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2015PC91 % positive0.99 €

You solve impossible perspective puzzles inspired by M.C. Escher, where paths and bridges only work from the right viewpoint. Its calm pace and twisted architecture are what make it stand out.

  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Cosy, great for unwinding
  • Distinctive, stylised art style
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The closest matches for Hocus are Auditorium, Zen Bound 2 and Strange Jigsaws. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Hocus special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Auditorium

96 %Match

2009PCPlayStation84 % positive6.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Hocus: puzzles to figure out, a cosy mood to unwind and gameplay over story.

You bend beams of light through abstract levels, dye them to match colored containers and fill them. Each filled container adds another instrument to the music, so you build the soundtrack piece by piece yourself.

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Zen Bound 2

Bright, upbeat tone

A meditative puzzle game where you wrap rope around wooden and stone sculptures to paint as much of their surface as possible. Calm music and a tactile look make it a relaxing, low-stress experience.

Strange Jigsaws

Linear, curated structure

A puzzle game built around unusual jigsaw puzzles, likely playing with odd imagery and twists on the format. Available information is minimal, so this rating is conservative.

Hexcells Infinite

Gameplay comes before story

A minimalist, calm logic puzzle on hex grids where you uncover cells purely through deduction. With 36 handcrafted puzzles plus a random generator, it offers nearly endless puzzling.

A Fisherman's Tale

Distinctive, stylised art style

A short VR puzzle adventure where you play Bob, a fisherman puppet, and solve puzzles by manipulating miniature models nested inside the world itself. Clever spatial tricks and a touching story set it apart.

Echochrome

Distinctive, stylised art style

A minimalist black-and-white puzzler where you rotate the camera and exploit perspective to join impossible, Escher-like structures into paths for a walking mannequin.

Cut the Rope 2

Bright, upbeat tone

A charming physics puzzle game where you cut ropes to feed candy to the little monster Om Nom. Short, clever levels and a bright, playful look make it easy to pick up.

Zenge

Distinctive, stylised art style

Zenge is a relaxed puzzle game with no scores, move counters or tutorials, following the lonely Eon on a calm, artful journey between worlds and time.

Hexcells

Gameplay comes before story

A calm Minesweeper-style logic puzzler where you clear hexagonal cells purely through deduction, with no guessing or time pressure. Minimalist visuals and soothing music give it a meditative feel.

Glass Masquerade

Distinctive, stylised art style

A relaxed jigsaw-style puzzle game where you assemble glass pieces into Art Deco stained-glass pictures. Its elegant art style and calm mood make for a cozy, soothing brain-teaser.

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