Games Like U.V.S. Nirmana

Kaizen is an open-ended puzzle automation game from the original Zachtronics team, set in 1980s Japan. Design, build, and optimize production lines to create iconic products, like calculators, camcorders, and arcade machines.

Why similar: Programming 47.6% ★, Solitaire 12.1% ★, Logic 11.8%, Automation 9.8%, Puzzle 6.3%

Opus Magnum is the latest open-ended puzzle game from Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem, Infinifactory, and SHENZHEN I/O. Design and build machines that assemble potions, poisons, and more using the alchemical engineer’s most advanced tool: the transmutation engine!

Why similar: Programming 58.7% ★, Automation 13.5%, Puzzle 12.1%, Logic 10.6%, Simulation 2.2%

Infinifactory is a sandbox puzzle game by Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem and Infiniminer. Build factories that assemble products for your alien overlords, and try not to die in the process.

Why similar: Programming 56% ★, Automation 14.6%, Puzzle 13.4%, Logic 7.3%, Simulation 2.6%

Zachtronics is back with an ambitious new design-based puzzle game. Take on the role of a Reactor Engineer working for SpaceChem, the leading chemical synthesizer for frontier colonies. Construct elaborate factories to transform raw materials into valuable chemical products!

Why similar: Programming 59.4% ★, Puzzle 15.6%, Logic 12.1%, Automation 6.9%, Sci-fi 1.7%

Retrace the path of the Prime Mover to uncover the story of the Byte of Burden! Prime Mover is an open-ended puzzle game about designing circuit boards.

Why similar: Programming 76.5% ★, Puzzle 11.5%, Simulation 4.2%, Pixel Graphics 2.3%, Sci-fi 2.2%

TIS-100 is an open-ended programming game by Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem and Infinifactory, in which you rewrite corrupted code segments to repair the TIS-100 and unlock its secrets. It’s the assembly language programming game you never asked for!

Why similar: Programming 80.2% ★, Puzzle 7.4%, Logic 6.6%, Automation 2.7%, Simulation 1.6%

Build hardware. Solve puzzles. From the creator of Manufactoria, a new open-ended puzzle game set in Silicon Valley's first startup.

Why similar: Programming 77.6% ★, Puzzle 10.7%, Simulation 6.7%, Indie 2.8%, Singleplayer 2.2%

Program little office workers to solve puzzles. Be a good employee! The machines are coming... for your job. From the creators of World of Goo and Little Inferno.

Why similar: Programming 75.6% ★, Puzzle 9.2%, Automation 5.4%, Logic 4.7%, Simulation 1.7%

Dive into a factory-building game with the focus on just that – building huge space factories! Design sprawling multi-level factories and satisfying production lines without limits. Tackle progressively challenging automation goals at your own pace, without the threat of enemies.

Why similar: Automation 28.2%, Logic 24.3%, Puzzle 14%, Strategy 9.7%, Futuristic 7.2%

BUILD CIRCUITS. WRITE CODE. RTFM.

Why similar: Programming 68.6% ★, Logic 10.3%, Automation 10.3%, Puzzle 6%, Solitaire 1.8% ★

Learn CPU architecture with puzzles

Why similar: Programming 65.6% ★, Logic 16%, Puzzle 6.9%, Automation 5.6%, Simulation 2.2%

Minesweeper, but you only solve each situation once.

Why similar: Programming 28.9% ★, Abstract 15.5%, Automation 13.9%, Puzzle 10.2%, Logic 9.1%

Design computational circuits which defy restrictions of our universe in this open-ended puzzle. Your completed creations become components to solve future challenges. As you design a circuit and can place your design within it, where there is a smaller you doing the same, and so on to infinity.

Why similar: Programming 55.2% ★, Logic 15.8%, Puzzle 8.2%, Philosophical 4.3%, Pixel Graphics 4%

Set in a post-apocalyptic future, The Signal State puts your logic skills to the test with complex puzzles inspired by modular synthesizers. Repair machines, rebuild an abandoned farm, and be part of a revolution that will change the fate of agriculture once and for all.

Why similar: Programming 50.2% ★, Logic 17.2%, Automation 12.8%, Puzzle 9.7%, Simulation 2.9%

Word Factori is a word-building game where your only resource is the letter "i". Build a chain of factories to bend, rotate, reflect, and merge "i" into more complex letters. Discover secret letter recipes, unlock hidden word art, and optimize your factory chains for high scores.

Why similar: Programming 46.8% ★, Logic 13.8%, Automation 11.4%, Puzzle 7.7%, Abstract 6.5%

OCTOPTICOM is an open-ended puzzle programming game about designing and optimizing optical computing devices. Use lasers, mirrors, filters and other components to read, transform and write sequences of colored squares.

Why similar: Programming 50.3% ★, Logic 13.3%, Abstract 11.2%, Puzzle 8.8%, Minimalist 7.1%

shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

Why similar: Automation 36%, Logic 15.6%, Abstract 14.6%, Strategy 10.7%, Puzzle 10.1%

Alan's Automaton Workshop is an open-ended programming puzzle game. Start a new business with Alan Turing and his groundbreaking innovation: the Turing Machine. Build unique automatons, and solve all kinds of problems from clients.

Why similar: Programming 58.9% ★, Logic 14.1%, Automation 13.5%, Puzzle 8.3%, Simulation 2.3%

Great Permutator is a puzzle. Hard and tricky. One in which you will have to build a complex system of conveyors and various devices so that the colored boxes can travel across the factory and arrive at right places and in right order. If you are into clever engineering puzzles, this game is for you.

Why similar: Programming 50.9% ★, Automation 12.7%, Logic 11.2%, Puzzle 8.7%, Strategy 3.6%

A sci-fi management game where you build and optimize your computer's system from the ground up. Connect and configure interconnected nodes to efficiently download, process, and upload files. Manage your setup, solve system challenges, and become the ultimate system architect

Why similar: Programming 55.8% ★, Automation 19.9%, Logic 13.1%, Simulation 4.8%, Sci-fi 2.1%

Manufactoria 2022 is a constructive puzzle game about pushing robots around. (It's okay, they don't complain.) Use simple parts to engineer solutions to open-ended problems, then rebuild 'em better! Take a company from your backyard to the soaring heights of success! How hard could it be?

Why similar: Programming 53% ★, Logic 16%, Automation 13.7%, Puzzle 9.2%, Stylized 3.4%

Star Stuff is a deceptively cute programming puzzle game. Program and work alongside bots to tackle the most important (and undoubtedly safest) task in the galaxy: fixing a star factory. Ready for your first day on the job?

Why similar: Programming 57.1% ★, Logic 17.1%, Puzzle 9.9%, Automation 5.9%, Strategy 3.5%

Build the most advanced operating system ever created! Can you master the fictional simulation language of this mind-bending machine? Design circuits, automate UBITS (coloured mobile data blocks), and optimize your system. The Admin is always watching, and he’s not what he seems.

Why similar: Programming 49.7% ★, Automation 11.2%, Logic 9.2%, Abstract 8.6%, Puzzle 6.7%

The year is 1997. You used to be a hacker, but now you have the phage. You made a deal: one hack, one dose. There’s nothing left to lose… except your life.

Why similar: Programming 68.2% ★, Logic 10.1%, Automation 10%, Puzzle 8.1%, Simulation 1.8%

Build, automate, & optimize production lines across sky islands with real spatial constraints. Every production line is an open-ended puzzle: which operators to use, how to route your belts and how to fit your factory into the landscape. Your solutions, like your factories, are uniquely your own.

Why similar: Automation 31.4%, Logic 24.1%, Strategy 12.7%, Futuristic 7.5%, Simulation 6.8%

A=B is a programming puzzle game with only one instruction: A=B, which means replacing A with B.

Why similar: Programming 66.2% ★, Puzzle 11.5%, Automation 10.3%, Logic 4.6%, Minimalist 2.9%

Master the most counter-intuitive logic in existence. Created by the researchers who defined Quantum Literacy, Quantum Odyssey is an open-ended puzzle game where you craft real quantum algorithms. Optimize 500+ challenges, hack other players, and gain insights textbooks can’t provide.

Why similar: Programming 40.1% ★, Logic 15.6%, Automation 12.1%, Abstract 10.4%, Puzzle 8.1%

Automate swarms of office workers to solve puzzles inside your very own parallel computer made of people. A thrilling followup to the award winning Human Resource Machine. Now with more humans!

Why similar: Programming 75.7% ★, Puzzle 8.7%, Logic 7.8%, Automation 3.4%, Simulation 2.1%

SOKOBOT is an open-ended puzzle game where you place down cute robots, give them commands, and create infinitely-looping assembly lines that combine shapes together!

Why similar: Programming 52.7% ★, Logic 14.5%, Automation 12.3%, Puzzle 8.7%, Minimalist 5%

In Autonauts you must build, create, and automate. Start by establishing a colony, crafting bots and teaching them via Scratch-style programming to build an ever evolving autonomous paradise of agriculture, industry and enlightenment.

Why similar: Programming 71.4% ★, Automation 17.6%, Simulation 3.7%, Strategy 2.4%, Indie 1.6%

Robo Instructus is a puzzle game in which players manoeuvre a robot by issuing instructions via a simple programming language. As players progress through the game they unlock new functions to overcome new puzzles, each of which can be solved in multiple ways.

Why similar: Programming 61.4% ★, Logic 15.8%, Puzzle 9%, Pixel Graphics 3.7%, Sci-fi 2.8%

The story takes place in a future company called "RavenTek". R.O.O.T. - A grid, unit, and signal based computing system. Move the units to create signal links, transmit the signals, and activate other units to generate benefits. Are the benefits generated all for the company, or...?

Why similar: Programming 74.9% ★, Puzzle 11.9%, Logic 6.9%, Strategy 2.1%, Pixel Graphics 1.2%

A relaxing, space-themed puzzle game where you fill a board using symmetrical figures, while uncovering a mysterious sci-fi story. All boards are hand-crafted for maximum enjoyment.

Why similar: Solitaire 36.9% ★, Abstract 14.8%, Logic 13.4%, Puzzle 11.3%, Minimalist 8.7%

Use the MOLEK-SYNTEZ to create small molecules with various pharmacological effects from the comfort of your small Romanian apartment.

Why similar: Programming 62.7% ★, Puzzle 12.2%, Automation 11.7%, Simulation 5.3%, Logic 4.6%

A rich and challenging physics-based puzzle /logic /construction /programming game! Master ballistics, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, chemical and nuclear reactions, use automation bricks, build structures, machines, vehicles, produce power, solve puzzles, pierce the fog and defeat CHR$!

Why similar: Programming 53.1% ★, Automation 17%, Logic 12.9%, Puzzle 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 3.2%

Virtual Circuit Board is the sandbox drawing-based logic simulator where you can build, program, decorate, and simulate anything from simple monochrome circuits to complex and colorful computers. Play with digital logic in this sandbox-only experience.

Why similar: Programming 55.4% ★, Logic 14%, Automation 10.3%, Puzzle 5.7%, Minimalist 4.9%

You land on a frozen planet in a tiny rocket with a robot inside. Harvest and combine materials to discover new ones. Use visual programming to make the robot do the tiresome work for you. Slowly build a gang of self-sustaining robot workers and watch them terraform the planet.

Why similar: Programming 61% ★, Automation 14.9%, Puzzle 9.1%, Strategy 4.9%, 2D 2.6%

Hard Chip is a 3D simulation/puzzle game about building processors focusing on realism. Explore the world of semiconductor chip design and delve into the intricacies of CPU logic, floor planning, and propagation delay.

Why similar: Programming 50.7% ★, Logic 15.3%, Automation 9.9%, Puzzle 7.8%, Minimalist 4.7%

Rediscover gravity and explore an Escher-esque world of impossible architecture. Witness infinity in first-person and master its rules to solve physics-defying puzzles. Cultivate a garden to open new paths forward, where an eternal expanse awaits.

Why similar: Abstract 32.8%, Puzzle 21.3%, Philosophical 20.4%, Minimalist 14.8%, Relaxing 5.4%

CrossCells is an ambient logic puzzle game.

Why similar: Puzzle 34.9%, Logic 22.2%, Strategy 16.8%, Minimalist 15.3%, Indie 5.5%

The engineering roguelike. Construct your combos by wiring circuits. Build crazy machines to zap the monsters and trigger satisfying chain reactions. Discover devastating synergies and create overpowered builds.

Why similar: Programming 65.5% ★, Automation 18.3%, Strategy 6.9%, Pixel Graphics 4.4%, Simulation 2.7%

You’re a machine learning specialist who makes neural networks but your cat seems to be better at it. Now you must solve puzzles to build a cat-to-human translation system (who knows what else this cat is capable of!). Earn a fortune, buy kickass cat outfits, learn how machine learning really works!

Why similar: Programming 82.2% ★, Puzzle 9%, Logic 4.3%, Simulation 3.4%, Indie 0.9%

Unleash your brainpower in Linkito and ignite the insurgency! Link, build, solve, defuse, and decode by using your logic. Craft your own challenges in the level editor or tackle community creations.

Why similar: Programming 45.6% ★, Logic 15.3%, Automation 11%, Puzzle 8.2%, Minimalist 6.6%

uFactory is the ultimate in finely-tuned and customizable logistics challenges. Navigate the complexities of manufacturing processes inspired by real industrial methods, but do it your way.

Why similar: Logic 26.3%, Automation 23%, Strategy 20.4%, Puzzle 12.9%, Simulation 10.2%

Comet 64 is a programming puzzle game. The year is 1984. All you got is a Comet 64 home computer and the operator's manual it came with.

Why similar: Programming 62.4% ★, Logic 10%, Puzzle 8.9%, Automation 8.5%, Minimalist 3.2%

Program and optimize a drone to automate a farm and watch it do the work for you. Collect resources to unlock better technology and become the most efficient farmer in the world. Improve your problem solving and coding skills.

Why similar: Programming 62.6% ★, Logic 11%, Automation 11%, Puzzle 5.6%, Minimalist 5%

An idle incremental game where you decide to travel across the whole Universe. Embark on this journey in your little ship and get as far away as possible from Earth, gathering resources and upgrading your spaceship along the way.

Why similar: Automation 47.3%, Strategy 16.1%, 2D 10%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%, Simulation 5.8%

Orbit a planet, fire your laser, and mine it to the core. Upgrade your ship and conquer seasonal hazards across four unique zones. A satisfying incremental mining game set in space.

Why similar: Automation 31.3%, Strategy 19.7%, Sci-fi 17%, Singleplayer 7.7%, 2D 7.4%

Design increasingly complex computation units powered by high pressure steam. From switches to steam based computers, all in a world of analogue pressure devices. Use previous designs to solve further challenges, unravel the mystery of the missing steam and discover a new field of science.

Why similar: Programming 61.9% ★, Automation 15.6%, Puzzle 9.4%, Strategy 4.6%, Minimalist 4.1%

Boot up your Z5 Powerlance and dial into Last Call BBS, the last game from Zachtronics! The Barkeep’s loaded up his retro computer with a full set of puzzle games for you to download and play. No need to worry about copy protection, they’re all fully cracked and ready to enjoy!

Why similar: Solitaire 36% ★, Logic 20.3%, Automation 19.3%, Puzzle 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 5.3%

Mega Mosaic is a meditative game about completing a single enormous puzzle

Why similar: Logic 39%, Puzzle 23.1%, Minimalist 17.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%, Relaxing 5.2%

Explore SOLAS 128, a game of interconnected puzzles where you redirect and reconfigure rhythmic pulses of light to breathe life back into an ancient machine. BAFTA Scotland Game Winner.

Why similar: Programming 58.9% ★, Logic 18.7%, Puzzle 8.9%, Strategy 3.7%, 2D 3%

Hexcells Infinite is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.

Why similar: Puzzle 36.8%, Logic 30.8%, Minimalist 13.4%, Strategy 5.3%, Relaxing 4.8%

A hybrid factory builder / incremental clicker game. Starting from humble beginnings, master the many crafting processes to build up resources and expand your factory. Then, using your newly automated production, unlock new technology and grow ever closer to your goal of spreading to the stars.

Why similar: Automation 50.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Strategy 9.3%, Simulation 8.2%, Futuristic 5.9%

Induction is an abstract puzzle game about time travel and paradoxes. As you master its logic, Induction will rewire how you think about cause and effect.

Why similar: Abstract 51.8%, Puzzle 39.7%, Indie 8.5%

An incremental unfolding game about feeding fuel into a reactor. Combine elements to produce energy, unlock exotic technologies and explore a strange galaxy.

Why similar: Strategy 38%, Simulation 13.6%, 2D 11.3%, Relaxing 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%

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: Programming 45.7% ★, Puzzle 20.7%, Logic 18.1%, Pixel Graphics 4.7%, Minimalist 2.7%

ReThink | Evolved 2 is a Puzzle Game in a futuristic setting. Solve a variety of Puzzles that utilize Lasers and the behavior of light in two and three-dimensional space. Created with the Feedback from its predecessor in mind, ReThink | Evolved 2 features: 40 new Puzzles, enhanced Gameplay...

Why similar: Logic 35.8%, Puzzle 20.9%, Minimalist 15.7%, Strategy 7.3%, Relaxing 5.6%

A minimalist logic game. Can you solve for 𝒙?

Why similar: Logic 26.1%, Abstract 21.7%, Puzzle 14.2%, Minimalist 13.4%, Stylized 6.7%

Techtonica is a first-person factory automation game with a gripping mystery about mining your way out from the depths of an alien planet. Explore bioluminescent caves, mold destructible terrain, construct a massive subterranean factory. Dig your way toward answers & discover the secrets of Calyx.

Why similar: Automation 55.9%, Strategy 18.9%, Simulation 11.3%, Sci-fi 9.5%, Singleplayer 4.4%