Games Like The Ball

Find and rescue your uncle by using his newest invention to work your way through a crazy complex mansion as you switch between dimensions and solve puzzles!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 36.9%, 3D Platformer 23.7%, Puzzle 14.6%, First-Person 10.9%, Physics 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Features similar first-person physics manipulation mechanics where you alter the properties of objects to solve puzzles.

Portal™ is a new single player game from Valve. Set in the mysterious Aperture Science Laboratories, Portal has been called one of the most innovative new games on the horizon and will offer gamers hours of unique gameplay.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.2%, 3D Platformer 22.6%, Puzzle 16.6%, First-Person 11.3%, Sci-fi 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: The foundational experience for first-person physics puzzles that heavily influenced the genre.

The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.1%, 3D Platformer 23.4%, First-Person 11.9%, Puzzle 11.1%, Sci-fi 8%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for first-person, physics-based puzzle games that require creative use of environmental tools.

Relicta is a first-person physics-based puzzle game where you need to creatively combine magnetism and gravity to unravel the secrets of Chandra Base.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 32%, First-Person 13.1%, Sci-fi 12.5%, Puzzle 11.4%, Physics 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person physics puzzle game where you manipulate gravity and magnetism to navigate complex environments.

The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).

Why similar: Puzzle 39%, First-Person 22.8%, Sci-fi 21.1%, Atmospheric 4.3%, Adventure 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: A deep, atmospheric puzzle game that emphasizes environmental interaction and complex physics-based challenges.

Magrunner: Dark Pulse is an action-puzzle game in which technology confronts the Cthulhu Mythos, penned by H.P. Lovecraft. Equipped with your Magtech glove, you must harness the ability to magnetically polarize and manipulate objects in the environment to survive and surpass challenging puzzles.

Why similar: Puzzle 33.1%, First-Person 18%, Sci-fi 15%, Action 10.2%, Adventure 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Combines first-person physics-based puzzle solving with a unique sci-fi and Lovecraftian atmosphere.

The Turing Test is a challenging first-person puzzle game set on Jupiter’s moon, Europa. You are Ava Turing, an engineer for the International Space Agency (ISA) sent to discover the cause behind the disappearance of the ground crew stationed there.

Why similar: Puzzle 33.7%, First-Person 27.3%, Sci-fi 26.8%, Adventure 6.2%, Atmospheric 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: Uses a first-person perspective to solve puzzles involving energy manipulation, echoing the methodical pace of The Ball.

Q.U.B.E. 2 is the sequel to the hit first-person puzzle game Q.U.B.E. You are Amelia Cross, a stranded archaeologist who has awoken among the ruins of an ancient alien landscape. With the distant help of another survivor you must solve the puzzles of this mysterious world and find a way back home.

Why similar: Puzzle 23.7%, First-Person 15.2%, Action 14%, Adventure 13.7%, Sci-fi 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A polished first-person puzzle game that focuses on manipulating the environment to progress through mysterious structures.

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: Puzzle Platformer 31.3%, 3D Platformer 30.1%, Puzzle 15%, Action 8.9%, Adventure 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Features a blend of action, adventure, and puzzle-solving within a clockwork-inspired 3D world.

A mysterious invitation leads to the attic of an abandoned house. In the room is a cast-iron safe laced with strange carvings and on top, a note from your distant companion. It promises something ancient and astonishing concealed in the iron chamber - you need only find a way in.

Why similar: Puzzle 67.2%, First-Person 9.3%, Adventure 6.3%, Atmospheric 5.3%, Horror 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: While more tactile, it captures the same sense of uncovering ancient mysteries through intricate object manipulation.

Faraday Protocol is a first person puzzle game that will test your wits and intelligence. Use the Bia-Tool, an ancient pistol-like relic of an alien civilization, to solve puzzles by bending energy and manipulating enigmatic machinery.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19%, First-Person 18.3%, Puzzle 16.7%, Sci-fi 14.6%, Logic 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person puzzle game set in a mysterious alien environment that requires logic and environmental interaction.

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: Puzzle Platformer 28.4%, Puzzle 23.7%, First-Person 21.1%, Physics 16.5%, Adventure 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: A mind-bending first-person puzzle game that relies on perspective and object manipulation to navigate space.

Venineth is a single-player game focusing on unraveling the mysteries of ancient alien technology, somewhere in the universe via exploration, platforming, and puzzle-solving, in a dangerous, distant worlds.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.9%, 3D Platformer 21.8%, Sci-fi 10.2%, Physics 8.8%, Action 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric 3D platformer that focuses on exploration and navigating complex, alien-like terrain.

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 29.2%, 3D Platformer 28.9%, Puzzle 12.1%, Sci-fi 10.5%, Logic 9%

Why You'll Like It: A 3D puzzle-platformer that tasks you with manipulating a cube to solve environmental challenges.

Traverse mirrors as if they were natural extensions of space to solve puzzles and uncover secrets. Reshape your perspective to perform gravity-shifting acrobatics as you jungle-gym through a sprawling environment. You'll never look in a mirror the same way again.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31.5%, 3D Platformer 23.2%, First-Person 13.8%, Puzzle 12%, Logic 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person puzzle-platformer that relies on surreal environments and spatial awareness.

Transform the Marble ball with metal, electric and lighter-than-air properties to solve 3D puzzles based on real-world physics in the quickest time. More than 30 challenging levels!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.5%, 3D Platformer 28.5%, Physics 12.8%, Puzzle 11.5%, Logic 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A classic physics-based puzzle game that centers entirely on rolling a ball through obstacle-filled courses.

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: Puzzle 45.5%, First-Person 31.5%, Indie 7.5%, Exploration 6.1%, Adventure 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: A non-Euclidean first-person puzzle game that challenges your perception of space and physics.

Join Norah, a woman plagued by a mysterious illness, in her search for her missing husband in this adventure puzzle game set on a lush island paradise. Immerse yourself in stunning visuals and unlock forbidden secrets in a moving tale of mystery and love.

Why similar: Puzzle 32.9%, First-Person 31.3%, Adventure 12%, Indie 6.7%, Exploration 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the archaeology and mystery-solving aspects of The Ball, set in a beautifully realized, atmospheric world.

Escape from a mysterious underground megastructure in this short atmospheric 3d-platformer.

Why similar: 3D Platformer 46%, Puzzle Platformer 30.3%, Adventure 11.1%, Atmospheric 4.9%, 3D 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric adventure game that features 3D platforming and mystery-solving in a sci-fi setting.

A new sci-fi adventure from Cyan, the creators of Myst. Abducted far across the universe, you find yourself on a broken alien landscape with odd pieces of Earth. Explore, uncover, solve, and find a way to make it home.

Why similar: Puzzle 33.2%, First-Person 25.3%, Adventure 16.1%, Exploration 8.2%, Indie 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person puzzle-adventure that excels at creating an immersive sense of place and discovery.

If you see a ledge, it means that it is needed for something. A three-dimensional puzzle platformer about the change of gravity in three axes. Walk on the walls and hang from the ceiling. Do whatever you want. The main thing is to get out of here.

Why similar: 3D Platformer 21.8%, Puzzle Platformer 20.9%, First-Person 10%, Puzzle 9.9%, Underground 9.3% ★

Why You'll Like It: A first-person puzzle game that blends platforming with physics-based environmental manipulation.

Welcome to The Pillar! Escape room game leading throughout mystery islands. Solve dozens of puzzles in the first-person adventure.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.5%, First-Person 18.8%, Puzzle 18%, Logic 11.8%, Exploration 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: A relaxing first-person puzzle game set on a mysterious island that encourages exploration.

NaissanceE is an obscure and magical first person exploration game, a philosophical trip and an artistic experience. The adventure takes place in a primitive mysterious structure and the game mainly consists to explore and feel the deep and strong ambiance of this atemporal world.

Why similar: First-Person 24.6%, Puzzle Platformer 24.5%, Puzzle 15.1%, Exploration 9.5%, Indie 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal first-person platformer that emphasizes atmospheric navigation and environmental puzzles.

A Story About My Uncle is a first person platforming adventure game about a boy who searches for his lost uncle, and ends up in a world he couldn’t imagine existed. The movement is a crucial part of the games core gameplay – focusing on swinging through the world with a grappling hook that gives the player a wonderful sense of speed and...

Why similar: Adventure 63.4%, First-Person 12.6%, 3D Platformer 10.4%, Puzzle 4.4%, Sci-fi 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person platformer that uses unique movement mechanics to traverse large, mysterious environments.

Be a part of an adventurous journey in Cubots: The Origins. Explore and survive in beautiful, atmospheric environments!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 34%, Puzzle 14.9%, Logic 12.1%, Strategy 9.5%, Physics 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: An indie puzzle game that focuses on environmental manipulation and exploration in a stylized setting.

Enter a mysterious cave and put your puzzle-solving skills to the test. Explore the depths of the cave, search for clues, and solve challenging puzzles that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Why similar: First-Person 30.7%, Puzzle 28.7%, Adventure 9.6%, Action 9.5%, Exploration 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person escape-room style game that focuses on exploration and solving ancient puzzles.

Challenging first person puzzle platformer.

Why similar: 3D Platformer 33.7%, Puzzle Platformer 19.1%, First-Person 15.4%, Puzzle 13.2%, Sci-fi 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person 3D platformer that emphasizes physics and puzzle-solving in a minimalist environment.

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 23.3%, 3D Platformer 21.5%, First-Person 12.5%, Puzzle 12.5%, Sci-fi 11%

Grimind is a 2D, physics based, adventure, platform game in horror/creepy theme. Grimind casts you into forgotten caves and ancient crypts, without memories. While being there you have to demonstrate great manual skills to pass obstacles and solve non trivial puzzles to get out of scary environment and additionally discover what are you...

Why similar: Indie 26.3%, Adventure 20.8%, Horror 17.1%, Physics 16.7%, Action 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D platformer that uses physics-based puzzles and a dark, atmospheric tone to challenge the player.

A sci-fi-style rolling 3D platformer.

Why similar: 3D Platformer 38.3%, Puzzle Platformer 33.3%, Action 11.5%, Sci-fi 9.6%, Indie 3.2%

Immerse yourself in a colorful journey through universes that does not forgive any mistakes. Jump well in the ball parkour game, where falling can cost you everything!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 42.9%, 3D Platformer 41.9%, Action 5.4%, Exploration 5.2%, 3D 4.6%

Pneuma: Breath of Life forces you to think outside the box through a narrated story of self-discovery, whilst exploring the ontological mystery of the breath of life. Features award winning voice actor 'Jay Britton' as Pneuma.

Why similar: Puzzle 37.4%, First-Person 33.9%, Adventure 16.1%, Indie 12.5%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person puzzle game that explores philosophical themes through environmental interaction.

Ether One is a first person adventure that deals with the fragility of the human mind. There are two paths in the world you can choose from. At its core is a story exploration path free from puzzles where you can unfold the story at your own pace.

Why similar: First-Person 31.6%, Puzzle 27.6%, Adventure 14.8%, Indie 9.8%, Exploration 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person exploration game that prioritizes puzzle-solving and uncovering a deep, personal narrative.

Explore the haunted halls of the infamous Atlas Theater, a 1940’s era movie palace that played host to a shocking Hollywood tragedy. Solve intricate puzzles, discover startling artifacts, and evade sinister forces to uncover the twisted truth behind the theater’s dark history.

Why similar: Puzzle 23.4%, First-Person 21.1%, Strategy 19.3%, Physics 9.7%, Adventure 8.4%

YOU GOTTA GO IN THE SPACE HOLE In the near future, humans discover the missing piece for faster-than-light travel: giant glass spheres. Navigate your ball through the space hole(s).

Why similar: 3D Platformer 33%, Puzzle 14.3%, Sci-fi 14%, Physics 13.4%, Logic 7.9%

SECTOR ZERO is a short, physics-based dark sci-fi puzzle adventure where you play as a fragment of an ancient hive-mind entity, awakened by mining operations deep within Asteroid 2031 XT.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.4%, First-Person 14.6%, Physics 12.2%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Puzzle 10.3%

Journey to another planet and discover its secrets in order to bring your loved one back to life. Experience an adventure, inspired by old school classics like Another World, Heart of Darkness and Flashback.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 43.7%, Sci-fi 15.9%, Adventure 11.7%, Action 10%, Puzzle 8.2%

Welcome to a breathtaking storyline full of portals, solving puzzles with an energy-absorbing weapon, and other adventures in a sci-fi atmosphere! Can you travel through parallel dimensions and uncover the secrets of your past?

Why similar: First-Person 19.6%, Puzzle 17.8%, Sci-fi 17.6%, Logic 14.3%, Horror 8.2%

Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.

Why similar: Puzzle 36%, First-Person 19.7%, Exploration 8.6%, Logic 7.9%, Indie 7.8%

Join Ludovik in a 2D Stealth Platformer and Graphic Adventure, as he explores the jungles of a futuristic Babylon to discover the secret behind the Library of Babel’s sudden lockdown and the mysteries behind their mythical creators.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 58.5%, Sci-fi 20.8%, Puzzle 11.2%, Adventure 4.5%, Atmospheric 3.6%

Take control of a mighty ball and fling with great precision towards the top of the Tower. Jump through aesthetically pleasing environments filled with intriguing creatures and encounters. Falling is part of the journey, so just keep going. Can you reach the end?

Why similar: Physics 30.5%, Action 14.8%, Horror 14.3%, Adventure 13.2%, Indie 9.8%

You are the Ball. Escape.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 66.5%, Adventure 12.5%, Exploration 10.5%, Atmospheric 7.9%, Singleplayer 2.6%

Dive into a world of puzzles, medieval mysteries, and strategic challenges. Navigate, solve, and leap your way through a thrilling adventure.

Why similar: Puzzle 18.6%, Logic 16.7%, Strategy 15.9%, Horror 9.3%, Action 7.8%

You're hired to dig up graves at a local church, looting valuables while demonic activity escalates. You must find and return all the burnt bones to stop the demonic activity. Each night you will dig for valuables to find bones, fend off growing corruption, and survive to solve the mystery.

Why similar: First-Person 48.9%, Horror 21.3%, Exploration 9.8%, 3D 7.7%, Puzzle 5.7%

Action adventure meets pinball in this one-of-a-kind pinballvania adventure. When a mysterious spire appears from thin air, it's up to an intrepid pinball to bump, spin, shoot, and flip its way to the top and solve the tower’s mysteries!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 44.5%, Puzzle 18.4%, Physics 17.5%, Action 6.2%, Exploration 5.3%

3D escape room game with realtime graphics and physics-based puzzles.

Why similar: Puzzle 27.8%, Adventure 25.3%, First-Person 18.7%, Physics 15%, Indie 4.2%

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 29.8%, First-Person 21.9%, Sci-fi 14.4%, Physics 9.6%, Action 5.9%

The Hidden Room is an escape room containing various puzzles. Several popular rumors speak of a hidden treasure somewhere in the home of Tom Barkley, an American archaeologist who moved to Germany.

Why similar: First-Person 26%, Puzzle 25.4%, Logic 17.2%, Adventure 7.7%, 3D 7.1%

A frantic adventure. Welcome to the Upturned Inn: a grand hotel for the dead! You just want to find your room.

Why similar: 3D Platformer 34.9%, Puzzle Platformer 32.4%, Physics 15.1%, Action 4.8%, Adventure 4.1%

Embark on a frosty medieval journey! Guide your ball through snowy platforms, conquer obstacles, and collect pickups. With stunning graphics and immersive gameplay, brace yourself for a chilling adventure! Roll to victory in this winter realm!

Why similar: 3D Platformer 41.2%, Puzzle Platformer 37.7%, Adventure 6.3%, Action 5.7%, Exploration 3.8%

AtmaSphere is roll-a-ball game set in a medieval world which is full of dangerous traps and uncertain paths! Roll all you want, but don't fall off! Collect all diamonds to impress Ballerina, and get Ballard safely to her house!

Why similar: 3D Platformer 39.2%, Physics 15.8%, Puzzle 15.2%, Action 8.8%, Indie 8.3%

The Station is a first-person sci-fi mystery set on a space station sent to study a sentient alien civilization. Assuming the role of a recon specialist, players must unravel a mystery which will decide the fate of two civilizations.

Why similar: Sci-fi 30.2%, First-Person 22%, Puzzle 15.5%, Adventure 14.2%, Indie 12%

Tomb Explorer VR is an Experimental Physics VR Adventure game where you explore ancient ruins, solve intricate puzzles, and embark on a quest for historical treasures, relics, and artifacts.

Why similar: Physics 31.9%, Puzzle 28.1%, Adventure 9.5%, Exploration 8.9%, Indie 6.5%

Explore an unknown and abandoned world. Each step, each puzzle, brings you closer to discovering the history and secrets of a lost civilization. Can you find the light?

Why similar: Puzzle 33.6%, First-Person 28.2%, Indie 11.3%, Exploration 8.9%, Atmospheric 8.6%

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 47.4%, Puzzle 20.4%, Horror 7.8%, Exploration 6.3%, Adventure 4.9%

Exographer is an exploration game based on science. Become an explorer, stranded in an alien planet, and discover the secrets of an extinct civilization. Gain new powers to avoid dangers and obstacles in your journey, and use your camera to reveal particles and hidden clues.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 39.6%, Puzzle 17.8%, Sci-fi 12.3%, Physics 9%, Adventure 6.3%

Embark on a gripping journey in INDUSTRIA, an atmospheric FPS set in Cold War-era East Berlin. Unravel the secrets of a mysterious parallel dimension while searching for a missing colleague. Explore a haunting reality where the truth awaits. Discover the dark past that lies beyond.

Why similar: Sci-fi 21.2%, First-Person 18.1%, Puzzle 16.2%, FPS 13.1%, Action 7.9%

After discovering an ancient portal, you suddenly find yourself among the remnants of an ancient alien civilization. Technological relics, sprawling ruins, and cryptic puzzles are all that remain. If you are to learn their secrets, you must unearth the fate of the race that called this world home.

Why similar: 3D Platformer 19.3%, Puzzle Platformer 19.1%, Puzzle 17.1%, Sci-fi 15.7%, First-Person 13.9%

Treasure Hunters: Prologue is a free version of 'Treasure Hunters', an intense, co-op treasure-hunting game set in mysterious dungeons filled with puzzles, platforms, and deadly creatures, where your goal is to find and steal the most valuable treasures

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.7%, 3D Platformer 21.8%, First-Person 13.2%, Puzzle 9.7%, FPS 7%

Take the role of ARID, the artificial intelligence within a high-tech combat suit. The Fall is a unique combination of adventure-game puzzle solving and side-scroller action, all set within a dark and atmospheric story. Get ready for a disturbing journey as you explore the world of The Fall.

Why similar: Sci-fi 36.6%, Puzzle 21%, Adventure 13.1%, Indie 8.4%, Action 8.1%