Top 15 Simon Tatham's Portable Puzzle Collection Alternative and Similar Games | Sep 2024

A collection of small computer programs which implement one-player puzzle games. All of them run natively on Unix (GTK), on Windows, and on Mac OS X. They can also be played on the web, as Java or Javascript applets.

1. USB Sudoku

USB Sudoku USB Sudoku A very small executable for playing the original game of Sudoku. Created specifically for use from a USB stick drive. Completely portable. Completely green. Uses Bill Dupree's solver/rater. All generated games are guaranteed to have only one solution.......

2. The Sandbox

The Sandbox Imagine crafting your own world (complete with amazing Pixel Art), playing with Humans, Ninjas, Robots or Zombies, composing your own music and much more! The universe is yours to create or destroy, and the only limit is your imagination!Start from scratch with basic building blocks like stone, water and soil.......

3. The Marionette

The Marionette A horror-themed point-and-click puzzler. Play as Martin, a sculptor, who wakes up in front of a strange house. His car is parked out front but the keys are missing. With nowhere else to go the only thing to do is investigate the house.......

4. LMarbles

LMarbles LMarbles is an Atomix clone with a slight change in concept. Instead of assembling molecules you create figures out of marbles. Nevertheless, the basic game play is the same: If a marble starts to move it will not stop until it hits a wall or another marble. To make it......

5. Zaz

Zaz Zaz is a game where the player has to get rid of incoming balls by arranging them in triplets. The idea of the game is loosely based on games like Luxor, Zuma and Puzzle Bobble. The twists that make Zaz stand out from other games of this type are that......

6. Yasminoku

Yasminoku Yasminoku is a sudoku game, generator and solver created by Joan Alba Maldonado on 25th of July 2006 which has been now improved.The new improved version (0.75a) comes with a better mobile devices support, more platform ports, improved printing presentation, it adapts automatically to any screen resolution (200 x 180......

7. N : The way of the Ninja

N : The way of the Ninja N is an award-winning 2D action/puzzle platformer reminiscent of lode runner: you're a tiny stick figure running around in a puzzle-y world inhabited by enemies. But in N, there's a twist: the ninja is driven not only by thirst for gold, but also by sweet physics simulation.N is available on......

8. Tile World

Tile World Tile World is an emulation of the game "Chip's Challenge". "Chip's Challenge" is a game made up of both intellectually engaging puzzles and situations demanding fast reflexes. As you might have guessed, it is a tile-based game.......

9. Hex-a-Hop

Hex-a-Hop Hex-a-Hop is a hexagonal tile-based puzzle game with one simple goal: destroy all green tiles! There are infinite undos and no time limits -- you just have to find a way to destroy all the green tiles and step on a safe tile at the end.......

10. Mari0

Mari0 Mari0 is an open source fan-made video game that combines elements of the video games Super Mario Bros and Portal.......

11. EDGE

EDGE EDGE, the award winning retro-styled platform game has been extended!Download the free EDGE Extended DLC containing over 40 brand new levels, additional music and all-new races against the notorious Dark Cube!In EDGE players take direct control of the cube and roll their way around the game's dozens of levels. Search......

12. Lix

Lix Lix is Lemmings clone with Lix instead of Lemmings. It includes singleplayer levels, multiplayer levels, and a level editor. It is public domain under CC 1.0 declaration including the source code.......

13. Beret

Beret Beret is a 2D puzzle-platformer game about a scientist named Beret who has gained telekinetic abilities through his research at the Evil Corporation. He decides that the Evil Corporation is too evil for his liking, and begins his solitary quest to overthrow the corporation and punish the evil deeds of......

14. Sokoban 3D

Sokoban 3D Sokoban 3D is a 3D implementation of the game Sokoban. It contains many features and has excellent graphics.......

15. Twin Distress

Twin Distress The object of the game is to remove all of the blocks from the screen before the time runs out. Two blocks are removed at a time, and must be of the same color.......