy BassoPub: Bigmode
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 9.6 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: Puzzle Platformer 29.9%, Nonlinear 16.1%, Surreal 15.6%, Puzzle 12.3%, Exploration 12%
- #7 Chroma Zero
93% matchVery Positive96% of 364 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: Logic 16.5%, Puzzle 12.2%, Surreal 12.1%, First-Person 11.9%, Nonlinear 10.9%
- #8 ART IS RIFLE
92% matchMostly Positive79% of 75 reviews2025
Dev: Arman Pakan
Windows
A Surreal Puzzle Shooter Adventure Fueled By Madness!
Why similar: Surreal 18.2%, Nonlinear 17.8%, Abstract 15.2%, First-Person 9.1%, Minimalist 8.8%
- #9 Rhombus
91% matchVery Positive96% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: Axel Born
Windows · Linux
Rhombus is a first-person puzzle game where you build your path through panels controlling platforms. Explore and find your way through a compact environment in this small metroidbrainia.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.7%, Abstract 13.9%, Logic 8.8%, Nonlinear 8.7%, First-Person 8.3%
- #10 TRI: Of Friendship and Madness
91% matchVery Positive85% of 512 reviews2014
Dev: Rat King Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Find a way through the towers and dungeons of TRI by solving puzzles, climbing impossible ascents and reflecting light-rays. The mystical TRI will let you create your own paths in this strange world – just try not to lose your mind when you're falling upside down!
Why similar: Surreal 19.8%, 3D Platformer 16%, Puzzle 10.9%, First-Person 10%, Minimalist 9%
- #11 The Witness
90% matchVery Positive84% of 21,430 reviews2016
Dev: Thekla, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.
Why similar: Puzzle 29.5%, First-Person 16.6%, Exploration 15.4%, Nonlinear 11.8%, Surreal 7.7%
- #12 Lingo
89% matchVery Positive94% of 829 reviews2021
Dev: Brenton Wildes
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 29.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Lingo is a first person word puzzle game with a large, abstract world to explore. With its epiphany-driven gameplay and impossible geometry, Lingo provides a unique and nonlinear experience.
Why similar: Surreal 18%, Nonlinear 17.6%, Abstract 14.9%, Puzzle 11%, First-Person 10.2%
- #13 Way of Rhea
89% 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: Puzzle Platformer 22%, Surreal 16.6%, Logic 15.9%, Nonlinear 12%, Puzzle 10.7%
- #14 Islands of Insight
88% matchMostly Positive72% of 3,249 reviews2024
Dev: Lunarch StudiosPub: Behaviour Interactive Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Seek out and solve 10,000+ puzzles at your own pace across this sublime puzzle game.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.2%, Nonlinear 22.7%, Logic 13.7%, First-Person 9.5%, Puzzle 9.2%
- #15 The Talos Principle 2
86% matchVery Positive95% of 13,433 reviews2023
Dev: CroteamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 28.3 hrsMean: 34.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The Talos Principle 2 is a thought-provoking first-person puzzle experience that greatly expands on the first game's philosophical themes and stunning environments with increasingly mind-bending challenges.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.2%, 3D Platformer 16.9%, Puzzle 14.6%, Logic 14.2%, First-Person 12.8%
- #16 The Bridge
87% matchVery Positive87% of 4,356 reviews2013
Dev: Ty TaylorPub: The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The Bridge is a logic puzzle game that forces you to reevaluate your preconceptions of physics and perspective. It is Isaac Newton meets M. C. Escher. Manipulate gravity to redefine the ceiling as the floor while venturing through impossible architectures.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 32.4%, Surreal 27.7%, Logic 12.9%, Puzzle 11.7%, Abstract 5.9%
- #17 Recursive Ruin
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 327 reviews2022
Dev: Bit RotPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A story rich narrative puzzle game in which an artist comes to terms with their grief. Explore an infinitely recursive world of strange fractal beauty and solve mind-bending puzzles. Confront the ineffable and chat with your cat in a search for meaning and hope.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.1%, Surreal 17.8%, Abstract 15.4%, Puzzle 10.5%, Exploration 9.3%
- #18 Frame of Mind
85% matchVery Positive94% of 942 reviews2021
Dev: [SAMPLE TEXT] Studios ltd
Windows
In Frame of Mind, you are placed in a world where logic is escaping you. Each area of the game defies reason, requiring you to think outside the box in order to solve the illogical and escape madness.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.8%, 3D Platformer 15.8%, Surreal 15.5%, First-Person 8%, Logic 7.5%
- #19 Moncage
84% matchVery Positive92% of 5,555 reviews2021
Dev: OptillusionPub: XD
Windows
Median: 2.2 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: Surreal 17.3%, Puzzle 16.8%, Abstract 15.1%, Puzzle Platformer 13.6%, 3D Platformer 9.4%
- #20 Entropy
84% matchVery Positive95% of 202 reviews2022
Dev: Chromatic WindowPub: Juggernaut Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Fly between incomprehensible galaxies in this experimental micro game!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.8%, 3D Platformer 16%, Surreal 15.1%, Abstract 11.9%, First-Person 8.1%
- #21 The Entropy Centre
82% matchVery Positive89% of 4,470 reviews2022
Dev: Stubby GamesPub: Playstack
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Think in reverse. Outsmart the impossible. A mind-bending first-person adventure where you solve ingenious and complex puzzles by rewinding objects through time.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.2%, First-Person 18.9%, Puzzle 18.4%, Exploration 10.5%, Atmospheric 7%
- #22 Nomori: Prologue
82% matchVery Positive94% of 159 reviews2022
Dev: Enchanted Works
Windows
Nomori is a mind-bending adventure game where you control time and space to journey through a shattered spirit world. Take shortcuts through portals, rotate your perspective, and control the flow of time to move forward, whichever way that is.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.1%, Surreal 19.4%, Nonlinear 18.7%, Puzzle 10.1%, Exploration 9.4%
- #23 The Sojourn
83% matchMostly Positive71% of 229 reviews2020
Dev: Shifting TidesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The Sojourn is a first-person puzzle game set in an immersive colour-drenched world of light and darkness. Think your way through dozens of puzzles as you traverse parallel worlds, awaken mysterious artifacts and overcome challenging obstacles on an unforgettable journey.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.5%, Surreal 21.6%, First-Person 12.7%, Puzzle 12.4%, Exploration 7.2%
- #24 With Shining Eyes
79% matchVery Positive93% of 107 reviews2024
Dev: Lucas Fisher
Windows
Uncover secrets, experience history, solve puzzles and understand one another. Immerse yourself and explore a surreal and colorful world in this short, first-person adventure.
Why similar: Surreal 27%, Abstract 18.3%, Puzzle 11.5%, Exploration 9.3%, Nonlinear 9.2%
- #25 He Who Watches
77% matchVery Positive97% of 153 reviews2026
Dev: Bobby VandenPub: Draknek and Friends
Windows · Mac
Walk on walls. Manipulate gravity. Discover secrets. In this first-person puzzle game, delve deep into an ancient labyrinth of intricate conundrums, seeking an imprisoned god at the centre.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.1%, Surreal 17.2%, 3D Platformer 16%, Logic 13.3%, First-Person 10.2%
- #26 Through the Mirror
81% matchVery Positive82% of 124 reviews2017
Dev: Cleiton OliveiraPub: Volens Nolens Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 97%
A hard, mind bending platformer based on imagination and quick reflexes.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 46.4%, Minimalist 18.2%, Puzzle 17.3%, Platformer 6.5%, Atmospheric 5.6%
- #27 Colortone
81% matchMostly Positive70% of 371 reviews2015
Dev: Greendev.Pub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Your way to freedom only involves your intelligence and the puzzles!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.3%, Abstract 15.7%, Minimalist 12.8%, First-Person 11.4%, Puzzle 10.7%
- #28 InFlux Redux
76% matchVery Positive97% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: Impromptu Games
Windows
InFlux Redux is a high-def remake of the 2013 ball-rolling puzzler InFlux, built on a new engine with improved graphics and physics. Roll through a series of beautiful environments filled with elaborate, mind-bending puzzle structures.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26%, Surreal 19.7%, 3D Platformer 18.5%, Puzzle 10%, Exploration 9.7%
- #29 Attempt[42]
80% matchMixed60% of 372 reviews2016
Dev: ThinkOfGamesPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Challenging first person puzzle platformer.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 22.3%, Puzzle Platformer 17.4%, Abstract 15.3%, First-Person 12.9%, Puzzle 11.5%
- #30 Youropa
78% matchVery Positive87% of 704 reviews2018
Dev: frecle
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 47%
A platform puzzle paint adventure about breaking rules, being upside down and thinking outside the box.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.7%, Surreal 18.1%, 3D Platformer 16.9%, Abstract 16%, Exploration 8.3%
- #31 Blink
78% 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 60%, Indie 40%
- #32 Orbyss
74% matchVery Positive97% of 96 reviews2025
Dev: Misty Whale
Windows
In this logic based puzzle game, switch between Orbs to solve puzzles and light up your world. Play co-op with yourself, freeze time, fly drones, play with sound… and overcome the evil shadow interfering with your quest.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.9%, Abstract 22.3%, Surreal 15%, Puzzle 12.1%, Exploration 6.9%
- #33 The Last Cube
75% matchVery Positive97% of 151 reviews2022
Dev: Improx Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Cube puzzler and an epic adventure. Stamp stickers to the sides of your cube to imbue each surface with unique powers, which are vital to solving puzzles and finding secrets.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.8%, 3D Platformer 21.6%, Logic 15.8%, Puzzle 11.7%, Colorful 6%
- #34 Another Perspective
77% matchVery Positive88% of 322 reviews2014
Dev: SaraJS
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Another Perspective is a puzzle platformer following the very confusing adventure of someone looking for something. Swap minds to see the world in different ways! Where one mind sees a bottomless pit, another might not. Where one sees a locked door, another sees a key. To change perspective is to change reality!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 35.2%, Puzzle 26.5%, Platformer 14.3%, Adventure 13.3%, Indie 10.8%
- #35 Tag: The Power of Paint
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,027 reviews2022
Dev: Tag TeamPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
The world is your canvas in this innovative first-person puzzle platformer. Tag walls and other surfaces with different colors of spray paint to reveal new ways to navigate each level, including bouncing off, sliding across, and sticking to the surfaces you paint.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 32.9%, 3D Platformer 26.8%, Puzzle 11.7%, First-Person 9.6%, Minimalist 7.3%
- #36 Reflections
79% matchMixed48% of 79 reviews2015
Dev: Broken Window Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Reflections is a real-world adventure game where every action you take has meaningful consequences that radically shape the experience. Each action you take is punctuated by flushing the black and white environment with color, illustrating your progress and providing clues to what your future might hold.
Why similar: First-Person 38.3%, Exploration 27.1%, Adventure 13.5%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Indie 9%
- #37 Gravitas
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,142 reviews2019
Dev: Galaxy Shark Studios
Windows
Gravitas is a short first-person puzzle platforming game that transports you to the Gallery of Refined Gravity. Manipulate gravity and the gallery itself to prove yourself a pupil worthy of the Curator’s masterwork.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 39.5%, Puzzle 20.2%, First-Person 15%, 3D Platformer 13.5%, Space 2.9%
- #38 Super Perspective
75% matchVery Positive91% of 54 reviews2017
Dev: The Dashing Crate
Windows · Mac
A mind-bending puzzle platformer where you can switch between 2D and 3D at will!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 44.6%, 3D Platformer 31.2%, Puzzle 19%, Indie 5.1%
- #39 gravilon
76% matchMixed59% of 1,254 reviews2015
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
An inventive, thought-provoking puzzle platformer. Use powerups in each environment, and your own inherent gravity-bending powers, to complete each level. The more you play, the more story details you'll uncover.
Why similar: Minimalist 35.9%, Puzzle 28.8%, Platformer 15.5%, Indie 9.9%, Adventure 6.8%
- #40 Axyz
71% matchVery Positive98% of 130 reviews2025
Dev: Space Lion Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Roll, flip gravity and bend perspective in Axyz. Use your environmental and spatial awareness to beat over 100 levels and soak in the vaporwave in this tribute to 90s puzzle games.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.6%, Surreal 16.5%, 3D Platformer 15.6%, Abstract 12.4%, Logic 8.3%
- #41 Platonic
73% matchVery Positive86% of 110 reviews2022
Dev: FidgetBear Games
Windows
Platonic is a first-person puzzle adventure game. Explore five unique worlds. Solve logical challenges. Gather clues and think outside the cube.
Why similar: Nonlinear 25.1%, Logic 19.5%, Puzzle 13.2%, Exploration 11.3%, First-Person 10.9%
- #42 Hyperbolica
71% matchVery Positive83% of 1,324 reviews2022
Dev: CodeParade
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Hyperbolica is a whimsical Non-Euclidean adventure with mind-bending worlds full of games, puzzles, mazes, and secrets! Immerse yourself in reality-warping geometries where lines can never be parallel, horizons are curved, and space grows exponentially.
Why similar: Surreal 32.5%, 3D Platformer 18.4%, First-Person 15.4%, Puzzle 13.3%, Exploration 12.8%
- #43 Shadow Alchemist
70% matchVery Positive96% of 101 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: Puzzle Platformer 36.4%, Surreal 28.5%, Puzzle 14.3%, Exploration 13.4%, Atmospheric 3.7%
- #44 Matter
72% matchVery Positive89% of 175 reviews2018
Dev: Uki Uki Lab
Windows · Mac
Dive into a mystical world where gravity crumbles and landscapes transform. Matter is a dreamlike platformer, a contemplative and abstract journey. Explore a strange universe in 30 minutes of serene parkour, where matter and sound harmonize with your actions. A unique sensory experience awaits!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.7%, Surreal 21.3%, Exploration 12.7%, First-Person 11.2%, Atmospheric 8.2%
- #45 Q.U.B.E: Director's Cut
73% matchVery Positive82% of 1,927 reviews2014
Dev: Toxic Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Q.U.B.E: Director's Cut is the definitive version of the brain-twisting first-person puzzler. Using special high-tech gloves to manipulate cubes in the environment, the player solves an array of conundrums - from physics-based challenges; to 3D jigsaws; to platform-based trials.
Why similar: Puzzle 40.9%, First-Person 29.1%, Space 5.8%, Adventure 5.6%, Atmospheric 4.7%
- #46 Riven
68% matchVery Positive92% of 2,889 reviews2024
Dev: Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Uncover a story of intrigue, betrayal, and a civilization teetering on the brink of collapse as you solve intricate puzzles to unlock the secrets of Riven. Built from the ground-up and expanded from the award-winning original game released in 1997.
Why similar: Surreal 18.8%, Puzzle 16.9%, Logic 15.8%, First-Person 15.8%, Exploration 13.9%
- #47 The Artisan of Glimmith
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,644 reviews2026
Dev: Lunarch Studios
Windows
Median: 11.6 hrsMean: 25.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The Artisan of Glimmith is a cozy, relaxing puzzle game about coloring stained glass and restoring the artworks of a kingdom above the clouds. Explore a world of handcrafted puzzles designed with intent, where simple rules lead to delightful surprises.
Why similar: Logic 27.5%, Nonlinear 20.2%, Puzzle 19.2%, Exploration 11.4%, Colorful 6.5%
- #48 Shift Quantum - A Cyber Noir Puzzle Platformer
72% matchVery Positive83% of 83 reviews2018
Dev: Fishing Cactus
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Shift Quantum is a brain-busting platformer using a unique mechanic called SHIFTING, a way to twist your environment and invert space around you. Bend your mind to reach the exit of each level and unveil the secrets of a strange program. Extend the experience, create and share your own levels.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 44.8%, Logic 14%, Puzzle 10.9%, Minimalist 8.6%, Atmospheric 8%
- #49 Causal Loop
67% matchVery Positive93% of 69 reviews2026
Dev: Mirebound InteractivePub: Headup
Windows
Causal Loop is a narrative puzzler that blends mind-bending mechanics with a rich sci-fi story about time, consequence, and survival. Solve intricate puzzles by using the signature “echo” mechanic to record, replay, and interact with up to three versions of your past self. Can you break the loop?
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30%, Logic 16%, First-Person 12.4%, Puzzle 11.6%, Exploration 9.6%
- #50 4D Intuition
66% matchVery Positive100% of 74 reviews2026
Dev: Yu Gu (yugu233)Pub: Yu Gu
Windows · Mac
Build your intuition for four-dimensional space, starting with walking and jumping. Master a wide variety of interactions and solve challenging 4D Sokoban-style puzzles.
Why similar: Abstract 26.4%, Puzzle 14.6%, Surreal 13.4%, Exploration 12.5%, Logic 11.6%
- #51 The Unfinished Swan
69% matchVery Positive83% of 2,036 reviews2020
Dev: Giant SparrowPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
From the creators of What Remains of Edith Finch. Enter the surreal world of The Unfinished Swan and explore a mysterious, hidden kingdom by splatting paint to reveal the world around you.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.4%, Surreal 22.9%, Puzzle 12.5%, Exploration 11%, Minimalist 8.7%
- #52 Perspective
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,448 reviews2019
Dev: WiddershinsPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
Perspective is an experimental platformer. The player avatar moves in a 2D space that transforms when the player changes perspective in 3D space. The player needs to use this mechanic navigate the 2D avatar to a goal in order to progress from level to level.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 59.9%, Puzzle 30.7%, 3D 5.7%, Indie 3.6%
- #53 Etherborn
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 457 reviews2019
Dev: Altered MatterPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Delve into an environmental puzzle platformer built on exploring and understanding gravity-shifting structures. You are a voiceless being that has just been born into a world where a bodiless voice awaits your arrival. Go forth and seek your purpose.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.5%, 3D Platformer 16.2%, Minimalist 11.3%, Puzzle 10.6%, Surreal 9.1%
- #54 REVISITOR
68% matchVery Positive91% of 56 reviews2021
Dev: Lead Games
Windows
Revisitor is a first person puzzle-platformer game set in a futuristic virtual space. Use two different types of teleportation to both navigate and solve a series of increasingly challenging missions.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.2%, Puzzle 20%, 3D Platformer 19.9%, First-Person 18.1%, Platformer 7.4%
- #55 The Flaws of Gravity
71% matchMixed62% of 237 reviews2017
Dev: Absorbed Studios
Windows
The Flaws of Gravity is a first-person puzzle game where you change the direction of gravity to solve puzzles and uncover secrets in a labyrinth.
Why similar: Puzzle 47.1%, Adventure 30.3%, Indie 22.6%
- #56 Taiji
66% matchVery Positive91% of 1,479 reviews2022
Dev: Matthew VanDevander
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 30.5%, Surreal 19.5%, Puzzle 14.3%, Logic 13.7%, Minimalist 10.3%
- #57 Nomori
64% matchVery Positive98% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: Enchanted Works
Windows
In the spirit world of Nomori, up and down start to lose all meaning. Open portals, rotate your perspective and use your wits to solve mind-bending puzzles. Journey across a whimsical world and reunite the spirits to find your way back home.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.7%, Nonlinear 17.9%, Surreal 17.2%, 3D Platformer 16.7%, Puzzle 9.2%
- #58 From Earth To Heaven
67% matchVery Positive83% of 60 reviews2021
Dev: EpiXR Games UG
Windows
In this game, you follow the protagonist who initially fell from heaven back into the sky. Many obstacles, cliffs, and small environmental puzzles are waiting. Are you ready for a beautiful surreal adventure?
Why similar: Surreal 23.8%, Puzzle Platformer 20.4%, 3D Platformer 19.9%, First-Person 11.4%, Exploration 7.6%
- #59 Parallax
69% matchVery Positive83% of 156 reviews2015
Dev: Toasty Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Parallax is a first-person puzzle game with two overlapping worlds. Weave back and forth between black and white as you try to be in the right place, in the right dimension, at the right time. Use switches, boosters and gravity to help you reach the exit. Can you conquer every mind-bending level?
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 39.8%, First-Person 27.2%, Puzzle 26.9%, Indie 6.2%
- #60 MirrorMoon EP
70% matchMixed58% of 607 reviews2013
Dev: Santa Ragione
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
MirrorMoon EP is a game about mystery and exploration set in outer space. These space travels begin on a red planet and its unique moon and extend across galaxies. The single player part of MirrorMoon EP blends adventure and exploration with navigation-based puzzle solving.
Why similar: Abstract 24.3%, Surreal 14.7%, Exploration 12.3%, Puzzle 12.2%, First-Person 10.1%