The Best Minimalist Games - Page 3

Update : Cubik added at rank #47.
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Endoparasitic (2022)

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Three limbs ripped off, infected with a deadly parasite, you must save your research. Drag yourself through the corridors of a secret research lab on a remote asteroid, fight off horribly mutated monsters, inject countless syringes of vaccines, and survive at all costs.


  • survival-horror
  • top-down
  • lovecraftian
  • minimalist
  • zombies
  • stylized
  • space
  • horror
  • dark
  • action-adventure
  • noir
  • 2d
  • stealth
  • abstract
  • exploration

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My Home Makeover: House Games (2021)

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A story about dreams. Explore a weird house and find the truth. A short game with mild puzzles and some psychological horror elements.


  • emotional
  • psychological
  • match-three
  • game-play
  • puzzle
  • pixel
  • mech
  • drama
  • horror
  • rpg
  • minimalist
  • resource
  • waves
  • linear

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My Dream is a Lost Memory (2022)

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PC Windows

My dream is a Lost Memory is a short interactive story about having Déjà vu, realizing that this Déjà vu came to you because of a dream, and then wondering if that dream is actually a memory. It's a story about work, limitations and self-respect.

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  • philosophical
  • fiction
  • lore
  • visual-novel
  • hand-drawn
  • linear
  • point-and-click
  • experimental
  • interactive
  • dark
  • minimalist
  • drama
  • 2d
  • cartoony
  • stylized

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Sudoku Universe acaa (2017)

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Sudoku - is a logic-based, combinatorial number-placement puzzle. The objective is to fill a 9×9 grid with digits so that each column, each row, and each of the nine 3×3 subgrids that compose the grid (also called "boxes", "blocks", or "regions") contains all of the digits from 1 to 9.


  • casual
  • minimalist
  • relaxing
  • strategy
  • abstract
  • puzzle
  • atmospheric

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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.


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

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Mini Metro (2015)

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Dive into Mini Metro, where you craft bustling subway systems in cities around the globe! Test your strategic skills in this sleek puzzle game, balancing growth and efficiency to avoid delays. With its minimalist design and soothing sounds, you'll be hooked on optimizing transit routes in a quest for the perfect metro.


What we like:
  • Engaging strategic gameplay
  • Minimalist aesthetic with soothing audio
  • Multiple game modes including sandbox
  • Real-world city maps add variety
  • Touch and controller support enhances playability
What could be improved:
  • Potential for high-stress moments
  • Some gameplay elements need clearer explanations

  • trains
  • minimalist
  • strategy
  • simulation
  • puzzle
  • management
  • platform

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Bing Bong XL (2018)

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Bing Bong XL is the first of three games in my minimalist arcade series that share aesthetics while having different control and game play. It is an addictive 'just-one-more-round' score chaser, perfect for playing while waiting in queue for another game.

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  • minimalist
  • addictive
  • touch-friendly
  • mouse
  • short
  • attack
  • score
  • casual
  • family-friendly
  • arcade
  • replay-value
  • fast-paced
  • retro
  • 2d
  • survival

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hocus 2 (2021)

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  • casual
  • minimalist
  • isometric
  • puzzle
  • logic
  • relaxing
  • thought-provoking
  • single-player
  • escher

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OVIVO (2018)

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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!


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

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Tetris for Two (2022)

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Linux PC Windows

Minimalistic Tetris with several modes for two players

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  • minimalist
  • casual
  • arcade
  • cooperative
  • local
  • pause
  • puzzle
  • controller-support

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