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24 alternatives to Braid
Manipulate the flow of time to solve beautiful puzzles
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Braid launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Flow Free▲57A simple yet amazingly addictive dot-connecting puzzle game
2015 · bigduckgames.com · its alternatives →
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PuzzleBits▲62A whimsical puzzly thing, with bits that go boom!
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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WEAVE▲78An abstract journey of two characters coping with their past
2015 · taut-nerve.itch.io · its alternatives →
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LOOP▲74A tranquil puzzle game, with a simple, meditative feel
2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →
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A visual puzzle inspired by beautiful typography
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Gridland ▲87An adictive roleplaying stacking puzzle
2015 · gridland.doublespeakgames.com · its alternatives →
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Two or More▲73A stylish color-matching puzzle game for IOS platform
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Beams▲66A minimal puzzle game that features 60 mind bending puzzles
2016 · appsolutegames.com · its alternatives →
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