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93%Game Brain Score

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99% User Score Based on 2,487 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 4 reviews

A mind-bending recursive puzzle game about boxes within boxes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Patrick's Parabox.

99%Game Brain Score

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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.

88%Game Brain Score

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97% User Score Based on 1,752 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 6 reviews

A simple 3d puzzle game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stephen's Sausage Roll.

92%Game Brain Score

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94% User Score Based on 967 reviews

Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

Charming but deceptively difficult puzzle game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Snakebird.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

98% User Score Based on 10,098 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 11 reviews

Baba Is You is a puzzle game where you change the rules by which you play. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Baba Is You.

98%Game Brain Score

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100% User Score Based on 584 reviews

Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

Push, slice, ingest, flip, and squish worms in this puzzle game in which you play as a little sentient tin can. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Can of Wormholes.

99%Game Brain Score

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99% User Score Based on 876 reviews

Pâquerette Down the Bunburrows is a pathfinding-based bunny-catching puzzle game. The bunnies flee when Pâquerette gets too close: they dash through tunnels carefully avoiding dead ends. Will you let the lil buns outsmart you? Each level is carefully crafted to teach you new, surprising and tricky ways of catching bunnies~ If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paquerette Down the Bunburrows.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

95% User Score Based on 905 reviews

Critic Score 85%Based on 4 reviews

A Monster’s Expedition (Through Puzzling Exhibitions) is a brand new adventure tour for monsters who love to learn about humans! Learn the ancient art of pushing trees over* and fashion your own pathways with our easy-build bridges. Then immerse yourself in human culture with all-new exhibits from our "Human Englandland" dig site, each accompanied with expert insights**! *Trees have been pre-weak… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Monsters Expedition.

96%Game Brain Score

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96% User Score Based on 216 reviews

Room to Grow is a puzzle game with unique mechanics that will twist your mind in unexpected ways. Growing enables you to move, while growing into walls shifts your whole body in the opposite direction. Use this to push plants, maneuver around obstacles, make room for future moves, and much much more. Discover new mechanics in each world - no standard keys and locks - and explore the deep interac… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Room to Grow.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

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88% User Score Based on 118 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

Induction is an abstract puzzle game about time travel and paradoxes. As you master its logic, Induction aims to rewire how you think about cause and effect. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Induction.

98%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

98% User Score Based on 590 reviews

A puzzle game where the rooms are items and the items are rooms. Get to the goal by moving, rearranging and duplicating rooms and altering the structure of the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Recursed.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

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99% User Score Based on 147 reviews

A laid-back but smart puzzle game. Stuffo is the last remaining puzzle bot stuck in a world filled with bite-sized brain-teasers. Help Stuffo to solve the mind-bending puzzles by using various blocks to climb, push and teleport your way to the exit. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stuffo the Puzzle Bot.

99%Game Brain Score

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99% User Score Based on 142 reviews

YUGO PUZZLE is a new puzzle game from the creator of Jelly no Puzzle. Its simple-looking levels with a simple set of rules give you extremely thinky yet most satisfying puzzle-solving experiences. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Yugo Puzzle.

99%Game Brain Score

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99% User Score Based on 898 reviews

Solve puzzles embedded in rocks and crystals as you explore a colorful, serene alien asteroid. Discover a few clever twists as you progress in this short and sweet puzzle experience. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Linelith.

94%Game Brain Score

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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.

96%Game Brain Score

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96% User Score Based on 516 reviews

Logic Bombs is a logic puzzle game where you use deductive reasoning to tackle 160 puzzles about bombs. The same core rules apply to every puzzle so prepare to delve deeper into a realm of pure logic where your understanding will be put to the test. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Logic Bombs.

97%Game Brain Score

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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.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

82% User Score Based on 339 reviews

Critic Score 83%Based on 2 reviews

English Country Tune is a luxuriant abstract 3D puzzle game containing more than a hundred levels situated throughout 17 worlds. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to English Country Tune.

96%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story

96% User Score Based on 139 reviews

Explore a world of colorful jelly blocks that can be deformed and stuck together. Use them in surprising, unexpected ways to build clever contraptions and solve delightful puzzles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jelly Is Sticky.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story

97% User Score Based on 1,150 reviews

You arrive in the lands of Glimmith, a kingdom above the clouds. Your newest benefactor has hired you, a famed stained glass artisan, to help him restore the area to its former glory. However, he has given you an unusual stipulation: use whatever colors you please, so long as you follow the rules! A cozy hamlet, an enchanted forest, and a forlorn castle await. Keep your eyes open for hidde… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Artisan of Glimmith.

97%Game Brain Score

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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.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

89% User Score Based on 1,218 reviews

An attractive puzzle platformer where you use magnetism to escape a factory. Meet a cast of magnet characters and work together to solve logical conundrums. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mind Over Magnet.

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.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

90% User Score Based on 966 reviews

Explore a mysterious and detailed world full of puzzles. It is important to think hard and to pay close attention, as vital clues are sometimes hidden in plain sight. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Taiji.

84%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

84% User Score Based on 7,282 reviews

Spoiler Warning: This game contains major spoilers for The Witness. The game assumes that you have previously played and learned every mechanic (excluding the hidden ones) in The Witness. The 12th WitCup took place on May 14, 2022. The problem was given by @Leaving Leaves. The goal of the puzzle is to understand the structure of a seemingly complicated configuration of elements from The Witness, a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to WitCup 12.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

91% User Score Based on 430 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 2 reviews

Plan the train route for the universe's most awkward space colony! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cosmic Express.

92%Game Brain Score

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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.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

83% User Score Based on 447 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 8 reviews

Filament is a laid back, story-rich and fully narrated puzzle game centred around solving sets of cable-based puzzles whilst exploring a seemingly abandoned spaceship. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Filament.

99%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

99% User Score Based on 267 reviews

In Chronoquartz, every move matters! You have 10 turns per loop: explore, solve puzzles, and use your past knowledge to progress. Strategy, critical thinking, and time management will be your allies in this unique temporal adventure. Will you succeed in saving time? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chronoquartz.

100%Game Brain Score

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100% User Score Based on 133 reviews

Leaf's Odyssey is a turn-based game where you fight various monsters in order to solve each puzzle. Every move can be predicted and anticipated. Failure is not punished; you can undo and try a different approach as many times as you want. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Leaf's Odyssey.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

93% User Score Based on 296 reviews

Critic Score 81%Based on 9 reviews

Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure follows the story of Jemma, a small-town misfit on a journey of self-discovery. Venturing out beyond her stiflingly cozy confines, she finds an inspiring world - but also one ruled by fear, and a strange, immovable ‘static’ force. Can she disrupt a culture of stagnation, and find a place to fit into it? Gameplay takes place on a unique, interconnected ‘grid’ th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure.

100%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding

100% User Score Based on 214 reviews

Find us: Steam | Nintendo Switch | Twitter A mud-based puzzle game where you arrange snake-like capes of chivalrous knights to cover puddles and other hazards. Help the nobles to reach their... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Puddle Knights.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

83% User Score Based on 15,440 reviews

The Witness is an exploration-puzzle game. The game is being developed by a small, independent team, a mix of full-timers and contractors. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Witness.

90%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability

95% User Score Based on 12,972 reviews

Critic Score 81%Based on 5 reviews

Antichamber is a single-player first-person puzzle-platform video game. Many of the puzzles are based on phenomena that occur within the Impossible Objects created by the game engine, such as passages that lead the player to different locations depending on which way they face, and structures that seem otherwise impossible within normal three-dimensional space. The game includes elements of psycho… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Antichamber.

94%Game Brain Score

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94% User Score Based on 633 reviews

Welcome to LingoLingo is a first person exploration game specializing in word puzzles and impossible spaces. As you complete its challenges, Lingo's world will slowly unfold around you, revealing a vast web of interconnected locations. With its hundreds of puzzles and dozens of hidden secrets, Lingo offers a one-of-a-kind gaming experience.Key Features Nonlinear gameplay - go where you want Keyboa… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lingo.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

92% User Score Based on 989 reviews

Critic Score 79%Based on 9 reviews

Timelie is a stealth puzzle adventure, where you control time like a media player. Perceive future events to plan your escape strategy from the past, sneak an enemy, and manipulate time through this companionship journey of a mysterious cat and a little girl with a precognitive power. Timelie: Game of the Year Edition includes: - a copy of the base game - a copy of the Hell Loop DLC If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Timelie.

90%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization

95% User Score Based on 1,018 reviews

Critic Score 81%Based on 5 reviews

train + track + puzzle If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Railbound.

98%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization

98% User Score Based on 751 reviews

Perspective is a platforming title in which players must utilize two incarnations of the protagonist - switching back and forth between them - to progress. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Perspective.

100%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, music

100% User Score Based on 170 reviews

Altered is a meditative puzzle game mixing hard puzzles and a soothing atmosphere. Explore a mysterious world filled with challenging puzzles solving them by altering your characters in multiple ways, forcing you to think outside the box. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Altered.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

96% User Score Based on 17,548 reviews

Hatch from your flower and spelunk through the beautiful and sometimes haunting world of Animal Well, a pixelated wonder rendered in intricate audio and visual detail. Encounter lively creatures small and large, helpful and ominous as you discover unconventional upgrades and unravel the well’s secrets. This is a truly unique experience that can make you laugh in fear, surprise, or delight. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ANIMAL WELL.

99%Game Brain Score

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99% User Score Based on 267 reviews

Discover a cryptic language of world-changing words Learn the rules as you go and uncover how each new word has its own special ability to change the world around you in deep and surprising ways. Expand your vocabulary through 15 distinct worlds, each one exploring a new mechanic and completely shaking up the way you solve puzzles. Master their mind-bending effects With approachable mechanics and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LOK Digital.

92%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

92% User Score Based on 2,949 reviews

Escape a mystery mansion full of mechanical puzzle boxes and hidden objects If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Boxes: Lost Fragments.

90%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

94% User Score Based on 5,540 reviews

Critic Score 87%Based on 30 reviews

An adventure across worlds within worlds. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to COCOON.

83%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

84% User Score Based on 738 reviews

Critic Score 81%Based on 8 reviews

Toki Tori 2 is a puzzle adventure game in which you explore a lush forest island inhabited by strange creatures. Whistle and stomp to influence their behavior, and solve the puzzles. But what's up with that black goo? It's threatening your home world! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Toki Tori 2.

84%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

96% User Score Based on 4,349 reviews

Critic Score 72%Based on 14 reviews

The Pedestrian is a 2.5D side scrolling puzzle platformer. You are The Pedestrian! Enter into a dynamic 3D world with stunning graphics and challenging puzzles.You play by rearranging and reconnecting public signs in order to explore and advance through each engaging environment. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Pedestrian.

88%Game Brain Score

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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.

82%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

82% User Score Based on 345 reviews

Can you push all the buttons ? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PUSH.

94%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

94% User Score Based on 125 reviews

After many long years in incubation, Fowl Damage is out with another demo! The full release is slated for the later half of 2024. This atmospheric puzzle-platformer from the developers of Peglin and Friday Night Bullet Arena offers one-button platforming with incredible depth: carefully manage your jumps and falls to avoid becoming scrambled! Your adventure will have you escape from the factory,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fowl Damage.

90%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

97% User Score Based on 158 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 4 reviews

Venture through six unique areas of the cube-world and overcome three-dimensional brain-teasers in this upcoming puzzle adventure game. You, the Last Cube, were awakened for a purpose - save this peculiar world from collapsing by solving puzzle tracks left by your ancestors. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Cube.

85%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story

88% User Score Based on 1,558 reviews

Critic Score 71%Based on 1 reviews

A relaxing, hexagon based, puzzle game. A exciting new twist on a classic game without the element of guesswork! Use your critical thinking and our stimulating game mechanics to progress though hundreds of levels! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to hexceed.