- #1 Paper Trail
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 853 reviews2024
Dev: Newfangled Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Paper Trail is a top-down puzzle adventure about leaving home, set in a foldable, paper world.
Why similar: Sokoban 39.6% ★, Puzzle 17.9%, Top-Down 15%, Atmospheric 9.9%, 2D 6.9%
- #2 The Legend of Lumina
96% matchVery Positive98% of 118 reviews2024
Dev: Wizbane
Windows · Linux
A block pushing puzzle game with metroidvania style progression, set in a serene forest world.
Why similar: Sokoban 60.1% ★, Puzzle 16.7%, Atmospheric 7%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%, 2D 4.2%
- #3 SokoPenguin
96% matchVery Positive97% of 76 reviews2024
Dev: Vergiu
Windows
SokoPenguin is a Sokoban-style puzzle game, where you control a penguin who must push boxes to clear the path to its cozy igloo.
Why similar: Sokoban 51.8% ★, Top-Down 12.6%, Puzzle 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Atmospheric 5%
- #4 Bring You Home
94% matchVery Positive97% of 157 reviews2025
Dev: Alike Studio
Windows · Mac
You don't control the hero, but the level ITSELF! In this puzzle adventure, change and rearrange pieces of every level to find the right path. All to guide Polo through crazy worlds and rescue his kidnapped alien pet...
Why similar: Adventure 50.1%, Indie 34.9%, 2D 15%
- #5 Make a Path for the Chicken
95% matchVery Positive92% of 64 reviews2021
Dev: LeJunesArt
Windows
After falling into a hole, this Chicken finds herself on a journey to find her chicks. Solve puzzles and make a safer path for the chicken to complete this journey.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 39.7%, Puzzle 36.9%, 2D 12.3%, Adventure 6.4%, Indie 4.7%
- #6 OneShot
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 61,459 reviews2016
Dev: Future Cat LLCPub: KOMODO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 27.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 24.1%, Story Rich 22.7%, Puzzle 19.7%, Atmospheric 12.4%, 2D 7.1%
- #7 With My Past
92% matchVery Positive95% of 344 reviews2024
Dev: Imagine Wings StudioPub: Edigger
Windows
"How should I face my past in my ever-changing life? "Collaborating with the shadow of the past to unravel allegorical puzzles, confront inner struggles, and explore the path of self-growth.
Why similar: Psychological 36%, Puzzle 21%, Pixel Graphics 20.5%, 2D 7.4%, Atmospheric 6.9%
- #8 Void Stranger
91% matchVery Positive91% of 3,271 reviews2023
Dev: System Erasure
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Place your faith and embrace the Void.
Why similar: Sokoban 54.9% ★, Puzzle 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%, 2D 6.2%, Story Rich 4.2%
- #9 Drew and the Floating Labyrinth
94% matchMixed57% of 54 reviews2015
Dev: Dust Scratch Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 57%
"I just want to go home..." A hand-drawn 3D puzzle-platformer. Control Drew find her way back home, through a series of abstract levels requiring you to find invisible paths, gaining color to her black-and-white character as you progress. Featuring unrestricted 2D animation in a 3D environment.
Why similar: Adventure 57.2%, Indie 42.8%
- #10 Romino's Adventure
91% matchVery Positive94% of 54 reviews2021
Dev: InterDan
Windows · Linux
A blocky puzzle platformer adventure.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 38%, Puzzle 28.4%, 2D 13%, Adventure 12.7%, Indie 5%
- #11 Down the Rabbit Hole Flattened
89% matchVery Positive91% of 247 reviews2025
Dev: Cortopia StudiosPub: Beyond Frames
Windows
Down the Rabbit Hole is an adventure set in Wonderland prior to Alice's arrival. You will guide a girl who is looking for her lost pet by solving puzzles, uncovering secrets and making choices about the story along the way.
Why similar: Puzzle 42.8%, Atmospheric 18.7%, Adventure 15.9%, Story Rich 14.2%, Singleplayer 7%
- #12 Paquerette Down the Bunburrows
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,198 reviews2023
Dev: BunstackPub: Abiding Bridge
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 50.4% ★, Top-Down 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Puzzle 12.3%, 2D 6.2%
- #13 The Way
90% matchVery Positive83% of 1,295 reviews2016
Dev: Puzzling DreamPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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: Pixel Graphics 32.1%, Adventure 15.9%, Puzzle 12.7%, 2D 11.4%, Indie 8.8%
- #14 Recursed
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 637 reviews2016
Dev: PortponkyPub: Shambles Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A puzzle game where the rooms are items and the items are rooms. Get to the goal by moving, rearranging and duplicating rooms and altering the structure of the world.
Why similar: Puzzle 45.2%, 2D 17.6%, Pixel Graphics 16.8%, Indie 11.4%, Adventure 9%
- #15 Lost Words: Beyond the Page
86% matchVery Positive95% of 823 reviews2021
Dev: Sketchbook DevelopmentsPub: Sketchbook Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A short, fully voiced, story-first adventure across two worlds. Rearrange words into platforms in Izzy’s diary, then wield word magic to shape your path in the fantasy she writes. Gentle puzzles, watercolour wonder, and a bittersweet story of family, loss, and healing.
Why similar: Puzzle 28.9%, Story Rich 23.5%, Atmospheric 18.7%, 2D 13.8%, Adventure 9.9%
- #16 Ever Forward
87% matchVery Positive82% of 278 reviews2020
Dev: Pathea Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
A girl trapped in a strange world somewhere between reality and imagination. Help her find her way in this adventure puzzle game.
Why similar: Puzzle 32.8%, Adventure 29.8%, Indie 21%, Story Rich 7.2%, Atmospheric 4.8%
- #17 A Void Hope
85% matchVery Positive94% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: Elden Pixels
Windows · Mac · Linux
A Void Hope takes you on an atmospheric narrative adventure to find a cure for a collapsed city. Follow the story of a tormented couple as they try to decipher reality from nightmares and evade the shadowy threats lurking in the dark.
Why similar: Atmospheric 29.4%, Puzzle 22.3%, Pixel Graphics 18.2%, Adventure 14.2%, 2D 9.1%
- #18 homebound
84% matchVery Positive89% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: Justin Yip
Windows · Mac
Tasked with finding humanity a new home, a lonely astronaut braves a desolate planet while making a fluffy friend along the way. homebound is a short 2D puzzle platformer that explores the feeling of home.
Why similar: Puzzle 38.2%, Pixel Graphics 24.1%, 2D 14.5%, Atmospheric 14.2%, Indie 6.5%
- #19 Path to Mnemosyne
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 247 reviews2018
Dev: DevilishGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Relax, empty your mind, activate your senses and step into the hypnotic adventure of the Path to Mnemosyne in the quest for the lost memories.
Why similar: Psychological 35.1%, Puzzle 24.1%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Story Rich 10.8%, Adventure 8.8%
- #20 AiliA
82% matchVery Positive94% of 69 reviews2026
Dev: IceToad Studio LLCPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Manipulate mirrors and guide Ail through reflected paths to save her twin sister Lia trapped within the Immortal Realm. In this surreal puzzle game, experience a touching story about the bond between two sisters and explore a mysterious, imaginative world where reflections intersect reality.
Why similar: Sokoban 58.9% ★, Puzzle 19.7%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Adventure 6.5%, Indie 3.1%
- #21 Dungeon and Puzzles
83% matchVery Positive94% of 222 reviews2021
Dev: NekolystPub: Digital Crafter
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Dungeon and Puzzles is a dungeon adventure themed Sokoban game. The movement and direction are restricted, and the adventurer's ability can be changed by equipment at hand. Think through every step, destroy every monster and find a way to the end of the dungeon where the treasure awaits.
Why similar: Sokoban 61.9% ★, Puzzle 15.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, 2D 7.1%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #22 The Sojourn
84% matchMostly Positive72% of 217 reviews2020
Dev: Shifting TidesPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 37.8%, Atmospheric 21.9%, Story Rich 15.7%, Adventure 11.1%, Indie 7.6%
- #23 Way of Rhea
81% 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 42.1%, Atmospheric 17.3%, Adventure 12%, 2D 11.7%, Story Rich 7.6%
- #24 Unpacking
78% matchVery Positive93% of 39,045 reviews2021
Dev: Witch BeamPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Unpacking is a zen puzzle game about the familiar experience of pulling possessions out of boxes and fitting them into a new home. Part block-fitting puzzle, part home decoration, you are invited to create a satisfying living space while learning clues about the life you’re unpacking.
Why similar: Puzzle 27.4%, Pixel Graphics 27.2%, Story Rich 17.9%, Atmospheric 11.2%, 2D 7%
- #25 Blink
82% 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 58.7%, Indie 41.3%
- #26 SOWON
80% matchVery Positive87% of 89 reviews2022
Dev: PUMPKIM
Windows
In the middle of the night, while finding her parents, a girl falls to the toy world through attic locked for a long time. Will it be possible for her to find her parents and go back to her world? Let's solve some puzzles and explore the mysterious toy world.
Why similar: Puzzle 49.5%, Atmospheric 18.9%, Adventure 18.4%, Story Rich 10%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #27 Little Postman
79% matchVery Positive93% of 57 reviews2023
Dev: Atlas Imaginal
Windows
Puzzle game where you rotate islands to find your way around different archipelagos.
Why similar: Puzzle 53.6%, Atmospheric 25.7%, Adventure 11.6%, Indie 5.4%, Singleplayer 3.7%
- #28 Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure
77% matchVery Positive93% of 374 reviews2024
Dev: Furniture & Mattress LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Find your way in a world of breezy, thoughtful puzzles, along a charming journey of self-discovery.
Why similar: Puzzle 34.5%, 2D 17.1%, Atmospheric 16.1%, Story Rich 14.4%, Adventure 11.9%
- #29 Carto
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,158 reviews2020
Dev: Sunhead GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Carto is a charming adventure game wrapped around a unique, world-altering puzzle mechanic. Use this power to explore mysterious lands, help a quirky cast of characters, and guide Carto on her journey back to her family.
Why similar: Puzzle 24.3%, Top-Down 20.9%, Story Rich 15.6%, Atmospheric 12%, 2D 10.3%
- #30 HER TREES : THE PUZZLE HOUSE
76% matchVery Positive95% of 559 reviews2024
Dev: Stone
Windows
HER TREES : THE PUZZLE HOUSE is a unique point-and-click puzzle game where you move and combine objects to solve puzzles.Uncover the mysteries of this peculiar room.
Why similar: Psychological 39.9%, Puzzle 26.8%, Atmospheric 12.5%, 2D 9.4%, Adventure 6.6%
- #31 Shine Within
78% matchVery Positive90% of 147 reviews2021
Dev: Ayetoons
Windows
A top-down action-adventure game as you collect & solve puzzles in order for you to explore & unravel this mysterious world.
Why similar: Psychological 42.1%, Pixel Graphics 20.8%, Puzzle 12%, 2D 10.5%, Atmospheric 8.8%
- #32 Archaica: The Path of Light
79% matchVery Positive93% of 266 reviews2017
Dev: Two Mammoths
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Archaica is an atmospheric puzzler with lasers and mirrors, that introduces a mystical and ancient world, full of challenging puzzles. In this game, we become the Light Bearer who is sent on a quest to walk the legendary Path of Light and save the world from impending disaster.
Why similar: Puzzle 34.3%, Top-Down 21.3%, Atmospheric 14.3%, Adventure 10.1%, Indie 8.4%
- #33 The Prism
81% matchMostly Positive71% of 250 reviews2015
Dev: Nikhil. TPub: Volens Nolens Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%
A 2D Puzzle platformer about 2 Pixels trying to gain their path to freedom. It focuses on art, music and game play in their vibrant world...and prison...
Why similar: Sokoban 50% ★, Pixel Graphics 15.6%, Puzzle 15.3%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Adventure 5.5%
- #34 Monument Valley
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,203 reviews2022
Dev: ustwo games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Embark on a journey of forgiveness through impossible environments and illusionary puzzles. Experience this meditative and calming puzzle game by manipulating monuments and creating evolving paths to explore new, surreal, and mysterious worlds.
Why similar: Puzzle 61.6%, Adventure 17%, Atmospheric 9.7%, Singleplayer 9.5%, Indie 2.2%
- #35 Home
74% matchVery Positive100% of 127 reviews2025
Dev: Mr.Spoon
Windows
A game about the short journey of a boy who left home. Experience a dense story in around 2 hours, along with rhythm gameplay and music puzzles. Enjoy live acoustic sounds and a story that feels like a musical film!
Why similar: Story Rich 31.1%, Puzzle 29.2%, Pixel Graphics 15%, Adventure 9%, 2D 7.6%
- #36 Taiji
75% matchVery Positive91% of 1,371 reviews2022
Dev: Matthew VanDevander
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Solve puzzle panels and uncover the meaning of the symbols within. Explore a dense world where secrets are hidden in plain sight.
Why similar: Puzzle 33.1%, Top-Down 29.9%, Pixel Graphics 20.6%, Adventure 8.2%, 2D 8.1%
- #37 ColorCoordination
73% matchVery Positive97% of 64 reviews2024
Dev: El Demso
Windows · Linux
ColorCoordination is a puzzle game where you match colored blocks and spaces by moving them in unison. Explore deep, philosophical topics with your AI Assistant "CoCo" and discover more about its purpose - all while solving a myriad of colorful brainteasers!
Why similar: Sokoban 71.2% ★, Puzzle 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Indie 1.7%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #38 Anodyne 2: Return to Dust
73% matchVery Positive94% of 797 reviews2019
Dev: Melos Han-TaniPub: Analgesic Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A 3D-2D adventure where you travel a 3D world and explore 2D dungeons inside of its characters' bodies and minds! In an unforgettable, surreal story, travel the world, meet whimsical denizens, and save the world from the dangerous Nano Dust.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 25.8%, Story Rich 22.1%, Atmospheric 17.6%, 2D 14.8%, Adventure 9.6%
- #39 Afterdream
72% matchVery Positive93% of 339 reviews2023
Dev: Jesse MakkonenPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Get lost in a lucid dream, bending the lines between reality and fiction. Utilize the strange camera to navigate through the ghosts' mysterious residence. Find the purpose of your nocturnal visit in a vivid and dreamlike setting.
Why similar: Psychological 36.3%, Pixel Graphics 16.3%, Story Rich 13.6%, Atmospheric 13.1%, 2D 11.5%
- #40 Home
76% matchMixed67% of 1,771 reviews2012
Dev: BancyCo
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Home is a unique horror adventure set in a beautifully-realized pixel world. It’s a murder mystery with a twist—because you decide what ultimately happens.
Why similar: Psychological 29.9%, Pixel Graphics 25.9%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Adventure 10.3%, Indie 8.3%
- #41 Strange Telephone
74% matchVery Positive83% of 360 reviews2019
Dev: HZ3 SoftwarePub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Strange Telephone is a 2D adventure game in which the player explores strange worlds created with merely 6 digits, and has multiple endings.
Why similar: Psychological 30.9%, Pixel Graphics 19.9%, Adventure 10.2%, Atmospheric 10%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #42 The Last Campfire
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 18,750 reviews2021
Dev: Hello Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The Last Campfire is an adventure, a story of a lost ember trapped in a puzzling place, searching for meaning and a way home.
Why similar: Puzzle 37.7%, Story Rich 20.5%, Atmospheric 18%, Adventure 11.1%, Indie 6.7%
- #43 Chicken Journey
70% matchVery Positive96% of 452 reviews2023
Dev: loonyware
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Play as an adorable chicken in this relaxing platformer. Jump, climb and solve puzzles to find the answer to the ULTIMATE question a chicken can ask...
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 36.5%, Puzzle 26.3%, Adventure 11.9%, Atmospheric 11.5%, 2D 10.5%
- #44 Return.
72% matchVery Positive91% of 948 reviews2018
Pub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 17%
Take the lost soul to its home.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 45.7%, Atmospheric 16.9%, 2D 15.8%, Indie 15.8%, Singleplayer 5.8%
- #45 GOODBYE WORLD
70% matchVery Positive85% of 832 reviews2022
Dev: YO FUJIIPub: Flyhigh Works
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
"GOODBYE WORLD" is a narrative adventure game. Play through 12 stages of a puzzle platformer while following the two protagonists through 13 chapters of their story.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 24.1%, Story Rich 21.5%, Puzzle 17.1%, Atmospheric 15.9%, Adventure 9.8%
- #46 The Way Home: Pixel Roguelike
71% matchVery Positive91% of 67 reviews2022
Dev: Concode
Windows · Mac
Pixelart Roguelike Action Game! Trapped on a strange island, Kevin and Cheese struggle to return home. Encounter other lost people and terrifying monsters lurking on the island. Help our unfortunate duo find THE WAY HOME!
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 54.2%, 2D 18.4%, Adventure 16.5%, Singleplayer 9.2%, Indie 1.7%
- #47 Candle Prick
71% matchVery Positive96% of 53 reviews2022
Dev: moraguma
Windows · Linux
Candle Prick is a crunchy pixel adventure about stabbing enemies and using them as extensions of yourself to solve increasingly complex puzzles
Why similar: Sokoban 60.2% ★, Puzzle 13%, Top-Down 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%, 2D 6%
- #48 Amphora
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 212 reviews2014
Dev: Moondrop
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Amphora is a peculiar puzzle game that mixes story elements and physics. Amphora presents you with an unfamiliar world with a striking visual style inspired by all the shadow theatre traditions and colors of the world.
Why similar: Puzzle 40.7%, Atmospheric 19%, 2D 14.1%, Adventure 11.8%, Indie 9.7%
- #49 In His Time
70% matchVery Positive86% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: TearyHand StudioPub: Kodansha
Windows · Mac
Enter the hauntingly beautiful shadow world of In His Time, a 2D puzzle-solving adventure game. There you will meet Olly and join him to solve puzzles throughout each step of his emotional journey of growth and self-discovery.
Why similar: Story Rich 22.6%, Puzzle 21.4%, 2D 17.4%, Atmospheric 17.2%, Adventure 9.9%
- #50 Crossroad OS
67% matchVery Positive99% of 298 reviews2023
Dev: GuyPub: Martin Games
Windows · Linux
Explore the mysterious operating system Crossʀoad OS. Adventure through its decaying programs, solve puzzles, collect items and meet strange creatures.
Why similar: Sokoban 52.8% ★, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, Puzzle 13.3%, 2D 8.8%, Adventure 4.2%
- #51 Ashina: The Red Witch
69% matchVery Positive92% of 212 reviews2022
Dev: Stranga GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Join Ash on the journey of an afterlife-time! Travel through a mysterious spirit world filled with strange creatures, interesting characters, and memorable moments! Ash must find her way back home and save her sister from the powers that be.
Why similar: Top-Down 21.3%, Pixel Graphics 20.7%, Puzzle 18.4%, Story Rich 13.4%, Atmospheric 10.5%
- #52 Ib
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,037 reviews2022
Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 28.2%, Puzzle 27.1%, Story Rich 23.4%, 2D 14.5%, Indie 6.7%
- #53 INMOST
67% matchVery Positive91% of 7,185 reviews2020
Dev: Hidden Layer GamesPub: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Escape the depths of an otherworldly labyrinth in this cinematic puzzle platformer. Explore a hauntingly beautiful world, with three playable characters, in one dark, interconnected story.
Why similar: Psychological 32.2%, Pixel Graphics 19.1%, Story Rich 13.7%, Puzzle 11.3%, Atmospheric 10.3%
- #54 Down the Rabbit Hole
68% matchVery Positive94% of 456 reviews2020
Dev: Cortopia StudiosPub: Beyond Frames
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Down the Rabbit Hole is a VR adventure set in Wonderland prior to Alice's arrival. You will guide a girl who is looking for her lost pet by solving puzzles, uncovering secrets and making choices about the story along the way.
Why similar: Puzzle 39.5%, Story Rich 26.3%, Adventure 20.4%, Indie 13.8%
- #55 In My Shadow
69% matchVery Positive81% of 70 reviews2021
Dev: PlaybaePub: Alcon Interactive Group
Windows
Play with shadows using your imagination to solve brain twisting platforming puzzles as you unfold a journey of loss, nostalgia and acceptance.
Why similar: Puzzle 60.2%, 2D 24.7%, Adventure 15.1%
- #56 Patch me if you can
64% matchVery Positive99% of 223 reviews2025
Dev: Ah Shot ChuPub: Jungle Game Lab
Windows
Patch me if you can is a puzzle adventure where you dive into a game world and manipulate objects however you want. Equip blocks to shrink boulders, move the sun, and thwart Lord's conspiracy. This broken world needs your 'patch'!
Why similar: Top-Down 29.1%, Puzzle 27.3%, Pixel Graphics 18.5%, 2D 14%, Adventure 5.2%
- #57 回门 Way Back Home
68% matchMostly Positive72% of 518 reviews2021
Dev: 漫森游戏工作室
Windows
"Way back home" is a 2D horizontal board horror puzzle game. It takes the Republic of China period from 1905 to 1926 as the background of the times. With a large number of exquisite original paintings, rich playing methods, excellent music and dubbing, delicate script and narrative game style, it creates a strong historical...
Why similar: Puzzle 29.8%, Story Rich 20.7%, 2D 16.3%, Atmospheric 15.5%, Indie 7%
- #58 You Have To Climb Out
65% matchVery Positive96% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: Matt Goode
Windows
A short narrative puzzle experience about a lost frog who has dug too far into the sand during a beach day. Use your trusty shovel to move blocks and create paths for you to continue upward.
Why similar: Puzzle 27.4%, Story Rich 24.7%, Pixel Graphics 17.7%, Atmospheric 14%, 2D 8.2%
- #59 Tulpa
71% matchMixed55% of 259 reviews2015
Dev: Encryptique
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A surreal puzzle platformer that's as beautiful as it is challenging – discover two beings entwined by fate, a girl and her soulmate, left to travel through a hauntingly elegant world...
Why similar: Puzzle 42.6%, Atmospheric 24.3%, Indie 14.8%, Adventure 11.4%, Singleplayer 7%
- #60 Jishogi
66% matchVery Positive100% of 71 reviews2022
Dev: Lab Rabbit Games ltd
Windows
A dark, story-heavy puzzle game. Enter the mind of Mayu, as her soul is invaded and dug through by a seemingly evil witch. Can you stop her? What if you were able to get the upper hand, and invade her back? Would you show mercy, or destroy her? Jishogi will test you in more ways than one.
Why similar: Puzzle 40.5%, Story Rich 27.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Adventure 10.3%, 2D 10%