The Best Minimalist Games

Update : Cubik added at rank #48.
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Tiny Lands (2021)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Relaxing puzzle game with some amazing features, if you are looking for a game which allows you to just sit back and play… Tiny Lands is for you!What makes it different from traditional “Find the differences” games? Let us summarize what makes Tiny Lands so unique:


  • nature
  • 3d
  • hidden-object
  • isometric
  • minimalist
  • relaxing
  • family-friendly
  • nonlinear
  • atmospheric
  • casual
  • point-and-click
  • funny
  • cute
  • single-player
  • puzzle

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Delete (2018)

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Playstation 4 Mac OS Linux PC Windows

Let the number tell you what to do

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  • minimalist
  • relaxing
  • casual
  • first-person
  • puzzle
  • single-player
  • shooter

3

Oik 4 (2017)

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PC Windows

Casual physics puzzle.

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  • short
  • minimalist
  • destruction
  • family-friendly
  • physics
  • 2d
  • relaxing
  • casual
  • puzzle
  • single-player
  • building
  • scroller
  • city-building
  • point-and-click
  • management

4

Yugo Puzzle (2021)

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PC Windows Mac OS

If you are looking for a minimalistic, challenging, and satisfying puzzle game, this game might be a good choice. In Yugo Puzzle, you move jelly blocks left and right to combine them with the same color. It may sound easy, but it can actually be challenging. Enjoy a lot of aha moments.

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  • nature
  • 2d
  • abstract
  • minimalist
  • relaxing
  • atmospheric
  • puzzle
  • mouse
  • movement
  • scroller
  • casual
  • single-player
  • grid

5

Pinkman (2017)

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Xbox Series X Nintendo Switch Playstation 5 Xbox One PC Windows

Pinkman is a fast-paced, action platformer about a lost man with pink skin and an incredible skill to fart.


  • minimalist
  • casual
  • fast-paced
  • platform
  • competitive
  • adventure
  • action

6

Turn on the light (2020)

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IOS iPhone Xbox One PC Windows Linux

Turn On The Light is a minimalist puzzle game.

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  • minimalist
  • logic
  • abstract
  • relaxing
  • education
  • family-friendly
  • electronic
  • experimental
  • 2d
  • atmospheric
  • addictive
  • casual
  • puzzle
  • single-player

7

Cardinal Chains (2018)

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IOS iPhone Android web browser Linux Mac OS PC Windows

An original puzzle game about non-decreasing sequences.


  • minimalist
  • illuminati
  • instrumental
  • abstract
  • logic
  • tutorial
  • mouse
  • relaxing
  • puzzle
  • colourful
  • music
  • atmospheric
  • 2d

8

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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What we like:
  • Challenging gameplay
  • Intuitive design
  • Beautiful visuals
  • Relaxing soundtrack
  • Color-blind mode
What could be improved:
  • 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

9

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

10

Kasi (2020)

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ps1 PC Windows

Girls battle with sweets falling block puzzle! With Single play, 1P versus &2P versus mode. 3 sweets which are same and connected will disappear. And sweet in bottle be broke by other bottle fell on it. It is also for beginner to lightly enjoy the puzzle combo. Total of 8 character appear.


  • weapon
  • simulation
  • building
  • minimalist
  • life
  • mid-combat
  • casual
  • fight
  • sandbox
  • fight-game
  • management
  • combo
  • colourful
  • family-friendly
  • 2d

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