Games like Taiji
by Matthew VanDevander
Solve puzzle panels and uncover the meaning of the symbols within. Explore a dense world where secrets are hidden in plain sight.
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-90%$1.99TOEM: A Photo Adventure
Sep 17 · Something We Made
Both: Puzzle · Exploration · Relaxing
Set off on a delightful expedition and use your photographic eye to uncover the mysteries of the magical TOEM in this hand-drawn adventure game. Chat with quirky characters, solve their problems by snapping neat photos, and make your way through a relaxing landscape!
CozyWholesomePuzzleAdventureExplorationCuteRelaxingCasualHand-drawnPhoto Editing👍 9,701
$3.99Yokai Taiji
Jun 30 · Bonsai Games
Both: Puzzle · Exploration · Top-Down
Yokai are creatures of different shapes and sizes but with greater power than humans. Yokai Taiji is an adventure game set in Japan. You will take the role of the last hunter of Yokai, who seeks to rescue his grandmother from these beings. Fear not and seal the Yokai.
AdventurePoint & ClickPuzzleMythologyCartoonExploration3DThird PersonTop-DownHistorical
$29.99The Talos Principle
Dec 11 · Croteam
Both: Puzzle · Exploration
The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).
PuzzlePhilosophicalFirst-PersonSci-fiStory RichAtmosphericSingleplayerGreat SoundtrackRobotsExploration👍 29,240
-70%$1.79Riven (1997)
Aug 4 · Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Both: Puzzle · Exploration · Difficult
Released in 1997 as the original sequel to Myst, one of the best-selling puzzle adventure games of all time. Prepare to enter a world "torn asunder" by timeless, unresolved conflicts -- a world of incomparable beauty, intrigue, and betrayal.
AdventurePuzzlePoint & ClickExplorationClassicStory RichDifficultFirst-PersonCasualAtmospheric👍 1,317
$14.99Hidden Folks
Feb 15 · Hidden Folks
Both: Hidden Object · Puzzle · Relaxing
Search for hidden folks in hand-drawn, interactive, miniature landscapes. Unfurl tent flaps, cut through bushes, slam doors, and poke some crocodiles! Rooooaaaarrrr!!!!!
Hidden ObjectCasualHand-drawnIndiePuzzlePoint & ClickRelaxing2DFunnySingleplayer👍 7,612
$9.99Evergarden
Aug 16 · Flippfly LLC
Both: Puzzle · Exploration · Relaxing
You have just arrived in a magical forest world with a hexagon board at its center, a mysterious creature nearby, and secrets lurking in the shadows. Why are you here, and what will you do next? A deceptively simple puzzle game, wrapped in a magical adventure.
PuzzleStrategyAdventureOpen WorldExplorationLogicHex GridRelaxingAbstractMagic👍 120
$9.99FEZ
May 1 · Polytron Corporation
Both: Puzzle · Pixel Graphics · Exploration
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.
PlatformerPuzzleIndiePixel GraphicsExplorationGreat SoundtrackSingleplayerAdventureCasualMystery👍 11,664
$29.99RiME
May 26 · Tequila Works, QLOC
Both: Puzzle · Exploration · Relaxing
A land of discovery stretches out before you. Explore the beautiful, rugged world of RiME. Armed with your wits and a will to overcome—and the guidance of a helpful fox—you must explore the enigmatic island, reach the tower's peak, and unlock its closely guarded secrets.
AdventurePuzzleExplorationAtmosphericGreat SoundtrackSingleplayerColorfulFantasyIndieRelaxing👍 3,236
$14.99Boxes: Lost Fragments
Feb 1 · Big Loop Studios
Both: Puzzle · Hidden Object
As a legendary thief, your next assignment lures you into a grand and lavish mansion. There you find a series of puzzle boxes, designed for an unknown purpose. What should have been a quick in-and-out, gradually turns into your own harrowing struggle for freedom and answers.
PuzzleMysteryPoint & ClickAdventureCasual3DAtmosphericHidden ObjectIndieStory Rich👍 3,245
-40%$5.99OneShot
Dec 8 · Future Cat LLC
Both: Pixel Graphics · Puzzle
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
Story RichPixel GraphicsIndieGreat SoundtrackCuteAtmosphericPuzzleSingleplayerChoices MatterAdventure👍 59,257
$9.99Melissa K. and the Heart of Gold Collector's Edition
Sep 19 · SDP Games
Both: Hidden Object · Puzzle
Welcome to a beautiful Adventure set in a unique interactive 3D world full of mysterious puzzles and Hidden Objects. Prepare for an unforgettable experience!
Hidden ObjectAdventureCasualIndiePoint & ClickFemale ProtagonistPuzzle👍 189
$3.99Railway Islands - Puzzle
Nov 18 · Rising Moon Games
Both: Puzzle · Relaxing
Railway Islands is a puzzle game about designing a railway map for a large archipelago. Make a safe path between the stations and let your train deliver all the resources and go to the next island.
PuzzleTrainsHex GridRelaxingCozyLogicCasualGrid-Based MovementTransportationMinimalist👍 230
FreeMissing Translation
Sep 24 · AlPixel Games, Luis Diaz, Gustavo Santos, Albert Fernandez, Tice Thomason
Both: Pixel Graphics · Puzzle
Lost in a weird city in the middle of the desert and surrounded by strange creatures that keep staring at you. This is a game about exploring the unknown and solving puzzles... lots of them! Don't be fooled by the looks, this isn't a point & click adventure.
Free to PlayPixel GraphicsPuzzleIndieAdventureCasualGreat SoundtrackPoint & ClickSingleplayer2D👍 111
$4.99Akin
Jun 6 · ThinkOfGames
Both: Puzzle · Relaxing
In this puzzle, you only have to draw one continuous line. There are 96 puzzles on "Normal"-mode and 96 puzzles in "Time"-mode. Each puzzles can have many different solutions. This is game is Steamworks integrated with achivements, badges, trading cards and more.
CasualIndiePuzzle2DRelaxingSingleplayerMinimalistIncrementalPuzzle PlatformerLogic👍 498
$4.99Toki Tori
Jan 28 · Two Tribes
Both: Puzzle · Difficult
The gameplay in Toki Tori is a blend of two genres. While it looks like a platform game, it's a puzzle game at heart. To progress through the game, the player must pick up each egg in a level using a set number of tools.
PuzzleIndieCasualPlatformerCuteSingleplayerDifficult2DFamily FriendlyPuzzle Platformer👍 1,632
$0.99Shift
Aug 16 · Black Lime Studio
Both: Puzzle · Relaxing
It's a fun puzzle game. You have to connect as many figures as possible together. Use yellow "shifters" to change direction of the line. Get more points for longer line.
IndieStrategyPuzzleAnimeSingleplayerFemale ProtagonistRelaxing👍 318
$0.99Landlord of the Woods
Mar 17 · Madison Karrh
Both: Hidden Object · Puzzle
You're 25, you feel like all of your peers are ahead of you in life so you apply for a new job to try to find some sort of meaning. Your new career is filled with physics-based puzzles, hand drawn art & a cute little story.
Point & ClickHidden ObjectPuzzleSurrealCuteAdventurePhysicsShortHand-drawnAtmospheric👍 1,242
-50%$4.49Q REMASTERED
May 1 · liica, Inc.
Both: Puzzle · Difficult
Over 13M downloads! The pinnacle of physics puzzles. A challenge to humanity: Can you get the ball out of the cup? What to do is simple: Just draw on screen. Yet, it is surprisingly hard. Infinite solutions—even devs can't solve every Q. Sound confusing? Try it out! How will you solve it?
PuzzleDifficultPhysicsCasualHand-drawnSingleplayerIndie2DAbstractEducation👍 423
Explore Fushimi Inari
Oct 11 · Matt Newell
Both: Walking Simulator · Exploration · Relaxing
A short exploration/photography experience set in a realistically designed recreation of the renowned Japanese shrine, Fushimi Inari Taisha. *The game has been removed because it will be available as part of "Lushfoil Photography Sim", coming soon
Walking SimulatorFree to PlaySimulationExplorationAtmosphericCasualAdventureIndieVRRelaxing
$7.99Hidden Through Time
Mar 12 · Rogueside
Both: Hidden Object · Puzzle
Embark on a colourful hand drawn journey of discovery through the ages! From missing dinosaur eggs in the stone age, to a king's crown in medieval times, can you find them all? Discover, create and share worlds with your own hidden treasures in Hidden Through Time!
Hidden ObjectCasualPuzzlePoint & Click2DCuteFamily FriendlyCollectathonFunnyHistorical👍 2,807
$0.99Wickless: the void
Jan 27 · SoSad
Both: Pixel Graphics · Exploration · Walking Simulator
A gloomy platformer in which you have to get out of the desperate consciousness of the main character. The unique ambient and minimalistic graphics will create a tense atmosphere. Explore the game space and avoid all its aggressive inhabitants.
Pixel GraphicsHorrorAtmosphericActionStealthMinimalistExploration2DWalking SimulatorHidden Object
$4.99Escape Rosecliff Island
Apr 15 · SpinTop Games
Both: Hidden Object · Puzzle
An unexpected storm has left you shipwrecked on a mysterious and remote private island. Seek & find cleverly hidden objects and solve puzzles to find a way off the island! Find over 2100 hidden objects in 25 intriguing and mysterious locations to find items that will help you escape!
CasualHidden ObjectPuzzleAdventurePoint & Click👍 195
$5.99Odd Machines: Mechanical Boxes
Jan 2 · XSGames
Both: Puzzle · Exploration · Hidden Object
You are a legendary treasure hunter, looking for the Stone of Silence, a powerful artifact hidden in a lost temple. Enjoy this 3D mechanical puzzle box adventure, a Victorian-style steampunk game that will put your brain to work with tons of intricate puzzles to solve
AdventureStrategySoftwareGrand StrategyPoint & ClickPuzzleIncrementalExplorationHidden ObjectImmersive Sim
$4.99RUSH
Dec 3 · Two Tribes
Both: Puzzle
From the twisted puzzle minds behind the award winning Toki Tori comes a new game, simply called RUSH. Fortunately for fans of high quality puzzle games, RUSH is anything but simple. In the game's fully three dimensional levels, players need to guide cubes to color coded exit points using Conveyor belts, Warps, Stops Signs, Splits and...
PuzzleIndieCasualSingleplayerStrategyAbstractColorful👍 1,088
$1.99Slap The Rocks
Oct 21 · Afil Games
Both: Puzzle · Top-Down · Pixel Graphics
Slap The Rocks is a new Top-Down puzzle which will push your brain to the limit. Slap rocks, avoid bushes and flee from stumps! Can you smash your way to the final level?
SokobanPuzzleTop-DownGrid-Based MovementFamily FriendlyCutePixel GraphicsColorfulRelaxingCasual
Freehexceed
Jan 15 · ToastieLabs
Both: Puzzle · Relaxing · Top-Down
A relaxing, hexagon based, puzzle game. An exciting new twist on a classic game without the element of guesswork! Use your critical thinking and our stimulating game mechanics to progress through hundreds of levels!
Free to PlayCasualPuzzleRelaxingSingleplayerHex GridArcadeIsometricTop-DownColorful









