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Games Like What is in the Black Box?

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  1. #1 Random Blocks
    97% matchNo user reviews2023
    Dev: ZZYZX RD game studios
    Windows

    Random Blocks is a program that allows your computer to manipulate 190 individual blocks through color and sound! What does this mean? It means your computer has complete autonomy to create what it wants. Is it random? Is it communication? Is it art? Is it nothing at all? Enjoy.

    Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 31.8%, Design & Illustration 28.5%, Futuristic 16%, Idler 15.5%, Relaxing 7.2%

  2. #2 Prism Shift
    96% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
    Dev: Nezio
    Windows

    A minimalist, grid-based puzzle game where you merge colored blocks using additive color mixing. Clear connected blocks and interact with special blocks to progress through each level.

    Why similar: Design & Illustration 38.6%, Minimalist 17.2%, Puzzle 11.8%, Surreal 10.1%, Logic 9.2%

  3. #3 Jigsort Journey: Puzzle Blend
    96% matchNo user reviews2024
    Dev: TOYGames Studio Inc.
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Jigsort Journey: Puzzle Blend is a serene puzzle game featuring 500 unique levels with varying puzzle shapes. Enjoy relaxing gameplay and background music as you piece together puzzles. Each completed level allows you to save the beautiful picture and use it as a background on your computer.

    Why similar: Design & Illustration 58.7%, Puzzle 12.7%, Futuristic 10%, Logic 8.5%, Relaxing 5.7%

  4. #4 Krystals with A K
    95% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2022
    Dev: wesley scace
    Windows

    A relaxing construction game about mining an industrial quantity of crystal gems

    Why similar: Idler 22.9%, Automation 18.1%, Artificial Intelligence 16.8%, Minimalist 12.6%, Puzzle 9.4%

  5. #5 Crossing Chains
    94% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
    Dev: Daniel Nora
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    An original line-drawing puzzle game with mind-bending crossing mechanics.

    Why similar: Illuminati 48.8%, Logic 19.1%, Minimalist 17.4%, Puzzle 14.1%, Singleplayer 0.7%

  6. #6 Cozy Sketcher - AI Drawing Game
    94% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Crystal Games
    Windows

    Cozy Sketcher is a relaxing single-player drawing game with AI feedback. Gain detailed insights about your drawing from AI and get personalized rewards. Take on creative challenges, earn gems, and unlock new drawing tools.

    Why similar: Design & Illustration 58%, Artificial Intelligence 23.6%, Minimalist 10.6%, Relaxing 6.2%, Singleplayer 1.6%

  7. #7 Dance of Cubes
    93% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2021
    Dev: Eivind Magnus Hvidevold
    Windows

    A casual logic puzzle in the style of cellular automata. Features a 3D top down view and casual music. The objective is to place automaton cubes, hit play and by simulation of the cubes crush all the glass mushrooms.

    Why similar: Automation 28.6%, Logic 25.1%, Idler 20.8%, Puzzle 15.5%, 3D 8.6%

  8. #8 Revolution Idle
    91% matchVery Positive86% of 10,404 reviews2025
    Dev: Oni Gaming
    Windows
    Median: 17.3 hrsMean: 167.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Join an experience where each revolution takes you further into the unknown! Revolution Idle challenges you to multiply your accumulators to reach unimaginable heights. Will you manage to reach infinity?

    Why similar: Idler 42.6%, Automation 29.7%, Minimalist 12.1%, Futuristic 8.2%, Relaxing 4.2%

  9. #9 Dice Art Studio
    92% matchNo user reviews2024
    Dev: Myojo Studio
    Windows

    Create your own wonderful dice art by laying down colorful and small dice. With reference photos and videos, anyone can easily get started with dice art.

    Why similar: Design & Illustration 64.4%, Puzzle 12.9%, Minimalist 10.2%, Relaxing 9%, Simulation 2.6%

  10. #10 Idle Circles
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Florent Fortat
    Windows

    Relax and watch your marbles fill circle after circle. Make strategic improvements then unwind in this retro futurist, idle arcade game.

    Why similar: Idler 30.6%, Automation 23.6%, Minimalist 14.3%, Futuristic 12%, Relaxing 8.2%

  11. #11 Room Flow
    90% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Not, Sure
    Windows

    ROOMFLOW is a creative sandbox game that sets your imagination free. Here, you are placed directly onto a pristine 3D canvas. With just the intuitive touch of your fingertips—like casting a spell—you can make your ideal space flow into reality.

    Why similar: Design & Illustration 49.7%, Automation 38.2%, 3D 7.7%, Simulation 2.9%, Singleplayer 1.5%

  12. #12 风景谜题三合一 Scenery Puzzle 3in1
    89% matchNo user reviews2022
    Dev: 独立游戏制作人严肃思考
    Windows

    You can use your own pictures to play Jigsaw. Realize JIGSAW FREEDOM! It is a puzzle game with over 1300 scenery pictures. There are three modes of jigsaw, find the difference and sliding tiles puzzle. There is no limit time to solving puzzles.

    Why similar: Design & Illustration 56.7%, Artificial Intelligence 24.9%, Puzzle 12%, Relaxing 5.6%, Singleplayer 0.8%

  13. #13 Cardinal Chains
    89% matchPositive89% of 18 reviews2021
    Dev: Daniel Nora
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    An original puzzle game about non-decreasing sequences.

    Why similar: Illuminati 42.8%, Minimalist 19.1%, Logic 17.6%, Puzzle 11.1%, Relaxing 8.6%

  14. #14 Let It Consume
    88% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Ibon Studios
    Windows

    Let It Consume is a short, active incremental game about leading a dark cult. Raise loyal imps, harvest their emotions, and feed your all-consuming idol before it hungers for you. Expand your rituals, unlock dark upgrades, and watch devotion turn into divine power.

    Why similar: Illuminati 43.4%, Idler 28.6%, Automation 21%, Minimalist 4.7%, Simulation 1.8%

  15. #15 Conveyance
    87% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2022
    Dev: John Hnidec
    Windows · Mac

    A conveyor-based production and logistics sandbox including smart machines, node based conveyor belts, logic and recipe based item generation and powerful design time construction. Create and connect Miners, Splitters, Factories, Containers, Vaults and more...

    Why similar: Automation 44.2%, Logic 18.7%, Minimalist 12.9%, Strategy 7.4%, Puzzle 7.3%

  16. #16 Dumbers
    86% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2026
    Dev: Lex Studios
    Windows

    Manage your number factory: extract values, chain multipliers, and optimize to watch them grow. Upgrade buildings permanently, balance resources for leveling up, and enjoy idle progression. Relaxed, infinite automation!

    Why similar: Automation 35.5%, Idler 30.5%, Logic 13.8%, Puzzle 12.1%, Relaxing 3.6%

  17. #17 Hue Factory
    86% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Yellow Tree Games
    Windows

    A colorful, minimalist automation game. Place machines, mix colors, and manage the flow of an evolving factory. Listen to the hum of the machines and watch the colors blend while keeping your lines efficient.

    Why similar: Automation 44.8%, Minimalist 19.5%, Logic 13.1%, Relaxing 6.5%, Puzzle 6%

  18. #18 Patchwork Image
    85% matchNo user reviews2021
    Dev: Dmitry UvarovPub: Octogames
    Windows

    Patchwork Image - is a logical educational game that develops logic and imagination, where you have to collect patterns of different levels of complexity from geometric shapes of different shapes and sizes.

    Why similar: Design & Illustration 55.7%, Puzzle 14.3%, Minimalist 14%, Logic 10.3%, Relaxing 5%

  19. #19 ABC Paint
    80% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2018
    Dev: Futuruum VR
    Windows

    A VR drawing app as easy as ABC. No clever hologram-menus or impressive lazer-pointer interactions - just You, the brush, palette and an endless canvas. Suitable for any age.

    Why similar: Design & Illustration 100%

  20. #20 Fractal Forge: Sierpinski's Sanctuary
    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Fractal Forge Gaming
    Windows

    An incremental idler about recursively creating several famous fractals, managing your workers, and balancing multiple production lines to prevail against the exponential growth inherent in the mathematics of fractals.

    Why similar: Idler 38.5%, Automation 34.8%, Minimalist 10.6%, Relaxing 9.3%, Strategy 6.3%

  21. #21 Plasmatic
    71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
    Dev: EpicVR
    Windows

    Plasmatic is a puzzle-solving game where every level is a race against the clock. Follow the clues provided by an AI named SPIRIT, who will guide you through a series of increasingly difficult puzzles. Discover new levels, unfold the story, and decide its ending for yourself.

    Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 19.2%, Minimalist 14.7%, Logic 12.7%, Puzzle 12%, Futuristic 11%

  22. #22 O.W.L Projekt
    70% matchMostly Positive79% of 28 reviews2024
    Dev: Sagitta Studios
    Windows

    O.W.L Projekt is a 3D isometric puzzle game that will test your mind and logic skills. Controlling Elysion, a young being created in a mysterious experiment, you will face the enigmatic Watchers in a journey to escape and uncover secrets.

    Why similar: Design & Illustration 50.2%, Minimalist 14.2%, Logic 11.8%, Puzzle 11.1%, 3D 6.4%

  23. #23 Progress Racer RPG
    68% matchVery Positive95% of 123 reviews2025
    Dev: Cameron LadjevardiPub: David Elliot
    Windows

    A car-upgrading, meta-unveiling incremental game where two girls fight over your attention. Race along an obstacle-ridden track to gain Km, then spend Km to level up and purchase upgrades. Travel far enough to reunite with your true love- if the entire world doesn't break before then...

    Why similar: Automation 33.5%, Idler 33.2%, Futuristic 12.4%, Relaxing 6.5%, Sci-fi 5%

  24. #24 Coin Factory 2
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Lino Rabolini
    Windows · Mac

    Welcome to Coin Factory 2. An idle game about placing tiles strategically to make as many coins as possible. Level them up to get the numbers growing or make them evolve to adapt your play to new needs!

    Why similar: Idler 31.8%, Automation 25.2%, Minimalist 15.6%, Logic 8.8%, 3D 7.1%

  25. #25 The Black Watchmen
    71% matchVery Positive89% of 747 reviews2015
    Dev: Alice & Smith
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Become a Secret Agent and investigate paranormal activities in this dark Lovecraftian universe. This Alternate Reality Game will have you explore complex puzzles in-game but also in real-life; interacting with real websites, companies, and NPCs that we created as part of our universe.

    Why similar: Illuminati 87.8%, Puzzle 10.7%, Adventure 1.5%

  26. #26 Planetary Factory - An Idle Automation Game
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: MadJones
    Windows

    Grow your planetary empire from a small base to a massive production powerhouse in Planetary Factory. Balance inputs and outputs to maximize profits and minimize waste, research advanced technologies, and build a formidable military to conquer hostile planets.

    Why similar: Automation 35.6%, Idler 34.4%, Futuristic 14%, Sci-fi 8.4%, Strategy 4.3%

  27. #27 Ripple 涟
    70% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2021
    Dev: Leta Games
    Windows

    This is a puzzle-solving game with easy-to-understand rules and simple style.

    Why similar: Design & Illustration 50.9%, Minimalist 14.4%, Puzzle 13.7%, Logic 11.9%, Strategy 8.1%

  28. #28 Voxelgram 2
    66% matchVery Positive86% of 102 reviews2025
    Dev: Procedural Level
    Windows · Linux

    Voxelgram 2 is a 3D nonogram logic game, where you solve puzzles by sculpting voxel models and uncovering dioramas made from them.

    Why similar: Design & Illustration 45.1%, Minimalist 12.6%, Puzzle 10.1%, Logic 9.5%, Relaxing 6.8%

  29. #29 ReThink
    69% matchVery Positive82% of 289 reviews2017
    Dev: Yaeko
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 56%

    As an inmate of a government-controlled Correctional Facility in the year 2275, you have the right to prove yourself worthy of being part of Society again. Show your skills in logical thinking by solving puzzles of varying size, type and difficulty in this first-Person puzzle game, and redeem your freedom!

    Why similar: Logic 22.4%, Minimalist 20%, Puzzle 15.7%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Relaxing 9.8%

  30. #30 Portrait Painter
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: APirateHat
    Windows · Linux

    Help a struggling art museum by painting portraits in this creative art game.

    Why similar: Design & Illustration 91.6%, 3D 4.4%, Simulation 2.4%, Singleplayer 1.6%

  31. #31 ZENith Break
    68% matchNo user reviews2025
    Dev: Akimochi Games
    Windows

    You can strive for peak efficiency by upgrading strategically, or simply enjoy the soothing sights and sounds. Find your own way to have fun.

    Why similar: Idler 40.5%, Automation 35.6%, Relaxing 14.8%, 3D 7.5%, Singleplayer 1.6%

  32. #32 The Farmer Was Replaced
    63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,884 reviews2025
    Dev: Timon HerzogPub: Metaroot
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    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: Automation 26.1%, Idler 21.6%, Artificial Intelligence 15.6%, Logic 11.9%, Minimalist 10.9%

  33. #33 Loop Alchemist
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Mackdumbler
    Windows

    You wake up in an unknown land. Again. Use the experience from every past life and your ever-growing knowledge of alchemy to extend each life through a robust alchemical system. Explore, break through and uncover all the world has to offer in this minimalist RPG distilled down to its purest form

    Why similar: Idler 38.4%, Automation 32.4%, Minimalist 21.2%, Strategy 4.1%, Adventure 1.9%

  34. #34 AI: Art Impostor
    67% matchMixed65% of 466 reviews2022
    Dev: Pocketpair
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 65%

    AI: Art Impostor is an AI drawing party game for 3-8 players. You are a progressive artist who commands AI to generate images, and you don't need aesthetic talent to draw good artwork. It only takes 5 mins to play, and multiplayer between Steam, Android, and iOS is supported!

    Why similar: Design & Illustration 62.2%, Artificial Intelligence 35.5%, Simulation 2.3%

  35. #35 Jelly
    68% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2021
    Dev: AnyWhere
    Windows

    Jelly is a simple match 3 game, tap screen drag and drop the jelly get high score. Made in Construct 2. Enjoy the game!The game has nice graphics and music. Collect as many Jelly as you can and get the most points. Forward!

    Why similar: Design & Illustration 54%, Idler 30.4%, Puzzle 14.8%, Singleplayer 0.8%

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