- #1 Hue
97% matchVery Positive93% of 11,385 reviews2016
Dev: Fiddlesticks GamesPub: Curve Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Hue is a vibrant, award-winning puzzle-adventure, where you alter the world by changing its background colour.
Why similar: Puzzle 37.2%, Adventure 34.6%, Indie 28.2%
Why You'll Like It: It utilizes color-changing mechanics to solve puzzles, directly aligning with the color-restoration theme of Umiro.
- #2 Carto
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,406 reviews2020
Dev: Sunhead GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 37.5%, Adventure 32.7%, Indie 29.8%
Why You'll Like It: This adventure game centers on manipulating the world map to solve puzzles, mirroring the tactile, drawing-based gameplay of Umiro.
- #3 Linelight
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,110 reviews2017
Dev: My Dog Zorro
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Linelight is an elegant puzzle game set in a world of lines.
Why similar: Puzzle 39.7%, Indie 30.8%, Adventure 29.5%
Why You'll Like It: Like Umiro, this game focuses on navigating paths through a minimalist, atmospheric world using precise movement and logic.
- #4 Cosmic Express
95% matchVery Positive90% of 629 reviews2017
Dev: Cosmic EngineersPub: Draknek & Friends
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Plan the train route for the universe's most awkward space colony!
Why similar: Strategy 58%, Puzzle 42%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the grid-based path-finding mechanics of Umiro, challenging players to plan routes efficiently.
- #5 The Gardens Between
94% matchVery Positive94% of 2,763 reviews2018
Dev: The Voxel Agents
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
The Gardens Between is a surreal puzzle adventure that follows best friends, Arina and Frendt, as they fall into a mysterious world of beautiful garden islands. Manipulate time to solve puzzles and discover the secrets of each island.
Why similar: Puzzle 55.3%, Adventure 44.7%
Why You'll Like It: This puzzle-adventure game focuses on manipulating time to navigate through surreal, dreamlike islands.
- #6 Lost in Play
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 9,387 reviews2022
Dev: Happy Juice GamesPub: Joystick Ventures
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Solve puzzles, riddles, and embark on an exciting journey of discovery! Join Toto and Gal as they explore dreamscapes and befriend magical creatures. Lost in their imagination, the brother and sister must stick together and solve puzzles to find their way home.
Why similar: Puzzle 46%, Adventure 39.4%, Indie 14.6%
Why You'll Like It: It captures a similar whimsical and mysterious atmosphere through its hand-drawn art and intuitive puzzle design.
- #7 Ever Forward
93% matchVery Positive82% of 289 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: Strategy 43.7%, Adventure 27.6%, Indie 18.6%, Puzzle 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: This puzzle-adventure game focuses on navigating complex environments and solving environmental challenges.
- #8 A Monster's Expedition
91% matchVery Positive95% of 1,754 reviews2020
Dev: Draknek & Friends
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
An adorable and relaxing open world puzzle adventure for monsters who love to learn about humans!
Why similar: Strategy 37.8%, Puzzle 32.7%, Adventure 29.4%
Why You'll Like It: A highly polished grid-based puzzle game that rewards careful spatial planning and exploration.
- #9 DREAMO - Puzzle Adventure
92% matchMostly Positive77% of 62 reviews2020
Dev: Hypnotic AntsPub: Carbon Studio
Windows
The plane crashed, bringing an abrupt end to your journey. You regain consciousness in a strange lucid dream filled with interactive cube puzzles, where a mysterious voice guides you through the changing landscape. What is happening? Who are you? Do you have what it takes to wake up?
Why similar: Adventure 55.1%, Puzzle 29.3%, Indie 15.6%
Why You'll Like It: A casual, colorful puzzle game that emphasizes mystery and exploration in a relaxing setting.
- #10 Down in Bermuda
91% matchVery Positive89% of 1,669 reviews2021
Dev: Yak & Co
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
An unnatural storm leaves an adventurous aviator stranded for decades within the infamous Bermuda. Overcome creatures of the deep and unravel the islands secrets in search of a way back home.
Why similar: Puzzle 46%, Adventure 40.8%, Indie 13.3%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing puzzle game that focuses on uncovering secrets within contained, vibrant environments.
- #11 Way of Rhea
90% 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 46.7%, Adventure 41.6%, Indie 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: It combines color-based logic with challenging puzzle-platforming elements that require careful planning.
- #12 Gorogoa
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 20,830 reviews2017
Dev: Buried SignalPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Gorogoa is an elegant evolution of the puzzle genre, told through a beautifully hand-drawn story designed and illustrated by Jason Roberts. Winner of Debut Game at the 2018 BAFTA Games Awards, as well as Best Mobile Game and the Innovation Award at the GDC 2018 Choice Awards.
Why similar: Puzzle 60.3%, Indie 20.2%, Adventure 19.4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique, artistic approach to puzzle-solving where players manipulate panels to progress through a mysterious narrative.
- #13 She Remembered Caterpillars
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 567 reviews2017
Dev: jumpsuit entertainment UG (haftungsbeschränkt)Pub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A fungipunk fantasy about love, loss, and holding on, told in the format of a color-based puzzle game. A tale as the bond between parent and child, this lush and bewildering title will have players testing their wits against a variety of challenges, all beautiful and very strange.
Why similar: Puzzle 62.1%, Indie 37.9%
Why You'll Like It: This isometric puzzle game uses color-matching mechanics to navigate characters through increasingly complex levels.
- #14 The Wild at Heart
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 918 reviews2021
Dev: Moonlight KidsPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Wield an ever-growing herd of quirky creatures to rebuild broken paths, battle perilous beasts, and solve peculiar puzzles in a rich, interconnected world. Join two young runaways as they unravel the mysteries of a lost realm in this nostalgic storybook fantasy!
Why similar: Strategy 39.4%, Puzzle 30.3%, Adventure 20.3%, Indie 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: It blends puzzle-solving and adventure in a charming, hand-drawn world that feels similar in tone to Umiro.
- #15 The Pedestrian
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,121 reviews2020
Dev: Skookum Arts
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 66%
I can see the signs in my sleep now, always guiding me closer. Will this really work? Have we almost achieved the impossible?
Why similar: Puzzle 56.6%, Adventure 43.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game features creative spatial puzzles where you navigate through interconnected 2D signs in a 3D world.
- #16 Arrog
87% matchVery Positive88% of 226 reviews2020
Dev: LEAP Game StudiosPub: indienova
Windows
Arrog is an enigmatic puzzle adventure game featuring hand-drawn art and set in a bizarre black-and-white world with color accents.
Why similar: Adventure 51.8%, Indie 35%, Puzzle 13.2%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, hand-drawn puzzle game that explores themes of life and death through minimalist interactions.
- #17 Baba Is You
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 24,648 reviews2019
Dev: Hempuli Oy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Baba Is You is a puzzle game where the rules you have to follow are present as blocks you can interact with. By manipulating them, you can change how the game works, repurpose things you find in the levels and cause surprising interactions!
Why similar: Puzzle 64.9%, Indie 29.3%, Strategy 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A brilliant logic-based puzzle game that forces you to rethink the rules of the environment, much like Umiro's path-drawing mechanics.
- #18 Slice of Sea
86% matchVery Positive90% of 624 reviews2021
Dev: Mateusz Skutnik
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Slice of Sea is a peaceful adventure and puzzle game. You play as Seaweed, a sea creature clearly out of their element. Explore desolate world of dust, all hand-drawn on paper in unique art style. Collect items, solve puzzles and lead Seaweed back home to the sea.
Why similar: Adventure 42.8%, Puzzle 41.7%, Indie 15.6%
Why You'll Like It: This hand-drawn adventure features a unique, surreal world filled with puzzles that reward patient observation.
- #19 Chroma Zero
83% matchVery Positive96% of 364 reviews2024
Dev: ekorzPub: ZeroXP
Windows
Explore a unique and connected world. Understand its fragile balance, uncover its deepest questions, and find more than just the answers.
Why similar: Puzzle 42.8%, Adventure 38.8%, Indie 18.4%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person puzzle game that utilizes color and logic to navigate through minimalist, abstract spaces.
- #20 Out of Line
84% matchVery Positive90% of 242 reviews2021
Dev: Nerd MonkeysPub: Hatinh Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 64%
A unique adventure game filled with beautiful puzzles all hand-drawn in an original 2D style . Out of Line follows the adventures of San in a quest to escape the Factory that was once home. Dive into a story set in a mysterious world that is revealed through multiple chapters.
Why similar: Puzzle 42.6%, Adventure 33%, Indie 24.4%
Why You'll Like It: A beautiful puzzle-platformer that uses a distinct art style to tell a story through environmental interaction.
- #21 Unleaving
84% matchVery Positive90% of 58 reviews2024
Dev: orangutan matter
Windows · Mac
When everything seems hopeless a child is awakened by the whispers of the last leaf, drawn into an imaginary world. Unleaving invites the player into a narrative-driven puzzle platformer where each challenge unfolds within a hand-painted landscape, exploring perception and meaning
Why similar: Puzzle 37.5%, Adventure 35%, Indie 27.4%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, hand-drawn experience that focuses on atmospheric storytelling and environmental puzzles.
- #22 Skaramazuzu
82% matchVery Positive93% of 70 reviews2024
Dev: Bleeding Moon StudioPub: Iphigames
Windows
Enter the mysterious world of Skaramazuzu, and get ready to be tested. Meet strange beings and whimsical personalities, face challenges, and solve riddles in a hand-drawn, black and white 2D world.
Why similar: Adventure 51%, Puzzle 34.3%, Indie 14.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a surreal, atmospheric journey with a distinct hand-drawn aesthetic and puzzle-rich gameplay.
- #23 Strange Jigsaws
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 4,785 reviews2025
Dev: FLEB
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A game of strange jigsaws.
Why similar: Adventure 48.6%, Puzzle 39.5%, Indie 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a relaxing, abstract puzzle experience that focuses on visual composition.
- #24 The Multi-Medium
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 594 reviews2023
Dev: Micah Boursier
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Multi-Medium is a visually unique 2D puzzle platform adventure in which you play as an interdimensional explorer lost in the multiverse. Travel to diverse worlds, each drawn or painted by hand in a different medium and style, in search of your place in the cosmos.
Why similar: Adventure 53%, Puzzle 47%
Why You'll Like It: A stylized adventure game that uses a variety of art techniques to present its puzzle-platforming challenges.
- #25 Kinduo
81% matchVery Positive96% of 105 reviews2021
Dev: Nibb Games
Windows
Kinduo is a local cooperative game where two elemental friends overcome obstacles to return to their island, push boxes, use electricity to connect objects, break ice blocks, blow things up and more in this cute and colorful co-op game!
Why similar: Adventure 49.2%, Puzzle 23.7%, Strategy 22.7%, Indie 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: A cooperative puzzle-platformer that uses character-specific abilities to navigate colorful, grid-based levels.
- #26 The Book Of Hiro
81% matchMixed57% of 134 reviews2023
Dev: MingCang StudioPub: OKJOY
Windows
“The Book of Hiro” is a 3D visual puzzle game where players solve challenges and puzzles using illusions and perspective to find the hidden key in the map. The game tells the story of a brave villager named Hiro who was ordered to meet the king and encountered various challenges and puzzles.
Why similar: Puzzle 31.1%, Strategy 28.1%, Adventure 23.4%, Indie 17.4%
Why You'll Like It: A casual puzzle game that emphasizes exploration and hidden-object mechanics in a charming setting.
- #27 Colorful Recolor
80% matchVery Positive91% of 103 reviews2022
Dev: Gagonfe
Windows
Colorful Recolor is a fast-paced puzzle game with a kaleidoscopic collection of brain teasers. Play through 100 levels with engaging mechanics, striking biomes, 10+ distinct elements, and an abundance of colors. Paint your way through this colorful world!
Why similar: Strategy 58.3%, Puzzle 41.7%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on logic and color-based mechanics within a 2D platforming environment.
- #28 Lost in Art: a Miniature Realm
78% matchVery Positive97% of 67 reviews2026
Dev: Archaic Game Studio
Windows · Mac
Explore the miniature universe filled with Eastern mythology, forgotten folk tales and surprising historical events in this puzzle adventure game. Step into real artworks, reveal mysteries by solving unique puzzles, and be the hero of the miniature folk.
Why similar: Puzzle 40.1%, Adventure 38.3%, Indie 21.5%
- #29 Axel & Pixel
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 102 reviews2010
Dev: Silver Wish GamesPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Axel and Pixel are trapped in a beautiful but dangerous dream world. If they plan to get out they must solve its mysteries. Drawn by hand and rendered in full high-definition, Axel & Pixel is a unique journey through an artist's dream.
Why similar: Indie 100%
Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click adventure that features surreal, hand-painted environments and creative puzzle sequences.
- #30 Monument Valley
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,906 reviews2022
Dev: ustwo games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 33.8%, Strategy 33.4%, Adventure 29.1%, Indie 3.7%
- #31 Ligo
77% matchVery Positive100% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: Anthony Berleur
Windows
Explore a mysterious non-linear world filled with puzzles and secrets. Make small creatures work together to lift the curse and reconnect the world.
Why similar: Puzzle 44.5%, Adventure 35.6%, Indie 20%
- #32 Colorful Colore
77% matchVery Positive96% of 169 reviews2020
Dev: Gagonfe
Windows
Colorful Colore is a Puzzle Labyrinth game, where your objective is to get in the exit matching the correct colors in the way.
Why similar: Strategy 67.2%, Puzzle 17%, Indie 15.8%
- #33 Lost Chronicles of Zerzura
78% matchVery Positive84% of 124 reviews2014
Dev: Cranberry ProductionPub: Viva Media
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 42%
When one brother is taken away by the Inquisition, the other must search for answers that will set his imprisoned sibling free. You’ll be quickly immersed in an extraordinary expedition, as you explore the ravishingly beautiful and detailed locations and solve a unique combination of puzzles, mini-games, and other challenges within the...
Why similar: Adventure 100%
Why You'll Like It: A classic point-and-click adventure that focuses on narrative-driven puzzle solving.
- #34 The Witness
76% matchVery Positive84% of 21,430 reviews2016
Dev: Thekla, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.
Why similar: Puzzle 65.5%, Adventure 18.7%, Indie 15.8%
- #35 Gloomy Eyes
72% matchVery Positive95% of 280 reviews2025
Dev: Atlas VPub: ARTE France
Windows
A cozy horror, “self-coop”, adventure about two unlikely souls who forge a forbidden bond and journey together to find the sun. Explore eerie yet charming Tim Burton-esque levels, switch between two unique characters, and solve brain-teasing puzzles.
Why similar: Adventure 51.2%, Puzzle 48.8%
- #36 GRIS
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 96,496 reviews2018
Dev: Nomada StudioPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
Why similar: Indie 38.6%, Adventure 38.4%, Puzzle 23%
- #37 Coralina: a Memory Tale
72% matchVery Positive97% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: Gabriel MakiPub: ZNT Productions
Windows
A mysterious plot about a film student who finds herself lost in the world of the dead, the Posthumous Lands. Alongside a purple-haired woman, Coralina must decipher Human Alchemy in this retro adventure with cinematic touches!
Why similar: Adventure 51.1%, Puzzle 48.9%
- #38 Tiny Room Stories: Town Mystery
73% matchVery Positive87% of 871 reviews2021
Dev: Kiary Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Everybody are missing in a town. Find the answers of town mystery in a point and click adventure game with escape the room mechanics
Why similar: Puzzle 50.7%, Adventure 43.8%, Indie 5.5%
- #39 Evergarden
74% matchVery Positive86% of 770 reviews2018
Dev: Flippfly LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
You have just arrived in a magical forest world with a hexagon board at its center, a mysterious creature nearby, and secrets lurking in the shadows. Why are you here, and what will you do next? A deceptively simple puzzle game, wrapped in a magical adventure.
Why similar: Strategy 45.4%, Puzzle 28.3%, Adventure 26.3%
- #40 Achromatic
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 111 reviews2018
Dev: Studio Goya
Windows · Mac
Achromatic is a minimalist puzzle game about connecting dots in order to transform them all to one cohesive color. Along the way you will uncover unique dots with exciting properties to assist you on your puzzling adventure.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #41 Blink
74% 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 59.7%, Indie 40.3%
- #42 Chromatic Conundrum
69% matchVery Positive99% of 369 reviews2026
Dev: Digs
Windows
Chromatic Conundrum is a first person puzzle game where you manipulate light. Combine different colors and form shadows to illuminate your way through an enigmatic world.
Why similar: Puzzle 49.6%, Adventure 34.6%, Indie 15.8%
- #43 Hiiro
73% matchVery Positive86% of 311 reviews2016
Dev: Jon TiburziPub: Sometimes You
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Hiiro is a 2D platform game focused on ambient exploration and puzzle solving. Discover a grand world filled with mysterious artifacts and forgotten ruins. Become immersed in relaxing gameplay and meditative music. Remain observant as you unravel an explanation for your solitude.
Why similar: Adventure 76.2%, Puzzle 12.2%, Indie 11.7%
- #44 Monument Valley 3
68% matchVery Positive93% of 2,349 reviews2025
Dev: ustwo games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 32.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: Strategy 56.5%, Puzzle 43.5%
- #45 Path of Ra
71% 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: Strategy 31.5%, Puzzle 25.7%, Adventure 25.4%, Indie 17.4%
- #46 EMUUROM
68% matchVery Positive90% of 323 reviews2026
Dev: borbwarePub: Coyote Time Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
A creature-scanning metroidvania. Explore an ancient paradise before it's lost forever. Study the EMUUROM creatures, document your findings in the EMUUDEX, and use what you learn to unlock new paths.
Why similar: Puzzle 51%, Adventure 49%
- #47 Drew and the Floating Labyrinth
75% 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 58.3%, Indie 41.7%
- #48 Old Man's Journey
71% matchVery Positive87% of 4,277 reviews2017
Dev: Broken Rules
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Old Man’s Journey, a soul-searching puzzle adventure, tells a story of life, loss, and hope. Interacting with the world around you, you'll shape the landscape to create the old man's path forward. Experience heartache and hope as you embark on a heartfelt journey through a sunkissed world.
Why similar: Adventure 40.4%, Puzzle 35.3%, Indie 24.3%
- #49 monoch room
70% matchVery Positive88% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: LuuuLuuuL
Windows
After losing consciousness, I found myself in a strange room. An unknown figure guided me deeper into the room. "I thought you would make it this far." Eventually, I saw a past I had forgotten... "monoch room" is an adventure game with puzzle elements.
Why similar: Puzzle 58.6%, Adventure 41.4%
- #50 Discolored
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 701 reviews2019
Dev: Jason Godbey
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Locals whisper of a roadside diner that’s lost its color. You are sent to investigate.
Why similar: Puzzle 58.7%, Adventure 41.3%
- #51 Chicory: A Colorful Tale
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,003 reviews2021
Dev: Wishes Ultd.Pub: Finji
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A top-down adventure game in a coloring book world full of vibrant characters. Use painting powers to explore, solve puzzles, make friends, and draw on anything! From creators on Wandersong + Celeste.
Why similar: Adventure 47.6%, Indie 36.5%, Puzzle 15.9%
- #52 MONOWAVE
66% matchVery Positive94% of 72 reviews2026
Dev: Studio BBB Inc.
Windows · Mac
MONOWAVE is a puzzle adventure through colorful worlds powered by four emotions. Alone or with a friend, express your feelings through song, empathize with your spirit friends, and solve puzzles to find your way forward.
Why similar: Adventure 54.2%, Puzzle 45.8%
- #53 Shattered Dimension
66% matchVery Positive91% of 74 reviews2026
Dev: Cotton Game
Windows · Mac
Dive into a world of mystery and wonder in Shattered Dimension. As an unexpected investigator, you're plunged into a labyrinthine plot filled with enigmatic puzzles and intriguing characters.Uncover hidden truths by engaging in conversations and following the intricate web of relationships.
Why similar: Adventure 51.5%, Indie 24.4%, Puzzle 24.1%
- #54 The Last Campfire
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 20,767 reviews2021
Dev: Hello Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 41.6%, Adventure 37%, Indie 21.4%
- #55 Pocket Kingdom
69% matchVery Positive90% of 263 reviews2016
Dev: 08 GamesPub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Islands sometimes appear out of the blue in the clouds. The mysterious Pocket Kingdom is one of them. Wander around its districts, solve puzzles and listen to the weird stories told by the locals. Unveiling the place's mysteries depends on it. So does getting out of it.
Why similar: Adventure 47.3%, Indie 32.7%, Puzzle 19.9%
- #56 The Artisan of Glimmith
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,644 reviews2026
Dev: Lunarch Studios
Windows
Median: 11.6 hrsMean: 25.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The Artisan of Glimmith is a cozy, relaxing puzzle game about coloring stained glass and restoring the artworks of a kingdom above the clouds. Explore a world of handcrafted puzzles designed with intent, where simple rules lead to delightful surprises.
Why similar: Strategy 37.7%, Puzzle 33.9%, Adventure 21%, Indie 7.4%
- #57 Bring You Home
65% matchVery Positive96% of 228 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 59.7%, Indie 40.3%
- #58 Untamed Tactics
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 134 reviews2023
Dev: Grumpy Owl GamesPub: Ravenage Games
Windows · Mac
Untamed Tactics is a Tactical RPG set in world of colorful animals. Relive the legend of Greycoat’s escape into the untamed Wilds in a tale of lost honor and finding a new home as you fight, talk, and think your way through this beautifully illustrated adventure!
Why similar: Strategy 83%, Indie 17%
- #59 Cyto
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 99 reviews2014
Dev: Room 8 Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Cyto has lost his memories, help him get them back. Fling Cyto through beautiful, other-worldly levels to collect memory fragments and piece together his story in this irresistible, cute, and challenging puzzle game.
Why similar: Indie 59.5%, Puzzle 40.5%