- #1 Machinarium
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 19,289 reviews2009
Dev: Amanita Design
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Machinarium is the award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of Samorost series, Botanicula and CHUCHEL. Help Josef the robot save his girlfriend Berta kidnapped by the Black Cap Brotherhood gang!
Why similar: Puzzle 53.4%, Adventure 19.5%, Casual 15.8%, Indie 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A masterpiece of atmospheric, robot-themed puzzle-solving that shares the same whimsical and mechanical charm as Unmechanical.
- #2 Teslagrad
96% matchVery Positive84% of 2,460 reviews2013
Dev: Rain Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A journey begins... A treacherous tower... Unravel its mysteries!Discover the secrets kept in the long abandoned Tesla Tower!Magnetism and other electromagnetic powers will help you explore a non-linear world of beautiful hand-drawn environments, in a steampunk-inspired vision of old Europe.
Why similar: Puzzle 37.3%, Platformer 26.7%, Physics 14%, Indie 13.5%, Adventure 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Combines physics-based platforming with unique electromagnetic mechanics in a beautifully crafted, non-verbal world.
- #3 Mechanism
95% matchMixed67% of 166 reviews2018
Dev: Alexander Goodwin
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Mechanism - - an adventure game about a lonely robot. Dive into a depressive steampunk world which has been infected with a strange disease called "Phlegm".
Why similar: Puzzle 39.5%, Adventure 33.3%, Indie 27.2%
Why You'll Like It: A direct thematic match that focuses on robot-centric puzzles within a steampunk-inspired, atmospheric setting.
- #4 Trine Enchanted Edition
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 15,752 reviews2009
Dev: Frozenbyte
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Three Heroes make their way through dangers untold in a fairytale world of great castles and strange machinery, featuring physics-based puzzles, beautiful sights and online co-op.
Why similar: Physics 32.7%, Puzzle 24.7%, Platformer 19.3%, Adventure 12.1%, Indie 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features physics-based puzzle-platforming with a beautiful, immersive atmosphere that rewards creative problem-solving.
- #5 LIMBO
94% matchVery Positive92% of 60,454 reviews2011
Dev: Playdead
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO
Why similar: Puzzle 39.8%, Platformer 20.7%, Indie 17.9%, Adventure 12.4%, Physics 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential atmospheric puzzle-platformer that uses physics and environmental storytelling to create a sense of mystery.
- #6 Portal
92% 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 69.3%, Physics 17.7%, Platformer 7.6%, Adventure 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for physics-based puzzle games, offering a similar sense of discovery within a sterile, mechanical environment.
- #7 Tetrobot and Co.
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 511 reviews2013
Dev: Swing Swing Submarine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Tetrobot is the world's most popular and reliable robot, but he's not perfect. That's why I, Maya, have built him a microscopic little brother, Psychobot.Help me guide Psy through Tetrobot's cogs and circuits: by swallowing blocks of matter and spitting them out, we can repair anything.
Why similar: Puzzle 61.8%, Indie 21.5%, Casual 16.8%
Why You'll Like It: A logic-heavy puzzle game centered on a small robot that requires careful manipulation of the environment to succeed.
- #8 Scrap Garden
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,244 reviews2016
Dev: Egidijus BachurPub: Flazm
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Scrap Garden is a charming puzzle platformer about the adventures of Canny, a lonely robot, who awakens in a post-apocalyptic world to find all other robots shut down and seized up. What happened to the City? Why did all robots stop moving? Did anyone survive except him?
Why similar: Adventure 27.7%, Indie 21.9%, Physics 21.7%, Puzzle 13.3%, Platformer 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A 3D platformer featuring a robot protagonist that emphasizes exploration and light puzzle-solving in a post-apocalyptic world.
- #9 Grow Home
91% matchVery Positive92% of 5,564 reviews2015
Dev: Reflections, a Ubisoft StudioPub: Infogrames
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Experience the freedom of unbounded climbing as you take control of BUD, a procedurally animated robot on a quest to save his planet. Create your own path through an alien world as you control and ride a giant plant on a vertical journey to the stars.
Why similar: Adventure 35.2%, Casual 21.7%, Physics 21%, Platformer 12.1%, Indie 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on unique, physics-based movement and climbing mechanics that mirror the floaty, experimental feel of Unmechanical.
- #10 Hue
89% matchVery Positive92% of 11,146 reviews2016
Dev: Fiddlesticks GamesPub: Curve Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Hue is a vibrant, award-winning puzzle-adventure, where you alter the world by changing its background colour.
Why similar: Puzzle 41.9%, Adventure 19.2%, Indie 18.9%, Platformer 16.8%, Casual 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that uses color-shifting mechanics to alter the environment, providing a similar sense of discovery.
- #11 The UnderGarden
90% matchMixed65% of 91 reviews2010
Dev: Artech StudiosPub: Atari
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 34%
The UnderGarden is a casual Zen game that challenges players to explore beautiful underground caverns filled with strange life forms, sound, music and plenty of hidden secrets. Casual gamers with an affinity towards puzzle games will enjoy The UnderGarden’s modern exploration quest filled with brain teasing games that combine state of...
Why similar: Puzzle 53.1%, Casual 46.9%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, exploration-focused puzzle game that emphasizes environmental interaction over high-stakes action.
- #12 Mekabolt
88% matchVery Positive88% of 179 reviews2019
Dev: SomepxPub: Ratalaika Games S.L.
Windows
Use your trusty Mekabolt device to manipulate robots, solve a variety of puzzling levels and obtain batteries to fix the robots!
Why similar: Puzzle 47.1%, Platformer 24.4%, Casual 14.4%, Adventure 14%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that tasks players with controlling robots to solve environmental hazards.
- #13 Thomas Was Alone
87% matchVery Positive94% of 9,347 reviews2012
Dev: Bithell Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Guide a group of rectangles through 120 levels, using their different skills together to overcome a series of obstacles in each environment. Discover the human-made story of the first sentient artificial intelligences with Danny Wallace’s BAFTA-winning narration.
Why similar: Physics 33.9%, Platformer 31.6%, Indie 18.8%, Casual 15.8%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, atmospheric puzzle-platformer that relies on character movement and physics to tell a compelling story.
- #14 Inside The Gear
89% matchMostly Negative40% of 140 reviews2014
Dev: Mykhail Konokh
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
A physics puzzle game like no other! You are inside the big old machine. There are rusty gears and shafts all around you, along with interactive objects such as planks and cubes. Use each object and place the wheel on the platform – easy!
Why similar: Puzzle 34.5%, Physics 22.7%, Casual 21.9%, Indie 20.9%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric puzzle-platformer that emphasizes mechanical exploration and physics-based challenges.
- #15 Joe Wander and the Enigmatic Adventures
86% matchVery Positive88% of 89 reviews2023
Dev: Frozen Pixel
Windows
Start the best Enigmatic Adventure of your life! Explore 4 different worlds with smooth platforming, solve brain-teasing puzzles, and enjoy the beautiful scenery in the mysterious world of Joe Wander.
Why similar: Puzzle 28.3%, Physics 26.1%, Platformer 15%, Adventure 12.2%, Indie 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based puzzle-platformer that features a variety of environmental challenges and exploration.
- #16 Botanicula
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,554 reviews2012
Dev: Amanita Design
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Humor-filled indie adventure game created by the makers of Machinarium and Samorost.
Why similar: Puzzle 53.5%, Casual 24.2%, Adventure 22.4%
Why You'll Like It: A whimsical, atmospheric puzzle game that focuses on exploring a unique world through curiosity and interaction.
- #17 OneShot: World Machine Edition
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 4,777 reviews2024
Dev: Future Cat LLCPub: KOMODO
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A completely self-contained portable version of one of the highest user-rated games. Built on an entirely new engine with new UI, support for Steam Deck, & more. Features world-bending puzzles, intriguing denizens, surreal environments, and a captivating story about the truth of the game's reality.
Why similar: Puzzle 52.9%, Indie 18.8%, Adventure 16.3%, Casual 12%
Why You'll Like It: A meta-narrative puzzle game that shares a deep, atmospheric sense of mystery and exploration.
- #18 Samorost 3
85% matchVery Positive94% of 5,364 reviews2016
Dev: Amanita Design
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Samorost 3 is an exploration adventure and puzzle game from the award-winning creators of Machinarium and Botanicula. Travel across space to nine unique worlds teeming with colorful challenges, creatures and surprises to discover, brought to life with beautiful artwork, sound and music.
Why similar: Puzzle 53.2%, Casual 18.5%, Adventure 17.9%, Indie 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, point-and-click puzzle adventure that relies on environmental curiosity and mechanical interaction.
- #19 Retro Machina
84% matchVery Positive87% of 252 reviews2021
Dev: Orbit StudioPub: SuperGG.com
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Retro Machina is a single-player action and exploration game set in a retro-futuristic universe. Experience the journey of a little robot as it solves intricate puzzles and begins unraveling the mysteries of a world long forgotten.
Why similar: Puzzle 39.4%, Indie 21.4%, Platformer 20.4%, Adventure 18.8%
Why You'll Like It: An action-adventure game set in a robot-filled world that emphasizes puzzle-solving and exploration.
- #20 Stuffo the Puzzle Bot
83% matchVery Positive99% of 172 reviews2023
Dev: Hapatus Ltd
Windows
A laid-back but smart puzzle game. Stuffo is the last remaining puzzle bot stuck in a world filled with bite-sized brain-teasers. Help Stuffo to solve the mind-bending puzzles by using various blocks to climb, push and teleport your way to the exit.
Why similar: Puzzle 64.5%, Adventure 22.6%, Indie 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: A dedicated robot-themed puzzle game that focuses on logic and environmental manipulation.
- #21 Braid
84% matchVery Positive93% of 9,899 reviews2009
Dev: Number None
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 61%
This is the original version of Braid from 2009, which may not work well on newer systems. For an updated version of the game with nicer graphics, more levels and a large amount of developer commentary, see Braid, Anniversary Edition.
Why similar: Puzzle 52.4%, Platformer 24.3%, Indie 17.9%, Casual 3.6%, Adventure 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic puzzle-platformer that uses time-manipulation mechanics to challenge the player's perception of the environment.
- #22 World of Goo
82% matchVery Positive94% of 6,476 reviews2008
Dev: 2D BOYPub: 2D BOY
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
World of Goo is a multiple award winning physics based puzzle / construction game made entirely by two guys.
Why similar: Puzzle 46.7%, Physics 31%, Indie 14.8%, Casual 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based puzzle game that requires building structures to navigate environments, sharing the tactile feel of Unmechanical.
- #23 The Tiny Bang Story
81% matchVery Positive87% of 6,576 reviews2011
Dev: Colibri Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Life on Tiny Planet was calm and carefree until a great disaster occurred - Tiny Planet was hit by a meteor! The world fell apart and now its future depends only on you! Use your imagination and creativity: in order to restore Tiny Planet and help its inhabitants you will have to fix a variety of machines and mechanisms as well as solve...
Why similar: Puzzle 94.7%, Adventure 2.1%, Casual 1.9%, Indie 1.3%
Why You'll Like It: A charming, mechanical-themed puzzle game that focuses on repairing a broken world through exploration.
- #24 Pid
80% matchVery Positive83% of 2,430 reviews2012
Dev: Might and Delight
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 29.4 hrs≥1hr: 32%
You are stranded on a strange and peculiar planet. It’s time to embark on your journey and find your way home! Explore a gravity defying and challenging platformer with striking visuals and a captivating story that transports you to a world beyond ours.
Why similar: Puzzle 25.9%, Platformer 25.6%, Adventure 24.7%, Indie 23.8%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based platformer featuring gravity-altering mechanics that require careful planning and timing.
- #25 Snapshot
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 259 reviews2012
Dev: Retro Affect
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 27%
Snapshot is the tale of a lone robot lost in an abandoned world. Armed with only his trusty camera, Pic sets forth on his great adventure. A camera might not seem like enough for a puzzle platforming adventure, but this camera is different from most: It has the ability to capture and remove from the world the very objects that it...
Why similar: Puzzle 30.6%, Adventure 20.1%, Indie 17.7%, Platformer 17.5%, Casual 14.1%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based puzzle-platformer where the player uses a camera to manipulate the environment.
- #26 Toki Tori 2+
79% matchVery Positive85% of 1,084 reviews2013
Dev: Two Tribes
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Toki Tori 2+ may look cute, but it’s a challenging puzzle adventure game. Whistle and stomp are the only moves you need to solve increasingly complex puzzles, as you go anywhere, anytime on a lush forest island.
Why similar: Puzzle 54.2%, Platformer 28.7%, Casual 17.2%
Why You'll Like It: An exploration-focused puzzle game that rewards players for understanding how the environment reacts to their presence.
- #27 Knytt Underground
78% matchVery Positive84% of 482 reviews2013
Dev: Nifflas' GamesPub: Ripstone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
The legendary Knytt series continues with Nifflas’ latest creation; Knytt Underground. In this Knytteration; humans have long since abandoned the planet after practically destroying it in a war, five hundred years ago.
Why similar: Platformer 33.3%, Indie 28.6%, Adventure 27.8%, Puzzle 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: An exploration-heavy platformer that prioritizes atmosphere and movement over traditional combat.
- #28 Clockwork
79% matchMixed61% of 76 reviews2016
Dev: Gamesoft
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Clockwork is a time-bending puzzle-platformer that tells the story of Atto, a lonely mechanical boy in the great city of Watchtower. Explore the city, discover its mysterious past, control time and fight terrifying boss battles. Clockwork features over 60+ hand-drawn, steampunk-inspired levels.
Why similar: Adventure 38.1%, Casual 32.3%, Indie 29.7%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that uses time-manipulation mechanics to solve environmental challenges.
- #29 Mind Over Magnet
73% matchVery Positive89% of 1,301 reviews2024
Dev: Game Maker's Toolkit
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
An attractive puzzle platformer where you use magnetism to escape a factory. Meet a cast of magnet characters and work together to solve logical conundrums.
Why similar: Puzzle 45.2%, Platformer 20.9%, Adventure 20.3%, Indie 13.7%
- #30 Puzzle Dimension
77% matchVery Positive90% of 494 reviews2010
Dev: Doctor Entertainment AB
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Find solutions to 100 unique puzzles and experience the satisfaction of "Aha" moments!
Why similar: Puzzle 62.5%, Indie 19.2%, Casual 18.2%
- #31 A Boy and His Blob
78% matchMixed69% of 553 reviews2016
Dev: Abstraction GamesPub: Ziggurat
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
When Blobolonia is threatened by an evil Emperor, the blob comes to Earth looking for help. Instead, he finds a young boy. Help the blob dethrone the evil Emperor that's terrorizing Blobolonia and establish a friendship with the blob that will last a lifetime.
Why similar: Puzzle 43.5%, Adventure 35.4%, Platformer 21.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic physics-based puzzle-platformer that relies on transforming a companion to navigate the world.
- #32 The Mensional
74% matchVery Positive92% of 62 reviews2022
Dev: Delil Timurtaş
Windows · Mac
Adventures of different characters with their unique atmosphere and puzzles.
Why similar: Puzzle 37.8%, Platformer 19.1%, Indie 16.9%, Adventure 15.4%, Physics 10.9%
- #33 CUBOTS The Origins
77% 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 36.2%, Physics 19.3%, Adventure 16.8%, Indie 14.5%, Casual 13.2%
- #34 And Yet It Moves
76% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,324 reviews2009
Dev: Broken Rules
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 26%
And Yet It Moves is a puzzle-platformer, set in a unique world, made of ripped paper. Within the paper-collage you can jump, run and last but certainly not least: rotate the world. Learn how to apply the physical consequences of rotation to master the many tricky situations you may encounter.
Why similar: Puzzle 38.5%, Platformer 32%, Indie 20.5%, Casual 9.1%
- #35 Magic Box
75% 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 28.4%, Casual 25.1%, Adventure 17.3%, Indie 14.8%, Physics 14.5%
- #36 Cranium Conundrum
76% matchMixed42% of 86 reviews2016
Dev: Falling Star GamesPub: Sometimes You
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Cranium Conundrum is a physics-based puzzle platformer taking place in the dream worlds that you create!
Why similar: Adventure 37%, Casual 32.8%, Indie 30.2%
- #37 Mech Builder
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 508 reviews2024
Dev: Don Pachi
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Welcome to Mech Builder- a relaxing puzzle game inspired by Model building(gunpla). You will experience the relaxing process of building a model kit with complete freedom with over 70+ puzzles.
Why similar: Puzzle 63.5%, Indie 20.5%, Casual 16%
- #38 PONCHO
75% matchMixed64% of 194 reviews2015
Dev: Delve InteractivePub: Rising Star Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A robot, a poncho and a journey of discovery! Make your way through this wonderful world of pixelated parallax platforming to solve the ultimate puzzle: who is Poncho?
Why similar: Adventure 34.5%, Indie 26.5%, Platformer 22.2%, Casual 16.8%
- #39 Unrooted
70% matchVery Positive87% of 108 reviews2024
Dev: 85 Plus Games
Windows
Unrooted is a vibrant and eye-catching precision platformer with lush environments and a stunning musical score. Take up your courage and squash your fear of heights. Travel upwards to lands no sapling has dared to explore before. But heed with caution, the higher you journey, the more you risk.
Why similar: Platformer 27.8%, Casual 23.1%, Adventure 20%, Physics 18.3%, Indie 10.7%
- #40 Optika
73% matchVery Positive86% of 344 reviews2016
Dev: PlayZilla.tk
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Discover the world of light physics: play with lasers, prisms, mirrors, magnets and dozens of other optical devices. Explore the world of Optika with Prof. Opticus and his assistant, Sofia! Research and complete more than one hundred challenging puzzles!
Why similar: Casual 29.6%, Adventure 27.6%, Indie 25.9%, Puzzle 16.9%
- #41 Lowglow
72% matchVery Positive90% of 467 reviews2015
Dev: Rockodile
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Lowglow - an audiovisual puzzle journey. Glowingly beautiful graphics combined with a dynamic audio environment make sure that Lowglow is an unforgettable, mind-bending experience for you!
Why similar: Puzzle 38.4%, Indie 22%, Adventure 21.1%, Casual 18.5%
- #42 Gravitia
69% matchVery Positive92% of 168 reviews2024
Dev: VuzzlePub: Jungle Game Lab
Windows
Gravitia is an adventure game about manipulating gravity to escape a unique world full of mystery.
Why similar: Puzzle 35.6%, Physics 25.7%, Adventure 21.4%, Platformer 14.2%, Indie 3.1%
- #43 Bob Came in Pieces
74% matchMixed68% of 111 reviews2010
Dev: Ludosity
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Bob has crashed on a strange planet, lost a bunch of parts for his ship and above all, is late for work! Find the lost parts and rebuild your ship along the way to solve challenging, physics-based puzzles. You can build your ship any way you like in the ship builder – try to find the coolest ship-design for the puzzle at hand!
Why similar: Puzzle 38.8%, Adventure 32.6%, Indie 28.5%
- #44 Puddle
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 506 reviews2012
Dev: Neko Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Guide your puddle of fluid through a vast range of environments and puzzles!
Why similar: Puzzle 34%, Physics 33.6%, Indie 19.7%, Platformer 8.7%, Casual 4%
- #45 Quern - Undying Thoughts
70% 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: Puzzle 66.9%, Adventure 33.1%
- #46 Time Loader
69% matchVery Positive83% of 534 reviews2021
Dev: FlazmPub: META Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Time Loader is a story-driven puzzle-platformer with tiny robots, alternate realities, nostalgic music, and primitive tech from the 90s!
Why similar: Physics 33%, Platformer 20.1%, Adventure 17.8%, Indie 15.1%, Casual 14%
- #47 1000 Amps
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 342 reviews2012
Dev: Brandon Brizzi
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Light up the world! As Plug, you are charged with restoring the expansive Amp-Tree-System, and thwarting an enigmatic intruder.
Why similar: Puzzle 39.4%, Platformer 23.7%, Indie 19.9%, Adventure 16.9%
- #48 ElecHead
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,305 reviews2021
Dev: NamaTakahashi
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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Why similar: Puzzle 47.8%, Platformer 23.7%, Adventure 16.7%, Indie 11.8%
- #49 ZeGame
71% matchVery Positive95% of 85 reviews2016
Dev: Jesper The End
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
ZeGame is a beautiful puzzle game with complex but rewarding puzzles in three dimensions. Discover the new surroundings in every world, each having their own unique look and feel.
Why similar: Puzzle 39.8%, Adventure 22.4%, Indie 19.6%, Casual 18.2%
- #50 The Beggar's Ride
71% 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: Puzzle 27.8%, Platformer 21.6%, Adventure 20.5%, Indie 17.4%, Casual 12.7%
- #51 Machinika: Museum
66% matchVery Positive93% of 6,121 reviews2021
Dev: Littlefield StudioPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Welcome to the Museum! Machinika Museum is a mystery game where you discover beautiful and mysterious machines of extra-terrestrial origins in an atmospheric galaxy-spanning 3D puzzle game. Will you be able to understand their stories and discover what happened to their previous owner?
Why similar: Puzzle 46.1%, Physics 22.7%, Adventure 16.6%, Indie 14.5%
- #52 Ad Fundum
65% matchVery Positive93% of 482 reviews2024
Dev: Oldbut Gold
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Take control of a giant mech and dive into an exciting underground adventure in a dieselpunk world! Dig deep, collect valuable minerals, upgrade wisely, explore diverse locations, uncover ancient secrets, and try not to explode! Will you save the world or vanish in the depths below?
Why similar: Puzzle 33.2%, Platformer 24.8%, Casual 21.4%, Adventure 20.6%
- #53 Vessel
68% matchVery Positive88% of 821 reviews2012
Dev: Strange Loop GamesPub: IndiePub
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Living liquid machines have overrun a world of unstoppable progress and their inventor must stop the chaos in this game about a man with the power to bring ordinary matter to life!
Why similar: Puzzle 45.7%, Physics 18.2%, Platformer 17.5%, Indie 14.9%, Adventure 3.7%
- #54 Doc Clock: The Toasted Sandwich of Time
71% matchMixed49% of 183 reviews2010
Dev: Stickmen Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Invent almost anything out of everything you find, from catapults to incredible flying machines.
Why similar: Casual 27.3%, Adventure 27.1%, Indie 23%, Puzzle 22.6%
- #55 Areia: Pathway to Dawn
68% matchVery Positive84% of 62 reviews2020
Dev: Gilp Studio
Windows
Create your own paths combining the different elements available in this uniquely crafted world. Immerse yourself in a relaxing experience where your actions shape not only your surroundings but also your fate.
Why similar: Adventure 34.2%, Puzzle 27.7%, Indie 27.4%, Casual 10.8%
- #56 Haiku, the Robot
64% matchVery Positive90% of 3,390 reviews2022
Dev: Mister Morris Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Delve into the depths of a mechanical world in this cute, adventure-exploration game. Explore and fight in a land full of corrupt robots and machinery. All while seeking answers to the mysteries around you.
Why similar: Adventure 51.4%, Platformer 48.6%
- #57 The Adventures of Mr. Bobley
69% matchMixed64% of 394 reviews2015
Dev: Jan Zizka
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
The Adventures of Mr. Bobley is a 3d platformer adventure game featuring physics based puzzles and challenges that also require you to drive vehicles and operate heavy machinery. Set at a skyscraper construction site. The game is all about physics and interaction with the environment.
Why similar: Puzzle 35.3%, Physics 26.8%, Platformer 18%, Indie 11.8%, Adventure 8.1%
- #58 LIT: Bend the Light
66% matchVery Positive94% of 315 reviews2020
Dev: Copperglass
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Light, darkness and remarkable puzzles! Bend the light to your will in this award winning physics-based puzzle game. Feel like a renaissance engineer, build your own solutions to light puzzles, feel your brain grow and all of that within the beautiful and mysterious world of LIT.
Why similar: Indie 34.7%, Casual 34.5%, Puzzle 17.9%, Physics 12.8%