Games like Taiji

91% positive from 1,423 reviewsReleased 202237% finish itSteam Deck Verified$24.99

What it is

An adventure puzzle game with a tile-toggling interface. It features a dense world with distinct areas and hidden clues.

What players liked

Players praise "Taiji" as a pure logic puzzler, often compared to "The Witness," for its clever challenges and rewarding exploration.

The catch

Puzzle rules are never taught properly, so solving turns into guessing and brute forcing.

Why it is here

It is here because it sits in the band this site looks at: well reviewed at 91% positive, but with 1,423 reviews, far fewer than the household names carry.

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Six games like Taiji

Dreamcore

89% positive from 1,798 reviews202569% finish itDeck Unsupported

Psychological exploration game featuring liminal spaces. Players use observation and intuition to navigate surreal, unsettling environments.

What players likedPlayers praise "Dreamcore" as the best backrooms/liminal walking simulator, compared to POOLS and The Complex Expedition, for its monster-free psychological horror and immersive exploration.

The catchMaps are huge, empty and samey, so progress means aimless wandering for hours.

Both are tagged Nonlinear, Walking Simulator and Adventure.

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Majotori

96% positive from 1,877 reviews201788% finish itDeck Verified

Majotori is a narratrivia game where players answer trivia questions to advance an interactive story. Failing questions leads to character deaths, creating a dark, consequence-driven experience.

What players likedPlayers praise Majotori as a charming, quick trivia game with engaging, cute, and clever branching stories, reminiscent of visual novels.

The catchTrivia leans heavily on obscure anime questions the settings barely filter out.

Both are tagged Nonlinear, Adventure and Indie.

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Mind Over Magic

87% positive from 4,404 reviews2025Deck Playable

Colony sim where you build a magic school, manage mages, and explore a dangerous dungeon. Features resource management, creature raising, and survival against a deadly fog.

What players likedPlayers praise "Mind Over Magic" as a deep, rewarding colony sim with excellent building mechanics, often compared to "Oxygen Not Included" and "Rimworld."

The catchProgress slows to a tedious grind of waiting, with constant babysitting of every task.

Both are tagged Nonlinear.

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Devil Slayer - Raksasi

85% positive from 2,853 reviews202138% finish itDeck Verified

Top-down roguelike action with soul-like combat. Master dodging and timing to survive procedurally generated dungeons with unique heroines and weapons.

What players likedPlayers praise its unique, beautiful art style and fun combat, making it a top-tier 2D top-down action game.

The catchCombat feels stiff and clunky, with loose hitboxes and poorly telegraphed enemy attacks.

Both are tagged Top-Down, Difficult and Adventure.

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Bot Vice

93% positive from 1,476 reviews201610% finish itDeck Playable

Frantic arcade gallery shooter with intense bullet-hell action and boss fights. Features a personal vendetta story, unlockable missions, and 90s synth-rock.

What players likedPlayers praise its challenging yet fair arcade gameplay loop, addictive fun, nice pixel art, and enemy variety.

The catchThe auto aim keeps locking onto the wrong enemy and there is no way to aim manually.

Both are tagged Difficult, Adventure and Indie.

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Teleglitch: Die More Edition

85% positive from 2,897 reviews20132% finish itDeck Playable

This is a roguelike top-down shooter with procedurally generated maps. Players scavenge and craft weapons to survive a hostile research facility filled with reactivated personnel.

The catchPermadeath with almost no saving forces endless replays of the same early levels.

Both are tagged Difficult and Indie.

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