The Best Minimalist Games

Update, 23 October 2022: Endoparasitic added at rank #23.

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Mini Motorways (2019)

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IOS iPhone PC Windows Mac OS Nintendo Switch

Mini Motorways is a city-building game that challenges you to craft the road system of a growing city. You have limited resources to manage traffic, build roads and bridges, and create roundabouts. You must carefully plan your layout in order to encourage growth and minimize traffic jams.

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Pros:

Challenging gameplay
Intuitive design
Beautiful visuals
Relaxing soundtrack
Color-blind mode

Cons:

Can be difficult to manage traffic on complex maps
Limited resources can make it hard to keep up with the demand of the city

minimalist
puzzle
management
simulation
city-building
strategy
strategy
zen
pause
relaxing
fast-forward
grid

hocus 2 (2021)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Mac OS IOS iPhone Android

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isometric
minimalist
logic
casual
puzzle
relaxing
thought-provoking
programming
chess
escher
endless
single-player

Ord. (2019)

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PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Mac OS Linux IOS iPhone

Ord is a minimalist text adventure told three words at a time. Embark on a quest to defeat an evil warlock and find yourself confronted with a series of (more or less) serious decisions. Death is just one choice away, but do not worry - next time will be different. You can try again. And again. - Fast-paced storytelling. - Multiple endings. - Lots of secrets.

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text
minimalist
adventure
experience
story
narrative
perma-death
rpg
experimental
casual
innovative
fantasy

SiNKR 2 (2019)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux Android IOS iPhone Xbox One

SiNKR 2 is a minimalist puzzle game evolved from the award winning SiNKR. There is just you, hooks, pucks, and various contraptions. Subtle differences within level themes drive different solutions to superficially similar scenarios.

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minimalist
abstract
puzzle
touch-friendly
stylized
relaxing
atmospheric
strategy

Sizeable (2021)

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PC Windows

Sizeable is a relaxing and peacefull puzzle/exploration game! Shrink and grow your way through small dioramas in search of hidden objects!

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relaxing
hidden-object
minimalist
puzzle
exploration
isometric
3d
top-down
colourful
casual
tactile
diorama
cute
linear
single-player

Please Fix The Road (2022)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux

Please Fix The Road is a colorful, minimalistic, laid-back and casual puzzle game in which it's probably not hard to guess... you're fixing roads! Your road repair doesn't have to be beautiful, it just needs to get the job done! Your mom will like this game too!

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transportation
minimalist
puzzle
building
colourful
stylized
relaxing
top-down
family-friendly
city-building
inception
jigsaw
jazz
warm-hearted
difficult

Death Crown (2019)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Xbox One Playstation 4

Death Crown is a minimalist real time strategy game in a 1bit style, where you will be play Death herself, commanding her legions of death, and punishing humanity's Kingdom for its overconfidence.

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real-time
minimalist
strategy
cooperative
local
fantasy
hex
tower-defense
base-building
pixel
dark
war
atmospheric
building
grid

OVIVO (2018)

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Playstation 5 Xbox One Playstation 4 IOS iPhone Android Linux Nintendo Switch Mac OS PC Windows

OVIVO is mesmerizing platformer with unusual mechanics where everything is as simple as black and white. The journey in the metaphoric world filled with illusions and hidden messages awaits you!

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abstract
psychedelic
minimalist
platform
surreal
atmospheric
2d
puzzle
physics
exploration
controller-support
mystery
ambient
single-player
adventure

SiNKR 3 (2022)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux

SiNKR 3 is the culmination of the award winning minimalist puzzler series. SiNKR 3 offers a new slant on the familiar contraptions with new diagonal layouts and billiards-style physics. BY PLAYER DEMAND: multi-step undo.

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