Games like Circuits
by Digital Tentacle
Simple in concept, but very challenging and rewarding,Circuits is a puzzle game that requires careful listening to complete each level. The goal of Circuits : piece together the different parts of a song. Sounds easy, but maybe not.
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$19.99Rhythm Doctor
Dec 6 · 7th Beat Games
Both: Music
Save patients with your rhythm mastery! Rhythm Doctor is a rhythm game where you heal patients by defibrillating in time to their heartbeats. Learn each patient's unique heartbeat and defeat boss viruses trying to sabotage your rhythm, all set to heart-pumping, soul-soothing music.
RhythmMusicPixel GraphicsStory RichLevel EditorIndieSingleplayerLocal Co-OpAction2D👍 25,025
$9.99Dancing Line
May 31 · Somnartis, Cheetah Technology Corporation Limited
Both: Music · Difficult
Guide an ever-growing Line through a multiple of environments, listening carefully to the music. Tap the screen to make a sharp turn, avoiding obstacles and reacting to the World changing before your eyes.
CasualRhythmMusic3DAbstractColorfulSingleplayerStylizedDifficult👍 1,624
-65%$6.99Rift of the NecroDancer
Feb 5 · Brace Yourself Games, Tic Toc Studios Inc.
Both: Music · Difficult
The NecroDancer's back in an all-new rhythm game! Dragged into a strange new world, Cadence must engage in musical combat with monsters surging through the Rift! Face pulse-pounding Rhythm Rifts where every beat is a battle, all set to an original soundtrack by Danny Baranowsky & friends.
RhythmMusicIndieDifficultArcadeFemale ProtagonistActionGreat SoundtrackColorful2D👍 5,867
$14.99Melody's Escape 2
Jun 12 · Icetesy
Both: Music
Run to the rhythm of your own music library! Melody is back, with vastly improved audio analysis algorithms. Each MP3 creates a unique obstacle course synchronized to the beat and the intensity of your music.
MusicRhythmMusic-Based Procedural GenerationIndieRunnerParkourRelaxingActionPlatformerSingleplayer👍 285
$19.99Beat Hazard 3
Jun 22 · Cold Beam Games
Both: Music
Are you ready to explore your music collection mapped as a stunning galaxy of wonders? Experience your music collection as never before with this intense music driven twin stick shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music.
RhythmMusic-Based Procedural GenerationMusicBullet HellRoguelikeTwin Stick ShooterIndieActionExplorationShoot 'Em Up👍 585
$11.99Orb of Creation
Jun 23 · MarpleGames
Both: Puzzle · Minimalist
Orb of Creation is a non-idle incremental-puzzle game in which you recreate the world with nothing but magic and ingenuity. Conjure resources, buy upgrades, and become an all-powerful wizard!
IncrementalMagicCasualStrategyResource ManagementPuzzleIndieMinimalistSingleplayerCrafting👍 2,170
-10%$8.99Unmurk
3 days ago · Michal Barszczewski
Both: Minimalist · Puzzle
A minimalist puzzle game. You only see the outer edges of the puzzle pieces in a voxel object. Put the puzzle pieces into place to reveal the hidden voxel object and watch it come to life.
VoxelMinimalistRelaxingPuzzleSingleplayer3DLogicFamily FriendlyCasual
$3.99KAMITSUBAKI CITY ENSEMBLE
Aug 28 · KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO, Studio Lalala
Both: Music
"KAMITSUBAKI CITY ENSEMBLE" is a rhythm game in which AI girls who were awoken after the apocalypse use special song magic to create melodies with you, in an effort to restart the world. How did the destruction happen? Why do these girls exist? All answers will be revealed...when the music stops.
MusicAdventureRhythmAnimeCasualActionFemale ProtagonistEmotionalAtmosphericStory Rich👍 1,448
$19.99Everhood 2
Mar 4 · Chris Nordgren, Jordi Roca
Both: Music
AN UNCONVENTIONAL ARPG where you battle enemies through musical encounters while being accompanied by a raven who promises to retrieve your voice if you slay the mighty Mind Dragon!🎵
PsychedelicMusicIndieStory Rich2DRPGPixel GraphicsChoices MatterSingleplayerRhythm👍 2,205
$24.99Piano Glow
Mar 10 · TheAlanski
Both: Music
Piano in online multiplayer lobbies, with leaderboards, gamified training modes (ear, sheet, rhythm and falling notes). Play any song using either a QWERTY computer/laptop keyboard or a piano. Suitable for all levels including beginners with no experience!
Audio ProductionMusicInstrumental MusicTypingEarly AccessCasualSimulationAnimation & ModelingEducationVideo Production👍 223
$3.99Dubstep: Solar System
Aug 28 · Ian Rosner
Both: Music · Difficult
An endless neon rhythm-runner with a 46-track licensed dubstep soundtrack. Fly a fixed ship through a winding tunnel from Mercury to Pluto, tapping beat-gates on the beat. Nail the sweet spot for PERFECT combos, bank Vibe Coins, ignite Star Power invincibility, and clear five rounds to win.
RhythmMusicRunnerArcadeSide ScrollerCasualElectronic MusicDifficultFast-PacedIndie
$14.99Virtual Circuit Board
Oct 6 · Reverie Foundry
Both: Minimalist · Puzzle
Virtual Circuit Board is the sandbox drawing-based logic simulator where you can build, program, decorate, and simulate anything from simple monochrome circuits to complex and colorful computers. Play with digital logic in this sandbox-only experience.
ProgrammingEducationSimulationAutomationMinimalistLogicPuzzleHackingSandboxBuilding👍 305
-15%$8.49Dewdrop
3 days ago · Second State Games
Both: Puzzle
Make music & solve puzzles with physics at the same time. Draw vines, guide dewdrops through vibrant levels, unlock new sounds, and create your own beats in a relaxing musical sandbox.
PuzzleAudio ProductionMusic-Based Procedural GenerationPhysicsRhythmLogicRelaxing2DAbstractExploration
$17.99Station to Station
Oct 3 · Galaxy Grove
Both: Puzzle
‘Station to Station’ is a minimalist & relaxing game about building railway connections. Grab your conductor’s hat and bring the voxel-art world to life through the magic of trains!
PuzzleRelaxingSimulationTrainsVoxelCozyNatureWholesomeAtmosphericManagement👍 1,239
-20%$4.79Neural Maze
3 days ago · unCurieux Studio
Both: Puzzle · Difficult · Minimalist
2 neurons. 2 sticks. One brain has to drive both at once: yours. Guide your stray neurons through ever-more-twisted mazes — inverted controls, power cuts, memory mode — under the eye of a doctor who's in over his head.
ActionPuzzleDifficultArcade2DSingleplayerControllerScienceFunnyMinimalist
$24.99Submachine: Legacy
Oct 13 · Mateusz Skutnik
Both: Puzzle
Submachine is a hand-drawn puzzle adventure game. You find yourself in a vast network of desolate locations containing puzzles, secrets, notes and items to collect to help you along the way. Follow the story of a banished lighthouse keeper to discover his descent into ruins.
PuzzlePoint & ClickAdventureHand-drawnExploration2DIndieAtmosphericColorfulDystopian 👍 1,281
$3.99Mimic Logic
Feb 22 · Nihohe Soft
Both: Puzzle
"Mimic Logic" is an automatically generated logic puzzle roguelike. Listen to the statements of the treasure chests, find the lying mimics, and open the rest of the treasure chests! Opening a mimic results in a game over.
PuzzleRoguelikeProcedural GenerationFantasyRetroSingleplayerIndie2DPixel GraphicsLogic👍 552
$14.99Boxes: Lost Fragments
Feb 1 · Big Loop Studios
Both: Puzzle
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
$9.99Mind Over Magnet
Nov 13 · Game Maker's Toolkit
Both: Puzzle
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.
Puzzle PlatformerPuzzleAdventureRobotsPlatformer2D Platformer2DIndieLogicSingleplayer👍 1,344
-40%$2.99Mini Cozy Room: Lo-Fi
Mar 30 · Tesseract Studio, Nugem Studio
Both: Music
Create Your Own Cozy Workspace! Mini Cozy Room : Lo-Fi is a productivity game blending relaxing Lo-Fi music with room decoration. Cute avatars, pets, desktop memos, to-do lists, and a Pomodoro timer help boost your focus. Feeling lonely? Work together with friends in multiplayer mode.
CozyIdlerMusicPixel GraphicsCharacter CustomizationUtilitiesRelaxingIndieCasualDesktop Companion👍 3,468
$19.99ROBOBEAT
May 14 · Simon Fredholm
Both: Music
Keep your trigger finger on the pulse! In rhythm shooter ROBOBEAT, you'll play as Ace - a bounty hunter on a mission to capture robot-gone-rogue Frazzer in his ever-shifting lair. Wall run, slide, and shoot to your own beat using the in-game custom music editor, blasting through Frazzer's armies!
Action RoguelikeRhythmFPSRoguelikeMusicBoomer ShooterActionPsychedelicFuturisticAdventure👍 1,708
$7.99RollScape
May 22 · Leonardo the Vinchy
Both: Minimalist
Roll, strategize, and upgrade your way to victory in this accessible and ultra-satisfying, yet captivating roguelike. Will you reach the end before running out of rolls? KEEP MULTIPLYING!!
StrategyRoguelikeCasualRelaxingMinimalistIsometricChoices MatterProcedural Generation3DRoguelite👍 371
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3 days ago · Big Ice Games
Both: Puzzle · Minimalist
A small transparent chessboard that sits in the corner of your desktop. Solve a puzzle when you have a minute, or play a game against Stockfish. While you work, the board fades and stays out of the way. Difficulty adjusts on its own.
ChessPuzzleRelaxingProgrammingCasualMinimalistStrategySingleplayerTurn-Based StrategyIdler
$19.99Braid, Anniversary Edition
May 14 · Thekla, Inc.
Both: Puzzle
Control the flow of time to solve puzzles in this new version of the indie classic, featuring fully repainted artwork, a new world of puzzles, and seriously in-depth commentary.
Puzzle Platformer2D PlatformerPuzzlePlatformerAction-Adventure2DTime ManipulationActionCasualCartoony👍 1,766
$14.99RUNGORE
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Both: Difficult
Card game mechanics - check. Real time battles - check. Silly humor - check. If this isn't the game of your dreams i don't know what is (Also we have hidden memes everywhere lol)
Trading Card GameIndieCard GameCard BattlerReal Time TacticsDifficultReplay ValueStrategy RPGRoguelitePixel Graphics👍 993
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Both: Puzzle · Difficult
Design, optimize, and reverse-engineer real quantum algorithms in an open-ended Zachlike puzzle game. Solve 500+ optimization challenges, hack player creations, and master quantum logic without coding.
Early AccessHardwareProgrammingLogicPuzzleSimulationEducationDifficultScienceAutomation👍 141
$1.99FIND ALL 4: Magic
Sep 27 · Very Very LITTLE Studio
Both: Puzzle
Find over 800 cute animals and objects in a lot of levels of varying difficulty. The magical black and white world comes alive after coloring. Relax and enjoy playing.
AdventureCasualHidden ObjectPuzzleIndie2DHand-drawnColorfulCatsFamily Friendly👍 570
-20%$7.99OneShot: World Machine Edition
Sep 30 · Future Cat LLC
Both: Puzzle
A completely self-contained portable version of one of the highest user-rated games. Built on an entirely new engine with new UI, support for Steam Deck, & more. Features world-bending puzzles, intriguing denizens, surreal environments, and a captivating story about the truth of the game's reality.
PuzzleStory RichIndiePixel GraphicsChoices MatterMultiple EndingsCuteExploration2DAdventure👍 5,353
$2.99Between Life & Darkness
Aug 24 · Marek Lamos
Both: Puzzle · Minimalist
Explore the mind of young Léa as she experiences the trauma of losing a loved one. Solve puzzles and help her overcome obstacles in her life.
AdventurePuzzleSokoban2DColorfulMinimalistPixel GraphicsStylizedAtmosphericGrid-Based Movement
$4.99Thinking Inside The Box
Feb 19 · Neckbeard Games
Both: Puzzle
You play as a little, square guy trapped in a maze of cardboard boxes filled with a myriad of challenges. The rules are simple: move the diamonds to the appropriate pressure plates without letting different-colored diamonds touch—swap, push, and phase to complete levels as quickly as possible.
CasualPuzzleSingleplayer2DPixel GraphicsGrid-Based MovementIndie
-25%$5.99Cloudscrapers
7 days ago · Nementic Games
Both: Puzzle · Minimalist
Cloudscrapers is a minimalist strategy game with a relaxing atmosphere. Build your tower, manage resources, unlock new tools, and uncover the secrets hidden in the sky.
CasualCity BuilderRelaxingPuzzleStrategyMinimalistSimulationAtmosphericResource ManagementCozy
$6.99No Case Should Remain Unsolved
Jan 17 · Somi
Both: Puzzle
Twelve years after Senior Inspector Jeon Gyeong's retirement, she is visited by a young police officer: a woman who pleads with her to reexamine Seowon's case. But with each uncovered memory, only one thing becomes clear: everyone in Seowon's vicinity was lying.
InvestigationPuzzleInteractive FictionVisual NovelPoint & ClickStory RichAdventurePixel GraphicsFemale ProtagonistText-Based👍 10,341
$19.99Little Witch in the Woods
Sep 14 · SUNNY SIDE UP
Both: Puzzle
Little Witch in the Woods tells the story of Ellie, an apprentice witch. Explore the mystical forest, help the charming residents, and experience the daily life of the witch.
CutePixel GraphicsDialogue HeavyMagicLife SimCasualSimulationPuzzleRPGOpen World👍 11,699
-20%$0.79Super Moncat
3 days ago · Urulginka Studio
Both: Difficult · Music
Fly, dodge, and score points — this is a real test of reaction and concentration, where every new record feels like a big victory over the ruthless cosmos.
RoguelikeRogueliteDifficultFast-PacedPrecision PlatformerSurvival HorrorCatsSpaceMusicScore Attack
$19.99Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles
Mar 26 · Tomas Sala
Both: Minimalist
Bulwark blends casual and creative building elements with touches of strategy and exploration. It's an experimental mix of genres that can be enjoyed casually or as an epic conquest featuring naval units, air units, and fortresses.
CasualProcedural GenerationMinimalistCity BuilderExperimentalBase BuildingOpen WorldBuildingSandboxSteampunk👍 1,381
$2.99King of the Bridge
Mar 8 · Finn Schuuring
Both: Puzzle
Face off against the bridge troll in his bizarre game of chess! Decrypt, Twist and Enforce the rules as your devious opponent attempts to break them in King of the Bridge!
PuzzleStrategyChessComedyBoard GameMultiple EndingsFantasy2.5DAdventureSouls-like👍 1,668
$13.99Sol Cesto
Apr 10 · Tambouille, Géraud Zucchini, Chariospirale
Both: Puzzle
Sol Cesto is a tactical and frantic roguelite where mastering your luck is key. Choose a hero, upgrade them using cursed teeth and magical items, and descend to the bottom of an ever-changing dungeon. In this dark world, every action has consequences…
Dungeon CrawlerRoguelikeTacticalPuzzleAtmosphericFantasyGamblingProcedural GenerationMysteryTurn-Based👍 4,849
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