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
$3.99The Search
Apr 13 · Jason Godbey
Both: Exploration · Puzzle · Hidden Object
Embark on a journey of discovery and inspiration in The Search - a story-driven puzzle-adventure set in a mysterious world where art comes to life!
ExplorationPuzzleHidden ObjectPoint & ClickFemale ProtagonistFirst-PersonSurrealRelaxingStory RichCasual👍 356
$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
-70%$5.99Carto
Oct 27 · Sunhead Games
Both: Puzzle · Exploration · Relaxing
Carto is a charming adventure game wrapped around a unique, world-altering puzzle mechanic. Use this power to explore mysterious lands, help a quirky cast of characters, and guide Carto on her journey back to her family.
IndieCutePuzzleExplorationHand-drawnRelaxingAdventureStory RichFemale ProtagonistSingleplayer👍 7,296
$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
$9.99Tiny Room Stories: Town Mystery
Feb 25 · Kiary Games
Both: Puzzle · Exploration · Hidden Object
Everybody are missing in a town. Find the answers of town mystery in a point and click adventure game with escape the room mechanics
PuzzlePoint & ClickMysteryLogicAdventureDetectiveExplorationInvestigationHidden ObjectStylized👍 813
-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
$3.99KAMI
Jan 23 · State of Play
Both: Puzzle · Relaxing · Difficult
KAMI is deceptively simple: fold out coloured paper to fill the screen in as few moves as possible. Relaxing and easy to pick up, you'll soon find yourself deep in contemplation to perfect each puzzle. Created by State of Play, famous for their handcrafted aesthetic, KAMI has been created with real paper in an elegant Japanese theme.
PuzzleCasualIndieRelaxing2DSingleplayerColorfulTouch-FriendlyDifficultBeautiful👍 699
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
$9.99Voxelgram
Nov 7 · Procedural Level
Both: Hidden Object · Puzzle · Relaxing
Voxelgram is a 3D nonograms game where solving puzzles feels like sculpting in three dimensions. Reveal voxel models as you complete each challenge.
Hidden ObjectDesign & IllustrationPuzzleStrategyVoxel3DCuteIsometricRelaxingProcedural Generation👍 684
$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
$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
$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
$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
$4.99Kairo
Apr 24 · Locked Door Puzzle
Both: Puzzle · Exploration
Enter the lost world of Kairo. Explore vast abandoned monuments. Bring strange and ancient machinery back to life. Slowly uncover the true purpose of Kairo and fulfil a great destiny.Kairo is an atmospheric 3D exploration and puzzle solving game.
PuzzleExplorationIndieAtmosphericFirst-PersonAbstractSurrealAdventureSingleplayerMystery👍 1,506
$19.99Pid
Oct 31 · Might and Delight
Both: Puzzle · Difficult
You are stranded on a strange and peculiar planet. It’s time to embark on your journey and find your way home! Explore a gravity defying and challenging platformer with striking visuals and a captivating story that transports you to a world beyond ours.
IndiePuzzle PlatformerAdventurePlatformerPuzzleLocal Co-OpDifficultSingleplayerCo-opGreat Soundtrack👍 296
4 Elements
Jul 12 · Playrix Entertainment
Both: Puzzle · Hidden Object
The ancient kingdom is in trouble! The magic of the four elements that kept it running for centuries has been corrupted by evil powers and the altars no longer yield the energy of life. It is up to you to unlock the 4 ancient books of magic and collect 16 mysterious cards that will help you restore the kingdom to life.
CasualPuzzleMatch 3AdventureHidden ObjectSingleplayerFantasy👍 573
$4.99Box: The Game
Jan 16 · Heekdevelopment
Both: Puzzle · Difficult · Top-Down
Box: The Game is a fun puzzle game which will challenge your brain to think in different ways. All cubes attach to each other, your goal is to match the displayed shape to continue to the next level.
IndieCasualPuzzleMinimalistSingleplayerDifficultFamily FriendlyGrid-Based MovementAbstractTop-Down
$24.99Eastshade
Feb 13 · Eastshade Studios
Both: Exploration · Relaxing
You are a traveling painter, exploring the island of Eastshade. Capture the world on canvas using your artist’s easel. Talk to the inhabitants to learn about their lives. Make friends and help those in need. Visit cities, scale summits, unearth mysteries, and discover forgotten places!
AdventureFantasyOpen WorldExplorationRPGAtmosphericRelaxingFirst-PersonStory RichColorful👍 5,184
-50%$2.49SEASON OF MYSTERY: The Cherry Blossom Murders
Feb 3 · Square Enix
Both: Hidden Object · Puzzle
Your husband Richard lies dead beneath the cherry blossoms of Old Japan, and the police are of no help. Step into history and uncover the truth when no one else will. Find devilishly hidden clues, explore exotic locales, and bring the killer to justice!
CasualHidden ObjectAdventureMysteryFemale ProtagonistPoint & ClickPuzzle👍 290
$0.99Friendly Find
Sep 4 · Dgelioncel
Both: Puzzle · Walking Simulator · Top-Down
Your friend got lost in a complex maze and really wants to get out of there as soon as possible. You don't know where exactly he is, but you can communicate with him by sending simple text messages. Can you save him?
PuzzleExperimentalTurn-Based StrategyWalking SimulatorInteractive FictionTurn-Based Tactics2DAbstractTop-DownMinimalist















