Games like Mind Over Magnet

89% positive from 1,388 reviewsReleased 202460% finish itSteam Deck Verified$9.99

What it is

A single-screen puzzle game where players use magnetism and character abilities to solve over 50 challenges. It features a factory setting with a focus on physics-based mechanics.

What players liked

Players praise "Mind Over Magnet" as a cute, polished, and intuitive puzzle platformer with mechanics that grow in complexity without becoming overwhelming.

The catch

Puzzles stay trivially easy and it ends in about two hours, before ideas develop.

Why it is here

It is here because it sits in the band this site looks at: well reviewed at 89% positive, but with 1,388 reviews, far fewer than the household names carry.

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Six games like Mind Over Magnet

Planet of Lana

93% positive from 10,009 reviews202337% finish itDeck Verified

A narrative-driven puzzle-platformer with companion-based mechanics and stealth elements. It features a vibrant, dangerous world and an epic story.

What players likedPlayers praise Planet of Lana as a beautiful, colorful, and heartwarming puzzle platformer, often compared to *Inside* and *Limbo*.

Both are tagged 2D Platformer, Puzzle-Platformer and Puzzle.

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Mosa Lina

95% positive from 2,000 reviews2023Deck Verified

A physics-driven puzzle-platformer with randomized tool and level selection. It forces creative problem-solving through unpredictable challenges.

What players likedPlayers praise "Mosa Lina" as a fun, creative puzzle-platformer with great audio, visuals, and rewarding physics-based challenges.

The catchRandom tool draws often leave levels unwinnable and you cannot retry the same setup.

Both are tagged 2D Platformer, Puzzle-Platformer and Adventure.

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Braid, Anniversary Edition

93% positive from 1,795 reviews20246% finish itDeck Verified

A puzzle platformer where players manipulate time to solve challenges in painterly worlds, featuring extensive developer commentary.

What players likedPlayers praise its beautiful art, fantastic music, and sophisticated, intuitive puzzles that offer a rewarding "aha!" moment.

The catchPuzzles hinge on unexplained mechanics and fiddly execution rather than clean insight.

Both are tagged 2D Platformer, Puzzle-Platformer and Platformer.

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Degrees of Separation

80% positive from 1,317 reviews20194% finish itDeck Verified

A 2D puzzle-adventure game where players use heat and cold mechanics to solve environmental puzzles. It features single-player and cooperative play with two contrasting protagonists.

What players likedPlayers praise its beautiful graphics and clever puzzles, often comparing it to Portal.

The catchPuzzles repeat the same scarf hunt across worlds and go stale after a couple of hours.

Both are tagged 2D Platformer, Puzzle-Platformer and Adventure.

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The Plucky Squire

85% positive from 4,006 reviews202430% finish itDeck Verified

2D/3D action-adventure with a signature mechanic of jumping between worlds. It features puzzle-solving and mini-challenges in a storybook setting.

What players likedPlayers praise its creative 2D/3D world-shifting mechanics and beautiful art, often comparing it to a relaxing, accessible Zelda-like adventure.

The catchConstant dialogue and hints interrupt play and spoon feed nearly every puzzle solution.

Both are tagged 2D Platformer, Puzzle-Platformer and Adventure.

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Knock-knock

87% positive from 2,054 reviews20139% finish it

A side-scrolling horror game about surviving until dawn in a cabin in the woods, where the sleepless Lodger repairs missing rooms, hides from nocturnal Guests, and works out the rules of their game.

What players likedPlayers praise its artistic atmosphere and creepy interactive experience, reminiscent of being alone at home with unsettling sounds and sights.

The catchGameplay boils down to walking rooms, flicking lights on, and waiting out timers.

Both are tagged 2D Platformer, Puzzle and Adventure.

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