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puzzle indie games (93)

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9.2New
TetherGeist
Tight precision platforming with heart and secrets
May 7, 2026
8.7New
WILL: Follow The Light
Atmospheric sailing, sleds and family secrets.
May 7, 2026
9.0New
Alabaster Dawn
Beautiful action RPG with fluid combat
May 7, 2026
8.7New
Wax Heads
Cozy record-store puzzler with heart, music and character.
May 5, 2026
8.1New
U.V.S. Nirmana
Meditative engineering puzzles with crisp presentation.
May 4, 2026
7.8New
Dark Pals: The 1st Floor
Short, stylish mascot horror — great vibe, flawed chases.
May 1, 2026
8.5
Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library!
Cozy book-sorting sim with delightful magic.
Apr 30, 2026
8.4
Elementallis
Nostalgic Zelda‑like with elemental puzzles
Apr 28, 2026
8.2
Keine's Expanding Class!
Hangman meets Touhou with a teasing twist.
Apr 28, 2026
8.7
Moomintroll: Winter's Warmth
Cozy winter exploration with puzzles and heart.
Apr 27, 2026
8.1
Little Nightmares VR: Altered Echoes
Immersive, frightening VR with great puzzles — comfort options lacking.
Apr 23, 2026
8.6
Titanium Court
Quirky match‑3 roguelite with biting writing.
Apr 23, 2026
8.3
Together: Moon Escape
Co-op escape puzzles with lunar humor
Apr 21, 2026
8.0
Echoes of the Living
Classic survival-horror vibes with modern polish and flaws
Oct 31, 2025
8.5
OPUS: Prism Peak
Photography-led narrative adventure with heart and quirks
Apr 15, 2026
8.6
Gecko Gods
Cozy island exploration with charming gecko movement.
Apr 16, 2026
8.8
ShantyTown
Cozy diorama city-builder with creative freedom
Apr 16, 2026
7.6
Ground Zero
Retro survival horror with heart — flawed but memorable.
Apr 16, 2026
7.6
Sintopia
A wickedly funny, systems-first management sim.
Apr 16, 2026
8.7
Arcadia Fallen II
A cozy, choice-first magical school adventure.
Apr 9, 2026
8.0
A Planet Full of Cats
Cozy exploration meets cryptic puzzles.
Apr 9, 2026
8.6
Sol Cesto
Probability-driven roguelite with unique art and addictive risk-reward play.
Apr 10, 2026
7.8
The Occultist
Pendulum-driven investigative horror
Apr 8, 2026
6.0
MINOS
Creative maze defense meets roguelite progression
Apr 9, 2026
8.7
Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't
Boggle-ish roguelike with stickers, stamps and delightful madness.
Apr 2, 2026
8.7
Modulus: Factory Automation
Cozy modular factory design with deep systems
Apr 2, 2026
8.6
Darwin's Paradox!
Charming octopus platformer with cinematic vibes.
Apr 2, 2026
8.0
Resident Evil (1996)
Classic horror, aged and imperfect — still worth it.
Apr 1, 2026
8.4
Resident Evil 2 (1998)
Classic terror, excellent design, messy Steam port.
Apr 1, 2026
8.1
Data Center
Hands-on datacenter builder with visible packet flows
Mar 31, 2026
8.4
Subliminal
Light-bending puzzles in uncanny liminal spaces
Mar 31, 2026
7.2
Chained Wheels
A goofy online co‑op driving puzzler for chaotic duos.
Mar 27, 2026
7.8
Life is Strange: Reunion
Emotional choices, rewind puzzles, and Pricefield nostalgia.
Mar 26, 2026
8.6
Poke ALL Toads
Cute, clever puzzles about poking toads and chaos.
Mar 20, 2026
8.7
The Ratline
A meticulous detective puzzle about hunting escaped Nazis
Mar 17, 2026
8.7
The Artisan of Glimmith
Handcrafted stained-glass logic puzzles
Mar 17, 2026
8.2
No Players Online
Retro desktop horror with game‑fusion mechanics and an eerie mystery.
Nov 6, 2025
9.0
My Little Puppy
Wholesome, emotional dog adventure
Nov 6, 2025
8.7
Find Matt's Cats
Cozy hidden-object fun across 84 handcrafted levels.
Mar 16, 2026
8.3
The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince
Heartfelt fairy-tale puzzle platforming.
Mar 11, 2026
7.6
Keeper
Artful walking-adventure with charming visuals and a quiet heart.
Oct 17, 2025
8.4
Piece by Piece
Cozy repair sim meets charming puzzles and shopkeeping.
Mar 11, 2026
8.7
Pluto
Gory, clever deckbuilding with finger-casting spells.
Mar 9, 2026
8.7
Lost and Found Co.
Charming hidden-object game with huge attention to detail
Mar 5, 2026
8.4
DrainSim
Relaxing water-physics sim with thoughtful planning.
Mar 3, 2026
8.7
Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered
Nostalgia polished into a modern gothic adventure.
Mar 3, 2026
8.2
Laysara: Summit Kingdom
Cozy mountain city-builder focused on transport and logistics
Feb 27, 2026
8.4
Resident Evil Requiem
Dual perspectives, stunning visuals, shaky launch.
Feb 26, 2026
8.6
Horripilant
Atmospheric incremental dungeon crawling with puzzles and bite.
Feb 20, 2026
8.2
Poppy Playtime - Chapter 5
Creepy new DLC with stronger scares, great polish, and some launch hiccups.
Feb 18, 2026
8.3
Under The Island
Cozy Zelda-like exploration with quirky charm
Feb 17, 2026
8.3
Whisper of the House
Cozy decorating sim with gentle mystery
Aug 27, 2025
8.2
REANIMAL
Atmospheric co‑op horror that lingers.
Feb 13, 2026
8.3
Dino Crisis
Nostalgic survival-horror with modern upgrades
Feb 12, 2026
7.6
CiniCross
Fast, tense nonogram roguelite.
Feb 11, 2026
8.3
Relooted
Africanfuturist heist platformer with planning and flow parkour
Feb 10, 2026
8.5
The Farmer Was Replaced
Automate crops with code; cozy programming sim.
Oct 10, 2025
8.5
Creature Kitchen
Cozy cooking, eerie vibes, and adorable critters.
Feb 6, 2026
8.6
The Dark Rites of Arkham
Lovecraftian noir point-and-click adventure
Feb 3, 2026
7.6
Erma: The Game
Charming, short point-and-click with spooky flair
Jan 30, 2026
8.6
Berry Bury Berry
Surreal berry farming meets addictive burying loop.
Jan 29, 2026
7.0
Cairn
Realistic climbing meets survival and story.
Jan 29, 2026
8.2
LEGO® Voyagers
Co-op LEGO puzzle adventure — emotional, charming, a bit short.
Sep 15, 2025
7.6
Obey the Voice™
Short, intense, nerve-wracking psychological horror.
Jan 27, 2026
8.6
Earth Must Die
Funny British point-and-click adventure
Jan 27, 2026
8.1
HackHub - Ultimate Hacker Simulator
Realistic hacking sim with heart and bugs.
Jan 26, 2026
8.3
Turnbound
Smart inventory autobattler with satisfying synergies
Jan 22, 2026
8.6
Escape from Ever After
Charming, witty RPG with big‑band vibes and tight puzzles.
Jan 23, 2026
7.4
Star Birds
Cozy asteroid factory puzzler
Sep 10, 2025
8.7
BroomSweeper
Minesweeper logic meets roguelike progression and weird item combos.
Jan 19, 2026
8.6
TR-49
Archive puzzles, superb voice acting, compact mystery
Jan 21, 2026
8.9
One Turn Kill
Tight OTK deckbuilding with pixel charm
Jan 15, 2026
7.6
Super Chipflake Ü: Quest for the Uncooked Schnitzel
Charming platformer collectathon with glitches and potential
Jan 18, 2026
8.4
Craftlings
Lemmings-meets-Settlers: cozy, clever level-based strategy.
Jan 15, 2026
8.5
Dinocop
Charming dino detective with wit and bite.
Nov 6, 2025
8.3
Big Hops
Snappy movement, goofy tongue tricks and creative veggies make for a charming 3D platformer.
Jan 12, 2026
7.6
Confidential Killings - A Detective Game
Neon‑noir deduction — stylish, short, a little forgiving.
Jan 12, 2026
7.0
Supraworld
Inventive puzzles, huge map, frustrating opacity.
Aug 15, 2025
7.2
Storebound
Goofy, tense co‑op horror — best with friends, rough around the edges.
Nov 17, 2025
7.5
Shino's Insatiable Pursuit of Knowledge
Exploration RPG driven by invention combos and adult events.
Jan 9, 2026
7.6
Leaf it Alone
Satisfying leaf‑cleaning sim — cozy, polished, but very short.
Oct 30, 2025
8.4
Help! I'm Turning Into A Mermaid!
Witty, puzzle-heavy adventure with mermaid transformations.
Jan 5, 2026
8.7
ISLANDERS: New Shores
Relaxing, strategic island city-builder with bite.
Jul 10, 2025
8.6
Strange Antiquities
Cozy occult deduction with satisfying puzzles.
Sep 17, 2025
6.8
Goblin Cleanup
Charming cleanup sim with great ideas, rough later levels.
Sep 18, 2025
7.0
Once Upon A KATAMARI
Nostalgic rolling fun with rough edges.
Oct 23, 2025
8.0
Is This Seat Taken?
Charming, relaxed seating puzzles with personality.
Aug 7, 2025
8.3
Hell is Us
Exploration-first, puzzle-heavy atmospheric action.
Sep 4, 2025
7.2
SILENT HILL f
Atmospheric Silent Hill with clunky combat.
Sep 24, 2025
7.2
Escape the Backrooms
Creepy co‑op horror — atmospheric, messy, very replayable with friends.
Oct 23, 2025
8.8
Escape Simulator 2
Immersive co-op puzzles with strong editor tools.
Oct 27, 2025
8.0
Dogpile
Chaotic, charming merge-deckbuilder with adorable dogs.
Dec 10, 2025
8.2
ROUTINE
Retro sci‑fi horror — immersive, tactile exploration.
Dec 4, 2025