Games like Mystery Boxes
Looking for games like Mystery Boxes? Here are top casual simulation recommendations with a mystery and science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Filament, A Monsters Expedition or Fossil Corner.
- 79%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaygrinding, stability83% User Score 447 reviewsCritic Score 75%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.
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- 92%Game Brain Scoregameplay, humorgrinding, replayability95% User Score 666 reviewsCritic Score 85%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.
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- 99%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaygrinding99% User Score 498 reviews
In Fossil Corner, you're a retired paleontologist, collecting fossils and solving evolutionary puzzles in your old garage. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fossil Corner.
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- 99%Game Brain Scoregameplay, musicstory, grinding99% User Score 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.
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- 98%Game Brain Scorestory, graphicsgrinding, optimization98% User Score 4,465 reviews
Play seating matchmaker to please picky characters and solve satisfying puzzles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Is This Seat Taken?.
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- 89%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsgrinding, story94% User Score 494 reviewsCritic Score 82%3 reviews
Sokobond is an elegantly designed puzzle game about chemistry. It's logical, minimalist, and crafted with love and science. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sokobond.
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- 90%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaygrinding, character development96% User Score 1,981 reviewsCritic Score 84%10 reviews
Dear Applicant, I am pleased to offer you the role of Apprentice Thaumaturge at Strange Antiquities. You show promise – a sharp mind and a strong stomach – exactly what this work demands. I need you to run the shop while I attend to other pressing matters. You will need a keen eye for detail as you provide the townsfolk of Undermere with occult objects for their arcane needs. Undermere might se… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Strange Antiquities.
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- 84%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsstory, grinding84% User Score 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.
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- 87%Game Brain Scorestory, graphicsreplayability, grinding94% User Score 965 reviewsCritic Score 80%13 reviews
Welcome to Botany Manor, a stately home in 19th century England. You play as its inhabitant Arabella Greene, a retired botanist. Explore your house and gardens, filled with botanical research, to figure out the ideal habitat for a collection of forgotten flora. Grow each plant to discover the mysterious qualities they hold… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Botany Manor.
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- 90%Game Brain Scoregameplay, musicreplayability, grinding90% User Score 190 reviews
Growth is a cozy, hex grid based soft-strategy game. Explore and populate a procedurally generated world by utilizing the unique abilities of animals. Growth blends the beauty of cozy exploration with challenging navigation around obstacles such as mountains and rivers to populate fertile soil, transforming barren landscapes into lush forests, meadows, and more. Experience an unforgettable mix of … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Growth.
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