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Looking for games like Free the bugs? Here are top casual puzzle recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with articy:draft 3, Hack n Slash or Copy Editor: A RegEx Puzzle.

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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    77% User Score Based on 77 reviews

    FEATURES & CHANGES This Steam license is a single user version of articy:draft 3. Find a complete feature list here: About the SoftwarePlease note: articy:draft 3 is no longer the latest version of articy:draft, therefore active development has ceased. It will only be supported with critical bug fixes but it will not receive new feature updates. This also extends to the articy:draft 3 Impor… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to articy:draft 3.

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  2. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    51% User Score Based on 760 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 4 reviews

    Hack ‘n’ Slash is a puzzle action game about hacking — reprogram object properties, hijack global variables, hack creature behavior, and even rewrite the game’s code. The only way to win is not to play... by the rules! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hack n Slash.

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  3. 45%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    51% User Score Based on 39 reviews

    Copy Editor is an intricate puzzle game that teaches you Regular Expressions (RegEx), commonly used in computer science and language theory. Build complex rules that process and revise famous texts for your wacky and demanding publisher! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Copy Editor: A RegEx Puzzle.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 394 reviews

    Cypher is a first person puzzle game about cryptography. Explore the museum and learn about the history of cryptography, from simple substitution ciphers to the Enigma machine and beyond. Grab a pen and paper and test your deciphering skills across 40+ challenging puzzles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cypher.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:character development
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    87% User Score Based on 71 reviews

    GET NEWEST VERSION About the Softwarearticy:draft is a visual environment for the creation and organization of game content. It unites specialized editors for many areas of content design in one coherent tool. All content can be exported into various formats, including XML and Microsoft Office. Things you can do with articy:draft Non-linear story design Branching conversations Screenplays wi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to articy:draft.

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    69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story
    69% User Score Based on 244 reviews

    GameGuruMAX: Empowering Game CreationGameGuruMAX is an intuitive 3D game development platform designed to accelerate the creation of immersive games—no programming experience required. Whether you're a newcomer to game development or a seasoned creator, GameGuruMAX offers a streamlined workflow and powerful toolset, including model importing and full LUA scripting for advanced customization. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GameGuru MAX.

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  10. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    86% User Score Based on 726 reviews
    Critic Score 62%Based on 3 reviews

    Tales of the Neon Sea is a retro-styled pixel-art adventure, developed by Palm Pioneer and published by Zodiac Interactive. [Media 2154696] Set in a fully realized cyberpunk cityscape where... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tales of the Neon Sea.

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  11. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    77% User Score Based on 222 reviews

    A comedic point-and-click adventure where a hungover antique dealer must solve his own robbery in Paris, dragging himself and his friends into a wildly idiotic journey! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Demetrios: The Big Cynical Adventure.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music
    95% User Score Based on 5,846 reviews

    Bitburner is a programming-based incremental game. Write scripts in JavaScript to automate gameplay, learn skills, play minigames, solve puzzles, and more in this cyberpunk text-based incremental RPG. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bitburner.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, music
    93% User Score Based on 324 reviews

    A=B is a programming puzzle game with only one instruction: A=B, which means replacing A with B. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A=B.

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    80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    80% User Score Based on 258 reviews

    After ten years of living in a diner with a single "All You Can Eat" coupon, your existence is threatened by the diner's imminent foreclosure! Embark on an epic... um... mundane journey to protect your way of life! All you can eat is a point and click adventure stylized like a daily comic. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to All You Can Eat.

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  15. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization
    93% User Score Based on 366 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 6 reviews

    Begin a humorous escapade through various areas of the phone and solve clever puzzles. Meet colorful apps that inhabit the smartphone and have their own opinions about their boss, the update, and the godlike user. Clever physics-based puzzles Review terminal errors in RAM, party in the Speakers’ exclusive nightclub, navigate through the Wi-Fi bureaucracy, and explore other areas of a smartpho… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backfirewall_.

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  16. Say hello to the Sprite32!, the premier microcomputer from First Rate Embedded Microsystems (FREM), designed for the 1985 home computer market. Play, learn, and experiment with programming in the Sprite32! microcomputer sandbox. Use the high-level FREMScript programming language to write programs, create dynamic pixel art, and experiment with audio generation. Take a trip back in time to the earl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FREM Sprite32!.

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  17. 52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    75% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    Build a highway interchange to connect all the roads. Don't go over-budget and don't have traffic jams. Can you complete all the levels? Yes, easily, it's not a particularly demanding game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to All Lanes Must Exit.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization
    88% User Score Based on 43 reviews

    A game about building emulators! Implement your own NEEES core in JavaScript, get instant feedback with unit/video tests, build the graphics unit in real time, learn 6502 assembly, debug test ROMs, and have fun with the included homebrew games! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to EmuDevz.

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  19. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    76% User Score Based on 269 reviews

    NEW GIGA UPDATE is LIVE About the GameStart your career in IT and face problems inspired by the real work of a technical department. Take tickets, diagnose faults, and search for their causes on your own. The game won't always tell you exactly what to do. Read the documentation, analyze the configuration, check the logs, and use available tools. Sometimes the solution will take just a few c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to IT Specialist Simulator.

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  21. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay
    55% User Score Based on 295 reviews

    ⚡️Fix electronics manage firm challenge the hacker... ServiceIT is a simulation game where you run a full-service IT company to engage in tasks like diagnosing, repairing equipment, network infiltration, programming, server management while an Anonymous hacker keeps sabotaging it all. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ServiceIT: You can do IT.

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  22. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    97% User Score Based on 72 reviews

    Explore the wonderful world of poetry through deceptively simple substitution ciphers. 10% of every purchase benefits Project Gutenberg, an online library of over 60,000 free ebooks. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Poems & Codes.

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  23. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    83% User Score Based on 207 reviews

    Follow Detective Butler and his sidekick Gilligan as they solve a locked-room murder during a haunted cruise ship's maiden voyage. Can you solve the mystery before Detective Butler reveals the answer? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Detective Butler: Maiden Voyage Murder.

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  25. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    79% User Score Based on 196 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    "Reality and dreams are about to become entwined..." This is a casual adventure game which, despite having some classic casual elements, will also offer a greater challenge for more experienced gamers. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Dream.

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  26. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    80% User Score Based on 369 reviews

    Elaborate jigsaw puzzle: 100 beautiful pictures, 100 custom difficulty, 100 game achievements. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pleasure Puzzle: Portrait.

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  27. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    54% User Score Based on 174 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    Anoxemia is a story-driven exploration game that puts you in control of the scientist Dr. Bailey and his operations drone, ATMA. Search the ocean floor as you discover and extract samples from the bowels of the underwater caves. Danger lurks in each passageway. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anoxemia.

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  29. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    78% User Score Based on 450 reviews
    Critic Score 64%Based on 6 reviews

    Mainlining is a new take on the traditional point and click adventure. The entire game takes place on the simulated desktop of the protagonist's computer. Assuming the role of an MI7 agent, the... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mainlining.

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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 4,427 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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  31. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    96% User Score Based on 4,362 reviews

    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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Farmer Was Replaced.

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    58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    58% User Score Based on 100 reviews

    NYKRA has gone through some big changes, please read this: https://github.com/ENDESGA/NYKRA_Before/tree/main-------NYKRA is a narrative platformer pixelart game with puzzle and RPG mechanics set in an ever collapsing reality. You travel via a being named Keu through 7 different planets, unraveling the complex mess of reality ahead of you. But as you read through the alien literature, discover … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NYKRA: Before.

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  33. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    94% User Score Based on 3,480 reviews

    Enjoy the award winning gameThe Darkside Detective and its follow-up sequel The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark together in one bundle If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Darkside Detective.

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  35. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    93% User Score Based on 380 reviews

    Learn and play Go, the classic board game that has been played for thousands of years, and compete in the race to conquer the most land in the in-game world, or compete online against opponents around the real world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Conquest of Go.

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  36. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    92% User Score Based on 170 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Midnight Girl is a 2D point-and-click adventure game. The game takes place in France during the Sixties. The story, mood, and style of the game are inspired by the city of Paris, Belgian comics and heist films from the Sixties. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Midnight Girl.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    94% User Score Based on 11,739 reviews

    The ultimate Hacknet experience. Get the original game, the Labyrinths expansion and both of the official soundtracks. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hacknet.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 2,910 reviews

    In this challenging puzzle game, you build a computer from scratch and program it. It is a journey through the layers of abstractions of the computer. The game begins when you are abducted by aliens who are testing your intelligence, and from here a lighthearted sci-fi plot evolves. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Turing Complete.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    79% User Score Based on 130 reviews

    A former combat hacker, a corporate CEO and a gangsta-rapping android get possessed by mysterious, otherworldly entities and must band together to save themselves and uncover the entities' origins. Talk, puzzle and explore your way through this (often humorous) cyberpunk thriller. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Born Punk.

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  40. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    83% User Score Based on 510 reviews
    Critic Score 59%Based on 6 reviews

    Aporia: Beyond The Valley brings a unique approach to the art of storytelling, by not using text or dialogue. It offers new, interesting puzzle mechanics, and elaborate environmental storytelling within an immersive world. Aporia: Beyond The Valley is a first-person puzzle game set in the world of Ez’rat Qin. Explore a world filled with strange nature, ancient technology, and haunted by a spirit … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aporia: Beyond The Valley.

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  41. After a long day of biting leaves and carrying twigs, the Worker Ant finds the colony emptier than normal. He soon realizes it has been invaded by parasites and sets out to warn the Queen about this threat. But the way to the throne room is not easy, and the Worker Ant will have to navigate the colony with parasites that plan to make his goal hard to reach by crippling the Worker Ant. The contr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Unfortunate Ant.

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  42. Welcome to Casual Game Engine! Casual Game Engine is another playground for both gamers and developers. With the game engine you can create your own singleplayer shooter games in 2D in top-down perspective using AngelScript. Games can be made as standalone games, mods and, if desired, shared with Steam (you need an own developer account for that). Casual Game Engine utilizes the famous AngelScrip… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Casual Game Engine.

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  44. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    98% User Score Based on 525 reviews

    The Red Pearls of Borneo is a detective mystery deduction game inspired by Type Help, Return of the Obra Dinn and The Case of the Golden Idol. You are a clairvoyant investigator in 1948 London, exploring the psychic echoes of a tragedy that occurred eight years prior on a remote plantation in Borneo. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Red Pearls Of Borneo.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    93% User Score Based on 301 reviews

    Join us on DISCORD About the Game Recover damaged images: Fix corrupted files: Design the logic: Simulate the program: ABI-DOS: The Ultimate Automation Puzzle Challenge. In ABI-DOS, you build circuits to manipulate and guide UBITS (colored digital blocks) toward specific goals based on the given documentation. By strategically placing wires and instruction blocks on a microc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ABI-DOS.

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  46. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 523 reviews

    There’s been a backlog of unsolved cases piling up in the Minor Crimes Division of the Los Zorangeles Police Department and we’ll need a Database Detective to help solve them.  We’ll need you to analyze clues and manipulate data using SQL, a database querying language, to figure out who perpetrated crimes from as minor as littering to as serious as not checking out of a hotel after the check-out … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    93% User Score Based on 40 reviews

    Embark on an enlightening journey into the world of coding with "SirKwitz," an introductory educational game designed to demystify the fundamentals of programming. This beginner-friendly game is a perfect entry point for young people and adults new to the field, offering a hands-on approach to learning basic programming, through a series of engaging puzzles. Over four main topics, each c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SirKwitz.

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  50. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    75% User Score Based on 1,578 reviews

    Challenge tactical logic puzzles & unravel the mystery in a futuristic adventure If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deus Ex GO.

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