- #1 Sudoku: Unlimited Expansion
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hugh
Windows · Linux
A growing Sudoku puzzle game with expanding Samurai boards, larger classic grids, notes, controller support, and Steam Deck-friendly play.
Why similar: Board Game 42.4%, Puzzle 18%, Casual 12.5%, Minimalist 12.2%, Relaxing 7.9%
- #2 King of Puzzles
96% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: McNewStuff
Windows · Linux
A cosy little kingdom-building puzzle. Lay dominoes around your castle, grow the biggest patch of each terrain you can, and see how your kingdom compares. A new board whenever you want one, a daily everybody shares, and a crown for whoever leads the most boards.
Why similar: Board Game 41.3%, Cozy 25.7%, Puzzle 18.7%, Casual 7.5%, 2D 6.3%
- #3 100 Words
96% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Dijio Games
Windows
100 Words is a simple puzzle game inspired by the classic hangman. Try to guess as many words in a row as possible before running out of lives!
Why similar: Martial Arts 35.1% ★, Board Game 35%, Puzzle 14.6%, Casual 9.5%, 2D 5.3%
- #4 LUCK IT
95% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: HuntForge
Windows
The classic Star Battle puzzle. Place one four-leaf clover in every row, every column and every colored region — and never two side by side, not even diagonally. 500 levels, a daily challenge and an endless mode.
Why similar: Board Game 38.3%, Cozy 17.1%, Puzzle 13.9%, Casual 10%, Minimalist 7.9%
- #5 Super Kakuro - Cross Sums
94% match6 user reviews17% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: Dr. Cyril Splutterworth
Windows
Learn and play the popular Japanese game of Kakuro (Cross Sums). Play a variety of different board sizes and use in-game assistance to solve the toughest puzzles.
Why similar: Board Game 44.8%, Puzzle 20.9%, Casual 10.4%, Minimalist 10.2%, 2D 6.7%
- #6 MahjongPuzzle 8
94% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: syn Sophia, Inc.
Windows
Challenge your intellect! A simple yet deep puzzle game with beautiful Mahjong tiles. Conquer the Dragon's Path, which offers a variety of stages to challenge.
Why similar: Board Game 52.7%, Puzzle 22.4%, Casual 16%, 2D 7.9%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #7 Hexbound
93% matchPositive100% of 24 reviews2025
Dev: Sirius Gaming Studio
Windows
Hexbound is a cozy and relaxing experience. Place, rotate, throw shapes onto hex-based boards, solve image puzzles and discover satisfying patterns. With various board layouts and challenges, it’s easy to unwind yet rewarding to complete. Perfect for a peaceful puzzle session.
Why similar: Board Game 40.4%, Cozy 26.7%, Puzzle 13.9%, Casual 9.2%, Relaxing 6.1%
- #8 Solid Void Art Nonograms
92% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Infinite Zone
Windows
A great collection of nonograms! Uncover art hidden within puzzles! Have fun and exercise your brain!
Why similar: Board Game 50.6%, Puzzle 24.3%, Relaxing 12.2%, Casual 9.4%, Atmospheric 2.9%
- #9 Let's Puzzle
91% matchPositive97% of 30 reviews2021
Dev: Zindeaxx Games
Windows · Linux
"Let's Puzzle" transforms your memories into jigsaw challenges. Enjoy collaborative, real-time puzzling, personal music integration, and custom puzzles with varying levels of difficulty. Relax, play, create.
Why similar: Board Game 40.1%, Puzzle 19.7%, Minimalist 12.9%, Relaxing 10%, Casual 7.4%
- #10 One Line Wonder
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Shiny Whale Games
Windows · Mac
The one-line puzzle, with fresh twists on the familiar rules. Find your own route through tangled paths and enjoy the satisfaction of seeing complexity fall into place.
Why similar: Cozy 39.6%, Puzzle 20.9%, Relaxing 13.4%, Minimalist 9.9%, 2D 8.3%
- #11 Blokkit
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: OutOut Interactive
Windows · Linux
Drop pieces, flip tiles, light up the whole board. A cozy, tactile logic puzzle where every placement flips the cells it covers. Settle in for 81 handcrafted puzzles across 9 gentle-to-tricky worlds, share one daily board with the whole world, or unwind with endless puzzles in zen or arcade mode.
Why similar: Cozy 40.9%, Puzzle 24.8%, Relaxing 13%, Casual 11.5%, 2D 9%
- #12 Swipepi
89% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Alexis ClementePub: AleC Games
Windows
Minimalist and unique puzzle game
Why similar: Board Game 46.3%, Puzzle 16.8%, Casual 12%, Minimalist 10.4%, Relaxing 7.3%
- #13 Arrow Sudoku
89% matchVery Positive99% of 72 reviews2021
Dev: Studio Goya
Windows · Mac
In Arrow Sudoku, every puzzle contains a handful of "arrows" laid out in unique patterns. The numbers found along the shaft of the arrow must sum up to the number at the base. This simple rule leads to endless variety in the puzzles you will conquer.
Why similar: Board Game 48%, Puzzle 22.8%, Minimalist 11.2%, Casual 10.2%, 2D 7%
- #14 Links
88% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Alexis ClementePub: AleC Games
Windows
Challenge your Brain with this fun and smart puzzle game
Why similar: Board Game 46.6%, Puzzle 16.9%, Casual 12.1%, Minimalist 10.5%, Relaxing 6.8%
- #15 Fill Fill
87% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Alexis ClementePub: AleC Games
Windows
A minimalist and relaxing puzzle game
Why similar: Board Game 47.3%, Puzzle 17.1%, Casual 12.3%, Minimalist 10.5%, 2D 6.7%
- #16 Goolee
86% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Goolee
Windows
Relax and exercise your brain with challenging goolee puzzles.
Why similar: Board Game 51.5%, Puzzle 18.5%, Casual 13.8%, Relaxing 8.3%, 2D 7.2%
- #17 SUDOKU IT
84% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: huntforge
Windows
Cozy paper-style Sudoku to unwind with — 500 levels plus Endless, Relax, and Daily modes, medals and 60 achievements. Solve at your own pace.
Why similar: Board Game 38.8%, Cozy 15%, Puzzle 13%, Casual 10.6%, Minimalist 7.7%
- #18 Sudoku Nook
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gloom Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sudoku Nook is a cozy, hand-drawn focused game. INFINITE, random generated sudoku boards based on difficulty with global leaderboards!
Why similar: Board Game 42.5%, Cozy 18.2%, Puzzle 15.3%, Casual 12.1%, 2D 5.9%
- #19 Wildrise
83% matchPositive91% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: Kenway Labs
Windows · Mac
Inspired by Alchemy Deluxe, WildRise is a peaceful tile-matching journey where you help forest guardian Floofi restore nature. Create beautiful landscapes, bring wildlife back to life, and watch the world bloom.
Why similar: Board Game 34.9%, Cozy 27.7%, Relaxing 8.7%, Minimalist 8.1%, Puzzle 7.7%
- #20 Jigsaw Boom 2
84% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: 8floor
Windows
Jigsaw Boom2 is a jigsaw puzzle game. In this game a player assembles a picture of certain number of puzzle elements.
Why similar: Board Game 50.2%, Puzzle 18.2%, Casual 13%, Relaxing 10.9%, 2D 6.9%
- #21 Darning
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Small Comforts
Windows
A cozy game about quietly putting the world back together. Stitch torn, faded cloth and watch hidden color bloom beneath your needle — every piece a small surprise, endlessly new, and yours to keep. No timers. No scores. No failing. Just you, a thread, and the calm of mending.
Why similar: Cozy 39.4%, Puzzle 16.3%, Relaxing 12.8%, Casual 12.4%, Minimalist 9.5%
- #22 1001 Jigsaw Castles And Palaces 2
82% match7 user reviews43% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: 8floor
Windows
1001 Jigsaw Castles and Palaces 2 - Medieval atmosphere in all its splendor in 500 high-quality photos.
Why similar: Board Game 53.7%, Puzzle 19.2%, Casual 14.7%, Relaxing 11.5%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #23 Prime Mosaic
81% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Seven Sails Games
Windows
Can you complete the Prime Mosaic gallery? Play more than 140 beautifully hand crafted levels and unveil the gallery!
Why similar: Board Game 55.2%, Puzzle 24.9%, Casual 11.5%, 2D 7.6%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #24 King's Three
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GooseMakesGames
Windows
King’s Three is a chess-themed puzzle game where you only have three moves to win. Plan the order, hit go, and use the board’s pieces, obstacles, and changing interactions to reach the goal.
Why similar: Board Game 45.9%, Puzzle 20.6%, Relaxing 10.1%, Casual 8.3%, Grid-Based Movement 8.3%
- #25 Hexagon puzzle
81% matchPositive100% of 21 reviews2021
Dev: Bruxão
Windows
Hexagon puzzle has the challenge of moving colored hexagons to the spaces of the same color by clicking on them.
Why similar: Board Game 43.6%, Puzzle 18.8%, Minimalist 12.8%, Relaxing 9.7%, 2D 7.2%
- #26 Paint by Cubes
79% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Last Qubit
Windows
Paint by Cubes is a relaxing, colorful puzzle game. Take control of a coloring cube and solve coloring puzzles according to presented patterns.
Why similar: Board Game 41.6%, Puzzle 15.4%, Minimalist 10.1%, Casual 9.8%, Grid-Based Movement 7.2%
- #27 Little Groves
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dangerous Jack
Windows
Little Groves is a peaceful strategy-puzzle game about growing a forest and protecting it from the forces that threaten it. Place tiles, discover more than 50 hidden groves, chain together Harmonies and bend the changing wind to keep fire, drought and blight at bay.
Why similar: Board Game 32.2%, Cozy 28%, Puzzle 15.9%, Relaxing 10.4%, Minimalist 5.5%
- #28 Travel Pack!
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blackstaff Games
Windows
It’s time to take a trip across a pocket-sized world of tiles, terrains and colourful characters in this light puzzle narrative game inspired by board games and travel. Pack yourself a set of dice and some comfy boots!
Why similar: Cozy 34.3%, Board Game 29%, Puzzle 16%, Relaxing 12.3%, Casual 7.6%
- #29 Fables Mosaic: Rapunzel
78% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Seven Sails Games
Windows
Help Rapunzel to find true love!. It features a collection of colored puzzles solved by logic, while following the Rapunzel story. Are you ready to solve the puzzles as the story develops?
Why similar: Board Game 55.3%, Puzzle 24.9%, Casual 11.4%, 2D 7.7%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #30 Fables Mosaic: Little Red Riding Hood
77% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Seven Sails Games
Windows
Help Little Red Riding Hood to bring candies to her Granny! It features a collection of colored puzzles solved by logic, while following the Little Red Riding Hood Story.
Why similar: Board Game 55.3%, Puzzle 24.9%, Casual 11.4%, 2D 7.7%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #31 Fables Mosaic: Cinderella
77% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Seven Sails Games
Windows
Help Cinderella to find true love! It features a collection of colored puzzles solved by logic, while following the Cinderella Story. Are you ready to solve the puzzles as the story develops?
Why similar: Board Game 55.3%, Puzzle 24.9%, Casual 11.4%, 2D 7.7%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #32 Lofi Checkers
76% match3 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: Lodik Isles
Windows
Lofi Checkers is a cozy take on a classic game. Play with the AI or a friend for a light, refreshing game of checkers. Nothing beats the simplicity of a straightforward game when you have a few moments.
Why similar: Board Game 34%, Cozy 32.4%, Puzzle 14.2%, Relaxing 9%, Casual 6.8%
- #33 Place Icebergs Apart
75% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Polar Bear GuardiansPub: Kinnymoms
Windows · Mac
A peaceful puzzle game about placing icebergs apart so they don't touch each other. Meet adorable polar animals and protect them from orcas!
Why similar: Puzzle 29.6%, Cozy 29.4%, Relaxing 15.7%, Casual 13.6%, 2D 10.8%
- #34 ARROW
76% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2022
Dev: Alexis ClementePub: AleC Games
Windows
You can only move when the arrows match your input. Sounds simple? It isn’t.
Why similar: Board Game 32.2%, Puzzle 20.1%, Relaxing 16.8%, Minimalist 15.2%, Casual 10.6%
- #35 Sumo Battlegrounds
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Game Devs AnonymousPub: Lost Our Box
Windows
Sumo is a strategy board game where players maneuver pieces of varying strengths on a 9x9 grid to push and pull their opponent's pieces off the board, combining simple mechanics with deep strategic possibilities.
Why similar: Martial Arts 47.4% ★, Board Game 30.6%, Puzzle 11.2%, Relaxing 6.5%, Casual 3.8%
- #36 PIGMENT LAB
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Q-Lab Games
Windows
Chase the world’s colors with paint, not sliders. Scoop red, yellow, blue, black and white by eye, stir them together, and see how close you land. The color difference becomes your score. 66 studies take you from the atelier to world flags and landscapes, plus a sudden-death Scoop Challenge.
Why similar: Cozy 44.2%, Puzzle 24.5%, Minimalist 14.3%, Casual 12.7%, Atmospheric 3.6%
- #37 Reel and Riddles
74% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Rapid Rabbit
Windows
Catch fishes by... solving puzzles?! Discover the correct moves in limited attempts. Uncover diverse fish species with unique twist on the rules. Relax, and enjoy the cozy world as you reel in your next big catch!
Why similar: Cozy 40.9%, Puzzle 24%, Relaxing 13.2%, Casual 12.8%, 2D 5.4%
- #38 Crease
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: OguzhanBozkurtGames
Windows
Fold the paper into shape. A cozy grid puzzler about creasing a sheet of paper until it matches the target exactly. 100+ levels, with fun mechanics.
Why similar: Cozy 48%, Puzzle 25%, Casual 17.6%, 2D 8%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #39 Potion Pantry
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rogue Andromeda StudiosPub: Rogue Andromeda LLC
Windows · Mac
Restore a mysterious magical pantry through handcrafted logic puzzles. Follow the previous Keeper's notes, uncover what happened to them, and decide what it means when the pantry welcomes you home.
Why similar: Cozy 33.6%, Puzzle 20.6%, Minimalist 17%, Casual 13.9%, Relaxing 8.8%
- #40 Hexcavate
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Robo Sombrero Studios
Windows
A cozy hex-island puzzle about dwarfs who mine by rolling bombs. Tap a tile: it lifts, turns, and settles, and every groove on the island reroutes. Guide the bomb to the boulder, the cart to the shaft, and dig 33 islands deep through four biomes. No timers, no fail states, just deeper.
Why similar: Board Game 44.1%, Cozy 21.1%, Puzzle 15.9%, Casual 12.4%, Relaxing 6.1%
- #41 Harmonize
72% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: coconut juice
Windows
Harmonize is a relaxing, minimalist puzzle game. Through thoughtful "placement" and "partial rotation," piece together the target shape. This rule creates highly intricate puzzles... featuring 32 carefully designed levels.
Why similar: Board Game 28%, Puzzle 23.4%, Minimalist 15.4%, Casual 12.5%, Relaxing 11.6%
- #42 Sudoku Infinity
71% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: DBH Games
Windows
Sudoku Infinity is a classic sudoku game with unlimited sudokus, four difficulties, saved games, notes, colors, statistics, history, Steam achievements, and optional aids so you can play at your own pace.
Why similar: Board Game 44.5%, Puzzle 21.4%, Casual 10.3%, Minimalist 9.9%, Relaxing 8.7%
- #43 Cracking the Cryptic
71% matchVery Positive92% of 245 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Goya
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 32.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Curated Sudoku puzzles from YouTube's most popular Sudoku channel, Cracking the Cryptic!
Why similar: Board Game 48.8%, Puzzle 18.5%, Casual 14.3%, Minimalist 11%, 2D 6.7%
- #44 Eightfold Blocks
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Cryst Art Studios
Windows
Rotate, place, and rethink every block in a focused 8x8 puzzle game. Solve 1,000 spatial boards, keep finished solutions visible, reset freely, and use optional hints when one stubborn piece refuses to fit.
Why similar: Board Game 36.6%, Puzzle 18.7%, Grid-Based Movement 15%, Minimalist 9.1%, Casual 8.5%
- #45 Grid of Change
70% match8 user reviews67% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: KimGoc Studio
Windows · Mac
Grid of Change board game mechanics built around strategic piece control and board domination.
Why similar: Board Game 59.4%, Puzzle 21.3%, Casual 11.1%, 2D 8.2%
- #46 Plant Plots
70% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Padoru Games
Windows · Linux
Plant Plots is a relaxing puzzle board game where you'll need to be a clever gardener to make it through a variety of tricky levels. But watch out, these plants don't behave quite like the ones you're used to. Dive in and unwind as you solve beautifully crafted puzzles.
Why similar: Cozy 40.5%, Board Game 23.1%, Puzzle 17.3%, Relaxing 10.2%, Casual 7.9%
- #47 PLUG IT IN
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: unSAME
Windows
A juicy puzzle game about plugging in all the plugs to the outlet.
Why similar: Board Game 32.7%, Puzzle 22%, Relaxing 15.8%, Casual 9.3%, Minimalist 9.3%
- #48 SIPE
69% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Felix GarbePub: Febell Studios
Windows · Linux
In this Self Inflicted Puzzle Experience your goal is to assemble all puzzle pieces in several jigsaws.
Why similar: Board Game 49.4%, Puzzle 17.9%, Casual 12.8%, Relaxing 11.1%, Atmospheric 5.1%
- #49 On The Axis
71% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: Rome Renner
Windows
Discover the simplicity and relaxation within On The Axis. An easy and calm puzzle game focused on mirrors and tiles.
Why similar: Board Game 46.1%, Puzzle 22%, Casual 11.7%, Relaxing 11.1%, Grid-Based Movement 7.9%
- #50 Lines Relined
68% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Zlatcore - Zlatko Radojcic
Windows
Lines Relined is modern remake of the classic puzzle game Lines, the timeless puzzle where strategy meets simplicity. Place and move colored shapes across the board to form lines. Every move counts, three new shapes appear each turn, steadily filling the board.
Why similar: Board Game 46.7%, Puzzle 16.8%, Casual 13.1%, Minimalist 10.4%, 2D 6.5%
- #51 Doinaka de Reversi
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hapon Works
Windows
A cozy and gentle Reversi game set deep in rural Japan. Enjoy matches and conversations with Japanese-style characters through Free Match, Story Mode, Tutorials, Puzzles, and Endgame Puzzles.
Why similar: Board Game 52.3%, Cozy 17.4%, Puzzle 16.9%, Relaxing 5.6%, Casual 4.2%
- #52 The Mouse The Merrier
68% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Heartshield Games
Windows
The Mouse the Merrier is a cozy puzzle game about reuniting a mouse with his lost family. Traverse through a beautiful flooded landscape, sliding along floating petals and hopping onto buttons. Help Mousimus find his family and try your best not to leave anymouse behind!
Why similar: Cozy 44.1%, Puzzle 18.1%, Grid-Based Movement 10.3%, Casual 10%, Relaxing 9.9%
- #53 Jigsaw Savant
69% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: Infinity Apparatus
Windows
Jigsaw Savant is a unique game combining gorgeous puzzles with an engaging and fun story about saving Christmas. You'll complete over 100 puzzles (with 4 difficulty levels to choose from and up to 615 pieces) as the story slowly unravels and you can save Christmas.
Why similar: Board Game 53.6%, Puzzle 22.5%, 2D 8.5%, Casual 8%, Relaxing 4.3%
- #54 Kombi
66% matchPositive100% of 32 reviews2025
Dev: Kouzii
Windows
Kombi is a fun, minimalist, grid-based puzzle game. The aim of the game is to move tiles across the board, picking up points along the way, in order to end up with a single tile with a value that matches the number of the target tile.
Why similar: Puzzle 25%, Minimalist 18.7%, Casual 17.1%, Grid-Based Movement 14.7%, Relaxing 13.9%
- #55 Sudoku Mania
66% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Scadu Games
Windows
Sudoku Mania is a relaxing, nature-themed puzzle game featuring classic Sudoku, speed-based play, multi-board Sudoku+ challenges, helpful boosts, and unlockable customization.
Why similar: Board Game 55.4%, Puzzle 19.7%, Casual 16.5%, 2D 7.5%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #56 A Life of Logic
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Latte Games JSC
Windows
Embark on a journey of intellect and emotion with "A Life of Logic", a narrative-driven game intricately woven around an elegant logic puzzle. In this captivating experience, your mission is to fill the board with the binary dance of 0s and 1s
Why similar: Board Game 56.1%, Puzzle 20.1%, Casual 15.2%, 2D 7.8%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #57 Four Circles
68% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Miro Jankura
Windows · Mac · Linux
A simple logical game where your goal is to correctly place four circles in their designated positions.
Why similar: Puzzle 28.1%, Minimalist 16.4%, Relaxing 16.3%, Grid-Based Movement 14.3%, Casual 13.7%
- #58 Jigsaw Advent Calendar
67% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Mindscape
Windows
Surprise yourself every day leading up to Christmas with new challenging jigsaw puzzles in Jigsaw Advent Calendar
Why similar: Board Game 38.5%, Puzzle 25.5%, Casual 17.5%, Relaxing 17.1%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #59 ChessReloaded
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Arnold Nieuwoudt
Windows
ChessReloaded is a fast, modern online chess game. Play ranked 1v1 matches, challenge Elo-scaled bots, or take on One verse All, a mode where you battle many opponents on separate boards at once. Invite Steam friends, pre-move, climb the rankings, and review every game.
Why similar: Board Game 59.9%, Puzzle 20.2%, Casual 12%, 2D 7.2%, Singleplayer 0.6%