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Games similar to Islands of Insight

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  • We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip
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    Take a boat ride in a derelict theme park with three bite-sized co-op challenges.
  • The Witness
    Windows
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    PlayStation 4
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    iPad
    A beautiful island of maze-like line-drawing puzzles.
  • Quern - Undying Thoughts
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    PlayStation 5
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    Uncover the secrets of Quern, solving contraption puzzles in this first-person puzzle adventure.
  • Manifold Garden
    Windows
    Nintendo Switch
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    Solve physics-defying puzzles in an abstract world of infinite architecture.
  • We Were Here
    Windows
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    Solve co-op puzzles in an abandoned castle with only walkie-talkies to communicate.
  • Atlantis no Puzzle
    Windows
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    Web
    Recover the fabled treasure of Atlantis, learning the rules of its mysterious items.
  • Nodes of a Feather
    Web
    An abstract logic game about connecting pairs of nodes.
  • Return of the Obra Dinn
    Windows
    MacOS
    Nintendo Switch
    PlayStation 4
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    A grisly detective mystery aboard a ghost, merchant ship.
  • Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
    Nintendo Switch
    Guide the jumpless Captain Toad and Toadette through diorama-like levels filled with hazards.
  • Call of the Sea
    Windows
    Nintendo Switch
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    Discover arcane knowledge on a remote South Pacific island.
  • Portal
    Windows
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    Nintendo Switch
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    Xbox One
    Solve test chambers with a portal gun in this first-person classic.
  • Filmechanism
    Windows
    Nintendo Switch
    Capture and restore snapshots of single-screen puzzle-platformer stages.
  • In Sink
    Windows
    Act as each other's eyes and ears in this playful co-op escape adventure.
  • Escape Simulator 2
    Windows
    Linux
    MacOS
    A sequel to the first-person escape room classic, with immersive graphics and an updated room editor.
  • Hexcells
    Windows
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    Minesweeper-like logic puzzles on a hexagonal grid.
  • The Talos Principle 2
    Windows
    PlayStation 5
    Xbox Series X|S
    Robots rebuild human civilization in this philosophical first-person puzzler.
  • Human Resource Machine
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    Nintendo Switch
    iPad
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    Program office workers to solve algorithmic puzzles.
  • Portal 2
    Windows
    Linux
    Nintendo Switch
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    Xbox One
    Portal returns with an expansive story, new mechanics, and a co-op mode.
  • Linelight
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    Nintendo Switch
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    A minimalist adventure that takes place entirely on a line.
  • Monument Valley 2
    Windows
    Nintendo Switch
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    iPhone
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    Help a mother and her child traverse labyrinths made of impossible structures.
  • Mystery of the Malign
    Windows
    Untangle the threads behind a murder attempt at an eerie museum.
  • The Looker
    Windows
    MacOS
    Explore a dreamy island parodying a famous first-person puzzle game.
  • Abriss
    Windows
    PlayStation 5
    Xbox Series X|S
    Design megastructures to wreak havoc on your targets.
  • Superliminal
    Windows
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    Nintendo Switch
    PlayStation 4
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    A first-person puzzler where size is just a matter of perspective.
  • Opus Magnum
    Windows
    Linux
    MacOS
    Program a transmutation engine to concoct potions and poisons.
  • Oh my orbs...
    Web
    Connect and release colorful orbs to satisfy hidden rules.
  • Antichamber
    Windows
    Linux
    MacOS
    Explore an abstract, Escher-like space where nothing is as it seems.
  • Zenomatrix
    Windows
    A first-person horror game where the monsters are the puzzle.
  • Leap Year
    Windows
    Discover the secrets of falling in a platforming world where a plain jump could kill you.
  • Recursed
    Windows
    Linux
    MacOS
    The rooms are items and the items are rooms in this recursive platformer.

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