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2022PCNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified92 % positive24.50 €

Taiji is a quiet open-world puzzle game where you must uncover the rules and clues yourself. Careful observation and experimentation lead to aha moments, with almost no hand-holding.

  • Lots to discover
  • Open world
  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Challenging difficulty

The closest matches for Taiji are The Witness, Islands of Insight and Myst. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Taiji special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Islands of Insight

Open world

A huge open world of floating islands packed with handcrafted puzzles that you discover and solve at your own pace. Calm exploration and genuine aha moments take center stage rather than combat or story.

Myst

Cosy, great for unwinding

A landmark adventure where you wander a mysterious island alone and solve intricate logic puzzles woven into the environment to uncover the fate of two trapped brothers. With no combat or hand-holding, it is a quiet, observation-driven journey of discovery.

Myst: Masterpiece Edition

Challenging difficulty

You explore the mysterious island of Myst alone and travel through magical books to other worlds, unraveling their puzzles and the story behind them. A quiet, atmospheric puzzle adventure with no combat, where observation and thinking are everything.

Bonfire Peaks

Cosy, great for unwinding

A voxel-art puzzle game where you push and stack crates across diorama-like levels to reach bonfires and burn mementos. Its calm, melancholic mood contrasts with some genuinely tricky puzzles.

Fract Osc

Open world

A minimalist, abstract exploration game where you solve puzzles to revive a world built from sound. You shape tones and create music that becomes part of the world itself.

Riven: The Sequel to Myst

Challenging difficulty

Riven sends you alone through a decaying, lovingly crafted island world where you must decipher interlocking mechanical puzzles with almost no guidance. Its dense atmosphere and coherent world design make it a classic of the adventure genre.

A Monster's Expedition

Open world

A charming puzzle game where you play a monster pushing trees over to use as bridges while exploring islands full of human artifacts. The freely explorable map, clever puzzle mechanics and dry humor make it stand out.

Antichamber

Challenging difficulty

A surreal first-person puzzler where impossible spaces and geometry defy logic. Short philosophical messages guide you through a minimalist, vivid world full of aha moments.

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