- #1 Aierlon
97% matchMostly Positive72% of 87 reviews2022
Dev: Shadow Path StudiosPub: Marist College
Windows
Invoke the Gods as you navigate an Ancient Temple in this thrilling First Person Puzzle Platformer
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.8%, Narration 15.6%, Mythology 13.9%, Puzzle 11.1%, Linear 10.1%
- #2 Gravitas
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,038 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 44.3%, Puzzle 22.8%, First-Person 15.2%, Comedy 6.2%, Adventure 5.4%
- #3 Monument Valley
96% 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 Platformer 30.4%, Puzzle 27.1%, Linear 11.8%, Adventure 9.8%, 3D 9.1%
- #4 Path of Ra
95% matchVery Positive97% of 69 reviews2022
Dev: Oneiric Tales
Windows
Accompany the spirit of a Pharaoh reincarnated as a hieroglyph on his final journey. Help him understand the circumstances of his death and overcome the obstacles of his tomb. Will you uncover the identity of his murderer?
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 33.4%, Narration 23.7%, Puzzle 13.5%, Physics 10.2%, Atmospheric 5.8%
- #5 Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure
94% 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 42.5%, Adventure 19.2%, Comedy 18.3%, Atmospheric 15.7%, Singleplayer 4.3%
- #6 Backfirewall_
94% matchVery Positive92% of 475 reviews2023
Dev: Naraven GamesPub: All in! Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 23.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Hello and welcome to Backfirewall_, a first-person tragicomic adventure set inside a smartphone. You are the update assistant. Solve wacky puzzles to counter the update and save the previous operating system from deletion. The fate of the System is in your hands!
Why similar: Narration 34%, First-Person 14.7%, Comedy 13.7%, Puzzle 11.3%, Adventure 10.6%
- #7 Aspire: Ina's Tale
93% matchVery Positive83% of 419 reviews2021
Dev: Wondernaut StudioPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Set out on a mystical adventure of self-discovery against the backdrop of fantastical landscapes of The Tower. Meet its dwellers and unravel their stories. Manipulate spirits to solve puzzles, and lead Ina on her path to freedom.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 45.8%, Narration 17.4%, Puzzle 14.1%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Adventure 7%
- #8 Doors: Paradox
92% matchVery Positive92% of 1,894 reviews2022
Dev: Big Loop StudiosPub: Snapbreak
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A relaxing puzzle escape game! Make your way through a variety of hand-crafted 3D dioramas, look for useful objects, find hidden clues and solve fun puzzles! Unravel this mysterious adventure about chaos, order and the surreal.
Why similar: Puzzle 26.1%, Linear 17.3%, First-Person 13.8%, 3D 11.2%, Atmospheric 10.9%
- #9 Viewfinder
89% matchVery Positive94% of 11,827 reviews2023
Dev: Sad Owl StudiosPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 33.9%, Narration 19.1%, Puzzle 13.3%, First-Person 12.9%, Physics 9.3%
- #10 A Game of Changes
91% matchMixed68% of 226 reviews2016
Dev: Nuno DonatoPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A 3d puzzle platformer that takes you along a journey of wisdom, through the 64 unique worlds that draw inspiration and teachings from the I Ching [Book of Changes], one of the oldest oracles in human history.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 37%, Puzzle 18.6%, Comedy 11%, Physics 9.6%, Adventure 6.9%
- #11 Munin
91% matchVery Positive82% of 993 reviews2014
Dev: GojiraPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Imagine you could move mountains - literally! With realistic physics, Norse runes, rotating platforms and a lot of gray cells you'll help Munin, Odin's messenger in her very own 2D-adventure, to reclaim her power on a journey through Yggdrasil.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 51.7%, Puzzle 17.4%, Mythology 7.4%, Adventure 7.1%, Indie 5.9%
- #12 Quantum Conundrum
90% matchVery Positive85% of 2,130 reviews2012
Dev: Airtight GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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 50.2%, Puzzle 19.3%, First-Person 12.5%, Comedy 7.3%, Physics 7.2%
- #13 Faraday Protocol
89% matchVery Positive85% of 113 reviews2021
Dev: Red Koi BoxPub: Deck13
Windows · Linux
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: Mythology 19.6%, Narration 16.8%, Puzzle Platformer 13.3%, Linear 11.8%, Puzzle 11.3%
- #14 Way of Rhea
87% 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 47.6%, Puzzle 23.4%, Adventure 8.7%, Physics 8.3%, Atmospheric 7.6%
- #15 What Lies in the Multiverse
86% matchVery Positive92% of 705 reviews2022
Dev: Studio VoyagerPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A bombastic puzzle platformer about worlds turned inside out. Shift dimensions at the push of a button, solve brain-twisting logistical riddles, and race through the wilds of the multiverse in a bleakly hilarious (and hilariously bleak) story where everything you know can turn on a dime.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 56.9%, Puzzle 18.8%, Comedy 13.7%, Adventure 9.2%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #16 The Beggar's Ride
88% matchMostly Positive80% of 198 reviews2016
Dev: Bad Seed
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The Beggar’s Ride is a unique and innovative Platform Puzzle Adventure Game where the player can manipulate the environment to solve puzzles in a deep and intriguing story of discovery.
Why similar: Narration 27.1%, Puzzle Platformer 25%, Puzzle 16.2%, Adventure 10.4%, Atmospheric 7.8%
- #17 The Escaper
85% matchVery Positive94% of 772 reviews2020
Dev: Nocturnal works
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
3D escape room game with realtime graphics and physics-based puzzles.
Why similar: Adventure 26.6%, Puzzle 25.3%, First-Person 14.7%, Physics 11.5%, 3D 7.5%
- #18 LASER LAB
84% matchVery Positive92% of 278 reviews2022
Dev: Ronald Wang
Windows
LASER LAB is a 3D puzzle game with the theme of exploration and interaction. The player is trapped in a locked laboratory surrounded by laser beams, and those who reroute the beams' path can escape from the chamber. It contains multiple puzzle levels, casual and challenging. Never miss it!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 48.7%, Puzzle 18%, First-Person 15.6%, 3D 10.3%, Casual 4.9%
- #19 Adapta Solva Legacy
84% matchVery Positive97% of 90 reviews2024
Dev: Ares BrazeltonPub: Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen
Windows
Adapta Solva is a short puzzle platformer adventure. Play as an Adaptarian to absorb elements from magical shrines to solve puzzles and overcome obstacles. Uncover the truth behind your creation in a world laid to ruin by an unknown cause.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 47.7%, Puzzle 24%, 3D 11.3%, Linear 6.6%, Casual 5.4%
- #20 Chromatic Conundrum
82% matchVery Positive98% of 277 reviews2026
Dev: Digs
Windows
Chromatic Conundrum is a first person puzzle game where you manipulate light. Combine different colors and form shadows to illuminate your way through an enigmatic world.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.9%, Puzzle 16.1%, First-Person 14%, Physics 10%, Linear 9.6%
- #21 Toby: The Secret Mine
86% matchMostly Positive70% of 725 reviews2015
Dev: Lukas Navratil
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A challenging puzzle platformer inspired by games like Limbo and Badland.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 42.3%, Puzzle 17%, Adventure 14.2%, Indie 11.2%, Atmospheric 10%
- #22 TRI: Of Friendship and Madness
83% matchVery Positive85% of 506 reviews2014
Dev: Rat King Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.9 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: Puzzle 19.5%, Narration 18%, First-Person 16.1%, Puzzle Platformer 10.5%, Physics 10.3%
- #23 Monument Valley 3
79% matchVery Positive93% of 1,911 reviews2025
Dev: ustwo games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 40.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Set sail for a world-changing adventure as you guide Noor in their quest through a series of mind-bending illusions and atmospheric puzzles. Can you unlock the secrets of the mysterious world – and the meaning behind the Sacred Light?
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 40.8%, Puzzle 19.7%, Linear 15.6%, Atmospheric 9.5%, 3D 8.7%
- #24 The Sojourn
82% 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 Platformer 33.3%, Puzzle 18.6%, First-Person 17.1%, 3D 8.9%, Atmospheric 8.5%
- #25 Little Gods of the Abyss
79% matchVery Positive88% of 73 reviews2026
Dev: PLAY MephistowaltzPub: GRAVITY
Windows
A 3D adventure combining precise platforming action with environmental puzzles. Purify the corrupted Primal Gate and restore the flow of time to a shattered world.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 40.5%, Linear 19.5%, Puzzle 15%, 3D 9.1%, Atmospheric 7.7%
- #26 THE MULLER-POWELL PRINCIPLE
80% matchMostly Positive73% of 361 reviews2023
Dev: Three Dots GamesPub: Take Aim Games
Windows
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: Narration 31.7%, Puzzle 19.7%, First-Person 18.7%, Comedy 13.4%, Atmospheric 7.9%
- #27 Togges
81% matchMixed70% of 200 reviews2022
Dev: Regular StudioPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Togges is a charming and colourful 3D Puzzle-Platformer. Go on adventures, stack adorable living blocks and solve puzzles around the Cosmos to save the Galaxy from the threats of the Void.
Why similar: Puzzle 27.7%, Puzzle Platformer 24.9%, Comedy 13.7%, Adventure 10.5%, Atmospheric 8.8%
- #28 CUBOTS The Origins
81% matchMostly Positive71% of 52 reviews2017
Dev: Street Lamp Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Be a part of an adventurous journey in Cubots: The Origins. Explore and survive in beautiful, atmospheric environments!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 41.9%, Puzzle 17.9%, Physics 8.5%, Atmospheric 8.5%, Adventure 7.2%
- #29 Do Not Press The Button (Or You'll Delete The Multiverse)
78% matchMostly Positive70% of 100 reviews2025
Dev: Theseus Games
Windows
A first-person, narrative-driven game featuring The Developer, who questions, taunts, and tests you at every turn. You shouldn’t press the button, but you’ll want to. You will have control, and you will have none. Power is in your hands... or is it? Inspired by classic narrative driven games.
Why similar: Narration 29.7%, First-Person 19.5%, Comedy 16.8%, 3D 12.9%, Adventure 9.4%
- #30 Havsala: Into the Soul Palace
78% matchVery Positive91% of 664 reviews2022
Dev: Ubik StudiosPub: Stratera Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Havsala is an investigative puzzle game with rich storytelling full of historical references and mysticism. Search the room for the clues left behind by the previous reincarnations of a single soul, solve the puzzles and unravel the mystery.
Why similar: Mythology 40.4%, Narration 20.9%, Linear 15.2%, Puzzle 14.3%, Adventure 5.1%
- #31 Portal
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 192,498 reviews2007
Dev: Valve
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 44.2%, Puzzle 23.6%, First-Person 13.9%, Comedy 8%, Physics 5.4%
- #32 Quern - Undying Thoughts
76% matchVery Positive91% of 3,924 reviews2016
Dev: Zadbox EntertainmentPub: Blue Brain Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Discover the truth about Quern’s past, unfold the mysteries of its present, and be the explorer who shapes its future. Quern introduces reusable puzzle mechanics to the classic genre, making the player think about the game as a whole, and not just as a series of individual challenges.
Why similar: Narration 29.5%, Puzzle 22.4%, First-Person 17%, 3D 10.5%, Adventure 9.7%
- #33 The Shape of Things
75% matchVery Positive88% of 320 reviews2023
Dev: Hyper Three StudioPub: Maple Whispering Limited
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Experience a relaxing atmosphere from the comfort of your cozy room by solving small 3D puzzles inside collectible gachapons, and find the original shape of things inspired by Rubik’s style.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 51.2%, Puzzle 23.9%, 3D 10.1%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Casual 5.7%
- #34 Twilight Path
77% matchVery Positive83% of 162 reviews2018
Dev: Charm Games
Windows
A virtual reality fantasy adventure set in a surreal realm between the real world and the afterlife. Meet mischievous spirits and gods. Solve magical puzzles. Restore ancient structures. Explore a gorgeous and vibrant world.
Why similar: Puzzle 25%, Adventure 22.9%, First-Person 16.2%, Indie 14.5%, Casual 10.9%
- #35 Timeworks
74% matchVery Positive100% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: Starworks Studios
Windows
Timeworks is a time-traveling 3D puzzle platformer with a bouncy cartoon style. Work along past versions of yourself to solve puzzles, create unique Items, and fill out your quotas for your mysterious employers.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 48.5%, First-Person 19.7%, Puzzle 18.7%, 3D 9.6%, Casual 2.6%
- #36 Relicta
76% matchMixed67% of 452 reviews2020
Dev: Mighty PolygonPub: Ravenscourt
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
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 35.6%, Narration 20.5%, Puzzle 12.3%, First-Person 12.2%, Physics 9.3%
- #37 Archaica: The Path of Light
75% 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 43.6%, Adventure 16.9%, Atmospheric 14.3%, Indie 13.4%, Casual 8.8%
- #38 The God Unit
73% matchVery Positive96% of 92 reviews2021
Dev: Cat Floor Studio
Windows · Linux
The GoD Unit is a first-person physics-based puzzle game set in a near pre-apocalyptic future, featuring the mass manipulation ability and other familiar and beloved puzzle mechanics.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.2%, Narration 19.2%, Puzzle 14.5%, First-Person 13.8%, Physics 11.6%
- #39 Time Master
71% matchVery Positive96% of 74 reviews2022
Dev: MorpheusZ
Windows · Linux
Zeno has accidentally banished his sister, so what now? Create paradoxes to help him complete trials and bring her back, obviously. Take on a wide variety of puzzles while collaborating with your past self and experiencing a fully-voiced cinematic story as you help Zeno bring her back.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 51%, Puzzle 15.9%, Physics 14.8%, 3D 9.8%, Adventure 7.1%
- #40 Secrets of the Temple
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 61 reviews2022
Dev: Matt CusworthPub: Rhinocorp Games
Windows
Secrets of the Temple is a single player puzzle platformer adventure game. Traverse the Pharaoh's labyrinthian temple and locate and collect the Eye of Ra before it's too late!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 41.1%, Puzzle 21.5%, Adventure 11.6%, 3D 9.3%, Atmospheric 6.2%
- #41 Felix The Toy
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 53 reviews2021
Dev: XYX GamesPub: Tero Lunkka
Windows
Inspired by classics from long ago, help a toy named felix find his owner when a mysterious event takes over the planet
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 45.5%, Puzzle 22.6%, Adventure 11.1%, 3D 10%, Casual 5.5%
- #42 Magic Box
74% matchMixed67% of 131 reviews2017
Dev: Indie Games StudioPub: Enoops
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Magic Box - interesting puzzle game with a lot of interesting and challenging levels.
Why similar: Puzzle 31.4%, Adventure 16.7%, Casual 15%, Physics 14.3%, Indie 11.8%
- #43 Blast Course
70% matchVery Positive90% of 70 reviews2024
Dev: Amiguito Studios
Windows
Blast Course is a first-person puzzle-platformer centered around the classic game mechanic of Rocket Jumping. Control Kit in a day at work testing "Hyperboom", a revolutionary transport technology based on explosives.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 41.2%, Puzzle 17.7%, First-Person 15%, Physics 9.2%, 3D 5.6%
- #44 Valley Peaks
69% matchVery Positive97% of 182 reviews2024
Dev: Tub ClubPub: Those Awesome Guys
Windows
Embark on a cozy climbing adventure in Valley Peaks, a ribbiting first-person platformer where each mountain is like a puzzle. Install Radio Towers at the top of every ridge to connect the froggy inhabitants to the wider world, venture further into the Valley, conquer peaks and unravel mysteries!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 50.7%, First-Person 20.9%, Atmospheric 10%, Adventure 7.7%, Indie 4.8%
- #45 The House of Da Vinci
70% matchVery Positive87% of 6,938 reviews2017
Dev: Blue Brain Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Enter The House of Da Vinci, a new must-try 3D puzzle adventure game. Solve mechanical puzzles, discover hidden objects, escape from rooms and dive into the authentic atmosphere of the Renaissance. Use all your wits to find out what's behind your master's disappearance.
Why similar: Puzzle 32.3%, Linear 16.3%, Atmospheric 12.6%, Adventure 10.5%, 3D 9.2%
- #46 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 47.3%, Adventure 18%, Atmospheric 17.4%, Indie 14.1%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #47 Road to Ballhalla
72% matchVery Positive88% of 425 reviews2016
Dev: Torched HillPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 32%
Roll and be trolled on your journey to the legendary place called Ballhalla. Follow the beat to overcome deadly hazards in sync with the music. Style your balls and marble at awful puns in the roll playing game of the year!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 38.7%, Narration 28%, Comedy 14.6%, Puzzle 12.2%, Atmospheric 5.3%
- #48 The Last Cube
69% matchVery Positive97% of 144 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 50.5%, Puzzle 20.3%, 3D 11.7%, Atmospheric 7.2%, Adventure 5.3%
- #49 Platonic
70% matchVery Positive86% of 93 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: Puzzle 31.2%, First-Person 23%, Adventure 13.7%, Atmospheric 12.2%, 3D 10.8%
- #50 HAMSTERMIND
66% matchVery Positive99% of 77 reviews2026
Dev: Righteous Tree
Windows · Linux
Play as the legendary explorer Hamster Jones and explore a mysterious pyramid in a puzzle-based adventure, solving a wide variety of puzzles and uncovering the many secrets hidden within its walls.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 46.3%, Puzzle 22.3%, Linear 13.7%, 3D 10%, Comedy 5.2%
- #51 The Path Home
66% matchVery Positive99% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: kakuhitoPub: michikusa
Windows
"The Path Home" is a 2D pixel-art puzzle game where you explore a strange world with a girl. Use panels to "flip" black and white tiles and reshape the puzzle world. The girl always searches for the "shortest path to the goal," but avoiding fake goals and reuniting her with the crow is up to you.
Why similar: Puzzle 54.6%, Atmospheric 17.7%, Adventure 14.8%, Indie 9.4%, Singleplayer 3.6%
- #52 Chroma Zero
65% matchVery Positive96% of 313 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: Puzzle 28.9%, First-Person 25.2%, Adventure 11.2%, 3D 9.8%, Comedy 9.8%
- #53 Helheim Hassle
68% matchVery Positive90% of 416 reviews2020
Dev: Perfectly ParanormalPub: Yogscast Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Helheim Hassle is a narrative adventure game with puzzle platforming elements. Play as Bjørn, a pacifist Viking that can detach and combine limbs at will to solve challenging puzzles and get out of uncomfortable situations involving desperate Norse Gods, Goblins, Dragons, and angry skeletons.
Why similar: Adventure 47.3%, Indie 30.3%, Puzzle 22.4%
- #54 Gorge
68% matchVery Positive88% of 86 reviews2021
Dev: Boaz Leshman
Windows
Gorge is a first-person puzzle-platformer, where you use telekinesis and wall-running to solve challenging interconnected obstacle courses.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 41%, First-Person 14.5%, Puzzle 14.2%, Linear 12.7%, 3D 7.6%
- #55 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: Puzzle 38.1%, Linear 37.4%, Adventure 9.5%, Casual 7.2%, Indie 5.5%
- #56 Drizzlepath
71% matchMixed53% of 621 reviews2015
Dev: Tonguç Bodur
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
In Drizzlepath you are set on a journey to the top of the Mountain of Fire. It aims to be an atmospheric, relaxed and enigmatic experience. Downloadable soundtrack included.
Why similar: First-Person 25.5%, Comedy 16.5%, 3D 14.7%, Atmospheric 13.5%, Adventure 12.3%
- #57 Once Upon A Puppet
64% matchVery Positive92% of 105 reviews2025
Dev: Flatter Than EarthPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Control the strings of fate and embark on a grand adventure with Drev and Nieve. A magical, story-driven 2.5D puzzle-platformer where puppeteering mechanics and a whimsical, theater-inspired world intertwine.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 37.5%, Narration 26.6%, Puzzle 13%, Atmospheric 7.8%, Adventure 6.8%
- #58 The Last Campfire
63% 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 Platformer 28.3%, Narration 22.3%, Puzzle 20.7%, Adventure 8%, Atmospheric 7.8%
- #59 Chants of Sennaar
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 29,231 reviews2023
Dev: RundiscPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
In this award-winning puzzle adventure game, play as the Traveler on a quest to reunite the Peoples of the Tower. Observe, listen, and decipher ancient languages in a fascinating universe inspired by the Myth of Babel.
Why similar: Puzzle 38.3%, Mythology 19.9%, Puzzle Platformer 15.7%, Adventure 11.2%, Atmospheric 6.3%