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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, music
    91% User Score Based on 68 reviews

    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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to OCTOPTICOM.

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  2. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, story
    86% User Score Based on 407 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 1 reviews

    Splice is a puzzler where you are microbes that you "splice" to create a specific strand structure in a few amount of moves. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Splice.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 1,802 reviews

    Klocki is a relaxing and minimal experience. Loaded with a lot of different puzzle mechanics. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to klocki.

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    66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    78% User Score Based on 103 reviews
    Critic Score 8%Based on 1 reviews

    Algo Bot is a coding-based puzzle game that takes place deep inside the Europa, a pan-galactic colonisation ship, where a recycling mission goes horribly wrong. Use your algorithm special skills to command Algo Bot, a service droid, and help PAL, a cantankerous line manager, to contain the crisis. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Algo Bot.

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  5. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    68% User Score Based on 124 reviews

    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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alan's Automaton Workshop.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    87% User Score Based on 277 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 2 reviews

    "Prime Mover is an open-ended puzzle game about designing circuit boards. Work your way from transistor to processor, uncover the story of the Byte of Burden!" "In this open-ended puzzle game, you build circuit boards to solve a wide variety of logic and computer science inspired problems. Compare the speed and efficiency of your unique solutions with your friends and the world. Work your way fro… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Prime Mover.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    92% User Score Based on 39 reviews

    Patterna is a logic puzzle game for people who think that HexCells is far too easy. It features a highly customizable random level generator, a level editor, more than 70 levels, and an enchanting minimalist soundtrack by Alex Cottrell. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Patterna.

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  8. Created by two brothers, Coffee Pot Terrarium is a turn-based puzzle game of tile manipulation. Raise new pathways to traverse the map, drop tiles to eliminate the enemy. Stop and smell the cherry blossoms. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Coffee Pot Terrarium.

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  10. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 386 reviews

    Craftomation 101 is a craft automation game about funny programmable robots CraftoMates who can move, eat, and craft things needed to terraform a frozen planet. 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 work… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Craftomation 101: Programming & Craft.

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    66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    66% User Score Based on 71 reviews

    Kombine is a minimalist puzzle game played on a grid. The goal is to remove all of the blocks that have borders by matching three or more of the same blocks together. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kombine.

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    72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    72% User Score Based on 640 reviews

    Lines X is a Numberlink-based puzzle game involving finding paths to connect colored tiles in a grid. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lines X.

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  15. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    91% User Score Based on 578 reviews
    Critic Score 51%Based on 2 reviews

    Understand is an experimental puzzle game about guessing rules. In each level, you have to figure out the rules through trial and error, then draw a line satisfying all rules. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Understand.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    97% User Score Based on 3,806 reviews
    Critic Score 92%Based on 3 reviews

    Master the intricate, physical machinery of the transmutation engine— the alchemical engineer’s most advanced tool— and use it to create vital remedies, precious gemstones, deadly weapons, and more. Design Machines - Design and build machines that carry out alchemical processes using a variety of components.Open-Ended Puzzles - Compete against your friends and the world to build the simplest, fast… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Opus Magnum.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 736 reviews

    Knights is a minimalist puzzle game based on a single chess piece, the titular knight. A simple enough to pick up and relaxing experience. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to KNIGHTS.

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  19. 32%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    50% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    Engineer your way through awesome levels. Use technology, trampolines and many other tools. Discover what it takes to be a scientist and build the Awesome Machine! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Awesome Machine.

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  20. So, you think you're smart? Can you figure out what characters have been switched in a garbled text? Can you learn to decode a message sent using Morse code? Can you grasp the concept of storing information using only numbers? Or how these numbers are represented using only zeroes and ones? Can you memorize a string of numbers, letters or images? Are you able to identify what's missing from a sequ… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Codebreaker.

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  21. Generate music by creating a factory!Aster Symphona is a game about automating the production of materials and unknowingly creating interesting beats and even music. While playing, you will set miners to gather minerals and refine them with nearly 80 recipes. Each with their own sound and timing allowing for countless combinations. AutomateMine the 6 mineral types, smelt their ores into ingots an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aster Symphona.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    92% User Score Based on 477 reviews

    Modulus is a factory automation game where you cut, color, stamp, and assemble 3D building blocks. Design and optimize sprawling factories with creative freedom to efficiently fulfill the orders of the Grand Neural Network. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Modulus.

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    68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, story
    84% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    Welcome to the demo version of MAZAICA, a puzzle game of: Drawing the linesExpanding all numbersRelaxing yourself :)Using clues!And often getting challenged!Oh, and the levels are random, you know? There's plenty of mechanics. It's easy to grasp, but heck sometimes so hard to master.  Many difficulty levels to suit your gaming style. Please check out the full game version on Steam - it… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MAZAICA.

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  25. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 48 reviews

    Square Logic is a logic puzzle game where the goal is to fill the entire grid by drawing squares and rectangles. Each piece you place must contain exactly one number, which indicates how many tiles the piece must cover. The rules are simple, but finding all the solutions will challenge your mind. Develop strategies to figure out how to solve more and more puzzles! Try and solve all 200 If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Square Logic.

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    70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay
    90% User Score Based on 29 reviews

    Oberty is a minimalist shape-blending puzzle.Black + Black = White Rotate and blend cards with XOR rule: "Black + Black = White". Oberty gives you a few tiles with simple geometric shapes, choose some, rotate and combine tiles to reach target shape. • 200+ puzzles to complete • Meditative • Minimal • Monochromatic • Atmospheric original soundtrack • Inclusive color schemes for people wi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oberty.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music
    87% User Score Based on 46 reviews

    Bilattice is a massive puzzle game featuring over 300 hand-crafted levels and tons of unique mechanics. The mechanics interact with each other in endlessly interesting ways to produce hours of mind-bending content. The sheer number of clever gimmicks offered by this game is hard not to appreciate. In this game, you learn the rules as you go through thoughtful level design that is meant to wal… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bilattice.

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  28. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    78% User Score Based on 116 reviews

    In a future where food is the ultimate symbol of status, you're a recipe automation technician for a ruthless aristocracy. Create, test and optimize your culinary machines in this deliciously dark zach-like! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Neon Noodles.

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  31. 50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    50% User Score Based on 1 reviews

    Ufotofu: Hex is a zen match puzzler where you create palindrome chains on a hexagonal grid, giving you even more directions to trace your path than a traditional puzzle matching game. With charming sound and colourblind-friendly visuals, take your time creating the longest chains to maximise points. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to UFOTOFU: HEX.

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  32. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    96% User Score Based on 48 reviews

    You have just received a coded love letter! In this minimalist puzzle, you will have to draw a single line to fill the entire board. At each level solved, get a code to reveal a piece of the letter. Gather the codes, read the letter and discover the message. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to One Line: Letters and Codes.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, story
    96% User Score Based on 809 reviews
    Critic Score 61%Based on 1 reviews

    Delete is a minimalist puzzle leisure game. It is inspired by Minesweeper. It inherits all the excellent features of the original work, and has increased its spatial dimensions. Your goal is to turn over all the squares, figures show the number of unknown red squares around them, you need to deduce all the answers by being reminded of by the figures. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Delete.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 523 reviews

    Use the Molek-Syntez to create small molecules with various pharmacological effects from the comfort of your small Romanian apartment. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MOLEK-SYNTEZ.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    96% User Score Based on 8,848 reviews

    Shapez is a game about building factories to automate the creation and combination of increasingly complex shapes within an infinite map. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to shapez.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    100% User Score Based on 27 reviews

    Play the browser-based demo (25/100 levels) here Play the (old but soon to be updated) iOS prototype here: https://testflight.apple.com/join/Jc6Q5mVT You can also purchase windows/mac builds here. Purchase on Steam here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1548190/Yarne/ If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to yarne.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    92% User Score Based on 51 reviews

    The goal is to eliminate all tiles by creating matching numbers. Rules: A tile can only be moved onto an adjacent tile. If they have the same number, both are eliminated; otherwise, they’re added together. Make the right sums and eliminations to clear the playfield and unlock the next challenge! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nullum.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    97% User Score Based on 4,686 reviews

    TIS-100 is an open-ended programming game 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! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TIS-100.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    84% User Score Based on 547 reviews

    CrossCells is an ambient logic puzzle game. Use number clues to remove tiles and solve the puzzle. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CrossCells.

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  41. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    93% User Score Based on 540 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 3 reviews

    Sinkr is a minimalist puzzle using various contraptions to sink pucks. Responsive ambient music. No holes left behind. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SiNKR.

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    69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music
    69% User Score Based on 75 reviews

    Ilamentia is a first-person actiony puzzler, featuring 96 challenging mind-bender levels. Some rooms focus on brain-melting logic, others rely on sharp reactions, but many more will test the limits of every facet of your cognitive faculties. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ilamentia.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, replayability
    94% User Score Based on 102 reviews

    Jumpgrid is bullet hell hyper-Pac-Man. Survive an ever-moving cosmic obstacle course by deftly teleporting between nodes on the "jump-grid". Clear all nodes to open a wormhole to the next level. Success requires only a few seconds of precision finger ballet, but touch any of the pulsing hazards and the level instantly resets, ready for you to try again, and again, and again... This is a game about… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to JUMPGRID.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 1,375 reviews
    Critic Score 67%Based on 4 reviews

    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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Infinifactory.

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  45. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, graphics
    89% User Score Based on 119 reviews

    the Sequence is a logic puzzler in which the player solves levels by creating visual algorithms to transport data. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Sequence.

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  46. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, graphics
    94% User Score Based on 53 reviews

    Hexa Turn is a turn-based puzzle game with minimalist design. The logic is simple: block the triange. So, think outside of the box and try not to find a solution. Try to break the solution! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hexa Turn.

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  47. Slide!! is a puzzle game. You must slide each block on to its goal square. Once you start a Slider moving, it will not stop unless it hits something. There are 100 levels to play. Can you beat them all? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Slide!!.

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  49. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music
    100% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    Shatris is a puzzle game about filling in all cells on the screen with the help of certain small shapes (blocks). Each shape can be used multiple times, which allows levels to have multiple correct solutions. Every puzzle will offer you between 1 and 5 blocks to choose from. There are a total of 500 man-made puzzles in Shatris and you are free to determine their order. Moreover, if you are up f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shatris: Infinite Puzzles.

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    41%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    63% User Score Based on 16 reviews

    This is an English word guessing game. Guess each of the words in five tries. It may or may not resemble a trendy word guessing game. You can record your progress, share it with friends. It shows the process of the crystal lighting up after you win. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Word Crystal.

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