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Games like A Directionless Cycle

Games like A Directionless Cycle

Looking for games like A Directionless Cycle? Here are top tactical puzzle recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with BOND, One More Button or Glowkeeper.

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  1. Bind together, clone yourself and fly over the obstacles in your path! BOND is a 3D puzzle game about exploring deep mechanics and solving challenging problems. Every level is meaningfully different and teaches you something new about how the games world works. BOND is filled with "heureka moments" and forces you to think far outside any box you can imagine! The game has a clean ar… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BOND.

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  2. Wishlist the game on Steam! You are a button! Imagine the buttons popped out of your controllers and leapt right into the screen. That's the unique concept behind One More Button. You play as the adorable circle button. To move around, you have to press the arrow buttons scattered around the world. Can you find the secret levels hidden in this demo? CONTROLS:Player movement: WASD/ArrowsUndo/Re… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to One More Button.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    100% User Score Based on 37 reviews

    Glowkeeper is a puzzle game about manipulating elements. By the light of fireflies, link and dissolve elemental forces to construct bridges, break through obstacles, and traverse a glowing, interconnected world. Features: Over 80 puzzles, built around an intuitive linking mechanic that’s easy to grasp, yet builds upon itself to create layers and layers of challenge. An open, interconnecte… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Glowkeeper.

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    75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    100% User Score Based on 26 reviews

    Stig is a single-player puzzle game about finding a path through colors. The objective of the game is to walk on colored tiles in an order that matches a given pattern. As you progress through the levels, more and more mechanics are introduced, keeping the puzzle solving experience varied and fresh. The controls in the game are simple. All you need in order to navigate the puzzles is to move up,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stig.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    97% User Score Based on 355 reviews

    New, Slider on Steam (or on Itch)!==========A strange artifact allows YOU (yes you!) to control the world itself. You will have to manipulate an ever-growing set of tiles as you explore and solve puzzles on a terrestrial scale. Credits: Daniel Carr, Rithvik Malladi, Max Zhang, Ethan Aristanto, Koushik Thiyagarajan, Kenneth Wang Walkthrough and Devlog:  If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Slider.

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  6. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    100% User Score Based on 39 reviews

    The Ultimate How-to-Socialize video game for the Socially Curious! Social Caterpillar follows an introvert navigating the exhausting task of socializing. Interactions are puzzles that need solved. The more you solve, the more energy you gain to explore... but only if you can ignore the wet whispers of the mysterious Yellow Voice... Solve people like puzzles! Solve a myriad of puzzles, each… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Social Caterpillar.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 57 reviews

    A relaxing puzzle game inspired by chess. Master the board, change your form and create your path to dethrone the opponent King! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gambit Shifter.

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    98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    98% User Score Based on 112 reviews

    A difficult puzzle game about isolating yourself. Build a safe place, huddle up and get cozy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hiding Spot.

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  10. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 211 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 9 reviews

    A difficult open world puzzle game about climbing mysterious ruins and setting fire to your belongings. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bonfire Peaks.

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  12. In COLORFUL GHOSTS, you'll face mind-bending challenges! Ghosts of different sizes are hungry for candies. These candies make them change color and blend with other little ghosts! Find the right combination between the ghost and the candy to complete the challenge. Oops, it's not that easy! Ghosts can be stopped by blocks, doors, and holes! Find a way to use these objects to your advantage. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Colorful Ghost.

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  13. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, stability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    92% User Score Based on 48 reviews

    Remember Skullface, the extremely malicious masked killer from Blue Wizard’s 2016 cult hit Slayaway Camp? Well, some random campers made the mistake of summoning him from beyond the grave, and now he’s trapped inside a very familiar-looking streaming service. That means hundreds of potential new victims splattered across classic movie genres. And they’re not going to decapitate themselves, are the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Slayaway Camp 2.

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    74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    96% User Score Based on 28 reviews

    Pilapila is a charming 2D puzzle game with levels that are simple to understand but increasingly challenging to solve. Test your logic skills and climb your way to victory!  FULL GAME OUT NOW ON STEAM!https://store.steampowered.com/app/2851290/Pilapila/ This is the demo version of the game, containing a limited number of levels from the full game. Progress in this version does not carry over to … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pilapila.

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  15. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    97% User Score Based on 62 reviews

    Brave adventurer Lance loved to party with his friends, but one night he ate too much and fell into a deep sleep. The vile Vizardians then stole his treasure and even took all his weapons, leaving only his giant spear. Lance entered the catacombs of death to confront the thieves and recover his lost possessions, but he soon realized why the spear was left behind: It barely fits in these cramped ro… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cramped Room of Death.

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  16. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    92% User Score Based on 160 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 3 reviews

    Archaica: The Path Of Light is a visually stunning puzzle game with lasers and mirrors, that enraptures gamers not only with finely designed levels, but also with an interesting narrative. In this game we become the Chosen One from the nation that believes walking the legendary Path of Light will save the world from impending disaster. We revive ancient mechanisms, explore secrets of an ancient ci… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Archaica: The Path of Light.

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  17. Pipelinks is a 2D tile-based puzzle game where you'll use your problem-solving skills to connect a variety of pipelings and help them navigate challenging levels!The game features dozens of levels, each with a unique layout that will challenge your puzzle-solving skills. Your goal is to connect the Pipelinks and get them to where they need to go!But be careful! You'll need to think ahead and plan … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pipelinks.

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    100%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    100% User Score Based on 63 reviews

    Welcome to Union Freight Operations Are you prepared for an exciting career in the field of cargo management? See how the deceptively simple concept of "push boxes around a warehouse" quickly escalates into a post-apocalyptic adventure in this playable demo, featuring Puzzle Depot's first level! The full game will include over a dozen puzzle-filled levels to explore, each with a variety of optiona… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Puzzle Depot.

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  19. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 49 reviews

    Inspired by retro adventure and puzzle games, Slip ‘n Slime is a hit new satisfying puzzle adventure with an adorable squishy slime. Slippy Sliding Slime Slide around the level and only stop when you run into something -- SPLAT! Bounce Back from Any Setback! Get stuck? No worries! Just undo your last moves or reset the puzzle with no consequences! Satisfying Slime-tacular Detail… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Slip 'n Slime.

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  20. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    99% User Score Based on 156 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 4 reviews

    Pipe Push Paradise is a difficult open world puzzle game about plumbing. You've arrived on a lonely island faced with a hero's calling. Rise to the occasion (push pipes around) and restore this paradise to its former glory. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pipe Push Paradise.

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  21. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    75% User Score Based on 534 reviews

    When indie game developers Alexey and Markus are in trouble, their only hope comes from their creation. You are the Tetrobot: a tiny robot that can drill blocks of matter one by one, collect them, and recycle them into new pieces of 4 blocks. You also have the possibility to destroy lines of 8+ blocks in a very «retro russian» game style. Sand, wood, stone, obsidian, iron, diamond: each matter ha… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blocks That Matter.

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  22. Inspired by the classic Sokoban games, Sticky Struggles is a uniquely challenging puzzle game that will test your problem-solving skills and strategic thinking. With 50 levels of increasing difficulty, along with a set of bonus levels, Sticky Struggles will keep you entertained for hours. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sticky Struggles.

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  23. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    100% User Score Based on 26 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 2 reviews

    1990s-style puzzle gameplay inspired by the DOS classics Block-man and Loader Larry, Super Retro BoxBot is sure to entertain and challenge you through its hand-crafted levels! You can also create your very own challenges with the included level editor! Put your puzzle-solving skills to the test! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Retro BoxBot.

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  24. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 296 reviews

    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. Learn how pipes, lasers, fans and other electronic devices work, learn how to alter the chemical properties of… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tetrobot and Co..

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  25. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    85% User Score Based on 53 reviews

    Chess Knights: Shinobi is an original turn-based puzzle game inspired by Chess. Become a Ninja in feudal Japan and prove your skills in the art of infiltration, sabotage and assassination. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chess Knights: Shinobi.

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  27. Roku and Rei is an engaging puzzle game where the protagonists move in reverse directions. Synchronize their movements to help them reaching their crosses! Roku and Rei possess the ability to interact only with specific colors. Utilize this distinctive trait to guide them through a multitude of levels filled with colorful elements that can either help or hinder your progress! Within the world,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Roku and Rei.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 90 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 3 reviews

    Sokoban meets Greek Tragedy. Solve challenging puzzles that expand on the timeless Sokoban formula with new and unique twists that will knot your brain. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sokobos.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 272 reviews

    Logic Town is a challenging coffee-break puzzle game based on Einstein Puzzles (AKA Zebra Puzzles). Solve the puzzles to redecorate various scenes in a Seaside Town. Each new location unlocks a new puzzle theme! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Logic Town.

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  31. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    76% User Score Based on 264 reviews
    Critic Score 63%Based on 3 reviews

    Deleveled is a physics-based puzzle-platformer in which you simultaneously control two characters who fall in opposite directions. You must help them work together to get through dozens of tricky levels. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deleveled.

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  32. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    97% User Score Based on 694 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    A puzzle game about being a monster and making snowmen. Lovingly crafted by the mind of Alan Hazelden and the hands of Benjamin Davis. With enchanting soundscapes from the heart of Priscilla Snow. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build.

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  33. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    100% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    Number Stomper is a minimalistic puzzle game where you move up, down, left or right to step on numbers, reducing their value by 1. Reduce every number on the grid to 0 to complete a level. As the levels progress, new tile types are revealed that will change how the game is played. Move with the WASD keys, any Thumbstick, or the D-Pad to move your number stomper block around the game board. St… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Number Stomper.

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  34. 100%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    100% User Score Based on 71 reviews

    Become Slimey, a tiny blob with an unstoppable bounce, and make your way through colorful worlds full of platforming challenges, hidden paths, dangerous hazards, and plenty of secrets. Build momentum, master your movement, and discover just how far a slime can bounce. Every Bounce CountsSimple controls with plenty of room to improve. Bounce across huge gaps, slide under obstacles, launch you… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Go Slimey Go!.

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  35. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    96% User Score Based on 121 reviews

    The reactor is malfunctioning! Explore the facility and manipulate the many electrical hazards and locked doors to find a way deeper, towards the source of the problem. Your only tool: a mechanical grabber-arm allowing you to lift and move boxes from afar. Think hard, because the reactor could go into meltdown at any moment. A short and adorable new adventure from the team behind A Monster’… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Electrifying Incident.

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    71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    100% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    Towerheart is a simple sokoban-style puzzle game where you can swap with objects. The Tower is the last hope of a dying world. A mysterious traveler invites the Hero to a giant Tower in the middle of the wasteland to pass its trials. Explore the floors of the Tower, solve its mysteries and meet other travelers on your way. Conquer the Tower and uncover its secrets. 80+ Levels Pixel Art visu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Towerheart.

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  37. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    88% User Score Based on 304 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    A snarky and rhythm-driven action game about rolling around. Prepare your balls for an epic journey to Ballhalla. Feel the rhythm to overcome deadly hazards and marble at awful puns in the roll playing game of the year. May the torque be with you! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Road to Ballhalla.

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  38. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 224 reviews

    Explore Solas, a game of interconnected puzzles where you redirect and reconfigure rhythmic pulses of light to breathe life back into an ancient machine. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SOLAS 128.

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  39. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    83% User Score Based on 337 reviews

    Qbeh-1: The Atlas Cube is an atmospheric 1st-person puzzle platformer by Liquid Flower that takes players on an inspired quest through a variety of divergent worlds, each filled with new mysteries and secrets to uncover. In each world, players find special cubes that must be collected and used to navigate to the next portal. Some cubes will simply be used as stepping stones to new areas while othe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Qbeh-1: The Atlas Cube.

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  40. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 345 reviews

    Escape Goat 2 is a puzzle platformer game where you use machinery, the environment, and a friendly mouse to progress through a dungeon. None have overcome the Stronghold of Toragos... will you be the first goat to do so? Escape Goat 2 is the follow-up to the critically-acclaimed 2011 indie game, featuring more than double the content: larger rooms, HD graphics, dynamic lighting, and a host of devi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escape Goat 2.

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  41. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    86% User Score Based on 298 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 17 reviews

    Semblance is an innovative platformer with deformable terrain, set in a beautiful minimalist world. It’s a game that asks, what if you could deform and reshape the world itself? Semblance takes the idea of a ‘platform’ in a platformer and turns it on its head. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Semblance.

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  42. 99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    99% User Score Based on 204 reviews

    A difficult tile-based puzzle game about turning beans into monsters -- and monsters back into beans. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bean and Nothingness.

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  44. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    91% User Score Based on 9,004 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 29 reviews

    Gomez is a 2D creature living in a 2D world. Or is he? When the existence of a mysterious 3rd dimension is revealed to him, Gomez is sent out on a journey that will take him to the very end of time and space. Use your ability to navigate 3D structures from 4 distinct classic 2D perspectives. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FEZ.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    98% User Score Based on 674 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    The art has disappeared from the gallery! Can you paint it back? Recreate lost works of pixel art using logic as your paintbrush. Solve paintings like "Enormous Ant Goes Sightseeing" and "Satan is My Neighbor" to win achievements and restore the gallery to its former glory. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paint it Back.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 120 reviews

    A snaky tile-based puzzle dungeon adventure. Defend the temple, monch the infidels, and grow and grow and grow... Play as a giant snake in an inter-coiled tile-based puzzle dungeon. Explore, master puzzle mechanics and special abilities, and uncover secrets... all is not what it seems in the Temple of Snek. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Temple Of Snek.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    98% User Score Based on 437 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 2 reviews

    Voxelgram is a 3D puzzle game in which voxels must be removed according to hints on their sides, to reveal hidden model. It's a new adaptation of Nonograms also known as Picross and Griddlers. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Voxelgram.

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  48. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story
    82% User Score Based on 88 reviews

    Trapped by your brother Joseph in a mysterious room, filled with the faint ticking of a clock and the crackles of a fire...it's up to you to explore, find clues, and solve the puzzles. Will you escape The Brother's Saloon? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escape: The Brother's Saloon.

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    61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    100% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    BRDG is a puzzle game about pushing blocks and making bridges. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BRDG.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    97% User Score Based on 859 reviews

    Leap Year is a clumsy platformer about knowledge and discovery. Understand the game’s secrets to reach new areas and collect all the pages of your calendar. Explore a compact, hand drawn world filled with hidden paths. About 2 hours of playtime 40+ rooms 6 audio tracksDancing friends Leap Year was commissioned by Sokpop, an indie game studio from the Netherlands who create p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Leap Year.

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